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Best in business honoured at Business Excellence Awards by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter
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Richard Lam photo Outgoing chamber executive director Craig Jones thanks entertaining emcee Fred Lee (right).
category. It was a tie for the 76+ employee category, as Cowell Auto Group and Paper Excellence Canada both received prizes. Other winners: Ideon Packaging for Outstanding Workplace; 505 Junk for Young Entrepreneur; Wun2Free Entertainment for New Business of the Year; Pathways Clubhouse for Association of the Year; Tien Sher Homes for Business Leadership; EXIT Canada for Innovation of the Year. Gary Cohen, of Hall of Fame
inductee Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP, offered thanks to his parents, clients and to the chamber for recognizing the people creating economic opportunity and prosperity in Richmond. Cohen also delivered a message to his business colleagues. “To you the business owners, we offer this advice: believe in yourself, communicate your ideas, trust your employees, be creative, embrace innovation, plan for change, consult with
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Gamblers at River Rock Casino Resort added another $5,346,000 to city coffers in the third quarter of this year, as revenues from the busy casino continue to break records. Richmond has netted $15.4 million from the River Road casino so far this year under provincial rules that give cities 10 per cent of net gaming revenue for hosting a casino. Richmond’s year-to-date gaming revenue is up 15.4 per cent from last year, according to a new city financial report, and third quarter revenues alone are 19.2 per cent higher than the same quarter in 2013. The city report attributes part of the increase to a new high-limit table games room that opened early this year. River Rock’s strong financial results are leading the way for the property’s owner, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. Rod Baker, Great Canadian’s president and CEO, said in a news release the Richmond casino recorded significant growth in gaming revenues and net income in the three-month period that ended Sept. 30. “These improvements continue a lengthy trend of positive momentum at the property,” he said. Last year the city netted a record $17.6 million from River Rock—40 per cent more than the 2010 Olympic year. Since 1999, Richmond has received $152.1 million in gaming cash.
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Some of Richmond’s most outstanding businesses were honoured Thursday at the 37th annual Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s and City of Richmond’s Business Excellence Awards. Emceed by media personality Fred Lee, the sold-out event at River Rock Show Theatre recognized 27 nominees and celebrated winners in nine categories. In addition, Vancouver Airport Authority received the Newsmaker of the Year Award, and law firm Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP was named to the Hall of Fame. “Our business sector plays a key role in building a strong city,” Mayor Malcolm Brodie told the crowd of over 320 business and community leaders. “We are very, very proud to have such a strong business sector whose members are dedicated to the pursuit of excellence.” Richmond Chamber of Commerce chair Gerard Edwards said there are 14,000 businesses in Richmond—and the 27 nominees—selected from over 100 nominations—represent the best in the community. Awards for Outstanding Business of the Year went to mobile application developer 14 Oranges in the 1-25 employees category, and computer retailer NCIX in the 26-75 employees
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New council begins four-year term New city council sworn in, including two first-time councillors with ‘new energy’ by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Nine newly-elected Richmond politicians took the oath of office Monday to join a city council whose committees were shaken up to start the four-year term. Two new councillors, Carol Day and Alexa Loo, were sworn in along with six returning councillors and incumbent Mayor Malcolm Brodie after their victories in the Nov. 15 election, in which no political party won a majority. The term will last four years—up from the previous three—after the province made the change to match the practice of all other Canadian provinces. Loo, the lone independent councillor, is joining a council backed by four civic parties. Day won election with RITE Richmond, Chak Au and Ken Johnston represent the Richmond Community Coalition, Harold Steves ran under the Richmond Citizens Association banner, and Derek Dang, Bill McNulty and Linda McPhail belong to Richmond First. In his inaugural address, Brodie—starting his sixth term—welcomed first-time councillors Loo, an accountant and former Olympic snowboarder, and Day, a community activist and longtime owner of a small sign business. “Their expertise, experience and backgrounds certainly bring new energy to council as we continue to make Richmond the best place in which to live, work and visit,” Brodie told a crowded council chambers. “Both were elected after a
Matthew Hoekstra photo Justice Mary Newbury administers the oath of office Monday at Richmond City Hall.
campaign that resulted in a significant increase in the number of votes cast for a very large group of candidates.” Brodie also paid tribute to two long-serving councillors, Linda Barnes and Evelina HalseyBrandt, who chose not to seek re-election. “Both were passionate advocates for our community on social issues, the arts, community safety and public facilities. Each provided steady leadership while they were tirelessly dedicated to realizing the best for Richmond residents,”he said. Also Monday, councillors received their yearly appointments from the mayor, who shuffled some standing committee chairs.
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Coun. McNulty was named chair of the community safety committee, a shift from his previous post as head of the planning committee, where he presided over controversial files such as Onni’s rezoning bid in Steveston and the Walmart mall in West Cambie. Coun. McPhail, entering her second council term, was named the new chair of planning. Coun. Au will take the reins of the public works and transportation committee, a post previously held by Barnes, now retired. Coun. Steves will return as chair of the parks, recreation and cultural services committee, while Coun. Dang—having last served as chair of community safety—has
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been left without a post. Brodie will again chair the all-councillor committees of general purposes and finance. In his speech, the mayor reflected on the past council term of “incredible civic progress,” focusing on new facilities and managing growth and finances. His list of accomplishments included the $185-million capital budget of 2014, which is financing a “critically-needed” pool, seniors centre and fire hall in Minoru Park, along with the outfitting of a new community centre in City Centre. Pausing to show a promotional video, Brodie also reminded taxpayers of the Olympic museum project at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Known as the Richmond Olympic Experience, the museum’s planned 2013 opening has been delayed until next summer. Promised are three floors of displays, sports simulations and interactive media. On growth, Brodie said it spurs the economy, expands the tax base and supports new infrastructure and amenities, but it also creates pressure on existing services, he acknowledged. “As long planned, new growth will be concentrated primarily in our City Centre, supported by rapid transit and other key amenities. This fulfills local and regional objectives for controlled, sustainable growth, while protecting our existing single family neighbourhoods, farmland and industrial lands,” he said. This year council borrowed $50 million to help bankroll the city’s Minoru Park projects. Attractive interest rates spurred council, and Brodie said the move allowed the city to advance projects worth over $120 million “without unduly compromising reserve balances or causing a tax increase.” The new council is expected to soon formally map out its priorities for the next four years.
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Railroad tie grinding near Fraser River called ‘deplorable’ But CN says it’s appropriately recycling the used railroad ties on a Richmond industrial property by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter An East Richmond property where old rail ties are being ground up for other uses has drawn the ire of city hall. “It’s a real affront to Richmond that this should be occurring within our city boundaries, and yet it’s on land that, because it’s a federal entity, we can’t necessarily govern,” said Coun. Linda Barnes. Barnes, who didn’t seek re-election Nov. 15, raised the issue last Monday during her final council meeting as an elected official. Council referred
the matter to staff, charging them to investigate the “disposition of creosote covered rail ties in Richmond.” According to Bruce Richardson, a commercial real estate agent with CBRE Ltd., Canadian National Railway is bringing old rail ties to a yard at the north end of No. 5 Road, near the Bath Slough and Fraser River. He told The Richmond Review that when it rains there’s no place for the creosote—a chemical product used to preserve rail ties—to go other than into storm sewers. Barnes called the situation “deplorable.” “My point in bringing it forward and bringing it forward in this way is to basically embarrass CN and to bring it to the public attention,” she said. The railway, however, says it’s “appropriately recycling” the railroad ties on the industrial property. “All work and materials are contained within CN property, and the Ministry of Environment has been notified of the work being done on site,” said spokesperson Emily Ham-
er in an e-mail. “The work consists of grinding railway ties into material that will be used by another in their manufacturing process.” Railway ties comprise the largest volume of creosote waste products in Canada. There are mixed opinions on the health and environmental impacts of substance, which is derived from coal tar. According to an Environment Canada, health effects can depend on exposure. Short-term contact with eyes and skin could lead to redness and irritation. Repeated exposure, however, could cause cancer. But an industry group says creosote-treated wood products have no demonstrable risk of causing chronic health problems or damage to the environment when used properly. “The weight of evidence suggests that creosote does not pose significant cancer or other health risk to workers aside from skin conditions likely associated with chronic irritation and phototoxicity,” according to the Creosote Council website.
Rail ties stacked up in an East Richmond yard are being ground and recycled. Richmond City Hall is hearing fears of creosote leaching from the site.
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Wednesday, December 10 3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers Agenda Items: 1. 13280 Mitchell Road DV 12-618411 - Globalive Wireless Management Corp.- To vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to increase the maximum accessory structure height in the “Industrial (I)” zoning district from 20 m (66 ft.) to 40 m (132 ft.) in order to permit the installation of a telecommunication antenna monopole at 13280 Mitchell Road. 2. 3471 Chatham Street - DP 14672823, HA 14-672825 - Steveston Flats Development Corp. - To (1) permit the construction of a threestorey mixed-use building at 3471 Chatham Street on a site zoned “Commercial Mixed Use (ZMU26) – Steveston Village” including 10 apartment housing units in the upper floors and approximately 319 m2 (3,438 ft2) commercial space on the ground floor; and (2) vary provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to increase the maximum permitted building height from 12.0 m to 15.4 m to allow elevator access to the roof deck level. 3. 7400, 7420 and 7440 Railway Avenue - DP 14-663759 - Amar Sandhu – To permit the construction of 14 townhouse units at 7400, 7420 and 7440 Railway Avenue on a site zoned “Low Density Townhouses (RTL4).” 4. 22560, 22600 and 22620 Gilley Road - DP 13-637372 - Dava Developments Ltd. - To (1) permit the construction of thirty-five (35) three-storey townhouse units at 22560, 22600 and 22620 Gilley Road on a site zoned “Town Housing (ZT11) – Hamilton;” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to increase the rate
of tandem parking spaces from 50% to 100% to allow a total of seventy (70) tandem parking spaces in thirty-five (35) three-storey townhouse units. 5. 3291, 3331, and 3371 Sexsmith Road - DP 14-667322 - Pinnacle Living (Capstan Village) Lands Inc.To (1) permit the construction of a one-phase, residential development containing 400 dwelling units at 3291, 3331, and 3371 Sexsmith Road on a site zoned “Residential/Limited Commercial and Artist Residential Tenancy Studio Units (ZMU25) – Capstan Village (City Centre);” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, as amended by zoning amendment Bylaw No. 9135, to: (a) reduce the minimum required number of on-site, loading spaces for large-size vehicles from one (1) to nil; (b) increase the maximum distance that balconies may project into the required road setback near the intersection of Sexsmith Road and Hazelbridge Way from 1.0 m (i.e. one third of the minimum required setback) to 1.31 m; (c) increase the maximum distance that architectural features may project into the required road and park setback from 0.6 m to 2.24 m; and (d) increase the maximum distance that canopies may project into the required road and park setback from 1.5 m (i.e. 50% of the required setback) to 2.92 m. Please call 604-276-4395 for further information.
Dog licensing 2015 It’s important for you and your dog Licence renewals In December 2014, invoices will be mailed to all owners of previously licensed dogs within the City of Richmond. These invoices are for dog licences for the 2015 calendar year. New licences and registration All dog owners who reside in Richmond are required to purchase a licence and register their dog(s) over the age of eight weeks. To license your new dog, download an application form online from the City’s website or go to Richmond City Hall. There is a maximum of three dogs allowed per single-
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family dwelling and two dogs per multiple-family dwelling unit. Licence benefits • Provides a dog identification service which allows the City to return your dog if lost or stolen. • Provides statistics on the number of dogs within our city to help better assess the need for facilities and programs. • Licensing revenue helps support animal related programs within our community such as the Richmond Animal Protection Society (RAPS). In the spring of 2015, Community Bylaws will be conducting door-todoor canvassing to ensure all dogs are licensed according to the bylaw. For more information regarding dog licensing or to access application forms, please visit www.richmond.ca/safety/animals/ dogs or call 604-247-4633.
Steveston Cannery Farmers’ Market Sunday, December 14 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Taking place inside the unique Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, the newly-branded Cannery Farmers’ Market will operate every other Sunday until the end of April 2015. On market days from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., visitors can enjoy a cozy atmosphere, fresh food products and a variety of vendors showcasing products that follow the “make it, bake it, catch it, grow it” credo. Location: 12138 Fourth Avenue at Moncton Street in Steveston Village. For more information, visit www.canneryfarmersmarket.org.
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New book explores rise and fall of Canadian Airlines Richmond devised plan in the 1990s to save airline and stave off takeover by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter It’s a special place— tranquil, peaceful—designed to let customers stretch out and relax. The TV commercial pitch seems to describe a vacation destination, but the words are actually reserved for an aircraft cabin. It was the 1980s, when Canadian Airlines International was a major player in the airlines industry, one that proudly put to song “We are Canadian,” while pledging: “We’re going to continue to grow long into the future.” The end did eventually come for Canada’s second largest airline, one fondly remembered by many of its former customers and employees—including a Richmond man whose new book lays out the history of Canadian and a desperate bid to save it. Sid Fattedad says his book, An Insider’s Story of the Rise and Fall of Canadian Airlines, sets the record straight on the demise of the Canada’s national air carrier. Fattedad arrived in Vancouver from Hong Kong in 1968 to play
drums for rock band the Five Man Cargo. As he describes it, the lustre of the music industry soon wore off. He saw a hiring sign outside a Canadian Pacific Airlines hanger and soon found himself working for the airline as a junior accounting clerk. Canadian Pacific soon became CP Air. Its planes were painted orange and Fattedad became senior clerk of corporate accounting. The ‘80s brought a sea of change to CP Air, and in 1988 Canadian Airlines was born out of carriers Pacific Western Airlines, CP Air, Wardair and Nordair. Fattedad retired from the airlines in 1992—but his break was a short one. That same year, merger talks put Canadian’s future in jeopardy. Fattedad returned to devise an employee-led plan to prevent the takeover and keep the airline alive. It survived until 2001, when the long-running drama of merger talks ended with Canadian and Air Canada officially becoming one. Released Monday, Fattedad’s book is available through warfleetpress. com. Why did you want to write this book? “The great brand and spirit of Canadian Airlines has refused to fade. In the minds and hearts of a great many Canadians, especially western Canadians, CP Air and its subsequent incarnation
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“The great brand and spirit of Canadian Airlines has refused to fade.“ — Sid Fattedad
CAIL (Canadian Airlines International Ltd.) was a brand that attained almost immortality. I just wanted to tell the story of the ups and downs of that company as seen through my eyes during my career there.” What kept you in the field for 24 years? “Being in the airline industry during those tumultuous years from the ‘70s through the ‘90s was never boring. We went through the great de-regulation and the start of a prolonged period of economic upheavals induced by oil price spikes. I was in the eye of the storm through it all by virtue of the positions I held in the company.” What was your favourite period in the industry? “When I was vice-president of the Pacific region, which was the fastest growing and most profitable region for Canadian Airlines.
Sid Fattedad, a Terra Nova-area resident, says the brand and spirit of Canadian Airlines has refused to fade.
This assignment was from 1987 to 1989.” What prompted you to launch an attempt to save Canadian Airlines and its parent company? “I had retired from the company in early 1992 and was enjoying the beginning of summer when I received a call from a former colleague, the vice-president of flight operations, Bob Weatherly, to ask if I had any ideas on how to save Canadian Airlines from an announced merger with Air Canada. I had an idea and was able to convince the majority of the unions at the airline to adopt the employee ownership plan. The rest is history and in the book.”
What happened with your workerled bid? “The Council of Canadian Airlines’ Employees (CCAE) was formed to carry out the employee stock investment plan and I assumed the role of chairman of the council. It took two years and $200-plus million of employee wage investments and contract concessions to successfully rescue Canadian Airlines from a merger with Air Canada.” Despite takeover turmoil, what was it about the company that held its workers together? “Most of the employees of Canadian Airlines—whether they came from CP Air, PWA, Nordair, Wardair, Eastern Provincial and all the regional carriers—came together for many different reasons… They valued their role as the private sector competitor to Air Canada and wanted to keep airline competition alive in Canada. They (also) had developed an almost survival-at-any-price attitude given the fact that the senior management of Canadian Airlines seemed to have given up trying by announcing the merger with Air Canada.”
City Board Business Licence Regulation Bylaw 7538 Amendment Bylaw 9191 At the November 24, 2014 Council meeting, three readings were given to Business Licence Bylaw 7538, Amendment Bylaw 9191, which amends Schedule A of the bylaw to include the premises at Unit 170 – 3411 No. 3 Road among the sites which permits an amusement centre to operate with more than 4 amusement machines and replaces Schedule A of Bylaw 7538 in its entirety with an updated Schedule A listing all addresses which permit amusement centres to operate with more than 4 amusement machines. Those persons who consider themselves affected by the proposed bylaw amendment are invited to make written submissions to Council c/o the City Clerk at 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, B.C. V6Y 2C1; or by fax at 604-278-5139; or by email to: cityclerk@richmond.ca; or make a verbal presentation to Council by appearing as a delegation at the January 12, 2015 Council meeting. All written submissions received prior to the proposed bylaw adoption on January 12, 2015, will be forwarded to Council for consideration. A complete copy of the staff report is available on the City website at www.richmond.ca (City Hall>City Council Agendas & Minutes>General Purposes Committee>2014 Agendas & Minutes>November 17, 2014>Agendas and staff Reports>Item #3)
A new book probing the history of Canadian Airlines was released Dec. 1.
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EDITORIAL: Many questions raised by Burnaby Mountain activity The protests on Burnaby Mountain received a lot of attention, and raised many questions. The issue of exporting bitumen from the Alberta oil sands is controversial, and it should be. There are concerns about how oil is extracted from the oilsands; about the environmental impact of extraction; about the type of oil produced and about the fact that the plan is to ship raw product to China and other Asian markets, and not refine any of it in B.C. In addition, there are concerns about climate change. It seems pretty obvious that putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is likely to lead to some significant negative effects down the road. However, it is not up to Kinder Morgan or oil companies to solve climate change issues on their own. That ultimately is the job of national governments, and Canada’s government has been hesitant to make any moves towards reducing oilsands activity. Protests against one company doing geological testing on Burnaby Mountain are more than a little displaced. More than 100 people were arrested for violating a court injunction. However, at another court hearing Thursday, those people had their charges dropped, at least in part because the initial court order wasn’t clear. Kinder Morgan has now finished its testing. The protesters have gone home, because they don’t have anything to protest. Court injunctions are a part of our law and order system,
Mario Bartel photo Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is joined by family members and other representatives of the First Nations community as they walk to the trail to Kinder Morgan’s second borehole project on Burnaby Mountain Thursday morning.
although they must be clear if they are to mean anything. Violating court injunctions carries a fair bit of risk, something some people are quite prepared to take. A number of statements about native land claims have been made by protesters. There is no active claim on any part of Burnaby Mountain, most of which is owned by either Simon Fraser University or the City of Burnaby. In terms of Burrard Inlet and
plans for oil tankers to traverse it, that is most certainly a legitimate concern of First Nation groups, as well as citizens of adjacent municipalities. Where this issue of shipping Alberta oil overseas will end is very uncertain. Kinder Morgan is not backing down on plans to twin its Trans Mountain pipeline. Meanwhile, declining oil prices and the increasing self-sufficiency of oil supply in North America could have a profound effect on the
market for Alberta oil. It may well be, if oil prices continue to decline, that Alberta oilsands projects are no longer economically viable. That could lead to a withdrawal of plans to ship oil via pipeline to the West Coast. All of the attention paid to this issue will hopefully cause people to think about the place of fossil fuels in our society, the benefits we derive from them, and the risks that are entailed in relying on them. There is no clear
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t has been 15 years since I wrote a commentary objecting to the B.C. government pushing aside its own hard-won treaty process to reach an unprecedented land-and-cash settlement with the Nisga’a Nation for their ancient Nass River territory. My objection, and that of many others, was the imposition of a parallel state with collectively owned land
enshrined for all time. This was an ailing NDP government rushing to enable a property ownership system that has demonstrated little but failure and suffering around the world. The Nisga’a are proving me wrong, and this was again demonstrated at a little-noticed ceremony at the B.C. legislature last week. The B.C. government had just passed amendments to allow a gas pipeline through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park, the first co-managed provincial park in B.C. history. Another bill enabled the Nisga’a Lisims government to impose industrial property tax on liquefied natural gas production. Legal documents were signed so the Nisga’a legislature can do the same this week. In recent years, the Nisga’a disposed of concern about collective land restrictions by adopting a private property system. And Supreme Court of Canada decisions
have repeatedly answered protests about the establishment of a parallel state – that’s what it is, so get used to it. The Nisga’a have moved to assemble four feesimple tidewater sites for LNG terminals, joining the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in reaching aggressively for a modern economy through gas export. The Nisga’a have partnered with TransCanada Corp. on a 900-km pipeline to supply the $11-billion LNG project led by Petronas for the Prince Rupert port. And they don’t intend to stop there. “We want to be part of the Canadian business establishment,” said former Nisga’a Nation president Joe Gosnell. The signing ceremony was briefly disrupted by one of a small group of Vancouverbased Nisga’a who have been using modern protest tactics against this decision. We weren’t consulted, it’s a desecration of victims of a volcanic eruption, it’s a
threat to eelgrass beds, and so forth, say well-rehearsed young men with video cameras running. Nisga’a President Mitchell Stevens has patiently and repeatedly explained that Nisga’a legislature rules were relaxed to allow every hereditary chief to speak to elected leaders on this pivotal move. After that it received the required twothirds majority support. Gosnell, the revered chief negotiator who carried the treaty over the goal line in 2000, moved slowly with the help of an ornately carved cane to speak at a reception. He seemed genuinely surprised that he has lived long enough to see the fruits of generations of labour. Gosnell recounted the 1887 paddling trip down the B.C. coast from the Nass Valley to Victoria to present the Nisga’a territorial claim, where the tribal leaders were turned away on the steps of the legislature by Premier William Smithe.
It would take until 1910 for Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to promise a settlement, and until 1949 for Nisga’a Chief Frank Calder to be elected to the B.C. legislature. In 2000, when the treaty received royal assent in Ottawa, Gosnell took part in a ceremonial burning of the Indian Act and got to work on implementing selfgovernment. And on Nov. 27, 2014, B.C. Liberal, NDP and independent MLAs voted unanimously to open the way to an industrial future for the Nisga’a. “That’s what being alive means to me today,” Gosnell said. “You’ve got to have big dreams. Maybe all those dreams won’t come true, but at least you have the ability to dream big. And boy, are we ever dreaming big.” Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca
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news Pipeline hearing adjourned until new year B.C. Supreme Court to continue to hear arguments in judicial review of jet fuel pipeline approval by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter A judicial review into a provincial decision made a year ago to allow jet fuel tankers on the Fraser River has been adjourned until the new year. Otto Langer, president of the citizens’ group that brought forward the B.C. Supreme Court challenge, said the case will reconvene on Feb. 10, 2015. “The presentation of the legal challenge and responses will take more time than previously arranged,” said Langer in an e-mail following two days of hearings last week. The group, known as the Vancouver Airport Fuel Project Opposition for Richmond, or VAPOR, is seeking to quash a $100-million jet fuel pipeline project in Richmond that will bring Panamax-sized tankers into the South Arm of the Fraser River. The group contends citizens weren’t offered a meaningful opportunity to comment on the $100-million project that will deliver jet fuel to YVR from tankers docking at Riverport. Langer said VAPOR will finish its arguments before the government and the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation—the project’s proponent—will present responses. Last December, B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak granted a conditional environmental assessment certificate to the project. B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office, which began its review in 2009, concluded there will be no significant adverse impacts.
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November can’t put chill on local real estate market
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Year-over-year sales are up, according to Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter There were plenty of cold days in November, but that didn’t reflect the state of the local real estate market, which was anything but chilly, according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. Compared to a year ago, November of 2014 saw a significant jump in the number of houses and condos that changed hands. There was an 18 per cent jump in single detached home sales, from 109 a year ago to 129 last month, for a median price of $1.086 million, up from $990,000 12 months ago. Condo sales saw a 21 per cent increase, from 104 to 126 last month, at a median price of $350,000, up slightly from the $344,900 in November 2013. The number of townhouses sold remained fairly flat, down 2.6 per cent, from
75 in November of 2013 to 73 last month, though the median price edged up, to $532,800. Month-over-month, November was quieter in terms of sales compared to October. “It’s been a more active fall than we typically see in the Metro Vancouver housing market,” said Ray Harris, president of the board. “Home prices across the region have experienced steady gains in 2014 of between three and seven per cent depending on property type.” While November is typically a quieter time of year for real estate, Harris said, it’s also a good time to list one’s home since there’s less to choose from. “This is traditionally a low inventory time of year, so it’s a good time to list your home for sale if you want to face less competition in the marketplace,” he said. Regionally, Metro Vancouver experienced an 8.4 per cent increase in property sales in November compared to 2013, but at the same time that was a 17.7 per cent decline compared to October of 2014. The composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver is currently at $637,300, an increase of 5.7 per cent compared to November of 2013.
Black Press New provincial legislation that could force some holdout municipalities to join specialized regional policing units is troubling and dangerous, according to B.C.’s lone independent MLA. Vicki Huntington (Delta South) said the change to the Police Act passed by the government last week gives the province “enormous power” to reorganize police services over the objections of local cities. Some municipal police forces – in Vancouver, Delta and West Vancouver – aren’t part of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) and the province could now compel those cities to join and help fund the service rather than using separate municipal homicide squads. Richmond is a member. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said the province may also require universal participation in new specialized police teams that are yet to be created, but promised in the Legislature there would be “extensive consultation.” That wasn’t good enough for Huntington, who tried but failed to amend the legislation to require the consent of municipalities. Forced participation in regional police units could drive local taxes up, she said, noting Delta estimates it would cost $800,000 to $1 million extra each year to join IHIT. “If you second an officer to one of these units you’re leaving a vacuum, a hole in the ability of that police force to service its own community,” Huntington said. “So you end up hiring additional police officers and the costs escalate.” Huntington argued the move amounts to redirecting money raised by local property taxes to services that are provincial priorities, at the expense of local policing.
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5:45 p.m. The man who grabbed Benji is described as wearing glasses, with a dark blue jacket, and he was accompanied by a younger woman. Since then, there have been two independent sightings of Benji in the community. Zenthay, who lives on Granville Avenue across from the park, is heartbroken. “Arie has been walking in the rain at nights, posting pictures of Benji in central Richmond wherever she can and is trying everything to find her little companion,” wrote friend David Beleznay. Zenthay lives at Cedarwood Place, a closely-knit senior Jewish community comprising immigrants from Russia and Ukraine. “They are all worried
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and looking for Arie’s little dog,”Zenthay wrote.“They are a sweet bunch who gather for afternoon tea... to kvetch about life’s little things. A bit like a Seinfeld episode set 40 years in the future.”
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Christmas concerts offer best of the season Choirs, recitals and a concert by the Irish Tenors make for month of music in Richmond by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter
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t’s hard not to feel the energy of the Christmas season when 90 voices are belting out “Joy to the World.” Later this month, that experience will come courtesy the Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir, which is performing a 3 p.m. concert Dec. 14 at Fraserview MB Church (11295 Mellis Dr.). “Making Spirits Bright: A Good Noise Gospel Christmas” will feature the high-energy voices of the huge Good Noise choir, backed by a powerhouse rhythm section and guest artist Daniel Lapp on fiddle and trumpet. Led by founding artis-
tic director Gail Suderman, the choir promises to deliver a heartwarming collection of yuletide carols infused with jazz, soulful gospel and rhythm and blues. The first half of the concert will feature familiar seasonal tunes. Think “Joy to the World,” “Angels We Have Heard On High” and “O Come All Ye Faithful.” There will also be a gospelized version of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” and a smooth jazz version of “The Little Drummer Boy,” featuring Ingrid Stitt on soprano saxophone. Act 2 will feature Canadian folk icon Lapp singing and playing trumpet on “I Pray On Christmas.” The concert concludes with a revamped version of the popular calypso song “Mary’s Boy Child.” Tickets, $10 to $25, at brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006. The Good Noise performance is one of a few seasonal concerts left on the 2014 calendar in Richmond. Here are some other upcoming shows: •Winter Wonderland: The Christmas tree display in Richmond City Hall’s galleria
continues through to the new year, and also features a few Saturday matinee concerts: B.C. Registered Music Teachers’ Association Richmond branch at 1 p.m. and Emmanuel Children’s Chorus and
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wrap booth); and Tom Lee Music Academy at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 20. Admission is free; donations—cash or food— for Richmond Food Bank encouraged. •The Richmond Youth Honour Choir:
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jingling tunes and traditional carols. This year the choir will be joined by a special guest— singer Sibel Thrasher, who helped some of the choir’s singers on a special summer project. See Page 10
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from choir members or at the local Long & McQuade and Tom Lee music stores. Peace Mennonite Church, 11571 Daniels Rd., will host. •Richmond Chorus: Christmas songs from over 20 countries
around the globe will be featured in “The World Sings Christmas” concert. Audiences will hear seasonal music from Australia and Asia, Africa and South America and the wealth of European traditions in German, Scandinavian and English carolling—along with a few of the more familiar Christmas songs of North America. Two performances are scheduled: Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. The venue is
Gilmore Park United Church, 8060 No. 1 Rd. Tickets, $6 to $18, at Long & McQuade (604-270-3622) or at roca.ca. •World of Music and Arts: Students from the Richmond-based music school present a holiday concert, Frosty Music Gala, Dec. 14, 2 to 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 4071 Francis Rd. Five concerts, one per hour, featuring 150 performers; free admission. •The Westwynds:
The Steveston Folk Guild is bringing back the Westwynds for its annual Christmas show, Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Featuring Nancy Hundal, Kirk Holland and Karen Holland, the Westwynds will present an evening of Christmas music. The all-ages show takes place inside the Chinese Bunkhouse at Britannia Shipyards. Tickets, $10, at the door. •The Irish Tenors: Finbar Wright, Antho-
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ny Kearns and Ronan Tynan return to River Rock Show Theatre Dec. 19 as part of their Premiere Irish Holiday Celebration Tour. Performing together since 1998, the trio is known to breathe new life into traditional songs. They’ve also proven themselves gifted interpreters of a wide range of material with such songs as “My Heart Will Go On,” “Fairytale of New York” and even Jimmy Kennedy’s “South of the Border (Down Mexico Way).” These songs sit in their repertoire alongside “Danny Boy,” “Whiskey in the Jar” and “Fields of Athenry.” Their Richmond show will feature their greatest hits, along with holiday classics. Tickets, $44.50 to $54.50 (plus charges), at ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000. •Louise Southwood: Classical guitarist Louise Southwood will stage a Christmasthemed concert at Britannia Shipyards Dec. 7. Specializing in both ancient and modern music, Southwood is a graduate of London’s Royal College of Music and has worked with some of the world’s most renowned guitarists. A member of the Delta Community Music School faculty, Southwood has performed throughout the world, and before recently settling in the Vancouver area, spent seven years teaching and performing in Bermuda. The concert begins at 1 p.m. in the Chinese Bunkhouse at Britannia Shipyard at 5180 Westwater Dr. Tickets, $10, are available at the door.
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news Students picked different council in mock election Students return just two incumbents to city council by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Richmond students decided on a much different city council in a recent mock local government election. Six elementary schools representing 720 students reported results to the Student Vote B.C. program—a parallel election for students under voting age. Students returned just two incumbents to city council—Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Coun. Derek Dang—quite unlike the real Nov. 15 election, in which voters re-elected all seven incumbents in the race. The students’ dream council included Carol Day and Alexa Loo, two
new councillors elected to seats vacated by retiring councillors. Dan Baxter, Jerome Dickey, Sunny Ho, Michael Wolfe and Elsa Wong rounded out the students’ council choices. Students selected a diverse council by choosing three independents and politicians from four different political slates. Nearly 30,000 elementary and high school students across B.C. participated in the practice election—the first civic ballot of the Student Vote program, which is largely funded by senior governments. Administered by the national charitable organization CIVIX, the program combines classroom teaching, media literacy and an in-school vote for city council candidates. Fewer schools—and none from Richmond— participated in mock school board elections. Richmond’s new, real city council was sworn in Monday.
City plans to donate old computers Richmond City Hall is planning on donating 73 computers it previously would have sent to the scrap yard, according to a new staff report. The computers, most five years old, have reached their end of life, staff say. Old systems were previously shipped to processing facilities and broken down into parts for disposal—under “environmentally friendly processes.� But following a council referral, staff contacted Reboot Vancouver, a non-profit retailer that refurbishes discarded computers and gives them new life with low income families and non-governmental organizations in B.C. If council approves, the city will donate its old computers to Reboot Vancouver, which has agreed to provide half the systems to Richmond residents. —Matthew Hoekstra
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Celebrating the best in Richmond’s business The 37th annual Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s and City of Richmond’s Business Excellence Awards were held at River Rock Show Theatre last Thursday. For more photos from the event, see richmondreview.com
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The Business Excellence Awards, held at the River Rock Theatre, celebrated business excellence in our community. Honoured at the event were 27 finalists plus the Hall of Fame inductees, who are all proud to call Richmond their home.
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“I built this company on a mission, on a mission of putting smiles on faces and to deliver happiness, and I’m glad I’m able to do that,” he said in accepting his award for New Business of the Year. “We strive for excellence and thank you so much for this award.” Wun2Free hosts a variety of games at Richmond Night Market. They’re family-friendly and meant to be fun, positive experiences. Lee opened his first stall at the market at age 16. Seeing more potential, Wilson negotiated an opportunity to operate innovative carnival games. Wilson’s vision paid off, and a successful carnival game area was born. Next year Lee hopes to expand to the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver—and other fairs in Canada—just 10 years after opening his first booth. Also nominated: Genesis Group, UCMAS Richmond/Orient Education Services
Richard Lam photo Wilson Lee of Wun2Free.
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Thank You and Best Wishes on Your Retirement! After nine years as the Executive Director of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Craig Jones is retiring as of January 1, 2015. “Craig leaves a legacy of outstanding achievement and has enhanced the Richmond ADESA Chamber’s reputation provincially, nationally, and here in the lower mainland as a RICHMOND progressive advocacy leader on issues important not just to Richmond, but to the entire PUBLIC AUTO region. We will all miss the knowledge, experience and passion that Craig brought to the organization and we wish him well.” Gerard Edwards, Board Chair
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Business Excellence Awards Hall of Fame Award: Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP
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n 35 years of practice in the heart of Richmond, Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP has handled over 23,000 cases. The firm works with families, individuals and businesses to plan outcomes and resolve disputes from straightforward to complex. Its people focus on practical and cost-effective solutions that will best achieve the goals of clients. Gary Cohen established the firm in 1979 with Michael Frost and James Quon in what was then a new Alderbridge Place, across from Lansdowne Centre. Ten years later Jack Buchan and Garth Edwards joined the firm, followed by partners Shannon Kwok, Joseph Cuenca and Barry Grabowski. Today the team includes 10 lawyers supported by a team of highly experienced group of skilled, dedicated and service-orientated legal assistants and administrators. “We are honoured and grateful for your recognition of Cohen Buchan Edwards. Thank you,” said Cohen in accepting the Hall of Fame award. Cohen then delivered a message to his business colleagues. “To you the business owners, we offer this advice: believe in yourself, communicate your ideas, trust your employees, be creative, embrace innovation, plan for change, consult with your advisors and give generously to your community.” The firm’s philosophy has always been rooted in a life-work balance and giving back to the community. Today the firm’s lawyers and staff can be found on many boards, charitable institutions and providing free legal services to those in need. The firm’s commitment to the community is one of its most important priorities.
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Richard Lam photo Gary Cohen (top photo) and Garth Edwards (above).
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It’s home to 26,000 employees, and last year served 18 million passengers. And this year the airport was named No. 1 in North America for the fifth consecutive year by Skytrax World Airport Awards. Anne Murray, vice-president of marketing and communications for Vancouver Airport Authority, said the Skytrax award is a celebration of everyone at the airport. Anne Murray. “It’s really about the people,” she said. “It’s about the ambience, the art, and really reflecting the best of Richmond and British Columbia to all our guests.” Known informally in the travel industry as the Passenger Choice Awards, the Skytrax World Airport Awards are the global benchmark of airport excellence. Awards are based on millions of passenger surveys conducted independently with stringent impartiality. This year’s awards tallied the results of nearly 13 million surveys completed by airport users at over 400 airports around the world. Surveys measured the travel experience across 39 service categories, from arrivals and check-in, to security and border clearance processes, as well as shopping, service and dining options.
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Business Excellence Awards Business Leadership of the Year: Tien Sher Group of Companies
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Richard Lam photo Charan Sethi of Tien Sher Group of Companies.
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Business Excellence Awards Outstanding Workplace of the Year: Ideon Packaging Outstanding Workplace of the Year: Ideon Packaging
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Ideon’s success comes from a strong focus on its core values and vision that all staff are part of—evidenced by a profit-sharing program that boosted employee paycheques by $500
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athways Clubhouse, which has operated in the community for over 30 years, is about jobs, education and housing. But it’s also about hope and opportunity for recovery for people living with mental health issues.
Richard Lam photo Dave MacDonald, executive director of Pathways Clubhouse.
Pathways is unique because it houses resources to help with every aspect of a person’s life. From providing the basics like shelter, employment and food preparation, Pathways paves the way to future success. Its commercial kitchen and thrift store are tools it uses to empower members. Pathways’ 26 staff are generalists who provide expert “one-stop shopping” for every member in a collaborative, welcoming environment. Pathways revolves around a day organized around real and meaningful work opportunities for members at the clubhouse. Also nominated: Gateway Theatre, Richmond Hospital Healthcare Auxiliary.
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Business Excellence Awards Former chamber executive director Shelley Leonhardt, Richmond Christmas Fund chair Wayne Duzita, Tourism Richmond CEO Tracey Lakeman and Richmond Review publisher and Volunteer Richmond president Mary Kemmis at the awards.
Business of the Year (76+ employees): Cowell Auto Group Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp.
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Cowell Auto Group and Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp. both won the honour at the Business Excellence Awards.
Cowell Auto Group Having been in business since 1967, Cowell Auto Group is the oldest continuously owned retail automobile dealership in Richmond, and one of the oldest in Metro Vancouver. The industry leader that employs over 200 people at its Volkswagen, Jaguar, Audi and Land Rover dealerships in Richmond was recognized for Business of the Year. “We’ve been in business for nearly 50 years in the City of Richmond and the
Richard Lam photo Representatives of Cowell Auto Group and Pedro Chang of Paper Excellence Canada (right) receive their awards from Barbara Tinson of Business Development Bank of Canada.
choice to start the business in Richmond was a wise one 50 years ago,” said Gary Cowell, who started Cowell Volkswagen as a 27-year-old when reeve Henry Anderson cut the ribbon. Cowell believes the entire experience of
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Paper Excellence Canada Paper Excellence Canada has grown through logical acquisition from a single mill in 2010 to a global value-added pulp and paper exporter with more than $1.5 billion in sales for Canadian mills. Today Paper Excellence owns 10 mills, seven in Canada, with a total pulp production of over 2.5 million tons per year. It also now has a Business of the Year Award. “Thank you to the chamber for putting this event together,” said Pedro Chang, CEO. The company has over 1,700 employees in Canada, and its Canadian headquarters is located right here in Richmond. Paper Excellence strives to give customers what they want at a price they can afford. The firm is focused on products tailored specifically for its customers. This competitive edge will ensure future growth in Asia and emerging sunrise markets. Also nominated: ZE Power Group.
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Business Excellence Awards Business of the Year (1-25 employees): 14 Oranges
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Richard Lam photo Sylvain Marcotte, CEO and president, thanked his team and their families for their sacrifices.
Recognized as Business of the Year, the firm started in 2009 and has retained its flexible, nimble approach to web and mobile app development. Profitable from the start, the firm has seen 100 per cent year-overyear growth for the past two years. That’s because this is a company that puts its customers before its shareholders. Sylvain Marcotte, CEO and president, thanked his team and their families for their sacrifices. “When I started the company five years ago there were a lot of long nights, a lot of sleepless nights,” said Marcotte. “I’ll be able to sleep tonight pretty well. Thank you for that.” Also nominated: Physio2U, Richmond Funeral Home.
Business of the Year (26-75): NCIX
Richard Lam photo Sam Li of NCIX.
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ver 18 years ago, NCIX opened its first retail store and have since grown across Canada. NCIX, recognized as Business of the Year, is a computer and electronics retailer offering a wide array of electronics and
accessories. Its also the No. 1 computer component e-tailer in Canada. “Richmond has been our home for the past 19 years, and we feel proud of this,” said Sam Li, marketing manager. “We appreciate everyone’s business.” NCIX isn’t a typical computer store. Its YouTube channel
delivers how-to guides, product reviews, and all the latest tech news in the show Netlinked Daily. The channel is part of the top one per cent of all technology channels with over 70 million views. Also nominated: iTalkBB Media, Nurse Next Door Home Health Care Services.
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Business Excellence Awards Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Scott Foran and Barry Hartman of 505-Junk
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The company has come a long way in a short period of time, earning the two founders the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Richmond Chamber of Commerce at the Business Excellence Awards. “We’ve just been focusing day-byday, week-by-week, month-by-month, and now it’s been three years to grow the company to the standards that we’ve always expected,” said Hartman. “We’re proud to call Richmond home. “We’re going to continue to do so for a long time.” The company experienced a 115 per cent jump in revenue from 2012 to 2013 through wordof-mouth referrals, marketing strategies and repeat clients. 505-Junk is now on track to record a 68 per cent increase in revenue for 2013 to 2014. This year the two entrepreneurs behind the firm designed, created and implemented an industry changing competitive advantage—a hydraulic scale system that allows their customers to see the exact weight and total cost of the service prior to the truck departing the site. As an added service, the company recycles as many items as possible and donates any reusable items to charities in Richmond and surrounding municipalities. Also nominated: Tammy Hall and Kim Hall of Physio 2U; Daniel Chen of Stuck Studios Inc. the richmond
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books
Visible City looks at lives of quiet desparation
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n a city like New York, it’s hard not to peoplewatch. But when it becomes an obsession, that’s when trouble can start. In Tova Mirvis’ new novel Visible City, the character Nina, a former lawyer and mom of two young children, spends all her free time looking at the older couple in the apartment across the way. Unfulfilled in her role as a mom, and alone most of the time since her husband Jeremy (also a lawyer) works ridiculously long hours, Nina envies the loving companionship she sees in that anonymous couple. She wonders “How had she ended up inside a life where there was simultaneously too much and not enough?� One day, as she’s looking at their window, she sees a much younger couple engaged in the throes
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of passion, and wonders what happened to the older couple. What transpires for the three sets of couples is the crux of the story, as each one searches for meaning in their life. The older couple features Leon, a psychotherapist, and his wife Claudia, an academic who specializes in stained glass windows. Their daughter Emma is in her thirties and recently engaged to Steve, a writer. Having broken her foot, she’s staying with her parents until it heals, while Steve works on his writing
elsewhere. Unaware that Nina is always looking at her parents’ apartment window, Emma meets Nina on the street one day and they become friends. She even offers to babysit Nina’s kids so that Nina can have some alone time. Nina soon meets Leon, Emma’s father, and they strike up a relationship, unbeknownst to Emma. Meanwhile Nina’s husband Jeremy is slacking off at work so that he can explore the fascinating underground world beneath New York’s subway
system. Â Living lives of quiet desperation, all three couples seem to be searching for a way out of their own lives. Discontent, isolation and doubt plague each of them, and they look for fulfillment and comfort in some unusual places. Hiding their true feelings and activities from their partners has become the norm, and lies, the currency of the day. Visible City is a perfect example of the secret lives we create for ourselves when boredom and dis-
content become too much to bear. Mirvis shows the reader how we can easily become different people than who we think we are, when overwhelmed by unhappiness. And there are no per-
fect relationships in this world, that’s for sure. As Mirvis says: “Despite all attempts to the contrary, no one makes it through unscathed.� Mirvis is also the author of The Ladies Auxiliary.
Shelley Civkin is communications officer 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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Report warns of risks of financial abuse Some scammers are close to home by Jeff Nagel Black Press A recent study suggests more than 40 per cent of B.C. seniors have been financially abused, usually by someone they know and trust. The report by Vancity Credit Union and a companion survey of Lower Mainland and
Victoria seniors by the Mustel Group indicate the problem is much more pervasive than higher-profile fraud against seniors by unknown scammers. It cites estimates from other researchers that 55 per cent of cases of seniors fraud or financial abuse are perpetrated by family, friends, neighbours or caregivers and that total losses could run as high as $1.3 billion in B.C. “The most common are demands for money from family members,” the report says, dubbing it an “invisible crime.” Seniors financial abuse is when someone uses the senior’s money, property or personal information for their own benefit without au-
thorization. It’s less often outright theft or scams and more often pressure tactics that result in scenarios that benefit the abuser. The survey found 19 per cent of southwest B.C. seniors had lost money to someone who never repaid a loan, or who borrowed money without telling the senior at all. Another 18 per cent said they’d been pressured into giving money. Common scenarios include younger family members campaigning for an early bequest. “A lot of older adults are being pressured by their now grown-up children to give them their inheritance early so they don’t
have to wait until you die,” said Lorraine Logan, president of the Council of Senior Citizens of B.C. Sometimes the aim is to avoid loss of family wealth to capital gains tax, she said. Logan said high home prices in Metro Vancouver are often a reason seniors are urged to contribute to a down payment so children or grandchildren can get into the real estate market. Such transfers can be completely legitimate, or highly questionable if the senior feels forced to consent or if doubts arise about their ability to legally consent. See Page 29
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Few seniors ever blow the whistle on family
Pulling strings Harpist Janelle Nadeau, 28, performs for residents of Minoru Residence care home last week as part of the Health Arts Society’s Concerts in Care series. Nadeau, a University of B.C. music grad, is a member of the ensemble Winter Harp and a guest performer in various orchestras.
From Page 28 The Vancity report says other financial abuse scenarios include: •A family member or caregiver who shops or pays bills for a senior but spends for themselves as well using the senior’s cash, debit or credit card. •Redirecting incoming benefits cheques for deposit to the abuser’s account instead of the senior’s. •Predatory marriage to a senior to gain access to their assets. Logan said seniors and legal advisers should be on high alert for trouble whenever signing legal agreements that put financial control into someone else’s hands. “I’ve heard a young person say ‘I’m going to get power of attorney for my dad and then I’m going to go out and buy him a new car so I can drive him around.’” Few seniors ever blow the whistle on family, Logan said. “It’s so sensitive,” she said. “If you’re the victim of your son and daughter raping your bank account you probably not going to want to tell anybody.” Any senior can be at risk, the Vancity report said, but many are even more vulnerable if they lack financial understanding, are isolated without a strong social circle, a newcomer to Canada facing language or cultural barriers, unsure of the value of their home or other assets, or are impaired by medication, stress or exhaustion from medical problems. The report recommends financial institutions train frontline staff to recognize seniors financial abuse and to help seniors identify abusive scenarios.
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With the fast-increasing senior population around the world (including Canada), the increasing incidence of dementia follows. We hear regularly about the rising rates of dementia in many countries, but it seems to me that we hear less about what’s happening in the area of research into the diseases collectively known as “Dementia.” While we are fortunate that more research is being done today, we should try to know a little more about it. Here are some of the latest findings: The Brain’s (apparent) “weak spot” Last week, several newspapers and journals wrote about a British research discovery of the apparent “weak spot” in the brain, susceptible to not only dementia but also schizophrenia. The potential connection of the two diseases was not well understood before. Neuroscientists found an area of the brain, called “a wideranging network,” which develops late in adolescence but can start to degenerate early, with aging. The study’s author, Dr. Gwenaelle Douaud, said: “Our results show that the same specific parts of the brain not only develop more slowly but also degenerate faster than other parts. These complex regions, which combine information coming from various senses, seem to be more vulnerable than the rest of the brain to both schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s, even though these two diseases have different origins and appear at very different, almost opposite, times of life.” The researchers found a network of regions in the brain which tended to develop together and degenerate together later in life. The network reaches many important parts of the brain, connecting areas involved in higher-order thinking. The doctor’s comments certainly lend credibility to the recommendations of countless lawyers that people do their Capacity and Estate planning when they have the capacity and are healthy! Wake up and prevent Alzheimer’s? At the Washington University School of Medicine, researchers discovered last week that a protein that stimulates the brain to awaken from sleep may be a target for preventing Alzheimer’s disease. The scientists apparently established links between sleep problems and Alzheimer’s. They’ve shown in mice and people that sleep loss contributes to the growth of brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer’s. Eliminating that protein (called Orexin) made mice sleep longer, and slowed the production of brain plaques. Dr. David Holtzman said: “Blocking Orexin to increase sleep in patients with sleep abnormalities, or perhaps even to improve sleep efficiency in healthy people, may be a way to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.” The scientists also reversed their experiment and artificially increased Orexin levels throughout mices’ Brains, which caused not only a longer period of wakefulness but also the development of more Alzheimer’s-like plaques. The FDA in the United States recently approved a medication called Belsomra, the first sleep medication that affects Orexin. The researchers hope to assess it in future. Dance to ward off dementia November was Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. In New York City, seniors fought back with their feet. At the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, seniors danced not only for fun but also to ward off the disease. Marina Tarsinov, the studio’s owner, said: “Ballroom dancing isn’t just physical activity. It has social, emotional and intellectual properties. Remembering steps, moving in precise time, adapting to movements all help boost brain power, which may protect against developing Alzheimer’s later in life.” A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that seniors who regularly ballroom dance experience a 76% reduction in the risk of developing dementia. “This beats lifting weights,” said 89-year-old dancer Ed Robbins. As our researchers take steps to get closer to cures for these heartbreaking diseases, it’s good to know we can take our own “steps” to help as well.
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The future of Canadian fencing was front and centre at the national championships in Montreal last weekend, with members of Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dynamo Fencing Club leading the way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a fantastic weekend for all our members, including new athletes winning medals,â&#x20AC;? said club coach Igor Gantsevich, himself a former Canadian champion. But it was a longtime member who continues to stand tallest. Competing for the first year as a senior level athlete, Dylan French won bronze in senior menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epee. The result, said Gantsevich, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is a significant milestone.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;With Olympic qualification starting in about six months, a lot of retired fencers are making comebacks and so this was probably the deepest field of athletes in five or six years,â&#x20AC;? he said, including three-time Olympian Laurie Shong who also trains at Dynamo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dylan was exceptional. He had just four hits against him in six preliminary matches which is unheard of.â&#x20AC;? French also won gold in junior rmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epee. While he continues to canvass the province to introduce fencing to B.C. youth, Gantsevich said the breakthrough in the Lower Mainland has been significant. He said the club is now nearing capacity, with a strong presence of beginners and elementary and early high school-aged athletes. And the presence of Shong training at the club, along with new coaches with international experience including former Chinese national team member Enmin Liu, three-time
Don Fennell photo Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dylan French placed third in the senior menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epee at the national fencing championships in Montreal last weekend.
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Sockeyes’ line reuniting for Fire on Ice by Don Fennell Sports Editor It was the fall of 1972 and the height of the Cold War, when feelings of intense nationalism reigned supreme. With the Vietnam War already raging on, young men like Don Taylor, who was a Grade 12 student at Richmond High, were preoccupied with world affairs. But Taylor was also a promising hockey player, engrossed in the September Summit Series that would shape the modern game. As an eight-game set between Canada and Russia began to unfold, interest reached a fever pitch for the four games in Canada followed by the final four in what was then known as the Soviet Union. After scoring the winning goals in Games 6 and 7, Paul Henderson emerged as a national hero when he also scored the game-winning goal with 36 seconds to play in the deciding Game 8 to lift Canada to a 6-5 victory and the series’ title. “While here we were playing junior hockey for our new team the Richmond Sockeyes, we were completely obsessed with the Canada-Russia series,” says the now-retired school teacher and principal. “Hockey was huge.” Taylor played the Sockeyes’ inaugural 1972-73 season on a line with fellow Richmondites Al Lacroix and Jim Hall, and the trio immediately clicked. Despite their personal success, however, the team failed to make the playoffs and the players went their separate ways. While remaining good friends, they haven’t played a shift together since but will do so Sunday afternoon as the Sockeyes Alumni faces off against the Richmond Firefighters in Fire On Ice, a charity fundraiser at the Richmond Ice Centre. Game time is 2:30 p.m. “Donnie and I played rep together when we first started hockey as 11- and 12-year-olds (at the old Gulf of Georgia rink in West Richmond),” recalls Lacroix. “We lit it up pretty good and when we got back together with the Sockeyes, with the addition of a versatile Jimmy Hall, it just all came together again. We had good chemistry—just like Kurri and Gretzky. We were expected to go out there and score some goals and win some games, and we did pretty good.” Lacroix is immensely
proud of being an original Sockeye, especially since it meant representing his hometown. “It’s something only a few guys can claim and having family and friends attending the games and reading about it in The Richmond Review made it a very special situation,” he says. While Dennis Minns was the big point man in the Sockeyes’ inaugural campaign, the line centered by Taylor felt the pressure to produce too. But Taylor says having two wingers who were scores suited his game. “Passing is the key skill and having shooters on the wing was great,” he says. “Our games were high scoring, so our line had to produce for us to collect wins.” Hall began his career with the Sockeyes as a defenceman, but got a taste of scoring when he moved to right wing shortly after the season began. Becoming a “decent” scorer, he says, made hockey more fun. “But what I remember most about the team was our initial shock with the name,” he says. “There was much fun made of the name as being named after a fish. Jokes flew around, but then we realized what a great name it was.” All three men credit their experience playing together with the Sockeyes,
and hockey itself, for preparing them for life. Hall says it is a part of who he is. “Most people I know are from hockey,” he says. “I was inspired to attend university because of hockey, and after junior I played for the varsity Wings at UBC. Having played with Donnie for years, I was inspired by his attending university with a goal of becoming a teacher and by another friend’s father who was a teacher and who I admired and respected.” Hockey is more than a game to Canadians, says Hall. Even new Canadians soon love ethe sport and it becomes part of their fabric. “I have no plans on retiring from hockey, especially now that the leagues are getting older and older,”he says. “It continues to unite and inspire us. Unlike fishing, which age improves, hockey skills deteriorate but the camaraderie and passion continues. I didn’t make it as a pro hockey player, but my efforts got me a good education.” While the reality of getting an education pushed hockey aside for a few years, Lacroix—who has gone on to a successful career in banking—has a lifetime engagement with the game. “I coached my kids at Richmond Minor for 15plus years and now run a team called the Vets we formed 33 years ago, when all the guys I played
Rob Mennie photo Forming a line during the inaugural Richmond Sockeyes’ season in 1972-73, Don Taylor (left), Jim Hall (centre) and Al Lacroix (right) will reunite for the first time since when the Sockeyes Alumni faces the Richmond Firefighters in a charity game Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Richmond Ice Centre.
Midget rep with 12 years before all got back together,” he says. “It’s a good example of hockey forms bonds that last for years and in some cases lifetimes. Playing hockey together and dealing with all the challenges as your strive for a common goal is a great life lesson that applies in business.” Taylor says playing junior hockey armed him with the self-confidence
needed to succeed in education, both as a student and teacher. It also taught him discipline and made him determined. Taylor re-engaged with the Sockeye family a few years ago and is now the junior hockey team’s school liaison and education advisor for the current players. He also keeps in shape playing hockey three times a week, but laughs that the chal-
lenge to keep up with the youngsters next weekend “is a bit a concern.” “My focus will be on being responsible when it comes to positioning,” he says. “We want to keep them from scoring, so plus-minus will count for our line.” Tickets for the fundraiser are $20 and available at the door. They will provide entry into a pub night following the game
at Stanley’s Grill, as well as a burger and beverage. All tickets will also be entered into a draw for Vancouver Canucks tickets. And rumour has it, even Santa Claus plans on attending this weekend’s event, from which proceeds will go to various charities around Richmond and B.C. including the B.C. Children’s Hospital foundation and Make-aWish Foundation.
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Don Fennell photo Led by the Bantam C1 team, which collected 978 pounds of food and $515 in cash, the Richmond Ravens donated 3,013 pounds of food and $895.60 as well as close to another $900 from raffles and a puck toss to the Richmond Food Bank. On hand for the opening ceremony prior to the coaches game were, back row from left: Raven the mascot, Dave Pfortmueller, organizer Adam Carmichael and RCMP Safety Bear. Dropping the puck between centres from Team Wong (left) and Team Lindsay is Richmond Food Bank president Richard Rand.
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HOMES FOR RENT
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN:
604-537-4140
SPCA Thriftmart 5400 MINORU BLVD • 604.276.2477
TO: The Respondent, Xuanheng Liu
CHIHUAHUA, tiny pups, 2 males, 1 female, ready to go now. $700. Call (604)794-7347 COLLIE Doodle pups born Oct 17. Mom is a Rough Collie (45 lbs) & dad is a small Standard Poodle (50 lbs). Both have health clearances (eyes, hips, elbows). 2 Very curly males avail, 1 black & 1 unique blue merle. Intelligent, gentle, easy to train, good with children & animals, low to no shed. Similar in looks & in nature to the Golden Doodle. We are a 4H (agility, obedience, showmanship) family. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog. Pups will have 1st shots and deworming. Ready Dec. 12, Mission $950. 604.820.4827
NOTICE Peninsula Prop Management
750
MISC. FOR SALE
MISC. WANTED
TRANSPORTATION
REAL ESTATE 818 621
DUPLEX/4-PLEX
5 Bdrm, 2.5 baths, 2 f/p’s each side. Gross rent $48,600. 3% cap rate. Lot 12,595 sq.ft. 604-214-2957
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CARS - DOMESTIC
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
XUANHENG LIU THE OWNERS, STRATA PLAN BCS2610 Respondents
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OF PET THE WEEK
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AND:
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Petitioner
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LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
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 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
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Steveston Craft Fair and Cannery Farmers’ Market
Dipsy Doodle Creations owner Dani Grant was at the Christmas Craft Fair Saturday, selling her colourful treats.
Philip Josephs shows off some of his customized license plate art at the Craft Fair.
Katie Lawrence photos Lending a hand at her daughter's Craft Fair booth, Kathy Wills makes some blue- The Salt Dispensary’s Susan Daborn hands out some Having sold her crafts for over 30 years, Kathy MacKenzie enjoys coming to the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair when she can. berry jam and homemade bread samples. samples of gourmet salt.
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his past weekend was a busy one for local vendors, as both the Christmas Craft Fair and Gulf of Georgia Cannery Winter Farmers’ Market were held in Steveston Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
James Bonner reveals the correct answers to his BC Hydro Kilowatt Quiz.
Janet Percy of Preserves by Janet Patricia chats with some customers about her products at the Christmas Craft Fair.
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