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2 2 Former Olympian Lynn Kanuka says it’s every Woman for herself, but united
6 Ross Rebagliati is off on a different type of run as he prepares to take on Stockwell Day in the next federal election
24 Chef David Wong shares a taste of the new Pacific Rim Hotel, opening for the Olympics
10 Fashion goes sports-minded with a hint of 32 Power up the Future with our alternative Olympian influence
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2 0 Toller Cranston returns to White Rock with 3 7 Vanessa Stenner’s legacy carries on to help Fantasies on Canvas
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BACK IN THE RACE Olympic gold medalist Ross Rebagliati turns his attention to politics with plans to carve up the competition just like his snowboarding days by Andrew McCredie • photo by Grant McAvoy
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oss Rebagliati has been working out for the past year
of reasons, from TV to video games to the Internet,” he
to get in shape for the big race.
notes. “I’m all for getting kids into sports through after
Only instead of strapping on a snowboard to carve up the competition on an icy giant slalom course at the 2010
will follow them all their lives.”
Olympics, the Kelowna resident is shaking hands, kissing
Rebagliati also lists health care for seniors as an impor-
babies and making speeches in a bid to be elected Mem-
tant element in creating a healthier overall society. “And
ber of Parliament for the Okanagan-Coquihalla riding in
obviously there are cost savings there too.”
the next federal election. And far from being parachuted into a Liberal-friendly riding, Rebagliati is taking on Conservative stalwart Stockwell Day, the current MP for the area and the International Trade Minister in the Harper government. “They’re both races only in different forms,” Rebagliati says matter-of-factly of the parallels between sport and politics, adding if you are going to win in either, “preparation is what it is all about.” That’s why for first time since his pro riding days, the father of one is hitting the running trails near his Kelowna home and lifting weights in a home gym to get back into fighting shape. “I truly believe that the healthier you are on the long
“They’re both races only in different forms,” Rebagliati says... “preparation is what it is all about.”
school programs, where they’ll create fitness habits that
stretch of a campaign trail, the more able and fit you’ll be for those tough questions and harder times.”
Specific to the Okanagan-Coquihalla region, he sees a desperate need for a minimum wage hike, lower postsecondary tuitions and affordable childcare. “Bottom line is, it’s very hard for young adults and families to get on their feet, and with the erosion of logging jobs throughout the region, retraining and education are key for many of them,” Rebagliati explains. Another big issue in the area is the proliferation of cheaper fruit and vegetables imported from the United States showing up at larger grocery stores throughout the riding. “That’s really undermining the local producers here, and I’d like to find out what can be done to help them,” he adds. If all this sounds like that mop-topped, free-wheelin’ Ross Rebagliati has sold out to the man, bought a suit
Not surprisingly for a famous Olympian who made his-
and tie and jumped on the establishment train, fear not.
tory at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games by winning the
While he’s fully focused on the campaign throughout
first-ever Olympic gold for snowboarding, health and
this year — an election writ could be dropped at any
fitness are at the forefront of his platform as the Liber-
time — he’s also planning an “epic motorcycle trip” tak-
al candidate in the predominantly rural riding of some
ing him up, across and down Canada’s north.
100,000 souls. “People are not as healthy as they used to be, for a lot
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It’s all about attitude, lifestyle and a competitive desire to win. We salute Fraser Valley athletes and the spirit of an Olympian Photography GRANT MCAVOY Hair/Makeup KARLI GRAHAM Model ALEXANDRA LEE On set assistant MICHELLE MORRISON Special thanks to our athletes: Ross Rebagliati Trista Vandale Brad McGowan Kristina Krieck
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Trysta Vandale 2000 BC Winter Games Gold medalist; 2002 BC Winter Games Silver medalist; 2003 BC High School Provincial Gold medalist; 2008 BC Scotties Provincial Bronze medalist and fourth in the BC Scotties Provincial for 2009
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Former Olympian Toller Cranston back in White Rock
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The former Olympian recently made an appearance at Jenkins Showler
is Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston’s artistic talents that is attracting
Gallery in White Rock for the February opening of his latest exhibit, Toller
a new legion of fans.
Cranston: Fantasies on Canvas, Feb. 2 - 21, which draws on his past experi-
Now living in San Miguel de Allande, Mexico, Cranston, 60, spends his days pouring passion onto canvas in neo-renaissance style with a little bit of his past evident, especially in this latest grouping of work.
enced with Canadian winters. After the opening, he didn’t linger around to enjoy the Olympic celebrations. This time, it was all about the art.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, April 20, 1949, Cranston began skating at
“The paintings in White Rock are specifically for that gallery and George,”
an early age. He held the title of Canadian national champion from 1971-
Cranston said, referring to George Demmer, president of Jenkins Showler
1976, and would win the bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics.
Gallery.
The former Canadian figure skater was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1976, the Order of Canada in 1977, inducted
“They have never been shown before, in fact, they’re still drying on my walls,” Cranston mused in January from his residence in San Miguel.
into the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997, followed up by
“This is the first time in 60 years that I have had the time, and very spe-
being included in Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2003. That’s just the short-list
cifically done a group of pictures to be hung together at the same time, in
of the former Olympian’s athletic accolades.
one specific place.”
Cranston also counts author among his many accomplishments, co-
He said as a Canadian living in Mexico, the images are what he most
writing the autobiographical Zero Tollerance (1997) with Martha Lowder
remembers over the decades, such as skiing, snowshoeing and ice fishing,
Kimball. A second autobiography, When Hell Freezes Over: Should I Bring
only put to colour in a magical way that defines Cranston’s art form.
My Skates?, was released shortly after. 20 VOLUME 4 • ISSUE 1 • FEBRUARY 2010 INDULGE
The series pulls from his memories that take him back to his first twirl
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EVERY WOMAN for themselves Lynn Kanuka’s winning attitude promotes life-long wellness by Elaine Morrison • photo by Brian Giebelhaus
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ack in 1984 when Lynn Kanuka won her Olympic medal at the LA games for the 3,000 meter race, the high performance runner
was pacing herself a few competitors behind race favourite American Mary Decker. When she saw Decker go down in that now-famous incident with barefoot South African runner Zola Budd, it was every woman for herself. “I always joke that I stopped and helped her join the pack,” laughs Kanuka, the SportMedBC and RunWalk program co-ordinator who was the 2010 Olympic torch runner in Sechelt Feb. 4. Reality is, it happened so fast that a few of the runners had to leap over the fallen Decker, and Lynn dug in to win the bronze. “It took me a couple of laps to say “Oh my gosh Lynn, get back in the race!” The last 200 metres, I felt like I was running for my life.” She can laugh about it now. That was then. Today, 26 years later, as Kanuka approaches her 50th birthday in July, she’s in a different kind of race. The mother of four is constantly on the go with a full schedule forcing her to keep pace. Kanuka trains the 900 leaders of the SunRun InTraining program, who in turn operate more than 80 clinics around the province. She also helps get people moving in the Honour Your Health Challenge, an off-shoot of SportMedBC. The aboriginal-based holistic program covers issues from quitting smoking to managing diabetes. Closest to Kanuka’s heart is her venture with her sister Kerri Carlson, a former World Championships gymnast. Together, they founded every Woman In The World: Inspiring Through Physical Activity. Every Woman is essentially an event that welcomes in all women to participate in various forms of fitness, dance and wellness workshops. No experience necessary. Humour is mandatory. An every Woman event takes place in Kanuka’s home town of White Rock - March 27 and in Power River where Kerri lives, April 17. And if one day isn’t enough, there’s a Whistler event, May 14-16, which is a group effort with the mandate of empowering women through wellness. Kanuka said all women should take some time for themselves. “Being active brings a balance to our lives. We tend to take on so much in our lives and it tends to have to do with everthing else but ourselves. It’s a woman’s nature,” explained Kanuka. “We need to take time to breathe, sweat a little, move.” 22 VOLUME 4 • ISSUE 1 • FEBRUARY 2010 INDULGE
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rable and has carried him from a backyard gar-
challenges all the more rewarding. Bringing
den in Nanaimo to the world stage in Lyons,
together a team of like-minded passionate
“Having the opportunity to cook a puree 20
France where he represented Canada at the
culinarians who share his love of flavour, he
different ways is not something you get to do
prestigious Bocuse d’Or 2009 competition.
has already stacked the deck in the customers’
in a regular job. It changed the way I see food
favour.
and definitely taught me how to get the most
Chefs Jason Harris and Grace Pineda featured
in preparation.
out of each ingredient.”
prominently throughout that last adventure
“People are more interested in real food expe-
and are joining him once more at the heart of
riences these days, so Oru is definitely rooted
A great deal of his earliest exposure Chef
the new Fairmont Pacific Rim’s Oru Restaurant
in authentic Pan Asian: no pretensions, flavour
Wong credits to his family. With parents in
— slated for opening before the end of Janu-
first, real cook’s food,” said Wong.
the grocery trade and relatives on the restau-
ary 2010.
He admits it is a welcome change of direc-
“Just in time for the Olympics,” says Wong
tion from the solid year and a half of perfect-
who is stepping into the role of Executive Chef
ing a pair of primary protein platters for the
for the property located across from the new
Bocuse d’Or.
Vancouver Convention Centre. “If you really want to see a kitchen team gel 24 VOLUME 4 • ISSUE 1 • FEBRUARY 2010 INDULGE
rant side, food has always been a focus and the source of both wisdom and fond reflection. “We had the biggest backyard garden around and grew all sorts of fruits and vegetables from
“Bocuse is still so vivid for me, but not just
figs to Japanese pears to gai-lan and peaches.
the competition. That part is actually a blur
From a young age, I was fortunate to be exposed
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Chef David Wong, Fairmont Hotels (front) with assistant Jason Harris
{ to all sorts of food,” he said, recalling exotics
As for introducing others to the joys of cook-
fruits such as mangosteens and rambutans
ing, Chef Wong praises a well-stocked pantry
jockeying for position in the family fridge.
and a food-forward fearlessness.
“We would often go down to the pier and
“Any cuisine can appear intimidating, but at
get live shrimp to bring back, boil and spread
its core, all cooking is really just well selected
on newspaper for a quick feast. We’d dig for
ingredients treated simply.”
clams, make endless layers of wontons and
“With Pan-Asian, it is all about a balance of
gather watercress from odd spots for making
flavours: the sweet, salty, sour and spicy. A few
ginger soup. I still remember how frightened I
key things I like on hand are a good dark soya
was when my grandmother would bring home
sauce for marinades, black vinegar, mirin, cane
a live chicken for dinner, but it tasted so good,
vinegar, lime juice and some tamarind.”
I got over it.”
Mizuna Lettuce and Persimmons with Fuji Apples
Most importantly, he praises the small touch
He shakes his head. “So many food memo-
over the elaborate endeavour. “It has to be fun
ries. It stops me dead sometimes.” Now he is
in the kitchen. What we are doing here today
the inspiration for the next generation, mak-
— a nouveau take on the classic Peking Duck
ing wontons for his own daughter and has
— is a great example. Begin with a regular meal
definitely mastered the yam puree she likes so
you are confident with — and then add the
much.
flourish.”
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Steam Buns Crunchy Chocolate Bar, Pear Sorbet with a lineup of fruit in Vanilla Syrup
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Mou-shu Duck Leg Serves 4 2 duck legs 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 onion 2 cloves garlic 2 green onion 5 tsp hoisin sauce 2 cups chicken stock 6 shiitake mushrooms small bunch bean sprouts 5 tsp soy sauce 2 tsp black vinegar 5 tsp sesame oil Kosher salt cracked black pepper 4 pieces iceberg lettuce Heat oven to 250°F. Place a small pan over med-high heat and leave for 5 minutes. While heating, cut the onion, garlic and green onion into small dice. Season the duck legs with kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Add 2 tsp of vegetable oil to the pan, and add the duck legs. Sear on one side until golden brown. About five minutes. Flip and sear the other side. Remove from the pan, and add both types of onion, and garlic. Stir a few times, and let it sit for four minutes, until the onions and garlic have caramelized. Stir a few more times, and let it sit for a few more minutes. Add the duck back into the pan, and add the hoisin, and chicken stock. Cover with a lid, or tin foil. Place the pan into the oven and leave for two hours. Remove the pan from the oven and cool over ice. Once cold, remove the duck from the pan, and shred into chunks. Heat a separate pan over medium heat for five minutes. While this is heating up, remove the stems from the shiitakes, and cut the mushrooms into thin slivers. Set aside. Cut the green onions into thin coins and set aside. Rinse the bean sprouts over cold water, and set aside to dry. Once the pan is hot add the remaining vegetable oil, and the mushrooms. Sauté until mushrooms are almost cooked. Add the duck, 26 VOLUME 4 • ISSUE 1 • FEBRUARY 2010 INDULGE
soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and 4 tbsp of the duck leg braising liquid. Reduce 3/4 down. Add the bean sprouts and stir. Once liquid has been reduced and is coating all the ingredients, season with salt and pepper. Fold in the green onions. Remove from the pan and place inside the lettuce leaf. Roll lettuce around the mixture, and cut into 3 disks.
Housemade Hoisin-Plum Sauce 3 tbsp peanuts 1 clove garlic 2 tsp vegetable oil 5 tbsp soy sauce 1 1/2 tsp honey 2 tsp sesame oil 2 tsp hot sauce cracked white pepper 1 piece pickled plum Place a pan over medium heat and let sit for 3 minutes. While the pan is heating up, slice the garlic. Add the oil to the pan, and add the garlic and the peanuts. Sauté until the peanuts are golden brown, and garlic are soft. Add remaining ingredients and puree until smooth. Dice the plum into small pieces, and fold into the hoisin sauce.
Peking Duck Breast Serves 4 2 duck breasts 1 orange 1/2 tsp five spice 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce 2 tsp sesame oil 2 green onions Kosher salt cracked black pepper 2 tsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp butter 1 garlic clove, smashed Peel the orange, removing all whites from the peel. Chop the green onion into quarters. In a bowl, mix the five spice, sweet soy, sesame oil, green onion, and 3/4 of the orange peel. Trim the excess skin from around the edge of the breast. With a small knife, score the duck
skins in a criss-cross pattern. Peel the skin off the duck slowly, and set the skin aside. Add the breasts into the bowl, with soy sauce and toss. Marinade for two hours. Heat the oven to 225°F. While the duck is marinating, lightly season the duck skin with salt and pepper. Do not season heavily, because the flavors will intensify. Place the skin in between two pieces of parchment paper, and place onto a baking tray. Lay a heavy pan, preferably a cast iron pan, lay on top of the skin. Place the skin in to the oven and slowly bake. Pour out the excess fat that will accumulate in the baking tray every 10 minutes. Bake for 60-70 minutes. Remove when crispy. Turn the oven up to 375°F. Remove duck breasts from the bowl, removing any pieces of green onions, and orange peel. Season with salt and pepper. Place a pan over medium heat for 4 minutes. Add oil into the pan, and add the duck breasts. Lightly sear on one side. After 5 minutes, flip duck breast over and place in the oven. After 7 minutes, remove the pan from the oven, and add the butter, garlic clove and orange peel. Tilt the pan slightly so that the butter accumulates on the bottom, and the duck breast stays in the middle. Baste the duck for 2 minutes over low heat. Remove from the pan, and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice thinly.
Mizuna Lettuce and Persimmons with Fuji Apples Serves 4 3 cups mizuna leaves 1 cup pea shoots 2 persimmon 1 Fuji apple 1/5 cup apple juice 4 tbsp apple vinegar 1 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tbsp hibiscus vinegar 2 tbsp grapeseed oil 1 tsp honey cracked black pepper In a pot over medium-high heat, stir and reduce apple juice, apple vinegar, and sugar. Reduce by half, remove from stove, and
cool. In a bowl, add hibiscus vinegar and honey. Whisk to incorporate. Slowly add the grape seed oil, whisking to emulsify. It’s ok if it separates. Cut apple and persimmons into bit size pieces. In a bowl, mix mizuna leaves, peashoots, apples and persimmons. Add enough vinaigrette to coat, and toss gently with hands. Season with salt and cracked black pepper. Assemble on the plate, and drizzle apple syrup around salad.
Steamed Buns Makes 40 buns/30 large 1 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast 1 1/2 cup warm water 3 cup all purpose flour 1 1/4 cup bread flour 6 tbsp granulated sugar 1 tbsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 3 tbsp milk powder 1/2 cup pork fat In an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, add the yeast and water. Let sit for 3 minutes, and add remaining ingredients. Mix on lowest speed for 10 minutes. Dough should form a solid ball. Lightly oil a bowl and place dough into it. Cover with a dry towel and place in a warm spot: an oven with a pilot light or a microwave works. Let dough sit for an hour. Punch the dough down and place on to a clean surface. Divide the dough into half, and each half, divide into 4 pieces. Roll each piece into a cylinder, with the circumference the size of a quarter. With a bench scraper, cut coins out of the cylinder 2 cm thick. Once all the coins have been cut, roll them into small balls: larger ones if you want them a bit bigger. Cover with a towel and let rest for another 30 minutes. Once rested, roll each one with a rolling pin, or using your hands to form flat disks, no thicker than 1 cm. Place a bamboo steaming basket over a pot of water. Place a layer of parchment paper on the bottom of the basket, and place 4 buns inside. Steam for 10 minutes until soft. You
can steam the buns, and freeze on a tray individually. To reheat the buns, place back into the steamer for 3 minutes until warmed through.
Crunchy Chocolate Bar (metric) Crunchy Chocolate Bar Base 540g praline paste 150g milk chocolate 150g white chocolate 360g feuilletine Fondant 300g egg yolk pasteurized 300g icing sugar 375g cream 875g chocolate 250g room temperature butter 300g hot water Melt the milk chocolate and white chocolate over a double boiler. Fold in the praline paste and feuilletine. Spread onto the bottom of a parchment lined baking tray. Using an offset spatula, lightly press down on the base. Place in the fridge to set up. Add egg yolk and sugar in a bowl, and whisk until fluffy. Add the chocolate and cream in a double boiler and melt to make a ganache. Pour the ganache into the egg yolk mix. Add the butter and fold. When ingredients are incorporated, add the water. Pour over feuilletine base and let set up. Cut when lightly set. Do not cut when the tray is too cold, for it will crack the feuilletine base.
Pear Sorbet 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup water 1/4 cup pear liqueur 1 piece of fresh ginger (size of a coin) 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped juice of half a lemon zest of 1 lemon 1/4 cup pear nectar 4 pears, peeled, cored, cut in half Place in a pan, all ingredients minus the pears. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the pears, and cover with a parchment paper and simmer over low heat until tender. Remove the pears and taste the poaching liquid. Add more sugar or lemon juice if needed. Add the pears and poaching liquid into a food processor and puree until smooth. Cool completely. Add into ice cream machine and mix as per manufactures instructions.
Vanilla Syrup 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped 100ml sugar 100ml water 1 lemon peel, whites removed 1 cup mixed berries Add water, sugar, and vanilla pod into a pot, and reduce until sugar is dissolved. Remove the vanilla pod and lemon peel, and pour half into a separate bowl. Add fruits into the new bowl with half the syrup. Let sit for 10 minutes before adding the reserved syrup and stirring together.
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ooking back at the first decade of the 21st Century, there’s electrified déjà vu crackling in the air.
The arcing theme of the decade from an automotive point of view was not just creating alternative energy vehicles — electrical engineers had been doing that for more than a century; their hydrogen fuel cell engineer counterparts for nearly 50 years — but mass producing alternative fuel vehicles on a scale near or equal to that of traditional internal combustion engine cars and trucks. Of course, the global economic meltdown at the end of the decade threw a spanner in the works for every automaker on the planet, and so just plain survival, not building sustainable-minded vehicles,
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became and still is the major focus. Despite these uncertain times, however, automakers are still forging ahead with their alternative vehicle launch plans cast before the economic crisis, and in some cases those models are already on the roads and serving as rolling guinea pigs for the alternative fuel vehicle you and your neighbour could be driving a lot sooner than you think. In fact,, residents of the Fraser Valley and those throughout Metro Vancouver will have hydrogen and electric charging stations sooner than most drivers in Canada as the Pacific West Coast is a key player in the introduction of such vehicles. A fleet of Hydrogen fuel cell GM Equinox SUVs has been providing VANOC officials transportation for months leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the electric Chevrolet Volt is expected in Fraser Valley GM dealers by November of this year.
TESLA ROADSTER By far the rock star of the alternative fuel vehicle crowd, the 2010 Tesla Roadster is the brainchild of Silicon Valley-based Tesla Motors. Named after the inventor of the electric motor and generator, Nikola Tesla, (and not that big hair 80’s band from Sacramento), the company is actively selling the electric, zero emission Roadster through 13 dealerships worldwide, including one in Seattle and one in Toronto. The US$128,500 sticker price for the two-seater is eased a little with the numerous tax credits and waivers available at the provincial and federal level, probably in the $7,500-$10,000 range. A lot of money to be sure, but when you consider the sexy sports car goes from zero to 100 km-h in under four seconds (a new Porsche Carrera S takes about 4.3 seconds), yet thanks to its all-electric propulsion system, costs just $0.01 per kilometre to operate. On a full charge the range of the Roadster is about 400 kilometres, meaning you could cruise White Rock’s main beach drag about 200 times before running out of juice. The Roadster will be joined in 2011 by the Tesla S, a slick sport sedan with a sticker price rumoured to be less than half that of its two-seat stable mate. www.teslamotors.com
CHEVROLET VOLT Not just newcomers are leading the electric charge on the alternative fuel vehicle front. General Motors, painted as a villain in the 2006
Here’s a look at four alternative vehicles that you
documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?, is the first
just might catch quietly cruising White Rock’s Marine
major automaker to bring to market a plug-in electric
Drive this summer.
hybrid model.
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The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is coming to Canadian showrooms before the end of the year — November is the official launch month — and with an expected price of around $45,000, the five-door hatchback should appeal to buyers in urban areas such as Metro Vancouver. The fact the Volt is an electric hybrid — meaning the propulsion system is a blend of a traditional 4-cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor/generator — will also appeal to those not ready to take the leap to full electric.
BMW 7-Series Hydrogen 7
BMW 7-SERIES HYDROGEN
When fully charged — via an electrical cord
For marketing and presentation points in the
— the Volt will travel just on electric power for
launch of an alternative fuel vehicle category,
a reported 64 kilometres before the 1.4-litre
the award goes to BMW and the star-studded
gasoline engine kicks in, which on a full tank
campaign surrounding the hydrogen-powered
will take you for another 400 kilometres or so.
luxury sedan, the Hydrogen 7.
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HONDA FCX CLARITY The good news about Honda’s amazing zero
Essentially a fully appointed BMW 7-Series with a hydrogen engine, the Hydrogen 7, like the Honda Clarity, is a low production model being tested by a select number of drivers.
emission hydrogen-powered Clarity sedan is that,
Unlike the Clarity, the drivers chosen to put
for more than a year drivers around Los Angeles
the Hydrogen 7 through real-life paces are
have been operating the car to rave reviews.
high-profile people from the worlds of busi-
The bad news is that there are only a few
ness, sports and entertainment.
Honda FCX Clarity
Hollywood
dozen or so on the road and they’re all leased
in particular is a place you’ll see Hydrogen 7s
to well-heeled owners who are paying US$600
silently hulking down Sunset Boulevard as a
a month to be kilometer zero on the nascent
handful of celebrities in Tinsel Town got the
hydrogen highway. On a full tank of hydrogen
keys to the oh-so beautiful, and oh-so green,
the Clarity’s range is just under 400 km and its
zero-emission vehicles. They include Hilary
only emission is water. Honda claims its fuel
Swank, Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Jay Leno, Ed Nor-
efficiency is three times that of a gas-powered
ton and Cameron Diaz.
sedan and twice that of gas hybrid sedan.
Hydrogen Power
Mere mortals are unlikely to get a crack at
Honda plans to roll out 200 Claritys in such
owning, or even driving, the current generation
a fashion in Southern California through the
Hydrogen 7, but as could be the case with the
summer of 2011, then take all the vehicles back
Clarity, if the real-world experiment for the
and crunch the numbers to see if selling the
Hydrogen 7 passes muster, expect to see locals
sleek sedans makes sense from a financial point
tooling down Highway 1 in the near future. Or
of view for all concerned, from manufacturing
is that Hilary? www.bmw.ca
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through to dealerships and customers. It is truly untracked ground the Clarity program is operating on, and it could well turn out that the cost of repairs and recalibrations required during the L.A. trial run — done by a special Honda unit in the L.A. area at no charge — put an end to the Clarity altogether. Still, the16 self-serve hydrogen fuelling stations currently allowing drivers to refuel their Clarity is the kind of infrastructure required to begin that journey on the hydrogen highway. And if in a little over a year from now Honda deems the L.A.-Clarity experiment a success, Metro Vancouver would seem a likely place for
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Chevrolet Volt
Recoton Headset
BlueAnt Q1
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THE BELL TOLLS HANDS-FREE by Andrew McCredie
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ultitasking is just a fact of everyday life,
hands-free device, but other options include
Compatible with 900 00 MHz
but as of January 1 this year, one of
speakerphone-like devices and Bluetooth-
and 2.4GHz phones es with
the most popular and prolific forms of doing
enabled vehicles.
a 2.5mm jack, thiss styl-
two things at once is now illegal in British Columbia. Get caught talking, texting or web surfing on a hand-held device and you’ll be dinged with a $167 ticket and possibly three points against your driver’s licence. And while the new legislation came into effect on New Year’s Day, fines were not introduced until February 1, giving drivers a chance
Whichever one you choose though, the most
ish and lightweight head-
important aspect is the compatibility between
set features left and d right
your mobile phone brand and the device you
adjustments and a noise-
select.
canceling microphone ne for
Here’s a quick look at a half-dozen hands-
reduced
inter-
free devices that will do the job — and save
ference.
And
you a ticket.
it folds up for
RECOTON HEADSET
to get their heads around the new law and
At just $36.99, the Recoton T-940 headset is
also the opportunity to purchase a hands-free
the perfect solution for those who don’t want
device for their vehicle.
to spend a lot of money and still be legal.
easy storage and carrying. www.panasonic.ca
BELKIN iPHONE TUNEBASE
Far from being yet another Big Brother-like
The universal headset features a boom micro-
If a full headset cramps your sense of style
intrusion into our daily lives, this new law is
phone and will fit all mobile phones with a
— many say they feel foolish wearing one, say-
designed to save lives.
2.5mm jack, and also will work with your wire-
ing they feel more like an air traffic controller
less phone at home.
than a driver — there are a number of devic-
According to the B.C. Attorney General, on average, 117 people die and 1,400 are hospital-
A great choice for the budget conscious, but
ized each year in the province due to accidents
not for those who dislike that ‘tethered’ feeling
caused by inattentive drivers.
from the hard-wired connection.
So, the question isn’t if you should buy a hands-free device, it is which one to buy.
www.recoton.com
es on the market that act as cradles for your phone. And if you’ve got an iPhone, Belkin’s TuneBase is a great deal at $79.99.
PANASONIC CORDLESS HEADSET
In addition to directly connecting your iPhone
Just like automobiles, hands-free devices
At just three bucks more than the wired Rec-
(or iPod) to your car stereo while charging, the
come in many shapes and sizes, ranging in
oton headset, this cordless model solves the
TuneBase device allows for hands-free calling
price from under $50 to upwards of $200.
problem of a cord get caught up things (ie. gear
and answering.
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shift, steering wheel).
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Blue-what? Simply put, Bluetooth technology allows voice and data from mobile devices to travel short distances using short length radio waves. The word is an anglicized version of Danish Blåtand, the 10th Century king of Denmark who merged warring Danish tribes in a single kingdom. Bluetooth technology does the same with communication systems. Because no cords are required to connect a headset to your car, Bluetooth is by far the most popular type of hands-free technology available for drivers today. However, not all mobile phones are created equal, so be sure your phone is Bluetooth compatible before you shell out for a Bluetooth device. BlueAnt Supertooth Speaker
{ BLACKBERRY HS500 HEADSET BLUEANT Q1 HEADSET
BLUEANT SUPERTOOTH SPEAKER
If you’ve got a Blackberry phone, this Blue-
The Cadillac of Bluetooth-enabled in-ear
Perfect for those who don’t want to mess up
tooth-enabled hands free headset is just the
headsets, the Q1 offers more features — and
their hair or have something stuck in their ear.
thing. Priced at $99.99, the in-ear HS500 fea-
more comfort — than most similar devices on
This hands-free, and head-free, speakerphone
tures one-touch answering, muting and voice
the market.
allows Bluetooth-enabled phones to connect
dialing, and also work with 3rd party GPS map-
Using advanced voice recognition software,
in seconds. Voice prompts walk you through
ping so that voice directions will play through
the $149.99 unit allows you to control the
everything from uploading your phone’s
the headset.
headset and most every phone function just by
address book to answering calls to identifying
using your voice.
incoming callers.
This type of popular in-ear device works great for some, though again, the style-conscious
One downside is that the Q1 takes two hours
With up to 15 hours of talk time (on a three
might feel like they’re on the bridge of the Star-
to fully charge, then only offers four hours of
hour charge) the $154.99 unit is ideal for those
ship Enterprise when they wear it.
talk time.
whose office is the road.
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A BRIGHT LIGHT SHINES ON by Elaine Morrison • photos contributed
Mirroring the positive energy of an eternal optimist, friends and family start up the Vanessa Stenner Foundation aimed at young women looking to succeed in the male dominated financial industry
S
he had a megawatt smile, a passion for family and
As an adult, life was good for the mother of four.Influ-
friends, and the tenacity to make it to the top of a
enced by the successful financial careers of her father,
tough, male-dominated financial industry.
Gordon Stenner, and brother Thane Stenner, Vanessa
RBC Securities vice-president, investment adviser and
sought to make her own mark in the industry and enlist-
radio talk show host Vanessa Stenner succumbed to
ed the help accomplished professional Lorraine Rum-
ovarian cancer Jan. 12, 2010, a few months shy of her
berg. What began as a mentorship, evolved into a lasting
40th birthday, but her legacy has just begun.
bond and best friends.
Organizational planning for The Vanessa Stenner
An eternal optimist, she lived her life sunnyside up
Foundation is underway, with a “dream team’ of profes-
and was a fierce competitor. Once diagnosed, she
sionals overseeing its operations. Its mandate – to help
would apply that same competitive spirit to fighting the
young adult women succeed in the financial industry.
disease.
It’s what Vanessa wanted.
“My sister was an eternal optimist. I think she viewed
The South Surrey resident knew how difficult it was to
it as a challenge, one she was going to win,” Thane said.
break into the industry, and thrive. It took unrelenting
“In truth, I don’t think she realized how serious it was at
determination, and strong mentors.
the time, simply because of her optimistic nature.”
“With three older brothers, she learned very well how to stick up for herself, and there was a determination and will that was grown from that,” her brother Thane Stenner recalled fondly. That determination was exhibited by age four. Growing up on a hobby farm in Abbotsford, Thane and his
Lorraine remembers receiving the call in 2009. “She said, I need to talk to you now,” Lorraine said. “I knew she was going to the doctor, and as with every challenge you face in life, you open a fine bottle of wine, take a deep breath and...we were up really late that night.
mother Zenovia witnessed it first hand. Looking out
“When I got home and did my research on ovarian
onto the mature summer hay fields, they saw from a
cancer, I cried a river. It’s aggressive and the mortality
distance a tiny arm shoot up out of the tall grass and
rate is terrible. Early detection is the only way of surviv-
firmly grasp the ear of a fiesty runaway pony. The two
ing,” Lorraine said, adding “There isn’t a woman I’ve met
watched as the authorative toddler tugged the now obe-
in the last while who I haven’t squeezed their hand and
dient equine across 10 acres back to the barn.
asked, “Have you had your pap test done recently?”
“Obviously this pony could have flipped her on her
It was an eye opener for the RBC executive who, along
back, but knew well enough that this little girl was not
with Thane, will shepherd the dream team of the newly
to be messed with,” Thane laughed.
formed foundation.
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{ Vanessa requested Lorraine manage her practice
Details regarding The Vanessa Stenner Founda-
and resume her radio talk show, which was close
tion will be released shortly and it will likely be
to national syndication before her diagnosis.
as diversified as a financial portfolio. “We want to help young women in a way we
“Vanessa cared deeply about her fans”, Lorraine
know was critical to Vanessa’s success,” Lor-
says. “She was a big thinker, fearless.” Fearless indeed. Not only was she an avid com-
raine said. “Something as basic as an initiative
petitor in business, but fellow golfers and eques-
where we give the recipient a Blackberry with a
trians would often get a sampling of that compet-
time frame of paid subscriptions.” She paused to
itive nature. In her younger years, she barrel raced,
laugh as she recalled her friend’s affection for her
and more recently, trained as a show jumper with
“Crackberry”. “When you’re a young woman with limited
Grand Prix rider Lindsey Paton-Root.
resources, to have a Blackberry...that’s a useful
“She was naturally gifted, no fear,” Lindsey con-
tool to starting your business.”
firmed. “Even if she was competing at a level a
Non-financial initiatives such as on-site work
little bit out of her league, she didn’t care. Some-
experience, lining up a series of speakers and one-
times it made me a bit nervous, but it always made her fun to teach because no matter what you asked her to do, she’d do it.”
Vanessa Stenner 1970-2010
pier to watch them compete at a higher level.”
Her generosity was also legendary.
Thane was equally impressed by his younger
When Lindsey was pregnant with her first child,
sister’s show jumping skills.
on-one mentoring will also be looked at. A web page at legacy.com has been set up for people to share thoughts and memories. Visit http://www.legacy.com/GB2/Default. aspx?BookId=138585496&Sign=1
Vanessa took her out for lunch. They did a bit of
He recalled this past New Year’s Eve when fam-
window shopping and stopped to admire an
ily and friends gathered around Vanessa’s hospi-
For information about donating to The Vanessa
infant’s bedroom suite. Vanessa quickly grabbed
tal bed, eating pizza, drinking Champagne and
Stenner Foundation, email lorraine.rumberg@
the tag and gifted Lindsey with it.
toasting the arrival of the New Year.
rbc.com or call 604-535-3890.
“She wasn’t about impressing, that’s just who she was,” Lindsey said. “Another neat thing about Vanessa is, she loved her horses so much and was just as happy or hap-
“When I asked Vanessa, “What’s it like to be on
Vanessa is survived by her parents Gordon and
a big horse up in the air like that?”, she answered,
Zenovia Stenner, her children Dustin, Ray, Chanel
“Well, it’s kind of scary, but it’s a whole lot of
and Royce, and her five siblings, Justyn, Thane,
fun,” flashing her megawatt smile.
Leighton, Lisa and Tanya.
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