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To celebrate the birthday of famous poet Robert Burns, the News delves into the curious world of Burns Suppers and talks to one of its ‘survivors,’ Ian MacLeod (right), a past president of the Clan MacLeod Societies of Canada.

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Stock car racer Carolyn Thomas is one of a number of professional athletes taking time to send anti-bullying messages this week to Richmond students. See full story on page 6.

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Homicide victim was Kwantlen student Police name Johannes Foo, 23, as city’s first homicide of 2014

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Richmond homicide victim Johannes Foo, 23, was a student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and was known by his friends at Richmond Christian High School as ‘J-Foo.’ According to his former teachers, he was a “quiet person” who “flew under the radar,” Richmond Christian School superintendent Roger Grose told the News.

“He was not a person that came up on the radar for me. I don’t know if he was an honour role student or anything like that,” said Grose, who became superintendent about five years ago, around the time Foo graduated in 2008.

Foo was, however, an active student as he played basketball and was also known for his break-dancing

skills, said Grose.

Foo’s mother told the News that she did not know how or why her son was killed and that RCMP had told her little information about the case. She said her son was a good person and attended KPU. Grose said teachers and staff who knew Foo are grieving.

“They’re shocked, they’re very saddened. I don’t really remember him having trouble as a student here or anywhere. He kind of flew under the radar,” said Grose.

Police were called to a home at 8431 Steveston Highway — between No. 3 Road and Roseland Gate — at around 4:30 p.m. on Monday where they discovered Foo who was seriously injured on the property.

Paramedics were called in and tried to revive the man to no avail. The Integrated Homicide

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IHIT vans on Steveston Highway. just east of No. 3 Road, investigate the death of Johannes Foo, 23.

Investigation Team has remained tight-lipped about the nature of Foo’s injuries as well as a motive and whether or not there are suspects.

An IHIT spokesperson said Tuesday that investigators don’t believe the incident was unprovoked or a random attack, but noted it’s too early to confirm.

On Wednesday investigators identified Foo as the

victim via a press release.

A search of Court Services Online revealed no online criminal documentation of Foo in B.C. IHIT is asking the public for assistance with information and anyone who may have observed suspicious activity is being asked to call the IHIT tipline at 1877-551-4448 or, to remain anonymous, Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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On Tuesday, as the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team and Integrated Forensic Investigation Service scoured a property on Steveston Highway following the city’s first homicide of the year, Assistant Commissioner Norm Lipinski of the RCMP presented his annual report on five Lower Mainland integrated police teams to the city’s Community Safety Committee at Richmond City Hall.

“The presentation given to us seems to indicate that the costs are under control,” said committee chair Coun. Derek Dang.

But still at issue, according to Dang, is exactly how the growing integrated teams will divide costs among municipalities for their services.

The Lower Mainland’s five integrated teams serve 29 communities, including Richmond. But when crime is dispersed unevenly throughout the region, exactly who pays for what is a difficult formula to determine, according to Dang.

“We had our first murder a few days ago and Surrey has multiple amounts of murders and, I believe, ultimately what happens is there is some spill over and that we end up paying a bit of that bill. see Dang page 6

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Following the incident, the city claims it notified the Nijjers that their dogs were classified as “dangerous,” as per a bylaw.

Another claim by the bylaw officer is that on April 5, 2012, two other bylaw officers witnessed the dogs “growling, barking and lunging towards a chain link fence” between the house and school. The Nijjers were cited for not keeping their dogs in an “enclosure.”

Raj Nijjer told the News that the bylaw officer’s version of events is untrue.

“They never scared the children. The kids were playing with the dogs and the teacher called them inside. The teacher just thought the dogs might bite the children,” he said.

He also said he didn’t know about the dog’s classification and that there was no communication with his son, who generally takes care of the dogs and may have known.

The Nijjer’s lawyer, Joe Peschisolido, said, regardless of the classification, the city has no grounds to execute the dogs.

“We don’t know exactly what happened because what’s in this document is only the version of the bylaw officer,” he said.

“If you look at the documents, there is no serious incident,” he added.

The case goes to court in April.

Meanwhile, the dogs are being kept at the city pound.

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Despite learning of allegations that impounded rottweilers Axle and Paris had a history of incidents, animal rights activist Carolyn Quirt still believes the dogs should be spared their lives.

Furthermore, the lawyer defending the dogs and their owners says a bylaw officer’s version of events is contrary to his client’s and the city has no grounds to execute the animals.

The bylaw officer’s version was filed at Richmond Provincial Court in an application to have the dogs — owned by Prabjot and Raj Nijjer — “destroyed.”

“After reading what I have read. Not cool,” said Quirt, who led a protest at Richmond City Hall Monday as an attempt to change the city’s stance.

“None of this stuff is good, it’s all bad behaviour. But I still feel this isn’t cause for destruction. What this is, is a cause for rehabilitation, more training for the dogs and more training for the owners.”

The decision to execute the dogs came after an Oct. 25, 2013 incident when a construction worker, Dustin Wang, was bitten by one of the dogs and received medical attention at a walk-in-clinic, according to the affidavit.

Quirt knew about that incident but did not know about the details of a prior biting incident on Sep. 20, 2010 when one of the dogs bit a Dachshund, causing a puncture wound, according to the affidavit.

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Continued from page 3 “The cost sharing has been somewhat problematic,” he said.

Complicating matters is the new $1 billion Green Timbers E-Division headquarters in Surrey. Last year B.C. municipalities such as Richmond signed a 20-year policing agreement with the RCMP and may now be hit with a substantial portion of the facility’s bill, as the federal government, province and municipalities continue to negotiate the finalities.

“There are lots of hidden costs involved that need to be hashed over,” Dang said.

Lipinski said cost-saving measures are being looked at. For instance, as other municipalities with their own police services, like Delta and New Westminster, sign-up for integrated services the costs will be more dispersed. Also, Lipinski noted the

RCMP is reviewing how it can hire private security guards to block off crime scenes instead of having to pay an officer overtime.

Last fiscal year (2012/13) Richmond paid $2.9 million for integrated services.

Over a five-year span, costs have risen, on average, by 1.7 per cent. Total costs between municipalities are generally dispersed at the same ratio as their populations.

The highest costs are associated with IHIT, for which the city paid about $1 million (eight per cent of the total IHIT share per municipality) in the 2012/13 fiscal year.

In 2013 the city had zero homicides, according to Richmond RCMP. Meanwhile Surrey had 16 IHIT investigations in 2012/13, for which it paid $3 million.

Since the 2009/10 fiscal year, of the total 160 IHIT cases, Richmond has seen just seven investigations. Surrey had 61 cases.

Cops hunt fourth kidnapping suspect Richmond RCMP were searching for a fourth robbery and kidnapping suspect Thursday afternoon after an attempted kidnapping landed three others in police custody in Vancouver.

A man was found beaten at the 6800-block of Eckersley Road in the city

centre after an attempted robbery.

Vancouver Police apprehended Xiao Xi Yang, Thomas Vu and Isaac Lee shortly after the suspects left the scene in a white vehicle.

The victim was released after being taken to hospital.

“...there may have been a fourth individual involved in this incident and the public is asked to contact Richmond RCMP if they have any information.” said Richmond RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Stephanie Ashton.

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Canadian Football League athletes Will Rather, Tokar sees athletes as leaders Loftus and Ricky Foley in their schools and as will speak along with kart such they have the power racer Philip Orcic and to stop bullying. He’s stock car racer Carolyn hoping the professional Thomas. athletes can motivate the Saskatchewan resident students. and corrections officer For Thomas, 18, it John Tokar founded the will be her first public organization, which takes address. The North Delta a slight twist on how to resident is a professional — John Tokar send anti-bullying messtock car racer who sages. competes in Washington State.

Tokar believes kids are being bombarded “Even through sports people get bullied, so much with anti-bullying messages that especially when you’re the youngest or the it’s often like “beating a dead horse.” only female, like I am,” said Thomas.

“The approach we take here is we Thomas recounts times when older drivcollect the student athletes and speak to ers have purposefully crashed into her or them directly. They can really relate to the not given her due credit, simply because athletes there and talk about being an all she’s a female in a male-dominated sport. around good person,” said Tokar.

The speakers will present at Hugh Boyd Tokar started AABA because as a child at 11:30 a.m. and McMath at 1:30 p.m. The he faced bullies himself. Through playing presentations are being sponsored by Big sports as a teenager and young adult he Kahuna Sports.

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Doc note a sick practice The Ontario Medical Association has declared employers must stop demanding their staff produce a doctor’s note every time they have a sick day.

Corporate bean counters may worry about lost productivity and we all collectively slap our foreheads and cringe when we hear a story about an employee calling in sick and then showing up on social media with Mai Tai in hand.

But a boss’s requirement for a doctor’s note is a presumption of guilt — that cold and flu season is something made up by people who just want a day off. And instead of being at home, in bed, getting rest so they can show up back to work healthy, employees must sit in a crowded waiting room, infecting others and being just as miserable as they would be at work.

It’s also a drain on the time and expertise of doctors, who should be focusing on patients in need of medical intervention, not ones who need fluids and bed rest and a piece of paper stating the obvious.

As the medical association pointed out, this foists the role of truant officer onto doctors.

Showing up to work sick is the other and equally improper way to handle workplace illness.

Unfortunately, the trend in business has been to shrink down the workforce to the bare minimum to protect profits and when one person falls sick, they feel obligated to suffer through and get the job done.

The trouble is, they’re also contagious.

And misery loves company.

CHOICE WORDS

Apology hollow if wrongs repeat The Editor, History repeats itself.

While our Richmond Centre MLA, BC’s Minister of Multiculturalism, Teresa Wat seeks input on how the government should apologize for historical injustices toward Chinese Canadians, BC’s Minister of Justice introduces the proposal, “White Paper on Amending the British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission Act”, which protects the privileged political status enjoyed by predominantly white, rural (Liberal) electoral districts.

Despite great advances in transportation and communication technologies, the B.C. government clings to the typically archaic, 19th century excuse of “challenging geography” to indefinitely protect and extend the over-representation of sparsely represented regions.

This proposal shelters 17 electoral districts, of which 11 are Liberal, from any kind of redistribution toward the purpose of equal representation. As a result, those who reside in these areas, will have considerably more representation. Worse, this proposal also freezes the rest of British Columbians to 68 seats, no matter how much their population increases.

While some reasonable compromises, offsets and tolerances are needed in a democracy, this goes way too far!

The bottom line: in 2016, when a Chinese or South Asian Canadian, more likely to live in a place like Richmond or Surrey, goes to vote, his or her vote will be worth about half to one third of a Caucasian vote in a place like Terrace or Prince Rupert. While the intentions of this white paper may be debated, the results are already clear.

We should be happy to hear from Ms. Wat on this white paper. No matter how subtle the modern incarnation, let’s not revive old mistakes.

Gary Cross Richmond

Parsing PM pipeline talk pointless As the clock ticks ever closer to the day the federal government decides whether to give the Northern Gateway pipeline project final approval, everything Prime Minister Stephen Harper has to say about the subject will increasingly be analyzed to the point of silliness.

Take his appearance in B.C. last week, when he appeared in front of a business-friendly audience and took softball questions from a business group’s CEO (heaven forbid that an actual journalist be allowed to ask any questions).

There was no real news generated, but his comments on the pipeline garnered headlines and television coverage. But his comments were cautious and almost elliptical in nature and added about as much clarity to the government’s position as results when you shake a bottle of muddy water to see things more clearly.

Common wisdom holds that Harper wants the pipeline to be built, but the issue has become such a political hot potato there is rising speculation his government may ultimately bale on the project. And since no one but Harper knows the answer to what he’s going to decide, everything he says about it is pored over like the proverbial tea leaves.

In Vancouver, the fact he said the Northern Gateway project was not a sure thing created a buzz that he was opening the door to bolt on it. But, really, what did anyone expect

Keith Baldrey IN THE HOUSE

him to say?

Of course, he has to stress the need for strong environmental standards attached to the project. Not to do so would invite condemnation from all sorts of quarters.

Instead of over-analyzing his non-committal comments about the pipeline, it makes more sense to examine his style of governing and how his government has handled various hot button issues.

It has become very apparent over the years that Harper shapes policies that are favoured by his welldefined voter base. It is not an approach aimed at gaining the support of a majority of the public, but instead is designed to maintain the roughly 40 per cent of the electorate that will keep him in power.

Faced with a divided political opposition, Harper knows full well that even if opinion polls show that 60 per cent of the population oppose the Northern Gateway pipeline (recent polls shows the project is still opposed by a majority in B.C., but that figure has shrunk), that’s not enough to decide an election.

In the last federal election, Harper’s Conservatives took more than 45 per

cent of the popular vote in B.C. and 21 or 36 ridings in the province. Only one of the party’s victories — Vancouver Island North — was even remotely close.

The other wins were by large margins.

Despite the well-organized opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline, it’s hard to see much political upside attached to Harper walking away from backing the project.

It’s not as if the environmental activists and New Democrats leading the charge against the pipeline would even remotely come close to supporting him at election time were he to kill the pipeline.

The key question to ask is whether that 45 per cent of the electorate who supported his party last time — a group of voters presumably older and less enthusiastic about environmental protection at all costs — would continue to support him if he were to turn his back on a project reviled by environmentalists, but backed by the very people who put him in office in the first place.

That is the thing to keep in mind when trying to determine whether the prime minister has got Northern Gateway’s back at the end of the day. Until he and his government make their call, trying to overanalyze his careful public musings about the matter may not count for much.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC

The Richmond News January 17, 2014 A9

Letters Density plan for Hamilton too much The Editor, At every meeting, a developer for Hamilton claims that higher density will create the opportunity for more shops and possibly a restaurant. But they have also said there is no guarantee the shops would be rented. I believe the residents only hear what they want to hear. In fact, if we allow this densification to go through, we could end up giving away the farm and getting nothing in return. The developer hasn’t committed to amenities other than a few shops which may or may not be rented, a boulevard and some plants and trees, depending on what density level the city approves.

The developer hasn’t given the community anything to keep the residents to stay and shop in Hamilton.

Everyone still has to drive into Richmond for most appointments, sports practices or shopping for clothes and groceries. To increase density by 4,000-7,000 people is not practical.

With higher tolls on the Port Mann Bridge a lot of commuters will be taking the new Perimeter Road and choosing the Alex Fraser Bridge, causing added stress on the East-West Connector, plus the nightmare you are adding by the medium to high density to Hamilton, a more realistic approach would be an increase density to 1,000 or 1,500 new residents tops.

The subject of schooling also comes

up at every meeting. It was acknowledged the present school is at capacity but there was no solution as to where the new residents would send their children. In October, the Richmond News reported that the school district’s five-year capital plan included a new elementary school for Hamilton. I was curious to find out where a new school would be built, as the developer didn’t incorporate a school in the plan. I called someone at City Hall who was surprised to hear about a new school for Hamilton. The city hadn’t set aside any land or planned for a new school. In other words, it was willing to approve the high density without any infrastructure to accommodate the increase. Can the city actually look after the increase in all areas of Richmond safely when they opt to set aside funds for the Sister City instead of filling vacancies in the RCMP and Richmond Fire-Rescue?

Also, in the April 24 issue of the Richmond News, it is stated that “Mayor Brodie lists community safety as one of Richmond’s top priorities.”

Yet, by December, the News writes, “the majority of the predicted surplus has come from unfilled vacancies in the RCMP ($2.7 million) and Richmond Fire-Rescue ($1.17 million).”

As a Richmond taxpayer safety and fire service is a top priority and affects all residents.

The residents pay for council to make the right decisions for each community. For example, residents of Hamilton were told the 35-unit townhouse complex being built on Gilley Road would not have Gilley Road as it main access, yet City Hall caves to the developer and allows him to use Gilley road instead of Turner Road as was originally planned.

Because of this, I don’t have the confidence or trust in city council, but still encourage politicians to make the right decision on reducing the density plan for Hamilton. Think of the impact it will have. Does the City have the infrastructure in place for this proposed increase? I think not. This plan will create a traffic nightmare and leave a detrimental carbon foot print.

Betty Carr, Hamilton

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Friday Feature ROBBIE BURNS

Burns’ friends held first supper to mark poet’s death A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems.

The suppers are normally held on or near the poet’s birthday, Jan. 25, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day (or Robbie Burns Day).

Burns suppers are most common in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but occur wherever there are Burns Clubs, Scottish Societies, expatriate Scots, or aficionados of Burns’ poetry.

The first suppers were held in memoriam at Ayrshire, Scotland at the end of the 18th century

by Robert Burns’ friends on July 21, the anniversary of his death.

Burns suppers may be formal or informal and typically include haggis (a traditional Scottish dish celebrated by Burns in Address to a Haggis), Scotch whisky and the recitation of Burns’ poetry.

Order of play: 1. The Selkirk Grace 2. “Piping” of the haggis 3. Address To a Haggis 4. Supper 5. Immortal memory 6. Toast to the Lassies 7. Reply to the Toast

MacLeod will speak to haggis once more Former national clan president revels in leading role on day to commemorate famous poet To see video of haggis getting made

BY ALAN CAMPBELL

acampbell@richmond-news.com

S

itting at his kitchen table in Ironwood, bedecked from head-to-toe in his clan’s tartan, every inch of Ian MacLeod reeks of Scotland.

Grey-bearded MacLeod very much has the “look” of a Highlander and, with his family originating from rugged and remote Western Isles, he’s more than entitled to adorn the national dress of Scotland.

He’s twice attended the Clan MacLeod’s world gathering on the Isle of Skye, held every four years, in 1998 and 2006 and speaks fondly of his deep Gaelic and Cape Breton roots, harking back to how his parents, both of Scots blood, met in Trinidad and Tobago.

And, like every true Scot, the retired lawyer has eaten haggis (of free will) and boasts a secret stash of malt whisky behind the tins of soup in the kitchen cupboard.

Over this weekend, however, and the rest of January, MacLeod will likely get “kilted” out more than once to mark the Jan. 25 birthday of Scotland’s most famous son — poet Robert Burns.

“I’ve done it three times; once at the Clan’s luncheon and twice before that at my mum’s retirement home,” MacLeod, past national president of the Clan MacLeod Society of Canada, said of the “Address to the Haggis,” the traditional kick off to any Robbie Burns supper.

“And I’m scheduled to do it again this week (at the Clan MacLeod

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Ian MacLeod, past president of the Clan MacLeod Society of Canada, ‘talks’ to the haggis during a previous Burns Supper.

Society of Greater Vancouver’s Burns luncheon in Richmond).

“It’s a lot of fun. I cleaned it up a little in terms of the English, because

a lot of people might not understand it otherwise.” Many Burns purists might not like the idea of the Scots tongue being converted to “proper PHOTO SUBMITTED

Burns Suppers, like the Clan MacLeod one (left), brings together descendants of Scottish blood every Jan. 25.

English,” but language, said 64-yearold MacLeod, is “for communicating and I want to make Burns as accessible to as many people as possible.”

The “Toast to the Lassies” — which arrives near the end of a Burns supper and usually when the audience has done justice to a few bottles of whisky — is “very different” according to MacLeod, who’s had the pleasure of delivering the toast four times at various Burns events.

“You can improvise with that a lot more and be as funny as you think you can get away with!” he said.

MacLeod first got involved with the clan society while living in Victoria in 1984 and, after moving to Richmond in 1987, joined the Vancouver society.

“I’ve been to every clan supper for the last 24 years and the camaraderie is incredible.”

MacLeod said the local society, like many traditional organizations, struggles to attract youth into the fold and, as such, invites young fiddlers and Highland dancers to entertain the 100-strong Burns luncheon crowd at the Clan MacLeod Society of Vancouver’s annual Burns Luncheon is being held this Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Richmond Curling Club.

“There are some kids and grandkids there at the event,” said MacLeod. “But I think that’s the same with many traditional societies like us around the world.”

Rubbishing suggestions that it’s the haggis that’s scaring the younger generation away from Robert Burns events, MacLeod paused when asked if he’ll eat the national dish this year.

“Haggis is no different than sausage; it’s just all the leftover bits, but I only eat it on Robbie Burns Day, though,” smiled MacLeod.

Steveston Community Centre will also host a Robbie Burns dinner Thursday, Jan. 23, from 5:30-10 p.m.

Addressing sheep’s lungs, liver, heart, all wrapped in sheep’s stomach Here’s what Robbie Burns suggested you say to a haggis: (Now the official opener to Burns events) Address To A Haggis: Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o’ the puddinrace!

Aboon them a’ ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm: Weel are ye wordy of a grace As lang’s my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye

fill, Your hurdies like a distant hill, Your pin wad help to mend a mill In time o’ need, While thro’ your pores the dews distil Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight, An’ cut ye up wi’ ready slight, Trenching your gushing entrails bright Like onie ditch; And then, O what a glorious sight,

Warm-reekin, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they strech an’ strive: Deil tak the hindmost! on they drive, Till a’ their weel-swall’d kytes belyve, Are bent like drums; Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive, ‘Bethankit!’ hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout Or olio that wad staw a sow, Or fricassee wad mak her spew Wi’ perfect sconner,

Looks down wi’ sneering, scornfu’ view On sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him owre his trash, As feckless as a wither’d rash, His spindle shank, a guid whiplash, His nieve a nit; Thro’ bluidy flood or field to dash, O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed, The trembling earth resounds his tread.

Clap in his walie nieve a blade, He’ll make it whissle; An’ legs, an’ arms, an’ heads will sned, Like taps o’ thrissle.

Ye Pow’rs wha mak mankind your care, And dish them out their bill o ‘fare, Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware That jaups in luggies; But, if ye wish her gratefu’ prayer, Gie her a Haggis!

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ROBBIE BURNS

Canadians more Scottish than Scots

Auld Lang Syne in world’s top 3

Homeland’s apathy ignites reporter’s patriotism Maybe Scots have just gotten too used to acampbell@richmond-news.com listening to Burns poetry and may be getting a little tired of the stereotype of bagpipes, Up until attending my brother’s wedding tartan and haggis? in Australia on this very day last year, I’d Maybe my generation was “traumatized” never worn a kilt, never eaten haggis in its by the aforementioned practice of being true form and rarely partaken of Scotland’s forced, on pain of death, to attend a Burns national drink, whisky. supper in our youth?

Suffice to say, I was a poor excuse for It didn’t help that the main dish at a a Scotsman and, given my track record on Burns supper plays to the theory that most of national traditions, I hadn’t darkened the door Scottish cuisine is based on a dare. of a Robert Burns supper —apart from being It is strange, however, that the rest of the forced to do so as a Primary 7 pupil (Grade 6 world seems to celebrate the memory of a student) — until I immigrated to Canada six philandering taxman son of a farmer, who years ago. was blessed with an uncanny gift of the gab Now, every year, if I’m with women and a latent talnot at a Burns supper, I have ent with the quill. friends around at my house After all, the only nonto mark the birth of the religious figures with more famous poet on Jan. 25. statues erected around the Before I took the leap globe than Burns are Queen across the Atlantic, howVictoria and Christopher ever, I’m sorry to say that Columbus. date now comes and goes And the work of Burns FILE PHOTO in much of the old country has influenced many a great Haggis...reserved mainly for with little more than a tip human being, such as musitourists and the English. of a cap at best from the cian Bob Dylan, U.S. presimajority of the five million dent Abraham Lincoln and population. author John Steinbeck.

The apathy is nothing a national holiday Yet many a Scot, including myself, would (yes, Robert Burns Day is not recognized as a hesitate if asked to recall what century Burns day off) wouldn’t cure, of course, and maybe even lived his short, but colourful, 37 years that’s up the sleeve of the Scottish National (18th century, in case you thought I didn’t Party, should it succeed in this year’s big know). independence referendum.

It’s said that Scots croon louder about how Just this week, a friend of my wife from much they love their homeland, the further back home was bemoaning on Facebook hav- they get away from it. ing to listen to her sons reciting Burns poetry But I’m glad I moved to Canada to be suras part of their homework for a project on the rounded by people who celebrate the most famous bard. famous Scot more than the Scottish.

Heck, the actual birthplace of Scotland’s And I’m happy I finally plucked up the most famous person, Alloway, and a national courage to wear the national dress and now heritage centre in his memory to match, enjoy the odd dram on special occasions. are a mere 15 miles from my home town in Haggis? That’s for the tourists and the Scotland.

English.

Burns’ Auld Lang Syne is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the third most popular song on the planet, behind Happy Birthday and For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.

BY ALAN CAMPBELL

Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne!

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It took until last year before News reporter Alan Campbell plucked up the ‘courage’ to wear a kilt.

A Red, Red Rose O my Luve’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve’s like the melodie That’s sweetly play’d in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I: And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas

gang dry: Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun: I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run.

And fare thee well, my only Luve, And fare thee well, a while!

And I will come again, my Luve, Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.

—Robert Burns

Poverty-stricken Burns was well educated

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Robert Burns (Born Alloway, Ayrshire Jan. 25, 1759, died July 21, 1796)

Robert Burns was the eldest son of a poverty-stricken farmer.

Though his father had moved to Ayrshire, where Burns was born, in an attempt to improve his fortunes, he eventually died bankrupt.

Burns, who had been to school since the age of six, and was also educated at home by a teacher, had, by the age of 15, become the farm’s chief labourer.

He’d also acquired a reading knowledge of French and Latin and had read Shakespeare, Dryden, Milton and the Bible.

His rebellious nature soon became evident in his acts. Burns’ first illegitimate child was borne to him by

Elizabeth Paton in 1785.

Two sets of twins later followed, and various amorous intrigues, from Jean Amour, whom he afterward married.

It was also during this period that Burns’ first achieved literary success.

Though he had thought of emigration to Jamaica as a possible way to avoid his mounting problems, he published his collection, Poems Chiefly, in the Scottish dialect on July 31, 1786 at Kilmarnock.

This volume contained, among others, The Cotter’s Saturday Night, To a Mouse, To a Mountain Daisy and The Holy Fair, all of which were written at Mossgiel, Ayrshire.

The volume brought him immediate success.

Burns married in 1788 and moved to Ellisland with his bride. He primarily wrote for James Johnson, whom he met in Edinburgh, and later for George Thomson.

Alongside writing poetry, which Burns did on an unpaid basis, he also worked from 1791 onward as an Excise Officer.

This allowed him to give up farming and move to the Dumfries.

He died from rheumatic fever just five years later, having also published, again in 1791, his last major work, a narrative poem entitled Tam O’Shanter.

Chorus - For auld land syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne.

And surely ye’ll be your pint stowp!

And surely I’ll be mine!

And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne.

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We twa hae run about the braes, And pou’d the gowans fine; But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit Sin’ auld lang syne.

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We twa hae paidl’d in the burn, Frae morning sun till dine; But seas between us briad hae roar’d Sin’ auld lang syne.

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And there’s a hand, my trusty fere!

And gie’s a hand o’ thine!

And we’ll tak’ a right gude-willie waught, For auld lang syne.

— Robert Burns

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Community

Make estate planning your resolution for 2014

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ew Year’s resolutions invariably gravitate toward things like losing weight, exercising more, starting a budget, quitting smoking and other very worthy goals.

I’m going to focus on a resolution that will have some incredibly enduring benefits – an Estate Plan!

Yes, a proper estate planning process will organize your personal and financial affairs

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1. Legal instruments according to your wishes – including wills, trusts, in event of serious illness, powers of attorney and repinjury or death. However, resentation agreements. For there are some benefits that business owners, buy/sell you may not have thought of. and shareholder agreements For example: may also be required.

1. An estate plan will 2. Life Insurance, Critical provide peace of mind to WEALTHSMARTS Illness coverage, Disability you and your family. We all Income and Long Term Care worry about whether all will Insurance. be in order if we die or become incapaci3. Creative use of beneficiary and contated. Imagine how soundly you’ll sleep if tingent beneficiary designations, as well as you invest some time in putting a plan is in Joint Tenancy With Right of Survivorship place.

(JTWROS) as a method of bypassing the 2. The greatest legacy we can all leave is in harmonious family relationships. Through will and lowering the costs of probate.

In our own practise, we’ve realized that proper communication, equitable planning communication an estate plan with famand perhaps the use of moderated family estate planning meetings, our heirs can learn ily members is critical to its success. We’re a great deal about “paying forward” the love working on a toolkit that includes a confidential records organizer, “last and final letwe pass onto their generations. What a way ter” and a family meeting process. to be remembered!

Estate Planning sounds like such a com3. An estate plan can be structured to plicated endeavour. It’s really not. It’s not reward heirs for making good life decisomething you’ll want to do alone though. sions. On the other hand, it can also prevent You’ll want to involve your family, includa spendthrift heir from frittering the money ing multiple generations, as well as your away!

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Justin Nguyen points at a photo of his place of birth, Nha Trang. Steveston Village is a great restaurant to explore simple and classic Vietnamese dishes.

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ar removed from the oceanside Vietnamese city of Nha Trang where he was born Justin Nguyen and his family recently celebrated the one year anniversary of their restaurant Steveston Village that brings a taste of the Mekong Delta to the mouth of the Fraser River.

“My dad was a fisherman, so this area really speaks to him. He likes the fresh seafood. He’ll often walk up to the docks and get a fish and bring it home to cook,” said Nguyen, 27.

Nguyen moved to Calgary 20 years ago where his parents - Steveston Village’s cooks - started working in restaurants to eventually help put him through university to obtain an economics degree, which, of course, helps him manage the front of the house along with his brother.

The family opened Steveston Village with the goal of providing quick, simple and fresh Vietnamese food for patrons, Nguyen said.

The restaurant, near the south end of No.1 Road, has a

A bowl of chicken curry served with rice at Steveston Village - a great restaurant to explore simple and classic Vietnamese dishes in the heart of Steveston.

young, modern vibe to it, not unlike a cafe you will find in the increasingly contemporary downtown core of Ho Chi Minh City. Bottles of hoisin and red chilli sauce wait to spice things up and retro Coca-Cola bottles, common in Southeast Asia, are a nice touch to cool things down.

Black and white photos of Steveston and Nha Trang adorn the walls and three clocks are set to Nha Trang, Steveston, and Paris - the last representing Vietnam’s colonial ties to France.

But you will not find French-inspired Vietnamese food - such as baguette sandwiches - at Steveston Village as Nguyen says he wanted to focus on the one side of the cuisine, namely soups, curries and vermicelli noodle bowls with a penchant for beef, pork and chicken.

The menu is simple and most dishes are typically accompanied by vegetables such as fresh bean sprouts and cilantro. Thick fruit shakes are also a nice touch and due to their thickness go down slowly throughout your meal.

“There’s always something fresh in Vietnamese food,” said Nguyen.

Justin Nguyen takes a break with a fruit shake and a bowl of chicken curry served with rice. Steveston Village is a great restaurant to explore simple and classic Vietnamese dishes in the heart of Steveston.

Vegetarian spring rolls and tofu dishes can be ordered as well.

More intrepid foodies may opt for the tripe and tendon pho - a traditional soup and food staple in Vietnam at all times of the day.

All in all Nguyen describes his eatery as a family friendly place to grab a quick bowl of chicken pho. Take note that it’s pronounced ‘pha’ or you may be subtly corrected by wait staff to amend the common mistake.

To finish off your very reasonably priced meal have a slice of Nguyen’s own toasted coconut cake. And as it’s the holiday season, gift certificates are an option for family and friends.

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Starting this Sunday, Jan. 19, MEC kicks offs its 2014 Vancouver Race Series with a 5K and 10K run at the Water #10 sculpture on Richmond’s River Road at Cambie Road.

“Our Vancouver Race Series saw its best results of 2013 in Richmond,” said Sean Mahar, MEC’s national activity strategy coordinator.

“It was particularly impressive to see our most recent Richmond race sold out.”

MEC races include all the features serious runners expect in a race, yet are still suitable for everyone, from beginners to competitors.

The 2014 series offers an expanded range of formats with 5K, 10K, 15K and half marathon options available.

MEC says it aims to offer what’s really

important in a running event: “a sense of accomplishment, an opportunity to burn some calories, and a chance to meet new running partners.”

“For 2014, we’re looking to become more involved with the local teams and clubs in Richmond by offering team entries to any coaches as well as support local run clubs,” said Mallory Holmes, MEC Vancouver’s outreach coordinator.

This weekend’s season opener — which will start and finish at the Water #10 sculpture and pump station at the corner of Cambie and River roads — will have chip timing, snacks and a beautiful scenic view along the dyke trail for only $15.

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TECHNOLOGY

Tech that made my life (a bit) better in 2013 T ech won’t change your life. But it might make it a little bit better.

Here are three pieces of tech I acquired this year that made my life just that more comfortable, interesting or tolerable.

Bose Quietcomfort 15 headphones:

International air regulations now require that every commercial plane must have at least one crying baby on board for the duration of the flight.

(I think it was the Swedes who pushed this through.)

That’s why when I flew to Europe this past summer I was armed for the expedition with a set of Bose Quietcomfort 15 headphones that block out sound.

These put a deep dent in my budget, but they

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were worth it.

Bose doesn’t have the best reputation for sound quality among audiophiles, but its implementation of active noise cancellation is stellar and the Quietcomfort 15 fit my ears like a pair of slippers.

I put them on shortly after takeoff, hooked up my tablet to listen to music and watch videos, and had my best flight in years.

Bring it on, unhappy loud babies, I didn’t hear you at all.

I’ve since used them while vacuuming, watching TV late at night and to shut out annoying conversations of brand-

ing consultants meeting at Starbucks.

Pros: They do an amazing job of blocking out most sound.

Cons: Very expensive and large, so you’ll look goofy wearing them in public. At least you won’t hear any snickers.

UnoTelly:

Regular readers know my frustration at banging my head against VPNs and various device setups to

...I don’t trust anything on the Internet that’s free... get U.S. Netflix and Hulu on my home TV. VPNs are great for security and circumventing geoblocks, but they don’t work on devices like my Xbox 360 and PlayStation3, two key ways I access content as a

cordcutter.

This year I tried out a DNS redirect service.

Essentially it reroutes your Internet traffic to a computer that’s configured with access to specific media sites, such as the U.S., Netflix or the BBC, that are otherwise blocked to users outside of their home countries.

It involves changing a few settings on your computer or router, but is otherwise easy to set up.

Some people use free DNS redirect services available on the web.

Because I don’t trust anything on the Internet that’s free, I opted for UnoTelly, a commercial service that provides a large library of international media sites to watch.

The big advantage for me is that the service can be configured independently on my gaming consoles.

After enabling UnoTelly on my PlayStation 3, I can now get every flavour of Netflix (from U.S. to Nordic), Hulu Plus and BBC’s online video.

So far, it’s proved stable with a high quality connection. Peace has come to my cordcutting ways.

Pros: East setup, great variety of media sites to access, a commercial service that’s accountable to users.

Cons: Costs $4.95 U.S. per month for a monthly subscription, less for a whole year. Does not provide the security of a

VPN. Requires you to look up the definition of DNS on Wikipedia.

Roku streaming box:

Those two gaming consoles under my TV are giant boxes, their size and noise all the more annoying because the future of home theatre is small.

The Apple TV showed that small was possible and desirable, and it was quickly followed by the Roku streaming box.

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Roku: Size of a hockey puck Continued from page 19 year as an experiment, and it quickly became a preferred, easy and inexpensive way to get Netflix on my TV. Starting at $70 and the size of a hockey puck, the Roku is light enough to hang on the back of your TV and completely silent.

Since it’s always on, with minimal power use, you don’t need to wait for it to boot up. It has a clean, simple interface.

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remote control with a plug in jack for stereo headphones, a great feature for watching late at night without waking up the neighbours.

Many of its channels you’ll never watch. But it also features excellent apps like Slacker and TuneIn Radio and I’ve used its PBS and CBS News channels for full episodes of programs like Frontline and 60 Minutes. That’s all without needing to hook it up to a VPN or DNS, which is good since sadly Roku settings don’t allow for such

things.

Pros: Cheap, small, simple to use, gets Netflix and a large array of Internet TV, radio and music channels to your TV. Cons: Has no comparable service like iTunes on the Apple TV. Most of its channels you’ll never watch. No DNS setting adjustments are possible, so be happy with Canadian Netflix.

Barry Link is the editor at the Vancouver Courier. Contact him at blink@vancourier.com.

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Dart: Painting a fresh face on an old head

BY DAVID CHAO

Special to the News

Thanks to Fiat, Chrysler has begun to emerge from bankruptcy and is quickly paving a path to success. In this important journey, every auto manufacturer needs to have a strong presence in the compact sedan segment.

Dodge hasn’t had a winner in this market in quite some time - they hope to change that by reviving a historic name: the Dart.

Not only is the Dart Chrysler’s re-entry into the compact segment, but it is also the first all-new car developed under Fiat’s leadership.

Needless to say, a lot is riding on its success.

It joins the Ford Focus and Chevrolet Cruze as domestic alternatives to the long standing leaders from abroad, namely the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic.

To be honest, I am puzzled by the selection of the name. The new

Dart has ties to Fiat’s Alfa Romeo products but the name suggests “American” – something I can’t quite grasp yet.

Aero with Limited and GT models at the top.

Performance

Design

The new Dodge Dart enters the fray with sporty exterior and high tech features. The fresh look is one of the most dynamic in this segment.

It’s based on an Alfa Romeo platform, but looks vastly different than the Alfa Romeo Giulietta cousin on which it is based. The Dart retains the Dodge “crosshair” grill, making it somewhat recognizable as an “all-American.”

With a wide front end and its cabin pushed rearward, the Dart certainly looks athletic.

The grill is narrower than on other Dodge models and the lower air intake is more prominent.

Behind it, optional active shutters may be seen, helping to aid aerody-

The Dodge Dart features piano-black accents instead of chrome. namics.

In a welcomed deviation from the norm, Dodge decided to use piano-black accents instead of the traditional chrome mouldings.

The optional Charger inspired, LED “racetrack” taillights dominate the rear of equipped models.

The Dart’s exterior dimensions are larger than the Giulietta in every way, which also translates

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to a roomier interior as well. More soft-touch materials are used in the cabin than in previous Dodge compacts. While a few hard surfaces remain, thankfully they are not in places the hand touches often.

Customers of the Dart are blessed for choice with six trim levels to choose from. The base model is known as the SE and the line-up moves up through SXT, Rallye,

With Dodge focusing on customization, there are three powerplants to choose from. Most models come with either the 2.0litre Tigershark I-4 or the 1.4-litre MultiAir Turbo.

It’s debatable which powerplant is more fun to drive as they both produce 160 horsepower. The 1.4 does create more torque, 184 ft-lbs verses 148, but the turbo lag certainly delays the time it all kicks in.

The turbo is certainly more fuel efficient however. It uses only 4.9 litres per 100kms of highway driving verses the 5.4 needed by the Tigershark.

The 2.4-litre Tigershark with MultiAir is only available on the GT model. It makes 184-hp and 171 ft-lbs of torque.

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DriveTime Steering: Still feels Italian Continued from page 22 on all models except the Limited. An optional sixspeed auto is available, with the transmission mated to the 1.4-litre Turbo a dual dry clutch unit.

The manual transmission has a natural-feeling gate and a solid clutch. However, the ratio setup means you constantly have to change gears at lower speeds. The automatics obviously sort that whole process out for you.

Since the Dart is based on an Italian car, some may be expecting spirited handling; and they’re not wrong, in a sense. The engineers at Dodge have softened the ride a little to match the tastes of North American drivers but

managed to keep confident road-holding ability.

This is the first Chrysler with electric power steering. A good first effort as it is quick and well weighted with a tight feel.

The Dart represents high value with an excellent infotainment system, good handling and contemporary looks.

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The Dart ranges in price from $15,995 for the SE to $23,245 for the Limited.

Standard equipment includes projector headlamps, LED taillamps, and keyless entry.

Fuel efficiency numbers (L/100km) for the 1.4-litre MultiAir Turbo with the manual transmission are 7.4 city, 4.9 highway. The 2.0-litre Tigershark with a manual sees 8.1 city and 5.4 highway.

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Food&Drink WINE

Don’t just drink it; taste it, remember it — Richard Carras Despite being in the wine business for 33 years, Richmond’s Richard Carras is not ready to retire soon.

“The wine industry is a pleasure. I look forward to coming to work every day” he said.

From opening Vancouver’s first wine bar in 1981, Carras became a wine rep for Vintage Consultants, a wine agency that founded the Vancouver Wine Festival.

He then moved up the ladder as the sales manager across Canada and the Far East for the famous Robert Mondavi Winery. Nowadays, he is vice president of Authentic Wine and Spirits.

Why a passion for wine? “I found out that wine was fascinating. It brings together history, religion, art, geography and science, Carras said.

“The more I explored the more there was to learn.”

In 2012, Carras was awarded the Spirited Industry Professional Award, recognizing his lifetime achievements.

Carras has a strong commitment to giving back to the industry he loves. He considers his involvement in the Society of Wine Educators as one of his career highlights.

He served two years as its president and has been a board director for three decades. The society is designed for retailers, restaurateurs, chefs, and those

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interested in learning more about wine.

He initiated the Trade Days at the Vancouver Wine Festival which organizes seminars and special tastings for the industry. Carras was the first to teach wine classes in Richmond through the school district’s Continuing Education.

Carras also established the BC Hospitality Foundation that has helped over 40 colleagues, who have a financial crisis through accident or illness.

In addition, the charity created annual scholarships for sommeliers, chefs, and others in the hotel and restaurant business.

He recommends two popular French wines at $14.99. “The Louis Bernard Cotes du Rhone white is minerally and lean. It’s like it’s been poured over slate.”

French wines are known for their terroir character, which adds complexity. “The Louis Bernard red is smooth and velvety and such an easy drinking wine. They both go very well with

food.” Carras said.

Also highly recommended is the Cono Sur Viognier from Chile at $10.99.

“It’s an amazing flexible wine. It’s slightly off dry so it has a little bit of fruitiness and a lovely floral aroma. I can drink it all day long with or without food.”

Enjoy it with chicken that has some fruit in its sauce, such as peaches.

Carras’ final suggestion is one of my favourites. He describes the Masi Campofiorin from Italy, at $19.99, as a Super-Valpolicella. It is midway between a Valpolicella, a modestly priced, light red, and the very expensive very flavourful Amarone.

The regular Valpolicella is mixed with wine made from dried grapes so that the new blend has “enough richness to go with big rich food with the delicacy of a Valpolicella to make it refreshing.” Enjoy with some pasta Bolognese.

Asked what advice he can give someone who wants to learn more about wine, Carras suggests, “Don’t just drink wine. Taste it. Gradually, you will develop a memory of the wines you like. And then enjoy them with friends, food, and music.”

Eric Hanson is a life-long Richmond resident, a retired teacher and wine educator.

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Food&Nutrition CELEBRITY

McNair students welcome visit from top chef Dora Ho FOOD MATTERS

On Tuesday, Matthew McNair secondary school’s culinary arts program had the honour and pleasure of hosting celebrated chef Vikram Vij in our teaching kitchen.

Vikram arrived with his two Masala Dabbas (traditional Indian spice tins containing colourful and fragrant spices like coriander, cumin, turmeric, paprika, fenugreek, and cardamom) in hand.

“Indian spices to me are like paints to an artist; the colours and textures are so rich that you can add a little of this and a little of that, and you create your own flavour blend or profile, just as artists do when mixing colours,” explains Vikram.

After a brief introduction to each class, Vikram began sharing his stories and philosophies about cooking.

In his characteristic engaging manner, Vikram entertained students with anecdotes about

his youth, his school life, his lifelong love for cooking, his travels, and the wisdom he has gained over the years.

Vikram was born in India in 1964 and lived in New Delhi and Bombay until the age of 19, when he left to study hotel management in Salzburg, Austria, and where he received his chef’s training and eventually became a certified sommelier.

In 1989, Vikram moved to Canada and worked at the Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta before moving to Vancouver and further honing his skills from 1992-1994 at Bishop’s restaurant with renowned chef John Bishop.

In September 1994, Vikram opened Vij’s Restaurant on West Broadway in Vancouver, where I first met him. I fondly remember that little hole-in-thewall restaurant.

It seated 16 guests, had a small blackboard listing the appetizers and four entrées, nothing was over $10 a plate, and even though the restaurant was a one-man show, Vikram always came out to chat with guests.

In 1995, his wife Meeru

Vikram Vij

Dhalwala joined him, and they began collaborating on the menu.

Since then, the restaurant moved to its present location on West 11th, and in 2004, Vikram opened a second restaurant and market called Rangoli just next door.

He started Vij’s at Home, a line of prepackaged gourmet curries, and in an effort to keep up with

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growing demand for the popular packaged meals, he built a food production facility in Surrey.

In 2012, Vikram launched Vij’s Railway Express — a mobile food truck serving Indian curries in downtown Vancouver for weekday lunches and private catering events, and he is presently working on moving Vij’s to a larger location on Cambie Street, as well as opening a new concept restaurant in South Surrey called My Shanti.

Vikram has been involved with numerous organizations and societies, championing sustainable agriculture and aquaculture.

His and Meeru’s dedication to the work being done at the UBC Farm resulted in the building of a state-of-the-art culinary teaching facility that is dedicated to teaching future chefs and nutritionists about ethnic food and cuisine.

Vikram has received numerous awards and accolades, appeared on various television shows and in print publications, and published two award-winning cookbooks with

his wife. An impressive curriculum vitae indeed.

However, on a Tuesday in January 2014 in the McNair culinary arts kitchen, it is not the list of accomplishments that impresses but rather, Vikram’s dynamic personality and pure love of food and cooking.

His snippets of wisdom: “cook and try different foods,” “eat breakfast...it’s the most important meal of the day,” “sleep early,” “don’t cook because you have to...cook with passion,” and “wash your hands after touching red chilli powder,” will hopefully last in the memories of our budding young cooks and inspire them to cook with passion like Vikram.

When asked about his experience today, Vikram replied: “I am honoured to be invited to work alongside the students at McNair today. Dora, Chef Raymond, and the culinary staff at the school are doing a tremendous job with the students in showcasing many different cuisines in the classroom.

“It is very important to me for people to taste and learn about Indian cuisine and to have it be

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Recipe: Chicken curry will feed family of six Continued from page 25 elevated to the status of what French and Italian cuisine is in the world.

“It is culinary programs like this one at McNair that help show future generations that there is so much to learn about cuisines from all different parts of the world.”

Finally, I leave you with a recipe that Vikram shared with my students and staff today. ·

Vij Family’s Chicken Curry

Ingredients: ½ cup canola oil 2 cups finely chopped onions (2 large) 3 inch stick of cinnamon 3 Tbsp finely chopped garlic 2 Tbsp chopped ginger 2 cups chopped tomatoes (2 large) 1 Tbsp salt ½ tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp turmeric 1 Tbsp ground cumin 1 Tbsp ground coriander

1 Tbsp garam masala ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper 3 lbs chicken thighs, bone in 1 cup sour cream, stirred 2 cups water ½ cup chopped cilantro (including stems) Serves 6 Preparation: In a large pan, heat oil on medium heat for 1 minute. Add onions and cinnamon, and sauté for another 4 minutes. Add ginger, tomatoes, salt, black pepper, turmeric, cumin, coriander, garam masala and cayenne.

Cook this masala for 5 minutes, or until the oil separates from the masala.

Remove and discard skin from the chicken thighs. Wash thighs and add to the masala. Stir well.

Cook chicken thighs for 10 minutes, until the chicken looks cooked on the outside.

Add sour cream and water and stir well.

Increase the heat to medium-high.

When curry starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium, cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring 2 or 3 times, until chicken is completely cooked.

Poke the thighs with a knife. If the meat is still pink, cook for 5 more minutes. Remove and discard the cinnamon stick.

Cool curry for at least half an hour.

Transfer cooled chicken to a mixing bowl.

Wearing latex gloves, peel chicken meat off the bones. Discard bones and stir chicken back into the curry.

Just before serving, heat curry on medium heat until it starts to boil lightly. Stir in cilantro.

To serve: Divide curry evenly among six bowls.

Serve with naan or rice.

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Nass looking forward to freshman season at Pittsburgh school

Busy 2013 campaign takes lacrosse sniper from box season right to NCAA program

BY MARK BOOTH

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The recent holiday break allowed Cody Nass to catch his breath following a whirlwind few months of his promising lacrosse career.

The Richmond native was back home from his freshman season at Robert Morris University where he has earned a full-ride field lacrosse scholarship. Nass arrived at the Pittsburgh school just four days after his box lacrosse season ended at the Minto Cup national junior “A” championships as a member of the New West Salmonbellies.

“It wasn’t much of a summer.

I saw my buddies maybe three or four times,” recalled Nass.

“It was basically lacrosse every day for the Minto Cup. I missed the first week of school and got there for the first day of training.

It was pretty exhausting.”

The fall season at Robert Morris featured mostly training and a couple of exhibition games.The Colonials are now preparing for the start of their schedule in mid-February. They participate in the Northeast Conference which features schools from the the New York and Pennsylvania areas.

“I love everything about it,” continued Nass. “It’s lacrosse, lacrosse all the time and they set you up to succeed in school too.

“They really stress the importance of strength and conditioning. You are lifting five times a week and there are 5 a.m. runs and workouts too.”

The Colonials have typically loaded up on Canadian talent and the current team is no exception with 14 players coming from north of the border, including three from B.C. “It’s going to be a real young team but we still should do well in our conference,” he said. “The years to come are going to be even better though.”

When he returns home in early June, Nass is expecting a much less turbulent box season.

He began the 2013 campaign as an underage member of the Delta Islanders and went on to win the league scoring title with 125 points in 22 games, including 42 goals. However, the Islanders sent shockwaves around the league when he was dealt to New West, along with high-scoring teammate Eli McLauglin, at the July 1 trading deadline for a package of prospects and draft picks.

The deal stipulated Nass and McLaughlin’s playing rights were reverted back to the Islanders in 2014. Delta will have a roster loaded with returning players as it attempts to win its first league title in franchise history after reaching the finals in 2012.

“It was real tough at the time,” recalled Nass of the trade. “One

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Cody Nass is in his freshman season at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. The Richmond native headed south just days after completing a long box lacrosse campaign that concluded at the Minto Cup national junior “A” championships. Nass won the B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League scoring title as an underage player. He will be playing for the Delta Islanders this coming season. thing the Islanders have over so many other teams in the league is we are all such good buddies.

But in the long run I think (the trade) paid off.

“I feel like me and Eli can bring a lot to the Islanders. It was a real good experience playing

in the Minto Cup. Even though I wasn’t one of the key players, I learned a lot from it.”

Nass will be reunited with his former intermediate coach Greg Rennie who has taken on the Delta head coach and assistant general manager duties after

highly successful three-year run with the Richmond Roadrunners that included a runner-up finish at the 2013 provincials.

“I had Greg for two years and really worked well with him. “He knows my style and I am glad to have him as a coach.”

MAJOR MIDGET HOCKEY

Red hot Canadians take pair from Valley Hawks

A spectacular performance in net and an offensive explosion has the surging Greater Vancouver Canadians closing in on third place in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League.

The Canadians came off the holiday break with a big series sweep of the Valley West Hawks last weekend. The regional rep team squeezed out a 2-1 win at the Richmond Olympic Oval, then rolled to an 8-2 romp in Langley. Greater Vancouver (15-12-1) has now won nine of its last 11 games to move within four points of the

third place Hawks.

The difference in the series opener was goaltender Tyler Shugrue. The 15-yearold Vancouver Giants prospect turned aside 39 shots as his team rallied for the victory. Sean Gillespie tied the game at 1-1 in the early stages of the third period, then set-up Josh Murphy with 7:30 remaining.

The rematch provided

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far less drama as Greater Vancouver rode the hot stick of Dante Hannoun to a decisive win. The first round pick of the Victoria Royals in last spring’s WHL Bantam Draft had three goals and two assists as the Canadians jumped out to a 4-1 lead after 20 minutes and never looked back. The productive outing moved Hannoun to fifth overall in league scoring with 43

points, including 18 goals.

Kyle Uy, Braeden Gurney, Gunnar Wegleitner, Owen Seidel and Cameron Ginnetti each added a goal and an assist.

Icing...

Shugrue, Hannoun, defenceman Scott Munro and forward Alex Whitwham will be representing the Canadians in tonight’s league all-star game in Langley. The showcase weekend also includes a pair of regular season games against the South Island Royals, including a Sunday morning (10 .a.m.) tilt at the Olympic Oval.

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Sports Palm Springs, Anyone?

by Samira Hodania

With Modernism Week just around the corner (February 13-23) and a particularly arctic Canadian winter underway, the desert seems just about perfect right now.

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Conveniently located in the heart of the uptown design district, Alcazar is all about the sleek and modern ABC’s (Alcazar, Birba and Cheekys). Appointed with local art, Alcazar is the youngest of the triangle, mastering comfort by spoiling their guests with imported Italian linens and townie bikes. Attracting a diverse crowd, Birba serves a creative menu with Italian wood fired pizzas and locally-sourced, hand-crafted cocktails. In the morning, refuel with the breakfast quesadilla and a freshly squeezed kale smoothie at Cheeky’s and you’ll be ready to hit the town. From $120/night, www.alcazarpalmsprings.com

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Book the architectural tour with Palm Springs Modern Tours (make sure to see Robert) to experience some of the most posh and elite neighborhoods of Palm Springs. The driving tour takes you through the desert’s most notable architecture and gives you the inside scoop on who lived there during the Rat Pack era and which Hollywood stars are vacationing there during Coachella. 3 hour tour, $85/person, www.palmspringsmoderntours.com

hike

Turn your phone off for a morning and hike the Indian Canyons to experience some breathtaking views of the desert.

We conquered the Andreas Canyon (don’t worry if you and your gym aren’t speaking, it’s just a 1-mile loop) where you’ll see more than 150 species of plants, some which were used for medicine and preparing food centuries ago.

Trails can be hiked with a ranger or solo, www.indian-canyons.com Read our full Palm Springs itinerary at www.vitamindaily.com www.Visitpalmsprings.com

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Shampoo Be Gone

Ski Bunny Facial

We’ve heard a lot about the “No poo” movement (people swamping shampoo for natural ingredients or daily shampooers giving it up for a few weeks to detox the hair) and have to admit we’re intrigued.

Skiing Peak-to-Peak is exhilarating, but the whipping wind, reflecting sun, and sub-zero temperatures can wreak havoc on your face.

by Sara Samson

Richmond C1 Midget Ravens continued their impressive season last week with a 3-1 victory over Abbotsford in Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association regular season action. The girls now have an overall record of 27-3-4.

Richmond lineman ranked 5th among prospects for CFL draft Ford sees the Vancouver College Matthias Goossen has graduate, along with McGill’s taken a big leap in the CFL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Scouting Bureau’s winter Laval’s Pierre Lavertu, as future rankings for the 2014 CFL CFL starting offensive lineman.

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Two other B.C. players join The Richmond offensive Goossen in the top 15 proslineman is now listed fifth pects list — SFU teammate among prospects after being Casey Chin (No. 11) from Port 15th in the initial rankings Moody and Tsawwassen’s Dylan back in September. Goossen Ainsworth (No. 15) who played started all 10 games as a cofor the Western Mustangs. captain for the Simon Fraser Matthias Goossen The 2014 CFL Combine will University Clan this past season and was named a first team conference be held in Toronto March 21-23. The draft goes later this spring. all-star. TSN CFL Draft analyst Dwayne

Purely Perfect has recently come out with the ultimate “unshampoo” Cleansing Crème that could be a game changer. Used on wet hair, the crème takes the impurities out of your hair but leaves the good stuff like essential oils to make your hair shiny and keep colour vibrant. There’s also no need for conditioner because your hair’s natural conditioners are still intact.

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Something to Cheer About

Cold-weather Kicks

“Go play” doesn’t quite do the trick when there’s a sugared-up posse gathered in the living room.

We’re stoked to start our running resolution… just as soon as we gear up.

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First on the shopping list is a pair of kicks that can stand up to a Canadian winter, like Nike’s Air Pegasus+30 Shield ($139 at MEC).

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