vancouver courier december 28 2011

Mike HowellStaff writer

Affordable housing in Vancouver. Is theresuch a thing?

With 290-square-foot “micro lofts” inthe Downtown Eastside going for $850 permonth and dilapidated bungalows on theEast Side fetching $1 million, the answermight seem predictable.

But affordable housing is an issue MayorGregor Robertson says will drive his agenda

in 2012 and beyond as he attempts to keeppeople from fleeing the city for cheaper ac-commodation.

In an interview prior to taking a breakfor the holidays, Robertson identified af-fordable housing as his top issue to tacklein the new year. The mayor, however, isrealistic about his mission. “It won’t beeasy to address,” he said. “The [real estate]market does drive pricing and it’s tough toenvision a massive shift in market prices.”

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Chinese consulate urged mayor to boycott showStanley TrompContributing writer

Art, religion and politicscollided last April whenthe Chinese consul toVancouver urged MayorGregor Robertson to boy-cott a dance show that wasstaged at the Queen Eliza-beth Theatre.

Liang Shugen, B.C. con-sul general of the People’sRepublic of China, wrotea letter from his GranvilleStreet office to RobertsonMarch 21. The letter wasrecently obtained by theCourier through the Free-dom of Information law.

“As you know, the FalunGong cult has been engag-ing in activities aimed atundermining the Chinese

government and poisoningbilateral relations betweenChina and Canada,” Shu-gen wrote. “One of theirtactics is staging the so-called Shen Yun PerformingArts across Canada in thename of ‘promoting classi-cal Chinese dance and mu-sic.’ But in reality, the showis filled with cult messagesand political attacks on theChinese government. Thisyear’s performance will beno exception.”

He continued: “It is mysincere wish and beliefthat, being aware of FalunGong’s nature of anti-Chinaintentions, yourself and thecity council won’t issue any‘letter of congratulations’ tothem, let alone attend theirperformance. Please kindly

be assured that I will workclosely with you to builda stronger relationship be-tween my country and theCity of Vancouver.”

The show’s brochurepublished best wishes thatwere sent in from Rob-ertson and six other localmayors, the prime minister,the citizenship minister,five MPs and three MLAs.The mayor’s office toldthe Courier last week Rob-ertson did not attend theshow because he was outof town on holiday with hisfamily.

The Chinese regime out-lawed Falun Gong in 1999and has since been impris-oning and torturing mem-bers.

See BURNABY on page 4

Letter obtained through Freedom of Information law

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Falun Gong practitioners protest outside the Chinese consulate on GranvilleStreet in March 2009.

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5 I 12th & Cambie: Two-wheel 2012 BY MIKE HOWELL

Will the network of bike lanes downtown became permanent? We’llfind out in the new year.

12 I Riot reviewers BY BOB MACKIN

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8 I Taxman cometh BY ALLEN GARR

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Robertson won’t push for foreign ownership restrictionsContinued from page 1

That’s why, Robertsonsaid, he launched an “af-fordability task force” andappointed former provincialcabinet minister and devel-oper Olga Ilich to co-chairthe task force with him.

The task force’s man-date includes examiningthe causes of unaffordablehousing in Vancouver, a re-view of city land assets toidentify opportunities foraffordable housing and ex-amining financial models inother cities that promote af-fordable housing. “There’sa wide array of propertythat the city controls or canrezone to get more afford-able housing built,” Rob-ertson said. “It’s a questionof the financing tools andensuring that the taxpayerasset is respected.”

The mayor acknowledgedthe definition of affordabil-ity is relative but said thecommon calculation is that30 per cent of a person’sincome should go towardshousing.

That percentage appliedto $65,000—the averageannual income in the city—calculates to $19,500, whichleaves $1,625 a month forhousing.

That doesn’t include in-come taxes or other deduc-tions from a cheque. Prop-erty taxes, hydro and utilitypayments are also excludedin the calculation.

While some real estatewatchers have pointed toforeign investment as a rea-son for high housing pricesin the city, Robertson saidhe’s not prepared to lobbyfor foreign ownership re-

strictions. “I don’t supportany urgent, drastic actionto curtail offshore invest-ment,” he said. “Immigra-tion is what built this city

and we’re hardly in a po-sition to pull up the drawbridge now. That wouldbe absurd, given our city’shistory.”

But Robertson said thecity needs to “take a goodlook at foreign ownershipand investment and un-derstand what impact it is

having on specific types ofhousing” in Vancouver.

The mayor’s affordabilitytask force is expected to re-lease an interim report byMarch 12, 2012. Public in-put will be sought throughMay and a deadline for afinal report is June 30.

Lobbying for more late-night bus and SkyTrainservice, job creation andfocusing on attracting in-vestment are other priori-ties the mayor identified for2012.

The city will host “TheCities Summit” Feb. 1 to 2 atthe Vancouver ConventionCentre, where participantswill include mayors, entre-preneurs, venture capital-ists, major corporations and“urban thought leaders.”

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The mayor acknowledges the definition of affordability is relative.

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Their abuse has been muchdocumented in reports by theUnited Nations, Amnesty In-ternational and Human RightsWatch.

The only politician who open-ly mentioned the political strifein the brochure was Bill Siksay,who was then the NDP MP forBurnaby-Douglas and chair of theCanadian Parliamentary Friendsof Falun Gong. “I am commit-ted to speaking out against thepersecution of practitioners,” hewrote. “As well, our organizationseeks to promote a better appre-ciation of the practice of Falun

Gong among Parliamentariansand Canadians in general.”

Siksay is a longtime gay rightsactivist. Yet several sources suchas the BBC report that FalunDafa founder Li Hongzhi hascondemned gays as “immoral”and “disgusting,” and akin tocriminals.

Siksay could not be reachedfor comment, but he had told theWestender in 2006 that the be-liefs of the leader are not the is-sue: “I’ve heard those allegationsas well and, as a gay person,that does concern me, but at thesame time I think that freedomof religion is an important aspect

of our society.”The lavish, colourful show,

which this reporter attended,was presented by the Falun DafaAssociation of Vancouver andNew Tang Dynasty Television

Canada, both created by FalunGong supporters, as is the EpochTimes.

The suppression of FalunDafa—another term for FalunGong—was the subject of threedances (Our Story, No Regrets,and the Opening of Heaven’sGates), which show religiouspractitioners being jailed orclubbed to death. One songcalled The Only Hope, with“words by D.F.”, states that: “Inthe followers of Dafa lies thelone hope of salvation.”

The other dances were ap-parently non-political, basedon historical, martial arts, and

comical subjects, such as LittleMischievous Monks, Herding onthe Grasslands, and The MonkeyKing Outwits Pigsy.

Reviews were widely mixed.The show’s website posts manyplaudits. Yet in other cities, thedisplay was derided as “propa-ganda disguised as art,” createdto dupe viewers into followingFalun Gong. Newspaper dancecritics in London and Torontocalled it “spectacularly tacky,”“a horribly Disneyfied version”of traditional Chinese cultureand an “unsettling” evening.

The Chinese consulate couldnot be reached for comment.

Burnaby MP reiterates support for Falun Gong movement“I THINK THATFREEDOM OFRELIGION IS ANIMPORTANT ASPECTOF OUR SOCIETY.”

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Yep, those ones.Well, we should find out in

2012 whether the entire down-town network of these lanes willbecome permanent cycling infra-structure.

City council gave the nod tothe separated lane on the BurrardBridge to continue indefinitelybut is awaiting a city staff reporton how renovations to the spanwill incorporate permanent lanes.

That leaves the Hornby andDunsmuir street separated lanes,which are still considered trials, togo before city council for a vote.

What will complicate the vot-ing, however, is the outstandingissue of what the city’s plans arefor the future of the Georgia andDunsmuir viaducts; the Dunsmuirlane hooks up with a separatedlane on the Dunsmuir viaduct.

The city recently hosted a con-test to field designs from peopleon what they would do with theviaducts. Intriguing to say the

least, with pitches for parks,swimming pools and a recom-mendation to knock them downto create a canal system.

Others simply say leave ’emalone.

Staff and consultants are re-viewing the future of the viaductswhich, as city stats show, accom-modate a lot of cars and cyclists.

The separated lane network isa cyclist’s dream, allowing a rider

to cycle unimpeded by vehiclesfrom Kitsilano to Chinatown.

As you’ve read in this space,the dream is a bit of nightmarefor some business owners andmotorists, who say the lanes arebad for business and disrupt traf-fic flow.

The network cost the city about$5 million to build but officialshave not calculated how much itwould cost to rip up the planters

and concrete barriers—if councildecides to put the kibosh on thelanes.

But what about more separatedlanes outside downtown?

“Staff are working on the trans-portation plan and consideringwhat improvements to the bikenetwork are needed within thatlarger plan,” said Mayor GregorRobertson in an interview beforehe left for holidays. “I expect

there will be a number of differ-ent approaches to making bikelanes safer.”

The mayor said the ongoingdebate over the lanes had somepeople suggesting separated lanesbetween parked cars and side-walks.

“That may be more applicablein some neighbourhoods,” hesaid, adding that he will wait untilcity staff reports back to councilon the transportation plan beforesaying whether council will pushfor more separated lanes.

As a cyclist/motorist/pedestri-an, can’t say I’ve seen a lot of cy-clists using the downtown laneslately. Cold and rainy weather isobviously a factor, as the city’swebsite points out.

“Higher volumes are gener-ally experienced in the summermonths with lower volumes inthe winter months,” according tothe city’s website, which featuresgraphs showing bicycle volumeson the routes.

Happy happyThis is my last entry of 2011.

I’m taking a short holiday andwill return early in the new year.

Thanks for reading and thanksfor the comments, emails, lettersand phone calls.

Happy holidays, Happy NewYear.

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The separated bike lane network, which includes the Dunsmuir Street bike lane, cost the cityabout $5 million. photo Jason Lang

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Employment centre coming to Downtown EastsideCheryl RossiStaff writer

The Open Door Group is gearing upto provide more employment servicesin the Downtown Eastside while atleast two other area non-profits lookat closing shop.

The Ministry of Social Develop-ment chose Open Door Social Ser-vices Society to run the province’snew employment program in theDowntown Eastside. The 35-year-oldnon-profit and charity with experi-ence serving people with disabilities,addictions and mental illnesses willopen an employment services centreon West Hastings Street near Abbottin April.

“We try and balance being pro-fessional and being well-run busi-nesses, essentially, with the wholephilosophy of being client-centeredand working with the community,”said Tom Burnell, executive directorof Open Door.

Open Door will work with agenciesincluding the United Chinese Com-munity Enrichment Services Society(S.U.C.C.E.S.S.), Immigrant ServicesSociety of B.C. and Aboriginal Com-munity Career Employment ServicesSociety (ACCESS) to help its clients.

It will receive $6.7 million each

year for five years to operate the em-ployment services centre. Burnellsaid the province will delay estab-lishing employment targets for twoyears.

The province’s new administra-tion model for employment programsmade news in October when the Path-ways Information Centre, which helpspeople who are chronically unem-ployed, announced it might have toclose in March because it wasn’t cho-sen to run the employment servicescentre for the Downtown Eastside.

PEERS Vancouver, a non-profit thatreadies sex trade workers for otheremployment, announced it wouldclose its doors in April because itcouldn’t afford to operate under thenew fee-per-service model. PEERSwas started by sex workers. OpenDoor hopes PEERS can train OpenDoor’s staff.

Burnell says Open Door has runwith fee for service-type contractsfor eight years so the province’s newmodel was less “daunting” than it isfor smaller organizations like PEERS.Open Door holds five contracts worth$19 million in B.C., whereas PEERSruns on $450,000 a year.

Beginning in April, 72 organizationswill provide employment servicesthroughout the province at 85 store-

front locations, 114 satellite officesand mobile services and outreach for“specialized” groups including im-migrants, youth, aboriginal people,people with disabilities and survivorsof violence. The change comes afterthe provincial government reviewedits employment programs after it in-herited federal programs delivered byhundreds of contractors and subcon-tractors in 2009.

The Ministry of Social Develop-ment says it determined one-stopemployment service centres wouldbetter serve clients.

Burnell said clients are classifiedaccording to their level of need. Theneediest clients receive additionalcounseling sessions.

A group of unemployed teachersstarted Open Door in 1976 to providewoodworking and sewing classes topeople with disabilities in Vancouver.It was one of a number of local or-ganizations spawned in response todownsizing at Riverview Hospital.

Open Door serves 4,700 peopleacross the province each year.

It creates specific jobs with em-ployers and provides job coacheswho offer training and support forsome of its neediest clients.

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Occupied graves more than 40 years old may also be used

Mountain View burial plots selling for $22,500Sandra ThomasStaff writer

Didn’t get that special gift forChristmas? How about a re-claimed burial plot at MountainView Cemetery on Fraser Street?

The $22,500 asking price seemsa little steep, but there are reasonsfor the high cost, says cemeterymanager Glen Hodges.

“It’s likely we’ll have less than1,000 to sell over time,” he said.“And there are not a lot of cem-eteries in Metro Vancouver.”

Mountain View is the only cem-etery in Vancouver and until re-cently had no vacant burial plotsavailable to purchase, but nowstaff are reclaiming unused gravessold prior to 1940.

Last weekend Mountain Viewposted a list of names in the Van-couver Sun of the original ownersof 200 plots who fit the criteria,beginning with the Abercrombiefamily and ending with JamesYoung. Included in the list aremany family names common toVancouver, including Fraser, Mc-Donald, Robertson, Lee, McRae,Howell and Campbell.

The grave reclamation is beingcompleted under provincial regu-

lations governing cemeteries.Hodges said reclamation proto-

col includes publishing the namesin two major media outlets. Oncethe names have been published,there is a waiting period of atleast three months. If the owneror a proven family member con-tacts Mountain View, that nameis taken off the list. Hodges saidif the owner of the vacant plot ormultiple plots is deceased, otherfamily members are entitled touse them. Occupied graves morethan 40 years old may also beused. Hodges said each burialplot will hold two regular-sizedcaskets and up to eight sets ofcremated remains.

Allowing families to bury sever-al loved ones in a single grave re-duces the 125-year-old cemetery’secological footprint and is one ofthe reasons Mountain View be-

came the first municipal-ownedcemetery in North America to begiven a “green hybrid” designa-tion by the Santa Fe, New Mex-ico-based Green Burial Council.

Formed in 2005, the council is anon-profit organization dedicatedto encouraging environmentallysustainable burials.

In anticipation of reclaiming up

to 1,000 burial plots, MountainView recently applied to the cityfor permission to increase the costto purchase a vacant plot. Dur-ing a previous interview Hodgestold the Courier the cost of a plotcould rise to as much as $10,000.But due to the shortage of burialspaces, the cemetery receivedpermission to charge $22,500.Hodges said if a family membercomes forward and can prove thegrave was willed or transferred tothem, it’s theirs.

Hodges said so far 160 plotshave been reclaimed and 100 ofthose became available for salelast summer. Whether some re-claimed plots will be suitable forsale also depends on the size ofthe marker or monument. If themonument is huge and marksa family plot of graves, some ofwhich are still empty, it will likelyremain in place. If a marker ormonument is small enough, itcan be moved closer to the familyplots in use.

For more information and alist of names of owners of un-claimed plots, visit vancouver.ca/cemetery.

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Local business types probably delivered lumpsof coal to Mayor Gregor Robertson this Christ-mas once they saw the preliminary budget for2012. And they may not end up being the onlyones expressing displeasure.

They will have noticed that their five yearride during which time council shifted the prop-erty tax burden from their commercial propertyto residential property was coming to an end.(That’s been at a rate of one per cent a year forfour years and a quarter per cent next year.)

This has meant a shift of almost $24 milliononto the backs of homeowners. Last year, com-mercial property tax was actually frozen. Hom-eowners picked up the full increase.

All this was in order to meet the recommen-dation of the Property Tax Policy Review Com-mission, which suggested that commercialproperty should bear 48 per cent of the taxburden while residential carried 52 per cent.

Council voted to approve the recommenda-tion in March of 2008.

Not everyone on council was happy with thatarrangement. COPE councillors complainedeach time the matter was raised—although notwith enough effect to get them re-elected. And,you may recall, it was a major issue duringthe Vision mayoral nomination battle betweenRobertson and his closest rival, Raymond Lou-ie. Robertson made the shift a deal breaker forhim to run as mayor and Louie and the rest inVision agreed to button their lips.

So are the folks in the Fair Tax Coalition hap-py they have succeeded? Are they ever happy?

None of that shifting, though, affected the

city’s bottom line, which we find, once again,in danger of producing another tax increasefor all of us.

The preliminary deficit facing council is $52million. To cover all of that with taxes wouldmean an increase of about 10 per cent. Butdon’t panic just yet. It is all part of a dancestaff does with politicians each year beforethey get down to serious nipping and tucking.Last year the figure was $55.6 million. Theyear before that it was $61.7 million. Beforethat it was $57.2 million.

For the past few years most of that potentialdeficit was thanks to what some call the Olym-pic wage settlement legacy. Following “Sam’sstrike,” a four-month affair, the Sullivan admin-istration struck a deal (matching the pattern setby Richmond) followed by the rest of the munic-ipalities in the region. It provided a settlementthat totalled 17.5 per cent (21 per cent when

compounded) and provided a contract that guar-anteed labour peace beyond the 2010 Olympics.

Well that deal runs out this year. A newround of bargaining has yet to begin. And youcan bet the next settlement won’t be zero. Soburied within that potential deficit of $52 mil-lion is a huge whack of dough to cover thenext settlement for 2012. Even so, within thebudget documents, staff has said there is a“risk.” Depending on the settlement there mayneed to be a mid-year budget correction.

In January, council will direct staff to re-duce the deficit to a point where any tax in-crease is more palatable—say two per cent.But whatever snipping and clipping of servicesthat take place to meet that goal could be justthe beginning depending on how things go atthe bargaining table.

One other point: While you have been trim-ming your tree and the staff has been con-templating trimming the budget, they haverealized that this year’s exercise will be par-ticularly difficult.

For the past couple of years we have beenwatching a money saving exercise called theShared Services Review where operationshave been centralized and duplication hasbeen eliminated. Most of the low hanging fruithas now been gathered in that exercise. IT de-partments have been consolidated along withcarpentry shops and supply chains.

So no matter what council demands nextmonth, you can expect to give up services or abit more of your wallet.

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OCCUPY VANCOUVER STINKS IT UP

Predictions for 2012:Year of the BelugaAs 2011 sails into memory, I tapmy crystal ball for a glimpse at2012.Jan. 14: Occupy Vancouverprotesters re-occupy the groundsoutside the Vancouver Art Gal-lery, erecting tents and woodenhuts. Mayor Gregor Robertson,while weekending on CortesIsland, responds on Twitter: “I’llwork with OV to ensure a safeand sanitary protest.”Feb. 2: During a press confer-ence at Lord Strathcona elemen-tary, Patti Bacchus, chair of theVancouver School Board, bansthe term “Groundhog Day” inVancouver public schools. Cit-ing a recent report (“FebruaryTwo: Just another day”) from thedistrict’s Diversity Team, a hand-ful of district bureaucrats, Bac-chus notes “the Euro-centric ori-gins of Groundhog Day” and itsrelation to the “Celtic calendar,which ignores the diversity of ourclassrooms.” Reporters followBacchus to the Lord Strathconalobby where she replaces a plas-ticine model of PunxsutawneyPhil, a famous groundhog fromPennsylvania, with a six-footstatue of “Stacy,” a cartoonishdog-like gender-neutral animal ofno particular species.March 10: Art gallery officials,silent for the first eight weeks ofOccupy Vancouver’s latest incur-sion on gallery grounds, speakup during an interview with theCBC. “We have an Emily Carrexhibition starting tomorrow,”says gallery director KathleenBartels. “We support the right toprotest but the smell of humanwaste has become overwhelm-ing—people are staying away andwe need the revenue.”March 12: Biology studentsfrom Simon Fraser Universitycollect soil samples from the artgallery grounds. One student is in-jured in a scuffle with protesters.March 18: SFU students re-lease test results of art gallerysoil, which contains high levelsof human waste. Mayor GregorRobertson, while weekending onSaltspring Island, responds onTwitter: “I’ll work with OV to en-sure a safe/sanitary protest.”June 4: Apparently while cel-ebrating the 23rd anniversary ofthe Tiananmen Square massacre,two Chinese diplomats drive a lim-ousine on to the sidewalk outsidethe Chinese consulate on Gran-ville Street, barely missing fleeingFalun Gong protesters. Accordingto police reports, when officersarrive at the scene, the diplomatsare lying on the limo’s hood drink-ing Tsingtao and singing Marchof the Volunteers. They deny theywere drinking, driving, singing orthat Falun Gong practitioners aretortured in China.June 10: The Boston Bruinsbeat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2at Rogers Arena to win the Stan-

ley Cup in six games. Canuckgoalie Roberto Luongo, whoreplaced an injured Cory Sch-neider during the third period ofGame 5, allows six goals on 17shots. After the game, fans riotdowntown, smashing storefrontsand burning several jerry-curledLuongos in effigy.July 9: During a record heatwave, three Occupy Vancouverprotesters are hospitalized withtyphoid fever, which medical of-ficials blame on fecal coliformcontamination. Dr. David Ostrow,president of Vancouver CoastalHealth, declares the art gallerygrounds a “public health disasterzone,” noting potential outbreaksof hepatitis A and E. coli infec-tion, and additional risks fromstray dogs attracted by the “site’soverwhelming odor.”Oct. 13: Four-year-old Kavna,one of three remaining belugawhales at the Vancouver Aquari-um in Stanley Park, dies. Duringa press conference outside theotter tank, aquarium officialsblame the death on a “shortbattle with leukemia.” Kavna’sthe fourth beluga to die at theaquarium since 2005. Follow-ing the press conference, a whitecube van is seen leaving theaquarium’s rear parking lot.Oct. 14: Several Courier edito-rial staff members lunch at MobiHo, a Shandong-Cajun restaurantin Gastown. The buffet table fea-tures stacks of two-inch whitefish fillets, labelled “sea bass.”Following his meal, Courier en-tertainment editor Michael Kiss-inger, a restaurant scene insiderand chairman of “Ocean Wise-guys,” voices his approval. “That’sthe best ‘sea bass’ I’ve ever had,”says Kissinger, flashing quotesigns with both hands. “I like myfish cooked ‘rare’ and ‘exotic.’”Dec. 12: An estimated 60,000people march downtown callingfor an end to the Occupy Vancou-ver protest outside the Vancou-ver Art Gallery. The movement,known as Sink the Stink, gainedmomentum after the annualSanta Claus parade on GeorgiaStreet was cancelled due to theoverwhelming odour permeatingthe downtown core. Via Twitter,Mayor Robertson promises “towork with Sinkthestink to ensurea safe/sanitary protest.”

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CBC’s eating disorder story vilified St. Paul’s

To the editor:Re: “Christmas gift list

for the naughty and not-so-nice,” Dec. 21.

Mark Hasiuk hit the markonce again but missed oneVancouverite who couldbenefit from a Santa visit.

To police Chief Jim Chu,a complete DVD box setof Adam-12 so he can re-acquaint himself withwhat police officers aresupposed to do. Extrapoints if he can completethe DVD extras including,“Guess what serve andprotect means” and “Spothow many times the wordpeacekeeper is used.” If allthis viewing would causeChu to miss the photo-opof the week, then maybe

a model of a human spinein his stocking. And to Sur-rey: your own professionalsport’s team so you cancelebrate/despair/drink/vomit/set things on fire/break windows/wear high-heels and jeans in your cityfor a change!

Peter Van Rienen,Vancouver

•••To the editor:

Columnist, columnist!Spare that Lake! Mark Ha-siuk likens Beaver Lake to aglorified pond, not worthyof being dredged and re-stored. If Beaver Lake wasin the Interior of B.C., oneof many lakes, I would sup-port letting nature take itscourse, and returning the

lake to forest. But BeaverLake is different—if onlybecause it is rare habitatto have so close to the city.Yes, we humans have triedto disturb the balanceof nature by introduc-ing water lilies and bull-frogs, but restoration ispossible.

If Mark were to take awalk around Beaver Lake inthe spring or summer, justbefore dusk, and see andhear the variety of birdsand plants, especially thebarred owl hooting “who-cooks-for-you,” he may be-come a convert.

Restoration is more thanworth it.

Cynthia Crampton,Vancouver

To the editor:Re: “Context missing from eating disor-

der story,” Dec. 7.Thanks to Fiona Hughes for her criti-

cism of the CBC story on St Paul’s Hospitaland the eating disorder patients. That CBCstory was, as Hughes says, a vilification,based on the complaining of one patient,with none of the required context and bal-ance to make it a legitimate criticism.

The whole thing seemed to be either theproduct of appallingly sloppy reporting andediting or a partisan hatchet job aimed atperhaps the provincial government. The

words from Dr. Raudzus as provided by Ms.Hughes, with the reading between the linesnecessitated by confidentiality, providedthe other side of the story that any fair-minded person would expect to be there.If Ms. Hughes, working for the VancouverCourier, could get this response from Dr.Raudzus, how come the CBC had nothingclose? And if the CBC had no such context,what did they think they were doing run-ning the item? Well done Fiona Hughesand the Courier; shoddy effort CBC.

Keith Trussell,Vancouver

According to one reader, VPD Chief Jim Chu should have received a DVD lessonin police work for Christmas. file photo Dan Toulgoet

BC Hydro ignores microwave radiation risksTo the editor:

Re: “Smart meters an uncontrolled ex-periment on public health,” Dec. 16.

Thank you for publishing an honest arti-cle that doesn’t ooze with BC Hydro slime.

Since 1932 the military has known aboutthe effects of radiofrequency microwaveradiation on people. For BC Hydro reps toblather that it’s safe, especially since the

WHO said cellphone radiation is a Class2B carcinogen, is utter bunk. I can’t imag-ine how they live with themselves, quitefrankly.

Wilful ignorance catches up sooner orlater; I just hope we don’t have to pay forHydro staff’s counselling when it does.

Christel Martin,Nanaimo, B.C.

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Former shredding contractor employees accused of theft, fraud

TransLink beefs up security after FareSavers theftBob MackinContributing writer

A decision to save almost $10,000may have cost TransLink more than$150,000.

Vancouver’s James Gordon Hemen-way, 40, and Surrey’s Patrick RobertPearce Parry, 46, are scheduled to ap-pear in Vancouver Provincial CourtJan. 10. The former employees ofshredding contractor Urban ImpactRecycling are accused of theft andfraud over $5,000.

Transit Police announced the charg-es Oct. 25, claiming 80,000 FareSavertickets worth $153,000 were stolenfrom a Richmond warehouse. The al-leged offence date was June 30, 2010.

Email correspondence obtainedvia a Freedom of Information requestshows FareDealer administration su-pervisor Yvonne Scott opted for off-site shredding of 30 skids (weighing1,500-pounds each) of old FareSaversafter the April 1, 2010 fare increase.The cost for a book of 10 concessiontickets rose $1 to $17, while three-zone tickets were hiked by $4 to $42.

A June 16, 2010 email to Scott saiditems were previously taken to a se-cure shredder and placed in a holdingarea before shredding within 24 to 36hours. The shredding company issued

a letter stating the job was completeand secure. The sender’s name wascensored by TransLink to protect athird party’s business interests.

“The cost of providing this servicefor shredding 30 skids is $8,220,” saidthe email to Scott. “We discussed pos-sibly having the truck come to ourbuilding and provide shredding on-site. The cost for providing this ser-vice would be $16,905.”

Scott replied: “Please send offsite,we don’t have $17K in the budget forthis. I assume you use this companyregularly (and) are comfortable withthe security processes they have inplace?”

TransLink issued a June 23, 2010work order for $7,124. A discrepancywas apparent almost seven monthslater. “They picked up 29 skids of oldproduct on June 30th, does this meanthat they are not all shredded yet?”Scott said in a Jan. 19, 2011 email to

a person whose name was censored.“The attached only totals 10 skids wasdone in Oct., Nov., and Dec.”

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New security procedures were en-acted Jan. 1, 2011 to destroy a largequantity of “live product” after a fareincrease. TransLink must now pro-cure an onsite shredding company toverify destruction and a Transit Policeofficer is required on-scene. “Shouldonsite shredding not be available, aTransLink employee and a TransitPolice member will attend the offsitedestruction to verify the destructionand the inventory on-hand againstFareDealer records,” said the memo.“In no case will shredding begin if theinventory is not reconciled.”

TransLink chief operating officerDoug Kelsey did not respond to an in-terview request.

TransLink took an extra $10.1 mil-lion after the FareSavers price in-crease, but fares accounted for lessthan a third of its nearly $1.4 billion2010 revenue. Almost $690 millioncame from gas, property and parkingtaxes and the B.C. Hydro levy.

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Fulfilling a life-long dream to cycle around theworld, Michael Schratter, 42, returned homelast month to a hero’s welcome at RogersArena following a 16-month journey raisingawareness about mental health. A journey thatbegan in August 2010, the David Oppenheimerelementary teacher and part-time scribe, bikedacross six continents and 33 countries to high-light the stigma associated with mental illness.

Diagnosed with a mild form of bipolar dis-order and attention deficit disorder, Schrattertried to take his own life while a student at theUniversity of B.C. That was the lowest point inhis struggle with the affliction. Luckily, he gothelp. Now Schratter’s on top of the world andset to marry his longtime girlfriend, Deborah,who cycled with him for parts of his epic trip.

What sparked the ride?It was a personal dream to ride around

the world and to raise awareness of mentalillness. I cannot think of another humanaffliction that is more misunderstood andfeared and, at its worse, denies the afflictedfrom receiving empathy and compassion.

Best part of the ride?Fulfilling a 16-year-old dream, freedom

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In Grade 9, we played point guard on our highschool’s basketball team, the Ducks. We enjoyedthe exercise, competition, camaraderie and loose-fitting shorts. However, before a game againstone of the best teams in the league, four or fiveof us decided to partake in “a few cold ones” wehad smuggled in a Nike sports bag, previouslyleft in the bushes on the school grounds severalmonths earlier for such an auspicious occasion.Our job that night was to cover the opposingteam’s star player who towered over us like thefeeling of shame that shadowed our adolescencefor touching ourselves on a nightly basis.

Although the beer was many months old andtasted slightly skunky, we were, as they say,feeling no pain. In fact, the buzz we felt onlyenhanced our dominance on the basketballcourt and covered our lanky nemesis “likesh**t on a blanket,” as our soccer coach usedto say. Unfortunately, our blurry perception onthe basketball court did not match up with the

numbers on the scoreboard, and our team sufferedone of the worst losses of the season, infuriatingour beleaguered coach to no end. In fact, all of ourfellow beer-drinking teammates swore they hadbeen dominating the game as well and couldn’tunderstand or remember how the opposing teamhad scored so many more baskets than our team.

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Female Led Zeppelin tribute band, fortune tellers ring in the New Year

Hot tickets to New Years include indoor skating rink at tiki bar

You’ve shopped, shared, gorged and imbibed.Now where can you shake your bloated bodylike you’re at an encore at a Prince concert?

Here’s a smattering of what’s happeningaround town to help you ring in 2012.

Dec. 30• Zeppelina, Canada’s only all-female Led

Zeppelin tribute band, will get the led out onenight early at the British Ex-Servicemen As-sociation Club. The VanMusic’s New YearsEve Party at 1143 Kingsway will open withTwo Apple Tobacco performing Frank Zappacovers. Concertgoers are encouraged to wear1970s psychedelic fashions to the show. Doors8 p.m. Cover $5. Drink specials start at $2.

Dec. 31• With a miniature indoor skating rink, ice-

dancing performances choreographed withOlympic figure skater Gary Beacom and an ac-companying live orchestra performing a scoreinspired by the music from movies made byDavid Lynch, New Years at the Waldorf Hotelis a difficult ticket to resist. The first hotel-wideevent since Halloween also includes dancemusic producer Blood Diamonds performingwith a surprise guest. (Blood Diamonds pro-duced for Das Racist the song “Girl,” which

was recently named on of the 50 Best Singlesof 2011 by Rolling Stone Magazine.) Magiciansand fortunetellers will perform throughoutthe hotel at 1489 East Hastings St. There’s a“forbidden” areas where masks are requiredfor entry—masks will be provided in compli-mentary gift bags—and local DJs includingCherchez La Femme, Mandy-Lyn, Genie, LilIndia will be spin until 4 a.m. Only online

tickets that include a special New Years dinnerremained as of Dec. 22: $95 for vegetarians,$100 otherwise. waldorfhotel.com.

• The historic Salt Building in the formerOlympic Village will see life with RougeNYE 2012. Intimate Productions and Blue-printevents.ca co-present the event that in-cludes performances by Ricco and Vinniethe Squid, Timeline, Love and Electrik and

Ali Sani. The Burlesque Beauties are poisedto perform a special countdown. VIP tablesare available for groups of five to 10 revel-lers. intimateproductions.com.

• Intimate Productions is also mount-ing Intimate NYE 2012 at Electric Owl,928 Main St. One room will feature under-ground house while the other will blast nudisco, French electro and house. Tickets$50. intimateproductions.com

• The Biltmore’s also givin’er with tworooms. The cabaret will feature Glory DaysDJs with a special performance by Too HighCrew, while the Howard Johnson Hotel Ball-room features Ice Cream Social DJs. 9 p.m.to 4 a.m. Tickets $25. biltmorecabaret.com.

• If all goes well, the floor at the Com-modore Ballroom will bounce with the Fa-mous Players party band and DJ Paul theWall. Tickets are available for dinner anddance or just the dance. clubzone.com.

• The local Bridgemen DJs, JGarrett, JayZoney, Gr:uwe and (Vancouver legend) DJNoah, along with special guest Soolah arethrowing a party, 2012, for those seekingunderground beats in a more intimate andaffordable New Years setting. The five vet-erans of the music scene will create a mixof groove-driven techno and house to satisfythe most discriminating dancers and new-comers alike, 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. at 56 Powell St.$20 membership fee. bridgemen.net

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Stick to healthy lifestyle changes by making them emotionally relevant

News Year’s resolutions: once more with feelingMegan StewartStaff writer

Maintaining a healthy weight and lifestyleshould be logical. It’s anything but, espe-cially in light of holiday temptations, saysfitness trainer and owner of Vancouver’sStudeo 55, Nathan Mellalieu.

“It’s 100 per cent emotional,” he said.Mellalieu tells clients that achieving an

active lifestyle and nutritious diet is simple,it’s just not always easy.

“All the clients I’m working with, theonly way for them to get on track or stayon track is to ensure there is some kindof emotional relevance as to why they’reworking out [and] why they’re eating bet-ter,” he said.

We don’t lose our figures, add poundsand allow our muscles to soften and waist-lines expand because it makes sense.

“Logically, nobody gets out of shape.Meaning, we all know we should beworking out more often, we all know weshouldn’t be indulging over the holidays.It’s not a matter of logic—those logicalthings don’t match up in the heat of themoment.”

Mellalieu gives the example of a womanwho drinks socially and smokes occasion-ally. When that woman becomes pregnant,her lifestyle habits change immediately andshe foregoes alcohol, nicotine and drugsfor the health of herself and her child.

“In an instant, she quits,” said Mellalieu,asking, “Why is that? It’s because there’san emotional relevance.”

As the holiday season of feasting,merrymaking and reveling continuesthrough a month of parties, Hanukkah,

Christmas and on to New Year’s Eve,Mellalieu gently chastises anyone whohas set a health goal despite knowingthey’re not going to follow through in ameaningful way.

Vancouverites who make themselves

promises of a lifestyle change come Jan. 1,2012 need to check their motivation, theiremotional connection to the outcome and,finally, their strategy.

“We’re right around the corner from peo-ple setting New Year’s resolutions. For themost part, people who have set a health-related goal, whether it’s of getting in thebest shape of their life or losing 10 pounds,they’ve probably set that same resolutionfor the past 10 years,” he said.

Logically, he continues, these peopleknow why a healthy lifestyle is a smartchoice. “But for five or 15 or 20 years, theyhaven’t done it even though intellectuallythey know they should.”

It’s not enough to commit to taking thestairs, buying a gym membership or sub-scribing to a low-calorie food delivery sys-tem, he said.

“Automatically people go right to thehow: how am I going to do this? Whateverit is, it’s how: How? How? How? Whatthey need to do is ask themselves why.They need to ask themselves why they’redoing it.”

This is the most crucial advice he says hegives clients.

“If the why is powerful enough, thehow figures itself out,” he reasoned. “Ifthere is no why, then there is no reasonnot to indulge.”

[email protected]: @MHStewart

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SUDOKU

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ACROSS1. Film Music Guild4. A rubberized raincoat7. An upper limb10. Wander12. Biblical name for Syria14. Former OSS15. Norwegian capital16. No. Am. Gamebird Assoc.17. Taxis18. Ancient Chinese weight unit20. Third tonsil22. Ancient Hebrew measure =1.5 gal.23. Piece of clothing25. Overrefined, effeminate

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Canadian Beef

/lb.$5.05kg

Frozen

Top SirloinRoast

$317

3for

/lb.$1.72kg

All Natural

BoulderChips

Assorted Flavours

$239

Rolled OatsSlow & Quick Cooking

$849ea.

From the Deli

Colavita

Extra VirginOlive Oil

$10991L

Certified Organic

Staff of Famous Foodswishes everyone awonderful holiday

CLOSED JAN 1, 2011OPEN DEC. 31 8AM - 5PM

Canadian Beef

/lb.$6.98kg

142g

Nature’s Path

GranolaAssorted

$899

Organic

750g

Non-MedicatedNon-Medicated Canadian Beef

2.5kg

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