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Some Kitsilano residents are wor-ried that work to seismically up-grade Kitsilano secondary schoolwill involve sacricing more than athird of the schools trees.Approximately 40 of the 110 trees on the

schools property will be felled as part of theseismic upgrade to the historic high school,according to the Vancouver School Board.Dunbar resident Penny Crawford was

riding her bike through the area last week-end when she came upon the constructionsite and a magnolia tree in full bloom thathad been cut down and left in a pile in theschool courtyard. She said she saw morefelled trees but she didnt want to enter therestricted construction area to check.She said passersby told her many of the

trees around the former tennis courts wereto be cut down to make way for an expand-ed parking lot.Folks are concerned, Crawford said.Raymond Afan, VSB project manager,

said the new parking lot on the corner of12th Avenue and Trafalgar Street may takea few of the trees, but he noted the renovat-ed school will have less parking than it doeswith its current 85 spots reduced to 75.He said the priority of the estimated

$62.2 million renovation project is to makethe school safe while at the same time save

50 per cent of the school, which was builtin 1927.The site itself is rather small and there

are all these requirements. From programrequirements, areas of the classrooms, thegyms and a playing eld. We all had to takethat into consideration and when nallythe designers gathered all the information,they came up with this design and therewill be some trees that need to come out be-

cause of that, Afan said.City of Vancouver project guidelines sug-

gest the project planners retain maturetrees and shrubs that are healthy and at-tractive.Crawford wondered how the city could

allow the trees to be destroyed.We are supposed to be a green city, this

goes against that goal, she said in an emailto the Courier.

The citys communications departmentreferred Courier requests for informationback to the VSB.Afan said the project is as environmental-

ly friendly as possible. The completed build-ingwillmeet Gold Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design standards, he said.Each tree cut down will be replaced by

two new ones, he said, noting 80 new treeswill be planted on the school site by thecompletion of the project in 2017.Jordi Sancho, who lives adjacent to the

property, has photographed the trees sincehe rst found out two years ago about theplanned renovation. He said he feared fromthe start the trees would not survive theproject and is notmoved by the tree replace-ment plan.He said it makes no sense to take out es-

tablished trees that dont need anywateringor maintenance in favour of new and vul-nerable landscaping.A new tree might have a hard time estab-

lishing ground, he said. You cant replace an80-year-old tree. There is no replacement.Sancho started an online petition last

week asking the Vancouver School Board tosave some of the most established trees onthe site four sycamores he estimates are80 years old.As of the Couriers print deadline, the pe-

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10 Killer Job Interview StrategiesEven the most qualified job seekers need to preparefor interviews. Interviewing is a learned skill, andthere are no second chances to make a great firstimpression. We asked our WorkBC career advisorsfor their advice on how to wow prospectiveemployers.

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NewDemocratMLALana Pophamsays a dummy company fromToronto is poised to start a near-monopoly on recycling in B.C.A new recycling system under an organi-

zation called Multi-Materials B.C. is poisedto begin operating in May, and PremierChristy Clark acknowledged recently that ithas been a bumpy road.Popham told the legislature Monday its

more than bumpy, its impassable.They are setting up a system thats dan-

gerously close to a monopoly. This will in-evitably lead to a decrease in quality of ser-vices and increase in price.MMBC has signed contracts with munici-

palities that feature inadequate funding,business-killing penalties and a gag clauseon reporting data, she added.The Saanich South MLA said the new

agency also represents a hidden tax, in theform of a uniform new cost to big business,which will be passed on to consumers.The newspaper industry estimatesMMBC

will cost $10 million a year, and Pophamsaid its refusal to participate throws the vi-

ability of the project into question.She said the control of recycling should

never have been outsourced to a large cor-porate outt from Ontario, and that it rep-resents a profound failure.Peter Kvarnstrom, chairman of the Cana-

dian Newspaper Association, said there isno greater threat to the fragile newspaperindustry than the new recycling policy.It will cause a wave of damage and job

losses across newsrooms everywhere, andaffect many other businesses, he said. Thegovernment still hasnt said what was sowrong with the current Blue Box programthat they could only x it by hurting localbusinesses and costing hard-working peo-ple their jobs.B.C. Liberal MLA Eric Foster, respond-

ing to Popham, said MMBC will reduce theamount of waste.The system came forward as an op-

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If the saying A pictures worth athousand words is to be takenat face value, the Facebook pagededicated to Friends of PHS Com-munity Services can only be describedas priceless.Hundreds of employees and support-

ers have gathered on the social networkto share thoughts and photos of thework they do as part of the embattledorganization. Somephotos on the Face-book page show smiling staffmembers,and aBoston terrier, wearing T-shirts insupport of Insite, North Americas rstlegal supervised injection site.Thepagealso includes severalmemes

created in honour of the society, includ-ing one showing a group of grim-look-ing men in black carrying a cofn withthe words: This is not a luxury. Sup-port the Portland Hotel Society. A sec-ondmeme includes a photo of a needle-exchange van with the words Supportthe PortlandHotel Society. This aint no

limo emblazoned across it.The limo reference is in response

to a recent internal audit by Vancou-ver Coastal Health accusing the PHSboard of directors of misspending, in-cluding more than $12,000 in limou-sine services.As reported in the Courier last week,

the report was released a day after co-founder Mark Townsend announcedhis resignation, along with his wifeand co-executive director Liz Evans,policy director Dan Small and humanresources director Kerstin Steurz-becher. VCH chief medical healthofcer Dr. Patty Daly, B.C. Housingvice-president Craig Crawford and sixothers will replace the nine-memberboard, chaired by Jack Bibby.The report also noted that between

2009-2010 and 2011-2012 scal years,the board spent $69,000 in restaurantsand $8,395 on spa services. Townsend,Evans, Small and Steurzbecher alsospent $300,000 on ight, hotel andconference expenses.But despite the nancial boondoggle

the outgoing board is facing, PHS em-ployees, clients and supporters havecame out in droves online to supportthe organization. Between its creationMonday and Thursday morning, theFriends of the PHS Facebook page at-tracted 777 members.PHS employee Patrick Smith told

the Courier in an email, the reason somany front-line workers are publiclysupporting Townsend and Evans is theculture of love, kindness and compas-sion they created.But now, I work in a culture of fear

fear for the residents, fear of los-ing our programs, and fear of losingour employment, Smith wrote. I sin-cerely hope our new board and EDScan reconcile with the employees. ButI cannot sit idly by andwatch very kindand decent people like Mark, Liz, Ker-stin and Dan be vilied in the media.Smith argued many of the accusa-

tions about expenses have been takenout of context. He noted one exampleis a psychologist who worked with agroup of Downtown Eastside residentswho had lost custody of their childrento the Ministry of Children and FamilyDevelopment. He noted the psycholo-gist donated 20 sessions with the fami-lies in an effort to help them get theirchildren home. As reward for her kind-ness, the PHS gave the therapist a giftcerticate for $150 for a spa.Smith added on Wednesday he

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move Friday after paying back $35,000worth of travel bills to Europe and Disneyland. She accompanied herthen-husband, Dan Small, on the trips and an audit released last weekshowed that some of themwere funded by the Portland Hotel Society, thenon-prot housing society for which he worked.The wildly inappropriate travel bills were just a sampling of some out-

rageous spending uncovered by audits that led to the axing of the boardand termination of the management last week. While work begins with anew team on rebuilding the societys reputation for serving hard-pressedclients on Vancouvers Downtown Eastside, Kwan is now on the sidelinespondering the hit to her own name.Shes out $35,000 and losing $8,500 a month during the indenite

time-out. You have to wonder if shed be better off just toughing it out,answering all the hard questions for a few days and hoping the storm sub-sides. Her defence to this point is that she was blindsided by how her exbilled the trip, and is paying all her costs back and more.She wouldnt get any particularly rough treatment from the govern-

ment if she rode it out. The B.C. Liberals are staying noticeably quiet onKwans involvement.Rich Coleman, minister responsible for housing, took a pass on criticiz-

ing her. She stepped up and said what her issues are.And he downplayed the potential for any scandalous misuse of money

in the past, saying the Portland Hotel Society started to raise ags onlytwo years ago when it posted a decit. An audit in 2002 raised some spe-cic accounting problems that were dealt with and the outt got a cleanbill of health for the next several years. A decit a couple of years ago wasthe trigger for some tough questions that eventually led to the audits thatwere completed last summer and made public last week.They outlined a culture of entitlement presided over by a lax board that

led to limousine bills, travel jaunts to four-star hotels and cosy dealingsbetween executive management and board directors. Coleman blamed iton a bit of arrogance, and the comfort zone that management got into.Even though the Liberals are lying low, theres no question the Opposi-

tion took a hit when Kwans involvement came to light.Dix said the leave stems from signicant personal issues and the caucus

backs her decision. I dont think its correct to criticize people and say theyhave to take full accountability for things involving their spousesShewasmisled by her husband; you can only imagine the seriousness of that.Apart from Kwans difculties, he said the audit scandal is negative and

distracting.Im outraged at the results of the audit, he said. The ndings are very

damaging to the work we have to do together.Caucus chairman Shane Simpson said the NDP caucus believes Kwan

has been clear about her position and acted responsibly.He said shes having a stressful time and needs a while to sort out some

matters.She didnt want this to be a circus here, he said.Themost obvious impact of Kwans involvement onMondaywas the re-

markably mild way the Opposition handled the issue in question period.Simpson managed two circumspect questions about government over-

sight of non-government bodies such as the Portland Hotel Society. Cole-man answered them and the house moved on to other issues.If the societywasnt so friendlywith the NDP, and if Kwans name hadnt

wound up in themiddle of the spending outrage, its a safe bet the Opposi-tion would have feasted on the outrages the audits exposed.

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COURIER STORY: Salon butts up against complaints, March 24.Ken Paquette @kenpaquette: Tempest in a teapot. Most people I know have an anus. Have a conversationwith your kids, people.

COURIER COLUMN: Portland Hotel Society expenditures are mind-boggling, March 24.Mooha: Skipped over in the criticism and defense of Ms. Kwan is that even IF she paid back her share ofthe trip, why no questions about why HIS share should have been paid in the first place?Mark Eddy: Who knows how much, if anything, that she knew. My partner and I have a joint bank account,but also maintain separate personal accounts. We also share credit cards and have personal ones. Thatswhat most couples do nowadays, Im told. It works for us. I have NO idea what she does with her separatefinances, and I dont really feel its my business to ask. And so I will give Kwan the benefit of the doubt onthat. When it comes right down to it, no one but her and her ex will ever know the real truth. Theres nopoint in speculating.What angers me about whats in the media around this scandal is that so much of the discussion hasbeen about Kwan. I suppose thats because shes the only one connected remotely to the story that hasbeen honest enough to face the press. The blame absolutely belongs to the PHS directors, and moreespecially, with the minister in charge of this agency. From what I can see, no proper supervision orreview has been ongoing with PHS for many years. No wonder this abuse was allowed to continue for aslong as it has.The media is allowing the real snakes to slither away while roasting Kwan over this, to no real purpose.Im not a big fan of the way she does her political business, but thats irrelevant here. Lets get after theminister and the directors in the media. I know none of this is probably strictly illegal (heaven knows, 98per cent of the private and public sector executives in B.C. would be in jail if it was), but its more than alittle immoral, and that calls for holding the feet of the people in charge to the fire a VERY hot fire. Stopchasing red herrings.

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provincial championships withheads held high, March 21.Thank you Vancouver Cou-

rier for posting the scores andstories from the Single A andDouble AA B.C. boys basketballnals in March.The players, coaches, sup-

porters and families at St.Patrick Regional, Notre DameRegional and West Point GreyAcademy appreciate the cover-age this year.Wed like to see more local

high school success storiesshowing the young achieversin our community. Keep up thegood work!Doug Anderson,Vancouver

SEATTLETRAVELSTORYWASONTHEWRONGTRACKTo the editor:Re: Carless in Seattle,

March 21.Interesting column as far

as sightseeing is concerned.However thewriter is somewhatgeography-challenged. The Se-

attle train station is not just a fewblocks away from the FairmontOlympic Hotel but a good 15blocks as it is by the two stadiumsand the International Village.Luckily the station for the Cen-

tral Link LRT (fancy name for abigmodern tramway) at the Inter-national Village is only a few shortblocksuphill from the Am-trak King Street station. The LRTgoes all theway to theWestlakestation, near the Fairmont Hotel.

Though anyone foolish enough tostay at that overly expensive hotelwould likely take a cab.Four hours to cover about 225

kmby train is not fast at all be-ing twice the times it takes by car.Osaka to Tokyo (515 km) takes

two and a half hours by theNozo-mi Shinkansen [bullet train] andthree hours by theHikari Shink-ansen that stopsmore often.J.L. Brussac,Coquitlam

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A few days after a training boatfor the Royal Canadian MarineSearch and Rescue was sur-rounded by up to 200 playfuldolphins, I was on a beach in Maui withmy partner watching a pod of humpbackwhales breaching on the horizon.It was quite the show, and I dont mean

the whales exclusively. Children yelled outwith excitement, tourists in loud shirtsstopped and fumbled for their cameras,and a father in a Speedo made a mad dashto alert his wife to the sunset show of air-borne krill-swillers.Its remarkable how human beings react to animals in their natural envi-

ronment.Anyof us lucky enough tohavewitnessedaherdof caribous, amur-muration of starlings, a mass murder of crows to say nothing of a choruslineof humpbackwhalesknows thedrill. There is thegut-level recognitionthatwild animals aremost real,most affecting, in their natural environment.The humpback sighting brought tomind amemory of quite the opposite:

a pitiful zoo at Stanley Park that once featured snakes, emus, monkeys,kangaroos and wolves. The penguins had a cement slide for their lowered-expectations recreation, but they were better off than the polar bears. I re-member seeing the last sad, yellowed specimen sunning itself in the zoosbrutalist-architecture fantasy of a polar bear home. Never once did I seethe animal in motion (the enclosure is still visible just west of the BrocktonOval, as empty and timeworn as an Egyptian pharaohs sarcophagus).In the same time period, the nearby aquarium offered shows featuring

dolphins and three killer whales, Hyak, Finna and Bjossa, that soaked de-lighted visitors with trained routines. The gift shop sold plush toy orcasand trinkets to commemorate the encounters between orcas and oglers,but the toys werent exact anatomical matches without the drooping dor-sal ns of the penned performers.Theorcasareno longer there,butVancouverAquariums rationale forkeep-

ing cetaceans in captivity, then as now, is that its educational for the youngandpromotes the values of animal conservation. Is there any actual evidencefor this, or is this about lowbrow spectaclemasquerading as natural history?Today, anyonewith anHD television and the Discovery Channel is more

likely to expose themselves and their kids to more marine biology, withbetter visuals, than anything offered by sh-tossing whale trainers. (Andif tourists or locals want to see cetaceans up close in their natural habitat,there are whale tours galore on Vancouver Island.)On a recent CBC radio interview, Vancouver AquariumCEO JohnNight-

ingale was asked if the aquarium would bring in more big marine mam-mals for its planned $100million expansion. The simple answer is likely,he responded.If thats the plan and the aquarium has been sending out mixed mes-

sages on this the arc of history is running in the opposite direction. TheStanley Park zoo was shuttered in 1996 after a referendum two years ear-lier in which a majority of voters chose to close the zoo and phase out theanimal exhibits. The aquariums orca show ceased in 2001. And in Augustof last year, the U.S. government nixed a permit to the Georgia Aquariumand two other American aquariums to import 18 caught-in-the-wild be-luga whales from Russia.The beluga is the last marine mammal with big box ofce for the re-

maining Sea Worlds and aquatic exhibits. There is little doubt we willhear all kinds of public relations talk about the need for their continuedcapture and choreographing, in spite of the abysmal record of prematuredeaths of whales in captivity. But the effort is failing to convince, becausegrowing numbers of people believe it is terrically cruel to condemn sen-tient, ocean-roaming beings to concrete tanks for life, just for the sake ofHomo saps amusement and ticket sales.There is little doubt there are employees of the Vancouver Aquarium

who love their jobs and the animals, too. The organization does valuablework. But the practice of cetacean captivity is as tired and tragic as the lastmangy, 90s-era polar bear of the Stanley Park Zoo and it is destined togo the way of cock-ghting, bull-baiting, slave trading and witch burning.Its just a matter of enough people getting the memo.

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It began as a question: What if we dedi-catedoneprint issueevery twoweeks toadifferentneighbourhoodandwroteaboutit indetail. Find the stories thatmake thatcommunity unique and interesting among thecitys more than two dozen formally identiedneigbhbourhoods.The question became a challenge, and the

challenge became the Vancouver Specialneighbourhood series, which is wrappingup after 14 months.To the best of my knowledge, no news or-

ganization has done a project of the scopeand breadth of Vancouver Special, and I cansee why. It was a lot of work.It was also worth it. We conrmed the

notion that Vancouverites like to read sto-ries about their own neighbourhoods. Wediscovered they also like to read storiesabout the citys other neighbourhoods,whether east side, west side, north or south.As with many of our readers, none of usknew what we would nd when we started

our journey. I wasnt expecting rabbit agil-ity enthusiasts in Dunbar. Or an activistturned knitter and mom in Hastings-Sun-rise. A Musqueam hip hop artist and moth-er who raps in the Musqueam dialect. AnArbutus Ridge barber who plays the accor-dion in his shop between clients. A Down-town Eastside drug addict whose life wassaved by his dog.In a city beset with well-documented

problems, from social isolation to unaf-fordable housing, we found that many Van-couverites work hard to make a difference.Setting up coffee spots in trafc circles inMount Pleasant. Leading bell ringers inShaughnessy. Helping troubled kids ndfocus in Renfrew-Collingwood throughpaddling and making lonely newcomersin Victoria-Fraserview feel at home. Or-ganizing community dinners in Marpole.Young foodies starting innovative fusionrestaurants in Chinatown and longtimehash slingers maintaining British traditionin Point Grey.What did we learn the most? That Van-

couver is indeed special. But then, we knewthat going in.

As part of our wrap-up, we asked our staff

writers for their favourite stories from thepast 14 months. Were reprinting those sto-ries in this edition in the following pages.We asked photography editor Dan Toulgoetfor his favourite photos from the series: youcan see his selections on page 1 and the fac-ing page here. (Also see vancourier.com fora gallery of his Vancouver Special photos.)

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MIKEHOWELLStaffWriter

As a reporter for more than 20 years, Ivewritten many stories about many people. Of-ten, I dont get a chance to track them downyears later and nd out whatever happenedto them. I did this with Anna Hunter and Ithought my story gave readers a differentperspective of the one-time Anti-Poverty Com-mittee member, who is now a mom running asmall business in Hastings-Sunrise.

How bad is Anna Hunter? Well, shes so bad

that sheactuallynamedher storeBaaadAnnas.No, thats not a typographical error. Yes,

three As in bad. Now say it again baaad.Kind of sounds like a bleating sheep, right?And when you discover Hunter operates

a yarn store along a busy strip in the Hast-ings-Sunrise neighbourhood, the namemakes sense. Its kind of funny, too.Except, Hunter will tell you, theres a

double meaning to it.Anna Hunter is the same Anna Hunter

who once led the Anti-Poverty Commit-tee in protests, sit-ins and actions that hadher arrested several times in the run-up tothe 2010 Winter Olympics. She was the onewith a megaphone, rallying members ofthe committee to question why Vancouverneeded to host an expensive internationalevent when so many people were homeless.Hunter and friends also took their ght to

then-mayor Sam Sullivan and his so-calledproject civil city plan to reduce homelessness,the open drug market and public disorder by2010. They called his plan awar on the poor.One of the members even doused Sul-

livan with a full pitcher of Coke duringan NPA mayoral nomination meeting at adowntown hotel.So, yes bad. But that was then.Hunter, who has a degree in international

development and is the daughter of formerOlympian ski racer Jungle Jim Hunter, isnow 34 and married with two young boys.

She rents the main oor of a house close toher store, which she opened four years agothis month with her carpenter husband.Its an inviting space, with big comfortable

chairsup frontand toyson theoor for childrenofparentswhoparticipate inknittingclasses.Its the only yarn store in Hastings-Sun-

rise. But as it says on the stores awning,which features images of two pirate-likesheep, its not your mamas yarn store.I wanted a store that was edgy and

maybe doing things a little bit differentlyand also reective of who I am as a personandmy politics, said Hunter from her storein the 2600-block of East Hastings. Its agreat name and the logo is great but spell-ing Baaad Annas out on the phone thoughis a total pain in the ass.Hunter understandswhy peoplemight get a

laughoutof theactivist-turned-knitter tale,butshehas a couple of things to say about that.First, she learned how to knitwhen shewas

a live-innannymanyyearsago inSwitzerland.Second, shes beenknitting ever since, even inthe courtroomwhile shewatched a friend getsentenced for dousing Sullivanwith Coke.Her days with the Anti-Poverty Commit-

tee, she said, were one part of her life and shedoesnt want to be dened solely by that peri-od.But if you think shes softenedon the issuesof housing andpoverty, youwouldbewrong.Gentrication, the citys proposed Grand-

view-Woodland community plan, housing af-fordability and keeping small businesses aliveare all on her radar. I dont have the sameop-portunity or privilege to ght against cops todefend a building for homeless people, shesaid, referring to raising her boys, aged oneand three. But meeting with my neighboursandwith other business owners andwith oth-er moms and other parents thats more ofwhat it looks like forme right now.AddedHunter: Iguess the thoughtof sitting

in jail when my kids need me at home thatdoesntmakesense formerightnow.Twoyearsfromnow, itmight be a totally different story.

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SANDRA THOMASStaffWriter

The Downtown Eastside is a neighbour-hood that almost wasnt covered by theCourier due to a debate about whetherits an ofcial standalone community ormade up from parts of other areas we hadalready covered.Regardless, it turned out to bemy favou-

rite neighbourhood of the entire series so itshould be of no surprisemy pick for best-ofis a story about a little dog that helps hisowner stay cleananddealwithdepression.Chico and the man who saved him

is about the unlikely friendship betweenresident Rob Dumas, who lives in a low-income apartment building in the Down-town Eastside, and a little shih tzuwith abig attitude.WalkingdownEastHastingsStreetwith

Chico and Dumas on a sunny afternoon,it was quickly apparent the little dog alsobrightens the lives ofmanyof the residentsand regulars to the neighbourhood.

Nice dog, man.Hi Chico. Hes so cute with his little

coat on.I love that dog Chico.Its hard to walk more than a few

steps along East Hastings Street with-out at least one person stopping RobDumas to compliment him on themulti-coloured shih tzu wanderingalong the sidewalk at his feet.On a street notorious for its open-air

drug dealing, and sometimes public in-toxication, the uffy brown and whitedog got a smile or a pat from manypassersby on a recent sunny Tuesdayafternoon in the Downtown Eastside.And the shih tzu took it all in stride,

sometimes gracing a man or womanwith a quick stop as if to say hello.Sometimes not.Chico has attitude, explained Du-

mas. But he makes people smile.The person Chico brings the greatest

joy to is Dumas, who admits he was notin a good place a year ago, just monthsbeforebuying thedogoff a fellow tenantin Tellier Tower on EastHastings Street.

Dumas still feels the pain of hisgirlfriends death a year ago, whichprompted him to give up drugs. He losthis job around the same time.I was so depressed, said Dumas.

I lost my job, I was sad about my girl-friend and I had to give up allmy friendsbecause I was trying to stay clean. Chicocame at the right time inmy life.Chico had belonged to a man who

gave the dog away to another tenantin their building because he was head-ing to jail. Not long after Dumas sawthe mop-topped shih tzu and offeredthe new owner a couple of bucks forhim. Man and dog have been insepa-rable ever since.I knew when I saw him that we

needed each other. He saved me andin return I promised him I would nev-er abandon him, said Dumas, whostaking part in a methadone program.That means I cant steal or do drugsbecause I might go to jail and I cantleave him.Dumas moved to Vancouver from

Montreal in the 1990s to get awayfrom the drug scene there. Hes livedin Tellier Tower for one year.He says Chico is the reason he gets so

much exercise these days, whether hewants it or not. Their rst walk of theday is at about 9 a.m., an activity theyllrepeat every three to fourhours of everyday. If its raining, Dumas carries Chicoto a covered grassy area in Chinatownjust behind his building. Chico doesntlike the rain, said Dumas. Hes alsotaught me a lot about patience, some-thing Ive never had before.Despite his dislike for inclement

weather, on Tuesday Chico sported aplaid raincoat, one of four randomlygiven to Dumas. He noted one wasoffered by a complete stranger whocalled out to him on the street.She said, Sir, sir, heres a coat for

your dog, for no reason, said Dumas.He likes his coats.He described Chico as self con-

scious, adding the dog wont eat ifanyones watching.When I had him shaved in the sum-

mer he didnt talk to me for four days,saidDumas, laughing. And sometimeswhen I call him he just stays where heis and stands his ground. But I lovehim for that.

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ANDREWFLEMINGStaff writer

MyfavouriteVancouverSpe-cial story towritewasabout theweekly comedy night at KinoCaf. Not only did it give me

chance to shake the handof theman who shot the evil CancerManfromTheX-Filesbut italsoprovided an excuse to checkout the local live comedy sceneand shoot a video of their sixthanniversary party thats avail-

ableonourwebsite. KomedyatKino is also unique in the sensethe performers are an interest-ing mix of established veteransand inexperienced rookies, notunlike the current roster of theVancouverCanucks.

Alotof stand-upcomedians

owe their rst break to SteveAllen. No, not the host of TheTonight Show before JohnnyCarson took over, but rather amanwith thesamenamewhois the host of Vancouvers old-est comedy room.The story behind it even

sounds like the set-up for ajoke.Anactorwalks intoaa-menco bar and asks to start acomedy night, but this is pre-cisely what happened whenAllen approached the ownersof the Kino Cafe Flamencoand Tapas Bar on CambieStreet in 2007.He had recently returned

home after several yearsof living in Los Angeles, acity he moved to becauseof a small recurring role onThe X-Files (under the stagename Willy Ross, he is bestknown for playing the guywho shot Cancer Man) andhe headed south when theshow relocated in 1998. Hetried breaking into the L.A.comedy scene and discov-eredrsthandhow tough it istomake a name for yourself.I wanted to nd a user-

friendly room where newercomics can learn the trade,said Allen. All the othercomedy rooms just seemedto be guys who knew guys

and so new comics couldntget a foot in the door.After noticing the Cambie

Village venue, which mostnights of the week hosts liveamenco music and danceperformances, tended to bea little empty on Tuesdays,he and fellow funnyman By-ron Bertram (himself bestknown for playing a helplesshusband in a NyQuil coldmedicine ad) asked aboutusing the place.Six years later, hundreds

of different people mostlymale, mostly young havesince stepped up to the micro-phone at Komedy at Kino andit has become a popularweek-ly destination for new and es-tablishedcomics alike. It offersveterans a chance to work onnewmaterial in amore forgiv-ing environment than tradi-tional comedy clubs as well asgiving rookies their rst shoton stage in shorter sets lastingjust threeminutes long.While there is always a

professional who is the head-liner, its also for people whowant to try doing standupfor the very rst time alot of people want to try it atleast once just to say I did it and then there are peoplewho want to see if they havethe knack for it. A lot of peo-ple think they can just go upthere and talk like they nor-mally talk to their friends butit doesnt work like that.Allen, 52, added he is

particularly proud when hesees Kino comics move on tobigger things.

I had GrahamClark com-ing in here years ago doingthree-minute sets and hewent on to win the Cana-dian top comic award and$25,000 at Yuk Yuks, saidAllen. Even after that, hewould still come in here andwork on newmaterial.Ivan Decker, who was

among the performers atthe packed sixth anniver-sary party in January, is an-other rising star in comedycircles who likes to ne-tunehis act there.Regardless of how high

up you might get in com-edy, youre still going to needrooms like the Kino, saidDecker, a regular on the CBCRadio showTheDebaterswhois headlining later thismonthat the Comedy Mix. Openmike rooms are very impor-tant for people who maketheir livings as comedians be-cause you have to have themto practice your craft. Thereis no way to tell if a joke isgood or not unless you tell itin front of an audience.The clean-cut 27-year-old,

who recently quit his day jobat Science World to do com-edy full-time, says startingout in stand-up is no laugh-ingmatter.Its very intimidating as

a new comic. The idea ofdeciding that you want togo onstage is a hard enoughbattle and then there isthe task of actually gettingbooked on a [email protected]

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Entering Master Chef Cafe is a refreshingstep back in time in a city where develop-ers have bulldozed too many beloved hauntsand replaced them with tall, characterlessconcrete and glass structures. Even morecharming than the cafes decades-old dcorand disorganized paraphernalia are MasterChefs co-owners, octogenarian couple Mayand Tony Fung, who run their humble busi-ness with pride, providing a meeting spot forHastings-Sunrise residents of various ethnicbackgrounds and means. In this increasinglyunaffordable city its easy to focus on whosdoing better thanwhom. It was a treat tomeetTony, whos so pleased with what he has.

When a trio slides into a red vinyl booth at

Master Chef Cafe for a late lunch on a swelter-ingJulyafternoon,TonyFungbrings icywaterto the table in a reused plastic juice container.When he delivers to the table a $1.75

plate of Mays world famous freshly cutfries, according to the worn paper menu,he jabs his nger at them and proclaims,Cooked by order.Tony and May Fung, a Chinese-Canadian

couple, own and operate Master Chef at2481 East Hastings St. Tony serves and Maycooks. Both are in their 80s.When the Courier initially asks Tony a

question, he replies: English? Sorry.But when he realizes hes talkingwriter to

writer, Tony pulls out the honorary creden-tial he received last year, a plaque for WorldChinese Art Leadership from the China Art-ists Association in Beijing.When hes not taking orders, chatting

with friends or reading his mail with amagnifying glass, Fung is writing classicalChinese poetry in his truly old-school din-er where red vinyl stools line a long lunchcounter and wood panelling covers thewalls. He says he writes about the economy,

culture and politics.His work, photo and biographical infor-

mation have been published in China.But its not somethinghe talks aboutmuch

with the Chinese community in Vancouver.Instead he focuses on the day-to-day.I am a goodworker and hard worker and

good for the social people, he says.Tony hails from Canton, China, where he

taught elementary school teachers. Sick ofthe politics, he moved to Hong Kong. Heand May married in 1950 and in 1966 theyimmigrated to Canadawith the rst three oftheir four children.Tony says he only studied English for one

year in 1967, two hours a day in a church inChinatown. He speaks Cantonese, Manda-rin, a Chinese dialect and Spanish.He and May owned a restaurant in Edge-

mont Village in North Vancouver from 1970to 1990, when their landlord reclaimed thespace.I retired for two years and then my wife

wanted to work, he says of his May, whosometimes wears a white cooks cap thats sotattered you can see tufts of black hair on top.They took over Master Chef Cafe from a

friend in 1993.I still want to work because I like tomake

the friendship, Tony says.Hes proud their prices are affordable

to everyone, that he doesnt discriminatebased on class and that he makes regularsfeel important by anticipating their orders.Im doingmy good job and taking the life

resources, he says. I dont care the peopleget rich.Tea and toast costs $2, a cheeseburger de-

luxe and fries $4 and a roast turkey dinnerwith cranberry sauce $9.50.Tony feels fortunate for his family, his

health, his ability to make a living and hisfriendships.One of his sons has a masters of business

administration and works in the nancialworld in Hong Kong. His other son is a me-chanic in the United States. One daughterreceived her teaching degree from SimonFraser University and his other daughterworks in an automotive body shop. Portu-guese, Italian and Croatian men visit thediner and chat with Tony every day.I get a life no trouble, Tony says. All

the people no ght, all the friendship, howgood, how excellent.

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The story Building condence onepaddle at a time impacted me on apersonal level more than most. I at-tended one of the groups meetingsand sat as they shared a meal. Thewhole vibe of the night was relaxedand family-oriented. Children racedaround and members chatted easily.The youth interviewed were thought-ful in theiranswersand their candourwas touching. I think of them oftenand wonder how they are doing andwhere they are rowing next. It alsohelps that it is a story based on beau-tiful canoesand theoutdoors.What isnot to love?

Acceptance and family are the

words members of the Renfrew-Collingwood Aboriginal YouthCanoe Club (RCAYCC) use mostoften to describe their group.The club,which formed in 2000,

focuses on Vancouver First Nationsyouth from age 10 to 29, but any-one can join.When the Courier recently paid

a visit to the club at CollingwoodNeighbourhood House, the group

had just returned from a three-daycamping trip and paddle on Har-rison Lake. According the groupscoordinator Emanuela Sheena, eachyear close to 100 youth access theprogram. On this night there are adozenor somembers in attendance.Youth worker Eileen Tann, 26,

sits cross-legged on the oor whilegroup members form a loose circlearound her. Tann leads a shareabout highlights and lowlights ofthe recent trip. There is laughter

about a failed attempt to hold downa tarp with a rock thrown over atree branchandgrunted complaintsabout rain-soaked camping gear.Each paddle and land activity

is planned and run entirely by theyouth. Tann said the leaders arethere to guide, not control. In ad-dition to canoeing, activities haveincluded drum making, rst aidand rsum workshops as well astrips around the province to meetwith elders and youth from other

Nations. This night, the group dis-cusses a possible rock-climbing ex-cursion suggested by member.Stephen Cain, 23. We have a

lot of input which is crucial to anyyouth program, he said.Tann agrees the expectation that

each member will contribute ideasand energy to the group is a bigpart of its success. Building con-dence, she said, involves pushingthem to realize they can do morethan they think they can.Tann joined the club eight years

agoasa teenmomof two.Shesaidatthe time she thought her path in lifewasset. People tell youonceyouarea teen mom that is all you will everbe, said Tann. She credits Sheenaforpushingher togo to college tobe-comeayouthworker.Colten Quigley, 14, who said he

wasscaredtogoout inthecanoeuntilSheena encouraged him, also creditsthe group for fostering unconditionalacceptance. I am not First Nationsandtheyacceptedme,hesaid.After the share, the group moves

around a large table where Sheenadishes out huge helpings of lasagnaand freshly tossed spinach salad.Members talk and laugh between

mouthfuls. Once nished eating,children get down and run in circlesaround the table. Tann said one ofthe differences with this group isthat children of participants arewel-come, reducing stress over childcareandallowingmembers to rolemod-el healthyparenting for eachother.Member Verna Smiths six-year-

old sonDouglas giggles as he push-es another boy around the room ina chair. Smith, 23, said the groupis a family. If there is a problem,we solve it together, she said.This is the rst year in the group

for 14-year-old Tanner Mitchell.He said he likes everything aboutthe group. He plans to continuecanoeing indenitely because heloves the scenery out on thewater,but he also has many ideas aboutwhat else he could do with his life,I might be a youth worker ormake good food as a chef, or may-be be a mechanic, he said.Tanners mom Tania Mitchell

said she has been happy to see hersons condence improve throughthe cultural pride the group instills.I can see hewill grow into themanI want him to be, she said.

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Renfrew-Collingwood Aboriginal Canoe Club member Tanner Mitchell,14, says he loves the scenery when hes out on the water.

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My favourite story that I covered during theVancouver Special neighbourhood series wasabout the cohousing complex thats going to bebuilt at East 33rd Avenue near Argyle Street. Itattracted my attention because many people,includingme,wonderwhat it will be like to livein a development that demands such coopera-tion and interaction among its inhabitants. Itwill be fascinating to follow the story throughthe years and see if their optimism about livingunder these conditions is matched by reality.

ErickaStephens-Renniewasraised insmall-

townRossland, B.C.That life was really appealing tome the

idea that you knew all your neighbours, shetold the Courier. I grew up sharing toys withmy neighbours. My dad shared tools with theneighbours. Canning in the summertime andneighbourhood block parties were a realityof my life. Ive always lived in big cities sincemoving away fromhomeandwas looking at away to establish that again.The 29-year-old has gured out how to

return to small-town living in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, where Vancouvers rst co-housing community will be built.Last March, the city approved a rezoning

proposal to allow for the cohousing com-plex to be constructed on three propertieson East 33rd Avenue near Argyle Street.Vancouver Cohousing appealed to Ste-

phens-Rennie, in particular, because ofneighbourhood amenities, including theKensington Community Centre, KensingtonPark, shops and restaurants on Kingswayand Victoria, and proximity to schools andtransit on 33rd, Victoria and Knight.Overall, we are very excited to get back

to living in the neighbourhood my hus-

band and I rented in the area when werst moved to Vancouver two years ago and to getting to know our neighboursbetter both within the cohousing and with-in the broader neighbourhood, she said.The cohousing complex will include one levelof underground parking and ve buildingsranging from two to three storeys abovegrade.The four residential buildings will be sep-

arated from each other, but have a commoncourtyard in the centre, and there will bea 6,510-square-foot common house at theback of the property to encourage and pro-mote interaction between residents.The 31 residential units range from stu-

dios to three-bedrooms.They will each have their own kitchen,

living and dining rooms, while the commonhouse will have a large kitchen and diningroom, laundry facilities, a multipurposeroom, a childrens playroom, two guest-rooms, meditation space and an ofce withroom for about six desks. There will also bea common deck and garden space outside.Price per unit is expected to be approxi-

mately $550 a square foot on average.Whilegures havent been nalized, that couldtranslate to anywhere between $280,000for a small studio to $600,000 for a three-bedroom, all with access to common space.Stephens-Rennie works for the federal

government, but is on maternity leave withher six-month-old son Jacob. Her husbandAndrew works for the Anglican Church,largely from home, and plans to use thecomplexs common ofce space.Its that common amenity space that re-

ally facilitates, in the long term, muchmoreaffordable housing, Stephens-Rennie said.Her family is considering sharing a car

with another family in the complex andtheyre looking forward to the possibility ofhelp with childcare.Twenty-eight family groups have bought

shares in the Vancouver Cohousing devel-opment company at this point. Regulationsprohibit selling units until the city approvesa development permit.Ultimately it will be the shareholders

that will make a recommendation to thecompany to sell the units in a particular wayand sowell market to our own shareholdersrst, Stephens-Rennie said.For [my family], its about the value of

knowing your neighbours, having a sharingeconomy at your ngertips and the abilityto cut down on expenses. All those thingsthat make life a bit smoother and easier ona daily basis when you know not just two ofyour neighbours, but 30 of them.

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Last March, the city approved a rezoningproposal to allow for the cohousingcomplex to be constructed on threeproperties on East 33rd Avenue.

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