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The Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition, held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, drew more than 2,000 entries from 33 countries and raised more than $10,000 for UNICEF’s school-in-a-box program which provides access to education in impoverished areas of the world.

Left, Vancouver artist Enda Bardell presents winners with certificates in the four- to six-year-old category of the event on Thursday afternoon.

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Passerby helps Richmond RCMP foil kidnapping attempt Two men charged, gun found at scene after Sunday afternoon incident in north Richmond Thanks to some sharp-eyed observations by a passerby the Richmond RCMP foiled a kidnapping Sunday afternoon.

Sgt. Cam Kowalski, a spokesman for the Richmond RCMP, said shortly after 2 p.m. officers received a call from someone who witnessed four suspicious males approach a man and his son in the 3000-block of Corvette Way.

He said the witness alleges the four males handcuffed the victim and the boy and forced them into the back of the vehicle.

Richmond RCMP stopped the vehicle using information from the witness a short distance from the area and two males were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping.

Kowalski said a handgun was

recovered at the scene.

There were no injuries to the victim or the victim’s son. Police believe this was a targeted incident, but do not believe that it was gang related.

Donald Stalker, 27, of Richmond and Raymond Truong, 19, of Burnaby are charged with kidnapping, forcible confinement with a firearm, using a prohib-

ited weapon to commit a robbery and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Kowalski praised the efforts of the witness to alert police quickly.

“That’s (the public) our lifeline, folks like that,” Kowalski said.

“We need those people calling in and honestly, that doesn’t always happen. This is outstanding.”

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Retiree pays steeply for fixed natural gas contract

BY GORDON HOEKSTRA The Vancouver Sun

Richmond resident Moseley Jack feels he was duped by a natural gas marketer who signed him to a five-year contract in 2008.

If the 76-year-old had stayed with Fortis BC (then Terasen) he would have saved thousands of dollars on his gas costs.

The only silver lining for the retiree is his contract with Summitt Energy ends this October.

He’s already confirmed with Fortis that when the fixed contract, ends he will automatically return to the provincial utility, whose current rate of $4 per gigajoule is less than half the $10.49 per gigajoule he’s been paying since October 2008.

Jack was spurred to tell his

story after the Vancuover Sun published an article Wednesday saying large numbers of residential consumers are dropping out of fixedrate natural gas contracts.

The number of residential customers who had fixed contracts with marketers dropped to 54,948 in 2012 from 101,459 in 2011, largely because customers who had signed five-year contracts did

not renew, according to an annual review of the so-called customer choice program introduced in 2007.

“I’m surprised the government would not have shut it down,” said Jack, noting his story is also a warning to other natural gas consumers.

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A free demonstration of the ancient art of falconry and the natural ecology and behaviour of the magnificent birds of prey takes place at Terra Nova Rural Park on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Richmond Raptor For video Festival is being put on by the Pacific Northwest Raptors, who will perform spectacular flying displays as their handlers share an extensive knowledge of the birds.

Spectators will be able to enjoy an entertaining and educational talk about raptor behaviour and hunting and learn about environmental concerns and conservation.

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“The birds are a fascinating bunch, each species has its own amazing set of skills and each individual has its own incredible story and quirky personality,” said Robyn Radcliffe, of Pacific Northwest Raptors. “People always want to know why our birds don’t fly away — on occasion, they go on adventures to return later — it comes down to them realizing life is easier with us.

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The popular, free event is hosted by the City of Richmond and sponsored by the Vancouver International Airport Authority and the Richmond Nature Park Society.

Flight demonstrations take place at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL) will present a talk at 12:30 p.m., while John Neville, president of BC Nature, will deliver a presentation on Raptors of Canada at 2:30 p.m.

Terra Nova Rural Park is located at 2631 Westminster Hwy. There is no parking on site, pedestrian access only.

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ing patients from the cancer treatment medications. And we can help through food supplements and traditional Chinese Dealing with the side effects of cancer medicine which can also help to improve medications can be an arduous process for their immune system, as well.” patients.

This Sunday (Aug. But a recently 18) CACRA is hosting a formed organization, grand opening ceremony called the Canada Antiin Richmond to help pubCancer Rehabilitation licize another portion of Association, is planning its mandate — creating to promote the benefits of awareness of maintaining incorporating traditional a healthy lifestyle to guard Chinese medicine with against cancer. western treatments to proWhile it is not aimed vide relief. specifically at the Chinese Speaking through an immigrant population, interpreter, Dr. Jinhua CACRA spokeswoman Shi, CACRA’s president, Lily Xu said it does hope told the Richmond News to address a wider audiDr. Jinhua Shi treatments such as chemoence that includes Chinesetherapy can often induce speaking residents. nausea and suppress a patient’s appetite at “One of our aspects focuses on prevena time when ingesting nutrition is a vital tion,” Shi said, “and through publicity part of the rehabilitation process. campaigns we want to let people know the Using traditional remedies such as dang healthy way to protect themselves from shen (Codonopsis pilosula) which is some- cancer.” times referred to as “poor man’s ginseng” To help spread the information the is an example where contemporary western association is in the midst of developing medicine can be complimented to achieve its website. a positive result.

It is also helping bring local doctors “We know there are some side using traditional Chinese medicine up to effects from the Western way,” Shi said. speed by implementing a training program “Basically, we will be focusing on detoxwhich is in development, Xu said.

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Provincial wildlife officials say they are doing their best to help re-locate feral rabbits from the Richmond Auto Mall area and any restrictions that may have slowed the process are in place to protect the environment.

Rabbitat Rabbit Rescue had voiced concerns its efforts to find new homes for 50 or so rabbits that had been caught and sterilized were being hampered.

It claimed the province’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations prevented them from sending some rabbits to sanctuaries in B.C. Rabbitats had a permit — which expired March 1 — to send the rabbits

to a sanctuary in Washington State, but Rabbitats believes a dozen or so animals were too small to make the transition.

And it’s those animals Rabbitats wanted to send to homes in B.C. But the province has regulations preventing that. And that has stalled the relocation process.

According to an email from the ministry, the feral European rabbit is non-native, known to destroy property (including agricultural crops) and detrimental to native wildlife.

For those reasons, the province’s wildlife experts recommend either sterilization and relocation to a secure facility out of province, or humane euthanisation.

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tination facilities must have resources (people, food, etc.) necessary to provide adequate care for the number of animals to be relocated, stated the ministry.

The province also supports local government initiatives to pass by-laws limiting the sale of rabbits in their communities.

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Wheels must turn faster With an expected one million people settling into the Metro Vancouver region over the next 30 years, and 80,000 of those coming to Richmond, the need for increased public transit is reaching a critical point.

In 1997, the City of Vancouver made a conscious decision to develop without adding increased capacity for automobiles.

More people entered the downtown core as a result and it reduced the amount of vehicles in the area by 20 per cent.

Richmond is doing something similar with its City Centre Area Plan, which calls for development to take place adjacent or close to the Canada Line, with less provisions for vehicles. Many of its proposals, however, are subject to public acceptance.

This should be the case, to a certain extent. But people are always going to kick up a stink about change.

The cities, it seems, are doing their bit to locate people close to public transit. So where then does the responsibility fall?

Without a doubt, more needs to be done on a regional level.

TransLink largely depends on funding from the Ministry of Transportation.

However, it seems the ministry is still intent on prioritizing car-dependant projects — despite figures that show car ownership is decreasing, while an aging population becomes more dependent on public transit.

Instead, the province announced a public funding referendum for next year, asking people how TransLink should be funded.

Boiling down a complicated issue like this into one question has the potential to go very wrong, while conveniently allowing the province to shed responsibility.

The referendum can divide the region if not enough is done to engage the public before they vote and educate them on the benefits of working together towards an effective solution.

TransLink, for its part, is looking to turn SkyTrain stations into commercial hubs as a way to generate revenue. And it’s about time. It’s reported to make $700,000 a year off its retail spaces compared to a city like Toronto, which draws $4 million.

It’s yet another example — after-the-fact fare gate installation being the first — of a solution that seems obvious to other cities, but our governing body seems to have missed.

The region faces high demand now, let alone in 20 years, and is struggling to keep up. Its wheels need to turn faster, before we get left even further behind.

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No sympathy for homeowner The Editor, Re: “$1.3M drug home forfeited,” News, Aug. 14.

Poor Mr. Fan Quiang Zeeng. Yes, he’s one of Richmond’s statistically poor, declaring income between $3,000-$7,000 a year.

He owned a house in Vancouver and a house in Richmond (which was mortgaged). He sent his children to private school.

I wonder how much, we, the taxpayer, had to pay for the police, lawyers, judges, court in order for his wife to be convicted for the grow-op? Maybe $500,000?

Meanwhile, our taxes are raised in order to pay for cheaters.

I’m willing to pay tax for people who’re unable to get a job and unable to afford rent because of our high cost of living.

But it would be beneficial if our local MPs could check out people’s income tax and compare it to their lifestyle.

But, of course, we must adhere to the Privacy Rule.

Marge Symons Richmond

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Writing is on the wall for Wallin Dear Pamela Wallin, Can I call you Pamela?

I know you’re a senator now, former diplomat, Order of Canada and all that, but I’m a reporter, you used to be a reporter. You remember what it was like, right?

Okay, maybe I better stick to Ms. Wallin.

Because amnesia appears to have overtaken you, and your senate colleague Mike Duffy, as well.

First, no one likes the senate. There are people who defend it as a necessary institution, who see it as a necessary evil, or those who just see it as too difficult to eliminate given the constitutional challenges.

But no one gets the warm fuzzies when they think of the red chamber.

We think of senators who spent most of their year in Mexico.

We think of political appointees who are accountable to no one. We roll our eyes and shrug and wish we didn’t have to pay for it all when it accomplishes so little.

Ms. Wallin, you worked for CBC and CTV for years, including working as an Ottawa bureau chief.

One of the bread and butter stories for all reporters is finding out how politicians have spent our money.

We write a lot of stories about budgets, but we also really, really like to write stories about politicians who spend public money on themselves. Expensive hotels, big restaurant bills

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for lobster and champagne, trips abroad.

So when the senate is held in such low regard, and free-spending politicians are the pinatas of the press and public, why are you getting your back up about the investigation into your travel expenses?

Ms. Wallin, you spent more than half a million dollars on travel and billed it to the senate in four years.

That’s more money than most Canadians will see in 10 years, to cover all their expenses. The vast majority of Canadians do not have plane tickets paid for by someone else so we can commute from Sask. to Ottawa, much less to and from Toronto.

And that seems to be a big part of the problem there. It seems that about $121,000 of your expenses were improper in some way.

You say you’ll pay it all back. But you also lashed out and said the investigation into your expenses was “fundamentally flawed and unfair.” That position doesn’t make much sense.

You’re a powerful and well-connected person. You have the resources to fight back if you feel you’ve been wrongly accused. You could drag this whole thing into the courts.

Instead, you’re acting exactly like a politician — throwing around blame, saying you’re not at fault, but backing down rather than have to actually defend yourself in an official way.

Of course, that may yet happen, as the details of the investigation have now been handed over to the RCMP. This story could still find its last chapters written by a judge.

The expense issues with the senate, particularly with Ms. Wallin, and Mac Harb and Mike Duffy and Patrick Brazeau, have been an embarrassment for the Conservatives, as well as a reminder of past Liberal misdeeds, thanks to Harb’s inclusion.

But if you still had a journalistic bone left in your body, you could have avoided this entirely, Ms. Wallin.

Did you really even need a job as a senator? Did you need the money, after your many high-flying jobs?

Did you think you’d have influence, in the part of government that does virtually nothing? Did you think you deserved a new title, somehow?

You went from being someone whose job was to hold the powerful accountable, to being powerful and largely unaccountable.

You then went on a spending spree with public cash.

Really, what were you expecting? A hug?

Matthew Claxton is a reporter for Langley Advance.

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The Editor, My deepest condolences to the family in New Brunswick who lost two children due to the escape of an African rock python.

I am writing this letter to address the concerns and outcry to the government agencies to place outright bans on exotic pets. All a ban will do is create an underground market, it does not eliminate the trafficking.

B.C. has the Exotic Species Ban, I know due to the fact that I was a member who was involved in negotiating which animals be placed on the banned list.

The big seven snakes are banned in the province of B.C. and the only way to own such a snake would be to apply for a permit.

With this permit, you are only allowed to keep it under strict guidelines and are not allowed to breed the animals.

The permit system is strictly for those who owned the snakes before the ban was put in place. There will be no further new animals from the ban big seven list that can be brought into this province legally. The permit system is there to grandfather in the

previous owners of these pets. In my opinion, there are laws in our legal system that should be enforced.

For example, the snake in New Brunswick escaped from an enclosure, which should never have happened, considering the species of the snake. The snake caused two deaths, the owner should be charged with either manslaughter or negligence causing death.

Speaking to an RCMP officer, the odds of charges being laid are quite slim, as he put it, there is no criminal intent.

The sad part of this story is that children were killed by an irresponsible snake owner, the snake gets euthanized for no good reason and the owner walks away scot-free.

The only true way to control what people own as pets is to make them responsible.

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Reasons for judgment were released by the Court of Appeal last week for a case called Racz Estate v.

Gidney Estate, in which a beneficiary of a Will appealed one of the Will's clauses.

The surviving widow died a few years ago, and in her Will, the most valuable asset (an apartment building) was bequeathed to her son. The building had one address, but legally consisted of four separate lots. In the Will, the legal description was incomplete. What was missing were the lot numbers (called “PIDs”) of three of the four lots.

The appellant beneficiary tried to argue that, since only one of the four lots was referred to in the Will, the other three lots ought to be divided equally among all the children. The argument failed, mainly because the Court felt that the error, if there was one, was inconsequential and the remainder of the description of the building, in the Will, was more than adequate to properly describe the land as bequeathed to the son (who put significant work into managing it over many years).

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Friday Feature IN TRANSIT-ION

Feel the squeeze City, TransLink and Richmondites grapple with solutions for increasing public transit demand

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t’s just before 8 a.m. on a Monday morning. Dozens of half-awake commuters and frazzled students line the Richmond-Brighouse platform of the Canada Line.

A train departed less than two minutes ago and the long strip of concrete is already filling up.

The escalator pumps through a continuous stream of bodies; all of who will attempt to squeeze on the same train — a crush that will only become greater as the train travels north into Vancouver.

It’s a scenario that will repeat at the opposite end of the day, every Monday to Friday.

Choosing to commute by car is a similarly frustrating task. Rather than trains congested with people, drivers have to navigate heavy traffic.

Infrequent and inconsistent buses become, for many motorists, a distant third choice behind their four wheels and the Canada Line.

The projected population growth in Richmond — expected to increase by 80,000 in the next 30 years — makes the need to invest in public transit undeniable.

And, besides the reduction of traffic congestion, responding to this need has some clear incentives.

The benefits of public transportation is estimated at $11.5 billion a year in Canada, according to an October 2012 report by the public transit advocacy group Society in Motion.

Efficiently moving people means reduced travel times, increased workplace productivity and increased mobility.

Canada Line victim of own success

The Canada Line is an example of the aforementioned efficiency, as it’s been heavily used since opening almost exactly four years ago.

“The Canada Line has been a big success, but sometimes success can be problematic,” says Richmond city councillor and former MLA Ken Johnston. “It just took off and I don’t think anyone realized it would in the way it did.”

The city is currently working with TransLink to respond to this demand — the line transports a person from Richmond-Brighouse station to Waterfront station in less than 30 minutes.

It’s one of the things that will be placed under scrutiny as TransLink is set to cast its eye on Richmond early 2014 in order to update Richmond’s Transit Area Plan, last done in 2000.

It will be working with city staff,

according to Victor Wei, the city’s director of transportation.

“There’s been a continuous dialogue about the Canada Line,” says Wei. “One of the concerns has been that the platforms are only limited to two cars.”

The solution, suggested Wei, would be to add a third car and only have the middle doors open, causing everyone to enter through them and filter to the ends of the cars.

“Putting more trains on the rail would affect the frequency, which is dictated by the south end of the line, between Lansdowne and Brighouse,” says Wei. “It only has a single track going both north and south. It was one of the costcutting measures to get the project greenlighted as soon as possible.”

Wei couldn’t say how much money was saved by this decision, nor could he speak to how much it would cost to now install more cars to the trains.

TransLink did not respond to the costsaving question by deadline.

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The Canada Line has been a great success since it opened up four years ago — perhaps too successful for some critics who’d like to see more train cars to alleviate congestion. ping demand, as examples of doing the wrong thing.

An aging population and a growing amount of young people moving away from car ownership creates a need for funds to be re-allocated away from road-

Prioritizing public transit over cars

Ultimately, the current capacity problems of the Canada Line proves that, if done well, people are willing to leave their cars for public transit, according to transportation expert Stephen Rees, who lived in Richmond up until this past April.

“When they have done new, effective transit services, people use them,” said Rees, who worked for the UK Department of Transport, the B.C. Ministry of Energy on transportation issues and for BC Transit, which became TransLink, where he was program manager for transportation policy.

Filling Richmond’s roads with more buses more of the time takes money, something TransLink has been chronically short of for years. The transportation governing body largely relies on funding from the Ministry of Transportation.

However, it’s not a question of the amount of money, but rather where the province chooses to spend that money, say critics like Rees.

Several major public transit proposals across the region are in a holding pattern, while car-dependant projects, such as the Massey Tunnel seem to advance with few roadblocks.

“There isn’t a shortage of money,” says Rees. “We have been utterly stupid in spending far too much on the wrong things and we seem to have a government that’s determined to continue to do the wrong things even though they know they’re wrong.”

Rees cites the province’s investment in highways and coal terminals despite drop-

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Former transportation planner Stepehen Rees believes the B.C. government’s priorities are out of step with the public’s needs.

way expansion and towards public transit, cycling and pedestrian initiatives.

Province-wide ICBC statistics claim 69 per cent of people 18-24 had a driver’s license in 2011, compared to 79 per cent of the same age group in 1994.

“Given the experience we’ve had on the

Golden Ears Bridge, traffic has been well below anybody’s forecast,” says Rees.

“Traffic on the Port Mann bridge isn’t what they forecasted either. So you have one of the widest bridges (in the world) with little traffic.

“But still, we really seem to be determined to go on and continue to make the mistakes everybody else made in the 1950s by only investing in cars.”

Since 2001, the province has provided approximately $2 billion to TransLink for projects like the Canada Line and the Port Mann express bus, according to the ministry.

“The ministry prioritizes projects based on need, eg., safety, economic development, congestion,” it wrote in an email.

City-made initiatives

As TransLink has its funding hands tied, city staff in Richmond have been working towards increasing the use of public transit through its 2041 Official Community Plan. see City page 13

! In next week’s News, look out for a feature on TransLink funding.

JOHN CORREA SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

The City of Richmond is forcing developers to build bus shelters near new residences to encourage more people to use public transit.

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Public transit hubs help shape space

BY YVONNE ROBERTSON

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ublic transit has the potential to play a critical role in shaping the future of Richmond and creating public spaces.

That’s the opinion of transportation expert Stephen Rees and Poverty Response Committee chair De Whalen.

“There are a lot of things that connect with transportation,” says Whalen. “We can make our streets alive instead of being these dead spaces. Then the more you’ve got people using the space...the safer the city’s going to be.”

Both agree Richmond has a long way to go when it comes to delivering transit.

And with 80,000 more people expected to fill the city’s already congested streets in the next 30 years, that delivery has to be sooner than later.

Out of the countless bus routes, only the 410 meets TransLink’s definition of frequent service, according to Rees, a former planner for B.C. Transit, TransLink’s predecessor.

“When I came to Richmond years ago, that was one of the worst performing routes in the region,” he says. “We worked hard to redesign it.”

If the 410 was under-performing today, it would be cut, not improved, according to TransLink’s new cost-saving strategy.

After a recent performance review of Metro Vancouver’s bus routes, those underused in places like Delta were removed and their resources re-allocated to busier routes.

“One of the things we’re now stuck with is a system that’s overloaded in some parts, so instead of trying to redesign poorly operating routes, you just transfer routes to places that

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Official Community Plan sees transit play prominent role in creating community are doing well,” says Rees.

“You keep reinforcing what you’ve got rather than doing better elsewhere.”

Whalen points to places like East Richmond, particularly Hamilton, as “transit deserts.” She also says the lack of east/west bus routes mean more transfers. Most of the major routes move along a north/south line.

Rees and Whalen underscore the continuous debate as to whether transportation should be shaping a community — create an effective system and people will use it, they believe — or if it should be serving one by reacting to where the demand is.

“We are expecting TransLink to scrutinize low ridership routes,” says Victor Wei, the city’s director of transportation, in anticipation of a review in early 2014.

“Our approach will be to encourage TransLink to not just look at current demographics and employment distribution, but to look at a few years down the road.”

Wei looks at the Fraser Port area, as well as the Richmond Hospital and the Olympic oval as places that will experience increasing demand for transit in coming years.

“Let’s have it so that the transit routes will already be well used by the time residents move in,” he says, adding the city is looking to create a centralized bus exchange in Steveston.

Stations should be town centres

It’s part of the city’s 2041 Official Community Plan (OCP) to better utilize pub-

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Public transit stations could and should be used as commercial meeting places for the public, according to transportation expert Stephen Rees. lic space. Effective transportation can work to efficiently move people and get them out into the community, rather than travelling in their own personal cars.

The result would be to create smaller neighbourhood hubs where a person has access to a variety of amenities with adequate transit to move people throughout.

But most suggested improvements in the OCP are “subject to public acceptance.”

“We need a city that will actually take this stuff seriously,” says Rees.

“People are going to complain about changes, they’ll say how it’s the end of the world as we know it. Then it turns out, you know what, we can actually cope with the

odd bike lane or prioritizing transit. It actually makes for a safer neighbourhood.”

TransLink recently announced it would turn to SkyTrain stations to create commercial hubs and generate retail revenue.

“Of course, of course,” says Rees, lauding the idea. “Stations should be the centres of towns, not a desert.

“They should be the places where everything happens. When you get off the train, you should think of doing all the things you would do in the town centre. That’s where the daycare and retail should be.

“What you should do is move the parking way out.”

TransLink did not respond by deadline.

City: Making developers plant bus shelters near new residences Continued from page 12 The plan states 83 per cent of all trips were made by car in 2008. By 2010, vehicles accounted for 55 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions.

In order to reduce these figures, the city is targeting 51 per cent of all trips made by transit, cycling or walking by 2041. That

means, the current figure, 17 per cent, needs to triple.

“We’ve been working with TransLink on priority measures, such as signals that favour buses first,” says Wei. “The Bridgeport Station exchange is an example of this.”

The city will also be using funds from the development cost charges, which is

money taken from developers building in the city.

Based on this fund, the city was able to build transportation solutions such as the upcoming No. 5 Steveston exchange.

If a bus stop exists near a new development, developers are required to build a bus shelter, making it a more pleasant experience for the commuter and encour-

aging more passengers on the bus.

Within the next five years, the city also plans to add a bus depot at the RichmondBrighouse Canada Line station, allowing more buses to gather.

“This way, a person can complete their commute in a more pleasant way,” says Wei. “They won’t have to use cars at the end of the Canada Line.”

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Sometimes, plans that But they were convinced go awry end up being a big to perform a few concerts. success.

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So, what’s it like performing in front of such a generationally diverse audience?

“It doesn’t get any better than that,” said drummer Clifford in a telephone interview from his home in Reno, Nevada.

He added the fan reaction speaks to the longevity of the music which earned the band induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 82nd spot on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.

“We have more young fans, than shall we say, I hate to use the word older. But, our generation, let’s put it that way,” Clifford said.

“As the circle of life continues to roll on, the ones at the upper end of the scale are falling off, and the ones at the bottom are becoming more numerous. It’s a pretty amazing thing. It’s probably our greatest accomplishment.”

The decision to re-form the group, minus lead singer John Fogerty who went on to a solo career, stemmed from a need to play their former hits live again. see Clifford page 18

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Continued from page 16 “It certainly wasn’t an accident. We wanted to have a band to play the Creedence music. No one was doing it live, including John Fogerty,” Clifford said. “And we heard from a lot of people that it would be great to hear it all live again.”

Bassist Cook and Clifford are joined on stage by Kurt Griffey (lead guitar), Steve “The Captain” Gunner (gui-

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City Centre’s Outdoor Movie Night Join us for a night of fun at this free event!

The car show runs from 6 to 7 p.m., and the event features food vendors, face paint, bouncy castles, live entertainment, activities and giveaways! At 7:30 pm, an Encore performance with Mrs. Lori Moore and the Taiko Drumming Performance at 8:45 p.m.

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Summer West Fest This annual family western-themed event features local entertainment, summer games, face painting, food, bouncy castles and an outdoor movie showing of Oz: The Great and Powerful.

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Sport parents must have realistic expectations Lawrie Johns A parent’s perspective News and social media are often buzzing with stories about sport parents.

Some recent headlines include “Sports parents behaving badly,” “Dads arrested after fighting at sports day,” “Boys’ game brings out parents’ worst” – just to name a few.

We never see the ‘good parent’ story but I know there are many more good stories than the notorious ones we see. It is my belief, from both being a parent and witnessing parents in sport, that they can be a key to sport enjoyment and, yes, to success.

A couple of months ago, Richmond News reporter Alan Campbell detailed some of these stories as well as some excellent material on how sport can often control parents. His reference to Dr. Peter Crocker’s excel-

lent work and in particular to focus on the effort, not the outcome, is one we should continually reinforce in organized sport. In other words “it’s the process, not the product”.

Former NBA star Bob Bigelow, in a terrific book “Just Let Them Play” has the same message: Organized youth sport is just that – a sport that is organized for youth. It is NOT an adult game that is imposed on youth.

We should not organize a youth game with adult rules and expectations and certainly should not confuse professional sport with youth sport. Expectations should and must be different. And, yes, in the early stages scoring, statistics, wins and losses, MVPs, travelling teams and other ancillaries to the game/sport are not important – not to the youth anyway! There is nothing wrong with healthy competition – it just takes various forms as the youth mature. Having fun and having success should always be key!

The most common ques-

tion asked of our youth in sport should be “Did You Have Fun?” The answer, most of the time, should be YES! Dr. Martha Ewing of the Sport Institute in Michigan tells us that the two reasons why ‘children’ drop out of organized sport are: it was not fun and my friends dropped out. She also tells us that most drop out between the ages of 11 and 13 for the same reasons. It is not hard to infer that having fun and socializing with friends are keys to keeping our youth engaged in healthy sport activities.

Coaching is the key. It is difficult to have organized sport without coaches.

As with every profession, there are great, good and not so good ones. A coach whose claim to ability

is that he/she played is not good enough. Teaching and coaching are similar – we would not have a recent high school graduate be the sole teacher of our kids nor should we expect an ex-player with no coach training to be the sole coach of our kids.

One of the best coaches I know never participated as an athlete in the sport he coaches but is fully certified Olympic coach!

Parents are allowed, and encouraged, to ask the questions.

Training credentials?

National certification courses? University courses in coaching? Professional upgrading? All very realistic parent questions.

Once satisfied then recognize that the coach is the coach!

There is a time and place

“We should not organize a youth game with adult rules and expectations and certainly not confuse professional sport with youth sport.”

for coach/parent conversations – not on the court, on the ice, on the deck or at all hours. The coach will set those parameters – respect them but be involved in as supportive a way as possible.

The best communication process is a three way parent/athlete/coach triangle..

When asked their biggest problem in coaching – a great number of coaches will say “Parents.” As parents we should be the most important support he/she has! Let the next headline be “Coach thanks parents for making a successful season!.”

Why did you put your son/daughter in sports? Is it to make the Olympic team?

Get a scholarship? Play in the pros.?

There are about 750 NHLers today out of hundreds of thousands boys playing hockey in this country.

There were 31 swimmers on the national team in London – out of over 100,000 who compete through clubs in Canada.

There were 12 on the women’s Olympic basketball team – over 150,000 girls

play basketball. Eighteen players on our bronze medal women’s soccer team – over 500,000 girls play youth soccer.

Goals and dreams are great – don’t destroy them – just keep them realistic.

Be a part of them. Support them by supporting your athlete and his/her coach.

Play for the love of the sport and all the benefits it brings – not for some possible future placements.

Some suggestions for parents: No after practice/game interrogation.

Understand the rules of the sport – leave the officiating to trained officials – better still - become one! Cheer on efforts BY ALL not just yours. Learn about sport nutrition and hydration.

Learn about injuries – they are part of sport (unfortunately) but how to support the athlete though an injury is crucial.

Lastly – Have Fun! Lawrie Johns is a longtime Richmond resident, a provincial sports administrator and a parent who helped raise two world class athletes.

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ramtruck.ca/offers Wise customers read the fine print: •, *, », ‡, § The Trade In Trade Up Summer Clearance Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after August 1, 2013. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,595–$1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. •$25,498 Purchase Price applies to 2013 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 (23A) only and includes $9,250 Consumer Cash and $1,500 Bonus Cash Discounts. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2013 vehicles and will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. »$1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest Bonus Cash is available to qualified customers on the retail purchase/lease of any 2012/2013 Ram 2500/3500 models (excluding Cab & Chassis models) and 2013 Ram 1500 (excludes Reg Cab models) and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram pickup truck or any other manufacturer’s pickup truck. The vehicle must have been owned/leased by the eligible customer and registered in their name on or before August 1, 2013. Proof of ownership/lease agreement will be required. Additional eligible customers include licensed tradesmen and those working towards Skilled Trade certification. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. ‡3.99% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2013 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 model to qualified customers on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2013 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 with a Purchase Price of $25,498 (including applicable Consumer Cash Discount) financed at 3.99% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $143 with a cost of borrowing of $4,305 and a total obligation of $29,803. §2013 Ram 1500 Crew Cab SLT with optional equipment shown. Price including applicable Consumer Cash Discount and optional equipment: $37,785. €$10,750/$8,500 in Cash Discounts are available on new 2013 Ram 1500/2500/3500 models (excluding Reg Cab & Chassis models) and consist of $9,250/$7,000 in Consumer Cash Discounts and $1,500 in Ram Truck Loyalty/ Conquest Bonus Cash. See your dealer for complete details. ≠Based on Automotive News classification and 2013 Ram 1500 3.6 L V6 4x2 and 8-speed transmission. 11.4 L/ 100 km (25 MPG) City and 7.8 L/100 km (36 MPG) Highway. Based on 2013 EnerGuide fuel consumption guide ratings published by Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on powertrain, driving habits and other factors. Ask your dealer for complete EnerGuide information. ±Best-selling based on R. L. Polk Canada, Inc. 2012 CY new vehicle registrations for retail sales of large Heavy Duty/Super Duty≈ pickups. ≈Heavy Duty/Super Duty vehicles include: 2500/3500 Series Ram Trucks, 2500 and 3500 Series for GMC and Chevrolet Trucks, F250/F350 and F450 series for Ford Trucks. ¥Based on longevity of entire Ram large pickup segment compared to all competitive large pickups on the road since 1988. Longevity based on R. L. Polk Canada, Inc. Canadian Vehicles in Operation data as of July 1, 2012 for model years 1988-2012 for all large pickups sold and available in Canada over the last 25 years. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.

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Registration for Grades K to 12 is ongoing from July 8 – August 21 at the Central Registration Office, School District Administration Building, 7811 Granville Avenue, Monday to Friday, 9 am – 2 pm. Registration must be done in person. Proof of citizenship for parent/ legal guardian and student; proof of residency (signed formal rental or lease agreement or current property tax notice or signed Contract of Purchase and Sale with possession date and subjects ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPPLIES removed); original birth certificate; immunization records and last report card The Board of Education has approved a (if applicable) must be presented. charge of $25.00 per student in full-day kindergarten and Grades 1 to 7 for school Kindergarten children (those that will be five years old on or before December supplies. This is an optional program for parents and will operate through 31, 2008) will be required to have the elementary schools commencing in school entry booster shots. Contact September. Regular classroom supplies the Richmond Health Department for will be provided as required during the further information (604-233-3150). school year. Further details regarding For information on Alternate Programs (i.e., French Immersion and Montessori), special items will be provided by schools upon commencement of the 2013-2014 please contact Lisa Urata at the School school year.

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GREAT DEALS ON PREMIUM PRE-OWNED WHEELS

2010 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED AWD

2010 FORD EXPEDITION MAX LIMITED 4WD

$31,000

$36,000

NAVIGATION, BACKUP CAMERA, 78,450 KMS #X07298

4.6L V8, REAR DVD, 48,100 KMS #T23588

2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4

2005 FORD F350 LARIAT

$17,000

$20,000

POWER GROUP, A/C, 35,100 KMS #T05933

298/mo.

$

$

$

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

650/mo.

557/mo.

DIESEL, LEATHER, 129,950 KMS #T68431

501/mo.

$

OVER 48 MONTHS

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID

2008 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED 4WD

2008 FORD F150 FX2 S/CREW

2008 FORD F150 XLT S/CAB 4X2

2008 FORD RANGER XLT S/CAB 4X2

2009 FORD EDGE SPORT AWD

$19,500

$17,000

$23,000

$18,000

$13,500

$26,000

REMOTE ENTRY, FOG LAMPS, 78,300 KMS #T58384

$

HEATED SEATS, MOONROOF, 118,550 KMS #T84605A

412/mo.

347/mo.

OVER 60 MONTHS

LEATHER, REAR DVD, 74,900 KMS #T33230

477/mo.

REMOTE ENTRY, 8FT BOX, 38,150 KMS #T69221

369/mo.

LEATHER BUCKETS, POWER GOUP, 78,400 KMS #T33075

FULLY LOADED, NAVIGATION, 66,400 KMS #T97462

542/mo.

271/mo.

$

$

$

$

$

OVER 60 MONTHS

OVER 60 MONTHS

OVER 60 MONTHS

OVER 60 MONTHS

OVER 60 MONTHS

SYNC, TOW PACKAGE, 61,600 KMS #T29554

FRONT/SIDE AIRBAGS, SYNC, 72,700 KMS #T59806

2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT

2009 FORD FUSION SE

2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED 4WD

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD

$22,000

$19,000

$14,000

$22,000

$21,000

$20,000

2009 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED 4WD

455/mo.

355/mo.

POWER SEAT, SYNC, 27,400 KMS #C189209

282/mo.

PARK ASSIST, LOADED! 79,100 KMS #X03171

390/mo.

LEATHER, MOONROOF, 60,500 KMS #T23100

3.0L V6, MOONROOF, 38,500 KMS #T38568

372/mo.

353/mo.

$

$

$

$

$

$

OVER 60 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 60 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD KEYLESS ENTRY, SAT RADIO, 70,000 KMS #T12132

201 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AWD 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LS BLUETOOTH, ALLOYS, 72,900 KMS #T31667

POWER GROUP, CANOPY, 98,800 KMS #T34885

HEATED LEATHER, BACK UP CAMERA, 65,000 KMS #T54283

REMOTE STARTER, SYNC, 74,500 KMS #C353303

2010 FORD FUSION SE

2010 FORD TAURUS LIMITED AWD

$23,000

$18,000

$30,000

$13,500

$25,324

$19,000 $

355/mo.

409/mo.

OVER 72 MONTHS

539/mo.

X-DEMO, SAVE 50% OFF MSRP! #C105833

452/mo.

233/mo.

$

$

$

$

$

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 60 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

369/mo.

FULLY LOADED, 365 HORSEPOWER! 75,760 KMS #C104845

HEATED LEATHER, TOW PACKAGE, 35,600 KMS #T31415

2011 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD

2011 FORD F150 FX2 S/CREW

$28,000

$22,000

27,000

2010 FORD TAURUS SHO AWD

2010 FORD F150 FX4 S/CREW

REVERSE SENSORS, SYNC, 74,200 KMS #T50133

426/mo.

2011 FORD F150 XTR S/CREW 4X4 ECO-BOOST V6, REVERSE SENSORS, 37,900 KMS #T78468

2011 FORD F350 XLT CREW 4X4 6.2L V8, A/C, POWER GROUP, 60,750 KMS #T83466

$32,000

2011 FORD FIESTA SES

AUTO, LEATHER, MOONROOF, 34,400 KMS #C130633

$33,000

$16,000

$

$

$

$

$

$

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

502/mo.

344/mo.

507/mo.

524/mo.

246/mo.

2011 FORD FLEX LIMITED AWD

2011 FORD RANGER SPORT 4X2

AUTO, CD, TOW PACKAGE, 32,780 KMS #T50333

A/C,CLOTH, POWER GROUP, 9,100 KMS #T74118

2012 FORD E250 CARGO

2012 FORD F150 FX4 S/CREW

2012 FORD F150 LARIAT S/CREW 4X4

2012 FORD F150 XTR S/CAB 4X4

$32,000

$17,000

$24,000

$42,000

$40,000

$32,000

HEATED SEATS, MOONROOF, 50,800 KMS #T20068A

FULLY LOADED, NAVIGATION, 5,900 KMS #T44980

671/mo.

3.5L ECO-BOOST V6, NAVIGATION, 31,200 KMS #T26111

SYNC, 3.5L ECO-BOOST V6, 16,600 KMS #T64584

$

$

$

$

$

$

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

262/mo.

507/mo.

2012 FORD FIESTA SE

2012 FORD FIESTA SES

427/mo.

2012 FORD FOCUS SE

2012 FORD FOCUS SE

508/mo.

639/mo.

2012 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM

A/C, POWER GROUP, CD/MP3, 26,900 KMS #C151861

AUTO, HEATED LEATHER, 11,700 KMS #C206246

AUTO, FRONT/SIDE/ROOF AIRBAGS, 28,300 KMS #C109104

HEATED SEATS, SYNC, 55,700 KMS #C158573

HEATED LEATHER, REVERSE SENSORS, 36,500 KMS #C121619

$14,500

$14,000

$17,500

$15,000

$21,000

2012 FORD FUSION SE

ALLOY WHEELS, POWER SEAT, 37,400 KMS #C182853

$17,000

262/mo.

$

$

$

$

$

$

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

242/mo.

252/mo.

270/mo.

229/mo.

328/mo.

NAVIGATION, HEATED LEATHER, 19,000 KMS #T38037

HEATED LEATHER, VISTA ROOF, 14,100 KMS #T33562

2013 FORD EDGE SEL

2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL 4WD

2013 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM 4WD

POWER LIFTGATE, LOADED! 32,600 KMS #T22371

POWER GROUP, SYNC, 13,250 KMS #C108104A

KEYLESS ENTRY, SPOILER, 9,300 KMS #C112762

$35,000

$31,000

$32,000

$33,500

$14,500

$15,000

2013 FORD EDGE LIMITED AWD

$

557/mo.

491/mo.

OVER 84 MONTHS

FULLY LOADED, NAVIGATION, 19,000 KMS #T05357

507/mo.

532/mo.

2013 FORD FIESTA SE

2013 FORD FIESTA SE

221/mo.

229/mo.

$

$

$

$

$

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

FULLY LOADED, PARK ASSIST, 31,000 KMS #T00945

AUTO, SYNC, POWER SEAT, 19,600 KMS #C115289

2013 FORD FUSION SE

2010 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 4WD

2011 LINCOLN MKX AWD

VISTA ROOF, NAVIGATION, 43,540 KMS #T06341

REMOTE ENTRY, MOONROOF, 14,000 KMS #T03342

2010 MAZDA TRIBUTE

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT 4WD

$36,000

$23,000

$37,000

$35,000

$23,000

$17,000

2013 FORD FLEX LIMITED AWD

$

573/mo.

OVER 84 MONTHS

305/mo.

MOONROOF, REAR DVD, 90,100 KMS #T06053

589/mo.

557/mo.

FRONT/SIDE AIRBAGS, 3.5L V6, 77,600 KMS #T24101

409/mo.

348/mo.

$

$

$

$

$

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 84 MONTHS

OVER 72 MONTHS

OVER 60 MONTHS

All finacing is at 5.99% with $1500 down at signing. Taxes and Fees are included in monthly payments. On Approved Credit. Selling prices do not include taxes.

13580 SMALLWOOD PLACE

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HOURS: Mon-Thurs 8:30am - 9:00pm • Fri & Sat 9:00am - 6:00pm • Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm

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$21,298 or 0% for 72 months

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$24,998 or 0% for 84 months

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3.0L V6, 6 speed automatic, Remote vehicle start, Heated front seats, OnStar, Bluetooth, XM Radio, A/C

Heated seats, 2.5L, power windows & locks, premium car maintenance

$34,980

0% for 72 months

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2013 CHEVY SUBURBAN LT LOADED, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, 8 SEATER, 4X4, DVD 73108A

2006 FORD ESCAPE $6,980

A/C, LEATHER INTERIOR, CRUISE 73191A

2012 CADILLAC SRX $38,980

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2006 CADILLAC DTS

V8, NORTHSTAR, LOADED, LEATHER, REMOTE START, ONSTAR73199A

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2006 DODGE RAM $11,980

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2004 ENVOY XL $6,980

2003 DODGE DAKOTA $7,980

4X4, CRUISE, A/C, POWER GROUP 73176A

73177A

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