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Send story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at editor@richmond-news.com

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Should last rum runner be saved?

Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

Three old, unique ships — including a 1930s rum runner — have been left to rot at Britannia Heritage Shipyard and Richmond City Council is being tasked with deciding what to do with them – or at least absolve itself of any responsibility.

Full restoration of the ships could cost upwards of $1.7 million, according to a report from Mike Redpath, the city’s senior parks manager.

“The Britannia Heritage Shipyard Society has requested

Fleetwood, a rum runner built in 1930, would cost $1.1 million to be restored to an operational condition. the City of Richmond consider assuming ownership of three of these boats: the Iona, the Starliner

and the Fleetwood (rum runner),” states the report.

Redpath said it’s council’s

prerogative to save the vessels or leave it up to the society to find another way.

The Fleetwood is a 56-foot vessel built by the Vancouver Shipyard in 1930. It was first used to transport liquor to the United States during prohibition.

Said to be in poor condition, it would cost $183,000 to restore it to a presentable, but nonoperational, condition. A complete reconstruction of the vessel would cost an additional $1.1 million.

The boat had been in operating condition back in 2002, but was left to waste away due to lack of resources.

The boat has a lot of history,

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Jail sits well with local dog owners Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

News of a dog walker being jailed for six months, following the deaths in Richmond of six pets in her care, has been rippling around the local canine community.

And for anyone who spoke to the News or posted comments on social media, the reaction to the prison sentence has been categoric, to say the least.

As well as the jail time, Emma Paulsen was given two years probation, a 10-year ban on owning any pets and a lifetime ban on her caring for the animals of others professionally.

Last May, six dogs died of heat exhaustion in the back of her pick-up truck outside Costco in Richmond, before she dumped them in an Abbotsford ditch and then concocted a story about them

being stolen from her truck at a Langley dog park.

The dog owners in question — one of whom, Paul Grant, adopted from the Richmond Animal Protection Society — broke into applause as Paulsen was led from the Surrey courtroom in handcuffs Wednesday.

At South Arm Park on Thursday morning, local dog owners gave their thoughts on the sentencing for the Delta-based former dog walker.

“I think she got what she deserved,” said Vivian Lau, who was with her two-year-old golden retriever Haley.

“She was so dishonest with all the lying and stuff, and I don’t think that helped her at all. Dogs are members of the family.”

The owner of terrier-cross Hunter, who didn’t want to give his name, said the absence of any kind of apology from Paulsen

possibly made the situation even worse.

Another owner, Melissa Franco, said on the News’ Facebook page, she was, “surprised but very happy she even got jail time, because Canadian laws for this sort of thing are inadequate.”

In May of 2014, Paulsen, a Delta resident, tearfully told her clients, reporters, and police that six dogs had vanished from the back of her truck at a Langley offleash dog park.

Paulsen claimed she had been playing with the dogs there for several hours, before they were stolen while she went to the washroom.

Her story unravelled in less than a week. Paulsen admitted to a missing pet investigator and to RCMP that the dogs had died in the back of her truck after she left them unattended for about 40 minutes while she went shopping

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Vivian Lau with retriever Haley. Photo by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News at a Richmond Costco.

She had panicked, dumped the dogs’ bodies in an Abbotsford ditch, and made up the story about the alleged theft. see Judge › page 4

according to the society, as it was used to dupe the U.S. Coast Guard and take booze to Washington State.

“The BHSS has indicated to the City their collective inability to maintain, and or restore the Fleetwood,” noted Redpath.

Meanwhile two other vessels require help. The 35-foot gillnetter Starliner has been left unprotected for many years and needs a $250,000 overhaul.

And the 37-foot fish collector boat, Iona, needs about $200,000 worth of restoration work.

In his report, Redpath noted there is inherent value in restoring and maintaining boats at Britannia.

Trucker fatality closed Hwy. 99 Large parts of Richmond were at a standstill during Wednesday evening’s rush-hour after a fatal, morning truck crash in Delta just south of the Massey Tunnel.

Most the major routes heading east or south out of the city were crawling, if moving at all, with sections of Highway 99 shut down for most of Wednesday.

Traffic was directed around the crash scene — in the southbound lane, just south of Highway 17A — for kilometres in either direction in a series of shifting closures.

Emergency crews were called out shortly before 9 a.m. to Highway 99 near Highway 17A, where a southbound gravel truck pulling a trailer lost control, drove through a concrete barrier, flipped onto its side and caught fire, Mounties said.

As the truck slid into the northbound fast lane, it slammed into a pair of vehicles, RCMP spokesman Const. Mike Moore said. After the commercial truck and trailer came to a stop, witnesses at the scene tried to pull its trapped driver out of the cab, which was by that point fully engulfed in flames, Moore said.

Despite their efforts, the driver died.

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Police takedown praised Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

A police takedown of what appeared to be a man waving around kitchen knives at a busy intersection has been praised by an eyewitness.

Richmond Mounties were called into action around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday outside the Chevron gas station at No. 3 and Blundell roads, where their attention was drawn to a man apparently waving around one or two kitchen knives.

Chad Pederson, who was driving home from work at the time, said he was passed by three police cars as he approached the

intersection from the east.

On arrival at the intersection, the traffic had ground to a halt and Pederson said he could see the man waving the knives around.

“The police had surrounded him and were ordering him to ground, none had their guns drawn,” he said.

“He started going down but then he popped back up. The officers got closer but I think he turned one of the blades on himself.

“One of the officers managed to get hold of his hands and restrain him. It was all over in less than a minute and was handled very efficiently, it was very quick.”

Richmond RCMP confirmed the incident took place but added that it wasn’t proceeding as a criminal matter.

Judge: Paulsen’s actions ‘self-centered’ Paulsen did not mean to kill any of the dogs – one of the six, Salty, was her own pet – but she had previously been seen leaving the dogs in the back of her truck, and

‹ from page 3 On Wednesday, Judge James Jardine ruled that Paulsen was deserving of prison time.

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He noted she had been in emotional turmoil prior to the incident.

Jardine called her actions distracted, thoughtless negligence, and “very selfcentered.”

“Her post-offence conduct was motivated by fear, shame, and panic,” he said.

Guilt should have caused her to check her behaviour, but instead she repeated her story many times.

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Searching for a new target

Lansdowne Centre looks to fill big box void, but could be destined for housing in years to come Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

Red on the city’s 2041 conceptual plan shows where high density residential is planned. Red and blue lines indicate pedestrian oriented retail precincts. Purple lines are proposed streets. Green space indicates parks.

Whether it’s the muchrumoured London Drugs or another big box retailer that fills the void left by Target this spring, one thing’s almost certain — Lansdowne Centre will likely see the bulldozer at some point.

The 50-acre mall opened in 1977, replacing a horseracing track in a rapidly developing Richmond, when farms were being razed for vast singlefamily home neighbourhoods.

With Target’s exit, the mall now faces the prospect of having

a fourth big box retailer in its southeast wing in the last 15 years.

Lansdowne represents onesixth of the City Centre area where the City of Richmond projects to have 31,000 residents living by 2041. The city’s 2041 conceptual area plan shows a park along the south side of the Lansdowne property, residential towers to the west, and mediumdensity development in the centre and east portions.

It’s on No. 3 Road, north of Lansdowne Road, along the mall’s west parking lot, where most of the capacity to build high-density residential remains.

Along No. 3 Road, there

are plans for “pedestrianoriented retail” with, perhaps, an expanded “transit plaza” at Lansdowne Station.

Cooney Road is shown to be extended right through the now-existing food court and a new east-west road will intersect it, as well as an extended Hazelbridge Way. Pedestrian paths and cycling lanes are to link many of the new roads with existing ones.

City spokesperson Ted Townsend calls the plan “conceptual” and how it is to specifically developed is dependent on rezoning processes.

He adds that when and how

Lansdowne is developed will ultimately be up to market forces as well as the property owner.

The additional roads that would bisect Lansdowne would be part of the conceptualization of the city’s “ring road network,” which is a “core objective” of the area plan, says Townsend.

That network — aimed to relieve No. 3 Road traffic — currently includes the likes of Cooney, Minoru Boulevard, Lansdowne Road and Granville Avenue.

The park, Townsend says, will be purchased by the city through cash generated by development.

No one from Lansdowne Centre was available for comment.

Ever heard of the Hakka?

Ancient, nomadic Chinese culture is alive and well in Richmond Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

Most people living in Richmond are immigrants — whether it’s they themselves who’ve flown in from a far-flung continent or it was their parents, grandparents or ancestors, as far back as their family tree permits.

Few, however, could claim to be as nomadic as the Chinese Hakka, an ancient culture, with roots scattered across the planet going back as early 661 B.C. That very “clan,” as they call themselves, is alive and well here in Richmond.

Perhaps not in plain sight, but they are here, sprinkled among the very visible Chinese community, but with their own dialect and customs, some of which are even alien to larger, ethnic Cantonese and Mandarin Richmondites.

During a book launch in the city on the weekend, one particular Hakka culture — from Jamaica — emerged from the relative anonymity afforded by their higher-profile Chinese-Canadian cousins.

The launch of the book, Letters To My Grandchildren, about ethnic Hakka life in Jamaica and written by now Torontonian Carol Williams-Wong, magnetized local Hakka, including Richmond’s Carol Yap-Chung, a second generation Hakka Jamaican, who moved to Canada in 1974.

“There’s not really a discernable (Hakka) community in Richmond that I know of, we’re kind of in little pockets I think,” said Yap-Chung, a retired Air Canada customer service rep, who lives on General Currie Road at St. Alban’s and Garden City roads, and who has called Richmond home for more than 30 years.

“Which is funny really, because we can be found just about anywhere in the world, no matter where you go.”

Yap-Chung said it was “great fun” to get together with other Hakka at the launch, explaining that she’s good friends with the book’s author Williams-Wong, whom she met while living in Toronto, through the Tsung Tsin Hakka Association.

Also at the launch was Richmond businessman Daniel Wang, owner of Co-operators Insurance, who, although isn’t Jamaican Hakka, is very proud of his Mauritian Hakka roots.

“We are the nomads of China; who were always given the lower (tougher) land to work on, and it’s been ingrained in us that we were never really born to settle there,” said Wang.

“They were the first (Chinese) to leave and populate the world. My ancestors went to Mauritius, through the British, in the 1800s and were in plantations or working as shopkeepers.

My grandfather was a shopkeeper.

“I, myself, went from Mauritius to England to Canada; I’m a kind of modern-day nomad.”

Explaining how Hakka Chinese differentiate from the better known ethnic Chinese groups, such as Cantonese and

Hakka Chinese Jamaicans, Carol Yap-Chung, left, a Richmond resident, and Carol Williams-Wong, author of a book about Hakka Chinese. Photo by Joanna D. Yang Mandarin, Wang cited the language, or “dialect,” some of which would be tough for anyone outside of his culture to follow. “If I spoke in (Hakka), a Cantonese person might not understand me,” he said.

“Plus, the food, we are known for lots of preserved veg and meats because we had to endure a lot of hardship and had to extract flavours out of things that few people would even think of.”

As far as the author herself is concerned, language — her English has a Jamaican accent — and the four tones of her native Hakka Chinese is what separates her ethnicity from others.

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The 7th annual Children’s Arts Festival to be held Feb. 9 will include workshops, performances and author readings. File photo Governor General’s award winning author/illustrator Barbara Reid in creating the festival’s first ever digital book.

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To punish or prevent

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hether it’s drug abuse, crime or terrorism, it seems the Conservative government would rather buy punishment by the pound than prevention by the ounce.

This is particularly apparent as Prime Minister Stephen Harper gets set to sell the Canadian people on a bigger stick for the RCMP and CSIS to wield.

New legislation, scheduled to be put before Parliament today (Jan. 30), aims to prevent attacks like the Ottawa shooting that resulted in the death of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo.

The Parliament Hill attack

was revolting and frightening, but what it wasn’t was a terrorist network’s wellorchestrated plot.

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was a crack addict who drifted in and out of homeless shelters in the years before the shooting.

He never went through a real detox program or got mental health treatment. If he had, it’s hard to imagine he would’ve been moved to murder by the online babbling of an armchair extremist.

The Canadian criminal code already allows for pre-emptive arrests if there’s reasonable grounds to suspect

a terrorist act is imminent.

That makes us wonder what additional powers could possibly be enacted that wouldn’t hip check due process and the rule of law.

We might all be a little safer if the federal government spent half as much time examining solutions for poverty, mental illness and addiction as they do on enhancing already enhanced security measures.

By some estimates, there are 90 potentially radicalized Muslims in Canada. In contrast, a count last March numbered Metro Vancouver’s homeless at 2,777 which included 88 children.

Four keys to a‘Yes’side transit plebiscite victory

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in B.C.) and start hammering he general consensus seems to be that the InTheHouse home talk about specific transit improvements. Bateman’s “Yes” side in the Staff Name modus operandi has been to upcoming transit plebiscite is Editor mention TransLink — and all the one fighting from behind, its miscues, woeful tales of and has the much bigger waste, bloated executive salaries, SkyTrain proverbial boulder to push up the hill in this breakdowns etc. — in pretty well every one of debate. his public utterances.

The “No” side, led by Jordan Bateman Rotate your spokespeople of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, has One of Bateman’s strengths is that he is pretty much had the floor to itself since the good at obtaining media coverage. But over Christmas break. He’s been all over the the course of the next few months, he may media, blasting TransLink for all kinds of well turn into a liability for the “No” side reasons and sowing the seeds of mistrust and because folks may simply become tired of suspicion with prospective plebiscite voters.

But the “Yes” side can, miracle of miracles, seeing and hearing from him — and only him, pull off an upset victory if it can accomplish a on the “No” side — incessantly.

But the “Yes” side has a bunch of mayors number of tasks. It will be difficult, but it can who just won re-election, which presumably be done. means they are held in good regard by the So, free of charge, I offer some advice on people they are now going back to for support how to get the job done: in another vote.

Turn the channel So, why not rotate folks such as Vancouver As in, stop talking about TransLink Mayor Gregor Robertson, Surrey Mayor (arguably the most unpopular organization

Linda Hepner, Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, and a few others when it comes to shaping the public face of the “Yes” side?

Push past the leaders and get to the masses In other words, simply getting the support of the heads of the 70-plus organizations that make up the “Yes” side coalition is not enough. Getting the support of the members of those organizations is much more a key to any success.

This is the classic problem perennially faced by the NDP during elections. Organized labour strongly endorses the NDP, and then watches as members of their own unions vote for another party.

For the “Yes” side to win, it needs those organizations to deliver the votes of their members — not just passing motions of support at monthly meetings.

A key player here may not be organized labour so much as the environmental movement, which backs the “Yes” side.

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on your side The plebiscite ballots will start being mailed out in mid-March, and the ballots can be mailed back to Elections BC as late as May 29. That’s a generous 10-week period, which kind of turns things into a 10-week long Election Day, as each side tries to GOTV (Get Out The Vote) every day during that period.

To get that vote out, presumably the “Yes” coalition will be able to tap into its member organizations for volunteers to help to participate in mail-outs, phone banks etc.

I’m not sure the “No” Side, which seems to consist of the one-man band Bateman, can compete when it comes to that kind of organization.

There is still a feeling of “I-pay-too-much” already out there, and perhaps no amount of planning and reasoned arguments will overcome that.

We’ll know in June, when the results are revealed.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Stop the development ‘insanity’ Dear Editor, The definition of insanity usually includes references to extreme folly, senselessness, foolhardiness, and irrationality. Riding a bicycle on a busy road at night dressed totally in black certainly qualifies, as does smoking a pack or two of cigarettes a day, eating hamburgers and fries for dinner seven days a week, and staring at your iPhone while driving above the speed limit through a

school zone.

And then we have a community that does nothing to prevent the development of houses and buildings that only off-shore investors and wealthy part-time inhabitants can afford and that remain unoccupied for most of the year.

Pure, senseless, irrational insanity — what else would those full-time, permanent residents who have been priced out of the housing market in

Richmond possibly call what has been allowed to happen in this city?

But, don’t forget there is also insanity involved in continuing to vote those who are the most culpable back into public office year after year. Seems there are more of us who are capable of irrational insanity than we would like to admit to ourselves.

Ray Arnold Richmond

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Food bank support appreciated Dear Editor, On behalf of the Richmond Food Bank Society Board of Directors, I want to express my sincere appreciation for everyone who made 2014 such a productive year for our organization: the 200 regular volunteers who gave so generously of their time; our hardworking staff; our community partners who provided valuable programs; and our donors,

whose support is so crucial to helping the more than 1400 people we serve in a typical week.

We’ve seen a rise in the number of people who need the food bank over my two years as RFB president.

Should this trend continue through 2015, I’m confident that with the continued generosity of our community we will be able to keep offering healthy and nutritious food at our grocery

distributions and providing food for many of our community partners.

Thank you to everyone supports the Richmond Food Bank as we work towards a community where no one goes hungry.

I hope 2015 brings joy and prosperity for all.

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Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen, I am still not sure which way to vote in the upcoming Congestion Improvement Tax Plebiscite scheduled for mid-March.

The “Yes” side is stressing the need for much-needed improvements in Metro Vancouver’s public transit and infrastructure. However, none of the “Yes” supporters are saying anything about the dysfunctional and bloated TransLink administration.

TransLink has a major image problem with the public. It’s a combination of frequent disruptions in services, the bungled implementation of the Compass Card system and huge pay packets and bonuses for top executives.

Like many other taxpayers, I would like TransLink officials, as well as the “Yes” side, to make a firm commitment to fix this broken system before handing them another $250 million every year, for God knows how many years.

Unless the public is assured of some drastic reforms and changes at TransLink, the plebiscite is bound to fail.

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Homebuyers not seeing the light Solar-paneled units proving hard to sell in Richmond Graeme Wood

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t’s the first of its kind in Richmond and may very well be a sign of the not-too distant future.

Tien Sher Homes, the developer of the 24-unit Jade residential complex on Alberta Road, recently sold a townhouse with pre-installed photovoltaic (PV) solar panels.

But while new residents in Richmond buy up homes at a furious pace, they may not be buying into the Solar Revolution — just yet.

“What we found is people didn’t really appreciate the solar panels at the moment,” said Tien Sher president Charan Sethi.

According to Tien Sher sales manager Michael Barluk, the three-bedroom unit sold for $606,000, just $10,000 above the regular rate, or the cost of the panels themselves.

Tien Sher marketed a lofty annual energy cost savings of $1,500 per year for the unit.

As such, the panels would pay for themselves in about seven years, assuming BC Hydro’s projected power rates remain the same.

Buyer education needed

PV panels use light to generate electric current in semiconductors. Barluk said rolling the solar panels into the cost of the unit made little difference in monthly mortgage payments.

But at least three factors combined to prevent more PV panel homes from selling.

First, most of Jade’s homebuyers paid in cash, so the additional cost was immediate, instead of being spread out over mortgage payments.

Second, Sethi said he didn’t get the sense the homebuyers were purchasing the homes for long-term use. Third, homebuyers needed to be educated about the panels. “They basically thought we don’t get enough sun,” said Sethi.

Because photovoltaic panels convert light — not necessarily direct sunlight — into power, Metro Vancouver is a suitable region for PV panels. The region sees more sun than most of Germany, where solar energy accounts for nearly seven per cent of national energy production, according to

various studies. European solar power production is far outpacing Canadian supplies, as well.

Political will lacking “We were actually quite hyped about it and to move forward,” said Sethi.

Political will makes a difference, noted Sethi, pointing to a myriad of U.S. federal and state credits for developers and contractors.

The B.C. government recently axed the few solar credits it gave to developers and homeowners.

While the City of Richmond passed a bylaw in 2014 to ensure townhouses are solar hot water panel ready, it stopped short of a bolder photovoltaic panel bylaw; PV panels are more complicated to install.

Prior to the election, the Richmond News asked prospective council members if they supported mandating solar panels on new developments.

Re-elected members Mayor Malcolm Brodie and councillors Chak Au and Harold Steves said they did, while councillors Ken Johnston, Derek Dang, Bill McNulty and Linda McPhail said they did not.

Newly elected Alexa Loo also said she supported solar panels, whereas Carol Day swung the other way toward a negative majority.

“Rather than use a stick approach and force (residents), I’d rather offer incentives and go from there and let it come about naturally,” said Day. Nevertheless, according to John Irving, Richmond’s director of public works, the city is taking a hard look at installing millions of dollars worth of PV panels on the new Minoru pool.

If the city were to go further and make panels mandatory on new homes, Tien Sher’s Barluk said, in theory, it would be more cost effective and easier for developers to install them during construction. Also, doing so may avoid strata council problems with future retrofits.

That’s why Tien Sher made all of its other units at Jade photovoltaic ready — in case anyone changes their mind.

“Right now (the solar panel units are) suited for someone who’s maybe a little more green conscious,” said Barluk.

Guy Dauncey, communications director at the

Townhouse developments in Germany, above, complete with entire solar-paneled roofing, are very popular. Below, a roof on the Jade development in Richmond. Below, right, Charan Sethi, of Tien Sher Homes, is conflicted about the future for his solar-powered homes.

B.C. Sustainable Energy Association, echoes the opinions expressed by Tien Sher.

“The reason why solar panels haven’t taken off is: a) they’re still expensive, although prices are falling and; b) there are no tax breaks or incentives,” said Dauncey.

He notes solar PV panel installations currently cost $4 per watt (so a standard 4-kilowatt home system costs $16,000).

Economies of scale Economies of scale are important as well. Where governments have taken a more active role in promoting sustainable energy, the costs are lower.

Take Germany, for example, where residential rates are about $2.50 per watt. In Australia, panels cost as little as $1.50.

Dauncey accounts for interest on payments and installation costs, something Tien Sher did not as installation was rolled into construction and costs were rolled into the mortgage.

Dauncey says a realistic payback for a retrofitted

solar panel system on an existing home with average consumption is about 15-20 years.

Dauncey notes if neighbours get together to install panels collectively, lower labour costs can bring overall costs down to $3 per watt.

Nevertheless, Dauncey is optimistic solar technology will soon bring costs down.

“Every single south facing roof in Richmond by 2030 will have solar panels. They will, because if they don’t, they’ll be losing money,” said Dauncey.

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Warming to the geothermal task

Richmond readying itself for future heating boom Graeme Wood

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all it a tube-ular idea.

Geothermal energy is a process by which a building draws heat from and releases heat into the ground.

The technology and process has been around for decades, but it’s taken on a new lease on life over the past five years, especially in Richmond.

“Anyone owning a property or building a property for the long term needs to seriously look at geothermal as a heating and cooling source,” said Jeremy Jacob, an engineer at Richmond’s Geotility Geothermal Systems office.

A geo-exchange system works by heating and cooling water in underground pipes where the temperature is constant at 10 degrees Celsius.

In the summer, the system cools water warmed through the home’s ambient air. In the winter, cool water is warmed and resurfaced. Air is blown through hot or cold coils to provide heating and air conditioning, respectively. In any such system, additional electricity or gas is needed to reach optimal temperatures.

The energy is clean and renewable, perfect for the City of Richmond’s 2020 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent below 2007 levels. The goal is subject to provincial and federal actions, however, but there’s a case to be made the city has the most to lose and most at risk as sea levels rise.

The final expansion of the city’s Alexandra District Energy Utility (ADEU), which uses a geothermal system, is set to begin and will soon service a new shopping centre, the Jamatkhana Temple and four new residential developments in addition to three existing ones.

Density matters Meanwhile, new condo buildings in the Oval Village area will soon be hooked up to a geothermal system that uses sewer heat. The city also claims it’s looking at a geothermal system for Capstan Village.

“It’s sometimes hard to get geothermal off the ground in this province because, generally, we

have really cheap gas and electricity,” said John Irving, Richmond’s director of engineering and public works. “To make it work, generally, you need high density. Your bang for buck becomes much greater when you can concentrate the energy,” said Irving.

Together, the two planned systems form a new city-run corporation, the Lulu Island Energy Company. Said to be self-sustaining, the city expects to pay off the $23.3 million ADEU portion in 18 years by selling the energy to residents at or below market rates (it could be paid off earlier if market rates increase).

The goal is a 60-70 per cent diversion of energy used to heat and cool homes.

Schools lead the way The Richmond School District has also taken on geothermal initiatives. Steveston-London secondary, which has a geothermal system, is reporting a 25 per cent saving in energy usage compared to other high schools. More impressive is Brighouse elementary, which has reduced its natural gas usage by 90 per cent and overall energy usage by 58 per cent since its 2011 rebuild.

Jacob says a home can save up to 70 per cent off its typical home energy use. But to retrofit an existing home costs about $25,000, so it makes more sense to install the system before the foundation is laid. A typical system could pay itself off in 20 years, he added.

Jacob says society is conflicted in how it’s embracing renewable energy.

“What we see on the West Coast is really leading the globe in terms of adoption of higher standards for building code, for energy code,” he said.

“But what we’re really lacking is vision and leadership at the provincial and federal levels,” he added, noting there are no subsidies in place for geo-exchange systems.

“It’s mind boggling,” he said.

On Monday, Richmond City Council agreed to send a letter of support to the Peace River town of Hudson’s Hope, which is asking for a moratorium on the proposed Site C hydroelectric dam, to further study the energy needs of the province and take a closer look at alternative solutions.

But Jacob notes things could be better.

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Ban baseboard heaters “I really applaud the municipal governments on those fronts,” but “If they’re serious about opposing Site C, then they need to take a serious look at banning baseboard heaters. There’s a lot of new buildings using those,” he said.

Last fall, the city passed new energy efficiency guidelines for new homes. Projects must now meet an EnerGuide 82 rating — one above provincial standard — although developments can still utilize electric heaters.

“Using electricity for heat is really inefficient.

It’s crazy really to use electricity for heat,” acknowledges Irving.

Vancouver is proposing EnerGuide 84 ratings. Other cities in Canada have done so, as well. Richmond

council weighed the considerations of developers represented by the Urban Development Institute, which cited costs.

Jacob said a geo-exchange system bolsters the home’s value (effectively paying for itself right off the bat).

All-in-all, Jacob said for now, geothermal users are bright-eyed environmentalists, with money to spend.

“If your criteria for obtaining this system are strictly dollars and cents, you’re probably not going to do this. Typical buyers have other motivations, such as the environment,” said Jacob.

“For the longest time the attitude in North America was let’s wait on climate change and see. This is not visionary enough if we want to arrest climate change,” he concluded.

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Art Exhibition– 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 have also had great feedback on the variety of artwork that is being exhibited.

Art displayed in the main hallway for September features Meredith Aiken.

Feb. 1

Cannery Farmers’ Market The Cannery Farmers’ Market takes place inside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It features local vendors who adhere to the “make it, bake it, or catch it” philosophy.

For more information: Patricia Toti at 604-6649009.

Feb. 2

Gung Haggis Fat Choy East meets west in a fun, combined celebration of Robbie Burns Day and Chinese New Year at the South Arm Community Centre. This one of a kind party features songs, bagpipes, a lion dance and, of course, haggis! This event is for 55-plus. Cost is $12.60 per person. Pre-registration required.For more information, call 604-7188060 or e-mail southarm@ richmond.ca.

Feb. 5

Richmond Art Gallery Drop in Drawing for Adults: Pick up a Pencil From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., draw from original works of art! This program is a social time for adults to draw in the gallery, using the exhibition artworks as their subject matter.

All artistic skill levels are welcome, and some technical demonstrations will be provided throughout the sessions. For ages 16 and up.

Feb. 5 – 21

Gateway Theatre presents Valley Song This production tells a

ARTSLISTINGS tale of transition in post apertheid South Africa where one generation clings to the past while another aches for the future. A theatrical poem told by two actors, Valley Song brings timeless truths to life through the beautiful South African landscape.

For more information call 604-270-1812 or email boxoffice@gatewaytheatre. com.

Feb. 6

DOXA Documentary Film Festival DOXA Documentary Film

Festival’s Motion Pictures Film Series is hosting the Greater Vancouver premiere at the Richmond Cultural Centre of Brenda Goodman’s film Sex(ed): The Movie at the Richmond.

For anyone who has ever suffered through a droning lecture on ovaries and the uterus, or rolled a condom over a banana, this film is for you. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring sex educators and experts in the field. Tickets $12/$10 at the door or at doxfestival.ca Show time is 7 – 9 p.m.

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This event is for all ages. Disability access is available. For more information, call 604-2388400. or e-mail westrich@ richmond.ca.

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Watson off to Germany for World Indoor Cup Tourney launches busy year ahead for Richmond standout

Richmond United improved to 3-0-0 in B.C. Girls Coastal Soccer U18 Group Six League Cup playodowns with a 2-1 win over Tsawwassen on Sunday. Photo by Mark Booth

Kaelan Watson’s double duty at the international level with the national women’s field hockey team begins next week at the Indoor World Cup in Leipzig, Germany.

The Richmond Field Hockey Club product was one of 12 players named to the Canadian team which earned the trip to Europe by capturing last year’s Pan American Cup in Uruguay.

Watson, 25, became involved with the indoor field hockey program during her time attending the University of Toronto where she enjoyed an outstanding career for the Blues. She was a four-time First Team All-Canadian and MVP at the 2010 nationals.

Upon graduation in 2013, Watson joined the Vancouver based outdoor national team’s program and has been a fixture on the roster since with 31 international caps to her credit. Later, this year she will be in Canadian colours at the Pan American Games in Toronto.

The Indoor World Cup opens next Wednesday. The Canadian women are in a group with Australia, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Ukraine.

Canada tuned-up up for the championships by capturing last month’s

Four Nation Invitational in Toronto.

Watson finished second in tournament scoring with five goals, including a hat trick against South Africa.

Kaelan Watson was one of 12 players named to the Canadian indoor team.

KARATE

Oval hosting Canadian Championships this weekend Karate Canada and Karate BC are hosting the 2015 National Championships this weekend at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

The 40th edition of this event will bring together high profile athletes and expects to draw spectators and participants from all over the country, as the nation’s best talent takes to the rings.

The championships will also be the

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final national competition before the Pan American Games Qualifier (March 2015 in Toronto) It will be one of the last opportunities for senior athletes to earn qualification points towards national team selection and the opportunity to represent their country at two upcoming major multi sport competitions, including the Toronto 2015 Pan American and Parapan American

Games.

Among those expected to compete are Seumi, Hidemi and Toshi Uchiage from the Steveston Karate Club.

All three are longtime national team members who were trained by their father — Takeshi Uchiage — who opened the club back in 1973.

For junior athletes, this will be the first step in selecting the team which

will represent Canada at the 2015 Junior World Karate Championships — slated for Indonesia in November.

For the first time, the Nationals will feature a Youth Cup division for 12-and13-year-old athletes.

The competition gets underway today and continues through Sunday.

Daily admission is $15 or a three-day pass can be purchased for $35.

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7660 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC Phone: "(&)%'!)!&$( # Fax: 604-718-8462 email: seniors@richmond.ca www.richmond.ca/seniors

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Friday: 8:30 am – 9:00 pm Saturday: 8:45 am – 4:00 pm Sunday: noon to 4:00 pm Call for holiday hour changes

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encouraged to join in the fun even if under the age of 55. Come and experience the benefits of recreation!

For more information # Pick up a copy of the Minoru Place Newsletter from the Minoru Place front desk to find out about special events, upcoming trips and the latest news Located at the corner of Minoru Boulevard and Granville Avenue, across the plaza from the Brighouse Library and Richmond Cultural Centre, MPAC offers an inviting, active and friendly environment for those 55 years and older. This one level, fully accessible facility is set in beautiful Minoru Park and is near many other City facilities in the area. Minoru Place has a number of multipurpose rooms, a large

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hall with a stage, a billiards room, cafeteria, computer room and an excellent woodworking shop.

Activities include registered programs, out trips, special events and support groups. Plus, with an annual Facility Pass you can choose to join any of the 40 Clubs and Groups. Complimentary honorary memberships are available to those 90+ years of age. Spouses of members are welcome and

# Drop by or call 604-238-8450 # Visit www.richmond.ca/seniors

Minoru Place Activity Centre Facility Passes The annual fee covers participation in fabulous activities including dancing, singing, Bike Club, Spanish Club, cribbage, other card games and so many other interesting activities. Passes are valid one year from date of purchase.

Membership is open to anyone 55+ years.

Annual Pass...............................$22 Woodworking Pass...................$22 Table Tennis Pass ......................$30 Woodcarving Pass ....................$22 Billiards Pass..............................$28 Computer Pass ......................... Free

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MINORU PLACE ACTIVITY CENTRE Parking Passes Note: 2014 passes expired on December 31.

2015 Parking Passes are now available for $11 each to Minoru Place Activity Centre members.

Parking in the MPAC lot is reserved Monday to Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm for members with a valid parking hanger displayed.

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Friday Night Dinner Club

Meet for a social evening at Minoru Place Activity Centre. Hot entrees are $9 for non-members and $7 for members. Call 604-238-8450 for more information or to reserve a seat.

Friday Night Live

Socialize, meet new friends, enjoy local community performances and have fun joining in a variety of activities including Karaoke and Name That Tune. Call 604-238-8450 or visit the centre Hours of operation for more details.

Mon – Thu............................... 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Fridays, 6:00 – 8:00 pm ...................... $2 (Drop-in) Fri ........................................... 8:30 am – 7:00 pm Sat ........................................ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm NEW AT MINORU Sun ........................................................... Closed FREE Intergenerational Hot Entrees Program Opportunities Members ............................. Lunch $5, Dinner $7 Share stories, experiences and knowledge with Non-Members..................... Lunch $7, Dinner $9 elementary school-aged children and other Lunch seniors in this new and interactive program led by Mon – Sat.............................. 11:30 am – 1:00 pm a program facilitator. Sessions offer a wonderful and unique opportunity for two generations to Dinner have fun together while spending time learning Fri ................................................. 4:30 – 6:00 pm from each other! Activities include art lessons, baking, cooking, singing, carpet bowling and SHOPPING BUS SERVICE more. Watch for upcoming programs or contact Tara Cook at tcook@richmond.ca or Shop at the following destinations: Mondays ..................................... Blundell Centre 604-238-8455 for more details.

Thursdays ...................................Lansdowne Mall This service is $2 round trip. Bus storage is limited, so only purchases that can be carried are accepted. Call 604-238-8456 for schedules and more information.

MINORU WELLNESS CLINICS FREE Wellness Clinics Have your blood pressure checked by a retired volunteer nurse and pick up information on programs, services and support available to seniors in the community. Holistic health appointments, manicures and pedicures are available for a fee. The Clinic is offered the third Wednesday of every month. Call 604-238-8450 to book an appointment.

Wed, Feb 18 .......................... 9:00 am – 12:00 pm FREE Hearing Clinic Clinics are offered the third Thursday of every month. Call 604-238-8450 to make a hearing test appointment.

Thu, Feb 19 ......................... 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Incorporate classical and Taoist yoga to further develop strength, flexibility and balance to focus on the stillness of the mind, body and spirit. Mat required at each class.

Wed, Jan 7–Mar 25, 5:45 – 7:00 pm $7.40 (Drop-in)

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Tea and Trumpets

Enjoy light refreshments followed by a performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Orpheum Theatre. Price includes transportation, admission and refreshments. No refund 30 days prior to out trip.

Thu, Feb 5, 12:00 – 4:00 pm.............$50 (821210)

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Since 2003, the Activate! Wellness Fair has promoted and provided information on health, wellness, safety and independence.

Wanted: Dynamic organizations providing programs and services for those 55+ years that have the ability to host a fun, interactive and informative display booth for a crowd of up to 1,500.

Take in the stunning views of Queen Elizabeth Park and the City skyline while dining at one of Vancouver’s most famous restaurants. Price includes transportation only.

To receive a registration form to apply, contact Sun, Feb 22, 11:00am – 2:30 pm.$13.75 (863258) Debbie Hertha at dhertha@richmond.ca or call 604-238-8460. Space is limited.

3 ways to register 1. Online: www.richmond.ca/register 2. By phone: 604-276-4300, Mon – Fri, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm 3. In person: during facility hours

February FebruarySpecial SpecialEvent— Event— Elvis is in the building!

Celebrate love with the international, award-winning ‘Elvis’ tribute artist, Ben Klein! After listening to an Elvis album in 2001, Ben was inspired to pay tribute to the musical career of the greatest entertainer of all time, and began performing professionally the next year. Since then he has won numerous awards and currently holds nine 1st place competition titles across North America. Price includes dinner, dancing and entertainment.

No refunds 7 days prior to event.

Transportation is available.

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NEW – MOBILITY SHOP

After a decade of retail sales and service in South Delta and Richmond, Steveston Bicycle and Mobility is excited and pleased to announce an additional comprehensive program offering support and choices to community members with needs in the areas of mobility devices and strategies.

• Electric Scooters • Sales & Rentals • Walkers & Rollators • Service & Repairs • Wheel Chairs • In-home Demos • New & Used Please contact Tony at the shop with questions or requests.

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