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Graffiti culprit defaces cenotaph Philip Raphael

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Richmond RCMP are still on the hunt for those responsible for spraying graffiti on the cenotaph outside city hall, as well as a host of other sites across the community.

Const. Adrianna Peralta told the News an investigator with specialized training in graffiti is on the case and is asking the public for help if they witnessed or have video surveillance footage of the actions believed to have taken place between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning (Feb. 25 and 26).

In addition to the cenotaph, a pair of Richmond City Hall signs — one at the corner of No. 3 Road and Granville Ave., and another at the main driveway of city hall — were defaced.

City staff said those have already been cleaned, but it’s the 92-year-old, granite cenotaph which is a concern given its age and historic importance.

City spokesperson Kim Decker said a graffiti removal consultant is being brought in to assess the damage and suggest the best way of cleaning it away.

The specific problem rests with where the black spray paint used overlaps the inscriptions

— the names of those local residents who gave their lives in war — some of which date back to when the cenotaph was installed in 1922.

This is not the first time the cenotaph has been targeted. Decker said the last incident was about a decade ago.

Normally, graffiti on city property is removed quickly — usually within a day — to act as a deterrent.

Other areas believed to be linked with the city hall site include 13 to 15 pieces of public art — installed for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games — stretching from the raindrop sculpture on the waterfront at Cambie Road and River Road, down to the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Decker said a door on one the buildings at Britannia Heritage Shipyard in Steveston was also vandalized and has since been cleaned.

Other sites hit in Steveston include the Japanese fisherman’s memorial, and signage for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. So far, the RCMP has not been able to discern if the graffiti contained any specific message, but judging from the style and medium used police believe the incidents are connected.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

A Richmond man has been jailed for two years after blaming his dead cousin for causing a fatal drunkdriving accident.

Juan Pablo Alvarez lost his cousin and best friend Juan Carlos QuijanoFlores after the Honda Civic they were in crashed and flipped over on the Knight Street Bridge after a boozy night out downtown almost four years ago.

Alvarez’ thereafter decided to slide the blame for the crash on his

sorry for getting behind deceased relative after the wheel while more the pair had crawled than twice the legal from the mangled drink-drive limit and wreckage. apologized to a pair of His subsequent lies teary-eyed families for tore apart two formerly inseparable Richmond allowing his 27-year-old families — who shared cousin to take the rap. holidays and countless His words, however, special occasions. rang hollow and were On Tuesday, Alvarez Juan Carlos Quijanoalmost four years too was jailed for two years Flores died after his late for Flores’ father, and given a five-year drunk cousin crashed the Carlos Quijano.

Speaking outside of driving ban. car they were in. court two weeks ago, In court two weeks Quijano talked about the years of ago, after finally pleading guilty last October, Alvarez for the first time said anguish he and his family endured,

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dealing with the public perception that their son — a loving father and husband, a football-playing mentor to his nephews and a light in the life of everyone he touched — had died a drunk-driver.

“I don’t hate him and I don’t care if he does time or not, I don’t care if he does ten days or ten years,” said Quijano outside of court, fighting back the tears.

“He’s never came and spoke to me in those three years, never to say sorry.

“For our family, justice has been done because my son’s name has been cleared. He was an awesome guy and the star in my life.”

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Although she did not capture the national title, Tan said the experience proved to After a whirlwind year as her she has the confidence to Miss Teen Richmond World, put herself in the public eye, Danica Tan is feeling more something she was unsure prepared to move forward of heading into last year’s into the next chapter of her competition in Richmond. life when she hands over the “I didn’t think I had a title Sunday. chance of winning back then,” Tan, a Grade 12 student at she said. “I entered only a R.C. Palmer secondary, said couple of weeks before the she has grown significantly contest deadline and didn’t in the 12 months she spent really know what to expect.” making an average of five But she managed to to six public appearances compete well and won the a month that were part of title that she will bestow her formal duties as the on a new winner during a Danica Tan’s reign as Miss competition’s winner. ceremony at the Richmond Teen Richmond World “I am definitely not as Executive Airport Plaza comes to an end this lazy as I thought I was,” Tan Hotel. weekend. Submitted photo quipped. “Most teens are “I think I have grown a lot portrayed as wanting to sleep in the last year because of in all the time.” what I have experienced,” Tan said. “For one, Tan simply couldn’t afford to as she my self esteem has risen immensely, and I assisted with a variety of fundraisers for feel much more confident.” organizations such as Free The Children and Those two attributes will come in handy as SOS Children’s Villages BC while preparing Tan heads to fashion design school at LaSalle to represent B.C. at the Miss Teen Canada College in Vancouver after she graduates World national competition held last July in from high school this June.

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Councillors support 4-year term Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

When Richmond citizens check their ballots to vote for their favourite city council candidate this November, they will now be sending that person off to city hall for four years instead of three.

Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes announced Tuesday terms for elected municipal officials such as councillors and school board trustees will be extended by one year beginning with the 2014 elections.

The new provincial legislation, to be drafted this spring, will align B.C. with all other provinces. The change comes after the Union of British Columbia Municipalities passed a resolution last year to extend the terms.

The change was welcomed by Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie as well as some veteran councillors.

“It shows if you’re considering being on council, you have to make a serious commitment,” said Coun.

Bill McNulty, noting that axing one

election every 12 years will save the city money.

Proponents say new councillors can become more comfortable in their position before facing another election.

Coun. Derek Dang agreed, saying he could have benefited from a fourth year during his first term as a councillor in 1996.

“I think maybe in my first term that may have helped because that extra year of experience does make a difference. I’m sure I was a lot better at the end of my third year than I was at the end of my first year,” said Dang.

While better long-term planning was also cited as a reason for a fourth year neither Dang nor Brodie could recall a project in Richmond that was harmed as a result of the shorter term.

“Largely the council has stayed the same. We’ve been able to carry on the objectives,” said Brodie. Richmond has had just two mayors since 1990 and has several long-standing councillors.

Oakes also announced that the government is working out expense limits for the 2018 elections.

Brodie and McNulty said expense limits would not be a concern in Richmond as much as in Vancouver.

“I think that’s blown well out of proportion,” said McNulty, who along with Dang ran for council under the Richmond First slate, which reported roughly $150,000 in campaign financing in 2011.

Brodie, who raised about $220,000 in 2011, echoed McNulty.

“As long as every penny coming in and out is disclosed I don’t particularly see a need for limits. But I don’t particularly object to them.

Having raised the money and gone through the effort of raising it, I don’t see why I can’t use it,” Brodie added.

First-term councillor Chak Au said a cap on election financing is essential.

“The most important thing is to have a cap on expenditure. We need more strict rules on third party donations. I think we need to create a fair playing field for candidates,” said Au, who ran on the Richmond Independent Team of Electors slate, which spent $16,000 in 2011.

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Const. Stuart Gray addresses McMath Secondary students on the perils of social media. Photo by Philip Raphael/ Richmond News

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Delete Day for cyber safety Philip Raphael

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The word “delete” can often be viewed in a negative light.

But on Wednesday — Pink Shirt Day — “delete” was used in a positive manner at McMath secondary school to prevent bullying, especially when it comes to social media.

Students packed the stands inside the Steveston school’s gym to hear that keeping access to your social media sources restricted is one of the best ways to discourage bullying behaviour.

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Deleting hurtful posts, embarrassing photos, apps that encourage anonymity and getting rid of online “friends” who are not what they appear to be are also good ways to stamp out cyber bullying.

With the prevalence of web-enabled phones in society today, more youngsters than ever are finding themselves prone to that type of problem. Making friends online is not always a bad thing if you truly know who the people are, Gray said.

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EDITORIAL OPINION

Expel kids from contract talks

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h, won’t someone think of the children!

That’s all we’re going to hear for the next few weeks, probably months, as the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government butt heads.

Considering how many times the governing Liberals and the teachers have done this over the last 12 years, they must have the cranial strength of bighorn sheep.

Here are the issues, as we understand them: ❚ The BCTF wants fewer kids per class, and more help for kids with special needs; ❚ The government does not wish to pay for this. ❚ The courts have said the Liberals are very, very bad, and must not

only go back to the old class size rules, but that they deliberately tried to provoke the teachers into striking.

Both sides are claiming the moral high ground, each insisting that their way is the one that will be best for those precious little tots.

That’s debatable. Granted, the government has added new programs, like all-day kindergarten, and graduation rates have been stable or gone up.

So clearly, no matter how overworked teachers are, the situation is not one of imminent educational apocalypse. But how sustainable is that?

The Liberals’ position that hiring more teachers and support staff would be bad is… odd.

How, exactly, will having more teachers and SEAs damage the learning environment? Are teacher-librarians secretly eating one in five first graders?

Let’s take the kids out of the debate, at least for now. This is a debate about working conditions.

The teachers have a stressful and difficult job; the province has a limited budget – but with some wiggle room.

The government needs to meet the teachers halfway on this, before the courts force their hand. They must give up the idea that teachers are a tether ball to be batted about.

And teachers should accept that blowing a hole in the provincial budget is no way to make friends and influence people.

COLUMN

History, in the blender on puree

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to the early ’60s was like Classic wo of my favourite Coke: chemical, mass-produced, topics are: 1) Trying to PainfulTruth artificial, and very American.

We were going to have atomic predict the future and; rockets and moon bases staffed 2) Making fun of Matthew Claxton with white men with crew cuts. anyone who thinks they Unless we all blew ourselves up, can accurately predict the first. future.

Dystopia was big in the mid-to-late This is what happens when you’re a science 1960s and ’70s. The future was likely grim: fiction nerd from childhood. overpopulation, environmental devastation, You get to see all the ways people have war, famine, etc. Also drugs, especially imagined the future in the past century. psychedelic drugs.

Parallel to the science fiction novelists, who In the late 1970s and early ’80s we got the seldom took themselves all that seriously as cyberpunk future. Lots of leather and chrome prognosticators, were futurists who liked to in a decaying landscape where corporations spew out articles about how we’d use rockets were running amok, where the rich got to deliver the mail, or atomic power in jet richer and the poor poorer, and computer airplanes, or how superhighways would be technology and information exchange was 20 lanes wide and houses would have plastic where power was really found. furniture.

We didn’t actually get any of those futures.

A mixture of science fiction and futurism tended to give us a series of consensus views of Instead, we’re sort of getting all of them, at once. This week, Elon Musk of Tesla electric the future. car fame announced that his privately The classic future of the 1940s through

built Falcon9 rockets will have landing legs attached. Eventually, his SpaceX company is hoping to be able to have the two-stage rockets touchdown for re-use, rather than splashing down in the ocean. Just like out of a Robert A. Heinlein novel.

In Italy, scientists recently developed an artificial arm that can give feedback to sensory nerves, allowing a Danish man to feel the shapes of objects for the first time since he lost his hand nine years ago.

NASA has a small team studying whether they can build a warp drive.

Meanwhile, California is in a state of extreme drought and is more or less continuously on fire, ditto for much of southeastern Australia.

In the past few years we’ve seen natural disasters that would have made film director, Irwin Allen, green with envy — he never thought of hitting a nuclear power plant with a tidal wave.

Closer to recent predictions, one of the biggest thorns in the side of the U.S.

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Drones remotely blow up terrorists. The U.S. is trying to extradite a man named Kim Dotcom for pirating movies. Real pirates are also an issue near Somalia.

Then there are the news items that ensure you know that someone tossed all of history into a blender and hit “puree.”

Members of a politically active Russian punk band called Pussy Riot were literally whipped by Cossacks while protesting at the Olympics.

A site formerly devoted to trading Magic: the Gathering cards is at the centre of the disappearance of thousands of bitcoins, a digital currency backed by no government.

Revolutionaries have been manning barricades in Ukraine (note: it is not 1917).

I have no idea what’s going to happen next.

But it’s going to be amazing, and weird, and horrible, and wonderful, all at once.

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LETTERS OLYMPIC OVAL

Find funding solutions The Editor, Re: “When the Games have gone?” News, Feb. 7.

After reading this feature, I was left wondering if the oval is truly an investment in our community or a “white elephant” that will continue to cost $3 million a year from city funds forever?

So the oval cost $178 million, with $60 million from VANOC, leaving Richmond taxpayers on the hook for $118 million.

Not bad when you see the impressive, modern facility the community is getting. If you include the $50 million of casino revenue towards this, the deal looks even better; roughly $68 million for a $178 million facility? I can certainly understand why the city would jump at this opportunity.

On the other hand, many would argue that the $50 million of casino revenue would be much better spent supporting the many community groups that work hard to provide services to a wide spectrum of the community and seem to always be struggling for funding.

With an additional $3 million per year of city subsidy required to fund operations, it would appear there might be even less for community groups.

It would appear that it’s in everyone’s interest to maximize revenues from the oval. With roughly half of the $11.4 million yearly expenses funded from memberships and hosting events, we could assume approximately $2.85 million from each.

Increasing memberships, which are already more expensive than community centres, is rather appealing. But by doing so, an even larger segment of our community will become priced out of affording it.

More important, though, is that the largest customer base, right next door, is exempt from paying membership fees!

So that leaves hosting events, which pulled in say, approximately a similar $2.85 million last year. There were certainly a few big, well planned and fun events hosted at the oval.

Clearly, the city has worked hard to get these events. Is there more the city can do to attract more events? Is the oval in a poor location for large events?

No matter what one thinks regarding the original decision to build the oval, it’s here to stay and we, as a community, need to look forward and help provide ideas, rather than continue to second-guess past decisions.

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The Waldburgs have cleaned their local park every day — for 20 years Alan Campbell

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rmed only with his trusty litter picker and feeling his way carefully along the frozen, snow-rutted path, Fred Waldburg digs into his memory bank to recall the first time he and his wife, Betty, started picking up everyone else’s garbage.

Fred dawns on the realization he and his better half have been, save for a few Snowbird vacations here and there, doing this every morning at 7:45 a.m. for 20 years, or 7,300 days, if you prefer.

He’s jolted awake, however, from his story-telling revery by a sharp shrill of “wait!” courtesy of Betty’s thick German accent.

“Oh, the boss is calling,” smiles Fred, who’s then directed by Betty to a coffee cup lid he neglected to pick up while regaling the News of why he and his wife get up every morning to clean South Arm Park of their own accord.

“Betty is the spotter; she lets me know straight away if I miss something.

“I have had to sometimes empty three plastic bags per day of garbage. And on Saturday mornings, there are a lot of beer cans and pop cans. I don’t know what happens on Friday nights.”

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he Waldburgs — Betty, 79, originally from Nuremberg, and Fred, 77, from Berlin — immigrated to Montreal from Germany in 1957, moved to Richmond in 1970 and then, in 1971, moved into their single-family home, a mere 100 yards through the lane to South Arm Park.

In their early days of being neighbours to the park, there was a guy, according to the Waldburgs, called “Bob the Banker,” who used to rollerblade

up to the pair and smother them, as if they were their owners. They take a wide berth around this reporter, as if to ask, “why are you here? Betty and Fred are always two, not three?”

Picking our way further around the path, a woman tells me unprompted how special the Waldburgs are in the community.

“I kept saying this pair needs a medal or something, so I’m so glad they got some Fred and Betty Waldburg proudly show off their City of Richmond appreciation certificate recognition,” said Linda Reeve, referring to the (despite the pair having a joke about their name being spelled wrong), presented to the couple’s certificate. couple for their unprompted efforts in cleaning up South Arm Park. Above right, Betty “I’ve known them as long as I’ve been walking my directs Fred to a doggy bag left behind by an owner. Photos by Alan Campbell dogs out here, 10 or 11 years. And I tell you what, we know when these guys are not around, you around South Arm picking up litter. community. We only have one little world to live in, start to see stuff everywhere.”

“That’s what we called him, only because we knew and we have to take care of it.”

Even still, the Waldburgs say things have improved his name was Bob and the only other thing we markedly over the last couple of years.

It’s that civic pride that earned the Waldburgs a knew was that he worked in a bank.

So much so, that it’s only Fred who wields a litter much-deserved certificate of recognition from the “But he moved away one day and I guess we picker now, with Betty’s sniper’s eyes on point.

City of Richmond last week. decided to pick up where he left off.”

Is the reduction in littering due to their good And for the last two decades, retired mechanic e continue our walk, example and, therefore, Fred and still-working housewife Betty get up at all the way past the people being less likely to It’s about civic pride drop their garbage in an around 7 a.m. before walking through the lane at a rear of McRoberts already clean park? secondary and Whiteside quarter to eight to commence their daily sweep. and looking after “I’m not sure, maybe?” said elementary, past the soccer In the early days, Fred used to jog around while your community.

Betty. fields and baseball diamonds.

Betty picked up the litter. “There were very few - Fred Waldburg “We’ve found money so “People around here know trees around, even then,” added Fred. many times; 5s, 10s 20s. And Asked why the couple shows such devotion for the us,” said Betty. “And we know lots of jackets and t-shirts. park that thousands of others use, Fred said simply, everyone and their dogs. We see the same people “Some we will wash and hand in to the school, every day.”

“I like to clean the park and we have to walk for and some we give to charity.”

A few seconds later, we turn the corner and bump health reasons at our age. into a teenage girl, whose face lights up at the Their pet peeve, however, is people with shaggy “And we hope that some people might see what sight of the Waldburgs. dogs grooming their pets in the park and leaving all we do and be encouraged to do it themselves.

“This is Marissa, we have known her since she the hair there.

“If I threw a candy wrapper away when I was was very little,” explained Betty.

“It looks terrible. One man told us the hair was young, my mom would have had something to say A few yards further around their 45-minute route good for the birds. I don’t think so,” said Fred. about it. (an hour depending on who they meet), dogs run “It’s about civic pride and looking after your see BAG › page 13

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THEFRIDAYFEATURE VOLUNTEERING

New era dawned post-Games Richmond’s Olympic venue status sparked volunteering database

Howard Smythe, a 54-year-old computer programmer at the time of the 2010 Olympics, took a three-week leave from his day job to volunteer during Richmond’s hosting of the Vancouver Games.

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Smiles tucked inside blue hooded jackets with waving red mittens. It’s an image that is sketched in the memories of many Richmondites.

Those were the volunteers that, in part, made the 2010 Winter Olympics so memorable for people in Richmond, be it at the Canada Line stations, the oval or the ‘O’ Zone at Minoru Park.

Those 1,500-odd volunteers formed the foundation for a volunteer management database the City of Richmond created to better organize volunteers throughout the city. The database now contains roughly 7,300 individuals, who can match their skills with the needs of city events and programs in the community.

“The city has a large core of programs that rely on volunteers. Pretty much every city facility engages volunteers,” said city spokesperson Ted Townsend.

“The database has made it easier for organizations to recruit volunteers, especially non-profits who are run by volunteers themselves. I would never say we invented volunteering because that’s something inherent in our culture. but what we have done — by working with others — is bring a little more coordination for people.”

Last year, the city claimed more than 50,000 volunteer hours were logged through the database, which grew by 35 per cent compared to the year prior.

That doesn’t include the countless hours done throughout the community without the city’s guidance.

Another volunteer match-making program exists with Volunteer Richmond, which partners with a number of non-profit organizations that can list opportunities on its website www. volunteerrichmond.ca.

Multicultural Community Services finds volunteers through a variety of means: the city database, Volunteer Richmond as well as grassroots connections, explained RMCS volunteer coordinator Thuy Nguyen.

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What makes volunteers tick?

Alan Campbell

‹ from page 12 Passing dogs and their owners, schoolkids and their parents, joggers and power-walkers, most know the Waldburgs and either say hi or stop for a chat.

Around every corner, there’s another human or four-legged friend that knows all about Betty and Fred.

At the end of the hour-long walk around South Arm, Fred finds the nearest garbage bin and deposits a full plastic bag of stuff people have discarded in their haste or laziness.

We make our way back through the lane to their former family-filled home — their two daughters and one son fled the nest many moons ago — where it’s time for breakfast, followed by the crossword and Sudoku and maybe some household chores.

“I can’t believe how quickly time flies past when you’re retired, I don’t know how I fitted anything in when I worked all day,” added Fred.

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Some do it to find their inner self, some do it to make their resume look better and some, like the Waldburgs, do it because it’s simply a part of who they are as people.

That’s the view of Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s psychology instructor Roger Tweed, who’s done some research on the humble bid of volunteering.

“There are a few different reasons (for people volunteering),” said Tweed.

“For some people, it’s simply a part of who they are and if you ask them, they’ll probably struggle to answer.

“For others, it’s a way to go out and find out about themselves, to grow into a better

person, or to make their resume look better, or to make friends, or to relieve guilt about something.”

There’s also, said Tweed, the paying it forward theory; if Roger Tweed you do something good for the community, something good will happen for you in the future.

“And there has been lots of research into how people’s health, physically and mentally, has actually been improved when they frequently do things for others,” added Tweed.

Psychological motivations for volunteering appear to be hard-wired into human nature,

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“We count on volunteers on a daily basis. They’re the backbone of our organization. They bring a vast array of skills, energy and passion. And we are always looking for more,” said Nguyen.

Roughly 100 volunteers help RMCS, Nguyen said, and they range from students to seniors, wealthy and poor, and men and women.

According to the Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, a Statistics Canada study from 2010, more than 13.3 million Canadians over the age of 15 (or 47 per cent) volunteered in some capacity. The numbers indicated an eight per cent rise in volunteers since 2004.

However, the majority of volunteer work is done by a minority of volunteers: Ten per cent of all volunteers accounted for 53 per cent of total volunteer hours.

Sports and recreation organizations accounted for 19 per cent of all volunteer hours in Canada, with social services close behind at 18 per cent.

Religious groups accounted for 15 per cent of all volunteer hours.

The study found that, in general, younger Canadians are more likely to volunteer, however they devote fewer hours to their cause than do older Canadians.

It is also more likely that a university or college graduate volunteers as opposed to a high school graduate. And since education and wealth are correlated, the study found that those with higher incomes were found to volunteer more than people with low incomes.

While it was found marriage or common-law partnerships made no difference to volunteering, it was found that having school-aged children increased the likelihood of volunteering, given the inherent involvement people have in schools.

That said, those without children donated more of their time, on average, to their particular cause.

Jocelyn Wong, general manager of Volunteer Richmond, said Richmond’s volunteer core is special in that it is geared toward its unique demographics – newcomers to Richmond as well as an aging population.

Volunteers play a role in the whole gamut of city life, added Townsend. For example, members of the Richmond Amateur Radio Club are often essential during an emergency as they provide ham radio communications.

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according to Tweed, who often tests the theory out on his students.

“I often ask them to go out on a weekend and do something new for themselves and go out of their way to do something for someone else,” he said.

“When they come back, I ask them what feeling or memory lasts longer and it’s usually derived from what they did for someone else.”

And in terms of some forms of volunteering being truly altruistic — such as the unknown person who leaves out a water bowl for dogs on the Steveston boardwalk — Tweed suggests it’s a difficult accolade to achieve.

“If people have been doing something for a long time, such as the couple cleaning the park, then it’s getting close to being altruistic, as they’re not doing it to illicit a response from anyone in particular.”

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In Europe, Toyota calls it the GT86, in North America Scion tagged it with the name FR-S, and Subaru went for BRZ, which stands for Boxer Rear Wheel Drive Zenith.

But no matter what it may be called, the coupe is built for some spirited driving thanks to Subaru’s 2.0 litre, 16-valve boxer engine which produces 200 horses and 151pound-feet of torque.

For those keen on the zero to 100 km/h time, the BRZ manages the feat in 7.7 to 8.4 seconds, depending on which drive train you select — more on that in a second.

It is also listed as having a top speed of 211 km/h. While that’s not in the same league as a Porsche 911, neither is the BRZ’s sticker price which is a relatively affordable base of $27,295. Plus, the BRZ seats four, two more than the 911. So, take that Stuttgart.

Power is delivered to the rear set of rubber by either a six-speed automatic or six-speed manual.

On the outside, the BRZ has many of the good looks of grand tourers of past — such as Toyota’s legendary 2000GT — with a long bonnet flowing back into a sleek passenger compartment and stubby rear deck.

Staff Reporter praphael@richmond-news.com

Quick question car fans.

When you think of Subaru, what two characteristics do you immediately associate with it?

If you said the sure-footedness of all wheel drive and conservative style lines, move to the top of the class.

But if you wanted to earn some bonus points, you would have added the following exception when it comes to Subaru’s BRZ. That’s because the cute, new coupe breaks those two long-held conventions when it comes to Subaru since it features rear wheel drive and racy good looks.

Much of the break out from Subaru’s longstanding playbook — aside from the sleek SVX that was produced in the early 1990s — has to do with the lineage of the BRZ. It’s one of those models which shares its platform and body panels with a number of nameplates. In this case the model bears the badge of Toyota, Scion, and Subaru which builds all of the variants in its main plant in Gunma Prefecture.

Subaru’s BRZ offers rear wheel drive — fun in a tight package. Photo submitted Shod with 17-inch alloys, the BRZ has a stick-to-the-track look.

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The three-spoke steering wheel has some subtle grab points, and brushed metal pedals are a nice nod to performance.

Overall, the BRZ is a compact coupe which looks the part of a performancefocused auto at a fair price that should see plenty of them on the road.

It just remains to be seen which of the three marques — Toyota, Scion or Subaru — end up selling the most.

“I dropped my keys down a sewer drain and was looking at a huge expense as my truck has encoded keys. John saw what happened and as I sat in my room he called and asked me to come to the lobby where he returned my keys. He had fished them from the drain using the magnet on his name tag. John went way above and beyond!”

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Send your story ideas or photo submissions to ‘Richmond’ sports Mark Booth at mbooth@richmond-news.com

(Left) Hailey Takasaski captained Zone 4 to a silver medal finish in ringette while Gum Ying Richmond Archery club member Lockton Au won a pair of silvers at the B.C. Winter Games.

B.C. WINTER GAMES

Badminton athletes lead Richmond medal haul Richmond athletes returned home with a number of medals from last weekend’s B.C. Winter Games in Mission.

The multi-sport competition featured over 2,220 athletes, coaches and officials participating. The host Fraser Valley zone topped the medal count with 103.

Here are the various Richmond medal winners: Archery Aggregate Boys Recurve (silver): Lokton Au. Match Play Boys Recurve (silver): Lokton Au.

Badminton Boys Doubles (silver): Nicolo Cruz, Nathaniel Franco. Girls Doubles (gold): Annie Chow and Stephanie Ho. Mixed Doubles (gold): Jonah Lee and Jessica Yuen (gold). Team Mixed (silver): Jessica Kwok, Annie Chow, Stephanie Ho, Jessica Yuen, Nicolo Cruz, Nathaniel Franco, Kevin Hu, Jonah Lee, Christie Chung.

Curling Boys (gold): Brayden Carpenter.

Hockey Female (silver): Nicole Wong, Hannah

Shihundu, Kyra Kuramoto, Karina Lannard, Kirsten Abo, Mahara Gibson-Zeinoun, Courtney Vorster, Hannah Green, Ghini Marie Sy, Jenn Ehling.

Gymnastics Team Female (gold): Sierra Chang, Rachael Pham. Female Uneven Bars (gold): Sierra Chang.

Karate Team Kata Boys (bronze): Thomas Huen.

Kata Boys Advanced (gold): Thomas Huen.

Ringette Zone 4 (silver): Maggie Campbell, Hailey

Takasaki, Tianna Martin, Tayah Takasaki.

Wheelchair Basketball Zone 4 (bronze): Balraj Partridge, Leanne Kelly.

Special Olympics Basketball Zone 4 (silver): Don Gillanders, Nicky Chow, Kris Cohen, Brayden Pawer.

Judo Men Under 46 kg (bronze): Mark Emmett. Men Under 73 kg (silver): Ario Nishimura. Men Under 55 kg (bronze): Matthew Wan.

GOLF

Wong launches her pro career Richmond golfer Christine Wong has launched a fund raising drive to help the next stage of her promising career.

After establishing herself as one of Canada’s top amateur players and an outstanding stint at San Diego State University, the 22-year-old turned professional last August. Her lengthy resumé includes being two-time B.C. Women’s Amatuer champion, runnerup for low amateur at the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open and three NCAA tournament victories. She was named San Diego State’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year during her senior season.

“My entire life I have dreamed and dedicated my life to competing in this sport professionally, “ said Wong. “I feel that 2014 will be an unforgettably

successful year. I will take my game to the next level by competing in the Canadian Women’s Tour, the LPGA Symetra Tour and eventually the LPGA Tour. Through playing in events and competitions, I will be gaining the needed experience in order to advance to the world class level.”

To help get her started, Wong is winding down a campaign through RallyMe — an online funding tool which allows supporters to make donations to help athletes with their inspiring careers.

“A few nights ago I was watching CTV news on the topic of the Olympic athletes and surprisingly enough the announcers were talking about funding and how the athletes were able to get to where they are through

crowd funding,” said Wong who has now been playing for 14 years.

“This next year is crucial for me because I need to get exposure through tournaments which will allow me to make a name for myself and possibly land big sponsorships from large companies. Getting this exposure in the first year is crucial in order to reach the level of success I want to achieve.”

To support Wong visit her Rallyme page at https://www.rallyme.com/ rallies/244/cw2014dream Her official website is christinewonggolf.com. She is also currently teaching at the new stateof-art Pacific Golf Academy indoor facility. To arrange lessons call 604274-4653.

Christine Wong is winding down a fund raising campaign to support her first season as a professional golfer.

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Steveston dominates at home The Steveston Kendo Club hosted their 52nd Annual Steveston Kendo Tournament — attracting over 320 competitors from California, Hawaii, Pacific Northwest and across Canada.

The host club’s youth movement continued as 17 juniors (15 yrs & under) participated, of which 10 were in the 10-and-under division competing in their first tournament.

All of the juniors showed a lot of determination and the club looks forward to more rewarding times ahead. First time juniors included: C. Robillard, R. Nakano, B. Miki, A. Ito, A. Cheung, R. Kumasaka, K. Hollinger, Y. Gardner, S. Kajisaki, J. Hung Also, this year marked the 125th Anniversary of the Consul General of Japan’s time in Vancouver. In honor of this anniversary, the Consul General of Japan’s office created a trophy to be

awarded to the junior/senior competitor showing the “Best Fighting Spirit” in the tournament. This was given to Steveston’s own Sean O’Sullivan.

He will be joining a high school group from across Canada to participate in a prestigious tournament in Japan in the coming weeks.

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For every diner there must be a bistro - well, that’s our new philosophy since trying Bistro Wagon Rouge, sister restaurant of popular East Village breakfast spot Red Wagon. The brightest stars in the standout meal included the steak tartare (made fresh behind the bar, a creative way to squeeze the most out of the small space) and topped with an egg yolk as bright as the sun ($10) and tender beef cheek bourguignon ($19), which is sure to become the staple crowd-pleaser. A taste of France in East Van? C’est bon.

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While we’ve always been a fan of Gap’s reliable basics, it has been awhile since we have been giddy with excitement over one of its collections. But now that Rebekka Bay (known for having launched one of our favourite brands, COS) is in charge, we are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new spring stock.

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The Flying Pig has become a favourite dining spot since opening in 2011, but that can mean a long (but well-worth it) wait for a table. If you have only a few precious minutes at lunchtime, The Side Door at The Flying Pig is now open at the Gastown location.

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LONDON STREET STYLE

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Dispatches from London Fashion Week via our guest blogger Zoe Alexander. Sometimes the real runway action is outside the shows, with photographers and bloggers clamouring to get the best photos of stand-out street style (think socialites, editors, and just the plain ol’ fabulous people).

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