VANCOUVER, B.C .: November 17, 2011 — Melissa Yan is pictured in her condo in the Yaletown neighbourhood in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia with her dog Sam on November 17, 2011. (BEN NELMS for National Post)

VANCOUVER, B.C .: November 17, 2011 — Melissa Yan is pictured in her condo in the Yaletown neighbourhood in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia with her dog Sam on November 17, 2011. (BEN NELMS for National Post)