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Volume 2, Issue 6 June 28, 2011 Transfer of RCMP Command Takes Place on Campus Published monthly by the University Neighbourhoods Association Campus Catholics Turn Picnic Green Staff/Sergeant Kevin Jones is new commander at the University detachment on Wesbrook Mall; he was previously with Coquitlam RCMP Welcome to the University area, Staff/ Sergeant Kevin Jones. S/Sgt. Jones, recently took command of the University detachment of the RCMP which serves both UBC and the Univer- sity Endowment Lands (UEL). Staff/Sergeant Kevin Kenna who com- manded the University detachment for five years retired in May. S/Sgt. Jones ar- rives at UBC from the Coquitlam detach- ment of the RCMP. Though S/Sgt. Jones took command of the University detachment of the RCMP only recently, he has already made an im- portant decision about the detachment. “We are obviously well understaffed,” he said at the June board meeting of University Neighbourhoods Association directors. As a result, he has petitioned the province for more Mounties at UBC. “We need three more officers.” He expressed high hopes of getting them. “We’re at the top of the list to get extra members if the province decided to add police.” In a later interview with The Campus Resident, S/Sgt. Jones offered his first impression of the difference between po- licing the University of British Columbia (and the UEL) and policing Coquitlam. “There’s a huge difference,” he said. He explained he did not mean a differ- ence in size: there are 17 officers at UBC compared to 200 in Coquitlam. Rather, he meant a difference in local govern- ment: there is municipal government in Coquitlam compared to a municipal-like system of local governance at UBC (and a separate non-municipal system in the UEL). “You don’t have a mayor and council to deal with at UBC, nor do you just have one central government administration to deal with,” he says. “You’ve got several administrations— the University Neighbourhoods Asso- ciation, UBC, the administration in the UEL, Wreck Beach, Metro Vancouver, and so forth.” With some bemusement, he noted the absence of municipal bylaws at UBC. “There’s no animal control by- law, no noise bylaw, no parking bylaw.” When asked if the absence of a central municipal authority backed by its char- ter of bylaws made local policing easier or harder at UBC, the Mountie said, “It’s harder. Instead of a central figure to speak to all issues, each administration has its own area of importance.” Local policing is also harder in that one administration must not be seen to be get- ting attention to the disadvantage of an- other. So, the commander faces the daily challenge of where to best spend dollars and resources in a complex of jurisdic- tions. His solution so far? “Spend where we get the best bang for our buck.” A 28-year veteran of the federal force, S/Sgt. Jones—who is married with two children—grew up in Surrey, and worked in the Surrey command for 10 ½ years before moving on to other posts around the Lower Mainland. This included de- tachments in Richmond as well as Co- quitlam. RCMP continued on Page 7 Parkade in Campus Building Provides Space for More Bikes than Cars Underground space for 288 bikes is planned in parkade of Chancellor Place build- ing; meanwhile, space for only 58 cars is planned In a sign of the times at the University of British Columbia, a new high-rise neigh- bourhood building will have five times the number of spaces for bikes in its un- derground parkade as for cars. UBC has made a policy of encouraging local residents to adopt bike transporta- tion in lieu of car rides for years, and the nature of proposed parking arrangements at an as-yet-unnamed rental high-rise in the Chancellor Place neighbourhood sug- gests it is on the road to success. ST. ANDREWS continued on Page 6 Parishioners in song at annual picnic, which was themed ‘green’ this year in an effort to renew people’s relationships to their environment. Photo by Andrzej Wroblewski. Please turn to ‘CATHOLICS’ on Page 11 13 Condos Have Come on Market since January at Promontory This number is “high”, says realtor; there are 95 suites in building at centre of hospice controversy Real estate sources indicate 13 apartments have come on the market at the Promon- tory building at UBC since January when the controversial hospice issue burst into the headlines. Sources indicate only one apartment has sold in this time. A realtor who wished not to be named said the number of 12 current active list- ings in the 95-suite high-rise building is “high” with the most recent listing June 22nd. The realtor declined to speculate whether news about the hospice might be a factor in this number of listings. Meanwhile, sources say apartment sales in the last four months at UBC show a distinct downward trend with 27 sales in March, 28 in April, 17 in May, and only seven sales this month by June 23rd. Meanwhile also, the Campus Resident understands Adera Decelopment Corpo- ration has been selected to construct the UBC hospice. HOSPICE continued on Page 4

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Published monthly by the University Neighbourhoods Association

Volume 2, Issue 6 June 28, 2011

Transfer of RCMP Command Takes Place on Campus

Published monthly by the University Neighbourhoods Association

Campus Catholics Turn Picnic Green

Staff/Sergeant Kevin Jones is new commander at the University detachment on Wesbrook Mall; he was previously with Coquitlam

RCMPWelcome to the University area, Staff/Sergeant Kevin Jones. S/Sgt. Jones, recently took command of the University detachment of the RCMP which serves both UBC and the Univer-sity Endowment Lands (UEL). Staff/Sergeant Kevin Kenna who com-manded the University detachment for five years retired in May. S/Sgt. Jones ar-rives at UBC from the Coquitlam detach-ment of the RCMP. Though S/Sgt. Jones took command of the University detachment of the RCMP only recently, he has already made an im-portant decision about the detachment. “We are obviously well understaffed,” he said at the June board meeting of University Neighbourhoods Association directors. As a result, he has petitioned the province for more Mounties at UBC.

“We need three more officers.” He expressed high hopes of getting them. “We’re at the top of the list to get extra members if the province decided to add police.” In a later interview with The Campus Resident, S/Sgt. Jones offered his first impression of the difference between po-licing the University of British Columbia (and the UEL) and policing Coquitlam. “There’s a huge difference,” he said. He explained he did not mean a differ-ence in size: there are 17 officers at UBC compared to 200 in Coquitlam. Rather, he meant a difference in local govern-ment: there is municipal government in Coquitlam compared to a municipal-like system of local governance at UBC (and a separate non-municipal system in the UEL). “You don’t have a mayor and council to deal with at UBC, nor do you just have one central government administration to deal with,” he says. “You’ve got several administrations—the University Neighbourhoods Asso-ciation, UBC, the administration in the UEL, Wreck Beach, Metro Vancouver, and so forth.” With some bemusement,

he noted the absence of municipal bylaws at UBC. “There’s no animal control by-law, no noise bylaw, no parking bylaw.” When asked if the absence of a central municipal authority backed by its char-ter of bylaws made local policing easier or harder at UBC, the Mountie said, “It’s harder. Instead of a central figure to speak to all issues, each administration has its own area of importance.” Local policing is also harder in that one administration must not be seen to be get-ting attention to the disadvantage of an-other. So, the commander faces the daily challenge of where to best spend dollars and resources in a complex of jurisdic-tions. His solution so far? “Spend where we get the best bang for our buck.” A 28-year veteran of the federal force, S/Sgt. Jones—who is married with two children—grew up in Surrey, and worked in the Surrey command for 10 ½ years before moving on to other posts around the Lower Mainland. This included de-tachments in Richmond as well as Co-quitlam.

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Parkade in Campus Building

Provides Space for More Bikes

than CarsUnderground space for 288 bikes is planned in parkade of Chancellor Place build-ing; meanwhile, space for

only 58 cars is planned

In a sign of the times at the University of British Columbia, a new high-rise neigh-bourhood building will have five times the number of spaces for bikes in its un-derground parkade as for cars. UBC has made a policy of encouraging local residents to adopt bike transporta-tion in lieu of car rides for years, and the nature of proposed parking arrangements at an as-yet-unnamed rental high-rise in the Chancellor Place neighbourhood sug-gests it is on the road to success.

ST. ANDREWS continued on Page 6

Parishioners in song at annual picnic, which was themed ‘green’ this year in an effort to renew people’s relationships to their environment. Photo by Andrzej Wroblewski. Please turn to ‘CATHOLICS’ on Page 11

13 Condos Have Come on Market since January at

PromontoryThis number is “high”, says realtor; there are 95 suites in building at centre of hospice

controversy

Real estate sources indicate 13 apartments have come on the market at the Promon-tory building at UBC since January when the controversial hospice issue burst into the headlines. Sources indicate only one apartment has sold in this time. A realtor who wished not to be named said the number of 12 current active list-ings in the 95-suite high-rise building is “high” with the most recent listing June 22nd. The realtor declined to speculate whether news about the hospice might be a factor in this number of listings. Meanwhile, sources say apartment sales in the last four months at UBC show a distinct downward trend with 27 sales in March, 28 in April, 17 in May, and only seven sales this month by June 23rd. Meanwhile also, the Campus Resident understands Adera Decelopment Corpo-ration has been selected to construct the UBC hospice.

HOSPICE continued on Page 4

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Regent College Planners Put Out Info EarlyTheological school for grad-uate students is “consider-ing” doubling in size; lo-cated in UEL, it is informing public of its thoughts well in

advanceAs of this date, Regent College has seen fit only to “consider” doubling in size. Administrators of Regent College, lo-cated in the University Endowment Lands (UEL) across Wesbrook Mall from the main entrance to UBC, have decided, however, that even at this early stage of “thinking about” doubling in size, they want the public informed. With this in mind, Regent College held a sort of pre-planning Open House in its Atrium June 21 with staff and architects on hand to discuss what expansion plans might be if in fact planning proceeds. “This is a pre-submission information meeting only,” Kevin Unger, Regent Col-lege vice-president, finance and adminis-tration, told The Campus Resident. “No rezoning application has been made to the UEL yet.” Mr. Unger said, “Prior to beginning the formal approval process with the UEL, the College is seeking to inform our immedi-ate community of the proposed expansion concept and receive comments.” The ‘immediate community’ means the mixed retail and residential University Village east of Regent College, the single-family dwellings neighbourhood to the north across University Boulevard, the residential neighbourhood to the south along Western Parkway and UBC to the west across Wesbrook Mall. The ‘pre-plans’ of the proposed Re-gent College expansion from a facility

of 74,500 square feet to one of 152,000 square feet show an attractive six story building to a height of 70 feet. An expanded Regent College would provide 70 residential units allowing for a student residential population of 70-90 students. Currently, Regent College - a graduate institution of about 1,000 stu-dents - has no students living in it, and part of its submission to the UEL admin-istration would be - if the submission goes

ahead—for a rezoning application to al-low residential use. Though Regent College is only “think-ing about expanding”, it is nonetheless “thinking strongly about it,” Mr. Unger said. “It’s not just a trial balloon we’re fly-ing.” Should these constructive thoughts turn into concrete action, Regent College an-ticipates making a formal application for both rezoning and a UEL development

permit in the fall with building expected to take a few years. Development of the site would lead to all college parking below grade, educational facilities, student apartments and some commercial space in keeping with a theo-logical college. “This project is driven by student demand for housing at UBC,” Mr. Unger said.

Regent College is considering a plan to double in size.

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Editorial published in Ubyssey student newspaper

A real municipality? Hospice debate proves otherwise

Not having to live by the rules of any real govern-ment, UBC can do many things for its citizens—both pleasant and unpleasant.

On Wednesday, June 8th, in sunny Kelowna, the UBC Board of Gover-nors gave final approval for a hospice to be placed in between the Promontory condo and Thunderbird Stadium. The two-year long debate over its location has produced plenty of headlines and cultural cleavages, but we can’t help but think the end result is a win for all sides.UBC has the satisfaction of supporting the hospice community and doing an unambiguously good thing by provid-ing land to the project. Students win by having the hospice placed in an area that will not provide conflict with either the academic or more leisurely pursuits that we take part in. And the University Neighbourhoods Association, the quasi-municipal group that represents the permanent residents on campus? Well, to be honest, the hos-pice issue has created more tension in their ranks than anything else in their history. Residents have called for the resignation of the entire board an over-haul of the monthly newsletter, and ev-

erything else in between. People feel like the organization created to repre-sent them has failed. Yet we can’t help but feel this is a good thing. Permanent residents upset with the change have been given a real-ity check as to their rights as residents of UBC, the only major urban area in Canada without a municipal govern-ment. After 20 years of growth of the non-student population at UBC, there’s a community on campus which would like to believe that they have a real say in how their neighbourhood develops. Instead, they are given the option by UBC to be put on a priority wait list for new units on campus. UBC Campus and Community Plan-ning head Nancy Knight framed this in a positive light, arguing that “a munici-pality would not be able to provide this level of service.” True—but a munici-pality would have much more demo-cratic accountability in their land-use decisions. It’s a reminder that, not having to live by the rules of any real government, UBC can do many things for its citi-zens—both pleasant and unpleasant. At least now, UNA residents should be as aware as students that, when it comes to how this campus is governed, the status quo is unacceptable in the long-run.

Reprinted with permission

Letter to the Editor

The May edition of The Campus Resident includes several intelligent letters about the hospice issue. One letter, by Shannon Wen, a Hawthorn Place resident, (‘Locate hospice at Hamp-ton?’) relates the matter of an aging popu-lation to a desire for the hospice close by. A second and more political letter (‘Bu-reaucracy versus democracy’) comes from Greg Feldman, also of Hawthorn Place. The third article comes from UBC Ph.D student Dikun Yang, who tells us about the growing availability of hospices in China, but states that most Chinese die in hospi-tals anyway and nobody ever complains. I would see the hospice issue at UBC as almost comic (if it were not so serious). Why can no one see that the main draw-back to locating a hospice on Stadium Way, directly across from UBC Thunder-bird Stadium, is its impracticability?That vacant lot (the proposed site of the hospice) has always been a parking lot

Hospice site should be left as park-ing lot for Thunderbird Stadium

for Stadium events, and any building on it, or occupancy, will eliminate its park-ing function. As a resident of Hampton Place, I am not concerned about parking for Thunderbird Stadium events because I walk to them. However, for those who live outside this campus, and must drive to events at the Stadium, parking is im-portant and has always been convenient. That vacant property should remain as a parking lot for Stadium events. Why can’t the UBC Faculty of Medi-cine simply locate the proposed Order of St. John Hospice at UBC Hospital which will provide this faculty with convenience for its research and use? For the life of me, I cannot understand the futility of this destructive issue for UBC residents given that simple common sense answers all questions!

Thomas Glen LockhartHampton Place.

June notes from the editor

Canada PostThe postal strike/lockout has come and gone since we published in May, and this pro-vides us with some relief. We rely on Canada Post to deliver 10,000 copies of The Cam-pus Resident every month, and we wondered how to go about doing this without them. So, welcome back, posties, and thanks again for doing a good job in delivering The Campus Resident at UBC, on the University Endowment Lands, and in West Point Grey and Dunbar.

September UNA AGMThe annual general meeting of the University Neighbourhood Association does not occur until September (See notice on Page 8 of this paper). However, those thinking of run-ning for a position of resident-director on the UNA board will do well to start planning already. Due to the hospice issue on campus, a more intense interest will likely envelope the election for two resident-directors at the AGM this year than in previous years, and prospective candidates will want to stake out their respective platforms early. At The Campus Resident, we’ll try to keep you up to date on their platforms as they unfold. The intensified interest in the election will also likely cause a boost in UNA membership as candidates enlist support from campus residents who have not yet joined the UNA. At time of writing, almost 3,000 campus residents out of a population of about 7,600 belong to the UNA, which acts to provide residents with municipal-like services under the terms of an agreement with UBC (the Neighbours Agreement).

New FacesThe presence of such a large work force on the UBC campus means your correspondent is constantly coming into contact with bright people seeking to provide campus residents with excellent service. You may read about three such people—all new on campus—in this issue of The Campus Resident. On page 1, you may read about Staff/Sergeant Kevin Jones—the new commander at the University detachment of the RCMP. The RCMP provides service to both UBC and the University Endowment Lands. On page 6, you may read about Dev Fletcher— who started a few moths ago as victim services officer at the University RCMP detachment on Wesbrook Mall. The provincial government provides funding for the victim services office. And on page 9, you may read about Kyle Reese, who recently became Community Energy Manager at UBC. Mr. Reese, from the U.S. South, will help you reduce your home energy bills.

New PlacesThe prolific development environment which is UBC seems ever to be sprouting new kinds of buildings. Lo and behold, a high-rise rental building—currently in the planning stage—in the Chancellor Place neighbourhood projects parking space for 288 bikes, but only space for 58 cars (See story on Page 1). In contrast, a popular planning format for UBC residential buildings when Hampton Place opened up in the 1990s allowed for many residents to have spaces for two cars in underground parkade. In those long-lost days, developers relegated the importance of bike storage to wire cages scattered wher-ever. Meanwhile, the greenest building in North America will open at UBC in a few months. We shall write more on this in coming issues.

Taste for the BestThe Tapestry retirement centre on campus opened quietly in the fall of 2010. At the end of May, Tapestry made its opening official by holding a grand reception for several hun-dred guests at the plush facility on Wesbrook Mall in Wesbrook Village. Tapestry was developed by Concert Properties, and Concert president David Podmore cut a strip of red ribbon to formally commemorate this Grand Opening (See story on Page 5). Before and after the ribbon cutting, a welcoming group of Mr. Podmore and other Tapestry hosts confirmed their residents have a ‘taste for the best’ by providing guests with the kind of de luxe service that is daily fare at the retirement centre. A selection of fine wines—both red and white—flowed and the delicacies, served by smartly-uniformed staff, included raw oysters, sautéed prawns, prosciutto (ham), French cheeses and European-style pastries. The cost of renting some one-bedroom suites at The Tapestry runs higher than $6,000 a month. You can also own a condo at Tapestry.

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Open Letter

To the premier of British Columbia; From a group of concerned residents at the

Promontory building on campus;

Regarding site of a pro-posed hospice at UBC;

Dear Christy Clark, premier of the prov-ince and MLA for Vancouver Point Grey, We write to let you, our MLA, know we are very disappointed with your com-ment of convenience in support of the hospice site without knowing specifics and having any first hand information of the project. We would like to invite you to visit us at your earliest convenience. A first-hand experience is worth a thousand words. Would you come? Like you, we are not opposed to a hos-pice on UBC campus but we are reason-able in saying that the proposed site is problematic. Would you build the palliative unit of a hospital with only a 3.5 meters set back to the property line? The proposed hos-pice building’s width runs approximately the same width as the adjacent Promonto-ry condominium high rise. The proposed hospice will have an ‘in your face’ effect to about 50% of the promontory condo units, especially the lower units. UBC planning department’s seat-of-the-pants answer is to add a tree screen in the 3.5 meters. Is this good for the users of the hospice, and its original ‘best site’ inten-tion? Do you know the proposed hospice site in question is directly across from the Thunderbird Stadium (the road between from curb to curb is single lane each way), and this is the best site for the least sound and light impacts within the UBC campus? UBC planning department stubbornly insists that this is the best site and only best site within the 1,000 acres of cam-pus! Do you believe it and agree? Do you know some residents, as a re-sult of the proposed hospice, have been diagnosed as having worsening medical problems and new psychological condi-tions that need professional help? Both women and children have been affected.We know you believe in democracy, do you know that 71 of the 94 units of the Promontory units oppose this site? And do you know 1,000 campus residents also oppose this site? Do they count? Would UBC planning department have picked this site if it knew what would happen? We would like to know what you think. UBC planning department ar-rogantly insists the answer is “yes”! This means that every other site would be more problematic in the 1,000-acre cam-pus. Do you believe it? Do you know UBC picked a list of 15 possible sites before, and within that list, the site in question (next to the Promon-tory) didn’t even make it to the ‘best nine sites’ list? Pacific Spirit Park Society, Wreck Beach Society and students have all rejected other proposed sites and UBC listened. So why not listen to those in the growing community of campus resi-dents? Do they not have rights? UBC decided on the site in question

in June, 2010, but didn’t bother to have its first Open House until January, 2011. Even after the hospice issue attracted widespread controversy in the media in January, UBC didn’t bother to meet with affected residents until April, 2011. This is only possible because UBC planning department doesn’t operate under real democratic principles. UBC’s associate vice-president, planning, should resign! At one time you aspired to become the mayor of Vancouver. Do you think the same residents’ concerns would be brushed aside and ignored under the Van-couver governance model with an elected mayor and council? Now that you are the premier of Brit-ish Columbia, do you not still agree with Vancouver’s democratic principles? Under these circumstances, we initiated a reasonable proposal to the UBC board of governors that this grievance provo-cation by the UBC planning department be settled by sending the UBC planning report it received to be independently re-viewed by a third party expert who the residents and UBC could both agree to. We wish to maintain community harmo-ny through a democratic and fair process. Do you know this proposal was rejected without any contact with the residents and the site was approved within 48 hours? Now that you care to comment, what can you do and what should you do to help your constituents as their Premier and their MLA? Promontory residents need your help. Would you help your constituents in need? We look forward to your reply.

Concerned Promontory Residents

Keri Zhang, representing Chinese residents of the Promontory building at UBC, and Daniel Jung, representing Korean residents, present an assistant of Premier Christy Clark with a letter they wrote to the premier asking for help in fighting the proposed construction of a hospice next to their homes.

Residents of Promontory Reach Out to Premier for Help

Asked to comment on this, a senior Adera executive said by e-mail, “I have no comment at this time.” Adera is the most prolific property devel-oper at UBC with three buildings under-taken in the Hawthorn Place neighbour-hood (where the Promontory is located) and at least two in the Wesbrook Place neighbourhood. Its buildings at UBC have won numer-ous design awards both in British Colum-bia and internationally.As of June 19th (before the latest listing), the number of days on the market for the 11 suites listed for sale at the Promontory were as follows: 156, 75, 67, 45, 41, 30, 24, 23, 18, 12, and 11. Listed prices at the Promontory range from $828,000 for a two-bedroom suite of 990 square feet on the 5th floor, to $1,598,000 for a three-bedroom suite of 1,619 square feet on the 15th floor. Asked to respond to the unanimous deci-sion by the UBC board of governors June 8th in Kelowna that the hospice project should go ahead, a spokesperson for the Promontory group said, “We are naturally extremely disappointed with UBC’s deci-sion.” Members of the group are particularly disappointed that UBC ignored their re-quest for an independent review of the staff report which guided governors in reaching their decision. They feel there were discrepancies in this report. However, the Promontory group mem-bers vow to carry on fighting the UBC de-cision to build the hospice next to where they live. “Except for a very few, we will not move and we shall not allow the situation to

HOSPICE continued from Page 1 force us to move,” they said in e-mail cor-respondence with The Campus Resident. Members of the group have delivered a letter to Premier Christie Clark asking her—as their MLA—for relief from the UBC decision. (Please see text of the let-ter to Premier Clark on Page 4). In Kelowna on June 8th, the UBC board voted to a) Require additional substantial tree screening to the north of the hospice proj-ect (beside the Promontory); b) Require a roofing treatment over the courtyard that screens the view, yet still achieves the beneficial outdoor courtyard environment for the facility; c) Ensure that the materials and colour palette for the facility blend with the land-scape in this area; d) Continue to provide outreach servic-es, with the University Neighbourhoods Association and SUCCESS, for new Ca-nadians living on campus; e) Work with UBC Properties Trust to identify other housing opportunities on campus for residents of the adjacent building who wish to move; and, f) Take the necessary consequential steps, including seeking provincial ap-proval for the lease. In a prepared statement, the UNA said, “The UNA Board supports community hospices and also recognizes the academ-ic connection of this hospice. “The UNA Board recommended UBC investigate the issues. The UNA Board recognizes UBC’s outreach to concerned citizens, and recognizes UBC’s report back to the community prior to making a decision. “The UNA also understands that UBC will continue to work with concerned citi-zens throughout the process.”

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Concert Properties Puts On Grand Event To Formally Launch Wesbrook Tapestry

Red ribbon is cut; first-class fare is served

Tapestry at the University of British Co-lumbia, which officially opened its doors for business May 31st, has become the first retirement centre on a university campus in Canada. David Podmore, who cut a ceremonial red ribbon at the Grand Opening event at Tapestry, spoke optimistically of the fu-ture not only of Tapestry at UBC, but two other Tapestry retirement centres (one in Vancouver and one in Toronto). Chairman and chief executive officer of Concert Properties, which has developed all three buildings, Mr. Podmore said his company proposes to make the name ‘Tapestry’ synonymous with “the finest in retirement living in Canada.” Other executives of Concert Properties, which has built its Tapestry at UBC in the South Campus residential community called Wesbrook Place, paid tribute to the staff brought together by John Fleming, general manager. One executive said the staff under Mr. Fleming (who was pre-viously employed at UBC), has “done a wonderful job in pulling all the threads of this tapestry together to make it such a fine living experience for residents.” Al Poettcker spoke on behalf of UBC Properties Trust, which manages proper-ty development on all 1,000 acres of the

UBC campus. President of UBC Proper-ties, Mr. Poettcker noted Tapestry, which offers both suites to rent and apartments to purchase, had not previously built at UBC. “What a pleasure it has been to

deal with Concert,” he said. The celebrations which followed the ribbon-cutting and speeches included provision of first class fare, fine wines and entertainment. Several hundred

guests attended the opening, which also offered guided tours of Tapestry ‘show suites’ and amenities.

David Podmore, president of Concert Properties, officially opens Tapestry retirement centre at UBC.

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Victim Services Coordinator Offers Help at DetachmentDev Fletcher is victim services coordinator attached to RCMP, University detachment; Mr. Fletcher, 33, is on call

24/7 for those needing his servicesIn an office at the University detachment of the RCMP at 2990 Wesbrook Mall, Dev Fletcher has accumulated a substantial number of files. Mr. Fletcher, 33 and less than four months on the job as victim ser-vices program coordinator, wishes in one sense that the number of files were less for this might mean fewer victims of crime, but the realties of modern urban life in Canada suggest a decrease is unlikely. So, he relishes in the fact that the num-ber of files is increasing for this suggests more victims are taking advantage of the resources he provides. This increase also comes in part from the trust he is winning among members at the RCMP detachment through his work. Mr. Fletcher believes the RCMP officers at the detachment trust him to work well with those they see victimized. “It gives me confidence that they trust me and that they are utilizing my services (Victim Ser-vices).” The assistance Mr. Fletcher gets from the officers is often reciprocated for as these officers move on to tackle new crimes yielding new victims, he remains “to keep them in the loop on existing files.” In conversation with Mr. Fletcher, we gather fleeting glimpses of the kinds of situations he encounters in his days and nights responding to the troubled calls of others even in such a well-to-do and well-educated community as the one at UBC and the University Endowment Lands (which is also in his area). In recounting depressing details from the life-stories of victims, Mr. Fletcher shows only profes-sional fortitude. He does not see his job as

‘to cure the world of all its ills’; rather, he seeks only to make sure all the services of a benevolent society are made available to those who have fallen victim to the cruel lash of crime. He deals closely with the Counseling Services, Sexual Assault Centre and Cam-pus Security at the University of British Columbia, for many of his ‘clients’ are students. He tries calmly and with poise to be comforter to those left fearful by crimi-nal acts perpetrated upon them. Dev Fletcher, who is far too much of an optimist to be weighed down by the dis-tressing nature of his work at times, did not always see his life dedicated to help-ing those victimized by crime. He began life in Guelph, Ontario where he gradu-ated in hotel management. Aged 23, hotel management degree in hand, he originally charted his life to-wards a career in hospitality. But some-where along the way, he became a volun-teer in the field of victim services funded by the Ontario government. He found himself so enamored of the work, he spent five years as a volunteer with Guelph Victim Services. During this time, he built up the expertise of a profes-sional, and then the hand of fate treated him kindly. His father (a retired University profes-sor) and mother—leaving behind the snow-bound winters of Ontario—came to metro Vancouver to live, with son not far behind. After enquiring about volunteer-ing opportunities in victim services, he secured the position at UBC. Had Mr. Fletcher gone in for the hos-

pitality business as originally planned, his ability to express himself clearly and amiably would no doubt have led to his appointment as a hotel manager by now. But, he does not regret the switch of ca-reers he made. “You know you did some-thing positive when you look back on a work day,” he says of his position at UBC. Had he been hotel manager, he might have been able to say, “You know they (a group of conventioneers) had a good function.” Both comments speak well of those in the

separate fields of endeavor, but for Dev Fletcher, they don’t compare. “Victim ser-vices work is giving back to the communi-ty.” And that’s where his heart is - giving back to the community. If you are the victim of a crime, or if you want to volunteer to help Mr. Fletcher work with victims, you may reach him at the RCMP detachment at the following numbers 604.224.1322; 604.369.7606; or by e-mail [email protected].

Dev Fletcher, Victim Services Program Coordinator/Community Policing, University Detachment

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Until this development, spaces for cars in the parkades of UBC residential build-ings have universally exceeded the num-ber of space for bikes. Indeed, many UBC low-rise and high-rise buildings still as-sign bike storage to large wire cages. A partnership of St. Andrews Theologi-cal College and Concert Properties will build the 15-storey residential tower in Chancellor Place, one of several residen-tial nieghbourhoods at UBC. According to a UBC website, the build-ing will contain 174 rental units includ-ing 58 studio and 116 bedroom layouts in varying size from 414 square feet to 554 square feet—typically 12 units per floor. A single underground level of parking will have access via the existing ramp which will be shared with Sterling House

to the north. The following will be pro-vided for on this level: 58 car stalls of which 18 are for visitors; and 288 resi-dent bike racks and lockers. A UBC spokesperson said “UBC poli-cies aim to shift transportation choices to other modes of transportation other than the single occupant vehicle. To encour-age affordability and add to the diversity of housing choice on campus, the appli-cants (Concert) were encouraged to build smaller units in this rental building which targets faculty/staff/students. “In recognition that the campus is high-ly accessible by transit and by respecting UBC’s goals to enhance the pedestrian and bicycle environment on campus, the applicants agreed to reduce the vehicular parking component in their project to 58 underground parking stalls.”

Free Bike Clinic Keeps Campus Wheels Turning

On Saturday, June 11th as part of Bike Month, the UNA and UBC Bike Kitchen ran a free bike clinic at The Old Barn Community Centre. Three volunteer mechanics helped resi-dents learn how to fix mechanical prob-lems and maintain their bikes. The event was popular and generated a line up but the mechanics worked hard to make sure

everyone was accommodated. The UNA provided the Bike Kitchen with a donation for participating. The Bike Kitchen is a non-profit bike shop run by UBC students. It is located at the AMS Student Union Building and is open 7 days a week. Find out more at www.thebikekitchen.com.

Students repair bikes at The Old Barn during bike clinic

Schematic shows single-level, underground parkade at building due to be developed at UBC. Parkade is mainly for bikes.

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He has enjoyed a series of promotions and “dream” assignments in his career. In one assignment, he worked in the special surveillance unit investigating major criminals and organized crime in the Lower Mainland. Prior to joining the force, “I had dreamed of doing official surveillance.” He also worked on the Air India investigation. During the interview, S/Sgt Jones of-fered glimpses into the day-to-day work done by the police officers under his command. Where speed is an issue on the road-ways, he explained, RCMP officers now employ a three-pronged technique for

RCMP continued from Page 1dealing with violators. A driver should not risk doing 50 KPH passing by a 30 KPH speed-limit sign since there is a chance a community po-lice vehicle will be parked not far down the road, the Mountie explains. If this community police vehicle—equipped with a large screen displaying vehicular speeds—confirms 50 KPH, the driver runs the risk of being stopped by police officers not far down the road again. In other words, the speeding driver will have violated the speed limit at three suc-cessive points, and will find the ticket he is served virtually uncontestable. “I think that’s fair,” S/Sgt Jones says.

Where ‘distracted driving’ is an issue, S/Sgt Jones reports that on the day before The Campus Resident interview, three Mounties in two cars (one of which was an unmarked police car) went out looking for distracted drivers. Distracted driving has become a grow-ing problem which police are deter-mined to tackle at UBC (and elsewhere). Mounties at UBC have spotted not only people talking on their cells phones when driving but also women putting on make-up when driving, even men shaving (with electric razors) when driving. “The ‘visual evidence’ of our officers counts in court,” S/Sgt Jones says.Where drinking at Wreck Beach is an is-

sue (the summer season began there in May and runs until September), S/Sgt Jones says he has advised members of the Wreck Beach community that the RCMP has zero tolerance for “open liquor.” Commander Jones said he is encour-aged by new provincial legislation which allows fines of $230 for someone in pos-session of an open bottle of liquor in pub-lic. “We used only to be able to pour the liquor away. Now it’s a heavy fine.” So begins the command of S/Sgt Kevin Jones at UBC. Like his predecessor, also named Kevin, S/Sgt Jones expresses be-lief in firm but diplomatic policing at the University detachment.

RCMP Staff/Sergeant Kevin Jones, Commander, University Detachment

Wesbrook Village Festival Gets off to Solid StartAll local businesses are involved; attendance is

satisfyingThe first annual Wesbrook Village Fes-tival at UBC got off to a solid start on Saturday afternoon, June 25th, with all local businesses participating and the at-tendance of many campus residents—es-pecially younger ones—gratifying. UBC Properties organized the event, which was centered on the Village ‘high street’ between Berton and Birney av-enues and in the fountain area at the en-trance to the Save-On-Foods store. A list of local businesses with booths at the event included Running Room, West-land Insurance, Eliane Hair Salon, Tapes-try retirement centre, Wesbrook Village Dental Centre, Mozart School of Music, Jugo Juice, Blenz Coffee, Togo Sushi, Save-On-Foods and the Royal Bank of Canada. Freebies included coffee, juices, balloons, balloon sculpting and more. The local fire department sent a truck, which—parked outside Tapestry—was much admired by the youngsters who clambered aboard it. Across the road, people queued for three-minute carica-

UNA Garage Sale in Wesbrook Village on morning of Saturday, June 25. Wesbrook Village Festival followed in afternoon.

tures drawn by an artist. A blast of soft-rock music courtesy of a QMFM Radio Station booth on the cor-ner of Berton and Wesbrook Mall kept the beat up all afternoon. Meanwhile, kids in the area sword-fenced with long thin blue and red balloons. The Campus Resident understands an association of businesses is being formed in the area. No doubt by the second Wes-brook Village Festival a year hence, more businesses will have opened in the area, and become eligible to join it. According to sources, a liquor store will likely open soon in the Village. A restau-rant opening also seems probable. The annual UNA Garage Sale preceded the Festival in the Village.

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SUSTAINABILITY CONTESTWould you like to provide a practical tip on how each of us can contribute to sustainability? Submit your idea to [email protected]. The winner will receive a Save-On-Foods $25 gift card, courtesy of Save-On-Foods. A prize will also go to the year’s best tip. This month we have two winners, who submitted versions of the following tip: Save your water from boiling eggs, rice, or blanching spinach and use it to water your plants. This will save water and provide nutrients for your plants. As this month’s co-winners, Kyoung Lee and Nidal Alshwawreh will each receive a $25 gift card. Congratulations, both! WE AKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF WESBROOK PLACE’S SAVE-ON-FOODS SUPERMARKET

Sustainability Corner

UNA Community News

Ralph Wells, UNA Sustainability Manager

Community Energy Manager The UNA now has a Community Energy Manager (CEM). Our new CEM, Kyle Reese, is introduced elsewhere in this is-sue, so I thought I would use this column to provide some context and discuss the opportunities this initiative provides our community. The position is supported through an innovative BC Hydro Sustain-able Communities initiative that also in-cludes the development of a Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP). For communities that meet selection criteria, BC Hydro will fund half of the costs of a CEM position for up to two years, and half of the cost of the CEEP. UBC was able to qualify because of our unique high density, rapidly growing community, as-sociated with a major academic institu-tion. UBC and the UNA are sharing the remaining costs for our CEM and CEEP. What will this mean for UNA resi-dents? The filling of this position marks the beginning of energy and emissions programs and projects for the UNA. The Community Energy Manager (who works out of the UBC Campus Sustain-ability Office) is responsible for devel-oping energy and emissions reduction programs for residential buildings across campus, including the UNA neighbour-hoods. While an important focus is on new housing developments, significant attention is also paid to programs for ex-isting residents and residential buildings. The first order of business for the CEM is the development of the Community Energy and Emissions Plan. The CEEP is a ‘flagship’ project of the new Memo-randum of Understanding (MOU) be-tween the UNA and UBC to partner on sustainability initiatives (discussed in a previous column). It is intended to eval-uate a community’s existing energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption and emissions. The CEEP

will also identify potential cost savings for residents and stratas through energy efficiency programs (such as BC Hydro’s Power Smart program), and sources of clean energy for a potential district en-ergy heating system for new buildings. It will also consider sustainable transporta-tion strategies and includes a community engagement strategy. Once the CEEP is completed (over the coming year), the focus will shift to im-plementation. While this planning pro-cess is important and will provide long term benefits to the community, residents and stratas can look forward to some programs that can be implemented im-mediately. I will be working with Kyle to identify relevant BC Hydro Power Smart programs such as the Strata Prod-uct Incentive Program (PIP). The PIP provides significant incentives for light-ing, ventilation and other upgrades that have the potential to provide long term cost savings to stratas along with envi-ronmental benefits. To find out more about this and other programs, be sure to watch future col-umns and articles in The Campus Resi-dent for more details on CEM and CEEP initiatives.

UNIVERSITY NEIGHBOURHOODS ASSOCIATIONANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A meeting for members of the UNA and residents of the “Local Areas” as defined in the Comprehensive Community Plan including Hampton Place,

Hawthorn Place, Chancellor Place, East Campus, and Wesbrook PlaceWednesday September 28th, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

at The Old Barn Community Centre(6308 Thunderbird Blvd., UBC)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONSIn accordance with the UNA Constitution, there will be an Election for 2 UNA Resident Directors to take place at the UNA Annual General Meeting.

Eligibility Requirements:To be eligible for nomination a person must be a resident of “local area” (those five areas currently identified for non-institutional development in the Comprehensive Community Plan and Hampton Place) and otherwise meet the requirements of our By-laws.

The UNA Constitution and By-laws requires that no more than three (3) directors may come from a single area and at least one (1) director must be elected from the Faculty / Staff or Co-Development housing. To read the UNA Constitution and By-laws and recent amendments to the By-laws, please see the UNA website www.myuna.ca. Two (2) directors to be elected this September will initially hold office for two (2) years. Directors may be re-elected (subject to being eligible) for up to two (2) more terms.

Nominees for the UNA Board of Directors may contact the UNA office by phone, fax or email to be sent nomination forms or may print a copy from the UNA website www.myuna.ca. To be eligible, nominations require the support of 10 members of the UNA. Nominees are requested to submit a 1 page biographical sketch and photo with the completed nomination form to the UNA office. Biographical information will be posted on the UNA website and / or the UNA publication The Campus Resident.

Deadline for Nominations:The deadline for nominations under the UNA Constitution is 4:30 pm on Monday August 29, 2011. Completed nomination forms should be mailed or delivered to the UNA office, #202-5923 Berton Avenue, Vancouver BC V6S 0B3. The names of persons nominated for election as Resident Directors shall be published in a ballot and delivered to the membership with the notice of meeting and related material by September 7, 2011.

Should you have any further questions, please contact Cathie Cleveland UNA Administrative Manager 604.827.5540 or email [email protected]

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The sustainability initiative at the Uni-versity of British Columbia, which ever gains momentum, has enlisted a new ad-vocate. Kyle Reese, who was born and educated in the United States, became community energy manager in the UBC Sustainabil-ity Office in early June. The position, which is jointly funded by BC Hydro, UBC and the University Neighbourhoods Association, will offer Mr. Reese the opportunity to help create a plan (the Community Energy and Emis-sions Plan, or ‘CEEP’) aimed at conserv-ing significant amounts of energy on cam-pus. “A big portion of my work will be around engaging the community in CEEP,” Mr. Reese said in an interview. ‘Conserving energy’, which has become a mantra at UBC over the last decade or so, “is the right thing to do,” Mr. Reese says. “UBC, the UNA and Hydro—all feel conserving energy is the right thing to do, and I would hope residents do too.”Mr. Reese, who was born in the U.S. South and who attended Georgia Insti-tute of Technology (Georgia Tech), joins an army of engineers around the world working in an industry that barely existed a half century ago. According to Mr. Reese, this industry-with its many virtues - which many see as offering material salvation for the human race—has its origins “in the high oil pric-es of the 1970s.” He says, “It blossomed in the late 1990s, and it has boomed in the

last five years.”So, when Mr. Reese graduated from Georgia Tech in 2002, he found an en-ergy conservation industry fast maturing. He also found one where the focus was on large corporations and governments getting into energy conversation: for ex-ample, the automobile industry was be-ginning its quest for more fuel-efficient vehicles then. Coming to Canada, where he met his wife to be, Mr. Reese found himself par-ticularly interested in the conservation of energy in residential buildings, in par-ticular ‘multi-residential’ buildings such as those found at UBC. This includes the homes of 7,500 permanent residents which occupy some parts of campus, and residences with about the same number of students which occupy other parts. He lists numerous ways in which cam-pus residents—permanents and students alike—may become more ‘conserva-tive’ in the use of energy: in the heating of homes, the heating of domestic water, in the flushing of water in toilets, in the proper turning off lights in the home, in the proper replacement of light bulbs, and so forth. CEEP, which will likely take a year to create, will touch on all the as-pects of community life at UBC. Mr. Reese, who is a clear thinker, sub-scribes to all the well-known justifica-tions for energy conservation. “Govern-ments are (rightly) focused on educating people to reduce their thirst for fossil fu-els.” Why wouldn’t they focus on this, he says, when the climate of the world is at stake; when energy security is a desirable goal; when energy self-sufficiency is im-perative; and when the high price of oil brings with it the prospect of ugly finan-cial cost.

Liberal MP Joyce Murray back in business

Joyce Murray, Liberal MP for Van-couver Quadra, has accepted the role of Critic for Small Business and Tour-ism, Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Western Economic Diversification (WED), on behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada. “I am honoured to be the Liberal spokesperson and to advance these key policy areas,” said Ms. Murray. “I ex-pressed a keen interest in continuing my work with Canadian business innova-tion, sustainability, trade and economic development. My new role is a perfect match,” she noted. Before entering politics, Ms. Murray co-founded a reforestation business that has now planted more than one billion trees in five countries. An advocate for

job-creating and for both small and me-dium-size businesses like eco-tourism, she tabled Bill C-606 to protect BC’s north coast communities from the risks associated with a major oil spill. “Liberal Leader Bob Rae’s appointment recognizes my academic background and business expertise, as well as the importance of Asia-Pacific relations and opportunities for Canada’s future” added Murray. “I am looking forward to working with stakeholders in Vancouver and across the country to help shape innovative policies that support sustainable development, while collaborating with my colleagues to hold the Conservative government to account.”

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Landscape Architect Who Lives Locally Ascends to Summit of her Profession

Cornelia Oberlander is win-ner of premier global award for landscape architecture; Ms. Oberlander is long-time

resident of UEL

Cornelia Oberlander, who lives in the Uni-versity Endowment Lands, has won the highest award for a landscape architect in the world. The International Federation of Land-scape Architects (IFLA), which represents the worldwide profession of landscape architecture, has announced that Ms. Oberlander is the winner of the Sir Geof-frey Jellicoe Award—the IFLA’s premier award—for 2011. In a prepared statement, the IFLA said, “Cornelia Hahn Oberlander has made an outstanding contribution to landscape architecture through her life-long com-mitment to her chosen profession. Her achievement in all aspects of landscape ar-chitecture – landscape planning, landscape research, landscape design and landscape management has been quite phenomenal. “Despite the breadth of her endeavours, one common thread stands out: her con-cern for environment and people. She has continued to develop and expand her skills over a lifetime as needs and opportunities have evolved - starting at the local com-munity level and expanding her horizons as her focus has gone first nationally in Canada, continentally to North America, to a global perspective with her focus on sustainability and matters relating to cli-mate change. “ Locally, Ms. Oberlander was landscape architect for the Museum of Anthropology - working with the late Arthur Erickson, MOA architect. Locally also, Ms. Oberlander designed Jim Everett park immediately east of the University Village—bordered in the north by University Boulevard.” In its statement, the IFLA said further, “Ms. Oberlander has been producing de-signs for a greener future for six decades. Working initially with low-income com-munities, her attention has broadened to include playgrounds and parks, and lat-terly to more global perspectives. She has shown a deep commitment to environ-mental sustainability not only through her designs and the quality of her work, but also through sharing her knowledge and ideas by writing books, preparing exhibi-tions and presenting lectures. “Ms Oberlander continues to make sig-nificant contributions featuring collabo-ration with architects and engineers on projects of international recognition. Her ability to work creatively as a member of

an inter-disciplinary team with architects and engineers, basing all projects on de-sign concepts and finding technical solu-tions through research, is demonstrated in her long list of built projects. She has achieved an uncommonly high level of respect and recognition from members of landscape architecture’s related profes-sions of architecture, planning and engi-neering. “As a female pioneer in the field of land-scape architecture she decided from her 11th year onward that she had only one goal; to become a Landscape Architect to design outdoor spaces for the enjoyment of all in our urban environment. She was one of the first females to graduate from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and started up her own design business collaborating with modernist ar-chitects.” In 2002, Ms. Oberlander was famously quoted saying, “I dream of Green Cities with Green Buildings where rural and ur-ban activities live in harmony. Achieving a fit between the built form and the land has been my dictum. This can only be done if all our design-related professions collabo-rate and thereby demonstrate cooperative-ly their relevance in meeting the enormous developmental challenges facing our in-creasingly crowded urban regions.” According to the IFLA, the Oberlander motto for solving difficult tasks on each project is “the five Pʼs: Persistence, Pa-tience, Politeness, Professionalism and Passion. “Ms. Oberlander has done so with a passion and an innovative approach to her chosen profession that is a model for any aspiring landscape architect. She has clearly had a unique and lasting impact on the welfare of society and the environment and on the promotion of the profession of landscape architecture and is a most wor-thy recipient of this year’s IFLA Sir Geof-frey Jellicoe Award.” The IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award is the highest honor that the International Federation of Landscape Architects can bestow upon a landscape architect. The Award recognizes a living landscape ar-chitect whose lifetime achievements and contributions have had a unique and last-ing impact on the welfare of society and the environment and on the promotion of the profession of landscape architecture. The award is bestowed annually on an academic, public or private practitioner whose work and achievements are re-spected internationally. As of 2011 the award will be bestowed annually. Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe (1910 – 1996), IFLA President of Honour, served IFLA as its founding President from 1948 – 1954.

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City Struggles to Resolve Future of Transit on

Broadway/W10th AvenueTransportation to UBC is only half the problem; the other half is transportation to VGH and surrounding

medical centres

Folks who live at UBC, the University Endowment Lands (UEL) and surround-ing parts of Vancouver tend to see the Broadway transportation corridor as one dedicated mainly to getting 30,000 or more students to and from campus every school day. Jerry Dobrovolny, director of transpor-tation for the City of Vancouver, does not look at Broadway quite that way, how-ever. Mr. Dobrovolny, who is leading the drive to update the transportation plan for Van-couver, sees not just one main destination for buses running east and west along the busy Broadway corridor but two: UBC in the far west and the complex of medical facilities surrounding and including Van-couver General Hospital half-way along. “The medical community around VGH is the second-largest employer in the city,” Mr. Dobrovolny told a recent pub-lic meeting at the Dunbar Community Centre. “There are as many people get-ting on and off buses to visit VGH, the Cancer Centre and other medical centres as there are going to UBC.” A few dozen people attended the Dun-bar meeting, which was part of a series of

11 public meetings organized by the City in its drive to create a master-plan called Transportation 2040. When this newspa-per was published (on June 28th), three of the meetings remained upcoming: • July 6th at Martin Luther Church, 508 East 46th Avenue (7-8:30 PM); • July 7th at the Central Library, 350 West Georgia (11:30 AM to 1:30 PM), and • July 13th at the Hyatt Regency Ho-tel, 655 Burrard Street (11:30 AM to 1:30 PM).At the Dunbar meeting, Mr. Dobrovonly, fellow staff members from Vancouver and representatives from both TransLink and UBC, wondered what ideas might come from members of the public in re-gards to an updated transportation plan for Vancouver. Those who spoke offered ideas ranging from “the segmentation” of buses along the whole Broadway route from Com-mercial Drive to UBC (i.e. buses going back and forth between Commercial and Main, between Main and Arbutus, and between Arbutus and Alma, between Alma and UBC), to doing away with the 99-B express buses (which run along Broadway every few minutes), from putting more express buses along other east-west routes running to UBC, to bet-ter explaining to the public the working relationship between the City of Vancou-ver (which owns the streets along which buses roll) and TransLink (which owns the buses).

CATHOLICS continued from Page 1

Theme this year was ‘envi-ronmental sustainability’; about 100 parishioners were

in attendanceThere was not a whiff of grilled meat at the annual picnic of St. Ignatius of An-tioch Parish and St. Mark’s College and Campus Ministry on Sunday, June 19th. Picnic organizers decided on an environ-mental sustainability theme for this year’s affair. Although the day was overcast and threatening to rain, about a hundred pa-rishioners, students and their families ar-rived shortly before noon bearing plates and glasses along with baskets of food and drinks. People brought eating utensils to avoid contributing to the landfill with disposable paper plates and plastic cups. Inside a hall named Plato’s Cave, they mingled and dined on salad greens from backyard gardens, casseroles prepared mainly from the produce section, lots of fruits and freshly baked goods Event organizers, Suzanne Barois, Janice

Dulk, Jo Howarth, developed the green party theme for this picnic in an effort to renew people’s relationships to their en-vironment. Fr. Jim Sheppard, SJ, administrator of St. Ignatius and Fr. John McCarthy, SJ, chaplain of St. Mark’s, hailed the picnic as a reinvigoration of people’s relation-ship with one another in the campus com-munity. St. Ignatius of Antioch is a Catholic church for residents on campus and the University Endowment Lands. It provides a whole range of services that includes a youth group, retreats, spiritual direction, catechism classes and a variety of social justice projects. St. Mark’s College offers graduate cours-es on biblical and theological foundations of Catholic practice and some continuing education classes on environmental pro-tection and social justice. Masses at St. Mark’s Chapel are at 9:30 AM on Sundays and 5:00 PM on Saturdays for St. Igna-tius parish and at 12:00 Noon, Monday to Friday and 11:00 AM on Sundays for St. Mark’s . For more information, visit websites: www.stignatiusofantioch.ca and www.stmarkscollege.ca

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