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In all his years as a recreational sailor,it was something Rob O’Dea had neverseen before: thousands of globules of oil,suspended in the water of English Bay.“The water was thick with oil, pea-sized,

up to fist-sized gooey clumps,” said O’Dea,who was sailing with a friend on the eveningof April 8. “As soon as we realized we werein an oil spill we turned around. The jibsheet dropped into the water, and it was im-mediately covered with this black goo.”Following a relatively small fuel oil spill

from a ship anchored at the entrance toBurrard Inlet, critics are taking aim atfederal oil spill response measures. They’repointing to the United States as an exampleof how Canada can do better, in terms

of holding oil-transporting companies toaccount, involving local communities andproviding more reassurance to the public.Canada should learn from states

such as Alaska and Washington, whichstrengthened regulations after the ExxonValdez oil spill in 1989, said Karen Wris-ten, executive director of Living Oceans.“They cautioned that we should not be

relying on any voluntary measures on thepart of the oil companies,” Wristen said,referring to comments made at a 2013 oilspill response symposium hosted by theB.C. government.“The advice from the United States was

quite strong: legislate the requirementsdown to the last boom and skimmer.”Environmental groups are concerned

that if two controversial oil pipelines —Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project and

Kinder Morgan’s plan to twin its existingTrans Mountain pipeline — are approved,the number of oil tankers travelling alongB.C.’s coast would sharply increase.Spencer Chandra Herbert, NDP MLA

for Vancouver-West End, pointed toWashington State’s requirement thatKinder Morgan provide the governmentwith its emergency response plans asthe company seeks approval to increasethe amount of oil it moves by pipe fromAlberta to the B.C. coast.But in Canada, the National Energy

Board declined to provide the plan to theB.C. government, citing security concerns.“Washington State said, ‘You have to

tell us,’” Herbert said. “Here in B.C. andCanada we don’t require it, so they said,‘Well, we won’t provide it.’”

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Don’t expect major changes to citypolicing under new Vancouver PoliceChief Adam Palmer.Palmer, a 28-year VPD veteran who

leapfrogged the rank of superinten-dent when promoted from inspector todeputy chief in 2010, said he doesn’tintend to do run things much different-ly than popular predecessor Jim Chu,who announced his retirement plansin January after eight years as the city’stop cop.“Jim Chu set a very good course for

the VPD and we are at a very goodtime,” Palmer, 52, said at a press con-ference last Friday morning at policeheadquarters on Cambie Street whileflanked by Chu and Mayor GregorRobertson. “We have very good creditwith Canadians right now and I thinkwe have a very good relationship withthe city and the police board and Ithink things are going very well, so I’mnot taking over a police departmentthat is in any kind of turmoil or trouble.Jim Chu has been a very good mentorto me so I’m not planning any drasticchanges. What I want to do is talk topeople, get the pulse, get used to sittingin the chair and then we’ll look if weneed to make any decisions or makeany changes.”Palmer, who became the sole can-

didate for the job after fellow deputychief Doug LePard withdrew fromconsideration and supported Palmer,was appointed unanimously by theeight-member police board chaired byRobertson and won’t officially take overuntil sometime in the next few weeks.He said tackling the city’s mental healthproblems, which Chu and Robertsonhave described as a crisis, will remain atop priority.“That’s one that we’re going to keep

noses to the grindstone to, and have yet tomake a difference in, because there a lot ofpeople hurting in our society and we’ll doour best to help them,” said Palmer.

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Continued from page 1“There are things up in

the air right now. We havethe announcement of thenew St. Paul’s hospitalopening, so we’re look-ing at how that is goingto affect and what anyimplications are going tobe for the police depart-ment regarding our ACT[assertive communitytreatment] teams or as-sertive outreach teams orour early warning sys-tem where we work withVancouver Coastal Healthwith information sharingagreements.”He also addressed con-

cerns that police resourcesare being stretched toothin by pointing out newhires are on the way.“We addressed that

last year because we hada very thorough resourceallocation review. Rightnow we are waiting for acouple of academy classesto graduate and whenthey do graduate will belet out right on the frontlines. We have about 40 orso coming up in the nextcouple of months.”Chu, 56, dismissed a ru-

mour he was interested intaking over from departingToronto police chief BillBlair but remained coywhen asked about runningfor political office. TheToronto post was subse-quently filled Monday.

“I have not applied forany other policing jobs,”said Chu. “I love the cityof Vancouver and … I’mnot interested in leavingthe city of Vancouver. I’mgoing to take some timeoff and support the newchief as much as I can andwe’ll see how the futureunfolds. My wife gave mesome orders to take sometime off and hang out withher.”Chu thanked LePard for

making “a difficult per-sonal decision to withdrawand I know he was puttingthe interests of the VPDfirst.” There is specula-tion LePard may be inline for the chief’s job inDelta. The statement didnot mention whether thedepartment’s other deputychief, Warren Lemcke,had applied for the job.Robertson said the deci-

sion to hire Palmer was

unanimous by the board’seight members, whichinclude business people, amedical doctor, a lawyerand leader in the SouthAsian community.When Chu announced

his retirement in January,he publicly urged the board

to consider his three deputychiefs for the job. The po-lice board had conductedan international search forChu’s successor.Palmer is a former

correctional officer whowas born and raised inthe Vancouver area. He

joined the VPD in 1987and spent 13 years of hiscareer working as a patrolofficer on the East Side.He has worked in the jail,crowd control, gang crime,organized crime and theplanning, research andaudit section.

He has a wealth ofpolicing and managementexperience, including theofficer in charge of the po-licing district that includesthe Downtown Eastside.As a sergeant, he man-aged a long-term review ofVPD operations.Palmer quickly moved up

the ranks, becoming a dep-uty chief in 2010 and wasresponsible for the plan-ning, research and auditsection, human resources,training, recruiting, the jail,information management,information technology,communications, fleet,facilities and finance.Until named chief, he

was in charge of the inves-tigative areas of the VPD,including major crime,special investigations,organized crime, generalinvestigations, forensicservices, tactical supportand youth services.Palmer received nine

VPD commendations, isa former Police Officer ofthe Year and was investedas a Member of the Orderof Merit of the PoliceForces.--with files fromMike Howell

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NewVPDChief AdamPalmer: “JimChu has been a very goodmentor tome so I’m not planning anydrastic changes.” PHOTODANTOULGOET

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Mayor Gregor Rob-ertson and Coun. GeoffMeggs can stay on Van-couver city council, aftera B.C. Supreme Courtjudge ruled against a con-flict of interest petition onApril 17.Former Vision Vancou-

ver member Randy Heltenand four other citizenssought their disqualifica-tion based on Meggs’statements in an audiorecording leaked to theCourier from the Oct. 14,2014 meeting of the city’soutside workers’ union.Meggs, one of four Vision

candidates who spoke toCUPE Local 1004, pledgedon behalf of the mayor thathis party would not contractout work if re-elected. Local1004 members voted laterto donate $34,000 to Vision,a sum that was matched byB.C. and national CUPEheadquarters.“As the petitioners’ coun-

sel [DavidWotherspoon]acknowledged duringargument, and the casesestablish, there is nothingwrong with a politician stat-ing his policy in the hopes ofobtaining votes or campaigncontributions,” wrote JusticeElliott Myers. “There isalso nothing untoward withcontributions being made bysupporters of that position.”Myers ruled no evidence

was presented at theMarch31 and April 1 hearings thatthe donation was “anythingother than a lawful politicalcontribution.”“There is no evidence

of an agreement betweenthe respondents and Local1004 to the effect that if acontribution wasmade, therespondents would take aparticular position or that ifa contribution was not madethey would not take thatposition,” he wrote. “Rather,the respondents’ long-stand-ing view, onemade public

well before the current elec-tion, was against contractingout of union positions.”On the recording, Local

1004 political action commit-tee member Kyla Epstein saidthe donation was intendedto “carry favour” with Visionin contract talks. But,Myersruled, “That phrase wasMs.Epstein’s; not the respon-dents’. There is nothing toshow that the petitioners wereaware of her statement orwhat underlies it.”Myers also wrote that an

anonymous recording wouldnormally not be admittedas evidence, butMeggs andLocal 1004 recording secre-tary Jessica Landgraff bothagreed a transcript appearedaccurate and Vision lawyerBryan Baynham relied onsome of a Local 1004mem-ber’s comments.Helten told the Courier

the verdict was a surpriseand an appeal would beconsidered.“He basically missed

the essence of our case,”Helten said. “The issuesthat Robertson and Meggsshould have returned themoney or made a publicdenial is not addressed.“The union’s contract is

coming up inDecember andthere is this arrangementbetween Vision Vancouverand a specific union regard-ing the specific outcome ofthe negotiation is alreadypublicly known.”Helten said he hopes the

case spurs public discussionon the role of money in poli-tics and elections. Vision hadsaid in early 2014 that it want-ed the province to ban unionand corporate donations,but proceeded to raise $1.9million from corporations and$360,270 from unions.Vision’s defamation

lawsuit, launched during thecivic election, remains activeagainst the NPA, whichcalled the no-contracting-outpromise andCUPE dona-tion “corrupt.”

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Judge tosses suitagainstmayorConflict of interest petition fails

“There is nothingwrongwith a politician stating his policy in the hopes of obtaining votes or campaign contributions,” wrote JusticeElliott Myers in his April 17 decision, which dismissed a suit by RandyHelten (left) and others against Mayor Gregor Robertson and Coun.GeoffMeggs. PHOTOSDANTOULGOET

HadleyCelebrationA celebration of life for

community activist EleanorHadley takes place at 3p.m. this Saturday, April25, at Barclay Manor,1447 Barclay St. in BarclayHeritage Square Park.The park board watch-

dog was dedicated topreserving this city’s greenspaces, particularly thoselocated in the West End, aneighbourhood Hadley had

called home since 1960.In almost 50 years, Hadleyrarely missed a park boardmeeting and eventually ranfor a seat in 2011 at age90. Last year, the tenacioussenior ran again at age 94,but was hospitalized halfway through her campaign.Despite a determined effortto continue her campaign,Hadley remained in hospi-tal where she passed awayMarch 7.


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Secondary school parentKoula Stoubos is incensedevery public school in Van-couver has a message on itswebsite promoting the Yesside in the Metro Vancou-ver Transit and Transporta-tion Plebiscite.“It’s like that thing about

state and religion, how youtry to separate it,” she said.“Tome, the school websiteshould just be the schoolwebsite. If you can open itandmake it political, thenyou have to give that spacealso to the opposing view-point.”Stoubos was evenmore in-

censed when theCourier toldher teachers were asked todistribute material promotinga Yes vote to their students atthe end ofMarch.“The [Vancouver School

Board] should be focusedon running schools —providing programs andsupport for students — notrunning civic politicalcampaigns,” she wrote theCourier in an email.Stoubos expressed her

indignation about theweb-based promotion toElections B.C., the Minis-try of Education, the VSB,the B.C. ombudsman andthe Canadian TaxpayersFederation, which sponsorsthe No side.Kurt Heinrich, public rela-

tions manager for the VSB,said he and other district staffhave received complaintsfrom a handful of parentsabout the websites. Theschool board has also heardconcerns from staff, primarilyteachers, about the websites,

printedmaterials, and anemail sent on behalf of VSBchairperson ChristopherRichardson outlining theboard’s reasons for support-ing the Yes side.The board sent infor-

mation from the Mayors’Council on Regional Trans-portation to schools at theend of March for deliveryvia students to parents.Teachers quizzed theirunion representatives abouthanding out the materialand the union questionedthe board about this plan.Richardson said he and

VSB superintendent ScottRobinson decided to canceldistribution after severalschools disseminated thematerial. Richardson said thepamphlets were returned totheMayors’ Council to bedirected elsewhere.Jordan Bateman, B.C.

director for the CanadianTaxpayers Federation andthe leader of the NoTrans-Link Tax campaign, toldStoubos that the campaigncalled upon the VSB onMarch 27 “to cease us-ing school children to sendpartisan, taxpayer-fundedads home.” It also requestedan apology.VSB trustees voted

unanimously in February tosupport the Yes side and tosupport no- or low-cost ac-tions “to help provide a Yesvote with parents and staff,”the motion reads.“The board, in its deci-

sion, didn’t in any wayindicate that in expressingour Yes position that it wasnecessary to acknowledgeand justify the No side,”Richardson said. “This isstaff taking direction from

the unanimous vote of thetrustees that this matterwas of significant interestto both our staff and ourstudents that depend uponpublic transit to get to andfrom both school and theirdaily lives…”Metro Vancouver’s

Regional Growth Strategyprojects the region willgrow by one million peo-ple by 2041. The Mayors’Council proposes a 0.5 percent regional sales tax onthe majority of goods andservices that are subjectto the provincial sales tax.Information provided bythe Mayors’ Council onElections B.C.’s websitestates all revenue collectedthrough the tax would bededicated to the counciland transit plan, and thatrevenues and expenditureswould be subject to annualindependent audits andpublic reporting.Stoubos is voting against

the tax and doubts Trans-Link’s decision-making,management and ac-countability. She ques-tions population growthprojections and how manynewcomers will choose tosettle in Vancouver, ratherthan less expensive areassuch as Surrey.Stoubos, who lives near

41st Avenue and MainStreet, uses the CanadaLine once or twice a year.“It’s much faster to

go with a car,” she said.“Anybody who’s takingtransit, if they had themoney, would probablybuy a car.”Elections B.C. is collect-

ing votes until May 29.twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

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Continued from page 1In the United States,

shipping comes underfederal jurisdiction, butstate governments alsohave the ability to regu-late shippers, said ShelleyChapelski, a partner atBull, Housser & TupperLLP’s maritime law prac-tice. Some states requireresponse plans on top ofthe plans required by thefederal government.In Canada, provinces

have no jurisdiction overshipping and giving prov-inces any authority overthe sector would requirea constitutional change,Chapelski said. Canadafollows internationalshipping safety standards,whereas the United Statestends to do “its own par-allel thing.”For shipping com-

panies, the additionalrequirements demandedby some U.S. states are aheadache.“For the rest of the

world you comply withMARPOL, the inter-national convention onvessel response plans,”Chapelski said. “Then ifyou go into the UnitedStates you also have tocomply with WashingtonState and Alaska andCalifornia.“The vessel response

plans are pages and pageslong, dealing with every-thing from salvage to fire-fighting, and they’re very,very extensive plans that

they have to come up withto satisfy both the UnitedStates requirements andthe international require-ments.”Most ships that ply Ca-

nadian waters also travelthrough U.S. waters, andtherefore are compliantwith state and federal U.S.regulations, as well asCanada’s, Chapelski said.In a 2013 report,

Transport Canada’stanker safety review panelsaid there are major de-ficiencies in Canada’s oilspill response regime. Thepanel didn’t recommendfollowing the lead of U.S.jurisdictions but said thecurrent “rigid, nationalstructure that fails toaccount for the differentrisks that exist along ourexpansive coastline” is thebiggest problem.The panel recommend-

ed adopting an approachto spill response planningthat would provide moreflexibility and consider-ations of regional condi-tions. The model will also“incorporate scientificinformation to informappropriate decision-making,” according toTransport Canada.A pilot project has been

started on the southerncoast of B.C., a TransportCanada spokespersonwrote in an email. So fara risk assessment contracthas been tendered and“initial efforts on dataacquisition and method-

ology development areongoing.”Aside from the legal

requirements for oil spillresponse plans, formerCanadian diplomatRobert Hage believesthere are lessons Canadacan learn from Alaska’sresponse to the ExxonValdez spill.Hage studied the two

regional citizens’ councilsthat were set up in Alaskafollowing the disaster;they continue to operatetoday.“It’s effective at get-

ting people who wouldbe most affected by spillsand [tanker] traffic tohave some sort of voice inthe process,” Hage said.“They do studies, they getmoney from the govern-ment, they get moneyfrom the pipeline compa-nies.”The councils provide

recommendations to gov-ernment and industry andgenerally act as another“independent … analyti-cal voice,” Hage said.Canada has six similar

regional councils, withone on the West Coast,but the contrast withhow the Alaskan councilsoperate is striking.“Just trying to find out

something about them [isdifficult],” Hage said of theCanadian councils. “It’srun by the government,they do the appointments,there are no websites —what do they do?”

Citizen councilsprovidepublic input

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The Grandview-Wood-land Area Council is callingfor a 10-year moratoriumon spot rezoning in theneighbourhood.The group sent a letter

outlining its position to theCity of Vancouver-fundedCitizens’ Assembly, whichis working on develop-ing recommendations forGrandview-Woodland’scommunity plan.GWAC asks the Citi-

zens’ Assembly to includea “strong direction” fora moratorium in its finalreport.GWAC members argue

the city has used spot re-zoning in neighbourhoodssuch as Mount Pleas-ant to “circumvent localarea plans and introducedevelopment projects verydifferent than those envis-aged by community plans”and that spot rezoning has

been used to allow largecondominium towers.“The Citizens’ Assem-

bly’s final report and recom-mendations have not beenissued yet, so obviouslyGWAC has no positionon whether it supports ornot the report and any orall of the recommenda-tions it may contain,” theletter states. “However, it isGWAC’s view, that once acommunity plan has beenadopted by the City, afterthe extensive Assemblyprocess and the numerouspublic consultation meet-ings within the community,the City should not theninvalidate the adoptedCommunity Plan in an ad-hoc manner by the use ofspot-zoning.”Rachel Magnusson, the

assembly’s chair, told theCourier the 48-member as-sembly will consider the let-ter. “It’s something the Citi-zens’ Assembly is alreadythinking about, I think, andso they’ll take that letter un-der advisement,” she said.“And I’m sure there will bediscussion about it at their

next meeting. In their cur-rent neighbourhood-widerecommendations there issome language about spotrezoning but they haven’t

finalized that yet.”The assembly meets

Saturday to continue work-ing on updating the latestdraft of the neighbourhood-wide recommendations.

(An older draft is postedonline.) Magnusson expectsthe new document will beposted online in time fordiscussion and debate atthe third public round tableset for May 5.Jim Fraser, a GWAC

spokesman and a Grand-view Woodland resident for40 years, said its memberslikely have varying opinionson the Citizens’ Assembly.Some sit on the Citizens’Assembly, some havebeen participating in thecity-led workshops beingheld in conjunction withthe assembly, others havedecided not to participate.Some are also members ofthe group Our CommunityOur Plan, which has beencritical of the assembly.GWAC doesn’t have an

official position and Frasersuspects it will likely waituntil the final draft rec-ommendations are out tocomment. Fraser said therewas debate about whetherto send the letter now ornot.“Because the CA is com-

ing up with recommenda-tions, is in the process of

drafting the recommenda-tions now, the sense was wewanted to make our viewon spot rezoning known,”he said. “I wouldn’t say it’sthe big issue, but I thinkit’s a big issue and therationale is in the letter. Toclarify, there’s two levels ofissues. One is what the planor what the recommenda-tions for the neighbour-hood are when they finallydraft them— and theremay be issues about thoserecommendations that arebig issues, or not. But thenthere’s another one. Oncethe plan is in place, onedoesn’t want the city theninvalidating or abrogatingthe plan and saying well,yeah, this is what the CAdid and people accept it ornot. But we’re just going torezone something else —that’s the issue around spotrezoning. So it’s almost,in my mind, a higher levelissue than what the recom-mendations of the CA are.”The Citizens’ Assem-

bly’s final report andrecommendations will bepresented to city councilin June.

Grandviewgroupwants spot rezoninghalted

Jim Fraser and othermembers of the Grandview-Woodland AreaCouncil want a 10-yearmoratoriumon spot rezoning included inrecommendations being drafted by the Citizens’ Assembly.PHOTODAN TOULGOET


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Meghan Pritchard wasabout four years old whenshe got her first cookinglesson, not that she wouldhave thought it was any-thing so formal. For her,baking muffins with hergrandmother was some-thing fun to do— and ithad delicious results.“It felt really special to

have someone focus on meand show they cared aboutme,” says the communityhealth specialist.Pritchard is an advocate

of the province-wide HandsOn Cook Off, a video-basedcontest that encouragesyoung people to discovertheir inner chef.The premise is simple:

choose a recipe that youlove to cook, find someoneto cook it with, film yourthree-minute video andsubmit your entry betweenApril 15 andMay 15.There are two categories:

inter-generational and youth.Pritchard recognizes that

in today’s busy world, find-

ing time to cook together canbe a challenge. The key isto plan ahead, she says, but,more importantly, it’s to rec-ognize that the goal is morethan just the end result.“Cooking together is a

great family time,” she says.“It puts you in the sameroom, talking to each other,and while you’re learning

about cooking, you’re alsolearning about each other.”And just as cooking binds

family members and friendstogether, the contest’s videoarchive is a way of creatinga communal kitchen acrossthe province.The contest judges are

David Hawskworth ofHawksworth Restaurant,

Vitamin Daily editor SarahBancroft, Little Locavoreblogger Liam Lewis, BarbFinley, executive directorof Project CHEF: CookHealthy Edible Food,Global TV dietician Melo-die Yong and B.C. DairyAssociation dietician RolaZahr. Go to bettertogeth-erbc.ca/contest for details.

Video your favourite recipe towinCooking video contest held B.C.-wide

Community

If youwant to start cookingwith the young people in yourlife, Better Together has some easy-to-make—and superhealthy— recipes to try. Here’s a sample:

Apple,Cheddar andTunaMelt

170 g tin tuna, drained1 Tbsp (15mL)mayonnaise1 tsp (5mL) lemon juice¼ cup (50mL) celery, diced¼ cup (50mL) red onion, diced1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped into small cubesfresh ground black peppersourdough baguette¾ cup (175mL) cheddar cheese, grated

Place tuna in medium-sized bowl.Addmayonnaise (you may want a little more thanmy de-sired amount), lemon juice, red onion, celery and apple.Grind the pepper in to taste. Combine well.Slice 8 slices from the baguette, about 1/2 –inch (1 cm)thick.Cover baguette slices with the mixture, then sprinkle eachslice with the cheddar cheese.Place rack on top portion of oven and turn on broiler.Place the slices on a cookie sheet and put under broilerfor 2 to 3 minutes. You want your cheese to be bubblyand brown but not burnt, and you want the slices to bewarmed through.

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Hawskworth’s David Hawksworth, here cookingwith his son, is one of the judges for a province-widecooking video contest.


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Chloe and Skylar Sinow are practising their pitch for their taping of the Dragons’ Den TV shownext week. PHOTODANTOULGOET

Shannon [email protected]

The name of their com-pany says it all: Kids CanCook Gourmet.For siblings Sky-

lar Sinow, 12, and hissister Chloe, 10, beinga kid isn’t a detrimentto entrepreneurship andsuccess. Next week, theyhope to prove that evenfurther when they pitchtheir growing pasta sauceenterprise during a tapingof the Dragons’ Den TVshow in Toronto.“We’re super excited

that we actually made iton,” said Skylar.Their venture started last

year on a year-long fam-ily trip to Europe in theircamper van “Pippa.” Aspart of their homeschool-ing, the pair focused ontheir passions — Skylar’s iscooking and younger sisterChloe likes business plan-ning. They visited open airmarkets and tasted freshfood while visiting theiraunt and uncle who live inGermany.“We were able to learn

about cooking all alongthe way,” said Skylar. “Igot really inspired by allthe fresh markets and tast-ing different foods every-where.”After selling their own

business, Skylar and

Chloe’s parents helpedcultivate their kids’ mar-keting and business skills.Watching her parentscome up with a newbusiness idea got Chloeexcited.“I thought that was really

fun, so I started business-planning my own stuff,”she said. “And then whenSkylar started developingfood, it kind of developedinto a business plan.”Back in Canada, they

sold their food at localmarkets and craft fairswhile fundraising for theCanadian Breast CancerFoundation’s Cook for theCure. Word spread thatthe pair made good sauceand demand for it grew,eventually leading themto market it through localgrocery stores, includ-ing Stong’s Market onDunbar Street, their firstclient.The duo’s sauce is

unique because it’s com-pletely kid-created anduses fresh, local, non-GMO ingredients.“There’s no other ‘for

kids, by kids’ pasta sauceon the market,” saidSkylar. “We really want tosupport the new trend offarm-to-table and differentfood trends.”Stong’s is giving Skylar

and Chloe a send-off April25 where their pasta sauc-es will be for sale. Five per

cent of the sales will go toVancouver Food Bank andGrowing Chefs, a localcharity aimed at educat-ing children and familiesabout healthy eating.Giving back is somethingthe two said they “reallybelieve in.”Stong’s store manager

Louis Campbell said he’sexcited to have them pro-mote their three kinds ofsauces: tomato basil, mari-nara and creamy tomato,because their backgroundin the food industry “goesa long way.”“Plus they’re local

which is fantastic,” headded. “And they’re reallytwo nice little kids.”Skylar and Chloe were

the first kids to approachCampbell with an actualproduct to sell, and heliked that they were fromthe neighbourhood.“It’s a feel-good story

for our community andStong’s is just happy to bea part of it.”Skylar and Chloe are

entering the Dragons’ lairwith the help of celebrityrestaurateur and Dragons’Den member Vikram Vij,who has been their men-tor. Vij told them about theupcoming episode, and thesiblings entered not believ-ing they’d make it on.Success hasn’t come

easily. Skylar said thebiggest challenges have

been balancing work withhomework, getting theirnames heard and dealingwith resistance because oftheir age.“It’s kind of hard to

overcome some of thedowner people who say,oh we’re just kids, wecan’t do anything.”But they haven’t let it

discourage them, and Sky-lar said that every spareminute they get, they’reworking.To prepare for the

taping next week, Skylarand Chloe are practis-ing their elevator pitchalmost daily and trying topromote their products indifferent stores. Chloe saidtheir friends are cheeringfor them. “A lot of themare really excited for us,”she said. “And to see ourproduct in stores they’ll beable to say, I know thosepeople.”Skylar and Chloe hope

to build a good team fortheir company and getmore kids into the kitchen.Chloe said they wantto show what kids arecapable of and that notonly grownups can be suc-cessful. “This product isbuilding a movement to ahealthier lifestyle and thatkids can do this. It’s notonly adults that have theability to create businessesand do stuff.”

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Theweek in num6ers...

9Thenumberof commendations

receivedby incomingVancouverpolice chief AdamPalmeroverhis 28 yearswith

the force.

26In thousands, thenumberofyellowgumballs included inanewexhibition runninguntilSeptemberat theMuseumof

Vancouver.

10Thenumberof years theGranview-WoodlandArea

Councilwants for amoratoriumonspot rezoning.

37Thenumberofdays remaininguntil ElectionsB.C.’s cutoffto collectmailed-in votesonthe transit and transportation

plebiscite.

1ThenumberofUkrainianartsandculture festivals thathavebeenheld inVancouver. Theeventmade its debutSaturday

inStrathcona.

39In thousands, theapproximate

numberofpeoplewhoparticipated in theVancouver

SunRunonSunday.

Michael [email protected]

Last week, approximately 200 BritishColumbia planners gathered in Seattle’sbeautiful Washington State ConventionCentre. They were attending the AnnualConference of the Planning Institute ofBritish Columbia (PIBC) that was appro-priately titled “Beyond Borders.”They were meeting in Seattle since the

American Planning Association is holdingits national conference there this week,and organizers hoped some plannerswould be able to attend both events.I was invited to participate in a panel

discussion on Planners as Developers,something I often advocate, since theskills planners learn at school and in pro-fessional practice can make them creativeand effective developers.While I doubt whether I managed to

convince many to leave their current posi-tions, I was told I did shed light on theoftentimes differing attitudes of plannersand developers, and the benefits of im-proved mutual understanding and respect.The conversations that took place in

the sessions and in the corridors betweensessions will fill many future columns. Iwould like to start with the “UntappedPower of the Street” and “Ethics andProfessionalism in Planning.”The opening plenary session featured

Janette Sadik-Khan, a former commis-sioner with the New York City Depart-ment of Transportation and now atransportation principal with BloombergAssociates, a philanthropic consultingservice for city governments. She wasinstrumental in converting many down-town New York streets from what SFUCity Program Director Gordon Pricecalls “motordom” to a new focus on pe-destrians, cyclists and public transit.She noted that at the turn of the last

century, streets were extensions of side-walks and storefronts, but cars changedeverything in the 1920s. However, anyonewho has recently visited New York canattest to the dramatic shift that has takenplace as vehicle lanes have been convertedback to bicycle lanes, wider sidewalks andinviting public open spaces.In addition to making New York a

much more delightful place to be in,pedestrian and motorist injuries havedropped dramatically and the initiativehas been good for nearby businesses. Itis ironic that many Vancouver businessesworry the opposite will happen.

A related success is New York’s bike-share program, funded entirely withoutpublic subsidy. Today the city has 7,000bikes and hopes to have 25,000 in the fu-ture. However, Sadik-Khan noted that of35 successful bike-share programs in theworld, none have a mandatory bike helmetlaw. As long as Vancouver has this law, wewill never have a successful program.As Sadik-Khan showed pictures of

wide, congested New York streets be-ing converted to beautiful landscapedboulevards full of cyclists, pedestriansand transit, I could not help but think ofKingsway and so many other Vancouverstreets that need to be put on a diet.The plenary session was followed by a

sobering session during which a panel ofsenior planners and a municipal lawyer ex-plored how best to balance planners’ ethical,professional and employment responsibili-ties to avert or resolve potential conflicts.Attendees were invited to anonymously

submit questions and concerns. Manydealt with the issue identified in mycolumn last week, namely the desire bymunicipal administrations and politiciansto override good planning decisions inorder to maximize financial benefits orother community amenities.Planners in attendance complained that

oftentimes they were requested by theiradministrations or politicians to alter profes-sional recommendations. While they ac-knowledged this might be appropriate whenthere was additional information unknownto them, too often the requests contravenedwhat they considered good planning.The panel cautioned attendees that if

they did not comply with PIBC’s ethicalcode when carrying out their professionalresponsibilities, they could be brought be-fore the institute’s disciplinary committee.Complaints could be instigated by anothermember, a client, a neighbourhood groupor the public, and the Planning Instituteitself. Attendees were cautioned not tosign-off on reports with which they did notfeel professionally comfortable.Given the increased incidence of plan-

ners feeling pressured to make inap-propriate decisions, it was concludedthat it may be time for PIBC to establishan advisory board comprised of seniorprofessionals to which conflicted plannerscould confidentially bring ethical andprofessional challenges.Hopefully this will occur since it could

result in better planning decisions aroundthe province, and especially in Vancouver.

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Paul Hennessey’s studio on IndustrialAvenue has the kind of rustic-meets-util-itarian features that would make a condomarketer salivate.The exposed beams, polished concrete

floor and sprawling back patio overlookedby derelict train tracks and a graffiti pan-orama are the stuff developers could onlydream of.But this isn’t the work of a slick mar-

keting machine selling “urban authentic-ity” or “edgy cool.”Hennessey has restored this space

through his own elbow grease and initia-tive. In the process, he’s breathed new lifeinto a building that has a notorious historyamong certain circles in Vancouver.People into the electronic music scene

will know it as the former SubmergedStudios, before that, The Grove. “Theyused to have raves here, like full on, allweekend,” explains Hennessey, a nativeTorontonian who spent nearly a decadein the B.C. Interior before moving toVancouver a couple years ago.In taking over the space, he learned

of the darker parts of its history. It heldsome upstanding events, for sure, but itwas also the site of more than a coupledrug overdoses and run-ins with the law.“It was really nasty in here, it had thiscrazy stench and this crazy energy.”Now, Hennessey’s no raver hater. In

fact, the 34-year-old is a huge fan ofelectronic music, as evidenced by thebass and beats flowing from speakers ashe takes me on a tour.And it’s his love of music and dance

more commonly reserved for under-ground clubs that he’s hoping to sharewith a more, shall we say, diverse crowd.His offering is Morning Special, a week-day dance party held in the early morningto get the blood and creativity flowingfor people who love to dance but alsoneed to function at their 9-to-5. (In trueVancouver style, there will also be anoptional yoga practice and a “super food”buffet.)“The morning party idea came up a

few times,” says Hennessey. “The realbasis for it is that a lot of experiencesthat I’ve had that are kind of standout interms of music and socializing, they hap-pen when I’ve been sober or, like, whenI’ve had good rest.”And not to knock the nightclub crowd

but “it kind of brings out a different

level of playful energy when you’re notsurrounded by a bunch of waste-casesspilling beer on you.”While similar parties in New York, San

Francisco, Los Angeles have been gettingmajor press lately, Hennessey said hefirst heard of them happening in Londonmore than three years ago.It’s not surprising the trend appears

to have originated in Europe, where,unlike in North America, it’s acceptablefor people in their 30s, 40s or — gasp— older to continue going out to dance,socialize and listen to music as theyage. In North America, we tend to viewthe practice of “partying” as somethingreserved only for people who have not yetreached, or failed to reach, the hallmarksof adulthood like, say, having a stablerelationship or a job.But Hennessey, and I agree with him,

doesn’t see that happening in Vancouver.This city benefits from a rich electronicmusic community that grew out of theinitial rave scene of the 1990s and has ex-ploded with the recent global resurgenceof dance music.Social dance in our modern world is

set almost exclusively to house, technoand the like. That, combined with Van-couverites’ tendency to prioritize playover work, means many members of thegeneration that came of age in the era ofrave are reluctant to swear off the dancefloor — even if, like Hennessey, they areno longer able or content to sleep theirweekends away.However, not everyone straddling the

line between young and, um, no-longer-so-young, is ready to trade in staying upto the wee hours in favour of waking upat that time. Hennessey’s first two morn-ing parties, held in December and Febru-ary, were on weekends but he found thatexcluded the people that still wanted tohit the clubs on Saturday night. MovingMorning Special to a weekday will, hehopes, welcome that crowd as well thosewho perhaps feel they’ve aged out of thedance scene or simply don’t do clubs.No matter who shows up, I think it’s

brilliant to offer dance events that canmature along with the party crowd be-cause I’m one to leave it all on the dancefloor and I don’t plan to grow out of thatany time soon.Morning Special takes place April 29

from 6 to 10 a.m. at 390 Industrial Ave.Tickets $20/$30 from brownpapertickets.com.

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April 22, 1982: LeftwingerDarcyRota scored twogoals in the secondperiodandgoaltender RichardBrodeur continued to standonhis head tohelp theVancouver Canucks to a 5-2winover the Los Angeles Kings and theSmytheDivisionchampionship title at Pacific Coliseum.Vancouver,with a recordof 7-1 in the team’s first appearance in thepost-season,

finishedoff theKings four games toone.TheCanuckswereupby 2-1 after the first period andRota scoredat 3:50 of the

second tomake it 3-1. JimNill, whohadopened the scoring for theCanucks, pickedupanerrant clearingpass in the corner andpassed it toRota,who thenbeat goalieMario Lessardwith abackhander. Kings defencemanLarryMurphymade it 3-2with37 seconds remaining in theperiod, but Rota restored the two-goal cushionwith 11seconds remaining, stealing thepuckdeep in theKings’ endand firing a sharp angleshot that beat Lessardon the short side for his fourth goal of theplayoffs.Canuckswinger Curt Fraser put the gameout of reachat 1:25 of the final period,

combiningwith StanSmyl andThomasGradin to end the game5-2.TheCanucks,whowere 11-1-1 sinceRogerNeilson tookover for suspendedhead

coachHarryNeale, had lost a gameonly once—a3-2 setback in overtime inGame2of the series against L.A.— in their last 17 games. Theywent on to face theChicagoBlackhawks for theCampbell Conference title en route to their first appearance inthe StanleyCup finals.

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Harper and environmentalprotection like oil andwaterRe: “Spill might be bigger than ex-

pected,” April 17.“World class” is how Industry Minis-

ter James Moore describes Canada’s oilresponse capabilities following the oil spillthat fouled the waters and shoreline ofEnglish Bay. When criticism was levelledat federal agencies around the inadequateresponse time and communicationsbreakdown with municipal authorities,Moore brushed aside critics and braggedabout the efficiency of the Coast Guard’sclean-up.It seems the public, however, is not

buying his duplicitous spin. In fact,the outrage of residents along our localbeaches is palpable. It is obvious to Van-couverites that the Harper governmenthas little regard for safeguarding our ma-rine environment. In 2012, they broughtin sweeping changes to the NavigableWaters Protection Act that removedfederal protection for tens of thousandsof our nation’s treasured rivers, lakes andoceans. They have carefully managedthe proceedings of the National EnergyBoard to meet the demand by the oilindustry to pipe bitumen to ports on thePacific and then ship the unrefined crudethrough our pristine coastal waterways.They have even sought to save chumpchange by unapologetically closing theKitsilano Coast Guard base, therebyundermining the speed in which firstresponders can deal with environmentalemergencies in our local waters.The Conservatives consider environ-

mental protection as a hindrance to at-tracting global investment and enhancingcorporate earnings. They largely ignorethe reality of climate change and thwartthe environmental research of federalscientists. They have a burning contemptfor anyone, including our mayor, premierand even the current American president,who gets in the way of their blind deter-mination to maximize the profits buriedin the sands of northern Alberta.However, there may be a silver lining

underneath the toxic oily sheen float-ing on the surface of English Bay. Thespill may serve as a catalyst to mobilizean angry electorate on the west coastfed up with the likes of Minister Mooreand the rest of his uncaring colleagues inthe Harper Government. Voters in thenext election may instead be inspired tosupport candidates for Parliament fromBritish Columbia deeply committed toprotecting our fragile ecosystem.

Conor Murphy, Vancouver• • •

The Coast Guard Commissioner’scomment about the closed Kits station

never providing environmental responsewas responded to by Frederick E. Moxey,the former commander of the now-closedKitsilano Coast Guard station: “Allthe officers and crew at Kitsilano weretrained and had responded to oil spills aswell as search and rescue. For her to saythat is just false and I will sign an affidavitdeclaring the fact we were and had beencalled to respond to spills often.”The Kits station had a specialized

pollution response vessel and two otherboats, with access to enough booms tosurround the freighter in an hour ratherthan the almost 13 hours it took theprivate company.

Stephen Chessor, Vancouver

Cross overKudos&Kvetches’opinions onEasterRe: “Easter is the worst,” April 3.I don’t know who wrote the article, in

the Arts and Entertainment section ofyour April 3 edition, entitled “Easter isthe worst” but it surely demands a re-sponse. I have never written a responseto anything that I have read in a newspa-per before, but you really got me on thisone. What is written is beyond belief.How could anyone write such drivel andthen have it printed in a newspaper. Iwould cancel the newspaper, but it isdelivered to my house for nothing. I sup-pose that is the “cross that I must bare.”The most astonishing part of the ar-

ticle is that it was printed and sent out tothe public by the Courier. Surely it doesnot represent the views of the publisher,editor and staff. Yet someone wrote it.

Bruce A. McTavish, Vancouver

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What theyneed is an adulteducationRe: “VSB considers cuts to adult edu-

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something new and interesting, it is thelast chance to find their place in societyand to be useful for it. The story of thisman amazed because he is so strong toquit his terrible addictions and comeback to the classroom.We have to find the way to help these

learners. Writing papers can seem reallydifficult for them now, moreover most ofthem have to work. When I was a gradu-ate student bringing up two kids, top-notch essay writing sites were a great help.Megan Hallang, via Comments section

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New faces were mixedin with the familiar onesat Tetiana Zaruba’sUkrainian bead jewelryworkshop as part of thepast weekend’s Arts &Culture Fest, and thathad organizers’ facesbeaming.“You can talk about

growing as an organiza-tion and if we don’t moveoutside these four walls… then you don’t grow,”said Debbie Karras, oneof the people behind thefirst-ever festival at theStrathcona UkrainianCultural Centre. “Sothat’s why I think it’s re-ally beautiful to see all thedifferent faces.”It sums up why the As-

sociation of United Ukrai-nian Canadians decidedto host the weekend ofculture which was madeup of a sampler selec-tion of workshops thatalso included a Ukrainianfolksong workshop withBeverly Dobrinsky, mak-ing pysanky — UkrainianEaster eggs — with JoanBrander, an instrumentalclass with Jeffrey Chow ofthe Vancouver Folk Or-

chestra, and, everybody’sfavourite, a perogy lunch.Food has always beenused by many cultures asa way of welcoming oth-ers into a community andUkrainian Canadians areno different.“People have long come

to the perogy lunches be-cause it’s food and peoplelove comfort food,” saidfellow organizer LaurelLawry of the hall’s fre-quent open door lunches.“People are familiar withus because we put on somany lunches, but theydon’t know how to con-nect with us beyond that.So we decided to put onworkshops to complimentthe perogy lunch. Peoplehave been so curiousabout the culture, artsand crafts and so on… it’ssaid to us that there’s aninterest beyond perogiesand hopak.”Signing up for the asso-

ciation’s reputable danceschool to learn the 16thcentury dance is too bigan undertaking for thoselooking for a taste of theculture, Lawry acknowl-edged, hence the two-hour long workshops. Itgave people the opportu-nity to connect with theirUkrainian roots, no mat-ter how distant, as well anopportunity for those with

no connection other thancuriosity of what goes onbehind the 87-year-oldbuilding’s doors. Partof that interest, Lawryadded, likely comes fromawareness of the ongoingRussia-Ukraine conflict.For Lawry and Karras,

who are third and secondgeneration Ukrainianrespectively, sharing theculture’s food and cultureis inherently part of whatbeing Ukrainian is allabout.“Hearing the music

brings back such warmmemories,” said Lawry.Karras agreed: “We usedto have parties at our houseand people would come forthese huge dinners. Thefirst thing that came outafter dinner was the sitarand we’d sit around at thetable and sing.“My theory is culture

grounds people and inan organization whereyou have to learn how tointeract with seniors andthe very young — I mean,what a nurturing environ-ment!” added Karras.“And where traditions arepassed from one generationto the next generation, notonly are they passed alongbut they are continuing.There’s a tie that spans allgenerations.”

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Asampler ofUkrainian culture

1. Artist Tetiana Zaruba showed student SavannahWalling Ukrainian bead jewelry-making tech-niques during Saturday’s workshop as part of theweekend’s first Ukrainian Arts & Culture Fest atthe Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Strathcona. 2. SavannahWallingworked on a loom. 3. BeverlyDobrinsky, centre, led the “bilij holos” or “pure voice” folk style of singing during her workshop aspart of theweekend’s inaugural event. 4. Traditional Ukrainian bead jewelry features patterns thatare not unlike those of Canadian aboriginal bead jewelry. See photo gallery online at vancourier.com. PHOTOSREBECCA BLISSETT

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ChamplainHeightsCome out to Vancou-

ver’s fifth largest parkand celebrate Earth Dayat Everett Crowley Park.The worldwide holidaywas born one spring day in1970 after public concernabout the deterioration ofEarth’s environment wasignited and more than 20million people markedthe event with protestsdemanding measures toprotect the environment.Vancouver joins a half bil-

lion people in 174 countriesall over the world to promote

global environmental aware-ness and protect the planet’svital resources.The Everett Crowley

Park Committee invitesVancouverites to helpthem plant a thousandnative trees and join in onfamily fun with geocach-ing. Lindsey Long Legs, astilt-walking entertainer,transform himself into along-legged Great BlueHeron and Raven theTrickster in a performancefor your amusement.The entrance to Everett

Crowley Park is off KerrStreet near East 63rd Av-enue, three blocks southof Champlain Mall. ThisEarth Day event is April25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information,visit earthdayvancouver.org.

CommercialDriveThe annual Earth Day

Parade, March and Fes-tival will draw studentsand adults out for a day ofcelebration and learning.There will be speakers,workshops, NGO tents,entertainment and musi-cal performances. VisionVancouver Coun. AndreaReimer will be one of thespeakers present.This event is to empha-

size the desire for urgentaction on a variety of issueswith a focus on local issuessuch as tar sand tankers,pipelines and fracking.Check out this activity

on April 26 on Commer-cial Drive.For more information,

visit earthdayparade.ca.

DowntownVoices of the Street,

Megaphone magazine’sannual literary edition,celebrates its fifth anniver-sary with another night ofstorytelling and reading forthis year’s issue. There willbe a special musical guestand refreshments, courtesyof SFUWoodwards.The event is held at

SFU Woodwards WorldArt Centre, 149 WestHastings St. on May 7from 7 to 9 p.m. Ticketsavailable now.For more information,

visit megaphonemagazine.com/vots.

KitsilanoKits Space is offering

free yoga on Earth Day,inviting Vancouveritesof all ages to bring theirdownward dog to Kitsi-lano Beach Park. It willbe a Hatha Flow class andno previous experienceis necessary. To join theclass, all you need is a mator beach towel.It happens at Kitsilano

Beach, the grassy area be-tween the swimming poolsand the tennis courts, onApril 22 from 6 to 7 p.m.

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Centre, 1420 West 12thAve., hosts the Fifth An-nual Seniors MulticulturalFestival on April 23 from11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thisfree event shares the richcultural diversity thatexists within the commu-nity. Cultural groups willshowcase their traditionsthrough music, dance andfood. Guests will also havethe opportunity to connectwith First Nations, urbanAboriginals and immigrantcommunities at 2:30 p.m.The food is available at

minimal cost.For more information,

contact Tania at [email protected] orcall 604-732-0812.

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Not long ago, I had acompelling conversationwith one of the more than300,000 seniors living inMetro Vancouver. Un-til recently, this spirited80-year-old gentlemanhad been functioning wellin his own home. Ev-ery day, he’d walk to anoutdoor bench nearby toconnect with people, enjoythe fresh air or just sit andwatch the world go by.But one day he found

the bench gone; it hadbeen moved further awayand he could no longer

manage the walk. Thedisappearance of thatbench initiated a down-ward spiral. He becamecompletely sedentary,his health and wellbeingeventually deteriorating tothe point where he had tomove to an assisted-livingfacility.This was just a bench,

but for one elderly man itwas literally a lifeline.His experience under-

lined for me the impor-tance of voting “yes” inthe upcoming transpor-tation referendum, theimportance of investing ina community that inspiresand enables people to beactive — and to stay ac-tive, especially in light ofchanging demographics.In less than 20 years,

it’s estimated there will benearly one million seniors65 or older living in MetroVancouver alone. ImagineSurrey, Burnaby and NewWestminster populatedentirely of seniors, someunable to drive and oth-ers needing walkers andmobility scooters.It’s an astounding shift

with enormous long-term

social and public healthimplications. In fact, pro-viding adequate, healthytransportation options fortoday’s aging population— and tomorrow’s — justmay be the most impor-tant health issue facingMetro Vancouver resi-dents in our lifetime.At the Centre for

Hip Health and Mobil-ity where our researchfocuses on healthy aging,the evidence is clear. Weknow the chances of re-maining healthy for longerare related to reducedsedentary behaviours,moving more and to livingin a healthy community —with accessible bus stops,frequent buses, protectedbike paths, safe pedestrianwalkways and plenty ofbenches and rest stops.I’ve seen the pattern

time and again. Active,independent seniors wholose the means to stay ac-tive — whether that meanswalking, cycling or usingpublic transit — can veryquickly become isolated,depressed and vulnerableto illness.

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Continued from page 15The decline in their

health can be swift andsevere and, for too many,ends in residential care.On the flip side, I’ve

seen another pattern, too.Given the means to stayactive, seniors will takefull advantage. In a recentstudy of physical activityin Metro Vancouver, forexample, we were sur-prised to learn just howmany people in their 60sand 70s living in the WestEnd cycled.But then that’s what

happens when a com-munity is designed toget people moving. Theymove, stay connected andengaged — and live lon-ger, healthier lives.A Yes win means more

frequent all-day busservice; 80 per cent morenight bus service; sidewalkand street improvementsat or near bus stops andtrain stations; 300 kilome-tres of fully protected bikepaths; and 30 per centmore HandyDART ser-vice for those with special-ized mobility needs.

Funded by the mod-est increase in sales tax,the Mayors’ Transporta-tion Plan is visionary andcomprehensive. Seventyper cent of Metro Van-couver residents will bewithin five minutes of awell-maintained bus stop,with bus service every 15minutes.And for many older

adults in our communi-ties, that means not beinghousebound. It meansindependence. It meanscontinued engagement ina civic, social and com-munity life and a vitalconnection to the humaninteractions necessaryfor health, wellbeing andquality of life.There’s a lot riding on

how we vote in this ref-erendum. Vancouver’s astunningly beautiful placeto live. Together, let’smake it a good place togrow up—and grow old.Dr. Heather McKay is a

professor in the Departmentof Orthopaedics and FamilyPractice at UBC. She is alsothe director of the Centre forHip Health and Mobility.

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Kerrisdale, ahaven for thrift store shoppersSandra [email protected]

While Kerrisdale isn't typically thefirst neighbourhood that comesto mind while bargain hunting,

thanks to the enclave's many wealthyresidents the area's consignment andthrift stores are booming.

Check out consignment shops fordiscounted, designer bags and shoesor hit the Salvation Army for evenbetter bargains on everything fromhousehold items to kids' clothesto men's and women's wear. Tip:a deal-hunting diva might have a

particular item in mind while thrift-store shopping, but the key to scoringthe best buys lies in keeping anopen mind. Make it a day and don'tforget to take a break during yourmarathon shopping trip with a cup oftea and a delectable treat from one ofKerrisdale's specialty cafes.

The Hob2236 West 41st Ave.604-733-1412The Hospice Opportunity Boutiquefirst opened its doors in 2006 onDunbar Street before moving to

Kerrisdale in February. Since then thestore has continued offering gentlyused women's clothing for sale withproceeds benefitting the VancouverHospice Society.

KerrisdaleSalvation Army2021 West 41st Ave.604-261-0616Unlike other Salvation Army thrift

stores, the Kerrisdale location haslittle furniture or mattresses. Instead,in reflection of the community,the shop sells a lot of fine chinaand British crockery, as well asboth casual and designer clothing,handbags and shoes.

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Above: Accessories at The HobBelow: The Hob volunteers Emilia Colabraro and Margaret Spotzl. Photos Dan Toulgoet


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Drop by for a drink.You may even wantto stay a while.You’re invited for aWine & Cheese Social atRevera – Crofton Manor.Wednesday, May 20th, 2pm – 4pmEnjoy a sip, a nibble and a peek at whatRevera’s all about. Join us on our beautifullylandscaped courtyard to enjoy flavourful winepaired with gourmet cheese and a live musicalperformance by Dal Richards at our Wine &Cheese Social. Stop by to mix, mingle andmeet some new friends!

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SOS Children’s VillageB.C. Thrift2319 W 41st Ave.604-264-0880Besides clothing for the entire family,the Kerrisdale location of this popularthrift store sells everything fromcostumes and formal wear to surplusinventory and hardware to stationaryand books. SOS Children's Villagesprovides loving homes for childrenin developing countries who havebeen abandoned and orphaned,where their basic needs for food,health, shelter and education aremet. Tomorrow, April 23, Transatis holding an online auction withproceeds going to SOS Children'sVillages. Participants will be ableto bid on some of Transat's mostpopular European destinations,departing from seven Canadiancities. These trips will be auctionedlive on Twitter using the hashtag#TransatAuction. A list of destinationsand more information is available attransatauction.ca.

Dragon & PhoenixConsignment3510 W 41st Ave.604-261-1317This Vancouver landmark, whichopened in Kerrisdale in 1982, wasthe brainchild of owner ChristineLimmer. Originally located betweenWest 46th and 47th avenues on EastBoulevard, Dragon & Phoenix quicklybecame popular with money andfashion-conscious Vancouverites. Theclothing sold at this consignmentshop is typically less than two yearsold, and it’s just a short drive fromthe heart of Kerrisdale.

Queenlin New andConsignment Store5753 West Blvd.604- 266-6226Queenlin specializes in women'sclothing only.

Secret GardenTea Company5559 West Boulevard604-261-3070Whether it's a single pot or the fullroyal treatment with high tea, theSecret Garden offers everything youneed to get through a full day ofshopping. Order breakfast, lunch,afternoon tea or a sampling of theirbeautiful homemade miniaturesweets and scones. Choose froma variety of specially blended teas,served steaming hot in a teapotwith teacup and saucer.

Faubourg Paris2156 West 41st Ave.604-266-2156Besides bread, viennoiseries andpastries, delicious coffees and anexquisite array of Mariage FrèresTeas, Faubourg’s selection includesseveral lunch options, includingsandwiches and paninis made fromfreshly baked bread, as well as salads,homemade soup and a varyingselection of quiche. As for coffee,Faubourg’s offers the finest from theaward-winning Musetti roasters.

Gem Chocolates2029 West 41st Ave.604-263-9878Not ready to take a break fromshopping, but need just a little, orbig, boost to continue your day?Drop into Gems Chocolates, namedone of the 2015 best chocolatiersand confectioners in the U.S. for thefourth year in a row. Gem Chocolateswill also be one of only eightchocolatiers taking part in the ThirdAnnual Gourmet Warehouse, CocoaBarry, Vintage Corks ChocolateChallenge in support of theStrathcona Backpack Food Programand Project Chef. The event takesplace May 14 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. atGourmet Warehouse. Call 604-253-3022 for tickets.

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And while shopping take a break and stopfor a cup of tea of coffee at one of thesespecialty shops in Kerrisdale:

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Kerrisdale CoolAdrienne MateiVITAvitamindaily.com/vita

Kerrisdalemay bill itself as Vancouver’smost charming neighbourhoodbut,off the record, it really identifies as

more of a village. After all, the communitywas at work planting its now-enormoustrees before it even joined theCity ofVancouver. So, it makes sense the localatmosphere has retained a pleasantquaintness, with a plethora of small shops,cafés and tea salons—bothwell-establishedand sparklingly new—to prove it.

Blake & Riley is the latter—a gorgeouschildren’s store where the emphasis ison design up-and-comers and Mini-Dressing socks printed with fox faces aretoo cute, Scandinavian Maze décor isunique in the city and “taxidermy” plushunicorn, bunny and giraffe heads areperfect for baby Hemingways.

Jacadi, a seaside-blue Parisian shop,has beautiful children’s clothing(anyone got a piano recital or Grade1 grad coming up?). If it’s a teen youwant to spoil, long-established Hills ofKerrisdale has palm tree-printed Skull

Cashmere sweaters, artfully destroyedRich & Skinny denim, tiny tie-dyeshorts with pompoms, farmer overallsand infinitely more styles lost on thoseover 30 but beloved by the rest.

Once you’ve got the kids outfitted atBlake and Riley head over to KerrisdaleBootery, a footwear specialist opensince 1949. Decades later, the storeremains the go-to stop for kids andadults in Kerrisdale. But fashionistas ofevery age and gender will appreciatethe quality and fashionable footwear,handbags and accessories available forpurchase – alongside advice from theshop’s experienced staff. For the men,Andy Trott is tailored suit and shirtingwith old-school customer service andinfinite possibilities.

The bookish will delight inHager Booksand The Newsroom—the latter anexpansive magazine shop like few leftin the city—while gardeners will lovelongtime florist Thomas Hobbs, which,after 30 years, is practically an institutiononWest 41st. Décor nuts, meantime,should look no further than Form &Function, where tree trunks are craftedinto elegant, custom furniture.

Hungry? Bufala has incredible pizza(try the chicken with buttered leeks)and Fish Café is a great spot forsimple and well-prepared freshseafood, served with garlic butter andchips (of course we mean fries).

If you’re a cheese lover, you’ll adoreBenton Brother’s Fine Cheese, whichspecializes in everything oozy, stinky,runny, salty, earthy, pungent, mild,creamy, hard or soft. Since 2007, the shophas offered an ever-changing variety ofhandcrafted, artisanal, small productioncheeses to Vancouver. Faubourg Parisbrings to the table classic patisserie androtating monthly specials (like a passionfruit-matcha mousse cake toppedwith a tiny chocolate ladybug). Finally,get a ganache-stuffed fig fromGemChocolates if you know what’s goodfor you.

In terms of what’s coming up inKerrisdale, we’re keeping an eye outfor the imminent openings of MinervaGreek Restaurant’s new wine barand lounge, Jinya Ramen Bar (knownfor amazing vegetarian ramen plustempura Brussels sprouts) and one ofour favourite local cafés, Rocanini.

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Kerrisdale is a shoppingvillage in the heart ofone of the city’s most

coveted neighbourhoods. Thisenclave offers a great selectionof independent shops andboutiques, where people fromacross the Lower Mainland loveto shop, eat and stroll.

Whether you are looking topurchase produce for dinner,a little decadent dessert, thatlittle black dress for that specialoccasion or you need windowdressings for your home,Kerrisdale retail landscape is richand diverse.

Recently, Kin’s Farm Marketopened its doors offering someof the freshest locally sourcedvegetables and fruits. Thefamily-owned, award-winningcompany has been around fordecades with 30 locations acrossthe province and Ontario.

If baked goods are on yourshopping list, the landmarkMoore’s Bakery is where

families in Kerrisdale have beencounting on for more than80 years. As soon as you walkthrough the doors of Moore’s,the waft of fresh baked breadand sweets will tempt ourtaste buds.

Kerrisdale is also home to a menand ladies branded clothingand accessory store – Hill’sof Kerrisdale. It’s been aninstitution here since 1914. Thirdgeneration retailers, brother andsister team of Ross and NancyHill, continue the legacy. Today,

Hill’s is a fashion forward vintagestyle shop showcased by someof the top international labels.

Meanwhile, if you need tospruce up your windows, have aheirloom chair reupholstered ora slip cover made for your couch,WestSide Window Coverings isthe place to go. Certified interiordesigner Linda Richardsonopened her West 41st shopmore than a decade ago andsince then has beautified thehomes of many who live inKerrisdale and beyond.

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Q: I started from seedindoor vegetables whichI’ll be planting in contain-ers that are still full withlast year’s soil. ShouldI change the soil com-pletely?Olga Toliusis, Port Coquitlam

A: Since it’s just thesecond year you’ll haveveggies in the same con-tainers, I think you can getaway with removing thetop three or four inches ofsoil. Then you could addcompost into the older soilbelow, mixing it in welland top that with all-freshsoil.It’s very important that

you don’t plant the samevegetables in the samepot again. Peas and beansnourish the soil by fixingnitrogen and the cabbagefamily loves soil where theprevious veggies donatedsome nitrogen. Where thecabbages were, root veg-gies will be happy.

Pests that overwinter insoil start families muchfaster if the same plantsthey fed on last year arewaiting for them whenthey emerge again. Socrop rotation is reallyimportant.Every two or three years

it’s best to completelyreplace soil in the con-tainers. Your compostwill welcome the old soiland recycle it naturally.Ultimately the finishedcompost can be donatedback to your veggie pots.

Q: How do I applypigeon poop to vegetablegardens? It is from myneighbour’s domestic-raised birds. Is it safe touse?

Lily Lau, Vancouver

A: It would be saferthan poop from wild birds.Wild pigeon droppingscan harbour diseases andshould never, ever be usedon vegetables.But I have had no

personal experience with

pigeon droppings myself.Do you know anyone whohas used poop from thisparticular flock of pigeonsand had no problem? Per-haps your pigeon-tendingneighbour knows peoplewho garden with it andcan talk to you about it.If not, you might punch

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Vancouver Poultry andFancy Pigeon Association:vancouverfancypigeon.ca/vpfpa profile.htmA good question to ask

them would be if any oftheir members are alsogardeners and use pigeonpoop on their gardens —and if so what their experi-ence has been.

My own feeling is thateven with domestic pigeonsthe poop is likely to be verystrong (like chicken drop-pings are) and would belikely to burn the vegetableroots unless it’s compostedfor a year before using.

Q: Last year all my redcurrant fruit had worms

from the currant fruit fly.Can you suggest an envi-ronmentally acceptablespray or dust I can useafter blossom fall?

Anne Maki, Vancouver

A: The safest organicway of dealing with this flyis to pick up and discardall fallen fruit into greenwaste (not in your com-post). Worm-infested fruittends to fall early. It’seasier to pick up if you layplastic sheets under thebush just before the fruitbegins falling.The fruit fly chrysalis

overwinters in soil or grassdebris under the bush. Ifyour bushes are surroundedby soil, its best to removethe top two inches of soil orplant debris under the bushthen replace with more soilor possibly bark mulch.If you repeat this each

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1. Your guess is as good as ours as towhich band will hit the stage first whenheavy metal heroes Mastodon andClutch co-headline two nights in a row atthe Commodore Ballroom as part of theirMissing Link tour April 23-24. Althoughthe smart money is on Seattle’s Big Busi-ness to be the opening act both times.Tickets available at ticketmaster.ca.

2. San Fran funnyman Al Madrigal,senior Latino correspondent on TheDaily Show with Jon Stewart and boyishstar at the new NBC sitcom About A Boy,performs at the Comedy MIX April 23at 8:30 p.m. and April 24 at 8 and 10:30p.m. Details at thecomedymix.com.

3.Grammy-winning British electronicgroup Clean Bandit, which is famousfor mixing stolen snippets of classicalmusic into their dance tracks, class upthe Commodore April 22. Tickets avail-able at ticketmaster.ca.

4. As part of the Vancouver Public Li-brary’s ongoing Incite series, award-win-ning literary heavyweight Jane Urquhartwill give a free public reading from hernew novel, The Night Stages, beginning at7:30 p.m. April 22 in the main branch’sAlice MacKay room. Added bonus: herdaughter Emily will also read from hernew book, Beyond the Pale, a memoirinspired by her experiences raising adaughter with albinism.

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KUDOS&KVETCHES

After years of fruit-lessly petitioning uppermanagement to start ourown version of the Van-couver Sun Run calledthe Courier Scurrier,the occasional joggers ofTeam K&K finally gaveup and decided to takepart in the popular eventthat every year incon-veniences thousands ofpeople living or workingin the downtown core.Big mistake. We na-

ively figured, seeing ashow the Sun promotesit as “the third largesttimed 10K in the world,”that trying to reach thefinish line as quickly aspossible would sort of bethe point.For plenty of par-

ticipants, not so much,although if you insteadwant to find out how fastyou can run 10 kilome-tres through a gauntlet ofchildren, leisurely stroll-ing couples and selfie-snapping narcissists,the Sun Run offers theperfect opportunity.While there’s cer-

tainly nothing wrongwith choosing to walkinstead of actually run inan event where the word“run” is right there in thename, we assumed thetwo groups would be keptmore or less separate.To be fair, it’s not re-

ally the organizers’ fault.

Everyone is asked whenthey register what theirestimated finishing timewill be and is then placedin staggered groups re-leased in waves with thefastest in front and thegradually slower behindthem.In theory, this will

allow everyone to go attheir targeted pace.Unfortunately, a lot of

people are idiots.As desk-bound office

workers and enthusi-astic supporters of thecity’s burgeoning craftbeer scene, we figuredcompleting the race inan hour to an hour and15 minutes was probablythe best we could do andso chose to join the crewwearing white bibs.

While there were thou-sands of people ahead ofus at the Georgia Streetstarting line on Sundaymorning, there were alsothousands more behindus who signed up to doit in either 1:16-1:45 ormore.So it came as a surprise

when a large number of“runners” began walkingstraight out of the gate.We initially assumed thiswas because some folkslike to warm up by walk-ing at first, which didn’tseem unreasonable givenwe’d spent the past hourstanding cheek to jowl inthe chilly morning shadewaiting for the damnthing to start.But, as the kilometres

went by and we had to

continuously dodge andweave past these slow-moving obstacles, itbecame clear not all ofthem were winded run-ners but instead dedi-cated walkers who buttedtheir way to the frontof the line. Either thator random people whosimply joined the routemidway. (It was hard totell because official bibsare worn on the front,not the back.). Reach-ing the finish line soonstopped being the biggestchallenge.It became suppressing

the urge to elbow themin the ribs when passing,especially in the bottle-necked Cambie Streetonramp near the end.Presumably these are

the same people whostand side by side onescalators.Or merrily hog the

fast lane on highways,which has become sucha problem in B.C. thatMLAs, in a rare show ofbipartisanship, unani-mously agreed last weekto give the cops greaterpower to ticket driverswho aren’t using the leftlane to pass.But while last Sunday’s

Sun Run will surely beour last, it won’t neces-sarily be our last timed10K run seeing as howwe all own smartphonesperfectly capable ofmeasuring our relativesuccess.

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THEATREREVIEWJo [email protected]

Prepare to be verballyassaulted, shocked anddisgusted by the late SarahKane’s Blasted, which pre-miered at the Royal CourtTheatre Upstairs (Lon-don) in January 1995 andis now running at Perfor-mance Works on GranvilleIsland.The reviews back then

were scathing: “this dis-gusting feast of filth” wasthe Daily Mail’s verdictwhile Paul Taylor of TheIndependent wrote thatit was, “like having yourwhole head held downin a bucket of offal.” TheGuardian’s Michael Bil-lington dismissed it as“naïve tosh.” But HaroldPinter and Caryl Churchillrushed to the defenceof what was Kane’s firstplay and many critics,including Billington, haverecanted or to some extentsoftened their opinionfollowing the 2010 LyricHammersmith (London)revival.This Pi Theatre produc-

tion, directed by RichardWolfe, is only the secondprofessional productionmounted in Canada andit’s easy to see why: it’sbleak, violent, harrow-ing and offensive. But itsthemes are important.Kane, who wrote only

five plays before commit-ting suicide in 1999 at theage of 28, suggests the

seeds of brutality lie withinus all, that we are all ca-pable of unimaginable cru-elty. We have probably allasked ourselves if, orderedto do unspeakable things,whether there are circum-stances under which wewould obey those orders.The war in Bosnia was,apparently, her inspira-tion but the implicationis that domestic violence,happening everywhere,every day, is merely oneend of the spectrum, theend point of which is warand all the atrocities thatentails.Kane also makes the

point that our capacity forcruelty may be dormant inpeacetime but is triggeredby war.From the opening line,

spoken by Ian, a for-tysomething sleazebagjournalist upon enteringa high-end hotel room, “Ihave shat in better placesthan this,” the uglinessbegins. And when Cate,a young woman — abit simple — wearing abackpack, nervously fol-lows him into the room,we know instinctivelythat something perverseis going to happen in thisroom.How do we know this?

By the cocksure swaggerof actor Mike Kopsa (Ian).By the nervous frailty ofCherise Clarke (Cate). Bythe gun Ian has holsteredon his body. By the factthat, moments into theplay, Kopsa is half-nakedwith a towel wrappedaround his waist. By

Clarke’s childlike, jit-tery examination of theroom, bouncing on thebed, smelling the bouquetof flowers. Something isdefinitely out of whackhere unless Cate is Ian’sdaughter but somehowinstinctively we know thisis not the case. There’s apower imbalance here andit’s not going to be pretty.The menace ramps up

— way up — following ahuge explosion (fantasti-cally executed by DrewFacey and the crew) andthe arrival of the Soldier(Raresh DiMofte), dressedin filthy camouflage andaiming an assault rifle atIan. This character speaksof such appalling crimeshe has committed, that Iactually thought I couldnot hear what DiMofte wassaying. Later, upon read-ing the script, I realized Ihad heard every horrifyingword; I simply couldn’t orwouldn’t believe my ears.DiMofte’s performancewill get your hair standingon end and haunt yourdreams. Some imageswon’t ever go away.The staging and the

effects are terrific. Theperformances are chill-ingly, frighteningly real. Itis a bleak, bleak vision ofthe present. It’s Beckett+ Pinter + Tarantino andit’s not for every eye orear.For more reviews, go to

joledingham.ca.Blasted is at the Performance

Works Theatre until April 25.Call 604-872-1861 or go topitheatre.com.

Blasted brutally goodPi Theatre tackle Sarah Kane’s controversial play


Arts&Entertainment

Cheryl [email protected]

Bubbles, gumballs andsugar cubes illuminateideas about happiness atthe Museum of Vancou-ver’s new exhibit, StefanSagmeister: The HappyShow, which runs April 23to Sept. 7.You can hop on a

bicycle to light one ofSagmeister’s happinessmaxims in four layers ofneon, step up to a frameand smile for a sensorysurprise and tap a buttonto receive a sunshine-hued card that gives youan immediate task tocomplete.“Find a reflection of

yourself and tell it whatyou really think,” read thecard received by the Cou-rier Thursday afternoon.Sourcing 26,000 yellow

gumballs and ensuring anentrance wall was paintedthe perfect yolk-tonedhue may not have beenthe most joyful tasks forGregory Dreicer, director

of curatorial and engage-ment for MOV, but seeingthe exhibit he first saw inChicago travel to Vancou-ver gives him a flush ofsatisfaction.“I’ve been developing

exhibitions for at least 20years and it’s one of themost engaging exhibitionsI’ve ever seen,” Dreicersaid. “For personal hap-piness, the key is relation-ships to other people,family, friends. But also

for urban happiness,urban wellbeing, it’s actu-ally the same exact thing,it’s relationships betweenpeople, so that’s what gotme excited about bringingit.”The exhibit reflects one

man’s personal 10-yearexploration of happiness,and that man, Sagmeis-ter, is an award-winningdesigner whose clientsinclude HBO, the RollingStones and the Guggen-

heim Museum. Sagmeis-ter has delivered severalpopular TED talks onhappiness and design andwritten multiple books.Exploring wellness,

mindfulness and sex,the exhibit is interactive,playful and colourful inan attempt to connectwith visitors’ intellect andemotions with infograph-ics, video projections andinteractive installations.Visitors to the museumcan preview Sagmeis-ter’s soon-to-be releaseddocumentary, The HappyFilm, and see Sagmeis-ter’s scribblings stretchdown hallways, stairwellsand into restrooms.The Happy Show

combines art, design andsociology, dispelling long-standing myths such asfolks who live in the coun-tryside are more contentedthan — urban dwellers.“It’s a longstanding

myth that cities are isolat-ing places,” Dreicer said.“When sociologists havestudied it, people actuallyform all kinds of networksin cities, the things youcan’t form in the coun-tryside. Maybe you’renot connected to yourneighbours right next toyou, but actually you canfind groups with whomyou can connect to in thecity.”Vancouverites haven’t

struck Dreicer as par-ticularly lonely since herelocated from Chicago inJuly. He reports encoun-tering engaged people in acity with a strong historyof social activism. ButDreicer knows The HappyShow follows a 2012

survey by the VancouverFoundation reporting anoverwhelming sense ofisolation among residents.“I know that there’s a

lot of change going on inthis city, real estate infla-tion, just all kinds of stuff,so I think all these changesare adding to that sense ofdisconnection,” Dreicersaid.The Happy Show is

also timely because UBCscholar John Helliwell isreleasing the third editionof his World HappinessReport Thursday, the daythe exhibit opens.Dreicer, who grew up

in Queens, says in NewYork he didn’t particularlywant to know the peoplewho lived within poten-tially intimate proximity,but he notes the City ofVancouver is keen to seeneighbours connect.“If there’s an earthquake

here, knowing your neigh-bours actually increasesyour chances of survival,”Dreicer said.A companion exhibit

called #makesmehappysaw 10 Vancouverites,including writer AmberDawn, singer-songwriterVeda Hille and hip-hopartist Prevail select an

object from the museum’svaults that sparked happymemories, write a blurbabout it and issue animmediate call to action,such as call your mother.If that doesn’t make

visitors feel more en-gaged, the museum ishosting a series of events,some of which havealready sold out, includ-ing “happy hours” abouthappy politics, money andhappiness, and bikes andbeers.Dreicer mainly hopes

visitors have a good timeat the exhibit, which start-ed in Philadelphia and hasbeen mounted in Paris,Los Angeles, Toronto andChicago.“If they come away with

one new idea about indi-vidual happiness or theirrelationships to others,that’s massive, that wouldbe a massive success,”Dreicer said. “That’s whythis [exhibition] is success-ful, it’s having the impactof making people thinkabout their own lives.”Stefan Sagmeister: The

Happy Show runs at 1100Chestnut St. For moreinformation, see museu-mofvancouver.ca.

twitter.com/Cheryl_Rossi

TheMuseumofVancouver gets happyNew exhibit by renowned artist Stefan Sagmeister aims to put a smile on people’s faces

Twenty-six thousandyellowgumballs arepart of thenewexhibit attheMuseumofVancouver.

“I’ve been developingexhibitions for at least 20years and it’s one of the mostengaging exhibitions I’ve everseen.”—Gregory Dreicer

TheHappyShowrunsuntil Spet. 23at theMuseumofVancouver.


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I love gardening. It’speaceful and productive.It’s rewarding and relax-ing. It is art and it is sci-ence. But is it exercise?My 82-year-old mother-

in-law and I have thisconversation at least oncea year.Her claim is that gar-

dening is her exercise. Sheshovels dirt, divides peren-nials, pulls weeds, trimstrees and plants seeds.Sometimes she stays outin her garden all day. Shegets tired, sweaty and alittle sore — the “good”kind of sore where you feel

your muscles have beenworking harder than usual.There is no doubt that

gardening can be a vigor-ous physical activity andthat it’s good for you, bothphysically and mentally.My claim is that exer-

cise is what humans todayneed to do in a deliberate,methodical way in orderto be able to undertake therigours of daily life and tofully enjoy physical pur-suits such as gardening.In other words, garden-

ing is something we needto exercise for in order todo. We need to prepareour bodies for the bending,lifting, twisting and pullingof gardening and yard work.We need to follow a garden-ing training plan, no matterat 22 or 82 years old!

Gardening is the goal,the peak, the season.In the off-season, that’swhen physical preparationcomes in. Just like trainingfor a sport, you need toincorporate these three ba-sic categories of exercise.The good news is that thetraining can be enjoyableand uncomplicated yetstill effective.

EndurancePrepare your body for

long days of gardening bygoing for long-durationwalks, runs and bike rides.Spend at least 30 minutesdoing these activities, but60 minutes or more iseven better.Make sure your heart

is beating at a rate that isat least 65 to 75 per cent

of its maximum or thatyour effort level feels likea 6.5 or 7.5 out of 10.You should be able totalk but will have to take abreath or two during eachsentence.You should do this type

of training three to fivedays each week for a fewmonths before gardeningseason begins.

RangeofMotionTo avoid injury, make

sure the joints of yourbody, such as knees,shoulders, spine, hips andso on, can move freely, theway they are supposed to.Do exercises such as

yoga, Pilates, as well asdynamic warm up drillsthat focus on alignmentof bones, activation of

supporting muscles, andmovement around thejoints.This type of activity

can be practised all yearlong. It’s even a good ideato perform some of theseexercises before and aftera gardening session.

StrengthStrength training by lift-

ing weights and/or usingbody weight as resistancewill condition your mus-cles for the heavy work ofgardening.You will be able to

perform more difficulttasks such as digging out aclump of hardy perennialsor shovelling and moving afew yards of top soil. Youwill be less likely to haveaching muscles for days

afterwards.Strength training should

be performed once ortwice each week for a fewmonths before gardeningseason begins.And as for my 82-year-

old mother-in-law, shewalks her dog year roundand does Pilates fromOctober through to April.She is definitely trainingfor gardening season.Remember to ask your

friendly, neighbourhoodfitness professional ifyou need advice aboutthe types of exercise youshould be doing.Darnelle Moore is co-

founder of Eastside Fitness.She believes that every bodycan be fit and strong. Reachher at [email protected].

Whygardening isn’t exerciseYou need exercise — endurance, strength and flexibility — in order to garden

Sharel Foisy has been gardening at the John McBride community garden for the last five years. Gardening is hard work, so be sure to exercise to prepare your body for toiling in the fields.PHOTO DAN TOULGOET


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