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Salmon fishery opens, but docks sell more than sockeye Steveston Landing abundant in tuna, line-caught salmon, and even octopus by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Martin van den Hemel photo Highway 99 was looking warped Tuesday after a culvert collapsed beneath the highway. The collapse prompted a lane closure on the normally-busy highway.

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Section of Highway 99 collapses Culvert that runs beneath highway collapsed by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Tuesday morning’s commute became much messier when a section of Highway

99 roadway buckled just south of the Oak Street Bridge. According to a Mainroad Contracting worker, it’s believed a section of culvert that spans the width of the highway, collapsed. An engineer was being brought in to assess the damage, and traffic was narrowed to just a single northbound lane, causing bumper-to-bumper traffic.

The engineer will have to determine whether the other half of the culvert is at risk of collapse, which would snarl southbound traffic. The culvert connects a waterway that runs from west to east sides under the fourlane highway. The section of buckling runs the entire width of the slow lane all the way to the edge of the water.

Monday’s 24-hour commercial salmon fishery was a disappointment, according to Bob McKamey, vice president of the Area E Gillnetters Association. “We thought there were going to be more fish there than what there was.” About 325 boats were out Monday, and returned Tuesday morning with various levels of success. Some boats sat heavy in the water, with 1,500 salmon, while others had in the neighbourhood of 500. With the average being in the 1,000 range, that meant about 325,000 fish were caught, less than what the Department of Fisheries and Oceans was shooting for, which was around 400,000, McKamey said. “We’re all standing by to see if it will open again this week,” he said. Some fishermen were hopeful for a repeat of the numbers from 2010, but that doesn’t appear likely to happen with the season coming to a close in to near future. See Page 3

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Distracted driving cited as injury claims rise ICBC seeks 5.2% basic rate hike by Jeff Nagel Black Press The Insurance Corporation of B.C. is asking regulators to approve a 5.2-per-cent increase in basic auto insurance rates. The public auto insurer said the rate hike would cost the average customer an extra $40 per year if approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission. The rate hike is to take effect Nov. 1 on an interim basis while the B.C. Utilities Commission reviews the application. A previously approved 5.2 per cent rate hike that took effect in 2013-14 means drivers will soon be paying 10.4 per cent more than they did in 2012 for basic coverage. ICBC blamed the latest increase on a continued rise in injury claims costs paid to crash victims for pain and suffering, future care and lost wages. Bodily injury claims hit $1.9 billion in 2013, up $73 million from 2012 and by more than $500 million from five years earlier. Legal and medical costs are also up. Drivers’ rapidly growing use of cellphones and other personal electronic devices behind the wheel is one of the factors ICBC cited for the rise in injury claims. Distracted driving is the second leading cause of fatal car crashes in B.C.—killing 88 people a year—and is the leading cause of rear-end crashes that often cause injuries, spokesman Adam Grossman said. A new campaign against distracted driving is to roll out in September. Grossman was unable to provide details justifying why basic rates should be 10.4 per cent higher than 2012 when the injury claim cost increase from 2012 to 2013 was only four per cent. The full rate hike application is to be filed Friday. Consumers Association of Canada president Bruce Cran said it continues a pattern of steeper increases in basic rates on which ICBC has a monopoly but more restraint on optional coverage rates where it must compete. He also took aim at the provincial government’s continued raiding of ICBC coffers for general revenue. The province has budgeted to pull $200 million from ICBC this year, $155 million next year and $125 million in 2016, down from $237 million in 2013 and $576 million in 2010. Cran said he doesn’t “give a damn” about ICBC and government claims the yearly dividends to the province come only from the optional side and don’t affect basic rates. “We see it a as one corporation,” he said. “As long as they’re stealing our money by the million by transferring it into government revenues, no matter which division they claim it from, we are being gouged as a public.” Cran called it a stealth tax on people who drive vehicles that is “absolutely disgraceful.”

Martin van den Hemel photo Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 10 coxswain Mike Janicki and unit leader Aaron Harnden aboard the rigid hull inflatable Jimmy Ng on Tuesday morning.

Volunteer search and rescue squad offers emergency help 24/7 Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 10 relies on public donations and volunteerism to operate by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter A group of dedicated volunteers from Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 10 help keep boaters and others who enjoy the waterways safe, around the clock. Whenever there’s an emergency, they are quick to respond, providing a safety line when it’s needed most. On Tuesday morning, coxswain Mike Janicki and unit leader Aaron Harnden gave The Richmond Review a tour of their facility near the Britannia Heritage Shipyard, as well as the 400-plus horsepower rigid hull

inflatable Jimmy Ng, named after the police officer who died in the line of duty in 2002 and was a volunteer. Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue is a non-profit organization that relies on volunteers as well as public donations to operate annually. The local crew, which operates out of the Middle Arm of the Fraser River, as well as the South Arm, responds to an average of 50 incidents annually, and also serves as a searchand-rescue vessel for the Vancouver Festival of Lights in English Bay, Steveston Ships to Shore Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and many other community events. But maintaining their equipment and paying for fuel means getting help from the community. To that end, they are holding a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Britannia Heritage Shipyard, 5180 West Water Dr. All proceeds are earmarked to search-and-rescue efforts in and around the Fraser River.

The dinner and dance will include cocktails, a buffet dinner, dancing and a silent auction. For information about tickets, which are $75 each, call Bal Grewal at 604-418-9901 or e-mail somagraphics@shaw.ca Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue comprises 1,000 highlytrained members who provide services to B.C.’s coastal waters every day of the year. Many stations, including Richmond’s have raised funds to purchase and maintain their own search-and-rescue vessels. Volunteers at Station 10 contribute thousands of hours annually into service, responding to marine emergencies, searching for overdue vessels and responding to distress calls. Search and rescue members also promote boat and safety education, and aim to increase boating safety awareness in communities across B.C.

Line-caught sockeye, octopus among offerings from Steveston fishing boats

Martin van den Hemel photo John Gedak was selling albacore tuna and octopus at Steveston Landing on Monday morning.

From Page 1 McKamey said he’s hoping there will be at least one commercial fishing opening per week—and perhaps as many as two—and that the fisheries ministry will extend the season until Sept. 20. John Gedak was among those selling something other than simply sockeye on the fishing village docks Monday morning. He was selling flash frozen albacore tuna, which he claims is much healthier than its larger cousin—which can tip the scales

at hundreds of pounds—because they are smaller as they live for only four years, and consequently there’s less mercury accumulation in their bodies. There was also sockeye being sold at Steveston Landing on Monday, but Gedak explained they were the line caught variety, rather than those that are currently being netted in the Fraser River. The majority of the netted sockeye are at the tail end of their lives, returning to the Fraser River to spawn and then die.

The line caught salmon are full of vitality and are still eating, and have a higher quality taste and which can command higher prices per pound than the netted variety, Gedak said. He’s also selling giant pacific octopus, which he happened to scoop up while catching prawn. There is no fishery on octopus, and you can’t get a licence for it, but if it happens to be caught as part of a bycatch (species unintentionally harvested), it is legal to sell them.

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Notice of Public Hearing Tuesday, September 2, 2014 – 7 p.m. Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items: 1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9146 (RZ 13-644887) Location/s: 8600 and 8620 No. 2 Road Applicant/s: Balandra Development Inc. Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Low Density Townhouses (RTL4)”, to permit development of nine (9) townhouse units. City Contact: Edwin Lee 604.276.4121 Planning and Development Department

“Two-Unit Dwellings (RDI)” and “Single Detached (RS1/F)” to “Town Housing (ZT71) – Alexandra Neighbourhood (West Cambie)”, to permit development of approximately 64 three-storey townhomes. City Contact: David Brownlee 604.276.4200 Planning and Development Department BYLAW 9159

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2. RICHMOND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 9000, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9147 Location/s: City-Wide Applicant/s: City of Richmond Purpose: To amend the Official Community Plan to include policies that will require townhouses to meet specific energy efficiency measures (EnerGuide 82 and solar hot water-ready), or alternatively, to connect to a renewable energy system. City Contact: Peter Russell 604.276.4130 Engineering and Public Works Department 3. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9159 (RZ 13-649641) Location/s: 9700 and 9740 Alexandra Road Applicant/s: Polygon Development 296 Ltd. Purpose: 1) To create a new Site Specific Zone “Town Housing (ZT71) - Alexandra Neighbourhood (West Cambie)” for the intent of accommodating town house developments with a density bonus for a monetary contribution to the City’s capital Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; and 2) To rezone the subject property from

4. RICHMOND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 7100, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9164 AND RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9163 (RZ 14-656219) Location/s: 9191 and 9231 Alexandra Road Applicant/s: S-8135 Holdings Ltd. Purpose of OCP Designation Amendment: To amend the West Cambie Area Plan, Schedule 2.11A, to accommodate townhouses with live/work dwelling units on the subject site, by: i) amending the land use designation on the Alexandra Neighbourhood Land Use Map from “Mixed Use” to “Residential Mixed Use” for the subject properties; and ii) incorporating related text and map changes to Section 8.2 of Schedule 2.11A. Purpose of Zoning Amendment: To create the “Residential/Limited Commercial (ZMU28) - Alexandra Neighbourhood (West Cambie)” zone, and to rezone the subject property from “Single-Detached (RS1/F)” to “Residential/ Limited Commercial (ZMU28) - Alexandra Neighbourhood (West Cambie)”, to permit development of 49 townhouse units with 9 live/work dwellings. City Contact: Janet Digby 604.247.4620 Planning and Development Department

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How to obtain further information: • By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call the CITY CONTACT shown above. • On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/ agendas/hearings/2014.htm • At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning & Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing August 22, 2014 and ending September 2, 2014, or upon the conclusion of the hearing. • By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing August 22, 2014 and ending September 2, 2014. Participating in the Public Hearing process: • The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. If you believe that you are affected by the proposed bylaw, you may make a presentation or submit written comments at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend, you may send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Office by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows: • By E-mail: using the on-line form at http://www. richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm • By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office • By Fax: 604.278.5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office • Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing rules and procedures, please consult the City website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/ hearings/about.htm or call the City Clerk’s Office at 604.276.4007. • All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. It should be noted that the rezoned property may be used for any or all of the uses permitted in the “new” zone. Michelle Jansson Acting Director, City Clerk’s Office

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YVR for Kids raises more than $200,000

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Staff Reporter The 23rd annual YVR for Kids golf tournament and gala fundraising dinner was another huge success, raising well over $200,000 for Canuck Place and other charities. Event chair Cheryl Hendrickson said the event was sold out, with locals also supporting various charities through bidding on silent and live auction items, as well as local businesses stepping up to sponsor the event. The event was held last Thursday at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. “Without the community, you have nothing,” Hendrickson said. “Every year it never ceases to amaze me where we get donations.” Among those in attendance were Canucks alumni Darcy Rota, Dennis Kearns and Gerry O’Flaherty, as well as B.C. Lions vice president Wally Buono. Among this year’s beneficiaries are the Western Canadian Pediatric AIDS Society, which supports children living with HIV/ AIDS in Canada, and Rubina Hope for Kids, which benefits children’s charities in the Lower Mainland, and is named in memory of Rubina Wong, who died

New to Richmond? Moving within Richmond? Martin van den Hemel photo Canuck Place Children’s Hospice CEO Margaret McNeil spoke about the work done at the children’s hospice during last weeks YVR for Kids fundraiser at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel.

when a massive tsunami struck a vacation resort inThailand. Also benefitting are the Richmond

Therapeutic Equestrian Society and the Richmond Christmas Fund. Sixty per cent of pro-

ceeds is earmarked for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, which is located in Vancouver.

City Board Asphalt paving advisory July 15 to October 15, 2014 The City of Richmond has contracted Columbia Bitulithic to grind and pave the following location in Richmond from July 15 to October 15, 2014: • 10000 block No. 3 Road • 6000 block Blundell Road • Hammersmith Way • Hammersmith Gate • 11 & 12000 block No. 5 Road • 22000 block Old Westminster Highway • Gilley Road and Westminster Highway Intersection Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends. Night time work hours will be from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (typically). Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures. Delays may occur. The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged.

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This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice. Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189, or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca (City Services > Roads, Dykes, Water & Sewers > Construction Projects > 2014 Paving).

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EDITORIAL: Government holds the cards in teachers’ labour dispute

ith a little less than a week left before Richmond students are supposed to return to the classroom, there seems little reason to think they will.

Despite insistence from both sides that they want an agreement reached by Sept. 2, school yards will likely remain silent. Indeed, as the clock ticked down last Thursday, government and the teachers’ union were still trading shots, this time it was over Education Minister’s Peter Fassbender’s comments in the media that, according to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, broke an agreed-to media blackout.

Of course, few believed that the two sides would find a negotiated settlement amid the lazy days of summer. The trajectory has always been toward a final showdown—one that is still coming. It is, after all, the government that holds all the cards. The B.C. Liberals are early in their (strong) mandate, meaning they are better able to weather the public backlash over the dispute. They have in their pocket a raft of public sector settlements that suggest a negotiated agreement is possible. And while there are many who are angered by the govern-

ment’s bargaining tactics, there are many others who argue the BCTF is asking too much and teachers have gone too far. The government also knows that teachers cannot stay off the job much longer. Their strike fund is dwindling, and their resources are drying up. And they know that those teachers who get fed up and leave the profession can be replaced by the hundreds of education graduates churned out each year by universities in B.C. and across the country. Meanwhile, parents who may feel the sting of increased childcare costs should the strike

continue, have been offered the salve of a $40-a-day payment. BCTF negotiators may be hoping for a legislated settlement, one that would allow them to face their membership as bruised but not beaten combatants. But the fact is they have played their hand poorly. They have cost their members money that no settlement will recover. They have alienated their CUPE colleagues who suffer every day the schools remain closed. And they have underestimated the will of a government weary of more than two decades of conflict. —Chilliwack Progress

Garden City Lands show the need for leaders ASSISTANT ADVERTISING MANAGER ELANA GOLD, 604-247-3704 admanager@richmondreview.com ADVERTISING LESLEY SMITH, 604-247-3705 lesley@richmondreview.com COLLIN NEAL, 604-247-3719 collinn@richmondreview.com MARSHALL MACKINDER, 604-247-3714 marshall@richmondreview.com KIMBERLEY LIM, 604-247-3709 kimberley@richmondreview.com JANE ILOTT, 604-247-3707 jane@richmondreview.com

Digging Deep Jim Wright CIRCULATION MANAGER/AD CONTROL KRISTENE MURRAY, 604-247-3711 circulation@richmondreview.com CIRCULATION LITO TUAZON, ROYA SARWARY 604-247-3710 circulation@richmondreview.com

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ake the eco-tour plunge, a quick immersion in the Garden City Lands. The guide is Michael Wolfe, educator and conservation biologist. Note: Or don’t take the plunge yet, but do take this column as a timely review. In any case, an ecotour tour is ideal if you want to help steward the lands, our central park, for ALR uses for community wellness. You’ll use all five senses to learn from a lovingly expert friend of the lands. Michael’s long commitment to protecting and empowering the lands has never wavered. I’ll go into that story here because it’s made him an even better guide—on tours and everywhere. A decade ago, Michael acted fast to help rescue the Garden City Lands. Then as now, they were publicly owned green

Jim Wright photo Michael Wolfe leads an eco-tour of the Garden City Lands.

space in the city centre, but city staff had recommended a federal deal to change that. The city’s main aim in it was a “trade and exhibition centre,” a white elephant with few admirers and no business case. Other parties to the deal, the city’s partners, wanted to densely develop most of the rest of the lands. The city’s second aim was to eventually buy parcels “scattered throughout” at the initial market price. The city’s role in the deal was to get the lands out of the ALR and its own agricultural zone,

multiplying its partners’ land value (times 50). Council voted for the bad deal. However, Coun. Harold Steves respected the lawful ALR status of the lands and had to oppose the deal. Michael Wolfe and other citizens joined in (not me at that time). They won, keeping the lands safe in the ALR for community benefit. Two years later, the city and its developer partners launched a massive second offensive. In response, Michael and company formed a coalition, welcoming everyone to save the legacies of the lands forever.

Soon, most of us were at least supportive. We won—defending against the City of Richmond for the community of Richmond. The ownership later passed from the federal government to the city via the federal land disposer, so the Garden City Lands belong to the taxpayers again. The threat of dense development is low now, but the natural legacies of the lands have not fared well and need more respect. It remains vital to add committed leaders, especially on council, who are in tune with the Garden

City Lands. Since it takes one to mentor one, it’s fortunate that Michael Wolfe is non-partisan in giving his help. Ideally, council candidates of all stripes will be as nonpartisan in accepting it. The next eco-tour is tomorrow, Thursday, August 28 at 7 p.m., starting at the east entrance from No. 4 Road south of Alderbridge Way. For more, visit gardencitylands.ca/tours. Jim Wright is president of the Garden City Conservation Society. He blogs at GardenCityLands. wordpress.com.

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letters Proud that Richmond sticks to its guns on permitting only full-service gas stations

Government delivers labour unrest in the schools

Editor: I was struck by a recent article in The Province newspaper whose headline asked “Why are there no self serve gas stations in Richmond or Coquitlam?” The answer to the headline of course is...Richmond and Coquitlam care about all of their residents—able bodied and those living with a disability, the young and the 'not so young'. women expecting a baby and people in jeans or suits or tuxedos. And our full serve stations charge the same as self-serve stations in other communities. Try and get served at one of those “split-serve” stations after 10 p.m. Odds are it ain't gonna happen. As I have more than a personal interest in this topic I would like to offer some background. I was part of an advocacy group of persons with disabilities that appeared before Vancouver city council in the mid-’70s to persuade council to not bow to the gas companies and eliminate full serve gas stations all together. As such, council at the time voted to allow new self-serve only gas stations to be built, but any existing ones that wanted to put in self-serve had to keep at least one pump as full serve

Editor: So here we are, less than a week before 560,000 children, 41 000 teachers, and 35 000 support staff are expected to return to school. The minister of education’s talking points call for “breaking the cycle” by negotiating a settlement, rather than having the “big, bad, government” legislate one. The minister’s refrain sidesteps the fact that government created the cycle. So, here we are again, stuck at an impasse, led by a government that promised education stability, yet has delivered labour unrest in, including the coming year, three out of four school years since 2011. In the fall of 2013, a government bureaucrat testified that in 2011, government sought to provoke teachers into striking in order to gain public support so that they could pass legislation, legislation which they were subsequently found guilty of having imposed. Government now has the strike they wanted. They only response they can offer is to send the minister of education, using well-worn phrases like “optimistic,” “24/7 bargaining,” and “breaking the paradigm,” on a whirlwind media blitz to promote governments website, a website that reduces education to a promise of $40/day for babysitting, first aid and food safe courses for the teens, and games for the younger set. In the last election, government campaigned on promises, including the promise of “education stability.” If having three out of the last four school years marked by labour unrest is governments definition of stability, I shudder to think what instability looks like. Sharon Hales Richmond

and provide full service at all times that the self-serve pumps were open. As far as I know, this is still the law (but I’m pretty sure the rules have fallen by the wayside). It is one of the few cities I am aware of, that at least still requires that full serve gas be made available. (For example, in Vernon, only two stations offer full service and in many cities no full service at all). In the United states, the Americans with Disabilities Act at least requires self-serve gas stations to pump gas for persons with disabilities. We have nothing like that in Canada so thank goodness for Richmond, Coquitlam and Vancouver for the actions they have taken. All self serve facilities do is make more profits for the big companies by hiring less people. It seems DIY is the way to go now: pump your own gas, check out your own groceries, etc. I wonder if Starbucks will want us to make our own cappuccinos soon! In early 1986 when the Canadian Fuel Association went back to the City of Vancouver to get them to amend their existing requirement and cried diminishing profits, the committee asked the oil companies to open their

books so everyone could see how “bad” things were. The oil companies opted not to, and the matter was left as it was and still is. However, I also have issue with the lengths that the big oil companies go to mislead us. How many different types of signs advertising the price of gas are there? Too many. There is no consistency. Are they only required to advertise the lowest price (self-serve price) while making it appear that it’s the same price for both self-serve and full-serve, regular, premium and “ultra”? Their misleading advertising is abhorrent to say the least! Lastly, even the older dual serve stations that have upgraded their facilities have removed signage that previously showed they were dual service. Now they only show self serve. (Intentionally misleading us into not stopping for full service?) Why does the City of Vancouver not hold their feet to the fire and make them live up to their obligations? Thank you cities of Richmond and Coquitlam for sticking to your guns and keeping opportunities for level entry jobs and making access to gas equitable to all. Vince Miele Richmond

Focus on getting kids back to school Editor: Re: Website guide gives parents updates on teachers’ strike. I visited this website because I’m curious. It’s a work in progress, and I wonder how helpful it will really be to parents. The B.C. Liberal government’s time would be better spent making sure that kids will be back in school on Sept. 2 and teachers are adequately supported to do the job they love than continuing with this $40/day fiasco! A portal for $40/day childcare help? A link to online learning resources? Ya, right! My take is that there is zero interest on the part of the B.C. Liberals in getting kids back in public schools anytime soon! Janet Oakes Richmond

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letters So much for tolerance and compassion in reply to letter on Robin Williams Editor: Mr. Pulver expresses shock and surprise that a person like me who holds a Christian world-view is allowed to express his thoughts in public (Letters, Aug. 22). Mr. Pulver would censor or ban “uniformed” views like mine from the public square or in this case from the pages of The Review! So much for tolerance and compassion on part of Mr. Pulver when it comes to allowing people to disagree with him in public! I am well aware that such a thing as mental illness exists and that we need to be compassionate and helpful to people who experience this terrible form of illness. However, in all the reports in the press that I have read or have seen, there is not a single mention that Robin Williams was suffering from some terrible form of mental illness, and that it was mental illness that drove him to kill himself. Yes, Robin Williams was depressed, yes, he was a long time addict to alcohol and other addictive drugs and he was struggling mightily to free himself from these dependencies. Sadly for all of us, Robin Williams failed to free

himself of these dependencies and people closest to him failed to see danger signs of these addictions and they failed to help Mr. Williams to free himself! So far as I know being depressed does not constitute a form of mental illness Mr. Pulver. I have been depressed many times! In fact right now as I write this letter, I feel very depressed when thinking about unwarranted scurrilous ad hominem letters impugning and attacking my character and rudely spoofing my views, Mr. Pulver! Does this make me mentally ill, Mr. Pulver? Mr. Chandler (p. 10) and Mr. Arnold (Letters, Aug. 22) on the other hand show off their hatred of Christians and religion in general and trot out all the superficial arguments against religion (Christianity) claiming that all conflicts and crimes of history are at root “religious in nature”. Chandler says, “Religion causes death and suffering.” I presume Mr. Chandler and Mr. Arnold mean that Christianity “causes death and suffering.” Has Mr. Chandler or Mr. Arnold ever heard of great Christian humanitarians, defenders of freedom and human rights and

scientists like Mother Theresa, Albert Schweitzer, Florence Nightingale, William Willberforce, Deitrich Bonhoeffer, Louis Pasteur, Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, Madame Curie, anti-Nazi Christian German university students who were members of The White Rose movement who died for opposing Hitler and his Nazis, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and numerous other Christians throughout history who have dedicated their lives to alleviating suffering of poor and sick people, helped to abolish slavery, helping to expand our knowledge of the world, helped to fight disease etc. Why go back to time of the “Crusades,” when 20th century stands as the bloodiest and the most oppressive century to date! Two horrible World Wars, and numerous “minor” wars and armed conflicts around the world and millions upon millions of victims! Communist Marxist-Leninist terror in Russia, China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia etc., and million upon millions of innocent victims are brutally murdered on the altar of materialism, struggle for “equality” and ideology of anti-human Marxism and anti-human racist

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It’s offensive to suggest depression may be alleviated by belief Editor: I think it is enormously offensive and insulting to suggest Robin Williams’ depression might have been alleviated by a belief in God. Mental illness may have been treated by religion in the Middle Ages but modern medicine has moved beyond such superstitions. When severe events occur we want to understand what causes them and it is easy to see how Bronze Age desert tribes would have invented an all-powerful being that could cause floods and volcanoes. Thanks to Science we have moved beyond these superstitions and we now understand what causes tornadoes, earthquakes and disease. Mr Popazivanov postulates “a loving, compassionate, merciful and forgiving Creator God who loves and values His creation and creatures that He has created’.” While this may sound like an appealing theory, the facts on the ground are very different. Reli-

gion causes death and suffering. How many millions of people have died throughout human history in the name of God? Think of the Crusades, Inquisitions, Jihads and witch hunts. In more recent times, look at the conflict in Northern Ireland. And it continues. How many of the conflicts we see on the nightly news have religion as a root cause? Also, it would be interesting to hear from members of the LGBT community in some of the 76 countries in the world where homosexuality is still illegal, and where many religious leaders actively preach against homosexuality, what they think of God’s compassion, mercy and love. If you need to believe in something, then choose Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy. Fewer people will suffer and die as a result of your beliefs. John Chandler Richmond

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Letters were sent to the mayor and councillors, but to no avail. We are in disbelief that the city would ignore the petition and have the audacity to put the dog pen up in spite of our protest. It sends us the message, don’t bother saying anything, we decide. I thought we were in a democracy but I guess it is only an illusion. Also we object to the notice on the fence saying this project is up with consultation with the community. We all know that no consultation was ever made. After a few days a second panel went up, after someone complained to the city about

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City lawyer Kevin Westell argued before Judge Dennis Schmidt that the court didn’t have the power to grant an interim release of the dogs before a scheduled hearing on April 10 at Richmond provincial court. Fearing for the welfare of their pets, after learning they hadn’t been walked in months and had ballooned in weight, owner Nav Nijjer and his mother Prabjot Nijjer sought to have the court intervene and release the dogs prior to the court hearing. But it wasn’t all bad news for the Nijjer family, who have seen a significant improvement in the health of their pets, Axel and Paris. They appear to have lost between 10 and 15 pounds each in the past couple of weeks, are being walked daily, and are out in the yard

for a few hours each day, according to lawyer Joe Peschisolido, whose fi firm has been hired by the family after the City of Richmond applied to have the dogs destroyed. The Richmond Review revealed two weeks ago that volunteers and staff ff at the Richmond Animal Protection Society were barred from walking the seized dogs, which have been labelled as dangerous by the city. A society policy had prohibited anyone from walking dangerous dogs, which under normal circumstances would have been seized for a maximum of 21 days. Since they were seized on Oct. 25, following a minor biting incident involving a construction worker who suff ffered a dime-sized contusion to his upper thigh, the dogs have gained an estimated 25 pounds each.

The extra exercise, along with a cha ang ge to their diet, has resulted in a notable up ptic ck in their health, Peschisolido said. The Nijjers are hoping their pets willl be re turned and have built an enclosure th hey say ensures that the dogs never escape ag gain n. The enclosure was inspected by anim mal be haviour specialist Dr. Rebecca Ledge er, who noted there are now three fences—ea ach “at least five feet tall, robust and well-cons stru ucted”—between the Nijjer’s yard and the e ad dja acent Henry Anderson Elementary Scho ool. “These fences prevent school children n from looking into your yard to see the dogs,, and also prevent the dogs from seeing out or coming within 20 feet of the property line,” Led dger wrote. See Pag ge 6

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Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneﬁts package. To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889

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Garlic Festival at The Sharing Farm

Ann, Jean and Ellen Nykyforuk.

Drayden and Adrian Wong.

For the love of garlic

Amanda Wallace and Sebastian Bradley.

Sean and Melissa Ruudz.

Photo6: Volunteers Jackie Zhang and Anish and Anita Vohra.

Thousands of people relaxed and enjoyed the sun knowing they were safe from a major vampire attack Around Town during The Sharing Amanda Oye Farm’s sixth annual Garlic Festival last Sunday. Garlic was everywhere—in the ice cream, on the pizza that Steveston Pizza Co. made and hanging from the sales tents. “The whole point of the festival is to raise money for the farm,” said Gretchen Frazer, the farm’s marketing and communications coordinator. They also wanted “people to have a good time, enjoy the local food and learn about what we do,” she said. All of the garlic and other produce for sale was grown on the farm. Everything they sold was the same food that the farm regularly sends over to the Richmond Food Bank, according to Frazer. Along with garlic sales, the festival featured live music, cooking demonstrations, workshops, farm tours and

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Yayoi, Douglas, Nathan and Genevieve Leung.

lots of fun kid’s activities. The Garlic Festival is the Sharing Farm’s biggest fundraiser and helps them to ensure that everyone in the community has access to fresh food. Money raised by the event will go towards helping the farm grow food for the Richmond Food Bank and several community meals around the city.

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