POKEMON GO(NE),...00cecceceseeseescesceseeeeseeseeseedd 6 6 Cold weather and heavy course loads are stopping users from playing Pokémon GO EVERYONE GETTIN' JIGGY WITH IT Inclusive dance class encourages all to express themselves P5 it % 4 Sy iy EMELIE PEACOCK photo Naomi Brand, Kendra Milne, Harmanie Taylor, Yolanda Weeks, Cherylann Buckman and Rianne Svelnis engage in creative dance at a weekly All Bodies Dance class at Sunset Community Centre on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Ryerson Church to relocate Members join Dunbar Heights United Church, to test out new locale 66 .. people don't give to [the] church the way they used to DEBRA BOWMAN COORDINATING MINISTER OF RYERSON UNITED CHURCH By CHERYL WHITING n Oct. 2, Ryerson United Church members voted 96 per cent in favour of a motion to create a new congregation. Ryerson United Church and Dunbar Heights United Church will officially become one congregation in January of 2017. They will meet at the Dunbar property for two months as a test run before moving back. The move is a re- sult of a declining population, a de- crease in revenue and buildings that are in desperate need of repairs and seismic upgrading. Debra Bowman, coordinating minis- ter at Ryerson, says the amalgamation will make them stronger. “We have two fairly strong congre- gations, but people don’t give to [the] church the way they used to,” Bowman said. “It seemed to both of us we can have a stronger mission and do more for the community and the world if we work together.” Last March, The Voice reported on community protests in response to the church’s attempts to develop part of their land to fund building repairs. Bowman said the church has strug- gled to balance the needs of all parties. “We keep adjusting the plans and trying to get closer and closer to what everyone wants, which of course, is dif- ficult,” Bowman said. “What the church wants, what the city wants, what the neighbours want, it’s not easy trying to get to a place that serves everyone’s needs.” According to Gordon Esau, a Ryer- son volunteer, a future approval of a rezoning application could mean mem- bers of the new congregation would worship out of Dunbar Heights United Church again. “If we get rezoned, we will put both congregations there,” Esau said. “Sev- eral years from now, we can then de- cide what’s going to occur.” A spokesperson for Ryerson Neigh- bours group, which strongly opposed the redevelopment of the church, said the group supports the amalgamation. “We wish them all the best in em- barking on a new future together,” Ann Kent said. Langara Sushi Café increases their prices Most menu items have one dollar on some items. keep eating at the sushi café. been raised by a dollar By CHARLES DALE ara Sushi Café will find them- selves paying more due to a recent price increase. Prices at the popular restaurant lo- cated in the Langara Students’ Union Building have increased by as much as & S:= buying lunch at the Lang- “Canadian currency is so low, that’s why food costs go up,” said the Langara Sushi Café's owner, Peter Lee. “Food costs went up, labour went up. It’s not easy to hire skilled guys for a reason- able price." A slumping Canadian dollar and the recent B.C. minimum wage increase were also culprits. Daniel Carkner, who works for the Centre for Accessible Post-secondary Education Resources B.C., said he'll “There’s not really other options that I would like. ’'m a vegetarian, and there’s not much in the cafeteria for vegetarians,” Carkner said. Kyle Kemp, a Langara recreation management student, said he was dis- appointed in the price increase, and in campus food in general. “It’s a little too expensive for what it is,” Kemp said. Story continues on Page 3 a PETER LEE Owner of the Lan- gara Sushi Café Field house new spot for seniors Indo-Canadian seniors have a new gathering space in Memorial South Park Fieldhouse By LAUREN BOOTHBY embers of the South Memorial Ppp canacisn Seniors Associ- ation now have a proper gath- ering space in Memorial South Park. Motivated by a love for the commu- nity, Jagtar Singh Purewal lobbied the city for a space in the Memorial South Park Fieldhouse and on Sept. 14 the se- niors were given access to a confer- ence room. “Previously, we just had the chang- ing room,” said Purewal, who explained that the seniors had to leave the chang- ing room when sports teams needed the space. "The seniors used to play cards in the changing room connected to a bathroom and showers." The seniors, who gather to play cards and socialize, will now use the conference room during bad weather. Purewal, a former taxi driver, says he met the seniors in his daily visits to the park. He wanted to help the se- niors, but was also motivated by his own love of the park. “T come to the park every day. Rain, shine or snow,” said Purewal. “I grew up in this park.” Darren Peterson, manager of city- wide recreation for the City of Vancou- ver, said that in 2011 the park board began assessing public spaces, such as the 71 field houses across the city for community programming. “The meeting room and the change rooms are there primarily for teams and groups that have booked our play- ing fields,” he said. “But there’s still definitely value in a group of seniors getting together and socializing, play- ing cards and doing social recreation.” The city finished renovating the field house, built in 1886, this summer as part of the three-million-dollar Sport Field Amenity Improvement Project. ee re LAUREN BOOTHBY photo Sukhdev Samra, Mukhtiar Bhaia and Dhosanda Khara frequent the field house.