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Lee challenges a ‘bored’ Brodie Graeme Wood

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Richmond residents feel disenfranchised and it’s time for someone who isn’t “bored” to lead the city with bold, new ideas, says lawyer Richard Lee, who has officially thrown his hat into the mayoral race once again. “People who want their voices heard are ignored under the leadership of this mayor,” said Lee, referring to incumbent mayoral candidate Malcolm Brodie, who has led Richmond since 2001. The criminal and estate lawyer challenged Brodie in 2011 and garnered about one-third of the popular vote, which included more votes than any other Brodie challenger over five elections. Before moving to Richmond in 2006 Lee was a city councilor in Merritt. A volunteer with many community groups, Lee recently stepped down as a member of the City Centre Community Association to challenge Brodie. In an interview with the Richmond News Wednesday, Lee, citing several issues, said he couldn’t stand by and see Brodie unchallenged for mayor. Lee said he took pause when Brodie said at his candidacy announcement in September that he would not be presenting any “bold” new ideas over the next term. “That’s the voice and words of a

person getting a little bored,” said Lee. bold, you do have to fight principles in “Unlike Mr.Brodie, you can expect me court. We’re talking about the well being to come up with some bold directions.” of the environment,” said Lee, adding The 65-year-old said his top priority, few legal cases are so black and white. just above the environment, at Richmond On taxes, Lee said he “can’t promise City Hall would be solving the city’s what he can’t deliver,” however, he added transportation problems. finding efficiencies and lowering taxes is “I agree Canada Line has been a great a “high priority.” thing for Richmond, but we need the Lee said he wouldn’t rule out accompanying connecting bus system. eliminating an annual one per cent tax So traffic, that’s my top hike to the city’s reserves, priority,” said Lee, who something Brodie I’m idealistic. I supports. added unchecked growth in the City Centre has “If times are hard to don’t care if he been poorly planned. the extent you should has $300,000 in make the exception, then Lee will also tackle citizen engagement. you should make the his coffers. Since last election, Lee exception. - Richard Lee said city staff and council “I believe in my four years, taxes will be lower than if this have ignored citizen concerns, citing, mayor stays,” said Lee. as examples, concerns about ChineseHe also noted he will focus on only signs, off-leash dog parks, and the improving housing affordability and Onni rezoning application of Steveston’s social programs by increasing their Imperial Landing. funding with gaming revenue. He said Brodie abandoned a group Running on a new slate, known as of citizens battling the province at BC Richmond Reform, Lee will face a Supreme Court for failing to properly municipal campaign machine as Brodie consult the public over a planned jet fuel has $164,000 in leftover financing from facility on the Fraser River. 2011, not to mention new earnings. “He said you don’t fight principles in “I feel I have ideas on my side that court. He said you only fight when you he doesn’t have. I feel people have had have assurances when you go to court that you will win. I beg to differ. Fighting enough and want change. I’m idealistic. for change as a private citizen is different I don’t care if he has $300,000 in his than fighting for (a city). If I may be so coffers, I’m here to win,” said Lee.

Lawyer Richard Lee says transportation will be his top priority for his Richmond Reform slate. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Police probe city’s fourth murder Graeme Wood

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Police tape cordons off the area where a homicide investigation was taking place early Thursday morning. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Richmond is facing its fourth homicide investigation of the year after a man was found suffering from “apparent” gunshot wounds early Thursday morning in Talmey Neighbourhood Park, according to police. Police believe the man was targeted; the RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating the death after

residents on nearby Regina Avenue reported gunshot sounds around 12:30 a.m. Under the cover of night, television images showed a man receiving CPR on the scene. Half of the park was cordoned off by yellow police tape and police vehicles surrounded the adjacent roads, as red and blue lights lit up the typically quiet neighbourhood. On Thursday afternoon IHIT noted in a news release that it was withholding the victim’s identity until the family is notified.

“Investigators are looking to confirm the motive for this shooting and what we can say, at this point, is that this does appear to be a targeted homicide,” said Sgt. Jennifer Pound. The park is connected to Talmey Elementary school and children bore witness to police tape cordoning off half the park, between Capstan Way and Kilby Drive, as they walked to school later in the morning. Students had an “inside day,” according to a school administrator.

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Richmond’s economic future will depend on goods and services, tourism, Chinese imports and exports, as well as its proximity to Vancouver International Airport, according to one highly regarded economics expert. On Wednesday, Scotiabank chief economist Warren Jestin told an audience of business people in Richmond that the city’s economy will continue to grow on the basis of “value-based” goods and services that target niche markets (such as seafood companies). Jestin also told the City of Richmond’s annual Business and Partner Appreciation participants that exports to China are set to increase, as well. “It used to be that we thought of China as being a place that sold us stuff, but now we’re increasingly looking at it as a place we can sell stuff to,” said Jestin. But he cautioned the group — mostly men age 55 and above — that while the Canadian economy is doing well and the housing market is buoyant, his “one worry” is difficulties facing first-time homeowners and job growth for those under 40. YVR CEO Craig Richmond addressed the importance of the airport to the city’s economy.

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stratification of society of those that have and have not, and that is worrisome, to say the least,” said Trovato, who teaches drama, among other subjects. More than ever, school trustees need to He told the Richmond News that in 15 become advocates for a well-funded public years as a teacher, his drama class has grown education system. by one-third and education assistants have That’s the message of not kept pace with special needs students. independent Richmond Board “There aren’t enough teachers of Education candidate Jack and asistants to meet the needs Trovato, a Richmond resident of our diverse learners,” said and Burnaby teacher who will Trovato, a newcomer to politics. run for school trustee for the He said it’s imperative Nov.15 municipal election. trustees balance the budget and “I have had a sense of urgency he acknowledged the board’s on advocating for a well-funded limitations, thus the reason for his public education system. I don’t Jack Trovato advocacy. see that being done by current He said he would advocate trustees,” said Trovato, who added Richmond’s board was among the last for the board to produce a “needs budget” alongside the real budget in order to make a to write a letter to the government during point to the government. the recent labour dispute, and when it did On specific measures to be addressed, “it was polite and didn’t specify very clearly Trovato said he wants the Richmond what (was) needed to be done.” School District to focus more on students The 50-year-old father said trustees have been “too fearful,” and after knocking on transitioning to industry programs. doors in the city, he noted that “parents “We need to make sure kids who aren’t bound for university also have options didn’t feel the current board advocated as available to them,” said Trovato. strong as they could have.” Trovato grew up in Richmond and Trovato said public education is the cornerstone of core Canadian values such as graduated from McNair Secondary school. Trovato said he’s been endorsed by the an egalitarian, democratic society. BC NDP as well as CUPE Local 716. “When we stray from that, it can cause Graeme Wood

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A business-minded “green” candidate is hoping to shake things up at Richmond City Hall come November. Jerome Dickey, a member of the BC Green Party and 20-year resident of the city, said he is running independently for Richmond City Council in the Nov. 15 election. He said he wants to bring “smart growth” to the city, which would involve building a strong, local economy that’s sustainable in the long-term. He is the third independent candidate to announce his intentions, joining community worker Henry Yao and executive coach Alexa Loo. Dickey, a business consultant who ran unsuccessfully in Steveston-Richmond during the 2013 provincial election, has posted a robust platform on his website — jeromedickey.com — that highlights his thoughts on a plethora of issues. Dickey, 48, questions the city’s constant tax hikes each year — the city has earmarked annual three per cent tax raises to keep pace with inflation, as well as to boost reserves.

He said development cost charges could be increased to pay for inflation of service costs. Dickey has been a member of Richmond’s Economic Advisory Committee where he worked on the Employment Lands Study and the Resilient Economic Strategy and said he recognizes the importance of Vancouver International Airport to the local economy. He noted Richmond’s ageing population can be best supported by council through facilities and recreational and social programs. He’d also like to lobby TransLink for more community shuttles. He said arts and culture must be promoted as “conceptual thinking will be critical” for the future economy. He added council needs better public consultation, meaning it needs to leverage community groups and business professionals to help shape policy. Dickey said he would advocate to have at least two satellite council meetings annually. He noted crime rates are low in Richmond and cited support for the Richmond RCMP Strategic Policing Plan, which aims to prioritize youth outreach and lowering property crime. Dickey said police should enhance building relationships with the city’s diverse

City council candidate Jerome Dickey believes he can incorporate ‘smart growth’ concepts into the city’s agenda. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News cultures. Pertaining to the environment, Dickey said the city has done well on certain aspects but needs to take another step, namely, involving outside agencies, such as Port Metro Vancouver, TransLink and senior governments, in its environmental goals. “I will advocate for a community conference to bring together important stakeholders to develop a local plan that is supported by the community,” he wrote. As a defender of the Agricultural Land Reserve, he told the Richmond News an agreement between the City of Richmond and Kwantlen Polytechnic University to farm

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document that has the title: A Step Backwards: Report Card on Government’s Access to Information Responses doesn’t exactly inspire trust in the B.C. government’s commitment to transparency. In fact, it should, and does, trigger a lot of serious questions. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s report on how the B.C. government is (or more accurately, is not) fulfilling thousands of information requests every year paints a startling picture of delay tactics, obstruction and a

serious lack of adherence to the basic principles of freedom of information. The report says that on-time access to information requests in the past two years have dropped from 93 per cent to 74 per cent. The media has always faced stonewalling bureaucrats and politicians who hide behind procedures and paperwork. It is government’s first line of defense when the media looks for information that could make the government look bad. But nowadays, as the privacy commissioner said, “I’m concerned that it’s a trend and

the issues are systemic. It’s the law and one-in-four requests are responded to outside of the legal limits, and I think that’s a serious problem for the public.” We agree. But is a wristslapping report going to stop the stonewalling? We think not. If the provincial government cared about its previous commitments to transparency it would have laid down the law internally. It hasn’t. We think it’s time to inflict the same deterrents on government that they inflict on citizens: If they miss deadlines, fine them, and put the money towards school supplies.

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somewhere in the middle, know this is going to right? shock you to the core, PainfulTruth Canadians are particularly but comedian/actor Rob prone to this kind of Schneider said something Matthew Claxton thinking. We just love to stupid the other day. compromise and wallow in I know, we expected more from the star of Deuce the middle-ground. Bigalow: Male Gigolo. We reporters are far, far too often guilty It turns out that like many celebrity nonof presenting both “sides” of an argument doctors, he’s paranoid about vaccinations. that isn’t actually an argument at all. During a Twitter rant recently, he But a lot of issues have no middle complained that doctors “won’t tell you ground. There’s a right side and a wrong side. I’m not talking about moral debates, both sides” in the debate about vaccines. There are sort of two sides in the vaccine like the one over the death penalty or “debate.” On one side is decades of medical abortion. I’m talking about things that can expertise and scientific research, and on the be measured. What if we tried to compromise with other is a badly discredited researcher, a lot of scam artists, and Jenny McCarthy. (Anti- everyone? Let’s say I wanted to push you off a 100vaccine nutters, please send your angry and metre building. poorly-punctuated letters care of “Editor.”) You would naturally object to this, as you The problem with non-debates like don’t feel the need to see what the inside of this is that they tend to succeed by your skull looks like. convincing people that there is a debate at Shall we compromise and I’ll push you all. We succumb to what is known as the off a 50-metre building? Maybe just 25? golden mean fallacy — the truth must be

C’mon, I must have a really good reason for wanting to do it! Or consider the handful of flat earth enthusiasts who still roam the world. What is the compromise with their position? That the earth is a cube? Put that starkly, it’s easy to see that sometimes there’s no compromise. But the desire on muddier issues, where we aren’t so sure, is powerful. This is why politicians create strawmen. They caricature their opponents’ ideas, making them outrageous. Then they rush to occupy the “middle” position, one they just created! “My opponent wants to throw puppies into stump grinders! I just think we should just euthanize abandoned dogs rather than pay to house them. Doesn’t that sound more reasonable?” No, no it doesn’t, not if the alternative is a no-kill shelter! This is closely related to another fallacy, the false dilemma. Two options are given — and only two! Usually this is done as a tactic to force

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Thanks for traffic snarl The Editor, Back in the days when the Richmond Olympic Oval was built, River Road was rerouted, which, for us, the residents of west Richmond, was a big deal considering this is the only way to get to the Cambie/Bridgeport area without going through the No. 3 Road nightmare. Council members, city planners and all of those involved told us this was not going to be a major change in our daily commute — maybe a couple of extra minutes, which wouldn’t “hurt” anybody’s tight schedule. Well, that was then. Now, River Road has been rerouted again, but this time our council members, city planners and God knows who else, really “hit it out of the park.” It is not “a couple of minutes” added to our commute anymore — unless you’re driving

through there around midnight, but certainly not around 6 p.m. Westbound, the lineup goes beyond the UBC Boathouse and one can easily take 10 minutes to get to the other side of Gilbert Road. That’s not even to the oval where there’s another traffic light waiting for us. And that’s not considering the one that is not in service yet. Let’s make it clear, this traffic snarl is happening now while the many residential towers in the area are still sitting empty. Just imagine what it will be like when those condos are filled with people trying to get to and from their homes. Just the thought of it scares the hell out of me and scares me out of Richmond! So, a big thank you to our council members, city planners and every single person (I want to make sure I don’t miss anybody

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THEFRIDAYFEATURE MOMS AT WORK

Connecting dots, widening the social circle Facebook group targeting professional working moms in Steveston is filling a significant vacuum in the village and grows in ‘likes’ every week Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

here was a void in Steveston. It was a social chasm identified about 18 months ago by two of the village’s working moms — Jen Schaeffers and Erinn Bryan — during a “girls night out.” The pair, both moms of two young kids, realized there was a ton of events and opportunities for moms and their kids in Steveston, but precious few for ladies without the children in tow and bereft of the time to network and socialize. From that moment, Schaeffers and Bryan hatched a plan to connect the village’s growing army of professional working moms; offering a support platform for swapping ideas, sharing life’s stresses and opening a door to walk through and be themselves once in a while. And in the spring of 2013, the pair launched, through Facebook. the Steveston Moms Network, which now has 315 likes, has forged dozens of new friendships — and rekindled old ones — and hosts event nights on matters such as self-care, guilt and one coming up on sex. “I was on maternity leave with my second child and I was connecting with other moms at the gym and places like that,” said Schaeffers, who juggles being a mom with her “day job” as executive director of the CKNW Orphans’ Fund. “But when I went back to work, that sucks up the week, and weekends are then filled with

shopping and running around after the kids. “I was still living in this community, but I felt disconnected from other like-minded people. We wanted to foster a larger community circle and connect with people in similar situations. “We’re a really supportive group and there have been so many friendships made as a result.”

or Bryan — who co-owns O’Hare’s Gastropub and events company Host Holdings with husband Grant — socializing and networking comes naturally, such is her daily working environment. Even so, she was acutely aware that not everyone had the same opportunities and she was determined to change all of that. “It’s a great vehicle for people to tell their daily stories and to celebrate each other, share our stresses in our lives and to realize they’re not alone,” explained Bryan, who also somehow engineers time for her roles as a board director on the Steveston Merchants Association, organizing the Steveston Girls Night Out and the fundraising walkathon for her daughter’s school. “It certainly opened my eyes when we started meeting people at our events. “This is the community coming together and there are so many working moms in Steveston now. “There are people who are fairly new to the community and when they come along and see what we’re doing, they’re in awe.” As well as many “really tight friendships,” Bryan highlighted how many local businesses, run by group members, have flourished as a result of the connections fostered through the

Erinn Bryan, left, co-owner of O’Hare’s Gastropub, and Jen Schaeffers, executive director of CKNW’s Orphans’ Fund, realized local moms needed support and a social outlet, so they set up the Steveston Moms Network. Photo by Gord Goble/Special to the News Steveston Moms Network.

ou would be surprised to hear what women talk about when they get together,” said Schaeffers.

Schaeffers said she and Bryan place their fingers on the group’s pulse when it comes to deciding the subject matter for their next event night, for which more than 200 women have turned out in the past. They’ve brought in speakers and coaches for areas such as: the importance of “Self Care,” “Mommy Guilt” and “Eating for Energy.” Next up — and one that’s sure to pique interest in a few — “Sex, Marriage and Kids” on Nov. 6.

“When women are in their circles, they’ll talk in great detail about this kind of thing,” revealed Schaeffers. “We’re bringing in registered sexual health nurse Maureen McGrath, who does the Sunday Night Sex Show on CKNW. “It’s going to be all about us working women, keeping the fire alive in our relationships. “It’s going to be at the Chinese Bunkhouse at Britannia Heritage Shipyard and there will be plenty of wine there I’d imagine for this one; which will help with the questions, many of which, I’m guessing, will be anonymous.” If you’d like to join the group, simply hit “like” on their Facebook page at facebook.com/

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THEFRIDAYFEATURE MOMS AT WORK

Life coach lauds group for breaking clique Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

ou would think mom-of-two Kerri-Anne Livingstone, as a life/business coach and guest speaker, would have it all worked out when it comes to juggling professional and parenting duties. Even for a woman of Livingstone’s calibre, it’s a challenge for her and husband Scott, who runs Steveston Acupuncture, getting two rambunctious little boys, Denny, five, and Beau, two, out the door on time every morning.

“It’s a lot of fun, that’s for sure and there’s rarely a dull morning,” said Livingstone, as she prepared her sons’ backpacks on the way out of the family’s Springfield Drive condo. “My husband and I take it in turn to work three days each out of six and then keep one day as a family day, when we kinda come together. “It’s a very unique arrangement, but it seems to

work for us and the kids.” Brought up on Vancouver Island, living in the U.S. and then moving to Steveston in 2006, Livingstone said the launch of the Steveston Moms Network on Facebook 18 months ago was a godsend. “Beforehand, many (of the women) were in small groups and had pre-established relationships; many from high school days,” said Livingstone. “It was hard to break into those cliques as Steveston is a very tight-knit circle and it was kinda hard to break into that circle. “When you’re in the park with the kids and speaking to other moms, we can only go so far with what we’re talking about and rarely get to finish a sentence.” When hooking up through the Facebook group however, “it’s almost like we get to go out and be ourselves,” Livingstone described. “We’re still moms when we go out, but this is a chance to connect with other women.”

Jen Schaeffers gets home as much as possible to spend time with her kids, Ronan, left, two, and Kaylee, five. Photo by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News

18-hour day just routine for Jen

en Schaeffers and her husband, Jeff, did childcare for a while for their five- and twoyear-old kids; but it just wasn’t working.

The couple brought in a live-out nanny, who drops Kaylee off at school, picks her up and takes little Ronan to whatever program he’s in when Schaeffers, co-founder of the Steveston Moms Network, and her husband, a geo-technical engineer, are at their full-time jobs.

will be in bed for 8:30. It’s usually then onto the computer for work stuff until 11:30 or so. But there is some flexibility in my job and there are some evenings I’ll work and some days I’ll finish early and get home to spend more time with the kids.”

“Our nanny usually comes in at around 7:30 a.m., by which time we’re usually up and dressed and sometimes able to have breakfast with the kids,” said Schaeffers, executive director of the CKNW Orphans’ Fund. “Some mornings, around 5:30 a.m., I’ll manage a run with my friend or take part in a boot camp. “Most days, I’ll get home at 4:30 or 5 p.m. and make dinner, take the dog for a walk and the kids

Kerri-Anne Livingstone, above, in her ‘day job’ as a life/business coach and guest speaker and, left, in her role as a mom trying to shuffle her kids, Denny, five, and Beau, two, out the door for school. Photo (left) by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News

Jen Schaeffers, right, in her professional role as executive director of CKNW’s Orphans’ Fund, presenting a cheque to singer Sarah McLachlan for her charity.

Pullin’ pints, reading stories

potting the windows of opportunity and jumping through them is the almost daily deal for Erinn Bryan when it comes to spending quality time with her kids, Pippa, six, and Collieson, four. After dropping the sprogs off at school and pre-school respectively, Bryan, co-founder of the Steveston Moms Network, might just about squeeze in a workout before heading to O’Hare’s Gastropub on Steveston Highway that she co-owns with husband Grant. From there on in, right through until closing time, running a busy pub eats up the vast majority of Bryan’s clock. “I usually take Sunday and Monday off as best I can, as they are our quietest days,” said Bryan from her single-family home just a block or two away from the pub. “Those are our family days and we do our best to keep it that way.” During the week, Bryan said she can “nip home

The majority of Erin Bryan’s day and evening is spent at her pub, O’Hare’s. late afternoon to have a quick dinner with the kids or pop out later at night to tuck them into bed,” but paid homage to her “amazing team” at O’Hare’s and “wonderful” live-in nanny Jeanette. “I spend most of the evenings at the pub, as does Grant, but we make sure we spend a lot of time together as a family.” When Erinn Bryan does manage to slip away from the pub, you might find her and kids, Collieson, left, four, and Pippa, six, making a family smoothie. Photo by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News

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Civic term limits a ‘refreshing’ idea ‘Stars’ not The Editor, If we hope to ensure democratic governance and an engaged electorate, we must consider limiting terms for our civic politicians. It’s discouraging for anyone wanting to run for municipal office here in Richmond when they realize that the incumbents have tried and true political machines and a ton of money. They don’t get reinstated by wide support of the public, but rather plenty of back room support and personal donations. Voter turnout in Richmond is abysmal and favours the incumbent. Yes we have fair and democratic elections in principle, but it’s a stretch to call it democratic governance if a large majority of people don’t vote. And, in a lot of cases, they make legitimate arguments as to why they don’t. When the electorate has become so turned off that they refuse to vote then something needs to change. There isn’t a hope in hell that mayor and council will look in the mirror and say “maybe it’s time to step down.” If anyone thinks that mayor and council in Richmond represents everyone, including those who did not vote for them, then they need to think again. This is a private club and developers rule. So, there’s only one thing left to do — vote. Dean Beauvais Richmond

The Editor, I have seen in the local papers that some residents of Richmond are calling for term limits for councillors and mayors. We need a change, not just for the sake of change, but the opportunity to breathe new life into our city. Most people would agree there has been a lot of development of new condos and apartment buildings throughout the city. Before approving these new constructions, the city should have developed a 20-year master plan whereby the growth in housing and retail developments is matched with growth of infrastructure. We are already seeing that the Canada Line cannot cope with the high volume of commuters at peak hours. Traffic in the city is an absolute mess. The River Road intersection at Gilbert Road has long line ups for the drivers entering and leaving the city. This has added an extra 10 minutes for the people travelling downtown

by Gilbert and the Dinsmore Bridge. Who is in charge of planning for the city, councillors or the bureaucrats? Are they influenced by greedy developers? At one time, it was refreshing to walk around the beautiful waterfalls and the garden in Minoru Park. Now, you feel overwhelmed by the concrete high rises almost next to the fence of the park. City hall claims to be making progress on protecting the environment. If that’s the case, how is it that projects that overwhelm our parks and open areas get approved. Come election, incumbents have strong machinery for election campaigns, maybe assisted by their developer friends. Hence, we see them being elected over and over again, whilst newcomers do not stand a chance. We will get an opportunity soon to see a change if we, the electorate, do our due diligence before voting. S.Ramji Richmond

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The Editor, I want to congratulate Kenny Chiu for being named as the Conservative candidate (Steveston-Richmond East) for the next federal election. I also wanted to wish Ms. Wendy Yuan and Mr. Joe Peschisolido best of luck for throwing their hats into the ring and seeking for the Liberal nomination in StevestonRichmond East. However, the rumor mill has it that the federal Liberals may parachute in some “star candidate” and try to bypass the local nomination process. The names have been floating around lately and they include Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, and VPD Chief Constable Jim Chu, and so on. Well, so much for Justin Trudeau’s open nomination promise! Michael Xu Richmond

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hings are really hopping at Richmond’s Big River Brew Pub at Riverport. The only pub in our city that brews their own beers has new operators under president Tom Orange’s leadership. There is a new brewing team with a new line of delicious craft beers.

“We have changed over the beer recipes to the Fuggles and Warlock Craftworks line, but we have kept two of our house beers to assist in the gradual transition,” says Orange. Dan Colyer, aka Fuggles, is the brains behind the recipes, the vision for brewing, and the branding. Most of the names for the

new brews It was a are centered tasty, dry around geek brew that had SipsHappen and pop a tasty kick Eric Hanson culture, with of West Coast video gaming hops. and movie The references. second beer was Padewan “A lot of the beer nerds Hoptropix Pale Ale. are into that scene,” adds “A lot of our beers are Orange. very hoppy. We wanted to Tony Iaci, who is cut down on the bittering affectionately known but have a big aromatic as Warlock, is the other presence in the hops, very brewer and the GM of the tropical passion fruit papaya restaurant. Mike Stewart, from the Australian hops.” the former brewer, is head It was very accessible to of production and brings the the average beer drinker eclectic recipes to life. And who wants a gentle Orange, a former importer introduction to craft beer. of craft beers, is the man Then we got into the “fun who brought them all stuff” as Orange calls it. together and injected new The Shiva Session White life into Big River. IPA is the best-selling I recently joined Orange beer in local bars, such as at Big River Brew Pub for Sportstown, O’Hares, and a taste of the new lineup. Hogshack. Session beers We began our tasting with have no more than five per the two top sellers. Orange cent alcohol and are well says they are very popular balanced with their malt with the clients of the Zone and hop characters. This Bowling Centre next door combination allows the beer and the SilverCity movie drinker to enjoy several theatre across the road. glasses, savouring the First was the Koln Lager, brew within a reasonable originally made in Cologne, time or session without Germany. overwhelming the senses. “We brew it Kolsch-style Orchard describes how as an ale, but it drinks like they took an IPA Sessional a lager. It’s a crisp, easy recipe to a higher level. drinking style, a gateway “We love the concept, beer into craft beer,” but a lot of them are thin Orange said. in body. You get your hop

Enjoying a pint at the Big River Brew Pub in Richmond are (from left) Dan Colyer, Mike Stewart, Tom Orange, and Tony Iaci. Photo submitted fix but there ain’t a lot of anything else going on,” he said. “We brewed a session white IPA, using a Belgian Wit yeast. The yeast comes through in the flavour character and body. We add wheat for mouth feel. We purposely hopped the crap out of it with 65 IBUs (International Bitter Units). It’s like an India Pale ale hopped, but it’s got heavier aromatics like grapefruit from the Amarillo and Australian hops.” In short, a real IPA lover’s session beer. I would suggest that when you visit Big River, you try the Taster’s Rack. Find your hoppiness!

Enjoy four, five-ounce glasses of fresh craft beer. You choose...they pour. Or you can sip an 18ounce ‘pint’ for about $6. And for even more tasting enjoyment, purchase a 1 L or 2 L Growler to take home and enjoy on home turf. Big River Brew Pub is located at 180-14200 Entertainment Blvd. in the Riverport Entertainment Park. Check out what’s on tap and what’s on the food menu at http://www. zbowl.com/Richmond_BR/ BrewStory.html. Eric Hanson is a local retired teacher and wine educator.

It’s that time of year when fall is in the air and pumpkins are aplenty. And the Richmond Country Farms’ pumpkin patch becomes a part of the seasonal festivities. Admission includes a live band playing pumpkin picking music, a wagon ride, a pumpkin (child size only) with a carrying bag, a visit to the animal farm, and a Spartan apple to enjoy. Admission is $12 on weekends and $8 weekdays. Richmond Country Farms is located at 12900 Steveston Hwy. Photo file

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Oct. 1 - 31 Art Exhibition – Ximeng (Simone) Guu Thompson Community Centre (5151 Granville Ave.) The Thompson Community Centre Art Committee was established in 2009 to promote arts in our centre and in the community. They have accomplished a lot over the years and we have also had great feedback on the variety of artwork that is being exhibited. Arts displayed in the main hallway for September is featuring Richmond Printmakers. Fifth Annual Steveston Scarecrow Crawl Participating Merchants throughout Steveston Village Scarecrow festivals are popular throughout North America, and the Steveston Merchants Association is excited to host the Steveston Scarecrow Crawl in the village. Walk through the village. Bring your camera; photo opportunities await.

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Talented youth receive grants Five Richmond residents, including Angela Mcilroy-Wagar, a student at National Circus School in Montreal, have received grants from the BC Arts Council totalling $43,750. The five are among 257 grants worth a combined $2.58 million that are being distributed to artists and arts organizations throughtout B.C. as part of the latest round of successful BC Arts Council grant adjudications. The recipients included: • Hung Sheung (Joe Chang) ($23,000 media arts award) • Angela Mcilroy-Wagar ($6,000 scholarship award) • Candace L Gordon ($5,950 scholarship Angela Mcilroy-Wagar is an aerial student award) who is targeting a performing career with • Karen Tennant ($5,800 scholarship the likes of Cirque de Soleil. Photo file award) • Jackie Wong ($3,000 scholarship award) Mcilroy-Wagar, an aerial performer very glad these students receive grants who aspired to join Cirque de Soleil, was featured in the News (Circus career began to further their creative studies,” said Richmond-East MLA Linda Reid in a at Steveston playground - June 7, 2013). press release. Recipients were chosen after the BC “Our province values arts and culture,” Arts Council’s independent peer-review Richmond-Centre MLA Teresa Wat said. process took place this past summer. “These scholarships encourage gifted The funding is being provided for scholarship awards and media arts as well youths to further their training in arts to make our community more creative and as professional development, early career development and touring initiatives in the colourful.” performing arts and studio arts fields. “The BC Arts Council Scholarship Program USE O H provides support for B.C. G NO GST BRI arts organizations and Ora, upper floor, 2 bds, 2 full individual artists. I am baths with ensuite, North East views, pool, promenade, gym, sauna, banquet room, swirl pool, mountain and water views.

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Thousand Armed Goddess of Mercy Charity Event Starting 8 p.m. River Rock Casino Resort 8811 River Road Tickets: $48, $68, 488, $148 plus service charge Artists with hearing impairments speak their minds, with graceful and colourful dances; Artists with visual impairments depict their imaginary world, with beautiful melodies and charmingly awkward dance steps; Artists with physical disabilities give expression to their pursuit of life with elegant postures and spirited melodies. Buy tickets:http://bit.ly/VjHZya

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Conversations With My Mother By Stacey Kaser and Alison Kelly Directed by Katrina Dunn Gateway Theatre (6500 Gilbert Rd.) 8 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on select days Tickets: Adults: $45, Students $20 When your dead mom won’t give up her ghost. After keeling over in her garden, family matriarch Hyacinth still roams the earth, despite the fact that she is very much dead. And while Hyacinth tries to give up her ghost, her grown daughters struggle with their own midlife crises. Box office: 604270-1812 Website: gatewaytheatre.com

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Writer-in-Residence Mark LeirenYoung Writing Workshop – Words Online for Adults Brighouse Branch Community Place room 7700 Minoru Gate, 6 – 9 p.m. When registering, quote program #653908. Maximum 35 participants. Registration opens September 27. Participants will learn about new online opportunities and how to craft stories for a web audience, says Leiren-Young. “Blogging, podcasting, YouTube, and social media – all these are ways to share your stories online.” To register call 604-2764300 or online at richmond.ca/register.

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he greatest predictor muscles we neglect shrink of your health and become weak. Our tomorrow are the cardiac and respiratory HealthWise habits you practice today. fitness plummets if we Davidicus Wong restrict our movements to I recognize four facets of self-care. They form the short walks. If we become foundation of your future. accustomed to moving little The first is what you eat (a healthy and very slowly, we will lose our sense of diet); the second, how you feel (effective balance. Without stimulation and practice, emotional management); the third, how you coordination deteriorates and we are more relate (healthy relationships) and the fourth, prone to falls and injuries. what you do (physical activity). At the end of your workday, you may feel For some illogical reason, human tired and feel you’ve had enough physical beings take some if not all of these four activity for the day. If you’re a firefighter or foundations for granted. We can spend more a Vancouver Canuck, you may be right, but time websurfing and updating facebook for the rest of us – even if we’ve been on than talking face to face with the people we our feet and walking most of the day – our really care about. Most of us spend more bodies require particular types of activity to time in chairs, in cars, on transit and in remain in peak condition. shopping malls than in getting the physical Consider the six aspects of physical activity our bodies were designed for. function (from Carolyn Kisner and Lynn If we put more thought into what we eat, Allen Colby’s text, Therapeutic Exercise): how we feel, how we relate and how we cardiopulmonary fitness (endurance), move, we wouldn’t leave choice to chance, flexibility (the ability to move freely), and we would all be empowered to take coordination (smooth, efficient movement), control of our own health. stability (joint stability and muscle balance), In fact, many of my patients feel they dynamic balance, and muscle performance are too busy to fit healthy activity into (strength, power and endurance). their days. They see exercise as a luxury Just running and cycling is not enough, – something they vaguely hope they will neither is weight training alone. A good get around to some time in the future. But exercise program will address all six aspects if you’re sedentary now, it is less likely of function – reduce falls and injuries, that you’ll enjoy good health and be able to maintain vigour and strength, and keep us move so freely in the future. fit well into our golden years. Exercise is not just for athletes. Any body Dr. Davidicus Wong will be speaking on can adapt and improve with healthy activity. self-care at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) Even in our 60s, we can build muscle and Branch of the Burnaby Public Library on increase strength with resistance exercises, Oct. 20. Register by phone at (604)436such as light weight training. Our brains and 5400 or online at: bpl.bc.ca/events. You can bodies are engaged in sports: we can learn read more about achieving your positive new skills and new dances at any age. potential in health at davidicuswong. But what we don’t use atrophies. The wordpress.com.

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Canadians take momentum to Prince George After making the most of Showcase Weekend on home ice, the Greater Vancouver Canadians face their first big test of the B.C. Major Hockey League season this weekend in Prince George. The Canadians will take on the Cariboo Cougars in a pair of games, starting Saturday. The Cougars (3-0-1) are one of just two remaining unbeaten teams in the 11-team circuit after sweeping the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs last weekend at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Greater Vancouver also took care of business with 3-0 and 5-2 victories over the Kootenay Ice. Vancouver Giants prospect Tyler Shugrue earned the shutout in the opener as Kyle Uy broke a scoreless tie in the late stages of the second period. He added an insurance maker in the third and Samuel Atkins rounded out the scoring. The series finale on Sunday morning saw the hosts jump out to a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes and never look back. Matheson Kroeker, Ante Mustapic, EJ Shaw, Sami Pharaon and Ryan Wilkinson scored for

Greater Vancouver Canadians closed out a two game series against the Kootenay Ice with a 5-2 victory on Sunday at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The match-up was part of the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League’s Showcase Weekend. The Canadians (3-1-0) are in Prince George this weekend. Photo by Mark Booth

the Canadians. Local products Owen Seidel, Jordan Sandhu and Gary Dhaliwal chipped in with two assists each. Matteo Paler-Chow got the win in net. Icing… Canadians and Seafair Minor Hockey grad Glenn Gawdin has been recognized by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau’s Players to Watch list for the 2015 NHL Draft. Gawdin is one of 13 Western Hockey League players given a “B” rating. The 17-year-old forward is currently in his second season with the Swift Current Broncos and has four points in five games after producing 22 points over 66 games in his rookie campaign. He was the Broncos top pick in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a system that includes four ratings. The ‘A’ rating indicates a first round candidate, a ‘B’ rating indicates a second/third round candidate, and a ‘C’ rating indicates a fourth through sixth candidate. Gawdin’s former Canadians teammate Adam Musil also made the “B” list. He is with the Red Deer Rebels.

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Kallner receives Jack Farley award Richmond soccer standout Emma Kallner is one of two recipients of the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s Jack Farley Youth Achievement Award as she progresses through the next chapter of her career with the UBC Thunderbirds. The Hugh Boyd secondary graduate was honoured at last week’s B.C. Sports Hall of Fame Banquet of Champions in Vancouver. The award is annually presented to one outstanding male and one outstanding female amateur athlete graduating from a B.C. secondary school. They not only must excel in their particular sport but exemplify the values, commitment and contribution to the community held by Jack Farley, an honoured member of the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Winners receive $2,000, which is to be applied to their education at a post-secondary institution in B.C. Kallner has played minutes on the UBC back line in four of six games so far this season. She will be reuniting with her Emma Kallner Coastal F.C. teammates next week for the U18 National Club Championships which will take place at South Surrey Athletic Park over the Thanksgiving Weekend. Kallner spent the latter stages of her youth career playing for former Whitecaps F.C. women’s coach Bob Birada — first with a successful Tsawwassen based Metro team, then more recently with Coastal in the B.C. Premier Soccer League. Coastal won the Premier Provincial Cup the past two seasons and went on to finish fourth at the 2013 nationals which took place in Newfoundland. This time, they will have to overcome the challenge of not playing together since last June with many moving onto the university level. Kallner began playing organized soccer when she was four and her development was enhanced by working with a number of local coaches — including Dave Partridge, Clive Clarke and her father Jonathan Kallner — along with B.C. Soccer provincial team staff. Corner kicks... Kallner is one of two Richmond players on the UBC roster. Third-year midfielder Amrit Berar is the other. She graduated from McNair.

U18 SOCCER Richmond ’97 United battled Vancouver in Metro Select Soccer League action last Sunday at Hugh Boyd. The visitors came away with a 2-0 victory. Photo by Mark Booth

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Boyd gets back to business Saturday Hugh Boyd Trojans will dive right into conference play when they open their high school football schedule Saturday against the Seaquam Seahawks in North Delta. Last month’s B.C. teachers labour dispute delayed the start of Boyd’s campaign by four weeks and ultimately wiped out their exhibition schedule. However, they have had a full two weeks of practice to prepare for their opener. The Seahawks went 0-3 in non-conference play, including a 31-13 loss to GW Graham last week. Boyd will then play three straight home games, starting Oct. 10 when Moscrop is in town at 7:30 p.m. Frank Hurt follows a week later and Holy Cross visits on Halloween for a 6 p.m. kick. The Trojans’ junior varsity team begins its season Oct. 15.

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4.3L V6 Flex fuel, A/C, power windows, power door locks, cruise control, 4.2” colour screen with USB

#5MA0102

26,790

NEW 2014 CHEVROLET TERRAIN

6 speed auto, A/C, fog lights, bluetooth, 17” aluminum wheels, rearview backup camera MSRP $29,995 Dueck/GM Discount $700 Cash Purchase Discount $3,000 Discontinued Brand Loyalty $1500

Dueck Cash Price

23,815

NEW 2014 CADILLAC SRX

#46044

Hwy 99 & Steveston

#4TE2044

24,795

2.5L 6 speed auto, power sunroof, climate control, CUE, RWD, polished Alloys

MSRP $42,085 Dueck/GM Discount $4641 Competitive Luxury Discount $1500

MSRP $41,770 Dueck/GM Discount $3,280 Competitive Luxury Discount $1500

Dueck Price

35,944

MSRP $20,295 Dueck/GM Discount $300 Discontinued Brand Loyalty $1,500

#4AT2940

36,990

Dueck Price

#4TX5183

18,495

4x4

8 C Cr NEW 2014 Cho ab’s T ew ose o F GMC SSIERRA CREW CAB rom!

5.3L V8 Flex fuel, A/C, rear locking differential, 4.2” colour screen, Power door locks, All season tired, USB port MSRP $41,335 Cash Purchase Discount $3,000 Dueck/GM Discount $3,000 Truck Loyalty $1000

Dueck Cash Price

NEW 2014 CADILLAC ATS

Exe c Demutive o

exec demo, dual climate control, XM radio, OnStar with Nav

61 To Terra Ch in Fro oose s m!

63 To Trax Ch ’s Fro oose m!

Traction control, 6 airbags, power windows and doors, remote keyless entry

Dueck Price

MSRP $28,315 Dueck/GM Discount $2,000 Cash Purchase $1,500 Truck Loyalty $1,000

#4CK5012

NEW 2014 CHEVROLET TRAX

MSRP $34,310 Dueck/GM Discount $6,895 Discontinued Brand Loyalty $1500

Dueck Price

#4SO9647

35 To Mali Ch bu Fro oose m!

6 speed auto,remote vehicle start, A/C, sunroof, Nav, Rear vision Camera, XM Radio

MSRP $15,545 Dueck/GM Discount $750 Discontinued Brand Loyalty $1500

BUICK

VEHICLE PRICE

#4CK8333

34,335

NEW 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE

14 To Tahoe Ch ’s Fro oose m!

5.3L V8, remote start, sunroof, rear lockin differential, heated seats, XMRadio, fog lamps MSRP $75,560 Dueck/GM Discount $2,000 Vehicle Owner Loyalty $750

Dueck Price

#5TA4385

72,810

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 October 31, 2014