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West Cambie Area Plan. centre. Generally speaking, retailEven still, many detractors claim ers and customers want to be on the the views looking north from the ground floor. This is the land use adjacent Garden City Lands will be application which we’ve been workforever “destroyed” if and when the ing with for 10 years.” mall — called Central at Asked what would stop Garden City — gets built. SmartCentres — should For a it receive approval after It’s a move, however, the link to Monday night’s public heardeveloper’s vice president past of corporate affairs, Sandra ing — from coming back stories Kaiser, says was deliberate to the city in the future to in terms of the shopping cenaccess the unused portions tre’s “urban village” design. of density and height, Kaiser “(Maxing out) wouldn’t have been said it’s taken them long enough to the right fit for the neighbourhood “get this far” and there’s no intention plan, the scale and feel we wanted,” of upsizing in years to come. Kaiser told the News. City council previously sent “And what we have now is Smartcentres’ plan onto the public appropriate for the retailers and the hearing stage with a vote of 8-1, with customers who will use the shopping Coun. Harold Steves being the lone

dissenting voice. At a planning committee meeting last month, Smartcentres, in a bid to win favour with city council, offered $238,000 towards more park enhancements within the West Cambie site and for “ecological” improvements within nearby West Cambie Park. The move was, in part, motivated by the potential loss of environmentally sensitive area (ESA) designated land within the proposed shopping centre site. A number of intersection improvements in the area are also being paid for by the developer, should the plan — bound by Alderbridge Way, Garden City Road, Alexandra Road and No. 4 Road — be approved.

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Target has taken aim at Richmond but only time will tell if it’s going to be a hit with shoppers. Customer traffic through the new Target department store at Lansdowne Centre appeared to be steady as it opened its doors for the first time Wednesday morning. Most shoppers the Richmond News see Shoppers page 4

“It’s not like the prices on the other side of the border. The selection, though, is quite good. And I’m told there will be more; they don’t have “I found the staff were everything...” — Seija very nice, very patient.” — David McNaughton Danielsen

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“I think Christopher had a very unique experience,” said Gillies. “I’m not sure many of his classmates would have been doing something like this for the day.” As well as taking his position in the co-pilot’s seat, Christopher, while working at the dock, helped refuel the aircraft, washed them down after each flight and moved them around the dock. “Saint is a legend in these parts, so it was great that Christopher got to spend the day working with him,” added Gillies.

Shoppers: Reserve judgment first day — everything is new,” said David Continued from page 3 McNaughton who travelled over the Oak spoke to as they left the store opening day Street Bridge from his home in Marpole to Wednesday, were pleased with the selection check out the new store. and quality, but were not sure if the prices McNaughton admitted he is also a frestacked up with Target’s bargain reputation quent, cross-border shopper who is familiar in its stores south of the border. with Target stores in the U.S., but felt it was A soft opening took place the night too early for him pass judgement on the before and a huge lineup formed by 5:45 pricing in Canada. p.m., as people waited anxiously see what “I’m not sure,” he said. “I haven’t really all the fuss was about. had a chance to compare the prices. But I “I just came by and am pleased with am very interested in finding that out.” what I’ve seen,” said Heather Werseen on But what he was sure of was getting a Wednesday, adding what impressed her the good deal on some video most was the number of game equipment. helpful staff on hand. “But McNaughton said I don’t imagine that will he snagged three Sony last too long.” Playstation controllers for Werseen also enjoyed his son, and his friends. the neat, clean and tidy “It was a really good — Margaret Townsley appearance of the store deal. They were $15 a and felt the quality level of piece, and they’re like merchandise was good. $55 usually.” “I am used to shopping at Target in Margaret Townsley popped into Target the States,” Werseen said, adding she has and felt it was a definite improvement on property in the Mt. Baker area and makes the old Zellers store in everything except the frequent trips to Palm Springs, California where she also shops. So, she’s familiar with prices. “But it is higher quality at Target, you the bargain reputation Target has with shopcan tell,” she said. pers. During her shopping trip Townsley “I haven’t looked at a lot of prices here picked up stocking stuffers for Christmas, yet, but I bought two items – I got a lamp clothes for her granddaughters, and a few shade and a letter holder — and was quite winter knitware items. pleased.” “I’ll be back tonight with my daughter “I found the staff were very nice, very when she finishes work. She said, ‘Mom, patient. And I complemented them on don’t go without me,’” she said. “But I’ve that, because I’m sure it’s tough on the already spent $80, so that’s my quota.”

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Simulator could have last laugh Mobile business aims to put an end to jokes about Richmond’s drivers BY ALAN CAMPBELL

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It’s no secret that Richmond is the butt of driving jokes across the Lower Mainland. Suffice to say, our motorists are generally a laughing stock when it comes to steering a trouble-free path; so much so that Twitter handles devoted to the phenomenon have sprung up. However, it’s an unenviable tag that one man, Alberto Montoto, is determined to help the city erase when he launches his brainchild next month. Called Moncar Simulators, Montoto is offering a mobile driving simulation service, unique to the Lower Mainland, in a bid to put a dent in the random acts of stupidity witnessed on Richmond’s roads every day. “The standard of driving in Richmond is terrible,” said, Montoto, an IT specialist who immigrated from

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Alberto Montoto wants to improve what he calls the ‘terrible’ standard of driving on the city’s roads. Cuba five years ago. “There is so much distracted and unpredictable driving in this city and that’s a concern for me. “And when my son was preparing to get his driving licence, I realized there were no affordable options to learn in a simulator before hitting the real road.” Montoto — who said he

was surprised Canada didn’t have the same compulsory simulator program for learner drivers as his native Cuba — is hoping his idea gains traction with the likes of the RCMP and ICBC. “The citizens need this and I think the RCMP and ICBC would appreciate drivers being more prepared for the road,” said Montoto,

who’s just received delivery of his decaled van, which will eventually house his driving simulator when it arrives in a couple of weeks. The Moncar Simulators’ program will consist of 12 lessons, in various scenarios and will give each driver a print out of results after each lesson. Each 30-minute lesson costs $30. The only roadblock in Montoto’s path is his ability to be truly mobile, as the City of Richmond’s business licence bylaws require him to apply for a new, $124 site-specific licence each time he parks up for a client. He’s now hoping to find one or two businesses in high-traffic locations where he can park semi-permanently and start steering new drivers in the right direction. “I really believe I can help and, after seeing some people at the ICBC test centre in Richmond trying to park or even drive out of the centre, I think it can only get better,” he added.

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Grade 8 classes at Richmond Secondary school. Andrew Sloan, vice president, marketing and communications with JABC said that most schools do a good job in teaching concepts involving academic studies, but lack when it comes to conveying the real life skills youngsters need when it

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ou have no idea what it’s like. Unless you’ve served, you have no idea what is faced by the people deployed to Ottawa and Victoria and the hotspots in other province/ territories. They are in the constant battle for hearts and minds. In Ottawa, they must leave the protection of chauffeur-driven town cars to make their way across the open expanse of the House of Commons lawn, a flat area exposing them to attack. They are under constant threat of IEDs (improvised environmental demonstrations) or ambushes by terrorists posing as grandparents, siblings and parents. Inside the HQ of their battles, or “The Hill,” as it’s often called, they are under constant threat of conscience; there’s the landmine known as a free vote. They must often leave the safety of their bunkers and make the perilous trip to checkpoint lima (House cafeteria.) When they join this fight, they are kitted out with gear in remote outposts, known as constituency offices, as well as a completely different set in their Ottawa bunkers, shabby places with wood-paneled walls and marble bathrooms. They give and give. And what does society do in return? There’s no solemn, teary autumnal outdoor ceremony. No plastic flowers pinned to lapels to raise money to help them afford a cane. No, instead, Canadians politely listen while these brave men and women are forced to make speeches at community events, parades, or even grocery store ribbon cuttings. This just isn’t right, how we treat them. No wonder so many of them “leave office to spend more time with family,” only to be forced into lucrative jobs in the private sector. We insult these proud warriors in office with a paltry six-figure salary. Then we insult them again, when they are no longer able to hold onto office, burdening them with fully indexed pensions and other benefits. What we need to do is give them a one-time, lump sum payment, not enough to cover their post-political living expenses and medical needs, but just enough to know what Canadians truly think of them. It’s the least we can do.

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Ender’s Game has hollow ending to it A decade ago, I’d have been waiting on pins and needles for the debut of the Ender’s Game movie. Quality? Actors? 3-D? None of that would have factored into my decision; I’d have been there on opening day if it was done with Popsicle stick puppets. Now I’m not so sure I’ll see it at all. Ender’s Game, the book, has been huge in science fiction fandom since its publication as a novel in 1985. It won both the Hugo Award (voted on by SF fans) and the Nebula (chosen by science fiction and fantasy writers). It’s sequel, Speaker for the Dead, repeated that rare feat, and both books were loved by fans and critics alike. Then Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card decided he’d like to start telling everyone what he thought about gay marriage, gay rights, and gay people in general. Starting around 2008, he started writing op-eds and essays that were filled with angry rants. Governments could not redefine marriage to include same-sex couples, he said. “But homosexual ‘marriage’ is an act of intolerance,” Card has written. “It is an attempt to eliminate any special preference for marriage in society – to erase the protected status of marriage in the constant balancing act between civilization and individual reproduction.” He’s also thrown out the

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usual homophobic nonsense – all while claiming he has gay friends, of course, and that he’s not at all bigoted – that homosexuality is a choice, that kids are pressured into being gay, or that being the victim of a pedophile causes homosexuality. In his writings, he constantly imagines scenarios in which kids are forcibly indoctrinated into believing that homosexuality is okay – as if they were incapable of taking in information and making up their own minds, as my generation and others before and after it have. As with many Americans, he failed to notice Canada had legalized gay marriage years earlier and hasn’t yet collapsed. In 2009, Card joined the National Organization for Marriage and sat on the board until just a few months ago. That took things beyond voicing an opinion, however much I disagreed with it. The NOM lobbied actively against gay marriage, and against civil unions and adoption of children by gay couples. There are portions of science fiction fandom that agree with Card, of course. It’s a big community. But a lot of us vehemently oppose

what he stands for and what he’s lobbied for. So what are we to do? The debate has been raging, with at least one formal attempt to organize a boycott of the movie, and a lot of folks online are flat out saying they won’t see it, no matter what. There has even been an argument that Card has already been paid and won’t benefit from our tickets. The producers and studio have been scrambling to distance themselves from Card. Some folks are saying, on message boards and comment threads across SF fandom, that they can separate a creator and his work. I can’t. I haven’t seen The Pianist, directed by Roman “Child Rapist” Polanski, and I won’t until he grovellingly apologizes to his victim and drags himself back to the U.S. and throws himself on the mercy of the justice system. I’ve got serious reservations about seeing anything involving Mel Gibson, given his racist rants. Whether I see Ender’s Game or not, Card has left me feeling hollow. My battered paperbacks of Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead were once old friends that I returned to time and again. Now, I let them sit on my bookshelf, afraid to let what I know about the author poison the works I once loved. Matthew Claxton is a reporter for the Langley Advance

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Addiction and stigma seen through a family Presentation focuses on how everyone in the household is acutely affected by drug misuse BY YVONNE ROBERTSON

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Once addiction moves into a home, it has a way of taking over, making itself one of the family — albeit the most unpredictable and destructive member. It sends a child to school without lunch, or without clean clothes. It picks fights and forgets to pay bills. And with addiction comes its equally dysfunctional twin, stigma. Stigma For a forbids children from video bringing friends home after school, for fear of embarrassment. It forces a child to cover for a parent, lie to others and make excuses to hide from society’s watchful eye. This dysfunctional pair, addiction and stigma, are like spoiled children, demanding all the attention until eventually, the family’s true children become invisible. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C. Representative for Children and Youth wants to raise awareness of these scenarios and destigmatize addiction when she comes to Richmond next week. As part of National Addictions Awareness Week, Richmond Addictions Services Society (RASS) presents its annual talk next Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the Ralph Fisher Auditorium in Richmond Hospital. Turpel-Lafond will talk about the effects of stigma from addiction on families — both when a youth suffers from substance misuse or a parent. “Awareness is crucial,” she said. “I’m looking forward to raising more awareness and talking about families affected by parental addictions. We need more of these discussions so the community can work together to engage each other.” Richmond has many arms and legs in place to address these issues, and whenever possible approaches it through a “family lens,” attempting to engage the entire household and keep it intact. Some of the main organizations include RASS and Touchstone Family Association, as well as, the program Supporting Families

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Richmond organizations focus on the whole family when dealing with addictions. Affected by Parental Mental Illness and/or Addictions. “Substance abuse affects the whole family,” says Rick Dubras, RASS executive director. “We encourage the whole family to come in so we can collect collateral information and get every perspective.” He sees alcohol and marijuana use as the more common substances misused in Richmond. However, there’s been an increase in prescription medication and heroin abuse.

Seeing signs, emotions

Although engaging the whole family is ideal, not every family member embarks on the path to recovery at the same time. Many times the first point of contact with a family is through the child, as the majority of RASS’ clients come from school referrals, according to Dubras. It’s a similar process for Touchstone Family Association, which provides another avenue for families to go down. “If kids are going to school dirty or without a lunch, schools notice. We work on that first, then go deeper and find the underlying causes, usually there’s a parental addiction involved,” says Dave Cooper, director of programming at Touchstone. Both Dubras and Cooper start by forming relationships with the child to develop trust before going deeper. Years spent making excuses for a loved one, protecting a parent’s unpredictability and missing out on social events that involve parents for fear of embarrassment take time to let go of.

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Although alcohol and marijuana are the main addictive substances in Richmond, Rick Dubras at Richmond Addictions Services has seen a rise in prescription medication addictions. (Front photo by Wayne Leidenfrost/The Province.) Often, RASS counselors begin by taking a youth for coffee, playing tennis or making sure they’re there when the youth needs them, even if that means evenings. “We build a rapport with them,” says Dubras. “We give them someone they can count on and vent to. They talk about feelings of guilt and shame. They’re also dealing with loss and neglect.” Besides developing a tendency to lie and an inability to rely on adults, kids still remain loyal to their parents and the need to protect

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Rick Dubras, executive director at Richmond Addictions Services, works with a number of organizations in the city to address addictions and family.

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Some of the main causes for addiction include dealing with past trauma and underlying mental illnesses.

them is strong. “Kids can be very defensive of their parent,” says Dubras. “Sometimes it’s easier if it’s a teenager who is more able to separate the two, but a child who’s eight or 10, it’s very hard for them to open up. We have to make it clear that it’s not about blaming the parent.”

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This protectiveness of a child leads to a gradual role reversal where child becomes caregiver and, in the worst-case scenario, potential drinking buddy, according to Turpel-Lafond. “You see a narcissistic pattern with parents addicted to substances,” she says. “They over share and confide in their child. They victimize themselves and the child becomes their caregiver. Then, as they get older, the child is their friend, a potential drinking buddy; it becomes a way to bond. This pattern needs to be stopped and caught earlier.” She cites studies that have shown children who grow up with a substance-abusing parent are more likely to abuse substances themselves, as coping mechanisms. The role reversal isn’t missed by Dubras and becomes one of the first aspects counselors discuss with a child. “We make sure they’re aware of their boundaries and where their responsibilities see Turpel-Lafond page 11

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Turpel-Lafond: We must catch the kids early Continued from page 10 end,” he says. “They aren’t responsible for their parent. They can’t control the behaviour and they need to know they didn’t cause it.” But muddled in this role reversal still remains a loving relationship and a connection to their parent, no matter how fraught with resentment and shame, according to Turpel-Lafond. It occurs during the glimpses when the parent is sober and attentive, when they’re strict, showing they care. “Oftentimes, the parenting is all over the map,” says Cooper. “When they’re sober, they’re more rigid and strict, but when using, they’re flexible. Kids get messed up with what’s going on.” It’s a tumultuous relationship that can have lasting impacts on future interactions and relationships, says Turpel-Lafond. “Children have been denied the opportunity to have a normal childhood. They don’t go to their graduations because they fear embarrassment, they don’t have friends over.”

Seeking help

Some of the leading causes for substance abuse by a parent stems from a tendency to self-medicate and cope. Parents use alcohol or drugs to overcome a past trauma or help with an underlying mental illness such as anxiety or depression. It usually means the parent recognizes there is a problem, but lacks the proper support. “When faced with the reality of losing your child, people can change,” says TurpelLafond. “Foster care isn’t the only solution, but we can be more strict in our response and make it clear that this is a possible solution.” Since foster care is generally the last resort, places such as RASS and Touchstone work on counseling the family, whether through one family member or all. “If the parent isn’t willing to seek help, we continue with the rest of the family,” says Cooper. “We still keep reaching out to the parent, though, and sometimes we’re successful.” When an addiction has been identified, Touchstone staff bridge the family member suffering from substance misuse with a treatment centre. However, they stay on to ensure stability and help the family member with his/her par-

Getting rid of stigma, ﬁnding solutions

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Due to stigma, many are reluctant to seek help for their addiction, causing the situation to get worse and escalate to crisis. enting abilities. It’s a similar practice to Supporting Families Affected by Parental Mental Illness and/or Addictions, a support group cofunded by Vancouver Coastal Health and the Ministry of Children and Family Development. “We believe that for every parent, the most important thing is that they want to be a good parent, they long for it,” says Roz Walls, the program facilitator. “Sometimes they need help with developing that ability.” Walls works with the parents in a support group while their kids (under 12) participate in a simultaneous group with leaders from RASS and other community organizations. “We build resilience, the children need

to see their parents moving forward,” says Walls. “We want to help kids socialize with each other and recognize their emotions, develop that emotional literacy. Worry “Oftentimes, the is a huge parenting is all thing because every child over the map.... loves their Kids get messed up parent.” says with what’s going theWalls child supon.” port group - Dave Cooper has a worry box where children can put their worries away and try to have fun. “Kids can be incredible once they understand what’s going on,” says Walls. “In many cases, the addiction has made the child invisible. We want to make them visible and restore that relationship between parent and child.” Walls’ support group generally focuses on post-treatment, where families have been referred through places like RASS or Touchstone.

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Turpel-Lafond sees destigmatization and community collaboration as keys to preventing family situations from reaching crisismode. Programs and school talks to address addictions generally target high school students, starting at the age of 13 — an age she thinks is too old. Instead, more programs should reach out to children in elementary school as well, who may already be dealing with a parent who suffers from an addiction. Cooper also sees stigma play into a parent’s healing process, where they can be reluctant to enter an addictions services centre. At times like this, he says counselors continue to work with the parent. “If we see cooperation, we can help them ourselves,” he says. “We would truly like to transition them, but sometimes it’s walking into that addiction centre that’s the most difficult.” The association recently developed a new program targeting parents with anxiety and depression, after seeing the need in the community. Adults often use substances to cope with these two common mental illnesses. Touchstone continues to adjust their programming to what they see through families who come in and keep in communication with organizations such as RASS. “This type of discussion (her talk at next Wednesday’s event) is exactly what we need to do,” says Turpel-Lafond. “We need to talk about it and engage all levels of the community. “There can be more resources created for young people to turn to if they’re living with an alcoholic parent. But the key is more awareness and open discussion.” RASS presents “Destigmatizing Addiction” in Richmond next Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the Ralph Fisher Auditorium from 7-8:30 p.m. Refreshments and coffee/tea will be provided.

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An Asian woman came This case is not uncomto my Chinese medicine mon as women are in the clinic with slight fever, senlargest of four categories sation of warmth, a lump in of those who are iron defithe breast and a mild shootcient, and include people ing pain down her right with: arm. 1. A general need for She also had pale comiron. This includes menCHINESE MEDICINE plexion and regularly struating women, women experienced dizziness and planning pregnancy, pregexhaustion. She had mastitis several times nant or breastfeeding women, teenagers since having her first child two years prior and children between one to four years old and was currently breastfeeding her secbecause of rapid growth and often lack of ond baby. iron in their diet. Although antibiotics resolved the mas2. Decreased ability to absorb iron. titis symptoms with each infection, they This includes the elderly because of did not prevent its reoccurrence and she weakened organ systems, those with low wanted a solution that would address the protein intake, and people with frequent root cause. digestive problems that result in fast tranMastitis is typically a Staphylococcus sit time of food causing diarrhea or loose aureus bacterial infection of the breast that stools, which loses necessary nutrients, usually occurs in breastfeeding women including iron. and is related to blocked milk ducts. 3. Inadequate iron intake. This Her mastitis symptoms cleared within includes vegetarians, vegans, people on two days after taking a formula of Chinese calorie-restricted diets, the elderly due to medicine that included herbs with natural decreased intake of food or bad teeth, and anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory prop- people eating mainly breads, dairy or proerties — dandelion plant, honeysuckle cessed foods. flower and burdock fruit. 4. Increased loss of iron. This includes However, she had a history of chronic women with heavy monthly periods. iron deficiency as well, a condition where Typically women lose 50-75 millilitres the backup stores of iron in the liver are of blood each month, but in a heavy or below normal. It is best checked using a prolonged period, a woman can lose up to serum ferritin blood test. half a cup (125 millilitres) or more. Blood This proved to be the root cause of her loss during childbirth is included here. mastitis. Iron deficiency can often be corAthletes lose iron through bruising, sweatrected through an iron-rich diet. ing, and overall need more iron to mainFor this woman however, both Chinese tain healthy, active muscles and joints. herbs and natural western supplements Those who had surgery or injury also were needed for five months before her have increased loss of iron. iron levels returned to normal and all risk If you suspect you are in one of these of recurring mastitis disappeared. four groups at risk of iron deficiency, have The explanation is that breast milk is your serum ferritin iron level checked, or derived from blood. If the mother’s blood visit any one of the 37 registered doctors is insufficient due to low iron, she will not of traditional Chinese medicine located in produce enough milk for her baby. Richmond. This insufficiency of milk to fill the Visit www.drmeelainling.com for more ducts then leads to greater susceptibility health articles and contact information. in contracting bacterial infections through Mee Lain Ling is a Doctor of small cracks in the nipple. Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Dr. Mee Ling

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Looking for something to do on the weekends? Come enjoy an afternoon movie and coffee social on the second and fourth Saturday of every month from 2 to 4 p.m. at the South Arm Community Centre, 8880 Williams Rd., Seniors Lounge. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Richmond Food Bank. For show titles, call South Arm at 604-718-8060.

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The Richmond Public Library hosts a free workshop on Choosing a Financial Planner on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 7-9 p.m. at Brighouse Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate. To register, visit any branch, call 604-2316413 and quote #968 or register at www.your-

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The new RAV4 is well balanced on the road and on the highway, according to David Chao.

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In 1996, Toyota launched the world’s first, small SUV to use a car-like, unitized chassis, the RAV4. It garnered a lot of praise because it offered more versatility than a car, but wasn’t as cumbersome as a large SUV. Due to its success, many of Toyota’s rivals created similar vehicles. As the popularity of these cars continued to rise, the RAV4 lost some momentum. Today, customers have a magnitude of choices in this segment — every major manufacturer has something to offer. Toyota is seeking to reclaim some of that lost market share with the updated RAV4 with fancy new looks and surprising good handling.

Design

From the outside, the first thing people will notice is the RAV4’s sleeker and more athletic new look. The expressive front end leads to a more steeply raked windshield. A large, hatch-mounted spoiler frames the rear window, while the tail lights jut out from the fenders.

Environment

The first thing you notice climbing inside is the wide, soft-touch dash. Even the entrylevel receives a two-tone interior design that is much appreciated. Front seats are wide and easy to get into, while retaining good side supports during tough turns. .

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Ranging in price from $23,790 for the LE, to $31,700 for the Limited. The XLE sits in the middle, starting at $27,000.

The signature, rear-mounted spare tire has been moved inside to a more conventional location, under the cargo floor. This allowed the Toyota to switch from a side-swinging tailgate to a traditional liftgate. While this move is somewhat surprising, the “switch” does make the RAV4 more functional and cleaner in design. The redesigned interior is probably the most welcomed change. The drab cabin has been replaced by more refinement and a sportier feel.

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The only engine available is the same 2.5litre four cylinder as before, and continues to produce an adequate 176-hp and 172 ft-lbs of torque. The optional V6 has been dropped, mostly due to weak demand The transmission has been updated, however. The out-of-date four-speed automatic was switched out in favour of a new sixspeed. This makes the RAV4 feel quicker and also helps save fuel. Indeed, as front-wheel drive models have a combined rating of 7.7L/100km.

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