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Garden City game still on for sports Lands conservationist suspicious of 10-acre ‘community fields’ nestled among choices

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All may not yet be lost for the world of sport in Richmond when it comes to how the Garden City Lands is sliced up. On the face of it — when three heavily agricultural and naturebased themed options were presented to city council this week — local sport seemed to have been over-looked. However, the use of a 10-acre parcel in the centre of the controversial lands, referred to in all three choices as “community fields,” could be open to interpretation, depending on whom you talk to. The options will be laid out for all to see at an all-day public open house in Lansdowne Shopping Centre on Thursday, Nov. 7, with the option ultimately chosen — or a combination of all three — forming the final concept plan for the 136-acre site, bought by the city for almost $60 million in 2010. “I like the plans; this is a community park and a community plan and that should include recreation,” Jim Lamond, Richmond Sports Council chair, told city

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Much of Garden City Lands’ natural beauty could be retained under the city’s future plans. council’s parks and recreation committee. “If we don’t take all that into consideration, then I think we’re doing something wrong. We don’t want the whole thing, but everybody should get a part of it. I don’t mind carrots and vegetables, as long as they’re not growing on the playing fields.”

Smelling a rat, Jim Wright, president of the Garden City Conservation Society, told council he was ready to congratulate the city on the conservation and nature-themed choices, until he heard staff speak of the aforementioned “community fields.” Wright told council his suspicions of sport getting its hands

on some of the To see lands grew with the the mention by three senior parks choices manager Mike Redpath’s reference to the community fields being the size of “five soccer fields.” All three choices include: a 15acre bog; water features; agriculture; naturalized woodlot; walking and cycling trails; a community hub and community fields. Coun. Harold Steves said he was concerned that the hydrology of the site hadn’t been investigated properly before the choices were presented. “I’m not sure any of these (choices) are feasible,” said Steves. “Are we going to put dykes in or are we going to raise the land?” Redpath said any work carried out on the site will be “sciencebased” with the help of relevant experts. Endorsing the choices to be presented at the open house, Coun. Ken Johnston said it’s important the matter proceed so the city can “send a message” to people about crazy rumours sursee City page 4

Mayor rounds on minister over tunnel slur BY ALAN CAMPBELL

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The mayor of Richmond is hitting back after being openly criticized by B.C. transportation minister Todd Stone. Stone branded Mayor Malcolm Brodie “selfserving” and “selfish” after Richmond’s leader publicly questioned the dearth of consultation and information on the Massey Tunnel replacement project. The B.C. government’s transportation minister suggested on radio Tuesday evening that Brodie should be grateful for the multi-billion dollar transportation improvements his city has enjoyed, such as the Canada Line. Brodie, however, rounded on Stone, saying it’s ridiculous to claim Richmond should cease to voice concerns just because it benefited directly from the Canada Line. Richmond’s mayor also poured scorn on someone in such a lofty position of power resorting to name-calling. “I’m disappointed that a minister of the Crown is casting criticism in this way,” Brodie told the News. “As mayor of the city and a director at Metro Vancouver, I have a duty to stick up for the people of the city and the region; our job is to ask questions. We want more information on the

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impacts of this multi-billion dollar project. “I don’t think it’s particularly productive for this kind of thing to be said, and it’s unfortunate he’s using words like ‘self-serving.’” Responding to a motion passed recently by Metro Vancouver mayors, who called for more justification from the Province on the plan to go ahead with building a new bridge, Stone said there has been plenty of consultation. “We’ve received letters of input from a good number of the municipalities including Delta and

Richmond and Metro Vancouver itself,” Stone told CKNW Radio. “So I think it’s a bit self-serving at this point for any of the Metro mayors to suggest that there hasn’t been any consultation or that the replacement of this asset is in any way a surprise.” The whole corridor from the Oak Street Bridge to the tunnel is already congested, added Brodie, a situation that could get worse if a new bridge allowed more traffic to flow freely over the south arm of the Fraser River. “Many of us want to know more — Malcolm Brodie about how this project impacts farmland, the regional growth strategy and pollution levels,” said Brodie. “We also need answers on the straight financing of this project. The minister has told TransLink it must put the choices on its sources of funding to a referendum. “If it’s necessary for TransLink to go through

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Continued from page 3 rounding what the lands are to be used for. “This sets a direction of what this might look like,” said Johnston. “There are people still out there who think we’re building highrises on the lands.” The main difference between the options is that

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“A” focuses on the majority of the site being natural, with a 35-acre urban agriculture component. “B” and “C” increase the urban agriculture portion to around 50 acres. All three options designate 10 acres for “community fields.” As well as the open house on Nov. 7, the three options are being placed on the creategardencitylands.ca and Let’s Talk Richmond websites for public feedback.

Brodie: Too many factors unknown Continued from page 3 this process then surely it’s necessary for the B.C. government?” In all the post-tunnel replacement announcement talk, Brodie said he’s yet to speak directly to the minister. “I’m sure there can be some benefits to Richmond from this proj-

ect, but we simply don’t know the facts,” he said. “All we’ve had is a press release from the minister and a press release from the premier. “There could be some real positives or negatives; we simply don’t know.” —With a file from CKNW

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Fears over First Nation land swell BY ALAN CAMPBELL

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The City of Richmond is urging the federal government to re-consider a proposed policy, which could see First Nations land sprouting up in unexpected places. City staff have warned that potential changes to the government’s Additions To Reserve (ATR) policy may lead to an increase in ATR applications from First Nations, which have the majority of its land in B.C. Under the proposed policy, any lands purchased by First Nations could become reserve land. Currently, ATR applications have to be near or adjoining an existing reserve (contiguous). However, the proposal, which B.C. municipalities are being asked to comment on, suggests that such applications need not be contiguous in the future. An added worry for Richmond is the clarity over whether or not land acquired by a First Nation could be relieved of its Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) status, leaving it exposed to development contrary to the city’s bylaws and Official Community Plan. Amarjeet Rattan, the city’s director of intergovernmental relations and protocol,

Committee considers Woodward’s Landing vidual and community memorialisation in Richmond has been raised by residents and council on numerous occasions,” the The advent of Richmond’s first ever city’s park planner, Jamie Esko, said in a memorial garden crept a little closer to report. reality this week. A feasibility study and telephone study Richmond — because of its high water earlier this year has confirmed for city table — can’t have trastaff a “strong demand ditional cemeteries or for a memorial garburial grounds and the den” in Richmond. demand for a place of A total of 22 cityinterment for cremated owned sites were evalremains has grown uated by staff, with steadily in the city over Woodward’s Landing the years. selected as the most City council’s suitable. parks and recreation Should the projcommittee was asked ect go ahead at to consider progressWoodward’s Landing, ing a proposal to site the city would need to — Jamie Esko the memorial garden re-designate a similar at the city-owned size of park someWoodward’s Landing where else in Richmond, possibly at Terra park on Dyke Road, between No. 4 and 5 Nova Rural Park. roads. The Girl Guide camp on the However, councillors wanted to Woodward’s Landing site would also need expand the list of possible sites before to be relocated to a city site elsewhere reaching out with an expression of interin Richmond. The parks and recreation est (EOI) for a private partner to opercommittee carried Coun. Linda Barnes’ ate what could be a five-acre memorial motion for staff to come back with an garden. expanded list of possible memorial gar“The desire to have a place for indiden sites.

said in his report to city council that the proposed policy could have a “significant impact” for local governments, including loss of land base, land use planning and tax loss. City councillors last week expressed concerns over a “tremendous threat to agricultural lands in Richmond” from the potential changes. It has now written to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Bernard Valcourt, and Richmond MPs Kerry-Lynne Findlay and Alice Wong to express its “strong concerns.” Richmond Fire-Rescue also has issues with the proposal — drafted by the government to apparently expedite an onerous ATR process for First Nations — over jurisdiction, codes, bylaws and service levels expected. The city’s finance department said it was concerned with municipal tax loss or a tax shift to other taxpayers if the city wasn’t able to negotiate an appropriate agreement with whatever First Nation owned the land. At the moment, reserve lands are scarce in Richmond, with the Musqueam band owning 6.5 hectares on the northwest corner of Sea Island and land under the River Rock Casino.

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Sensible B.C.’s petition organizers in Richmond are hoping to light a fire under their campaign, which has a long way to go to reach its goal of collecting enough signatures in a bid to decriminalize marijuana use. Local supporter Cory Skinner said since the petition kicked off Sept. 9, volunteers have only gathered signatures of between one and two per cent of the 10 per cent of registered voters needed to hold a referendum. And with the petition 90-day deadline of Dec. 8 quickly approaching, new strategies are being devised to enlist support.

A legion of 75 new canvassers have been enlisted to seek out signatures, and more emphasis is being placed at locations in and around local liquor stores, as well as hightraffic spots such as the Canada Line stations. Making the task a challenge is the fact the petition must meet that 10 per cent threshold in each of B.C.’s 85 provincial ridings to trigger a referendum. That amounts to around 400,000 signatures that have to then be verified by Elections BC officials. “We need about 17,000 more signatures in Richmond from the three ridings,” Skinner said, adding so far most people canvassers have approached have been supportive. But that doesn’t always translate into a signature.

Alexandra art plan moves forward to council BY YVONNE ROBERTSON

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The Alexandra neighbourhood is about to get beautified, as its public art plan was approved by the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee Tuesday night. The plan focuses on the innovative features of the district such as the Alexandra District Energy Utility and its connected system of greenways and parkways. “It’s to provide clarity about the many great things that are part of the neighbourhood,” said public art planner Eric Fiss. “It’s really been starting to evolve and gel and achieve its own identity over the past five years or so.” The plan is the second neighbourhood • FUN

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n 2009, the lowest ever returns of sockeye salmon to the Fraser River were recorded. The federal government convened the Cohen Commission in November that year to investigate the reason(s) for the “missing” fish and to recommend ways to improve salmon management. Justice Bruce Cohen delivered his 1,200-page report with 75 recommendations on Oct. 29, 2012. One year later, the government’s response remains as mysterious as the vanishing sockeye. Four months after Justice Cohen’s $26-million report was made public, 24 concerned scientists from both Canada and the United States met at Simon Fraser University as a think tank to chart a recommended course of action given there was concern that the federal government was not responding to the report. The think tank noted that Bill C-38’s “sweeping changes” to Canada’s Fisheries and Environmental Assessment Acts had weakened fish habitat protection, but that the need to monitor and protect habitat had not. The think tank concluded the investment in the Cohen report “demands action.” To his credit, MP John Weston brought Fisheries Minister Gail Shea to West Vancouver to meet with local stream-keepers. While both politicians have been accessible, there is still no public response from the Conservative government on an overdue action plan. That woeful one-year anniversary of nothing to celebrate will not pass unremarked: former fisheries minister John Fraser and other inquiry participants plan to make their feelings public this week. Will the government will respond?

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Hamilton pays tax, fish don’t The Editor, Re: “Hamilton exists, too,” Letters, Oct. 30. Good to see Agnes Shinkarik’s letter in your Oct. 30 issue, standing up for the forgotten 5,000 who choose to live in Hamilton. Your paper can be forgiven for not including us because probably none of us took the time to sing our own praises. What is galling, and a far more serious, is the fact that many mini-maps of Richmond, issued by NGOs and others, use the same incomplete map you did. A little less of the unpopulated Straits of Georgia would just about make room for us. Remember we pay taxes; the fish don’t. Nick Wilson Richmond

Thanks for community support Open letter to community, On behalf of the Richmond Food Security Society, we would like to thank the community of Richmond for helping make our 9th Annual World Food Day event a success. The community groups who participated were Vancouver Coastal Health, City of Richmond, Richmond Food Bank, and Cinevolution. We also had Ian Lai serving soup made from local organic vegetables from the Sharing Farm, and rooftop garden tours at the Cultural Centre. The event would also not have been successful without the support of the Richmond Public Library. Erika Simms Program coordinator

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Waste diversion saves money, Earth Thirty-four million tonnes of waste — that’s the mountain of garbage Canadians generate each year. Over three-quarters of the material goes into landfills or Waste-to-Energy facilities at an annual cost of $2.6 billion. With skyrocketing costs and detrimental environmental impacts, this scenario must change. Undoubtedly, the best way to reduce waste is to avoid generating it in the first place. Richmond produces about 65,000 tonnes of waste annually. The diversion rate among our single-family homes is nearly 70 per cent, yet we need to extend these encouraging results to multi-family homes and commercial/industrial waste as well. Our community is successful because with our waste recovery programs, we have created many ways in which residents can take part. Through a pilot project, we have also extended the green cart program to the largest multi-family dwellings where results to date show room for improvement. To achieve our regional goal of diverting 70 per cent of our waste by 2015 and 80 per cent before 2020, business and industry must play a major role. Just consider how much food waste is generated by the grocery stores and restaurants in the absence of industry-wide recycling programs. And what about all the paper

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products surrounding the food industry — wrappers, cups, napkins and the like. One of the first steps taken long ago was to insist that some manufacturers take responsibility for the waste created by their products at the end of their useful lives. Manufacturer-supported take-back programs have been extremely successful — they lead to the recycling of everything from bottles and cans to computers and small appliances. Currently, a new province-wide plan for management of packaging and printed paper is to be implemented next spring. MultiMaterial BC (MMBC), a not-for-profit organization representing more than 1,200 producers, will implement a residential program for recycling packaging and printed paper. They will collect and process a wide variety of products, including those already collected in the Blue Box like newspaper, mixed paper, tin, plastic and aluminum containers. The existing curbside collection will be expanded to include many new products including paper/plastic drinking cups, aerosols/ spray cans, milk/soy con-

tainers, bakery trays, egg cartons and more. The recycling depot will add plastic film and styrofoam to its acceptance list. However, in Richmond, there are a number of important issues to be resolved before introduction in May. Our city is among those working actively to find reasonable solutions. Metro Vancouver has also assumed an important role in encouraging waste diversion through the newly-launched National Zero Waste Council. Members of this group include levels of government, businesses and related associations, as well as nongovernment organizations. It plans to advocate at the national and international level for sustainable design of products and packaging. It will also influence consumer behaviour to encourage each of us to reduce the amount of waste we create. As Chair of both this new Council and Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Committee, I am proud that our city, region and country are taking leadership roles on an issue bearing international implications: the need to manage waste more sustainably. With a long way to go, local residents have made a good start with their strong support of our waste material diversion programs. We want our legacy for future generations to be a healthy planet supporting a high quality of life.

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Spending on special needs kids morally correct, financially wise The Editor, All children have the right to grow to be responsible, contributing citizens in their own unique way. For some children, such as those with special needs, this may require additional supports and services to help families build capacity and ensure children develop to their true potential. These supports and services are critical, and there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating appropriate investment in such services in the early years indeed results in fewer resources required later in life.

There is no argument; this is a positive return on investment both financially and morally. Unfortunately, our current provincial government has made a decision that places this investment at risk in the name of shortterm financial savings. Two collective agreements were ratified this year that directly impact many agencies that provide these critical supports and services. These agreements have resulted in significant increased costs, yet government has decided to not provide the funding, forcing agencies to find the necessary savings inter-

nally. There is simply no more room withintheir budgets to find funds to offset these increased expenses. Agencies are being forced to cut professional development budgets, not fill existing vacancies, and shift away from family-centred service delivery models in order to balance their budgets. These are short-term solutions that will result in an inhibited ability to deliver services that are evidence-based and best practice, negatively impact retention of staff, and make services less accessible for families. There is a real risk of decreased capacity

leading to increased wait times and growing wait lists for services. Children will not receive the timely intervention they deserve impacting their ability to reach their full potential. Let your MLA know that services for children and youth with special needs are not the place to find further savings to balance the budget. The youth with special needs in your community are counting on you. Jason Gordon, MHS, BScPT BC Association for Child Development and Intervention (BCACDI)

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Sweeping the 2012 Dora Awards (Toronto’s theatre awards) Crash won Outstanding New Play, Outstanding Performance by a Female, Outstanding Lighting Design, and Outstanding Sound Design and was also nominated for Outstanding Direction of a Play and Outstanding Production. Simply put: the entire production and artistic team was either nominated or won a Dora award. Since professional theatre awards are peer juried, a win of this scale means the Toronto theatre community was unanimously compelled by Crash. BE GLAD YOU SAW CRASH—order tickets online: go to tickets.gatewaytheatre.com or call the Box Ofﬁce at 604.270.1812.

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Health also means housing, friends and sidewalks Monitoring weight, quitting smoking not enough to test city’s physical fitness

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ow healthy are we in Richmond? Judging by the statistical data, we must be pretty buff as life expectancy here is among the highest in the country. According to Statistics Canada, Richmondites live an average of 84.9 years. That’s about four more candles on your birthday cake than the national average of 81.2 years. So, what’s the secret? Is there a fountain of youth hidden somewhere out there on Lulu Island? Sadly, no. We shouldn’t waste our time by channelling our inner Ponce de Leon and go in search if it. Instead, it’s better to live a healthy lifestyle — one chock full of good food choices, regular exercise, and a neighbourhood with safe sidewalks? That last factor may raise a few questioning eyebrows. But it shouldn’t as there are a myriad of factors that go into achieving good health, and accessible sidewalks are just one of many non-traditional ones. Long gone are the days of just monitoring your weight, vowing to quit smoking (Richmondites already have some of the lowest smoking rates in the country) and seeing your family doctor on a yearly basis for a check up, explains Dr. James Lu, Richmond’s chief medical health officer. And a new, region-wide, online survey is hoping to drill down deep to find out from the public just how healthy they feel they are, taking into consideration many of the physiological measurements we’re used to seeing, plus those societal factors we’re not. “I think we are a healthy group, from all the statistics we gather, in terms of life expectancy and mortality rates. But when you look deeper into some of the issues like the choices we make in terms of lifestyle — things that may not affect us today, but perhaps 20 to 30 years down the road — maybe there are things we can improve on,” said Lu. Lu was a panel member at a public forum Tuesday evening at Richmond City Hall called My Health, My Richmond. Its intent was to make people more aware of what links a healthy lifestyle has, such as the degree of connection individuals feel with their community. Those attending were also encouraged to take part in the regional, online health survey called My Health My Community, which is accessible at: myhealthmycommunity.org. “In particular, it’s about understanding some of the social and economic and physical environment factors that determine health and wellbeing,” said Dr. Jat Sandhu, regional director of Vancouver Coastal Health’s public health surveillance unit.

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Dr. James Lu, the city’s chief medical health officer, is helping promote a new survey, which aims to include links between health and community connections. Affordable housing, such as the Remy development, above, can provide social interaction for residents and, thus, improve health.

Previous surveys — like the one conducted in Richmond in early 2012 — were not designed to gather that kind of detail and make those types of links with non-traditional factors affecting health. “What we’re hoping to do with this survey is look at these trends and patterns at a neighbourhood level,” Sandhu said. One of the overall goals of attaining that information is to assist local governments and community organizations in charting their policies and strategies to consider what are some of the barriers preventing people to lead healthy lifestyles. And that speaks to more than just a person’s physical health, but the social and economic determinants, as well. “We are interested in peoples’ physical health, how they are currently feeling or whether they are experiencing any chronic conditions,” Sandhu said. “But, in addition to that we want to know about some other lifestyle, behavioural factors.” That would include how engaged an individual feels in their community, and even things such as what are their choices when it

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! A total of 43 per cent of Richmond adults rated their health as excellent or very good. ! Only 21 per cent of adults reported eating the daily recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables.

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think of health and well-being, 60 per cent of what influences that is determined by the social, economic and physical environment,” Sandhu said. “Health-care only plays about a 25 per cent role. “By the time you need health-care it may be too late in the day. If we can start looking at primary prevention ... at some of the factors that result in chronic disease onset, that’s what we’re trying to do with the survey.” But what about that supposed “fountain of youth” in Richmond? Lu said the key to explaining that is no miracle. Much of it is down to immigration. “We are able to attract healthy, new immigrants,” he said. “We do know when immigrants arrive here in Canada they are generally healthier than your normal Canadians.” Part of that is the immigration process itself which has a number of physical checks. There is also an economy factor involved, Lu said, explaining most immigrants come from an economic level that allows them to make healthy choices. Studies also suggest the immigrant theory as two decades ago Richmond was not among the healthiest communities in the Lower Mainland — a time period coinciding with an influx of immigration locally. And the ongoing level of health is probably down to the city’s degree of connection residents feel, Lu said, adding, “We have to look at how to preserve some of those senses of community as the city moves towards a more cosmopolitan, culturally diverse area.” For more about the My Health My Community survey, visit myhealthmycommunity.org. On average, it takes 15 minutes to complete.

comes to public transit. That’s where the question of good sidewalks comes into play, since a difficult-to-traverse neighbourhood can deter people from traveling beyond their homes, decreasing the likelihood they will use the local community centre, or even limit trips to the local grocery store to pick up some healthy fruits and vegetables for their meals. “The message is that if you have friends, feel connected to the community, you’re out there and more active and are overall more healthy,” Lu said. s for how the survey will help steer the future of healthcare, Sandhu said the communities it is reaching out to across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and coastal communities will be able to offer their opinions. “Collectively, their voice is going to inform what future programs, services and policies may look like.” It will also help determine what types of programs and strategies can help improve health levels at a local level. “It can help to fine tune some elements of our disease management. But what’s really important about this survey is that when we

! Only 33 per cent reported meeting the recommended weekly physical activity guideline. ! Just eight per cent of Richmond’s adult population said they were cigarette smokers. — Source: Healthy Richmond 2012

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Self-publishing changes centuries-old industry BY YVONNE ROBERTSON

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Lansdowne Centre, Black Bond Books hosts a new festival celebrating the trend

ed to launch in December and also includes Self-publishing is not a dirty word anybig names such as CC Humphreys and JJ Lee more. Although still lacking the street cred — as long as they write outside their comfort of indie musicians or filmmakers, self-pubzone. lishers have been growing stronger this past “We realized there aren’t a lot of places decade. that publish short stories,” said Jennifer And with them has risen a new market Landels, who runs the press along with Susan of the usual Pieters and Melanie Anastasiou. “The idea is publishing they can either self-publish or publish someaccoutrements where afterwards. We’re a small press, it’s — editors, intimate and hands on.” marketers and The company will also hold workshops consultants on how to self-publish and market oneself, — indie style. The rise has and provide developmental help for emerging authors submitting manuscripts. even caused “We won’t just send manuscripts back, but the Writers we’ll give them editing suggestions and help Union of Canada to vote them improve,” she said. “Even if authors aren’t self-published, they need to know how unanimously to market themselves because big publishto recognize ing houses don’t have the resources for that self-published authors as pro- anymore.” Pulp Literature has been crowd-sourcing fessionals worIMAGE SUBMITTED thy of memberfunding through a Kickstarter campaign that ends on Nov. 5. Pulp LIterature Press ship this past is launching a new anthol- June. To respond ogy to support emerging New role for bookstores to this growshort story writers. With the rise of self-publishers and pubing demand, lishing consultants, independent bookstores Lansdowne such as Black Bond Books has a new niche Centre is hosting a new book festival, to fill as well. Raindance: A Festival for Self-Published Making customer service and the local Authors, next Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. community its priority, the family-owned, to 4 p.m. independent bookstore has managed to “Authors come into the store constantly to remain a David against the Goliaths of Indigo ask what they can do to get their books out and other big box stores. there,” said Connie Smith, manager of Black Now, with self-publishers, it can develop Bond Books, which is a co-sponsor of the a mutual partnership with authors, both pushfestival. “Publishing has always been hard. A ing for community support. writer can send in copies and copies without “It’s more of a service to the community,” getting one response.” said Smith, who has worked at Black Bond The festival includes a book fair, as well for 16 years. “Authors aren’t making much as, workshops and personal editorial consulof a profit and neither are we, but I believe tations for emerging authors looking to selfauthors have the right to get their work out publish. there and their voices heard. “Many new authors are people who have a “We just have to keep pushing for it and story, but have no idea what to do next,” said that starts with the local community. The Lynn Duncan same thing hapof Vivalogue pened with indePublishing, pendent films another festival and now there sponsor. are many festiVivalogue vals out there.” emerged in 2010 Self-pubafter identifying lished author this need to help Bill Engleson, new authors. Its featured at the mandate is to festival, recogprovide support nizes his new to writers whethrelationship with er it is through bookstores. He P HOTO SUBMITTED marketing, pricpersonally went For children having trouble drifting off to sleep, ing, or ordering to them with Patricia Factor wrote Goodnight Angels!. copies. copies of his In a similar first book, Like vein, a new Richmond-based publishing a Child to Home, a fictional account of his house, Pulp Literature Press, wants to provide experiences as a social worker. a platform for emerging writers through a He’s gotten into about four or five bookquarterly anthology that focuses on short fic- stores so far. Although breaking even, his tion and excerpts from longer novels. larger purpose is to get the word out there. The anthology, Pulp Literature, is expect“Bookstores are under assault right now,”

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Helen Johnson at Black Bond Books holds up some titles by self-publishers to be featured at the Raindance Festival next week in Lansdowne Centre. said Engleson. “They need to — and that’s the same with self-publishing or emerging authors — start building a market locally. The two can support each other and create a niche of regulars.” Black Bond currently holds about 20-30 self-published authors, according to Smith. They generally stay on the shelves for about 30-40 days, and if they do well, they stay in the store longer. At the same time, in the absence of a publisher, bookstores become the gatekeeper for authors. Without a reputable publisher to stand behind them, stores need to be more careful about the quality of work they accept. “We have to be choosy,” Smith said. “If they haven’t been edited properly, they get turned away. We aren’t editors, but we have to hold the books to a certain standard, as they represent our store.”

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such as Amazon, used to be scorned with an “anybody can do that” mentality. Now, however, Amazon is challenging bookstores as more authors take the cheaper option by publishing ebooks. Duncan, of Vivalogue Publishing, sees the change as a product of the times and the Internet. “An author once told me that Gutenberg created a whole society of readers, now the

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“I’m in two minds about selfpublishing versus going through an established publisher,” said Engleson. “I would have liked to have a book worth circulating, but it’s not all that simple anymore. Sometimes you get it out there first, and then people see its worth.” Engleson points to author Terry Fallis who self-published because he couldn’t find a publisher and went on to win the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Instead of being challenged to get their work published, authors are now being challenged to stand out and prove themselves. Publishing is no longer the main obstacle. In April, The New York Times wrote, “Selfpublished titles made up roughly one-quarter of the top-selling books on Amazon last year.” Books published online to websites

Internet has created a whole society of writers,” she said. “The world is changing so fast, the idea of documenting and recording your life is becoming stronger.” Even Vivalogue emerged after the owner’s mother wanted to publish her memoir, a common practice amongst the aging population. However, Smith and most in the book industry believe there’s room for both the publisher and self-publisher, printed book and e-book. “Amazon has impacted us a lot, but a true book lover will always come in and buy a book,” she said. “There’s an emotional attachment to it, they like to leaf through the printed pages. There will always be room for both.”

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Sports Ravens host rep tourney Richmond Ravens Girls Ice Hockey Association’s top teams will be featured this weekend when the organization’s hosts the inaugural Pacific Female Hockey Classic at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The three-day event features three divisions and plenty of outof-town competition with both ice sheets at the Oval being put to full use. Two games will also take place at the Richmond Ice Centre. The Midget Ravens, which captured a tournament in Kelowna last month, will open against Kamloops on this afternoon (12:45 p.m.) before returning later in the day to face Salmon Arm at 8:15 p.m. The defending B.C. champs then battle Terrace on Saturday (12:45 p.m.) and Vancouver Island at 8:15 p.m. The Midget Division final is slated for 4 p.m. on Sunday. In the Bantam Division, the hosts will take on Prince George this morning at 10:30 a.m. and Surrey at 5:45 p.m. Round-robin play continues Saturday with games against Vancouver Island (7:45 a.m.) and Peace Country (3:15 p.m.) The Bantam Division final is set for 1:45 p.m. on Sunday. The Pee Wee Division features the Ravens battling Vancouver Island at the RIC’s Igloo rink on Friday at 7 p.m. The team then comes to the Oval to face North Shore (10:30 a.m.) and Surrey (6 p.m.) on Saturday. The girls conclude round-robin play on Sunday against Kelowna (7:45 a.m.), looking for a berth in the 1:30 p.m. final.

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Gentile and Lum playing for B.C. at U18 Nationals

A pair of players from Richmond will be in B.C. colours when the 2013 National Women’s U18 Hockey Championships get underway on Wednesday in Calgary. Blueliner Jodi Gentile has stepped away from her regular duties with provincial Midget AAA champion Fraser Valley Phantoms to play for her province, while Leah Lum will be playing up front for B.C. Lum captained the Richmond Ravens to the provincial Midget AA title last spring and is currently with the Richmond-based Pacific Steelers. The U18 Nationals bring together the best female hockey players born in 1996 or later. The tournament serves as an important platform for Hockey Canada scouts, led by general manager of National Women’s

Team programs Melody Davidson, who will evaluate candidates for the Canadian contingent that will compete at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship in Budapest, Hungary in March. Eight provincial and regional entries will face off for the champipnship. Defending gold medallist Ontario Blue will play in Group A, along with Team Atlantic, B.C. and Quebec, while Group B consists of last year’s silver medallist Manitoba, bronze medallist Ontario Red, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The 2013 Nationals mark the first time Alberta has hosted the event since its inception in 2001. The tournament is held annually, although it is replaced by the Canada Winter Games every four years.

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standards for major championship meets - Jonathan Wang for AA BC Championships and Samuel Pei for AAA BC Championships. The club’s senior athletes were in Surrey in a pure sprint environment, racing in age groups for an aggregate time score, the goal being to show speed proficiency over multiple strokes and distances. Again, the Rapids were successful, both in number of personal best times and overall rankings. Of the four age and gender categories that the Rapids had swimmers competing in, they won two of them, with Jerry Liu taking top prize for the 13-and-14 year-olds, and Nicolaas Dekker winning the Open class. For more information on the Richmond Rapids Swim Club, you can visit their website at richmondrapids.com, or email swim@richmondrapids.com

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