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FIRE

PETITION

Rush-hour blaze halts bridge

Residents rail against park

Ailrine passenger speaks of flying through smoke

New off-leash dog area causing concern South Arm resident Eve Rollet de Darantes with the petition which has gathered more than 400 signatures. Photo

by Christopher Sun/ Special to the News

The fire, around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, almost completely obscured views of the Oak St. Bridge from Richmond. Photos by Philip Raphael/Richmond News

By Brian Morton/Vancouver Sun & Philip Raphael/Richmond News

Vancouver fire crews on the land and water doused a blaze on the Canadian Pacific Railway trestle bridge over the North Arm of the Fraser River Wednesday afternoon.

The fire closed traffic to and from Richmond across the nearby Oak Street Bridge for about an hour because of dense smoke that could be seen across the region.

The swing-span trestle, known as the Marpole Bridge, was originally built in 1902 and replaced in 1966.

The fire, which resulted in four fire trucks dispatched to the scene at 4:50 p.m., was successfully put out, with the Oak Street Bridge reopened to traffic in both

directions at 5:55 p.m., said Vancouver Assistant Fire Chief Dale Booth.

While road traffic was affected, aircraft landing at nearby YVR was not, said Vancouver Airport Authority spokesperson Kate Donegani.

“There was no impact at all to flight operations,” she said, adding road closures may have delayed some passengers making their way to and from the airport terminals on Sea Island.

For one landing passenger on a flight from Toronto, the smoke provided some scary moments.

“Flew right through this — as we were landing at the YVR. For a couple of seconds thought that was our engine burning,” said Timur Kalyuzhnyy in a post on the Richmond News’ Facebook page.

By Christopher Sun Special to the News

If Eve Rollet de Darantes gets her way, a new fenced enclosure at South Arm Park will not have a dog’s chance of becoming permanent.

The daily park user has started a petition against the new off-leash dog enclosure behind the South Arm Park pool and, as of Thursday, more than 400 people have signed.

Rollet de Darantes said the enclosure takes up a large chunk of the last remaining open, green space in the park.

City spokesperson Ted Townsend said the enclosure is a pilot project and is being done with the approval of the

South Arm Community Association board.

He said a similar pilot project at Dover Park was dismantled because feedback was negative, but other new dog parks have been positively received.

Numerous calls for comment from the community association board were not returned by the News’ deadline Thursday.

Rollet de Darantes, who says she is a dog lover, suggested two other locations for the off-leash dog enclosure: The open space on the 9000 block of Williams Road or the green space on Saunders Road, between Osterley Park and Heritage Park.

COURT

Woman, 63, gets 11-year prison term for murder of ailing husband A Richmond woman who bludgeoned her husband to death has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 11 years.

In March, a B.C. Supreme Court jury found Jo Anne Alexander, 63, guilty of the January 2012 second-degree murder of John Alexander, 61.

Second-degree murder carries a mandatory

sentence of life in prison with a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 25 years of parole ineligibility At issue at a sentencing hearing for Alexander last week was the period of parole ineligibility, with the Crown calling for a period of 12 years before she can apply for parole and the defence asking for the minimum of 10 years.

In imposing a period of a parole ineligibility of 11 years on Alexander, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jeanne Watchuk noted on Tuesday that the offender had struck her husband over the head while he was sleeping, lying defenceless in his bed.

The judge found it to be an aggravating factor that Alexander was a caregiver to a vulnerable victim. Court heard that John

Alexander, who suffered from depression, was recovering from surgery at the time of the slaying. Watchuk also dismissed the claims of Alexander that her husband was harming himself by sticking a knife in his ear just prior to her striking him over the head with a baseball bat or a hammer.

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If you see Steveston’s Suzi Doggett running the local trails in the summer heat you can be sure her focus is fixed on a chilly day in November.

That’s when the 55year-old mother of three is planning to reach the base camp of Mt. Everest as part of a fundraising trek in support of the Summits of Hope, a made-in-Richmond non-profit organization which donates funds to B.C. Children’s Hospital.

“You know, when you think about what the kids who are at B.C. Children’s go through in a bid to get healthy again, it makes what you do on one of these climbs pretty insignificant,” said Doggett who, along with her husband, John Doyle, climbed among the active and dormant volcanoes of Ecuador last November on an SOH trip.

For that that climb, Doggett raised around $15,0000 — all climbers

Suzi Doggett and husband John Doyle on their climb last November in Ecuador unfurl a Summits of Hope flag signed by their daughter’s softball team for a donation to the charity. Photo submitted have to raise a minimum of $5,000 and have to pay their way to and from the climb destination.

“People like Suzi and John are the lifeblood of Summits of Hope,” said Richmond resident Russ Barstow, president of SOH who, along with a group of friends started the organization in memory of

a young cousin he lost to cancer with a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1999.

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In our years reporting on local community news the Richmond News has covered a lot - from the good to the bad, from the happy to the downright inspiring.

We have always been inspired by those occasions when people rally together to raise funds for a local cause. These instances of community generosity don’t always make the headlines but they’re proof, if proof was needed, that our community cares.

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Fundraiser: Cleaning teeth ‹ from page 4

In Doggett’s case, she came out of retirement as a dental hygienist, got re-certified and put her skills to use providing a teeth cleaning session at a Whistler dental office to add to the total she raised for her donation on the Ecuador climb.

For the upcoming trek to the Everest Base Camp, Doggett has teamed up with Steveston dentist Maureen

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Doggett said she has always been an outdoors enthusiast and the SOH has been able to combine that love with a drive to help make a difference.

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EDITORIAL OPINION

Greener pastures

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n 2010, marijuana legalization activist Marc Emery was handed a fiveyear jail sentence in a Seattle courtroom for selling seeds that grow into the cannabis plant.

He’s due for release this week and today, in the same city where he was led away in cuffs, you can walk into a brand new storefront, slap down a $20 bill and walk out with a gram of perfectly legal recreational marijuana.

In his campaign, Emery has gone from the butt of jokes to martyr and now the father of

a movement that has picked up some powerful allies in academia, economics, medicine, law and politics.

West Vancouver’s former police chief Kash Heed isn’t just on board with legalization, he’s now working as a consultant in the legal commercial grow-op business.

The leader of the federal Opposition party currently sitting at the top of the polls wants to see pot legalized and taxed.

In Washington, the state gets 25 per cent at the production, processing and retail level.

Sadly, some things have not changed. Emery will also be coming to home to Vancouver at the close of the infamous Surrey Six trial — a poignant reminder about the lengths that gangs are willing to go to in order to control the drug trade.

And some things have gotten worse as our own marijuana laws are tougher than ever, including mandatory minimum jail sentences for people caught growing as few as six personal plants.

It’s enough to make your head spin.

COLUMN

Will First Nations court ruling lead to ‘Investment chill’?

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nyone who has established, the consent of the First been paying Nation band in question must first InTheHouse attention to be gained before those activities can Keith Baldrey proceed. the evolution of First Columnist Nations rights and The high court did provide powers in B.C. over the an escape clause of sorts for past 20 years or so should not be surprised by governments. If a government meets a threethe recent Supreme Court of Canada decision pronged test, it can override the lack of First that recognized a specific aboriginal title.

Nations consent.

Nevertheless, given the dire warnings from The test is a potentially rigorous one: a some of the economic chaos that will result government must fully show it has consulted from the historic decision, there is reason to and accommodated First Nations’ interests, be concerned about its impact on B.C. the proposed action must be “compelling The high court resolved what started out and substantial” for the good of the public in 1983 as a dispute over a logging licence (which includes First Nations), and that the but which evolved into a landmark case government is consistent with its fiduciary about the aboriginal title rights of a specific obligations to First Nations.

First Nations, in this instance the Tsilhqot’in But the court also referenced a previous Nation in the Chilcotin region of the Interior. decision (Delgamuukw) in citing specific The concept of aboriginal title was first activities that can potentially infringe on established by the Supreme Court of Canada aboriginal title, and they include forestry, more than 40 years ago, in the Calder vs. mining, infrastructure, environmental B.C. case. The recent decision represents protection and “the general economic the first time in history the high court has development of the interior of (B.C.)” formally declared aboriginal title to exist in So while the decision provides clarity and, a specified area. The decision potentially eventually, certainty over issues pertaining gives First Nations that establish title a veto to First Nations rights and powers, it didn’t over activities on their land. Where title is vastly reshape the landscape on this matter.

An analysis by the Osler law firm’s aboriginal law group notes this: “Despite the significant media attention that the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision has received, it represents a reiteration of established law regarding aboriginal title that has been developed over decades.”

In B.C., the reality on the ground for the past decade or so is that First Nations have had a de facto veto over many significant activities on land claimed as ancestral.

Increasingly, both the provincial government and private sector companies have realized this, and have had to ensure that First Nations support is secured — not ignored — before proceeding with a particular development. And, really, what is the problem with that? Not having First Nations support can frustrate or even block a particular development (hello there, Northern Gateway pipeline).

The court’s decision would seem to cement this reality along more defined lines.

However, while the B.C. government and many companies doing business here are aware of this, the trouble is that many outside interests are not, and they (i.e. potential capital investors) may well be thinking that

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the sky has indeed fallen.

This is where concerns about the impact on the provincial economy arise. It may well be that an investment chill may develop in this province, as potential investors nervously wonder whether it’s safe to invest in a project where the backing of the First Nations concerned is not secured, or not certain.

It seems likely that the investment world may be unsettled for a period of time, as many things flowing from this decision sort themselves out. There are outstanding questions: what happens to overlapping land claims when it comes to establishing title is an example of just one.

In the meantime, it may be wise and prudent for any natural resource developer to secure the support, if not the outright partnership, of First Nations before proceeding — which is often the case today.

While there’s no doubt the Supreme Court decision is historic and significant, British Columbia has been moving in the decision’s direction for some time now. The sky is not falling folks, but it may have some storm clouds for a while.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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Self-interest comes at a price In a world in which we really need to start focusing on what all humans share in common rather than what makes us different from each other, it is distressing to be reminded that there are politicians who, in spite of the fact they are supposed to represent all of their constituents while in office, seem to be more dedicated to attending to the welfare of only one particular group in our community, perhaps at the expense of others.

Democracy achieves its full value and effectiveness when the people who are chosen to run our governments are placed into office, not just on the basis of their knowledge, expertise, and qualifications, but also their understanding of the fact that they have a responsibility to account for the concerns of an entire community, not just one part of it.

History clearly shows that when politicians are elected into office primarily on the basis of their ethnicity, religious ideology, and/or financial and business affiliations, the democratic system eventually gets hijacked into becoming nothing more than an extension of both individual and collective attempts to secure power and prosper from the benefits that go along with it.

If such a thing happens in Richmond, and I fear the likelihood increases with every passing election, everyone loses, even those who might be delusional

enough to believe they have secured greater power and influence in the community.

The more we insist on emphasizing the differences between us and ignore the pressing need to build an inter-cultural society built on a foundation of shared values, priorities, concerns, and goals, the longer we continue to illustrate the inherent weakness in Canada’s “cultural mosaic” — an inspired concept of multiculturalism.

The thing about mosaic tiles, metaphorically and literally, is that while they can be combined to create a larger picture, by their physical nature they can never be blended or synthesized together and remain perpetually separate from each other. “Multi” versus “Inter”: An important differentiation.

When I vote in the next election I hope that whoever is voted into office will be motivated by a meta-perspective of what their responsibilities to all the citizens of the community are, as opposed to a micro-view of how they might best attend to the interests of a particular group.

Is it naive and overly idealistic of me to imagine that this is possible in Richmond?

Well, I for one will certainly be thinking about this issue when I assess the candidates at campaign time.

I fervently hope others will as well.

Ray Arnold Richmond

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The Editor, Re: “Disturbing the peace,” News, July 9.

There is a little park directly across River Road from the Ray-Mont Logistics yard.

I work nearby and used to escape there at lunchtime to enjoy the view of the river while I ate.

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t was 1986 when Bruce Watson and his Steveston high school buddies decided to have a basketball tournament at Richmond’s Dolphin Park. The grand prize was bragging rights and a 24-pack of beer.

The guys played there for years, often playing against rival school kids on the court competitively, but becoming friends with them off court. It had been two years since the Steveston high school boys team won the B.C. Boys Basketball Provincial title, but the guys still had that sense of athleticism and competitive streak in them.

They also wanted a reason to hangout with their former high school buddies.

“We were all big basketball guys growing up, we played all the time,” Bruce said. “We had heard about Rucker Park in Harlem and wanted to, in our small, small way, start a tournament similar to Rucker.”

Rucker Park is located in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City and its redand-green basketball court has been the site of the Rucker Park Tournament since 1950.

Many prominent basketball players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain played at this tournament before rising to prominence in the NBA.

Scenes, above, from the Dolphin Basketball Classic, at its original location at Dolphin Park in the ‘80s and ‘90s. The tournament grew so popular that it had to move across the city, a few blocks to Thompson Community Centre. Photos Submitted Bruce and his friends, Tony Wong-Hen, Bira Bindra, Taj Johal and Garth Robertson started the Dolphin Basketball Classic. They chose Dolphin Park for the tournament because it was where they all played throughout their teen years.

families of the local players and that’s how it was for the first few years. Competitors had to be Richmond grads, but that slowly evolved.

“We were Richmond kids and we played at every court in town,” Bruce said. “We liked Dolphin the best. Dolphin was like a little gem in a picture perfect little neighbourhood.”

“There was always one or two guys who were from Richmond but went to Van College (Vancouver College, a Catholic school in Vancouver),” Wong-Hen said. “We came up with different rules and then allowed one import. One player not from Richmond, so he had to be the best.”

The first tournament in 1986 lasted for one day and was attended by mostly friends and

A couple of years later, fellow co-founder, Johal, invited some elite players from

California to play. After that, the restriction was lifted and only the best players were allowed to compete. The calibre of play then increased each year. The event expanded from a day-long competition, where neighbours would extend power cords and water hoses from their homes to the park for the players and spectators to use, to three days with bleachers brought in, along with a concession stand and beer garden.

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Crawford playing at Dolphin,” Wong-Hen said.

“Steve Nash came out before he got his first MVP. He used to come out and watch as a kid because he had an uncle around the corner of Dolphin. The event just grew and grew and grew.”

Crawford is a Seattle native who currently plays for the L.A. Clippers. He played at Dolphin three times, from 2004 to 2006. Nash grew up in Victoria and currently plays for the L.A. Lakers. The event is well-known in the basketball community and has been mentioned in U.S. basketball publications such as Bounce and Slam Magazine.

The appearance of high profile international players and college and university teams, such as UBC, Langara and UVIC regularly competing, popularized the event, attracting between 1,500 to 2,500 spectators each year.

Outgrowing the single court park, the event was subsequently moved to Thompson Community Centre in 2008, which brought along amenities such as lit courts, making night time games possible for the first time. With two courts now available for use, it was the perfect time to expand the event.

Breanne Watson grew up in Richmond and she watched her dad and then her brother play at Dolphin. She wasn’t able to compete, despite the fact that she was on the women’s basketball team at the University of Washington, played on the Canadian National Team and then professionally in Europe for four years.

“I couldn’t play because I’m a girl,” Breanne, 29, said. “I spoke to Bruce about starting a women’s division and he was very open to it. He thought it was a very good idea and said he never had someone suggest it.

“Being from Richmond and coming from a basketball family, I wanted to play instead of being a spectator.”

The women’s division was created in 2010 and Breanne has competed at the Dolphin for the last three years.

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daughters would see all these guys compete, now they can see women compete as well.”

Currently, nine women’s teams and 10 men’s teams have registered to compete at this year’s competition, a record amount.

Bruce often turns away recreational teams because the calibre of play at Dolphin is at the professional level, but he hasn’t ruled out a recreational division being offered in the future.

While most competitors are from outside Richmond, Bruce still sees the Dolphin Classic as a grassroots, local, family event. Most of the co-founders are still actively involved in organizing the event and a younger generation, many of the co-founders’ kids, have grown up with it.

“There is a picture of us giving out trophies and my son is like a baby in my arms, he’s now 15,” WongHen said. “We’ve had our sons and daughters out there picking up garbage, scorekeeping and helping out at concession.

“It’s amazing it doesn’t feel like three decades.

We’ve had this longer than we’ve had our wives.”

The event makes no profit, relying on a tremendous amount of volunteer time and teams pay to compete. The top prize varies depending on the sponsors but ranges from an actual prize to gift certificates. Monies raised go towards running the event and to a $500 athletic scholarship, which is annually presented to a Richmond student.

As for the future, Bruce said the plan is to keep organizing the event, but he knows there will be a time when they will either have to end it or pass it onto a younger generation to run. But for now, the tournament still provides a good excuse for him and his buddies to hang out.

“We’re all still friends, friends for life,” Bruce said.

“Dolphin helps keep us more involved with each other.”

The 29th annual Dolphin Basketball Classic runs July 18-20 at the Thompson Community Centre.

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hen only one person showed up at the first screening of a new film festival at the Richmond Culture Centre, organizers instantly considered closing the curtain and bowing out.

“I don’t know what I was thinking, showing a movie on a Friday morning,” said Cinevolution co-founder Lynn Chen, who now laughs about that moment in 2008. “That lady came to every screening afterwards.

She bought a festival pass and was so happy to find a festival in Richmond to watch independent films.”

“We had just started and our marketing level was not as good,” said co-founder Rachel Fan, explaining the

festival was organized within a month with 27 movies screened over three days.

“But it got better.”

Chen, a graphic designer, Fan, a journalist and Ying Wang, a filmmaker, started Cinevolution Media Arts Society in 2007 to showcase various art forms that encourage new thinking on multiculturalism and interconnectedness. The society produced the now defunct New Asian Film Festival for three years.

They created the society and film festival because as immigrants to Canada, they were tired of seeing stereotypical and films that were negative about Asia.

“Films about Asia, except for maybe Japan and Korea, kept showing smaller Asian countries and China as being not so

advanced. Underdeveloped with problems with human rights and people living on the edge,” Wang said. “Even the Asian film festivals (in Vancouver), organized by those from here, were very similar to the mainstream.”

Fan said they chose Richmond, because at the time, the city didn’t have an annual film festival and because of its large Asian population. However, it was hard to get people to come.

“People in Richmond are more conservative than Vancouver,” Chen said, explaining they screened a lot of non-mainstream and art films. “Less people watch independent movies in Richmond, but the numbers got better after the first one.”

Wang said they wanted to screen films that showed Asian life differently, in the

Cinevolution founders (from left) Lynn Chen, Ying Wang, and Rachel Fan at the 2009 festival. Photo submitted present and where it’s going.

Cinevolution regularly holds workshops ranging from filmmaking to animation at the Richmond Media Lab, and frequently brings artists in to showcase their work. They also host Screen Bites, previously

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Tale full of mystery Summer Reading Club is in full swing at all four Richmond Public Library (RPL) locations. It’s free to join, and the club is open to kids of all ages. More than 2,500 kids have signed up so far, but it’s not too late to join – registration is still open. This year’s theme is “Funny Business.” Kids receive a special reading record to keep track of their reading.

Summer Reading Club is a great way to motivate kids to read, or be read to regularly, so it helps maintain or improve reading skills while school’s out for the summer. For more information, visit the library’s website at www.yourlibrary.ca, or call us at 604-231-6412.

As part of Summer Reading Club each year, children are encouraged to tell people what they think of the books they are reading by writing book reviews, and each week several reviews are chosen to be published in the Richmond News.

Here are this week’s reviews:

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This book is about when three kids (Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose) invite the famous writer Wallis Wallace to Green Lawn.

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I like this book because there is a mysterious part and you can hardly wait to see the ending. The ending was very funny.

Title: The Mouse and the Motorcycle Reviewed by: Emily Wong Age: 9 This book is about a mouse named Ralph who becomes friends with a boy named Keith because Emily Wong they both loved the same new thing: a sleek shiny red motorcycle.

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Richmond Roadrunners are poised to take a serious run at the West Coast Junior Lacrosse League playoff championship. Richmond put together an impressive 12-1-3 regular season that included a narrow 7-6 loss to the first place Delta Islanders back on June 27 (above).

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Volunteers in Nanaimo have been preparing for the past 18 months to host the Games – the third time the Vancouver Island community has done so.

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Softball Mitch Armstrong, Frazer Black, Dreyden Brar, Josh Mann, Trevor Merrell, Adam Mogg, Merrick Roberts, Matt Van Eeuwen, Birk Zukowsky.

Swimming Ethan Chan, Anthony Chan, John Chiam, William Dekker, Angela Gu, Lionel Han, Catherine Liao, Benjamin Zhuo, Cullen Yee. Triathlon Gwen De Lemos.

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World Cup Final party at the Buck Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

It’s been five weeks of non-stop partying in the streets of Steveston and, sadly, this weekend, Steveston World Cup Village draws to a close with a World Cup Final party at the Buck & Ear. Since the World Cup kicked off on June 12, 32 businesses in the village have been staging “National Days” every day to celebrate a competing country in Brazil.

The last two, Phoenix Art Workshop (Columbia) and Splash Toys (Costa Rica), hold their street parties today (Friday), but the final two days will be marked with a party at the Buck & Ear (Saturday and Sunday) and at Steveston Park (Sunday) to coincide with the World Cup’s third/fourth place playoff (Saturday, 1 p.m.) and the final itself on Sunday at noon.

At the Buck both days, with a purchase of a special $25 ticket, there will be a live DJ, a BBQ, pizza, beer and prizes worth $4,000, including the chance to win a return trip for two within B.C. with Pacific Coastal Airlines. Tickets available at the Buck and at Bean and Beyond Cafe.

At Steveston Park on Sunday from 11:30 a.m., Rick Hansen will be making an appearance and there will be music, a BBQ and lots of fun kids games.

“It’s been an incredible month and I’m so proud of everyone in the village,” said one of festival’s organizers, Davood Khatami.

“It’s been stressful and there has been so much hard work from so many people in the community and I want to thank them all.

“We managed to pull it off and we’re all looking forward to the big party this weekend to finish off an amazing five weeks.”

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Richmond’s Andre Ho has been named to the Canadian team that will be competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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Hirayama and Ho earn their tickets to Glasgow Rugby and table tennis standout join Richmond contingent At least two more Richmond athletes are heading to Scotland later this month for the Commonwealth Games, Rugby player Nathan Hirayama and table tennis player Andre Ho are the latest to be named to their respective Canadian teams. They join swimmer Luke Reilly and field hockey player Kaelan Watson.

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during the 2013/14 IRB Sevens World Series that produced a best-ever sixth place overall finish — highlighted by second in Glasgow and third in Las Vegas.

“This Canadian Rugby Sevens Team has been playing at a world class level,” says Team Canada Chef de Mission, Chantal Petitclerc.

“With their strong results on the IRB World Series this past season, those taking in the action at Ibrox Stadium are sure to be treated to exceptional games.”

The Canadian sevens team has been placed in Pool A with four-time defending champions New Zealand, Barbados, and host-nation Scotland. The sevens tournament will run over two days with preliminary rounds the first day and tournament finals on the second.

“We’re excited about the team that has been selected for the Commonwealth Games and are eager to return to Glasgow”, said Steve Lancaster, Rugby Canada’s High Performance Manager. “Our previous trip to Scotland this year was very positive, and our guys proved that they can succeed against the best in the world.

“We see the Commonwealth Games as a big opportunity for this team, and will be looking for another strong result in Glasgow leading us into next year’s Pan American Games in Toronto and the Rio Olympics in 2016.”

After extensive meetings with national team coaches Ho was one of four men’s players named to Canada’s table tennis entry.

The 22-year-old, who competed in the men’s singles event at the 2010 Summer Olympic Games in London, is currently ranked No. 5 in the country.

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$

BIGGEST SELECTION OF PRE-OWNED 2008 HONDA ACCORD

SUNROOF, HEATED SEATS, 4DR, LEATHER, XM RADIO, A/C, PWR GRP

#73333B

15,980

$

KM - 81,632

#73276A

16,980

WHITE $

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 XM RADIO, LEATHER,

24,980

$

KM - 84,672

BLACK

#73583A

16,980

$

#73610A

30,980

SILVER $

KM - 75,787

BROWN

KM - 89,919

#73607A

23,980

GREY $

2012 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS

#73578A

38,980

$

3

to ch0o0 fromose

2011 VW TIGUAN 2.0T 4 MOTION

AWD, PWR GRP, A/C, TILT STEERING, 16” ALLOY WHEELS, CD/MP3 PLAYER, CRUISE CONTROL

AWD, REAR PARK ASSIST, POWER LIFTGATE, SUNROOF, HEATED SEATS, XM RADIO

REAR CAMERA,

#73604A

RARE, BC VEHICLE, PWR GROUP, POWER SEAT, AM/FM RADIO, BLUETOOTH,STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS

2011 GMC ACADIA

SRT8, SUNROOF,

DVD, 6.8L HEMI

2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

2009 PONTIAC G8

Dueck price starting at

SS CONVERTIBLE, NO ACCIDENTS, PWR GRP, A/C, LEATHER,6 SPD AUTOMATIC, REAR CAMERA, XM RADIO

KM - 24,259

NO ACCIDENTS, LEATHER, SUNROOF, MEMORY SEATS, PWR GROUP, SIRIUS RADIO,

KM - 32,141

WHITE

2012 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

#73494A

41,980

GREY $

MEMOR RY PACKAGE, HEAT EATED SEATS, XM RADIO, DV VD NAV WITH AM/FM CD PLAYER

KM - 34,824

SILVER

Taxes and $549 documentation fee excluded.

All prices are net of Dueck and GM rebates and loyalties. Employee pricing available on all Chevrolet (excluding corvette), Buick and GMC Models. Offer ends July 31st.