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o, it was a big day last Sunday as my 18-year-old son and I walked over to the Steveston Buddhist Temple to cast our votes in the advance polls — he for the first time ever.

Being of that notoriously non-voting demographic, I thought I’d take advantage of him being home for the long weekend to nudge him into a polling booth.

On our way there, he accused me of being “undemocratic” for applying undue pressure on him to vote the way I was. I thought I was merely laying out the various platforms, but perhaps a little bias crept in there. And so what? Debate is at the heart of a political democracy. Besides, he’s my kid, I get to tell him what to do, no? (Actually, that horse bolted long ago.)

But the conversation quickly turned from platforms to the notion of strategic voting. The merits of strategic voting come up every election, but never have I seen it so voraciously argued as in this one.

I hate strategic voting in principle. It’s just too depressing to think one feels compelled to vote against, as opposed to for, a candidate, platform or leader.

The other concern is that it can backfire.

Unless there is thorough polling done in your particular riding, you may actually be voting for your less favourite candidate only to give your least favourite candidate a way up the middle. While polls can be telling, rarely are enough polls conducted in a particular riding such as Richmond for anyone to be sure who the second runner is.

All that said, I understand why people may be inclined to vote strategically. It’s a way to counter our crazy first-past-the-post system that makes it possible for a party with 30-something per cent of the popular vote to hold a majority government.

So, what about a system of proportional representation? Despite all the talk, no government has seriously tried to implement it. The cynic would say that’s because such a system doesn’t serve the interests of a ruling party. Maybe, but there’s also concern it would undermine strong, decisive leadership and lead to protracted arguments and wheel spinning. I don’t doubt bringing more voices to the table would take patience, but it could also lead to an electorate feeling heard — not to mention an end of this tiresome talk about strategic voting.

Walking back from the temple, our conversation had a different tone. It was not about platforms and strategies. It was about the fact there are places in the world where people die in the streets fighting for the right to do what we just did. A little gratitude please.

Our system is far from perfect, but it’s not insignificant. A vote may be a drop in the ocean, but look what a tsunami can do.

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The City of Richmond has contracted Columbia Bitulithic to grind and pave the following locations in Richmond from April 20 to August 31, 2015:

The Community Charter requires that Council adopt a 5 Year Financial Plan each year prior to the adoption of the Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw. The Community Charter also allows for amendments to the 5 Year Financial Plan.

Subsequent to the adoption of the City’s 5 Year Financial Plan (2015-2019) Bylaw No. 9220 on April 13, 2015, additional opportunities and projects have emerged. The current expenditure bylaw does not include these amounts. Therefore the City is proposing to amend its 5 Year Financial Plan Bylaw.

The proposed amendment to the 5 Year Financial Plan (2015-2019) Bylaw 9220, Amendment Bylaw 9296 is currently available in PDF format on the City Web site at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/finance/reporting/ fiveyear.htm.

The City is required by the Community Charter to undertake a process of public consultation before the amendment is adopted by Council, and to Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and weekends. Night time work hours will this end; please submit your feedback via email to finance@richmond.ca be from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (typically).

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Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures. Delays may occur.

The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged.

It is anticipated that Amendment Bylaw 9296 will be considered by Council for adoption at the Regular Council Meeting of October 26, 2015 Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Public delegations at or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca (City Services > Roads, Dikes, the areProjects also >permitted with regard to this bylaw.

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The teaching is critical Dear Editor, Re: “Curriculum as good as its funding,” News, Oct. 14.

As a secondary and post-secondary curriculum developer, I learned first hand how different philosophies of education can affect the formulation and adoption of educational goals, instructional strategies, and the writing of course curriculums.

There are too many variables at play in relation to how and why governments choose one or another educational formula to list here, but suffice to say that no matter what goals and agendas are chosen, there will always be controversy and debate over their effectiveness and long-term viability.

Given current questions and concerns about the “new” K-9 curriculum, I feel it necessary to point out the following: a) What the B.C. government is proposing does not represent a “new” type of learning and anyone who took the time to research the history of education and educational philosophies would learn that these principles have been expounded by various educators over many generations throughout the last century;

b) Curriculums are not, and should never be, fixed entities — they should be flexible enough in their design to allow for variables, such as differences in personal teaching styles, economic determinants, quality of teacher training, and shifting social values; c) You can engineer the most carefully considered and well built airplane in the world, but if your pilots are not fully trained, the plane will never get off the ground.

After 25 years of involvement in curriculum design and implementation I know, for example, that it is very easy to make the promotion of critical thinking skills a primary curriculum goal but extremely difficult to find teachers who have had the kind of exposure to critical thinking theory and methods in their own training that would allow them to be as effective as they should be teaching the same to their own students.

The debate over changes in curriculum is only as effective and useful as the level of its comprehensiveness and the depth of the informed knowledge that should guide it.

Ray Arnold Richmond

A touching tale of impatience Dear Editor, An incident like this one may happen every day in the city. This time around, it was thought-provoking to me.

Time: Before noon; Place: Cook Road, leading to No. 3 Road; Who: A bus driver, a mature-looking lady and an elderly gentleman.

It was drizzling as a bus stopped to let people get on.

From a distance, an elderly

gentleman was seen quickening his pace in order to catch the bus. A lady waved to the gentleman to hurry up, and talked to the driver, probably asking him to wait for the gentleman.

For a short duration, the bus stayed there, waiting, and then, just as the gentleman was about to reach it, the bus pulled off and went away. What was heard from

the mouth of the lady was something like, “He cannot wait any longer, that’s what he said.” Then, the elderly gentleman smiled a little.

He didn’t appear to be angry; he didn’t say any bad words. I think he forgave the driver and appreciated the woman’s efforts. The scene was slightly touching.

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Notice of Intent Canada 150to Dispose of Land (Statutory Right of Way)

Help plan our country’s 150th anniversary The of Richmond intends to grant a Statutory Right of Way of approximately 323.1 square in City Richmond

meters over a portion of Dyke Road legally know as Lot 1 Section 1 Block 4 North Range 4 West New will Westminster District Planthe 46040 to Greater Vancouverof Water District for $10 for Canada be celebrating 150th anniversary Confederation in the purposes of a water main line.

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LETTERS to the Editor

Airbnb creating ghost city Dear Editor, While travelling extensively in Europe, our family stayed in B&Bs, mainly for our children to experience the people of the city or country, and they were usually less expensive.

Many years later, when my husband lost his corporate job for a short period of time, we decided to think of something to fall back on in the event he lost his job again, since I had quit my corporate job when our son was born and became a stay-at-home mother.

I read books, studied the B&B industry, met people who had B&Bs, joined many organizations and associations and even started the B&B association in Richmond. I opened my B&B in 2002 but, unfortunately, 9/11 struck and everything changed in the world of travel.

When the Olympics hit Vancouver and Richmond, it was the beginning of my success in the business.

Abruptly, the B&Bs were all given notice by the City of Richmond, prior to the Olympics, that we were all illegal and were being shut down. We had thousands of dollars in deposits already, we were booked a year to two ahead of time for the entire Olympics and instantly we were being shut down by the City.

Many council meetings and much frustration later, it was agreed we could operate with many conditions. Those conditions meant no more than six guests were allowed to stay on the premises each night. no matter how large your residence and you had to have parking for them.

You had to obtain a licence to operate and you had to take food safety courses. You had to have a fire inspection, equip the rooms with fire extinguishers and have a fire safety procedure posted on the doors of every room

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with escape routes. There was no cooking or cooking facilities for use by our guests except refrigeration for drinks etc. We had to be members of a tourism association or organization, pay taxes on the income, have extra home insurance for millions of dollars because we have a swimming pool and to protect our guests in case of any accidents.

We are always in the home when we have guests.

When we first complained about Airbnb and the rapid growth of homes, condos and apartments being rented out in Richmond for Airbnb, there were only 54 listed on their website.

It is now past 1,000. What have these people done compared to what we have had to do?

Are they paying taxes on this income? Are they even bothering to get licensed by the city? Some people gather up as many places as they can and rent them out as a business for themselves, handling all the reservations, payments and cleaning — some have 20-30 apartments, condos, houses, etc.

Secondly, how many today have children who were born and raised here in Richmond, who want to move out of the family home into their own places in Richmond but can’t because they can not find any affordable rentals because of the proliferation of Airbnb?

The majority will never be able to buy in Richmond. How many of these same people have been given notice or not had their leases renewed because the landlords are turning the building into an Airbnb opportunity?

Is Richmond going to be a city of “ghost houses” and now “ghost people?” Would the last traveller out, please turn off the lights.

Linda Cooper The Stone Hedge B&B

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Different ads for different groups?

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ocal Chinese radio and newspaper ads from the Conservative Party of Canada made national headlines this week for drawing lines between ethnic and mainstream, English media.

The graphic ads, which state Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau supports brothels, drug-injection sites and putting marijuana in the possession of children, were submitted to Chinese publications, but not English ones.

“They hope to scare people off in order to continue to vote for Conservatives,” stated Wallace Chan, a host on Fairchild Radio.

However, while the ads appear to be targeted at certain cultural groups, the Conservative’s stance on marijuana and their interpretations of Trudeau’s position on marijuana legalization and harm-reduction has been stated to both ethnic and English-speaking media, such as the Richmond News.

Conservative MP Dr. Kellie Leitch helped open Steveston-Richmond East Conservative candidate Kenny Chiu’s campaign office in late August.

“Justin (Trudeau) would like to make this available at your local grocery store, like buying a chocolate bar for a child,” said Leitch at the time.

The Liberals contend they want to legalize and regulate marijuana and their platform does not indicate it would be sold in grocery stores.

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" Richmond lowest for early turnout

Richmond continues to be the caboose on B.C.’s voting train after Elections Canada announced the riding of Richmond Centre placed dead last for advanced voter turnout.

Just 6,943 people voted in the newly shaped riding, which has 67,734 eligible voters. That turnout is well back of the province’s second last riding, Skeena-Bulkley Valley, which saw 8,322 voters over the four-day advanced polling on Thanksgiving weekend.

All in all, 507,920 British Columbians voted ahead of Monday’s regular polls. Elections Canada stated advanced polling numbers were up 71 per cent from the 2011 federal election. And on that score, Richmond Centre nearly kept pace with the nationwide uptick.

That’s because in 2011, only 5,665 voters cast their ballots early from the Richmond riding, which had about 18,000 more eligible voters at the time (the 2011 Richmond riding became Richmond Centre as it shed some of its electorate base to the newly formed Steveston Richmond-East riding in order to form two, distinct Richmond ridings).

In 2011, 6.6 per cent of voters voted ahead of time whereas in 2015, 10.3 per cent of voters voted early, representing a 64 per cent increase. In the Steveston Richmond-East riding, 9,521 voters endorsed either the Liberals, Greens, Conservatives, NDP or Libertarians in advance polls.

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Residents: You can take this election sign and...

Although there are rules regarding the signs, it seems few people in Woo’s office are playing by them.

When asked what process is followed regarding the seeking of permission, a member of Woo’s team said signs are given to people coming into the office. Those people simply say they need signs for certain addresses and no further questions are asked.

“We assume they’re doing it for their homes,” the woman said. “We don’t check if

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hey’re not sure if it’s Lawrence Woo’s campaign elves working overtime or if it’s mischief-making as the election draws near.

Either way, suffice to say Francis Wei and her neighbour, Wayne Kosivich, are pretty hacked off with everyone concerned with the Liberal candidate for Richmond Centre after not once, but twice, campaign signs were erected on their lawns without permission.

Even though the vast majority of election campaign signs are put up on what is strictly City of Richmond property outside of people’s homes, the party in question must still seek the homeowner’s consent.

Wei was therefore surprised to see one of Woo’s larger signs, complete with wooden frame and supports plonked right outside her single-family house on Frobisher Drive, near Blundell and No. 1 roads.

Her husband, John, called neighbour Kosovich to check if he’d spotted anyone putting the sign up and if they were knocking on doors to ask permission.

Kosovich said he hadn’t seen nor heard anything and the pair dismantled the sign.

And, not being able to find a phone number for Woo’s campaign office, Wei registered a complaint on Woo’s Facebook page.

“They came and took it away from the side of the house a day after I gave them my address,” said Wei, who had checked the City of Richmond rules regarding the erection of campaign signs.

that house has given permission.”

Roger Wong, Woo’s campaign manager, said they had received a call from someone asking for a sign to be put up at Wei’s address. As for the second set of lawn signs going up a day after the original mistake, Wong said it was an “oversight” and will attempt to apologize to Wei. “We have to pay someone to put those (bigger) signs up, so it doesn’t make sense for us to do this on purpose,” he added.

Is our pension plan headed for a U.S. fate? " Francis Wei stands next to the unwanted cam campaign signs on her lawn, along with neighbour Wayne Kosovich. Photo by Alan Campbell

“But the next morning (Wednesday), there was another three signs on the lawn! I was shocked. I don’t want to be labelled with any party. It’s my private business who I vote for.

What’s wrong with them? Are they stupid?”

Whoever is randomly, or deliberately, erecting the signs also placed one, for good measure, onto Kosovich’s lawn next door.

“For it to happen once is an oversight; twice is just a joke,” said Kosovich. “Whether or not I like the Liberals is no one’s business but mine.

“They know the rules, as do realtors who ask all the time if they can put signs up. I tell them no and they respect that.”

Like Canada, the U.S. Social Security system is funded by payroll taxes and individual contributions. In the last couple of years, some ominous articles in various media have talked about the depletion of Social Security funds for Americans before 2033. If no steps are taken by Congress, Baby Boomers collecting Social Security could lose their pension income within their lifetimes.

In Canada, several studies and meetings in the provinces have happened in recent years in an effort to consider raising CPP (and OAS) benefits. During this election campaign, the opposition parties have (as I interpret it) said they would repeal the recent age eligibility changes implemented by the (Federal) government and would enhance CPP benefits.

By 2020, it is projected that the U.S. Social Security payouts will exceed its income. About the same is projected for Canada as a result of our demographics. Once expenses start exceeding income, the value of our CPP will likely drop. In my view, to raise CPP benefits across the board would be a long-term catastrophe for us (and our children).

Perhaps a more manageable solution is to change the CPP benefit calculation formula, giving more pension income to lower-income people. The longer we live, the more we’ll be depending on pension income.

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ichmond Mounties are warning the public to be aware of who’s knocking on their door after what appears to be an attempted, armed home invasion.

The RCMP released security footage of a group of suspects believed to be behind the incident in the 4000-block of Blair Drive — just northwest of Shell Road and Alderbridge Way — at about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Police said the four suspects appeared to be plan-

ning to enter the residence by force, with two of them at the front door and two waiting around the corner armed with what appears to be a shot gun and an assault rifle.

All four, say police, appeared to be dressed in gray or light coloured hoodies and grey sweat pants. Two were wearing light-coloured caps and facemasks.

“The potential for serious injury was real and we are very concerned,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang, Richmond RCMP’s media relations officer.

“The home owner in this incident was very conscious

of what was about to happen, slammed the door quickly, and called police.

The home owner’s actions may have prevented serious injury.”

Police are hoping someone may be able to identity one of the suspects, who appears to be Caucasian, with dark brown straight hair, in his late teens or early twenties, of medium build, possibly 178 cm (5’10”) or taller.

If you recognize any of the suspects or have any information about this crime, contact police immediately.

See Invasion page 11

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o Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs o Member of Standing Committees for the Government of Canada: Finance, Justice and Immigration • Resident & advocate for Richmond & Steveston for 16 years • Owner of a Richmond-based law firm • Appreciates his family life, his pets, jogging and reading • Former Director, Legal & Corporate Affairs for a multi-national corporation • A volunteer, a fundraiser and a pro-bono legal advisor for various non-profit community groups & foundations Authorized by the official agent for Joe Peschisolido

• Create the Canada Child Benefit (CCB): one fair, tax-free monthly child benefit that puts more money into the pockets of working moms and dads • Increase Federal funding for: elderly care, mental health, PharmaCare and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) enhancement • Advocate for better benefits for Canada’s veterans and their families • Oppose current jet fuel pipeline plan and push for a safer alternative Joe Peschisolido and the Liberal Party of Canada will: • Create jobs by investing in public infrastructure • Cut taxes for the middle class and increase taxes for the wealthiest 1% • Invest in affordable housing and child care to help those working hard to join the middle class

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Invasion: Not a random act, say RCMP

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" Another image from a security camera shows other suspects in the attempted home invasion, who rang the front doorbell of the targeted house. Photo submitted

From page 10 The Richmond RCMP Serious Crimes Unit has been tasked with the case and is following a number of leads.

Though police don’t believe this was a random occurrence, the homeowner has been cooperative.

Richmond RCMP is recommending the following precautions: • Report suspicious persons, vehicles, or activity to the police immediately; • Be aware of persons wearing hoodies, headgear, sunglasses or utilizing other methods to conceal their

identity while approaching you or your home; • Never open your door for people you do not recognize or people that are unable to produce proper identification; • Utilize the emergency alarm if your home is equipped with a security system.

If you have any information on this crime, contact Const. Sangha at 604-2781212. To leave a tip on this crime, email Richmond_ Tips@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

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2,115 2,900 2,554 2,518 3,556 2,407 10,685 17,132 11,359 158,146 17,785 8,895 129,829 8,272 22,634 21,087 1,694,239 3,630 6,502 18,422 768 1,028 1,743 8,011 5,714 12,997 206,166 164,477 1,108

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" Province proposes widening Hwy. 99 at expense of farmland

New Problem: Marijuana and the Motorist

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Barrister & Solicitor

n September 30, 2015 the (US) Governors Highway Safety Association [GHSA] published Drug-Impaired Driving, a report authored by Dr. Jim Hedlund, formerly a senior official with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], assisted by an advisory panel of experts from US state and national traffic safety organizations.

The need for such a publication had been noted in an open forum on drugged driving at GHSA’s 2014 Annual Meeting. Funding for its preparation was provided by the (US) Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. See: www.ghsa.org/html/publications/2015drugged.html.

The key sections of the 51-page report address defining and understanding the extent of the problem of drug impaired driving, the existing laws and law enforcement regimes addressing it, and the need for educational, law enforcement, and research and data collection programs.

Media reports have focused on the highlights: that drunk driving rates are declining while drugged driving rates are increasing and that, “In 2013, the most recent year for which data are available, NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) reported that drugs were present in 40% of the fatally-injured drivers with a known test result, almost the same level as alcohol.

NHTSA’s 2013–2014 roadside survey found drugs in 22% of all drivers both on weekend nights and on weekday days. In particular, marijuana use is increasing.”

The report is clearly written, well-summarized, and well worth review by teenagers and their parents, teachers, emergency responders including police, and lawyers who deal with motor vehicle cases.

Of particular note is the examination of the myth, widely believed however, that marijuana doesn’t impair drivers, and in fact improves their driving.

The report noted as follows: • In Colorado and Washington States, where, as of August 2015, marijuana possession and use have been decriminalized, most regular marijuana users who were surveyed “drove “high” on a regular basis. They believe they can compensate for any effects of marijuana, for instance by driving more slowly or by allowing greater headways. They believe it is safer to drive after using marijuana than after drinking alcohol.”

• In Australia, many young drivers “were not aware that drugs can impair driving. Many believe that drugged driving was safer than alcohol-impaired driving or that drugs improved their driving.

• In Canada, young drivers “had similar views: drugged driving is less risky and less easily detected than alcohol-impaired driving; in particular, marijuana use does not impair and may improve their driving.”

This myth persists partly because the issues involved in studying the crash risk of drugs are complex: for example the need to control for other factors that affect crash risk; and the fact that most crash data record only drug presence rather than drug concentrations. The report asserts, however, the following “defensible conclusions” regarding drugs and crash risk: • Any drug may increase a driver’s crash risk.

• The effect of any drug varies substantially between drivers.

• The effect of any drug concentration increases.

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• Most illegal drugs and marijuana may at least double a driver’s crash risk.

• Some individual drugs, multiple drugs and drugs combined with alcohol increase crash risk substantially.

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The provincial government is proposing to widen Highway 99 at the expense of designated farmland, according to a planning report.

The City of Richmond learned of the proposal by speaking to property owners (mostly places of worship or education) on No. 5 Road this summer.

The widening — from Blundell Road to Steveston Highway — would complement a planned, 10-lane bridge that will replace the George Massey Tunnel.

Although much of the land — known as the No. 5 Road backlands — is not presently being farmed, Richmond city council will be sending a letter to the Minister of Transportation and Agricultural Land Commission to voice its concerns over the peservation of farmland.

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Richmondites should soon expect a perimeter walking trail around the 55-hectare plot next year, however Coun. Harold Steves said the proposal to design the trail and other park features was premature granted city planners had not adequately consulted with stakeholders such as Kwantlen Polytechnic University, the Agricultural Advisory Committee and the Garden City Conservation Society.

Steves, who has led most of the discussion at committee tables vis-à-vis the park’s planning process, wants more of the land to be farmed and would like to see the “community hub” footprint reduced.

The hub is to include a parking lot, a barn and other structures to accommodate community farmers and, perhaps, a local food market. A major concern for conservationists has been the land’s hydrology. Steves noted the land needs proper drainage to help foster the bog’s growth.

Last week, Redpath had recommended a $880,000 contract for the park’s design to PWL Partnership Landcape Architects Inc.

The city has budgeted $7.35 million on the park to 2019.

Roughly half of the park will remain a bog with recreational and educational boardwalks meandering throughout.

Redpath said his department has tentatively endorsed allowing Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s agriculture program to use roughly one quarter of the park for educational farming purposes. The park will also include fields (not for sports) and walking paths.

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Buckle up properly for safety Graeme Wood

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im Moldowan, a certified children’s restraint technician, has seen every possible wrong way to buckle a child into a car — be it with a child safety seat, a booster seat or a regular seatbelt.

“There’s a 90 per cent failure rate for the installing of car seats or booster seats. It’s really high and it’s due to lack of education,” said Moldowan, who along with volunteers for the Child Passenger Safety Association of Canada, joined Richmond RCMP to perform a surprise safety campaign at Thompson elementary school Wednesday morning.

“We’re trying to get out and volunteer to help parents learn how to install their seats properly,” said Moldowan.

ICBC research indicates that a correctly used child safety seat reduces the risk of fatality by 71 per cent and the risk of serious injury by 67 per cent. Those percentages drop when a child is not harnessed into a car properly.

There are many common errors Moldowan spots on a routine basis. At Thompson, few parents escaped the drop-off round-about without some sort of tip to improve

their child’s safety, as police officers showed a strong, yet mild-mannered and helpful presence.

“We’re here as an authority. Our aim here today is education and not so much enforcement,” noted Const.

Justin Lee of the RCMP’s Road Safety Unit.

A child found to be improperly restrained can result in a $109 ticket for the driver, said Lee, adding that the worse cases he encounters is when people hold children. Such an infraction can result in a $600 fine.

At Thompson, parent Rachel Che was not alone in getting tips from the volunteer crew.

“The car seat is very important for kids. I didn’t see the head rest wasn’t up,” said Che pointing to the position of her son Lucas’ head, who was in a booster seat.

Moldowan said improper use of booster seats is a common problem, as is improper harnessing and tightness of the restraints and belts for infant car seats.

“There needs to be less than an inch of movement, front to back, side to side in order to keep that seat safe in the event of a crash,” she said.

“If the seat is in the car and buckled up, parents aren’t breaking any laws.

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For instance, she noted it’s best to keep your child rearfacing for as long as possible (up to age 2). She added, if the child is forward facing the head will whip forward in a crash whereas if the child is rear facing the head will experience less movement.

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The CPSA hopes to perform more safety blitzes this school year in Richmond, said Moldowan.

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Enjoying the sweet sounds of success HMV had trouble. And now they’re gone.”

Gone, too, from the bigger stores was a Staff Reporter sense of customer service that sowed the PRAPHAELRICHMONDNEWS.COM seeds for loyal clientele.

“Music is a hobby for me. And I just love to talk to people about music,” said Neilson, rankie Neilson wrings out the remains of who grew up in the UK and at 16 worked as a tea bag, stirs the contents of his mug, a recording engineer at The Marquee Studio looks around the walls of his shop crammed in London, an offshoot of the famous Marwith CDs, music posters, magazines and viquee Club that hosted some of the industry’s nyl records and says with a wry grin, “I don’t biggest stars in the 1960s, such as the Rollthink I could fit any more stuff in here.” ing Stones, the Yardbirds and the Animals.

The lack of room is testament to his suc“So, when people come in here and want to cess over the past decade running The talk about music, I’m all too happy to do just Beatmerchant Record Store tucked away on that.”

2nd Avenue in Steveston.

And that has allowed In a market fractured by Neilson to get to know technological advances ...when people come in here customers, some of whom in the way the masses are desperately searching and want to talk about consume entertainment, for obscure recordings that Neilson said he has been music, I’m all too happy to sometimes even mighty able to carve out a loyal e-tailers such as Amazon customer base that has do just that cannot provide. kept him in business when – F N “You go that extra mile, the likes of HMV, Chapters do the search for someand A&B Sound have either one, find that record. And downsized or disappeared when you deliver it, you’ve from the retail landscape. got a customer, literally, “When I started, no one for life because they’re so told me about iPods or the happy. One of the best experiences is having way people would be downloading music the a customer come in and say, ‘I can’t believe way they do today,” he said laughing. you’ve got this.’

So, what’s been the recipe for 10 years of “You have to listen to your customers; be success? like a sponge,” he said as he fanned through For a start, Neilson said some of the early years were a dodgy proposition as he opened a thick wad of paper slips, each containing a customer’s search request the doors to cater to music lovers looking for Tapping into a long list of suppliers to just about everything under the sun.

“Those were hard times, trying to find what find those rare items is a service Neilson has prided himself on since he opened the people were wanting. But since I am a small doors to the Steveston shop. business, I was able to react quicker and get in the store what people wanted,” he said.

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“It’s those kind of customers who come Part of the attraction in just to chat that makes was the commitment to this such a great busistock vinyl records from ness,” Neilson said. “I’m day one. a people person, first and There’s a warmth and depth foremost.”

Today, the shop’s inventory of music remains That side of Neilson’s in vinyl records that you evenly split between character prompted him just don’t get from CDs. records and CDs. to get involved in the local “There’s a warmth and What you get, quality-wise, music scene — or lack of depth in vinyl records that one in Steveston during from an iPod is the same as the summer months. you just don’t get from CDs,” Neilson said. “What Eight years ago he a transistor radio. you get, quality-wise, from launched the Music at – F N an iPod is the same as a the Cannery series that transistor radio. features live performances “No, you can’t beat vinyl on the wooden deck of for that depth of sound.” the Gulf of Georgia CanOne notable person who nery at the foot of Fourth shared that love was film Ave. star Matt Dillon who spent Attendance has grown a good hour in Neilson’s steadily over the years to the point that sell shop a few years back, combing through the outs at the 160 capacity venue have become racks. a regular occurence.

“He came in with his girlfriend, who was “It’s something that I wanted to do to from the Vancouver area, looking for some develop local music,” said Neilson who 78s (small records that were played at 78 searches out and books the talent. “Those revolutions per minute),” Neilson said. “And younger musicians, they need a place to I made him a cup of tea and we chatted for play in the same way those icons like B.B. about an hour.”

King did back in their day.”

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Pulling them in for a post-polling pint Students using pub to entice youth to make their mark on election day through the Facebook page, so we’re hopeful of getting a good turnout,” said Staff Reporter Lund-Murray, 21, who’s on a gap year ACAMPBELLRICHMONDNEWS.COM from studying, unsurprisingly, political science, and is preparing to teach English in Colombia before travelling through South rustrated by the apathy and ignorance America. of their generation when it comes to “We’re all pretty interested in politics and voting at elections, three young friends decided to take matters into their own hands. have been following the election closely.

“In previous elections, the 18-25 age So, Daniel Ribi, Milica Komad and Alex range doesn’t get out to vote and we Lund-Murray put their collective political were trying to think of a way to get people heads together and came up with a cunaround our age more excited about the ning plan — invite everyone election and maybe have to the pub for a free drink. a closer look at what every After working out a deal party is offering.

It’s just really ignowith their local watering “So, we thought having hole, Ceili’s on Westminrant not to inform something at a bar would ster Highway, Ribi, Lundyourself of such an be a good start for this age Murray and Komad set up a group.” important thing.

Facebook event page called The invite is open to any“Drinks for Democracy,” in – A L-M one and all voters have to do a bid to light a fire under the to get a free beverage is take backsides of 18-25-yeara photo, perhaps a selfie, olds. outside their polling staSince setting up the page tion or retain some of their a few weeks ago, they’ve voter’s information card, if had hundreds of expressions possible, after making their of interest, with at least 40 mark. committing to vote on Oct. 19 and meetOnce they show up at Ceili’s, from 8:30 ing in the pub afterwards to collect their p.m. onwards (the polls close at 7 p.m.), “reward.” and hand over their “evidence,” they can “We sent out about 300 invitations

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claim their beverage from the organizers.

Ribi, 23, in his last year at UBC, doing a double honours major in history and international relations, and Komad, 23, who has just graduated from UBC with a degree in English literature, are both Richmond High 2010 grads.

While Komad and Lund-Murray know each other through working at the Boathouse in Richmond together.

What they all have in common, however, is a love of immersing themselves in the world of politics.

“It’s just really ignorant not to inform yourself of such an important thing,” said Lund-Murray.

“There are life-changing decisions at

stake. But it seems, in my circles anyway, there are a lot more people excited about this election than any other, so hopefully that translates into more young people voting.

“On Monday though, I’d just like to see people come along, hang out and watch the results come in.”

Mark Reid, Ceili’s Richmond owner/operator, said he was happy to jump on board the election bandwagon when approached by the trio.

“We’re doing our bit to help get more people out to vote and get them in for a post-polls pint,” said Reid.

“We’ll have Monday Night Football on, as well, so it could be a busy night.”

Voters: All you need to know about Richmond GRAEMEWOOD

! Three of Richmond’s nine candidates have run in past federal elections: Alice Wong (incumbent), Joe Peschisolido (who won in 2000 with Canadian Alliance a changed to Liberal in 2002), and Laura Leah-Shaw and (who ran unsuccesfully as a Green candidate in 2011 in V Vancouver Quadra). ! Kenny Chiu is the only candidate to hold a civic politic seat in Richmond, having served on the Richmond cal S School Board from 2011 to 2014.

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ecause Richmond now has two distinct ridings and no longer will share a member of parliament with Delta, its newly elected representatives will have fewer constituents. The Steveston-Richmond East riding only has 70,676 eligible voters, whereas the old riding of Delta-Richmond-East had 79,831. Meanwhile, the Richmond Centre riding has 67,734 eligible voters whereas it had 84,855 eligible voters in 2011 (it gave some to Steveston-Richmond East when the boundaries shifted).

With fewer constituents, it means your vote means more this time around. In Steveston-Richmond-East, one cast ballot this time around is akin to 1.13 votes in 2011.

In Richmond Centre, one cast ballot this time around is akin to 1.25 votes. ! Richmond has a notoriously low voter turnout (making a new voter even more influential to the outcome).

Nationwide the 2011 turnout was 61.4 per cent whereas in Steveston-Richmond East it was only 51.2 per cent and in Richmond Centre, it was 52.1 per cent. ! In 2011, Richmond’s only incumbent candidate, Alice Wong, won in a landslide in Richmond Centre with 58.1 per cent of the popular vote. The Liberals placed second with 18.8 per cent while the NDP had 18.2 per cent.

Factoring in voter turnout, 30.3 per cent of eligible voters endorsed Wong. ! This election, your vote will not help fund the party you select as the federal government terminated the pervote subsidy following the 2011 election. This was the

" How to vote:

" With only three days to go until the federal election, have you decided who is going to get your vote in one of Richmond’s two electoral ridings?

payment each political party received from the federal government to reflect their share of the popular vote. ! At age 18, recent Richmond High graduate and Richmond Centre Green Party candidate Vincent Chiu is among the youngest prospective politicians in Canada this federal election. However, there is at least one younger. Green candidate, Casandra Poitras, in Montreal will turn 18 on election day.

! Voting is easy, even if you don’t have a voting card.

You Y can prove your identity at the polling station by either providing one piece of government photo ID that has your y current address (driver’s licence) or two pieces of ID, one of which has your current address on.

These pieces include, but are not limited to: health card; c passport; birth certificate; SIN card; First Nations c card; OAS card; credit card; bank statement; personal c cheque; government statement; income tax assessment (for a full list go online to Elections.ca). ! If you do not have ID with your address you can show two pieces of ID and take an oath alongside a friend or acquaintance who can vouch for you. ! To find out where your voting station is, go online to Elections.ca and enter your postal code. ! It is legal for a political party to call you and promote its platform leading up to election day.

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Elect Kenny Chiu to represent you in Steveston-Richmond East

“I’m grateful for the good work my colleague, Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay, did representing our community as part of the old Delta-Richmond East riding. I look forward to working hard to represent you in Ottawa for the new Steveston-Richmond East riding - and working with Kerry-Lynne as a colleague, who is now the Conservative candidate for Delta.”

“I’ve known Kenny Chiu for over 15 years, and have always been impressed with his commitment to the Richmond community and Richmond families.

He understands the need to provide benefits to families, and the importance of keeping taxes under control. I know he’ll make an excellent MP for StevestonRichmond East, and I look forward to working with him in Ottawa.”

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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Conservative candidate for Delta

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By Linda McPhail Soon after Council was elected for this fouryear term, we spent many hours working together on setting new Council term goals. These goals align Linda McPhail the City’s vision with Councillor our focus and priorities to guide the City’s social and physical development, the quality of life and lifestyle choices available to residents, the safety and protection of residents and businesses, and the role the City plays within the region over our term of office.

Council has chosen nine term goals for 2014 to 2018: they are; A Safe Community: Maintain and continue emphasis on community safety.

A Vibrant, Active, and Connected City: Continue a system of programs, service, and public spaces that reflect Richmond’s demographics, rich heritage, diverse needs, and unique opportunities.

A Well-Planned Community: Adhere to practices to maintain and enhance the livability, sustainability and desirability of our City and its neighbourhoods, and to ensure the results match the intentions of our policies and bylaws.

Leadership in Sustainability: Continue the advancement of the City’s sustainability framework to improve the short and long term livability of our City, and maintain Richmond’s position as a leader in sustainable practices and innovations.

Partnerships and Collaboration: Continue developing and utilizing collaborative approaches and partnerships with intergovernmental and other agencies to help meet the needs of the Richmond community.

Quality Infrastructure Networks: Continue diligence towards developing infrastructure networks that are safe, sustainable, and address the challenges associated with aging systems, population growth, and environmental impact.

Strong Financial Stewardship: Adhere to practices to maintain the City’s strong and sustainable financial position.

Supportive Economic Development Environment: Review, develop and implement policies, programs and practices to increase business and visitor appeal and promote local economic growth and resiliency.

Well-Informed Citizenry: Continue to develop and provide programs that ensure you are well-informed and have an opportunity to engage in City business and decision making.

These goals provide an important benchmark for our citizens. As you go through your day and notice things happening in the City such as a new community centre, day care or fire hall, a new exhibit in the museum or art gallery, new cycling paths, paving or pedestrian crosswalks and many more projects, you can reflect back on the goals and see how each item is an important contribution, falling under one or more of the goals to make Richmond fabulous.

For more detail, please visit www.richmond. ca/cityhall/council/about/goals.htm.

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Education on the menu at food camp sessions Philip Raphael

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hen local, needy families are gifted with the bounty from Richmond’s farmlands, that is only half of the equation of ensuring they have healthy and nutritious meals.

The other half is to prepare and cook the fruits and vegetables donated through The Sharing Farm.

That’s why a pilot project run during the past 14 weeks in the kitchen space at the farm out by Terra Nova, which grows fruit and produce principally for the Richmond Food Bank, was a hive of activity with the Family Food Camp.

The camp is a partnership between The Sharing Farm, the Richmond Schoolyard Society, and the Terra Nova Nature School. It immersed a group of 10 families in a series of cooking classes that not only provided them with easy-to-follow recipes, but guidance on how to prepare the items the farm grows.

" An example of a harvest box families in the food camp classes received. Photo submitted

Since many of the participants are recent immigrants and not familiar with the types of foods they receive, the information was especially important, said Gretchen Gerish, community coordinator of The Sharing Farm.

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From page 25 “We have one family from Hong Kong, another from Iran, and others from Taiwan, China and the Philippines,” Gerish said, adding they were all selected by the food bank to take part in the camp.

Some of the recipes focused on preparing large-batch meals that are easily divided and stored until needed, such as simple tomato sauces.

The classes ended with a shared meal, after which the families went home with a harvest box of produce from The Sharing Farm.

Also included on the list of produce was kale — which, Gerish said, grows like weeds at the farm — and a variety of squashes.

Gerish said many needy families can struggle to afford fresh, healthy food, and often, with work commitments, meal preparation can be stressful.

While providing healthy meals, fresh produce, and food preparation skills for families in need is the most immediate goal of the program, the larger aim is to preserve “food dignity” and create positive experiences around food and meal times, she added.

This Thursday (Oct. 15), the families were set to return to the farm with some items they have prepared, displaying what they learned, Gerish said.

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With the abundant information out there on nutrition, detoxes and diets, it is easy to become quickly overwhelmed. Educating yourself and the knowledge you acquire is very important, but it can also leave you feeling paralyzed when it comes to starting something new.

Start simple by changing one thing at a time. Identify one new healthy habit you could start today and commit to that. Once you have that down and feel ready, choose another healthy habit to commit to. Track your progress by how diligently you have stayed consistent to these new habits. Over time you will have created many new healthy habits and they will become just as hard to break as your old habits.

We all start at different levels and there is no one menu fits all when it comes to our individualized nutrition. When we start by taking on too much change at once, or by reading too many conflicting articles about nutrition, we can easily become discouraged. Set yourself up to create lifelong change and success by starting simple and understanding that change takes time. Start with what you have available to you and where you feel ready, but most importantly just start.

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The Real Estate industry’s average percentage, of A: homes being sold by cooperating agents is 75%-80%.

True or False Myth!, Will I be held Q: Insurance liable if a contractor is injured on my property ?

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The answer to this is true; un-insured or under-insured contractors are a real financial danger to home and or business owners. We define ‘insured‘ as insured for worksafe BC and

liability insurance. For worksafe BC, if they are injured on your property you are responsible for their own physical injuries and following financial losses. Check a contractor’s worksafe status at http://worksafebc.com In the case of liability insurance, unless the money comes from their pockets they have no way of re-paying you for property damages they cause you or others.

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side. Is it possible to make me a small partial just for this side?

Yes, these are called unilateral partials. However there are circumstances that must be observed before your practitioner can commit to fabricating your prosthetic.

The remaining teeth adjacent on each side of the missing tooth/teeth must be caries (cavity) free and have no present movement. The prosthetic like all prosthetics should be checked on an annual basis for fit and function. Proper fit is of utmost importance.

To prevent accidental swallowing, you must not sleep with the prosthetic Following your dental practitioners’ advice is paramount.

When created properly patient’s absolutely love this type of partial. They can be made to feel similar to a bridge to your tongue. Be prepared to possibly have a clasp showing in favor of safety but clasps in most cases can be hidden. If you have any questions regarding this or any other implant or dental related subject please do not hesitate to call or make an appointment for a free consultation.

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5) Think outside of the gym; taking dancing lessons, join a sports team, anything to get you moving.

6) Take a one month challenge; most gyms offer a one trial or kick start that lets you try out their facility.

At Maki Performance Training we offer a 30 day kick start program where you can try any of our classes unlimited for 1 month. After a month you will feel great and will want to continue.

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2) Commit to 10 minutes. It is recommended that Canadians exercise at least 30 minutes a day/5 days a week to meet the minimum requirements to stay healthy. If 30 minutes seems too much try 3 sessions of 10 minutes a day. Go for a walk during your morning break, at lunch and after dinner.

4) Get an exercise buddy; having a friend, colleague or family member is great way to boost motivation and be accountable for your workout.

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1) Start with something easy; go for a walk or a light jog in the neighbourhood.

3) Remember how good you feel; the exercise may be hard in the moment but focus on how good you always feel afterwards.

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The internet is changing every industry, the Real Estate industry is resisting change..but change is here. Sites like realtor.ca are enabling consumers to search for homes using detailed criteria at their own convenience, allowing them to select exactly which properties they wish to see and buy. The Realtor’s® role in searching for homes has been greatly reduced.

Realtors® have lost control on which properties get shown. Pre-internet, only REALTORS® had access to all the listings and this information was fiercely protected. In fact it was a very serious breach of the Real Estate Board rules to make MLS catalogues available to the public.

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Ask A Professional What can I do to create a positive safety for my small business?

Q: culture

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A positive safety culture doesn’t just happen. As a business leader, attitude drives culture and sets the tone. If you put safety before profits, encourage employees to report unsafe conditions and address safety issues quickly without pointing fingers, your team will see that as part of the workplace culture and follow suit. Leading by example and not placing blame when something does go wrong will reinforce positive behaviour.

Culture can influence performance. So why not adopt a culture that keeps your employees safe from harm, and maximizes efficiency, and protects your bottom line?

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5. Avoid excessive amounts of sweets and alcohol.

7. Say “NO” when you are feeling overwhelmed.

8. And see your Chiropractor for an adjustment – because a healthy nervous system will help your body to heal faster.

If you still get a cold this winter, don’t despair, just think of it as a healthy cold!

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I saw that there was a company visiting Q: Richmond who advertised that they buy coins,

gold and silver as well as many other types of items.

My neighbour took some of her coins and jewellery to them and sold them. I compared the prices she received with the prices that you paid me when I sold to you. What I received from you was much higher than what she got from them. How can they advertise to pay more but actually pay less?

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These companies come into town, do a lot of advertising that is not often correct, buy items from a hotel location and leave fast. We have been in Richmond for 27 years and have had to be accountable to our clients all these years. It does not surprise me that that company you are asking about pays less than us. I have had customers come in with the list showing what they were paid and I show them our buying list and we are paying 3 times what they are. It comes down to either dealing with a local business that has been around for a long time or one who comes in for a few days and leaves you with no come back.

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1. Wash your hands often.

6. Keep exercising.

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3. Get enough rest.

Lots of patients with mild and moderate hearing loss have no trouble with communication via telephone. What they need is just a little bit more volume on the telephone. However, lots of patients with moderate, severe and profound hearing loss complain they cannot hear the telephone clearly with their hearing aids and sometimes annoying “buzz” or “hum” can be heard. T-coils are beneficial for those patients and provide an opportunity for increased successful use of the telephone.

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When we look at colds we are so engrained in the “medical” way of thinking that we just assume that a cold is a bad thing or a sickness. A different way to look at this is to realize that a cold, with all of its symptoms – runny nose, cough, congestion, etc., is a way that the body cleans itself, a cleansing process. It is necessary and it is a vital way that the body stays healthy. The person with the cold may not FEEL the greatest as they go through the symptoms but it is necessary.

4. Avoid excessive stress.

When you select your hearing aids, your hearing care professional may recommend T-coil. A T-coil, also called “Telephone Coil” is a small device which can be built in a hearing aid. It can detect electromagnetic fields generated by audio induction loops allowing audio sources to be directly connected to a hearing aid. T-coils are built in the majority of new hearing aids except some mini aids according to a hearing survey. It is used to work with telephones, FM systems, and induction loop systems.

To learn more about this feature, please contact your hearing care professional.

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of family doctors serving the Lower Mainland. However, they are a crucial part of the health care system. A family doctor provides consistent medical care for you and your family, provides annual physicals, monitors your chronic diseases, and so much more.

Even if you are healthy, having a family doctor can put your mind at ease.

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crowd gathered around Vincent Ma on the gaming floor at River Rock Casino Resort. A part-time magician, Ma was used to the attention — but this wasn’t an ordinary magic show.

Ma, a full-time security officer and first-aid attendant at the casino, leaned over a 60-year-old man who had collapsed while betting on horses. Ma checked for vital signs. Nothing.

Ma called for an ambulance and began chest compressions before a defibrillator arrived. Two shocks later the man coughed — alive.

The B.C. Ambulance Service later honoured Ma with a Vital Link Award for his work that summer night of 2011.

A second can make a difference in first aid. So too, in magic, in which case it took legendary illusionist David Copperfield little time to convince Ma to do more with his hands than just save lives.

Ma, 42, arrived in Canada with his family from Hong Kong at age 20. A Richmond resident and married father of one, Ma told the Richmond News over coffee Wednesday he quickly looked for a college program. He enrolled in culinary arts at Vancouver Community College, learning French cuisine while working in a Chinese

" Chef, bartender, security officer, ballroom dancer and now a magician — Vincent Ma is a man of many talents. Photo by Matt Hoekstra.

restaurant.

He spent 10 years in the industry, even becoming chef and owner of a small cafe on West Broadway in Vancouver, all the while upgrading his skills in the classroom. He learned the arts of bartending, security and ballroom dancing, and made a career change by joining the Richmond casino before it moved to its River Road location more than a decade ago.

In 2009, he saw Copperfield in Las Vegas. The famous showman invited a few audience members — Ma among them — on stage for the final trick.

“I can do that,” he thought to himself. “The stuff he performed in that show, I know how to do.”

Fascinated by magic as a child, Ma began learning tricks at eight years old.

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Illusionist: Quick digits leads to sleight of hand shows From page 30 He even landed a part-time job as a magician’s assistant in Hong Kong.

But after arriving in Canada, he tucked away his bag of tricks, concentrating instead on building a new life here.

After returning from Vegas, however, Ma pulled out a few of his old instruments of illusion and

found his hands were even faster than before.

“I told my wife I want to be a magician. I started to learn and practise again.”

In late 2011, Ma was asked to perform at Parker Place mall in Richmond.

“This was my first time on the stage because I spent a year practising. I performed for 10 minutes. It was so successful,”

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Buoyed by a receptive crowd, Ma made business cards and the calls for a magician started coming. Today, he performs at numerous private functions and public events, including shows last month at both Aberdeen Centre and Lansdowne Centre.

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his signature trick: producing a card from empty hands, then another, and another until the stage is showered with an entire deck.

Ma leads a busy life but makes the most of it, holding close the phrase: “Use the time to enjoy the life; use the life to enjoy the time.”

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nce upon a time, in the 1940s, America didn’t believe in the Mob — or the Cosa Nostra or the Mafia, as you will. Organized crime was a fairy tale.

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas explains how the nation learned otherwise. Central to the story are the now-forgotten Kefauver Crime Hearings. In 1950, the U.S. Senate, sensing that something was rotten in the state of the union, appointed Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver to hold 92 days of hearings across the country to investigate “crime in interstate commerce.”

“The proceedings,” explains the museum, “offered Americans gripping theatre — a crash course in organized crime.”

The high point was the final series of hearings in New York City, televised live. This was back when television was brand new, and it was watched by 30 million people making it the nation’s first TV event. The museum shows extracts.

The Mob Museum opened in 2012. It could have set up in lots of places — the Kefauver hearings took place in 14 cities, all with their sordid stories to tell. But the Mob was pivotal in making Las Vegas the gambling and nightlife mecca it became, so putting it here was an easy choice. Better yet, the building the museum is in, once a post office with federal courtrooms on the upper floor, is exactly where the Las Vegas portion of the Kefauver hearings took place.

You can sit in the chambers — unchanged

since the 1950s — and see witnesses’ testimony re-enacted.

The museum explains why Las Vegas was so appealing to mobsters: it was an “open city,” meaning no one gang had exclusive dibs on it.

A diorama shows some of the Mob bosses’ hotel-casinos, among them the Flamingo, built by Bugsy Siegel in 1946 (he was murdered six months later), and the Tropicana, opened in 1957 with Frank Costello as part owner. (After surviving an attempted hit that year, he retired and took up gardening.) Both establishments are still going, presumably clean now.

For crime aficionados, the Mob Museum has some singular items: the Chicago brick wall with the (still-visible) bullet holes from the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre; the New York City barber’s chair Albert Anastasia was shot dead in, in 1957 (comedian Henny Youngman used to own it), Lucky Luciano’s black fedora and silver cigarette case (the latter a gift from Frank Sinatra).

There are also several places to interact with the exhibits: you can join a police lineup and have your friends take pictures of you, fire a Tommy gun and feel the recoil, or sit in a replica of the electric chair that saw off Louis Lepke, “the richest man to die.” It is, a bit depressingly, a favourite place for selfies.

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teve Robinson’s blueprint for success, that includes a pre-season weekend retreat, continues to produce for the Seafair Midget A1 Islanders.

The hosts made it four straight titles at the 13th annual Seafair Icebreaker Rep Hockey Tournament, capping a perfect long weekend run with a 9-2 victory over Coquitlam in Monday’s championship game at the Richmond Ice Centre.

The Islanders are coming off a memorable campaign that concluded at the provincial tier one championships last March.

Robinson has five players back from that squad but suggests winning is not always about the talent you have to work with.

“I have really tried to impress upon a culture with the team,” explained Robinson, now in his fifth season behind the bench.

“In the college sports program thing, guys come and go but you have got to maintain the identity of the team and the culture.

Personally, I believe that is the key thing.

“There is now an expectation every year even though the talent may not be the same. You just find a way (to win) and that’s the vibe I get with these guys.”

The Islanders prepared for the Icebreaker and the season ahead like they have for the past four seasons — spend a few days

■ Seafair Midget A1 Islanders celebrate their perfect run to a fourth straight title at their own association’s 13th annual Icebreaker Rep Tournament including a 9-2 win over Coquitlam in the final.

in Princeton where the team takes over a lodge, conducts a couple of practices and plays an exhibition game.

“It was my second year here and we were looking for something to do since we can’t start the year with a trip because we have to be here for this tournament,” said Robinson. “It’s basically a team retreat where we roll out some swag for the guys

too, like new gloves, to make it a little extra special. They seem to really galvanize as a group and every time we have come back we have won this tournament.”

Hoping for a strong challenge, some traditional provincial heavyweights were invited to this year’s event, including Kelowna and the North Shore Winter Club.

The Islanders rolled to round-robin wins

over Coquitlam (7-4), Juan de Fuca (8-2) and Langley (9-0), before playoff victories against Port Coquitlam (5-2) and Kelowna (4-3). Coquitlam surprised North Shore 5-2 in the other semi-final to earn another shot at Seafair.

“The final was a little anti-climatic,” added Robinson. “The first game against them was back and forth. Really, there is a lot of parity in game today. It comes down to which team plays the best together and improves the most. That’s in our control.

“We had no business beating a team that bad. We just have better chemistry right now, moved the puck well and that’s what can happen.”

With the bar set high of winning the provincial championship, the Islanders hope to get there via several more tournaments, including stops in Kelowna, Abbotsford, Prince George and hopefully the Richmond International. The locals will now turn their attention back to tiering play where they are virtually a lock to be in the top flight.

Seafair nearly came away with from the Icebreaker with the Bantam Tier One championship too.

Russ Weber’s squad dropped a 6-3 decision to Juan de Fuca in the gold medal game after going 4-1 over the weekend.

The Islanders toppled Abbotsford 4-1 in the quarter-finals, then defeated Semiahmoo in the semis. see Icebreaker > page 37

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■ Team captain Michael Gill and the host Islanders reached the championship game of the Bantam Tier One championship game of the Seafair Icebreaker before falling 6-3 to Juan de Fuca.

Icebreaker: Seafair edged out of two more gold medal triumphs continued from > page 36 Seafair also had a close call in the Pee Wee Tier 2 Division, reaching the final before falling 5-4 to Campbell River. The locals had earned a spot in the gold medal game with an 8-2 win over Cowichan Valley.

The Islanders Pee Wee A1 team saw its title run end with a 4-2 semi-final loss to eventual champion Burnaby Winter Club.

In the Atom Division, Seafair reached the

Tier 2 final before dropping a 3-2 heartbreaker to Juan de Fuca. The Islanders had slipped past rival Richmond Minor 3-1 in the semis to advance.

In Atom Tier One play, Seafair went undefeated in pool play but was surprised 4-3 by Juan de Fuca in the semi-finals — a team it defeated 5-1 earlier in the day.

The Islanders’ title hopes in the Bantam Tier 2 Division ended with a tough 5-4 semifinal loss to eventual champion Saanich.

Trojans look to shake off more rust with Vernon school in town tonight A visit from Vernon’s Clarence Fulton Maroons Friday night will give the Hugh Boyd Trojans an opportunity to shake off a little more rust before jumping into the teeth of their conference schedule.

The Trojans have been hovering as an honourable mention in the latest B.C. High School Football AA rankings since the start of the season for good reason. A postponed exhibition game against Ballenas and an open date in their schedule gave them a three week layoff before finally returning to the field last Saturday in a 24-0 conference opening win over Surrey’s Frank Hurt Hornets.

Boyd is idle in league play again this week but, fortunately, head coach Bill Haddow had lined up the Fulton game during the off-season. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.

“I thought we looked slow which is to be expected when you haven’t played for that long,” said Haddow of last weekend’s performance. “It’s almost impossible to replicate speed and game conditions in practice, especially when you are very limited in numbers.”

Haddow is unsure what kind of test his team will get from Fulton.

The Maroons are winless this season, including 0-2 in conference play. but have

been competitive the past two weeks.

Regardless, the game will provide more meaningful snaps for Grade 11 Tariq Lopez who made his debut at quarterback against the Hornets.

“I thought he managed the game well,” said Haddow. “He is a cerebral kid that just doesn’t get freaked out about things.

He will take on more and more moving forward.”

The Trojans leaned on their potent running game and excellent line play as Gabe Saklofsky and Robbie Conroy found the end zone on 82 and 65 yard plays respectively. Saklofsky added the other major on a 34-yard interception.

Darby Kwan led the defensive effort with eight tackles and caused havoc in the Hornets backfield all afternoon. Linebacker Derelle Simbillo added five tackles and Alex Whitlock had four.

Boyd will head to Surrey again on Oct. 24 for what’s shaping up as a pivotal conference game against Holy Cross. The Crusaders were ranked fourth but dropped a 20-13 decision to Langley — another team the Trojans have yet to play.

“We need to see where we are and those are a couple of tough games coming up,” added Haddow.

Stars avenge earlier loss to win gold R ichmond FC Stars bounced back in a big way from its only loss of the weekend to become U13 Bronze boys champions at the Richmond Thanksgiving Soccer Tournament.

The Stars got off to a tough start, dropping a 5-0 decision to the North Delta Royals. The local lads rebounded back into contention by battling the Eagles to a 4-4 draw and defeat-

ing the Knights 5-0 in a pair of all-Richmond match-ups.

Those results earned the Stars another shot at North Delta and this time the team rose to the occasion to come through with a big 2-1 victory. The Royals had entered the final with three straight wins, outscoring their opponents 11-0 in the process.

Tomorrow’s medical imaging at Richmond Hospital Ensuring high quality local health care takes a community and we are grateful to be able to continue to reach the community through the Richmond News with the reintroduction of our monthly column, the Pulse of Richmond Hospital.

Here in Richmond we are fortunate to have such a wonderful, caring community distinguished here in our Island City by family, friends, neighbours and business colleagues who are truly passionate about local health.

Richmond Hospital Foundation is currently raising funds for a variety of urgent needs, but a major focus right now is medical imaging equipment.

Familiar to many of us, the equipment uses different types of technology to view inside a patient’s body to help see where the eye cannot go to provide the best possible images to help diagnose illnesses and diseases or guide medical and surgical procedures.

From the Emergency Department, to the ICU, to the operating room to the bedside of the patient and the clinic before discharge, medical imaging technology is a vital and essential component of every step of a patient’s journey through Richmond Hospital.

The latest generation of equipment today now offers unheard of resolution, enhanced visualization, greater patient safety, and—where possible—portability to speed care.

grateful for care provide compelling testimonials.

Dr. Ian Wong, Head, Radiology, Richmond Hospital , provides life-saving medical imaging care.

A loyal donor to Richmond Hospital Foundation for more than 20 years, Colin McMillan represents many of the community of supporters who have benefited from the care at Richmond Hospital and has chosen to invest in local health care to improve it for everyone. “I’ve been acquainted with this hospital for many years. I came into the hospital once because I had been diagnosed with prostate cancer,” he says. “They operated on me here in the hospital and did a great job, so I am a survivor. If the surgery hadn’t been done at Richmond Hospital, I wouldn’t be here.”

The family of Paul and Ruby Arora, owners of Gagan Foods, are also grateful for care. “In 2013 my husband Paul was traveling overseas and he had a very bad infection while he was traveling so I brought him to Richmond Hospital,” says Ruby Arora.

“Thanks to the help of doctors and nurses at Richmond Hospital I’m so glad that he is alive today and I encourage everyone to donate generously to Richmond Hospital.”

Richmond Hospital urgently needs a new surgical imaging table for urology patients, a new portable digital x-ray unit to scan for injuries and broken bones, ultrasound software upgrades and a new portable ultrasound unit to help guide medical procedures to administer medicine.

We want to get this equipment in place but we need your help. If you received a letter in the mail from us, please donate generously. If you didn’t receive a letter, please call Richmond Hospital Foundation or go online.

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GODEL, Maria Maria was born in Wendlingen, Germany on March 4, 1935. She passed away in Richmond on October 7, 2015. She is predeceased by her husband (Gus), both parents and one sister. She leaves behind her 5 children Irene (Mickey), Sendy (Terry), Nancy (Larry), Robert (Juliette), Walter (Cynthia). Her grandchildren Jennifer (Lionel), Doug (Megan), Michael (Rebecca), Christine (Shawn), Karl, Bryan, Bruce (Michaela), Zachery, Emily and Katie and her beloved great grandchildren Peyton, Quinton and Priya. She has 3 sisters and their families in Germany.

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Audi defines compact luxury with A3 sedan " Aging, luxury car owners looking to downsize their rides can opt for the ‘cozy’ confines of Audi’s A3 sedan which has plenty of upmarket feel packed into a small space. Photo submitted

DAVIDCHAO Contributor

ith the population aging, the entry-level luxury segment is growing quickly. Owners of traditional, large luxury cars no longer need a car so big and are now seeking something compact, efficient, and maybe even trendy.

Audi’s answer for these customers is the A3. In the past, the A3 was a 5-door hatchback, which was never fully loved by the North American luxury-car buyer.

New for 2015, the A3 is a sedan, though we know that Audi is also preparing to bring other variants of this model shortly.

The A3 is more adequately equipped to compete with the likes of the Cadillac ATS, BMW 2 Series, and the new Mercedes-Benz CLA. Offering a fuel-efficient diesel engine makes the Audi unique in this group.

" Design

The Audi A3’s styling is classy and charming, but cool and “smart” looking. Standard features like bi-xenon headlights and 17-inch alloy wheels give it a premium look.

All of Audi’s contemporary styling elements are present on the A3. The resemblance to its A4 sibling is clear, especially looking at the large single frame grille and soft, smooth shoulders.

Built on Volkswagen’s MQB architecture, the 2015 sedan A3 is larger in every dimension than the previous hatchback model. Wheelbase has increased more than two inches, which in turn increases length and width. The interior offers everything you expect from an Audi. The cabin design is clean, but it is sportier and less posh than its A6 and A8 stablemates.

The A3 is available in three trim levels with three different engines. Currently, it is only available as a fourdoor sedan or a two-door convertible. In the near future a gasoline electric hy-

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Fans of small, sporty cars will enjoy driving the A3. Its light weight gives it a playful nature but the ride is supple and the cabin is quiet making daily commutes and long drives easy. It’s one of the best handling small sedans around in this marketplace.

The fancier S3 models are certainly more performancefocused with stiffer suspension, more features, and sportier elements all around to give it an agile character.

However, the ride is not so harsh that daily-driving becomes unpleasant.

The base engine is a 1.8-litre turbo inline-four producing 170 hp and 199 lb.-ft. of torque. Despite this being an entry engine, it is still capable of a top speed of 209 km/h and can accelerate to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds.

The economical choice is a 2.0-litre turbo four cylinder clean diesel. Output is rated at 150 hp and 236 lb.-ft. of torque and can return 6.6L/100km of combined driving — it has a great torque and acceleration.

Both are only available as a front-wheel drive model as well. The Audi’s six-speed dual-clutch S tronic transmission is the only offering, but thatís fine as shifts are impressively quick and smooth.

Those wanting Audi’s legendary quattro all-wheel drive need to opt for the 2.0-litre turbo inline-four.

In A3 trim, output is rated at 220 hp and 258 lb.-ft. of torque. The S3 boosts power to 290 hp and 280 lb.-ft. of torque, enabling it to rocket to 100 km/h in just 4.9 seconds.

" Environment

The cabin of the A3 is business-like, but the premium feel is evident. The See Sedan page 42

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Sedan: A3 combines handling and luxury in one package From page 41

From the driver seat, all the controls are within easy reach and easy to manipulate.

The three-spoke steering wheel feels nice in hand, the gauges are easy to read, and the front seats are roomy and comfortable.

Audi’s MMI command centre has been updated to

dash is low and smooth, punctuated by simple, circular air vents that almost have a retro vibe to them.

However, once the display screen rises out of the centre, you quickly remember this is a modern, high-techfilled vehicle.

improve its ease of use — It features new toggle switches and handwriting recognition to help you find your destination.

While the added wheelbase allows for some more rear seat legroom, it is still quite tight and the cabin is “cozy” for three people in the back.

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Front-wheel drive models offer 12.3 cubic feet, but the all-wheel drive system cuts that down to an even 10.0 cubic feet.

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The Audi A3 Sedan ranges in price from $31,600 to $43,300. The A3 Cabriolet starts at $43,400 and goes up to $49,700, whereas the Sport S3 Sedan ranges from $46,200 to $49,700.

Standard equipment includes heated front seats, heated exterior mirrors, dual zone climate control, rainsensing wipers, automatic headlights, keyless entry, and Bluetooth.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include automatic high beams, automatic dimming interior mirror, satellite navigation, blind spot monitoring, and a rearview camera.

Fuel efficiency numbers (L/100km) for the 1.8-litre engine are 10.0 city, 7.1 highway and 8.7 combined.

The diesel returns 7.5 city, 5.5 highway for 6.6 combined.

The 2.0-litre A3 sees 9.8 city, 7.2 highway for 8.6 combined, while the 2.0-litre in the S3 returns 10.1 city, 7.7 highway for 9.0 combined.

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Model codes are as follows: 2015 Titan (3CAG75), 2015 Pathfinder (5XBG15 AA00), 2015 Juke (N5RT15 AE00), 2015 Rogue (Y6BG15 AA00), 2015 Micra (S5RG75 AE00), 2015 Sentra (C4LG55 AA00), 2015 Armada (7CTG75 AA00) 2015 Versa (B5RG55 AA00). Cash discounts cannot be combined with special subvented finance or lease rates. “Three Years No-Charge Oil and Filter” is not included with any European models, any V8 Engine, 370Z, Titan, Armada or Nissan GTR. Vehicle may not be in stock and subject to a dealer locate. All prices are plus a $549 processing fee and all taxes. ÐLease payments of $64/$92/$61 on the must be made on a semi-monthly basis and cannot be made weekly. Weekly lease payments are for advertising purposes only. Posted Prices valid on Cash Transaction Only. My 3 Choice Event, customer can only choose only 1. Bonus Cash cannot be combined with 2 monthly payments on us or no charge ASP extended warranty. All Eligible Services must be completed during the Service Period, otherwise they will be forfeited. The Offer may be upgraded to use premium oil at the recipient’s expense. The Eligible Services are not designed to meet all requirements and specifications necessary to maintain the Eligible Vehicle. To see the complete list of maintenance necessary, please refer to the Service Maintenance Guide. Any additional services required are not covered by the Offer and are the sole responsibility and cost of the recipient. Offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain offers NCESI reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. Ask your retailer for details. ´Representative semi-monthly lease offer based on any new 2015 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG15 AA00)lease APR for a 60 month term equals 120 semi-monthly payments of $138 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First semi-monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Prices and payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Upon purchase of 2015 Nissan Armada, customer is required to pay a $2,000 government green levy. This offer is only valid till September 30, 2015. Offers have no cash alternative value. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©1998-2015 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc. Sales Event Bonus applies to only Nissan contract, does not qualify for cash purchase. All advertised discounts apply to CASH or standard rate finance only deals only. Only vehicles sold till October 31, 2015. Altima model code T4LG15AE00 qualifies for the $4,495 discount, all other Altima models are $2,500 discount. Redline Clearout Cash only available to those models mentioned in the scroll above. Winter tire package available only on Micra, Versa Note and Sentra. No charge all wheel drive is only available on Juke, Rogue and Pathfinder. No charge all wheel drive is only available for cash or NCF standard rate. Subvented lease or finance rates do not qualify.

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THE ROX

RICHBERRY GROUP SPONSORS COMMUNITY ROX DAYS

TAKES INTERACTIVE SPORTS ATTRACTIONS TO NEW HEIGHTS

Prior to the general public opening on November 28 th, Richmond residents will get the first chance to view the ROX free of charge during ‘Community ROX Days’, taking place from November 21 st-24 th. Free entry and additional activities are sponsored by the Richberry Group of Companies. Visit theROX.ca for details.

ENTER TO WIN

ADVANCE TICKETS AND A GRAND PRIZE OF A HELICOPTER TRIP FOR 2.

In partnership with The Richberry Group of Companies, The ROX is giving away 500 pairs of advanced tickets and a grand prize of a helicopter trip for 2 to Whistler and lunch. For details and to enter for your chance to win, visit theRox.ca

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RICHMOND, BC – The most interactive sports attraction in North America, The Richmond Olympic Experience, featuring world-class sport simulators, interactive challenges, and a collection of Olympic and Paralympic artefacts is opening its doors. In a welcome twist for visitors, white museum gloves have been replaced with dynamic, truly interactive learning experiences unlike any other attraction.

theROX.ca for more information

The ROX is located at the Richmond Olympic Oval and on November 21 st, Richmond residents will be given a free sneak peak of the attraction. The Richmond Olympic Experience officially opens its doors to the general public on November 28 th.

The Richmond Olympic Experience will thrill and inspire visitors. Its innovative sport simulators, interactive displays and inspiring collection of Olympic and Paralympic artefacts will rekindle the excitement and pride we all enjoyed when hosting the 2010 Winter Games.

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THE ROX OFFERS INTERACTIVE SPORTS CHALLENGES The ROX invites visitors to challenge their inner athlete and compare their results to those of Olympians. They can test their accuracy on hockey and soccer nets, put their reaction times to the challenge, or measure their vertical jump and long jump against the world records.

Race Car Simulator

HEAR, SEE AND FEEL OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC EXPERIENCES

Reaction Timer Challenge

Hockey and Soccer Shooting Challenge

Seeing the long jump record in actual length blew my mind,” says Elyse Bouchard, “You don’t realize how far Olympians can jump ‘til you try it yourself.”

SEE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC ARTEFACTS The ROX collaborates closely with the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Museums Network to share hundreds of Olympic artefacts, from historic Olympic medals and torches to uniforms worn by past Olympian heroes. Through interactive touch tables, visitors can also discover Olympic and Paralympic history, demonstrating how the Games have and continue to evolve.

Through the exhibits and motion seat theatre, visitors to the ROX can walk a mile in an athlete’s shoes, witnessing their pursuit of the Olympic dream.

Kayak Simulator

RIDE ULTRA-REALISTIC SPORT SIMULATORS What already appears to be the highlight of the ROX that will draw visitors from all over Richmond and the Lower Mainland is its collection of ultra-realistic sport simulators. ROX visitors will be among the first in the world to experience these stateof-the-art Olympic and Sport simulators custom-developed to give users a feel for

THE ROX AND THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY

I was actually starting to sweat,” says Mike Starko, “It’s really intense and feels just like you’re in a Formula 1 race car!”

The ROX is much more than a new local attraction to the Richmond community. It is instrumental in paying tribute to the City of Richmond’s role as a Venue City for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. It will also offer several free exhibits for Richmond Oval visitors to enjoy, like The History of Sport in Richmond and Olympic inspired outdoor public art.

As a prime proponent of the Olympic Movement, the ROX will educate youth on sport through its extensive Education

what world-class athletes experience on the international stage. Visitors can feel the rush of flying off an Olympic ski jump, paddling down a raging white-water kayak course, carving the perfect line in a sit-ski slalom race, zipping at incredible speeds on a bobsled track, and showing off their skills on a Formula 1 race car simulator.

ROX program, which will teach students about the Olympic movement through curriculum-based activities that meet learning objectives while inspiring students to stay active and strive for their own personal podiums.

To encourage family outings, a monthly Family ROX event welcomes all ROX visitors to partake in a free Oval sport activity, such as ice-skating, plus an opportunity to meet athletes and Olympians.