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The agency that operates St. Paul’sHospital downtown on Burrard Streetunveiled plans Monday to replace theaging facility and build a new $1-billion“state of the art” hospital and healthcarecampus on an 18.5-acre site adjacentto the city’s train station at Main andTerminal.But in announcing the news for a new

hospital on the False Creek Flats, Provi-dence Health Care left questions unan-swered about the future of healthcareservices in the West End and whether theentire hospital will be demolished and its

land sold for redevelopment. The landhas been assessed at $360 million.“There’s been no decisions whether we’re

selling land or not,” said NeilMacConnell, aformer Providencemanager who was rehiredto lead the project, which requires the agencyto raise $500million tomatch a $500millioninvestment from the provincial government.MacConnell, speaking at a news confer-

ence at Providence’s offices on HornbyStreet, cautioned the agency still needsto consult with West End residents abouthealthcare needs before finalizing plans forthe century-old hospital, which needs morethan $80 million in seismic upgrades.In a subsequent news conference in Vic-

toria, Health Minister Terry Lake also em-phasized the need for “extensive consulta-tion” with residents. But, he said, St. Paul’swill be redeveloped and proceeds will helppay for the new hospital on Station Street,

which borders the Downtown Eastside andis 2.9 kilometres from the old hospital.“But again, the consultation process will

determine what remains at that site,” Lakesaid. “We’re not shutting the door, we needto hear from people.”Whatever comes of the consultation,

MacConnell confirmed there will be noemergency department in the West End,citing statistics that show 19 per cent ofemergency room visits to St. Paul’s in the2013/2014 fiscal year were fromWest Endresidents. And 80 per cent of those visits, headded, were “non-urgent.”NDPWest-EndMLA Spencer Chandra

Herbert said he was concerned about losingthe hospital and its emergency department,especially since Premier Christy Clark an-nounced plans in 2012 for renewal of St.Paul’s on its current site.

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Canadian Coast Guard officials insistthey did their job properly to containthe MV Marathassa bunker fuel spilllast week. But did the coast guard andother agencies have enough practicetogether to do the job efficiently?The federal government’s Tanker

Safety Panel’s November 2013 reviewof ship-source oil spill preparednessand response concluded there was “nocomprehensive national framework” forregular multi-jurisdictional exercises totest area response plans.“It doesn’t matter whether it’s fed-

eral, provincial or municipal, we’ve gotto work all together, and we’ve got toexercise,” maritime lawyer Joe Spearstold the Courier. “You need to geteveryone sitting around the table, andall you see down there are [politicians]pointing fingers.”Coast guard asst. comm. Roger Gir-

ouard said personnel were involved ina June 2014, full-scale oil spill exerciseled by the U.S. Coast Guard in Belling-ham, Wash., but the Canadian CoastGuard media relations office did notprovide the Courier before deadline withspecifics on exercises, whether table-topor full-scale, that it has led.“We are always practising, we always

invite partners to come and play, partic-ularly to exercise incident command,”Girouard said. “The coast guard is stillramping up its expertise around.”Western CanadaMarine Response

Corp. (WCMRC) spokespersonMichaelLowry said the only local Transport Cana-da-certified clean-up contractor held localtabletop and on-water exercises last fall.Tabletop exercises were already plannednext week for Nanaimo and next month inVancouver before theMarathassa incident.Canada, unlike Norway, does not allow

oil-on-water exercises, so WCMRC relieson Environment Canada-provided trajec-tory modelling based on tides and weatherof the day of an exercise, Lowry said.

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Continued from page 1“Municipalities are invit-

ed, they’re stakeholders butwe like to integrate theminto the incident commandpost,” Lowry said.He said the City of

Vancouver was part of atable top exercise last Sep-tember that included anon-water component. Cityof Vancouver’s emergencymanagement director Dan-iel Stevens did not respondto the Courier and thecorporate communicationsdepartment declined tocomment before deadline.Meanwhile, Mayor

Gregor Robertson is stand-ing by his claim that thecity was in the dark for 12hours after the spill from thegrain carrier, built in Japanand launched in January.Port Metro Vancouver is-sued a series of Tweets justafter 1 a.m. April 9 and theDepartment of Fisheries andOceans Tweeted April 10that it “directly contactedVancouver City Police toinform them of the spill” at9:54 p.m. April 8.“Our information is that

the call you are referencingwas a 911 call and not anotification to the City ofVancouver about a majoroil spill near our shores,”said mayor’s office spokes-man Braeden Caley.City manager Penny Bal-

lem told council on April14 that “the call VPD gotwas actually a question tothem.” She said WCMRCnotified the city at 5:06a.m. and the emergencyoperations centre was acti-vated at 5:50 a.m.Girouard conceded

communications amongagencies “did not go aswell as it should,” and said“the alarm bell did notmake it particularly to themayor of Vancouver.”Coast guard said it

was notified at 5:10 p.m.on April 8 by municipalemergency services that arecreational boater noticeda slick aroundMarathassa.By 5:14 p.m., it “informedemergency managementpartners of the incident inaccordance with recognizedprotocols, which informlocal, shore-side authorities

such as municipal govern-ments and First Nations.”The province’s Emer-

gency CoordinationCentre said it received aspill report from the coastguard at 5:22 p.m. andnotified the EnvironmentMinistry at 5:27 p.m.Port Metro Vancouver

confirmed the sheen at 5:38p.m. The coast guard said ittold WCMRC at 6:08 p.m.to stand by. The companywas activated at 8:06 p.m.and on-scene at 9:25 p.m.The boom was around thevessel by 5:33 a.m. April 9,the coast guard said.The coast guard, how-

ever, admitted that it failedto issue an official notice tomariners about the incidentuntil 6:28 a.m. April 9. Bythen, there had been an eve-ning high tide and morninglow tide in English Bay.“I can’t tell you why it

took until six in the morn-ing,” Girouard said. “WhatI can tell you is that the wa-terway was controlled in asafe manner that allowed theoperation to be conducted.”

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Continued from page 1“If Christy Clark had ful-

filled her promise she madein 2012, we would have astate-of-the-art health caretower at St. Paul’s Hospitalalready, and be renewing St.Paul’s Hospital to make itseismic safe,” Herbert toldthe Courier by telephone.Herbert said he wouldn’t

debate the need for a newhospital in the area knownas the False Creek Flats.But, he said, his focus ison ensuring emergencyservices are available todowntown residents.“You couldn’t really get

to that site they’ve pro-posed for the new hospitalduring the Stanley Cupriots because the bridges,the viaducts and SkyTrainwere all closed and busesweren’t really running,”he said. “So it was a hugeboon that we actuallyhad a hospital downtownto serve those who wereinjured by the riot andimpacted by the tear gas.”A commonmessage from

MacConnell, Providencesenior staff and doctorsgathered atMonday’s news

conference was that St.Paul’s Hospital is not just forWest End residents and thatit serves the LowerMainlandand rest of the province.Dr. JulioMontaner of the

B.C. Centre for ExcellenceinHIV/AIDS at St. Paul’sHospital acknowledged “weare all emotionally attached”to the existing facility and ithas a long tradition of servingWest End residents.But, he said, health care

providers are running outof space at the hospitaland work in “sub-optimal”conditions. He pointed outthe B.C. Centre, like otherhealth care providers, isoffering care outside thehospital, which is line withthe newmodel of bringingservices to where people live.“The reality is, we’re mov-

ing a few blocks away,” saidMontaner, noting the newsite is about a 10-minutedrive from St. Paul’s andmore accessible for manypeople. “It’s not like we’regoing to another continent.”Dr. Don Sin, a respirolo-

gist at St. Paul’s, pointedout more than 70 per centof patients who visit thehospital are from outsidethe “core region.” And,Sin said, 50 per cent ofvisits come from outside ofGreater Vancouver. Waittimes to see doctors willdouble by 2020 in the exist-ing facility, he added.Dianne Doyle, president

and CEO of ProvidenceHealth Care, told reportersthe decision to build a newfacility on the False CreekFlats came after staff con-ducted a detailed analysis ofwhat it would take to renewthe existing hospital.

Doyle said they concludedthere would not be good val-ue for money spent, no realimprovement on in-patientservices or an increase in thenumber of private rooms,which are key to preventingthe spread of infections.“It was not a good

solution,” she said, notingProvidence consulted with“world experts” to examinethe cost and design of theproposed hospital on Sta-tion Street. “We do knowin speaking to [financial]donors to date that there’s alot more excitement aboutthe opportunity to build onthe Station Street site thanwe were able to generatein terms of support for arebuild on the current site.”Providence Health Care

provided a list of programand services to be developedat the proposed facility thatit says would not be possible

at the current St. Paul’sHospital. They include:• 24/7 primary care.• Chronic diseasemanagement services.

• Up to 300 private beds.• Up to 250 bedsfor seniors.

• Mental health andaddictions beds, servicesand programs.

• Non-acute medicalservices.

• Laboratory.• Social housing.• Wellness and communitycare programs.

• Research and teaching.• Community outreachprograms.

• Residential care beds.• A “low-riskbirthing centre.”

• End-of-life careProvidence’s plans call for

the new hospital to be openby 2022.

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DarleneMacKinnon, chief clinical planning officer for Providence Health Care, andNeil MacConnell,project lead for Providence’s new hospital proposal, unveiled plansMonday for a new $1-billionhospital on the False Creek Flats. PHOTO JENNIFERGAUTHIER

Workers removed B.C. government signs fromSt. Paul’s Hospitalthat advertised renewal plans for the facility. Providence HealthCare announced plansMonday it nowwants to build a newhospi-tal on the False Creek Flats. PHOTO JENNIFERGAUTHIER


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soar to identifying ediblespring plants to kayak-ing by Jericho Beach, thefirst annual Wild AboutVancouver Outdoor Edu-cation Festival has a littlebit of everything to drawand engage families of allage and sizes.Each event has an

educational component.There’s a pollinatorworkshop about bees,a medicine walk witha Musqueam elder, apoetry reading and more.Everyone is invited tocome together for a weekof exploration, to be in-volved with the wealth ofoutdoor education learn-ing experiences availablewithin the city. One of theevent’s goals is to uniteand create sustainablenetworks between orga-nizations and citizens,especially youth, FirstNations, seniors, newCanadians, schools andfamilies.The festival has started

and will continue until April22. For more info, visitwildaboutvancouver.com.Also happening through-

out the city is this year’sEAT! Vancouver Food andCooking Festival. It willstart on April 27 and runthrough to May 3. In its13th year, this week-longfestival will showcase thecity’s extraordinary culinaryculture.There will be a pastry

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331-3603 or email [email protected] happening at the

Central library downtownis a Digital and InternetSafety workshop on April19 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.Be savvy online. Avoididentity theft, protectyour data and learn waysto secure your computerand devices. Get tips onhow to use digital devicesand the Internet safelyand wisely.Registration is also

required. To register, call604-331-3603 or [email protected].

SouthVancouver/SunsetBack by popular de-

mand, the baker’s marketwill be open on Sundaysfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. atMoberly Arts and Cul-tural Centre, 7646 PrinceAlbert St. There will beFrench macarons, crois-sants, bread, scones, tof-fees and cupcakes. There’salso the option of gluten-free or organic bakedgoods. The event is held

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West EndThere are countless

mysteries, myths andmisconceptions about thehistory of Stanley Park.During Stanley Park’sSecrets Historical WalkingTour, many hidden storiesand rare historical pho-tographs will be shared.Everyone will meet at theviewing plaza overlookingLost Lagoon at the foot ofAlberni Street.The event is on April

19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.Admission is $10 perperson and drop-in only.Part of the proceeds go tothe Stanley Park EcologySociety.

Granville IslandJuno nominee Peter

Katz will perform in abenefit concert for theKidSafe Project Society, aVancouver-based charitywhose mission is to pro-vide nurturing safe havensfor vulnerable inner-citychildren when schools aretraditionally closed. Withone in five children inMetro Vancouver living inpoverty, the sad but com-mon reality for thousandsof local children is thatschool breaks are timesof loneliness, hunger andinstability.The fundraising concert

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The unveiling of 53 newunits of affordable seniorhousing at LittleMountainwasmet withmixed emo-tions April 9.The City of Vancouver and

B.C. Housing, along withdeveloper Holborn Propertiesand non-profitMore Thana Roof, held a ribbon cuttingtomark the opening of LittleMountain’s first new socialhousing building.The project began in 2007

as an agreement by the citywith the provincial govern-ment to replace 224 socialhousing units with a total of234 new subsidized housingunits. The original buildingsat the site near Queen Eliza-beth Park were demolishedand in September 2009most of the families at LittleMountain were relocated toother social housing.The redevelopment of the

15-acre site will involve amixof subsidized andmarkethousing. Proceeds fromthe sale of LittleMountain

property are to be reinvestedas supportive housing forpeople withmental healthproblems, addiction, andother chronic conditions.“As we build on Little

Mountain, we’ll build morein the city with regards tomental health and addic-tions and changing people’slives,” said Housing Minis-ter Rich Coleman.Once completed, Little

Mountain will have 1,500units of affordable hous-ing with 10 reserved for theMusqueamNation.The new five-storey

building, which is beingmanaged by non-profitMore Than a Roof, features47 one-bedroom units andsix two-bedroom apart-ments. It includes an ame-nity room, community gar-den, patio space, a bicycleand scooter storage roomand a weekly, low-cost foodprogram for residents.Ken andKathyMoore

moved fromAbbotsford tolive in one of the new units.“For us to take that

extremely long bus ride was

not only hard but financiallyhard,” he told reporters. “Iwant to thank B.C. HousingandMore Than a Roof forchanging our lives.”Vision Vancouver Coun.

Kerry Jang said the LittleMountain site is “the rebirthof a neighbourhood, therebirth of an area.”He added, “I know it’s

been a long time coming, butwe’re finally here, and it’sfinally moving ahead.”The length of time for

development to begin atthe site, which was hometo a social housing complexfor decades before it wasdemolished, was noted bycritics Thursday.David Chudnovsky, a

spokesman for CommunityAdvocates for LittleMoun-tain (CALM), expressedanger at what he calls thedisplacing of “hundreds” oflow-income LittleMountainresidents and the fact thatthey were promised theycouldmove back to the siteby the 2010Olympics.“They have the nerve to

have a celebration, cutting a

ribbon on a tiny, tiny, little bitof what they promised wasgoing to be finished in 2010,”he said. “It’s craziness.”Questioned about the

delay in having residentsreturning by 2010, Colemansaid, “It didn’t work out . .. zoning, development, cityhall, whatever the case, it hadan effect on the project.”“We would like to have

most of it built by now,”he added. “I believe we’regoing before city councilshortly and that should takeus to the next phase.”Ingrid Steenhuisen, one

of the original residents ofthe original LittleMoun-tain housing complex anda famous holdout againstrelocation, estimated she’sone of 11 to 13 original LittleMountain tenants who’vemoved into the new build-ing. She described livingthere as “OK.”“It’s large enough to exist,”

she said, “but not necessarilybe able to live doing some ofthe same things that I used todo inmy larger space.”

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One of the traits of a dedi-cated volunteer is somebodywho gives up their timeand energy without directlybenefitting in return. Thesefolks can be seen in theworkings of different clubsand organizations across thecity — too countless, really,to keep track. But some ofthe ones most deservingof a mention are found inthe fabric of the tight-knitamateur sports organizationssuch as Hastings Commu-nity Little League.President Kevin Clegg

publicly thanked a long listof people during Hastings’opening day ceremoniesSaturday morning at the

club’s temporary field atFalaise Park. Scott andGrace Browning werementioned for “registrationand always helping out” for42 years, Bob Hicks, alsoknown as “Barbecue Bob,”was thanked for tendingthe coals for 25 years. JimGregor’s name was men-tioned for his 48 years thatincluded titles that rangedfrom president to being onthe organizing committeeof the 2016 Little LeagueChampionships, whichHastings is hosting. Manyothers, too, have donatedtime that amounts to a bigchunk of life, long after theirown children played throughthe baseball divisions.“I’ve been a construc-

tion labourer all my life andwhen I see people doingmanual work, I tend tojump in and help out,” said

Richard Saunders, who aspast president and chair ofnext year’s national LittleLeague championship,has put in 31 years withHastings Community LittleLeague so far.“So what I would do is

jump in and help rake thefield, put the bases out—things like that. The thingabout Hastings CommunityLittle League is that themostimportant word in that titleis community. You really arepart of a small community.People you work with in Lit-tle League you’ve known for20 or 30 years and it’s greatto see people you haven’tseen all winter. It’s the samething as running into folks atthe Safeway.”Saunders first became

involved in baseball withthe Trout Lake LittleLeague when his son had

asked to play. Three of thefive boys — two biologicaland one of the three fosterkids — living under theSaunders’ roof played ball.But it was Jesse Saunderswho started at Hastings asa five-year-old, winding upas an 18-year-old with amean pitch that clocked inat almost 90 miles an hour,that turned the householdinto a baseball family.“We were never re-

ally baseball people.Never watched it on TVor anything like that. AndJesse went to NewMexicoon a baseball scholarship,”said the 66-year-old father.“What we learned throughhim was an appreciation forthe game of baseball. Now,when I see opening day andall those colourful uniformsout there and the little kidsdigging in the dirt and stuff,

it’s here we go, here comessummer. I love it.”Hastings Commu-

nity Little League startedin 1953, just two yearsafter Little League Baseballstarted in Canada. Hastingshas always considered itselfas a small market leaguewith player numbers sittingat about 400. Compare thatto some other LowerMain-land leagues such asWhiteRock’s 1,200 registeredplayers and you’ll see whythe Vancouver boys and girlsgenerated so many little-team-that-could headlinesin 2009 and 2012 when its11- and 12-year-oldMajorAll-Star teams representedCanada at the Little LeagueWorld Series inWilliams-port, Pennsylvania.Hastings Park is under

construction in preparationto host the national cham-

pionships which is whyFalaise, with its careworndiamonds with rock-hardgravel surface, is being usedby the league this year. Nomatter, it will make the waitthat much more rewarding.“Hastings is a little differ-

ent because of its location.We’re right across the streetfrom Playland so you’reconstantly hearing the ridesgoing all the time and thekids love that,” said Saun-ders. “The only unfortunatepart of that is, quite often,they’re standing with theirbacks to the baseball gamebecause they’re watching therides. Which is handy for uswhen we have teams fromother districts come andplay against us because theyreally can’t help but to turnaround and watch. So, wehave a bit of an advantage.”

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Little League volunteers stepup to the plate

1.Hastings Community Little League players stood on the baseline of Falaise Park during Saturday’s opening day. The league started in 1953 and is run bymany long-time volunteers. 2. Players warmup forthe afternoon games. 3. Richard Saunders, who as past president and chair of next year’s national Little League championship, has put in 31 years with Hastings Community Little League so far. 4. A playerruns towards his prize during the closing draw at Saturday’s opening day ceremonies . 5. Excited Little Leaguers head out on the diamond for a game.See photo gallery online at vancourier.com. PHOTOS REBECCA BLISSETT

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The Vancouver SchoolBoard projects a shortfall of$8.52million for its 2015-2016 budget and VancouverDistrict Parent AdvisoryCouncil chairpersonMelanieAntweiler believes VSB staffhave done a good job of keep-ing the cuts away from kids.“There’s nothing that is

as outrageous appearing asit was last year at this stagewhen instrumental musicwas [proposed to be] cutcompletely and the athleticscoordinator and all the thingsthat brought people out,” shesaidMondaymorning.Last year, the board

proposed eliminating the op-tional elementary band andstrings program for a savingsof $630,651, but publicoutcry was vociferous andmoney that came from theprovince during the budgetprocess was used to preservethe program for a year.The 2015-2016 prelimi-

nary budget proposes offer-ing band and strings to fewergrades and to try providingthe program during preptime at select schools in Sep-tember 2015 to reduce thenumber of teachers needed.The preliminary budget alsoproposes increasing the userfee for the optional programfrom $2.50 to $5 per month.Instituting bothmeasureswould save nearly $420,000.Antweiler noted the

VSB is turning to one-timemethods of saving moneyto balance its budget. Boardstaff propose continuing tosell and lease back equip-ment and technology, to

decrease its budget line forthe purchase of furnitureand equipment below aver-age spending per year, andto reduce maintenance byfive positions.“There’s been somuch

deferredmaintenance thatit’s already in poor conditioninmany schools,” Antweilersaid. “There’s been a holein the ceiling outside thekindergarten andGrade 1classes at my kids’ school…There was a leak in Febru-ary. There’s still a hole in theceiling covered up by garbagebags. It’s an old school so I’msure it was raining asbestoson five- and six-year-olds,and it’s still there.”The VSB proposes clos-

ing 28 unused classroomsfor an estimated savings of$39,200 in cleaning costs.Enrolment and related

funding from the provincialgovernment has declinedin recent years, whichAntweiler says has posedbudgeting problems for theboard, but she notes boardstaff expect enrolment toincrease in the future.“It would be foolhardy

to close schools now thatmay be needed in fiveyears,” she said.The board proposes

additional expendituresin the preliminary bud-get, including $79,000for an educational psy-chologist in addition to theequivalent of 12 full-timeeducational psychologistsit employs now.Trustees typically adopt a

final budget April 30. Thisyear, the process will beextended to accommodateinput of the special adviser,EY, appointed in March bythe Minister of Education.EY’s report is to be submit-

ted to the minister by May31, so trustees will adopt aprovisional budget April 30,receive a report from boardstaff on EY’s report June 5,consult on EY’s report andthe VSB’s related recom-mendation June 10, submita draft budget to the minis-ter June 15 and approve thefinal budget June 29.

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Last week, an unprecedented meetingtook place behind closed doors at theUBC School of Community and Region-al Planning.In attendance were former City of

Vancouver planners, professors, planningconsultants and associated professionals.I was one of them. They had gatheredbecause of a shared concern over a num-ber of recent Vancouver development ap-provals and what they saw as a diminish-ing respect for the importance of urbandesign and city planning within city hall.“The respect for planners and planning

is gone. Urban design is too often seen asa luxury or a constraint rather than a pre-requisite for a well-planned city,” notedone of the participants.Attendees also shared a desire for a

better city plan to guide future develop-ment decisions. While some saw this asupdated neighbourhood plans, othersbelieved it was time to prepare an overallcity plan, something which most citieshave.During the two-hour discussion, a

number of related concerns were ex-pressed. These included what manydescribed as an increasing lack of trustbetween the architectural and planningprofessions and the senior administrationat city hall.One attendee observed that it is heart-

breaking to see many of the urban designprinciples that have made Vancouver in-ternationally famous, now being ignoredor sometimes viewed with contempt.“Building design is no longer as impor-tant as it used to be.”He criticized the growing practice of

negotiating project designs and Com-munity Amenity Contributions (CACs)behind closed doors in the mayor’s andcity manager’s office. Examples included1403 Comox, Kingsway and Broadway,70th and Granville, 900 Block East Hast-ings, Shannon Mews, Oakridge, and theBrenhill project.One former city planner noted that in

the past it was important to establish abuilding’s overall size and density beforecalculating the CACs.Now the city has become so addicted

to CAC payments, the money and socialbenefits too often determine the buildingdesign.Some lamented how many older plan-

ners have left the city, sometimes due

to retirement, but also due to what theydescribed as a toxic working environ-ment. As a consequence, the city is losingits “institutional memory” essential forfuture planning.One respected voice observed the city

has a vision, namely to increase the sup-ply of affordable housing. But unfortu-nately, this seems to be driving too manypoor planning decisions.Others decried the “us and them”

relationship that seems to have developedbetween city hall and the neighbour-hoods. “Consultation is a charade,” hesaid, adding too often the city staffer tak-ing meeting notes decides what he wantsto be said, rather than what was said.At the conclusion of the meeting, the

discussion turned to the Brenhill projectwhich proposes an almost six-fold in-crease in density compared to the zoning.While all acknowledged the proposal

results in replacement social housing andrental units, the consensus was that thisbuilding was much too big for the site.Apparently this had been confirmed by

the initial Urban Design Panel (UDP)review which rejected the design 7-0. Af-ter some very minor changes the projectreturned to the UDP. This time the votewas 5-3 in favour; however some panelmembers privately complained they feltcoerced by the planning department tochange their vote.This project was scheduled to go to a

new public hearing Tuesday night. Cus-tomarily it would go to the UDP beforepublic hearing. The group thereforedecided to send a letter to council urgingproper due process by referring it back tothe UDP before final consideration.While it was acknowledged council will

make the final decision, those presentthought it was particularly important thatthe UDP have the opportunity to offer itscomments to council, especially in thisparticular instance.While I, like everyone present, did not

agree with everything that was said, Ishare many of the concerns articulated.Regardless of the final decision on

the Brenhill project, we need to have abroader public discussion on just how farcity planners should depart from accept-ed zoning, planning and urban designguidelines to achieve the administrationand council vision of more social and af-fordable housing.I hope this conversation will continue,

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The spring weather has arrived in Van-couver. The cherry blossoms are blooming,jackets are coming off, and most womenare bracing themselves for the downside tospring weather: increased occurrences ofstreet and transit harassment. This year,Vancouver will participate in InternationalAnti-Harassment Week, which launchedApril 13, and credit goes to a communityorganization called Hollaback! Vancouverand Metro Vancouver Transit Police.Such an initiative is not only timely, but

much needed. Hollaback! notes that inCanada, 58 per cent of women surveyedindicated they don’t feel safe on transit.The transit police force, which consists

of 165 sworn officers and over 65 civiliansupport staff, has more often been inthe limelight for alienating communitygroups than collaborating with them.Bus riders will recall last summer transit

police launched a campaign called “SeeSomething Say Something,” calling ontransit riders experiencing harassment orassault to report it because “not reportingsexual assault is the real shame. Nobodyshould touch, gesture, or say anything thatmakes you uncomfortable or unsafe.”Transit police were roasted in social

media for the campaign, which didn’tacknowledge the valid reasons victimsmight not report sexual harassment. Italso seemed to leave the responsibility forending harassment with the victims.The local chapter of Hollaback!, an

organization that aims to create discus-sion about street harassment, called transitpolice on the misstep, and now, just intime for peak harassment season, the twoorganizations are launching a joint aware-ness campaign that gives practical tools tobystanders and targets of harassment.The campaign is what transit police

should have launched in the first place,a multifaceted campaign than leans onthe expertise of a community organiza-tion with international experience. Unlikelast year’s misstep, the new campaign willencourage witnesses on buses and othertransit vehicles to make the decision tobecome active bystanders. As interveners,witnesses can take an active role in send-ing the message that harassing behaviouris unacceptable and victims are not alone.For victims of transit harassment, sev-

eral supports are offered. Hollaback! haslaunched an app where targets of harass-ment can share their stories and help

populate a map flagging hot spots acrossthe city. Victims of harassment can ventthrough the app or share their storiesonline with the hashtag #YouCanEnd-Harassment.The initiative kicked off 10 a.m. Mon-

day. Representatives from both Holla-back! Vancouver and Transit Police willbe at Commercial-Broadway station toshare tips on how everyone can do theirpart to reduce harassment on transit.Still in the realm of cops listening to

community, this initiative launches lessthan two months after transit policeannounced the end of a controversialagreement with Canada Border ServicesAgency. Until February of this year, thepolice body held fare evaders who lackedproper documentation for CBSA. In late2013, an undocumented migrant hotelworker named Lucia Vega Jimenez wasturned over to them, and she subsequent-ly committed suicide in her cell at animmigration detention centre at YVR.An inquest didn’t motivate any signifi-

cant policy changes, but a communitycoalition called Transportation NotDeportation drew public attention to therelationship between CBSA and transitpolice. They also met directly with thepolice force, and influenced the decisionto end the agreement.In the current transit referendum debate,

the transit police’s reputation hasn’t exactlyhelped. Any reason to criticize manage-ment of our transit system is fodder for theNo side. TransLink has taken a beating.A cynic might wonder if the police

force’s recent partnerships with commu-nity groups is simply a move to improvetheir image, but I choose to be an optimistand think that perhaps the No side in thereferendum has rallied enough public out-rage to rattle the cage of TransLink andthe police that patrol our transit system.Maybe we’ll see change for the better,whatever the outcome of the referendum.Without knowing their true motiva-

tions, I’ll say I welcome transit policebetter living the mandate they promisedat their inception in 2004, that is “beingapproachable, accessible and accountableto the community.”Whether the they are taking these steps

because they have seen the light or wanta PR win, the community organizationsworking with them now have their heartsin the right place, and are guiding us to asafer, more just transit system, and that’sworth the fare to me.

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April 15, 1903: Twodays after being shot on theCanadianPacific Railway tracks atthe foot of Abbott Street, unionorganizer FrankRogers died in hospital. To this day,nobody knowswho fired the fatal shot. Itmight havebeeneither apolice officer theCPRbrought in tomonitor a clericalworkers’ strike that the longshoremenweresupporting or oneof thenon-union clerks brought in fromEasternCanadaby theCPR in aneffort to break the strike.CPRemployees stagedawalkout after a clerkwas fired for organizing employees

into theUnitedBrotherhoodof RailwayEmployees.,andRogers organizeda strikeby longshoremenwho refused tohandleCPR freight. On thenight hewas shot,a fight hadbrokenout betweenunionmenand strike-breakers. According to astatementmade topolice byRogers fromhis hospital bed, he andhis friends sawagroupofmen standingnear anoffice onStimson’swharf andbeganwalkingoverto seewho theywere. TwoCPR special constables, both armed, accompaniedhim.AsRogers andhis friends crossed the railway tracks, someonenear theoffice fired ashot. Itwas immediately followedbyanywhere from four tonine additional shots.Police initially chargedCPR special constable AlfredAllanwith the shooting, but

later releasedhimand charged JamesMacGregor, a non-union freight clerkwiththemurder, instead.MacGregorwas acquittedby a jury, and the coroner’s reportconcluded that Rogerswas “murderedbypersonor persons unknown.”

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Dr. Peter Centre doesn’t breakthe lawwith drug injectionsRe: “Vancouver Coastal Health consid-

ers more drug injection sites,” April 1.Mike Howell’s article repeatedly

makes the incorrect assertion that theDr. Peter Centre “illegally” offers super-vised injection services.The Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation takes

upholding the law very seriously. Let mebe clear: supervised injection service isa legal health care service. We initiatedthe nurse-supervised injection servicein 2002 when B.C.’s College of Regis-tered Nurses confirmed it was within thescope of nursing practice to superviseinjections for the purposes of preventingillness and promoting health. As an em-ployer, we are upholding provincial law— the B.C. Health Professions Act — byallowing nurses to practice according todeterminations made by their governingbody. We are also observing federal law:nurses do not provide, possess, or assistwith the injection of illegal drugs.The foundation, together with Van-

couver Coastal Health, is seeking anexemption under the Controlled Drugsand Substances Act so that clients donot risk criminal prosecution while ac-cessing this legal health care service andso the foundation and its employees arenot at risk of criminal prosecution forproviding a legal health care service.Our January 2014 submission reflects

respect for our clients and respect forour community. We remain hopeful theapplication will be approved.

Maxine Davis, Executive directorDr. Peter AIDS Foundation

ONLINE COMMENTS

Feds in hotwater over spillRe: “Feds on the offensive over Eng-

lish Bay fuel spill,” online only.What “misinformation?” That the

Harper government closed down theKits Coast Guard station to save a prettypenny? The truth hurts, I know.

Sy Bor Wong, via Facebook• • •

I’m not buying this explanation fromthe Harper government. Is anyone else?

Tanya Crowell, via Twitter

Digesting aperitif storyRe: “Campari shortage leaves bitter

taste,” April 10.So a story about a private distributor

who messes up is an opportunity for aprivate liquor businessman to slag theLiquor Distribution Branch. The sameorganization that enabled Mr. Bradley toknow within minutes that Campari was

unavailable province wide?If the point of the slag was to hint that

private business can do a better job, thenit really missed the mark.

Natnasci, via Comments section• • •

Great article. Campari is a staple inour house as well but I won’t be jump-ing on Craigslist to buy a half-drankbottle! I find it kinda funny that they areout of stock. First world problems.

Jessi Johnson, via Comments section

Coast Guardunion isbelabouring the pointRe: “Coast guard union warns oil

spills pose greater risk due to cuts,”online only.Funny how the Coast Guard com-

missioner’s response is at the end ofthe article. Does anyone actually expectthe union to give a different responseregardless of how professional the coastguard response was? Another left-wing,union-slanted article.

David, via Comments section• • •

Given that the Coast Guard commis-sioner is a devoted downsizing specialist,no surprise.The simple fact is that in Canada’s

busiest port and Canada’s most heav-ily populated recreational boating area,there are fewer and fewer Coast Guardresources and the remaining resourcesare further and further from the sharp-end of problems. Couple that withperformance assessment based on pa-perwork audits and telephone responsetimes on the one hand, aggressivefederal and provincial strategies to sig-nificantly increase the number and sizeof hazardous cargo carriers in our waterson the other, and what we have is not aunion-slanted article but a logical warn-ing that the potential for major problemsis increasing significantly.A key phrase in the federal govern-

ment’s policy in this area is “the polluterpays.” There are two problems with thatpolicy: one, finding the polluter and col-lecting ALL the damages, which is thelesser problem. The big one: the policynot only assumes but requires that theincident occur before anything happens.And that is just too damned late.

westcoastace, via Comments section

Noticing a problemRe: “English Bay oil spill shows city,

province not prepared for major disaster:MLA,” online only.The headline is misleading. He didn’t

say the city was not prepared. Here is whatSpencer Chandra Herbert said: “I thinkthe city would have been able to respondbetter if they’d been given more notice.”In other words, 13 hours is far too long,

they should have been notified right away.CBInVAN, via Comments section


ISSUE # 31APRIL 2015YVR A MONTHLY LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW

AND NEWSWORTHY AT YVR.INSIDER

SIX! A street teammade up of YVR and partner employeeswere out in full force on Friday, April 10, spreading smiles,

treats and thank-you’s to passengers in celebration of our

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sixth year in a row.

We share this achievement with our passengers, community,

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BIENVENUE AIR FRANCE!

March 29 marked Air France’s inaugural flight

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YVR CELEBRATED AIR FRANCE’S INAUGURAL FLIGHTfrom Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, joined by the Ambassadorof France to Canada and representatives from the Canadian federaland provincial governments, Air France and special guests.

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ance bench step-upFace the broad side of

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free beginners, start withone elbow on the bench,the chest perpendicularto the floor and with bothfeet extended and together— just like an angled sideplank. Next, slowly raiseand lower your body byhinging at the hip.• V-sit knee tucksSitting near the end of

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These days, typi-cal gym workouts haveevolved to become morediverse and less focusedon only a few founda-tional movements. Evenbelievers in traditionalstrength routines can em-brace this change by mix-ing in some of the aboveexercises into their work-out. Their reward will bea more balanced bodyand fresh perspective ona very stale question. So,how do you bench?Shaun Karp is a certi-

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Have you ever seen thebefore and after photographsof U.S. presidents? The in-credible stress of four to eightyears in theWhite Housevisibly accelerates the agingprocess.As physicians, we have

our share of stress, but beingprivy to the personal storiesand involved in themajorlife events of our patients hasthe potential to make us wisebeyond our years.In the 17 years I chaired

BurnabyHospital’s formerEthical Resources Commit-tee, I discovered themoralfoundation of medicine thatinforms every patient encoun-ter. Over 10 years, our teamconsulted on ethical dilem-mas faced by patients, theirfamilies and healthcare teams.All of the patients were no

longer capable of indepen-dent medical decision-mak-ing. Some were unconscious.Others were disabled bysevere dementia.They obviously could no

longer speak for themselvesandmake independenthealthcare decisions. It wasnot clear what the patientswould have chosen forthemselves. Family membersand healthcare providersconflicted in their opinions.Inmany cases, patients

were in LTC (long-termcare) or in the ICU (inten-sive care unit). Interventionshad been started in responseto presenting conditions.Feeding tubes providednutrition when patients wereunable to safely swallow.Machines would supportventilation of the lungs whenpatients could no longerbreathe on their own. But inthe face of worseningmedi-cal conditions and a grimprognosis, we were asked ifthese treatments should beremoved.I believe it was Samuel

Johnson who said: “Theroad to hell is paved withgood intentions.” I used tosay: “The road to ICU ispaved with clinical practiceguidelines.”That is not a criticism of

the heroic and angelic medicalteams in our ERs and ICUs,but rather a reminder that ourtreatments and tests are justthe tools of medicine— ethics(not just diagnoses or clinicalconditions) guides us in theirappropriate use. And at thecore of ethics is autonomy—the values and preferences ofthe individual patient.

In our consultative meet-ings with families and thehealthcare team, we wouldreview the principles ofmedical ethics and then stepback to see the whole patient,looking at not only themedi-cal facts but also significantpersonal and social factors.We would seek to un-

derstand the individual pa-tients’ personal preferences.What were their values, re-ligious and cultural beliefs,and sources of meaning?What did quality of lifemean to the individual?Had they ever discussed

their preferences and whothey would choose tomakedecisions for them if theywere no longer able to do so?Of course, our work would

be easier if patients hadanticipated and reflectedupon the possibility of beingincapacitated by illness in thefuture. An advancemedicaldirective is a written, signedand dated document thatexplicitly states your wishesfor what you would or wouldnot want at a future timewhen you no longer capableof making your own deci-sions andwho you trust todirect healthcare providerson your behalf. It can take

the form of the free down-loadable document,MyVoice planning guide or aformally notarized represen-tation agreement.If you would like to know

more about advance direc-tives, talk to your familyphysician or see theMinistryof Health’s website. SearchforMy Voice at health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications.We are all prone to forget

about the big picture when go-ing about our everyday lives.If we drive without a road-map, compass or GPS, wecan be distracted by detours,accidents, breakdowns, otherdrivers and the people withwhomwe travel.Wemay findourselves lost and far from ourdestination – and half of us areless inclined to ask for direc-tions. Ethics is everywhere,and we don’t always see it.But if we consider our valuesand live by its principles, wecan find our way.In life and health, al-

most anything can happenanytime. It’s best to look andplan ahead.Dr. Davidicus Wong is a

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1. The lovely and talentedNeko Caseleaves her bunker in rural Vermont and re-turns to her old stomping grounds. The for-mer Vancouverite with pipes of gold belts itout April 15, 7 p.m. at the Vogue Theatrein support of her sixth studio album, thebeguiling TheWorse Things Get, theHarder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, theMore I Love You. Alialujah Choir opens.Tickets at Northern Tickets, Red Cat Re-cords, Zulu Records and ticketfly.com.

2. Poet and Poetry is Dead editorDanielZomparelli hostsRoughing it in theBush Revisited, an evening of readingsand discussions about the representationof urban and rural spaces in Canadian art.He’ll be joined by local poets Evelyn Lau,DaphneMarlatt and Jordan Abel April 15,7:30 p.m. at Artspeak Gallery (233 CarrallSt.) Admission to the event, which is partof theRead Local B.C. campaign, is free.Details at facebook.com/ReadLocalBC.

3.Despite the haunting twang and poeticsnapshots of hardscrabble characters, loss,regret, death and staring mortality in thestubbly face, singer-songwriterRodneyDeCroo’s latest, Campfires on theMoon, is a surprisingly warm and tenderaffair. WhileDeCroo’s been working hardat rehabbing his scuffed-up soul, creditshould also go to his musical collaborators,Ida Nilsen on piano and backing vocals andMark Haney on double bass. The albumreally is a thing of beauty. Hear for yourselfApril 16, 8 p.m. whenDeCroo plays theFox Cabaret along with guests Great AuntIda (Nilsen) andMac Pontiac. Tickets anddetails at foxcabaret.com.

4. Enjoy an evening of experimental theatrewith the uneasiness that comes from realiz-ing your civil liberties have become increas-ingly eroded. Theatre Conspiracy’s latestmind bender, Foreign Radical, invites 20participants into “a theatrical game worldexploring security, profiling, terrorism, free-dom of expression and privacy in the age ofcyber surveillance.” It all goes down April16 to 25 at the Cultch. Tickets at thecultch.com. Details at conspiracy.ca.

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Canucks PlayoffHaikus part oneAfter a two-year absence

thanks to the Canucks’ earlygolf season in 2014, K&Kis happy to announce therevival of our annual HaikuNight in Canada: Canucksplayoff poetry series.Hopefully we’ll be able to

bless readers with our athlet-ic and erotic Basho-inspired

haikus for many weeks tocome as the Canucks takeon the lowly Calgary Flamesin the opening round ofthe playoffs. And feel freeto send your own Canuckshaikus to k&[email protected]’ll reprint as manyas we can. For videos ofsome our past Canuckshaiku readings, go to van-courier.com/entertainment.Here’s this year’s first batchof playoff verse to whet yourliterary appetite.Go Canucks!

Higgins’ musky slatsGallop bareback across iceLocker room stud horse.

•••Desjardins’ moustacheFrames his tense prickly kisserRide the white woodchuck.

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Of the 10 best-selling art-ists in Canada, only five areCanadian, and all five arewomen.For Vancouver-basedmu-

sic journalist AndreaWarner,it was a revelation, coupledwith the fact that the top fourfemale artists—Celine Dion,AlanisMorissette, ShaniaTwain and SarahMcLach-lan— came to prominenceduring a five-year windowfrom 1993 to 1997. In fact,according to theNielsenSoundScan list, they’ve soldmore records in Canada thanU2 or the Beatles. DianaKrall ranks 10th.“Suddenly an impressive

statistic becomes a ‘holys***’ one,” writes Warnerin the introduction of herforthcoming book,WeOughta Know: How FourWomen Ruled the ’90s andChanged CanadianMusic.“They all became super

powerful when I was a teenand it resonated with me

that I was, unknowingly,witness to this time of thishuge movement in Canadathat was unprecedented andhasn’t come again,” Warnertold the Courier over coffeelast Friday.With the title a riff on of

one of Morissette’s biggesthits, Warner, an associateproducer for CBCMusic,2013 Polaris Prize Jurymember and freelance writ-er, has penned a provocativebook that’s part music criti-cism, part cultural analysisand part candid, witty andwrenching feminist coming-of-age memoir.

As a teenager growing upon Fraser Street in Van-couver’s Sunset neighbour-hood, Warner lovedMoris-sette andMcLachlan andabhorred Dion and Twain.But opinions formed inadolescence often deservea second look, so Warnerspent countless hours listen-ing to songs, some of whichshe’d previously loathed,examining what had beenwritten about the four art-ists and reconsidering her“a**hole thoughts” in thewriting of her first book.In the essay “Making

Peace with Celine Dion:

Mockery, Manipulation,andMatters of the Heart,”peace isn’t reached easily.“There’s a passion in

Dion’s songs, but it’s asexless passion, like a Kendoll’s beige genital waste-land,” Warner writes.She discredits the notion

that Dion and Twain wouldhave been nothing withoutthe music industry men whobecame their husbands.“It’s sexist and demeaning,

but it’s also an affront to in-telligence, much the same aspeople still believing that theEarth is flat or that StephenHarper is a decent guy or

that there’s no such thing asevolution,”Warner penned.If you’ve ever blasted

Morissette for her question-able understanding of ironyin her hit song “Ironic,”Warner might persuade youto reassess your ire.“I’m a stickler for defini-

tions, too, but the numberof people who jumpeddownMorissette’s throat for‘Ironic’ far outweighed thenumber of people who actu-ally care about linguistics,”Warner notes in her essayabout 1995 andMorissette’salbum Jagged Little Pill.Warner muses about her

own slut shaming of Twain,Dion’s glorification of “for-ever love,” and the anguishthat overwhelmed her whenshe pressed play onMcLach-lan’s 1996 albumRarities,B-Sides and Other Stuff in thewriting of this book. “In factthis is where I started cryingin public in a coffee shop andhid behind a curtain of myhair somy friend workingbesideme wouldn’t notice,”Warner writes.She didn’t allow the flow of

tears to hold back her writing,so the essay “TheMyth andMagic of SarahMcLachlan”

includes an epically poignantreflection on the loss of a par-ent, coping and grief.WeOughta Know includes

an appendix of Canadianacts in the ’90s (solo womenmusicians and women-fronted bands) and namechecks Tegan and Sara,Grimes, the Pack A.D. andTanya Tagaq. “How far wehaven’t come is a bit surpris-ing, and yet we have comevery far,” Warner said.She maintains popular

culture warrants attentionbecause chart toppers trickledown to independent actswho create music in reac-tion and response.“Their influence is really

everywhere and even if youdon’t like them, what they didis bring attention to CanadaandCanada’s music ma-chine,”Warner said. “Theydon’t even get that credit,which his crazy tome. If fourdudes had done that, they’dbe on our f***ing dollar bills— if we had dollar bills.”Kathryn Calder and

Louise BurnsMusic will playWarner’s book launch April25 at The Lido, 518 EastBroadway, from 6 to 8 p.m.

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There’s a trade-off to bemade with film noir and/or “stage noir.” Audienceswill forgive the fact that thecharacters are really justcaricatures if, and only if, thepresentation is sufficiently“noir-ish”— dark and shad-owy, lots of smoking anddrinking, gangsters, femmesso fatale that men are fallinglike flies (or unzipping theirflies) for them, smokingguns, dead bodies and awisecracking private dickthat’s just a little bit stupidwhen it comes to women.Themusic is breathy andsexy; there’s a trumpet wail-ing away in the dark.Playwright Aaron Bush-

kowsky packs all of that intohis adaptation of RaymondChandler’s 1940 novelFarewell, My Lovely in thisArts Club/Vertigo Theatre(Calgary) co-pro. The stag-ing is, arguably, the star ofthis production.The setting is Los Angeles,

established off the top byJamie Nesbitt’s black-and-white projection of L.A. circa1940. Scott Reid’s set isalmost austere but props (adesk, a chaise lounge, a tableat the classy Belvedere Club,etc.) are whisked on and offat top speed. DewiWood’ssound design is smoky, sultryand period-perfect; echoes of“My Funny Valentine” arestill hauntingme. Farewell,My Lovely is candy for theeye and ear.If the staging is the star,

a close runner-up is EmmaSlipp— the “Lovely” in the

title. Yet another Studio 58grad, Slippmakes her ArtsClub debut in this show, butshe already has several Jessienominations (amongst them,Sharla in ITSAZOO’sKillerJoe) and work across Canada,the U.S., South Korea andSingapore to her credit. She’sdark-haired, dark-eyed, curvyand beautiful, and she deliv-ers a line with just the rightamount of innuendo. AftersavingMarlowe’s life, for ex-ample, Slipp finds herself in atight embrace with GrahamPercy (Marlowe) and says,huskily, “I can sense your—

gratitude.”Indeed, Bushkowsky,

recently short-listed for theLeacockMedal for Hu-mour, proves shamelesslymasterful at working thedouble entendres, anotherdefining element of filmnoir. Laughter and groansgreeted, “Evens dicks have abad night once in a while.”Luscious Lucia Frangione

doesn’t last long in this show;her character, Jessie Florian,gets “offed” pretty quickly.But while Frangione’s onstage, shemakes a beautiful,blowsy drunk: a tangledmessof hair, a robe that threatensto fall open— or off.Jamie Konchak’s Helen

Grayle is sophisticated andwicked; Mrs. Grayle doesn’tlast long, either.Unlike James Bond,

whose roots may be foundin characters like PhilipMarlowe and Sam Spade,Marlowe isn’t tall, darkand handsome. He’s a bitof a klutz, a hard-workingprivate eye just trying tokeep himself from gettingkilled. Percy, as Marlowe, isa homespun kind of fellow,a sort of guy-next-door fromwhom you might borrow a

lawnmower. And yet Percymakes his Marlowe interest-ing enough that the ladieslove him.Supporting roles are

well played by Anthony F.Ingram, Stephen Hair andBeau Dixon.The upside of this pro-

duction? Interesting visuals,

its “noirishness” and EmmaSlipp. The downside? Cari-catures that we don’t careabout. That’s the trade-off.For more reviews, go to

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Earlier this year, I wasdelighted to attend thesecond annual HUB BikeFriendly Business Awards.Put on by the region’s cy-

cling advocacy network, theevent celebrates businessesthat promote cycling amongtheir employees and cus-tomers by providing secure,onsite bike parking, bike-to-work education programsand other incentives.This year the event was

hosted by software com-pany SAP on Feb. 23 and

drew an excellent turnout.It was a pleasure to chatwith fellow commutersand cycling supporterswhile also picking up aFall Bike to Work Weekcategory winner award formy own workplace, theVancouver Public Library.For the 2014 honours,

the big winners wereVancouver Coastal Health,who scooped Most BikeFriendly Building andBest Bike Parking andStorage as well as thecoveted award for MostBike Friendly Workplace.Coquitlam Pourier Sportsand Leisure Complex andCadillac Fairview were therunners up in these catego-

ries, and Cadillac Fairviewalso shared the CyclingEducation Championshonours with KwantlenPolytechnic and VanCity.As always, it was great to

hear what Vancouver work-places are doing to encour-age cycling as a sustainable,healthy form of commutingfor their employees.Following the awards,

HUB executive directorErin O’Melinn introduceda new initiative to helpbusinesses become morebike friendly: the HUBTraction Toolkit.Some of the statistics

driving these tools mademe think. Employees whocycle take 15 to 50 per cent

fewer sick days, have a fourto 15 per cent increase inproductivity, and make27 per cent fewer errors.Additionally, 88 per cent ofemployees say they valuewellness programs.The Traction Toolkit

aims to help businesses dif-ferentiate themselves by be-coming more bike friendly.It’s a two year program thatincludes a HUB organi-zational membership, aworkplace and building“bikeability” assessment,big discounts at bike shops,car sharing, bike racks andother support mechanisms,as well as workplace cyclingworkshops.In the second year,

HUB offers PR supportand recognition to mem-ber businesses to helpshowcase the improve-ments they’ve made.For Traction Toolkit

members, the outcomesinclude health benefits fortheir employees, along withreduced parking and trans-portation expenses, capitalimprovements for their fa-cilities, and the PR value ofbeing seen as environmen-tal leaders in Vancouver.The Toolkit components

are all things that are cur-rently available throughHUB, but this is the firsttime they’ve been rolled to-gether into a cohesive, long-lasting program. O’Melinn

hopes this coordinated ap-proach will encourage morelocal businesses to sign upand add to the 84 they’vealready helped becomemore bike friendly.Between the Toolkit and

the awards, the night was agreat celebration of cyclingin Vancouver. Every timeI attend a gathering likethis, I’m struck by just howmany diverse communitiesand organizations are rep-resented in the room, withthe two wheels beneath usbeing the common elementthat brings us all together.Kay Cahill is a cyclist and

librarian who believes bikes arefor life, not just for commuting.Read more at sidecut.ca.

Bike towork andboost productivityCyclists take fewer sick days, make fewer errors

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