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High-end housing fears ‘unfounded’ Richmond realtors feel local market will be largely unfazed by investor class cut Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

Richmond’s real estate market is unlikely to feel the full effect of the federal government’s sudden axing of the immigrant investor program.

That’s the view of some of the city’s prominent realtors in the wake of the government’s decision to shut the door on the 28-year program, which allowed wealthy overseas residents with a willingness to invest in Canada a shortcut to permanent residency.

Many of those investor immigrants — B.C. received 2,622 investor immigrants in 2012, compared to 5,867 in 2008 — enter the high-end real estate market when they arrive in the country.

And there are fears of significantly fewer potential buyers for the monster homes that have sprung up in Richmond and Vancouver.

However, some local realtors see their colleagues across the bridges in Vancouver being more acutely affected by the change than Richmond.

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“I think it’s only going to affect a very specific part of the market,” said realtor Steve Latham, who once acted as a guide for a bus-load of Asian property investors on a tour of Richmond and Vancouver homes valued between $2.5 million and $3 million.

“And I think it’s going to affect Vancouver more than Richmond, mainly because Vancouver has maybe about ten times the amount of properties in the price range that these people are looking for.

“We don’t have too many homes

going for more than two or three million dollars and the vast majority of new immigrants in our market have already gone through all the (immigration) channels and are looking at houses in the $500,000 to $800,000 bracket.”

Another Richmond realtor, Patti Martin, was also suspect about the impact on the local market with the change to the program which, some experts claim, used to especially bolster the Vancouver housing market with money from wealthy Chinese investors.

Monster homes such as this $6 million priced property are rare in Richmond, which, according to local realtors, equates to a minimal impact from a forecasted drop in wealthy investors immigrating to B.C.

Martin said there might a shortlived effect on the local market — something she’s witnessed many times in the past.

“Things happen, such as the investor program being closed, that create a public perception of the market and that perception can have an effect for a short time,” said Martin.

“But once things settle down, which I think they will, you will find that reality kicks in. ! Full story at www.richmond-news. com

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Crime going down in Richmond Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

Crime data from 2013 released by Richmond RCMP shows a decrease in overall criminal reports and an increase in police volunteering compared to 2012.

Overall criminal offenses, excluding traffic criminal code offenses, went

down seven per cent.

The most significant decreases occurred in thefts and thefts from motor vehicles, which could have a correlation to an increase in police volunteers handing out notices to vehicles that are vulnerable to theft, such as those that are left unlocked or with valuables in plain sight.

In 2013 there were 1836 reported

thefts from vehicles while in 2012 there were 2259, a 19 per cent decrease. Meanwhile police volunteers working with ICBC issued 26,393 notices to vulnerable vehicles while in 2012 they issued 17,998.

Auxiliary constable volunteer hours increased from 6921 in 2012 to 8199 in 2013.

Vehicle thefts also went down in

2013 with just 233 compared to 319 the year before. Theft went down 14 per cent as well.

Violent crimes showed a mix of positive and negative outcomes. While robberies went down from 119 to 88, sexual offenses went up from 43 to 53.

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Homicide home up for sale Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

The home in front of which Richmond’s first

homicide of 2014 took place is now up for sale, but police are piecing together clues as to who killed 23 year-old Johannes Foo and why.

The home at 8431 Steveston Highway has yet to be listed on the website of realtor Winnie Lam, whose name appears on the sales sign in front of the driveway, where the former Kwantlen Polytechnic University student died as a result of foul play.

When the News called Lam’s office to inquire about the property, an associate of hers was not aware of the Jan. 14 homicide. Another associate, who appeared to be assessing the home on location, also said he was not aware of the incident. He

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“We don’t believe this was an innocent individual or innocent bystander. What we are trying to establish is what was the exact reason for this encounter to occur and what circumstances led to this event to occur,” said MacIntosh.

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Meanwhile Ashton said the RCMP’s main public safety priority in 2014 will be to reduce pedestrian-related traffic accidents.

“We had a bad year last year. It’s probably our biggest initiative as far as crime and safety prevention goes,” said Ashton, who noted there were 108 pedestrian-related traffic accidents in 2013, including four fatalities.

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School aims to colour message beyond Pink Shirt Day Graeme Wood

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While McMath Secondary school gets set to host anti-bullying events next week as part of Pink Shirt Day on Feb. 26, leadership students are hoping the messages they spread don’t fall on deaf ears after all the hype and hoopla ends.

As one walks through the school, pink anti-bullying posters and slogans are front and centre, however, leadership teacher DiAnne Simonson, who teaches Grade 10-12 students, has taken the anti-bullying messages to another level by involving community members to work with students year-round to raise awareness against bullying both online and in the hallways.

“We’re doing this all year. I wanted to take away the focus that anti-bullying awareness was just about one day or one week. We are trying to tackle this 365 days a year,” said Simonson.

For the last few years, Simonson’s classes have led the school’s Pink Shirt Day events.

And while there was a lot of focus on the specific day, the message waned by the end of the year.

“I feel now it has taken off, and we are really addressing bullying,” said Simonson, who

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Students at McMath Secondary school are getting the community involved in hopes of raising anti-bullying awareness all year long. (Left to right) Leadership teacher DiAnne Simonson, Julia Olsen, Stephanie Mui, Anika Domanski, Dru Spottiswood, Jeremy Read and Jason Chow. Photo

by Graeme Wood/Richmond News expects about 800 students, or 75 per cent of the student body, to wear a pink shirt on Pink Shirt Day. On Monday, several McMath students attended a Richmond Board of Education meeting to address trustees on their events and projects.

Julia Olsen was one of those students.

“I thought it would be good to let the school board know we are not only making it a week long event but that we will also follow up on what we do,” said Olsen.

Leadership student Anika Domanski says online bullying remains a problem.

“Online, I think kids are trying to be funny.

Either way, bullying online or in person, is

bad,” said Domanski.

One particularly interesting event the leadership students have worked on is an acoustic music routine using plastic cups, whereby the students pass cups to one another in a circle while creating a rhythmic beat. The routine symbolizes people working together and was performed at the school board meeting.

Simonson and her students are partnering with guest speakers from Chimo Community Services and Richmond Addiction Services to address bullying and digital hardware addiction.

“Admittedly, it’s hard to stay on top of everything the students do. These are such fantastic tools — cell phones and tablets — but there are a lot of pitfalls too and a lot of worry. There are bullies and predators out there,” said Simonson.

Richmond RCMP will also speak to students next week about protecting online identities, well as ways to combat online bullying. The new event, called Richmond Delete Day 2014, will provide students with information on how to set privacy settings on social media sites as well as how to delete content such as photos. Police will also tell students to delete people they don’t know or with whom they are no longer friends.

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Budget has a few serious blanks

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here are some things to like in the provincial Liberal’s new budget, unveiled Tuesday. Getting back to a balanced budget is always positive, and allows the province more freedom in the future.

However, there are things missing that raise questions.

Where is LNG? If you could generate energy by saying “liquified natural gas” over and over and over again, the Liberals could create enough energy to light our houses for a hundred years.

But the only LNG money in the budget is $29 million

of spending to encourage investment. We know LNG is a long-term goal, with payoffs years away. But if so, please, can we hear a little less about its wonders?

There’s more money for health care, but no major reforms.

Education is the real missing piece in the budget. There is some money for post-secondary programs, and cash to build new schools – but nothing about new teachers for grades K-12.

Or about the still-ongoing fight between the teachers unions and the province over class sizes.

The province has lost in court twice, and appears to be trying

to prove the adage “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again.”

It’s been pointed out that giving in to the teachers and increasing staff numbers would boost the budget by about one per cent per year. That would put around 3,000 extra teachers in schools.

Much like funding LNG, it seems to us that spending money now on better education might somehow pay off in the long run.

We don’t suggest going back into deficit — phasing things in is the way to go. But if we have the freedom of a better financial future, now’s the time to invest in the next generation.

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The Caproni CA-60 Noviplano ast month I went through a metal was a 1921 attempt to crossbreed detector, took off my PainfulTruth a houseboat and a triplane. It shoes, and had everything I featured three sets of triple wings Matthew was carrying X-rayed. attached to what looked a giant Claxton Then I sat in a steel tube shoebox with windows. It flew for a couple of hours and was – sort of. The pilot survived the flung through the skies, thanks to a controlled wreck, anyway.

Other experiments were more successful, explosion of jet fuel.

Of note is the fact that I took off and landed and by the late 1920s, there were several on a concrete runway. History might have airfleets using a wide variety of flying boats. turned out very different for aviation, if the One of the early large passenger flying boats Second World War hadn’t intervened. was the Dornier Do.X, which flew in 1926 The dominant type of passenger airplane and even made an around-the-world trip in the 1920s and 1930s was the flying boat. before taking up service with the (pre-Nazi Almost all of the early sizeable aircraft for era) Lufthansa. It was massive for its age, with both long-range passengers and mail delivery three decks, sleeping quarters, a smoking deck, were built to land on and take off from the and a bar. water.

This was the era when the main method of Why? Economics. The world already had long-distance travel was the steamship, and plenty of harbours, but very few runways. A aircraft – both planes and airships – tried to flying boat service could be set up far more compete with them on luxury. It didn’t hurt cheaply than a land-based aircraft service. that the tickets were so expensive only the rich Not all the early experiments were successes. could afford long trips, anyway.

Various other Dorniers and Sikorskys were developed through the late 1920s and early 1930s, and Short Brothers of the United Kingdom also got into the game. The Martin M-130 was built for Pan Am in 1935 and inaugurated the era of the China Clipper, linking San Francisco to Asia.

The last truly massive flying boat ever made for commercial use was the Saunders-Roe Princess.

It may have been named for a dainty figure out of fairy tales, but in practice, it strongly resembled a blue whale with wings:elegant and graceful, perhaps, but not in the same way as a Disney cartoon heroine.

The Princess was built in 1952, and never carried passengers. All three prototypes rusted away in hangars.

Why let an efficient mode of air travel pass away? As with many other things, blame the Nazis.

Even before the war, there had been landbased aircraft, of course. But the cost of building an airport with paved runways near

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After the war, the many wartime cargo planes were available cheap, and the runways were already there.

Mail delivery and small-scale passenger service switched rapidly to land-based planes, with flying boats only hanging on in the developing world for a few more years.

Eventually, no matter what, flying boats would have lost ground. Too many destinations are inland, and convenience would have won out.

But the war warped that history, changed it faster than mere economics would have.

Without the war, flying boats might have hung on for another decade or two, or perhaps might still have their elegant niche.

Matthew Claxton is a reporter at the Langley Advance.

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Harnessing students’ energy, creativity Teachers inspire student projects as part of school district’s Education Week celebrations

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Next week, the Richmond School District will host a number of events as part of Education Week. It’s billed as a celebration of public education and involves thousands of students showing off their skills and knowledge At Henry Anderson Elementary school is where you will find Grade 7 teacher Glyn Davies, who passes his passion for teaching down to his students.

Davies says his students have taken learning to a whole other level.

“They don’t just learn. They create,” explained Davies, a 35 year veteran educator, who won a teaching award and class scholarship last year for his science initiatives.

This year he’s doing it again.

Davies has harnessed his students’ energy to create the Underwater Paradise display, which can be viewed all week at Aberdeen Centre.

Students have spent countless hours building the display as well as papier mache animal models. But the most important part of the display is the interaction the students will have with the public as Davies has instructed the students to teach others about the animals they have studied.

Teaching the public “It creates a different dynamic in their learning because they realize it’s not just their parents or teachers who are interested in them, it’s the public,” said Davies.

To build their display, the science class has employed numerous members of the

Hugh Boyd secondary students get to grips with raw pasta as part of a Skills BC competition held during Education Week. Photo submitted community, from employees at Home Depot to secondary school shop teachers to other scientists. Davies even tasked a former student, now a radio broadcaster, to give students a lesson on public speaking.

“The children have limitless potential,” said Davies. He said procuring help from the community is important as there are always budgetary constraints.

“There is never enough. In my whole career, there has never been enough money to do some of the things we want to do, but by involving members of the community, parents and friends and the dollar store we make it happen,” quipped Davies.

Because Education Week is a celebration of public education the News asked Davies how Underwater Paradise relates to such a theme.

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biggest difference is we have kids of all levels and all different needs. We have lots of kids who’ve just come to Canada and they’re 100 per cent engaged — learning, designing, teaching — I think that’s one thing that’s special about the public system,” explained Davies.

Davies noted that the science project is partly a result of more flexibility when it comes to curriculum and government mandated learning outcomes.

“This new curriculum that is coming out is enabling teachers to be more free. There are less outcomes. The ministry has reduced the number of items and let the children progress in areas that they are interested in,” said Davies.

An example of this flexibility is how student Sharon Tu took on studying coral for the project. Davies said she understands more about coral species than he could have imagined.

Another example is how students designed a website to document the project. Initially, Davies told them they couldn’t do it in class, but the students took the initiative and did it anyway in their spare time. Now it’s an integral part of the project.

Skills training Not far down the road from Anderson is the transportation technology shop class of Phil Read at MacNeill Secondary school where students have been busy building an electric vehicle, which will also be displayed at Aberdeen next week.

The project has students designing and constructing the vehicle from scratch. The long flat aluminium sheets cover a steel frame

body welded by students and a solar panel on the back of the vehicle provides enough power to the battery to run approximately 12 km.

The project is but a mere example of Read’s students applying themselves in the skilled trades, something the school district has been heavily promoting over the past few years.

Read said a class like his is a logical answer to the government’s growing need for skilled labourers.

“It only seems like common sense that there should be more investment in skills training at this level because lots of kids make career choices at this age. Students need to have an avenue to contribute and for a lot of kids this may be their only avenue,” said Read.

One of the largest exhibits for Education Week will be Science Jam, a cluster of science projects from various elementary schools in the district. The public will be able to view students’ hypothesis and have the conclusions explained orally. Some of the projects on display at Aberdeen will be interactive.

Students at Hugh Boyd Secondary school will lead the charge at the Skills BC regional competition at Aberdeen, whereby over 100 students from the district will compete in various contests. While there is a public speaking competition, many of the contests relate to applied physics skills such as a gravity car race and a spaghetti bridge. Winners move on to the provincial championships where they have a chance to then move on to the prestigious Skills Canada competition this summer in Toronto.

“These competitions allow students not only to apply their knowledge but also to build their team working and communications skills,” said Boyd science teacher Douglas Park. see ARTS › page 11

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Cutback cloud looms Public system still ‘fantastic’ “It’s a very confusing time and we’re still going through the process. …We’re carrying on as if things are status quo. And we’re really hopeful things will be status quo and we will As the Richmond School District gets set to be advocating for that,” said Sargent. celebrate the work of teachers, administrators While she could not give any specific and students in the public education system, numbers, other school districts in Metro a dark cloud looms over its schools.

Vancouver filed affidavits showing they Already facing future budget restraints would need to hire hundreds of teachers, — such as increases to support staff costing them tens of millions of dollars. wages, health benefit payments and utility Sargent said the same would be true in rates not to mention lowering enrolment Richmond in order to reduce class sizes to — school districts across the province, 2002 levels. Aside from the costs of additional including Richmond, must now deal with teachers’ wages, it would mean more an unprecedented court decision that could classrooms being used, which could affect have even greater ramifications on next year’s programs that lease space in the schools. It budget. could also mean more building costs.

“The court ruling is looming over all of Sargent said the problems the district are us. This is very substantial. We just hope having with government funding is nothing that whatever happens education is fully new. funded,” said “I would say it’s been a Donna Sargent, We are already at our limit. difficult time in ensuring chair of the We can’t make any more cuts. that appropriate funding Richmond Board stays in education.

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The board has been The B.C. advocating for 12 years Supreme Court ruled late last month that the — since I’ve been a trustee — and it’s been government had enacted unconstitutional of continual importance. I think we’ve been legislation dating back to 2002 that removed underfunded for a very long time,” she said. class-size limits and class composition Sargent noted that despite all the problems from the collective bargaining process with going on at the moment, it is important for the BC Teachers Federation. In the same parents to recognize the strides the district ruling, Justice Susan Griffin found that the has made. government tried to incite a strike by the “The current state of public education in BCTF. Richmond is pretty fantastic. The graduation As such, Griffin ordered the government rate is the third highest in the province. Is it to reenact class size limits as well as everything it could be? No. But we continue several stipulations on class composition, as a board to advocate for the services we particularly the number of special-needs need,” said Sargent students per class. Also, the teachers Al Klassen, president of the Richmond have regained the right to negotiate such Teachers Association, said just as much. conditions province-wide.

“The state of education as it relates Education Minister Peter Fassbender told to outcomes is that the system is still an excellent system; and that’s somewhat media last week that the ruling could cost $1 surprising when you see the toll on the billion to implement.

Richmond’s school district has some of the system over the last decade,” said Klassen.

Exacerbating the problems is an apparent highest class sizes in the province and about failure in communication between the 60 per cent of students do not speak English government and the district and teachers. as their primary language at home.

This was evidenced, said Klassen, when Meanwhile the provincial government is Fassbender emailed teachers across the presently appealing the decision and asking province directly without consulting with for a suspension of Griffin’s orders until the districts, who are their employers. Fassbender appeal is heard. was trying to defend his government’s During this process, Sargent and other stance on the court case. Klassen said much school board trustees are tasked to draft a of the information was wrong and Sargent budget for the next school year. felt he blamed school trustees for the 2002 “We are already at our limit. We cannot legislation (school trustees opposed a make any more cuts,” said Sargent. province wide class limit).

“The court ruling is the number one “It’s disrespectful. We are co-governors,” issue. It’s so all encompassing and it really said Sargent. overshadows everything we are doing. It’s Klassen believes Fassbender has lost substantial. …We need both the government authority to manage the ministry and has and teachers to get to the negotiating table,” tainted him as someone who can find a she said. middle ground.

Sargent hopes there are no changes to the Still, both Sargent and Klassen hope the current budget as the two sides battle one government and BCTF can reach a deal. another in the courts.

Graeme Wood

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At Gateway Theatre on Feb. 25, student jazz musicians will show off their talents in the annual Richmond Jazz Night. Photo submitted

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At Gateway Theatre on Feb. 25 student jazz musicians will show off their talents in the annual Richmond Jazz Night.

“Music is a great way for people to interact and gather at one place to appreciate skills that individuals have,” said drummer Lucas Estabrook.

Meanwhile, also on Feb. 25 at Aberdeen, the Richmond Multicultural Community Services organization has helped a diverse group of students, including those with special needs, to perform a talent show.

The show will include spoken word poetry, singing, dancing, music and a short play on anti-bullying and selfempowerment.

Another important exhibit will be a display of aboriginal art, created by students, at the Richmond Public Library.

Last year the district reported an above average high school graduation rate (73 per cent) for aboriginal students, who have historically had much lower rates compared to the general student population as a result of systemic discrimination, according to aboriginal support teacher Monique Giard.

For her, art acts as a tool to communicate with students in order to delve into their complex history and understand the wrongs that were committed against First Nations people.

“When students learn about their history they don’t feel so isolated and begin to understand who they are. And once they know who they are, and they’re proud of it, they start feeling better about learning,” said Giard.

There are currently 250 aboriginal students in the district.

Other events during Education Week include an EcoWise display, rolling art boards and a robotics display.

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This is your last weekend to catch Art, a provocative, Tony-winning play about art, values and friendship, currently playing at the Gateway Theatre. Show time is 8 p.m., and the play runs 70 minutes with no intermission.

Richmond Jazz Night will be taking place Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Gateway Theatre as part of Education Week. The event is an opportunity for high school jazz programs to participate in a noncompetitive collaborative concert

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Dress For Success, a program that facilitates women’s re-entry into the work force, will be the topic of Holly Hames’ presentation at the next meeting of the CFUW Richmond group Monday Feb 27, 7:30 at the Richmond Nature Park. Holly will describe her story in relationship to the organization and is willing to accept clothing donations at the meeting. Come and join us!

The 3rd annual Dancing with the Richmond Stars happens Saturday March 1 at the Riverside Palace. This elegant evening of dinner and dance will feature six local celebrities who are competing to win the Judges Choice award. Money raised through this fundraiser will go to support the Richmond Hospice Association. For tickets go to richmondhospiceassociation.com or call 604-279-7140.

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Jennifer Le, who finished fourth in last year’s contest. Photo submitted The preliminary round auditions are now on to decide who will be performing in the semi-finals of this year’s Youth Talent Search 2014.

Hopefuls are being encouraged to submit their own videos of their special talent in a bid to get chosen to perform live at the semi-finals in Richmond this spring.

Richmond’s Jennifer Le, who finished fourth last year, said she loved being part of the competition, claiming the experience was a “stepping stone.”

“It was an honour to share the stage with such amazing and talented competitors,” said Le. “Being one of the winners has given me the chance to add to my dance resume and explore dance related opportunities.

“I’ve also been able to build connections with those who share the same interest in dance as me.”

The competition is open to kids aged 7 to 19 and is designed to give youth exposure and experience in a theatre environment.

Whether the talent is singing, dancing, playing an instrument or a variety act, it gives kids the chance to shine on stage in front of top industry judges should they make it to the finals to be held in September. This year’s top prize includes a headshot session, automatic signing with a film/TV agent, a role in a local production and a Youth Talent Search trophy.

The preliminary round is held exclusively through online video submission.

Those wishing to submit for this year’s competition can upload a video to YouTube and email the link with their name, phone number, age and hometown to YouthTalentSearchBC@ gmail.com. The deadline to submit is March 15.

One of the semi-finals will take place at the Richmond Cultural Centre on May 25.

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The Minoru Chapel Opera series is back this spring with three classical favorites performed by local professional companies.

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In his most recent visit, he complained of chronic on-off knee pain in both legs.

His right knee presented with hard swelling and significant pain upon palpation or walking down

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Wet-cupping is one method of cupping that is a type of controlled bloodletting by making multiple shallow pinpricks into the skin. indicate a syndrome known in traditional Chinese medicine as “blood stasis.” Simply put, this means that blood flow has become compromised and stagnant, which can cause sharp, fixed pains.

Similar to his previously effective treatments for back and shoulder pain, we again used wet cupping for his knee pains.

Cupping is a form of treatment thousands of years old that was used not only in ancient China, but also ancient Greece and Egypt.

“Wet” cupping is one method of cupping that is a type of controlled bloodletting by making multiple shallow pinpricks into the skin and then creating a vacuum of reduced oxygen with a cup over the skin.

This acts on tissue up to four inches within the body, drawing toxins and dead blood from deep within the body to the surface in order to relieve pain and vigorously stimulate the blood and lymphatic circulation.

I wet cupped two locations above the knee that correspond with two acupuncture points, SP10 and ST34, on the spleen and stomach meridians, and are used to move blood and relieve acute leg pain, respectively.

His blood flowed so slowly, however, that only seven ml would release.

It was very dark and frothy, like the froth you see when you pour root beer pop. The dark blood represents old blood

– blood that is filled with dead red blood cells or has a lot of fibrin in it.

Fibrin is a protein made by the body during the process of clot formations.

So if there is excess in the blood, this leads to thrombosis, or clotted vessels and tissues.

After advising him to drink at least two litres of healthy, warm fluids (such as warm lemon-water) a day to improve his blood flow, he returned a week later very happy to report that his pain was reduced by 50 per cent He was able to stand up without pain and walk down stairs with tolerable discomfort.

In the next two followup treatments, the gentleman came prepared by clearing his leg hair.

Blood flowed much more easily, but it was still dark and frothy.

Approximately 10 mL was cupped from each location, totalling 30 ml of clotted jelly-like blood extracted from both knees.

By the time he walked out of my office following his third knee treatment, he reported total ease in walking up and down stairs.

He described feeling like he had “new knees” and plans to return in six to eight months to continue health maintenance care.

Mee Lain Ling is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine with her clinic located in the Richmond Health Sciences Centre.

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Is it shallow to fall in love based initially just on good looks?

When it comes to interpersonal relationships, it’s probably unwise to let aesthetics guide your decision-making process.

But when it comes to the world of automobiles, it’s not such a bad thing, is it?

That would explain why there are so many Corvettes — of ranging vintage — still on the roads today and very few AMC Pacers.

But there is one car out there that will likely steal your heart based on the bend of its sheet metal alone, and thankfully has the right underpinnings to be a good match.

It’s the Mazda6 which was recently named the 2014 Canadian Car of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada.

In its third generation — the current body style was rolled out in 2012 — the latest “6” remains one of the slinkiest sedans on the market with its sculpted prow and high arching front fenders that steals some

The new Mazda6 was recently named 2014 Canadian Car of the Year. Photo submitted architectural elements from the Mazda RX-8.

With its rising belt line and upturned trunk deck, the Mazda6 looks surefooted and not gangly as its 190-inch length could suggest. This is a well balanced looking car, much in the same way Jaguars of the 1970s and 80s just sat well on the road — stationary.

Behind all the outward glamour, the Mazda6 has plenty of technical depth.

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Chinese Dreamliner flies in China’s largest airline flew into YVR on Wednesday to show off its new 787 Dreamliner, reputed to be one of the most luxurious of its kind.

The China Southern Airlines Dreamliner coasted down the tarmac after flying in from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to kick off its daily service to Vancouver.

“Since China Southern Airlines introduced our Guangzhou — Vancouver service, we have been expanding our presence with more flights on this important route,” said Wangeng Tan, president and CEO, China Southern Airlines.

“Our 787 Dreamliner provides an even better experience for our business travelers and indicates our confidence in growing Vancouver aviation marketplace.”

Since its first service to Vancouver in 2011, China Southern has continued to grow its operations, increasing initial service from three flights per week to a daily service.

“The introduction of the Dreamliner to China Southern’s daily service between

China Southern B787 Dreamliner receives a YVR water canon salute, left. Above, president and CEO of China Southern Tan Wang-Geng presented a model of the B787 to president and CEO of YVR Craig Richmond. Photos submitted Vancouver and Guangzhou route is a testament to the growing business traffic between British Columbia, Canada and China and validates our strategy to build Vancouver as a global Asia Pacific gateway,” Craig Richmond, president and CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority, said

in a press release.

“China Southern’s service connects British Columbia’s people, products and businesses with important trade and travel opportunities in China’s most populous province, Guangdong.”

China Southern’s new Dreamliner offers

Luxury YVR lounge oozes comfort, class A new premium lounge has opened in international departures at Vancouver Airport.

The Plaza Premium Lounge is the largest pay-per-use lounge facility in Canada and is designed

by Hong Kong designer Kinney Chan.

The lounge provides services such as comfortable seating, a private resting area (nap rooms), shower facilities with amenities and entertainment for guests.

Throughout the lounge, Wi-Fi is enabled with fully-equipped computer workstations.

One of the special features is a VIP room which is an exclusively separate area that can cater up to 17 guests.

“For today’s discerning passengers, their trip begins at the airport, and we know that our customers are going to appreciate the premium amenities offered by the beautifully updated Plaza Premium Lounge” said Tony Gugliotta, senior vice president of marketing and business development at Vancouver Airport Authority.

a luxurious first class cabin experience with 27-inch seating, a built-in 17-inch TV screen and the ability to convert into a fully-flat bed just shy of two metres long.

The first-class cabin complements the 24 business class and 200 economy class seats configured in the Dreamliner.

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Pot production edges closer Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

The new premium lounge at YVR’s international departures offers travellers the option to relax, unwind and even go for a nap. Photos submitted

A city council committee has unanimously approved a plan to give Richmond its first medical marijuana production facility.

Councillors on the planning committee waved through a rezoning bid by medical marijuana firm MediJean, based in Horseshoe Way, next to Richmond RCMP’s HQ. The move by MediJean, under the operating name of 1348 Productions Inc, to become a licensed Health Canada pharmaceutical production plant was approved Tuesday.

MediJean already operates a 25,000-square foot medical marijuana research facility at 11320 Horseshoe Way. The city placed severe restrictions on medical marijuana production facilities late last year.

The city wanted to get control over an expected rush by companies cashing in on a federal government decision to move medical marijuana production licensing away from homes and onto commercial enterprises.

Coun. Bill McNulty, the city’s planning committee chair, said he was very impressed by MediJean’s presentation at city hall on Tuesday.

“Their security is unbelievable and I’ve every confidence in the way they’re proposing to do business,” said McNulty, adding that, despite speculation that there are a number of other similar applications in the pipeline, he understands MediJean is the only medical marijuana company dealing with the city.

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Nanotips makes gloves touch-screen friendly Boyd Reynolds

Special to the News

It is a blisteringly cold and rainy winter day. Bundled from head to toe, we brave the outdoor elements. Suddenly, our smart phone rings. We want to answer it, but that would mean exposing our toasty warm fingers to the frigged elements.

Unfortunately, we need our fingertips to answer our touch screen phone. It’s an annoying experience — until now.

Richmond startup business owner Tony Yu has invented a unique solution called Nanotips to combat this nuisance. Nanotips is a conductive polyamide liquid that “can turn any type of glove into a touch screen glove.” Using nanotechnology, the solution replicates the touch of human skin when applied to the fingertips of a glove.

Lu first came up with the idea for Nanotips while riding his motorcycle. After pulling over, he became frustrated with having to take off his glove to use his smart phone.

This led to a great deal of investigation into what options there were for someone who wanted to keep their glove on while using a touch screen device. He found his

choices were to either purchase expensive touch screen gloves, or go for a cheaper, ugly and, possibly damaging, alternative. What he wanted to do was make the gloves he already had touch screen compatible.

Solution replicates the touch of human skin .

- Tony Lu In a fine example of necessity being the mother of invention, Nanotips was born.

Nanotips is a quick-drying liquid that is placed directly onto the fingertips of any glove. It’s similar to applying nail polish.

It has been tested to last in any situation.

Today, there are two types: Nanotips Blue and Nanotips Black.

“They are entirely different solutions but the end function is the same,” said Lu. Nanotips Blue is specifically for fabrics, as the liquid “soaks into fabric material and creates the bridge between your finger and the surface of the glove.”

As for Nanotips Black, it is made for

A Richmond-based company has come up with an solution for people wearing gloves who need to use touchscreen devices. leathers, rubbers and thicker materials.

It works by applying a coating of carbon

nanotubes on the surface of the material.

These nanotubes form a skin like layer on the glove material, tricking the capcative touchscreen device to think it’s a finger.

Right now, Nanotips is in preproduction.

The company has begun a kickstarter campaign, which ends Feb. 25. This is where customers can preorder the product. So far, Nanotips has over $65,000 pledged. After the campaign, Nanotips will be available via its website and in several nation-wide retail stores.

While the biggest market is during the cold weather months, Lu believes there are more opportunities for growth.

“There are many prosthetics on the market that don’t have the capability to use touch screen devices.”

His goal is to one day have a liquid which will address this need, as a touch screen world is quickly becoming everyone’s future.

Further, Nanotips may be featured one day on CBC’s Dragon’s Den, with their second audition with the show this weekend.

For more information on Nanotips and its kickstarter campaign, go to www. kickstarter.com and search Nanotips.

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It was double the celebration for the McMath Wildcats last week as their senior (above) and junior (right) girls basketball teams captured Richmond championships. It was especially sweet for the Partridge and Reid families who have daughters on both teams. The Junior Wildcats will be among the favourites at the upcoming provincial championships.

KIDSPORT RICHMOND

Champions dinner to assist Richmond kids

KidSport Richmond is excited to be hosting the inaugural Creating Community Champions Fundraising Dinner on March 6 at the Hilton Vancouver Airport.

The evening is expected to raise $30,000, which will provide grants to over 120 Richmond kids so they can participate in a season of sport. It will bring together Richmond’s business and sport community along with local sport heroes in celebration of sport and community investment.

The event includes dinner, wine, a keynote speaker, silent and live auctions and more. It will be emceed by long time KidSport supporter and CTV sports anchor Perry Solkowski. The keynote speaker is Richmond native Angus Reid — a 13-year veteran of the BC Lions.

As a unique twist, local sport heroes will be hosting

select tables and sharing stories from their athletic career with their guests. These Community Champions include: Alexa Loo (snowboarding),Arjan Bhullar (wrestling), Bobby Singh (football), Brent Johnson (football), Darcy Marquardt (rowing), Davis Sanchez (football), Geroy Simon (football), Pasha Bains (basketball), Richard Hortness (swimming), Shaun Gore (football) and Reid.

“Sport has given me the chance to challenge myself to be the best I can be, I learned the value of hard work, teamwork, resilience and community involvement. With Kidsport Richmond, I can help ensure that all kids in Richmond get the chance to participate in sport and reap the benefits of being involved in sport,” said Loo a twotime Olympian and Richmond KidSport volunteer.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Hilton

Vancouver Airport Hotel, all ticket proceeds will go directly to support Richmond kids to participate in sport.

KidSport helps remove the financial barriers that prevent children from playing organized sports, something we feel is important, not only to the community, but to the individual child’s health and self-confidence. The organization expects an excellent turnout and looks forward to hosting this event on an annual basis.

Tickets start at $150 – which is the current grant for a season of sport for a child. Tables of 10 start at $1400. All tickets can be purchased through EventBrite.ca (search keywords ‘KidSport Richmond’). To donate silent or live auction items or for sponsorship opportunities or more information, please contact KidSportRichmond@gmail. com.

Richmond athletes on a mission at B.C. Winter Games While the Winter Olympic Games wind down in Sochi this weekend, future Olympians will be on display in Mission.

The Fraser Valley community is hosting the B.C. Winter Games and Richmond will be well-represented in a variety of sports.

This is the first time Mission has hosted a B.C. Games competition and the community will rally over 2,500 volunteers in order to host up to 2,220 athletes, coaches and officials from across the province.

Richmond athletes participating include: Archery: Kristina Shramko.

Badminton: Christie Chong, Annie Chow, Nicolo Cruz, Nathaniel Franco, Stephenie Ho, Kevin Hu, Jonah Lee, Jessia Yuen.

Basketball (Special Olympics): Nicky Chow, Kris Cohen, Brayden Pawer, Leanne Kelly, Balraj Partridge.

Curling: Brayden Carpenter.

Diving: Emma Brooks, Morgan Flynn.

Richmond’s Connaught Skating Club will be well-represented at this weekend’s B.C. Winter Games in Mission. All qualified at the recent B.C./Yukon Sections. Photo by Mark Booth

Figure Skating: Rachel Demello, Wilson Leung, Claudia Manhanko Tang, Made Sheung, Caitlin Tai, Basil Wang, Phoebe Yan, Mary Jo Un, Martin Yushko.

Gymnastics: Sierra Chang, Rachel Pham.

Hockey: Kirsten Abo, Jenna Ehling, Mahara Gibson-Zeinoun, Hannah Green, Kyra Kuramoto, Karina Lannard, Montana Lewis, Hannah Shihundu, Ghini Marie Sy, Courtney Vorster, Nicole Wong.

Judo: Ranger Lee, Emmett Mark, Ario Nishmura, Brandon Toy. Karate: Thomas Huen.

Ringette: Maggie Campbell, Tianna Martin, Cameron Sihoe, Tayah Takasaki, Hailey Takasaki.

Skiing (Alpine): Jenny Ding, Dawson Yates.

Skiing (Cross-Country): Connor Dimmick.

Speed Skating: Taylor Rebiffe, Mike Shi, Gabrielle Sorensen.

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WHO WAS THAT MASKED WOMAN?

by Sarah Bancroft

Panther Cheer Athletics’ Youth Level 3 team celebrates its big win at the Best of the Northwest National Championships.

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Historic win for Panther Athletics

Panther Cheer Athletics (PCA) has achieved another first Last weekend, their first ever Youth Level 3 team (athletes 11 & under) competed at the Best of the Northwest National Championships and came home with the title, a banner and national champion jackets.

Many of these girls have been a part of Panthers for over five years. Two of them started when they were just three and are now 12. This group is showing that the future is very bright at PCA. Having a youth team at this level is very rare and in fact this is only the second ever team from B.C. formed at this calibre.

The team’s nickname is the “Ninjas”

and they demonstrated their dedication, commitment, passion and hard work is paying off.

They used this competition as a chance to get scored and get valuable feedback from certified USASF judges before they head down to Anaheim in March for one of the most prestigious competitions — the USA (United Spirt Association) National Championships. It is there that they hope to find more competition of their level and truly see how they match up.

Their coaches and parents are so proud of their great scores (a 92.5 percent perfection score for the two days) and the team is ready to get back in the gym and make some tweaks to get their scores even higher.

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The Vancouver-based designer is striking out on her own with a collection of marled merino knits for right now, and frocks printed with exultant purple sunflowers for summer.

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Micro (breweries, distilleries, roasteries) is all the rage these days.

Enter Gastown’s Timbertrain Coffee Roasters, opened by three buddies with a passion for strong brews. This spot is all about top quality coffee served in an uber-modern, railwayinspired locale.

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bchonda.com #Limited time lease offer based on a new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX. *2.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $87.64. Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $11,393.20. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. ΩLimited time lease offer based on a new 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. ¥1.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $139.44 with a dealer contribution of $70.00. Downpayment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $18,127.20. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. £Limited time lease offer based on a new 2014 Odyssey LX model RL5H2EE. €3.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $185.30. Downpayment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $24,089.00. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. **MSRP is $17,185 / $27,685 / $31,685 including freight and PDI of $1,495 / $1,695 / $1,695 based on a new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX / 2014 CR-V LX model RM3H3EES / 2014 Odyssey LX model RL5H2EE. PPSA, license, insurance, taxes, and other dealer charges are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. ¥/£/€/Ω/#/* Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent's fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery. #/*/Ω/€/¥/£/** Offers valid from February 1st through 28th, 2014 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.