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» How to vote in the Transportation and Transit Referendum

Mercedes Deutscher
Staff Writer

 

oth the “Yes” and “No” side
have been fighting to win
the upcoming Transportation
and Transit Referendum, but
the decision will ultimately
lie with voters in the Metro
Vancouver area.

The first of the ballots,
which will be mailed to every
registered voter in Greater
Vancouver, must be mailed
back by May 29. Postage will be
provided by Elections BC.

How do you vote on this
very important issue?

First of all, be sure that
you are registered to vote. It
only takes a couple of minutes
to register to vote at Elections.
be.ca. If you are already a
registered voter, the ballot
should have no problem
arriving at your address.

You must meet certain
eligibility criteria in order to
vote in the plebiscite. If you are

: not a Canadian citizen, over

: the age of 18 (prior to May 29),
: have not been a resident of BC
: for at least six months, or don’t
: live in the Lower Mainland,

: then you will not be eligible to
: vote. Residents of the Fraser

: Valley—including Abbotsford,
: Chilliwack, Mission, and

: Hope—cannot vote in the

: referendum.

However, not having a

: permanent address will not

: disqualify a person from voting
: in the referendum. Those who

: have no permanent address

: can use the address of the place
: they are staying at, even if that

: place isa shelter.

If you do not receive a

: voting package in the mail by
: March 27, you should contact
: Elections BC. They will mail

: one to you, or help get you set
: up with one. If you need help
: with something and cannot

: get help with it either online

: or via phone, you will be able
: to get help at one of the nine

: plebiscite offices once they open :
: on April 13. Keep in mind that
: the last day to ask for a new

voting package is on May 15.

: their behalf. However, that
: person must follow certification :

Te ae

Those who havea disability

that could hinder them from
: being able to vote may have

someone fill out the ballot on

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Contact: Brittney MacDonald, Life & Style Editor

Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

www.theotherpress.ca

: instructions, which will be

included in the voting package.
Be aware of the question

: before you vote. The question
: in this referendum is, “Do
: you support a new 0.5 per

cent Metro Vancouver

 

y
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: Congestion Improvement Tax,
: to be dedicated to the Mayors’

: Council transportation and

: transit plan?” It is in your best

: interest to evaluate both sides

: of this question before making
: an informed decision.

 

Meatless Monday: Vegetarian chickpea wraps

» Tasty nutrition on the go for the busy student!

Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

B Milifeandstyle

yy @theotherpress.ca

  

f you've decided to make the
commitment to eliminating
meat from your diet, you'll need

to start being concerned with
how much protein you eat. To be
honest, when I took a nutrition
course I was surprised that

the amount of protein youre
supposed to eat is nowhere near
as high as people seem to think,
and as a pescatarian (someone
who only eats fish and seafood)
Thad no problem maintaining
my optimal levels. The key to
protein is knowing where to
look for it. Beans, legumes, and
greens are great places to find
sources of iron and protein,

the nutrients most vegetarians
are lacking. The trick is to
experiment, and find new and
fun ways to incorporate them
into your diet.

Begin by opening up your

: can—double-check before

: buying it that it’s not packed

: in brine or salt water as this

: could leave them with a weird
: aftertaste. Drain the water

: out and then rinse your beans
: under cold water, using a

: strainer.

Empty the beans into a

: medium-sized bowl and begin
: mashing them with a fork.

: You want them broken up, but
: still a little chunky, so don’t go
: overboard and turn them into
: paste.

Add your chopped celery

: and onions, as well as the

: Mayonnaise, lemon juice and
: dill weed. Ifyou like pickles,

: then you can add an optional

: chopped pickle as well. After

: that, just mix in some salt and
: pepper to taste!

Prepping the tortilla shells

: is relatively easy, just set your
: oven to 150F or warm them in
: the microwave. Fill them as full :
: as you like, this chickpea mix

Ingredients:

1can garbanzo beans/
chickpeas (they’re the same
thing)

istalk celery, chopped

% medium-sized white
onion, chopped

1 tbsp. mayonnaise

1 tbsp. lemon juice

itsp. dried dill weed

1 pickle, chopped (optional)
1-5 white flour tortilla shells

: can serve up to five people.

Chickpeas are a great

: source of protein, and for your
: more skeptical friends and

: family members, they have a

: consistency similar to baked

: beans, but their nutrient value
: is higher. If you find that you're
: feeling sluggish or pale, try

: mixing in some spinach with

: this recipe, as you could be

: suffering froma lack of iron.

 

Image from CrashTestVegetarian.com