PANORAMA

Calendar
Days in the life of a month.

Top Stories
MLA Gregor Robertson's quest to save our rental buildings. Plus: Is pot peddler Marc Emery's luck about to run out? And stealing a page from the annals of communication at Regional Assembly of Text.

Q&A
Outspoken AIDS doctor Julio Montaner.

Urban Matters
Where do our Christmas trees come from? And what's that helicopter doing buzzing around East Van?

Open House
Houses and horses in South Langley.

Vancouver Life
Shiny happy people.

Best Buys
It's that spendful time of year. Here, some suggestions to lighten your pocketbook and shorten your shopping list. By Rebecca Philps


FEATURES

The Power 50
Our sixth annual survey of the most influential people in Vancouver: the movers and shakers who, loudly or quietly, are shaping the civic landscape. Plus: the city's best buzz generators, Alberta's B.C. land grab, and catching up with power players from yesteryear. By Tyee Bridge, Steve Burgess, Marcie Good, Michael Harris, Rob Howatson, Jonathan Lin, Alexis Roohani, Masaji Takei and the editors

When We Were Young
Fred Herzog's photographs of mid-century Vancouver capture a city on the verge of transformation. By Gary Stephen Ross

It Takes a Village
A Whistler survival guide: where to eat, shop, hang—and where to take five on the Sea-to-Sky. By Rosemary Poole


DEPARTMENTS

Local Intelligence
With Intelligence, Chris Haddock draws on his lifelong undertanding of the city's darkest corners. By Daniel Wood

EATING + DRINKING

Thrilla From Manila
At Rekado's on Main, Filipino cuisine goes upscale. Plus: a guide to sourcing Filipino food. By Joie Alvaro Kent

Defining Labels
He blows up churches to sell wine. And it works. Meet brand wiz Bernie Hadley-Beauregard. By Christina Burridge

Blueberry Fever
The sweet success of Richmond's TrueBlue juices. Plus: blueberry cocktails well worth a try. By Chris Gonzalez


HAPPY ENDING

Harm's Way
Actor/writer Meg Tilly's novel recalls her own early life—and will, she hopes, spare other children a similar fate. By Jesse Spencer