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Cinematheque opens house (Just don’t let Jareth in)June 15: Visit The Cinematheque for its 5th annual open house and enjoy free, all-ages screenings of Charlie Chaplin’s Easy Street (1917), with live piano accompaniment by Sara Davis Buechner, and Harold Lloyd’s comedy classic, Safety Last! (1923). The public is invited to explore the film organiza-tion with guided tours of the projection booth, Film Reference Library, and Westcoast Film Archives. The afternoon will also include a Charlie Chaplin look-a-like contest for children (and kids at heart). All guests get a complimentary bag of the Vancouver’s best popcorn.

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Business happens over lunch, but a lifetime happens over dinner

Joe SegalBy Kelsey Klassen

You want to have lunch with Joe. On Tuesday, June 4, 1,500 of the city’s VIP had dinner with him instead.

The West Ballroom of the Vancouver Convention Centre was full to bursting with friends, family and admirers of Joseph Segal.

Strand Corporation’s John Mackay, Craig Kielburger of Free the Children, Josh Blair of Telus, finance minister Mike De Jong, Van-couver mayor Gregor Robertson and Chief Constable Jim Chu were just the some of the guests seated at the first head table.

The 88-year-old philanthropist, with Rosalie, his gorgeous wife of 65 years, by his side, could occasionally be seen on the giant screen blotting a tear from his eye as the Vancouver Board of Trade gala (which raised $2.1 million for Coast Mental Health) paid tribute to his extraordinary life through photos, interviews, and musical theatre.

Born in Vegreville, Alberta, in 1925, Segal was a retail visionary, turning pennies into dollars at the end of the Second World War with his first Vancouver business — a war surplus store.

Soon he moved into garments, picking up 20,000 dresses and blouses, and renting a store on Hastings Street. With a couple of salesgirls and a good price tag ($9.95 vs $19.95 in the catalog), they sold like wild-fire.

His Fields department stores were hugely profitable and by 1971 they polka-dotted the BC retail landscape. In 1976, Fields acquired Zellers, whose parent company had gone bankrupt in the US, and Segal became controlling shareholder.

“It was like a minnow swallowing a whale,” Segal said of the deal. With the sale of Zellers to the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1979, he would move on to found King-swood Capital.

But, most importantly, around the same time as his first business was taking off, he met the love of his life, Rosalie. They got married when she was 17 and he was 23. “My parents were dead against it,” she smiled. “I wanted to get married immedi-ately. I wanted to have children one after another.” They would have four: Lorne, Gary, Sandra and Tracey.

In a perfect tribute to how large of a role their love has played in Segal’s success, the climax of the gala saw Paul Anka emerging to sing the couple their favourite songs.

Joe and Rosalie Segal supported each other

through the lean years on his adventurous journey from penniless teen to billionaire titan. And they have supported others.

From the unheralded (interest-free micro loans) to the dramatic (donating the Bank of Montreal heritage building at Granville and Pender to the city), the Segals have acted as humble stewards.

They focus their most recent efforts on mental health. “Too many times in life we see a need, but hesitate to act on it,” he is known to say.

In 2010, the couple gave $12-million to the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, creating the Joseph and Rosalie Segal Family Health centre.

And Segal doesn’t just give; he is giving, be it in the form of money or advice.

Over the years, he has shared his wisdom with Jim Pattison (Save-On-Foods, Jim Patti-son Broadcast Group), Chip Wilson (Lululemon) and Peter Legge (CEO of Canada Wide Media), to name a few, often meeting them at his longtime lunch spot, YEW on Georgia. In fact, these lunch meetings are so pivotal that Legge has just published a book, Lunch with Joe, that shares his 30-year experience being mentored by the magnate.

“If you really want to be in the know,” sang a cheeky cho-rus line on stage, “you gotta get yourself a lunch with Joe!”

The Board of Trade confirms that the huge turnout for the beloved hometown hero trumps any event in their 126-year history, topping even Sir Richard Branson last year.

The $2.1 million raised on Tuesday night will go directly to increasing operations hours at the Coast Mental Health Resource Centre, expanding outreach as well as youth-based programs. So it was fitting that, as ‘Joe Segal: An Extraordinary Life’ neared close, Mayor Robertson declared June 4 ‘Joe Segal Day’ in Vancouver.

For the extended story, head to WEVancouver.com.

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There’s no place like homeBusy young actor Richard Harmon finds tranquility (and angry birds) in Stanley Park’s Lost LagoonBy Sabrina Furminger

When the time came for Richard Harmon to move out of the family home, there was no doubt in his mind where he wanted to live: as close to Stanley Park as possible.

The 21-year-old actor — who appears as the brooding Julian Randol on Showcase’s hit sci-fi crime procedural Continuum, and as Richard Sylmore on A&E’s Bates Motel — moved into an apartment a stone’s throw away from Lost Lagoon in 2012.

“I’m so close to downtown, yet at the same time, when I go to sleep at night, it’s quiet outside my window,” says the West Vancouver-raised thespian in a recent interview at Denman Street’s Central Bistro. “There’s so much natural beauty here.”

Outdoor activities are a central part of Harmon’s West End routine: playing basketball and football in Stanley Park, running along on the seawall, and traversing the gravel paths around Lost Lagoon. This last activity is not without its hazards: namely, what Harmon playfully refers to as a frenzied ongoing turf war between himself and a gang of angry birds.

It started, he explains with mock gravitas, nearly six months ago. A goose hissed at him during one of his walks. This would be followed by months of honks, hoots, and “stink-eyed stares” from a motley band of ducks, geese, and swans. “And not two weeks ago, I’m walking down my street and I hear hissing and there’s a goose on my street and I was like, ‘This isn’t your turf, this is not where you belong, sir,’” he says, laugh-ing.

In many ways, Harmon’s tranquil West End life (angry birds notwith-standing) provides a perfect counterbalance to the stress of his high-profile acting gigs.

“There’s a lot of responsibility that comes with the jobs, because I want to make the people who are kind enough to actually pay me to do what I love proud of me,” says Harmon.

On June 8, Harmon took home a best supporting actor Leo Award for his work as the dark and nuanced Julian on Continuum (one of seven wins for Continuum that evening). “I read the scripts and I’m wowed be-cause I don’t know if anyone has ever trusted me to do things as much as they have,” he says. “It’s very fun to be evil.”

Audiences don’t often get to see Harmon’s characters having fun, given his proclivity for grey roles. “I think it takes a lot of people by surprise when they first meet me that I’m actually a happy person,” says Harmon. “I don’t brood in real life.”

If Harmon were to brood about anything at all, it would likely be his ongoing war with the Lost Lagoon birds — a war to which he doesn’t see an end in sight. “If we could just coexist with each other and respect each other’s boundaries, I think it’ll be a war well fought on both sides,” he says with a deep sigh.

Continuum airs Sundays at 9pm on Showcase. Meanwhile, if your child wants to break into the challenging world of film and television, read our story about Carole Tarlington’s new book, I Wanna Be An Actor, on page 26.

“It’s very fun to be evil,” says Leo Award-winning actor Richard Harmon, who plays Julian on Continuum (and Richard Sylmore on Bates Motel.) He renews his sense of peace,

however, every time he returns home to the West End. Laura McGuire photo


that used to dot the shoreline. It is not made out of wood, as one might initially assume, but, rather, is cast in aluminum, down to the most infinitessimal barnacle. “She’ll often create objects that emphasize the fakeness of their aesthetic. This looks like a wooden thing that has been spray painted silver, but it was actually meticulously cast by the ‘lost wax’ process at the Harman Foundry on the Sunshine Coast. Bill Reid did a lot of his famous bronze castings at the Harman Foundry.” At night a soft light emanates from within the sculpture.

Working Landscape, Daniel Laskarin (1998)Located at 901 West Hastings Street. (Pic-

tured: below, right) “This looks like an innocuous public

square, however its actually this really subtle

kinetic art piece.” Four circular platforms are set in the park throughway beside the Vancouver Club. Each wooden disc has a park bench and a living indigenous tree in a round steel planter on it, and rotates at speeds based on the work week: 1 hour, 8 hours and 40 hours. The fourth platform represents the 20-minute coffee break.

“I came by to do a dry run of this tour with some friends, and there were some kids skateboarding on this thing. I pointed out that it was moving and they were like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe that!’”

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By Kelsey Klassen

It’s stunning. Unbelievable, really: When Cycle City opened in 2011, it was the first urban bike tour company operating in Vancouver.

Two years later, there appears to be only one other business offering anything like it, and not nearly to the same scale.

Founder Josh Bloomfield says he was initially suspicious of why no one else was offering the internationally established concept here.

“It was a no brainer,” he says with a laugh.

So, if you haven’t already heard of it, meet Cycle City — an innovative and flexible way for tourists and locals to get to know the streets of Vancouver. In fact, Bloomfield says his tours are often for people who want to get to know Vancouver better.

While business was “slow at first”, Bloom-field is now seeing the daily rewards as people catch on to the idea at home.

“A lot of people are looking for a bike tour. They do one in one city, like London or Barcelona, and then do ours, and then they say they’ll do one every time they go to a new city because it’s such a great experi-ence.”

Cycle City currently offers:• The Stanley (3 hrs/9kms through Stan-

ley Park; $34 + bike rental)• The Grand Tour (5 hrs/20 kms of the

city’s ‘greatest hits’ catalogue; $60 + rental)• Central City Tour (3 hrs/9 kms through

the best of central Van; $34 + rental)• The Food Tour (a story of the city told

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• and Private and Group Tours (prices vary)

With the two ladies who started the Bi-ennale-themed Art Wheelers tour departing for other cities, Cycle City recently obtained the rights and relaunched the Art Wheelers Public Art Tour as well.

“We went on the tour last year, and both of them [Carol-Ann Ryan and Rosemary

Lennox] were moving away. We wanted to get into doing tours for locals and thought this was a great concept.”

Guide and amateur art historian Dan Hayes has spent months researching and revamping it to bring you an all-new tour of the most interesting public art you didn’t even know you knew.

“For me, public art is not just sculptural pieces outside of office towers,” explains Hayes. “It encapsulates any aesthetic inten-tionality within the city. So we’re going to covering a diverse cross-section of sculptural pieces, murals, old hand-painted signs, mosaics, manhole covers, public squares as well as architecture. We talk about things you wouldn’t necessarily anticipate on a bike tour.”

The tours begin and terminate at partner-ing bike rental shop Spokes, at Denman and Georgia in the West End. Expect to cruise along sea walls, parkways and bike lanes, seeing more than you thought possible in the time allowed.

“You cover more ground, quickly. And it’s interactive,” Hayes explains of the appeal.

“If you think about it — a bike tour com-pared to the alternative — on a bus tour you have 40 people and a driver. Whereas with us, our maximum is 12 guests, so we get to know each of the guests and find out what they are interested in and cater the informa-tion to them.”

Bloomfield and Hayes both have a back-ground of long-haul bike touring (through the Himalayas and Northern Canada respec-tively). They initially flirted with the idea of the company doing supported expedition rides, but the boom in urban tourism and the rise in cycling popularity locally (4,861 people actively participated in this year’s Bike to Work Week) prompted them to focus on that market, and the results are in: with 144 reviews logged, Cycle City boasts the coveted “Excellent” rating on Trip Advisor.

WE Vancouver joined along on a trial run through their new art tour two weeks ago. The itinerary was so fresh out of the box that Hayes was ironing it out on the fly. He barely looked at his notes, though; his famil-iarity with the subject matter was effortless.

Here are a couple of abridged highlights you might enjoy along the way:

LightShed, Liz Magor (2004)Located on the downtown seawall near

the Coal Harbour Community Centre, fac-ing Stanley Park. (Pictured: below, left)

A 1/2 scale model of the old boat sheds

Cycle City on the path to successUrban bike tours are booming for one farsighted Vancouver entrepreneur

Cycle City founder Josh Bloomfield put in the hard kilometres to establish an urban bike tour scene in Vancouver. Two years in, his company now offers six types of city tours, and have just added art and Pride tours. Rob Newell photo

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THE WEST END Mounted Police: Vancouver no one-horse townBy Kelsey Klassen

The first time we tried to reach Cst. Darcy Henkel by phone, we were told she was in the paddock training a horse.

In our second attempt, the constable who answered thought Henkel was possibly with a horse in the stables’ parking lot, located in Stanley Park.

For the third try, we got Henkel to call us. “Sorry,” she starts, although no apology is necessary.

“I was working with a horse, and then I had lunch, and then the farrier came.” Her breathing is slightly ragged.

It’s all ‘par for the Friday’ for the distinguished mem-ber of the VPD’s Mounted Unit. And our suspicions are confirmed when Henkel explains how one comes to be a police officer who works with horses every day; it takes a long time to earn one of the seven available spots.

“I’ve been on the job 24 years,” Henkel says. “I’m originally from Alberta and I came out here for a visit and saw a police officer on horseback in Stanley Park. And I was like, ‘What do you mean? You can be a police officer and ride a horse?’ So that started my love affair. But it’s a position that’s pretty sought after,” she adds, having joined the team full-time in 2011. “We don’t have a lot of members that are new to the job that come down and work here.”

Rather, to move into the role, you have to acquire many years of experience in traditional policing. But one thing you don’t need is Robert Redford’s knack with horses; that, you can learn from the two trainers, one of whom happens to be Henkel.

While the horses can be seen patrolling the more than 1,000 acres and 125 miles of roads and trails of Stanley Park, you are just as likely to come across them in the heart of the West End, or at Granville and Davie or Main and Hastings.

In the summer, Henkel says one of the unit’s primary

roles in the park and along the beaches is tracking down children who have become separated from their parents in the crowd. They also keep an eye out for open alcohol, so sun seekers take note.

The Mounted Unit, which has been in service inter-mittently since 1909, has evolved to take on a much larger role in the management of crowds at events like the fireworks at English Bay, and appearances at special functions such as the Santa Claus Parade. The squad also played an integral role in diffusing the violence during the 2011 Stanley Cup riot.

“We had six horses out that night, and they were absolutely fantastic throughout that entire five hours of moving crowds and having things thrown at them. They just went out there and did their job calmly like it was a regular training day, and none of the horses were hurt, none of the riders were hurt and none of the general public was hurt. It’s pretty amazing when everybody gets back to the stables safe and sound and your horse has carried you through this chaotic situa-tion. You’re pretty thankful for that.”

One of our cover horses, Turbo, along with his brother, was gifted to the unit by London Drugs in 2012 as thanks for the mounted squad’s role in protect-ing London Drugs’ employees from looters.

But, despite their intimidating appearance, there’s no high-horse mentality here. The riders welcome interaction with the public when on regular patrol, and encourage children in particular to say hi. That includes at the stables.

“We had so many people come down [after the riot] with bags of carrots, baskets of apples, and lots of phone calls, just checking in to see how the horses were,” recalls Henkel. “We’ll never say no to somebody who wants to bring a bag of carrots or apples to these guys.”

For additional facts about the Mounted Unit, including how they deal with those darn horse droppings, go to WEVancouver.com.

Cst. Darcy Henkel and Cst. Rich Horner of the Vancouver Police De-partment’s Mounted Unit, on patrol with Turbo and Clyde outside the Sylvia Hotel in the West End. Laura McGuire photo


Three great streets. One amazing neighbourhood.

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How do you capture a diverse and complex neighbor-hood’s essence in

one, easily identifiable image?The West End BIA believes

it’s done that with its new logo, unveiled Wednesday night at the Stewart Stephen-son Modern Art Gallery (110-1300 Robson).

“This new identity high-lights, unifies and celebrates the area’s diverse experiences and offerings,” says a BIA press release. “The variety of independent restaurants, the eclectic mix of retail, the proud gay heritage and the stunning natural beauty are just a few of what makes the West End an iconic area.”

• Three vertical bars in the W represent the neighbourhood: high rise build-ings, diversity of people and growth. The bars individually represent the area’s proximity to three unique features: Stanley Park, English Bay and downtown Vancouver.

• Three horizontal bars in the E represent the commercial streets: Davie, Denman and Robson. As separate streets they are some of this City’s most well-known and beloved. Together they create something more powerful.

• Together the WE captures the essence of the West End: “Three Great Streets: One Amazing Neighbourhood.”

The West End BIA expanded its Davie Street boundaries in April 2007 to include Denman and Lower Robson streets.

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Back when city fathers — and they were all men — dreamed of creating a New Liverpool, they felt that

a street car loop would help define the West End neighborhood.

It worked, kind of. The street car did breath life into the neighbour-hood roughly bordered by Davie, Denman, Robson and Granville. But instead of becoming a haven for British immigrants, the West End became home to the world.

Today, the West End is the landing pad for many newcom-ers to Vancouver. It’s got a high turnover of apartment rentals because it’s the place where many people first settle when they move here, whether by U-Haul across the country or on a plane from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

But getting around the West End today isn’t as easy as it should be, say local business owners. The West End BIA is advocating that Translink bring back a streetcar line — or at least a public transpor-tation loop — that allows people

to travel along all four of the main streets without having to transfer to another line.

“How many communities have a beach as its front porch and Stanley Park in its back yard,” asks Stephen Regan, the BIA’s execu-tive director. “We want to make it really easy for locals and visitors to get around.”

And while the BIA agrees with the city’s plan to increase free bike-share opportunities, it has also come up with a few suggestions on how to mitigate the impact on the many bike rental businesses in the neighborhood. For instance, they prefer that bike-share not include Stanley Park, a prime source of rental bike business.

The overall goal is to create a sense of vibrancy and life on the streets.

One idea is to use decorative lighting to define the various streets, similar to what’s already happening along Robson and Granville Streets. (Granville is not officially part of the BIA, which embraces English Bay to Coal Har-bour and Stanley Park to Burrard.)

“Let’s make sure there’s some-thing interesting on the next

block, and the the block after that,” Regan says. “We want some-thing always happening on the ground floor.”

The BIA welcomes higher density but with careful planning. “In some cases you may needed to add height, but in select areas. Keep the scale lower [in general] but there may be pockets of higher density.”

The present configuration of businesses along the streets works well since it allows independent restaurant and retail owners the chance to start small. It’s these small businesses which give life to the busy neighborhoods.

While the West End is very walk-able, there are times when you need to drive. Parking is an issue, especially on the side streets which some apartment dwellers use as a less expensive option than parking below ground in their buildings. The BIA would like rush-hour park-ing restrictions removed in some areas because they are needed as a way of enhancing traffic flow.

An easier process for permits for such things as patio extensions would also go a long way in help-ing small businesses.

Stephen Regan, the West End BIA’s executive director, envisions a Translink loop along Davie, Denman, Robson and Granville Streets. Martha Perkins photo

These points are all included in the BIA’s Streetscape and Design Guideline Vision, which will be the basis of discussions with the

city about the neighborhood’s future. For details go to WestEnd-BIA.com and Vancouver.ca/westendplan.

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Car Free Day takes over Denman StreetBy Brittany Tiplady

For me, nothing explains Car Free Day better than that awkward, disorientating mo-ment at the very beginning of

the day, when the barricades go up and the stream of cars and trucks is gone from the streets,” wrote Car Free Vancouver Society Board member Joey Moore in a guest editorial for Vancou-ver is Awesome.

Car Free Day is a volunteer-based event, aimed at rejuvenating Vancou-ver’s community culture and pride.

“The goal is to reconnect people in their communities, during our fun-for-free festival. We really just hope to re-engage people in local arts, local businesses and local non-pro� ts,”

said board chair Maddy Kipling. “We believe fewer cars means more com-munity.”

The festival, which temporarily closes portions of popular neighbour-hoods to vehicular traf� c, takes place in the West End, Kitsilano, Commer-cial Drive and Main Street.

The West End festival is Sunday June 16 on Denman Street between Davie and Robson. It features the penny drive (donate your pennies), PuddleCity Arts near Central Bistro, a kid zone, square dancing, Theater Under the Stars, acoustic music, a Tango Meats BBQ and the new pet parade from 2 to 4pm at Barclay and Denmen. The festival runs from noon to 6pm while this portion of the street will be closed from 10am to 8pm.

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When you own your own business, and that business is open seven days a week, from morning to night, the days can seem very long.

But when your store is in the West End and your customers become your friends, your days can get a whole lot brighter.

“The one thing that keeps me going it is the customers. They’re fantastic,” says Fanny Lo, who runs West Valley Produce with her husband Andrew and son Colin. “They say something nice and that makes my day. I’m not tired any more.”

Thirty-eight years ago, Andrew Lo found an old house for sale on Bute Street, just off Davie. It wasn’t the house he liked; it was its location across from a BC Liquor Store. He also loved the neighborhood which had just experienced a huge growth spurt. He bought the house, tore it down and built the grocery store which soon became a neighborhood fixture.

For 30 years, he ran it mostly on his own, with Colin and his brother Nick helping out after school and on weekends. Then, eight years ago, Colin, who has a degree in marketing from UBC, and Fanny, who used to work at Sun Life, joined him.

West Valley Produce is as eclectic as the neighborhood. In the front it’s a typical fruit and vegetable store, but once you’re inside, one room

leads to a warren of shelves of products from around the world. All cultures and cuisines find a home here.

“Vancouver is a melting pot,” says Colin, who loves that the West End is such a mix of people. “There aren’t ‘ethnic’ products. It’s all mainstream. There’s nothing out of the norm now. You won’t walk in and think, ‘Wow, what is this?’”

While there are larger, well-supported grocery stores nearby, West Valley Produce also fills the niche for people who seek out that neighborhood feel. Some customers come once or twice a day, stopping by the store for a chat as much as to buy something. Most of the staff and customers know one another, and now second-generation shoppers are dropping by the store.

“Businesses like ours serve a purpose,” says Colin. Competition is always a source of pressure, but “there’s still a place for us as long as you grow with the times and are reflective of the market.

“We listen to the neighborhood and we care. We’ve been here for so long.”

As time passes, Colin is making most of the major decisions. “You can never replace my father’s experience but at the same time I have a marketing degree from UBC so we have to combine our strengths to grow the business,” he says. “You can’t have one without the other. We both have to understand that. It’s how it is. It’s how it’s always been. And it’s how it will be.”

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Love the West End? It’s one of the city’s most creative places

By Martha Perkins

In the most recent Census, nearly 10 per cent of all West End residents said their job was in the arts and culture sector. That’s 4,100 people out of a population of 45,000, making the West End

the most creative neighbourhood in Vancouver.When you’ve got it,

� aunt it.Thanks to grants from

the Vancouver Foundation through Gordon Neigh-bourhood House, West End arts advocates have several arts-based projects in the works.

On June 24, residents are invited to share their creative vision for the neighbourhood at an arts open house. Do you think there should be an arts centre? Or an arts market? How can people pool their resources to make their artistic ventures more feasible? And just who are all these artistic people? Wouldn’t it be nice to meet one another?

The time and location have yet to be con� rmed. Go to Tumblr.com/blog/westendarts for updates.

Tangible proof of the West End’s artistic bent will be found in GASP Art Mag, which will debut this fall. The glossy magazine will feature stories

about West End arts and artists, “exposing the unexposed.” If you’d like to suggest a story, or even write one or submit a piece of art, go to Tumblr.com/blog/gaspartmag.

And if all of this seems too far in the future, go to Car Free Day on Denman Street this Sunday. (See page 12.) The Art Jam started on June 8, when young people gathered at the Empire Landmark Hotel to paint small canvases that celebrate what they love about the West End. People are invited to add to the project on June 16 by dropping by the

booth at outside King George Sec-ondary School on Denman between Haro and Robson between noon and 6pm. Paint your heart out!

The winner will be chosen at the close of Car Free Day and awarded a $100 prize.

Each of the art tiles is being photographed and will be displayed on the Facebook page of the Stew-art Stephenson Modern Art Gal-lery. The art will also be displayed in various public areas and will be included in the City of Vancouver West End Com-munity Plan.

— With thanks to West End arts advocate John Hewson and Satomi Hirano.

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And new for 2013, organizers are mov-ing the � nal race to a Saturday, Sept. 14 and calling it a “Super Chop” because it’s just that. The distanc-es will be longer and the post-race party will be killer. There will be a BBQ, a band, beer and give away tons of great prizes.

The Big Chop is open to SUP, surfskies, outriggers, kayaks and canoes. The next Chop is June 20 at 7pm.

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Celebration of Light

These four paintings from last Saturday’s Youth Art Jam will adorn volunteers’ t-shirts at this Sunday’s Car Free Day to inspire others to get involved. Art-ists, clockwise from top left are, Mariska, Christine, Sophie and Rachael.


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TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): In The Book of the Damned, Charles Fort revealed one of the secrets of power. He said that if you want power over something, you should be more real than it. What does that mean? Here’s what I think: Purge your hypocrisies and tell as few lies as possible. Find out what your deepest self is like — not just what your ego is like — and be your deepest self with vigorous rigor. Make sure that the face you show the world is an accurate representation of what’s going on in your inner world. If you do all that good stuff, you will eventually be as real and as powerful as you need to be.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Long after the artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani died, his paintings sold for millions of dollars. But while alive, he never got rich from doing what he loved to do. He expressed frustration about the gap between his ambitions and his rewards. “I do at least three paintings a day in my head,” he said. “What’s the use of spoiling canvas when nobody will buy anything?” I hope you don’t arrive at a comparable conclu-sion, Gemini. It’s crucial that you NOT keep your good ideas bottled up in your imagination. You need to translate them into practical actions, even if there’s no immediate or obvious bene� t in doing so. Expressing yourself concretely has rarely been more important than it is right now.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): In 1967, dis-sidents dreamed up a novel way to protest America’s horri� c Vietnam War. They marched to the Pentagon, the military’s headquarters, and performed an exorcism to purge the place of its evil. With the power of songs and chants, they invoked magic spells designed to levitate the 6.5 million-square-feet building into the air. Their plan didn’t quite work in a literal way — the Pentagon remained � rmly � xed to the ground — but the legend they spawned was potent. It inspired me to become an activist. I see myth-making as a worthy goal for you right now, Cancerian. Dream up an epic task or project that will fuel your imagination for a long time.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): In 1926, surrealist artist Max Ernst painted “The Blessed Vir-gin Chastising the Infant Jesus in Front of Three Witnesses.” It shows Mary vigorous-ly spanking her son as he lies on her lap. Nowadays, the image doesn’t seem nearly as scandalous as it did when it � rst ap-peared. Even some Christians I know � nd it amusing, welcoming the portrayal of Je-sus as a genuine human being with lessons to learn. What would be your equivalent of creating a cheeky image like this, Leo? How could you achieve cathartic release by being irreverent toward something or someone you respect? I recommend it. (See the image: tinyurl.com/SpankingJesus.)

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): It’s prime time to promote cross-cultural liaisons and interspecies relationships, Virgo. I encour-age you to experiment with hybrids and facilitate the union of diverse interests. You will be working in alignment with cosmic trends if you strengthen the connections

between in� uences that belong together, and even between in� uences that don’t know they belong together. So see what you can do to facilitate conversations between Us and Them. Negotiate peace treaties be-tween Yes and No. Look for legitimate ways to compare apples and oranges.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Gonzo colum-nist Mark Morford wrote a list of liberated behaviors he wants to cultivate. Since you’re in the emancipatory phase of your yearly cycle, I invite you to try some of his strategies. 1. Have a gentler grip. Let go of tight-assed attitudes. 2. Make deeper pen-etration. Don’t be satis� ed with surfaces. 3. Raise the vibration. Isn’t it a waste of pre-cious life energy to mope around in a sour and shriveled frame of mind? 4. Appreciate appreciation. Treat gratitude as an emotion of the same caliber as joy. 5. Cultivate ec-static silliness. Develop a blissful ability to take everything less seriously. 6. Drink the awe. Allow astonishment to seep in. (More: tinyurl.com/morford joy.)

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): From an astrological perspective, now would be a good time to go on a meditation retreat for a few days or make a pilgrimage to your ancestral homeland. You would generate just the right shifts in your brain chem-istry by doing something like that. Other recommended adventures: reviewing the story of your entire life from your � rst memory to the present moment; writing a brief letter to the � ve people you have loved best, telling them why you’ve loved them; spending a day outside of time, when you don’t consult a clock or use electronic media for the duration.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): Sagittari-us comedian Steven Wright says he took a class in speed waiting. “Now I can wait an hour in only 10 minutes,” he brags. I think you will have the same knack in the com-ing days, Sagittarius. Your patience is likely to be much more effective than usual. Re-sults will come faster and they’ll be more intense. The only catch is that you will really have to be calm and composed and willing to wait a long time. It won’t work if you’re secretly antsy and only pretending to be imperturbable.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Let the boundaries blur a bit, Capricorn. Don’t stick too rigidly to the strict de� nitions. Play around with some good old-fashioned fuzzy logic. The straight facts and the pre-cise details are important to keep in mind, but you shouldn’t cling to them so fero-ciously that they sti� e your imagination. You need to give yourself enough slack to try open-ended experiments. You’ll be smart to allow some wobble in your theo-ries and a tremble in your voice. Magic will happen if there’s plenty of wiggle room.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): “One should be light like a bird, and not like a feather,” said French poet Paul Valery. In the book The Science of Self-Control, here’s how Howard Rachlin expands on Valery’s idea: “We need to be spontaneous, but only in the context of some framework that allows us to attain higher levels of spontaneity; a feather is a slave to the wind, while a bird uses the wind.” Take heed, Aquarius! Your creative � ights will go further and last longer if you have a solid foundation to take off from.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Let’s call today Sigh-Day. Tomorrow, too, and the next day, and the two days after that. During these � ve Sigh-Days, you should feel free to let out big, deep sighs at a higher rate than usual. Allow yourself to be � lled up with poignant thoughts about life’s paradoxical mysteries. Give yourself permission to be overwhelmed with emotions that are midway between lamentation and reverent amazement. For even better results, indulge in some free-form moaning. That’ll help you release your full backlog of tension and give you more appreciation for the crazy beauty of your fate. (P.S. Try not to whine.)

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We pretty much all love sushi in Vancouver. In fact, we probably love it as much as the BC Spot Prawn, except it’s even better because we get

it all year. We are honoured with our endless sushi options, fresh seafood and talented Japanese chefs, but, sadly, the passion for sushi doesn’t really go beyond the roll.

I’ll talk to self-proclaimed “sushi connoisseurs” and sushi lovers who are proud to say they have been to Japan, but still, many do not know how to order it, let alone eat it. There is a technique and art to making and eating sushi. Mind you, I’m referring to places serving sushi piece by piece, and in some cases places that do not even serve soy sauce for customers to dip as they please. These are the places serving traditional Japanese food.

Confused already? If not, you’re on the right track, but if you are, then it’s time to break down the sushi basics.

Rolls vs NigiriThere are rolls and then there is nigiri-zushi, com-monly known as nigiri which is the simplest form of sushi. The seasoned rice is hand formed into rectangular shapes and a piece of � sh will be show-cased on top. Depending on the quality of � sh and the sushi chef, there may be wasabi in between the rice and the � sh. In the past, or in places were the � sh may not be as fresh, wasabi would be used to mask the � shiness of a � sh or to rid the germs in raw � sh. The � sh can be either grilled, fried, or sashimi (raw), and high-end places will often serve it raw, although not all types of � sh are best that way.

Nigiri is served with condiments including soy sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger and perhaps shiso leaf and radish. However, the latter three are actually more palate cleansers than they are condiments. Yes, don’t pile the pickled ginger on the nigiri, and the shiso leaf and radish are not just the “side salad” or garnish. They are meant to be eaten between bites of nigiri so you can taste the differ-ent varieties of � sh. Although seen as “plain” and perhaps boring, nigiri is traditionally more valued

than the creative rolls. Rolls have their place, especially in Vancou-

ver, where the majority tend to like the funkier rolls. They are stuffed with many ingredients and covered in sauces and toppings, and although they might be fun and good, it masks the � avours of the � sh which defeats the whole purpose of sushi. If the place knows what they are doing, I encourage you to explore nigiri.

Due to the simplicity of nigiri, there is nothing to hide. It may only be two ingredients, but it is much harder to assemble than it looks. The rice has to be good quality, properly made, at the right tem-perature, and well seasoned (and on average most of the sushi rice in Vancouver is under seasoned).

Originally the rice was seasoned heavily with vinegar and sugar to help with the fermentation process which would preserve the raw � sh, which is actually a Chinese technique — thus, sushi is technically a Chinese invention.

The sashimi has to be fresh and if the chef is not serving high-quality sashimi, he should be nervous to even put it on the menu. I see it at all-you-can-eat sushi places and other places that shouldn’t be serving it at all; these are the places where rolls are encouraged.

Last but not least, the rice has to balance with the amount of � sh, which can vary according to weight. The sushi rice can only be made into a rectangular shape by hand, pressing it a few times before it loses its stickiness and the chef has to start again.

Ordering it is only the � rst part though, the second part is eating it which is a whole other article… next week.

Recommendations for experiencing nigiri:• Dan Sushi (2511 W. Broadway)• Ajisai Sushi Bar (2081 W 42nd)• Minami (1118 Mainland)• Octopus Garden (1995 Cornwall)• and Ichiro Japanese (12011 2nd Ave., Rich-

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If you are at an average sushi joint with bang-for-your-buck convenient sushi, chances are the rolls are the highlight. However if you want authentic sushi and value the quality of fish, then nigiri is what to order. Mijune Pak photo


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A mother knows.A few days after her 15-year-old son Matt started his high school cooking course at Lord

Tweedsmuir Secondary School, Brenda Stowe knew her son’s other career goals — including being a sports reporter — were on the chopping block.

“He was won over by the kitchen in Cloverdale,” she said Monday night after watching Matt crowned as Top Chef Canada on the Season 3 � nale.

Turns out wives also know their hus-band’s destiny. When Stowe unpacked his bags to begin his eight-week � lming stint last August, he found a note from his wife Amber. As well as all the usual “good lucks”, she wrote that she’d had a dream that she’d be on the � nale, too, with their now 19-month-old son Gavin.

And there they were, walking onto the stage to congratulate Matt as the Food Network’s cameras caught their every joy-� lled emotion seconds after the an-nouncement was made.

Watching all this unfold at a packed viewing party at the Coal Harbour Cactus Club Café were the Stowes, including his vast, extended family, Richard Jaffray, the owner of Cactus Club Cafe, where Stowe works on developing new menus, friends, wellwishers and dozens of media.

“That was an extremely hard secret to keep,” he told the crowd, who were glad they could � nally shuck their anxiety and replace it with jubilation and pride.

Stowe’s � nal � ve-course menu was a trip down memory lane. It was all about milestones in his life — real ones, not just ones he thought would impress the judges. For instance, the roasted halibut

chowder was the � rst dish he ever cooked for Amber when they were dating. The dessert was a re� ned S’Mores (complete with scorched marshmallow) that har-kened back to childhood camping trips.

“He says food should take you back to a memory, just the way music does,” Amber told WE Vancouver. (Finale judge Jann Ar-den said that if the beet salad was a song, it was “I Would Die For You.”)

As well as praising his wife, his family, Jaffray, his fellow Cactus Club employees and local � shmongers and farmers for their support, Stowe thanked the man who gave him his start — his high school culinary teacher, Guy Ethier.

“It’s because I took that course that I’m here today,” Stowe said. “I can’t thank him enough. He was a huge in� uence.”

WE Vancouver tracked down a very surprised Ethier, who watching from the Cactus Club’s terrace.

“I was shocked,” Ethier says of hearing Stowe give him so much credit. “For him

to credit me is ironic. Matt could already cook when he started the course. It was from Matt that I learned how to roast a tomato.”

Watching him perform in the intense pressure-cooker that is Top Chef Canada, Ethier says that the Matt he saw on the screen was the same one he saw 15 years ago in class — polite, determined to suc-ceed and a highly technical, skilled chef. “It’s like he hasn’t aged a day,” Ethier says, shaking his head. “I think it’s something in the Stowe gene.”

Stowe credits his upbringing, too. “My dad taught us all a really strong work eth-ic and about staying true to the course,” Stowe says of Norman Stowe, founder of the Pace Group communications company (and Kevin Falcon’s leadership campaign manager.)

It was Amber, though, who pushed Matt into applying for one of the 16 spots on the show. Instead of being an armchair chef, critiquing the contestants from the comfort of his couch, she said he should enter the fray.

Also in the crowd was Vancouver chef Vikram Vij, who was a guest judge on the show. Vij brought along a young chef and Little Locavore blogger, Liam Lewis, who was Vij’s sous chef on a recent live-streamed cook-along from the UBC kitchen. “This kid will be the Top Chef Canada one day,” Vij said, introducing his 11-year-old protégé. Food Network take note.

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• Founder Nat Bailey (pictured), who began his food career serving refreshments at ball games, named his restaurant White Spot because he was committed to having the cleanest place in the city.

• He opened Canada’s first drive-in at Granville and 67th in 1928.

• He had one of Vancouver’s first food trucks, transforming a 1918 Model T into a travelling lunch counter that he set up at Lookout Point, charging 10 cents for a hot dog and a nickel for ice cream.

• When beef was in short supply, he created his first signature dish, the BBQ chicken sandwich.

• The Triple O sauce is rumored to get its name from the code carhops used when filling out a customer’s order: X

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• Today, White Spot serves more than 12 milling guests a year, buys more lo-cal products than any other Canadian restaurant chain, and has the highest average employee tenure of any Cana-dian restaurant chain.

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Sake tastingsThe art of making sake is as ancient as the art of making wine. If you’d like to find out more about sake, D Way Beverage is hosting a series of upcoming events. On June 17, from 2:30 to 6:30pm, there’s a free food and beverage show at the Continental Seafood Restaurant in Richmond. You can taste more than 25 kinds of sake and four kinds of beer from Japan. For details go to DWay-Beverage.com. On June 18, there’s a sake tasting night from 7 to 9pm at Legacy Liquor Store. The tickets are $20 and available at LegacyLiquorStore.com. ShuRaku restaurant on Granville is hosting a sake pairing on June 19 starting at 6. Tickets for the six-course dinner are $98 and can be purchased at ShuRaku.net.

PassionsThis year marks the 10th anniversary of Passions, a gala to benefit the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation. Founder Nathan Fong has gathered some of the city’s best chefs to help him “paint the town red” on September 15. Tickets are $300 for the cham-pagne reception and $225 for general admission, with an earlybird price of $200 before August 1; available at DrPeter.org/events/passions/.

Artisinal honeyThose who appreciate in the sweet art of honey-making will want to know the buzz about the Main Street Honey Shoppe. An outreach retail store for the Honeybee Centre (a commercial honey farm, learning centre, and country store in Surrey), the store’s soft opening at 4125 Main was Monday. You can taste test honey from various sources (blueber-ry flowers, fireweed plant and buckwheat) was well as buy honey-based products such as candles, soaps and health supplements. If the city says yes, there will also be a honeybee colony observation hive. HoneybeeCentre.com.

Jammin’If you want to get all domestic and make your own jams this summer, but don’t know how to do it, the Kitsilano Choices Store (2615 W. 16th) is offer-ing a Gettin’ Jammy canning seminar with Natalie Ferrari-Morton of Homesteading Mamas. The cost is $35 and you must pre-register at ChoicesMarket.com or at the store.

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There’s a slew of sommelier talent in Vancou-ver, brimming with enthusiasm, motivation and fresh ideas. Some are always toiling away with their restaurant’s wine program,

some take any spare vacation days heading to wine country to get their hands dirty, while others like to spend their spare time penning their vinous mus-ings online.

Emily Walker runs the wine program at the downtown Vancouver Four Seasons Hotel, includ-ing the hotel’s much-lauded YEW Restaurant. She’s one of our city’s brightest wine stars, and all of the above sommelier styles describe her. Whether col-laborating with her husband Cameron on making a barrel of wine last year, sharing an ode to her favourite BC Wine of the Week each Wednesday at YewSeafood.com or brainstorming innovative ways to get people more engaged in the world of wine, she’s absolutely tireless and always an inspiration.

Though she’s seven months pregnant, Emily isn’t exactly one who idles well. I was fascinated upon learning about her newest project this week; a � rst-of-its-kind opportunity in Vancouver called Wineshare.

The of� cial take reads, “Wineshare is Vancouver’s � rst hands-on group winemaking project, where wine lovers work alongside a professional wine-maker to craft their own small batch of premium wine, right in the heart of the city at Vancouver Urban Winery.”

Cool, right? The concept is pretty simple, and I see the idea � ourishing in years to come. The � rst project will be a collaboration on a barrel of Pinot Noir. The fruit will be sourced from a vineyard in Kelowna that is currently under contract with Chris Carson of Meyer Family Vineyards, who will be overseeing the viticulture over the course of the

vintage, keeping things to his very high, award-winning standards. Upon harvest time, Luke Smith (the winemaker from Naramata’s Howling Bluff Winery) will be grabbing the reins as the lead wine-maker, guiding Wineshare participants through the winemaking process.

Participants will be involved in every step, from

sorting and crushing, to punch-downs and ferments. As Luke says, “You can bet that if you take part, your hands will be purple!” There will be opportunities above and beyond for participants to visit the vineyard, get-ting involved as much or as little as they’d like. As the wine is being made the learning curve will increase, with constant engagement every step of the way, studying and analysing lab re-ports, barrel ageing, bottling, labelling and all things in between.

The investment is $4,000, which nets participants 12 cases of wine (about $28 per bottle). Included in that is the priceless experience of

what is essentially a winemaking practicum, and is destined to be a good dose of fun. There’s room for up to 12 shares in the project, but those shares can be split by you and a couple friends to ease the strain.

Both Luke Smith and Chris Carson have received Lieutenant-Governor awards, amongst a boatload of others, for their wines. According to Emily, there’s no reason why the resulting wine couldn’t be one of the best of the 2013 vintage.

I love this! What an exciting and rare opportunity for wine lovers to dive right into things. Tempted? Head to Wineshare.ca to learn more.

Emily Walker’s new program lets you make your own wine at Vancouver Urban Winery with a pro-fessional winemaker. Kurtis Kolt photo


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Hotel restaurants used to be considered the refuge of the unadventurous. Why set out to discover a city’s

food scene when it is so easy to eat at the hotel?

Many of Vancouver’s hotel res-taurants, however, have become the curious foodie’s destination. For instance, there’s Hawksworth at the Hotel Rosewood Georgia, Market at the Shangri-La and Yew at the Four Seasons, all with their celebrated chefs.

At the Pan Paci� c, the new sous chef, Brian Luptak, has joined executive chef Bob Wiles, who started at the hotel in 1986, and the rest of the kitchen team, to create a new summer menu that will inspire Vancouverites to join all the cruise ship passengers in going up the two � ights of escalators to the Café Paci� ca.

The Café has one of the best views in the city, tucked in below the towering sails at Canada Place and with a 40-seat patio that overlooks the Burrard Inlet and North Shore Mountains. It just celebrated its most popular Mother’s Day brunches ever, with close to 900 people, and it’s hoping for the cool spring rains to make way for those warm sunny days that compel every-one in Vancouver to get outside.

At a media tasting dinner, Wiles and Luptak offered a sampling menu of the new items. Luptak, who formerly worked at Fairmont Banff

Springs, says he is going for fresh and light but with lush, natural � avours. (The tomato consommé for the Dungeness Crab and Tomato Napoleon is made by hanging a bushel of blanched tomatoes in cheesecloth and collect-ing the juice that drips through overnight.) Seafood is strongly featured, including a Citrus Baked Sable� sh and Nicoise Olive Crusted Paci� c Halibut.

Not to be outdone, pastry chef Hans Pirhofer has created desserts that make decision making incredibly tough. But the hands-down favourite at the table? The mojito-inspired panna cotta with rum sauce. The taste goes right to your head.

Every Saturday night, Café Paci� c offers a buffet and live opera singing from 6 to 9pm. The Fa-ther’s Day Brunch on June 16 is from 11:30am to 2:30pm. It’s $61 for adults, $57 for seniors, and $30.50 for children � ve to 12. Go to PanPaci� c.com for details.

Pan Pacific’s executive chef Bob Wiles, Commis 1 Rolando Garcia and restaurant sous chef Brian Luptak are present-ing a new summer-fresh menu. Martha Perkins photo

The longer it steeps, the more successful David’s Tea becomes

By Martha Perkins

For David Segal, tea is a three-letter word — fun.

“We’ll make tea fun,” the youthful founder of David’s

Tea said at a media launch of his new Gastown outlet.

Tea is also very lucrative word.

Segal started David’s Tea in Toronto in 2008 with one outlet. He now has 106 stores spread throughout every province and also in New York, Chi-cago, Boston and San Francisco. The Water Street location is his third in Vancouver.

As well as selling more than 150 varieties of teas, including seasonal

blends, the stores also sell all the accoutre-ments that make sipping a cup of tea — hot or cold — an almost holistic experi-ence. It’s not just any infuser, cup or iced tea maker that is sold at the stores — all the products are custom designed for the chain.

Asked which came � rst, his love of tea or his knowledge of how to create a successful brand, Segal said, “I started as a tea man. I love that tea’s a journey. You can be into different teas every day. We’re always looking for new creative blends. It’s very creative.”

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New retailers at Park RoyalOne day, all that construction at Park Royal will be over and shoppers will be able to pursue their favorite pastime without any obstructions.

That day is expected this fall, and with it will come a new offering of retailers, including this first wave of confirmed businesses:

• Anthropologie will present its second store in Metro Vancouver, offering customers a curated mix of clothing, accessories, gifts and home décor that reflects their personal style

• Aritzia will reveal a stunning store design concept for their new flagship location in Canada and offer a curated collection of beautifully de-signed clothing that is on trend, high quality and of good value

• Lush will open its first location on the North Shore, showcasing their fresh and organic products

• Sephora will show off its beauty products in its only location on the North Shore

• Trattoria, part of the Glowbal Group, will be a destination for simple and fresh Italian food, along with its breathtaking rooftop patio that will be sure to draw a crowd

• Wear Else is moving to the Village Expansion to showcase contemporary women’s fashion brands

• White Spot will relocate its legendary family dining experience to a brand new, modern location

• Zara will unveil its largest location in Metro Vancouver, including women’s, men’s and chil-dren’s fashions

• The always popular Five Guys Burgers and Fries will re-open its doors in summer 2013.

Two Chefs and a Table closing; Big Lou’s expandsOn June 3, Vancouver foodies were dis-heartened when they read the following post: “It is with no small amount of sad-ness that Two Chefs and a Table announc-es that we will be offering the last service at our Railtown bistro on June 15.

“The Two Chefs name and menu will not be lost as we will continue to run Two Chefs Richmond as both a popular café and as the home for our catering busi-ness. It will also be the new home of the legendary Two Chefs’ brunch with the launch of weekend brunch service in July on Richmond’s sunny patio and in the dining room.

“We will also be expanding the range of

products, events and services at Big Lou’s Butcher Shop with the addition of brunch items to the deli menu in July and the kickoff of special meat-focussed sit-down dinners in the butcher shop in late June. “

JCI fundraiser for Looking Glass FoundationOn June 13, John Casablancas Institute will be hosting LasyaTandava — a fash-ion show interpreting the Hindu myth Nataraja. Experience the destruction and creation of fashion with an unforget-table evening of music and culture. The fundraising fashion show, put on by the graduating Fashion Business Class 140, is raising awareness and donating net pro-ceeds to The Looking Glass Foundation, a

non-profit which supports youth battling eating disorders. Doors at 6pm, show at 7:30pm at Performance Works (1218 Cartwright St, Granville Island). Socialize, get a henna tattoo, and shop the silent auction. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door or $15 for current JCI students. Tickets are available at JCI (220 Cambie). JCInstitute.com

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Helmets aren’t the solutionTo John, re: Rants June 6, you make a good point. But, as there are ALWAYS going to be injuries whether we’re cycling, driving or walking. My point was simply that if “Green” Gregor wants to see cycling increasing as fast in Vancouver as it does in other cities, bike lanes aren’t going to do it on their own. Cycling will become safer as bike use rises and car use drops. However, while

the compulsory helmet law is in place and makes cycling out to be a life-threatening activity, those who don’t want to wear helmets won’t cycle and that breakthrough simply won’t happen. Please don’t take my word for it… read up on the world’s leading urban mobility experts and ask yourself why a) “Green” Gregor thinks he knows better than them and b) cycling is proliferating in all the cities which are free of this lame law.

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Vehicles, be gone!Dear John, As a helmet-wearing cyclist, the sooner we get all the vehicles off the road, the sooner it will be better for everyone. Using your logic, as a cyclist, can I opt out of a percentage of my health care for the enormous medical costs for car-bound suburbanites who suffer from diabetes? By riding a bicycle, I am doing something good for myself, the environment, millions of plants and animals, marginally reducing the oil empires ability to wage war, the future of the planet for all those kids stuck in the back seat, and having a great time doing it. My 12-year-old brother was killed by a car while he waited for a bus on the side walk. I know the risk I take, and it offends me beyond words how callous the vast majority of auto mobile drivers can be in feeling so convinced that theirs is a right and not a privilege. I hear the joke every few days about how many points you get for hitting a pedestrian or cyclist. Would the joke be so funny if you got points for shooting someone? Your vehicle is a weapon. My bike is the dove. Please, relax a little.

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A public service addressThe only thing stupider than a driver playing with his cellphone or Twitter machine while they’re driving is a cyclist. Yes, this morning, as I’m com-ing home from work on my bicycle, the rider ahead of me was busy talking on her cellphone. Ex-cuse me, you’re in the middle of a downtown area. Why don’t you pay attention to what you’re doing before you go ass over teakettle and end up at GF Strong. If you’re a driver or a walker or a bicycler, put your electronic gizmos aside and pay attention to where you are. Death is right around the corner if you’re not paying attention.

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Like a parent waiting up for junior to waltz in after curfew, Father’s Day (June 16) has a way of surprising us kids. But, to continue the analogy, we often breathe a big sigh of relief

when we see it’s Dad sitting there, because there’s something special about the patience of a father, who lets you off the hook with nothing more than a knowing look and a “don’t do it again.”

And while, according to BMO’s 2013 Father’s Day survey, Canadians will be spending an average of $95 honouring Dad (up 10 per cent from 2012), not all gifts need to break the summer budget. Here are five ideas, in order of price, that are guaranteed to make giver and givee feel like champions this Sunday:

1) Buy dad a beer. Of the many Lower Mainland creations sampled at last week’s Craft Beer Week, he’s sure to have found a new favourite. Didn’t have a chance to go? He might enjoy local darling Parallel 49 (on tap at more than 40 Vancouver establishments and for sale at a liquor store near you; info at Parallel49Brewing.com), the tasting room at Four Winds out in Delta (Facebook.com/FourWindsBrewingCo), or Commercial Drive’s Storm Brewing (on tap at Falconetti’s, Havana, Vij’s, Subeez; full list at StormBrewing.org).

2) We asked our readers for their Father’s Day tips, and loved J’Adore Wedding Planner’s Face-book suggestion: “Taking him to a Vancouver Ca-nadians game! Season Opener!” — June 17, 7pm vs. the Spokane Indians. Tickets start at $12.50, call 604-872-5232. The Vancouver Canadians also open the gates to Scotiabank Field for their free annual Father’s Day catch on Sunday, June 16 between 1 and 3pm. Bring your own ball and gloves.

3) Our own Mijune Pak said it best in her Follow Me Foodie column last week, with her suggestion of tickets to Vancouver’s first Brewery and the Beast festival of meat June 16. “It will be a messy Father’s Day and thank goodness it is from 1-4pm because it leaves enough time for everyone to recover from intense meat sweats.” Tickets $79. BreweryAndTheBeast.com

4) Google Glass may be out of your (and by your we mean everyone’s) budget, so snap up a nifty alternative at one tenth of the price: The Pebble Bluetooth watch for iPhone and Android ($150). Born of a Kickstarter campaign that raised a record-breaking $10-million in a month, it is wearable computing at its most coveted — alerting you to calls, emails and messages by quietly vibrating. It also has customizable app functions such as track-ing your exercise. Even better, it was launched by Vancouver-born entrepreneur Eric Migicovsky. You can pre-order Dad’s at GetPebble.com

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Around the island in two weeksVan Isle 360° is one of the West Coast’s most challenging sailing racesBy Jean-Edouard de Marenches

On June 8, 41 sailboats set out from Nanaimo to cir-cumnavigate Vancouver Island in one of the most

illustrious, sometimes dangerous, races in the Pacific Northwest.

Aside from the possibilities of being caught in a hair-raising storm, hitting a whale, and run-ning into a container or some floating debris adrift all the way from Japan, sailors in the Van Isle 360° will also have to face their most dreaded prospect: no wind.

Joined on the phone by WE Van-couver a few days before the start-ing flag was hoisted, Bob Davis, the skipper (captain) of Bad Kitty, could barely contain his excitement. “I have been running in this race five times but I’ve been involved in every Van Isle since the be-ginning, as competitor or as a race committee member.”

The Van Isle 360° runs counter-clock wise around Van-couver Island and is divided into 10 legs, with a daily finish in communities dotting the island. “It’s really 10 mini races put to-gether in a row,” Davis points out. “Every race is a new race. You can do well in one, poorly in the other but you still have a chance at the overall title.”

“What do I look most forward to? ” Da-vis takes a brief pause. “The camaraderie. We all have to deal with adversity and we bond in the face of it.”

He adds, “You get to stop at night in differ-ent ports and connect with the communities, and we are doing this as a fleet. I like the social aspect of it.”

Asked about the challenges of Van Isle, Davis admits, “The Pa-cific side can be rough, no walk in the park…. Some boats change crew in Port Hardy, before the open sea, and more experienced sailors get on.”

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“You also have to keep the stamina and deal with sleep depra-vation,” Davis adds. “On the leg from Port Hardy to Victoria you’ll likely sail overnight.

“The most challenging passage? 140 miles from Winter Harbor to Ucluelet with winds of 35 knots blowing on the nose...”

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The Van Isle 360 had two starts Saturday – one for the multihull and smaller boats, like Time Bandit, left, and Terremoto, both from Washington state, and another for the larger vessels in the big boat division. Nanaimo News Bulletin photos

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Because of a rating system, the first to cut the finish line isn’t nec-essary the official winner. A slower boat with a handicap could win over a faster one because of cor-rected time at the end of the race.

“The system is controversial,” Da-vis recognizes. “Regardless, cutting the line first still provides bragging rights that we all strive for.”

The race is spread over 14 days with an “actual sailing” time re-cord of 80 hours.

As with many weather-depen-dent events, only the unexpected

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No one knows more about what it takes to succeed as a child actor than Carole Tarlington.

Over the course of her three decades in show biz, she’s been an agent, a casting director, and an educa-tor, and launched the careers of some of Canada’s biggest names (it doesn’t get much bigger than Ryan Reynolds).

“I’ve worked with thousands of kids and thousands of parents and I’m always shocked at how little they know about the industry,” said Tarlington in a recent interview down the road from her Burnaby Heights studio.

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Brandon Timmerman: “We are one giant family”My story begins with an ending. It was an unhappy ending that brought our community together. Three years ago, a dear friend of mine took their own life after being faced with an incredible amount of ignorance and hate.

In the face of this loss, I realized that, as personal as my experience was, I was not alone. My friend’s life could have been saved if there was less hate in our community. What we call love, others call sinful, shameful, and inappropriate. As a result, our love was met with hate. People in my school, community, and around the world are being bullied, beaten, and harassed for refusing to hide who they truly are.

My world was shattered by the loss of my friend, but my heart crumbled when people began coming forward with stories of being shamed in grocery stores, threatened in schools, and attacked for their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Our community came together and said, “enough is enough.”

It was time for a change. I created an online sup-port group formerly called “Fight Homophobia in Brockville,” now called “Fight Homophobia and Transphobia in Brockville,” to create visibility and awareness. To show people that we are not alone. Within hours, 300 people joined the group wanting to create change in our community.

Just over a month later, Brockville had its first Pride Parade with an attendance of over 400 people. The following year, the city unanimously proclaimed this Pride Week; which featured a drag night, cosmic bowling, a PFLAG meeting, a flag raising ceremony, queer friendly church services, and the 2nd annual Pride Parade. This attracted more than 700 people, we are currently expecting more than a thousand people for the 3rd annual Pride Parade.

Growing up in a rural community, wedged between military towns in small-town Ontario, I am overwhelmed with Pride in my city for embracing the LGBTQ community in such a sig-nificant way. Stores have begun proudly display-ing the rainbow flag, our local women’s shelter has started creating policies to support trans* identified people, and LGBTQ people are starting to feel safe in their homes and community.

I remember the first Pride Parade I organized when I was 16 years old, and what I felt that day. I felt a sense of belonging. Regardless of what happened during those other 364 days of the year, on this day, we are one giant family — a giant Queertastic family.

Brandon Timmerman is a Grand Marshal for the 2013 Pride Parade.

For more stories and profiles, pick up the limited edition Vancouver Pride Society’s 35th Anniversary Commemorative Pride Guide, available at local businesses in July.

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This Is The End reaches new heights of hilarityTHIS IS THE ENDStarring Seth Rogen, James FrancoDirected by Seth Rogen and Evan GoldbergModern comedies rarely reach the grand heights of such lewd and absurd hilarity as This Is The End, (the � rst directing effort from Vancouver’s own writing team and childhood friends Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg). It also manages to cover some new ground in the genre’s landscape.

In a bizarre twist, Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride and a host of others play themselves in exag-gerated caricatures of their real Hollywood personas.

The whole group gathers for a massive party at Franco’s posh LA residence when they are suddenly confronted with a looming apoca-lypse outside as the surrounding hills are engulfed in � ames, people are whisked into the sky by a strange blue light and massive sinkholes appear out of nowhere swallowing A-listers by the plenty.

Once the dust settles, the six friends must ration the rest of the food in the house and � nd out just what the hell is going on outside.

To call some of the humour crass is an understatement; you’ve been warned. The gang is grasping for new levels of Apatow-esque indecency but the jokes are so rapid � re it’s hard not to bust a gut every couple minutes.

Some scenes overstay their welcome and not every punchline hits the mark but This Is The End is a hidden gem, a bizarre and frequently funny collection of Hollywood stereotypes laced with self-parody wrapped in a buddy � ick that examines what happens to once-great friends when they begin to drift apart.

THE KINGS OF SUMMERStarring Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises AriasDirected by Jordan Vogt-RobertsIn the early days of an Ohio summer, three teenage underachievers steal off into a forest and construct a slapdash home that bears an unnerving resem-blance to the � lm they occupy: a thrown-together assemblage of familiar elements that threatens to collapse at any moment.

After his issues with his hard-ass dad (Nick Of-ferman) become irreconcilable differences — the police are summoned to settle a Monopoly dispute — Joe (Nick Robinson) hatches his back-to-the-land scheme. His best friend Patrick (Gabriel Basso) joins him, not out of teenage rebellion but rather abject exasperation with his profoundly square parents. Serving as third-wheel is diminutive, machete-wielding Biaggio (Moises Arias), who seems to have been born of screenwriter Chris Galletta’s belief that some sort of indie comedy quirk quota must be met.

Biaggio’s unchecked weirdness is but one ele-ment of the � lm that likely worked better on the page than it does on the screen. Directing his � rst feature, Jordan Vogt-Roberts brings an equally heavy hand to the obvious Eden parallels that see the arrival of a girl (Erin Moriarty) destroy the boys’ idyll before a serpent rears its poisonous head.

Ultimately, it’s left to the proven veterans to con-tinually steer things back on course. The Kings of Summer would’ve been well-served by some tough love. — Curtis Woloschuk

THE EASTStarring Brit Marling, Alexander SkarsgårdDirected by Zal BatmanglijAt this point in their careers, it seems that writer-director Zal Batmanglij and writer-star Brit Marling produce their best work when saddled with restrictions. With 2011’s microbudget Sound of My Voice, they effectively staged an involving sci-� -tinged thriller that rarely left the lower reaches of a suburban home. Re-warded with seven � gures to work with for their follow-up, the collaborators prove that earnestness is no substitute for execu-tion, fashioning a toothless suspense � lm that bites off consider-ably more than it can chew.

Sarah (Brit Marling) is a former FBI agent who now works for a private intelligence � rm dedicated to protecting corpora-tions’ images and interests. With an anarchist collective called

“The East” bent on making executives “experience the terror of their crimes” — for instance, Big Pharma reps are subjected to their products’ debilitating side effects – Sarah is charged with in� ltrating their ranks and earning the trust of their leader Benji (Alexander Skarsgård, struggling to harness his inner Manson).

Both factions of this ideological are depicted in a decid-edly un� attering light, with the suits predictably soulless and the activists unappealingly self-righteous. While these broad characterizations are irksome, it’s the portrayal of Sarah that’s most problematic. That this elite intelligence of� cer is a naïf who’s never considered the possibility of corporate skulduggery stretches credulity well beyond its breaking point.

Whereas Batmanglij and Marling’s willingness to � irt with ridiculousness lent Sound of My Voice a unique and compelling sensibility, it leaves their high-minded, socially-conscious sopho-

more � lm feeling remarkably callow. Perhaps they should’ve stayed in the basement a

little longer before making their bid for mainstream success. — Curtis Woloschuk

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1 The Stowe family cheer on Matt Stowe, centre, at the Top Chef Canada viewing party at the Coal Harbour Cactus Club Cafe: cousin Laura, sister Leah, sister-in-law Kristina and cousin Hayly. 2 CBC Early Edition host Rick Cluff and wine writer DJ Kearney at the Top Chef Canada viewing party. 3 Public Salon organizer Lynn Zanata and philan-thropist Marjorie-Anne Sauder at the Vancouver Play-house June 5. 4 Mariko Tajiri, That’s Life Gourmet, and

Suguru Nakajima, Hakkaisan Brewery, at the sake pairing at Minami, June 5. 5 Jim Davidson of Davidson Walker Construction, Jake Fry of Smallworks, Marta Farevaag, Vancouver Heritage Foundation chair, Diane Switzer, retir-ing executive director, Yasuko Okada and Seiji Okada, Japanese Consul-General, at the Japanese consulate. 6 The CBC table at Joe Segal: An Extraordinary Life June 4 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Top row (L - R): Cher Lee,

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The North Shore Outlook, a weekly publication serving more than 56,350 homes in North and West Vancouver, has an opening for a full-time, multi-media journalist.

The successful candidate will have diverse writing capabilities, including a flair for narrative. Advanced photography and video skills will be key attributes, as well as excellent time management. An ideal applicant will have a strong grasp of social media best practices (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), a passion for online journalism, and an understanding of how to tailor content accordingly.

We are looking for someone who will be a key contributor to the core print product, while bringing creativity and innovation to our web-based branding. Knowledge of basic Photoshop, iMovie and InDesign is a must. Candidates should have a diploma/degree in journalism, or a related field. The successful candidate will show keen attention to detail, work well under deadline pressures, and be willing to learn in a fast-paced environment, as well as have the ability to teach others as new strategies and techniques are incorporated into our media package.

The Outlook is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 150 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

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Hockin, Catherine Elizabeth (Cathy)

With much sadness, we announce that Cathy Hockin, Vancouver, BC., passed away in her sleep May 2, 2013, with family by her side. Cathy was born April 7,1925 in Red Deer, AB. and spent her youth in Medicine Hat, AB. She served as a WREN in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII. Cathy had an abiding love of the arts - music, dance, stage and poetry - and actively participated in tap dancing, fl amenco and singing. Cathy lived in the West End Commu-nity for almost thirty years and enjoyed meeting friends over coffee. As a member of the Jehovah’s Witness faith she derived comfort from her friends there. Cathy was predeceased by parents George and Susan Fitzpatrick, and brother Jack Fitzpatrick. Cathy is survived by sons Jack (Pat) and Tom and daughter Pat (Charlie). She was also predeceased by her close uncle, Robert Hannah (Don). She is survived by cousins Jimmy Drummond and John Motherwell. Appreciation is extended to the doctors, nurses and staff at both St. Paul’s Hospital and Mount Saint Joseph Hospital (Geriatrics) where Mom was so well attended to in recent years.We cherish our memories of Mom and recall the line from a favourite song she often sang,“I’ll be seeing you in all the old familiar places”.

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125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home

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477 PETS

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509 AUCTIONS

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542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

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REAL ESTATE

609 APARTMENT/CONDOS

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625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

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627 HOMES WANTED

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Also; Spectacular 3 Acre Parcelat $390,000 1-250-558-7888

www.orlandoprojects.com~ FINANCING AVAILABLE ~

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty? We Take Over Payments! No Fees!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

S.Surrey NEW 2 BR/2 BTH “Edge-water” Condo. Large deck, walk-in closet, pool, hot-tub, yoga $1,700. Call Doug: 604-999-7050

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

A1 AUTO LOANS. Good, Bad or No Credit - No problem. We help with rebuilding credit & also offer a fi rst time buyer program. Call 1-855-957-7755.

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN

By virtue of WAREHOUSMAN’S LIEN for HEATHER CIVIC MARINA., we will dispose of the following units to recover the amount of indebtedness noted plus any additional cost of storage, seizure and sale.

13-030 Owner: ZBIGNIEW SIEMIAT-KOWSKI Year/Make: 1981 MARCOS SAILBOAT Vessel: MIA ALMA IIHin: ZMJE9 02007 81 Arrears: $ 1471.86

Day of sale is Thursday June 27, 2013 @ 12:00 NOON.

Absolute Bailiffs Inc. 6990 Greenwood Street,

Burnaby, B.C. Contact: Sheldon Stibbs

(604) 522-2773.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

www.choicesmarkets.com

Grocery Department Meat Department

Deli Department

Produce Department

Health Care Department

Bulk Department

Rice Bakery

Bakery Department

Prices Effective June 13 to June 19, 2013.We reserve the right to limit quantities. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

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Kitsilano2627 W. 16th Ave.Vancouver604.736.0009

Cambie3493 Cambie St.Vancouver604.875.0099

Kerrisdale1888 W. 57th Ave.Vancouver604.263.4600

Yaletown1202 Richards St.Vancouver604.633.2392

Rice Bakery2595 W. 16th Ave.Vancouver604.736.0301

South Surrey3248 King George Blvd.South Surrey604.541.3902

Choices atthe Crest8683 10th Ave.Burnaby604.522.0936

Kelowna1937 Harvey Ave.Kelowna250.862.4864

Floral Shop 2615 W. 16th Vancouver603-736-7522

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Whole SpecialtyFrying Chickens

3.99lb/8.80kg

J.D. Farms SmokedTurkey Drumsticks

4.99lb/11.00kg

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Seminars & Events at Choices South Surrey, 3248 King George Blvd.Saturday, June 22, 1:00-4:00pm.

Gettin’ Jammy Canning Seminar with Natalie Ferrari-Morton of Homesteading Mamas. Cost $35. Pre-payment is required. Register online or stop by the store.

Seminars & Events at Choices Floral Shop & Annex 2615W 16th Ave, Vancouver.Sunday, June 23, 1:00-4:00pm.

Gettin’ Jammy Canning Seminar with Natalie Ferrari-Morton of Homesteading Mamas. Cost $35. Pre-payment is required. Register online or stop by the store.

Zorba’s Spanakopitas

WOW!PRICING

2/4.98reg 3.99 each

Swiss Cheese Promotion! Emmental,Gruyère, Cave Aged Gruyère,Raclette, Appenzeller

.80/100goff regularretail price

Father’s Day Cupcakes or Cookies

1.00 offregular retailprice 80 or 90g

1.50 off regularretail price

WOW!PRICING

Challah Bread sliced or unsliced 400g

or Mini Lemon Tarts package of 6

Brown Rice Hamburger Buns package of 4

or Pita Triangles package of 16

1.00 off regularretail price

Organic Nectarines

2.98lb/6.57kgproduct of USA

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California Grown

2/4.00product of Canada

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B.C. Grown

.98 product of Canada

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Bunch CarrotsB.C. Grown

Dark Chocolate Almondsbins or bags

20% off regular retail price

These creamy SPF formulas are 100% naturaland rich in certified organic ingredients.Soothing for your sun-parched skin. Theyhave a mild natural fragrance from pureessential oils and are good for kids of all ages.

Green Beaver Sunscreen

15.99 90ml

Traumeel is an effective treatmentdesigned to relieve pain for minor musclesoreness and inflammation of the joints,to injuries such as sprains and contusions.

Traumeel Ointment

18.99 50g

Enerex Phyto Protein

Synergistic blend of certified organic rawproteins, suitable for vegans and packed with22 grams of complete proteins per serving,including all amino acids.

59.99 784g

assorted varietiesSalt Spring Organic Fair Trade Coffee

from11.49400g product of Canada

24-28%SAVE

assorted varietiesMariner Water Crakers

2/7.00113g product of USA34%

SAVE

Uncle Luke’s Organic Maple Syrup

19.99 1Lproduct of Canada

assorted varieties

Tofutti Cuties

3.998 pack or 595g

product of USA

assorted varieties

33%SAVE

Barbara’s Whole Grain andPuffins Cereal

assorted varieties

3.99285-400g product of USA

Truwhip Natural Whipped Topping

2/5.00 772ml

product of USA 39%SAVE 46%

SAVE

Avalon Organic Milkskim, 1, 2, or 3.25%

2.69 1L+deposit fee

product of Canada

Blue Sky Natural Sodas

6/3.48354ml+deposit +eco fee product of USA

assorted varieties

41%SAVE

18%SAVE

assorted varietiesNaturSource Almonds

from9.59 750g product of Canada

Yves Veggie Burgers or Weiners

from2.59160-450gproduct of Canada

assorted varieties

27-31%SAVE

20-24%SAVE

Briannas Salad Dressings

4.99355mlproduct of USA

assorted varietiesKitchen Basics Stock

2.79946mlproduct of USA

assorted varieties

32%SAVE

36%SAVE

assorted varietiesOlympic Sour Cream or Cream Cheese

from 1.59 250-500g product of Canada

Life Choices Frozen Breaded Chicken, Fish Nuggests, Strips, Burgers and Filletsassorted varieties

6.99 340-600g • product of Canada

assorted varietiesTrueBlue or TrueBlack Juice

3/3.99 473ml • +deposit +eco fee product of Canada

Island Farms Vanilla PlusYogurt or Ice Cream

4.99 1.65L • product of Canada

assorted varieties

33%SAVE

Organic Red or Green Leaf andRomaine Lettuce from 2EE Farms

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