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The spotlight has recently shoneon newly elected Green Party ofVancouver school board trusteeJanet Fraser as shell hold the de-ciding vote on issues that split thefour Vision Vancouver and fourNPA trustees.As the Courier detailed earlier

in the month, Fraser wants tomake the board feel less distantto parents. She wants the boards

revised sexual orientation and gen-der identities policy fully imple-mented, more action on makingthe district environmentallysustainable and additional supportfor poor and aboriginal students.But what are the personal pri-

orities of the other four newbies?One is from Vision Vancouver,which lost its majority on schoolboard Nov. 15, and the otherthree are from the NPA, whichincreased its share of seats at theschool board to match Vision.The four newcomers and fellowrst-timer Fraser will be sitting ata table with four veteran incum-bents, including current chairPatti Bacchus, and, as we reveal inour story on page 6, theyll have a

lot to learn in the coming monthsand years. Its time to learn a littlebit about each of them in turn:

JoyAlexander,VisionVancouverA parent, retired teacher and

school psychologist, Alexander,who holds a doctorate in educa-tional psychology, wants the VSBto engage doctoral students inmeasuring and setting baselinesfor new programs and to carryout research that could be used toimprove them.We put in a program for

aboriginal children at Macdon-ald [elementary] she said, as anexample. Get baseline gures inthere to see how you can track it

to see how you can tweak it, howyou can make it even better.Alexander is concerned about

funding for the school district andwants to ensure students with specialneeds and aboriginal children receiveadequate attention and support.

PennyNoble,NPANoble, executive director of

Bike to Work Week B.C., a for-mer teacher and public relationsand marketing veteran, is mostconcerned about funding. Shewants to make sure the boardmaintains a positive relationshipwith the provincial governmentand wants to look at additionalsources of funding that includegrants and donations.

Its done quite successfully in acouple of other school boards andId just like to look at that modeland see whether we can apply thatto Vancouver, she said.Noble believes the boards

public solicitations and advertis-ing in schools policy needs to bereconsidered with input fromparents, students and teachersbecause its fairly vague.There certainly are some really

great opportunities out there that donot impact at all on curriculum orrequire any branding, or anything likethat, that can be looked at, and thatincludes not-for prot organizations,charity organizations, foundationsand individual donors, she said.

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From the Lutz tochasing pucks

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Figure skater HannahJanda had nailed almostall the advanced doublejumps, both the Lutz andip, leaving just the dif-cult double Axel as thelast target on her list.But the 13-year-old ath-

lete will never pull off thejump. Three months ago,Janda hung up her toepicks for a pair of hockeyblades and joined theforward line of the bantamVancouver Angels, thecitys only all-girls hockeyassociation.I love having a team,

said the Churchill second-ary Grade 8 student. Youwin together and you losetogether. If you dont do as

well in gure skating, yourejust on your own.Her rst skate at the

Killarney rink on the Angelshome ice came in Septem-ber when the hockey as-sociation hosted a free clinicfor inexperienced skaters.Janda was no novice sinceshed been gure skating for10 years, but otherwise shewas a rookie in a new sport.Her centre of gravity was

thrown off and keepingperfect posture didnt helpher balance. The serratededge of a gure skate bladewas wiped smooth, a roundtoe in the place of a poise-preserving pick.I kept falling forward,

she said. That was reallyweird. It was like learning toskate all over again.

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Although the civicelection is over, MayorGregor Robertson andVision Vancouver Coun.Geoff Meggs say they willcontinue their defama-tion lawsuit against NPAmayoral candidate KirkLaPointe and his party.In separate interviews

after their victories, Rob-ertson and Meggs saidthe NPAs allegations ofcorruption over CUPEdonating $102,000 toVisions campaign andthat city hall is for saleare untrue and must beacknowledged in court.Yes, Im continuing

it because my behaviourhas been conducted withcomplete integrity, saidMeggs Saturday nightafter learning he wasre-elected to a third termon council. I went to ameeting at the request ofthe union, I told them ourposition and they madea later decision withoutmy presence that woundup supporting us. Theresabsolutely nothing wrong

there. But I would like tosee that acknowledged [incourt].The allegations are re-

lated to comments made byLaPointe at a press confer-ence, comments publishedin a newspaper and onthe partys website, andthe content of radio andtelevision ads paid for by theNPA, according to a state-ment of claim Vision led inB.C. Supreme Court. TheNPAs statement of defencedenies the allegations.Robertson told report-

ers Monday he wanted topursue the lawsuit just onprinciple, basically. Themayor beat LaPointe bymore than 10,000 votes ina race in which both can-didates accused each otherof personal attacks.They really lowered

the bar for Vancouver pol-itics, Robertson said. Atthis point, I dont haveany intention of holdingback on [the lawsuit]. Iwant to see that there isno attacks like that andspurious allegations goingforward.The lawsuit is con-

nected to a Courier story

posted online Oct. 16 au-thored by contributor BobMackin, who obtained aleaked recording of Meggstelling members of CUPELocal 1004 that Robertsonhas again recommittedto not expand contract-ing out, to make sure thatwherever we can bring in

new processes, that mem-bers of 1004 will be deliv-ering those services. Themeeting occurred at theMaritime Labour CentreAuditorium and resultedin a $34,000 donationfrom the Local and match-ing funds from CUPEsB.C. and national ofces

for a total of $102,000.Robertson told the Cou-

rier in a previous interviewthere is a longstandingcommitment from Visionto fair collective bargain-ing and to not contractout services at the city.He added that the cityhas a balance of services,including some that arecontracted out.During a mayoral

debate at Christ ChurchCathedral, LaPointe saidthe deal was a breachof duciary responsibil-ity and intended to buyvotes. He said the lawsuitwas an attempt to silencehim in the nal days of thecampaign because Robert-sons lead had decreased.Let me be very, very

clear, I did not defamethe mayor, the mayorsdeal defamed Vancou-ver, LaPointe said atNov. 7 press conferenceat Seasons in the Parkrestaurant. It smacked oftwo-bit city brokering of adifferent political era.LaPointe told reporters

on election day that someof Visions advertisingwas designed to person-

ally ridicule me and makeme look like somehow Ilacked certainty when Iwas thinking aloud thatI didnt have a thoughtprocess.Added LaPointe: In a

lot of ways, I thought itwas very disappointing. Iwould have loved to havedebate after debate onideas.NPA Coun. George Af-

eck, who was re-electedSaturday, said he wasdisappointed Robertsonand Meggs were con-tinuing with the lawsuit,saying we should put theelection behind us andmove forward in a positiveway, as Vision likes to say,and thats certainly not agreat way to start a newsession.Prior to Saturdays

election, Vision revealedit collected $2.2 million incampaign donations, withmore than $300,000 fromunions. The NPA received$2.1 million, with thebulk of the money com-ing from corporations and$470,000 from party pres-ident Peter Armstrong.

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Smiles between re-elected VisionMayor Gregor Robertson andNPA challenger Kirk LaPointe grew thin during the recent electioncampaign after Robertson and Coun. GeoffMeggs sued LaPointeover ads they said defamed them. PHOTODANTOULGOET

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Did you hear Gregorsin again.Thats three consecutive

wins for the 50-year-oldmayor and his band ofVisionistas. Yep, the 2014election campaign is done.Sadly, that means no

more enlightening mayoraldebates, no more informa-tive he-said-he-said storiesor rambling voice messagesfrom candidates using thetype of colourful languageclearly ripped off from amob movie script.Or, possibly a porno-

graphic movie.Yeah, it was that bad.Anyway, for all those

folks still nursing an electionhangover, Ive got just thex to get you through therest of the week. As Ivedone after elections, Ivecompiled a list of the best/worst/bizarre/inexplicableevents of the campaign.Here goes:Worst location for a

press conference:Noquestion, that goes to theNPA. The party called usmedia types to a pier atCrab Park, which happens

to be located close enoughto a helicopter pad thatwhen mayoral candidateKirk LaPointe spoke, weheard whooshchop,

chop, chopwhooshchop, chop, chop Clear-ly, a great press conferencelocation, badly run.Worst spot for a re-

porter to cover a may-oral debate: At the backof a cafeteria at LangaraCollege. A certain Visioncandidate and volunteeryakked the whole debate,even during their guystime at the mic and aftera steely glare from yourstruly. Seriously, I was seat-ed at a table, laptop openand busily scribbling notesright next to the chattyduo. Did they think I wasdoing my taxes? Karmaupdate: The candidatedidnt get elected.

Best use of chopsticksby a member of themedia: OK, it came twodays after the election. Buthere we were on Monday,waiting on the False CreekFlats for Mayor GregorRobertson to arrive whena television camera dudeprevented a potentiallystinky and slippery situ-ation. Right there, in thegrassy patch set asidefor the mayor to standwas a pile of dog crap.So the camera dude justhappened to have somechopsticks and neatly usedthem to pick up and dropthe frozen nuggets intoa plastic bag. Yes, withchopsticks! Are you read-ing this, Mr. Mayor?

A man who certainlyknows hes on cameraaward: Hands down, Fra-ser Ballantyne. Other thanChristy Clark, Ive neverseen a politician smile likethat for so long during apress conference. And ata newser in Kerrisdale,Ballantyne went on a crazy

thumbs-up frenzy. Heresembled an aged ArthurFonzarelli as he repeatedlypressed his thumb in theair as Courier shutterbugDan Toulgoet attemptedto get a photo of mayoralcandidate Kirk LaPointe,who was not raising histhumb. Wait a secondwas Ballantyne photo-bombing LaPointe?

Best use of accoutre-ments by a mayoralcandidate:Meena Wong.COPEs leader wore Bat-man cufinks while onthe hustings and broughta plush toy tiger to theCouriers Q&A livestreamat Creekside Commu-nity Centre. Adam Westwould be proud. So wouldTarzan.

Most unexpectedguest at Vision Van-couvers victory party:Vancouver-South Con-servative MP Wai Young.Not only did Young showup at the Wall Centre, shecrashed a media scrum asreporters red questionsat Vision Coun. GeoffMeggs. Looking forwardto working with you onBroadway line, she toldMeggs after introduc-ing herself to the media.Meggs: That messagebrought to you by WaiYoung. Hang on a sec,did she just say the fedswant to work with Van-couver on a Broadwaysubway? Are you readingthis, Mr. Mayor?

Best example of vot-ers with amnesia: Inde-pendent mayoral candidateBob Kasting, who deliv-ered good quips at some ofthe mayoral debates, madeit quite clear Nov. 6 thathe was pulling out of therace to endorse the NPAsKirk LaPointe. Still, he re-ceived 1,682 votes Satur-day. First thought: Eitherhes got a lot of kids, orpeople are not informed.Second thought: Peopleare not informed.

Best/worst nega-tive attack ads: GoogleWhats Howell Hav-ing for Lunch? Electionedition. Cant say muchmore because pursuing alawsuit.

Best election coverageby a newspaper: Cmon.

Best time for a cityhall scribe to take sometime off: Right now. Seeyou at the inauguration.

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NPA school trustee Fraser Ballantynewas re-elected Saturday. No doubt, hewas smiling. PHOTODANTOULGOET

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Marpole may soon be los-ing another landmark.Since 1999 Crystal

Ballroom on 768 SouthwestMarine Dr. has trainedthousands of students ofall ages from beginnerto gold competitor leveland hosted regular socialdances. With its chic dcorand 5,000 square feet ofsprung maplewood oor,it described itself as themost elegant ballroom andbest dance school studio inVancouver.Yet soon the music may

fall silent. The facility post-ed a farewell notice on itswebsite: Crystal Ballroomannounces with deep regretto our many loyal customersand faithful students, manyof whom have also becomelifelong friends, that afterbeing in business for 15years, 31st December 2014will be the nal day of danc-ing service to you all.The building is being sold,

ZillionWong, the ballroomschool principal, told theCourier, although he would

not name the new owners,nor the former ones, a groupof shareholders who startedthe venture in 1999.I dont believe the build-

ing will be torn down, butprobably renovated intosome sort of camera ware-house. It denitely wont beused for new housing, so faras I know, he said.We have a lease agree-

ment with the new ownersthat we could stay here, butwe are looking for a newvenue in a couple of locationsin Richmond.Wewill be def-initely starting a new schoolwith our same instructors.If we dont nd a new placeby January, our students canstay here for another fewmonths until we do.The closure will leave a

serious gap in Vancouversballroom dance community,said Glen Brennan, who wasthe ballrooms managingdirector for 13 years beforemoving back to his Austra-lian homeland a year ago.It now leaves, to my knowl-edge, no other comparablealternative. A great loss tothe Vancouver dance com-munity that will likely never

be replaced. It is a very sadend to a wonderful era!Crystal Ballroom was

popular in the LowerMainland due to its centrallocation and free parking. Itoffered dance programs forprivate and group lessons inInternational Ballroom andAmerican Social Dances atall levels, besides hosting so-cial dancing each night andtea dances on Sunday andWednesday afternoons, andspecial parties with prizes.Its innovative Star of the

Nite event was for studentspartnered by their teachersto display their preparedshow dances with the sup-port friends and families. Itwas open to the public andthe students performanceswere videotaped for them tokeep. The ballrooms sprungoors, which are supportedby foam backing and rubberfeet, absorb shocks, givethem a softer feel and en-hancing performances.Crystal Ballroomwill host

three nal events: a SantaClaus Dinner Dance onDec.6, a Christmas Dinner DanceonDec. 20, and aNewYearsEve Gala Dance onDec. 31.

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Prospective candidates are required to submit conrmationof their intention to run by no later than 12 noon on Tuesday,January 6, 2015. Interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter.

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Five of nine trusteeselected Saturday nightare new to the VancouverSchool Board.Its quite a change,

said VSB secretary-treasurer Rick KrowchukWednesday afternoon.The last time we had twoor three.Within the next ve

months, trustees willdecide how to deal with amulti-million dollar budgetshortfall, which is estimat-ed to be $23 million.The boards prelimi-

nary operating budget for2014-2015 is nearly half abillion dollars.The newly elected

trustees have been advisedof the B.C. School Trust-ees Associations TrusteeAcademy in VancouverDec. 4 to 6, where they canlearn about board budgetsand provincial funding andconict of interest.Trustees will take ofce at

a boardmeetingDec. 8 whentheyll select their chair.The board chairperson is

to ensure proper operatingprocedures and decorumand acts as spokesperson forthe board. They also recom-mend who should serve asvice-chair, chair the boardscommittees, liaise withwhich schools and representthe board with the B.C.Public School EmployersAssociation, the libraryboard and other agencies.So therefore they have

some inuence on who theother key people [are],Krowchuk said.The chair is to make

recommendations afterconsulting other trustees.Who assumes which roleswill be decided Dec. 15.

Board watchers arewondering whether thechair will continue to beVision Vancouvers PattiBacchus or new GreenParty of Vancouver trusteeJanet Fraser, who holdsthe balance of powerbetween the four recentlyelected Vision and fourNPA trustees.Newbies to the board

can expect a deluge ofinformation on the boardsnances (or lack of,according to Krowchuk),bylaws, committee struc-tures and facilities.The VSB oversees 92

elementary schools, 18high schools, seven adulteducation centres and thelargest distance educationschool in the province.Workshops for trustees

will run into January.Krowchuk noted a

couple of the new trusteesare former teachers andhes spotted at least one ata board meetingThe good thing is

theyve got four years this

time so it actually hasa little bit more time tolearn and then still havesome impact before thenext election, he said.It is a learning curve forthem but well do our bestto support them.

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Vancouver School Board secretary-treasurer Rick Krowchuk saysthe boardwill orient school new trustees so they can swiftly get upto speed. PHOTODANTOULGOET

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active system of reachingout to them, but within theframework of a policy andguidelines as to how thatall happens.

StacyRobertson, NPARobertson, a lawyer and

enforcement counsel atthe Investment IndustryRegulatory Organization ofCanada, wants to focus onusing vacant school spacesto offer childcare and raisingmoney to serve breakfastand lunch to hungry kids.The key there is theres

areas of common groundwhere I think that we canaccomplish something,he said.Robertson also wants to

shorten assessment times for

students with special needs.Robertson has been in-

volved in the Hastings ParkConservancy, a communitygroup that promotes thegreening and public use ofland at Hastings Park andthe PNE. He is a coach forHastings Little League.

ChristopherRichardson, NPAA former Vancouver park

board commissioner, cur-rent president of the MountPleasant Community Cen-tre Association and a char-tered accountant, Richard-son wants to make sure thelearning needs of differentstudents are assessed andattended to as early as pos-sible, without taking moneyaway from other support forstudents. His youngest of

two sons is severely dyslexicand Richardson says it tookthe public school systemtwo years to even start toaddress his difculties.Richardson wants to help

relieve the anxiety of stu-dents and their families.And to identify the is-

sues, identify the resourcesand apply them as soonas possible, which mightmake sense from a budget-ary point of view, as well,he said.Richardson subsequently

sent his youngest son toprivate school Fraser Acad-emy. The son is now inthird year history studies atthe University of B.C.The new trustees take

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A downtown condodweller wonders how manyVancouverites may havebeen deterred from votingNov. 15 by informationcards that purported to listnearby polling places.Marc-David Seidel pro-

vided photos to the Courierof cards for VancouverResident sent to threedifferent addresses. Thecard for a third oor resi-dent of 1500 Howe St.,for example, recommend-ed voting at VancouverArt Gallery, VancouverPublic Library or MorrisWosk Centre distancesranging from 1.3 to twokilometres. The nearestlocation was actually Van-couver Aquatic Centre,within 400 metres. Seidelsaid city hall appeared tohave calculated distancebased on apartment num-ber, not building number.Perceived distance to

a polling station can bethe deciding conveniencefactor in choosing to votefor many people, saidSeidel, a University ofBritish Columbia profes-

sor of OrganizationalBehaviour and HumanResources. Distance candisproportionately impactvoting behaviours basedupon age and physicalmobility suppressingvoter turnout dispro-portionately for certaindemographic groups.The information cards

were sent to 265,651residential addresses and,according to a statementattributed to city clerkand election chief JaniceMacKenzie, the threelisted voting locationswere determined by usingresidential building ad-dresses and Canada Postpostal codes. Said MacK-enzie: The word nearwas used on purposerecognizing that in someinstances, there may besome locations closer tothe address.Meanwhile, two vot-

ers are critical of city halloverlooking citizens withsubtle disabilities.Garth Mullins told staff

at Britannia CommunityCentre that he is legallyblind and was supplieda low-power magnifyingglass that he compared

to a toy. He fortunatelyrecognized the shapes ofcandidates names.Mullins later called the

city election ofce andlearned that devices withaudio instructions andBraille markings wereavailable, but only atthe eight advance votinglocations that ran Nov. 4to 12. He was told thatthe polling station ofcialon voting day could haveread him the ballot orsworn a voters compan-ion to secrecy to read theballot aloud.These options were

never communicated tome at the polling station,Mullins said.George Brissette said he

missed out on voting forthe rst time in 40 yearsbecause there was a lackof adjacent on-street oron-site parking at three ofthe four Mount Pleasantvoting stations near hishome.Brissette relies on his

pickup truck and disabledparking permit because ofa neuromuscular diseasethat limits his ability towalk or stand in line. Ihave good days and bad

and voting day would havebeen about the middle,Brissette said.He drove to the Mount

Pleasant Neighbour-hood House, St. PatricksRegional Secondary andKivan Club, but nallyfound a pay parking spaceat Mount Pleasant Com-munity Centre. He saidthe lineup was too longand there were no chairs.He returned to the otherthree but the parking scar-city was unchanged. Afterthree hours, he gave up.Brissette said voting

information mentionedelections staff were able toassist with curbside voting,but that assumed therewas ample parking or hehad a companion availableto notify the staff inside.The [city] could, at

minimum, have easilyinstalled temporary handi-capped parking signs/zones, Brissette said.The 44 per cent voter

turnout was 10 per centbetter than 2011, butbelow the 50 per cent rateof 2002. A total 181,707ballots were cast from a279,200 inventory.

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thenext fivemonths.

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Software makers used to drop Eastereggs into Macintosh programs frivo-lous extra features for users to nd. In asimilar fashion, for over a decade lm-makers have been tucking surprises into astring of CGI-heavy superhero icks.You may have recognized Stan Lee in

his brief cameos, including a hot dog ven-dor in the rst X-Men, a security guardin The Hulk, and a redneck truck driverin Thor. In The Avengers he appears as achess-playing man in a park who tells aTV interviewer he doesnt believe super-heroes are real.Stan Lee is no actor at least not in

the professional sense. For decades hewas Marvel Comics Manhattan-basedchief editor and writer. Beginning in theearly 60s, he and his bullpen of artiststurned out a string of superheroes withproblems more mundane than mythic.Spiderman struggled with high schoolneurosis, billionaire Iron Man inventorTony Stark had a heart condition, andthe Fantastic Fours Ben Grimm wasa seething pile of self-hatred known asThe Thing.Hitting the zeitgeist like a bullseye, Lee

found a young audience in the millions.Kids glommed onto his companys mixof purple prose, imaginative artwork andadolescent power fantasies.For an introverted, underweight

youngster living in an airbase town inOntario, it was like something went offin my head and my parents had thegood sense not to discourage my choiceof reading material. I learned aboutantimatter in the pages of the FantasticFour, and rst encountered Percy Bys-she Shelleys poem Ozymandias in theAvengers. Lee had me constantly runningto a dictionary.Unlike DC comics, Marvel chose to

challenge its audience rather than conde-scend to it, expanding its readership intoteen and adult territory.The comics page was a more personal

and intimate interface than the cinemascreen. It lacked the intimidating lustreof the movies, and the images could beslowed down, rewound, fast-forwardedand studied in detail, noted author andcomic writer Grant Morrison in his 2011book Supergods. But the archetypal sweepof Lees story lines, with their dynamicrendering by Kirby and company, hadto wait for the digital age to do them

cinematic justice.Thats where my adult ambivalence

comes in. The simplistic struggle ofgood versus evil seemed right for 12-centstories stamped onto 20 pages of cheapnewsprint ction suits for boomerkids to safely explore the moral dimen-sions of life.But today? Perhaps its because Stan

Lees output had such a huge impact onme as a kid, I unrealistically expectedmore from Hollywood than men in Day-Glo unitards clobbering evil-doers withforeign accents.Needless to say, these wide-screen

superhero sagas arent meant for the likesof me. They are engineered primarily fora 16-to-25-year-old male demographic,with stripped-down dialogue that trans-lates smoothly for the increasingly inu-ential Chinese market.The scripted action has more in com-

mon with rst-person shooter gamesthan a subversive art form. While StanLees Silver Age stories challenged youngreaders to think outside the box, mostbig-budget superhero lms entice con-sumers to vegetate inside the cineplex,with product as disposable as plastic 3Dglasses.Unlike the highly inventive Pixar lms,

with their plums for moms (jokes andreferences meant for adults), MarvelStudios seems content to hammer theaudience into slack-jawed submissionwith special effects and regurgitate itsintellectual property in paint-by-numberssequels.There are the imaginative exceptions

from the Disney subsidiary, such asCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. Butby and large, militarism ts in easily withthe messianic themes. Hollywood lm-makers with Pentagon-approved scriptsnd access to billions of dollars worth ofmilitary equipment and personnel at littleor no cost.The arc of the Marvel universe from a

psychedelic era cottage industry to a ag-waving entertainment Borg cant all belaid at the doorstep of Stan Lee, however.That would be like blaming Saint Paul formegachurches or Christian rock. The re-tired Lee is now an icon rather than primemover. So considering that I owe the manmy early inspiration to write and draw, myfavourite Marvel Studio moments are stillthe Easter eggs the brief scenes whereI recognize the affable, self-promoting NewYorker, still sharp as a tack at 91.

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Opinion

Allen GarrColumnistagarr@vancourier.com

While Vision Vancouver and a pos-sibly chastened Mayor Gregor Robert-son may continue with their plans atcity hall, for the park board and schoolboard it will not be business as usual.In last weekends election Vision all but

got wiped out at the park board while theNPA won the majority of the seats.So for the rst time in living memory,

the party controlling the park boardsagenda is different from the folks whorun city hall.At school board, Vision lost the ma-

jority there too. The power is split withfour seats each for them and the NPA.That leaves Janet Fraser, the sole GreenParty school trustee, holding the balanceof power and the most popular person atthat particular dance.Lets start with the park board: the is-

sues that drove away voters from Visionincluded their rough handling of volun-teer boards at Vancouvers two dozencommunity centres.The strategy was orchestrated by the

unrelenting micro-managing hand ofcity manager Penny Ballem with theapproval of the mayors ofce. Electedpark commissioners simply did as theywere told, like it or not.It was a remarkable assault on the

political autonomy of elected ofcials,which had been aggressively defendedfor more than a century.And heres the latest move in the war

with the most reluctant and litigiousgang of six community centres beingforced into a Joint Operating Agree-ment. A few days before Vancouveritesheaded to the polls, under cover of amedia blackout while a mediator didhis work, lawyers representing the parkboard were granted a postponement ofa court case that was to begin yesterday(Thursday, Nov. 20.) If successful itwould have seen the boards of directorsof those six community centres drivenout to the street.The balance of the community centre

boards have been involved in an endlessprocess to arrive an operating agreementalso overseen by Ballem.Dont be surprised if they hold back

now and wait to see what the impact willbe of a more sympathetic board onethat presumably is prepared to recapturetheir authority and stand up to the citymanager.

You can also expect a change in direc-tion regarding the controversial whalesin captivity issue. The Vision park com-missioners who sponsored a motion tostop the aquarium from allowing hankypanky in the whale pools left before theycould be defeated.It would take a two-thirds majority of

the new board to reverse that decision,a majority that the NPA does not quitehave.But staff was dispatched to write a

bylaw to enforce that Vision decision.The NPA can kill the proposal by simplyrefusing to enact that bylaw.You will also likely see no more sup-

port for paving over the last bit of wildbeach in the city to extend the sea wallalong Point Grey Road out to Jerichoeven though the mayor waves an anony-mously donated $10 million under theboards nose.Now for the school board: Visions

loss of a majority had less to do with anyparticular issue like the transgenderedpolicy than it had to do with the vagariesof at-large voting.By most accounts Visions Patti Bac-

chus has done a superb job as boardchair these past six years. But, so con-cerned about losing in the big game atcity hall, the Vision brains trust seems tohave taken its eye off the school boardball.While NPA voters were focused

almost exclusively on NPA candidates,Vision supporters watered down theimpact of their votes by choosing tosupport some COPE candidates andcandidates running under the PublicEducation Project banner.Vision didnt just lose the major-

ity, they lost First Nations trustee KenClement. During Clements two termson the board he was at the heart of im-proving graduation results among FirstNations students by 14 per cent. Forthe rst time many family members wereinvited to engage in their kids educa-tional experience.The rst matter that will cause Janet

Fraser to break a tie will be the selec-tion of board chair. That will happen onDec. 8. The second will be a reconsid-eration of the half million dollars beingoffered by Chevron through an arms-length charity to purchase schoolsupplies, an offer Vision had alreadyrejected.Stay tuned.

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LETTERS TOTHE EDITORLetters may be edited by the Courier for reasons of legality, taste, brevity and clarity.Send to: 1574 West Sixth Ave., Vancouver V6J 1R2 or email letters@vancourier.com

COURIER STORY: Grandview-Woodland sticks with Vision,Nov. 19.CoffeeGeeker: I cant believe, after that GrandviewWoodland fiasco of a communityplan was released, that my neighbourhood still went crazy Vision. I certainly didnt voteany Vision this time around, spreading my vote to Green, COPE and independents.Theres an axiom we get the government we deserve and I feel we get another Visionmajority on council because, well, we just arent worthy of a better, neighbourhoods-focused government.

COURIER STORY: Ten predictions for Visions four-year term,Nov. 19.Christopher Porter: Some astute political predictions. I wouldnt be surprised ifGeller goes 10/10 on this list.Jbw87: Vancouver may be beautiful, but it has very ugly truths. Laneway housing willbe successful in selling, no doubt about that, but people will now be living in alleyways,above someones garage or perhaps in a superdense Vancouver Affordable HousingAgency condo. You might as well set up metal cages and rent those out like they doin China. If we curb foreign investment then we can regain control of this situation.Unfortunately Mayor Moonbeam doesnt have the courage to do make such a move.

COURIER STORY: Priority is community centres not whales, says NPA parkboard incumbent,Nov. 19.Daniel Tanner:What a load of hoooey. Despite what some media are reporting.Within half an hour of the election, their aquarium VP-cum-NPA park boardcommissioner [Sarah Kirby-Yung] was already gleefully stating theyd repeal theaquarium bylaw. Coupar himself backed that up. What else is anyone supposed to thinkif thats the first things out of their mouths? Can you say BACKTRACK? Theres a lotof that going on today.

COURIER STORY: LaPointe says NPA is back in the conversation, online only.CM:Unfortunately for him, as a mayoral candidate, he only gained one per cent moreof the vote than Suzanne Anton. Statistics seem to indicate that the NPA is as irrelevantas ever. COPE had an impact though, they took away almost 10 per cent of Gregorsvote, otherwise this election would have been almost identical to the last.ACMEsalesrep: To be fair, CM, COPE hasnt fielded a mayoral candidate in years.Youre kind of making an apples-to-something-even-less-apple-like-than-orangescomparison.

COURIER STORY: COPE sees victory in defeat, online only.Keith Baldrey @keithbaldrey: A delusional party.VSBCounsellor@vsbcounsellor:For a reporter@keithbaldrey your smugness isdistasteful and smacks of elitism.

COURIER VIDEO: Election night analysis, online only.Wayne Fougere @WayneFougere: I doubt well see a drive for wards. It seems thesystem worked quite well. Citizens made their choice clear.KarenSawatzky@karensawa:Capital Y-E-S to another wards referendum.Also to ballotredesign, though it would be less crucial with award system.

COURIER STORY: Denike, Woo wont return to school board, online only.Roger Chin @RogerChinBCED: Yay! Less distractions now.Skutt @WFLBC: It was probably those terrible radio ads.

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Nov. 24, 1997: TheninthAsia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC)meeting, onlythe secondheld inNorth America, begins at theUniversity of BritishColumbia andquickly turns violent. Protesters, angry over human rights not beingon the agendaandparticularly by thepresenceof Indonesianmilitary strongmanSuharto, brokedownaperimeter fence erectedoutside themeeting andweremetwithpepperspray andpolice dogsby theRCMP.Dozenswere arrestedbut later released. PrimeMinister JeanChretien famouslymade light of the incident after beingpepperedbyquestions fromNardwar theHumanServiette at apress conference afterward,saying: Forme, pepper, I put it onmyplate.

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TheGreat One scores 500th goalNov. 22, 1986: EdmontonOilers star playerWayneGretzky scores his 500th goal,an empty-netter that also gavehimahat trick in a 5-2win at homeagainst theVancouver Canucks. He reached themilestone in just 575 games, setting anewNHL record. Rookie goalie TroyGamblewasbetween thepipes forGretzkys 498thand499th goals before beingpulled. Its possible coachTomWatt opted to gambleonGamble rather thanRichardBrodeur due tohis number onegoalies poor trackrecordplaying againstNo. 99. KingRichardultimately endedup letting inmoreGretzky goals thananyotherNHLnetminder for a total of 29 over eight seasons.

HumzaKahn (left) andhis cousinAsadKhan react toelection results at VisionVancouvers partySaturdaynight at theWall Centre.PHOTODANTOULGOET

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PACIFIC SPIRIT

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After you voted last Sat-urday, Im sure you didntspend Sunday poring overthe election results. Only anerd would do that.You probably ran er-

rands, did some shopping,maybe went for drinkswith friends. Since you livein Vancouver, statistics sayyou probably didnt spendthe morning in church.Yet it was only a few

elections ago on Nov.20, 1982, to be precise that Vancouveritesvoted in favour of Sun-day shopping. Until then,you couldnt get anythingmore than the bare essen-tials on what was legallyand unironically calledthe Lords Day.The provincial govern-

ment amended the ban onSunday shopping in 1980,effectively throwing thematter to local communi-ties to decide. Vancouveri-tes made the decision toallow Sunday openings,but fewer than three inve voters supported thechange 58.2 per cent. Itwas no landslide.Its hard to believe now,

but Sunday shopping wasa political lightning rodin the 1970s and 80s,in Vancouver and acrossCanada. It was a cleav-age between liberals andconservatives, though italso made some strangebedfellows. Some unionmembers made commoncause with religious conser-vatives. Assurances wereneeded that unionizedworkers who turned downSunday shifts would notlose seniority as a result.The controversy around

Sunday shopping was partof a larger social conser-vatism that seems a worldaway from the Vancouverof 2014. Our approachto alcohol may be therare remnant of that oldmoralism. We cant buywine at the grocery store,for instance, and only thisweek the government an-nounced that liquor storeswould nally be openingon Sundays, but this is afar cry from the B.C. ofold, which had some ofNorth Americas strictest(and most bizarre) liquorlaws.

But even Social Creditknew American andoverseas visitors wouldnot tolerate that nonsenseand so, when we decidedto welcome the worldto Expo 86, the B.C.government permitted

a temporary reprievefrom abstemiousness. Ofcourse, like the temporaryincome taxes imposedduring the First WorldWar, this genie would notreturn to its bottle. BritishColumbia hasnt seen a

sober Sunday since.What we have gained

in the convenience ofSundays that are no dif-ferent from any other day,we have lost in somethingless measurable. Thereused to be one day a week

when very few peopleworked. What they didwith that day, given thelimited options, may ormay not have involved re-ligious services or spiritualintrospection. But it wasunequivocally a time of

slowing down. Even TVand radio carried lethargicprogramming.Just because we can

work, shop, party or playCandy Crush seven daysa week doesnt mean wehave to. Taking a respitefrom the weekly grind isnot something that can belegislated, nor should itbe. Yet the small numberof people who, for reli-gious or other reasons,still make time for discon-necting, for reection, forsanctifying time, claim it isa rejuvenating and uplift-ing experience.In a world where our

absence from social mediacan be instantly noticedand failure to answer aphone or email withinminutes can spark alarm,many of us never re-ally turn off. But somepeople do, and not onlyin the traditional sense oftaking a Sabbath break.Some go hiking or sailingor someplace where theyare beyond the reach ofthe incessant pinging. Yeta Sabbath is, in someinterpretations, not aboutgoing to a place, but aboutsanctifying the day.Rabbi Abraham Joshua

Heschel (1907-1972),whose slim but powerfultreatise The Sabbath is amodern consideration onthe importance of a dayof reection, argued thata Sabbath is like a ca-thedral in time. In theJudeo-Christian creationnarrative, God made theworld and then took arest. God did not build asanctuary, Heschel wrote,but rather created one outof time.The meaning of the

Sabbath is to celebratetime rather than space,he wrote. Six days a weekwe live under the tyrannyof things of space; on theSabbath we try to becomeattuned to holiness intime. It is a day on whichwe are called upon toshare in what is eternalin time, to turn from theresults of creation to themystery of creation, fromthe world of creation tothe creation of the world.In the speeded-up

contemporary world, timegets short shrift. We canhave all the stuff we want,but if we do not take timeto enjoy it, it is worthless.More urgently, despitewhatever else we have,when we are out of time,nothing else matters.What is more valuable

than time? And yet howcheaply we often spend it.twitter.com/Pat604Johnson

Something gained and lostwith Sunday shoppingAlways-on culturediscouragesreection and rest

1.Never on Sunday: Shoppingwas banned on Sundays in Vancouver until voters backed the idea in a plebiscite 32 years ago this week.PHOTOCVA 1184-1369 JACK LINDSAY 2. Even essentials were unavailable to Vancouverites on the Lords Day. CVA 586-1929

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AnneMarrisonamarrison@shaw.ca

When gardeners seek outgifts for other gardenersin-store or online, its nothard to discover things thatwould be so useful in yourown garden sometimesreplacing sentimental hand-me-downs that never didwork well anyway.For instance rural gar-

deners with trees sheddingacorns or black walnutsusually get into a sequenceof rake-bend-rake whichcan last for hours each falland is hard on backs. Butit is possible to acquirea fruit and nut gatherer.This is a hollow ball ofexible wires on a longstick which is said to pickup quantities fast.These and city lot

gardeners nd a wheelbar-row essential. But storingwheelbarrows takes spacebest used for other things.Landscapers canvas bagshave very large wide-openmouths and are easy todrag from one spot toanother. Later, they canbe scrunched up into nextto no space.Spades and forks can

start to feel heavy as onegets older. Thats wheresmallish oral shovels andforks start becoming use-ful for vegetable gardensas well as ower beds. Forpeople gardening in largecontainers, mini shovelsare hugely valuable.For windowsill garden-

ers there are mini spadesjust a few inches long.Both ends can be used.The spade end has a pointwhile at the other end, thehandle is uted.More of these gardeners

are now starting plants onwindowsills. Its still pos-sible to nd full-size atswith transparent tops. Moreuseful are narrow atstopped with durable domes.In most gardens plants

need staking sometimes.But the days of cuttingpantyhose or string n-ished a long time ago. Vel-cro plant ties can be cut tosize and t snugly throughrain, gales and blisteringheat. Better yet, they canbe used over and over.By themselves, Velcro

ties are denitely non-Christmassy. But in adecorative basket togetherwith scrubbing type soap,

hand cream, copper slugtape and perhaps an LEDashlight for night slugwalks, they could get abig welcome. A gel-lledcooling scarf for gardeningon sweltering days wouldbe another useful addition.One spring task for most

home owners is the waspnest tour knocking downthe beginnings of nests.Personally I nd the paperwasps (with the long legs)mild and friendly. But theyellow-jackets get moreaggressive the bigger thenest gets. These nestsmust be removed fromabove doors and un-screened windows.One way of dealing with

this task is the fake waspnest, which is said to deterwasps from establishingnests within 20 feet ofwhere the fabricated nestis hung. These nests arequite beautiful and wasp-plagued gardeners mightlike to try them out.In winter, many garden-

ers like bird feeders in thegarden and some maketheir own seed mixes. Butseed-covered bells or ballscan also be bought. Seed-covered decorative littlehouses are also available.But these are not recom-mended for bear country.Bears nd bird feeders agreat source of food.Around Christmas

some of the most popularowering plants (orchids,Christmas cactus andtender azaleas) need highhumidity. Giving a plantmister along with the plantis a helpful reminder ofthe care they need.AnneMarrison is happy to

answer garden questions. Sendthem to her via amarrison@shaw.ca. It helps me if you addthe name of your city or region.

Gift ideasfor gardenersFake wasp nests, oralshovels and plant misters

Does a gardener on your giftlist havewasps? Give themadecorative fakewasps nest.

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Grandview-WoodlandCommunity Plan EventsWe want to hear from you.Help us to get the plan right!Citizens Assembly Public RoundtableWednesday, November 26, 2014, 7- 9 pm

Come and meet membersof the Grandview-WoodlandCitizens Assembly and shareyour ideas for the future of thearea. The Assembly is a group ofdedicated community members

who will make recommendations to VancouverCity Council to help shape the next Grandview-Woodland Community Plan.

The roundtable is a chance for you to work withmembers of the Assembly on a set of values toguide change in Grandview-Woodland over thenext 30 years.

The event is free but please register toparticipate at grandview-woodland.ca orphone 1-800-858-0435.

Sub-Area Workshops

The Citys PlanningDepartment is holdinga number of sub-areaworkshops as partof the communityplanning process.Come and discusscommunity issues,review proposedneighbourhood policyoptions, and helpplan the future of thefollowing areas inGrandview-Woodland:

Cedar Cove (northof Hastings, betweenClark and Kamloops):

Saturday, November 29, 10 am - 4pm

Britannia-Woodland (south of Hastings,west of Commercial Drive): Saturday,December 6, 10 am - 4pm

Both workshops are free, but you will needto register to attend. A few days before eachworkshop, there will also be an optional walkingtour of the sub-area.

To sign up for one or more of the sessionsand for details on the walking tour, visitvancouver.ca/gw.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:vancouver.ca/gwgrandviewplan@vancouver.caPhone 3-1-1

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Sunset ParkMaster PlanOpen HouseCome to an open house on the future of SunsetPark. Its your chance to look more closely atexisting features and tell us what youd like to seein the future. Feedback will help shape the conceptdesigns.

Thursday, November 27, 2014,4 7 pm (drop in anytime)Sunset Community Centre6810 Main Street

Open house materials and a feedback form will beavailable online beginning November 28.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:vancouver.ca/parksPhone David Yurkovich at 604-257-6932 or 3-1-1

2015 City of VancouverHeritage Awards:Call for Nominations

Nominations are now beingaccepted for the 32nd Cityof Vancouver HeritageAwards.

The awards recognizethe accomplishments ofindividuals and organizations

who have furthered the goal of heritage conservationin the city. The awards will be presented in spring2015, coinciding with the 29th anniversary of theCitys Heritage Program.

Nominations may be submitted for:

restoration, rehabilitation, adaptive re-use orcontinued maintenance of a heritage buildingor structure, a signicant interior of a heritagebuilding, or characteristic features of a heritagebuilding or structure

use of innovative engineering techniques orrestoration/conservation methods in upgrading aheritage building or structure (including seismicupgrading)

preservation of a heritage landscape

advocacy by a group or individual in preservinga heritage site or increasing public awareness ofheritage issues

a publication, education program, exhibit or activitythat promotes heritage conservation

efforts in community or neighbourhoodrevitalization.

Projects must have been completed within thepast six years and not have previously received aCity of Vancouver Heritage Award. Deadline fornominations is Monday, February 2, 2015 at 4 pm.

Submission requirements and nomination forms areavailable at: vancouver.ca/heritageawards or byphoning 604-873-7056. (A list of members selectedto serve on the awards jury will be made available onthe website by late December.)

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Growing Food ina Short Season:Sustainable,Organic Cold-climate Gardeningby Melanie J. Watts. Agardening guide fromthe ground to theplate, Growing Foodin a Short Seasonemphasizessuccess throughworking withnature and usingsustainable,organic practices forgrowing in areas with shortsummers and long winters.The book includes step-by-step instructions and tips oneverything from choosing theright crops to how to plantand to how to build a simplecold frame. Tips for preservingyour bounty for year-roundeating are also included.

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YaletownThe Vancouver Friends

for Life Society hosts its21st annual Art for LifeGala and Art AuctionNov. 22 at the Round-house Community Artsand Recreation Centre.Proceeds from the event

help support Friends forLife in its quest to offercomplementary servicesfor individuals with seri-ous illnesses, includingHIV/AIDS, cancer, cysticbrosis, Hepatitis C andALS.This years event,

dubbed Art You Can Feel An Experience for theSenses, was inspired not

only by the evolution ofthis citys art scene overthe past two decades, butalso the future of its artis-tic communities.To that end, for the rst

time the gala goes beyondthe canvas to incorpo-rate culinary and live artsexperiences as a way toincorporate sight, sound,taste and touch.Presented by Murrick

Insurance Services andMurrick Insurance Ser-vices West End, the eventfeatures artwork donatedby artists, galleries andnumerous private collec-tors with 100 per centof proceeds dedicated toFriends for Life.A live and silent auction

includes works from artistsincluding Attila RichardLukacs, Cybele Iron-side, John Capitano andKen Wallace. Last years

gala garnered more than$225,000 adding to a totalof $3 million gatheredsince its inception. Thegala begins at 8 p.m. andthe auction at 9 p.m. Forticket information, visitartforlife.net.

DowntownThe Vancouver Christ-

mas Market is celebratingits fth anniversary at theQueen Elizabeth Plaza fromNov. 22 to 24 with morethan 50 vendors, deliciousfood, shopping for hand-crafted items and thousandsof twinkling lights.Once again traditional

wooden huts will ll theplaza this year decoratedwith handmade Herrnhuterstars. Look for more than17 different food options,including Dutch minipancakes, Ukrainian crepes,vegan options and more.

Art for Life and aChristmasMarketThe Vancouver Christmas Market is open fromNov. 22 to Dec. 24 for shopping, food and fun.

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the X-mas Factor singingcompetition, a holiday-themed contest for singersto showcase their talentthrough interpretationsof classic holiday songs,which begins Nov. 28

and ends with a grandnale Dec. 20. As well,the always popular DalRichards and his Big Bandwill perform Nov. 30 andDec. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.New this year is a photohut not new this yearis an opportunity to sipauthentic Glhwein whilestrolling. After purchas-ing one ticket, it can beregistered and then act asa seasons pass for the restof the markets run. Forhours and ticket informa-tion, visit vancouverchrist-masmarket.com.

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win a private French din-ner for eight at Hycroftworth $1,200. Due tothe nature of the heri-tage property, disabilityaccess is limited to themain level of the house.As well, strollers will notbe permitted inside thehouse. Visits with Santa

take place Nov. 20 and 21from 3 to 5 p.m. and Nov.22 and 23 from 1 to 4p.m. Christmas at Hycroftis open from 11 to 9 p.m.Thursday and Friday and11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday. Forticket information, visituwcvancouver.ca or call604-731-4661.

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Services is hosting a star-studded gala in support ofwomen eeing domesticviolence at Birks, 698

West Hastings, Nov. 28.Hundreds of guests

are expected to attendthe Chimo Second StageHousing Fundraiser atBirks with catering bySala Thai and a fashionshow sponsored by GianniMaanaki. Breakfast Televi-sion host Dawn Chubaiand OMNI TV anchorBowen Zhang will serveas MCs for a programfeaturing the best of localmusical talent.The VIP reception begins

at 6 p.m. and the main galaruns from 7 to 10 p.m.

All proceeds from theevent will benet Chimospush for second stagehousing services, build-ing on the success ofNova Transition House.Located in Richmond,Nova House provides asafe harbor for women andchildren eeing domesticviolence and abuse. Uponleaving Nova House,women and children face acritical shortage of secondstage housing options thatallow them to live inde-pendently.

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Italian KitchensRandy Chafewhips it up B.C.Hospitality Foundations Skills and Spills con-test. Teams took part in fun and games, supportshospitality industry workers at a time of financialcrisis due to amedical condition.

B.C. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay congratu-lated basketball star Shane Carr, L.A. bound forthe Special OlympicsWorld Games, to be heldnext summer in Los Angeles.

Vancouver CanucksChris Higgins and Alex Burrows flankedSpecial Olympics B.C. athlete and Sports Celebrities Gala keynoteKristina Ettema at the interactive fundraiser held at the HotelVancouver.

MIRACLE WHIP: Gala founderRobin Dhir had much to celebrate atthe sixth running of his A Night ofMiracles fundraiser, held at the Vancou-ver Marriot Hotel. The dinner, whichdrew leading members of B.C.s SouthAsian community, netted $800,000,completing Dhirs pledge of $3 millionto support the construction of the Spe-cial Procedures Suites in the new B.C.Childrens Hospital. Donors Arran andRatana Stephens helped the communityreach the goal by pledging to matchgifts up to $1 million, an incentive thatinspired many others to give. Luminar-ies in attendance included B.C. HealthMinister Terry Lake, Advanced Educa-tion Minister Amrik Virk, and Ministerof Justice and Attorney General SuzanneAnton.

SPECIAL K:Kids were the big win-ners at the Sports Celebrities Festivalpresented by Silver Wheaton. More than600 athletic supporters led into the HotelVancouver for an inspiring evening in sup-