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Volume 4, Issue 2 FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Published monthly by the University Neighbourhoods Association

Musqueam First Nation held its second Open House on plans to develop 22 acres of the University Endowment Lands (UEL) February 6 amid growing debate among UEL residents on the net benefit of this development to their community. Residents say that in particular they re-gret the lack of ‘community amenity charges’ Musqueam might otherwise pay if its proposed ‘Block F’ development beside University Boulevard in the UEL was ‘a normal development’ in ‘a normal municipality’. Asked how much in the way of com-munity amenity charges or the equivalent would otherwise accrue to the UEL com-munity from Musqueam development of Block F, Ron Pears, chair of the UEL Community Advisory Council (CAC), said, “Zilch!”

Musqueam Make Plans; UEL Residents Regret

Lack of BenefitsSecond of four Open Houses on Block F

development is held; residents say they are left

out of benefits of development

Mr. Pears leads a community that, for reasons having nothing to do with the Musqueam band, has not had a commu-nity centre in its 80-year existence save the right to use a small space in the Uni-versity Marketplace complex on Toronto Road in recent years. In fairness to Mr. Pears, he has publi-cally expressed his intention to try fetch-ing about the development of a UEL community centre in the two years he has remaining in office. He has also stated his intention of trying to convert the unincor-porated UEL into a municipality. At the January meeting of CAC direc-tors, some directors expressed themselves unaware of the practice of communities levying community amenity charges on developers until it was explained to them how UBC, for example, finances the con-struction of such amenities as the $3 mil-lion Old Barn Community Centre and the planned $10 million second community centre (in South Campus). CAC mem-bers learned that UBC levies a communi-ty amenity charge on developers of $3 on every square foot of building they erect.

Directors of the University Neighbour-hoods Association heard at their Feb-ruary board meeting that Rose Point School will likely be the new name of what is now called Acadia Road School. Director Charles Menzies said that the naming committee called by the Vancouver School Board to determine whether Acadia Road School should be renamed or retain its name has con-cluded its work by recommending the board choose one of two names. On of the names, ‘Rose Point School’, was supported by “all eight members of the committee save one”, Mr. Menzies told fellow UNA directors. Mr. Menzies, the UNA representa-tive on the VSB naming committee and a strong supporter of the Rose Point name, said, “I think it would be amaz-ing and wonderful if the name of Rose Point was honoured.” In an article in this issue of the Cam-pus Resident, Mr. Menzies expresses his view on the appropriateness of the Rose Point School name if in fact this name is chosen. Please turn to article on Page 9. Also in an article in this issue of the Campus Resident, a second member of the naming committee expresses the view that the process of naming (or re-naming) Acadia Road School is flawed. Please turn to Page 9 for the article by Melanie Antweiler, chair, Acadia Road School PAC (Parents Advisory Council) and parent representative on the eight-member naming committee. The school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2014 on the former site of Uni-versity Hill Secondary School on Aca-dia Road in the University Endowment Lands with its 100 or so students cur-rently using portable classrooms behind Queen Elizabeth School on 16th Avenue in West Point Grey.

Acadia Road

School Seems Set for New Name

MUSQUEAM continued on Page 10

‘Rose Point School’ is favoured, says UNA

appointee to Vancouver School Board naming committee; meanwhile, to another appointee to

the committee , the school naming process is flawed

Premier Christy Clark addresses students, parents, teachers, school representatives and community members at official opening of new and larger University Hill Secondary School at UBC. Following opening ceremony, the premier replied to questions from students in a ‘town hall’ meeting at the school. Please turn to Page 11 for story. Photo credit, Edward Chang.

School Grand Opening Occurs Feb 14th - Followed by Student ‘Town Hall’ with Premier

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TAPESTRY MUSIC FRIENDS has started up and is expanding. Executive members of the group: (seated, right) Joan McLeod and (left) Katie Drysdale (standing from the left) Kay Hutchinson, Stephen Drance and Glen Muri.

Residents of Tapestry retirement centre on campus appreciate music. They showed this when a music ap-preciation group called Tapestry Music Friends was formed recently. About half of the residents joined.

Tapestry Music Group Gets Ready to Expand

Campus residents outside retirement centre are invited to join; larger concert venue

may be needed in future

Now, the group of 70-80 music-appreci-ating retirees plans on expanding outside Tapestry. “The time has come when we can invite people outside Tapestry to join as non-resident members with full privi-leges,” says Stephen Drance, co-founder of Tapestry Music Friends. A retired professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia and a member of the Order of Canada Dr. Drance does not come to the creation of music appreciation groups without a strong background. Ten years ago, he founded Vancouver Musicfest, which has provided hundreds of thousands of Vancouverites and visitors with top-class concerts by professionals for ten days ev-ery August since.

Dr. Drance and wife Betty have lived at Tapestry for two years after living for many years in the University Endowment Lands. After the idea of a properly-orga-nized music appreciation group at Tapes-try arose, Dr. Drance teamed up with the Health Arts Society to chart a program of concerts for its first year. Since formation in 2006, the Health Arts Society has staged over 5,000 high-quality professional ‘Concerts in Care’ to bring the rich experience of performance arts to Canadians in residential care. Working with the well-known David Lemon, founder of Health Arts Society (B.C.), Dr. Drance structured an inau-gural season for Tapestry Music Friends consisting of six concerts “and perhaps a few surprise events.” Members of the Tapestry Music Friends and others packed the 160-seat perfor-mance venue at Tapestry in January for the first concert—a performance by Robert Silverman, one of Canada’s pre-mier pianists. The program called for the highly regarded Borealis String Quartet to perform in February. Similar to Musicfest Vancouver, which offers a wide range of classical music, jazz and ‘world music’ concerts, not all Tapestry Music Friends concerts deliver classical music. For example, the Alan Matheson + 2 jazz trio plays April 22, and the K Sisters provide close harmony duet with songs of the Forties and Fifties on November 4. Annual membership in Tapestry Music Friends costs $100, which works out at about $15 a concert. Dr. Drance calls this “a reasonable cost for the galaxy of talent we put on stage.” As to what will happen if the number of members and others attending con-certs put on by Tapestry Music Friends exceeds the physical capacity of their home venue to accommodate them, Dr. Drance says larger space on campus will be found as needed. He mentioned, for example, the gym in the new University Hill Secondary School building. “It’s an exciting time for us,” he said in an interview at Tapestry. Please contact Dr. Drance for more in-formation about Tapestry Music Friends, and on how to join, at smd@mail.ubc.ca

The UNA has sent a cheque for over half a million dollars to the Canada Revenue Agency while pondering the possibility of appealing a CRA ruling that deems the UNA “a service provider”. Thomas Beyer, treasurer and director, told the UNA February board meeting that on January 29, 2013 “the UNA made a payment of $519,371.56 to the CRA from the UNA operating budget.” The payment covered an assessment of $483,630.27 in HST owing for two re-porting periods (2010-11 and 2011-12). It also covered $32,672.86 in interest, and

$3,068.43 in penalties. Mr. Beyer said, “We are discussing whether to appeal (the ruling). An appeal may, or may not, fly.” He said the cost of an appeal would be of the order of $20,000 to $30,000. “We have received a quote from outside coun-sel.” ‘Services levies’ which UBC charges residents annually go in the Neighbours Fund. The revenue agency determined that the Neighbours levy transferred from UBC to the UNA is subject to HST. Mr. Beyer said that with the HST bill paid, UNA staff will request a transfer of the entire amount from unallocated reserves in the Neighbours Fund to the UNA 2012-13 operating budget. Following discussion, the UNA board passed a motion calling for all future pay-ments to the CRA to be done on-line.

UNA Attends to HST Bill; May Appeal Re-assessment as

Service ProviderCheque for over $500,000 is sent to Ottawa; cost of

appeal is quoted as $20,000-$30,000

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Letter to the Editor

I would like to make two comments about articles in your last issue. I applaud Ms. Harris for selecting Bill Holmes of Hampton Place as the new alternate director for Electoral Area A. Bill is a logical choice in that he once lived in the UEL (although he has been a neighbour of mine here in Sandringham for a very long time) and I know that he is close to Maria so he will have a good sense of her views. In my opinion it is important for an al-

Resident Reacts to January Articlesternate director to be simpatico with the elected director. You would not want the elected director taking one position at meeting A and the alternate taking a dif-ferent position at meeting B. Aside from all of this Bill is an absolutely first class person in every way (and I say this from the perspective of someone who finds himself disagreeing with Bill from time to time). I would also like to comment on the Water Rates Update that Ms. Harris pro-

The Organization for U-Town Residents (OUR) held its inaugural meeting on June 25th, 2012. Quite a bit has happened since then, including the UNA Elections back in September when all three OUR candidates were elected to the three va-cant seats on the UNA Board. Thus we thought it might be time to update local residents on OUR activities, achieve-ments, and plans for the future. We formed The Organization for U-Town Residents for one simple reason - to provide those living here with a stron-ger voice in matters affecting the UNA neighbourhoods. Our primary goal was, and still is, to act as an advocacy group to promote the interests of residents. We want to raise your concerns and help present your views. We felt that our first order of business should be to seek and support UNA di-rectors most likely to reflect this vision. For this reason, our energy from July to September 2012 was mostly spent cam-

vided. It is a long complicated piece but essentially it identifies the 20% mark up that the UEL pays to Metro Vancouver (the Greater Vancouver Water District) and Maria questions, in some detail, whether the mark up is justified. I think Maria should have, in this dis-cussion, while I acknowledge some dif-ferences, asked some questions about the additional 10% mark up that the UEL it-self charges to UBC as the water travels the relatively short distance from Blanca

to the Campus (passing through UEL pipes). I can understand Maria’s concern about the UEL’s circumstance and the 20% mark up but I am disappointed that as to the circumstances of any in Elec-toral Area A who pay the UEL imposed 10% that she is not asking any questions.

Jim TaylorResident, Hampton Place

What 2013 Holds for OUR (Organization for U-Town Residents)By John Dickinson,

Hawthorn Place resident and co-founder of OUR

paigning for three candidates we knew shared our concerns about the democracy deficit at UBC. These candidates were Richard Alexander, Charles Menzies, and Shaohong Wu. All three were suc-cessfully elected and Richard Alexander now serves as UNA Chair. We were very pleased with this result. Since the election, we have spent some time regrouping and formulating our ideas. We hit the ground running in 2012, and so we thought it was important to use the last few months to engage in some re-flection and conversation with our mem-bership. We understand that the UNA directors also need to gather information and input as they consider their positions on key issues, such as governance, land use and planning, and the likely impact on our infrastructure of increased density. We acknowledge that such democratic processes take time. We were delighted to see that one of the UNA Board of Directors’ first priorities was to hold a Listen In event, facilitated by one of OUR board members. This was exactly the right message for residents, many of who feel that their concerns have been sidelined by UBC’s insistence

on “monetizing” the land. We encourage readers who were unable to attend to read the report posted on the UNA website at http://www.myuna.ca/2012/10/listen-in/. We await the UNA’s response to resi-dents’ concerns with great interest. The conversation continues, and will for the foreseeable future. In the year ahead we intend to prioritize consideration of the development planning process and exploration of options for governance reform. As well, our members are telling us that they are increasingly concerned about traffic and transportation issues, and we will be pressing for action here too. If you would like to be informed about upcoming informational sessions, or OUR activities, you might consider join-ing us. Membership is free and is open to all residents of the UNA neighbourhoods. To become a member, all you need to do is fill in the membership form on our website: http://www.ourutown.com. OUR Mission:• To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and dissemination of information about the unique UBC residential com-munity.

• To promote and represent the interests of residents in decisions and actions af-fecting the community, including all campus plans in residential areas and other areas of campus affecting residents.• To seek full democratic representation for residents on community issues with UBC, UNA, other municipal government agencies, the Provincial Government and other government agencies.• To encourage residents to become more engaged in local government, planning and development, community affairs and related municipal matters.

The University Endowment Lands (UEL) is moving forward toward munici-pal status - real, effective, local govern-ment. The CAC (Community Advisory Council) of the UEL voted unanimously on December 10th to initiate the process of political self-rule. Citing the colonial status of the UEL in reference to the provincial government, CAC Chair Ron Pears says the time is now for real government in the UEL. The CAC will investigate the level of support for incorporation as a municipal government and get a feasibility study underway. Shortly thereafter, all things

Time to Have a Real MunicipalityBy Charles Menzies, UNA board member

being equal, they will appeal to the pro-vincial government to enact enabling leg-islation to create a special municipality. Also, last fall the provincial government created Jumbo Glacier Resort Munici-pality and appointed a founding mayor and council. No one lives in Jumbo yet. Nonetheless, democratic local govern-ment has been created for a community that is yet to exist. Makes one wonder about the role that our provincial govern-ment imagines municipalities actually play in society. The UEL has 4,000 residents. Jum-po Glacier Resort Municipality has no residents. By contrast, the UNA area at UBC has 8,000 residents. The move by the UEL residents is a positive sign for us in the UNA. Now, with the election

of the OUR (Organization of University Residents) candidates and with our cam-paign commitment of moving toward “a real local government”, we too should be able to start the process of independence and effective local governance. Like our neighbours in the UEL, we too suffer under a form of colonial administration, but between the province and us is UBC whereas the UEL residents can at least di-rectly address the provincial government. It’s time for us to make the move to-ward real, effective, local government. As a UNA director, I have quickly come to realize that the UNA’s actual domain of authority is seriously restricted and constrained by our status as a society and as an agency of UBC acting with delegat-ed authority from the University’s Board

of Governors. We are barely able to es-tablish local bylaws that residents have demanded, and we seem even less capa-ble of enforcing such bylaws once we get them approved by UBC. Our ability to make budgetary decisions is severely re-stricted by the agreements the University has with the UNA. At the end of the day it seems that our real domain of authority extends only to the wonderful programs that our staff members organize through the Old Barn Community Centre. I am looking forward to a deepening discussion and real action on the demo-cratic-deficit front as we move forward and being to talk about local government options in earnest.

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Last month I set out a table showing the comparable leasehold (LH) value of four Groups of LHs (I used more than 3 com-parisons). I said that I was also going to refer to Musqueam’s two developments near the junction of 41st Avenue and Ma-rine Drive. The following table gives you the same data as I gave last month for these last two Groups:

Date when new

Location LH/FS # of Comparables

Market Value when new - Per Sq. Foot (rounded to

nearest $5,000)

% Value of LH to FS

1 1971-1977

Group 5: Mus. MD LH 3 $25

Dunbar FS 6 $30 LH 71% of FS

2 1973-1977

Group 6: Mus. FR LH 4 $30

Dunbar FS 6 $30 LH 100% of FS

All of the comparisons of the six Groups were LH areas as new when compared to comparable FS when new on a per square foot basis of building. Here are the re-sults for all the five Groups:1. Group 1: Consists of seven LH areas in our Neighbourhoods (all having sub-stantially and materially identical leases). The average (not weighted) value of LH for the seven areas as compared to FS (fee simple) was 96%.2. Group 2: One LH property at SFU. The value of LH to FS was 100% (see note 3 below).3. Group 3: Two LH areas owned by the City of Vancouver (“COV”) in False Creek. The average, not weighted, value of LH for these areas as compared to FS is 77%. 4. Group 4: One LH area owned by COV in the Fraser River Lands. The average value of LH for this area as compared to FS is 100%. 5. Group 5: An area of LHs owned by Musqueam bordering Marine Drive (“Musqueam MD”), near the intersection of 41st Avenue. The average value of LH to FS was 71%.6. Group 6: An area of LHs owned by Musqueam off Marine Drive behind Musqueam MD and on the Fraser River (“Musqueam FR”). The average value of LH to FS was 100%.There are some comments that I should make about this data. 1. All of the separate groupings have, within the groups, the essentially same lease. There may be slight differences from one to another (it would have been a horrendous task to actually pull out each lease and review it) but all of the leases within the groups were issued at the same time and there is no reason to think that they are not all essentially identical. 2. In terms of the data for the table in the last article, two of the comparative values (both in our neighbourhoods) were over 100% when the LH was compared to FS. This seems oddly high to me. You would expect that FS would be higher compared to LH. To some extent, particularly when

HOW TO BEST ENHANCE THE VALUE OF OUR

LEASES (3rd IN A SERIES)Jim Taylor, Hampton Place Resident, Lawyer and First

UNA Chair

our leases are new, 100 years may have seemed long enough to be like FS. 3. I should note two things about Group 2 (SFU). First, it was a very small sample as we were only able to find one develop-ment at SFU on which we could find suf-ficient data (3 sales) for which we could find any comparable (in this case a single frame building, again 3 sales) in the sur-rounding area of Burnaby. Second, the surrounding area that we choose was an area that generally, I think, would yield a lower price. So this value may be over-stated.

4. As to Groups 5 and 6, all the actual prices (both LH and FS) are low, but re-member that these sales are from the ear-ly 1970’s when property prices were low and the important figure is the % value of LH to FS. The obvious question is why do these six Groups of new LHs when compared to new FS comparable properties differ as to their comparative values? These are all newly developed areas where there is no history that might affect value. Ini-tially all of the relationships between the landlord and tenant were similar. Some of the LH areas were fully landscaped and the public realm improved but some likely were not so this could lead to some differences. However, in those areas in which the public realm (such as it may have been) was not improved it was an-ticipated. So it is difficult to give much weight to any of these factors for the dif-ferences. The principal distinguishing factor, at this time, when these new LHs are compared to new FS comparables, is the lease itself (and, thus, I separate both the Musqueam and COV areas into two Groups as they have different leases). In the next issue, I will look at a com-parison of the various leases used in the six Groups, our Neighbourhoods, SFU, the two COV areas, Musqueam MD and Musqueam FR. I do this work as a volunteer. But to do this I need paid consulting help - a prop-erty consultant and someone to identify (so I can analyze them) other leases in the Lower Mainland by using various indices beyond my skills. The UNA and UBC are covering this cost.

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Keri Zhang Volunteer member of the UNA Multicultural Committee; Key Or-ganizer of the UNA Youth Band and Youth Fitness Club

What motivates me to be a volunteer?I was a lawyer back in China and ran my own firm at the age of 28. I started to volunteer when I moved to Vancouver in 2010. Getting involved in the UNA Mul-ticultural Committee and the Wesbrook Community Centre Working Committee offered me a great opportunity to learn what a community is and how the system works. Then I was able to combine such knowledge with my professional skills to start new programs for the community.I want to be a role model to my son, to guide him to grow and understand how to contribute and give back to society. That’s why I am so keen to create and lead the UNA Youth Band and the Youth Fitness Club, and I hope to help more youth members build their social and leadership skills.

My vision of the UNA Community? I strongly believe that the UNA is on a path moving toward an inclusive and harmonized community that embraces different cultures. I feel I am a part of the community and there are many ways that we can make it a better place to live. I feel fulfilled and valued through volun-teering.

On this page, you will find stories of five outstanding UNA volunteers; you will also find information about the nomination process and how you may become a member of the UNA Volunteer Recognition Committee (Stories of

more outstanding volunteers will be told in the March and April issues of the Campus Resident)

Nominations have started for the 2012-2013 UNA Volunteer Awards

Gek MeiVolunteer, UNA Sustainable Transportation Committee

What motivates me to be a volunteer?Sustainability in construction and in the way we live resonates strongly with me, which is why I am a resident volunteer in the UNA’s Sustainable Transportation committee and working groups review-ing REAP, which sets out the various sustainability criteria for new residential buildings on campus. Besides connect-

Heather FriesenVolunteer leader of UNA Community Garden Committee

What motivates me to be a volunteer?Plain and simple - helping others and do-ing what I can to save the planet makes me feel good! Of course it helps that I am retired. But I don’t remember a time when I was not involved in some kind of volunteer endeavour. My parents were both awesome examples of giving and caring and living sustainably. I am very thankful for all the blessings I have re-ceived in my life and feel very appreci-ated for my volunteer efforts, and that motivates me to keep volunteering.

My vision of the UNA community?I feel so fortunate to be living in such beautiful surroundings, in a community that values diversity and sustainable liv-ing. My vision for the UNA Community is to be a leader in sustainable living - a community garden plot for all who want one; compost and recycling facilities to support a zero waste lifestyle; UBC and UNA working together as a living lab showcasing green technology in new and existing residential buildings. I en-vision a community that is welcoming and inclusive; where neighbours know each other and have fun together and are actively engaged in community affairs. Soon after I moved here I was invited by Jim Taylor (then UNA Chair) to head the Recycling Committee which later evolved into the Sustainability Commit-tee, which later fostered the Community Gardens Committee.

Sandra Price-HosieVolunteer Instructor - New to English

What motivates me to be a volunteer?When I moved into Hampton Place at my old alma mater, U.B.C., I was surprised to find so many neighbours who could not speak English. They tried to be friendly but just couldn’t. So many smiled but said nothing when we met in the hall, in the elevator, at the mailbox or out on the sidewalk. Every time this happened a voice inside me kept saying, “ I could teach you to speak English so easily!” So, although I had completely retired from teaching and was busy writing my book, All About Learning English, I felt I should contribute or ‘give back’ as they say, by volunteering to teach at our own community centre, The Old Barn.

My vision of the UNA community?My vision for the UNA community is one where people who love learning and have respect for the academic life come from all around the world to gather here together, living in harmony and coop-eration. We UNA members of all age groups, with our families, live in pro-ductive harmony with one another and with the environment, which we cherish.

May XingUNA Youth volunteer

What motivates me to be a volunteer?There is something extraordinary in wit-nessing the birth of the community in which you live. I have had not only this privilege, but also the one of helping to build and shape it into what it is today. I began volunteering to gain experience, but soon it became much more than that. My first and subsequent involvements with the Old Barn were rich in opportu-nities to connect and share with others in my neighbourhood, and helped me form lifelong friendships.

My vision of the UNA Community?It has been especially important for me to get to know and understand many of my neighbours, peers, and colleagues, and I have come to realize that these associa-tions play an integral part in the founda-tion of a supportive and united commu-nity. After all, our community – where we grow and learn and raise families – is what we know and make of it and con-sists of not only what others have built, but also what you will create yourself.

Nomination ProcessThe nomination of the 2012-2013 UNA Volunteer Awards started on February 14, 2013. If you know of a volunteer whose contribution has enriched our community, we encourage you to make a nomination between now and March 31, 2013. The information on the nomination criteria and process is available on the UNA and The

Old Barn websites.Nomination can be completed online, by mail or in person. The nomination form can be downloaded from the UNA and The Old Barn websites, or obtained from UNA Office or the front desk of The

Old Barn Community Centre.

Volunteer Recognition CommitteeA UNA Volunteer Recognition Committee will review all nominations and decide on the award recipients. We invite three UNA residents to join the Committee. Anyone who is interested, please contact

Qiuning Wang at qwang@oldbarn.ca before March 5, 2013.

ing with other residents in the community and working together to enhance safety, promote shared values and improve the well being of all residents, volunteering within the context of a university com-munity provides greater awareness of the latest research, discussions and bench-marks in this quickly evolving area. My husband and I are UBC alumni and our son attends UHill Secondary, and we chose to live here as it is a small, safe, friendly, diverse and intellectually open community; it is my hope that all these core characteristics remain strong despite the relentless real estate development.

My vision of the UNA community? I would like to see the UNA-UBC rela-tionship strengthened with UNA’s in-volvement being an integral part of com-munity planning. By pioneering new green initiatives, the community becomes a living lab contributing to global knowl-edge about healthy, sustainable neigh-bourhoods. UNA must remain open and inclusive, engaging all residents to share in both the joys and responsibilities of living here.

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Lunar New Year Festivities Yields Fun for UNA Families

Saturday February 2, 2013 was an ex-tremely joyous and special day for the UNA and the Old Barn as its annual Lunar New Year Party was held with great success. I entered the community centre and found it ornately decorated and overflowing with people. Many were dressed in the traditional Chinese hanfu or Korean hanbok and volunteers were bustling about the building. Many people had come to attend the event ranging from little toddlers to their grandparents. The celebration took place on both floors of the building. On the first floor were various activities that children could take part in. There was a game station where a successful outcome would result in a traditional Korean snack and volunteers leading a craft station. In one corner of the main room was an origami table where children could create paper projects. Winnie Lin, 5th grader at Southlands Elemen-tary School occupied the calligraphy table creating ribbon after ribbon of beautiful Chinese writing. When asked about her interest in calligraphy she said that she had started two years ago in China at a calligraphy class. Upstairs were multiple performances from various groups such as the Dance Fusion Group, the Korean Children’s Choir, Nathan Ma and his Taekwondo team, the UNA Men’s Choir, the Aca-dia Tai Chi Club, and the UNA Youth Band. There was also an instrumental duet given by Zoe Li and Anna Zhu (grade 11 students at University Hill Secondary) who played the Pipa and the Guzheng (two Chinese stringed in-struments) respectively. The Chinese dancers wore elaborate traditional cos-tumes and used beautiful fans in their numbers and the performance by the Taekwondo team impressed the audi-ence as students of national level per-formed that afternoon. The UNA Youth Band gave the last performance of the day. They played Trepak from the Nut-cracker Suite and finished the day with several chamber ensembles. After all the performances were fin-ished, representatives from the Univer-sity Neighbourhoods Association and Multicultural Committee gave short speeches and the celebration came to a close.

The day was a huge success and I felt that the activities were fun, and the performances entertaining for the audi-ence. The building was literally stuffed with people and the staff and volunteers were flushed with smiles at the end of the day. To the Old Barn Community Centre, the University Neighbourhoods Association and Multicultural Com-mittee, and all the volunteers that made the event possible along with everyone who attended the festival, Happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, marks the first day of the year in the lunar calendar. It is the most celebrated holiday in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea. 2013 is the year of the snake. The UNA Multicultural Committee, The Old Barn and the UNA have been sponsoring the Lunar New Year Cel-ebration party since 2008. Florence Luo, chair, UNA Multi-cultural Committee said, “This year’s celebration featured performances by many resident clubs in the community. “The UNA Men’s Choir debuted on this day. The UNA Youth Band (www.youthband.org) had their first anniver-sary performance showcasing their cre-ative rendition of western and Chinese music. “We had Korean drumming for the first time and the Chinese fan dance and Tibetan Dance by The Old Barn Dance Fusion group were big hits with the audience. “I am extremely impressed by the tal-ent in our community. Job well done!”

By Charli Jin, Volunteer student editor

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Lunar New Year Festivities Yields Fun for UNA Families

Festive photos from the 6th Annual Lunar New Year UNA Community Party held at The Old Barn Community Centre on Saturday February 2. Clockwise from top right - Korean Children’s Choir; Korean Drum Band welcoming guests to the event; Chinese Fan Dance performers; The UNA Men’s Choir; and Winnie Lin writing Chinese Couplets of wealth. Photos by Grace Yang.

For as long as I can remember, I have been moving from one place to anoth-er, rarely living in one place more than ten years in a row. It always took quite some time to adjust and start liking the new place. The hardest move was actu-ally the last one – moving to Vancouver from New York in 2004. I guess that the older you are, the harder it becomes for you to adapt. The hardest part for me to deal with was the sense of dis-placement in the new place and the lack of close friends. Fortunately that has passed. Now I am very lucky to have a good group of friends upon whom I can rely. A new place becomes a home when you have close friends and good neigh-bours around. The UNA has done an excellent job in providing opportunities for us to connect and mingle. With the support of the Old Barn staff, the Mul-ticultural Committee initiated a new program this term – Community Con-nection Night on Fridays. Participants enjoy a fun and friendly atmosphere and interesting topics ranging from positive psychology to Steve Jobs’ fa-mous speech at Stanford University. Come and spend a fun evening con-necting with your neighbours while ex-ploring interesting topics, enjoying tea time and fun games. Sessions are facili-tated by resident volunteers and invited speakers. Activities include: -Discussions on topics of interest: com-munity issues, current events and glob-al issues; -Workshops on job hunting/training, college application process, parenting and more; -Experience sharing of personal tri-umphs and challenges; -Tips on settling in Vancouver and en-joying Vancouver. -Pot-lucks and other participants sug-gestions.

A Place to ConnectBy Florence Luo of the UNA

Multicultural Committee Community Connection Night, orga-nized by UNA Multicultural Commit-teeCost: freeLocation: The Old Barn Time: 7:30 pm on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Friday of each month, Jan 18 - Mar 15 Feb. 22, Where to Start Your Uni-versity Applications | Speaker: Chris-tine Boensch. Christine is the Head of University Counseling at St. George’s School in Vancouver. Christine has worked with young people from all over the world and is familiar with the latest trends and topics in university ad-missions. Visiting campuses and meet-ing university representatives from all over the world has allowed her to build positive relationships with schools and become knowledgeable in the multi-faceted world of university admissions. Her talk will focus on what students should thinking about in their high school years which will allow them to make the most of this significant time in their lives, while at the same time preparing for the university search and application process. She will also share ideas on how parents can be a part of this experience. Mar. 8, Is UBC’s Transition Program for Your Child? | Facilitator: Sabrina Zhang A few students enrolled in this program and their parents will share their expe-riences and insights. Mar. 15, Do you have enough mon-ey? Speaker: Ying Zhou Have you saved enough money for your child’s education and your retire-ment? Do you know that saving too much is not the best option for you and your children? Ying will talk about some steps towards prudent personal financial planning, which will give you peace of mind and allow you to enjoy life fully. Ying Zhou has many years’ experience in the investment sector in China, she is about to finish her Per-sonal Financial Planner designation in Canada.

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UNA Community NewsSustainability

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Calvin Cheung has the right attitude to be the Operations Director of the University Neighbourhoods Association. Calvin be-lieves in ‘doing what’s right’. Calvin recently joined the UNA from the Department of Risk Management Services at UBC, where he held the po-sition as the University’s Emergency and Continuity Planner. His knowledge and dedication were integral in reshap-ing UBC’s Emergency Management and Business Continuity framework. Calvin’s participation with the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics Planning Committee contributed to numerous re-gional planning legacies resulting from the Games. His ‘do what’s right” attitude has contributed to the development of many successful partnerships with ex-ternal stakeholders, agencies, emergency first responders, and neighbours within the university community, including the UNA. As Calvin assumes his new role with the UNA, these relationships will continue to strengthen and help lead the organization to new heights. He brings knowledge and experience in strategic planning to-wards enhancing the overall operational effectiveness, safety and sustainability of the UNA. Calvin is a strong emergency prepared-

UNA Engineer Enjoys ‘Doing What’s Right’

Calvin Cheung is the new Operations Director for the UNA; Calvin was formerly

employed by UBC

ness advocate both for those around him and to those requesting his assistance as a subject matter expert. Calvin holds a Bachelors of Applied Science degree in Bio-Resource Engi-neering from the University of British Columbia and is a registered engineer under the Association of Professional En-gineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEG-BC). He also holds various Emergency Management and Business Continuity certificates from the Justice Institute of British Columbia. He is currently a member of the Local Government Management Association of BC (LGMA) and the International Asso-ciation of Emergency Managers (IAEM).

Calvin Cheung, UNA Operations Director

I’m happy to be able to report the results of our just completed UNA Community Zero Waste Challenge. For those who haven’t been following, we are 12 fami-lies who have committed to measure and reduce our waste and increase recycling over a 12 week period. The UNA Chal-lenge is unique in two ways: it’s the first to include multifamily homes and the first to occur over the holiday season (there have been three previous Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Challenges, but none occurred in multifamily homes or over the Christmas holiday season). During the first four weeks of the Chal-lenge, families weighed their garbage and recycling but did not change their behaviour in order to establish a base-line. The subsequent eight weeks are our challenge period, where we try to reduce waste and increase recycling as much as possible. Since our challenge period in-cluded the holiday season we decided to break into two parts – a “Holiday Chal-lenge” over the first four weeks (cover-ing Christmas and New Years), and a four week Standard Challenge following the

Zero Waste Challenge Achieves 80% Diversion

Holiday Challenge. In my January column, I reported on our baseline and Holiday Challenge re-sults, which were quite extraordinary – we managed to achieve a diversion rate (the proportion total waste diverted to re-cycling) of more than 85% (compared to 15% for Metro Vancouver) with less than 2kg/week of household waste not recy-cled (compared to 4kg/week per person estimates for multifamily homes in the Metro Vancouver region, which includes all Vancouver area municipalities). So what did we find for our post-holiday, January Challenge? Similar exceptional results: our diversion rate was more than 82% with 1.7kg/week of household waste (and 5.1 kg waste + recycling), compared to 68% diversion and 4 kg/week of waste (and 3.7 kg waste + recycling) from the baseline period. Even more extraordi-nary: eight of our twelve families man-aged to achieve more than 90% diversion over the January Challenge period! Per person waste (remaining in the waste stream) was 0.55kg/week, (less than 1/7th of the Metro Vancouver estimate!). Further, in the January Challenge, our families reduced total household waste + recycling by 27% compared to the base-line period. In some ways, this is the most important result of all, since this is material that will never leave the house-hold as waste or recycling (keeping in mind that there is an environmental cost to recycling as well as waste). I look forward to reporting more details after the UNA Community Zero Waste Challenge report is completed. For now, I’d like to say that our participating households should be very proud of their accomplishments, demonstrating to the UNA and to the Metro Vancouver what is possible in multi-family homes. They’ve raised the bar for all of us. For any questions or comments on these or other sustainability topics please feel free to contact me at rwells@myuna.ca or 604.822.3263.

Ralph Wells, UNA Sustainability Manager

Hawthorn Place & Wesbrook PlaceFee schedule to be implemented for Hawthorn Place and Wesbrook Place parking permits.

Current permits expire on May 30, 2013. New permits will be available at the UNA office starting April 2, 2013.

Upcoming Changes to Parking Regulations

University Neighbourhoods Association#202 – 5923 Berton Ave. Vancouver, BC V6S 0B3

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UNA board members moved at their Feb-ruary 12 meeting to implement a sched-ule of fees for resident parking permits in the Hawthorn Place and Wesbrook Place neighbourhoods effective June 1, 2013. However, they decided against approv-ing the actual fee schedule that has been proposed without further discussion, and deferred this discussion to the next meet-ing of the Operations and Sustainability Committee meeting. For the period starting June 1 and run-ning to March 31, 2014, the parking fee schedule which has been proposed calls for Hawthorn and Wesbrook residents to pay $40 per year for a street-parking de-cal for one car. A decal for a second car would cost $80 and a decal for a third and subsequent car would cost $160 per year. (Readers may find the schedule of pro-posed fees in board materials for the Feb-ruary meeting at www.myuna.ca ).

Board Members Move Implementation of Fees for Parking - but Defer Fee Schedule for More

Discussion The board also passed a motion in re-gard to parking regulations at its Feb-ruary meeting. The Board approved the items numbered 2 through 8 in the Parking Management Strategy Report, mainly regarding adjusting time limits of parking restrictions in high demand areas including Hawthorn East, The Old Barn Community Centre and the Wes-brook commercial zone. These changes were proposed based on feedback from an open house in November 2012, an online and on-site survey in early Febru-ary 2013, and recommendations from a traffic consultant. All implemented rec-ommendations will be monitored for ef-fectiveness and be revisited in 6 months time. The UNA office will publish detailed information on parking regulation chang-es on their website (www.myuna.ca) in late February.

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Congratulations to University Hill Sec-ondary on your new home! It looks like a wonderful school for the teenagers in our neighbourhood, a comfortable and welcoming place for students and teach-ers alike. Imagine, though, that when you moved into your new school, it wasn’t ‘Same school, new building’. Just imagine that, upon moving from the old and outdated building to the sparklingly new one, the school was given a new name. And then imagine that that new name was im-posed on the school with no regard for the wishes of the students, the teachers, or the parents? Happily for the UHill school, that didn’t happen. But for the young chil-dren at Acadia Road School, that’s ex-actly what is happening. In September 2011, VSB’s newest school opened its doors. Only, those doors weren’t permanent; they’re in the portables lodged behind Queen Eliza-beth School on West 16th. The school’s permanent building, which will be on the former site of UHill Secondary and located in Acadia Park, is now expect-ed to be ready for the start of the 2014 academic year - at least a year behind schedule. In recent months, you may have no-ticed a ‘Name That School!’ campaign by VSB. Perhaps you even took the time to consider and suggest a potential name for the school. The campaign noted that the school will open in 2014. But that isn’t strictly the case: the school cur-rently has about 140 young students in grades K-6, with most in either kin-dergarten or grade one. They all know the school by the name which appears on the sign outside their portable class-rooms and on their report cards: Acadia Road School. The building will open in 2014, but the school opened in 2011! VSB, apparently, slapped the name onto the school with minimal consider-ation, assuming that it would be changed to whatever it decided would be prefer-able at some point in the future. Hence, ‘Name That School’. The board had a choice of procedures to follow: to name the school; or to re-name that school. It has policies for both options. Yet despite all evidence that the school exists and has a name, VSB decided to pursue this as a naming, not a re-naming. The choice of policy was crucial. In choosing the ‘naming’ pathway, those people who already comprise the school - students and their teachers and the kids’ families - were excluded. Under the ‘re-naming’ policies, the Board would be obligated to consider these central stake-holders. As it happens, an overwhelming ma-jority of students and parents want to keep the name. The teachers, though ostensibly represented on the ‘naming committee’, were never consulted by that representative. Their voices, too, have been stifled.

‘Same School... Different name?’

By Melanie Antweiler, chair, Acadia Road School PAC

(Parents Advisory Council), and parent representative, Vancouver School Board’s

‘Naming Committee’

At the meeting of the naming commit-tee on February 5, only the student and parent representatives asked to keep the name Acadia. In a stunning example of groupthink, all other representatives nominated one name. And although there were a wide variety of names submitted, many with well-considered rationales, only a few were given even the slightest acknowledgement at the meeting (and then only to be summar-ily dismissed). I apologize to all who suggested a name in the belief that your words and sentiments would be given sincere assessment; I am embarrassed to be connected to such a superficial and evidently biased exercise in sup-posed consultation. Given the quick and single-minded agreement amongst the committee members not representing the students and parents, it is hard to believe that this wasn’t a foregone decision.We, the parents of Acadia’s students, prefer to retain the name with which our children identify. They are proud of their school, as are we. For a new school which seems to grow by the month, there is remarkable camaraderie between the students, the staff, and the families. School events are well-attended, the school supported by parent (and grand-parent) volunteers. With so many of our families being new to Vancouver, if not Canada, the school is a unifying element in our lives and our community. We are the school. Despite the absence of a building of our own, we are a mighty little school with a brilliant future. We are not averse to potentially chang-ing the name of the school, but we take offence at having been deliberately ex-cluded from the ‘naming’ exercise. What a tremendous educational and commu-nity-building opportunity VSB squan-dered! By including us, students and parents could have embraced a name with which we could engage. Instead, there will be one foisted on us by voices from outside our school and motivated by a political agenda. Parents have proposed the following to the ‘naming committee’, and have re-quested that this be passed on to VSB’s facilities committee: that the name Aca-dia be retained; that, if the name is to be changed, it be done under a new process conducted under the policy for renaming schools; that the case be made that the current name no longer meets the needs of the community and school; and that the people who already proudly claim ownership on the school be full partici-pants in any discussions about a change of name. Meanwhile, as there will be an-other school in the UBC area within the next 7-8 years (near the new high school building), we propose that the name sug-gestions generated through this recent ‘Name That School!’ campaign be car-ried over for consideration for that next school. What is VSB’s message? That children are meant only to be seen, not heard? Parents are to donate time and money, but not have opinions? As my child wanted to say to the grown-ups who were deciding on the name of his school, “A person’s a per-son, no matter how small.” (Thank you, Dr Seuss!) How could an educational authority think otherwise?

On Tuesday, February 5th, a meeting of the Vancouver School Board (VSB) school-naming ad hoc advisory com-mittee was held. This committee was struck to review and recommend to the school board potential names for the new kindergarten to grade 8 school now being built on the site of the old Uni-versity Hill Secondary School (UHS recently moved to its new building and location at 16th and East Mall). I had the privilege to sit on this committee as a community member participant. My appointment was made through the UNA. The committee met once in late No-vember to receive directions on how the VSB proceeds on the matter of naming a new school. Then VSB’s communica-tions department set up an online form to solicit suggestions for a name. More than 200 submissions suggesting over 30 different names were received! Ap-parently the last time a new school was named in Vancouver only 4 or 5 submis-sions were received. It is refreshing to see all the interest and excitement. At the Feb. 5th meeting, two names stood out: Rose Point School and Aca-dia School. Strong committee support was present for naming the school after Rose Point, the well known and highly respected late Musqueam elder who touched many lives here at UBC, in her own commu-nity, and far beyond over the course of her life. Rose passed away July 2012. Rose Point was, by all accounts, an amazing person. Originally from Sea-bird Island near Mission, Rose spent much of her adult life advocating for ed-ucation and human rights. Educational philosopher Nel Noddings advocates a philosophy of care: Rose embodied this ideal through her commitment to educa-tion for all people. Colleagues in my de-partment at UBC (anthropology) speak with warmth about the ways that Rose

Vancouver School Board might name new UBC area school after respected Musqueam elder, the late Rose Point

By Charles Menzies, UNA appointee to VSB

naming committee

touched their lives. Rose touched many lives, not just those here at UBC - she worked tirelessly in her home community of Musqueam to see the rights of her people respected; she advocated for all children—no mat-ter where they were from—in our public schools; she provided educational sup-port at BCIT and mentorship to students at UBC; she was a life-long learner, mentor and teacher. All through the ed-ucation world in Vancouver and beyond the mention of Rose’s name brings forth warm recollections. It would be really amazing and won-derful if the school board does indeed decide to place Rose Point’s name upon the new school here on the unceded tra-ditional lands of the Musqueam people. The other name, Acadia, was strongly supported by the school’s current parent community and by their young children. Acadia was supported because it is the name that the current children are famil-iar with (Acadia Road School has been the temporary name for the school in its temporary location on the grounds of Queen Elizabeth Elementary School in West Point Grey) and is the road along which the new school is to be built. With the long history of colonial-settler based names on our schools in Vancou-ver, it seems to me only right that this very special new school have a name that speaks to everyone, that reflects the historical and cultural significance of where we are currently located, and that it does so by honouring a woman who saw the value in being inclusive of all peoples. I do hope that the Vancouver School Board will be able to honour our place and our future through their selec-tion of a new school name for the areas newest school! The matter now passes to the VSB staff who will prepare a report to the facili-ties standing committee. The standing committee will review the staff report and then make a decision as to the new school name. The standing committee’s decision will then be forwarded to the school board for the final decision.

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Following this discovery, CAC direc-tors seemed to regard the upcoming Mus-queam development in their jurisdiction in a new light. One quickly calculated the net benefit of supposedly charging the Musqueam $3 for each square foot on a 1.5 million square feet of property de-velopment would be $4.5 million. “This would pay for a community centre,” the directors agreed. The approaching Musqueam Block F development also seems to be realign-ing the way UEL people think about ‘the heart’ of their community. Until the Mus-queam band announced it planned to de-velop Block F, UEL residents had—with reservations— referred to the University Market Place complex, tied to the older

University Village, as the heart of their community. The reservations came because the sheer number of students using its fast-food shops has long converted it into a sort of student precinct. Now comes the Block F proposal which talks about pro-viding a commercial heart—replete with high-rise hotel— to the UEL community. CAC directors have earlier referred to the developing Musqueam project as “a runaway train coming down the track” at them. Hearing this, Howie Charter, of Colliers International, which represents the Musqueam in its Block F develop-ment, said he would prefer to see the agency of change at work here in kinder terms. “We are more of a gentle breeze blowing in over the UEL,” Mr. Charters said.

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Musqueam First Nation, a first-time de-veloper which stands to gain millions of dollars from developing a 22-acre tract of forest in the University Endowment Lands, is spending significant sums on planning to get the development “just right”, says spokesman for the band. Howie Charters, vice-president of Col-liers International, which is assisting the Musqueam on its UEL development, said the band is spending “hundreds of thou-sands of dollars” on the planning process, while Wade Grant, Musqueam Band eco-nomic development coordinator, said, “We want to do it (the planning) right.” Both Mr. Charters and Mr. Grant spoke at the February 6 Open House on the Mus-

Musqueam Musters Big Effort To Get UEL Plan RightHundreds of thousands of dollars spent on planning process; Block F is first land development project under-

taken by Musqueam band

queam plan to develop what is called the Block F tract of land beside University Boulevard. This event at the University Golf Course (owned by the Musqueam) follows the first Open House on the proj-ect at the golf course in December. Mr. Grant said a third Open House will be held in the months to come while a fourth one will be held for band mem-bers at the Musqueam Reserve four miles southwest of the UEL. Meanwhile, Mr. Charters said the “significant” cost of planning the development comes out of Musqueam band revenues. The spokesmen say 300 people at-tended the first Open House, while The Campus Resident noted a possibly lesser, but still significant, number of people in attendance at the second Open House. In an interview at the Open House, Mr. Charters listed members of the team of professional help the band has retained in the planning process. Colliers has been overseeing land devel-opment projects in Vancouver since 1898

UBC would like faculty and staff living in rental buildings on campus to answer the following survey about possible relo-cation of parcel-up up: http://www.sur-veymonkey.com/s/TNQ3W7K. Currently, these campus residents go to the University Services Building beside West Mall to pick up parcels mailed to them. UBC is considering relocation of

UBC Urges Faculty/Staff in Rental Buildings to Complete Mail Survey

and—with 1,600 professionals operat-ing in 22 offices across Canada—is the largest commercial real estate firm in the country. In addition to half a dozen Col-liers representatives at the Open House, the following team members attended: ar-chitect Bryce Rositch, of Rositch Hempel Architects; members of Pat Dunn Public Relations, firms of landscape architects, environmental consultants, arborists, civil engineers, on-line communications consultants (PlaceSpeak) and others. A review of poster boards at the Open House indicated that the Block F project is a “phased development”, meaning that development will take place in stages of, say, 200 homes at a time; that construc-tion is not expected to start earlier than 2014; and that build-out is expected in ten to 13 years. Though no information was available about expected population of the Block F tract at build out, most ‘street talk’ puts the number at 3,000-4,000 residents. While criticism of the projects seems

muted this far, the Musqueam admit that concerns have arisen regarding the heights of high-rises and the hotel pro-posed. A strong delegation from the Pa-cific Spirit Park Society has attended both Open Houses, and the society has pressed its concerns in regard to heights in particular. Both on-line at Placespeak and at the Open Houses, members of the public have also registered concerns about the amount of park space allotted to the de-velopment—three acres. However, a Musqueam poster noted, “Forest Park would exceed the required three acres.” Mr. Charters said, “We’re learning a lot from people.” Mr. Grant said the band knew there would be “public skepticism” when the plan was announced and that the Block F project would come under intense scrutiny. “We want people to un-derstand what the process is,” he said.

ATTENTION ALL U-TOWN RESIDENTS

THE UNA WANTS TO LISTEN TO YOU!• What are your thoughts on UNA Service Delivery: Focusing on the Public Realm?

• What works, what needs improvement, what more can we do?

LISTEN IN IS YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD

HOW: Attend the UNA “Listen In” on Thursday, March 14, 2013

WHERE: The Iona Building in Chancellor Place (6000 Iona Drive) TIME: 7:00 to 9:00 PM

To read the recommendations put forward by residents at the 1st LISTEN IN on October 30, 2012 and the accomplishments of the

Board since then, see www.myuna.ca

pick up to the Bookstore Those living in ‘market housing’ on campus—including UBC faculty and staff— will be unaffected whichever way UBC decides on this issue. Their mail is delivered by Canada Post with par-cel pick ups made at the Student Union Building.

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Biodiversity in your backyard

Living on the beautiful Point Grey Cam-pus, it is easy to welcome the biodiversity that is right outside our doorsteps. But when it comes to creatures that make their way into our living quarters, we often pre-fer to deliver an eviction notice instead of a friendly greeting. Let me introduce to you a few of the insects that we often share our homes with, and share some effective ways to serve them their eviction notice. I often encounter crane flies in the sum-mer months. These insects could be easily mistaken for an oversized mosquito, and often make their way indoors in the eve-nings. While larval crane flies can cause damage to lawns and landscaping, adult crane flies pose no harm to humans. They are also quite weak in flight, so if one has made its way into your home, the easiest way to evict it is to catch it and relocate it outside. The common clothes moth (Tineola sp.) is another common campus inhabitant. These small, winged creatures often are a beige or silvery colour, and have a “fur-ry” texture on their heads or wings. Adult moths usually feed on fungus, while the larvae feed on natural fibers such as stored wool and other fabrics. They leave behind discarded cocoons and webbing, as well as damage to textiles, as evidence of their activity. While adhesive insect traps and natural oils such as red cedar and lavender can help to evict clothes moths, keeping storage areas as clean and dry as possible is the best way to deter these creatures. Cockroaches have a bad reputation as unwanted tenants. They can be found in many areas of campus, and may bring with them an unpleasant odor and potentially harmful bacteria. Cockroaches belong to the order Blattodea (they are not part of the beetle family as many assume). These hardy creatures can be difficult to evict once they have taken root in an area. They can survive on a varied diet, remain hidden for extended periods, and female German Cockroaches will carry the egg case (or ootheca) with her instead of depositing it. All of these practices give them intensive staying power once they have made them-selves at home. While many commercially available products can be sufficient against cockroaches, calling in a professional may be the most effective way in dealing with these pests. If your home is currently free from tiny

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Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Unwanted Campus Residents: Tiny Tenants in Your Home

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tenants, a few simple steps can go a long way in preventing their establishment. Regular cleaning to remove potential food sources can deter insects, as can keeping your home at a lower humidity. Commer-cially available pesticides and deterrents should be considered a last resort; they take a lot of energy to create and can pose harm to welcome forms of biodiversity. In the Collections: The Beaty Biodiver-sity Museum is currently featuring Invok-ing Venus: Feathers and Fashion, an exhi-bition of photo-based images by Catherine Stewart and accessories from the clothing collections of Claus Jahnke and Ivan Say-ers. The exhibit includes four artists talks, tickets can be purchased online at: beaty-museum.ubc.ca/events. Due to popular de-mand - we’ve also opened up a few more spots in the UTown@UBC Nature Club botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/utown (free for campus resident children and their fami-lies) so if you tried to register early and were disappointed now is your chance.

Unwanted Cockroaches

Common Clothes Moth

she and her party will do to make youth vote for her. “The gap is closing and this election campaign, for me, is going to be about where the province is going to be in 10, 15, or even 20 years,” she answered. “We have a unique opportunity to start exporting something called natural gas, which our province has a massive supply of, to Asia and South Asia.” She prom-ised to create good, well-paying, and full time jobs for graduating students and said she is determined to build economic sta-bility. Another student asked her about the potential damage to B.C. made by the planned Northern Gateway oil pipeline and how she could convince us to be-lieve that it is a safe and environmental-friendly project. Ms. Clark affirmed that she is not a proponent of the pipeline and that the plan is going through environ-mental review right now. She expressed concerns about pollution other oil pipe-lines have created, and said that she is not satisfied the Northern Gateway project’s proposal meets appropriate safety and economic requirements. Although Ms. Clark acknowledged the significance of public education and promised to fund the system, she noted there was still discontentment among teachers. “It is nice that she’s here, but I hope she would get proper funding for all schools,” Peter Hill, head of the English Department of University Hill Second-ary, stated.

The long-awaited Grand Opening of the new University Hill Secondary School has finally happened. Premier Christy Clark arrived at the new and larger University Hill Second-ary Thursday morning, February 14th to officially open it with colleagues. “The best way to help children become the leaders of tomorrow is to ensure they have a bright, modern learning environ-ment today. Through innovative design and great teachers, University Hill puts students at the center of their learning,” said Ms Clark. Patti Bacchus, Vancouver School Board chair, said a student toured her around the old school on Acadia Road five years ago. Ms Bacchus said she couldn’t be-lieve how crowded and claustrophobic it was. “This is an incredibly exciting time for the University Hill school community. It has been working towards the opening of this new school for years,” added Ms Bacchus. “I am so happy that this day has finally arrived.” After all the speeches were made, a ‘town-hall’ session of about 150 grade 11-12 students with the premier took place. Ms. Clark faced some straight-to-the-point questions from students, some of whom who can vote this year. One student asked Ms Clark about the B.C. Liberal Party’s downturn and what

By Charli Jin, Volunteer student editor

School Grand OpeningHeld on Feb 14th

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