Friday, April 29, 2011 NewsLeader A13Friday, April 29, 2011 NewsLeader A13

By Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

A surge in NDP support may make leader Jack Layton the new head of the Offi cial Opposition in Parliament or even the next prime minister in a Liberal-backed coali-tion, a new opinion poll released Monday suggests.

The EKOS Research poll gives the NDP 28 per cent support nationally, second spot behind the Conserva-tives at 34 per cent and ahead of the Liberals at 24 per cent, a week before the May 2 fed-eral election.

The pollsters project the NDP are poised to win 53 seats in Quebec and 100 across the country – a huge breakthrough that would reshape

Canada’s political landscape – compared to 131 seats for the Conservatives and 62 for the Liberals. The Bloc Quebecois would be hammered down to 13 seats in Quebec.

“The NDP and the Liberals combined would have a majority and 31 seats more than the Conservatives,” the polling fi rm said. “It is hard to imagine how these totals would not produce the once unimaginable outcome of a Jack Layton-led coalition government deposing Stephen Harper’s Conservative government.”

Green party sup-port ranges from four to seven per cent in recent polls.

The EKOS poll suggests seats in B.C. will continue to be split up, with 15 going

Conservative, eight going Liberal and the NDP taking 13. The results are considered accurate to plus or minus 1.8 per cent 19 times out of 20.

Three other polling fi rms have found the NDP at least tied with the Liberals over the past week or so. A previous Angus Reid poll cited NDP leader Jack Layton’s debate performance for lifting his party into a tie for second place nation-ally with the federal Liberals at 25 per cent of voter support.

Angus Reid vice-president Jaideep Mukerji said Layton’s 50 per cent approval rating is the highest of any Canadian federal politician the polling fi rm has measured in three years.

But Mukerji cau-

tioned Layton’s new fans tend to be young – the age group least likely to vote. He also noted the NDP sup-port is soft – a larger proportion say they could still change their minds.

Ekos, however, said Monday NDP support seems to be actually fi rming up. “They may not have reached the ceiling of this JackQuake which is shaking the country,” the Ekos analysis said.

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WE ASKED: Families are increasingly being called on to care for elderly parents. Should more federal dol-

lars be spent and a plan developed to help families cope with aging parents?

The tax system is being used to help. The federal government provides huge cash transfers to the provinces to help pay for elder-care alternatives to free up beds in emergency wards.

Yes. Michael Ignatieff has said “The Liberal Party has made a clear commitment to universal public health care and we will

get to work right away as a strong partner to guarantee that health care is there when we need it.” This includes care for the elderly and I expect that a Liberal government will provide additional funding

and a plan to help families cope with aging parents as part of its promised enhanced funding for health care.

Here is a case where dollars wisely spent can actually lower the number of dollars needed for the health care system. Providing

home care means that seniors can stay in the comfort of their home longer, rather than being forced to stay in an acute care hospital bed. Seniors would be able to enjoy a higher quality of life while remaining connected to

the community with their dignity intact. The long term plan to help families cope with this affordability issue is part of the NDP Platform @ www.ndp.ca/platform.

Yes. My uncle has been caring for my grandmother who developed dementia. It’s been hard emotionally as well as taking time from work, and other family and friends. One of the routes towards helping families caring

for aging family members would be to:• Follow the NACA (National Advisory Council on Aging) proposal that federal, provincial and territorial governments collaborate to develop a set of national home care objectives, that

incorporates and improves upon existing policies affecting eldercare, including but not restricted to ensuring couples needing support and care can continue to live together, economic allowances (such as tax rebates), living choices, transportation, and respite. We must improve the system and expand home support and care programs.

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Th ere is already interest in what he calls the ultimate community.

“Th ere’s been an overwhelming response,” he says. Homes at the University of British Columbia have yet to be released, but Andreasen says there are only 12 left for pre-registration. Th ere will be 60 homes in total.

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“It’s in the middle of the University Hill catchment,” says Andreasen. Th is will allow children to start schooling at local elementary schools and continue through secondary school and then on to UBC, all without having to move.

Ultima is in the heart of UBC’s Westbrook Village, making shopping, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and other services minutes away.

Owners receive membership to a car-sharing program, with access to a 200-car network, and a free Telus high-speed service package for the fi rst year.

Even the building itself is beautiful. “Th ere’s a giant glass face on the building,” Andreasen says. “Th is makes for a waterfall eff ect of glass.”

“We always want views,” says

Andreasen. Th ose who buy on the top fl oor get scenic views from a private roof-top West Coast lanai.

Adera is involved with UBC’s Residential Environmental Assessment Program (REAP), a green rating system for residential building. Ultima has Gold status, having earned high points in all seven rating categories. Th e program ensures buildings consume less water, energy and other natural resources, have higher-quality indoor environments, and were built using construction practices that have lower impacts on the site and community.

Ultima is selling out of Adera’s Spirit building while they wait for a sales centre to be completed. Adera expects to hold a grand opening in May.

Homes are priced $450,000 to high $800,000s. For info, www.adera.com.

Ultimate place to live in UBC at Adera’s Ultima

Homes and communities:

Massive March for Greater Vancouver home sales.30 per cent jump in sales doesn’t quite set a record for region

Home sales nudged, but couldn’t quite break, the record for sales in March.

Th e Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports 4,080 sales of all types of residential properties last month. Th at’s a 31.7 per cent jump from February’s 3,097 sales and a 30 per cent increase compared to March 2010.

REBGV President Rosario Setticasi said March 2011 saw a massive, 80.1 per cent rise over the 2,265 home sales in March of 2009.

“Our market has had a very strong start to the spring season,” Setticasi said. “With home sales above 4,000 and nearly 7,000 home listings added to the MLS in March, it’s clear home buyers and sellers view this as a good time to be active in their housing market.”

New listings in Greater Vancouver totalled 6,797 last month – a three per cent decline

compared to March 2010 when 7,004 properties went up for sale. However, new listings in March of this year did represent a 19.4 per cent jump over February.

Th e benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver over the last 12 months rose 5.4 per cent to $615,810 last month, up from $584,435 in March 2010.

March saw 1,795 sales of detached properties, with a benchmark price rising to $866,806 – up 8.3 per cent from last year. Apartment sales reached 1,622, and the benchmark price rose 2.1 per cent to $403,885. REBGV saw 663 attached property sales, and a benchmark price of $511,039. Th e benchmark price is up 3.6 per cent.

Th e all-time sales record for March was in 2004 when 4,371 transactions were recorded.

Homes at Ultima will come in three designer colour schemes: Red, Golden or Charcoal. The homes start at $450,000.

Martin Knowles photos

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