As promised in my last entry, here’s a rundown of what some city councillors declared as gifts in 2013.
I say “some” because not all councillors filed documents at city hall. So that either means they didn’t receive anything worth $50 or more, or they simply haven’t gotten around to putting pen to paper.
Mayor Gregor Robertson, by the way, didn’t file anything.
So, in no particular order, here we go…
• Adriane Carr: She received a box of perfumes and incense from H.E. Ali H.S. Al-Sammak, ambassador of the State of Kuwait.
She didn’t know the value and forwarded the gift to the city clerk’s office “for disposition.” The document doesn’t say where the box ended up.
Carr accepted two tickets worth $86 to the opening night of Bard on the Beach and two tickets worth $155.50 to the world premiere of a Ballet B.C. production.
She kept an $80 blanket given to her by the Musqueam Indian Band and received $5 cash in the mail accompanied by an article regarding the PNE management board model. Carr donated the money to the United Way.
• Tony Tang: He accepted a $250 ticket from Holborn Group to attend “A night for heroes” Honour House gala fundraiser.
“Attended event for 10 minutes to be recognized to show support for the cause,” Tang wrote. “No alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, no water, no cooked or raw food was consumed.”
Tang also kept an $80 blanket received from the Musqueam Indian Band. He received it during an event with the band.
• Elizabeth Ball, Heather Deal, Tim Stevenson, Geoff Meggs, George Affleck and Raymond Louie all accepted the same blankets. Louie also accepted a $50 gift card to Wild Rice restaurant from Michael Alexander and Gordon Price of Simon Fraser University for being a presenter at an event.
• Now to Kerry Jang…
As regular readers know, Jang has been the councillor who either has the most to declare or is the most diligent in declaring gifts.
I mentioned the cookie he received and ate in my last entry. That was courtesy of Polygon Homes.
Now to other goodies.
He received a total of $40 from four unknown donors, including $10 and a brochure supporting Jang’s anti-shark fin campaign, $5 with a brochure in support of social and supportive housing and $5 along with an article regarding the Pidgin restaurant.
Another $20 arrived with articles regarding container houses, the Olympic Village, Hastings Park and bike lanes. Jang donated all the money to the United Way.
He, too, attended the Honour House gala with a $250 ticket courtesy of Holborn Group, the developer building the massive Little Mountain housing project.
Then there’s the Mormon Tabernacle Choir “Once Upon a Christmas” CD worth $18.98 he received and kept from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
“The cat ate our other Christmas music CDs,” Jang wrote. “And I got tired of listening to Frank Sinatra’s Christmas CD that survived kitty’s attack. Kitty must like Sinatra, though I wish kitty showed the same appreciation as I do of Dean Martin’s CDs.”
Ladies and gentlemen, Kerry Jang! A round of applause, please! He’ll be here all week, or at least until the November election.
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