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Have you ever looked down at your favou-rite pair of shoes and thought, “Man, I really wish these came in ethylene-vinyl acetate”?

Chances are no... and that’s why your name isn’t Damian Van Zyll De Jong. In fact, odds are that’s no one else’s name except the founder and CEO of Vancouver footwear brand Native Shoes.

Damian Van Zyll De Jong. What might be a run-of-the-mill Dutch name, in Canada, sounds more like he was bred from birth to take over the world. But the footwear designer just went by plain old Damian De Jong most of his life. Still, he returned to full ‘Van Zyll’ glory in 2002 and founded Native seven years later, with the help of friend Matthew Penner. Coincidence? Most likely.

While he declined to enlighten us on his age (we’ll go with somewhere between 35 and Yoda), and the information ocean that is the internet was no help before press time, he did have plenty to say about his vision for Native.

“I realized there was nothing else on the market like it. No other brands were exploring the design possibilities of EVA and injection molding. I saw

an opportunity to pair evolving construction techniques and lightweight material with great design.” After his ‘Aha!’ moment, the rest was trial and error.

“Pencil sketches and computer renderings gave the Native concept life. After many raucous discussions, late nights, good (and bad) advice, we arrived with our fi rst prototype.”

Everyone who sees Native shoes for the fi rst time experiences a brief WTF; one-piece rubber shoes are antithetic to style. But pick them up and they practically fl oat off your hand. Wear them and your feet are happier than a spaniel in a dog park. Wear them for a while and, what’s that? No smell? The rubber foam is closed-cell, so no nasty odours penetrate the shoe’s surface.

Each Native incarnation represents an interpre-tation of the shoe industry’s most classic, casual silhouettes, rethought in injection-molded EVA. Old-school brands must have been surprised when Natives hit the streets, but Van Zyll De Jong says the other companies are supportive.

“The footwear market hadn’t seen anything new for so long, people are naturally excited to see something fresh and innovative. It’s cool to see other brands now experimenting with similar construction methods.”

And as familiar as the Native outlines appear to be, you’ve never seen anything like the Fitzsim-

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mons. Their foray into two-piece construction — a slip-on rubber mountain boot with neoprene inner and outer abrasion fi nish — has been in Van Zyll De Jong’s plans since the beginning and marks his personal favourite. As a rule, when someone really likes something, other people will too.

The shoe garnered Native a red dot award for product design when it was released in 2011, only six months after Native launched. The award dates back to 1955 and is now one of the world’s largest and most distinguished design competitions; more than 14,000 participations from over 70 nations sought a red dot in 2011.

Native also surprised many with an aggressive move into the fashion big leagues with a collabor-ative Marc Jacobs Jimmy Boot — their version of a duck boot and another, rare, two-material creation.

“We’ve been fortunate to be getting a lot of positive attention. We’ve been featured in a cross section of outlets, from Esquire to the Today Show to Oprah Magazine to Teen Vogue. Celebrities like Hilary Duff and Portia de Rossi have been seen wearing [Natives]. When we found out that Sasha Obama (President Barack Obama’s daughter) was spotted wearing them, we knew it had hit a whole other realm. But really, as much as we love seeing the shoe on celebrities, we are even more stoked to see them on random people on streets around the world.”

Despite the serious hype already mounting, the brand doesn’t rest, releasing proselytizing videos featuring man/woman/yeti love-triangles, Lambo-rghini Countaches and other smile-inducers. Gems like ‘17 things you should do in your Veronas’ might explain why you see entire families and friend-packs walking down the street wearing the unique, candy-coloured footwear. The price point doesn’t hurt either, with kids’ shoes ranging from $34.99 to $64.99 and adults’ from $34.99 to $99.99.

Unique is an abused word. It means one-of-a-kind — not simply uncommon, but truly nothing else like it. While similarities to Crocs get bandied about, Natives are not Crocs. You don’t see tourists standing outside the Crocs offi ce taking photos of themselves with the signage (and if you do, you probably don’t want to dress like them). But the WE offi ce happens to be just down the street from the brand new Native offi ce space, and that’s exactly what happens.

The word ‘native’ laid out in bold white letters on a pleasantly soft-focus forest scene seems to be what a lot of people identify with when they think of Vancouver. Has the Vancouver-based shoe brand created a Vancouver shoe, or has the city forged an iconic brand?

“In a lot of ways, I think all of our shoes cel-ebrate aspects of Vancouver that I love. Vancouver is a city with four seasons, and we have created silhouettes with that climate and those elements in mind,” explains Van Zyll De Jong. “This city is also fi lled with people that might go from their offi ce job downtown straight to Kits Beach or hit up the local mountains in the winter, and that type of ver-satile lifestyle has defi nitely infl uenced the brand.”

Do you have a wicked Van Zyll De Jong family crest? I do have a family crest — it’s a shield, a swan and a scorpion.

If you could go back in time and put Native Shoes on characters in a movie, what movie would you choose? Any Charlie Chaplin fi lm — he had the best walk in the business.

What do you like to do when you aren’t at work? Depends on the weekend, but often, I’m working from home. That’s how I get things done, but I do try and enjoy my down time and what this city has to offer. For example, this morning I did the Grouse Grind before work. Tomorrow I’m going to hit up a lake in Squamish. And I still like to skateboard.

What gave you the foundation to make Native so successful?I don’t have a background in footwear design but growing up in the skateboard and snowboard world I was surrounded by brands in the industry that were doing innovative things that inspired me. I’ve always loved shoes and through that passion I ended up learning the ropes of footwear manufacturing and development. I believe that success comes from persistence, inspired by your passion.

What are the roots of the name Native?Everyone is a Native of somewhere. That is really one of the driving forces behind the brand, Native shoes are for everybody.

What do you see in the future of fashion design in Vancouver? I think we’re headed in a really positive direction. Vancouver is a great place to be creative because you can still stand out. There’s a lot of good design coming out of this city right now and I think we’re only going to see more. We’re proud to be a Canadian, Vancouver-based brand.

What other Vancouver fashion brands or designers have earned your respect.We are actually good friends with a lot of Vancouver-based brands like Herschel Supply and Lifetime Collective. There’s a mutual respect there, on all sides, because we’re all friends and support each other’s contribu-tions in the industry.

In your travels, what city’s style most appeals to you?In the US, I really like San Francisco and New York. Internationally, I would say London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. I travel a lot but I’m always stoked to come home. I love Vancouver’s style.

What was your favourite shoe as a teen?I had a couple, but half cab Vans were defi nitely high on the list.

What’s the strangest place you’d like to see a photo of someone wearing Natives (see contest, bottom left)?The tip of the iceburg.

What’s your favourite Native shoe?I love them all equally but I usually wear the Miller or the Paolo sandal. As far as colours go, sometimes I like to stick to more neutral skews but lately I’ve been enjoying our two tones as well.

If you weren’t doing this, what is your parallel life career? I can genuinely say that I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else than what I’m doing right now.

Quick questions with Native Shoesfounder Damian Van Zyll De Jong

How to enter:

• Tweet a photo (see example, right) of you wearing your Natives with the phrase: “I entered to win a pair of @nativeshoes with @WEVancouver”

• Upload the photo to our Facebook page (Facebook.com/WEVancouver) for an ad-ditional entry

And if you don’t own Natives, snap a pic-ture of you wearing shoes that deserve to be replaced!

Contest closes August 1. Colour and sizing subject to availability.

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But while their one-year-old offi ce space draws onlookers and attracts staff that Van Zyll De Jong values as ‘loved ones’, there are no immediate plans for a retail location in Vancouver.

“At this point, we don’t have a scheduled date. We are really focused on creating innovative foot-wear and growing the brand globally, retail will come with time.”

Their Vancouver offi ce currently has about 14 employees, and the shoes are sold in over 40 countries worldwide. At the helm of it all is a shy skateboarder whose love for what he does each day is tacitly evident — in the ubiquitous Native ‘Keep It Lite’ mantra, the quirky video concepts and the fact that you won’t hear him say a good thing about himself (or anything about himself at all).

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Those curious about the footprint of the synthetic shoes can start with two videos posted to the Nativision section of the Native website. In ‘An inaccurate look at the making of a Fitzsimmons,’ seahorses and ninjas are on the ingredients list of a mad shoemaker. A scroll down to ‘Factory Video’ reveals that, in fact, regular technicians manufacture the shoes in China. Also, Native shoes are animal by-product free.


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Home and Design preview partyGet the inside track on this fall’s hottest style, design, reno-vation and cooking trends at the Vancouver Home & Design Show Summer Getaway preview party, Thursday July 19, 6-8pm at Park Royal. The event will play host to celebrity stylist Janette Ewen as she unveils Design Through the Decades, a unique exhibit celebrating 100 years of fash-

ion and home décor, while offering a sneak peek at the newest attractions lined up for the Vancouver Home & Design Show (Oct. 11-14, 2012 at BC Place Stadium). According to show manager Jill Kivett, the Summer Get-away preview party is a departure from the Vancouver Home & Design Show’s summer soirées of years past. “It’s time to shake things up and try something new,” explained Kivett. “It’s always been a tradition for us to host a summer event for media, partners and exhibitors, but this year we wanted to fi nd a way to include our loyal consumers, too.” Enter Park Royal, one of the country’s premier shopping centres. A wide range of Park Royal retailers will join the festivities, providing everything from clothing and accessories for a live-mannequin resort fashion show to sweet treats for party-goers. Combined with summer jams from Girl on Wax DJ Chelsea J, vacation giveaways from Contiki Holidays and a complimentary tasting lounge sponsored by Cupcake Wines, Spicebox Whisky and Fentimans, the Summer Getaway offers more than just an advance look at the popular decor exhibition.The Sum-mer Getaway preview party marks the launch of Vancouver Home & Design Show ticket sales at Park Royal, available at The Guest Services Hub North and South for $10 each (a $5 savings).The Vancouver Home & Design Show (Vancouver-HomeShow.com) has been a staple in consumers’ calendars since 1983, attracting more than 40,000 visitors every fall. The show features high-interest exhibits, high-profi le indus-try personalities and the latest home and lifestyle trends.

Vancouver like you’ve never seen itArt Beatus (Vancouver) presents an exciting large scale photomontage exhibition by Vancouver-based artist, Ross C. Kelly, entitled Everything Conceals Something Else. The snapshot is a particular kind of photographic record; a unique perspective captured in a moment of opportunity. Hundreds or even thousands of these singular moments are Kelly’s starting point, elements with which he builds his richly textured compositions. From panoramic skylines to narrow street views, Kelly’s chosen sites, often in cities, are photographed repeatedly from a single vantage point over the course of several days or weeks, incorporating their many shifts in light, weather, and social use. The individual shots are then reduced in size and manually collaged together to

create remarkably layered scenes. Everything Conceals Some-thing Else opens Friday, July 20, 2012 at 3pm with a public reception and artist in attendance. In conjunction with the exhibit at Art Beatus will be a public conceptual art project to Sept. 7, which, starting with Vancouver’s Stanley Park Seawall, involves Kelly inscribing temporary thin black lines of latitude, longitude and their numerical coordinates onto segments of the path, essentially converting the terrain into a 1:1 scale map. “My practice is concerned with how the idea of location often requires the interpretation of coordinates that are exterior to ourselves, how those coordinates shift, disappear and reappear constantly, how defi ning who we are, where we are and what our culture means is often possible only through positioning ourselves relative to other things and how and why this has never been more true than it is today,” says the artist, in a statement. Kelly hails from Dub-lin, Ireland, but art and photography studies brought him to Vancouver. Kelly’s works have been exhibited both locally and internationally and he is the recipient of a number of awards. Everything Conceals Something Else runs to Sept. 14 at Art Beatus (Vancouver) — 808 Nelson St. For more informa-tion, visit Artbeatus.com. Pictured above: Ross C. Kelly, Van-couver #7, 2012; 800+ C-Prints On Board

Bocce and the beach, the perfect summer pairing By Justin Beddall

Any self-respecting Italian keeps a set of bocce balls in the trunk of his car.

Jason Del Vicario says this with a grin on his face, but he actually does have balls imported from Italy

in his car at all times. You never know when a game might break out. There was a time not long ago, when he played up to four times a week.

“Like no joke. Kits Beach, parks at night, all sorts of good fun.”

Growing up in an Italian household, he naturally played bocce as a kid. Years later, he picked up the bocce balls at a house party and he was hooked again.

To introduce others to the fun that can be had participat-ing in the old-world sport, he hosted a tournament, Bocce by the Beach, and 35 teams showed up.

This Saturday, his annual bocce tournament turns 10. “It’s competitive but fun. You can have a drink in your

hand,” he says. Much like lawn bowling and curling, bocce has under-

gone somewhat of a renaissance with the younger genera-tion. It’s no longer a sport strictly associated with espresso-sipping elderly Italian gentleman in white undershirts.

Compared with a decade ago, Del Vicario says he’s seeing a lot more people in their 20s and 30s playing the game.

There was a time when Del Vicario had a chance to become president of the Canadian Bocce Federation but he fi gured the rules were a little too stodgy for him. Same

surface, same rules. Boring. He prefers freestyle bocce, which

can be played anywhere, anytime and can include obstacles like park benches or called shots, like for instance, off trees.

Del Vicario has freestyled on gravel, beaches, playgrounds, cement and snow. “Anywhere,” he says while demonstrating a bocce toss on a swath of grass in front of Ron Zalco.

Along with his annual tourney, Zalco does a few corporate gigs and parties featuring bocce each year.

“I just do it because I love it and it’s fun,” says the portfolio manager.

“It’s pretty chill, there’s no doubt about it.”

Dressed today in a Toss My Pallino, Baby! T-shirt, he’s excited about his Saturday tourney, which he’s won three times since its inception, that has a $750 purse for the winner and several other prizes.

“It can be a nerve-wracking sport,” he says noting, there’s never usually blow-outs in bocce.

Bocce usually pits two-player teams against one another, with each team tossing four balls. To start the

game a small white ball (pallino) is tossed. The object is to land your balls closest to the jack or displacing your opponent’s balls.

Easy right?While the game’s rules are

simple, there are subtle nuances to aiming and tossing the balls — which De Vicario insists must be Italian imports.

As he picks up a ball, Del Vicario demonstrates a “preying mantis shot,” essentially an air-born shot with some backspin. Alternatively, you can bowl the ball on the ground towards the pallino.

Still skill and experience don’t always translate into champion-ship trophies.

“Anybody on any given day could win.”

The 10th Annual Bocce by the Beach takes place July 21 (Sat.) at Spanish Banks West from 1 to 3 pm. Registration at 12pm or e-mail [email protected]. Balls (from Italy) are provided. Cost: $40 per team. More information: Bocce.ca/events.html.

Jason Del Vicario (left) and team-mate Tiffin Clark celebrate bocce glory. Supplied photo

ShopTalkBy Kelsey Klassen

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Express opensLeading US retailer Express just opened its fi rst store in BC, at Vancouver’s Pacifi c Centre. Express offers sophisticated, versatile fashions for the 20 to 30-year-old. Fresh Paint a colourful displayElissa Cristall Gallery (2239 Granville) presents Fresh Paint, a summer group exhibition on until Aug. 31. The exhibit will rotate throughout the months of July and August to showcase a mix of work by talented emerging and gallery artists such as Eric Deis, Gavin Lynch and Amanda Reeves. Ex-hibit preview at CristallGallery.com.

Visit the rooftop at the VAGStart your week off with former CBC radio person-ality and photographer David Wisdom, in an evening of art and music on the Vancouver Art Gallery’s 4th fl oor rooftop pavilion (750 Hornby). Sunday, July 22 at 7pm, Wisdom presents one of his legendary slide shows, featuring a number of local artists, including Neil Wedman, Lyse Lemieux, Matt Savage and Eden Vaudry. The event is free for mem-bers or with regular Gallery admission and there will be a cash bar available. VanArtGallery.bc.ca

Home décor anniversary discountÖrling & Wu are celebrating their 2nd anniversary with a July customer appreciation month. Custom-ers can enjoy 12 per cent off on all regularly priced purchases until July 31 (some conditions apply). All you need to do is to visit their Gastown store at 28 Water St., shop and mention ‘Happy Anniversary’ at checkout to receive your discount.

West Elm coming soonHome furnishings retailer West Elm will open its fi rst store in Vancouver this September. The store will be located at 2947 Granville and is scheduled to open on Sept. 13. This will mark the brand’s sec-ond Canadian location and the 13,000-sq.ft. store will house the brand’s diverse mix of furniture, home décor, gifts and artist collaborations.

Dress for Success with JACCelebrated local designer Jacqueline Conoir (JAC) is holding a Dress for Success suit drive July 18 - 21. Bring in a gently worn suit at receive a $25 credit towards your Fall ‘12 purchase. The Jacque-line Conoir Boutique is located at 164 W. 5th. Jac-quelineConoir.com

Converge on MainOn July 19 from 6-9pm, Main Street shops between 16th and 29th Avenue are opening their doors late into the evening for Converge on Main. Discover one of the coolest shopping neighbourhoods in Vancouver, known for it’s independent and sustain-able Canadian fashion, through 20 participating stores and restaurants. Twigg&Hottie, Beansprouts, Arts off Main, Soap Dispensary, Vancouver Special, Slickety Jim’s, and more have teamed up to turn a summer evening into a live version of Groupon, as participating businesses offer anywhere from 10 to 70 per cent off. Browse kid’s clothes, men’s and women’s wear, food, body care products, books, and jewelry. Visit ConvergeOnMain.com.

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There are three upcoming events that I want to put on your radar for your gastronomic benefi t. They share the same concept and brand, but each one is entirely unique, held on different dates and in differ-

ent parts of province. They’re called Feast of Fields, and they should not be missed.

The events — held in the Okanagan, on Vancouver Is-land, and here in Vancouver — see dozens of pouring and cooking stations spread out in the fi elds of working farms. The stations are tended by vintners, artisan producers, fi shermen, farmers, distillers, brewmasters and chefs.

Though each FoF is staged to raise money for Farm Folk City Folk, the not-for-profi t society that has long support-ed local farmers and producers while engaging B.C. com-munities in the celebration of local food, they are fi rst and foremost — to happy ticket holders -— wandering feasts wherein foodies, oenophiles, and beer-lovers can sample their way through dozens of delicious tastes at their own leisure, outdoors, and in high summer.

I’ll begin with the one hosted by farmers Matt and Molly Thurston of Claremont Ranch Organics in the north Okanagan Valley on Aug. 12. Though I’ve never been to the farm before, I’ve been to every Okanagan FoF since

they began four years ago, and they have consistently been my favourites. This is partly because I’m usually trying purveyors’ wares for the very fi rst time, and partly because the locations have been stunning each year. But nothing trumps the magnetic appeal of the earnest zeal exhibited by those doling out the fl avours. Their enthusi-asm for FoF somehow makes whatever it is that they are proudly offering all the more delicious.

This year, I’m particularly looking forward to trying the chow from an Indian restaurant in Kelowna called Poppadoms and anything from former Vancouver chef Jeff Van Geest (remember Aurora Bistro on Main Street?). Van Geest has been holding tasty, Mediterranean court at Miradoro outside Oliver since it launched a couple of years ago, and it’s been over a year since I tried his food. I’m also counting on being amazed by Raudz Regional Table and the pastries from Sandrine’s. To drink, most of my favourite wineries are represented (Nichol, Lake Breeze, Sum-merhill, Quail’s Gate, etc.). I’ve never tried the products from nearby Double Cross Cidery, and I’m a stranger to several of the liqueurs from Maple Leaf Spirits, so those go on my “must” list, too. I’m also excited to be re-united with the Naramata Nut Brown Ale from Cannery Brewing Company, a local beer that I can never get hold of.

Vancouver’s turn is next. Its FoF takes place on September 9 out in Maple Ridge. The host farm this year is Golden Ears Cheesecrafters, owned and operated by the multi-tasking Davison Family. My kids will have surrendered their summer to school at this point (it’s the fi rst Sunday after Labour Day) and have nearly forgot-ten the halcyon experiences at the Okangan FoF just a few weeks previ-ous, so it’ll be nice to bring them right back into it for one more day (and not so far from home). The complete list of restaurants is not yet fi nalized, but I know Lolita’s will be on hand to produce a spicy ceviche of local and sustainable seafood cold marinated in fresh tangerine, habanero and citrus juices with pickled chayote on organic blue corn tostada; Raincity Grill will be nearby serving poached salmon on green lentils next to a vegetable salad; and Wild Rice will be making carnivores snack-happy with Chinese BBQ duck confi t on Pemberton potato chips. I have yet to see a list of bever-age suppliers, but Vancouver FoF has always been descended upon by the

best wineries in BC, and beer from local brewers like Phil-lips and R&B can usually be counted on.

Last but not least is the Vancouver Island FoF, which takes place in Duncan out at beautiful Alderlea Farm on September 16. The only two FoF I’ve missed over the years have both been on the Island. I’m not going to make the same mistake this year. My love of food began on the Is-land, so it’s always exciting to go back to meet new makers and to see how the food scene has developed.

I know Wildfi re Organic Bakery will be there doing caramelized honey hazelnut brittle with local smoked salt and fi g brioche bites and fresh basil chevre and that a chef that I used to work with, Matt Rissling of Oak Bay Bistro, will be dishing out wild salmon cured with local wort and molasses, but I’d like to keep the rest a bit of a mystery. Lo-cal foot-stomping band Puzzlefoot will be providing some of the entertainment, so I have that to look forward to as well.

Tickets for each FoF are $85, which isn’t bad when you consider that you’re getting the equivalent of a 30 course meal outdoors in a spectacular setting. Be sure to pick yours up at FeastOfFields.com today before they all sell out (as they usually do). No matter which one you go to, I’ll see you there.

Chef Jeff Van Geest, who’s been at Miradoro restau-rant, just outside Oliver, for the last two years, will be cooking outdoors at the Okanagan FoF. Andrew Morrison photos

Wandering Feast of Fields events celebrate local food — and those who produce it.

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We might also find you dining out at... I love Chambar, Tableau, and the Flying Pig. You can also fi nd me chasing food trucks to see what they are coming up with! That’s how I get my exercise!

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Sometimes it’s good to feel the pits. Like at the The Irish Heather’s Pit for Your Supper. The weekly event, which starts Wednesday (July 18) encourages you to help pit 2,000 pounds of Okanagan-fresh cherries that will used in differ-ent Heather Hospitality Group food and beverage menu items. The reward for pitting the juicy fruit? You’ll be served up a tasty meal, paired with a brew and go home with a bag bursting with deli-cious B.C. cherries. Cherry pitting starts and 7pm and dinner is served at 9pm. To volunteer at this event, e-mail [email protected]. Pit for Your Supper runs until September. Other fruit to be pit-ted includes apricots, peaches, apples and pears. To view the full schedule of events and menus visit: LTSMenu.blogspot.ca.

Foodie alert. Food Talks Vol. 3 takes place Aug. 14 at the Westin Grand Hotel. Put on by Richard Wolak of Vancouver Foodster, the event features a Q&A with a panel of food experts: Eric Pateman, president and founder of Edible Canada; Zach Berman and Ryan Slater, co-founders of The Juice Truck; Lee and Patrick Murphy co-owners of Vista

D’oro Farms & Winery; Mary Mackay, head baker and co-owner of Terra Breads; and Preet Marwaha of Organic Lives, The food fest on Aug. 14 runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Westin Grand Hotel. Executive Chef Matthew Richmond of Hidden Restaurant will be serving up the appies. Tickets: FoodTalksvolume3.eventbrite.com.

Small-scale farmers in Peru have been devas-tated by recent rainfall that’s flooded thousands of hectares of farmland. But you can help, the next time you’re shopping at Choices Markets by tossing some pocket change into the Pennies for Peru! campaign. Choices, which gets its Fair Trade bananas and in-season mango, avocado and quinoa crops from these flood-stricken areas, will be collecting pennies at each location for Fair Trade Vancouver. For more information visit FairTradeVan-couver.ca.

Hungry for a modern take on traditional Indian food? Try Rasoee, a new Indian restaurant fran-chise with five locations in Vancouver that has just opened at 1680 Robson St. Along with fresh, mouth-watering curries and Indian favourites like butter chicken, Rasoee also offers gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options — and much more. Dine in or take-out, or if you want curry in an extra hurry, they also deliver. For more info on locations, visit Rasoee.ca.

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Summer reds? Yup, just cool them down a bit before pouring

Here we are, smack-dab in the depths of summer and I’m gonna throw you a

bit of a curveball this week; straying away from whites and pinks and, instead, champion-ing four red wines to enjoy in the great outdoors. I’m a proponent of serv-ing red wines with just a hint of a chill on them any time of year. It helps keep structure in place, makes heavier wines nimble and — really — I fi nd that reds served too warm can come across as fl abby; a hazard when that bottle sits out a while on your picnic table (and no one wants to be fl abby in the summer).

So when you’re firing up the barbe-cue, feel free

to plunge these in a bucket of ice for 10 minutes or so first, or throw them in the fridge for 20. Not to make them icy, but just enough to perk them up a bit. I promise, they’ll still express all of their lovely character and wash down those burgers wonderfully.

Sokol Blosser 2009 Delinea 300 Pinot Noir | Willamette Valley, Oregon | $32-ish | Private Wine StoresIf you’re going to chill down a red, you want to stick to wines that don’t have too many tannins, those dry, mouth-puckering compounds that seeds, stems and oak lend, making ‘bigger’ wines quite sturdy. Look-ing for a softer-styled wine will often lead you to the thin-skinned Pinot Noir grape, and Oregon is one of the best places in the world it grows. This basket of earthy cherries, currants and raspberries is the result of sustainably-minded farming at 300 feet above sea level (hence the name,) hand-picked and sorted fruit

and a nice little lashing of French oak. A pretty, flirty summer fling.

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Domaine Baudry 2010 Chi-non | Loire Valley, France | $26.50 | BC Liquor StoresFrom thirtysomething-year-old vines growing from gravel and limestone soil comes this super-fresh take on Cabernet Franc that to-tally dazzles with clean, red berry fruit and white pep-per. You can chill this one more than the rest — it’s so expressive and cheery that it’ll just keep dancin’ long after the sun goes down!

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Main Street Farmers Market’s fresh English peas inspire chef Ted AndersonBy Jenn Chic

Weekends. How do we fi t in all the fun things to do while still taking care of er-rands and stocking the kitchen up with the abundance of BC’s fi nest foods, fresh

from the farmers market? Luckily, under the shade of the giant trees in Thornton Park, just across the street from Vancouver Pacifi c Central Station awaits a conveniently located farmers market for chefs and commuters alike every Wednesday afternoon.

The second-youngest market in the family of Van-couver Farmers Markets, the Main Street Market is a mid-week cornucopia of local produce, meat, seafood and prepared goodies. Commuters can easily hop off their train or bus as it passes through the Main Street-Science World hub, grab ingredients for dinner and a few days supplies and head back on their way home before their ticket comes close to expiring. Ted An-derson of Campagnolo loves having the Main Street market in his neighborhood and shared this recipe:

Tagliatelle with Shelling Peas, Young Chard & Pancetta (serves four people)

Ingredients:4 nests of tagliatelle pasta — conveniently sold by Campagnolo at the station street market :)3 tbsp cubed pancetta (unsmoked, cured pork belly)1 small bunch young swiss chard sliced into 1.5 cm (or so) ribbons (choose green or yellow, the red may colour your pasta pink!)1 generous handful shelled English peas4 sprigs mint, leaves only2 sprigs basil, leaves only2 cloves garlic, sliced thin1 pinch red chili flakes100ml white wineExtra Virgin Olive Oil250g ricotta cheese

Method: Bring a large pot of salted wa-ter to the boil. Over medium heat, start rendering the pan-cetta in a large sauce pot with a film of olive oil. As it starts to brown, add the sliced chard and cook until softened, only around 3 or 4 minutes. Add the garlic, chilies and peas and cook for another minute or so, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add the wine and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated, then reserve off the heat. Add the tagliatelle nests to the pot, stir gently and cook for approximately 4 minutes, or until just undercooked. Add your pasta, as well as a half cup or so of the pasta cooking water to the sauce and cook gently until the sauce just coats the pasta. Tear the herbs and toss through the pasta, off the heat. Check the seasoning (add salt and more chili if you like), serve the pasta into 4 bowls and spoon a few spoonfuls of ricotta over each bowl. Finish with a spoonful or two of your favourite olive oil and enjoy!

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The lights go up and lightbulbs go off at RailtownBy Curtis Woloschuk

Earlier this year, John Cassini was preparing to star in Vancouver Playhouse’s production of God of Carnage when word came down that the venerable theatre company was folding. Witnessing an outpouring of

emotion within the local theatre community over the loss of such an institution, Cassini talked with instructor/direc-tor Kate Twa, a longtime friend, about what could be done to fi ll the void. As Cassini remembers, “We thought, ‘Why don’t we try and create something in the spirit of inclusive-ness? In the spirit of trying to create?”

Cassini, recognizable to many from his roles in Robson Arms and DaVinci’s Inquest, found himself drawing inspira-tion from his 12 years spent in Los Angeles, during which time he became a member of the prestigious Actors Studio. “More than anything, it was a home,” he recalls. “It was where like-minded people got into a room and closed the door. All we were really talking about was the work.”

Allowing Cassini and Twa to fast-track the transformation of their vision into reality was the fact that Twa was already operating her Cucumber Satellite Theatre and Film Society out of a remarkable location at 345 Alexander St.

“The great thing about the space is that it’s 3,500 square feet,” Cassini enthuses. “Anyone who walks in there, myself included, always goes, ‘Wow. What a great vibe in here.’ That it’s not a small little room makes you feel like you can spread your wings a little.”

Such an expansive facility also allows the rechristened and reimagined Railtown Actors Studio to offer an array of unique audio-visual services, including editing facilities, a green screen, and audition video recording. Ultimately, the technology ensures that Railtown’s actors have every op-portunity to fl ourish. “We offer a place for people to study. We’re also hoping that it’s a place for people to come and work on a one man show... or do a play reading... or do one

night of invited guests to work a particular part of a play out... someplace that’s a safe environment where you’re encouraged to take risks.”

Having coached actors for the better part of 20 years, Cassini can immediately identify what he fi nds most rewarding. “I’ve coached professional actors and I’ve also

taught really young, eager actors where you see the light-bulb go off,” he explains. “I care for acting so much, that when someone respects it as well and discovers it for what it can be... It’s a big thrill.”

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Vancouver actor John Cassini and in-structor/director Kate Twa.

Photo by Ronan Reinart, courtesy of Railtown Theatre & Film Society.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Acro-Yoga is a rela-tively new physical discipline. According to a de-scription I read on a fl yer in Santa Cruz, it "blends the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of massage, and the dynamic power of acrobatics." I'd love to see you work on creating a comparable hybrid in the coming months, Aries — some prac-tice or system or approach that would allow you to weave together your various specialties into a synergetic whole. Start brainstorming about that impossible dream now, and soon it won't seem so impossible.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Unless you grow your own or buy the heirloom variety at farmer's markets, you probably eat a lot of tasteless tomatoes. Blame it on industrial-scale farming and supermarket chains. They've bred tomatoes to be homogenous and bland — easy to ship and pretty to look at. But there's a sign of hope: A team of scientists at the University of Florida is researching what makes tomatoes taste delicious, and is working to bring those types back into mainstream availability. I think the task you have ahead of you in the coming weeks is metaphori-cally similar, Taurus. You should see what you can to do restore lost fl avor, color, and soulfulness. Opt for earthy idiosyncrasies over fake and boring perfection.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): It'll be a humming, murmuring, whispering kind of week — a time when the clues you need will most likely arrive via ripplings and rustlings and whirrings. Here's the complication: Some of the people around you may be more attracted to clangs and bangs and jangles. They may imagine that the only information worth paying attention to is the stuff that's loudest and strongest. But I hope you won't be seduced by their attitudes. I trust you'll resist the appeals of the showy noise. Be a subtlety specialist who loves nuance and undertones. Listen mysteriously.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Most change is slow and incremental. The shifts happen so gradually that they are barely noticeable while you're living in the midst of them from day to day. Then there are those rare times when the way everything fi ts together mutates pretty quickly. Relationships that have been evolving in slow motion begin to speed up. Long-standing fi xations melt away. Mystifying questions get clear answers. I think you're at one of these junctures now, Cancerian.

It's not likely you'll be too surprised by anything that happens, though. That's because you've been tracking the energetic build-up for a while, and it will feel right and natural when the rapid ripening kicks in.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Lately you've been spend-ing time in both the off-kilter parts of paradise and the enchanting areas of limbo. On one notable occasion, you even managed to be in both places simultaneously. How'd you do that? The results have been colorful but often paradoxi-cal. What you don't want and what you do want have gotten a bit mixed up. You have had to paw your way out of a dead-end confusion but have also been granted a sublime breakthrough. You explored a tunnel to nowhere but also visited a thrilling vista that provided you with some medicinal excitement. What will you do for an encore? Hopefully, nothing that complicated. I suggest you spend the next few days chilling out and taking inventory of all that's changed.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): The painter Philip Guston loved to express himself creatively. He said it helped him to get rid of his certainty, to divest himself of what he knew. By washing away the backlog of old ideas and familiar perspectives, he freed himself to see the world as brand new. In light of your current astrological omens, Virgo, Guston's approach sounds like a good strategy for you to borrow. The next couple of weeks will be an excellent time to explore the pleasures of unlearning and deprogramming. You will thrive by discarding stale preconceptions, loosening the past's hold on you, and clearing out room in your brain for fresh imaginings.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Nineteenth-century author Charles Dickens wrote extensively about harsh social conditions. He specialized in depict-ing ugly realities about poverty, crime, and clas-sism. Yet one critic described him as a "genial and loving humorist" who showed that "even in deal-ing with the darkest scenes and the most degraded characters, genius could still be clean and mirth could be innocent." I'm thinking that Dickens might be an inspirational role model for you in the coming weeks, Libra. It will be prime time for you to expose diffi cult truths and agitate for jus-tice and speak up in behalf of those less fortunate than you. You'll get best results by maintaining your equanimity and good cheer.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): For many years, ambergris was used as a prime ingredient in perfumes. And where does ambergris come from? It's basically whale vomit. Sperm whales produce it in their gastrointestinal tracts to protect them from the sharp beaks of giant squid they've eaten, then spew it out of their mouths. With that as your model, Scorpio, I challenge you to convert an inelegant aspect of your life into a fi ne asset, even a beautiful blessing. I don't expect you to

accomplish this task overnight. But I do hope you will fi nish by May of 2013.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): "Interruption" will be a word of power for you in the coming days. No, really: I'm not being ironic, sarcastic, or satiri-cal. It is possible that the interruptions will ini-tially seem inconvenient or undesirable, but I bet you will eventually feel grateful for their interven-tion. They will knock you out of grooves you need to be knocked out of. They will compel you to pay attention to clues you've been neglecting. Don't think of them as random acts of cosmic whimsy, but rather as divine strokes of luck that are meant to redirect your energy to where it should be.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): You don't have to stand in a provocative pose to be sexy. You don't have to lick your lips or radiate a smoldering gaze or wear clothes that dramatically reveal your body's most appealing qualities. You already know all that stuff, of course; in light of this week's as-signment, I just wanted to remind you. And what is that assignment? To be profoundly attractive and alluring without being obvious about it. With that as your strategy, you'll draw to you the exact blessings and benefi ts you need. So do you have any brilliant notions about how to proceed? Here's one idea: Be utterly at peace with who you really are.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): I brazenly predict, my dear Aquarius, that in the next ten months you will fall in love with love more deeply than you have in over a decade. You will fi gure out a way to exorcise the demons that have haunted your relationship with romance, and you will enjoy some highly entertaining amorous interludes. The mysteries of intimacy will reveal new secrets to you, and you will have good reasons to redefi ne the meaning of "fun." Is there any way these prophecies of mine could possibly fail to material-ize? Yes, but only if you take yourself too seriously and insist on remaining attached to the old days and old ways.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Be alert for fake magic, and make yourself immune to its seduc-tive appeal. Do not, under any circumstances, allow yourself to get snookered by sexy delusions, enticing hoaxes, or clever mirages. There will in fact be some real magic materializing in your vicinity, and if you hope to recognize it you must not be distracted by the counterfeit stuff. This is a demanding assignment, Pisces. You will have to be both skeptical and curious, both tough-minded and innocently receptive. Fortunately, the astro-logical omens suggest you now have an enhanced capacity to live on that edge.

This week’s homework: Make two fresh promises to yourself: one that's easy to keep and one that's at the edge of your capacity to live up to. Share at FreeWillAs-trology.com.

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So long Mr. SquirrelSo long Mr. SquirrelDear little Douglas Squirrel casualties of the Stanley Park Bridle Path bicycle down-hill racecourse (AKA nature path), espe-cially you, furry darling, with the bicycle tire tread embossed across your spine while your mouth still holds a cherished nut. RIP.

Love Andrea, your human endangered pedestrian friend on the path

Persecuting puffers Persecuting puffers I personally am a non-smoker and 100% agree that smoking is a terrible habit. It is poison, and I do not like breathing in second-hand smoke. I have been a witness on several occasions where I have seen a non-smoker verbally assault a smoker for polluting the air. I am not condoning smoking at all, but I will say this, I would rather spend my time with a polite smoker than with a non-smoker who has no social graces. What gives you the right to treat a human being with such blatant rudeness? Nothing. You might not smoke, but I guar-antee you are far from perfect and do a lot of things that are not good for you or our environment. Do you treat your pot smok-ing friends the same way? You should, pot smoke has many toxins in it as well. Any-thing that burns has toxins in it — it’s basic science folks. Smokers have an addiction, one that is tougher to break than almost any drug known to mankind. At least they try to be courteous and stand on the curb, you go out of your way to be a nasty person. What is your excuse for being rude and impolite to strangers? You get what you give in life, and if you treat people that way then you don’t deserve any courtesy in return. Smoking aside — which of you is really the worse citizen?

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TRISHNAStarring Freida Pinto, Riz AhmedDirected by Michael Win-terbottom

Operating at a remarkable fi lm-per-year clip for the past two decades, Michael Winterbottom has tried his hand at biopics, po-litical pieces, historical dramas, documentaries, and downbeat come-dies. In fact, the prolifi c fi lmmaker has really only repeated himself on two fronts: collabo-rating with comedian Steve Coogan and turn-ing to novelist Thomas Hardy for inspiration.

Adapting Hardy for the third time, Winter-bottom relocates Tess of the D’Urbervilles from 19th Century Eng-land to contemporary India. Shot with the

director’s usual sense of urgency, Trishna spares us the fawning, fetishistic view of the country that’s become customary. Instead, Winterbottom instills the proceedings with a sense of peril that soon comes to head with an auto wreck. In turn, this accident puts our key players on a colli-sion course.

Suddenly forced to provide for her poor family, Trishna (Freida Pinto) discovers a benefactor in Jay (Riz Ahmed), the son of a wealthy British hote-lier. However, it quickly becomes apparent that her guardian angel has some less-than-saintly intentions. And while the two become lovers, their class differences keep them from operat-ing as equals.

Unfortunately, the limitations of the two lead performers leave the grisly climax feel-ing melodramatic and unconvincing rather than the logical conclu-sion to their festering relationship. Par-ticularly problematic is Pinto, who simply isn’t capable of playing a character this passive. As she drifts wherever the fates – often in the form of a persuasive man – might lead, you look to her eyes for some evidence of an internal confl ict that’s raging within her.

Time and again, you come away with nothing. Consequently, Trishna is deprived the soulfulness it so desper-ately requires.

— Curtis Woloschuk

By Curtis Woloschuk

Having spent the past several years jump-ing through various preproduction hoops,

writer-director-producer Loretta Todd has fi nally landed pre-cisely where she wants to be: behind a camera, shooting the pilot episode of Skye & Chang, her genre-blending creation for the Aboriginal Peoples Televi-sion Network.

“Being a sci-fi nerd, I have a particular affection for science fi ction fans,” she admits. “So, I think I have an idea of what we like and how we’re always looking for something innova-tive and unique. And yet, [Skye & Chang] still references some of our favourites.”

Enjoying a brief lunch break from a hectic shoot-ing schedule, Todd is seated in a martial arts studio that her industrious crew has created in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. This is the head-quarters of Skye Daniels (Sera-Lys McArthur) and Emily Chang (Olivia Cheng), two friends who grew up together on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and now mix their hand-to-hand combat with acts of kindness to their disadvantaged neighbours and close encounters with the third kind.

“I wanted to harken back to the buddy TV series you used to see,” Todd says. “That idea of people defending the underdog... I took that theme and married it with the sci-fi .”

For the Cree fi lmmaker, it was also an opportuni-ty to use genre storytelling’s allegorical capabilities to slyly explore weightier concerns and share her philosophies regarding sovereignty and our shared responsibility to the land.

“I wanted to fi nd a way that was populist... That people would come and watch it and wouldn’t realize that they are being educated,” shares Todd. “People are watching sci-fi with marital arts and a beautiful cast and, at the same time, they’re going, ‘Oh... So aboriginal people do have power. They do have infl uence. They do have history... They do

have a lot to bring to bear in Canada.’” Another storytelling priority for the fi lmmaker is

crafting a fi ctional world that refl ects the cultural realities of Vancouver. “That reality is that we’re diverse,” Todd says. Should an entire series of Skye & Chang be ordered, she plans for the one-hour episodes to explore different ethnicities and cultures. “All the kinds of realities of Canada,” she suggests. “There’s the opportunity to have very diverse storylines.”

Rather fi ttingly, Todd has received support from notably diverse sources, whether it’s APTN allowing her creative freedom during the development pro-cess or the Chinese Cultural Centre providing loca-tions for the fi nished product. With some satisfac-tion, she says, “You always like to know that there’s enthusiasm. That people believe in the dream.”

Two of those believers are Todd’s leads, who’ve immediately breathed life into characters who previously only existed on the page and in her imagination.

“There’s a deep bond between the two of them,” she says of Chang and Skye. “I think Olivia and Sera-Lys were really able to embody that bond. At the core, that’s what buddy fi lms are: you can see the deep respect and loyalty. At the core of martial arts fi lms, that’s one of the things: loyalty. They’ve really brought that to the project.”

By Emma O’Dea

One of my favourite Van-couver summer traditions, Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) is back at Malkin

Bowl for its 66th season. This year’s productions are the beloved Broad-way classic, The Music Man, and the Vancouver premiere of Titanic: The New Musical (exactly 100 years after the tragic real life event). I caught up with one the stars of The Music Man, Chris Adams, who plays Marcellus, a con-man “gone legitimate.” Adams is a prominent presence in the Vancouver theatre scene, and is very excited about this year’s production:

This is your 4th TUTS production: Do you feel like a veteran now? My very fi rst show was in 2004, where I played Bickle, a role in which I got to make everybody laugh. Since then I’ve taken breaks in between the other TUTS produc-tions. The summers I didn’t perform I actually volunteered at the bar. So it’s a very nice atmosphere to be in, and a very nice summer tradition.

Why will people enjoy this year’s production of the Music Man?I think they’ll enjoy it because this is a ridiculously family friendly show. The very fi rst song, which is only set to drums, is a very captivating introduction. From there you follow Harold Hill, the Music Man himself, and how he brings colour and ex-citement to the town and the people

of River City. And the audience goes along on that journey.

What do you think the appeal is of live, outdoor theatre?Again, I think the fact that it’s so family friendly is very appealing. People can bring their kids, grand-parents, everyone. And you can bring a picnic blanket along with you and sit on the hill with a group and watch the show. I think the shows work really well with the natural setting. When the sun goes down it kind of corresponds with the show in a way.

So we can expect great things from this year’s productions?Yes. The previews went better than anyone could have expected. People in the audience were actually singing at the top of their lungs. A great thing about this year’s show is that it really provides so much opportunity for dancers. As well, I don’t think people have ever seen an African-American Harold Hill. I think it’ll be very diffi -

cult for someone not to be smiling by intermis-sion.

Theatre Under The Stars runs on alternating nights from July 8 to Aug. 18. Shows take place in Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl. For tickets and more info, visit TUTS.ca

Skye & Chang is being produced by filmmaker Loretta Todd for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. Supplied photo

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Carolyn Cameron thinks from the heart. She moved to Vancouver for love. She left her successful fi lm industry career to be with her new

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Getting Onyx onto shelves in Whole Foods and Williams-Sono-ma in 2008 erased any question that she was on the right track.

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“She’s really good looking,” laughs Cameron. “And not what you’d expect at all. She made a joke to the audience about pot!” Looking at some of Cameron’s air-tight storage containers, we can think of a few of our own.

In possibly the coolest PR stunt ever, Grey Goose vodka had

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But for all these exciting milestones, what drives the Vancouver inventor to carry on in this direction all comes back to the heart.

“I thought I could go back to fi lm, but I was wrong. I miss it, but I had no idea how much I’d want to be with her,” she says of her now fi ve-year-old daughter. Onyx allows her to continue that ideal.

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Wright works wonders with Bard’s Wives By Greg Ursic

If someone proffered the words stubby, greaser, mirror ball and plaid pants, could you identify the com-mon thread? What if they were to

throw in “Rambling Man” and “Cheat-ing Heart”? If you guessed Shakespeare, shockingly enough, you’d be right.

Bard on the Beach (BOB) is back for its 23rd year, and with it comes direc-tor (and UBC alum) Johnna Wright and her interpretation of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Asked what it was like to be back at the festival this time as a director (she played Titania in Midsummer Night’s Dream at BOB’s genesis), Wright replied “I just found out that this is the same tent [where I debuted] — it’s an amazing feel-ing and brings back a lot of memories.”

Wives, (“It’s considered to be not one of his greater works”, Wright notes), follows Falstaff, a broke, seen-better-days rotund knight who schemes to court two well-to-do married women in the hopes of getting some nookie and fi nancial security. When the women discover his plan, they decide to teach him a lesson.

Setting the play in1968 Ontario may seem odd, but it felt natural to Wright, “Well Ontario because of Windsor, and I just feel that the way it comes together is that they are such a diverse group of people and it’s still a period where women are still kind of traditional.”

It also made sense for her knight “with Falstaff being the only Brit try-ing to put one over on people in the colonies.”

She takes a similar tack with the rest of the cast. The re-imagining features a panoply of unique characters including

a Beatnik, sing-ing housewives, a Clouseau-esque Doctor, and a South Asian Guru among others. Wright notes parenthetically, that even purists should be happy as “This is the world, in which you have stubby beers, [but] there’s nothing in there that Shakespeare didn’t write.”

Okay, but what about the coun-try music mo-tif? Once again, Wright has a ready answer.

“Someone said something about the play being proto-feminist and to me I think of Loretta Lynn as she wrote songs about feminists and indepen-dence. So I associated her with this play and it grew from there.”

But The Bard’s works aren’t typically known for their musical component, which added a special dimension to the casting.

“People had to be able to sing to a de-gree,” Wright explains, “and we had to work with the abilities of the people we had, but most of it was people having more ability than they said.”

The music was “the biggest challenge but also the most fun; [but] learning the songs takes a lot of rehearsal time in addition to the time you’re spending learning the lines as you have to know it all.”

Further complicating matters, the cast also perform King John on alternate nights and were on a very tight sched-ule. “We started on May 14 but because it’s a repertory company we had three weeks per show. They worked really hard.”

Asked whether the actors ever got their roles confused Wright laughs, “I think if you’re not wearing a 1960s outfi t and are wearing a crown it must be King John.”

Wright’s Wives is slapstick Shakespear-ian style: innovative, hilarious and thoroughly entertaining, as evidence by the thunderous applause and standing ovation it received.

Merry Wives plays on alternating eve-nings from now until Sept. 2. For show and ticket information: bardonthebeach.org

The Merry Wives of Windsor. David Blue photo.

Neanderthal Arts Festival and Wild Excursions Per-formance present House of X, a physical theatre piece that explores our addiction to the various genres of storytelling — tragedy, comedy, horror, fairy tale — and suggests that we make up stories from our surroundings, as well as in our imagina-tions. Directed and choreographed by Conrad Alexandrowicz and featuring Sebastian Kroon, Jane Osborne, Linda Quibell and Crystal Verge, House of X runs at The Cultch (1895 Venables) from July 19 to 28. Tickets: $14 at UpInTheAirTheatre.com or Thal.ca.

The ground-breaking rock opera Rent returns to Vancouver, following a sold-out run in 2009. Based on Puccini’s opera La boheme, Rent follows a group of impoverished young artists struggling to get by during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Rent was one of the best known musicals in the last 20 years. The 2012 production will bring a “new edge and excitement to the show as well as many talented new faces” according to Ryan Mooney, artistic director of the show. Rent runs from July 19 to Aug. 5 at the Waterfront Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at TicketsTonight.ca

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The Annual General Meeting of the Robson Street Business Association (RSBA) will be held on Monday, September 24, 2012, at 1:00 pm, in the Baker/Arrow-smith Room of the Blue Horizon Hotel, 1225 Robson Street, Van-couver, BC. Agenda topics will include the RSBA report on the year’s activities, adoption of the auditor’s report, appointment of an auditor, adoption of the Renewal Proposal and Five-Year 2013/2018 budget, and the elec-tion of directors. The Association invites written nominations for the directorships signed by a voting member and seconded by two voting members of the Society. If you are a voting member and wish to nominate someone for the directorship, please deliver written nominations to the Secre-tary at the offi ce of the RSBA at #412-1155 Robson Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6E 1B5, be-fore August 27, 2012.Any person that owns or leases property in the 1000, 1100 and 1200 blocks of Robson Street, in-cluding any person who owns or leases property on the side streets up to the lane-ways, is eli-gible to apply for voting member-ship provided that person has been a property owner or tenant for at least six months immediate-ly preceding the date of the appli-cation or has signed a lease for an unexpired term of no less than six months from the date of appli-cation.Any person eligible for voting that has not registered and wishes to do so should contact the RSBA offi ce at 604-669-8132, or at the RSBA address above. Member-ship registration notices will be sent out to all eligible applicants and the completed application must be returned at least fi ve business days before the sched-uled AGM date. Registration for membership is required annually.

33 INFORMATION

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DRIVER. Class 1 Drivers wanted. Offering top pay. Close to home. Home most weekends. Family comes fi rst! 1 year fl at deck exp. & border crossing a must. Fax resume& driver abstract to 604-853-4179.

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SUMAS TRANSPORT INC.is a locally owned & operated

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Interested applicants pleasefax resume and drivers

abstract Attn. Darcy(1)604-852-2650 or [email protected]

115 EDUCATION

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Peace Arch News is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 100 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

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125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home

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130 HELP WANTED

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115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

FOOD SUPERVISOR ~ KITCHEN HELPER & COOKS

Sonika Enterprises Ltd. dba Palki Restaurant (Vancouver,BC) is hir-ing of Food Service Supervisor (14.00/hr), Kitchen Helper ($10.31/hr), East Indian Cook ($17/hr), Tandoori Cook ($17/hr), all 40hrs /week + other ben. Apply by fax: 604-986-5955.

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115 EDUCATION


156 SALES

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

AUTOMATED TANK MANUFAC-TURING INC. is looking for weld-ers. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10-3rd year ap-prentices or journey person weld-ers. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd yr apprentice $28-$30/hr, jour-ney person $32-$35/hr, higher with tank experience. Profi t sharing bo-nus plus manufacturing bonus in-centive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a win-ning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (offi ce) 780-846-2231; (fax) 780-846-2241 or send resume to

[email protected]@autotanks.ca

Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding enviornment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work plat-form.

COME to Comox Valley lead hand auto tech. Excellent benefi ts! [email protected]

Drywall Taper req’d. Sal: $25/hr. F/T, 2-3yrs, exp, Pmt. Duties: Measure, fi t drywall sheets for walls & ceilings. Secure sheets to metal or wooden studs. Smooth out excess compound. Fill joints, holes & cracks with joint compound. Language: English. Loc: Various locations in Lower Mainland, BC. Contact: Vassi from HDL Construc-tion Ltd. Fax: 604-324-4353 or e-mail [email protected]


115 EDUCATION


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

COMMERCIALROOF FOREMAN

$28.00 - $38.00 per hour based on experience. Commercial roof-ing co. hiring lead roofers with extensive exp. in commercial roofi ng, including: two - ply torch, single ply, sloped and metal. Offering Great Benefi ts Including: Company Vehicle, Paid Travel, Support Crews, Top Wages, Health/Dental,

Pension & Company Uniforms.Must have proven ability to install using RCABC roofi ng practices and follow WCB regulations.

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PLUMBING & HEATING• Foreman • Journeyman

• Apprentices

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PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

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191 NUTRITION/DIET

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

260 ELECTRICAL

06951 Electrician Lic. Low cost. PANEL CHANGE. Big/small jobs. Residential/ Comm. 604-374-0062

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

# 1 BACKHOE & BOBCAT servic-es, backfi lling, trucking, oil tank re-moval. Yard/clean-up, cement & pavement re & re. 604-341-4446.

115 EDUCATION


269 FENCING

S & S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

Factory Direct Cedar Fence Panels for Sale & Installation. 8291 No. 5 Road, Richmond. 604 275-3158

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

HARDWOOD FLOORREFINISHING

✶ Repairs & Staining ✶ Installation

✶ Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224

www.centuryhardwoodfl oors .com

281 GARDENING

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSMLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects OF Home Improvements, Landscaping & Garden Solutions (604)501-9290

320 MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks

Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

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BEST RATE MOVING EXPERIENCED MOVERS WITH

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LICENSED & INSURED.✶ Local & Long Distance ✶

✶Seniors Discount. ✶ (604)787-8061

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,

2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

MILANO PAINTING & RENOS.Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

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ABOVE THE REST “Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est.

Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB.

Call (778)997-9582

AWD Interior/Ext Painting. Dry-wall/Ceiling Repairs. Call Will for a Free Estimate. (778)709-1081

A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 TopQuality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, WrittenGuarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.

338 PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005

115 EDUCATION

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338 PLUMBING

341 PRESSURE WASHING

Always!pressure washing, window cleaning, Gutter, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FIVE STAR ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofi ng & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.(604)961-7505, 278-0375

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

JJ ROOFING SPECIALIZING IN RE-ROOFINGWCB Insured. 3rd Party Liability, BBB Member. Jas 604-726-6345

PROFESSIONAL lifetime metal roof, aluminum patio cover, sun-room, windows, Andy 604-715-7525

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

FLEETWOOD WASTEBin Rentals 10-30 Yards.Call Ken at 604-294-1393

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVAL

Recycled Earth Friendly• Estate Services • Electronics

• Appliances • Old Furniture• Construction • Yard Waste• Concrete • Drywall • Junk

• Rubbish • Mattresses & More!On Time, As Promised,Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

DISPOSAL BINSResidential & Commercial

Services

• Portable Toilets• Fencing • Containers• Waste Management

• StorageWe Recycle!GO GREEN!

www.EconPro.com604-882-2733

RECYCLE YOUR JUNK!Rubbish Removal, Caring for the

Earth. Professional Quality Service at Great Rates. 604-787-8782

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything...But Dead Bodies!!

604.220.JUNK(5865)Serving The

Lower Mainland Since 1988

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, NO HST Summer Sale. 604-782-9108www.PatioCoverVancouver.com


374 TREE SERVICES

Tree removal done RIGHT!• Tree & Stump Removal

• Certifi ed Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck

• Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging

~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca

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PETS

477 PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

P/B Choc. lab puppies, 5M, 6F, born June 27, CKC reg. vet✓ $750. 604-217-6551 or 604-825-1730

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

RASPBERRIESGreenvale Farms

Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow yellow signs

(6030 248 Street, Aldergrove)

OPEN Mon.- Sun. 8am to 6pm

604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351

548 FURNITURE

ALL NEW Queen MATTRESS SET Still in Original Plastic! Must Sell. $150 - Call: 604-484-0379

MATTRESSES starting at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

560 MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PEARL DRUM SET, $800, 6 cym-bals, 1 throne, 1 stool, double base pedal, in Hope. Call (604)869-7329

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE

20 Acres - Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee! Free Color Bro-chure. 800-755-8953 www.sunse-tranches.com

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

South Hazelton BC, 5-acre Mountain view Farm, newly renovated 4-bdrm, 2.5/bath house, 2 greenhouses, large garden, 2.5 acres fenced, ani-mal shelters. $200,000. Seller Motivated. 1 (250)842-7103

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYSwww.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

696 OTHER AREAS

FREE BROCHURE - Kings County - ``Land of Orchards, Vineyards & Tides’’ - Nova Scotia’s beautiful An-napolis Valley. Live! Work! Start Business! Toll-Free 1.888.865.4647 www.kingsrda.ca

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BUTE MANOR2 Bedroom apt avail starting at $1550/mo. - West End. Clean, Quiet Bldg. No Pets. Near beach!

Call 604-685-1272

Comox Manor Bachelor - $950/mo. 2-Bdrm - $1650,- Hardwood fl oors. Avail May 1.

Call 604-669-9769

NORTH VANCOUVER

CENTURY APT250 East 15th St.

Spacious 1 bdrm ($950/mo) Avail July 15 & 2 bdrms ($1300/mo) avail July 10. Heat & hot water inc. Balcony Laundry fac. avail. Off street parking, $25. Children welcome. No pets.

Call 604-830-7587www.aptrentals.com

VANCOUVER

BARAFIELD APTSAffordable Westend living!

1 bedroom – includes heat / hot water some fully renovated! Sorry no pets.

Call 604-834-4897

TRANSPORTATION

806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

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810 AUTO FINANCING

DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CRED-IT? Christmas in July, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1989 CAMARO RS, V6, auto, T-top, AirCrd, N/S lady driven, $1900. Phone (604)591-6918.

2006 CHRYSLER 300, 4 door, loaded, 77,000K, fresh AirCare, $11,900 obo. Call 604-780-8404

2009 Saturn Astra XE, 4 dr h/b. Automatic. Options. Silver. 18,000 kms. $8300/fi rm. 604-538-4883

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

1989 S-CARGO (NISSAN). New Paint & sunroof. Aircare Certifi ed.

Right hand drive. Well maint. Great Marketing Opportunity!

A real attention Grabber!Call 604-968-0856. $4500 OBO

TRANSPORTATION

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, 1.8T turbo, 4 dr sedan, std, all options, exc cond. $5300 obo 604-780-8404

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6 1owner, no accid, loaded, $10,750 100K. Super clean! 778-574-7991

830 MOTORCYCLES

2009 SUZUKI GSXR 750, black, mint cond. 5,000K, with helmet, $8500obo.Must See! 778-891-4501

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1986 - 33’ Empress Motorhome, 60,000 Km. Excellent cond., $14,000 obo. Phone 604-765-0182.

1989 FORD E250 Van Amera camper van, fridge, stove, furn. bathrm. Only 142,000 km. New front brakes. Everything works.$5500 obo: (604)520-6512

1997 CITATION 5th wheel, 27.5’ with pop out. Good condition, $6000 604-860-5225/604-869-6159

2007 HARLEY SPORTSTER, facto-ry custom, 74 cube (1200) big bore by Denco Cycle, Bassani pipe, Windshield, sissy bar, leather bags. 27,000Km, one old guy owner, $7,450 obo. Phone (604)817-1945

940 ADULT PHONE SERVICE

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845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022The Scrapper

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1995 SAFARI 7 pass van, all whl drive, 199K, AirCared, 2nd owner, good cond, $2600. (604)430-3556

1996 FORD RANGER, ext. cab, 2 whl. drive, auto, ArCrd, 3LV6, cano-py, CD, $2500. obo 604-812-1278

2000 DURANGO 4X4, loaded, seats 7, AirCrd, exc. cond. $4500 obo. Call 604-780-8404


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851 TRUCKS & VANS

2003 CHEV SUBURBAN Z71, black, rebuilt trans. w/warranty, used eng. new B.J. & brakes. In-spected $8400obo 604-826-0519

NOTICE TO CREDITORSAND OTHERS

RE: ESTATE OF;Joseph Gabriel MacDonald,late of Vancouver, BC, Deceased

NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claimsagainst the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executrix at suite 19, 991 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1V3 before the 17th day of August, 2012, after which date the Execu-trix will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled there-to, having regard only to the claims of which it then has notice. Mary V. Power EXECUTRIX


WEEKLY SPECIALS

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Kitsilano2627 W. 16th Ave.Vancouver604.736.0009

Cambie3493 Cambie St.Vancouver604.875.0099

Kerrisdale1888 W. 57th Ave.Vancouver604.263.4600

Yaletown1202 Richards St.Vancouver604.633.2392

Rice Bakery2595 W. 16th Ave.Vancouver604.736.0301

South Surrey3248 King George Blvd.South Surrey604.541.3902

Choices at the Crest8683 10th Ave.Burnaby604.522.0936

Kelowna1937 Harvey Ave.Kelowna250.862.4864

Maple Hill Free Range Large Eggs1 dozen

3.99product of BC

Hero Nectars assorted varieties

2/7.001L • product of Spain

+ deposit +eco fee

Uncle Luke's Organic Maple Syrup

4.99 250ml

product of Quebec

light, medium or amberGenisoy Protein Bars

assorted varieties

3/2.4961.5g • product of Canada

Astro Yogurtassorted varietiesincluding Greek

2/5.00500-750g • product of Canada

Luna & Larry’s Coconut BlissOrganic Frozen Coconut Dessertassorted varieties

2/8.98473ml – 4/89ml • product of USA

Crofter's Family Size Organic Spreadsraspberry or strawberry

2.79 383mlproduct of Canada

Bottle Green Beveragesassorted varieties

2/6.00750ml • product of UK

+ deposit +eco fee

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Earth's Choice Organic FairTrade Coffee Beans Bulk

from17.99 kg

Amy's Kitchen Light & Lean Frozen Entréesmade with organicvegetables and pasta assorted varieties

3.99 227g

product of USA

assorted varieties

Volvic Spring Water

1.39 1Lproduct of France

+deposit +eco fee

A.C. LaRocco Frozen Pizzasassorted varieties

5.99342-411g • product of USA

Earth's Choice Organic Canned Beansassorted varieties

3/3.99 398ml • product of Canada

Patak's Sauces, Pastes or Chutneysassorted varieties

4.99 250-400g • product of England

Sunflower Kitchen Hummus and Dipsassorted varieties

2/5.00 227g • product of Canada

Hot Kid Rice Crisps

2/4.00 100g • product of China

assorted varieties

Spring Creek NewYork Strip Loin Steaks

13.59lb/29.96kg

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Sockeye Salmon Pinwheels Stuffed with Crab

5.99 each

product not exactly as shown

Roasted Specialty Chickens whole

half

1.00 off regular retail price

.50 off regular retail price

Celebrating French Cheese! Save on the following selections:Le Roy Brie, Saint Andre Triple Cream, Roqueforte Societe or Chevretine.

Organic Country French Bread or Baquettes

1.00 off regular retailprice

Triple Fruit or Fruitand Nut Granola

7.99 454g

white or wholewheat

280-550g

Multiseed Brown Rice Bread and Brown Rice Cinnamon Raisin Bread

2.00 off regular retail price 450-540g

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2/5.00

Bunch Carrots from Similkameen River OrganicsB.C. Grown

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39.98Big 10lb Box

Organic Blueberries fromFarmHouse Lifestyle B.C. Grown

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Rainier CherriesB.C. Grown

3.98lb/8.77kgWOW!

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Raw Almondsbins or bags

10% off regular retail price

Vega Energizing Smoothie Powder

16.99 267g-285g

Energize your day with a serving of VegaEnergizing Smoothie: 10 g protein, 5 gfiber and 1 g Omega-3. Just add water,shake and go! Package contains twoservings of vegetables per serving.

Satisfaction for men and Sensationalfor women are a blend of nutrientsand high quality herbal aphrodisiacs,designed to increase libido, sexual,drive and performance.

19.99 60 caps

Enerex Satisfaction or Sensational

Jason Body Wash

These natural botanical washes gentlycleanse and nourish with vitamin Eand Pro-Vitamin B5. No parabens,phthalates, sodium lauryl/laurethsulfates. Never tested on animals.

10.99 900ml

reg 5.49

Let Choices be your partner in wellness with our series of healthy living guides.Currently in stores, you will find copies of Choices’ booklets titled, Gluten-Free Food Guide, How to Grow a Healthy Kid and Find Your Healthy Weight.These are all available be for purchase at Choices locations for $11.95 plus applicable taxes.

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WE Vancouver, July 19, 2012