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CONTENTSInside 4 Letters Published every Wednesday and Friday by the Richmond News, a member of the Glacier Media Group.

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ave you smelled that smell?

Depending on which way the wind is blowing and how spicy your dinner was, some of us have yet to even whiff the foul scent drifting west over Highway 99 from Harvest Power’s composting facility, while the lives of a few others are being impacted to the point hospitalization.

While researching and writing about the odours earlier this week (and I don’t mean to downplay the smell complaints) I was reminded of a classic Billy Connolly (Scots comedian) anecdote, which suggested a certain Scottish town — Kirkcaldy, in Fife — should change its name to “What’s That Freakin’ Smell?” (Or words to that effect) Apparently, and I take this with a fistful of salt, those words were frequently spluttered the second folks disembarked the train at Kirkcaldy which was, in the ‘80s, known globally for the production of linoleum, resulting in an eye-watering chemical odour hanging over the historic town.

Fingers crossed, a similar fate doesn’t await travellers from YVR alighting at Canada Line’s Bridgeport station; although, given the cosmopolitan clientele funnelling from the airport, their renaming exploits would be a darn sight softer on the ear than Connolly’s.

Suffice to say, some people are more sensitive to sights, sounds and, of course, smells than others.

The News received several calls and emails over the last week or so from those seemingly most affected by the Harvest Power pong.

Yet myself, having worked in Richmond for seven years, and two Richmondite newsroom colleagues have only twice between us detected even a hint of nastiness in the three years since high volumes of organic and green waste started to flood into the east Richmond facility.

Metro Vancouver has said it’s on the case — again — and will “negotiate” with Harvest to mitigate the odours to a point where as few people as possible are impacted.

Really?

Harvest hinted that, for now, this is as good as current technology and science will allow.

Yes, Harvest, based out of the good old U.S. of A., is not just doing this for the sake of the planet; they are a business, after all, and turn a very healthy profit.

But there’s a price to pay for throwing it into reverse and changing the destination and ultimate journey for our leftovers.

I just hope the cost of the good things going on at No. 7 and Blundell roads is not so great that people’s lives will slam into a smelly brick wall and that the odours can be reduced to an absolute minimum.

Alan Campbell is a staff reporter at the Richmond News. Reach him at acampbell@ richmond-news.com.

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Dear Editor, Re: “Get used to that smell,” News, Nov. 25.

Harvest Power is the source of the foul odour that residents and businesses have endured daily all across Richmond since it started its operation in 2012.

This is a company dedicated to recycling organic and green waste near No. 7 Road and Blundell Road in Richmond.

Their emissions of foul odour not only affect the entire city of Richmond, but also South Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby, Surrey, and Delta.

Under their new permit application, Harvest Power is requesting authorization to increase their air contamination and odour emission limits by seven times their current allowable limits, from 43.94 to 286.71 tonnes per year.

This is an impressive increase, considering the many complaints Metro Vancouver has received from residents affected by foul odours originating from this plant.

Richmond residents should be particularly worried to know that the new permit will allow Harvest Power a critical increase in their emission limit for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), from 22.93 to 245.28 tonnes per year. VOCs are carbon-containing gases and vapours.

Some, according to Environment Canada, are known or suspected of having direct toxic effects on humans, ranging from carcinogenesis to neurotoxicity. An increase of such magnitude must be known to Richmond residents.

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Dear Editor, A recent media article detailed the plight of a family of Syrian refugees who have settled in Richmond.

Their integration into the community, and ability to obtain employment, has suffered a setback because of a nine-month wait to commence English language instruction.

S.U.C.C.E.S.S., which manages the government-sponsored language training, has more than 150 people on its waiting list, including refugees.

Of course, funding for refugee settlement services is the mandate of the federal government.

But it seems a travesty that, while our refugees struggle to begin their new lives

here, the prosperous City of Richmond has millions to spare to build floating docks, or $30,000 to send a civic official overseas to sign an agreement to spend another $600,000 to bring one tall ship over for a festival.

The City of Richmond has a $3 million “community initiatives fund,” and I know where I would rather see the initiative be taken to enhance my community.

How about re-directing a few thousand of those dollars to ensure that refugees who settle in Richmond receive prompt language training, regardless of which level of government’s responsibility it supposedly is.

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LUCs: Communities profit Dear Editor, Re: “City’s LUC debacle is unfair,” Letters, Nov. 25.

As much as I feel for Mr. Barkwell’s plight, I must remind him and all the other LUC homeowners that you are complaining about market conditions, not neighbourhoods or communities or anything else related to our quality of living.

From someone who has done property speculation for the past 10 years, I equate the fear of changing market conditions and the possibility of hastened decision-making to people who are concerned only with their own bottom line.

I am quite sure that noone is concerned with market changes that might have caused me to sit on or lose money on a property, nor should they. That‘s why it is called speculating.

If any of these LUC homes have been bought with the intention to raise a family or

be a stable “full-time” abode, then the concern about their value and what they mean to market conditions, is a mute point in the short term.

But if any of these properties were bought for speculative reasons, such as what can I sell it for in the near future or how big can I build on it, then, I am sorry, you get no sympathy here; market conditions change all the time.

Market conditions exist in many forms (buyers, sellers, economics, population and, yes, even building bylaws) and affect people and property values in just as many ways, so why don’t we just chalk up any limitations that will be placed on LUC in the future as a win for neighbourhoods and communities, because as those continue to disappear, they become more and more valuable and that is an investment I am willing to make.

Jesse Arnold Richmond

Free parking for Stevestonites Dear Editor, Steveston has always been a popular place to visit in our community. Whether you’re going for a coffee date, or just to sightsee, everyone loves to visit this famous village.

But, so much has changed in Steveston.

Since very little of the village offers free parking, many of the locals are getting frustrated.

What happened to the quaint little village we all know and love? The prices on parking are extremely unreasonable and inconvenient.

Steveston used to be the perfect place to bring visitors from out of town, but now we

can barely find parking, let alone parking that is a reasonable price.

Steveston is becoming more and more popular and these prices are just going to get worse. We need to remember that Steveston is a fishing village with a lot of history and not just a set for a TV show. We should be able to park without having to pay $3 an hour.

We shouldn’t even have to pay for parking in a village so small. If it was free, I know that I, and other locals, will be a lot happier.

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Civilized end to LUCs Dear Editor, On Tuesday night, Richmond city council adopted the bylaw to terminate, as early as possible, the land use contracts (LUCs) that affected many lot parcels in the city.

Originally enacted by the provincial government, the LUCs were designed to expedite rapid development on the affected parcels and in many cases provided for increased densities over what would have been allowed under current zoning law.

As a result, there was some abuse by builders and owners of these lots, whereby what many perceive to be “hotel-like” homes were built in neighbourhoods that did not share the aesthetics envisioned by those builders. In short, people thought that the new homes were huge and ugly and completely disregarded the character of the neighbourhoods.

On Tuesday, that kind of abuse was reigned in by eliminating all LUCs within

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one year, the minimum time allowed by the provincial enactment.

Those property owners seeking to take advantage of their existing LUC density rights will need to have a completed building application within one year, or they will lose whatever rights were conferred upon them the by original LUC enactment.

What we witnessed on Tuesday was the most civilized civic exchange in the most admirable, multi-lingual and multi-cultural of cities. The sincerity of our elected officials’ responses and my own experience with city staff gives me much comfort that with respect to individuals who might be negatively affected by this process, the right decisions will be made down the road to rectify any possible injustices due to a single bylaw which affects so many properties simultaneously.

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Killing trees no way to grow garden Dear Editor, Re: “Park trees slated for removal,” News, Oct. 9.

Traditionally, the first principle of creating a Japanese garden is: work with what you have.

Seems to me that the removal of existing trees in Steveston Town Square Park to make way for the installment of a Japanese style

garden is a decision made by people who have little or no knowledge of the complex of aesthetics and principles that are inherent to authentic Japanese garden design.

Every detail and element of a Japanese garden is intended to symbolize some aspect of the life cycle and it’s unfortunate that the planners of this garden ap-

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Many say Richmond is a city in transition, particularly when it comes to housing.

As such, our insurance needs are also changing, notes Winnie Lo, the manager at Ben Jones Insurance at Blundell Centre.

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If that’s the case for you or a loved one, Lo notes insurance is still needed, in much the same fashion as insurance for your condo or apartment.

Additionally it’s important to insure expensive devices such as hearing aids, which can easily pop out and be lost.

Personal possessions of all sorts can be covered under a homeowner or renter’s insurance plan, notes Lo.

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s Canada prepares to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees by this February, community activist Balwant Sanghera has helped organize the local Sikh community in a concerted effort to provide money, food and living items for some of the country’s newest residents.

“This issue is very dear to us and our community feels if we can help the Syrian refugees in any way we can, we’ll consider ourselves very pleased,” said Sanghera.

The ad-hoc charitable campaign kicked off last weekend as leaders from the Sikh Societies of B.C. — a group of prominent Sikh temples across the province — coordinated what they would be able to provide.

Sanghera said the group plans to hand out 500 sleeping packages, consisting of new pillows and blankets, to refugees who arrive in B.C. As well, Sanghera hopes Sikhs can raise upwards of $20,000 and donate nonperishable food items.

He also hopes to collect children’s toys from the congregation.

Everything that is raised will be handed over to the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., said Sanghera.

He added that it was incumbent upon Sikhs to give, considering their religion is partly based on the principle of sharing.

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out to them, and it’s too bad what goes on over there,” he said.

The vice-president of Richmond Multicultural Community Services drew parallels between the Sikh community and the incoming refugees.

“Of course, most of us are immigrants and when you come to a new country it’s a real struggle, even if you have family here. It’s a totally new place, and for them (Syrians) the weather will be a problem as they come from a warm country,” said Sanghera.

“Richmond is a caring community and it’s good to open our arms and welcome them,” he added.

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“In a nutshell, what we’re ending up with is, (council) has a goal of what Richmond neighbourhoods should look like and that doesn’t include three-storey boxes,” said Coun. Alexa Loo. The highly contentious provincial agreements, dating back to the 1970s, posed problems for city planners as they superseded the city’s residential zoning bylaws.

As such, the land-use contracts (LUCs) allowed property owners to build three-storey homes in neighbourhoods initially designed with two-storey homes.

“What was upsetting a lot of people, was those three-storey monster houses that had balconies looking over other people’s yards; so we’ve eliminated those,” said Loo. The City of Richmond was afforded the right by the provincial government to terminate the contracts earlier than the 2024 sunset date for all such contracts across B.C. Other municipalities have undertaken the same steps in an effort to bring conformity to zoning regulations.

The termination will be finalized at the next council meeting and take effect in one year’s time (grace period for development opportunities).

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Terborg dismissed the notion that LUC termination would lead to lower property values. She compared two new homes, dictated by LUCs on similar sized lots, which recently sold. One house, on Pelican Court, was 3,200 square feet and sold for $2.25 million. The other house, on Pintail Drive, was three stories and 6,200 square feet and sold for $1.9 million.

Terborg said better design contributed to the smaller house selling for more.

Loo said many of the people who were opposed to the termination took issue with the process, as opposed to wanting to keep three-storey homes.

Loo said she does not necessarily expect a rush to develop three-storey homes during the grace period. She noted that by terminating the LUCs the affected property owners would now be able to build secondary suites, which could bolster their property’s value. Residents could also apply to the citizen-led Board of Variance to cancel the termination of the LUC of their respective properties. She added, some homeowners do have valid concerns, particular those with oddly shaped or small lots whereby the city’s zoning regulations could pose hardship.

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arol Day, a Richmond city councillor who pledged fiscal prudence in being elected last year, said she is “less than warm and fuzzy” about the City of Richmond’s past Olympic-related expenses, but is nevertheless hopeful a new museum at the Oval will pay dividends.

“It’s a major museum and this is going to be a destination for visitors. …I believe it will be very successful,” said Day. The $10 million Richmond Olympic Experience (ROX) opened to the public last week.

It’s the first International Olympic Committeesanctioned museum in North America to celebrate sports and athletes.

The project represents an investment of just over $2.5 million of city tax dollars, in addition to $500,000 from the federal government and $250,000 from the provincial government.

Last December, Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation staff, led by CEO George Duncan — who is also the City of Richmond’s CAO — asked city council to increase the museum’s funding with $4.3 million worth of sponsorship revenue or in-kind donations (artifacts).

The extra money was to largely pay for new interactive games — ROX now features oneof-a-kind sports simulators, such as Paralympic skiing and rowing.

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They sport luxury marque details including branded hubcaps, more seating, air conditioning, cleverly mounted holders, compartments, pockets and tie-ons.

And it is a universal truth: ‘kids’ of all ages love to drive and ride in golf carts.

The timing for an article about golf carts may seem odd: ‘tis the pre-season here, after all, for snow tires and snowmobiles. But, for many Canadians, ‘tis also time for thinking about winter-getaways where golf-cart-riding ranks high on the ‘fun-to-do’ list.

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museum would be open by last spring. Since that time the Oval added another $485,000 from its capital reserves (subsidized by the City of Richmond) to fund ROX. While there have been no public updates on ROX to council since January 2014 Day said Duncan “has demonstrated there is a model behind it. I’m prepared to be a little more patient for a little longer to see how it plays out,” she said.

Earlier this year, Day had expressed concern over the Oval’s $500,000 increase to market new amenities at the facility.

No specific details of where that money has been spent have been made public. “(ROX) is not a separate independent line of business, so its costs, including marketing, are integrated into the overall operating budget for the Oval,” said city spokesperson Ted Townsend who noted ROX is expected to turn a profit in time.

Its annual operating costs are estimated to be about $350,000-400,000 and the Oval is targeting 11,590 visitors in 2016.

“Our initial numbers are conservative as many commercial tour operators often take a year or two to add new attractions to their tour itineraries, so it will take some time to develop the visitor base,” said Townsend.

Coun. Alexa Loo, who, along with Day as a rookie councillor, did not initially vote to build ROX, said while she expects the museum to make money, it will also provide intangible benefits to the community.

However, early in this pre-season, a news report from Southern California reminds us of the fragility of golf carts, and how, as Sgt. Daniel Hesser with the California Highway Patrol [CHP] puts it, “when you are in a golf cart or on a bicycle or on a motorcycle you have much lower levels of protection, and when you are putting yourself on roadways with regular vehicles there is that enhanced danger.”

The occasion for Sgt. Hesser’s caution was, according to news reports, the crash on Wednesday November 18, 2015 at 3:22 pm in Thousand Palms, a northern suburb of Palm Springs. The weather was sunny with maybe, at that time of day, a hint of the approaching dusk.

Ronald Little, 76 of Lac La Hache, BC along with his two dogs, Candy and Beans, and his friend Neil Karran, 77 of Kelowna, BC were in a golf cart heading north on Desert Moon Drive approaching the intersection with Colonial

Drive—travelling through the Tri-Palm Estates community, speed limit 25 miles per hour— when a Mercedes Benz SUV up from behind struck the left rear of their cart with such force that it was launched into the adjacent brick wall a few feet away.

News reports say, “The occupants of the golf cart were ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. [The] two dogs …also died.” Quoting CHP Public Information Officer Mike Radford, the crash caused, “moderate damage to the Mercedes and major damage to the golf cart;” quoting TV news, the golf cart was a “mangled mess of destruction”.

The SUV driver, a resident of Palm Desert remained at the scene and was cooperative.

Subsequently she was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, driving under the influence of drugs causing injury, animal cruelty, and driving with a suspended license.

Authorities reportedly said the SUV driver was going over 50 MPH. They also said there was no indication that the victims “were doing anything wrong.” Apparently, driving a golf cart on the roadway was permissible under the local law. Witnesses said speeding on the community roadways was a common problem, though not usually caused by senior drivers.

This tragedy reminds us again of the danger impaired drivers pose to other road users, especially the most vulnerable. And golfcart users might consider their vulnerability and non-exemption from risk, despite the virtues of their small size, slow speed, non-emitting vehicles.

Newspaper reports stated that Mr. Karran’s wife had said her husband had been looking forward to his first visit to the desert and the opportunity to help his friend fix up his vacation home before selling it.

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The Richmond News understands the 68-year-old woman’s family switched off her life-support in hospital on Wednesday morning.

The accident happened just after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Police said earlier in the week that the woman, from Richmond, suffered life-

threatening head trauma and was not expected to survive.

According to police, the pedestrian was walking along No. 3 Rd in a marked crosswalk when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a 61-year-old Richmond woman.

The driver stayed on scene, said police, and tried to render assistance.

She has been cooperative with police and speed and alcohol are not factors in the collision.

“We are deeply saddened with this tragic loss,” said Richmond RCMP’s Cpl. Dennis Hwang.

“These types of investigations are al-

ways difficult emotionally for all of the parties and the investigators. We have a first-rate Victim Services Unit at our detachment. They have been engaged in this difficult process.

“We are still asking anyone who may have left the collision scene prior to the police arriving to please contact us.”

If you can help police with the investigation, contact Const. Jimm Janson at 604-278-1212. To leave a tip on this crime or any other, email Richmond_Tips@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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ianne Woodhouse, a local advocate for the homeless, is hoping a joint effort amongst social service agencies will help get people off the streets this winter, considering there continues to be minimal support from all levels of government.

“We haven’t seen much action from the (City of Richmond),” said Woodhouse.

However, a recent $250,000 provincial grant to Turning Point Recovery

Society has helped in hiring a homeless outreach coordinator, James Caspersen, who doubles as St. Alban Anglican Church’s drop-in centre coordinator.

The church, Turning Point and Chimo Community Services are serving as “boots on the ground,” said Woodhouse.

She estimates that during the past year advocates and outreach workers for the homeless have taken about a dozen people off the streets.

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She noted the main problem is access to affordable housing.

“It’s almost impossible for anyone (living on government assistance) to find housing in Richmond,” she said.

Woodhouse is, once again, calling on all levels of government to create a housing strategy for the city’s poorest residents.

St. Alban’s opened its 16-bed extreme weather shelter two weeks ago.

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he City of Richmond would have to spend $19.6 million in order to transition from an RCMP detachment to a municipal force, according to a city staff report released Thursday afternoon.

In addition to the onetime transition costs, the first year of operating a municipal police force would cost an estimated $3 million more than it would to keep the RCMP, the report concludes.

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15th Annual Winter Wonderland: Saturday Nov. 28: With the holiday season right around the corner, Richmond City Hall has been decorated with Christmas trees that sparkle and gleam. It is a beautiful sight to behold with the hall’s galleria full of colours, lights and ornaments.

The trees are part of the 15th annual Winter Wonderland, presented by the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset. In addition to the decorated trees, starting Saturday, and on every Saturday until Christmas, there will be matinee performances for all to enjoy.

While performances are free attendees are encouraged to make monetary or nonperishable food donations to support the Richmond Food Bank.

Performance schedule: Saturday, Nov. 28 12:30 p.m. – Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony with Mayor Malcolm Brodie and council members Performance: 1:30 - 2 p.m. – Tom Lee Music 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. – Tom Lee Music

In keeping with the retail rush during the holidays, various stores across the city are having some of the

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STUDENTS EYEING EARLY CAREER PATH TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE " Hugh Boyd secondary’s hair design instructor, Rhonda Stangeland, centre, guides hairstylist student Tara Balsdon, left, through a trim in the school’s salon. Photo by Alan Campbell/Richmond News

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he majority of Tara Balsdon’s friends have no clue what direction their lives might journey when they leave high school.

At 16 years old, it’s a safe bet they’re flirting between being submerged in social media and studying hard to bolster their grade-point average in a bid to clear a path into the right university.

Although Tara, a Grade 11 student at Hugh Boyd secondary, has one eye on the books, she’s also firmly focused on what and who she envisions being when she graduates in about 18 months’ time.

And when that day arrives, there’s a good chance the recent recruit into Richmond School District’s two-year ACE-IT Hairstylist program will be well on her way to realizing a career goal.

“Most of my friends have no idea what they want to do,” said Tara, who, after being surprised to hear her school runs a hair-styling program, now spends most of her classtime in the school’s “salon,” learning different haircuts, various braids and how to use styling irons.

“I’m really into hair and make-up and always have been. My mom was hesitant at first, but now she’s glad.

“She didn’t really know what the course was about and didn’t understand where it could lead to. But, knowing I was taking the course this fall, I spent the summer learning the trade in my mom’s best friend’s hair salon in Sechelt.”

T

ara is one of 12 students currently enrolled in the hair-styling course in the district’s ACE-IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry Training) program.

And she’s

one of 53 Grade 11 and 12 teenagers devoting the lion’s share of their studies to other ACE-IT “trades,” including Auto Service Technician at McNair, Piping/Plumbing at Palmer and Professional Cook at Richmond Secondary.

B.C.’s Industry Training Authority (ITA) oversees the 100 ACE-IT programs across the province, billing it as a “chance to try out different trades

and get a head start on an apprenticeship while you’re still in high school.”

The programs are deliberately targeted to engineer a fast-track into a life in the trade of the student’s choice, with successful candidates leapfrogging into the second level of continuing education once they’ve graduated from high school with a very valuable certificate in their back pocket.

In Tara’s case, where it could lead, according to her hair design instructor, Rhonda Stangeland, is a hair and/or make-up career in TV, film, advertising, business ownership and even teaching.

“The trades are a great way to get a head start in life and are a great way to have a successful career and earn good money,” said Stangeland, who’s been heading up the program for four years, with varying enrolment numbers.

“They can finish their apprenticeship here and then do another 2,000 hours out in the field, which equates to about a year and a half to two years.”

minimum, 125 industry apprenticeship hours each student must complete in order to graduate.

“They have to treat them the right way, as they are still very young. But, as much as they learn a lot in here, they have to get out in the real world as much as possible and that’s where we need the community’s help.

“As well as the class work, they are out doing work experience every day or on Saturdays. And a lot of the time, they come back with new ideas.”

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onvincing students of the hidden, and obvious, value of the district’s ACE-IT programs is one thing, said Stangeland — winning over the parents, is quite another.

“The thought is that it’s not an authentic program, or that it’s for incapable students,” said Stangeland.

“But this is very real and it can lead to all kinds of things. Parents should come along and spend some time here and see how students are flourishing.

“There is still a fear that their children won’t even leave with a high school diploma and that they won’t go on to become doctors and lawyers.

“They have a block off to help with other studies and they still have plenty of time for their core subjects.”

The program, added Stangeland, is in place of the likes of art, drama and physical education and she said students can still go to university after leaving high school, if they change their mind about the trades.

“They are still getting their academics.

Many parents are concerned their kids will not get as high marks in the core subjects.

But it can be done.

“Whatever you want to do, it can be done.

They have nothing to lose by doing this program.”

Having the support of the community at large is also paramount for programs, such as the hair-styling, to work.

“It’s important that the salons in the city give them a helping hand and nurture these students,” said Stangeland, referring to the

to 12:40 p.m., while also studying English, socials, science and planning.

“After this, I will maybe go and work in a salon for a year or two and complete my apprenticeship.

“But I’m interested in make-up artistry, I’ll maybe look at the Vancouver Film School, where there is a course specializing in this.”

The hair-styling student’s motivation is a pre-requisite for anyone enrolling in the program, according to Stangeland.

“They actually have to be interviewed by me before they are allowed into the program. It’s sort of like an informal job interview,” she said.

“Most of the students that enter this program have been thinking about it for a couple of years or so, so they are all pretty much on board.

“But their attendance is huge in this course; they simply have to be here, so they have to be self-motivated. We can’t be chasing people down the hallway.”

One drawback for the hairstyling program, is the cost of the tools they need.

“They are expensive at $1,100, but when you match that up with private school tuition of $15,000 to $20,000 a year and the fact there are no tuition fees here, then it’s very good value,” said Stangeland.

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ave Henderson, from the school district’s career programs department, said " A student in Hugh Boyd secondary’s hair-stylist program the trade programs in the city practises curling during a session open to the public. are “akin to completing the Photo by Kyle Gomes first year at technical school.

“It’s very much a head start and it’s all paid for, apart from the tools you will need.” ygiene, tool maintenance, client service The biggest challenge, said Henderson, is (getting over shyness, role-playing and credibility for and awareness of the programs. body language), hair and scalp-care, cutting, “There have been plenty of stories about styling, chemical waving and colouring are all crammed into the Hugh Boyd program. the need for a more skilled workforce in the “(The school salon) is a safe place to fail,” provincial and national news, and this is one said Stangeland. of the ways that Richmond is aligning with the “I actually get excited when something goes new B.C. curriculum,” he said. wrong, as it gives me a great chance to teach “We want to set our students up for sucand help them.” cess as they leave school and move into the Tara is equally enthused about the class. workforce. Even with news stories, such as “It’s so much better (than regular classes). this, the message doesn’t seem to be resonating with the older parent generation, who are I’m now doing what I actually want and love continuing to encourage...higher education coming here, rather than having to be here,” said the teenager, who attends the hair-styling and university as being the tried and trusted way to becoming successful.” program every other day from 8:20 a.m.

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If you or your child is interested in one of the school district’s programs, go online to careerprograms.sd38.bc.ca or itabc.ca/youth/programs.

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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

COME VISIT US AT MINORU PLACE ACTIVITY CENTRE (MPAC)

CLOSED December 25 & 26

Groups. Complimentary honorary memberships are available to those 90+ years of age. Spouses of members are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun even if under the age of 55. Come and experience the benefits of recreation!

Carpet Bowling 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

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in the area. Minoru Place has a number of multipurpose rooms, a large hall with a stage, a billiards room, cafeteria 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

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

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The annual fees cover participation in fabulous activities including dancing, singing, Bike Club, Spanish Club, cribbage, other card games and more. Passes are valid one year from date of purchase.

Membership Pass (for 55+ years) Annual Pass...............................$22 Additional Passes (Annual Pass must be purchased in addition)

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The Winter/Spring 2016 Parks, Recreation and Culture Guide will be available online (www.richmond.ca/ guide) with a paper version available for pick up in all City facilities on Saturday, November 28.

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Yours (soon enough) It has been a concern of late among Lawyers whether Representation Agreement are being followed in hospitals and Care facilities. In B.C., Representation Agreements are like Powers of Attorney for health care. You appoint a person in writing to act for you to make health care decisions when you no longer can. The Agreement can cover a broad range of health care decisions and, perhaps most important, can include the Living Will clause.

How important are relationships – let me count the ways!

This clause says, in so many words, that if you are ever in a state where

This discussion is not a by variation of Elizabeth Browning’ s famous you are being supported machines, and the doctors do not believe poem. is aboutyou thewant tragedy described in theoff.case Brown you willItrecover, the machines turned As more and more v.people Pearcebecome Estateaware (whose reasons for judgment weremore recently of Representation Agreements, want them. released). The case is a claim for variation of a mother’s Will by Without being critical, I do not know at what stage the medical her son, the Plaintiff. community is with Representation Agreements.

Probably many Background doctors and nurses are aware of them, but many have limited exposure The deceased diednot in late-2012. had marriedhave twice andthem. had to them because that many She people/patients made a common law relationship. In her first marriage, she had two That presents a potential problem, and I have told many people over children, one of whom was the Plaintiff. That marriage ended in the last few that the it is deceased up to the appointed divorce, andyears in 1973, remarried.Representative in the Agreement, or the family, to make sure the medical staff (including the Her second husband a child a previous relationship. doctors and nurses) arehad aware of thefrom Agreement and whom to contact That child, a daughter, died tragically in a car accident in 1989. if something arises.

After that incident, the deceased’s second marriage eventually ended in 1995.

In the last week, results of a Canadian medical study were released in this area.

One of the doctors was ainterviewed earlier thiswas weekhappy, on CBC In 1999, the deceased entered relationship which Radiothe and an article wasunexpectedly published in in the2004.

National until husband died AfterPost. thatThe study relationship, she declined depression and alcoholism, and itself was in connection withinto the type of care given to elderly, seriously died at age 68. ill patients.

Her child, the Plaintiff, was born in half 1965had anda married in Overeldest 800 patients (most over 80, and about serious illness 1990.

That marriage ended in 1993.

In 1995, he started living with including end stage dementia) were interviewed and over 600 family his second wife (they married in 2001). They had a daughter who members were spoken to. The study covered 16 hospitals across never met the deceased. That marriage ended as well.

Canada. It appears that for many of those patients (at least one third), The Plaintiff’ s relationship with his poor, though the care was not what they wanted andmother not whatwas they signed up for. seemingly not as poor as described in his evidence. He testified Many end up getting Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

What is to an abusive relationship, including not having enough food significant is that not only people get appreciated. it, but it is not what they want, when he was young and do never being and relationship family members whoto may up seeing maydeceased have extreme The seemed endend in 1995, whenit the reactions. moved out of her house to end her second marriage. The deceased asked Plaintiff helpkind her,ofand when he arrived There is the cost the aspect as well.toThis treatment is costly to our atsystem the house, he started moving things out onto the front lawn, and is also a stressful way to die for the family and the patient. embarrassing the deceased.

The study also found that for some people who did want CPR, their The ensuing fight seemed to cause considerable frustration on charts indicated otherwise. both sides, and the Plaintiff seemed to have lost interest in their The important, positive of the study is thatafterward, the topic iswhich getting relationship.

There wasaspect only sporadic contact more attention than ever before in sadness. hospitals and care facilities. But caused the deceased considerable apparently, there is still a lot being left unsaid. So the time seemingly Around 2005, the deceased sold her home and gave the has comes sister for Representatives (appointed the not agreements) Plaintiff’ $200,000 of the proceeds.under She did give the to step forward and beand, similarly to point out to $10,000. the staff what Plaintiff anything in heraggressive Will, bequeathed him The the patient wantstoand does want.

Plaintiff sought vary hernotWill.

Court’s decision In the study, it appears that most patients and family members had not told Court medicalheard staff ofevidence their preferences, andwitnesses, when asked why, the The from eight several of typical whom response was that “they haven’t asked me. ” contradicted the Plaintiff’s evidence -- including his sister, who testified that they shortage food the household.

One answer may observed come fromnothe founderofof theinPatients Canada The Court analyzed the law of Wills Variation, referring to the Advocacy Group, Mr. Sholom Glouberman. He said that physicians most case to (Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate) and subsequent are, inimportant his view, open the dialogue but stuck in the doctor-knowscases, and discussed thetradition obligations ofworking a Will maker with respect best mentality.

The long of not with families is still to their legal and moral duties toward children. very, very deep.

The Court considered the abuse the deceased endured, and the Summary Plaintiff’ s apparent unwillingness to have a relationship with her over some years. of retired and aging people grows across the country, As the population this Court issue will become common if it sisn’t already. adult children The held that the deceased’ reasons forMore not leaving the of aging Canadians will be looking them and may be reluctant Plaintiff a more generous bequestafter were valid and rational.

Sinceto consider the issue of was whenthe to Plaintiff’ stop life-sustaining their estrangement s fault, hertreatment. bequest was not “unjust or inequitable,” and her moral duty toward him was Having been through the ordeal of having a parent in the hospital negated.

The Plaintiff’s claim was dismissed, and the Will stood. system, and knowing how busy the medical staff are and how fast Summary everything tends to happen, I repeat my opinion that it is going to be the family’s obligationatothorough make sureand thethoughtful medical staff know whom The Court delivered analysis of a to family’ Onkind the of evidence, contacts iftragic therecircumstances. is a need, and what treatmentthe willPlaintiff be wanted in chose notoftoahave or rekindle the event catastrophic event.a relationship with his now deceased mother. The reasons are not wholly clear, but are In other words, if there is a Representation Agreement, make sure probably complex. the medical staff know of it! In addition, in my view, given the cost The Will gave reasons for the modest bequest, and due to the pressures we face now in our care had system, I expect nature of the relationship, thehealth Plaintiff a difficult in the coming years that more choice will be given case to meet, and he failed. In these cases, and in to families andrelationships older patients capacity) factor to allow many ways, are(with an important for them to have the plugswhether pulled on the life supporting the Court in deciding to vary a Will. machinery.

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December 2015

MINORU PLACE ACTIVITY CENTRE Parking Passes

2016 Parking Passes will be available December 1 to Minoru Place Activity Centre members for $11 each. Parking in the MPAC lot is reserved Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm for members with a valid parking hanger displayed.

Cafeteria

MPAC has a great eatery that features delicious and nutritious meals six days a week with member discounts. Menus can be viewed online at www.richmond.ca/parksrec/seniors/ minoruplace/minoru.htm.

Hot meal service begins at 11:30 am Mon – Fri with soup and sandwiches available on Saturdays.

Fall Hours of Operation (Sep 8–Dec 23) Mon – Thu...........................8:30 am – 4:00 pm Fri .......................................8:30 am – 7:00 pm Sat ....................................10:00 am – 2:00 pm Sun .......................................................Closed Hot Entrees Members .........................Lunch $5, Dinner $7 Non-Members.................Lunch $7, Dinner $9 Dinner Fri ............................................ 4:30 – 6:00 pm

SHOPPING BUS SERVICE Shop at the following destinations: Mondays .................................Blundell Centre Thursdays .............................. Lansdowne Mall This service is $2 round trip. Only purchases that can be carried are accepted as bus storage is limited. For designated pickup locations and times call 604-238-8456.

MEMBERSHIP Looking for a great gift for that special senior in your life? Consider giving a gift-wrapped membership certificate to the Minoru Seniors Society. Certificates can be redeemed anytime during 2016 with membership valid for one year from redemption date. This is a wonderful year-round gift that includes free access to Clubs and Groups and discounts on great food purchased in the MPAC cafeteria. This is a unique gift for friends and neighbours that live in Richmond.

MINORU WELLNESS 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 and manicures and pedicures are available for a fee. The clinic is offered the third Wednesday of each month. Call 604-2388450 to book an appointment.

Wed, Dec 16......................9:00 am – 12:00 pm FREE Hearing Clinic Clinics are offered the third Thursday of each month. Call 604-238-8450 to make a hearing test appointment.

Thu, Dec 17 .....................10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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SOCIAL Friday Night Live

Socialize, enjoy local community performances and join in a variety of activities that include Karaoke and Name That Tune. Call 604-238-8450 or visit the centre for more details.

Fri, 6:00 – 8:00 pm ......... $2 (Drop-in)

Ladies Only Billiards

Practice shots on one of the centre’s three high quality tables located in the dedicated Billiards Room and socialize with other women. Regular membership fees apply.

Mon, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

handmade scarf or mittens? Check out the Busy Fingers showcase in the Minoru Lounge. Sale items are all reasonably priced with all proceeds used to support seniors in Richmond.

Carpet Bowling

Discover fun and friendship while playing this social game that is also an excellent way to incorporate regular, gentle fitness into every day.

No experience is needed as coaching is provided by other enthusiastic players that are happy to share the benefits of this interactive and fun game. Give it a try every Tuesday at 12:30 pm.

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Minds are kept sharp and hands busy in this social group that knits and crochets with centre-supplied materials. Bring a project to work on, or use the time to help with ongoing fundraising by making items for sale at Minoru Place.

Mondays/Thursdays, 9:00 am – 1:30 pm Looking for that one of a kind gift for new baby, or perhaps a

Register for one or more leisurely day trips throughout Metro Vancouver.

Hosted by Minoru Place, enjoy fine dining, live theatre, festivals and more. Spaces are limited, so register early. Find a full list of trips and tours by visiting the centre or viewing the Parks, Recreation and Culture Guide.

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lines uncluttered by a buttoned-down tonneau cover of old.

Fold away time is impressively brief, as the windows automatically roll down while the roof almost magically disappears, all with the touch of one button.

Yes, there is enough to like about the F-Type S AWD that you gloss over its few shortcomings.

Roadster purists will welcome the edgy feel. Those looking for more comfort will wear a grin, bear it, and long for the “You are leaving the city limits” sign.

After all, isn’t half the fun of the game trying to tame your ride?

Base price of the Jaguar F-Type Convertible S AWD is $99,500.

My tester came with an array of options including red brake calipers, premium leather and special exterior trim.

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This Jaguar yearns to be given some room to lengthen its sure-footed, allwheel drive stride and explore where its V6 supercharged power plant can vault it.

That’s what I experienced during my short test drive of a shapely, Polaris White F-Type — slightly awkward in the city but a monster on the open road.

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Other, true road cars with this kind of capability, lustre and history can easily eclipse that figure.

But you do need to overlook the fact that rearward vision over the driver’s left shoulder — to lane change — is almost non-existent.

Thankfully, this F-Type came with a

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Relying on tech like that quickly becomes second nature, especially if you are engaged in the cut and thrust of commuter traffic, whether it is in the city or highway.

One thing you also realize quickly is how important your sense of hearing is when piloting this “big cat.” Intentionally engineered or not, the F-Type convertible allows you to hear, almost selectively, road noise quite readily inside the well-appointed cabin.

That aspect comes in quite handy, sensing when you are being approached by vehicles in the left lane.

Of course, that doesn’t matter when you have the richly lined, fabric top down and tucked neatly away under a rear panel, which leaves the Jag’s racy

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t took reaching the university level for Tia Tsang and Jessica Jones to at last become regular teammates.

The Grade 12 basketball standouts both signed their National Letter Intent last week with Simon Fraser University after accepting scholarship offers. The pair are part of the Clan’s five player 2016 recruiting class.

Tsang and Jones grew up together in the Richmond Youth Basketball League and were regulars in Basketball B.C.’s Regional Training Centre. They did enjoy one summer as teammates with the U15 provincial team but always have gone their separate ways when it came time for the high school season.

Jones is a key member of a talented McMath Wildcats squad that is one of the favourites to win the B.C. AAA championship this coming season.

Tsang does play basketball at McRoberts but also has a leading role on the senior girls volleyball team that is a provincial medal threat in Vernon next week.

“It was one of my big debates when I was in Grade 7,” smiled Tsang. “I wasn’t sure where I was going to high school but I kind of wanted to stay with my group of friends from my elementary school in my own catchment area. It has been debated right through my high school years too and (my friends from McMath) are always bugging me about it.”

Jones and Tsang will be on the perimeter for SFU and are versatile enough to play any of three positions. There was no plan to sign at the same school but they did make an official visit to UVic together.

Tsang was the first to make a verbal commitment to SFU near

the end of her Grade 11 year.

Jones followed but not after giving a lot of thought about UBC where her mom — Theresa DeBou — and current coach happened to play.

“I really tried to make both of them see the light,” laughed legendary McMath coach Anne Gillrie-Carre, pointing to the UBC logo on her sweater. “Now I will have to go cheer for SFU next year and it’s something I’m going to have to practice.

“Honestly though, they have both made a great choice.”

The girls got their first taste of SFU Basketball way back in Grade 6 when they attended the annual camp Bruce Langford and his players run in Penticton. This summer, they made regular visits to the Burnaby Mountain campus and took part in unofficial pick-up games.

“Overall, we both have a better relationship with Bruce because we have known him for a long time,” said Jones. “That camp is a tradition for them and it’s kind of neat to know we will be part of it again (as instructors this time).”

Both girls are outstanding athletes that knew they had to eventually put nearly all their focus on hoops.

They were one-time teammates in the Islanders rep softball program and Jones left behind her soccer career after her Grade 9 year. Tsang has managed to juggle her volleyball which is a big part of the athletic culture at McRoberts.

“I just found myself getting more busy and coaches wanted you at their sport,” said Tsang. “But even when I was younger and had conflicts, basketball would be the sport. I kind of knew then that was the way I was going.”

■ Richmond basketball standouts Tia Tsang and Jessica Jones are part of Simon Fraser University’s five player 2016 recruiting class. The pair signed their National Letter of Intent last week. Tsang (McRoberts) and Jones (McMath) will be facing each other for the final time when the high school season soon tips off.

Tsang was part of a successful basketball group at McRoberts that finished fifth at the Grade 9 provincials. Since then, some players have stepped away from the sport. She hopes they will reunite for their Grade 12 year.

It’s a big season for Jones and her Wildcat teammates who got a taste a year ago by reaching the provincial quarter-finals and nearly upset No. 2 ranked Mouat.

McMath went on to place fifth and Jones was named a second

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GABE SAKLOFSKY Gabe Saklofsky enjoyed another outstanding season with the Hugh Boyd Trojans varsity football team. The Grade 12 tailback was a one-man wrecking crew against Vernon’s Clarence Fulton Maroons, rushing for a whopping 213 yards and five touchdowns on just 11 carries. He finished the regular season with 995 yards and 13 majors over seven games in leading the Trojans back to the playoffs. The Richmond News is proud to recognize Gabe as Athlete of the Month for November.

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Hosted by the B.C. Powerlifting Association, Canada is expected to have its largest international team ever with 100 competitors. They will arrange from Sub-Junior (14-18-years of age) through Masters (over 70).

Among them will be Richmond’s own Pamela Anderson. The 22-year-old will be competing in the junior category 52kg weight class. Powerlifting since 2011, the computer engineering student will be looking to surpass her personal best in the squat (264 lbs), bench (150.5 lbs) and deadllift (330 lbs), in her pursuit of a gold medal.

Anderson currently hold the Canadian junior deadlift record.

Powerlifting is an individualized sport in which competitors attempt to lift as much weight as possible for one repetition each in the squat, bench press, and deadlift.

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Every lifter is allowed three attempts at each lift, making for a total of nine competition lifts throughout the day.

A lifter’s total is determined by the sum of his/her best lifts, and the individual with the highest total is considered the all-around strongest lifter in his/her division. All athletes are subject to drug testing both in and out of contest. Doping testing is carried out by the Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport (CCES) in accordance with World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines – also used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Commonwealth Powerlifting and Benchpress Championships are held biennially in the winter of the championship year.

The competition starts Tuesday. Spectators are welcomed. Entry to the event is by donation with proceeds supporting the BCPA’s work in furthering the sport in BC.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE TAKE NOTICE THAT Harvest Fraser Richmond Organics Ltd. of 7028 York Rd, Richmond, BC, V6W 0B1 applies to the Greater Vancouver Regional District (“Metro Vancouver”) pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, 2008 for a Permit.

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The purpose of this application is to request authorization to discharge air contaminants from a Composting, Anaerobic Digester and Combined Heat and Power Facility located at 7028 York Rd, Richmond, BC, V6W 0B1.

Harvest Fraser Richmond Organics Ltd. is seeking to renew Permit No. GVA1054 for continued authorization under GVRD Air Quality Management Bylaw No. 1082, 2008 (as amended). Biofilters and best management practices are used to control emissions from the composting, anaerobic digester, and combined heat-and-power (CHP) operations. In addition a desulphurization unit, regular engine maintenance, and good combustion practices are used to control emissions from the CHP engine, which produces and supplies electricity to the main power grid. The facility is also equipped with a smoke-less emergency flare and a back-up generator to ensure that uncombusted biogas is not released. The control and prevention of on-site and off-site odours, is managed with a Progressive Odour Management Plan (POMP), which is regularly updated and improved to include current best management practices and control technology.

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Later, when he learned how poorly some dairy cows and egg-laying chickens are treated, Peschisolido decided to take the next step and become a vegan — although he occasionally adds milk products and eggs to meals if they come from humanely treated sources.

“Before that, I was a vigorous carnivore,” he said. “And that (Rottweiler) case changed my life in a series of ways. I got exposed to a new way of thinking and to animal rights and welfare groups.

“There came a point where I said, ‘no.’ It took a while, and I relapsed at the beginning, particularly when I’d smell the cooking grease from a burger and what not,” he said. “But for the last eight or nine months, (being vegan) has become easier.”

As someone who has a busy schedule, as a lawyer and now MP, Peschisolido often has to dine away from home, whether it’s

here in Richmond or Ottawa. But even with his new eating regime, that usually doesn’t pose a problem as most restaurants provide vegetarian selections.

And when it comes to being vegan, Peschisolido just asks for certain ingredients to be left out.

“It’s actually quite easy,” he said. “There are wonderful buffets in Ottawa, and if you go to any major restaurant, there’s always vegetarian dishes. I’ve also started eating 99 per cent cocoa. It’s very bitter, but I’ve acquired a taste for it.”

His daily ritual is to scoop up an assortment into containers and take them on his day.

“I buy big, Costco-sized bags of hemp, chia, flax and sesame seeds and a lot of cashews and almonds. I also grab some vegetables, olives and onions. If you actually plan, it’s quite easy to live a vegan

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For Joe Peschisolido, the newly minted Liberal MP for the riding of Steveston-Richmond East, his switch to become a vegan came right from his case notes.

A lawyer, Peschisolido represented clients whose pair of Rottweilers, named Axle and Paris, were scheduled to be euthanized when they were involved in a biting incident a couple of years ago.

He eventually got the dogs released back into the custody of their owners. But the experience left the second-time MP with a profound feeling that made him forgo animal meat and eventually go vegan — cutting out all animal products from his diet.

While it was a measured, transitional shift, Peschisolido said it’s one he is glad he’s taken. During his journey towards becoming a vegan, Peschilsolido visited a number of animal shelters that eventually stopped him from seeing animals as a source of food.

“I saw them as living, sentient creatures with families and feelings,” he said.

He also started doing research and found that, for one, pigs are extremely intelligent animals.

“They are actually much more so than dogs,” he said. “And I could never eat my dogs.”

He started his diet change by cutting out beef and pork, then chicken.

existence.”

When at home, his favourite vegan meal is a melange of vegetables, nuts and fruit (blueberries, strawberries and raspberries are favourites.)

When he’s out, one of his top choices is the vegetarian skillet at Cora.

“It’s the way they cook the vegetables, especially the broccoli. I’ve really grown to like it,” he said. “I ask them to take away the cheese and I also asked them to remove the potatoes and peppers — I don’t like peppers. And they add extra mushrooms, onions, broccoli and cauliflower.

“It’s just a phenomenal dish.”

Previously, Peschisolido said he’d order the “usual stuff.”

“I used to got to Whitespot where my usual fare was a burger and a beer, or milkshake and fries,” he said. “Now, I have green tea, a quinoa salad, a side bowl of berries and Greek yogurt.”

Despite the big shift in eating habits, Peschisolido said he doesn’t crave his old ways.

“I just enjoy eating the stuff I do now.

It’s a good balance,” adding he’s noticed health benefits since the change.

He’s lost weight and had an increase in energy levels — something that is vital, given his hectic schedule flying back and forth from Richmond to Ottawa.

So, with Christmas just around the corner, what’s on the dining table for him?

“It will be vegetables and nuts and pretty well most of what I eat now, all done in a nice way — with nice company.”

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McPhail said, adding that having salmon in her diet is also part of a healthy lifestyle.

“Both my husband and I are more conscious of our diets,” she said. “Wild salmon is a good source of Omega 3 fatty acids which can increase cardiovascular health.

“We just feel so lucky to be able to have almost year-round opportunities for buying fresh seafood and wild salmon — especially sockeye — is our favorite.

I have relatives in Europe and we always make fresh salmon when they come.”

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“It’s easy to prepare and doesn’t overpower the fresh taste of the fish,” she said.

While fresh is always preferable — the McPhails often go salmon fishing — most of the time there is some left over that is frozen.

“A good way to bake frozen salmon is with a mixture of mayonnaise, fresh squeezed lemon, Dijon mustard and grated parmesan cheese.”

That combination is mixed together and spread on to the fleshy side of the salmon. Then the salmon is baked, skin side down for 20 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

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The agricultural segment provides locals with a plethora of goods, from the fertile fields produced by the Fraser River’s deposits, to the bountiful seas and waterways surrounding Lulu Island.

So, in support of the Richmond News’ Eaters’ Choice Awards, we asked Coun. Linda McPhail what her favourite dish is.

McPhail told the News that one of her all-time favourite meals comes right from local waters and is one of the cornerstones that helped establish Richmond — wild sockeye salmon.

“We are very fortunate living in Richmond that we can purchase fresh salmon year round,” said McPhail.

She and her husband enjoy salmon cooked on the barbecue or oven in several different ways. Some of their favourites use lemon and spices or fresh pesto.

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ichmond city councillor Ken Johnston admits he is not well enough acquainted with his home kitchen to be able to provide a blow-by-blow re-creation of one of his favourite meals — roast chicken with cranberries, Brussels sprouts, and " Local cranberries are a staple in stuffing. In short, it’s like a the Johnston household. File photo turkey dinner, minus the big bird.

The preparation, he said, is best left up to his wife, who makes the entire dish from scratch.

“The stuffing is done by hand, the cranberries come from a Richmond farm, as opposed to canned,” he said. “We freeze a whole batch of local cranberries each year. And the sprouts are just about my favourite vegetable.”

While in the past few years there have been a plethora of recipes to tart up the venerable sprout and make them more appetizing, Johnston said he prefers them done the old school way — steamed.

“We don’t fry them or put them in bacon grease,” he said.

“They are simply steamed lightly.”

When the dinner is done, Johnston said he likes to go traditional for dessert.

“My mother, who was Irish, made a chocolate roll,” Johnston said. “And she’s passed that down to various generations.

“It’s a real winner. It’s got a kind of custard filling, and two kinds of chocolate,” he said. “I don’t make it. I just eat it.

And everyone in the family goes crazy for it. It’s pretty traditional in our family.”

Traditional, too, is Johnston’s role in the kitchen, once the dinner and dessert plates are cleared away.

“I’m the clean-up guy,” he said.

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tymology is really a history lesson in a capsule — not the textbook history of rulers, wars and peace treaties, but rather the history of ordinary events.

This is especially true of the etymology of food words, which allows us to sneak glimpses of people’s daily lives from hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years ago.

In English, the words for the basic needs of human existence originated mostly on home ground, which is to say northern Europe. Not surprisingly, the terms were very broad to begin with.

Nourishment is essential, and food is nourishment. The word food derives from the Old English “foda” of Germanic origin (“fodr”), which is also the source for fodder — livestock feed (“Futter” in German).

Cereals — edible grasses — were among the fundamental foods, because they quickly filled the belly and stilled hunger. The word cereal, based on the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture, Ceres, entered our vocabulary only in the 1800s.

Centuries earlier, when Britons started farming, they referred to the seeds of grasses generically as corn, an Old English word based on the Middle High German “Korn,” Our

word kernel comes from the same This last sense is still to be found in source; it originally meant a little seed. our word piecemeal, signifying piece In American English, where corn by piece. refers specifically to maize, the word The notion of time is linked to the for cereal plants is grain. In British sense of meal as a fixed time for eatEnglish, grain is documented already ing (likewise in the German “Mahl”, in the 14th century, when it denoted a meal, and “Mal”, time). small, hard seed.

Eventually, merchants travelling Its source is the abroad introduced Latin for seed, foods unknown to “granum”. By the western Europe.

By the 15th century, the 15th century, the Many of our fruits English word grain — except for the English word ‘grain’ also also signified the apple, which in Old signified the smallest unit smallest unit of English (“æppel”) weight, equivalent of weight, equivalent to the denoted any and to the weight of one all fruit — came weight of one dry grain of dry grain of wheat from Asia and the or barley.

Middle East. wheat or barley.

Interestingly, there Their English are other early food names could be words that were redescriptive, or lated to the sense of adaptations of measure. For instance meat, originally their Arabic or Persian names. For a generic term signifying any food, as instance, orange, recorded in English well as a single piece of food, is linked in medieval times, is based on the to the Old English word “mete”, to Persian “n rang”, but the source of measure, as in “to mete out justice”. peach is ultimately the Latin “perMeat, meaning an individual item of sicum malum”, which translates as food, survives in our word sweetmeat.

Persian apple.

Meal can refer to ground grain, flour A wholly new chapter in the etymol(related is the German “Mehl”, flour), ogy of food words opened in the 16th from an ancient root that it shares century, when explorers brought with the Latin word “molere”, to grind. back native flora and fauna from the Meal also denoted food in the general Americas, where no known language sense, based on the Old English word was spoken. “mæl”, whose meaning involved time Sabine Eiche is a writer and art and measure. historian

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