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Response to medical calls could drop for firefighters Fire department could be left out of one-third of all medical calls by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Richmond Fire-Rescue’s emergency response to medical calls could drop by one-third if proposed province-wide changes take effect. In a report to city council Monday, the fire department updated council on the impacts of recent dispatch protocol changes in B.C.—and the potential for further changes. So far the changes have improved ambulance response time in the most critical of cases, but has also resulted in a “significant slowing of the lower acuity calls,” according to deputy fire chief Tim Wilkinson. If all changes are introduced, the fire department would no longer be dispatched to 33 per cent of all medical calls firefighters currently respond to. Coun. Linda McPhail said that would result in a reduced level of service in Richmond—highlighting the need for council to advocate to the B.C. Emergency Health Services that no further changes be made without Richmond having a say. “I know that the community would want us to strongly advocate for maintaining Richmond Fire-Rescue’s current levels of service, and the importance of their attendance at medical events.” Reducing the number of calls for firefighters wouldn’t mean cuts to fire hall staff. Wilkinson noted the department is staffed to meet its primary mandate of fire coverage and “there would be no reduction in staff expected.” Changes would, however, lead to some savings in fuel and fire vehicle maintenance, as well as freeing up staff to conduct more fire prevention and education work. Changes to emergency response ensure “we provide the right care, to the right patient, at the right time,” according to a letter from William Dick, vice-president of medical programs for B.C. Emergency Health Services, which oversees the B.C. Ambulance Service.

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Martin van den Hemel photo Santa accepts a donation at the annual Richmond Christmas Fund drive-thru event at Lansdowne Centre’s parking lot next to the Lansdowne Station of the Canada Line. See more photos on page 3.

Christmas Fund Drive-thru another success More than $10,000 in cash raised, along with hundreds of toys/gifts by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Richmond Christmas Fund community chair Wayne Duzita had already labelled Thursday morning’s drive-thru event at Lansdowne Centre another major success even before a new Richmond RCMP megavan rolled up to the drop-off station, so big that it couldn’t fit under the tent.

He stole a line from Santa when the rear door to the van opened, revealing the vehicle was filled from front to back, eliciting a “Ho, ho, ho, ho” from Duzita, who was all smiles. “We were a little concerned that the weather would keep people away,” said Duzita. “But that wasn’t the case at all. The community came out in huge numbers to show their support for the Christmas Fund. I think nearly twice as many toys were donated this year compared to last. It’s just a wonderful event to be a part of.” The fourth-annual fundraiser raised $9,000 in cash from the Lansdowne location, and another $1,175 from the new

River Rock drop-off point, added this year to bring greater convenience to the many locals who use the Canada Line to get to and from work each day. “Our sponsors, the volunteers, the donors—this event is successful because of them,” said Volunteer Richmond executive director Elizabeth Specht. “The drive-thru event is an outlet for their incredible generosity, and we can’t thank them enough for their support. The spirit of giving on display today is what the Christmas Fund is all about.” Those who donated cash or toys for the Richmond Christmas Fund were thanked for their generosity, receiving a hot cup of coffee and a muffin.

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Richmond Christmas Fund Drive-Thru

Martin van den Hemel photos LEFT: Santa joined Christine Brodie and Wayne Duzita at the annual Richmond Christmas Fund drive-thru event at Lansdowne Centre’s parking lot next to the Lansdowne Station of the Canada Line. ABOVE: Volunteers from Richmond Fire-Rescue were on hand to receive donations of cash or toys to the Richmond Christmas Fund at Lansdowne Centre Thursday morning.

Teens are getting little sleep, according to report Electronic devices intruding, but parenting coach says ‘who cares?’

“Who cares? They probably sleep harder in six hours than we did in 12 hours.” — Lisa Bunnage

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Most Richmond teenagers are getting less than eight hours sleep and are still online during sleeping hours, according to a new study. But a parenting coach says it isn’t a big deal. Vancouver-based McCreary Centre Society released a report Tuesday with Richmond results from the organization’s latest B.C. Adolescent Health Survey. It found 46 per cent of students in grades 7 to 12 slept eight hours or more the night before taking the survey. Six per cent slept four hours or less. “We see direct links between the number of hours of sleep students got and their mental health,” said Annie Smith, executive director of McCreary, a not-for-profit organization that works to improve the health of youth in B.C. “The fact that less than half of Richmond students got eight

hours sleep is concerning to me, as is the number who were online or on their phone after their parents thought they were asleep.” According to HealthLink B.C., teenagers need about 10 hours of sleep each night. But just five per cent of survey respondents reported sleeping that long. The provincial government-funded study, which surveyed almost 30,000 students in B.C. last year, found 87 per cent of females and 80 per cent of males were online or on their phone when they should have been sleeping. It’s not just electronic devices keeping teenagers awake in Richmond. Sixty per cent of females and 48 per cent of males reported doing homework during late night hours. The report’s authors found the more hours of sleep students got, the more

likely they were to rate their mental health as good or excellent. But Lisa Bunnage, a parenting coach with Bratbusters, said the fact teens aren’t getting eight hours of sleep each night isn’t a big deal. “Who cares? They probably sleep harder in six hours than we did in 12 hours.” Bunnage said she’s seen no correlation between sleep depravation and bad behaviour, adding teenagers are good at banking sleep. “They sleep when they need it,” she said. “Teens can go like fire for days on end, and then they can sleep for 24 hours solid. They seem to be able to bank it.” Use of cellphones and other electronic communication devices is widespread among local teens. Ninety-four per cent of females and 87 per cent of males owned one, according to the McCreary report. Teenagers using them late at night shouldn’t be unexpected, said Bunnage. But how can parents interrupt such behaviour? “You don’t. You get realistic about it, and then you become really strong leaders for them to follow. It’s that simple,” she said. “Teenagers get this, parents struggle with it.”

Man gets court driving ban, then drives home A Richmond man had his vehicle impounded and was arrested by Mounties after driving home from the courthouse where a justice of the peace had just banned him from driving for six months. The 25-year-old man, whose name was not released by police, is facing a charge of driving while prohibited and is scheduled to appear in Richmond provincial court on March 12, 2015. Richmond RCMP Sgt. Annie Linteau said the man pled guilty on Nov. 20 to nine counts under the Motor Vehicle Act, including excessive speed, slow driving, failing to stop for police, changing lanes without signalling, unsafe lane changing, failing to obey a stop sign, failing to display his new driver sign, failing to signal at a turn, and failing to wear his seatbelt. The charges stem from an April 2013 incident where he was observed to be speeding excessively through a local residential neighbourhood, ignoring posted signs and not signalling. After hearing his plea, a local Justice of the Peace heard a description of the events from his initial arrest, and imposed a six-month driving ban that became effective immediately. But the man was then seen leaving the courtroom holding a set of keys, which led police to suspect he was driving home. Sure enough, he was later seen driving up to his residence in his car. —Martin van den Hemel

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by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter A one-day conference organized by Chimo Community Services for next week that’s intended to raise community awareness about violence against women and girls, will feature an independent officer of the B.C. legislature—tasked with supporting young people and families—as the guest speaker. Melanie Mark has worked as a child and youth advocate since 2007 and is currently responsible for the Representative for Children and Youth’s advocacy mandate.

In May of 2006, B.C. passed the Representative for Children and Youth Act, which established the Legislative Assembly’s authority to appoint a new officer of the legislature as the Representative for Children and Youth. The representative is tasked with dealing with the provincial child and youth welfare system, and provides oversight to the system and makes recommendations to improve it. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond was appointed as B.C.’s first Representative for Children and Youth, and she’s currently in the midst of her second five-year ap-

pointment. Mark is the associate deputy representative responsible for advocacy and Aboriginal and community relations. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Simon Fraser University and a criminology diploma from Douglas College. The one-day conference begins at 9 a.m. with registration/networking and coffee. It takes place at the Executive Airport Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre (7311 Westminster Hwy.). Guests will then be welcomed at 9:15 a.m., with a keynote address. Other speakers for the day will

include Vanessa Waechtler, from Chimo’s Children Who Witness Abuse and Stopping the Violence programs, Nir Yahav, from Touchstone Family Association, and 2013 Governor General Award recipient Cherry Smiley, from Indigenous Women Against the Sex Industry. Tickets for the Wednesday, Dec. 3 event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., are $35 and are available at tinyurl.com/ChimoConference. Coffee and lunch will be served, and parking is free, although taking transit and carpooling is encouraged.

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Craig Jones to retire from chamber Richmond Chamber of Commerce executive director Craig Jones will be retiring from his role as of January 1, 2015. “It has been a pleasure to work at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, with the Board, various committees, diverse membership, and the thousands of exciting businesses who call Richmond home,” said Jones, who has been on the job for nine years.

“I am proud of what the chamber has accomplished in the last decade and I wish my successor all the best moving forward.” “Craig leaves a legacy of outstanding achievement” said Richmond Chamber of Commerce board chair Gerard Edwards. The chamber will appoint Carol Young as acting executive director as of January 1, 2015 as it begins its search for a new executive director.

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Oil-soaked seagulls on the mend Birds believed to have fallen into fish oil in East Richmond, but no source found Staff Reporter

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Staff at the Wildlife Rescue Care Centre painstakingly clean a small flock of oilsoaked seagulls Wednesday. The birds were found in Richmond this week.

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centre staff, the birds could have fallen into an open container at a fish processing plant in the area. The gulls were encrusted with fish scales and drenched in fish oil—causing matted feathers and eye infections. “The birds are completely covered in the oil and it is debilitating for

them,” said Linda Bakker of the wildlife centre. “Birds need dry, clean feathers to survive and will die of hypothermia if their feathers remain soiled. The oil will also go rancid and that can put them at risk of infection.” The rescue centre always gives oiled animals a day or two to settle in a warm environment be-

fore the stressful cleaning procedure is carried out. City staff inspected the Viscount Way area this week and found no source of the oil, according to city spokesperson Kim Decker. Open watercourses also appeared to be free from sheen or other signs of spills, she added.

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by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter A Richmond man pled guilty Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to attempting to smuggle rhinoceros horns from New York to Canada. Xiao Ju (Tony) Guan, an antiques dealer who operates a store in Richmond, was arrested in March as part of Operation Crash, an American crackdown on the illegal trafficking of rhinoceros horns. Guan, who will be sentenced on March 13, 2015 and faces a maximum 10-year sentence, pled guilty for his role in smuggling and attempting to smuggle the horns as well as items carved from elephant ivory and coral, from auction houses throughout the U.S. to Canada. According to information from Guan’s plea agreement, the 39-yearold was arrested after flying from Vancouver to New York and buying two endangered black rhinoceros horns from undercover special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at a storage facility in the Bronx.

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by Matthew Hoekstra Ten seagulls are recovering at a wildlife rescue centre after being found in East Richmond with oil-soaked feathers. On Wednesday rescuers began the day-long operation of cleaning the gulls, two days after they were found in the 2400-block of Viscount Way. On Monday Richmond Animal Protection Society was called to the East Richmond site, where they found nine seagulls in distress. The birds were brought to the Wildlife Rescue Care Centre in Burnaby. A tenth bird was later found and brought to the centre the next day. According to wildlife

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luminum (or aluminium) is a chemical element—a metal—with the symbol AL and atomic number 13. It is the third most abundant element and the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust. Of the Earth’s solid surface, 8% by weight is aluminum but its chemical reactivity tends to combine it with over 270 different minerals. The smelting of the ore, bauxite is one of the most common methods of producing ‘primary’ aluminum. Canada is the third largest aluminum producer in the world after Russia and China—second and first—by a wide margin—respectively. Recently, the automobile media focus has been all about aluminum because of the landmark moment that occurred on November 11th at the Ford Rouge Center in Dearborn, Michigan when assembly workers gathered to celebrate the launch of the ‘all-new’ 2015 F-150 truck. Aluminum is the ‘all-new’ feature of this historically successful iconic pickup truck. Now, with a reported 700 pound reduction in weight, Ford claims this ‘all new’ body for the best-selling truck in the USA for the last 37 years will be more durable than steel and as Ford ‘tough’ as it has always been. Although an exact measure of the expected gain in fuel efficiency is still unknown, predictions are for at least a 20% improvement. There are other unknowns. Aaron Bragman, Detroit bureau chief for Cars.com summarizes these as follows: “How the truck is used by customers, how the truck is recycled at the end

of its life, how it’s repaired, how it’s insured, will it cost more to actually have it repaired? ...There’s still a lot of questions that we haven’t quite gotten the answers to, that we’re not going to know until the truck really starts to get in consumers’ hands.” Making motor vehicles out of aluminum is not a new development. Land Rover started production in 1948 with an aluminum bodied four wheel drive vehicle. Ducker Worldwide, a global business-to-business market research firm summarizes the more recent use of aluminum in light vehicles as follows: “—in parts, doors, and closures—[aluminum usage] in light vehicles has risen from an average of about 45 kilograms a vehicle in 1977 to 159 kg in 2013 …[and will] rise to 179 kg in 2015 or about three billion in total.” Ducker is predicting “an explosive period of growth” and a rise in aluminum usage in light vehicles over the next decade of another 40%. ‘Why now’? The answer is a twofold mix of regulatory mandate and technological innovation. A new US government regulation requires all auto manufacturers to produce fleets with an average fuel economy of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. There is no doubt: a wholly aluminum body for the best selling pickup truck (and most profitable Ford product) will be more fuel efficient. What has made this possible is innovation in the world of aluminum bonding technology, an aluminum pretreatment process that its inventor, Alcoa, the world’s third largest producer of aluminum says “results in enhanced adhesive bonding durability and overcomes previous challenges with joining aluminum to itself or other materials.” We can expect that the occupant crash protection provided by aluminum bodies will, with innovative engineering, surpass that of steel bodied vehicles. And aluminum does not rust. …by Cedric Hughes, Barrister & Solicitor with regular weekly contributions from Leslie McGuffin, LL.B.

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New local talent makes Gateway Theatre debut!

ateway Theatre welcomes new face Kate Blackburn to the MainStage this winter in the holiday musical Crazy For You. The twenty-two year old actress joins the 2014 cast playing leading lady Polly Baker. Kate is a recent graduate from the highly renowned musical theatre program at Capilano University in North Vancouver. “I was really drawn to the show, but particularly the part of Polly,” Kate tells us. “I felt it would be a really great, challenging part for me to play, and I’m glad I have the chance to play her.” Kate plays the postmistress and ‘all-American girl’ Polly Baker, the only female living in Deadrock, Nevada. The love interest character, with determination and drive, features in tap routines, ballroom dances, as well solo and duet musical numbers, “Polly Baker is strong, spunky and determined, but she also has a very kind, soft side to her,” Kate explains, “My favourite song in the show is Someone to Watch Over Me. It’s a song that I sing in a really vulnerable moment of the story and it’s a bit of a release from Polly’s usual strength. “ With only a week until opening (December 5), Kate looks back on the rehearsal period being “fun”, but also “intense.” “I am definitely learning something new every day. I am just out of theatre school, and this is one of my first major roles, so I am learning so much from Barbara Tomasic (the director) as well as my other cast mates,” Kate discloses. Kate closes by telling us, “Crazy For You is a lovely, funny, touching and classical musical. There is definitely something for all ages to enjoy!”

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EDITORIAL: The right to protest

s there a place for acts of conscience in our society?

Protesters on Burnaby Mountain have proven they feel strongly enough about stopping a proposed Kinder Morgan oil pipeline that they are willing to be arrested. No doubt there are many who will dismiss their protests as foolish and misguided. Others will not envy the hassles that inevitably attend being arrested and charged. But there are those, too, who will view their actions as heroic and principled, and will privately wish that they had the courage to take a stand against something they feel, on a very deep and fundamental level, is wrong. To those arrested, it is all the price of making a statement. It is not a price they wish to pay. It is one, they say, they feel compelled to endure. Their actions force us to assess where we stand on the issue – or indeed any issue that disturbs us. They pose questions that are not easy to answer, that call for considerable soul-searching. How many of us would be willing to put our comfort and name on the line, to back our word – easily given – with unequivocal action? And what would be the tipping point that would compel each of us to similar protest? Although Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson says the com-

Mario Bartel photo Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, the president of the B.C. Union of Indian Chiefs, is escorted away by RCMP after he crossed into the injunction area around Kinder Morgan’s remaining active borehole on Burnaby Mountain Thursday.

pany wants to respect the “right of peaceful protest,” the fact is that our society gives scant respect to protest, peaceful or not. Many of us leap to label protesters ‘wing-nuts’ and bandy the term ‘professional protester’ as though the existence of such a thing would nullify all right to protest. Dissent is not popular in our society. The conventional wisdom is that governments always have

good and just reasons to act as they do, that lies are never told to voters and that business interests always act for the good of humanity. Anyone who believes otherwise is swiftly dismissed as a ‘conspiracy theorist.’ Yet we have discovered time and time again that governments can be wrong, and that conspiracies – sometimes on a grand scale – do exist. If the past 100 years of world

history has taught us nothing else, it has taught us that. Protests may be discomfiting. Protests may be foolish. There may be better ways to argue the rights and wrongs without chaining ourselves to railings and trees. But without the right to dissent, without the right to protest, we have no business pretending we live in a democracy. — Black Press

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ormer RCMP Insp. Amrik Virk, who is now a Surrey MLA and the minister of advanced education, simply can’t shake his pursuers.

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Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk.

Opposition critics have dogged him for months over his actions while a member of the Kwantlen Polytechnic University board of directors. Those actions centred around extra payments to try and entice top people to come to work for the university. Word is now coming out that Virk was directly involved in the discussions by the Kwantlen board in 2011 as to how to get around the provincial salary guidelines. An email exchange involving Virk was revealed by the NDP on Monday. He and other members of the board were trying to get around guidelines set by the province, to try

and keep salary spending at post-secondary institutions in check. An earlier internal investigation by assistant deputy minister Rob Mingay determined board members were not involved in decisions to pay executives more than provincial rules allowed. The email seems to contradict that finding. Virk said he had forgotten about the email. Finance Minister Mike de Jong has now asked Mingay to reopen the investigation. Given the fact that Virk is now the minister in charge of advanced education, and ultimately the enforcer of salary guidelines, his hold on his portfolio is shaky at best. Perhaps the best option for Premier Christy Clark, who is the ultimate decider, would be to move Virk to another portfolio. He still has a lot to offer to cabinet. —Langley Times

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letters Steveston needs a gas station Editor: My parents are frustrated in that in all of Steveston there is no gas station. Also Steveston is a tourist area and the nearest gas station is at Francis and No. 1 Road. My father is a carpenter and he drives all over Richmond and Vancouver. When he comes home after work his car is nearly out of gas, for him driving to Francis and No. 1 may well have two possibilities running out of gas midway or possibly making it to the gas station. Steveston is a highly attracted touristic area and by opening a gas station their well be plenty of business. People from Vancouver or farther places will have an easy and joyful drive to Steveston also drivers well be less anxious about running low on gas. Parents driving in Steveston are busy and have things to do such as dropping their kids off at the community center, family dinner at a restaurant or having to buy some groceries at the store. What happens once that low gas light turns on and that car is running on fumes and the closet gas station is all the way in Francis and No. 1? This is the exact reason their should be a gas station in Steveston—if it seems that people already living in Steveston don’t need a gas station because most people tend to walk to the area than what about other people they won’t walk all the way from Burnaby, Delta or North Vancouver. I have family and friends that live in Vancouver, Kelowna and Langley, when they come to visit my parents and I; they themselves say that there should be some gas stations in Steveston especially sense it is a high tourist area. I don’t know why such easily fixable issue can cause a big problem to some people and yet it still has not been solved. Alex Navarrete Richmond

Penning another wish list for Christmas Editor: Last year this publication printed my “Fantasy wishes for Christmas” (Dec. 11/13). This year I have decided to send an early wish list to Santa in order to give him more time to work on putting together some gifts that I believe each and every one of us would be overjoyed to receive. The list is a challenging one but having just one of the following come true would make for a merrier Christmas or a happier New Year for one and all: a) Please, a slate of candidates for public office, Mayor, Premier, or Prime Minister that has at least one politician who is truly motivated by the principle of altruism and a concern for our welfare rather than by self-interest, cronyism, and/or a lust for power. b) A pill or drink that will cause all those whose narcissism and hubris makes them believe that their drama is the most important one on the face of the earth to suddenly realize that not only is their story probably very mundane and inconsequential, but also entirely irrelevant to the larger scheme of human destiny. c) A large, inaccessible box in which those self-centered, inconsiderate, aggressive drivers who enrage and endanger others will have to lock away their arrogant attitudes so they will no longer have a

negative effect on our lives. d) ‘Detox’ centres where those addicted to the Internet, social media, incessant texting, and digital games can go to be re-introduced to the fact that the real world is infinitely more real and meaningful than the ‘virtual’ binary-code one that they have surrendered their lives to. e) Another pill that will cause those who believe that the accumulation of wealth and conspicuous consumption are the only values worth living for to suddenly realize, as did Ebenezer, how very, very misguided they are. f ) And a new set of social values that would force the media and entertainment industries to cease and desist in their campaigns to drown our children in a sea of violent images and stories and desensitize them to the real-life consequences of such attitudes and behaviours. This wish would also include yet another pill that would alter the perceptions of those parents who, for whatever irrational reason, erroneously believe that exposure to such representations of violence has no effect on the socialization of their children or their attitudes and behaviours. * I will save wishes related to school trustees actually knowing something about education, and a pill that would miraculously cure stupidity for next year’s list.

Thank you Santa. I know I am probably asking for the impossible, but it is quite clear that we are incapable of making these wishes

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It’s amazing what a few coats of paint can do to spruce up a place. On Tuesday, the Richmond Auto Mall received a festive transformation courtesy local volunteers who rolled up their sleeves for the Windows of Hope fundraising effort. Groups of volunteers, from schools, sports teams and businesses (including The Richmond Review) were each assigned a window at a car dealership

Martin van den Hemel photo Richmond Review publisher and Volunteer Richmond president Mary Kemmis joined Review staff and other volunteers in painting windows at the Richmond Auto Mall this week.

adorned with Christmas season scenes, from Santa to Frosty to Rudolph. In return for the decorative help, the car dealerships make a donation to the Rich-

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alive at this time of year during that effort. “It was another amazing year. We had close to 250 volunteers,” she said. There were 23 teams who split up to decorate the windows of dealerships, and a couple dozen who cleaned the windows and drew the imagery in advance of the painting effort on Tuesday. “The air was full of Christmas spirit and it was really, really, just lovely to see everybody so committed again,” Terry said. It’s looking very positive that this year’s event will top last year’s record donation, she said. “The Richmond Christmas Fund owes a lot to the Richmond Auto Mall Association. Thus far it’s a debt we’ve repaid in an endless stream of thank yous,” according to Volunteer Richmond. “Because really, how can a simple thank you—even hundreds of them—ever be enough when, year after year, the auto mall hosts the Christmas Fund’s biggest fundraising event.”

“The air was full of Christmas spirit and it was really, really, just lovely to see everybody so committed again.” — Gail Terry

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community Winter Wonderland Magdalen Leung welcomes the public to Winter Wonderland at Richmond City Hall. Featuring Christmas trees decorated by local groups and businesses, the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset’s 14th annual event officially opens this Saturday, with tree lighting at 12:30 and concerts at 1 p.m. (Richmond Music School) and 2:30 p.m. (Star Captains and the Hugh Boyd performers).

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Getting your kicks on Route 66 I recall watching the TV show Route car parked on the forecourt. I thought we would Riding the highway west along Route 66 for around 4,000 kilometres is on 66 in the 1960s but today tens of have the first crash of the trip when the first Rogue many people’s bucket lists. thousands are drawn each year to the Altima, or maybe Altimate Rogue (referring to the After completing the epic journey from highway by the 2006 animated movie drivers, of course), screeched to a halt at the Chicago to Santa Monica, California, I Cars. The movie action takes curb in Galena, Kansas. There at the front must say there were times during the place on the route, many of HISTORIC of the service station was the ‘real’ Tow 56 hours, 36 minutes of driving that the fictitious locations are Tater truck, on which the Cars’ character DRIVEWAY I figured it might be the last item on based on actual places, and Tow Mater was based. my list! real people inspired some of On the way to Amarillo, Texas, we pulled On the Nissan Altimate Rogue Trip we the characters. into the U-Drop Inn – a building that is the saw the spectacular in spades. And Space limitations permit just exact replica of Ramone’s Body Art Shop in when the dozen journalist participants a sampling here of what we ROUTE the movie. I guess that could be the other pulled up at the end of the road by the saw and did along the way. way round. Santa Monica Pier, we shared a great However, you can The next day, some of the sense of achievement. We all knew find a complete each other from new vehicle launchreport of the group spray-painted messages On the Nissan es around the world, but this was journey, gallery of (that’s the tradition) on the different. This hardened, cynical bunch Altimate Rogue photographs, vidCadillac Ranch art installation developed a greater camaraderie along Trip we saw the eo links and how of ten Cadillacs, sunk nose the way and some even hugged as the vehicles fared first into the red dirt. Seen spectacular in we gazed at the lapping waters of the as long-distance from a distance they bore an spades. And when Pacific. transportation at uncanny resemblance to the Cadillac the dozen journalist drivewaybc.ca. ROADSIDE We climbed aboard the 2015 model Mountain Range from, you guessed ATTRACTIONS Nissan Rogue crossovers and Altima Our first contemporary participants pulled it, Cars. AHEAD sedans one very chilly Chicago Sunday culture reference came up at the end of the The semi-desert from Albuquerque, DrivewayCanada.ca and set out to retrace the route of this on the first day in Joliet, New Mexico, to Williams, Arizona road by the Santa historic highway, which was decomIllinois, where we were offered stunning vistas and yet missioned in 1985, and replaced by the Monica Pier, we treated to action figures another movie reference. The rooms I-40 freeway. Actually, routes – plural of the Blues Brothers shared a great sense – would be more accurate as the road, dancing above a building close to of the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook are concrete of achievement. which carried hundreds of thousands where some of the movie action took teepees. (Cozy Cone Motel in Cars.). seeking prosperity out west, has place at the local penitentiary. The Side trips to the Petrified Forest and Grand Keith Morgan followed a number of paths since the Bluesmobile was also on view, sitting Canyon National Parks left us all in awe and late 1920s. atop a pole. The early part of the stunning views soon filled our camera memory The Mother road, as it is known, carried us through route features many giant-sized statues of historic sticks. The gold rush town of Oatman gave us Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New figures, such as Abe Lincoln, and not so historic an excellent send off for our last day though the Mexico, Arizona, and finally California. For most of figures promoting various products. Mojave Desert and down into Los Angeles. us, it was an adventure musically inspired by many Local communities have funded the restoration of versions of the song “Get your kicks on Route 66”. many old service stations and many have a classic keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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In 2003, Porsche Cars North America shipped a number of its shiny, new, Porsche Cayenne SUVs from head office in Atlanta to drive the Sea to Sky highway here in B.C. The day started with a long explanation as to why the famed sports car maker was getting into the SUV game. History often repeats and here again in 2014, Porsche shipped roughly 50 new Cayenne S and SE Hybrids to the same scenic highway. This time around there was no explanation as to why this second-generation model exists: the Cayenne currently

thankfully, is the interior. Three minor changes include a three-point sports steering wheel as standard equipment across the entire Cayenne line that includes paddle shifters and heat. The other changes include standard navigation and a slightly more sculpted rear seat. The rest of the interior is pure automotive perfection. The level of fit and finish has yet to be surpassed in this class and the logical multi-button layout looks intimidating at first but is easy to master after a few days. What Porsche has done in the industry is move the needle on what is expected in premium products. In many

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David Cooper photo Kate Blackburn and Gaelan Beatty star in the musical Crazy For You at Gateway Theatre.

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Crazy For You features cast of 24 From Page 15 Aside from all the music, it’s the dancing that really hooked Beatty. Choreographer Julie Tomaino, a former Radio City Rockette in New York, has been tasked with staging dance routines for a cast of 24. She has experience with the show—as a performer on its U.S. tour. Said Beatty: “I have to dance in the show quite a bit. It’s a joy, it’s a pleasure. Dancing isn’t my strongest suit, but I’m having a great time with it. When I watch (Tomaino) choreographing the chorus girls, their feet…actually blur they’re moving so fast.”

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Richmond Ravens’ coach Adam Carmichael (right) has organized the girls’ hockey association’s successful food bank fundraiser since its launch, in association with an annual coaches game, three years ago. The 2014 event goes Sunday at 5:45 p.m. at Minoru Arenas. Don Fennell photo

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Three years ago, Adam Carmichael came to the Richmond Ravens’ board with an idea—to hold a coaches game as the backdrop to a fundraiser for the local food bank. Receiving overwhelming support, the event has become an annual tradition for the Richmond girls’ ice hockey association, and this Sunday’s spectacle promises to be the most successful yet. While it’s the coaches who will don the blades, it’s the girls themselves who are collecting food and money to be donated to the food bank at the start of the holiday season. Team by team, they’ll bring their donations to Minoru Arenas Sunday afternoon prior to the 5:45 p.m. faceoff, after which they’ll be picked up by volunteers from the food bank. “It’s an incredible fundraiser for us, raising a ton of money and food,” said Alex Nixon, outreach coordinator at the Richmond Food Bank. “I can actually say last year they collected a metric tonne of food. We’re really grateful for their support.” Nixon said events such as this, and the continued support of the community throughout the year, are “so crucial to being able to help more than 1,400 people in a typical week.” “Being a year-round food bank we see a very steady need throughout the year and we’re really grateful that so many in our community come together to help a lot of people,” said Nixon, adding stock is at its lowest at this time of the year. While monetary donations are particularly beneficial because the food bank can stretch each dollar to six dollars worth of food or goods, any product donations are appreciated. Canned foods and other non-perishable items are particularly welcomed, as is baby formula and diapers. Head coach of the Bantam C1 team, Carmichael said the fundraiser is a great way to further teach the girls about responsibility and the importance of contributing to the greater community. “It’s hard to believe so many people depend on the food bank on a weekly basis. It’s something we need to keep in mind all year long,” he said. “I think this helps teach the girls that even the smallest bit makes a difference. It may not be huge on a global scale, but if you start to make a difference locally it helps the community in so many ways. And when you instill this mindset in the girls at a young age, you get a few of those ideas rolling in their minds— almost grooming them to be better people.” To the younger girls, especially, hockey is just a game, a sport, he said. They don’t realize what they’re learning. “But I know what it did for me learning to handle different situations,” said Carmichael, a Richmond RCMP youth officer. “By hopefully setting a good example, these are the life lessons we are trying to instill.” “To the younger girls, especially, hockey is just a game, a sport,” he said. “They don’t realize what they’re learning. But I know what it did for me learning to handle different situations.” While the girls are busy collecting donations for the food bank, another team—many of their parents—have been busy gathering an assortment of prizes for the girls and their teams, as well as putting the final pieces together for Sunday’s exhibition game. The team includes Crisanta, Allison, Kim, Mona and Bal. Joelle, Lisa, Patricia and Jane. And Paige, Monica, Lisa, Maraha and Glen to name but a few. “This is going to be a great event, and once again a huge thank you to you all,” said Carmichael.

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the Organized by Seafair instructor Derek Popke, the Ultimate Pond Hockey Game was played Tuesday on a remote glacier near Squamish.

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Facing off prior to the ultimate hockey game Tuesday on a glacier near Squamish, B.C.

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“The biggest challenge by far was timing. We had a one-day window to complete the project based on weather,” says Popke. “It had to be cold enough that the glacierfed lake was frozen but there couldn’t be any snow. Monday was cold enough to freeze the lake over six inches. Tuesday we played and Wednesday it snowed. It was spur of the moment and the pieces just fell into place.” The game was played about a 15-minute flight northeast of Pitt Lake in the Squamish mountain range, on a glacier lake so remote it is unnamed. Local helicopter pilot Bradley Friesen, whose efforts were instrumental, scouted lakes the day before and found the location. Friesen has a passion for flying and taking on projects that are unique and was the creator of the Paul Bissonette ALS ice bucket challenge video that has 10 million hits on YouTube. After seeing the interest in that video, Friesen and Popke started thinking of holding the ultimate pond hockey game with the only access being by helicopter. Participants—10 players and two goalies—included Vancouver Hockey School instructors, retired pro players, previous NHL draft picks, and junior players who have been involved with the school as students or instructors over the years. The game, played 5,300 feet above sea level, was traditional

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pond hockey—four players aside with no rules, just lots of laughs and a bunch of guys having fun. We played for two hours, although a majority of the time was spent taking pictures on our iPhones,” laughs Popke. “Three helicopters transported the players, hockey gear, and nets to the remote location. The idea was to play the game and ignore the helicopters circling overhead filming the action. This was easier said then done. A lot of times we would stop playing and just take a moment to reflect on what was actually happening.” A total of 12 Go Pro cameras were attached to each helicopter catching video footage of the game, which should be ready soon. Meanwhile, you can see teaser footage online at richmondreview.com. Asked if there are any plans for an encore performance, Popke says it is so dependant on weather. “Once it snows, which it has, it gets tough to clear areas to play,” he says.

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heavily on the work of original “slangmeister”, Dr. Stephen Bergman, author of the 1970’s novel The House of God. Let me start by saying that if you’re old, obese, demented, incontinent, have psychiatric problems, addicted, frail, in police custody, or if you go to the emergency room too often, according to Goldman, “we’re not keen on having you as a patient.” As someone who’s been on the receiving end of hospital care for serious health problems, I can tell you that every patient has the right to be treated with respect, dignity and courtesy. Unfortunately, Goldman blows that theory out of the water. Justifying hospital slang as offering “therapeutic value to those on the front lines of medicine”, he spares no breath airing the dirty laundry of his colleagues and their hospital slang. Referring to dying patients as “circling the drain” or “in the departure lounge” is just one

such example. Here are a few more gems: “harpooning the whale” refers to the task of inserting an epidural catheter into an obese pregnant woman; “slow code” (also called “light blue” or “Hollywood code”) means “pretending to try and pull the patient back from the brink” when you know they’re going to die anyway. “Closing the sale” refers to the success of a doctor who can get a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate form) signed by the patient or family quickly. For definitions of “Code Brown”, “pink purse”, and “horrendomas” you’ll have to read the book. While some of the slang is funny, most of it is downright rude, disrespectful, insensitive and derogatory. I kept wondering if it’s a way for overworked medical professionals to let off steam, or is it just plain inappropriate? I’m going with door #2. Goldman thinks that it reflects doctors’ frustration with the health care system, but

as a reader it seems to reflect their dislike and frustration with certain challenging patients. Even though Goldman himself calls a lot of this slang unacceptable, that doesn’t seem to stop him from sharing it. Medical professionalism has a long way to go if slang like this is not only widespread, but acceptable. It’s when Goldman describes the sudden death of a 30-year-old man and his distraught mother that his humanity and compassion shine. And this is what readers connect to, the unbearable devastation of unexpected loss. Unfortunately there were not enough stories like this in the book. Goldman is also the author of The Night Shift: Real Life in the Heart of the E.R. Shelley Civkin is with Richmond Public Library. For other popular reading suggestions check out Richmond Public Library’s web site at www.yourlibrary.ca/ goodbooks.

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Ledingham McAllister gives the gift of saving this season eason n Sometimes the best gifts are the ones that can’t fit under the tree. From now until December 18, buyers are able to save up to $10,000 off their new home purchase at any one of the Ledingham McAllister communities. There will be a box available to draw from containing “Christmas Crackers,” that enclose a voucher revealing the

savings. When a new home purchase is finalized, the savings will be applied against the balance owing for the home’s purchasers. Senior Vice President, Marketing and Design of Ledingham McAllister, Manuela Mirecki, says that this is a new promotion in reaction to the fact that in the last couple of years they experi-

enced a surprising number of people purchasing homes in the days leading up to the holidays. “Most communities for sale wind down their sales program at this time of year, so we thought it would be a fantastic opportunity for our future home owners.” There are seven beautiful and diverse developments with the perfect

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price-point to suit any lifestyle: Rad dius, Aviara, Dominion,, Charland, Radius, e, and Waterscapes. Waterscaapes. Storybook, Saltaire, s’ locations span n The developments’ w Westminster,, from Burnaby, New rock, Vancouver Vancouveer and Coquitlam, Whiterock, Kelowna. peeople “This is the timee of year that people heir focus on are often placing their d loved ones friends, family and in the comfort of their own Hofor th lida e ple are wanthomes; often people ys! ing to nest, to settlee in to the rity of their own n coziness and security For a full list of housing ki. “Given that LedL home,” says Mirecki. details, an overview of all the ady Mac has a numberr of move-in rea ready home communities and the localoca new communities, we wanted to make it easier for people too make their decision tions of their sales centres and display suites (open daily except Fridays from to purchaser sooner than later so that noon to 5 p.m.) visit their website: they can celebrate the Holidays in their brand new home.” www.ledmac.com

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GVHBA: Keeping families warm this winter That time of year is upon us; when temperatures drop, the snow falls and presents are bought to put beneath the Christmas tree. For many however, now begins the time of worry – how will I keep my family warm this winter? Or, how I can I make the holidays special for my children? For 19 years, the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau has been helping families in need answer those questions and feel the warmth of not only a coat, but the love of the community. The Coats for Kids campaign allows GVHBA members to volunteer the use of their store front locations so that their employees and the public can donate gently used winter coats and mittens for kids and teenagers. 45 member companies at 61 locations in 13 municipalities will serve as coat drop-off sites from November 24 to December 4. CEO with GVHBA, Bob de Wit says that the number of donations has soared off the charts from several dozen in the early years to several thousand last year. “It’s amazing to see the impact - families literally are transformed, not just by the warm apparel but by the spirit of giving that these donations embody,” he says. “The first time I visited the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau’s warehouse, I thought I had stumbled into Santa’s workshop! The scale of the effort and the buzz of energy there really hit it home for me about the deep need we’re filling in the Metro Vancouver region.” He recalls a year when a young family had just moved to Canada from a tropical country. They were severely unprepared for their first Canadian winter, armed with only light jackets for the plummeting temperatures. GVHBA asked if TQ Construction could somehow assist this family, to which TQ’s president and owner, Helene Belisle, immediately accepted. Warm winter jackets were quickly supplied for the whole family, and TQ’s Office Manager, Kim Boer, even added

a scarf and gloves set for the mother – a little extra gift from one mother to another. “By the end of the day, the young family was bundled up in their new jackets,” says de Wit. “They were able to feel the generosity from their community and ready for their first winter in their new home country.” Parents are often looking after their children to make sure they properly dressed for the cold, but when it comes to teens, they are frequently more difficult to clothe.

This year’s theme is “Zippers Zipping Buttons Buttoning and Hoodies for Teens,” and focuses on a demographic who are just as interested in how they look as how warm they feel. The solution? Donate an item that is perfectly comfortable without compromising style – the almighty “Hoodie.” “And buttons buttoning and zippers zipping, that is just our way to make sure what is passed on is gently used,” says de Wit, “because no one wants get a great coat

that doesn’t zip up.” This year the GVHBA isn’t just collecting coats; they are also looking for other quality clothing, blankets, mittens, hats and new toys. With Christmas right around the corner, de Wit says that new toys are especially welcome. “This winter season, take the opportunity to pass along those coats your kids have outgrown,” he says. “It is a simple way to warm one’s heart, and with all the GVHBA member drop-off locations, giving is effortless.” For a full list of participating GVHBA locations and times visit: www.gvhba.org

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Richmond Sports Awards calls for nominations The “Sporties” are dedicated to Robert A. McMath, the former city councillor after whom a West Richmond school is named. A visionary who was very much ahead of his time, he was an ardent sportsman and community coach who successfully promoted the concept of building parks and schools close together. The leadership class at McMath plays an important role in contributing to the organizing of the annual awards. Proceeds from the awards are donated the Richmond chapter of KidSport, to

by Don Fennell Sports Editor Every year, since 1999, the Richmond Sports Awards has celebrated excellence in local athletics. And the nomination period is now underway for the 17th awards banquet to be held in the new year. Presented annually by The Richmond Review, Richmond Sports Council and the City of Richmond, nominations are now being held to honour exceptional accomplishments during the 2014 calendar year.

assist those children who might not otherwise be able to afford to participate in sport. Nomination categories include: •High School Female •High School Male

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Nominees will be judged for their performance(s) and contribution(s) that set them apart during the calendar year of 2014. Nominators are urged to describe the accomplishments of the nominees and to supply current and

relevant detailed information relating to this as well as note any other honours the nominee has received. A high quality j-peg photo of the nominee MUST be included with the nomination, ideally both a headshot and action photo. Additionally, one or two reference letters, a maximum of three, would be helpful. Nominations will be accepted via e-mail at sports@richmondreview. com. Verbal submissions will not be accepted. The nomination deadline is Dec. 31, 2014.

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Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Kids five and under are free. As preparation for the big show, the Panthers are hosting an-house pep rally this Friday evening at the club’s home base at 12080 Horseshoe Way. The first annual Pink Rally begins at 7 p.m. and will showcase the routines for family, friends and fans who might not be able to attend the competition at the oval. It will also serve to boost excitement for the championships. The club will be collecting non-perishable food items for the local food bank and hope to have a mountain of donations in the gym, said Kennedy.

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Richmond will host Pan-Am torch relay Residents urged to apply to become torchbearers; deadline is Monday, Dec. 1 by Don Fennell Sports Editor The last time a torch relay weaved its way through Richmond was five years ago, helping to build the excitement for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which the community helped to stage as host of long track speed skating at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Next summer, the euphoria will return to Lulu Island as one of only five cities outside of Ontario selected to participate in the torch relay leading up to the Toronto 2015 Pan American and Parapan Am Games. “We are tremendously honoured to host the torch relay for the Pan Am Games,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “Tens of thousands of our residents came out to see the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay pass through Richmond and this will rekindle those memories and celebrate our national pride as we welcome the Pan Am Games back to Canada.”

Richmond residents are invited to apply at toronto2015.org to become one of 3,000 torchbearers nationwide who will proudly carry the flame and share its welcoming spirit on its 41-day journey toward the lighting of the cauldron July 10 to officially open the Games. Deadline is Dec. 1. Brodie said part of the reason Richmond has been selected to participate in the Pan Am Games relay “has to be attributed to Richmond being one of the host cities for the Olympic Games.” “I think Richmond has done very well in terms of a legacy from those Games, with the Canada Line and the Richmond Olympic Oval and its many programs. And next year we’ll be opening the Richmond Experience, highlighting the legacies from the Olympic Games.” Brodie encouraged Richmond residents to apply to become torchbearers, saying “it’s a way of getting our residents involved and interested in the Pan Am Games and sports

File photo Richmond’s Rick Hansen carried the torch on its final leg before lighting the cauldron at the Richmond O Zone at Minoru Park during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games torch relay.

in general, and a way to inspire our youth.” “It’s also a way we can highlight the local athletes who may be involved in the Games,” he said.

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HOME SERVICE GUIDE PLUMBING & HEATING

Licensed, Insured & Bonded Local Plumbers www.1stcallplumbing.ca

Plumbing * Heating * Electrical * Carpentry * Painting * Tiling All Types of Home Renovations, Maintenance or General Repairs around the house Guaranteed, with Free Estimate www.westwindhome.ca Fully Licensed, Insured, WCB

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Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanic (Surrey Terminal) Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road. Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers. Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers. For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. LOCAL logging company looking for full time processor operators. Competitive wages and benefits plan. Experience an asset but would be willing to train. Email resumes to: smallpinelogging@yahoo.ca

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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M.S. MAINTENANCE & RENOVATIONS

Plumbing • Electrical • Woodwork • Drywall • Bathrooms • Painting • Handyman • Textured Ceilings • FREE Quotes Door Repairs: Patio • Pocket • Bi-folds • Shower

Call 604-247-3700 email: admin@richmondreview.com

MOVING & STORAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

706

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

• Great Building • IN-SUITE LAUNDRY • On-Site Manager • POOL & SAUNA Close to Richmond Centre, Canada Line & Much More!

604-537-4140 MIRACLE MOVING

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

To arrange a viewing, call Olga at 604.868.8968

329 PAINTING & DECORATING Placing & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates. coastalconcrete.ca

www.paintspecial.com

PAINT SPECIAL

GARDENING

JAPANESE PRO GARDENER Lawns, Power Raking, Hedges & Trees. Free Estimates 604-839-8856

BETWEEN: #1 AAA Rubbish Removal

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA . FREE Scrap Metal Removal. .FREE Scrap metal removal. Appls, BBQS, exercise equip, cars, etc. 604-572-3733 ww.tkhaulaway.com

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

ELECTRICAL

BANK OF MONTREAL Petitioner

25 Years Serving Rmd.

AND:

Residential & Commercial Clean Courteous Service FREE ESTIMATES

XUANHENG LIU THE OWNERS, STRATA PLAN BCS2610 Respondents

Joe 604-250-5481

MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

TO: The Respondent, Xuanheng Liu

Excavators, Backhoes, Bobcats & Dump Trucks for hire

NOTICE RICHMOND 9331 Sidaway Spacious 5 bdrm (2 master) 3.5 bths. Approx. 5000sf All appl $2600 + utils NS/NP Dec. 1. 604-728-5258

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PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005 BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

PETS 477

PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

A+ Lawn & Garden - Residential & Commercial services. 604.908.3596

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

MIN. EXPRESS PAGING SYSTEM Reasonable Rates 604-270-6338

Call Ian 604-724-6373 FALL SPECIAL for gutter cleaning. $55/hr. Incl moss cleaning on roof. ~ Christmas Light Installation ~ The Garden Martian 778-879-7121

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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PRESSURE WASHING

Power Washing, Gutters, Windows, Maintenance, Res/Comm. Lic/Ins’d. Free Est. Call Dean 604-839-8856

COMPLETE Handyman Services. Tile, drywall, carpentry, paint, flooring. All repairs. Dan 604-761-9717

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CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $400. Call (604)7947347 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

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RICHMOND.Spacious newly reno’d 2 bdrm, gas f/p, 4 appls, lam floor, pantry, storage, pkng, fenced. N/P, avail now. $1150/mo. 604-833-2103

TRANSPORTATION 810

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. 778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

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AUTO FINANCING

By reason of your whereabouts being unknown, the Court has the 27th day of October, 2014 ordered that you may be served alternatively by two publications of this Notice on any day. You may inspect the Petition at the Office of the Registrar at The Supreme Court of British Columbia, Law Courts, 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6E 3B4. If you wish to defend the action, you must give notice of your intention by filing a Response in the above Registry within 21 days of the last publication of this Notice. In default of Response, you will not be entitled to notice of any further proceedings. A copy of the Petition and supporting material will be mailed to you upon receipt of a written request to the above) named Registrar. Robert J. Ellis Ellis, Roadburg Barristers and Solicitors 200 - 853 Richards Street Vancouver, B.C., V6B 3B4

REAL ESTATE 353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

SUITES, LOWER

RICHMOND: 11111 Bird Rd. 2 bdrm lge ste, Dec 1. N/P. $1200 inc. utils. 604-273-6129, 603-7936

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MOVING & STORAGE

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

A Petition for Foreclosure has been issued by the Petitioner naming you as Respondent; foreclosing property described as: City of Richmond 027-288-561 Strata Lot 64 Section 9 Block 4 North Range 6 West New Westminster District Strata Plan BCS2610

.CAN-PRO Paint and Drywall. Over 25 yrs of quality service. 3 ROOMS, $250. Insured. 604-771-7052

PERSONAL SERVICES

Action No. S-146664 Vancouver Registry

HOMES FOR RENT

Running this ad for 10yrs

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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CLIPPER COVE

$45/Hr

Peninsula Prop Management

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TRANSPORTATION

APARTMENT/CONDO

TOPSOIL & GRAVEL

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and I’m a Nice Guy!

1 Month Free Rent

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca

Insured / WCB

Mike Favel • 604-341-2681

RENTALS

www.affordablemoversbc.com

CONCRETE & PLACING

RENOVATIONS

Home Service Guide

AFFORDABLE MOVING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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Call Darryn 604-339-5532

advertise in the

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

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• Pressure Washing

Call George 778 886 3186

PERSONAL SERVICES

• Aeration / Power Raking

• New fence installation • Gates & repair • Odd jobs • Roofing repairs • Powerwashing • Renos • Gutters • etc. • Painting interior & exterior Free estimates (fully insured)

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PLUMBING/HOME IMPROVEMENTS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

• Edging

• Hedge Trimming / Pruning

• Trimming

Only $89 including free hot water tank service!

IMPROVEMENTS

HANDYMAN

• Residential / Commercial • Complete Fertilizing Programs • Rotary / Reel Cutting

Heating System Service Special

HOME

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LAWN SERVICE

• Plumbing Service & Repairs • Boilers & Furnaces • Gas Work

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HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422 Auto Financing Dream Team - www.iDreamAuto.com or call 1.800.961.7022

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Visit our website to check out and register for hundreds of parks, recreation and cultural programs. www.richmond.ca/ register

kudos

A group from Richmond FC United 2000 U15 boys’ Metro soccer team spent last Sunday afternoon volunteering at the new Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver. The boys collected the leaves on the grounds around the building and prepared an area with the leaves that will be used as a vegetable garden next summer. The new Ronald McDonald House is located adjacent to Children’s Hospital and can accommodate up to 70 families whose children are undergoing treatment.

Martin van den Hemel photo Richmond Review staff decorate the windows of Signature Mazda in the Richmond Auto Mall for Windows of Hope.

Kudos is a weekly feature showcasing announcements, achievements and good deeds happening around town. E-mail submissions to news@richmond review.com

Paul Lermitte (left), of Assante Wealth Management, presents the Richmond Christmas Fund’s Elizabeth Specht and Wayne Duzita with a cheque for $1,000. Lermitte is one of over 80 community and business leaders on the Christmas Fund Roundtable, a group that, over the past three years, has helped raise nearly $500,000 – and counting – for the Christmas Fund.

Roya Sarwary with the Richmond Review’s tree at Winter Wonderland. Featuring Christmas trees decorated by local groups and businesses, the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset’s 14th annual display of Christmas trees officially opens this Saturday at Richmond City Hall.

Anna du Bois, development manager at Hope Air, accepts a donation from Stuart Suls, president and CEO of Mr. Lube at the company’s head office in Richmond. The donation helps Hope Air arrange free flights for B.C. residents who need to access medical care far from their home communities.

Allison (Miss Junior Teen B.C.) and Emily Carver (Canada’s Teen Miss National Canadian Girl) attend the first annual Joey Awards Nov. 16 in New Westminster. They were on hand to assist at the red carpet event that honours Canadian Youth (9 to 19 years old) in TV and Film.

WINE BRAISED SHORT RIBS Slow cooked and tender, served with creamy risotto.

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