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World Temporary modular housing more expensive, warns broker CONSTRUCTION ae Our concern is over the utilization Units placed on valuable real estate will cost the city: Expert of avery valuable, very prime resource, namely, a $30 to $35 million property. David Goodman, principal at HQ Commercial that rises to $15 million, Good refurbishing existing hous- man said, with the land cost. ing.” he wrote in an email “What could the city do with to Metro. the land if it wasn’t putting The $85,000 cost of each trailers on it? They've taken 250-square foot unit is rela- ‘an asset out of circulation,” _ tively cheap, Latif added, and he said, adding he supports _ the modules can be reused on the modular housing idea in other sites. principle but thinks this isthe Goodman calculated a Jen St.Denis Metro| Vancouver The principal of a Vancou. ver real estate brokerage firm is arguing that placing low- density temporary modular ‘wrong location similar cost housing on a city-owned site for it per unit, at ‘at Main and Terminal is a poor But because $87,500. use of city property, and the the city-owned ‘The density units will end up costing more site is current (5.0 FSR, or than a conventional condo- ly sitting emp- 7. floor space minium building, “Our concern is over the utilization of a very valuable, very prime resource, namely, 2 $30 to $35 million property,” ty as it awaits ratio) currently development || Allowed for the at some point site means the in the future, flor pep ereneeeey city could puta only the con. : © 15storey, 250- said David Goodman of HQ struction costs unit building ‘Commercial and publisher of ofthe modular housing should on the site, Goodman argued. the Goodman Report, a news- be counted, said Mukhtar La- Alternatively, the city could letter detailing listings and tif, chief housing officer for sell the site to a private de- trends in rental apartment the City of Vancouver. veloper for $30 million and building sales. a By that measure, Latif be- either require the developer The city has built a 40-unit Ei IL lieves it's a cost-effective and to include social housing on ‘modular apartment building Modular units are assembled at Vancouver'sfirst temporary modularhousing projectat220 flexible solution to immediate _ the site, or take the money at Main and Terminal, acon Terminal Ave. in December. sowrts cauracr/mereo housing needs. and build social housing else- struction method that is faster “These homes provide a where. and cheaper than convention- sites that are vacant as they donear the Main and Terminal when he factors in the “op- self-contained high quality In contrast, the 40-unit, al building methods. await development. site is selling for $1,000 per portunity cost” to the city of home at a rent that is more threestorey building the city The intention isto use the The city, however, disputes square foot. underutilizing or not selling affordable than market and is _has constructed on the site is, buildings to temporarily house the way Goodman has calcu-. But he calculates that the the land. ‘better solution than alterna- just 1.65 FSR, and occupies people who are homeless or lated the cost of the program. modular units will cost the _ The city will spend $3.5 mil- tive temporary housing op- only 35 per cent of the entire atrisk of homelessness, using Goodman notes that acon- city $1,495 per square foot, lion on construction costs, but tions such as purchasing and _ site, according to Goodman. Veterinary Office Administrator! INFORMATION Diploma Program SESSION it @ If you are looking for an exciting career in the Animal Care Industry, Stenberg College's Veterinary Office Administrator Diploma program will train you with the highly transferable Thursday, January 26th skills necessary for this in-demand career. J 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Stenberg’s Veterinary Office Administrator Diploma program combines veterinary office Stenberg College administration, client customer service, and animal health & wellness training. 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Please RSVP to [email protected] or (S/ STENBERG COLLEGE by tol 608-634-0568 metreNEWS ECONOMY ob growthis unequal, cows may slow, unsustainable: Report says RBC British Columbia's high per- formance economic engine is novines The debt wil eventually erect to gear down ths eat ‘ori catch uptohem snd impact atthe provinces housing mae Vast majority of ae other types of spending like ket cool sy some economic new jobs in B.C. 2 pines RCs ecnony has Canada are in Lower Mainland The hot housing market over the past two years, but that also makes career choices _ trend is not expected to hold in that much more difficult for 2017, with Manitoba and Ontario families. projected to lead the country, “Sometimes commentators _ says an RBC Economics forecast will say if you can't afford to. Job creation and economic live here, you should move growth are important for Pre- somewhere else. But how can mier Christy Clarkas her govern- you move if all the jobs are ment seeks a fifth consecutive Metro| Vancouver B.C.'s job boom hasn't been good for everyone and even in Metro Vancouver?” mandate in May's provincial for those who have new jobs, In general, healthy econ- election. the good times won't last omies are boosted by a var- __ But RBC forecasts the prov- for long. That's the message economists want to highlight in the latest policy note by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, ‘About 73,000 new jobs were created in the province last year, putting B.C. third in the country in terms of job growth since the 2008 reces- sion, but the vast majority (83 per cent) were located in Met- ro Vancouver. Those living just outside Metro Vancou: ver saw some benefits, with the Fraser Valley, Whistler. Squamish, and the Sunshine iety of sectors and not just ince's economic growth will slip one industry, said Ivanova, _ below the national average for who called B.C.'s economy the first time in six years. RBC “imbalanced.” The latest data expects BC's economy to grow on B.C.’s economic activity _ by 1.7 per cent, just below the show real estate accounted _ national average of 1.8 per cent. for one-third of the prov- __ “It's been very strong in BC. ince's GDP in 2015, she said. in the last couple of years, get- ‘That imbalance is felt most ting major support from the strongly in B.C.’s North and housing market,” Paul Ferley, Interior, where commun- _RBC’s assistant chief economist, ities have seen steady job said ina telephone interview losses since 2016, according from Toronto, “There's the feel- to CCPA. ing that that support isnot likely “The headline statistics of going to persist through the job growth don't mean any- forecast, and with that youget a thing in those communities," _ moderation in the growth rate os oe Sete. Builders work on anew home in North Vancouver last year. onaTHaN HAYWARO/THE CANADIAN PRESS Coast gaining 11 per cent of ‘i eenen ge said Ivanova. THE CANADIAN PRESS the jobs. vancouver a The headline statistics of job pewth seat goon forever, Critics hee fold balan Einbau some Job TOE indi she warne: energy projects like a dam But the rest of the province growth don’t mean anything in “That's what makes it or LNG terminal would cre- ° Jost jobs in 2016, according (North and Interior) communities. unsustainable The reason ste mostly temporary jobs 1% toa CCPA study. Economist iglika Wwanova why (families) can invest so and most have not mater- That degree of unequal much in real estate is not jalized yet, A better idea is job distribution isa bad sign sustainable at all and even centrated in the big cities necessarily because their in- to create long-term jobs in | B4G#e predicted grow for B.C., said CCPA’s senior inthe good times it has been because economic activity come is growing, but it is forestry or alternative ener- | fatefor2OUZ iustbelow, economist, Iglika Ivanova. very regionally unequal.” has been largely driven by because they are taking on gies like geothermal or wind, | pereent, “The bad news is it's not The new jobs are con- real estate and that kind of more debt.” Said Ivanova. SEE NOW. PAY LATER. Book a free consultation at 1-855-301-2020 or lasikmd.com LASIK MD | metr NEWS | Vancouver GARBAGE PICKUP Councillor believes residents owed rebate Jen St. Denis Metro| Vancouver Coun. Melissa De Genova thinks residents of Vancouver who have been without the basic city service of garbage pickup because of iy, uncleared streets should get a property tax rebate. ‘Some people are now four ‘weeks without the sanitation services that they pay for” said De Genova. “Mayor Gregor Robertson and Vision Vancouver just increased property taxes, but ‘when you look at the faddition- al) increased fees, the average household is paying an increase of five per cent.” It's an idea the NPA councillor plans to include in an upcoming motion to council, along with an inquiry to staff to investigate how Vancouver can plan better for snow and ice events. The property tax rebate motion will ask staffto investigate the feasibility of the idea, Ifthere have been overall savings to the city from not collecting garbage, De Genova said, those should be passed on to residents. NPA Coun. George Affleck will also be bringing forward a motion asking for an in- dependent, third-party review of how the city’s response to such weather can be improved. He pointed to two other re- ports completed by city staff following snow storms in 2008 ‘and in 2012, and said the time has come to ask for an outside POLICE Driver penalized for snowy windshield With a chance of flurries in the forecast, Lower Mainland residents may want to take note of what happened to one Surrey driver who neglected to clean the snow off from the car windshield before heading out onto the road last week. RCMP officers pulled over the driver after spotting the car on the road with a very snowy windshield — and with only a facesized hole to see through. Surrey RCMP tweeted a photo ofthe windshield to wam others of what not todo when it snows. ‘And it seems there could be ‘This windscreen full of snow got adriver pulled over. more windshield clearing in the near future for Vancouverarea residents. There is a chance of snow flurries Monday night. = ss Monday, January 9, 2017 | 5 | Hundreds of people hitthe ice at Trout Lake on Saturday. ono» oaLLmero Warm weather closes Trout Lake for skating winter It appears the Canadian Frozen lake eyroniaireewen eeu wal was slushy in ‘horived'n Vancouver ss the park board announced areas after Sunday that it is closing heavy usage fila lee ln several aveas made it dangerous for skating. Li The frozen lake was opened Metro| Vancouver on Thursday and lasted three days before authorities say they were forced to close it due to heavy usage over the weekend and rising temperatures, Inspection teams spotted at least five slushy areas Sunday morning and rangers post- ed signs asking residents to stay off the ice until further notice, according to a written statement by Donnie Rosa, director of recreation for the Parks Board The Parks Board says it will reopen the lake for skating if the ice re-thickens. Itestimates between 1,500 to 2,000 people were on the lake on Saturday. The ice was five inches thick Thursday when authorities first opened the lake for skating. ttawa’s self-esteem issue worn on sleeves Fun rake on T-shirt slogan sparks debate Could Ottawa eventually be- come a major cultural hub — the Portland of Canada? Maybe, says designer Dominic Coballe, but first they need to deal with their selfesteem problem, Coballe, co-founder of N- Product, is promoting those conversations in 2017 with a tongue-in-cheek art project: a black shirt that reads “Ottawa vs. ItselE” ‘The T-shirt isa take on a pro- jectin Detzoit, where graphic designer Tommey Walker created Tshirts with the slogan: "Detroit vs, Everybody.” A similar design in Toronto sparked a copyright war in 2015. Coballe was dis cussing the shirts with friends Dominic Coballe wearing one of the T-shirts he designed about ‘Ottawa's image problem. nauev arciiemerRo last summer when he made an honest joke about Ottawa, “Ottawa could never get away with an Ottawa vs. Everybody. It would more likely be Ottawa vs. itself. We're our own worst enemies,” he said. “Whether you were raised here or you're a trans- plant, you kind of get that vibe: We don't think we're cool enough” @ We're actually better than what we think we al Dominic Coballe Coballe Photoshopped a mockup of the design and, after posting the image on Facebook, there was such a demand for P-shirts that Coballe decided to print a run as an art project. "A lot of people loved it. Some people were like, ‘What does it mean? Are you taking a swipe at Ottawa?" he said. Whether you get the joke or not, Coballe said he's hoping it gets people talking about the city. ‘'m from Ottawa, I love this town, we have a family here. Some people see it as ‘we're our ‘own worst enemies’ but some people think it's uplifting, be ‘cause we're also our own worst atic. We're actually better than ‘what we think we are.” EDMONTON Cemetery searches for its artist-in-residence Kevin Maimann Metro| Edmonton Here's an eerily good oppor- tunity: The City of Edmonton is giving one artist the chance of lifetime — to work among the dead. ‘The Edmonton Arts Council has put out a call for applications tobe the frst artistin-residence hosted by City of Edmonton Cemeteries. The chosen artist will get to work on art in local cemeteries as.a fulltime job for six months, with a primary studio space on the second floor of a building at Mount Pleasant. While some might find the space unnerving, Teena Changarathil, supervisor of cemetery sales and operations with the city, said it could be inspizing. “It’s very historic. A lot of ‘what we do with cemeteries is we have beautiful parkland, and it's really a warm and inviting place,” Changarathil said, “Once you get past the in- itial cemetery part of it and ac tually focus in on the area and the work that we do and our ‘Teena Changarathil staffand the customers that we work with on a regular basis, the sombreness kind of fades away and the comfort and connec- tons and history comes to light” Some bodies buried in Ed- monton’s Mount Pleasant cemetery date back to the 1800s. The building that houses the studio space sits on one of the city's highest geographical points, and also holds admin- istrative offices and niches for cremated remains. The selected artist will de- velop a “body'" of work through- out their residency and will showcase their final products with an exhibition at an un- determined location. PRESENTED BY wu ances ‘TOURISM VANCOUVER’S DINE OUT VANCOUVER FESTIVAL DINEQUTVANCOUVER.COM PREMIER PARTNER Mix ingredients. Season to taste. 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It's a fairly high Although the charges carry standard for any defendant to potential death sentence, the escape criminal charges because Justice Department will decide of mental problems because later whether to pursue that many defendants understand penalty assuming Santiago is the difference between right convicted. Many other issues and wrong. 1H£ associsTeD ones +Full &/or partial removal of tattoos of different shades & colours “Experienced laser technicians & medical grade lasers | Free consultations First Treatment 30% OFF mobile | Your essential daily news URBAN ETIQUETTE ELLEN VANSTONE — Dear Ellen, My husband's best friend got engaged over Christ- mas, and now his fiancée asked me to be her brides- don’t want to do it iready been a bridesmaid four times this year. | don't like her. tried to put her off by politely declining the “honour” but she won't accept no for an answer. It's ‘so much work and expense even when you like the per- ‘son. My current plan is to lie my way out of it. Advice? Reluctant Bridesmaid Dear Reluctant Bridesmaid, Hmmm, I'm thinking The Reluctant Bridesmaid would bean excellent title for a horror movie. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. With the bare facts you have supplied. | would say you owe this person nothing, and that a firm “thank you but I really must say no” is a more-than-acceptable way to get out of it, Twould also condone a big fat fake excuse, as I be- lieve that lying one’s face off to get out of certain (but not all) situations in order to avoid hurting someone's feelings is also completely acceptable. ‘The problem here is that your husband is a liability. If he's the groom's best friend, he will no doubt attend the ‘wedding, and possibly even act as best man, Which ‘would make him a conspicu- ‘ous presence at the proceed- If she’s marrying your husband's best friend, you have to take the men’s relationship into account. THE QUESTION Should I lie my way out of being bridesmaid to my husband's best friend's fiancée who I don’t like? ings. Which means you can't pretend to have a terrible disease, or a dying relative, or that you are on a dangerous intergalactic mission to save the world, without making him look like a total d— for blowing you off to attend the nuptials. As for telling the brutal truth, you may not care what the fiancée thinks of you. But if she’s marrying your husband's best friend, You have to take the men’s relationship into account, Ideally, the two of them will socialize and do guy things without involving you womenfolk for the rest of their lives. (And I have to say, the old-fashioned habit of forced double-dating between couples is a tradition that deserves to die ASAP.) But if there’s any chance the best friend would be hurt by your refusal to join the wedding party, or that his hurt feelings might a fect your husband's friend- ship with him, you must take that into Account. It doesn’t mean you need to submit to emotional blackmail and agree to trot up the aisle with Bridezilla It just means you have to discuss it with your husband, and work something ‘out. Maybe he'll agree the guilt-trip bridesmaid gig is @Ani Castillo a lot of expense and trouble that’s too much to ask, and you'll both agree to find a ‘way out of it, regardless of what his best friend thinks. Or maybe he'll feel it’s important to his friend, and ask you to suck it up — at which point you will have to make up your own mind what to do. Whatever your choice, make sure your own pre- cious marriage doesn’t get sacrificed on the wedding al tar of people you don't care about at all Need advice? Email Ellen: [email protected] Monday, January 9, 2017 MOCHAMA) Canada will party while indigenous kids are denied services For the vast portion of Can- adian history, indigenous com- ‘munities have been stripped of their rights, Underfunding students, bickering over health costs, and allowing children to slip into child welfare cracks is how those rights continue to be abridged. ‘According to a report last week in the Globe and Mail, over the next year, the federal ‘government plans to spend nearly half. billion dollars on Canada 150, While some of that money will go towards promoting truth and recon- Gliation, spending millions ona party while indigenous children, families and com- ‘munities fight for equitable services is a hypocrisy. last week, the Toronto Star reported that the Assembly of First Nations and First Nations Child and Family Caring Soci- ety of Canada filed a motion to the human rights tribunal asking for the federal govern- ‘ment to be found guilty. One year ago, the tribunal ordered the government to comply with Jordan's Principle, a law enacied in 2007. The motion alleges that they have failed to heed the tribunal's orders, Jordan's Principle requires the government fo take a childfrst approach to provid- ing services to all First Nations children. The government that is first contacted — be it federal or provincial — takes on the cost of a chil’ services and seeks to solve jurisdictional issues only after those services haave first been paid for. ‘The law is meant to ensure that all indigenous children receive equal access to govern- ‘ment services with the same level of service that non- indigenous children do, In education, for example, there are significant gaps between what indigenous students on-reserve receive versus provincially funded students (Education is a provincial re- sponsibility, except in the case of First Nations children living on-eserve) ‘Areport last month from the parliamentary budget office found shortfalls in what Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAQ) provided for students on-reserve and what their provincial counterpart receive. In their estimation, the funding shortfall between What INAC paid for and what the various provinces would be between $336 million and $665 million in 2016-2017. ‘The human rights tribunal case — and many others — is evidence of an ongoing process of depriving indigen- us children of equitable and humane services. Organizations like First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada are continually forced to sue the ‘government to provide for services that are standard and sacrosanct for non-indigenous children, ‘The most recent federal budget provides $3.7 billion in funding for indigenous stu dents over the next five years But too much of that money ‘won't be seen fora few years yet. Generations of indigen- ‘ous children will be lost in the meantime. PHILOSOPHERCAT ‘by JasonLogan Oo gn ap. FOCUSING 15 Your essential daily news or more coverage and a full list of Golden Globes winners, visit metrone\ ‘When the powerful use their position to bully o GOLDEN GLOBES Meryl Streep speech delivers takedown of Donald Trump In accepting her speech for a lifetime achievement award at Sunday night's Golden Globes, Meryl Streep used the opportun- ity tocritidze US. presidentelect Donald Trump. ‘When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose,” said Streep, referencing Trump's mocking of a reporter with a disability The actress also gave an ode to her fellow actors in a changing Hollywood, referencing the diverse cultural backgrounds of Dev Patel, Ruth Negga, and others. (Even Ryan Gosling re- ceived mention for being Can- adian) She used that asan oppor tunity to take a shot at Trump's intolerant stance when it comes to immigration. Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if you kick them al out, you have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which dare not the arts," Streep said to loud applause. la La Land came into the Gold- en Globes as the big favourite. Damien Chazelle's Los Angeles musical, which had a leading seven nominations, won best ‘actor for Gosling, best screen- play for Chazelle's script, best score {Justin Hurwitz) and best song for "City of Stars,” and best musical or comedy fm, In one of the evening's more Sparkle and shine — Futuristic metallics were all over the red carpet at this year's Golden Globes. From left: Ruth Negga in Louis Vuitton, Regina King in Romona Keveza, Emma Stone in Valentino and Chrissy Teigen in Marchesa. Parade of pinks — Lily Collins wore a princessy Zuhair Murad gown — one of many actresses in pink Hove this colour. It’s fun, it’s fresh, it’s great,” she said, emotional acceptance speeches, Gosling dedicated his award to his late brother-in-law, juan Car los Mendes. ‘While Iwas singing and dan- cing and playing piano and hav- ing one of the best experiences I've ever had on a film, my lady ‘was raising our daughter, preg- nant with our second and try- ing to help her brother fight his battle with cancer.” said Gos ling, referring to his partner, Eva Mendes The Globes got off to a rocky start, when a broken teleprompt- © Comedy gold — ers, we alllose’: Streep er initially froze Fal lon. "Cut to Jus- tin Timberlake, please.” implored desperately im- provising Fallon. Itwas the second fiasco for Globes producer Dick Clark Productions, which presented the infamous Mariah Carey ‘lub on New Year's Eve. Ina more truncated mono- logue, Fallon’'s sharpest barbs weren't directed at celebrities but president-elect Trump. He com- pared Trump to the belliger- ent teenage king Joffrey of Games of Thrones. Fal- lon's first line {at least once the teleprompter was up) was introducing the Globes as “one of the few places left where America still honours the popular vote” nice here, at 44,” joked Tracee Ellis Ross, referencing her age, when she won for best actress in a comedy for her role in Black-ish, @ Artandheart — viola Davis, best supporting actress, said of Fences: “It doesn't scream moneymaker but it does scream art. It does scream heart.”