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BOBMACKINContributing writer

Danny Kornfeld doesnt want to see OakridgeCentre transformed into Vancouvers answer toBurnabys Metrotown.On Aug. 11, he showed his opposition to theproposed redevelopment by posting a banner reading No-akridge, including the address for a Facebook group, be-tween the fth and sixth oors of the malls little-knowncondominiums.Everybody thinks this is just an extension of the of-

fice tower. City councillors didnt know we lived here,said Kornfeld, a resident of the Oakridge area since1973 who moved to the 32-unit Terraces a year-and-a-half ago.Kornfeld wont be surprised if Oakridge landlord

Ivanhoe Cambridge sends a letter ordering the removalof his 22-foot by four-foot banner. Ultimately, he fearsthe Westbank Development proposal to build 13 towers,ranging from 18 to 45 storeys, will be rubber-stampedby the Vision Vancouver majority city council late thisfall.I think theyre putting the needs of the developer before

everybody, Kornfeld said.Ivanhoe Cambridge did not respond with comment by

deadline.Henriquez Partners Architects, on behalf of Westbank

and Ivanhoe Cambridge, applied in October 2012 for thecommercial, ofce, and residential redevelopment thatwould include 2,818 residential units.The Terraces is at the northeast corner of the site, adja-

cent to the Canada Line station, in the top three oors ofa mixed-use, six-storey building. A 43-storey tower is pro-posed south of the Terraces and a 45-storey tower is pro-posed to the west.The existing residential development most impacted is

the Terraces, said the citys May 21 Issues and Directionsreport on the Oakridge Centre rezoning.

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STANLEY TROMPContributing writer

Nearly 1,000 people gath-ered in the gym of the Mar-pole-Oakridge CommunityCentre at 59th Avenue andOak Street on Sunday to learn moreabout the citys planned rezoning ofsouth Vancouver and to protest pro-posed developments. Themeetingwas

organized by the Marpole ResidentsCoalition, an anti-densication group.A steady stream of visitors came to

the Stop Rezoning petitions set up ontables in the gym. About 1,500 peoplehave signed our petition so far, all ofthem Marpole residents, and we think1,000morewill today, said Jesse Johl,president of the Hillcrest CommunityAssociation.In speaking to many residents at the

meeting, the Courier was unable to lo-cate one who supported the city rezon-ing or any of the potential land devel-opments (on or off the record). Manycomplained of what they called thecitys lack of consultation and transpar-ency, and poor notication of the threeopen houses in June. Stop the Rezon-ing signs can be seen on lawns of hous-es and duplexes throughout the area.

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The context of the Terraces will besignificantly altered by the proposed re-development, going from an expansive,relatively suburban setting to a distinctlyurban one with associated adjacenciesand shadow impacts. While acknowledg-ing the degree of change, staff believesthat the shadowing impacts and adjacen-cies are acceptable.For strata council president HeatherWye,

ghting city hall is both new and daunting.Its been great to have Danny [Kornfeld],

he thinks on his feet and he can focus onstuff, Wye said. Many of us are very con-cerned that the city is building a seconddowntown in themiddle of a predominantlysingle-family neighbourhood.Oakridge is not alone as a target for tow-

er developers. A 31-storey tower is plannedfor Joyce-Collingwood and a 35-oortower is planned near the Canada LinesMarine Drive Station. A 70-storey tower is

proposed for Brentwood Town Centre inBurnaby.B.C.s tallest tower is the Shangri-la in

downtown Vancouver at 58 storeys.Westbank Projects Corp. donated

$11,705.70 to Vision Vancouver for the2011 campaign. The company is developingthe 53-storey Telus Garden tower in down-town Vancouver.

If approved, Oakridge would be remadefor a second time. The original shoppingmall, Vancouvers rst, opened in 1959 andwas renovated in 1984. The 28.5 acre siteincludes 3,000 parking spots. A 2007 rede-velopment proposal was shelved because ofthe recession.

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The citys draft community plan forMarpole entails rezoning to permit moremixed-use buildings, apartments up to 12storeys, highrises and stacked townhous-es. A map shows that the neighbourhood bounded by 64th and 70th Avenues andfromHeather to Granville Streets is nowhome mainly to single-family residencesand duplexes.The draft rezoning plan is due to be pre-

sented to city councillors for their consid-eration on Oct. 24. Before that, on Sept.24, council will debate whether to extendconsultation on the Grandview-Woodlandand Marpole community plans for sixmonths.City Hall does things by omission,

said Johl. They fail to consult and tellthe community whats happening. Andwhen the community does find out,they light their hair on fire because itssomething theyre not wanting. I dontthink anyone in this room is against alldevelopment, but this is development atbreakneck speed.The Courier could not reach any Vision

councillor or city staffer on Sunday to re-ply to the residents concerns. But last Fri-day, it spoke to Matt Shillito, city plannerfor the South Vancouver area, who said,In general, we have found there is muchless concern about densification in thearterial areas, and more so in the singlefamily areas.He added that Marpoles proximity to the

Canada Line rapid transit route is one of themain drivers of the planning process, andthat there is a possibility that the resultsfrom the Marpole open houses could be re-leased before Sept. 24.

After Penny Ballem became city man-ager, city staffers were forbidden to talkto the media without the approval of thecitys public relations branch, but last Fri-day the restriction went a step further.

The Couriers previous talks with Shillitohad been done one-on-one, but now as apart of new policy, city halls communica-tions manager Sandy Swanton insisted onlistening in on Shillitos phone interview

by speakerphone. It marks the first timein 15 years this reporter was barred fromspeaking to a Vancouver city planner inprivate.

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Residents gather at the Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre for a meeting organized by the Marpole Residents Coalition, an anti-densication group.


Danny Kornfeld, a resident of the Oakridgearea, displayed a banner from his condoprotesting the proposed towers.

Many of us are very concerned that thecity is building a second downtown in themiddle of a predominantly single-familyneighbourhood.HeatherWye, strata council president


Apparently it really is safe to goback in the water off Sunset andSecond beaches.The beaches were closed recentlytoswimming,wadingandotherwateractivities,and according to Vancouver Coastal Health, itwasourextendedwarmspellcombinedwithanincrease in sunbathers, dogs, geese and boatersthathelpedelevateE.colicountstothepointthewaterwasdeemedunsafe.Water samples takenat JerichoBeachhad in-

dicated risingE. coli levels aswell butnotnearlyas extreme as Sunset and Second. As of Aug. 9,the E. coli count at Sunset Beachwas 320 com-pared to210atSecondand56atJericho.The health authority carried out repeated

daily sampling of the water until the E. colicount dropped below the acceptable Canadianguidelines for recreational water quality of 200colony-formingunitsper100millilitresofwater.Asof lastThursday,thosenumbershaddroppedto120atSecondBeachand140atSunset.Of course, after watching way too many TV

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BIOBLITZIll be writing a longer story for Fridays edi-tion of the Courier about the celebrations andevents taking place this upcoming weekend inStanleyPark inhonourof thecitys125thbirth-day, but in themeanwhile heres a teaser.The Stanley Park Ecology Society is cel-

ebrating the occasion with what its calling theBioBlitz, Aug. 24 and 25, an apt descriptionsince it includes dozens of events at various lo-cations all held within two days. In fact, therearesomanyevents itwas toughtodecidewhichones to mention, so anyone interested shouldreally check out the societys website. But hereare some highlights, including Upcycling Eng-lish Ivy and Stanley Park NightWalk at SecondBeach, the Wildlife Safari Walk and Bat MistNetting Survey out of Lumbermans Arch, andthe Amphibian and Reptile Walk and TrackingDownNatureforWildlifePhotographyWalkbe-ginningatLostLagoon.Foracompletescheduleandmapofevents, visit stanleyparkecology.ca.

ENGAGE AND EDUCATEThe Vancouver Aquarium is also getting in-volved in Celebrate! Stanley Park celebra-tions taking place this weekend. The aquar-iumsmobile education program, the Aquavan,will be at Lumbermans Arch Aug. 24 and 25 toprovide up close and personal encounters witha variety of livemarine invertebrates, includinglive sea stars, crabs, anemones and sea urchins.Infoatvanaqua.org.

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While the Fair at the PNE hasa long list of bands and mu-sicians playing the WestJetConcert Stage as part of theSummer Nights Concert Series, over at theChevrolet Performance Stage are the trib-ute artists.Thismarks the 13th year Bobby Brucewill

have crowds at the PNE on their feet sing-ing along with Sweet Caroline, CracklinRosie, and Holly Holy, as Nearly Neil ac-companied by the Solitary Band, Sept. 1and 2. Bruce formed the band in 1998 andhas since taken his Neil Diamond tributearound the world.If Neil Diamonds not to your musical lik-

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personator LuisaMarshall takes to the stageAug. 30 and 31. It was Marshalls voice, andlegs, that helped propel her to the title ofWorld Rock and Roll Tribute Artist Cham-pion. Marshalls tribute to the Queen ofRock and Roll includes Turners biggest hits and some very short skirts.No tribute concertwouldbe completewith-

out a nod to ABBA, the Swedish pop groupthat brought the world such hits as DancingQueen, Waterloo and Honey, Honey.Though the group eventually enjoyed

super stardom, the four original membersbroke up in the 1980s, after littlemore than adecade together. But theworld has never for-gottenABBAandneither has ABRACadabra,the tribute band that helps keep the groupsmusic alive. ABRACadabra performsAug. 28and 29 on the Chevrolet Performance Stage.Tribute Nights performances take place eachevening at 7 and 8:30 p.m. The PNE runsnow through Sept. 2.

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Transit riders who use TransLinksnew Compass Card are going tohave to remember to tap in whenthey start their bus trips and tap outso theywont be charged for three zones.Derek Zabel, senior communications adviser

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That will pretty much be idiosyncratic to thepersons situation.The Compass Card is a reloadable electronic

fare card to be used inMetro Vancouver. It willreplace all of TransLinks passes and tickets, in-cluding those forWestCoastExpress.The revelation that those who pay cash on

buseswill have to pay a second fare upon trans-ferring to rail sparked a furor last week. Trans-Link estimates 6,000 of its 1.2million daily rid-erspaybus fareswithcashandtransfer to rail.Zabel said similar systems inLondonandPar-

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TransLink estimates converting bus fare box-es to issue tickets that could access fare gates atrail stationswouldcost$25million.Retrottingsomeof thevendingmachineson rail platformsto acceptmagnetic strip bus tickets is estimatedtocostaminimumof$9million.Compass Cards can be obtained for a $6 re-

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Faresaver ticketpricesremainedthesamewhenfareswere last raised, so thosewho travel threezones with Faresavers may notice smaller dis-countswith theCompassCard.Zabel said tapping in and out wouldnt slow

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main and sorry, youre thefamily, youre not included,said Monica Moberg, the newDPAC chair. And parents are

feeling like theyre not beinglistened toandheard.That was just one of the

many priorities identied atthis past weekends annualretreat. The district council isgoing towork tomake schoolsmore culturally, physically andpsychologically safe and to ad-dress low aboriginal gradua-tion rates. The parent councilplans to focus on the transi-tion fromGrades 5 to 9, a timewhen Moberg says schoolsstart to lose students.DPAC is concerned about

early diagnosis and interven-tion when it comes to learn-ingdisabilities, giftedchildrenand those with mental healthdisorders.Its not even a matter of

funding so much as its a mat-ter of having the people withthe skills to do the testing,Moberg said. People withthose qualications can makeso much more money in theprivate sector that theyre re-ally not interested in workingfor theschoolboard.DPAC plans to concentrate

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that we have a United Na-tions of people on DPAC thisyear.We have several Chinesemembers, we have peoplefrom Iran, we would like tohavesomebodyrepresentativeof every ethnicity, Mobergsaid. She encourages parentsto sign on to DPACs mailinglist at vsbdpac.ca.

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Dear Pamela Wallin, Can I callyou Pamela? I know youre asenator now, former diplomat,Order of Canada and all that,but Im a reporter, you used to be a re-porter. You remember what it was like,right?Okay, maybe I better stick to Ms. Wallin.

Because amnesia appears tohaveovertakenyou and your Senate colleagueMikeDuffy.First, no one likes the Senate. There are

people who defend it as a necessary institu-tion, who see it as a necessary evil, or thosewho just see it as too difcult to eliminategiven the constitutional challenges. But noone gets the warm fuzzies when they think of the red chamber. We think ofsenators who spentmost of their year inMexico.We think of political appoin-tees who are accountable to no one. We roll our eyes and shrug and wish wedidnt have topay for it allwhen it accomplishes so little.Ms. Wallin, you worked for CBC and CTV for years, including working as

anOttawa bureau chief.One of the bread and butter stories for all reporters is nding out how pol-

iticians have spent our money. We write a lot of stories about budgets, butwe also really, really like to write stories about politicians who spend publicmoney on themselves. Expensive hotels, big restaurant bills for lobster andchampagne, trips abroad.So when the Senate is held in such low regard and free-spending politi-

cians are thepiatas of thepress andpublic,whyare yougettingyourbackupabout the investigation into your travel expenses?Ms.Wallin, you spentmorethan half amillion dollars on travel and billed it to the Senate for four years.Thats more money than most Canadians will see in 10 years, to cover all

their expenses. The vastmajority of Canadiansdo not have plane ticketspaid for by someone elseso we can commute fromSaskatchewan to Ottawa,much less to and from To-ronto.And that seems tobeabig

part of the problem there. Itseems that about $121,000of your expenses were im-proper in someway. You sayyoull pay it all back.But youalso lashed out and said theinvestigation into your ex-penses was fundamentally

awedandunfair.Thatpositiondoesntmakemuchsense.Youreapowerfulandwellconnected

person. Youhave the resources to ght back if you feel youve beenwrongly ac-cused. You could drag this whole thing into the courts. Instead, youre actingexactly likeapoliticianthrowingaroundblame,sayingyourenotat fault,butbackingdownrather thanhave toactuallydefendyourself inanofcialway.Of course, that may yet happen, as the details of the investigation have

now been handed over to the RCMP. This story could still nd its last chap-ters written by a judge.The expense issueswith the Senate, particularly withMs.Wallin, andMac

Harb andMike Duffy and Patrick Brazeau, have been an embarrassment forthe Conservatives, as well as a reminder of past Liberal misdeeds, thanks toHarbs inclusion. But if you still had a journalistic bone left in your body, youcould have avoided this entirely, Ms. Wallin. Did you really even need a jobas a senator? Did you need themoney, after yourmany high-ying jobs? Didyou think youd have inuence, in the part of government that does virtuallynothing?Did you think you deserved a new title, somehow?You went from being someone whose job was to hold the powerful ac-

countable, to being powerful and largely unaccountable. You thenwent on aspending spreewith public cash.Really, whatwere you expecting? A hug?

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READERSADDENEDBYLOSSOFPNESGUIDEDWALKSTo the editor:Re: Camel, croc and kan-

garoo meat on the menu at thePNE, Aug. 14.While yougive us the low-down

on thedeep-fried (and, Imsure,completely healthy!) foods at thisyearsPNE, youmight be interest-ed to hear that thePNE is no lon-ger offering guidedwalks aroundTheSanctuary. For thepast fewyears these tours, running threetimesdaily, havebeenshowingpeople thewonders of the little bitof green space clawedback fromthe concrete jungle andencourag-ingparticipants to learn and shareinformation about someof themore commonplants found there,hear about cultural andecologicalimportanceof theseplants, andgenerally discover thepeacefulsetting offering abreak from therazzmatazz of the fairground.This is sad for several reasons.

Firstly,manypeople on thePNEgroundsdonot even realize thata sanctuary area exists,with itslovely lake, tall trees, shrubs andgreenery offering amodicumoftranquility. Secondly, this areaneeds all the support and inter-est it canget in light of thenotaltogether excellent introduction ofshing in a sanctuarywherebirdsnest, stop on theirmigration orlive year round.Guidedwalks alsogive anopportunity to discuss thepolitics behindmaintenanceof thisgreen spaceand raise awarenessthatwhenever thePNE is not inprogress, this is a freepark opento all year-round. This is some-thingmanypeople donot evenknow. They think they canonly ac-cess itwhile the fair happening. Itis a hiddengem ina very industrialpart of Vancouver thewholearea shouldhavebeengreenspaceoriginally until they pavedover paradiseanddropping

thesewalks during the fair is re-ducing thePNEstill further to thelandof fast food andhucksterism,with little else to offer a pleasantdiversion andanopportunity tolearn about the other side of theconcrete jungle.Rosemary Taylor,Vancouver

CITYCRITICIZEDFORTRYINGTOREWRITEHISTORYTo the editor:Re: Rebel hoods meet to

ght city hall, Aug. 14.I am surprised and angered by

planning director Brian Jacksonsattempt to rewrite history.In the story, he states that there

were 40 to 60 opportunities forpeople to comment on the plans through open houses, onlinecomments, special events, one-on-onemeetingswith specialinterest groups, but fails to notethat specic land use and rezon-ing planswere notmentioned ata single one of themprior to thepublication of their draft plan inJune this year. I attended and ac-tively participated in every singleevent and yet even I was shockedby the degree of change that wasproposed.During open houses in July,

Jackson publicly stated his rec-ognition that the entire processhad been awed by a failure toproperly communicate, and yetnow, once again, he appearsto be blaming the residents fortheir inability to respond to theplanning departments so-calledoutreach.Jackson is well aware of the

level of distrust with city plannersthat currently exists in Grand-view-Woodland. Statements thattry to rewrite history against allthe facts can only exacerbate thatdistrust. This is doubly disap-pointing given the progress in his

understanding that we thoughthad beenmade in July.Jak King,President, Grandview-WoodlandArea Council

CITYSSILENCEONROADALLOWANCESPEAKSVOLUMESTo the editor:Re: Bike path decision ap-

palls, Letter, Aug. 2.I was waiting for our city

planners to respond to a veryconstructive suggestion by RickAngus (letters, July 31) and byDavidWilson (letters, August 2)regarding the Point Grey bikelane. Silence speaks volumes.Unlikemany other cities, Van-couver can accommodate bikelanes without affecting the spaceon our roads available to cars.Rightful concerns by bike ridersfor their safety can thus be easilyaddressed. Obviously, the currentcity policy is not intent on provid-ing transportation alternatives.Rather, the city has unilaterallydecided on a forceful conver-sion of car drivers to bike riders.Themethod is tomake the carusers frustrated with the reduc-tion of the presently availableroad surface and bymaking thetrafc less efcient with clumsyengineering. Forget about rainand cold. Also, forget about theunfortunate old and the veryyoung. If you have to have sup-plies delivered, it further increas-es the congestion and pollution.Obviously, we are not witnessingrational decisionmaking but adisplay of obscure dogma andundue power. Furthermore, whydoes the implementation of suchirrational decision cost $6mil-lion? Diversion of car trafc canbe easily achieved by putting upnew trafc signs.Thomas Bonac,Vancouver

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Fillinghistorygaps takesa tumblewithFreedom

Ifell off the wagon a couple of weeksago, but its one that has nothing todo with alcohol. Earlier this year, itdawned on me for the 1,000th timehow plentiful the holes are in my educa-tion, notably in the history department.When I didnt know exactly when the

Roman Empire fell despite devouringevery episode of Rome and Spartacus Iknew drastic measures needed to be tak-en. As well, I have a niece currently doinga masters degree in history (her focus isstudying the Royal Societys 17th centuryRepository catalogue) whose vast knowl-edge only serves to amplify my lack of it. Im older. I should know morethan her, shouldnt I?And as Spanish philosopher George Santayana wrote: Those who can-

not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. (To which Kurt Von-negut brilliantly retorted: Were doomed to repeat the past no matterwhat. Thats what it is to be alive.)To start lling in the chasms, I made a pact with myself: Out with the

ction, in with the non-ction. I need to ll in the many gaps in my pot-holed pedagogic formation already.It didnt matter what kind of non-ction it was as long as I was go-

ing to learn something, which is why I picked up Jeff Rubins The End ofGrowth, which examines how cheap oil drives economies and what willhappenwhen that cheap oil runs out leaving no easy answers to renewingprosperity. Until this book, my main interest in global oil prices startedand stopped at the gas pumps and my guilt over commuting to work in aminivan. Id heard of crude, but Id never heard of the term Brent crude.See why I needed to get more informed? Rubins uid writing style andease with explaining global markets and how the pain of Greeces nan-cial troubles eventually trickle down to my doorstep make it a must readfor those wanting to understand how our dysfunctional economic worldfunctions. Its not pretty, but its important to know.Rubin even cites the Roman Empire in Chapter 2 (Debt is Energy Inten-

sive), noting how the ruins of Italy, which survived the fall of the RomanEmpire, the Dark Ages and two world wars only to crumble in the 21st-century due to a lack of government funds (thanks to austerity measures)to maintain ancient monuments.As with many books of non-ction, however, this one sits half-nished

onmy night table. Rubins ne work has been usurped by Max I. Dimonts1962 book Jews, God andHistory, which sat on a shelf atmy parents houseafter its original owner, my Auntie Erna, passed away. When I ippedthrough the pages and stumbled on the word Visigoths, I knew Id foundmy Holy Grail so to speak a date-laden book that would ll my histor-ic vacuum. Dimont spans the centuries and circles the globe to tell the4,000-year odyssey of the Jewish people from Babylonia to 1960s Israel.He obviously cant tell the Jewish story without putting it into a wider his-torical context that includes pagan history from 4500 BC, Greco-Romanhistory, Christianity, the Islamic period andmodern history. Whats not tolike? Andwho knew Christianity actually existed 200 years before Jesuswas on the scene? (page 133) Did that get your attention?Well, youd bet-ter read Dimonts book, but be prepared. Its so loaded with information,you if youre short on memory like I amwill have to reread passagesbefore the information sticks.I hadnoplan to stop readingDimont, butoutof theblueanold friendcalled

and said she wanted to give me Jonathan Franzens 2010 novel Freedom. Itreminded her of me, she said. I was intrigued. Im also a sucker for a goodstory and Franzen, whose earlier novel The Corrections remains one ofmy fa-vourite reads of all time, was too good to pass up. I got pulled in from pageone, though I amnowwondering exactlywhat it is about Patty Berglund thatremindsmy friendofme? Inany case, nighttime reading returned to thebliss-ful experience I remember.My fall from thenon-ctionwagonwas complete,though Iwill dip back into Rubins andDimonts bookswhen ignorance rearsits uglyhead. FornowFranzen ismyman.His skill at capturing contemporarylife is unparalleled andmerciless. And I still do learn things. Its also summer.A person can only take somuch heavy reading on hot summer nights.

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1 . The high-ying swing ride remains a popularxture at Playland.

2 . The ever-popular Superdogs make theirreturn to the PNE Coliseum, showing off theiragility skills, and pulling off some fancy dancemoves to Footloose.

3 . LaShay Carr and Tyquane Wright take in thePNE and Playlands rides during the openingday of the fair on Saturday. Originally from NewYork and now living in Vancouver with many a fairunder their belts, ranging from Alburquerque toAustralia, the couple says, This is the best fairweve been to.

4 . Jack Hunter, of the Super Foot Long Hot Dogsstand, has worked at the PNE for 72 years.

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1. Re-establish a routine After a relaxedsummer being quickly forced into a strict routinecan be difficult and stressful, especially for youngchildren. Use the last week or two of summervacation as preparation for whats ahead. Have yourchild practice getting up and dressed at the sametime and if possible take it a step further and plan amorning activity that will require them to leave thehouse at a specific time. Getting them back into aroutine before school starts will make the back-to-school transition that much easier.

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According to Vancouver dietitian GloriaTsang, founder of nutrition networkhealthcastle.com and reputable author,its not just sweet treats that are loadedwith sugar. Everyone understands thatdesserts have sugar in them, Tsangsays. But parents may not realize howmuch sugar theyre packing in their kidslunches now that sugar has become sucha common ingredient in foods targetedat kids.

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Skip all-in-one lunch products:Convenience lunches (like pre-packedmeat, cheese, crackers, apple slices)may include sugar in breads, dressings,and drinks, as well as the dessert. Pack asandwich using dinner leftovers instead

Avoid kids yogurt and yogurt drinks:Fruit-flavoured yogurt marketed to kidsmay contain sugar or sweeteners but noreal fruit. Pack a small grown-up-styleyogurt instead.

Skip the fruit chews: Fruit chews androll-ups are more candy than fruit. Makeyour own fruit leather or pack fresh,dried, or canned (in juice) fruit instead.

Check the granola bar: Some granolabars feature whole grains and plenty offibre, but others are essentially candybars masquerading as health food.Check the label.

Skip the soda and the fruit drink:Drinks are a huge source of sugar. Packlow-fat milk, water, or 100% fruit juice(not fruit drink, which is packed withsugar and has little real juice).

When trying to cut sugar from kidslunches, dont assume products withlow-sugar or sugar-free claims are agood choice they may contain artificialsweeteners. Find healthier options thatcan help your kids get the nutrition theyneed and stay focused throughout theschool day.

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Vancouvers markets are rolling out thered (apples?) to help parents create thewinningest lunches and after-schoolsnacks to satisfy childrens discerning

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Coris Kitchen is in the business ofcreating prepared foods for healthconscious and busy consumers. Productsare preservative-free with no artificialingredients. Sold in grocery stores, delisand specialty food shops, this productline includes dips, soups, pizzas, meatpies, salads and desserts.

Cori Bonina (pictured, far right), the Cori ofCoris Kitchen, is also the owner of StongsMarket, located on Dunbar St. Besidesgrowing up in the family food business,Bonina cooks. And to do that well youneed a generous spirit and a big heart.

Bonina began her prepared foodbusiness in 2009 with the philosophythat food-to-go should be free fromartificial anything. The Kitchen uses thesame foods you use, sourcing the bestfrom trusted suppliers who also believethat good food begins with goodingredients. (This also keeps her chefshappy and inspired!)

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shortcuts because they compromise ourstandards, says Bonina on her website.Being a local company means wedeliver fresh and frequently. We alsohear you when you tell us somethingimportant. Your voice helps us get better.And were not just saying that. We likewhat we do and we care!

Bonina knows that busy parents cantalways create food from scratch for kidslunches, so she has a line of lunch-boxfriendly pizza, dips for veggies and meatpies, etc. that nutritiously fill up hungry,

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On Friday, Aug.30, visit Stongs onDunbar (Stongs.com)anytime between1 and 5 pm for ademo on making(and tasting) greatdips. For example,

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The Coris Kitchenselection is availableat the followingstores: Stongs Market,East End Food Co-op, East West Market,Central Gourmetand Jacksons Meats,among others. Go tocoriskitchen.ca for more info.

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Cut the clutter With new school supplies,clothing, and endless amounts of homeworkstreaming into the house, take a moment before thechaos starts to purge items that you no longer wantor need. This includes clothing, toys, electronics andold school supplies. Take donations to charity (orestablish hand-me-downs) and enjoy the newfoundspace in your home.

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You hear the word metabolism mentioned a lot these days.There are metabolic disorders, inherited or acquired, thatrequire medical treatment, but fat burning rate is whatcomes to mind for most when they think of the bodysmetabolism.

How does she stay so slim? youll hear. Oh, shes gota good metabolism, is the reply. The ability to burn fat islikely inherited through your parents genes, but is also anoutcome of your metabolic rate.

Take two people of approximately equal sized frame, height,and the same gender. Each consumes the same amount ofcalories and types of food, and expends the same energy inexercise or sedentary behaviour.

One person is slim or of medium size, and the other is over-weight, perhaps obese. The fallacy of fuel in and energy out

resulting in the identical outcome is debatable. We all knowpeople with ridiculously high metabolisms, who simplydont gain weight no matter what type of lifestyle behaviourthey practise.

We also tend to blame aging for our slower burn. Weightdoesnt come off as easily now Im in my 40s. Must be mymetabolism slowing down. Apparently this is only partytrue, but it does make a great excuse.

(An important thing to note is - dont assume that metabolismis solely responsible for unusual weight gain or sluggishness.An underactive thyroid [especially for women] can be the cul-prit. A simple blood test at your doctors lab can rule this inor out as a cause.)

The question remains: what can we learn from the variancesin regard to our metabolism? Plenty.

Metabolism 101Metabolism is affected by body compositionthe amountof muscle you have compared to the amount of fat,according to an article written by Sandra Friedman forheretohelp.bc.ca.

Muscle uses more energy to maintain itself than fat sopeople who are more muscular and have a lower percent-age of body fat are said to have a higher metabolism thanthose who are less muscular, even though they might bethe same height and weight.

Friedman states that other factors that influence metabo-lism are genetic heritage, ethnic background, hormoneand thyroid levels, age, stress, history of dieting and howmuch exercise we do.

Everybodys metabolism is different because everybodys bod-ies convert food into fuel and nutrients at different rates, shesays. Think of metabolism as two different types of woodcedar and oak. The cedar burns quickly when you set it onfire. The oak burns very slowly. You can burn more of cedarin the same amount of time that it takes to burn the oak.

Friedman recommends you make friends with your metabo-lism. What kind of body type do you have - is it muscularor round? Who do you take after in your family? Where doyou fit on a continuum of fast burning to slow burning?

And once you know how your metabolism works, youcan stop pressuring yourself to be like someone whosemetabolism is different from yours.


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Use all available resources. Health careprofessionals can be a great resource for developingstrategies to better cope with arthritis at work. Forexample, get an ergonomic assessment from a profes-sional trained in arthritis issues. Simple modificationscan create a physical work environment that does notaggravate your arthritis.

Try to negotiate flexible work hours. Theability to work from home, work part-time, or modifyyour work schedule allows you to plan your workwhile taking your arthritis into consideration. In thelong run this may improve productivity and decreasesick days. Women with greater flexibility and autono-my at work are less likely to stop working.

Educate your coworkers and employer.Too many people do not understand what it meansto have inflammatory arthritis. Fatigue can be misin-terpreted as laziness, unpredictable flares can be seenas lack of reliability and physical limitations can beignored by employers and coworkers only educationcan challenge these misconceptions.

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