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With 84 per cent of eligi-ble voters casting a ballot inits 2011 municipal election,Bowen Island sure knowshow to get its vote on.Langford, with an

abysmal 14 per cent voterturnout, does not.Vancouver?Voters here

at least beat the provincialaverage of 29.5 per cent fornumber of people who casta ballot in the 2011 munici-pal elections in B.C.A reasonable 35 per cent

of the citys 418,878 eligiblevoters had their say in 2011as to whom they wanted oncouncil, school board andpark board.But according toVancou-

vers city clerk JaniceMacK-enzie,who doubles as chiefelection ofcer, it was anotherpoor showing at the polls.Thats about a third of

the eligible voting popula-tion that are selecting thedecision makers, so nothats not good enough,MacKenzie told reporters atcity hallWednesday as sheexplained how the city plansto increase voter turnout forthe Nov. 15 election.Whats good enough?The higher, the better,

she said.The citys goal is to have a

60 per cent voter turnout by2025 but will settle with a

four to ve per cent increasein this Novembers election.The 2011 election cost

$2.1 million and the citywill spend an additional$600,000 this year on anumber of measures to getmore people to the polls.That includes almost

tripling the number of ad-vanced voting days to eight,beginning Nov. 4 from 8a.m. to 8 p.m.For the rst time ever, the

city will allow voters to castballots in the Oakridge andInternationalVillage malls,theVancouver Art Galleryand some post-secondaryinstitutions.The city will experiment

with sip-and-puff technologyfor disabled voters, audioequipment for the hearingimpaired and amagnicationdevice to enlarge the ballot atthe citys 120 polling stations.Were wanting to make

voting as easy and as con-venient as possible, saidMacKenzie, noting reasonsfor the lack of interest inprevious civic electionscould be rooted in peoplebeing busy, not familiar withthe issues or believed theirvote didnt matter.The candidates and

campaign platforms alsoplay a part in voter turnoutas evidenced in 2002 whenLarry Campbell and COPEwon a huge majority.

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more interested in whatMayor Gregor Robertsonand all but one of his coun-cillors poor GeorgeAfeck earned in theirroles last year as directorswith MetroVancouver.I just happened to have

MetroVancouvers state-ment of nancial infor-mation for 2013 on mycomputer screen.So here we go, in alpha-

betical order: NPA Coun. Elizabeth

Ball, who is considered analternate director, collected$1,770 and spent $20 onexpenses. Green Party Coun.

Adriane Carr, also an

alternate, earned $708 anddidnt le for any expenses.VisionVancouver Coun.

Heather Deal pulled in$23,010 and spent $551.Last time I checked, Dealwas the chairperson ofMetros environment andparks committee.Vision Coun. Kerry

Jang, who is on Metrosnance and housing com-mittees, earned $9,204 andspent $110.Vision Coun. Raymond

Louie is vice-chairpersonof the MetroVancouverregional board and chair-person of Metros intergov-ernmental committee. Sothat kind of explains the$35,433 he pulled in andthe $9,165 he spent.Vision Coun. Geoff

Meggs, who is a memberof Metros housing andtransportation committees,earned $16,284 and spent$6,725. Robertson collected

$5,310 and didnt expenseanything.Vision Coun.Andrea

Reimer pulled in $15,576.She spends a lot of time withMetroVancouver as a mem-ber of the regional planningand agriculture committee,the aboriginal relations com-mittee and the zero wastecommittee. Plus, she is amember ofMetros so-calledengagement task force.

Vision Coun.TimStevenson is the vice-chair-person of the Electoral AreaA standing committee.Hemade $9,204 and spent $70.Vision Coun.Tony

Tang, an alternate, collect-ed $1,416 and spent $10.What about Afeck, you

say?

Well, the mayor never ap-pointed him as a director.The earnings of themayor

and councillors are, of course,on top of what they earn fromthe City ofVancouver.Robertson earned

$148,849 last year, while themajority of councillors made$68,320. Reimer andTang

earned a few bucks more $71,061 each for theirdeputy mayor duties.City manager Penny Bal-

lem earned $339,219 andPolice Chief Jim Chu made$328,691. Last years topearner, however, was FireChief John McKearney,who topped all earningswith $347,762.That sum was accom-

panied by an asterisk incity documents whichexplained exempt staff waseligible for an optionallump sum gratuity andvacation payouts.So you know what that

means, dont you?Yes, thats right fresh-

en up that resume and getyour application into theVancouver re department.Or become a well-paid cop.As you just read, some

politicians make decent coin.A city manager job

sounds interesting, too.Or maybe consider the

lucrative eld of journalism.I said maybe.

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TheVancouver SchoolBoard hadnt decided whatto do about summer schoolas of the Couriers printdeadlineThursday morning.Summer school is sched-

uled to start inVancouveron July 2.VSB public relations

manager Kurt Heinrichsaid the board was waitingfor the Labour RelationsBoard to rule whetherremedial summer schoolfor secondary students whohad failed a course is anessential service.The LRB told the Courier

Wednesday afternoon that atime for the hearing had notyet been set.The B.C. Public School

EmployersAssociationasked the LRBTuesday todesignate remedial pro-grams as essential services.B.C.Teachers Federation

president Jim Iker said thefederation chose to extendthe strike to summer schoolbecause the federation

hasnt seen progress at thebargaining table.The holdup now is a

lack of commitment fromgovernment to adequatelyfund improvements to classsize, class composition, andstafng levels for special-ist teachers, Iker said in aBCTF press release.Education Minister

Peter Fassbender says thegovernment and BCTFare far apart.Mediation can cer-

tainly help us to adjustthat package, he said in apress statement. We arewilling to explore puts andtakes, small moves hereand there. But mediationwill not split the differencebetween our respectivepositions. A mediator willnot shake loose hundredsof millions of dollars thatwe simply do not have.The BCTF and BCPSEA

were to talkWednesdayafternoon.Iker urged parents, trust-

ees and the public to pres-sure Premier Christy Clarkto fund a deal for teachersthat would adequately ad-dress class size, compositionand stafng ratios.

Heinrich said theVSBhas cancelled summercamps for internationalstudents that would havegrossed $405,000 for theboard.The cancellation ofacademic summer schoolclasses for international stu-dents would mean the lossof $360,000 in tuition.Heinrich said theVSB

has roughly 17,000 registra-tions for summer schoolcourses and only a fractionof those are for remedialcourses.OutgoingVSB student

trustee Nick Milum callsthe continuing strife frus-trating.I realize that the teach-

ers are ghting for studentneeds and if there weresmaller class sizes and therewas better composition inschools that would allowfor a much better learningenvironment, he said. ButIm still frustrated on thesense that it has affectedstudents so much in thelast month, especially withexams around this time,with year end projects andwith marks, too.For updates, see vsb.bc.ca.

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footbridge passes over traintracks, and stairs lead downto Commissioner Street.Years ago, the public couldcross the bridge to PortMetroVancouver land andwalk along CommissionerStreet to places like the oldCannery restaurant andNew Brighton beach.Security at the Port

tightened after 2001 ter-rorist attacks in the U.S.and Commissioner Streetis no longer accessible tothe public, but passersbycontinued to use the bridgeas a viewing platform.Thats no longer possible.A fence was erected a

couple of weeks ago to blockaccess in preparation forknocking the footbridgedown.Its being removed as part

of the Ports south shoretrade area improvements.New secured access willbe provided at the foot ofVictoria Drive.Roanna Zee calls the

footbridge a bit of a neigh-bourhood secret.Zee posted news of the

footbridges impendingremoval on herVancouverEastVillage Facebook page.She discovered shes not

the only one whos going tomiss it.The May 19 post earned

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this is a piece of our heritageand history why are we let-ting them take it down.Kyla Kinzel, a longtime

Hastings-Sunrise resi-dent, started an art projectencouraging passersby towrite down memories andafx them to the fence. One

person wrote they cameto the footbridge on a rstdate with their partner 11years ago and they hoped itwould be re-opened so theycould celebrate anniversa-ries there.Another person left a

poster that reads: We lovethisTown. Please StopTear-ing it Down.Patrick Gunn, a Heritage

Vancouver Society boardmember, said its importantto preserveVancouversindustrial heritage.Without knowing specif-

ics [about the footbridge],industrial and utilitariansites are poorly recognizedon theVancouver HeritageRegister,Gunn explained.These overlooked sites arepart ofVancouvers indus-trial heritage and infrastruc-tural architecture, and notgenerally being on the radar,we see the loss of theseunique industrial heritagecomponents.The city told the Cou-

rier via email that the Portowns the land, which isunder federal jurisdiction,and the Port asked that thebridge be removed, so thecity is complying with leaserequirements.This is a City asset on

leased Port land.The Porthas issued the City instruc-tions to remove the bridgeso they can increase railcapacity below, the email

stated.The footbridge is not

listed on the HeritageRegister.The city did not respond

to questions about concernsabout the heritage impor-tance of the footbridge or toa question about whetherthe bridge could be savedand moved elsewhere.Justin Pedley, PortMetro

Vancouvers director of tradeareas infrastructure delivery,said the footbridge was an in-frequently used access pointfor Port employees onlyfour or ve times a week,and its an older structurethat would need upgrades.Regardless, the footbridgeneeds to come down becausethe vehicular road that runseast west on Port propertywas shifted to the north,through the south shorecorridor project, to createadditional rail capacity.The Nanaimo foot-

bridge lands in that new railcapacity, so a big part of it iswe cant expand rail withoutit coming out, Pedleyexplained.Pedley added that public

reaction indicates theNanaimo site is an impor-tant viewing place in theneighbourhood and thePort will take that inputback to the city and see iftheres a way to maintain aviewing point.

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Thats themessage fromthe head of themayorscouncil on regional transpor-tation after hearing StonessuggestionsTuesday that theplan overshot costs and ismore workable over 20 years.Its highly unlikely were

going to come back andamend the plan because atthis point we really donthave the condence that ifwe do its not going to comeback again with other re-quests and criticisms, saidNorthVancouver DistrictMayor RichardWalton, whodoubles as the chairpersonof the mayors council. Sothis is the plan.Walton noted the mayors

took 12 exhaustingweeks to nalize the planand it was based on whatthe region needs.The planincludes a $1.9-billionsubway for the Broadwaycorridor, a $2.1-billion lightrail system for Surrey and a$980-million replacementof the Pattullo Bridge inNewWestminster.The plan relies on $3.9

billion from senior levels ofgovernment and reallocating$250million per year of theprovincial governments car-

bon tax, bridge tolls, propertytax, new transit fare revenuesandmobility pricing.In a press conference

Tuesday, Stone reiteratedhis opposition to the may-ors request to reallocate thegovernments carbon taxto help fund the plan andpointed out the expectedfunding commitment of$1.5 billion from the federalgovernment would fall shortover a 10-year period.Stone said the mayors

must understand the por-tion of Ottawas BuildingCanada Fund is $1 billionfor the entire province ofB.C.And that money, hesaid, is needed for signi-cant infrastructure upgradesthroughout the province,not just MetroVancouver.The funding assumptions

dont add up and call intoquestion whether or not theplan is realistic, Stone toldreporters from the provincialgovernments cabinet of-ces at Canada Place.Thatcould be changed by chang-ing the investment periodfrom the current 10 years toperhaps 20 years.Walton said municipali-

ties have also believed the

carbon tax should be usedto fund transit improve-ments.As for counting onsenior levels of governmentto buy in to the plan,Waltonsaid we werent asked tocome up with a plan that tsin neatly with the provincialand federal governmentsexisting commitments tocapital [projects] over thenext 10 years.They canchange their capital plansand those plans are changedby governments session tosession, anyway.Stone questioned the

plans call for mobility pric-ing, where drivers couldbe charged for the distancethey drive. He said moredetail is needed to deter-mine exactly what theymean by this and timing ofits implementation.Thoughhe didnt specify which proj-ects, Stone also suggestedthe mayors priorities mighthave to change.The provincial govern-

ment is on record of con-sidering funding one-thirdof major new rapid transitprojects, including a newPattullo Bridge in NewWestminster.

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Student Council elected thePrince ofWales student tothe position May 20.Wang says theVSBs rst

student trustee, Nick Mi-lum, gave her good advice.He said to have a couple

of goals in mind at thebeginning of the school yearso that if I ever do get lost Ican always go back to thatlist and remember whereI started from and what Iwant to accomplish, shesaid. And that there will bepeople that dont supporteverything I say so havingthat backup plan alwaysthere is a good way to guideme. Its like a road map.Wang represented her

school at the district studentcouncil when she was inGrade 10 and representedstudents this past year ontheVSBs planning andfacilities committee.In addition to student

politics,Wang enjoys partici-pating in Chinese traditionaldance, singing and reading.The resident of Kitsilanowas born inTokyo, the restof her family in China, andshes pleased her motherpushed her to try traditionalChinese dance.It made me realize that

going back to your roots

is extremely important,Wang said.Milum is proud that a

motion he suggested onbehalf of the Kids for Cli-mate Change Action groupto theVSB requesting afull-scale health assessmentof the Fraser Surrey coaldocks expansion passedin December. He encour-aged the board to includestudents in facility consul-tations and that provided astudent voice at the table.Milum advises future stu-

dent trustees to speak up.Youre sitting there at

that big board table and itcan be intimidating in thevery beginning, but just to

make sure that your voiceis heard because thats thejob of the student trustee,he said.The amount of talk the

board heeds surprisedMilum, especially regardingtheVSBs budget and its re-vised sexual orientation andgender identities policy.I had never thought that

there was that much consulta-tion and that the trustees werelistening to the public thatmuch, he said.I was actuallyreally pleased to see that.Milumwas one of six

student trustees in B.C.last year.He said the B.C.SchoolTrusteesAssociationpassed a motion at its annual

general meeting inAprilasking the provincial govern-ment to amend the B.C.SchoolAct to allowmoreactive student trustee partici-pation in board activities.Milum could suggest but

not move motions as studenttrustee and couldnt vote.Student trustees have

served on school boards inOntario andNewBrunswickfor years.Milum said formerVancouver District StudentCouncil presidents Leah Bae,JenniferYoon andChanseyChaing deserve credit formaking sureVancouverstudents got a representativeat the board table.

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Continued from page 1Fifty per cent of eligible

voters cast a ballot in 2002,which saw a race foughtmainly over the citys drugproblem and the need for asupervised drug injection site.In Bowen Islands case,

mayor Jack Adelaar said amovement to turn the islandinto a national park and theproposed development ofCape Roger Curtis attractedvoters in 2011.That said,Adelaar noted

the island has a populationof engaged residents andhas historically had strongvoter turnouts.Were quite proud of

that, said Adelaar, not-ing the community doesnothing special to get morepeople to the polls.MacKenzie said studies

have shown young peopleand multicultural com-munities are less inclined toregister to vote.The citys election staff

will recruit high school andpost-secondary students towork in the election. Staffwill also reach out to vari-ous ethnic communities toprovide information aboutthe election.Mary Clare Zak, the

citys social policy director,said voter turnout is often abarometer to how engaged

residents are in a city.Increasing the citys con-

nection with people andtheir communities is a keygoal ofVancouvers healthycity strategy, Zak said.She emphasized the need

for parents to switch ontheir children to what itmeans to vote and why it isimportant.Themore that we talk to

children and young peopleabout these things, themoretheyll be able to relate thatto what that means to go andvote at the polls,Zak said.MacKenzie reminded

residents that local politi-cians make decisions onservices that affect peoplesdaily lives, including gar-bage pick-up, clean drinkingwater, roads and sidewalkrepairs, libraries, re andpolice services, street lightsand ice rinks.On Nov. 15, voters will

elect one mayor, 10 citycouncillors, seven parkboard commissioners andnine school board trusteesfor four-year terms.Voters will also cast bal-

lots on capital plan bor-rowing questions to fundmajor projects such asbuilding and transportationinfrastructure, public safetyprojects and parks.


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Theweek in num6ers...

35The percentage of eligible

Vancouver voters who casteda ballot in the 2011municipal

election.

600In thousands of dollars, the

amount the city is spending toincrease voter turnout for theNov. 15municipal election.

68In thousands of dollars, theaverage base salary for city

councillors in 2013.

17In thousands, the approximatenumber of students registeredfor summer schoolwhomay notbe able to attend classes due tothe ongoing BCTF job action.

25The number of volunteers whohelped secure the nominationof a four-person slate to be

Vision Vancouvers candidatesrunning for park board.

400The number of hours of footageshot so far by filmmaker DavidVaisbord for a documentaryabout the ongoing fight

over social housing at LittleMountain.

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Economists are a fascinating bunch;they either have their feet on the groundor their heads in the clouds. Sometimesthey gymnastically squeeze their nogginsinto tighter places.For an indication of their athletic range,

I recommend watching Bill Moyers on-line interview with Paul Krugman.Moyers is a journalist, former press

secretary to U.S. president Lyndon John-son, and host of a half-hour PBS show onpolitical affairs. Krugman is Professor ofEconomics and International Affairs atPrinceton University, Centenary Profes-sor at the London School of Economics,and an op-ed columnist for The NewYorkTimes.Oh, and Krugman won the 2008 Nobel

Prize in economics, too.In 2013, the prof seriously suggested

the U.S. Federal Reserve mint a platinumtrillion dollar coin if the Republicanstried to force the U.S. government intodefault. In effect, he admitted that the Fedcreates at currency out of nothing aclaim once limited to right-wing conspira-cy circles.But I digress.The topic of the interview

was a book byThomas Piketty, a profes-sor of economics at the University ofParis.The reams of charts in Capital in theTwenty-First Century verify what most ofus have heard already about the extraor-dinary gap between rich and poor in theUnited States.The new gilded age isntjust hyperbole, its the demonstrable re-turn of 19th century levels of inequality.The divergence isnt just a structural aw

in the American political economy, Pikettyargues. Its inherent in the very nature ofcapitalism, on either side of the Atlantic.The leapfrogging accumulation of wealthby those who already have it trumps wagesin terms of economic growth.The Sorcerers Apprentice of compound

interest asymmetrically rewards those inthe position to hoard money and stockpilereal estate. He with the most toysmaynot win in the Charlie Sheen sense whenthey die but their offspring certainly will,resulting in Pikettys patrimonial capital-ism, with its drift toward oligarchy.This process of hereditary capital ac-

cumulation has been around for ages its how the Rockefellers, Du Ponts andother family dynasties have maintainedcross-generational power and inuence.Yet the French economists research came

as something of a shock to some of hiscolleagues.I mean, even for someone like me, its a

revelation, Krugman told Moyers. Evenpeople like me stopped talking aboutcapital because we thought it was all abouthuman capital.We thought it was all aboutearnings.We thought that the wealthy werepeople who one way or another found away to make a lot of money.Seriously, dude?You chart the course

of great nancial rivers like a number-crunching Jacques Cousteau, yet thislthy-rich-are-different research came as arevelation?Were talking about a Nobel-prize win-

ning economist and a public intellectualbeloved by the American progressive left,not some slash-and-burn acolyte of thelate Milton Friedman. At least Krugmanacknowledged his discipline has a visionproblem worthy of Mr. Magoo, and hadthe grace to recommend Pikettys 700-page eye chart to his audience.And to be fair, it wasnt until Piketty and

a few colleagues supplied the missing his-torical pieces that economists knew for surethat the dine-and-dash nancial capitalismof the past 20 years wasnt an anomaly, buta return to the historical norm.The Frenchprof had the numbers, and economics isnothing if not a numbers game.Although there are alternative models

out there, neoclassical economics is usu-ally taught in such a way that its discov-eries dont call into question the powerstructures that money is embedded in. Asfor scientic accuracy, U.S. economistscouldnt foresee the crash of 2008, muchless time it.The predictive power of thedismal science is still little better thanmedieval theology.Little wonder that last May, students

from 42 economic associations in 19countries signed a manifesto demand-ing changes in how they are taught.Themanifesto condemned a dramatic nar-rowing of the curriculum that presentsthe economy as some bell jar experiment,conducted in a vacuum.No revamped economics curriculum

can afford to leave out Capital in the 21stCentury. In fact, the Occupy movementsrhetoric about the one per cent cameby way of Pikettys original research, aspopularized by formerWorld Bank chiefeconomist Joseph Stiglitz.As for the well-meaning professor

Krugman, his Road-to-Damascus mo-ment feels too little too late.

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At 5:12 p.m. last Sunday afternoon,Vancouver-Point Grey NDP MLA DavidEby received the following email:Hi David,You may have gotten several calls from

my campaign team today.Thanks for yourpatience!As of right now we only have 1 hour left

to vote, and our campaign scrutineers sayyou have not voted yet.Will you vote? Please try your best to

make it down to 326W 5th Ave before 6p.m. today so you can cast your ballot!My campaign manager promises the

calls will stop as soon as you do :)It was signed byTrish Kelly.Kelly was running for theVision nomi-

nation to park board for next Novembersmunicipal election. And the email explainsa lot but not all about howTrishKelly managed to top the polls in thenomination race. In fact seven out of every10 voters supported her.The email makes it pretty obvious that

Kelly has a machine behind her, whatwith a campaign manager, scrutineers andpeople working the phones (25 volunteers,she told me, on their own cellphonesworking shifts) contacting folks Kelly andher team had signed up asVision mem-bers to support her run.What it doesnt say is that Kelly was

part of a slate of four seeking the fouropen positionsVision was hoping to ll.The whole slate won handily.By the way, aside from being of Metis

ancestry, sitting on the citys food policycouncil and being bisexual, she says ofherself: Im a pretty darned organizedperson. I dont doubt that.But back to the email:The email was

generated with the help of fairly new(2011) software called Nation Builder. Itbills itself as the worlds rst communityorganizing system.And is a favouriteof political campaigners and non-protsalike.It can be an essential tool for people

swimming in the social media pool ofFacebook,Twitter and other various andsundry electronic ways of connecting.For a small server fee advertised from

$19 dollars a month it can track peopleonce they sign on to your campaign, sendthem missives like the one Eby got, directpeople working a phone bank, assist scru-tineers to gure out who has voted andgenerally keep organizations big and small

pretty darned organized.My political campaign buddies tell

me that winning a nomination is quitestraightforward. First you sign up mem-bers and then you get them out to vote.One more thing, if there are four posi-

tions open, which was the case here, andyou are not allowed to plump (in otherwords you have to vote for four candidatesor your ballot will be considered spoiled),which was also the case, your best bet towin is to form a four-person coalition.

Make a deal to work together and directyour supporters to vote for the slate. Andthats exactly what Kelly, Naveen Girn,Sammi Jo Rumbaua and CoreeTull did.They announced their slate just before therstVision all-candidates meeting a coupleof weeks ago.While competent individuals running

on their own like Catherine Evans andBent Granby each signed up 250 support-ers, the slate is rumored to have signed upsomething north of 1,300. For Evans andGranby, it was like taking a knife to a gunght.Kelly refers to the slate as her dream

team.And you can bet the heavyweightsinVision look at it the same way.They are all connected to specic com-

munities, including the politically activeFilipinos and Indians.You have a diversityof sexual orientations in the LGBTQ+community and you have someone withFirst Nations roots.They are all as green as grass. And did I

mention that they are all young and appar-ently hip.It is all very important as Gregor Rob-

ertson stays on message dening the NPAopposition as old men.At Sundays nomination festivities he

added that they are old school, out oftouch and engaged in back room poli-tics.Yuk!There was also a contest for one school

board position but it was a bit of a sidebar.All the action seemed to be around the

park board competition with a remark-able 1,666 people casting ballots, includ-ing David Eby who voted forTrish Kellyamong others.

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COURIER COLUMN:Virk shouldnt try to duck the blame, June 25.Pat Mulcahy:Once a liar, always a liar.Brent1023:A little harsh, perhaps. However, once you believe rules are meant for otherpeople and not for you, you have a problem. If then you get to be made Minister ofHigher Education, you have even more of a problem. Shaking the belief he is above rulesmay take more will power than he has shown to date.

COURIER STORY:VisionVancouver flaunts youth and diversity, June 25.JackM@Politijack:Heaven forbidVancouvers governing party reflect the electorate! Somemight argue this is a good thing.BlindHorse:They cant be rookies and bring experience to politics.Duh.RandyChatterjee:Butwhat technical or governmentmanagerial experience do theybring to the table?These people are seeking to form the governing board(s) of a $1.2 billioncorporationwith nearly amillion stakeholders (residents,business people, employees, andvisitors) and farmore complex, integrated infrastructure systems than any other privatecorporation on earth.What do they bring to the table to improve themanagement of this City?This I believewas the clear disconnect that BlindHorse referred to, and one ourmediamustask about and seek to frame during the election campaign.

COURIER STORY:Strike in effect forVancouver schools, June 18.MervAdey@MervAdey:Govtmust retract the clause that would allow it to end contract ifCourt ofAppeal loss.#bcpoli #bcedLesli Boldt@LesliBoldt:Themadness and bickering has got to end.We need a deal beforeJune 30.MarlaB@burnem63:As a teacher I want a deal but issues need addressing so I willvolunteer to picket.

COURIER COLUMN:Taking charge of your gadget life, June 25.JimVancouver: Interesting article.But the commentsAvoid charging it to 100 per cent(ditto) and dont leave it plugged in once its chargedaremisleading.There is no problemcharging to 100 per cent since the phone has a sophisticated charging system to preventovercharging.The real concern is the setting you use on your phonewhen the charge iscomplete.Some phones do not power down the screen, so the residual heat generated byoperating the screen for hours at a time can damage the battery.

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June 27, 1956: An estimated 6,000 music fans, mostly teenagers, pack the normallysleepy Kerrisdale Arena to see Bill Haley and his eight-piece band the Comets playhit songs such as Rock Around The Clock and Shake, Rattle and Roll at the citysfirst big rock n roll concert. The sold-out show was put on by disc jockey JackCullen and emceed by Red Robinson. Tickets were $3 and Vancouver band Les Vogtand the Prowlers opened. Vancouver Sunmusic critic Stanley Bligh described theconcert the following day as the ultimate in musical depravity.

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TransformTransLink landintoanewparkTo the editor:Re: Salmon streams or bus parkade?

June 20.As a longtimeMarpole resident, I ap-

preciate the Vancouver Courier coverage byStanleyTromp.Marpole is still a park-de-cient community. Presently a half dozenhighrise towers are being constructed atCambie and SWMarine Drive.About4,000 new residents will be living at thislocation within two years.A new 10-acre park in what we call a

green friendly city needs to be builtwithin the same two year time frame.TransLink could have stayed at the Oak

and 41st longtime bus yard facility, simplyby building a second level.The City ofVancouver holds a signi-

cant card as nowTransLink is applying tothe city for signicant up-zoning of thatlongtime bus yard facility on 41st.As the article states a new 10-acre park

would not have to be funded by the tax-payer, but would come out of a $27 milliondollar Community Amenity Contributionfund.TransLink recently built a new bus

depot facility at the foot of Hudson Street.in Marpole.Why wouldTransLink thenneed to build another facility on thewhole 21acres?Why could they not sell 10acres to the City ofVancouver for a muchneeded public green space?

Don Larson,Vancouver

Sweepingup thecitys streetsTo the editor:Re: Vancouver needs to clean up its

act, June 25.Right on! I have had to phone the city

a couple of times at least for streetgarbage pick up and I always thank themen with brooms when I see them.Mr. Robertson and his intentions for a

greenest city in the world, and ChristyClarks intention to put B.C.s children rstare cousins of the same family.Also,Mr. andMrs. average citizen need

to instruct their children that pizza paperplates and plastic drink containers do notbelong on the street. Please walk an extrasix or 10 steps and put them in the streetgarbage cans even if the city is some-what tardy with the pick-up.

Faye Lewis,Vancouver

Billionaire buys Beatles buggyJune 29, 1985: Vancouver business tycoon Jim Pattison shells out $2.2 million ata Sothebys auction for a yellow 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V formerly owned bythe late John Lennon. The car, in which the Beatles travelled to pick up their MBEawards from Buckingham Palace the same year, was displayed behind glass as partof Expo 86. Pattison later donated it to the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria. Althoughthe museum still owns the Rolls, it is instead on display at Bristols Motors, a nearbygarage that takes care of the antique cars maintenance.


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Ramadan, the holiestmonth in the Muslim calen-dar, begins Friday tonight or maybe tomorrownight. Because the turn ofthe lunar calendar dependson the rst sighting of thenew moon, it is the nakedeye, not a printed calendarthat will determine the start,says Mufti Aasim Rashid.Rashid acknowledges that

the skies overVancouver arerarely as clear as the skies inplaces where larger numbersofMuslims live. So, by thetime localMuslims wake uptoday, or at least by the after-noon,millions inAsia,Africaand Europe will have seen(or not seen) themoon.ThisprovidesWest CoastMus-lims with a form of religiouscrowdsourcing unthinkablejust a few decades ago beforethe Internet and routinelong-distance calling.Whether it begins tonight

or tomorrow night,Rama-dan will usher in either 29or 30 days of extraordinaryspiritual reection and self-denial.The ninthmonth in the

Muslim calendar,Ramadanis when tradition says theQuran was revealed.For observantMuslims, the

most outwardly visible ritu-als associated with the holymonth will involve the sched-ule of eating and sleeping.During Ramadan,Muslims

fast from dawn to dusk.The major change for

most people is their timefor waking up, says Rashid,because we fast fromdawn, which means that wemust eat before dawn, anddawn right now is very early,almost at 2:45. Becausethe lunar calendar is notxed to theWestern solarcalendar, Ramadan canoccur at any time of year.The long days and shortnights of summer make theobservance of fasting ritualsextra challenging.People will be getting

up very early,Rashid says.Many people will just optto sleep after they eat themorning meal. Breaking the

fast after sundown usuallybegins with dates and waterbut, beyond that, the mealsare a matter of culture andtaste. Rashid will eat thesame sorts of meals he eatsyear-round, but with moreemphasis on high-nutritionfoods, because he knows themeal has to carry him formost of the next 24 hours.(He also has a backgroundin naturopathic medicine.)While Muslims ve-

times-a-day prayers can takeplace anywhere, during Ra-madan, an added emphasisis placed on attending themosque. Over the course ofthe month, the entire Quranwill be recited at mosquesworldwide.The nal days

of Ramadan have additionalreverence, with some stay-ing at mosque for the entire10 day period.The last 10 nights are

by themselves somethingvery special because manyMuslims go into a spiritualretreat on those nights, hesays.Within those 10 daysis Laylat al-Qadr, the Nightof Power, whenMuslimsbelieve the Quran was re-vealed by Allah, God, to theProphet Muhammad.The exact day is not spec-

ied in the Quran, though itis on one of the odd nightsin the nal 10 days.Its a special night of

mercy and forgiveness and ifyoure fortunate enough to

be worshiping on that night,theres a lot of special bless-ings to be attained, he says.Rashid, who is originally

from Edmonton, studiedinToronto, India, and theU.K. before learning Islamiclaw at the postgraduatelevel at the University ofIslamic Studies in Karachi,Pakistan, where he receivedthe mufti designation.A mufti is a Muslim legalscholar qualied to issueinterpretations, called fat-was, on sharia,Muslim law.Here in B.C., muftis areextremely rare.There may be one

more, he says.Rashid,who has been in

the province for about ve

years, is director of Islamiceducation for the B.C.Mus-limAssociation, a Sunniumbrella group.He also runsan educational institution.Because Ramadan is the

month when the Quranwas received, it is a timeof intensive dedication tothe message of spiritualpurication and devotioninherent to the holy book.Ramadan is also a time forSadaqah [charity]WhileMuslims are encouragedto give year-round, specialblessings may be attained bycharitable acts during theholiest month.Pushing yourself in an

act of worship and devo-tional acts that itself is apurifying experience,Rashidsays.Those acts and thoseworships are a spiritual detoxinmany ways.The secondthing is the whole focus-ing on the lesson behindRamadan,which is to teachself-restraint and self-dis-cipline. So food,which isabsolutely permissible, yourevoluntarily abstaining from,even though you have directaccess to it. Similarly, thereare many other things thatwe have access to but wepractise staying away fromthem.He adds: Its all about

discipline and control inour lives.Muslims believein one God, we believe inhis prophets.To become thepersonality that God and hisprophets have told us to be,it takes a lot for a person towalk on that path. Ramadanis here to help us do that.

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Continued from page 6The ruling Liberal govern-

ment has also committed tolobby the federal governmentfor matching funding.While Stone is opposed

to using the carbon tax tofund the plan, he said he isinterested in a new carbontax for MetroVancouverresidents.That alternativestill has to be discussed with

the mayors council.Theminister reminded

reporters that any new fund-ing sources will have to beapproved in a referendum.He is leaving the date andquestion up to themayorsand given them until July 15to decide when the referen-dum should be held.Walton said he believes the

deadline is to let the provin-

cial government knowwheth-er themayors want to tie areferendum to themunicipalelections in November.Themayors are on record

of opposing the referendumandWalton said if one wereto go ahead, it wouldnt likelybe until next year, possiblyMarch.Walton,MayorGregor Robertson and othermayors have pointed out no

referendumwas requiredto build a new PortMannBridge and widen theTrans-CanadaHighway, or rebuildthe Sea to SkyHighway.Robertsons interest

in the plan is to ensure asubway line fromVancouverCommunity College-ClarkSkyTrain station to ArbutusStreet is built.


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WhenMischa Farivar rstmoved into a century-oldChinese Freemasons build-ing in Chinatown two yearsago, he wondered what hedgotten himself into.The 23-year oldToronto

native and competitivelongboarder had signed alease for a three-bedroomapartment that had ciga-rette smoke-stained wallsand mouldy ceilings. Partsof the ooring had fallenthrough and when Farivarrst saw the place, a deadmouse lay in the middle ofthe living room.For the rst few days I

remember feeling so con-fused about what I just didwith my life, said Farivar.Thats not how he feels

now, and after spending$3,000 to make his abodelivable, Farivar and threeroommates are part of awave of young newcomersto Chinatown seeking cheaprent and business oppor-tunity. In turn, they bringenergy to a communityseeking vitality.

AnewChinatownIn a city where wages are

not keeping up with the costof living, young newcomerstoVancouver like Farivarhave difculty nding af-

fordable housing. Farivarwanted to live close to thecity centre, and he quicklylearned that the DowntownEastside, where Chinatownis found, was the only placehe could afford.For the past several

years, Chinatown has beenundergoing a wave ofchange, with a multitudeof new businesses settingup shop in an area previ-ously dominated by Chinesegrocery stores and restau-rants. Farivars skateboardshop, Flatstop Longboards,is one of these new busi-nesses. He signed the leasefor the commercial spaceon the ground oor of theChinese Freemasons-ownedbuilding on East Pender inJune 2012. Before Flatstop,the space was home to atoy store called Lofty Gifts,which had struggled tomake ends meet.The new interest in

Chinatown comes largelyfrom a city hall initiative toattract new businesses intothe area via rental incentiveson commercial spaces.Theactive storefront program,as it was called, was headedby Randy Clyne, a businessconsultant, who was askedto nd new businesses forthe numerous derelict store-fronts in Chinatown.The Chinese Freemasons

own several buildings in

Chinatown and the organi-zation was one of Clynesclients. Clyne quickly foundretailers for the storefrontsof the Freemason-ownedbuildings, including Bestie,the popular sausage shopacross from Flatstop.But Clyne saw that there

was a need for more thancommercial space.Theres a pent up de-

mand for live-work placesin downtown, he said. Itcomes from people whowant inexpensive, non-con-forming spaces.Clyne knew it would

require a change in men-tality from the owners ofthe buildings. For the pastcouple of decades, muchof the residential space inChinatown has been used ashousing for elderly Chinese.But the space is becomingincreasingly unsuitable forseniors as the buildings andtheir occupants grow older.So youre going to need to

get a younger,more diversegroup of people into thesebuildings, to support the eco-nomic survival of the build-ing.The whole building needsto be leased, said Clyne.

New facesThe Chinese Freemasons

needed to nd new resi-dents for their building. ButCecil Fung, vice-chair of theChinese Freemasons build-

ing committee, admits theFreemasons were hesitantabout renting out the apart-ments in theThree Arches.We were careful because

we didnt want to turn ourbuilding into an SRO-typebuilding, he said.Clyne was condent that

Farivar and his skateboarderfriends would be a goodmatch and Farivars com-mercial lease was key inconvincing the Freemasonshe was trustworthy.Thedeal happened quickly,according to Fung. Soonafter, Farivar introduced afellow skater and entrepre-neur Graham Buksa to theFreemasons. Buksa ownsthe longboard manufactur-ing company Rayne Long-boards and was looking forofce space. He also neededan affordable place to live.He found both in theThreeArches building.With the addition of

Buksa and his roommateson the third oor, the Rayneofce, and Farivars two19-year-old roommates,Flatstops one employee anda dozen or more skate-boarders go in and out ofthe building daily.

Getting alongThe Chinese Freemasons

building is home to many.A Chinese senior lives inone of the apartments andon the weekends kung fuclasses are held for youth.A mahjong club plays at alltimes of the day, and theChinese Freemasons havea large meeting hall on thefourth oor, where theyhosted their 125th anniver-sary party last year.Its been two years

since the skaters movedin. Despite the dramaticdemographic differences,the arrangement is workingwell, according to Fung.Hecredits economics for thepeaceful coexistence of allgroups involved.I suppose the overrid-

ing factor is that the rentis cheap, he said. Really,really cheap.He explained: The one

senior whos living there,hes been living there fora long time.This is hishome and hes paying veryminimal rent.Mischa andhis cohort are also payingway below market rent. Soeverybody feels like theyregetting a good deal.Whentheres such heavy overrid-ing economic factor, then,yeah, everybody behaves.Mischa and his room-

mates pay about $250 eachfor their three bedroomapartment.

ChallengesWhen you pay $750 for a

three bedroom apartment,you expect it to come withproblems.Every couple of months,

theres a huge renovationproject that happens. Some-thing will have to happen,Farivar said. He grimaced.The reason why we redidthe kitchen oor was be-cause our sink was leakingand the oor started to rotand smell bad.He laughed. Not long

ago, the toilet exploded andI had a small lake in thebathroom.Your bathroomoods and so does yourshop. Great!Farivar hopes to stay

where he is and is renegoti-ating his commercial leasewith the Freemasons. Hislease will expire in one year,and the contracts run inthree-year increments.

NewcommunitiesEvery day Chinatown

gets a little busier and thecondos on Keefer and MainStreet grow a little taller.Chinatown has its ownhistory, harking back to thedays when it was the onlyplace Chinese people couldlive inVancouver. Societieslike the Chinese Freema-sons provided housing forrailway workers during theoffseason and support forimmigrants during the headtax era.Farivar is well aware of

the neighbourhoods history.That community had todeal with a lot of bullshit intheir lives and now theres awhole bunch of stupid Cau-casian people moving intothe neighbourhood, think-ing they can sellT-shirts for$100 and sausages for $12,he said jokingly.But the skaters have built

a comfortable co-existencewith the Chinese residentsin theThree Arches. Themahjong club guys arestoked, said Farivar. Ifyoure smoking a cigarettetheyll immediately interactwith you.Despite language barriers,

Farivar described his neigh-bours in skater style. Theyfund their own old folkshomes, he said. Thatsbadass.For their part, the Chi-

nese Freemasons are mod-est about the fast approach-ing future of Chinatown.We dont know what the

solution is, but it seems thatwere moving in a posi-tive direction, said Fung.Wed love to see this placebecome vibrant again.

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Cecil Fung was skeptical at rst about skateboard shop owner Mischa Farivar and his friends moving into the Chinese Freemasons build-ing, but the arrangement has worked well for all involved. See photo gallery at vancourier.com or scan this page with the Layar app.PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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On July 1, 1867,Nova Sco-tia,New Brunswick,OntarioandQuebec came together asa single country.Canada gained much in-

dependence from the U.K.through the ConstitutionAct and effective indepen-dence in 1931. But ourconstitution wasnt repatri-ated (its a long story) until1982, which is also the sameyear Canada Day replacedDominion Day as Canadasofcial birthday.Celebrations take place

across the city this year, butthe largest by far is the 27thAnnual CanadaDay at Cana-da Place party and parade July1, presented by PortMetroVancouver.The celebration isthe second largest in Canadaoutside Ottawa.Canada Place offers 13 hours

of free, family fun with exhibits,interactive displays and liveperformances fromCanadian

favourites Said theWhale, thePaperboys, three time worldchampion hoop dancerAlexWells and country singer Crys-tal Shawanda as well as morethan 25music and dance actsfrom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.The Go Canada! Sports

Zone is the place to testyour skills with soccer drills,watch a game of wheelchairbasketball or join the jumprope competition. Shop-pers will want to check outSaltys Market, includingmore than 50 PortobelloWest vendors and artisans.Other highlights of the dayinclude theWest CoastLumberjack Show and theSweet Soul Gospel Choirfollowed by the popular citi-zenship ceremony featuringthe swearing in of 60 newcitizens to Canada.The Canadian Forces Zone

will offer displays and exhibitsthat honour our countrysarmed forces and heroes,while theMaple Lodge FarmsCommunity Stage at NorthPoint will be the place for fam-ily entertainment.The popular Canada

Day Parade returns with

a 7 p.m. start on GeorgiaStreet followed by the CoastCapital Savings CanadaDay Fireworks Show at10:30 p.m.Visit canadaday.canadaplace.ca or downloadthe free Port MetroVancou-ver mobile app for instantaccess to the event site map,performance schedules anda simulcast of the reworkssoundtrack at canp.lc.

Granville IslandCanada Day celebrations

onGranville Island, July 1,promise a good time for allages with an ofcial cer-emony, theTruly CanadianPancake Breakfast, live jazz, aSouthAsian cultural fair anda parade.Kids will enjoy theroving characters and facepainters. Parents of youngerkids will want to pack a pic-nic blanket for breaks at thefree Granville IslandWaterPark.The celebration runsfrom 8 a.m. tomidnight.Visitgranvilleisland.com.

On thewaterCruiseyT Production cel-

ebrates Canada Day with areworks cruise July 1 start-ing at 7 p.m. with departureat 7:30 p.m.CruiseyT presents the

citys largestT-dance partycruises and this celebrationis no exception with DJsZach Shore andMattildaHo and drag performersConni Smudge and IonaWhipp. For more informa-tion, visit cruiseyt.com.

False CreekEdgewater Casino is host-

ing its inaugural CanadaDay Concert Series at thePlaza of Nations beginningJune 28 at 5 p.m. with theJames Rodgers Band fol-lowed by Blues in the Cityat 8 p.m.On Sunday, the music

begins at 2 p.m. with theIndestructibles followed byGoldenMelody and NoQuarter.Monday, June30, includes performancesbyTony Barton andTenSouljiers followed by re-works.And nally on Can-ada Day, Incognito, Golden

Melody and Playlist willperform starting at noon.For more information, visitedgewatercasino.ca.

Pacific Spirit ParkTraverse the beautiful

trails of Pacic Spirit Park atthe Run Canada Day 10-kand 5-k run/walk and 1-kkids event followed by post-race refreshments and cakeat the University of B.C.sWestbrookVillage.Beginners can take ad-

vantage of free orientationevening runs from the UBCRunning Room prior to theevent.Warm-up and stretching

byYYoga begins at 9:45a.m. followed by start ofthe kids run at 10 a.m.The10-k and 5-k run/walksbegin at 10:05 and 10:10a.m. respectively. Race kitscan be picked up Saturday,June 28, and Sunday, June29, from noon to 4 p.m. atthe UBC Running Room at3308WestbrookMall. Formore information, call 604-221-1685 or visit runcana-daday.com.

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To start: Use a lime wedgeto wet the rim of tall,chilled glass and vigor-ously dunk the top of eachglass into a saucer of rim-ming salt.Add the samelime wedge into the glass.

1.5 oz. bourbon (usuallyMakers Mark)

1 oz. ginger ale (gives itsome kick)

1/4 teaspoon of preparedhorseradish

Dash ofTabasco sauce Dash of Franks Red Hotsauce

Generous dash ofWorces-tershire sauce (I like emdirty!)

Stir together well Add ice Add Clamato and gentlymix

Add garnish of choice (Iuse pickled asparagus anda few stuffed, green olives)

Maple BaconCaesarIngredients:2 oz. IcebergVodka2 dashesWorcestershiresauce1 dash Lime Pepper HotSauce (Persaud Originals)4 oz.Walter Caesar MixGarnish:Amola CaesarRim Salt, celery, candiedbacon,maple syrupMethod:Combine in-gredients in a sleeve glassrimmed with Amola CaesarRim Salt. Garnish withcelery and candied bacon.

Pour bar spoonful of maplesyrup or bacon garnish.

FarmhouseIngredients:4 oz.Walter Caesar Mix2 oz. IcebergVodka1.5 oz. veal stockGarnish: beef jerky, pickedveal and asparagus,AmolaMolten Hot SaltMethod:Combine in-gredients in a sleeve glassrimmed with Amola MoltenHot Salt. Garnish with beefjerky and jalapeo slices.

MexicanCaesar 1 oz tequila blanco 5 oz .Walter (Mildly Spiced) 1/2 teaspoon of salsa fresca Dash of pickled jalapeno brine Dash Cholula (or otherMexican hot sauce)

rim with: rock salt, blackpepper, oregano, chilli

garnish: lime, crispy torti-lla strips/pickled jalapeno/seafood

pour over ice

AsianCaesar 1 oz. shoshu 5 oz.Walter Dash saracha hot sauce Dash soy (dark) Fresh grated wasabi Rimwith salt, black sesame,star anise Garnish: pickled baby corn/prawn/Asian-style jerkey pour over ice

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The caesar has long beenconsidered Canadas drinkand now theres a newhomegrown twist to ournations favourite cocktail.A new all-natural caesar

mix dubbedWalter isshowing up on bar menus

across the country increations using classic,Mexican and Asian a-vours. For the trivia buffsout there,Walter is namedafterWalter Chell, creditedwith creating the cocktailin the in the late 1960susing vodka, tomato-clamcocktail mix, hot sauce,Worcestershire sauce,

spices and served over icein a celery-salt-rimmedglass, garnished with a stalkof celery and wedge oflime.Walter caesar mix ismade in small batches andincludes ingredients suchas vine-ripened tomatoes,real grated horseradish andactual clam juice from theNorth Atlantic. For Cana-da Day, weve complied alist of favourite recipes.

Hail Caesar!

Edible Canada Bistro on Granville Island prides itself onusing locally-sourced ingredients on not only its food menu,but also in its signature cocktails.The following recipes arefrom Edible Canadas new caesar menu.

Thor Diakow, producer/entertainment host, CityTVDiakows favourite caesar is his version of one created at theWildWood Bistro and Bar inWhistler called Pablos Boilermaker.Healso recommends pairing it with theWildWoods eggs Benedictsampler.This is Diakows version of the Boilermaker caesar.


Don Davies, M.P.Wishing EveryoneaHappy and SafeCanadaDay!

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Barb Snelgrove,LGBTQ com-munity advocate, communica-tions consultant and founderof Megamouth Media andcaesar connoisseur tooktime out from her duties atWorld Pride inToronto thisweek to offer the Courier thisrecipe. Snelgrove considers thecreation of a good caesar anart.Our countrys nationaldrink,depending on howyou like it, is yours to create,change up and make yourown, thats the beauty of it.

Lots of ice:And im-portant to remember(a little known secretwithin caesar connoisseurcircles) squeeze in a limewedge with the ice at thebeginning.You will alsobe revisiting this later inthe assembly process.

Vodka.A LOT of vodka,depending on how theday is going.

Add (and this isVERYimportant), a splash ofpepperoncini juice, rightfrom the bottle. Unicobrand is excellent, readilyavailable and inexpen-sive. Add a splash of juicefrom whatever bottle

of olives you may havein the fridge, preferablyone with a nice blendof spicy, oily, pickledavouring. Im at thestage I go toWholeFoods, throw a coupleof olives into a plastictub and pour a carefullyselected quantity of olivejuice into the container.I basically buy the juice.Another great addition?The juice from a bottleof pickled asparagus. Useyour imagination, ndthe juices that appealto you and dirty upthat caesar.This is animportant step and willset your caesar head andshoulders above of therest. Dont be afraid toadd liberally. I usuallyhave approximately threetablespoons of variousjuices in the glass.

A nice touch to beefup your caesar and add ablast of avour is to addinto the glass a few thinslices of salami and sun-dried tomatoes.As youdrink your cocktail theyslowly send out lovelyavours as they seep into

the drink becauseremember, any caesarshould always be a mealin a glass.

At this stage your glassshould be (at least) halffull of juices, vodka, ice,etc, but dont worry theres still plenty ofroom for the splash ofClamato juice to come.

Now the easy part, andsubject to your personalpreferences: add a healthydash of seasoning salt, Lea& PerrinsWorcestershireSauce, pepper, and beforeyou shout it out in antici-pation, with my caesarsTabasco is optional.Youget a good shot of hotwith the pepperoncinijuice and hopefully theolive oil has a bit of zing, Iseldom useTabasco saucewhen horseradish is somuch tastier.

Now add the Clamatojuice to whatever roomyou have left in the glass.And to go back to thebeginning, squeeze morelime in there. It reallydoes make a difference.

Before adding any condi-ment skewer take a piece

of celery and stir, stir, stiruntil the outside of theglass is perspiring.

Condiments: Again, letyour imagination go wild,just dont use a toothpick.

The skewer needs to beat least four-inches long ifyou want to impress yourguests with that wowfactor!Add a chunk ofcheddar, pickles, olives,

cocktail sausage (ormore salami and sun-dried tomatoes), pepper-oncini, asparagus, beansor pickled onion thelist is endless.

Canadas official cocktail

Edible Canada has created a new summer caesarmenu just in time for CanadaDay, including theMapleBacon (f), the Farmhouse (r) and theWoodlandMary. PHOTODANTOULGOET


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WISHING YOU & YOUR FAMILYA HAPPY CANADA DAY.

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