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Topping his list of life goals when he graduated from Maple Ridge Sec-ondary were 1) Move to Vancouver. 2) Get a bartending job. And 3)

Book a commercial. Comedian Cam Macleod did all those

things quickly in his twenties, and now his list consists of finishing his feature film Steel Viper Force — of which he is a writer/producer/lead ac-tor — and opening his own comedy bar. Not bad for a little more than a decade invested in a city that isn’t known for its comedy.

His name might sound familiar.

Macleod was the comedy curator for the Olio Festival for its entire four-year run, and also for Comedy Waste — part of a bigger East Vancouver-based independent music festival called Music Waste, which emerged in 1994.

Macleod and his partners from the com-edy group Bronx Cheer were inspired five years ago by what they were seeing with comedy sets at music festivals. They aligned the two genres locally and Comedy Waste was born. (Eight to nine shows between June 6-9; each show $5 cover, or you can pick up $15 passes, available from Zulu, Red Cat, Neptoon and Audiophile.)

Macleod landed these festival gigs based on his reputation for creating a comedy scene out of nothing. Give him your quirky, odd and awkward venues, and he’ll fill them with a laughing audience.

He is an institution at the China Cloud, floating above Chinatown at 524 Main Street, having produced the wildly success-ful Hero Show (which kicks off Comedy Waste June 6 with Graham Clark and Dave Shumka).

You can catch him every Sunday at Ha-vana on Commercial with Instant Theatre — an improv production company current-ly under the wing of artistic director Alistair

Cooke. Instant Theatre produces the Young & Spontaneous festival and the Vancouver International Improv Festival each year. It also offers popular improv comedy classes for regular people who want to learn the rules and when to break them.

Through Instant Theatre, Macleod formed Mattterhorn, which takes part in ‘10 Speed’ the first Tuesday of every month at China Cloud, and Hobos and Gentle-men, which is starting a monthly

baseball-inspired show at Little Mountain Gallery called ‘Dugout.‘

But life is not always a stage. Macleod is also comfortable with the camera.

Two years ago, with his comedy trio, Manhussy and members of six other local comedy groups, Macleod started fleshing out that feature film, Steel Viper Force.

To understand his humour, a lovable blend of hanging out with your buddies in the basement and your dad’s bad jokes, it’s perhaps best to picture him.

His beard, while not inherently funny, certainly adds a sardonic stoicness to his stage presence. And his hair is currently in character for his role in Steel Viper Force as the action movie’s alcoholic anti-hero Lance Fiero (although he says his real-life girlfriend also likes it). Inspired by the legends of the ‘90s (Seagal, Van Damme) and ready to be man-bunned at a moment’s notice, no threat can withstand his hirsute-ness.

To manage the task of filming their first full-length movie, Macleod and co. broke it down into comedy Funyuns — bite-sized skits, perfect for snacking.

They first shot product placement com-mercials for fake beer, offensive 2L cool-ers, and a high-end whiskey for jet-skiing enthusiasts.

After those came the confidence to pull together a 22-minute short film on a $900 budget, that ultimately makes up the first

State of the arts: the improv boom

Cam Macleod, comedy curator for the upcoming Music Waste festival, has seen and been part of the growth of local improv and sketch comedy. Rob Newell photo

I feel like there’s always been good comedy happening here, but it’s never had a spotlight on it.

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act of the movie.That short screened at a handful of

film festivals. “No big ones. Kind of small, weird genre-based ones like the Toronto Independent Film Fest and Interplay in Fort McMurray,” he says bashfully. It was at Interplay that Ma-cleod won Best Actor.

And as for that teenage intention to be a bartender, Macleod still gets behind a good drink, but as operations manager of the Rumpus Room and the Narrow. “I’ve been bartending for years,” he says, drawing out the last, raspy word for emphasis.

When he sat down with WE on the patio at Original Joes, quickly shedding his toque and crew neck in the unsea-sonably warm weather, he had just left a drink tasting at The Emerald.

Haven’t heard of it? That’s because it opens in about a month.

Conceived by David Duprey and

Rachel Zottenberg (of The Narrow, Rumpus Room, Rickshaw and the upcoming Fox Cabaret fame), Macleod describes the new joint, rising from a long-abandoned dim sum restaurant at 555 Gore, as a ‘60s, Rat Pack-style supperclub, complete with 25-seat lounge and 65-seat dining room that he will manage as well. At 4,800 sq.ft, it’s going to be the largest in the fashionable family.

Macleod couldn’t help but boast that he had feasted on a sample of The Emerald’s Turducken clubhouse sandwich (yes that stands for turkey, duck and chicken) just a few days prior.

Hard times these may be for the arts, but starv-ing this artist is not. He can tick off the triggers for the growth of Vancouver’s scene on the tips of his fingers.

First, if you think local comedy is just Yuk Yuks or Comedy Mix stand up, it’s changed.

“When I first started doing sketch comedy with Manhussy and Bronx Cheer seven years ago, there was, like, three sketch shows and two improv shows. There wasn’t a lot going on other than Van-couver Theatre Sports League. Over the past five years it’s grown at least 25 times what it was.”

Then he gives a nod to the power of the inter-net, which has had a similar effect on the music industry.

“If you want to do it, you’re going to do it, and you’re going to make it happen yourself. So you have to make sure you’re promoting yourself, you’re working hard and you’re making your own shows. You’re creating a scene. While we were do-ing it, other people were doing it as well. And now there’s this bigger community, where you can prob-ably go to an independent improv show seven days a week, that will be well attended and good quality comedy.

“I feel like there’s always been good comedy happening here, but it’s never had a spotlight on it. And just last year, the Sunday Service [a Vancouver-based improv group that performs every Sunday] won Best Improv Comedy Group at the Canadian Comedy awards. And ‘Stop Podcasting Yourself’, hosted by Clark and Shumka — both pretty big local stand ups — won Best Podcast. I think that’s kind of going to show that Vancouver is making its presence felt a bit more in the Canadian comedy scene.”

And those people from Toronto who were win-ning everything? Many live and perform here now. And Vancouver acts are moving east, creating a talent crossover.

Lastly, there are the up-and-comers (more than ever), energizing the stage and bringing new ideas, like Macleod and his peers all those years ago.

For Macleod’s picks of shows you “need to see,” head to WEVancouver.com/arts.

No glut of empty condosForeign, temporary residents not excessive in Metro Vancouver, report says

By Jeff Nagel

Fears that foreign buyers and other temporary residents are snapping up an abnor-mal share of Metro Van-

couver condos aren’t borne out by statistics, according to a new analysis.

Urban Futures researchers exam-ined 2011 Census data and found just 0.8 per cent of all homes in the Metro region and 1.4 per cent of apartments are occupied by foreign or temporary residents.

Vancouver and West Vancouver were above average at just under two per cent, while other larger cit-ies in the region had fewer foreign or temporary apartment dwellers, including Richmond at 1.3 per cent, Burnaby at 1.1 per cent and

Surrey at 0.4 per cent.There had been media reports

earlier this year that up to a quar-ter of condos in certain parts of downtown Vancouver are either unoccupied or occupied by non-residents, prompting renewed con-cern that wealthy foreign investors are parking money here.

Some observers warned of the rise of ghost neighbourhoods that look dense but don’t have enough active residents to create a vibrant community.

Urban Futures found 6.2 per cent of Metro apartments were unoccupied — below the national average — and said there’s no basis to conclude that’s excessive.

The areas with the highest levels of unoccupied apartments were UBC at 10.1 per cent, Surrey at 9.2 per cent, Pitt Meadows at 8.7 per cent, West Vancouver at 6.9 per cent and Vancouver at 6.7 per cent.

“Much ado is being made about nothing when it comes to the prevalence of foreign and/or temporary residents and unoccu-pied dwellings in this region,” the report said.

It noted temporary residents include large numbers of students — there are 250,000 post-second-ary students enrolled across the region who would represent the third largest city if they were clumped together.

US senators torpedo idea of border feeBy Jeff Nagel

US law makers have scrapped a proposal to slap a new fee on Canadians crossing the

border.The Department of Homeland

Security had wanted the toll ap-plied at land crossings into the US from Canada and Mexico, but the US Senate judiciary commit-tee voted Thursday to block the idea, at least for this year.

Business leaders on both sides of the border opposed the idea, warning it could create much longer border wait time and hamper trade and commerce.

The fee on all vehicles and pedestrians was proposed for further study as a way to gener-ate new revenue for Homeland Security, which has been forced by arbitrary US budget cuts to reduce customs staffing.

Bellingham Chamber of Com-merce president Ken Oplinger had predicted the new border-crossing fee would never be implemented, noting similar schemes have been proposed and rejected before.

“We were pretty sure this was what the outcome was going to be,” he said, noting there was broad political opposition in the U.S., not just from border com-munities.

He noted the Senate vote merely blocks funding to study the idea for the next fiscal year.

“We’ll see what happens in future years,” Oplinger said. “It’s something to keep an eye on but we don’t need to worry about it for right now.”

The amount of the fee was never specified, but Canadians who go to the U.S. by air or sea already pay a $5.50 customs fee.

The Surrey Board of Trade also welcomed the decision, saying the fees would have been damag-ing to the economy.

While the focus today is on Canadian cross-border shoppers heading south, Oplinger noted Canada could also have lost out if the loonie falls against the U.S. dollar in the coming years.

“In 10 years who knows, the Canadian economy could be just as reliant on Americans coming north and not getting them because of the fee as well.

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Café RégaladeBrunch at Cafe Regalade is Kitsilano’s best kept secret. Chefs, discerning diners and Francophiles line up for the regional variations on French country breakfasts which embellish sunny side up eggs with savoury sides ranging from short ribs and chorizo to pearl onions, mushrooms and white beans. Generous portions and a talented chef take simple bistro fare from good to excellent. The dinner menu also tempts with all the wiles of Julia Child. Flawless beef bour-guignon and duck a l’orange compete with tempting West Coast-inspired seasonal specials.2836 W 4th, CafeRegalade.com

Golden Aura Organic EateryVegetarians have sought out Kitsilano since the Naam, Van-couver’s quirky 24/7 veg restaurant, opened in 1968. Skip the queue and head to Golden Aura Organic Eatery, the new kid which specializes in meatless cuisine 2.0. Owner Mahan Khalsa has curated an organic, vegan and often raw menu. Try her spin on pho: pho-ever soup with kelp, carrot and zucchini noodles in spicy black sesame miso. Linger over

a wine glass of fresh-pressed Shiva’s nectar and a slice of avocado coconut pie while enjoying the uplifting vibes from the raised Moroccan-style seating. Khalsa is as serious about ambiance as she is about food; she intended Golden to be a temple for body and spirit. 2680 West Broadway, GoldenAura.ca

49th Parallel and Lucky’s DoughnutsVince Piccolo, who brought single origin espresso and iconic Tiffany-green ceramics to the caffeine addicts on West 4th, isn’t one to rest on his laurels. 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters is moving down the block to bigger digs this June, increas-ing their 21-seat capacity to 90, including a spacious patio for people watching. The best bit? The hip, French retro-inspired cafe has room for Piccolo’s other passion: Lucky’s Doughnuts. Lucky’s will make 15 wacky square and round doughnut varieties, such as crunchy PB& J and decadent apple bacon fritters, in-house daily. 2198 West 4th 49thParallelRoasters.com, Luckysdoughnuts.com.

The King’s Head InnDie-hard Kitsilano regulars resurrected the King’s Head Inn in December 2012 by boycotting the Wings franchise that replaced it. Now in its 40th year, give or take the dark patch, the King’s Head attracts a blend of old-timers, rowdy UBC students and partiers doing the Yew Street/Kits Beach circuit with an irresistibly cheesy neighbourhood pub atmosphere. Manager Jimmy Darbyshire is restoring the dark wood furni-ture where patrons love to carve their names. He’s added a 10 taps of craft beer, Buck Hunter and dirt cheap daily specials. 1618 Yew, TheKingsHeadKits.com

Waffle Gone WildThe sweet aroma of caramelized pearl sugar in a fresh Belgian Liège waffle is the most effective marketing ploy. Since its March opening, Waffle Gone Wild has taken off by luring in foot traffic and keeping them with their corrugated waffle goodness. You may think you have to choose between savoury (try black forest ham and and cheese) and sweet (we like banana Nutella), but stop waffling and have both. 2967 West Broadway, WaffleGoneWild.com

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Pete’s MeatAs the artisan butcher craze rages on, Pete’s stands out for the in-shop service from Pete and the gang who are happy to advise on recipes. The brightly-lit, diner-style space leaves zero room for concern about sanitation. Their best offering? You can’t go wrong with any of the cuts of 45-day, dry-aged AAA grass-fed BC beef. If you find yourself too hungry to focus on decision making, grab Pete’s in-house sandwich, a rotisserie beef chuck roll that comes au jus, before you make the tough call. 2817 Arbutus, Petes-Meat.com

Bioethique Holistic Day Spa and BoutiqueThose who eat and shop organic know that enlightened beauty isn’t as available as pristine food. The exception is Bioethique Holistic Day Spa and Boutique which makes it easy to be ethical. Bioethique crafts their certified organic products with cold-pressed extra virgin oils and primary plant extracts at a green lab in Provence. Bliss out with a facial (which start at $50) in their lovely, min-imalist Kits storefront. The combo of custom-mixed natural products and LED light therapy will rejuvenate your skin in time for summer. 3578 West 4th, BioethiqueSpa.com

Leo BoutiqueLeo Boutique is giving West 4th temples of chic, Gravity Pope Tailored Goods and Moule, stiff competition when it comes to dressing Kitsilano’s elite. The boutique has a competitive, unpredictable roster of exclusive brands such as Vancouver’s own wings + horns, Berlin-designed CLOSED, and Nudie Jeans organic Swedish-made denim. With an ambiance more Main Street than West 4th, Leo’s brought a refreshingly young undercurrent to Kitsi-lano retail offerings. 2072 W 4th, LeoBoutique.com

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When Rob Lewis arrived in Kitsilano as a young university grad starting his first job, the iconic beach was all about girls in bikinis. A decade later,

the young father still makes a pilgrimage to the beach but now it’s because it has the best teeter-totter in the city.

It’s not so much that as he ages the neighbor-hood ages with him. Instead, it’s more that as he gets older and his interests change, the neighbor-hood reveals different parts of itself. Whereas before he wanted to know the best places to hang out until three in the morning, as a young father he wanted to know where he could get the best cup of coffee at seven in the morning as he pushed the stroller towards the beach.

In February 2005, he did his first blog on Kitsilano.ca, the website he started as a “passion project.” (Today he’s also the president and edi-tor of Techvibes.) He loved Kitsilano and wanted everyone to know why. He built it to a point where he hired Taraneh Ghajar Jerven as editor and she now has 10 regular contributors who are equally as keen to share their love and knowledge of the neighbourhood. Last July was their best month ever, with 37,000 hits.

Just as Kits beach is a tourism magnet, the web-site has become a resource for tourists who want to know what they should do and see. It brings together the West 4th and West Broadway BIAs as well as the Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce to highlight businesses and attractions.

But one of the things that impresses Jerven the most about the website’s readers is how involved and committed they are. The website is a forum for

sharing information as well as opinions. You can follow fascinating threads about whether Kitsilano moms are snobs to cycle-chic vs Lycra.

“The residents are so well informed,” she says. And, as many people have learned — especially if they try to do something that isn’t quite Kits-y — they are not shy about saying what they think. “They’re vocal and their voice counts.”

She uses the story about a popular pub named King’s Head as a a cautionary tale for other busi-nesses. A neighbourhood institution, especially for university students, since 1973, the owner recently leased it to a chain, Wings. The independently minded neighbourhood responded by no longer going there. Last September it went back to being the King’s Head.

“It’s hard if not impossible to make it a chain-friendly neighbourhood,” Jerven says. It’s because most businesses are independently owned that they can respond to what the community needs and wants. As a result, the businesses are as diverse as the people who live there.

The neighborhood got its name from a Squa-mish family named Khatsahlano. In the 1800s, the beach was a popular getaway for both the city’s elite and its workers. In the 1970s, rents were low so it attracted a lot of artists and musicians, who found it an inspiring place to live. The proximity to UBC also made it popular with students. Today, the median income is $70,000 and it’s no longer an inexpensive place to live. But its lovely streets and real sense of community — Lewis loves that everything you could need or want is in walking distance — make it as much of a residential desti-nation as a great-place-to-hang-out destination.

We’ve asked Jerven, a regular contributor to WE Vancouver, to share some of her favourite places to eat and shop. Find her choices on pages 6 and 7.

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Rob Lewis moved to Kitsilano as a young university grad. He’s now a young father. As he changes, the neighbourhood reveals different sides of its personality. Rob Newell photos


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Large-scale city infrastructure projects are often associated with disruption and delays. The West 4th Avenue sewer upgrade, how-ever, which is the biggest city infrastructure

project in 2013, bucked the trend by finishing early. In addition to sewers, West 4th’s retail and

restaurant strip between Burrard and Balsam will sparkle in time for summer with repaved roads, new curbs and sidewalks, as well as wide wheel-chair ramps sure to please the neighbourhood’s ample stock of parents with strollers.

“The sewer replacement project turned out to be a really great story of how things should go. A six-to-eight-month project was compressed into five months because of collaboration. The city’s going to use it as a model of how crews from different departments can work together simultaneously,”

says Russ Davies, CEO of the Kitsilano 4th Avenue Business Improvement Association.

West 4th Avenue has been a Vancouver shop-ping destination since 1923. The sewer system that needed replacing was 100 years old. Although the construction crews had to work around ancient tree roots and the 120-year-old street car tracks that still lie under West 4th, they kept the street open for shopping during the duration construction January to May 2013.

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Thoreau wrote that the world is but a blank canvas to our imagination. City bylaws see it otherwise.

Tough restrictions on public murals are the first of two reasons why our cover illustrator Nick Gregson started the Metro Vancouver Mural Project — a non-profit that aims to pair local artists with donated wall space.

The second is purely economic. “I really think that there are so many big

blank walls in Vancouver. It’s just insane how much graffiti management spends on buffing — and then you get those white squares that are off, the tints not quite the same,” he smiles ruefully.

Gregson, 28, has learned through experi-ence that transforming walls with artwork (to a standard that taggers and graffiti artists will respect) is one of the best ways to pre-vent costly future vandalism.

And the city agrees. To address the in-creasing issue of graffiti in Vancouver and

help keep the city beautiful, City Council reestablished the Integrated Graffiti Manage-ment Program in 2012.

“While the focus has been on the repair of existing damaged murals, the City will be considering new murals in the near future. Murals have been shown to be an effec-tive tool to prevent il-legal graffiti and help to make City streets more vibrant,” says councillor Heather Deal, liaison to the City’s Arts and Cul-ture policy Council.

Gregson was recently hired by the owners of Bon’s to paint murals at two of their restaurants for that very reason.

“When people have graffiti problems, the city hounds them to paint over it, and [the owner] said he was painting it every week.”

The graffiti bylaw requires property own-ers to have graffiti removed within 10 days

of being served a notice from the City. But the city’s stance isn’t as hard-nosed as a street artist such as Gregson might perceive.

The soft-spoken former construction labourer grew up next to the Leeside Tunnel skateboard park at Hastings and Cassiar, one those places in Vancouver where the artwork seems to be left alone by bylaw officers. The park was named in memory of Lee Matasi, an aspiring artist and skateboarder who was shot and killed in Gastown in 2005.

According to Deal, while the city does not support any free or legal graffiti walls, there are more than 200 murals in Vancou-ver, whose artists were engaged through a variety of processes including ReStart (Restorative Justice through Art), working with community groups, working with the property owner, and/or working directly with staff.

In addition to aesthetics, there is a sec-ondary benefit to active mural programs: cities such as Chemainus and Vernon have embraced the practice to the point where their murals are now heavily touristed, create jobs, and their arts communities are

stimulated and thriving.Gregson, through his organization, has

begun applying for mural grants in cities throughout Metro Vancouver, and aims to meet with Deal in the hopes of lobbying for more opportunities like that.

The Emily Carr drop out, who suffers from dyslexia but says art just comes easily to him, is also working on projects in Port Moody, North Vancouver, Burnaby and Vic-toria. And on a recent trip to LA, he offered up a free mural on Craigslist and received more than 500 responses. The construction company he eventually gifted the mural to is planning to fly him back down to work on more developments.

Back at home, Gregson has a show June 6 at the Leo Koo Gallery at W. 3rd and Burrard, entitled ‘Own Your Walls.’ Having recently been advised to raise his prices, this might be one of the last times you can get an original Gregson at the astonishingly low prices he has been selling his artwork for.

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Good things have a gravitational pull. The Khatsahlano festival, much like its home ‘hood Kitsilano, could never stay quaint and small with the quality of program-

ming drawing in heavier talent each year. Grant McDonagh, owner and founder of Zulu

Records, has watched West 4th Ave. slowly develop from its laid-back ‘70s vibe (a Saturday traffic jam would run a mere city block) to a major retail and tourist destination since he opened the store in ‘81.

Khatsahlano grew much faster. In only its third year, McDonagh, Russ Davies, executive director of the Kitsilano 4th Ave BIA, and brand.LIVE have recruited more hands on deck to share the load of planning the July 13 festival.

Khatsahlano was born in 2011 out of the idea of keeping a street festival like Kits’ short-lived Hippie Days festival going, but in a more contemporary direction.

“West 4th does have a history, but at the same time it’s continuing on. There’s still a lot of very creative people here and businesses that support the arts, to say the least. And there are a lot of good bands. That’s where [Zulu] stepped in, recommend-ing the bands,” says McDonagh.

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Zulu Records’ Grant McDonagh (left), one of the founders of the Khatsahlano festival, welcomes the planning input of Danny Fazio and the Ar-rival team this year. Rob Newell photo

people took to the streets to enjoy the one-day party and everybody wanted more art, more music, more fun.

So one month after the Waldorf Hotel closed, the organizers reached out to Arrival, the new agency made up of the team behind the Waldorf, to join forces to make Khatsahlano bigger than ever.

“I’d been to Khatsahlano before and got the feeling that you get every once in a while in Van-couver — that this is a great thing” says Arrival’s Danny Fazio. “We sat down with Russ and Grant and really felt a kinship with them. We think we can make this the best day of the summer if we all work together.”

The guys are pretty tight-lipped about what they have planned for this year, but one thing they have green-lighted for print is a show called ‘This Happened Here’ — all work related in some way to Vancouver. It’s to take place in a village of mov-ing containers and participants include Paul Wong and On Main Gallery, The Vancouver Museum, photographer Bev Davies, animator Marv Newland and poster artist Bob Massey.

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Compared to his tenure as a bassist with Flash Bastard (a 90s Vancouver punk band that embraced

rumours of sexual acts on stage and was kicked off a Mötley Crüe tour for being too wild), Danny Fazio’s present engagement — helping transform the Fox porn theatre into a live music venue — is positively back page news.

I first heard Fazio’s name in 2010, in connection with the newly minted Waldorf Hotel. Having been in junior high during Flash Bastard’s heyday, I would not have known of his colourful past, except that he chuckled during our phone interview about gracing the cover of the Westender once. (Cue a trip to the archives, seeing him in belly-baring leopard print.)

Yet in a 2011 Rockstar Weekly report, a writer had lightly re-searched what the various band-mates were doing after their break up, and could only cobble togeth-er, “Danny...well, he obviously has a life outside, because his Internet presence is almost non-existent save for a mention that he moved to Toronto to start an art gallery.”

Thank goodness he decided to

move back to Vancouver, then, be-cause a Google search now shows 1.2 million hits for ‘Danny Fazio.’

Fazio teamed up with buddies Thomas Anselmi, Scott Cohen, Ernesto Gomez and a biomass of Vancouver creatives in 2010 to cre-ate the “cultural hub in the middle of nowhere” that was the Waldorf Hotel. Two years later, the property owners sold the venue to condo developers, and, unable to secure a new lease, the team was forced to take their creativity elsewhere.

Devastated at first, Fazio and his business partners now see the loss as an opportunity to reach wider and aim higher. They quickly founded the Arrival Agency, step-ping up to help Grant McDonagh and Russ Davies program the Kha-tasahlano festival, and teaming up with The Rickshaw’s David Duprey and The Narrow’s Rachel Zotten-berg to retrofit the Fox.

It’s like watching a glimmering star supernova.

They even count the City of Vancouver among their supporters. But they still need a liquor licence for the Fox, which is a provincial thing (and notoriously sticky).

“We’ve got the space. No matter what happens, we’re going to do something there.”

Great bars equal a great arts

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“A lot of people don’t get that culture is being facilitated by alco-hol sales. It’s not that we want to get people blind drunk; we want to be able to put on events, and make money selling alcohol to put on more events.”

So there’s the all-new Fox Cabaret to look forward to in the fall. And Arrival made sure to lock down their lease terms this time.

“We’re sick of losing our cultural spaces. We’re in a constant squeeze here because real estate prices drive a certain type of development, liquor licence laws are antiquated, and great cultural spaces — specifi-cally live music venues — often get shut down and they’re not replaced. They’re not renewable resources. When we lose beauti-ful theatres, we’re not going to get those kind of spaces back. No one is going to build a Pantages Theatre in 2013. No one is going to build a Richards on Richards. We lose the venues, we lose them for good.”

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Before he was programming events at the Waldorf Hotel, Danny Fazio was gracing the cover of our newspaper with his notorious punk band, Flash Bastard (that’s him on the right). Now he and his business partners are turning Vancouver’s last porn theatre into a live music venue, and working with the Khatsahlano festival.

dubious stars of the #SaveTheFox video campaign), one can’t help but wonder if Flash Bastard will make just one more appearance, for old time’s sake, once the worn

red vinyl and smell of tears is effectively reno’d out of the theatre. By all accounts, the band was made for that venue — in either form.

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Benny’s Bagels is part of the family on West BroadwayBy Gen Handley

F or the last eight years, Benny’s Bagels manager and baker Michael Des Cotes has had the same bagel every day.

“I like the poppy seed bagel with plain cream cheese,” he says, leaning over the table at the Kitsilano cafe. “I had one of those every day for the eight years I worked here.

“That’s a disgusting amount of bagels and cream cheese,” he continues with a laugh.

On weekends, Des Cotes and the Benny’s team will bake up to 700 bagels for hungry customers and during the week, they produce slightly fewer — up to 500 bagels.

When Des Cotes comes into the work at six in the morning, the first thing he does is start boiling water.

“The bagels get boiled, then they get dunked in a cold-water bath,” Des Cotes explains. “The boiling activates the yeast, kind of poofs them up, and that what gives our bagels their chewy crunchy texture. Then we seed them if they need seeds and they go into the pans and they bake on our rotating slate oven.”

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“We’ve developed a bit of a cult following,” Des Cotes says. “In the morning, I can name half to three-quarters of the people who come in here. I’ve met the children of people who came in here as students — that’s pretty cool. It’s intergenerational.”

With reasonably priced beer on tap, an open mic on Mondays as well as quality coffee and tea to choose from, Benny’s Bagels is as inter-functional as it is intergenerational, constantly shifting from café to breakfast diner to pub to live music space.

So does Des Cotes get offended when a cus-tomer calls a bagel a donut?

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I am constantly asked “What’s the best restau-rant in Vancouver?”, “What’s the best thing you’ve ever eaten?” and to be honest, I don’t know. How could I? I haven’t tried everything

in the world yet. If I tried every single restaurant in Vancouver, maybe I could answer the first question, but even so it would be based on my favourite and not “the best”.

Take, for instance, pizza. People are always look-ing for the best place for pizza and my answer is always “depends”. Do you want Neapolitan style? New York style? Chicago style? Crispy crust? Fold-able crust? There are so many variations of pizza; how can I possibly recommend one? And even if I recommended my “best” pizza place, it would be very debatable since it is all based on preference. Taste is not only highly subjective, but purely personal.

I am guilty of asking “where’s the best” questions too, particularly to things not relating to food. I always try and put it into context relative to time, place and other things I have tried, but still the question is not the ‘best’ to ask.

Whether “best of” lists are used to increase SEO or quickly get the attention of the majority, the word has little substance without context and information to back it up. The once powerful word has little meaning when it is used without passion, integrity and conviction. If you really mean it, then by all means use it — sparingly.

I love giving recommendations, but “the best” is really near impossible for anyone to answer. I cer-tainly have favourite restaurants and/or chefs, and personal “best of” lists, but even so things change with time. Chefs change positions, menus change, palates and standards change, and sometimes I even go to places that are good at doing only one menu item.

Of course there are credible “best of” lists, more or less respectfully accepted as legit, but I still wouldn’t take it as-is. Often lists highlight what’s new, hot and happening, rather than what’s tried, tested and true.

So next time there’s a “best of” list, the best thing to do is to question it, or better yet challenge it.

Now speaking of “best of” lists, here are my rec-ommendations for unique items which have little to be compared to.

• The Steakhouse ‘Sushi’ Roll at Sidecut Modern Steak in Whistler is not a traditional sushi roll. This riceless roll features avocado and dried tomato wrapped up in a grilled rare steak served with sweet soy.

• The Aburi Salmon Oshi Sushi at Miku or Minami is a modern take on Japanese sushi; it is not your average salmon sushi. It is made with pressed local salmon, jalapeño, and a secret Miku sauce which makes all the difference after it is flame torched upon order.

• The Persian Tasting Menu at Diva at the Met is hard for any chef to replicate. It requires an expert understanding of science and Persian cuisine. At five courses for $55 or seven courses for $75 the menu offers Persian food like you’ve never tasted. It is not only unique to the restaurant, but to Van-couver. It’s on until June 4.

Find me at Feast Tofino in Tofino (happening for the month of May), at Cinnamon Bear Bar & Grille at Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa (May 16-17) and at Food Fight (a fundraiser for fellow industry peer and friend, chef Owen Lightly on May 19).

Find out more about Mijune at FollowMeFoodie.com or follow her on Twitter @followmefoodie.

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There may be no such thing as the “best” thing to eat, but here are three you should try: 1) Aburi Salmon Oshi Sushi at Miku or Minami 2) Persian Tasting Menu at Diva at the Met 3) Steak-house ‘Sushi’ Roll at Sidecut Modern Steak. Mijune Pak

Joining Owen’s fight

A chef’s life isn’t an easy one. There are long hours, unforgiving work conditions and constant demands. That’s why to make it as a chef you need passion. You also need

to love what you’re doing.Owen Lightly is one of those chefs. As the co-

founder of Butter on the Endive catering with his partner Naomi Horii, he’s created dishes known for their innovative exploration of tastes.

Recently chosen as a team among this year’s Top Foodies Under 40 by Western Living Magazine, he’s had to put aside his chef’s apron to devote himself to fighting Stage 4 colon cancer.

To take his mind off other pressures, the Vancou-ver food community is stepping in to help. There have already been fundraising events and the May 19 Food Fight in his honour at Vancouver Urban Winery is sold out. The Chef’s Table Society is also planning an event for him in June. (Keep an eye out on ChefsTableSociety.com for updates.)

One organization that’s devoted to helping people such as Lightly is the BC Hospitality Foundation. It’s dedicated to providing financial assistance to people in the hospitality industry when they find them-selves coping with illness or hardships. It will match funds raised at Food Fight up to $5,000. If you haven’t got a ticket, you can still donate at FoodFightVancouver.eventbrite.ca/.

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Saluting the best of BCThe Arts Club is partnering with the BC Wine Institute to present the popular ChefmeetsBCGrape event along with two companion dinners in June. The series will pay tribute to the top wine and food in the province and will benefit the not-for-profit theatre company. The main event is June 5 at 7pm at the Vancouver Convention Centre East. It will offer the largest selection of BC VQA wines in Vancouver to sample

at one event. There will be more than 95 wineries and over 350 wines, along with winemakers to explain the craft behind creating local wine. Tickets are $80, or $75 for groups of six or more. The Best of BC Dinner is June 6 at Market by Jean-Georges at the Shangri-La. The Mission Hill Family Estate Dinner is June 10 at Provence Mediteranean Grill. Tickets to each dinner are $165 (includes an $85 charitable receipt). Attend both dinners for $300 (includes a $145 charitable tax receipt). Artsclub.com.

Cooking with Best FriendsThe new Le Gavroche is hosting a dinner party on May 31. They are inviting their best friends to cook a 12-course tasting menu. Starting at 6pm, the eve-ning will include music and champagne, and will feature Robert Guest and chef Jefferson Alverez. $89 per person. For information call 604-685-3924 or email [email protected].

Women who rule the kitchenThe next Food Talks series features five female chefs who will speak about their background and role as leaders in the food community: Karen Barnaby, Meeru Dhalwala, Susan Mendelson, Angie Quaale, and Merri Schwartz. The evening will start with appetizers, followed by the speakers, and a ques-tion and answer period. It’s on June 8 at the Westin Grand. Foodtalksvolume8.eventbrite.com.

Project Empty BowlEach guest at Project Empty Bowl on June 21 will leave with a handmade bowl to remind them of the empty bowls that still need to be filled. The event at the Coast Harbour Hotel supports A Lov-ing Spoonful, a volunteer-driven society that pro-vides free, nutritious meals to people living with HIV/AIDS in Greater Vancouver. Earlybird tickets (until June 10) are $85. Visit ALovingSpoonful.org.

A dish, dazzle and taste of ChileThe Pan Pacific Hotel is teaming up with Wines of Chile and local mixologists and chefs to raise mon-ey for the BC Hospitality Foundation in the most delicious way. Dish ‘n’ Dazzle, at the downtown hotel on May 30, will pair food from 12 of Vancou-ver’s best chefs with 19 hand-picked Chilean wines. There will also be a cocktail competition, live entertainment and silent auction. Tickets are $75 each at BCHospitalityFoundation.com.

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East of Main Cafe — new menuEast of Main Café’s new menu, created by consult-ing chef, Tina Fineza, includes more tapas dishes and share plates. It’s highlighted with bright Medi-terranean spices and focuses on ethically produced ingredients. Dishes include lamb tagine, eggplant on couscous (pictured), seared rare albacore tuna, coffee and pomegranate cauliflower and chickpea kale salad. The lunch menu has also been updated with a variety of fresh salads and wraps to reflect the Mediterranean theme. East of Main Cafe is open 11:30am-late, Mon-Sat (closed on Sun) and all profits benefit Project Limelight Society, a free performing arts program for youth living in Van-couver’s Downtown Eastside.

Husband vs wife: A throwdownOn May 23, chefs Alessandra and Jean-Francis Quaglia will celebrate 21 years of marriage. The chefs and business partners own Provence Restaurants — Provence Mediterranean Grill in Point Grey, Provence Marinaside in Yaletown and the newest venture TWB — The Wine Bar next door to Provence Marinaside. On May 29, Provence Mediterranean Grill will be the site for Husband vs. Wife: A Chef’s Challenge. Who does the better halibut? Alessandra? Jean-Francis? You be the judge. There will be a three-course set menu for $50 (including tax and gratuity but not beverages). The first course is a choice from the restaurant’s antipasti case and dessert is cherry chocolate clafoutis. The main course will see very different versions of halibut offered — one by the wife, the other by the husband. Guests won’t know who has created which to keep the competition unbiased. At the end of the evening Provence will tally up which main course sold the most. ProvenceVancouver.com.


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1) Second celebrity chef throwdown This year’s official kickoff event will see chef Rob Feenie (Iron Chef ) challenge Anna Olson (Bake with Anna Olson) and Trevor Bird (Top Chef Canada) in a celebrity cookoff. The live competition is May 24 at 7pm on the Food Network Celebrity Stage.

2) Bites of VancouverBites of Vancouver tempts attendees with appetizing dishes from more than a dozen local restaurants at no more than $4 per plate.

3) Wine, beer and spirits tasting pavilionWhere the thirsty foodies hang out! Featuring some of the best wine, beer, and spirits that BC and the world has to offer, sample products and learn from the experts on the Grapes & Hops Stage.

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6) Weber Canada turns up the heatWeber Canada’s reveals its newly redesigned gas and charcoal grills and accessories. All advance ticketh-olders will be included in a draw to win a Weber barbecue, valued at over $1,000.

7) All But GlutenWeston Bakeries will showcase its new lineup of gluten-free baked goods. Registered dietitian and world-renowned gluten-free diet expert Shelley Case and personal chef Ashton Lauren will show how easy it is to make healthy, gluten-free meals.

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9) BC Chef’s Association culinary art show and competitionThe competitions continue on Saturday, where com-petitors from the high school level all the way up to the professional level strut their stuff in the Grand Culinary Salon Competition.

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• The craft beer revolution is spreading to the North Shore. In early June, former Steamworks brewer Shae De Jaray and civil engineer Shawn Bet-hune, who met while studying brewing and distill-ing in Scotland, are opening Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers with a 10-person tasting lounge at a brand new warehouse-style facility. As well intro-ducing the Loud Mouth Pale Ale, Wise Crack West Coast Lager and Quick Wit Belgian-style Wheat Ale, they’ll be making their own artisanal brandy, vodka and gin with a twist. (Central City Brewing, Coal Harbour Brewing and Yaletown Brewing are also adding distilleries to their product lines.) Get a taste of what they’ll be up to at Vancouver Craft Beer Week (VancouverCraftBeerWeek.com) events on May 31, June 2, 6, 7 and 8.

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• Imagine what happens why you pour R & B Brewing’s beer into a speaker woofer and then blast out music from six local bands. Imagine no more. East Van Originals is an exhibit of photos of the wondrous event at Kee’s Laundry Gallery (230 E. Georgia). It’s part of a marketing campaign by Saint Bernadine Mission Communications. Participating bands include: You Say Party, Eliza-beth, Mystery Machine, 3 Inches of Blood, Rich Hope, and DOA. The high-speed images, which are also on facebook.com/RBBrewing, were captured by East Vancouver photographer Alastair Bird.

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I may be just over a year away from turn-ing 40, but there are still times when I’m tackling a grammar issue or working out a math equation and I hear echoes of my

high school teachers’ wisdom or rules that are appropriate to whatever task is at hand.

The same goes for my wine education via the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, which I plugged away at in the late ‘90s under two of the best wine instructors Vancouver has ever known. One of them, Mark Davidson, now leads global education and market-ing for Wine Australia, while his teaching partner at the time, Park Heffelfi nger, is now co-owner and co-founder of Memphis Blues Barbeque House, plus an all-around bar-beque expert.

Not only do their many words of wisdom still come to mind when I’m trying to recall, say, Burgundian appellation specifi cs, but Park in particular seems to keep his eye on me to this day, never afraid to throw a funny email my way after reading my column — just to ensure he’s keeping me in check. Whether calling me out for referring

to a $50 wine as affordable, or fi ling a griev-ance over a wine and food pairing discrep-ancy, it’s always in fun and jovial — which is a pretty appropriate description of the guy himself.

Consequently, he’s often top of mind for me, too, and as I was looking to recom-mend some perfect barbecue wines for your summer, I thought there was no one better to pass along some great leads. So whether you’re grabbing a bite from your local Mem-phis Blues location (where you can try most of these by the glass), or fi ring up the grill at home, here’s what you should be washing it down with, from the guy who knows best.

Selbach 2011 ‘Fish Label’ Riesling | Mosel, Germany | $16.95 | BC Liquor StoresPark calls this crowd-pleasing favourite, “Hands down, the number one wine for bar-beque. Affordable, juicy lime and peach fruit, and a great summer sipper that goes with all grilled seafood, from spot prawns to salmon.”

Legado Munoz 2011 Garnacha | La Mancha, Spain | $13-15 | Private Wine StoresSoft and juicy, this one has some nice earthi-ness, a slight fl oral character and enough bright fruit that Park sees it going perfectly with good, sticky ribs.

Yering Station ‘Little Yering’ 2010 Pinot Noir | Yarra Valley, Australia | $15.95 | BC Liquor StoresPark likes that there’s “lots of sweet Pinot cherry fruit” in here, and I like that it’s probably the best-value Pinot Noir in our market today. Bright and buoyant, serve it with a hint of a chill — it’ll make it all the more lively.

Chateau de Paraza Minervois | Languedoc, France | $18-20 | Private Wine StoresThis blend of Syrah, Grenache and Mourve-dre leaps out of the glass with red licorice and spice, and fi nishes with some nice peppery dark fruit. Great for those looking for a little more complexity in their glass.

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As associate dean of science at Simon Fraser University, I’ve conducted thousands of experiments in my day. But nothing prepared me for

my participation in the ultimate educational experiment: observing seven youth each run 180 km of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert to better understand the value of water and its effect on human development and biodi-versity. This was a rare experiential learning opportunity where students gained first-hand experience of the stark realities of a global issue and how it affects our world.

These students were participating in an impossible2Possible (i2P) youth expedi-tion. A US-based nonprofit organization co-founded by Canadian Ray Zahab, i2P’s mission is to encourage youth to reach

beyond their perceived limits, and to use ad-venture as a medium to educate, inspire and empower the global community to make positive change.

With insightful contributions from others at SFU, I produced an inquiry-based cur-riculum for this expedition and travelled to Botswana to facilitate and support learning on the ground. The curriculum was also used in more than 125 schools worldwide and reached nearly 10,000 students, includ-ing hundreds in the Lower Mainland. In these classrooms, students Grades 6 to 12 conducted experiments exploring the value of water and its effect on human life, and interacted directly with the i2P participants via satellite video.

Adventure-based learning uses physical challenges to help youth develop self-directed goals, trust, communication and problem solving skills. Students and teach-

ers report improved student engagement in and ownership of their learning; teamwork and leadership skills development; increased connection to the natural world; and a basic understanding of global issues and how they affect survival and daily life.

In the case of an i2P youth expedition, learning takes place in remote, harsh land-scapes where global geo-political and en-vironmental issues — such as water access, food security and healthcare — are explored.

For example, in the drought-ridden Kalahari, access to clean water can mean the difference between life and death. To emphasize this, students ran a marathon a day in 40° heat, consuming eight litres of clean water a day and cultivating a deep appreciation for easy accessibility to water in the process.

Today, middle schools and high schools across the Lower Mainland are running

adventure-based education programs. At Prince of Wales High School in Vancouver, the TREK Program teaches students how the natural world has an impact on their daily lives and how they have an impact on the environment.

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When you turn on your tap and clean, safe water comes out, do you ever wonder how it got there or what happens to it when it goes down the drain? Or why you should care?

“We may think we have enough water for our needs in BC but that is not always the case. Our water is finite, and the demand is increasing due to climate change, popula-tion growth and industry needs,” says Daisy Fos-ter, CEO of the 4,700-member BC Water & Waste Association. “Although the expenses may not be apparent, there are significant costs, energy and human input required to treat our drink-ing water to be clean and safe, deliver it to our taps, and manage the wastewater that goes down the drain.”

She adds, “New regulations and aging infrastructure such as pipes and treatment systems will mean upgrades and replace-ments and this is something we are all going to have to pay for.”

During Drinking Water Week, May 20 – 26, BC Water & Waste Association asks you to ‘Get

to Know Your H2O’ and think about the impact of your every-day habits.

“We forget that we use the same treated drinking water to

wash our cars and water our lawns. We flush our toilets and away it goes with whatever we put down there,” says Foster. “Just a few simple changes such as water-ing our lawns less, using rain barrels, installing

water efficient fixtures or appli-ances, and not putting harmful substances down our drains can make a big difference.”

For example, detergents, paint, medications, and many other household products end up at wastewater treatment plants where special processes are required to minimize the impact on the environment and receiv-ing waters. Fats, oils and grease that we put down our drains can often cause blockages in sewer lines resulting in costly repairs.

Foster says, “During Drinking Water Week, get involved and learn more about your water and the impact of your actions. Start by taking the Community Water

Challenge and pledge to be water wise.”

The five easy pledges can be taken online. People can also find out about community events such as tours of water and wastewater treatment facil-ities in their area, or download fun and educational activities for children and families, at www.drinkingwaterweek.org.

Our water – Why do we need to protect it? Why should we care?

Be Water Wise:□ I will limit my shower time to 5 minutes per day.

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Did You Know? n The average British Columbian uses 353 litres of water per day, yet thinks they use less than 200 litres per day.* n 78 per cent of British Columbians would fix an internet outage within a day, but only 50 per cent would fix a leaky faucet within the same time frame.*n Replacing an 18-litre-per-flush toilet with an ultra low volume 6-litre or less model leads to a 66% savings in water flushed and will reduce indoor water use by about 30%.

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Answers: 1.True: British Columbians use an average of 353 litres of water per day; the average Canadian uses 274 litres of water per day.* 2. True: To find out if your toilet is leaking, put two or three drops of food colouring in the tank at the back of the toilet, and wait a few minutes. If the colour shows up in the bowl, there’s a leak. 3. False: Watering your lawn thoroughly once per week rather than lightly at a greater frequency will strengthen the roots and promote a greener, healthier lawn.

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Bob Cox, co-founder of impossible2Possible (i2P), and Samantha Gash, an ultra-mara-thon runner from Australia, work in the field in Botswana. i2P photo

Adventure experiences sow seeds for students to solve global issues

By Martha Perkins

If you think it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, have you ever tried to get a two-year-old to do what you want?

Dog psychologist Stanley Coren — the man Oprah Winfrey turns to when she has trouble with her dogs — says studies have determined that most dogs have the intelligence level of a two-year-old child. “Super” dogs can add another six months of smartness.

No matter how old a dog gets, or how much you think your dog “gets” you, they’ll never really get much smarter, Dr. Coren said at a recent Public Salon hosted by Sam Sullivan at Playhouse Theatre.

So that means that while they’ll

be able to share human emotions of happiness and fear and love, they’ll never know the demons of guilt, shame, pride or contempt.

Know that and you’ll know what tricks you can use to change your dog’s behaviour.

“The golden rule for understanding dogs is ‘Could a two-and-a-half-year-old solve this problem,” Dr. Coren said. Want to teach your dog a new trick? “Ask yourself ‘what would I do if I was trying to teach this to a two-and-a-half-year-old?’”

Presentations made at the Public Salons are videotaped by UBC and are broadcast on the Public Salon Television on Shaw TV Channel 4 every Thursday at 6:30am, Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at noon. The next Public Salon is June 5. Check GlobalCivic.org for updates on the speakers’ list.

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Thanks to the power of Bobo, the injured toy poodle who made headlines last week, the Vancouver branch of the BC

SPCA was able to not only schedule surgery to save his leg, but also im-prove the lives of many other animals in their care.

Bobo was surrendered to the Van-couver Branch on May 1 by an owner who was unable to continue caring for him. It was then reported that Bobo’s broken front leg would have to be amputated unless more than $2,000 could be raised for a special-ized plating surgery. The public responded with donations of almost $9,000.

As result, not only will Bobo’s leg be saved, but an East Vancouver kitty named Laddell will have surgery

next week to repair her crushed front legs, and the care of countless other animals at the Vancouver shelter has been facilitated.

At press time surgeons were await-ing the arrival of extra-small plates to fit Bobo’s tiny leg, and then his surgery can take place. After a two-month recovery window, both ani-mals will be available for adoption.

The BC SPCA cares for approxi-mately 30,000 animals each year; the Vancouver branch saw 2,676 animals in 2012.

To become one of the generous many who support the BC SPCA, donations can be made online at SPCA.bc.ca/support, by calling 604-879-7721 or by drop off or mail to 1205 E. 7th, Vancouver, V5T 1R1. — Kelsey Klassen

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Whatever floats your boatI’m all up for a laugh but this situation was a bit ridiculous! I was in yoga last week on Commercial and I was getting into one of the best downward dogs I’ve ever pulled off when the instructor started laughing while looking out the window. I peered out the window and there was a “hippie” Dodge Caravan with stickers and crap all stuffed inside. There was also a row boat strapped to the roof and, yes, there was a guy IN the boat ON the roof rowing calmly away. I chuck-led, but the most basic safety requirements were not met: no PFD! Please, going forward if you are going to boat down any street in Vancouver, especially Commercial Drive, please be safe and take care of yourself.

Anonymous

What’s the rush?Speeding, and I mean excessive speeding, running red lights and stop signs and failing to signal are now becoming standard driver behaviour in this city. Has the traffic section at the VPD been disbanded? Where is the speed enforce-ment on streets like East Cordova and Powell? They are like speedways morning and night. No-one thinks they have to stop for mere pedestrians any more.

Anonymous

You lookin’ at me?I feel so insulted when people stare at me for no reason at all. Why do they stare so much? They are not worth look-ing at so they stare at me just for me to look at them? Hey, people — have a little decency and take a look at yourselves before you look at other people, especially on the bus and Skytrain.

Anonymous

Chill outThis is to the anonymous person who whined about having to stand out in the rain or cold while the poor bus drivers are having a few minutes of downtime to themselves. (Wait-ing in the rain, Rants, May 2.) Bus drivers don’t get breaks. It’s called recovery time for the bus and they only get it if they have a few minutes to spare before they start their next trip. I see every day what these bus drivers have to go through and what they put up with. It’s one of the highest ranking stress jobs, right up there with police and paramed-ics. They deserve a few minutes to themselves to de-stress. Get your act together and dress warmer or carry an um-brella. Or step inside the store for a few minutes and browse. If they let people on, I witnessed people trying to talk to the driver while he or she is just trying to have a moment to themselves by reading the paper. I’ve even seen them try talking to them while a driver is trying to have a personal phone conversation. For me, kudos to drivers for doing the job that nobody wants. They are amazing people.Keep up the good work from a very satisfied passenger.

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And lighten upRe: Waiting in the rain, May 2. Some bus drivers appreciate just having peace and quiet with no passengers coughing, chatting on their cell phones or doing any of the other an-noying things that they have to deal with when the door opens. Lighten up! We have some of the nicest, most pro-fessional drivers than many other cities. They deserve their well-deserved breaks (when they can get them) as much as you do. Uninterrupted.

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A Mother’s Day raveI really enjoyed the Mother’s Day issue of WE. Great, infor-mative articles! Especially moving were the two interviews on topics rarely addressed, namely, deep and painful emo-tions experienced by many women over issues around never having had children, or losing ‘unborn children’. The writ-ing was honest, sensitive and compassionate. Please thank Rita Schnarr and Amanda Tapping for sharing their feelings publicly. It was great journalism that transcended stereo-typical coverage of “Mother’s Day” and presented another dimension. It eloquently acknowledged a universal condi-tion of the human experience for many of us. Thank you for this courageous foray away from traditional, ‘Hallmark” Mother’s Day articles.

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156 SALES

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11.99lb/26.43kg

plain, pepper or garlic

Choices’ Own All Natural Angus Roast Beef

2.99/100greg 3.99

Tre Stelle and DofinoCheese Slices

4.99each • reg 6.49

25%SAVE

6” BlueberryRhubarb Pie

5.99

9” BlueberryRhubarb Pie

10.99

Choices’ Bakery Buns

2.99 380g

assorted varietiesWOW!PRICING

Brown Rice Hamburger or Hot Dog Buns

1.00 offregular retailprice

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1.98each

Organic, Fair Trade Whole CantaloupeMelons from Heavens Best in Mexico

3.98 170gproduct of USA

Organic California Grown Blueberriesfrom Homegrown Organics

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3.98lb/8.77kgproduct of Canada

Armstrong Grown Asparagus from TimJeppesen at Okanagan Asparagus Farm

Raw Almondsbins only

20% off regular retail price

Protect yourself with A+ Oil of Oregano fromJoy of the Mountains, and stop infectionsand their symptoms from developing.

Joy of the Mountains A+ Oil of Oregano

26.99 30ml

• Helps to reduce excess body fat.• Helps to block the negative effects

of estrogen on cells.• Neutralizes excess toxins.

Preferred Nutrition Brad King’sUltimate Her Energy

31.99 120cp

More than just a “chewing gum”, Spry® Gum ispart of an overall program to improve oral healthand is sweetened only with plant-sourced xylitol.

Spry Xylitol Gum Tube

2.49 each • 30 pieces

40%SAVE

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almond Beverages

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Seminars & Events at Choices South Surrey, 3248 King George Blvd, Surrey.Monday, May 27, 6:30-8:30pm.

Gluten-Free Gets Easier: Cooking Demo and Tastings with Vasi Naidoo and Sonia Reed, RHNs. Cost $30. Includes copy of Gluten-Free Food Guide 2nd Edition. Register online or call 604-541-3902.

Seminars & Events at Choices Floral Shop andAnnex, 2615 W. 16th Ave Vancouver.Thursday, May 23, 7:00-8:30pm.

Stop Yo-Yo Dieting & Find Your Best Weightwith Veronica Kacinik, MSc, RD. Cost $5. Register online or call 604-736-0009.

WE Vancouver, May 16, 2013

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