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“Taste Champagne and sparkling wines first, then whites, and finally reds to avoid palate fatigue. If you taste a rich heavy wine, it overpowers your ability to taste a lighter wine.” Another tip is to make sure you spit into the tasting buckets or sip very small amounts for obvious reasons. Carras suggests you attend the Festival Tasting Room, the heart of the festival, on several evenings. Plan a strategy: sparkling wines and dessert wines one evening, whites and reds from France on another evening. Then, if you go on a third evening, sample wines from other regions of the world. If you can only attend one evening, go on
the Thursday night since fewer people attend compared with the weekend. Arrive promptly at 7 p.m. to take advantage of the smaller crowds during the first hour. When lineups get longer, go to another table. And don’t taste your favourites. This is a unique opportunity to discover something new, so be adventurous. Carras’ final advice? “Don’t overdo it. Spend the first hour and a half seriously tasting the wine. Then spend the final hour and a half relaxing and having some fun. Let’s not forget the social aspect about wine. We’re there to meet people, have fun, and shake hands!” To discover more about the many wine festival events and to purchase tickets, visit www.vanwinefest.ca
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Facebook is an evil necessity. We’re there because everyone else is there, and unless you want to be a social exile in modern times, Facebook is the default location to be on the Internet. Indeed for many people, Facebook is the Internet, which is exactly what Facebook wants. It’s also exactly what I don’t want. For me Facebook is another service among a set of online services that I use for particular needs. I want to use it when I need it, and when I don’t need it, I don’t want it to bug me. The problem is that Facebook is designed to be in my face. Facebook has virtues. It’s free and it’s useful. Opening up the main Facebook page on my browser, I can see at a glance that among my friends Bruce is taking more great photos, Tara is complaining about haggis and Dhyana climbed a mountain. Facebook allows me to keep tabs on what my friends are doing and what interests them. From there, unfortunately, it’s a steep cliff. Moving to the left side of the page, I’m presented with new notifications on the groups I belong to, various friendship circles I’ve created and events I utterly don’t care about such as games friends are playing and pages they want me to like. On the far right, is a notification about Facebook activity of various friends. Little of that information is important, but at least it’s contained on the web page and not spilling into the rest of my digital life. To make sure it stays there, there are a few steps to take. First, go to the Settings menu and find Notifications. Starting at the top, unless you want a noisy computer, turn off notification sounds. Then go to the emails section and decide whether you want to restrict email notifications to security, privacy and account notices (not a bad idea) or go into the list of 63 (!) different events Facebook wants to send you an email about and decide which see NOTIFICATIONS › page 21
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Drivers in Richmond are finding new ways to camouflage cellphone use and concocting more elaborate excuses — but local Mounties are literally zooming in on the offenders, and they’ve heard all the sorry stories before. The expert eyes and ears of Richmond RCMP’s road safety unit will be peeled and pricked respectively for the whole of February in a bid to thwart and deter distracted driving across the city. Around 2,200 violation tickets, priced at $167 a pop, were handed out in Richmond last year to thoughtless drivers who couldn’t bear to put down their devices while behind the wheel. That’s a grand total of $367,400 in fines for people whose best efforts at excusing their dangerous behaviour,
according to Richmond’s road safety team, include: ! I wasn’t using it, I was just Shazaming a song; ! I was checking the time (despite having a clock on the dash); ! I was checking the GPS; ! I was using speakerphone; that’s not allowed?; ! I was just taking a picture of the accident over there; ! I was waiting for an important medical call; ! I was just tweeting. People are getting a little wiser to it by trying to use their phone lower in their lap,” said Const. Dennis Hwang, of Richmond RCMP’s road safety unit. “We’ll be looking for people’s hands; what they’re doing with their hands and if they’re talking or not. “Are they manipulating a device or not?”And if Hwang’s unit decides to
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A Richmond chef dubbed a Good Samaritan for trying to stop the trashing and looting of The Bay during the Stanley Cup riot said he was “fuelled by adrenalin” when he jumped in to help another man who was doing the same thing. Robert MacKay, now 39, is 6foot-3 and weighed 250 pounds in June 2011, when he was swarmed, punched, brought to the ground, kicked and peppersprayed in the face during an assault that lasted less than a minute.
After the attack, he lay on the ground in the fetal position, and “I couldn’t open my eyes because of the burning,” he said. MacKay told his story in court for the first time on Tuesday, testifying as a Crown witness at the trial of four of the men accused of assaulting him — Ioannis Kangles, Carlos Barahona Villeda, Michael MacDonald and David Leonati. They face four charges each, including rioting, and unlike dozens of other rioters, have pleaded not guilty. It’s the second riot case that has made it to the trial stage.
MacKay told the court he was “slightly buzzed” after drinking six or seven sleeves of draft at the Astoria Hotel on East Hastings with his girlfriend (now fiancée) and a friend before and during the game. “I was able to make decisions and to walk and talk,” he said. “I couldn’t drive a car.” They walked downtown after the game, hoping to recapture the friendly vibe they remembered from the 2010 Olympics, but “I wasn’t expecting to see what I saw.” see MacKay › page 4
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MacKay: Shocked at riot scene following final game ‹ from page 3 Black smoke he correctly guessed was coming from a burning car filled the air, and people were kicking over newspaper boxes and “things were getting destroyed.” He said he was shocked, disappointed and amazed all at once. “I was shocked that people could react like that over a hockey loss,” he said. “People had lost their minds.” Outside The Bay, he saw a man he didn’t know in a white Canucks jersey trying to prevent people from trashing the store
windows, and “I just knew I had to help him. I just knew it was the right thing to do.” In a 45-second scene replayed on TV news countless times, he stood in between the mob and the windows, and yelled, “This is my f---ing city,” until one rioter lunged at him with a pole. MacKay grabbed the pole and tried to fend off the mob and was swarmed and assaulted, and then eventually helped to his feet by two men. MacKay is to return to the stand on Wednesday and faces cross
examination by four defence lawyers. Also Tuesday, Vancouver police Staff-Sgt. Lee Patterson was questioned by defence lawyers about officers’ efforts that night to “corral” rioters into certain areas of downtown and whether police allowed rioters adequate exit routes. Crown prosecutors said they would present evidence showing that the four accused participated in the assault and the riot. Four other rioters last year pleaded guilty to taking part in the same assault, and rioting, and all were jailed: Nathan
Blake, 24, sentenced to eight months; Robert Timleck, 25, seven months; and John Mahoney and Robert Dack to five months each. Blake admitted pepper-spraying MacKay, and Timleck admitted to punching him in the face three times. About a third of the rioters who have pleaded guilty have been jailed; the longest sentence has been 20 months. Total cost of damage from the five-hour riot sparked by the Vancouver Canucks’ loss in the Stanley Cup final was $4 million.
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Seagulls ‘chill-out’ on the frozen pond at Garry Point Park Thursday morning after temperatures dropped to -8.4 Celsius, a record for Feb. 6 at Vancouver International Aiport. Fire trucks were also seen flooding the area in anticipation of skaters flocking to the park over the weekend. Photo Graeme Wood/Special to the News Effective
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Police are asking the public to help identify two women suspected of going on a cheque-cashing spree late last year. Over the course of three days in late December, two women cashed close to $2,000 worth of fake Federal Tax Benefit cheques at a Richmond cash exchange. The suspects used fake identification to cash the
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he Liberal Senate caucus is dead. Long live the caucus of liberal senators. Justin Trudeau stripped the capital L from 32 senators this week, tossing them into independence in a bid to aid bipartisanship, and possibly his election chances. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP Opposition leader Thomas Mulcair shared a rare moment of solidarity in mocking Trudeau’s move, albeit for different reasons. Mulcair has given up on the Canadian government’s chamber of sober second thought. There are compelling arguments for terminating the upper chamber, including the essays inadvertently authored by ousted senators Brazeau, Wallin and Duffy. However, even amidst a scandal that stretches from fraudulent addresses to the Prime Minister’s doorstep, making substantive changes to the senate requires opening up the constitution. In Canada’s history, that has been like opening up a surgical incision with a spoon. Trudeau’s decision leaves many unanswered questions about the future of the Senate — how it will operate, what roles an “independent” senator can play and where it fits within the overall topic of senate reform. These are all questions the now liberated senators must also be asking themselves. Whether this is just another move in a game of political chess or an earnest attempt to make changes to the Red Chamber, which Canadians widely agree are needed, there is one certain thing: in one day, Trudeau has done more to reform the senate than Harper has done in almost eight years as Prime Minister.
CHOICE WORDS
Have attitudes changed? The Editor, Over the years I’ve contributed a number of letters, expressing concern over the effect that the proliferation of empty megahouses, Chinese-only signage, consumption of shark-fin soup and entrenched ethnocentric attitudes might be having on the quality of life in Richmond. But I ask, has the furor over these issues caused any attitudes to change? For example, have certain restaurant owners and our MP Alice Wong become more sensitized to and respectful of the values of the majority of Canadian citizens or have they just been keeping a low profile, waiting for the storm to pass? Are we any more willing to engage in discussions with each other about finding ways to overcome or defeat the most problematic social and inter-cultural problems that exist in this community, or are we content with the degrees of misunderstanding, distrust, and divisiveness that result from distance, exclusivity, and ignorance? Ray Arnold Richmond ! For full letter, go to www.richmond-news.com
Changing course is not so easy
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hen was the last time you changed your mind? I don’t mean that you changed your mind about what to have for dinner, or what tie to wear. I mean, when was the last time you changed one of your core beliefs about the world? And what made you do it? I’ve been thinking about this ever since I watched a movie called Pandora’s Promise recently. It’s about environmentalists, most of whom were firmly against nuclear power, who have made a 180-degree turn. They are now pro-nuclear power. Nor is this a function of old hippies turning into right-wingers as they age – these folks believe that nuclear power is necessary to ward off global warming. The most fascinating part of the program was watching one of the environmentalists visit the devastation and the somewhat irradiated zone directly around the Fukushima nuclear plant, in the aftermath of the tsunami that largely destroyed the building. He admitted that it wasn’t comfortable to have his new beliefs about the relative
safety of nuclear power challenged. He couldn’t help PainfulTruth doubting his own still-recent Matthew Claxton conversion. Most of the film was about nuclear power itself, but it was those moments of questioning that left me fascinated. What causes – or allows – a change of belief? We cling to our core beliefs, but we do so with a fervour that suggests it has little to do with the fact that we think the beliefs are right. We push back hard when we are challenged. One of the easiest ways to bait me into an argument is to speak up in favour of creationism – the idea that the Earth is only about 6,000 years old, and that humans and animals and plants were all created around the same time. (Ditto for intelligent design.) Why does creationism bug me so much? Because while I’m not a scientist, I love learning new things about the universe. I love the idea that the universe is, for the most part at least, knowable. I find awe in the idea that we are only
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the most recent branch of evolution, the tip of a broad and branching tree that includes dinosaurs and bacteria, sea sponges, and redwoods. I could (and do) make a lot of arguments about why I’m right and why the creationists are wrong. But at least part of the reason why it winds me up so much isn’t the objective issue, it’s the way it’s bound up into my sense of who I am as a person. Politicians, you’ll notice, don’t try to change our actual opinions. They just try to tie things we already like (families, security, money, patriotism) to their party. Then they try to attach things we don’t like (lies, stupidity, failure) to their opponents. Finally, consider this: at least something you believe firmly will be condemned by history as backwards, barbaric, and foolish. Go back a hundred years and your great-grandparents certainly believed things that would make you cringe now. Out in the world now are the iconoclasts who will be proven right. What are we wrong about? Matthew Claxton is a reporter at the Langley Advance.
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The Editor, Re: “Steveston worthy of UNESCO designation,” Column, Feb 5. As to the future of Steveston, I’m surprised by Mr. Slye’s opinion of Steveston being like Mystic, Connecticut, preserving our maritime heritage and the recent coverage of a group working toward the possibility of Steveston becoming a world heritage site. Who are these people and where were they when we tried to save the BC Packers waterfront from demolition? We could have had a world class fish market and a fish auction, run by local fishermen, and a world class marine educational and research centre. Not to mention saving a large
and key part of the heritage waterfront, that would most certainly have added to our chances of becoming a world heritage site. Those who fought for the waterfront at that time well remember the idea being floated then. Now on that property, we have a stagnant waterfront, with a boardwalk that could be found anywhere in the world; and to put the icing on that cake, BC Packers won a City of Richmond Heritage award for it. Where was the logic in that for heaven’s sake? That same waterfront that is now partly occupied by an unknown retail zone, with the city and Onni still hotly campaigning over what type of businesses will go there. It was and is to be a
“Maritime mixed use,” but Onni is still trying to get that changed in favour of another grocery store (watch out for high prices) and high-priced rental apartment units. Thank heavens we have the Gulf of Georgia Cannery. The Britannia Heritage Shipyard could be a moneymaking shipyard, repairing B.C.’s wooden vessels and running courses in wooden ship building and repair, but some nearby neighbours began complaining and so any hope of a moneymaking working shipyard was scuttled. We have a working interurban streetcar that a society envisioned could be running throughout the community, linking all the
heritage sites from Garry Point to London Farm. But part of the community rose up and said no to it running, for reasons of noise, pedestrian danger in operating it and ugly looking poles and lines to power the car. All of these things could and would have given us a far better chance for world heritage site status, but I have to again ask, where were these people to help us save these buildings and such, to have a better case for that status. Yes, let us preserve as much of this community’s heritage as possible, because like the Imperial and Pacific Coast Canneries, once it’s gone it’s gone. Gordon Kibble Richmond
The Editor, Re: “Off-leash is offside,” Letters, Jan. 31. Kelly Gilles is absolutely correct in her comments about arrogant and irresponsible dog owners running their dogs in off-leash areas, like Garry Point Park and I would add also, the west dyke. She is also spot on in her criticism of the City of Richmond and the bylaw officers (I have NEVER seen one on the west dyke) who do very little to uphold the dog on-leash rules in those areas. Living on the west dyke, we run and walk there daily and though many dog owners do leash their dogs, there are
a number who blatantly refuse to do so. For well over a year we have been in communication with the bylaw department about one individual who continues to disregard the leash law, even though he has been visited three times by the bylaw officer. The burden of proof is always on the complainant, and we have been told by the officers that we must take pictures to prove our point. The owners then become belligerent, rude, aggressive and threatening. The dyke is a busy place and must be shared by many different users. Fred Pawluk Richmond
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When the Games have gone ... The 2010 Olympics left a lasting impression on many Richmondites
what has made him excel. “As I think we’ve all seen you can create the perfect equation, and the perfect age and the perfect body type and those kids don’t always make it to the top. It’s the kids who have the biggest passion and most determination that make it,” said Murphy. While Connaught operates out of Minoru Arenas another Winter Olympics sport — short track speed skating — is taking shape at the Oval. The Richmond Rockets is a small group of about 40 skaters — most of them young children or teenagers — that was founded in 2006. One of the Rockets is Michael Shi, 15, who was also inspired by the 2010 Olympics. “I watched it and saw all the fast skaters and thought it would be pretty cool to go as fast as them,” said Shi, a semi-competitive skater who is coached by Nathalie Stewart, a former national long-track speed skater. Stewart says the Olympic-sized ice rink gives skaters an edge over other clubs and could be a key to developing future Olympians. “This is where you learn the basics of speed skating. Most skaters start on the short track before advancing to long track. The advantage of the Oval rinks is the width. It’s a safety issue. Skaters feel they can open up and go faster,” noted Stewart, who also coaches her daughter Heather.
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t’s cold today and you’ll likely need more than a few layers of clothes to keep warm outside. So dig deep through your closet and you may just find that frayed set of red 2010 Olympic mittens that were all the rage four years ago. Today marks the opening of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. As such the XXI Olympic Winter Games hosted, in part, right here in Richmond in 2010 are no longer the most recent Winter Olympics to be held. And while those mittens may just be some of the last household remnants of the games they certainly aren’t the only thing that remains. Richmond’s Olympic legacy is largely tied to the Richmond Olympic Oval, a project that remains the single largest capital expenditure in the history of the city. And while the Oval and the Canada Line are the bricks and mortar of the city’s Olympic legacy the games also brought many intangibles to the city’s culture. And in many ways the games’ legacy is still in its infancy, awaiting judgement as each year passes. For Mayor Malcolm Brodie, who politically spearheaded the construction of the oval, the legacy of the 2010 Olympics is decidedly in favour of Richmond, citing the Oval, Canada Line, land development, sports and health awareness and increased volunteerism as some of the notable assets the city has procured since being named a host city. “I think it was a special time for Richmond and I’m glad we were able to capitalize on it,” summarized Brodie.
Oval brought sporting excellence to city
An important legacy the $178 million Oval has brought to the city is a more robust sporting culture, according to 2010 Olympic snowboarder and Richmond resident Alexa Loo. “The Olympics and the Oval put us on the map to the rest of the world. Being able to host the games right here really brought the magic of the Olympics front and centre to the families and kids and people of Richmond,” said Loo. Since covering the long-track ice with multipurpose facilities such as basketball, volleyball and badminton courts, a fitness centre, a rock-climbing wall, an athletics track and two Olympic-sized ice rinks, the oval has hosted dozens of provincial, national and international championships and tournaments. All those events are in addition to the numerous community sports associations that use the Oval and help pay to keep it operating. According to the city, no other facility in Canada offers such a variety of sports and
Long-track competitions unlikely to return
Richmond’s home-grown 2010 Olympic Games star Alexa Loo recalls how the Games put the city front and centre for all the world to see. Graeme Wood/Staff Reporter activities in one location. And while there are no winter Olympians from Richmond heading to Sochi — which is typically the norm — that could change in the future. Keegan Murphy, director of programs at Connaught Skating Club, says partly as a result of the 2010 Olympics, his program has doubled over the past five years to about 600 figure skaters. For Murphy, the best example of a gamesinspired skater is 12-year-old Martin Yushko
who started skating following the Olympics after watching Russian figure skater and Olympic silver-medalist Evgeni Plushenko. “When I saw the figure skating it felt more like a sport I could fit in with and a sport I could enjoy. I enjoy the jumping, the spinning, the skating. I dream to one day be in the Olympics and win,” said Yushko, who now skates six days a week, is a provincial level athlete and can stick double jumps like nobody’s business. Murphy notes that most skaters start at a younger age but Yushko’s sheer inspiration is
One of the Richmond Rockets, a local speed skating club, is Michael Shi, 15. Shi was inspired by the 2010 Olympics, thnking that it would be ‘pretty cool’ to go as fast as them. Here, Shi is racing in one of many regional tournaments Rockets skaters compete at. Photo Submitted
Oddly enough, the Oval will not be directly responsible for producing any future long-track speed skaters, the very athletes it was built for. That’s because, according to the city, it would cost too much and disrupt too many sports programs to convert the facility back to a skating oval for events. However, as long as ice-making capabilities still exist, seeing long-track back at the oval — however temporary — hasn’t been completely ruled out by Brodie. “It would have to be on the calibre of the world championships for us to do. The possibility exists but I don’t see it happening,” he said. It’s something Mathieu Giroux, a 2010 Olympics long-track speed skating gold medalist, would like to see. The Quebec native and Sochi Olympian understands that keeping the Oval’s long-track ice permanently isn’t feasible, but since Calgary is the only true long-track facility in Canada athletes could have benefited from a low-altitude track. “It would have been nice to keep the Oval because we can only train at altitude in Calgary. Going into Sochi, which is at sea level, it would have been nice to train at sea level — everything is a bit harder and the speed is slower,” said Giroux. Calgary’s rink is the likely reason the Oval was able to be built as a permanent facility and still be converted for community amenities. In Turin, Italy, the $100 million Oval Lingotto long-track ice remains in place as does the ice at the $30 million Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, which see LEGACIES› page 11
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Legacies: Rapid transit, exclusive housing The 2010 Olympics left several legacies for Richmond, including sports facilities, rapid transit and an upscale urban village. File photos
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Ted Townsend, the remaining funds helped purchase the 136-acre Garden City Lands and pay for the Oval’s post-games conversion. A 28-acre 2,600-unit “master-planned community” marketed as River Green being developed around
Developers enjoy financial spinoffs, create exclusive community
As to whether or not the Oval, and the Olympics as a whole, was worth it or will be worth it financially for Richmond remains debatable, according to some, but certainly not the city. The city touts land development deals as a major windfall. 2010 was a record-setting year for construction ($800 million) and in the three years that has followed about $1.9 billion worth of building permits have been issued, many of them adjacent to Canada Line stations. The Oval itself cost the city $118 million, of which about $50 million was paid for with casino revenue (which would have otherwise been diverted to other city resources). The rest of the funding came largely from the $141 million sale of land around the Oval, formerly an RV Park and fields. That means the facility is debt free, a rare feat for most Olympic facilities. According to city spokesperson
Martin Yushko, centre, started skating after being inspired by the 2010 Games. He’s flanked by his coaches, Leah Warwick, left, and Keegan Murphy, director of programs at the Connaught Sjakting Club. Photo by Graeme Wood/Staff Reporter.
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the Oval is the footprint legacy of that land sale, according to the city. The unit prices start at close to $600,000 for a one bedroom and the first phase of about 500 units is nearly complete. Last year, the city controversially removed at least 100 planned affordable housing units in exchange for $6.7 million cash from the developer for its affordable housing program. De Whalen, an executive member of the Richmond Poverty Response Committee noted this is problematic on several levels. “River Green is just going to be an exclusive enclave for those who can afford a piece of glass in the sky. The whole idea was to develop complete neighbourhoods — young and old, long-time citizens and new immigrants, high- and low-income households,” said Whalen, who is also concerned about how the city is concentrating social housing in central Richmond.
Oval needs city subsidies like any other community amenity Brodie says the Oval would never have been built without the $60 million from the federallyfunded Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC). Nor would it have happened without the assurance of the provincial and federally funded
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$110 million Games Operating Trust that doles out millions of dollars annually in procured interest to the Oval — which is now a city-run corporation — as well as two other facilities in Whistler. Last year Oval expenses totalled $11.4 million, half of which was paid for through memberships and hosting events. Trust funds totalling $2.7 million and a city subsidy of $3 million helped balance the budget. Brodie defends the financial operations of the Oval. “Every city facility has a subsidy. We spend over $1 million on the Gateway Theatre. All of the facilities have a cost associated with them,” noted Brodie. In 2014 the Oval is expected to generate $0.5 million more earned revenue but its trust fund allocations (determined by the trust’s board) will be lowered by the same amount. According to the city, compared to regular community centres the Oval provides good value if one measures the subsidy per square foot. But while the subsidies appear more efficient the Oval is also a relatively expensive place to get exercise with daily rates about triple the amount of a community centre and monthly rates about 75 per cent higher. Also of note, those living at River Green get free membership to the Oval — a result of a sponsorship deal between the developer and the city. see BRODIE › page 13 10991 No. 4 Road @ Steveston Hwy.
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Brodie: Oval best of Olympic bunch decision making is equally important. “The literature is consistent. If you get the games, this will go down. It’s almost inevitable that decision-making processes get altered for the worse. The problem is the precedence is set for undemocratic decision making. That’s the problem. Down the road, politicians and policy makers may be able to say let’s create a new state of exceptionalism just like we did in the Olympics. So who knows what the next thing they will do without seeking broad-based support because they have a deadline. …The idea that you can do that again is the biggest thing you have to worry about,” said VanWynsberghe.
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‘Olympic fairy dust’ money built the Oval, helps maintain it The overarching problem for Olympic critic Chris Shaw, a Vancouver resident and UBC neuroscientist, is that the Oval, with its high initial capital costs, came at the expense of taxpayers, particularly, in part, those outside of Richmond. Shaw said under normal circumstances Richmond residents would scoff at building an ice rink in Halifax but because of the “Olympic fairy dust” it was somehow acceptable that such pricey projects were funded by those outside a community — in this case Richmond. “Quite frankly, if you really want to build these things these are the kinds of things municipalities can do at vastly less costs to everybody if council just decided to do it on its own,” said Shaw. “Did the average person in Richmond benefit or was it just the developers because they got to build the stuff? I don’t know the answer on that one. I suspect the latter,” Shaw pondered. The question of value is also of concern for outspoken Oval critic and communications consultant Bob Ransford who has spoken of another side of the Oval from its construction to present day. He called the Oval a “white elephant” years ago and is maintaining his stance today. “Everything I thought would come true has come true. It’s costing taxpayers millions of dollars to keep the doors open there. I don’t believe it’s providing that kind of value,” said Ransford, who continues to question ongoing Oval-related expenditures that aren’t necessarily included in official budgets, such as a $6 million museum. Ransford believes the initial costs were too much to build and keep the Oval on land he says is more valuable for development. In hindsight, for Ransford, it would have been better to have a tear down facility since “the land under it is worth more.”
Long term legacy depends on usage
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VanWynsberghe calls the process “post-political.” “Things become all about administrators and all about bureaucrats and not about democracy because they see this new way of operating — and that’s a huge problem,” he said.
Better than the rest?
The Richmond Oval, which was partly built with developers’ cash, is expected to help provide recreational services for an anticipated population boom in Central Richmond over the next 25 years. Photo by Graeme Wood/Staff Reporter democracy, social justice and sustainability and wrote the 2013 Olympic Games Impact Study for the Canadian Olympic Committee in October, 2013, the question of value for money from the Oval is an important one. “It’s ability to be converted is going to make or break it. The ability to be able to use that as a facility for all these people probably means it’s going to work out,” said VanWynsberghe, noting the population boom that is expected to happen in downtown Richmond in the decades to come, particularly around the Oval, could make the Oval a useful and cost-efficient facility. According to the city more than 700,000 people visited the Oval last year, including pass members, drop-ins and event participants. According to Townsend it’s difficult to measure how much use the Oval gets relative to other public spaces. As noted by Brodie there are also other benefits of the Oval that can’t necessarily be quantified.
“It attracts people to come to the city and sport hosting also brings a lot of indirect benefits” such as tourism dollars, said Brodie.
Dangers of bureaucratic ‘post-political’ legacy
Ransford also still questions the decision makingprocess to build the Oval. “I think the process of how it was made behind closed doors without any real collaboration with the public about what the future after the Olympics could be for that Oval was wrong,” said Ransford. Shaw also believed the process was flawed without a referendum in light of such a historically large project using taxpayer’s money and resources. VanWynsberghe notes that such decisions are now to be expected during the Olympics but how politicians react afterwards to spending and
The civic management of expensive projects during the 2010 Olympics is well documented in Vancouver, namely the botched Olympic Village, which now stands to lose as much as $290 million, according to recent reports. Brodie said Richmond has fared better than Vancouver or Whistler, the co-hosts of the games. “I don’t think any other centre — Whistler or Vancouver — profited or benefited as much as us,” he said. That could very well be true, said Shaw. “All things considered on a scale from one to 100, Richmond probably did a lot better than Vancouver because we got saddled with the village,” said Shaw, who also noted that Richmond benefited from the federally-funded Canada Line which would likely not have come to Richmond without the Olympics and/or Vancouver International Airport. VanWynsberghe agreed that Richmond benefited from otherwise non-existent federal money as a result of the Olympics. “I have better hopes for Richmond than I do for Whistler, I guess that’s one way of putting it,” said VanWynsberghe. Meanwhile, in Sochi, some reports have the games costing a record $51 billion dollars, more than any Olympics in history — winter or summer. The Adler long-track facility has also been reported by anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny to have cost $226 million, a potential $194 million cost overrun.
A pricey painting costs a friendship.
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Mini book sale at Brighouse Library on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Richmond Public Library is partnering with Richmond Addiction Services Society (RASS) to offer a two-hour program called “Substance Abuse and the Family” on Feb. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brighouse (Main) Branch library, 7700 Minoru Gate. The program is free, but registration is required. To register, visit any branch of Richmond Public Library, call 604231-6413 or register online at www.yourlibrary. ca/progs. Participants will not only get to know the impacts that substance use has on families in general, but will walk away with a bet-
ter understanding of the importance of personal as well as parental boundaries. The speaker will also discuss the impacts of youth drug use on families and how parents can create dialogue and open up conversation rather than continuously find themselves in conflict with their children.
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Learn to cook low cost, nutritious and tasty meals while enjoying the company of new friends. The Community Kitchen program is held at South Arm Community Centre, The Caring Place, Gilmore Park Church and Cambie Community center. To join please call 778-885-5165. Seniors keen on fishing and socializing can check out the Richmond Golden Rod N’ Reels. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Japanese Cultural Centre in Steveston and start at 10 a.m., followed by lunch at a favourite restaurant. For information, visit richmondgoldenrodsandreels.
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It’s back! Richmond’s annual festival of creativity for kids is bigger than ever and is your can’t-miss Family Day destination. For just $10* each, register early for one of the Creativity Classes on offer or treat your family to one of two Special Events for $7 each. Pre-booked tickets include a festival wristband admission to access all Imagination Stations and Imagination Stage Performances throughout the festival site.
SPECIAL EVENTS ($7 each; price includes festival wristband admission) Meet the Wiz, Lee Edward Födi (5 yrs and up) Meet “the Wiz,” award-winning author and illustrator Lee Edward Födi, and be inspired by his Kendra Kandlestar stories and creative process. He will lead you in an interactive drawing workshop, helping you to create your very own character. (60 mins.) 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
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Wonderland Circus (2 yrs and up) Wonderland Circus chronicles Alice’s journey as the Mad Hatter draws her through the looking glass and into a wacky circus Wonderland where up is down and back is front. Presented by Circus West. (45 mins.) 11:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
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CREATIVITY CLASSES Register for a hands-on interactive class led by a professional artist. Tickets $10 per workshop (except for full-day Animation, $30 & Masks: Spirit of Me, $15) and includes festival wristband admission.
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3–4 years 10:30–11:30 a.m. 10:30–11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m.– 12:45 p.m. 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. 1:30–2:30 p.m. 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Dance 3-D Landscapes Musical Theatre 3-D Landscapes Dance Amazing Animals
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5–6 years 10:30–11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. 1:00–2:00 p.m. 1:00–2:00 p.m. 2:45–3:45 p.m.
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6–9 years 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 10:30–11:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. 1:30–3:00 p.m. 1:30–2:30 p.m. 1:30–3:30 p.m. 2:15–3:45 p.m. 2:15–3:45 p.m.
Amazing Animals Circus Skills Musical Theatre Cartooning Clay Prints & Collage Clay Musical Theatre Puppet Making I Prints & Collage Circus Skills
Printmaking Studio Atrium Performing Arts Studio Multi Purpose Room 2 Pottery Studio Lapidary Studio Pottery Studio Performing Arts Studio Fabric Arts Studio Lapidary Studio Atrium
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Red Zone (Cultural Centre) Imagination Stations 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Flying Fish, Face Painting & Balloon Twisting Special Event: Wonderland Circus (pre-registration required) Creativity Classes (pre-registration required)
9–12 years 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 1:45–3:45 p.m. 2:45–3:45 p.m. 1:30–3:00 p.m.
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Purple Zone (Minoru Arenas) Imagination Station 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mosaic Stones Skating 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (skate rental not included)
GRANVILLE AVE. Orange Zone (Brighouse Library) Imagination Stations 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wizard Hats, Fantasy Maps: Family Drawing Table, Wands and Crowns, Face Painting, Balloon Twisting & Parent Lounge Special Event: Meet The Wiz, Lee Edward FÖdi (pre-registration required)
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Yellow Zone (Minoru Place Activity Centre) Imagination Stations 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Box City, Face Painting & Balloon Twisting Imagination Stage Performances 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Magic 2 Go 12:00 Noon & 3:00 p.m. Tickle Me Pickle Creativity Classes (pre-registration required) Blue Zone (Minoru Aquatic Centre) Imagination Stations 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Family Photo Booth & Graffiti Walls Swimming 1:00 – 8:30 p.m. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Richmond Food Bank. Parking also available at City Hall Parking is limited. Please consider other forms of transportation. The Richmond Cultural Centre is located a short walk from the Brighouse Canada Line Station and is on the C94, 410, 403 and 404 bus routes.
Creativity Classes and Special Events fill up quickly. Be sure to register in advance at richmond.ca/register or 604 276-4300.
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If your favourite class or event is sold out, there are still plenty of opportunities for hands-on artistic fun with the on-site purchase of a festival wristband admission ($5/child, $2/adult, cash only). Don’t forget to bring your skates and swimsuits! Skating at Minoru Arenas (12:00-3:00 p.m., skate rental not included) and swimming at the Minoru Aquatic Centre (1:00-8:30 p.m.) are included with your wristband *except Animation ($30) and Masks: Spirit of Me ($15) admission.
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ART&LIFE WINE FESTIVAL
Plenty to eat, drink and savour For those of us who are or taste. And the global focus passionate about wine, in two is on 118 sparkling wines, SipsHappen weeks time the Vancouver from French Champagnes International Wine Festival to Spanish Cavas to Italian Eric Hanson flows for its 36th season. Proseccos, as well as other Running from Feb. 24 through tasty bubblies. March 2 at the Vancouver Why is the Vancouver Wine Convention, there are eight days and nights Festival one of the biggest and best in North of wine, women, men, song, and lots of America? Richmond resident and wine food. Plus, there are more than 1,000 wines expert, Richard Carras, claims it’s because from five continents, 14 countries, and 178 of another Richmond native, the late John wineries. Levine. Oh, my! Back in 1979, Levine suggested the Billed as Canada’s premier wine show, the Vancouver Playhouse organize a wine festival is one of the biggest and oldest wine festival as a fundraiser. And he insisted events in the world and it’s right here — that a supplier from the winery, either a well, just a bridge away. It offers something winemaker or the owner or someone with for every level of wine drinker, collector and a senior position at the winery, must be trade professional. present at the International Tasting Room. There is a smorgasbord of special events “When you are walking around the tasting including wine seminars, a gala auction room, you are getting the real deal. They for Bard on the Beach, and food and wine are showing off their best wines and they’ve dinners, lunches, and brunches. But the got to have their best people at the table. heart of the festival is the International The ability to learn and taste at that show is Festival Tasting Room, open Thursday, really profound, it’s amazing,” Carras says Friday, and Saturday evenings, and for the Carras recommends taking two glasses so first time, Saturday afternoon. that you don’t spend so long in lineups and This year, France is in the spotlight. you can compare the different wines. Expect to be exposed to more French wines, see TASTE › page 20 wineries, and events than you can imagine
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All the meals are served with Italian grissini, iconic long and crunchy lightly-salted breadsticks. Don’t be afraid to ask your server for more as you cleanse your palate while tasting one of a variety of wines served by the glass or bottle. Paesano’s wine cellar has a wide selection of Italian white and red wines, but includes some local favourites as well. If you are not looking to warm your bones, the home-made Sangria is popular and available year round. If you don’t drink wine, don’t be afraid to order a lemon San Pellegrino, the Italian brand of mineral water. It’s a perfect complement to the rich sauces of some of the pasta dishes. Satinder’s time-honoured recipes for marinara, putanesca and paradiso are also big hits with the regulars.
he restaurant business since he was a teenager. He was trained to prepare authentic Italian cuisine at Peppi’s, a West Vancouver favourite run by a Naples family. “All the sauces and dishes, they’re all fresh and from my heart, there’s nothing artificial,” says Satinder.
Of course, this being an Italian restaurant the portion sizes are sufficient to more than satisfy. The late great Luciano Pavarotti would certainly approve. Special diets are not a problem - gluten free, vegan, dairy free can easily be accommodated.
Need to escape the bone chilling winter temperatures? The Steveston Restaurant has a clean and modern Spend a warm and relaxing evening at Paesano’s appearance with Italian-motif artwork and delicate Restaurant. artistic touches throughout. Paesano’s menu matches Paesano’s is the perfect place to relax and embrace the appearance of the restaurant. Recommended your inner Italian. Located at Second and Bayview in dishes include the baked pastas - lasagna, manicotti the heart of Steveston - you immediately feel welcomed and cannelloni and Paesano’s is famously known for its into the intimate atmosphere. “People have been coming lamb shank Osso Buco. “The lamb is very tender, very back for 35 years. Of course now, they’re friends,” says tasty and it’s a big portion. It’s a very popular dish,” owner and Chef Satinder Jaswal. Satinder has been in says Satinder.
The restaurant’s outdoor seating area has been battened down for the winter. You will be happy to know that at the first signs of warm weather, Paesano’s opens its stunning south facing-balcony where you will truly feel under the Tuscan sun. Paesano’s is open daily from 11:30am, although not required, reservations are recommended.
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When dining out, it’s not always the case that we get to know who’s creating our meals in the kitchen. Lucky for patrons of Browns Socialhouse behind Coquitlam Town Centre, they get Executive Chef Jason Labahn for the next three months. Labahn has launched the latest feature sheet menu, using this location as a temporary test kitchen with Chef Steve Dacunha until the restaurant’s official test kitchen opens this March in Langley. Feature sheet dishes change frequently, as customer feedback is taken into account and both popular and new items appear on the menu, like kale, quinoa and chicken salad ($14.50), steak friets with blue cheese garlic butter ($19.50) and an Oreo cookie jar ($8). Yes, that means homemade whipped Oreo cheesecake in a jar. The space here is a sight to see, too, outfitted with a skull locker and custom Sicis mosaic floor. It’s all we need to know. 120-2950 Glen Dr., Coquitlam, 604-474-3255, www.brownsrestaurantgroup.com
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Behind the Mud Mask by Christine Laroche
Northern Quebec’s Manicouagan crater is roughly 215 million years old. Ironically, it can help us get a youthful-looking complexion.
Culinary arts students at Richmond Secondary recently got a visit from rancher Erika Strande to help make a connection to how beef is raised as part of the Behind the Beef seminars. The seminars, held around the province, are provided by the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation in partnership with Take a Bite of BC program and BC Cattlemen’s Association. Students get an opportunity to ask questions about what it’s like to work on a ranch, how beef is raised and address any concerns they might have about food safety regulations. Photo: submitted
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information. If while browsing the web, you’ve discovered that suddenly you’re seeing ads for the same product showing up on every second website you visit, you might want to take a look at Amazon if you have an account there and shop on its site. By default, Amazon tracks your searches on its site and injects ads based on those searches into your web browser. For example, if while on Amazon, you looked at a Sony camera, you’ll likely see Amazon ads for Sony cameras show up in other websites you visit. I find that incredibly invasive. It’s like going to Best Buy, looking at Sony cameras, and then having a Best Buy sales person follow
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If clearing out your closet or spending less money on clothes is part of your plan for 2014, then we suggest you check out Mine & Yours. Inspired by the trenddriven consignment stores in LA, this downtown boutique purchases or trades clothes with Vancouver’s most stylish shoppers. They describe it as a revolving community closet, filled with party dresses, casual wear, and killer shoes. We spotted a $40 Versace skirt, four pairs of Christian Louboutins at $300 per pair, and a Vince leather shift dress for $190. Expect to find brands like Yves Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton alongside Wilfred and Topshop. Items are priced to move quickly, and they pay cash instead of using a complicated and time consuming consignment system (which also means they tend to get the best stuff). Buying days are Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, so clear out your closet and exchange it for cash or trade it for something new, or as we like to say, new to you. Mine & Yours, 1060 Hornby St., Vancouver, 604-620-8885, www.mineandyours.com
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Pablo Neruda said “Mexico City is in the markets,” and on a recent weekend jaunt to this bustling capital, so were we. Stay Channel your inner Tyler Brulé (or pretend you’re a Mexican telecom tycoon) in the cool business district hotel, Hotel Distrito Capital from Grupo Habita (who also opened the Hotel Americano in Chelsea). The views are expansive - as are the rooms. We hired a driver here to take us to the markets on whirlwind tour. Hotel Distrito Capital Av. Juan Salvador Agraz 37 Santa Fe, 5255-5282-2199, www.hoteldistritocapital.com Explore Mercado Sonora is a vast network of connected markets where you can find just about anything if you are willing to enter the labyrinth. In the market for a peacock, a new fridge and a Day of the Dead costume? You’re in luck! We also found an entire stall of trendy enamel plateware for a fraction of what it costs at West Elm. Look for cobs of corn grilled over coals with chili and lime. Read the full Mexico www.vitamindaily.com
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Pity those successful car manufacturers whose efforts sometimes can undercut their own intentions. Case in point is Hyundai, who long ago shed its bargain basement persona and has built a reputation as a solid choice when it comes to getting behind the wheel of a value for money ride. Take their offerings in the compact and midsize categories — the Elantra (compact) and Sonata (midsize) — which from the exterior share plenty of sheet metal DNA that given quick glance as they flash by on the road would provide the average onlooker with a tough guess at identifying which was the bigger and pricier of the two. At about half the showroom sticker cost of its big brother, the Elantra has all the
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good looks of the heftier Sonata. And when optioned right, the slightly smaller interior space of the Elantra could be the only detriment for many potential buyers who prefer to keep a good few thousand dollars in their own pockets, but still want a stylish auto. Honda had a similar situation in past model years when a “dolled” up Civic was a stiff challenger to the venerable Accord. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, for Hyundai that “battle from within” may just get a little more heated as the South Korean builder is rolling out a revised version of the Elantra for 2014. The biggest change is the 2.0 litre power plant being dropped into Elantra’s engine bay which compliments the aggressively tweaked body design that is most noticeable along the belt line crease. The new engine produces 173 horses and a decent 154 foot pounds of torque — up from the 1.8 litre that put out 148 ponies and delivered 131 pound feet of torque. That’s a pretty sizeable difference when you goose the gas pedal and do the city stop light shuffle.
With some aggressive tweaks to its body and a bigger 2.0 litre engine, the 2014 Hyundai Elantra should provide some competition for its big brother, the Sonata. Photo: Submitted
Estimated zero to 100 km/h times are in the sub 10 second range. Helping that along is the addition of an electronic throttle control that is akin to the fly-by-wire concept in commercial airliners that replaces a conventional cable linkage in favour of quicker responding electronics. Hyundai says this more accurately controls air intake and engine torque, improving drivability, response and fuel economy. But with bigger engine displacement naturally comes higher consumption numbers. Hyundai estimates city-based
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o be a winner in the business world doesn’t always mean you need to be tough and hard-nosed. Being soft, squishy, and also sweet can work, too. That’s just what a Richmond-based natural dietary health, beverage and snack product manufacturer is doing. And it’s earned Herbaland Naturals Inc. some recognition as one of the finalists competing for the Best International Trade Award in the annual Small Business BC Awards Contest. Started in 2009 pretty much on the kitchen table of Musharaf Syed, Herbaland’s managing director, the firm has experienced dramatic sales growth over the past four years. In 2013, revenue was around $2.5 million, with projections to take it much higher as new international markets come on stream. Leading the way in products is Herbaland’s line of gummy bear supplements containing a range of vitamins aimed squarely at young consumers who often shy away from taking capsules or tablets. “What kid doesn’t like gummy candy,” Syed said, adding the bear-shaped doses come in three flavours — lemon, strawberry and orange. Today, the company employs 14 and ships
Musharaf Syed, managing director of Herbaland, displays some of the gummy bear health suuplments his company is exporting to markets around the world. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News vitamins, as well as skin care products, to more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. It’s the gummy bear line, which features supplements containing Omega 3, calcium, and multivitamins, that’s leading the way. Also pushing sales is the Canadian branding. Syed explained that Health Canada’s
regulated standards for supplement production is welcomed by foreign buyers. “Canada is seen overseas as a safe, clean and trusted supplier of these types of products,” Syed said, adding that while the ingredients for the supplements may come from sources around the globe — such as acai, an antioxidant-laden fruit from Brazil — the manufacturing process here is
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Lam Siu-Ngai (left) chairman of the Canada Chaoshan Business Association and Lenny Wong, honourable president of 18th Teochew International Convention (far right) present Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson (kilt) and Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie with red envelopes at a VIP reception at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Saturday. The gala was to celebrate Vancouver being selected as the host city of the 18th Convention of the TeoChew International Federation. The August 2015 convention will welcome 3,000 delegates at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Photo by Kim Stallknecht
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce is applauding the province for listening to the B.C. Chamber networks and amending a recycling regulation. The regulation targets packaging and printed paper (PPP) and is slated to go into force in May. The B.C. government announced that it will enshrine in regulation an exemption for any B.C. business that meets any of the following criteria: ! Annual revenues of less than $1 million; ! Less than 1 tonne of packaging and printed paper produced annually and/or; ! A single point of retail sale (and not supplied by or operated as part of a franchise, chain or under a banner.) That means that less than 3,000 businesses in the province will be captured by the regulation, out of more than 385,000. “This is a huge relief to our local business community,” said Craig Jones, executive director of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. “This change exempts the majority of our
deemed very reliable. To meet standards in the Middle East, Herbaland’s production facilities are Halal certified, plus the gummy bears are made using plant-based products rather than gelatine, making it a vegan product. “That way we can also sell into India which would be difficult since gelatine is made from cow products,” said Syed, who came to Canada in 2002 from Pakistan and worked in airport security for a number of years before starting up Herbaland. While the kids’ gummy line is growing, adult-focused products are also in the works and include a green coffee bean supplement which is currently popular for weight management. Aside from expanding market share and devising new products Herbaland keeps an eye on community involvement by supporting the Richmond Hospital Foundation, Red Cross and UNICEF. Also in the works is the Herbaland Dream School Foundation which draws five per cent of annual revenue to establish a school and library in a yet to be determined site somewhere in South Asia. “We didn’t want to be just all about money, and transferring a small portion of our revenue to a worthy cause was something important for us to do,” Syed said. The winners of the Small Business BC Awards Contest will be announced at a ceremony and business networking event Feb.27 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver.
Chamber lauds changes local businesses, including all of our mom and pop shops, from new costs and red tape.” Jones noted that the Richmond Chamber supports the principle of extended producer responsibility (EPR), which aligns with B.C. business values, but cautioned that EPR programs need to be implemented carefully to avoid unintended consequences. “This exemption correctly balances environmental goals with business needs,” Jones said. “We applaud the B.C. government for responding to businesses’ concerns and limiting the scope of the program, appropriately, to B.C.’s largest PPP producers.” The Chamber network throughout B.C. raised the alarm about the regulation last summer after businesses across the province were contacted about coming new obligations and fees by Multi Material BC (MMBC), the agency charged with producing a stewardship plan under the regulation.
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Van Ostrand turns to coaching joining staff at Boston College
Two of the hottest teams in the Richmond Senior Boys Basketball League put on a show for a packed house on Wednesday night as the MacNeill Ravens capped a perfect regular season by rallying for 79-73 win over the surging McNair Marlins. The Ravens are currently ranked No. 5 in the province among 2A schools while the Marlins are No. 6 in the 3A rankings after winning the McMath Wildcat Invitational last weekend. The city championships begin Tuesday at Burnett secondary. Photo by Mark Booth/Richmond News
Jimmy Van Ostrand will begin the next chapter of his baseball career at Boston College University. The 29-year-old Richmond native has joined the Eagles coaching staff as a volunteer coach after seven years of playing in the minor league pro system and at the international level with Canada. “It is extremely important to me that we surround our players with high character people who can help them develop on the field and also into quality men off the field. I think Jimmy fits that mold and is a great fit with our staff,” said Boston College head coach Mike Gambino. “He is coming off a great playing career and comes to us with extensive experience that our boys will be able to draw from. He will be a huge asset to our program and we are extremely lucky and excited to have him join as staff.” Van Ostrand has been a member of the Canadian senior men’s national team since 2007. He played in the 2013 World Baseball
Classic, three Baseball World Cups, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2011 Pan American Games. The McMath secondary graduate played two seasons at California Polytechnic State University where he earned NCAA West Region Scholar-Athlete and first-team all-conference honors. He was selected in the eighth round by the Houston Astros of the 2006 MLB Draft and has spent the last eight seasons playing in the minor leagues, reaching the tripleA level. In the Washington Nationals organization last season, Van Ostrand played 21 games, tallying 21 hits in 71 at bats for the Syracuse Chiefs after being promoted from double-A. In 2011, he earned Houston Astros MiLB Organizational All-Star honors, recording a .306 batting average playing for the Corpus Christi Hooks. Van Ostrand earned his bachelors of science degree, majoring in kinesiology from Cal Poly in 2008.
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Richmond contingent back east for Elite Canada competition Richmond Gymnastics is well-represented on the provincial team competing at this weekend’s annual artistic Elite Canada meet in Gatineau, Que. Joshua Stuart (senior), Devy Dyson (senior), Brian Lau (junior), Nicolas Bourne (novice) and Chris Kaji (novice) are all part of the 40 member team. Leading the B.C. contingent is North Vancouver’s Scott Morgan. As the first major event of the year, Morgan wants to continue to build on his success of last fall at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium where he advanced to the floor finals. He says he
is are focused more on working on new routines at this early stage of the season than winning medals. “It was difficult going from such a high at Worlds to getting back into the gym,” says Morgan. “You train so hard to peak for a competition like that and it’s tough to stay at that level but now I’m feeling stronger and more routine ready and fit.” Results from Elite Canada along with the Canadian championships in May, will count heavily in team selection for major upcoming international events this year, including the Commonwealth Games and Senior Pan American Championships.
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Jang named Player of the Week Yvonne Mikulcik heads towards the net during the Richmond Ravens 5-1 win over the North Shore Avalanche in Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey action. The defending B.C. Midget “A” champions own a 17-0-1 regular season record. Photo by Mark Booth/Richmond News
Ashley Jang has earned Pac West Player of the Week honours after an impressive weekend for the Langara Falcons badminton team. The fourth-year McNair graduate played a crucial role in helping the Falcons to a first place team finish on Saturday. She
went undefeated with a record 4-0. In the individual events on Sunday, Jang competed in both the Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles category and finished with exceptional results, including a personal best of the season, winning the Mixed Doubles competition.
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Andrew Leong General Manager Managing Broker 604.231.0209
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#203-5188 Westminster Hwy., Richmond, BC • 604.279.9822 • www.westmar.ca
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TIRE BLOW OUT SPECIAL!! ON SELECT TIRES
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JANUARY 31ST - FEBRUARY 28TH CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING TIRES: ON SELECT ALL SEASON & WINTER TIRES (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!)
2-ONLY P225/60R16 (13680W) 4-ONLY P215/65R16 (9767.01549) 4-ONLY P215/70R16 (9766.15059) 4-ONLY P215/70R15 (9766.29325) 4-0NLY P235/60R16 (9766.27551) 2-0NLY P235/60R16 (9775.16785) 2-0NLY P225/60R17 (9766.29697) 10-0NLY P235/55R17 (9773.154559900000) 3-0NLY P235/55R17 (9771.766599358) 8-0NLY P195/65R15 (9773.15486140000)
NEXEN WINGUARD WINTER REG. $125.00 NOW!! $50.00 EACH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW A/S REG. $125.00 NOW!! $50.00 EACH MICHELIN HYDROEDGE A/S REG. $189.61 NOW!! $95.00 EACH MICHELIN HARMONY A/S REG. $178.93 NOW!! $85.00 EACH MICHELIN X-ICE XI2 WINTER REG. $235.39 NOW!! $150.00 EACH B.F.G. TRACTION T/A A/S REG. $174.49 N0W!! $80.00 EACH MICHELIN HYDROEDGE A/S REG. $222.54 N0W!! $140.00 EACH GENERAL ALTIMAX ARCTIC WINTER REG. $182.35 NOW!! $135.00 EACH GOODYEAR ULTRA GRIP WINTER REG. $158.54 NOW!! $75.00 EACH GENERAL ALTIMAX ARCTIC WINTER REG. $115.48 NOW!! $85.00 EACH