Sunbrite Lunar New Year Festival 2002
A four-day multicultural event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, will be held at Pacific Coliseum, PNE from February 8 to 11, 2002. The non-stop festivities include on-stage entertainment, food fair and lots of exhibits. What better place to showcase your products and sen/ices! Reserve your booth today by calling 604-273-1655 or visit our website at www.sunbritefestival.org.
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- Meeting Places 2001-2002 published by Business in Vancouver
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Levitt takes on Terraces
Firm wonijers why Jews don't choose these views.
PATJOHNSON REPORTER
Adevelopment company that is trying to start a resort-like Jewish retirement community in the South Granville Rise neighborhood, has been having trouble attracting Jewish clientele.
Ken Levitt and Vanessa Trester in the show suite of the Terraces on 7th.
"Originally, when this project started, it was geared specifically as Vancouver's premier Jewish retirement community," said Vanessa Trester, assistant general manager of the Terraces on 7th, which is nearing completion at West 7th Avenue and Fir. But the response was not as enthusiastic as they had hoped.
"The community hasn't been that keen on the location," admitted Trester.
The developers. Capo Construction, Retirement Life Communities and the Co-operators, are giving the Jewish community another push, however, enlisting the help of one of the city's best-known managers of seniors care.
Ken Levitt, who retires this month as administrator of the Louis Brier Home and Hospital, is the new general manager of the Terraces on 7th. He starts officially on Jan. 4.
Levitt said he wanted to stay active after he left the Louis Brier and had considered going into private practice in the healthcare field. Before he could hang out his shingle, however. Retirement Life Communities approached him and asked him to take up this post.
He hopes his presence will encourage people who are familiar with his work to consider moving into the Terraces. The quality that the Louis Brier is noted for is a benchmark to which Levitt and his staff will strive at the Ter-
races, he said.
1 believe we will replicate that same quality," he said.
The building is part rental, part strata-titled and is located above a health clinic. It is also close to the shopping, arts, theatre and other attractions of Granville Island, Broadway and the area now known as South Granville Rise, with its dense conglomeration of art galleries and other high-end retailers.
When the 12-storey building is complete, many of the apartments - and the fiflh-floor restaurant - will have breath-taking views across False Creek to the downtown peninsula and North Shore mountains.
The units arc intended to accommodate a variety of seniors, from those who live completely independently to those who require a substantial degree of care.
Included in the monthly fees are a set number of meals in the dining room, weekly housekeeping services, 24-hour security and an emergency response system.
Trester said there will be great emphasis on socializing and cultural enrichment. There are numerous common areas in the building, where people can meet to chat, play cards or exercise.
The residents will be canvassed as to the services they wish to have, but Trester said on-site programs could include massage therapy, a homeopathy clinic, heart-smart programs and foot care clinics. There will also be a beauty salon and a health and wellness spa in the building, as well a bistro/bar, a movie theatre, a library with computers and a private room for parties, said Trester, who has a master's degree in gerontology. Kosher food is available on demand.
The building should be completed within weeks and occupancy is slated for March 1,2002. The plans arc impressive, but the cost can be hefty, depending on the choice of location within the building. Purchase prices begin at $270,000 for a 745-squaro-foot unit up to $525,000 for 1200-square-feet with a lai^ge deck. On top of the cost and the monthly strata fee, there is also a monthly service fee ranging from $635 to $735 for one person.
Rental units (which include meals, housekeeping and most of the other services and facilities) range from $2,600 to $5,300, with an additional $400 for another occupant. □