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Walmart mall to become ‘urban village centre’ First proposed a decade ago, rezoning application returns to new landscape by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter A new Walmart-anchored shopping mall with as much retail space as five soccer fields will become the commercial heart of a redeveloping West Cambie neighbourhood, according to city planners. On Tuesday, city council’s planning committee heard new details of an open-air shopping centre first proposed 10 years ago that spawned dramatic change in a neighbourhood largely untouched by redevelopment. Staff are recommending the application advance to a public hearing in the new year, despite the developer’s failure to buy land for a road deemed “critical” to the project. “This proposed development is intended to become the urban village centre for the West Cambie area,”
Central at Garden City •SmartCentres has applied to rezone a 5.9-hectare (14.5-acre) site at the northeast corner of Alderbridge Way and Garden City Road •Proposed is a multi-building shopping centre with 387,692 square feet of space, with Walmart as the anchor tenant •Structures range from one to four storeys •First proposed in 2003, prompting city to redraft area plan in 2006 •City council expected to vote on first reading in new year; public hearing would follow Walmart will anchor a new shopping mall in West Cambie, if a rezoning plan is approved by council. This is the view at Alderbridge Way and High Street—a new road east of Garden City Road that will intersect the development.
said senior planner Brian Guzzi in a report tabled this week. First Richmond North Shopping Centres Ltd., a SmartCentres company, is seeking to build a 387,692-square-foot retail centre along Alderbridge Way, at Garden City Road, in the Alexandra neighbourhood. Dubbed “Central at Gar-
den City,” the largest tenant in the 5.9-hectare (14.5 acre) development would be Walmart, while numerous other retailers would also be accommodated. Walmart would be located at Alderbridge Way and High Street—a proposed road just east of Garden City Road. The three-storey building
would have a floor space of 161,188 square feet, roughly the same footprint as the Walmart on Grandview Highway in Vancouver, and the same overall floor area as the Walmart in Queensborough, according to staff. By contrast, the Walmart in South Surrey is 33 per cent larger and is the biggest Metro Vancouver location,
at 215,000-square feet. Planners say most of the 1,153 parking stalls will be hidden in three covered or structured parking areas. One parking lot will be covered by a publicly accessible deck offering 36,400 square feet of green space with pedestrian paths. See Page 3
Steveston waterways to get dredged thanks to 10-year deal City, province, Ottawa and Port Metro Vancouver fund decade-long plan to dredge area waterways by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter The inside channel that links Steveston harbour to the Fraser River will be kept free and clear for recreational and commercial boaters thanks to new dredging funding announced Monday morning.
Some $10 million has been committed to the project, funded by the City of Richmond, the province of B.C., Ottawa and Port Metro Vancouver in a decade-long deal. Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said the new funding will benefit all Richmond residents by keeping the waterways navigable and accessible by all boaters for years to come. He noted two incidents in which vessels that use the Steveston channel became beached, including more recently, a tug boat, as well as the 188-foot tall ship Concordia in 2004. Brodie said he doesn’t recall the last time such a long-term commitment to dredging
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the waterways off Steveston was signed. The proposed dredging will meet Transport Canada safe navigation requirements for the largest commercial fishing and recreational vessels that access these channels, according to the announcement. Port Metro Vancouver became the first port authority in Canada to provide funding for local communities. “Through Port Metro Vancouver’s local channel dredging contribution program, I am pleased to commit $2.75 million toward this important collaborative project,” said Port Metro Vancouver president Robin Silvester. In October, a Steveston group warned
Steveston harbour could soon become unusable for Canada’s largest fishing fleet if senior governments didn’t ante up cash for dredging. “It is filling up. If you go in low tide you can almost walk across at some points right now,” said Loren Slye, chair of the Steveston 20/20 group, which represents the village’s nonprofit organizations. “We’re definitely in favour of getting some action and getting it quickly.” The channel is so narrow that vessels with drafts greater than 3.5 metres are at times unable to travel through. At Scotch Pond, the river entrance is now only accessible at high tide by small boats, according to a staff report.
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RICHMOND’S TEMPORARY STYROFOAM COLLECTION Richmond makes it easy for residents to dispose of Styrofoam from Christmas packaging. Simply drop off clean, moulded packing Styrofoam in good condition at: CITY RECYCLING DEPOT 5555 Lynas Lane December 27, 2012 to January 20, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. The Styrofoam is re-used for insulation and landscaping materials. Please ensure it is clean and in good condition, with no tape, paper, paint or other foreign objects attached. Styrofoam chips are not accepted, and please do not put Styrofoam in your Blue Box or Blue Cart as it is not recyclable.
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Cambie Field to make way for towers Park would be moved and expanded at a prominent City Centre corner by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter A little known City Centre park will be relocated and the land overtaken by three 16-storey towers, if city council approves a new development proposal. Polygon Development 192 Ltd. has applied to rezone five lots bounded by Hazelbridge Way, Cambie Road and Brown Road and build 528 homes in a project known as Mueller Towers. Comprising the 3.5-hectare (8.5-acre) L-shaped site is the city-owned Cambie Field—a somewhat hidden playing field off of Sexsmith Road—along with a parking lot and former tree farm. The developer intends to build on the park site and relocate an expanded park to the corner of Hazel-
bridge Way and Cambie Road. At 1.6 hectares (four acres), the park would be the largest of five envisioned for the area, known as Capstan Village, and be located one block from Aberdeen Station. “[T]he proposed park will be one of Capstan Village’s most prominent and an important venue for local and larger community events and celebrations,” noted planner Suzanne Carter-Huffman in a report Tuesday. City council has yet to consider plans for the park, but early ideas include a field, sheltered stage, square, children’s play area, pathways and public art. Together, the towers and park are expected to be a signature feature of this future arts district and serve as a benchmark for future development. “This will be enhanced by the west tower’s distinctive flat iron shape and public art, which may take the form of a light sculpture running along the west side of the park and up the face of the project’s west tower,” said Carter-Huffman in her report. If approved, the developer will be the third to contribute cash toward a new Canada Line station at
A view to the northwest of Polygon’s proposed Mueller Towers in north City Centre.
Capstan Way. City hall is seeking to raise $25 million from developers to build the station by levying a fee of
$7,800 per dwelling. Construction of the station is expected to begin within 15 years if enough cash can
be secured. A public hearing on the project is expected in the early new year.
Walmart development critic wants park reinstated From Page 1 But the project comes with risk. The area plan—adopted in 2006 after Walmart’s 2003 application triggered its rewrite—calls for a new east-west road to service the mall. The plan was to link Alexandra Road to the east with Leslie Road to the west. But city staff say SmartCentres hasn’t been able to acquire the five properties needed to build it. The solution presented yesterday is to upgrade the intersection at Garden City Road and Alderbridge Way. Dual left-turn lanes would be created in three directions and a new right-turn lane on the westbound approach would also be built. With those upgrades, the new road could be deferred by 10 years, staff say. In the meantime, the city would collect cash from developers to help build the road. Most would come immediately from SmartCentres, but getting more money for the project would depend on the pace of other development in the immediate area. Nonetheless, Guzzi noted in his report the road is a “critical component to this development,” and there’s no guarantee land will be any easier to acquire in a decade or that enough cash will even be collected. “If the road realignment is not implemented within 10 years, the road network level of service and traffic delays would gradually deteriorate to result in extreme congestion, drivers’ frustration, and potentially traffic safety issues at which time other traffic measures and improvements may have to be sought,” noted Guzzi. Coun. Bill McNulty, chair of the planning committee, said Garden City Road and Alderbridge Way is one of the city’s major intersections, and access to and from the mall has to be “better than just the normal.” McNulty said the mall isn’t the only
A proposed shopping mall, anchored by Walmart, looking northeast from the intersection of Garden City Road and Alderbridge Way.
project that would increase traffic in the area—the future Garden City lands could also bring more cars. “Whatever we do is going to have a tremendous traffic impact on that whole area,” he said. As for the shopping centre’s design, council’s advisory design panel has concerns. It has suggested more density to reflect an urban village, more storefronts on surrounding roads and better architecture to balance the size and scale of Walmart. Polygon, which owns property on the north side of the Walmart site, has also expressed concerns. The Vancouver-based developer wants to see a more pedestrian-friendly streetscape on the outside of the complex—to jibe with its planned apartments. Guzzi said Polygon’s concerns have been addressed with better screening of the loading area and a green-roof parking lot. He also noted the city would demand more detailed drawings from SmartCentres before a development permit is issued to ensure “a
compact, vibrant, pedestrian oriented urban village centre.” Coun. Evelina Halsey-Brandt said the shopping centre is a good use for the land, considering the population growth in City Centre. But HalseyBrandt, vice-chair of the planning committee, has some concerns about the design, including a “large blank wall” running parallel to Alderbridge Way and the possibility of retail signs overwhelming the area. “What I want is to ensure that this is tasteful, that it is going to fit in with what our vision for Richmond is. This is not an American highway mall. In no
way do I want to resemble that.” The uncertain future of the Alexandra-Leslie connector road presents another concern. “I don’t want the city carrying any liability on that,” said Halsey-Brandt. Homes that once occupied the land were demolished several years ago, and most of the neighbourhood’s original residents have sold and moved on. Lifelong area resident Michael Wolfe said land assembly by the mall’s proponents years ago led to real estate speculation, neighbourhood decay and ultimately a loss of community. He said the fire that gutted an abandoned
“I know many people who’ve moved away from here. They enjoyed the community here, the environment, the peacefulness and the proximity to a city centre and transportation route, and we’re just chocking it full of the wrong stuff.” – Michael Wolfe
house on Alexandra Road was the sixth such blaze in the neighbourhood. “I know many people who’ve moved away from here,”he said.“They enjoyed the community here, the environment, the peacefulness and the proximity to a city centre and transportation route, and we’re just chocking it full of the wrong stuff.” Wolfe predicted traffic chaos from the mall, and decried the loss of trees—especially since the city cancelled plans for a natural park next to Walmart. Despite the presence of protective fences, all trees on the development site—including four significant trees—would be cut down to accommodate a rise in grade for flood protection. Wolfe called on the city to reinstate the natural park to save at least some of Alexandra’s “urban forest in the city.” “Some of these trees that are still alive today on the proposed Walmart site, they’ve survived a pretty traumatic few years,”he said.“You don’t need to count them out right away.”
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City Page Community news covering December 19, 2012 to January 9, 2013 As always, most information, forms, bulletins and flyers are available on the City’s website at www.richmond.ca. These include: • Search property information • Council agendas and minutes • Tax certificate • Pay parking tickets • Information on permits and licenses For emergencies such as broken watermains, sewer problems, downed trees on roads, traffic lights out, icy roads, or other problems of this nature, please call the City’s 24-hour Emergency Line at 604-270-8721.
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City Hall closed for the holidays December 24 – 28, 2012 and January 1, 2013 This holiday season, Richmond City Hall will be closed for the week between Christmas and New Year’s. City Hall will close on Monday, December 24 until Friday, December 28 and will reopen on Monday, December 31 at 8:15 a.m. City Hall will be closed again on New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1 but will reopen on Wednesday, January 2. City services such as parks, recreation, cultural centres and the works yard will continue to operate during most of the holidays. Please call the facility directly for holiday hours.
Vancouver Concert Opera Society You are invited to hear classic opera music performed at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9 in the intimate and historic Minoru Chapel, 6540 Gilbert road. Vancouver Concert Opera Society is pleased to present highlights from their 2013 presentation, Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss. The best of friends play pranks on each other, but when Eisenstein abandons Falke in the middle of the town square dressed as a bat, Falke swears revenge. With Prince Orlofsky’s permission, the stage is set and Falke has invited everyone to a grand ball at the Princes’ summer palace where Falke will once and for all strike his revenge. Fast forward to the next morning where the entire party finds itself in the town jail and all swear that it was Champagne, the King of effervescence, who is to blame. Vancouver Concert Opera Society is “all about the music”, offering unique in-concert operatic experiences that focus solely on the beauty of the music. Admission is $20 for adults and $18 for students/seniors (+HST). Doors open 30 minutes prior to the show. Seating is limited. Purchase tickets at the door or in advance by calling the registration call centre at
604-276-4300 (press “2” at the prompt). Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Please quote course #258857 for the 2:00 p.m. concert, #258859 for the 7:00 p.m. concert. Credit card purchases only. Sorry, no refunds. This is the final Minoru Chapel Opera event for the season. Details at www.richmond.ca/minoruchapel.
Be prepared for winter Prepare yourself, your property and vehicle For safety reasons and peace of mind, it is important to take appropriate steps to prepare yourself, your property, and your vehicle for the upcoming winter months. Tips for personal preparedness: • Be weather smart and dress appropriately—a hat, gloves and warm, waterproof footwear are necessary for all outdoor activity. • Develop an emergency plan with your family to identify where each member should go if getting home is not possible because of weather conditions. Visit www.richmond.ca/emergency for emergency kits and plans. Tips to prepare your property: • Secure everything that might be blown around or torn loose during windy conditions. Flying objects such as garbage cans and lawn furniture can injure people and damage property. Store a de-icer product and spread it on your walkways after ice forms to give traction. Organic and ecologically safe de-icers will not corrode concrete and are safer for vegetation, pets and children. Tips to prepare your vehicle: • Install good winter tires on your vehicle. • Top up vehicle’s reservoir with winter window wash fluid. • Check your vehicle battery—a vehicle with a weak battery won’t start in cold temperatures. For more tips on preparing for the winter weather, visit www.richmond.ca/winter.
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Have a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. All the best in 2013! Be a good neighbour Helping others The City encourages Richmond residents to participate in two programs to help make winter easier for everyone: The Good Neighbour campaign encourages everyone to clear the walkways around their property, and help others who need assistance. You may adopt a senior’s sidewalk this winter, and keep it clear. Also, watch for people in your neighbourhood that could use help removing snow from their sidewalks and driveways and ask if you can lend them a hand. The City offers the Snow Angels program, which is a registry of local organizations willing to provide a variety of services to elderly or persons in need during major winter storms. Residents who are in need of assistance during major snowfall events can access the Snow Angels registry during a major snowfall by calling Richmond City Hall at 604-276-4000, City’s Community Services Department at 604244-1208, by calling their local community centre, or online at www.richmond.ca/winter. If your organization is interested in becoming a Snow Angel, please contact Vanessa Tong, Parks Programs, at 604-244-1250.
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for handling 911 calls for police, fire and ambulance was critical. Setting this up would enable emergency responders to communicate directly to one another, an invaluable asset when things are going sideways. So when the riots happened in June of last year, following Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins, the system was put to the test, and passed with flying colours in deploying and managing the emergency police, fire and ambulance response, Dunbar said. Today, whenever someone dials 911 in Richmond, one of the call-takers is among a pod of dispatchers who work in concert and under the direction of a supervisor. Some 2,300 911 calls are made each day, with E-Comm serving some 2.2 million people in their service areas. At the same time, there are 70,000 accidental calls. 911 calls—by cell phone or land line—are answered by an E-Comm dispatcher who tries to assess the level of the emergency, and initially says: “Police, fire or ambulance.” When language becomes an issue, the dispatchers have access to more than 170 international languages 24 hours
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per day, and many of the dispatchers speak more than one language. During a major incident, when a flood of 911 calls can come in simultaneously, the dispatching supervisors can re-task dispatchers working in a different area to ensure speedier responses. In the case of Richmond, the 911 calls intended for police or fire, are redi-
rected to somebody who oversees the deployment of police officers, and knows where every Richmond Mountie is at any given time, thanks to global positioning technology. One of the biggest changes to the 911 system has been the nature of the incoming calls, and specifically, that most emergency calls come from cell phones. And although cell
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phones provide a general location of an incident, it’s not nearly as specific as when a call comes through from a land line. That’s why it’s so important for those who dial 911 on their cells, to remain on the line for as long as possible, until their location has been confirmed. Okell said before someone can become a dispatcher, they have to take 176 hours of in-class training, and another 176 hours of training on the floor. So what does the future hold for 911 calls. The next generation radio project involves receiving 911 calls via text message, and the ability to send images and video to emergency crews. But that’s many years down the road, Dunbar said. In the meantime, Richmond receives a high level of performance, technology and professionalism from the E-Comm team, he said.
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house was fully involved, and too dangerous to enter, according to a Richmond Fire-Rescue battalion chief at the scene. Firefighters cut through a sheet of plywood that covered the front door in order to access the inside of the house and try to keep the blaze in check, and ensure neighbouring homes, property and trees weren’t further damaged. Ted Townsend, spokesperson for the City of Richmond, said the house at 9231 Alexandra Rd. has now been demolished. Although the house was reported and confirmed to be aban-
doned, there was evidence that somebody had gained access to the home, and “it was being occupied by transients,” Townsend said. But at the time of the fire, there was nobody inside. There’s no apparent cause to the fire, but the battalion chief who was at the scene believes it will initially be classified as suspicious because it had no power hooked up to it. A police officer at the scene was seen interviewing a man in dirty, worn clothes near the blaze, between No. 4 Road and Garden City. The investigation is ongoing.
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Doomsday talk turns humourous on Twitter Ipsos Reid survey shows 10% of Canadians believe world will end in December of 2012 by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Do a quick search on social media sites, and the number of times the words “end” and “world” come up might surprise you. According to an Ipsos Reid international survey, some 10 per cent of Canadians believe the world is going to end when the Mayan calendar concludes—which some say occurs on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012—despite reassurances from scientists around the globe that doomsday is not near. But not all teens are convinced that Dec. 22 will come like any other day. An article in last week’s Rview, The Richmond Review’s youth edition, quoted one teen who was planning destructive behaviour for the eve of Dec. 21, and another who said a friend was planning to
Much of the buzz on Twitter is of a light-hearted nature, with many proclaiming that Tuesday’s snowfall was a sign of the “end of the world.” Others added their own humorous spin. Steve McGowan (@TheSteveMcGowan): “If zombies take over the world on Dec 21st, I still wanna see the rest of #thewalkingdead season. That’s all I ask.” Said Alan Bailward (@AlanBailward): “Since the world is ending in only a few days, you’ll want some great tips on How to photograph the Apocalypse...” And Daniel Doucette (@danthedouce): “Wait, the world is ending in 3 days? Did I miss something?” Richmond RCMP Cpl. Sherrdean Turley said residents should take the doomsday talk with a grain of salt. “There is nothing concrete scientifically or otherwise to indicate we are facing the end of civilization as we know it. People should not be considering taking drastic measures to avoid Dec. 21 or the days after.” If you know of someone planning on doing anything to harm themselves or others, contact the Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 or the provincial crisis centre at 604-872-3311.
overdose on drugs. Donna Sargent, chair of the Richmond Board of Education, said Richmond school principals are keeping a watchful eye for teens who begin to “exhibit different behaviour than normal” this week. She said that the school district always encourages students who are worried that peers, friends or family may do something rash, seek out a parent, teacher or administrator for help. Lisa Westermark, CHIMO’s executive director, said if locals have concerns, and are aware of a friend or family member considering suicide or destructive behaviour, they should call the local crisis line at 604-279-7070. Things to look out for are if a person has made a threat, revealed a desire to die, have made sudden changes in their behaviours, or made statements that they feel worthless, depressed, numb, helpless and hopeless. Westermark said it’s a myth that talking about suicide will plant that seed in someone’s mind. “It’s good to talk about it and be open about it,” she said. “By having an open dialogue, you give voice to a concern, and you allow people to talk about how they’re feeling.”
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
EDITORIAL: Inquiry an exercise in wasted opportunities
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he Missing Women Inquiry, chaired by former judge and attorney-general Wally Oppal, was an exercise in wasted opportunities.
The inquiry report, made public on Monday, tells the public almost nothing new about the sad case of the dozens of missing women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Many of them were murdered by Robert Willie Pickton, but he has only been convicted of six murders. Twenty other charges against him were stayed, ironically under Oppal’s watch as B.C.’s attorney-general. The inquiry itself became quickly bogged down with far too many lawyers representing police officers, current and retired, at taxpayers’ expense. The police officers had nothing to fear from any testimony. None of them have been disciplined in any way. The actual victims received minimal attention throughout much of the inquiry, although Oppal tried to make up for it with the title of his report, Forsaken, and some expressions of sympathy at his Monday news conference. This is not a knock at him personally — he is a compassionate man — but the inquiry was flawed from the start, with limited terms of reference and insistence that police be represented by legions of lawyers. They went on to take control of the proceedings and bill to their heart’s content. They slowed it to such a degree that Oppal needed time extensions and had to rush some testimony. The Law Society of B.C. should be concerned about such legal over-representation and misuse of
Wally Oppal released his Missing Women Inquiry report on Monday.
scarce public funds, but no such concerns will come from that quarter. There will be no biting of the hand that feeds. One recommendation of Oppal’s receiving some attention is one he’s pushed before — a regional police force. He came up with that in the 1990s while he was still a judge, and was heading up an inquiry into policing called by the NDP government of the day. Unfortunately, there is little in the way of concrete evidence that, had a regional police force been in place, Pickton would have been caught any sooner. Police let him
from their grasp once, and he returned to his killing spree. As Oppal observes, the women of the Downtown Eastside were of little worth in the eyes of police and most members of society, and police didn’t overly concern themselves with those who went missing. If there was a regional police force at the time, how would that have been different? Oppal assumes there would be no turf and jurisdictional wars within a regional force, which is naive in the extreme. This inquiry was launched with great fanfare by Premier Christy
Clark, as proof that she was doing things differently. It has ended with a thud, with little to show for all Oppal’s efforts except a raft of lawyers’ bills. The lawyers who took part in this inquiry will all enjoy Christmas. It’s too bad that can’t be said for the families of the missing women. They are left with memories of their loved ones and how they suffered and disappeared at the hands of Robert Willie Pickton — and how that was made possible by the indifference of police and society at large. —Langley Times
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Tom Fletcher Premier Christy Clark has completed the traditional round of year-end interviews with legislative press gallery reporters. Here are excerpts from my discussion with her, dealing with the Enbridge oil pipeline proposal and the balanced budget her government has promised to present in February. TF: On the Enbridge project, are you getting the answers you want on safety?
PCC: No, we’re not. We’ve set out our position. The five conditions need to be met, period. [B.C.’s conditions are “world-class” land and marine spill prevention and response, meeting legal obligations for aboriginal consultation, passing federal-provincial environmental assessment and a “fair share” of financial benefits.] PCC: We need the oilpatch producers, the Alberta government and the federal government to come to the table. We’ve been crossexamining Enbridge. We have not been getting any of the answers that we hoped to get. We haven’t gained a lot of comfort from that process. And none of the other conditions are even close to being met. We are doing our own study of marine traffic. We want to understand the total number of ships that
are out there plying our coast right now. Because all of them have fuel in them, and some are cargo ships that are big enough to have enough [bunker] fuel as a mini-tanker would. Part of this is trying to understand where our level of Coast Guard protection needs to be today, in order to protect us should there be a spill from the existing traffic. TF: Balancing the budget: the finance ministry’s current projections call for an upturn in natural gas royalties in the coming year. With the current glut of gas, isn’t that kind of farfetched? PCC: It is going to be difficult to present a balanced budget, but I think, because we’re going to build in some [forecast] allowance, as we always do, and because we’re going to be completely transparent about the assumptions that have led
us there, and because we aren’t going to fiddle with any of the assumptions that we receive from the experts in the Ministry of Finance, it’s going to be quite clear that we have done it. We have come by a balanced budget honestly. So when it comes to natural gas, you know that the assumption we use in the budget is based on a fairly complex formula that the Ministry of Finance has relied on for probably a decade now. We don’t fiddle with that. There are those who would say we should artificially lower the [revenue projection] number that we use. But if you artificially lower it, what’s to stand in the way of artificially raising it? You either accept the advice of your experts or you don’t. And they’re the experts, not the politicians. TF: Right now we have a deficit gap of more than
a billion dollars. Can that be closed without significant spending cuts, or tax increases, or both? PCC: You will see when we get to the budget. And it will be absolutely transparent how we got there. [Laughs] Nice try. TF: If the B.C. Liberals form a government in May, will the election date be changed so we don’t have to have this discussion about questionable spring election budgets? PCC: It’s not part of the plan today, but I’m sure it’s a discussion we’ll have in the next four years. I know that people have talked about it. I’m open to it. I’m not wedded to this particular date. •Next week I’ll have highlights from my year-end interview with NDP leader Adrian Dix. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
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Dear Santa: Please bring fiscal prudency to city hall Dear Santa: Santa, I suspect this request of you is somewhat unusual; however, I will rely on your wisdom, skills and generosity to reward the residents and taxpayers of Richmond with overdue relief from our apparent spendaholic officials at city hall. Santa, those officials have failed to acknowledge the very real effects of increased taxes on all residents and businesses in the city. The same municipal taxpayers have been subjected to ever increasing tax burdens from provincial and federal tax collectors at the same time. In recent years, the municipal taxpayer has been subjected to a very expensive speed skating oval facility. Santa, please provide the city officials and good citizens of Richmond with condensed annual statements of all costs associated with this project since its inception including all direct and indirect municipal taxpayer (residential, business & other, etc.) funding , property tax relief, city staff time subsidies, all other forms of subsidies provided to the oval and all revenues diverted to the oval directly while bypassing the city and/or oval accounting systems. Santa, it is understood—the oval accounts identify a $1.7 million accounting reserve; however, taxpayers have not been credited for creating that reserve. Recently, city officials approved an expenditure of $6 million plus for an Olympic museum at the oval. At the same time, the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame is operating at a loss. Santa, perhaps you can provide some detail as to the net benefit of the city spending $16 million for a
Santa, please provide the decision makers at city hall with renewed vision and wisdom when dealing with this financial reality. proposed new Fire Hall No. 1 compared to the existing facility. I understand the city is proposing to spend $24 million on a new seniors centre and $56 million for a new pool. It is unlikely many seniors will have time to use these facilities as they will be obliged to continue working to pay for it all. The city spent $36 million recently for a new police headquarters and the old building sits empty now. Santa, I am sure you can understand the problem facing Richmond taxpayers and the future fiscal cliff we face. Santa, please provide the decision makers at city hall with renewed vision and wisdom when dealing with this financial reality. The residents of San Bernardino and Stockton, California are now dealing with city bankruptcy for lacking that vision and wisdom. Please provide our city officials with the courage and strength to say “NO” when subjected to more spending demands. Your efforts will be appreciated by city officials and city residents alike and will serve as a credible example of restored, responsible financial management for other governments. Ken McLennan Richmond
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Don Fennell photos The Richmond Orchestra and Chorus Association visited The Richmond Review Monday, sharing the joy of the holiday season with a variety of Christmas carols. Celebrating its 27th concert season in 2012-13, the non-profit group’s mission statement is “to provide an opportunity in the Richmond community for amateur musicians to share the joy of music in practice and performance.”
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
sports Sockeyes top standings, but consistency still a work in progress
Playing for charity Mitch Ward tries to take the puck away from Shane Green during the Richmond Ravens’ Coaches Charity Game Saturday at Minoru Arenas. More than 3,000 pounds of food was donated to the Richmond Food Bank and $1,000 donated to the Richmond Christmas Fund. Don Fennell photo
by Don Fennell Sports Editor In the standings, and perhaps on paper too, the Richmond Sockeyes are ahead of the Aldergrove Kodiaks. But for one game last week at least the latter proved to be better where it counts most: on the scoreboard. “Everyone talks about work ethic, but when two teams play equally hard it comes down who plays better—and they simply played better than we did,” Richmond coach Aaron Wilbur said of the Kodiaks’ 5-3 Pacific Junior Hockey League victory over the Sockeyes last Wednesday in Aldergrove. “It was a telling game and good walk-up call for our group. Full credit to Aldergrove. They played as structured and disciplined of a game, and executed a game plan as well over 60 minutes, as any team I’ve seen this season. It’s not easy to do and it speaks to Ron (Johnson) as a coach, their commitment level and their buy-in to the team.” The Sockeyes—scheduled to host the leagueleading Abbotsford Pilots this Thursday (Dec. 17) at 7:30 p.m. at Minoru Arenas—actually got the
Don Fennell photo Richmond Sockeyes’ coach Aaron Wilbur wants his team to not only play hard, but play smart. Sockeyes host Abbotsford Pilots 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Minoru Arenas.
early advantage every team—especially as visitors—craves when Rudi Thorsteinson and Jeremy Hamaguchi combined to set up Adam Nishi for the game’s opening goal at 6:40 of the first period. But the Kodiaks never panicked and less than 90 seconds later tied the game before taking their lead two minutes after that. Richmond scored 47 seconds into the middle frame to tie the game, with Dean Allison’s goal the only one of the second period, and regained the lead 40 seconds into third on Danton Heinen’s powerplay tally. But, again, the Kodiaks stuck to the plan and at 4:02 tied the game
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if you want to win a championship you’ve got to go and play better—smarter—than the other team,” he said. Richmond built up a 2-0 lead and then held on to defeat a stubborn Port Moody Panthers (last in the league with 11 points, 30 back of the Tom Shaw Conference-leading Sockeyes) 3-2 last Thursday. Wilbur heaped most of the credit on Panther goaltender Angus Redmond, who made 42 saves, but said his teammates also played with great resolve. “They’ve pretty much gone with a young team and they looked like they were excited about the ice time they were getting,” said Wilbur. “They worked their butts off.”
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sports Sharks need more rebounds, points in the paint From Page 14 “I always believe you come back a more cohesive group after sharing this kind of team bonding,” said Hamaguchi, who has also arranged four exhibition games against Hawaiian clubs during the trip. While the Sharks are playing decent basketball, it is nowhere near the level Hamaguchi believes they’re capable of. There are many possible reasons, but foremost is the lack of balanced scoring. Grade 12 point guard Anmol Mattu, who has been playing senior basketball since Grade 8, is one of the best players at her position in the province. But she can’t do it alone. “If we solely rely on her we’re not going as far as I’d hope,” said Hamaguchi. “We need balanced scoring. She’s the catalyst but if we have her scoring 30 or 40 points a night we’re probably not going to win.”
The key, Hamaguchi added, is to take better advantage of her potential to score, but more importantly to distribute the ball—especially when she is struggling to score herself. Aliya Prasad scored six threes off feeds from Mat-
tu during a 68-50 league win over the A.R. MacNeill Ravens last week, but the Sharks are missing too many inside shots. “We’re not getting enough scoring in the paint and while I understand we’re not very big, we have to find different
ways to get more production from our forwards,” Hamaguchi said. “And on the defensive side we have to be more aggressive to get rebounds (so as to) handle the bigger teams.” But Hamguchi is optimistic. He looks at the first 10 games as a foundation
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BETTS, Betty Louise July 29, 1930 - Dec 15, 2012 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Betty. Although she battled Alzheimer’s, she never lost her contagious smile, kind heart and sense of humour. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Fred, daughters Laura and Shelley (Ronnie), granddaughters Natasha, Cerise, Desiree, Ashley and Lindsay, five great-grandchildren and brother Eric (Diane). Her family would like to thank the staff at Minoru Residence for their sincere care and compassion. Please stop by to join Betty’s family for Happy Hour in celebrating her life on Friday, December 21st between 2:00-5:00pm at the Britannia Shipyard 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond.
In loving memory of May who passed away on Friday, December 14th, 2012 at the age of 78 years. Predeceased by her daughter, Mary-Margaret. Survived by her mother, Mrs. Hilda Bentsen; her loving and devoted husband, James; her children, Marilyn, Shannon (Les), Bruce (Ashley), SueEllen and Lori (Gord). Much loved by her six grandchildren, Rhiann, James, Megan, Graham, Kristina and Brittany and five great grandchildren; along with numerous extended family members and friends. A Celebration of May’s Life will be held in the new year.
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A loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt. Born on July 25th, 1926 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Passed away on December 11th, 2012. Predeceased by her husband George Mason, 2 brothers and her sister. Peggie is survived by her 2 daughters Beverley and Margaret (Doug) and 3 grandsons Alexander, Bryan and Andrew, 3 nephews and a niece. Peggie’s family moved from Saskatchewan to Nelson, BC when she was very young, where she remained until she married George on November 19th, 1955. They relocated to 10160 Leonard Road in Richmond, BC where the family home was built and the door was always open for a cup of tea and a piece of Canada cake. Peggie always gave of herself first, without hesitation. She enjoyed baking, sewing (quilting), gardening and growing her beautiful zinnias, and square dancing. The only time she would sit and watch TV was when ice dancing was on. She will be sadly missed by us, but be happy for her, she is now at peace. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday December 19th at 2:00 p.m. in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Slumberland section. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers donations in Peggie’s name to the SPCA greatly appreciated.
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Caribbean Christmas at East Richmond Community Centre
Denise and Gloria Hidalgo.
Rose Mandics, Jay Sharma and Priscilla Singh.
A Caribbean Christmas Ramona Cruickshank, president of Carnival Sensations Caribbean Society.
Terry, Jayden, Verina and Julian Jagassar.
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holiday celebration with a Caribbean twist was experienced at East Richmond Community Hall last Saturday during Carnival Sensations Caribbean Society’s annual Caribbean Christmas event.
The event gave people a chance to learn about Caribbean culture and to come together and have fun celebrating the holiday season with family and friends. “It is a chance for people in the public to come by and get a taste of what Christmas in the Caribbean Around Town is really like,” Cruickshank “Christmas is a very popsaid. Amanda Oye ular time in the Caribbean,” Throughout the day said Ramona Cruickshank, there was live musipresident of Carnival Sensations Caribcal performances and lots of great bean Society. traditional Caribbean food to enjoy “It’s very traditional,” she said. including geera pork, Portugal chow and pholourie. The event was family-friendly with plenty of activities for young kids including face painting and an arts and crafts station. As much as the event was about celebrating the season, it was also about curing homesickness. “Many people are home sick here [during the holidays],” Cruickshank said. “It’s cold and you want to be back home with family and friends,” she said. Saturday’s event brought a little taste of home to those missing the Caribbean.
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