>| | Youth Politics Trio of young city council candidates buck the trend of youth apathy. P5 Head Shots New rules and regulations hope Bad Books? Say Wha?! Comedians read from the worst books they can to decrease concussions in high school football. P8 find. langaravoice.ca PRODUCED BY LANGARA JOURNALISM STUDENTS | WWW.LANGARAVOICE.CA OCTOBER 26, 2017 + VOL. 49 NO. 3 * VANCOUVER, B.C. Main course Family begins to eat its way down Main Street By NICK VALKA ain Street is home to a diverse range of res- taurants and one family plans on visiting all of them. Starting from SE Marine Drive, Kyle and Samantha Enns, along with their two sons Nixon and Vanek, plan to eat their way through every non-chain restaurant from Marine Drive to the water- front — all in the name of fun. ‘Their adventure began earlier this month, and to log their gastro- nomic mission — which will take them down the East side of Main Street before turning around at Waterfront Road and returning up the West side — they started a new segment titled ‘Main Street Eats.’ ‘They estimate there are roughly 100 restaurants and it'll take them about two years if they go weekly — an ambitious goal considering they Th live j in n Langley. Sa “It’s fun,” ~~ \| Kyle said. “It’s \] something to j do... especially with kids, your options are to hang out at : home.” Kyle Enns Restaurants FATHER AND will be given a BLOGGER score out of five based on food, service, décor and value. ‘The idea came when the couple noticed how many different food spots there were while walking down Main Street one afternoon. “It’s super easy to judge a place by the outside,” Kyle said. “This way we're forcing ourselves to go in no matter what it looks like.” To remain authentic, the couple doesn’t inform the restaurants about their blog, nor do they check reviews. “We don't want any special treat- ment,” Kyle said, though they will be checking prices. “If it’s some ridiculously outra- geous priced place then we actually need to plan to spend the money at. ‘Twenty bucks here or there, what- ever,” Samantha said. Some restaurants may be gone before they have time to finish. “Markets change, people’s desires change, things get trendy,” said Re- becca Ha, a server at Helen's Grill, which has been on Main Street since 1961. eriods a problem inmens toilets Robin Holmes, 21, stands in front of the door of a men’s washroom at Langara College. He says a lack of private waste bins for menstrual products in the stalls of the men's washrooms prevents trans men from experiencing their menstrual cycles with dignity. Trevor Nauit photo Trans men lack proper bins to dispose of menstrual products By TREVOR NAULT wo transgender students at Langara are speak- ing out about a lack of private waste bins for menstrual products in men's wash- room stalls, an issue that some trans rights activists say is receiving pub- lic attention for the first time. Robin Holmes, 21, and Vincent Chorabik, 25, both trans men, told The Voice they feel forced into an embarrassing predicament dur- ing their menstrual cycles because men’s washroom stalls don't provide a means to discard of pads and tam- pons discreetly. “If I’m on the cycle, and I go in there, I'm not going to have a place to put that, and no one wants to have to carry it out and throw it into the regular garbage bin,” Holmes said. ‘Though the second-year associate of arts student said he can blend in to use women’s washrooms, he said it doesn’t make sense for him inter- nally. “It’s like an existential crisis ev- ery time I walk up there,” Holmes said. Chorabik, a fine arts student, laughed at the idea of using wom- en’s washrooms. “T have an obvious beard,” he said. “That would just freak people out.” Transgender activists Rachel An- drus and Marie Little said theyd never heard of anyone formally raising the issue, though Little said she can recall a bar room conversa- tion about the subject. “It’s fairly cost neutral to put one in each bathroom. Those things are maybe 20 bucks,” Andrus said. Langara’s facilities manager Ray- mond Yeung said in an emailed statement he hadn't heard the need raised before but said the cost of installing the bins would not be ‘prohibitive’. He also noted the college was working to update signage on all of the universal washrooms on cam- us. Though Holmes understands the goal of campus-wide accep- tance and tolerance can seem over- whelming to some, he suggested baby steps. “This is a great place to start,” he said. City limits warming Centres not required to open until temperature Teels like’ -5C this year By BECCA CLARKSON ith low attendance last winter, South Vancouver will host more restricted warming centres this year. Last year, Khalsa Diwan Soci- ety Vancouver volunteered to turn a Sikh temple in South Vancouver into a warming centre that saw 17 visitors in one night. But when the warming centre was moved to Sun- set Community Centre, only two people used it in three nights. Warming centres are low-barrier drop in spaces where hot snacks are served and people can sleep there with their pets, though beds aren't provided. Jennifer Hales, a planner for the ity of Vancouver, says they can't know why people don't come back because the city can't find or talk to them. ‘This year, warming centres aren't required to open until it “feels like” -5 degrees Celsius. Environ- ment Canada deems this temperature within the safe range for people to be outside when warmly dressed. “It's a happy medium because the warming cen- tres won't be overwhelmed or open too many days consecutively and not sustainable for the centres or staff,” Hales said. centres this winter Dennis Towarnicki, 64, just moved into an SRO after living in shelters for four years. He’s shocked that freezing isn't cold enough for the City of Vancouver. “We're not really a priority — they'd rather a new bike lane,” LIVED IN SHELTERS FOR FOUR YEARS Towarnicki said. “You've got all of your belongings on your back. Whether it's raining or snowy, you've still got to protect all that.” “We're not really a priority — they'd Anasteja Layne spent two win- ters homeless in Vancouver and says that, without reliable shelter, the odour caused by wet, cold weather made it hard to get job interviews. “You have more job access in South Vancouver because it’s a very loving neighborhood,” Layne said. “It’s easier to feel less in the way of so- ciety there.” The City of Vancou- rather a new bike ver said it still considers " south Vancouver a priori- lane. ty neighborhood and is in ~ DENNIS TOWARNICKI negotiations with regional spaces on where a warm- ing centre will be. Hales said the city would cover staffing and food costs, an average of $2,300 per night, for any space willing to host a warming centre.