SouTH VAN BUSINESSES RE-WELCOME MAYOR ..sssseennns While some residents are less enthusiastic about Robertson’s re-election, businesses are optimistic Langara grad stars in musical about the hard- knock puppet life By MEL EDGAR tudio 58 grad Kayla Dunbar stars in the Arts Club’s latest rendition of Avenue Q, a play that promises to deliver full puppet nudity. The Arts Club at Granville Island is bringing back Ave- nue Q for a second run. A uniquely adult-themed pup- pet romp that casts flesh and felt side ; KAYLA by side in tale of ro- mance and child. DUNBAR head. stard t Studio 58 grad ood stardom set gig puppeteer in the slummy neighborhood — for which the play is named. “Tm in love with puppets now,” Dun- bar said, who is starring in the play a second time. Dunbar, who gives voice and motion to two female puppets, also stars in Av- enue Q’s famous sex scene. Before mastering puppet sex, Dun- bar first had to get a feel for puppetry. See AVENUE Q, page 4 smutty puppets hit the stage 46 NO. 8 + VANCC 50 YEARS STRONG [= OURNALISM DAVID COOPER photo Nick Fontaine, Jeny Cassady, and Jeremy Crittenden stars in Avenue Q, a musical about the adult life of puppet and human residents. Marpole suppers will go on Marpole Oakridge Area Council Society shut down due to lack of funding By MARY BEACH hat was supposed to be the last Wits dinner hosted by Marpole Place Neighbourhood House at a church in South Vancouver was interrupted by an announcement — the popular dinners will go on. A few weeks earlier, the Marpole Oakridge Area Council Society who hosts the Thursday night dinners through Marpole Place Neighbourhood House as well as neighbourhood activi- ties like knitting, games and exercise programs, voted to cease operations, said treasurer Jillian Kratzer. Various revenue streams had dwindled over the years and the board was covering expenses from a savings account that had been set up by the society found- ers. “Over 30 years that savings ac- count had run dry,” said Kratzer. “People most affected are vulnera- ble populations — isolated seniors is one of the biggest,” said Kratzer. She said that a number of other organiza- tions are going to be meeting in the next while, to see how they can fill the gaps. Thursday night was to be the fare- well dinner. When Jessica Fiddler, pro- & gram director, stepped up to welcome diners, she fought back tears. “You are the best people I know,” said Fiddler. At that moment, Reverend Andrew Halladay, priest-in-charge of St. Augus- tine’s Anglican Church, where the din- ners are held, announced that the din- ners will go on, despite the official closing of the Marpole Place Neigh- bourhood House. Although Halladay didn’t elaborate on where the funding for these dinners will come from, an enthusiastic response from the crowd was immediate. “Seniors are just old teenagers,” said board member Patsi Longmire, “We need somewhere to hang out. And monkey business to get up to.” 66 We need somewhere to hang out. And monkey business to get up to Patsi Longmire Marpole Place Neighbourhood House board member MARY BEACH photo The “last supper” menu included seafood chowder, stuffed pork tenderloin and sponge cake. Cambie street waste reused City plan for Cambie corri- dor development requires construction companies to recycle demolition waste By SABLEEN MINHAS hile most South Vancouver WWirseess are concerned over the changing face of their neighborhood, not many are aware of how the piles of construction waste are being disposed of. However representatives from vari- ous building companies with projects in the area say there is a responsible way to dispose of the construction waste generated by their sites. Kyle Degraaf, a South Vancouver resident expressed ignorance on the process of disposal of construction waste. “T don’t really know how they dis- pose it off but I hope they are doing it appropriately,” he said. Under the Cambie Corridor Plan by the City of Vancouver, a number of high-rise commercial and residential complexes and two Canada Line sta- tions are under construction on Cam- bie Street from the Fraser River to 16th Avenue. The plan requires construction com- panies to reuse and recycle 75 per cent of demolition waste. Laurie Winter, sustainability coordi- nator for Ventana Construction Corpo- ration said that they have a waste man- agement plan for the construction waste from the site of Forty Nine West, a residential building at 6399 Cambie St., from ending up in landfills. “We are aiming to divert 80 per cent of construction waste,” she said. Winter said that they have hired various solid waste haulers, who are responsible for recycling or disposing of various types of construction waste. Mike Hartigan, senior construction manager at Intracorp Properties Ltd. said their company recycled and re- used about 70 per cent (by weight) of the waste generated on site of MC2, a residential building on Marine Drive and Cambie Street. “The concrete was crushed into smaller aggregate and used in con- struction of roads, large timber was reused and reinforced steel was melted down and reused as well,” said Harti- gan. He said only the remaining waste from the site was sent to landfills when they dealt with the construction waste about two years ago. Dave Amy of development services at the City of Vancouver said, “We are looking at recycling [construction and demolition] waste more and more.” He said there are different types of bins for different types of construction waste and the contractors should sepa- rate the garbage for recycling and re- using.