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received an e-mail a couple of weeks ago.

It began, “When it comes to B.C.’s child welfare system, we’re telling the same story on repeat — about a ‘broken system’ that spits out broken kids. There’s truth to this narrative, but it’s hardly the whole story. We, a group of Vancouver-based journalists, have been listening to people through surveys, workshops, etc. We’re learning that our collective focus on the tragic serves to further marginalize, stigmatize and divide people.

“What if we dug a little deeper, together? We’re inviting B.C. journalists to join us for Child Welfare Media Day — by committing to publishing a story about B.C.’s child welfare system on Nov. 22.

“The idea is to extend our reach and deepen our impact by coordinating our coverage.”

Like anyone with a heart, I care about kids in our social welfare system and welcome the chance to do something that may ease their plight.

But that’s not all that intrigues me here.

First, it’s calling on journalists and their outlets to be advocates. By choosing a topic and flooding various media platforms, we are intentionally trying to create a tipping point, a point where public perception shifts to create an inevitable wave of change.

This in itself challenges the notion of journalists as objective observers “just reporting the news.”

Frankly, I find the challenge refreshing, because the fact is, we’re never “just reporting the news.”

While it’s incumbent upon us to ensure our coverage is thorough, honest and fair, what we determine to be news in the first place is always the product of opinion, perception and a particular world view.

The other curious thing about this project is the sense of cooperation. Journalists and their media outlets aren’t known to be all sharesy, sharesy when it comes to news stories. But sharing is the mantra of Discourse Media, the organization that is behind this Media Day. “We believe the news industry can do a better job of serving Canadians if media work together rather than competing for the same breaking news,” says its website.

But what grabs me the most is the focus on solutions — not children whose lives have gone horribly wrong thanks to policies of benign neglect or White Knights, who dedicate themselves to rescue missions. Rather, it’s about programs and people who are making things work, and how. In trying to resolve any issue, we get further ahead by fanning flames of success, however small, than gawking at the smoldering wreckage of failure, however massive.

It would be great to think that a deluge of media coverage this Wednesday will be the seminal moment when child welfare in B.C. transforms from a “broken system with broken kids” to one of hope, compassion and possibility. Who knows, but I can tell you the Richmond News is in.

Watch for reporter Graeme Wood’s story in Wednesday’s issue, not to mention child welfare stories in a host of other media. While, I admit, it goes against my grain to say that last part, this whole project is about going against the grain.

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The crash happened at 10:32 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the very busy intersection with the Highway 99 exit ramp and Westminster Highway. The other driver was travelling east on Westminster Highway, at what must have been an excess of 60 km/ hr, in his effort to race through the red light facing him at the intersection. I was turning left.

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for me on the street, apologizing for his terrible mistake. But not a single person stopped, despite there being cars in every lane around us.

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I am 42 years old, have lived in the Lower Mainland my whole life, and I have never had a car crash in all my years of driving.

I am hoping for some evidence to restore my faith in society. How could dozens of drivers weave their way around such an awful scene without stopping to help? I want to believe that people in Richmond are caring and compassionate, and that perhaps they didn’t realize I needed their support.

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Trustee: Stop sending our youth mixed pot messages Dear Editor, Re: “School board joins anti-pot push,” News, Nov. 15.

This week, the Richmond News reported that five of the seven board members “fully supported” the move to oppose the legislation of non-medicinal marijuana.

Although I was one of the five who voted in favour of trustee Jonathan Ho’s motion, I would like to clarify that my support was for the proposed regulations put forward

by Richmond city council (“if legalization is to proceed”).

As for opposing the legalization of the non-medical use of marijuana, my opposition was directed to its use by those under the age of 19 (which I have no doubt, will be part of any legislation).

But for those 19 years or older, I do not feel it is my place as an elected Board of Education trustee to tell them what “activities” they can or cannot do.

If they choose to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or gamble (and if legalized, smoke/ingest marijuana), that is their decision, and they do so at their own risk.

Trustee Ho’s motion also talked about the “’wrong message” that legalizing mari-

juana would send out.

I would go one step further and say that our society sends out many mixed messages when it comes to alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc.

If these things are so bad for us, why, at the age of 19, does it become legal to use or participate in them?

For the record, I do not want our students/your children smoking marijuana, any more than I want them drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes or gambling.

But legislation or prohibition is probably not the answer (how well is it working for distracted driving?).

The key to reducing/eliminating the use of harmful substances is education.

Telling our students that “it’s against the law — so don’t do it,” is not nearly as effective as explaining to them what marijuana is and what harm it can cause you.

Give the kids credit.

If we give them the information and the opportunity to figure it out, many of them will.

Ken Hamaguchi Richmond school trustee

School trustee needs history lesson Dear Editor, Re: “School board joins anti-pot push,” News, Nov. 15.

According to school trustee Jonathan Ho: “On the one hand, we ask the students to stay away from drugs including marijuana because it’s harmful to their health and future; on the other hand, it is legalized. Then what is the message to students?”

The message that is sent is the government has admitted it made a mistake when it entered marijuana into the Opium

Act and is now correcting that mistake.

What’s surprising to me is Jonathan Ho has not recognized the reason Canada made pot illegal in the first place.

The law against marijuana use was based on a racist theory put forth by Emily Murphy, who believed that the Chinese (and other races) were part of an international conspiracy to corrupt the “purity” of the white race.

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LETTERSto the Editor Steveston Merchants Association members invite you to a pre-Christmas shopping night with your girlfriends.

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Dear Editor, Last month, the Richmond community came together to welcome over 70 guests at the ninth annual Richmond Homeless Connect at St. Alban’s Anglican Church.

These at-risk and homeless individuals enjoyed a day partaking in a variety of health and wellness services provided by community volunteers, including a pancake breakfast and a nutritious luncheon prepared and served by volunteers.

Popular services were well used again this year: Warm clothing and footwear, flu shots, foot care, nutritional snacks, hygiene kits, dental hygiene, take-away photographs, and bike repair.

Local community agencies on site provided information and referrals to income assistance, addiction services, mental health services, health wellness services and employment services.

The Richmond Public Library, a new service this year, gave away books and signed up people for library cards that proved to be very popular with our guests.

Homeless Connect can only happen with the help and support of community members, the faith community, local organizations and service clubs.

On behalf of the organizers, we would like to thank the following groups for their valued contributions to the event’s success: St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Richmond Church of the Latter Day Saints, South

Arm United Church, Church on Five, St. Vincent de Paul, Steveston Rotary, Richmond Hospital Auxiliary, Richmond Health Services and Tobacco Reduction, UBC Bike Co-op, Camera One Photography and numerous local service agencies.

We would also like to thank Richmond Sunrise Rotary as well as individual Richmond residents for their generous financial donations.

We also acknowledge and thank the many volunteers, including youth groups, who gave their time to make sure that our guests received the help they were seeking.

On behalf of the local community services that provide help to people experiencing homelessness year-round, we would ask that they be remembered as we approach the holiday season.

The organizations that provide yearround outreach and support services to people experiencing homelessness are: St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Richmond Salvation Army, Turning Point Recovery Society and CHIMO Community Services.

Any one of these organizations could put community donations to good use supporting people experiencing homelessness.

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new mascot and logo has been unveiled for the Richmond Christmas Fund, which kicks off this weekend to collect money and toys for those in need.

Richmond Centre MP Alice Wong joined representatives from Richmond RCMP and Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives (RCRG) — which runs the Christmas Fund — at the launch Wednesday morning at Trinity Western University’s Richmond campus in City Centre.

The new mascot is a boy bear with a blueand-purple-striped scarf and red cheeks.

The bear, which doesn’t have a name, has 25 poses designed for different occasions, according to Ed Gavsie, RCRG’s president and CEO. “Our fund helped more than 1,700 Richmond residents receive Christmas gifts last year and has given away more than 7,000 toys,” said Gavsie.

“We were told that some of the kids wouldn’t have received any toys otherwise.”

The mascot will be revealed to the public for the first time on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Richmond RCMP Toy Drive at Ironwood Plaza.

The public are invited to stop by the mall between 8 a.m. and noon to donate a new toy and “stuff” it inside an RCMP squad car,

n Richmond MP Alice Wong (fourth left) helped the Richmond Christmas Fund launch its new mascot and logo on Wednesday. This week sees the start of various fundraising events to collect toys and cash for families in need in Richmond. (Above, right) Richmond MLA John Yap joined Richmond RCMP’s Supt. Will Ng on a Cop Car Karaoke ridealong to promote Saturday’s toy drive. Photo by Daisy Xiong/Richmond News

with the goal to fill up the car by the end of the morning.

People can also donate a new book or a minimum of $5. All donors will receive a pancake breakfast.

A video called Cop Car Karaoke, which was produced by the RCMP to promote the Toy Drive, was also screened at Wednesday’s launch.

In the video, MLAs John Yap and Jas Johal and Henry Beh, from the Richmond Chinese Community Society, were filmed

singing Christmas karaoke songs in the car.

It has received tens of thousands of views on both the RCRG and the RCMP’s social media.

“The Toy Drive is a very meaningful event,” said Wong.

“When I was a poor little girl in Hong Kong, I didn’t have Christmas gifts, and I was so happy when people from the military brought toys to my village. Those are my precious memories.

“And let’s not forget the refugees. It will be

their first Christmas here. Let’s share our joy with them as well and show the generosity of us Canadians.”

As part of the Christmas Fund event series, the Richmond Auto Mall will host “Windows of Hope” on Tuesday, Nov. 21, when groups of volunteers paint holiday scenes on the windows of car dealerships, who then make donations to the Christmas Fund.

After that, the Christmas Fund Drive-Thru Event will take place at River Rock Casino Resort on Friday Nov. 25. People can donate cash and toys in the hotel lobby and receive coffee and a McDonald’s pastry.

A scarf with the RCRG logo can also be purchased for $100 with an $85 tax receipt, at offices of the Christmas Fund, the Richmond News and WealthSmart, or at any Christmas Fund events.

For more information about getting involved in the Christmas Fund campaign, see RCRG.org.

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Residents want more from Onni

n Steveston residents (from left) Jim van der Tas, John Roston, Sean Lawson and Ramji Sadru all have varying issues with Onni’s Imperial Landing development on the boardwalk. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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ound two of one of Richmond’s most controversial public hearings in history will commence at 7 p.m. in Richmond City Hall council chambers Monday.

The crux of the debate surrounding Steveston’s empty boardwalk buildings at Imperial Landing is expected to be how much developer Onni Group should pay to have the site rezoned.

Essentially, are taxpayers getting a good deal, or is the developer reaping too many benefits?

That contribution decision will be based on how much the land value will increase if and when the six buildings go from maritime use zoning to commercial use, including the prospects of a hotel (commercial lease rates are more profitable).

“The valuation seems a bit low,” said Coun.

Derek Dang, a real estate agent and developer, of Onni’s latest offer, which went from $2.4 million to $3.4 million in the blink of an eye at a public hearing in September.

The valuations Onni and an independent consultant for the City of Richmond came up with are much lower than the figures found

by Steveston resident John Roston and real estate agent Sean Lawson.

Roston and Lawson peg the “uplift” value at closer to $12 million, based on nearby lease and return on investment rates. Onni figures the uplift is only about $4 million.

But Roston questions why Onni’s latest proposal shows lower commercial lease rates than what was stated in 2014.

Furthermore, one building wasn’t factored into the professional calculations because it has a daycare.

But should that daycare eventually move, it opens up the possibility of charging more money for the space, argued Roston.

To determine the contribution amount, council and Onni will need to agree on an uplift value and then the cut the city gets.

Lawson thinks the cut should be 80 per cent; Onni has suggested 50 per cent.

Then, there are trust issues surrounding Onni, according to Jim van der Tas, of the Steveston Merchants Association.

He said merchants like the hotel proposal but remain guarded, noting there is no legal guarantee it will be built. The merchants’ overall concern is new retail stores competing with them.

While a solution is sought by all sides, Lawson said it shouldn’t be forgotten that Onni built the buildings understanding the zoning at the time.

Council will also have to address significant opposition by area residents to a hotel. Roston noted Onni was caught operating an illegal hotel in Vancouver this year.

Onni didn’t respond to the Richmond News.

n Onni lowered land value

In 2016, Onni Group appealed the land values set by BC Assessment for the Imperial Landing boardwalk development.

The company successfully argued to lower the property value from $9,718,000 to $7,024,000. As a result, it saved an estimated $36,605 in taxes, in 2016 alone, based on the 2016 business class mill rate.

According to BC Assessment, businesses may appeal land values based on what a property can actually garner in rent.

Onni did not respond to News’ inquiries, but it has, in the past, argued it can’t find tenants to lease its buildings under maritime/industrial zoning.

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he corporation that operates River Rock Casino in Richmond has filed a last-minute court action seeking to block the release to Postmedia News of government documents concerning allegations of money laundering in B.C. casinos.

The documents were scheduled to be disclosed to Postmedia on Tuesday under B.C.’s freedom of information laws.

However, a petition filed by Great Canadian Gaming Corp. on Nov. 9 in B.C. Supreme Court asks a judge to bar any further document disclosures related to Postmedia’s freedom of information request until a complaint filed by Great Canadian to

B.C.’s Office of Information and Privacy is investigated.

Great Canadian claims that it was not given proper notice by the provincial government or the chance to argue against the release of information that it claims is confidential to its business operations.

The petition also asks a judge to reverse a previous decision by the Privacy Commissioner, in which the commissioner allegedly refused to order B.C.’s Ministry of the Attorney General to halt scheduled document releases to Postmedia.

Great Canadian’s petition was scheduled to be heard in court on Tuesday. The petition relates to information requests made

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n The River Rock’s owner is asking the court to delay the government releasing any more documents related to money-laundering accusations.

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documents regarding gambling, crime and money laundering concerns in B.C. Postmedia has already published a number of reports based on the first phase of documents released by the gaming enforcement branch in early October.

Great Canadian’s petition claims that those documents already released to Postmedia — and also information contained in an audit completed by MNP and independently released by Attorney General David Eby in September — contain details of the company’s confidential business operations.

“GCGC will suffer irreparable harm if the phase two disclosure is released without (the company) being provided with an opportunity to make the representation it is statutorily entitled to make,” the petition states.

“Once phase two disclosure is released to the public, the disclosure of information

harmful to GCGC’s business interests cannot be undone.”

“Our interest in filing the suit is simply in ensuring that the FOI legislation is appropriately followed before information is released publicly … the initial FOI package contained confidential information regarding GCGC and its business operations,” Great Canadian spokeswoman Sonja Mandic said in an email Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Attorney General stated: “Government is working with our legal counsel to review the suit filed by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. … In terms of the release of information, the government will defend and act on the public’s right to as full information as is legally possible on the alleged money laundering connected to B.C.’s gaming industry.”

Eby has said that he launched an independent review of money laundering concerns in B.C. casinos after reading information in MNP’s report, which alleged that River Rock Casino accepted $13.5 million in $20 bills in July 2015 that police believe could be proceeds of crime.

The cash was mostly used by VIP gamblers from China, the MNP report said. A review of B.C. casinos by former RCMP officer Peter German continues, a ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

Great Canadian’s petition says that its lawyers wrote to the ministry on Oct. 23 asking that no further documents be disclosed under Postmedia’s freedom of information request until the company could review the documents and argue its opinion.

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Mansion petition presented Former NDP candidates deliver 3,000 signatures against ALR house sizes DAISYXIONG Staff Reporter

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Two former NDP candidates from Richmond presented a near 3,000-strong petition to city council, calling for further restrictions on the size of houses built on the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

“We asked the city to limit the maximum house size on the ALR to 500 square metres and implement a moratorium on new applications before the bylaw is adopted,” said Kelly Greene, who ran in last spring’s provincial election, told the Richmond News.

The petition, launched on Change.org, has received just under 3,000 signatures to date.

Greene said she, and Jack Trovato — who previously ran in a federal election — went to council Tuesday night to “give the councillors an update of our petition, so that they can get an idea of what people are thinking in Richmond.

“We will close the petition in the New Year and present a finalized number of signatures to city council, indicating the support we’ve got over the period.”

Greene hopes, through this petition, she can bring the voices of Richmond residents, who care about this issue but don’t know how to speak up, to city council.

“It’s hard to know where to bring your concerns to, or how to write your opinion to the city,” she added.

“Everyone is busy putting food on the table and a roof over their heads, and it’s hard to think about one more thing.”

The two have been going door to door in the neighbourhood, talking to people on the street in downtown Richmond and seeking input online.

“Overwhelmingly, people in Richmond want more restrictions on house sizes on farmland and they are disappointed by the extremely large size currently allowed,” said Greene.

She believes the proposed restrictions will prevent farmland being subject to speculation, hence allowing more land to become available at an affordable price.

“People don’t realise that less than five per cent of land in B.C. can be farmed and only one per cent has the quality of the soil we have in Richmond,” said Greene.

“The purpose of the ALR is to save land for future farming use. The land doesn’t need to be farmed now. It’s a bank.

Once it’s gone, it’s gone. You can’t make withdrawals in the future if you find your bank account is empty.”

n Local group FarmWatch is also on city council’s case over house sizes on Richmond farmland. File photo

n Richmond resident Kelly Greene delivered a petition Tuesday night to city council along with fellow, former NDP candidate Jack Trovato, expressing their continued concern over the size of houses being built on Richmond’s Agricultural Land Reserve. File photo

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The exhibition celebrates local talent by providing an opportunity for emerging and established artists from Richmond and nearby communities to exhibit together.

In celebration of Canada’s 150th, artists were encouraged in particular to consider environment, diversity, and reconciliation in their work. RAC is an advocacy organization whose mandate is to support and promote all forms of the arts in Richmond.

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t has been 30 years since the Richmond Art Gallery Association (RAGA) became a “thing” and embarked on a mission to nurture local, artistic talent.

Since then, tens of thousands of Richmond schoolkids and adults alike have been able to express themselves through visual art and explored whether or not it would become a favourite pastime or a hidden vocation.

To mark the special occasion, RAGA is hosting a 30th anniversary fundraiser, called Light up the Night at the Richmond Art Gallery in the cultural centre on Saturday, Nov. 25.

Art gallery director Shaun Dacey said it’s shaping up to be an evening to celebrate the association’s past, present and future.

“Past and present board members and staff will be there, along with live performers, all with an ’80s theme, which includes a tape cassette DJ,” Dacey told the Richmond News.

“It’ll be a wonderful mix of the old guard, who have supported the gallery and been a part of the arts community for many, many years, and the ones coming through over the last couple of years.”

As well as the live entertainment, there will be door prizes, hors d’oeuvres, handmade cocktails and a silent art auction representing the gallery’s past, present and future, all in aid of programming at the gallery.

It’s such programming, added Dacey, that’s vital to the continued success of the visual arts in Richmond.

“It began because we wanted to develop arts education programs and outreach in the community; not just an art gallery with exhibitions,” added Dacey, who will celebrate a year in RAGA’s director role on the same day as the event.

“And it allowed us to go after non-profit funding sources, such as grants and sponsorship. It allows us to offer robust school programs; 3,000 kids a year come through our programs.

“There are few spaces that connect youth directly to art as well as our programs do through the schools.

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n Richmond News publisher Pierre Pelletier (left) and director of advertising Rob Akimow (centre) present a cheque for $1,554.33 to the Richmond Fire Fighter’s Society’s president Cory Parker. The money was raised from proceeds of a special section published by the News, marking the society’s 60th anniversary.

n Jocelyn Wong, general manager of Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives, has joined the Volunteer BC Board of Directors.

Volunteer BC is the provincial association for promoting the value and impact of volunteerism. Wong will bring a unique blend of non-profit experience and passion to the board. Photo submitted

n Employees from a medical imaging firm in east Richmond, who form the group Plots to Plates, have donated $2,815 and 333 pounds of organic vegetables to the Richmond Food Bank. The big donation comes after finishing their fall harvest from the community garden they manage in the office parking lot. Photo submitted

n John Yap, MLA for Richmond-Steveston, presented a $78,000 gaming grant cheque to the Connaught Skating Club recently. Photo submitted

n The ladies of the Queensgate Knitters, which started last March, have been working hard, making a large number of scarves and toques, which were donated recently to the Richmond Food Bank. Photo submitted

n One of Richmond’s newest residents, Nicole Ma, received the Standing Tall Award as part of the Youth Get It Education Awards from Coast Capital Savings last month. Ma, 18, moved to Richmond about a year ago and is attending Langara College for nursing. She won for overcoming adversity and demonstrating a commitment to continue her education beyond high school. Ma said the $2,500 will help ease the burden on her mother and the recognition will continue to inspire her. “This award will definitely affect me in a positive way in the future,” said Ma. Photo submitted

n ANAF284 Meat Draw chair Mike Harjung (right) presents a $15,000 cheque to the Citadel Canine Society, which provides companion dogs and PTSD Service Dogs for vets and first responders. Photo submitted

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Problem? There's an app for that Richmond students stand to enter burgeoning multi-trillion dollar app industry GRAEMEWOOD Staff Reporter

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t least 100 Richmond high school students are on track to become Canada’s crème de la crème of a burgeoning industry that is increasingly helping shape the global economy.

A new, after-school competition for kids, called Game of Apps, sees teams of students design and implement their own smartphone apps, which can be used by the school community.

It’s been a resounding success, according to Chris Loat, the head teaching consultant for “technology integration” at the Richmond School District.

“I was not expecting 95 kids; I would have been over the moon with 50 and I was thinking we’d have maybe 30. So this is big,” said Loat.

To one extent or another, nearly everyone’s life is directly or indirectly impacted It’s to give kids by the increassome experience in ingly ubiquitous learning how to de- smartphone application, or app, velop an app from as it’s commonly called. the ground up Most of us – Chris Loat mine these little buttons on our phones via Google Play, if you have a phone that uses the Android operating system (Google), or the App Store, if you have an Apple iPhone.

Apps are a portal for information and offer services, such as finding a restaurant, conducting online banking, exercising more efficiently or checking the weather.

Apps may be created for social purposes and/or monetary value. Companies use apps to promote their products and services, drawing app users, or customers, into their sphere, resulting in increased brand awareness and spending. Third-party app creators may generate revenue by selling advertisen Smartphone apps can be found for virtually any commercial service or recreational and social need, thus making them an increasingly important part of the economy.

ments tied to the app.

All of this is the “app economy,” explained independent computer software developer Roland Tecson, a 1986 McNair alumni, who earned a degree in computer science at the University of B.C. in 1990.

“Whether you are a doctor, accountant or an artist, this technology is creeping into every facet of our lives,” said Tecson.

Reports this year indicate the app economy will be valued at more than $6 trillion by 2021, by growing by about 37 per cent annually.

“The technology has progressed to where people who don’t understand it, can use it. For instance, we see grandparents texting their grandkids these days,” said Tecson, 49, who recalls being inspired as a young student by his former computer teacher Glen Bussey at Walter Lee elementary.

But, “there is going to be a huge gap in the workforce as our technology moves forward,” he explained.

So, Tecson organized Richmond-based developers and designers to form a non-profit society aimed at teaching Richmond youth the basics of smartphone app development.

The Richmond-based non-profit society, the Institute of Applied Design and Technology Education, recently launched the Game of Apps partnership with the district to raise awareness for software development.

Specifically, they want kids to start understanding how to create apps, with the goal of equipping the next generation with skills for careers in technology.

“School systems are having a hard time implementing the correct curriculum,” said Tecson.

With technology advancing ever faster, Loat said bringing the curriculum up to date is often like a “dog chasing its tail.”

However, Loat notes that young, new, techsavvy teachers coming into the system.

He said the district plans to incorporate app development and online coding into the

n Richmond high school students from across the district are competing in the Game of Apps contest, sponsored by the Institute of Applied Design and Technology Education society. Photo by Graeme Wood/ Richmond News

computer sciences department next year.

Loat said the district is committed to having such programs available to low-income students who may not have a smartphone.

He also said teachers have been instructed to “tap on the shoulders” of girls who may not necessarily outwardly express interest in the program (only one third of Game of Apps participants are girls).

Tecson said the real aim of the competition is to foster creativity.

This is because while coding (the digital programming language used to create the nuts and bolts of n Marco Lu a website or software) is important, it will be ideas that grow the app economy.

“Low-level programming jobs can be outsourced (to China or India). Those are noncreative functions.

They’re just repetitive and rote, there’s not a lot of creativity,” said n Leean Wu Tecson.

The pay dirt is in the ideas, he said.

“We want to do more creativity here,” said Tecson.

“That’s why our program is not just coding. It’s about designing and creating concepts that the user would want to use. n Sargan Khurana “It’s not an easy task. Countries like India don’t want to stay low in the value chain.

We need to move faster than other countries.

China is moving fast.”

Loat agrees, and was welcoming of Tecson’s offer.

“It’s to give kids some experience in learning how to develop an app from the ground up,” said Loat.

“There are a lot of tutorials online that are good but they don’t address the idea from scratch, such as developing the idea by

storyboarding it.”

Game of Apps is a 16-week competition. On Feb. 24 about 20 teams will show off their new app, for awards, to a panel of judges composed of school district officials and software industry professionals.

Each week, teams are mentored by professionals volunteering their evenings. Software designers focus more on the human side of app usability and marketing, while developers teach technical aspects, such as computer coding.

When the Richmond News attended a session this week, software designer Vanessa Lew — a ‘UX Designer’ at social media marketing firm Hootsuite — gave students a rundown on user experience and how best to design an app by getting unbiased feedback from users.

Lew spoke to how apps need to be easily accessible to people as well as functional for their needs. In this respect, the lesson did not touch on any technical aspects of designing an app, but rather the human element of what a good app requires (such as being clear where the user needs to click/tap to get the information they need).

After mapping ideas out on paper, students will test prototypes and craft their final product.

Grade 12 Steveston-London student Marco Lu’s team is developing an app students may use to access school events. It acts as a one stop shop for events, as opposed to the numerous events and clubs found scattered across social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc.).

Another team is also creating a school event app.

Teams want their ideas to remain secret for the remainder of the competition, but both are debating whether or not they want users to be able to post events to the app itself. For instance, both teams are concerned about anonymous users.

“Our main goal is to connect everyone,” said Grade 10 Steveston-London student Leean Wu. Meanwhile, Grade 10 Steveston-London student Sargan Khurana’s team is developing an app that acts like an “Instagram for Yelp.”

This user-generated content app plots restaurant food photos on a map. Unlike Yelp (a restaurant review app), it is map-focused and should improve upon the Yelp app itself.

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8 a.m. to noon: Ironwood Plaza: RCMP Toy Drive: The Richmond RCMP Toy Drive and Pancake Breakfast returns to Ironwood Plaza for the third year in a row.

This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, but the main idea remains the same.

Stop by Ironwood between 8 a.m. and noon, donate a new toy or book to the Richmond Christmas Fund (or make a minimum $5

cash donation), and get treated to a free pancake breakfast.

As the toys come in, they’ll be stuffed inside an RCMP squad car, with the goal of filling it up by morning’s end.

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Richmond Public Library will be participating in the event, adding to the festive atmosphere by reading holiday-themed children’s stories.

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South Arm Community Association’s Annual Christmas Craft Fair: South Arm Community Centre, 8880 Williams Road: Free admission for seasonal home-made goods from more than 50 vendors. Christmas shopping made easy.

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Steveston United Church Annual Christmas Bazaar Steveston United Church, 3720 Broadway Street: The bazaar has been a holiday tradition in Steveston Village for more than 60 years. The bazaar is a terrific family destination with a chow mein lunch, Asian food market, hot dogs (no one need to go home hungry). As well as, there will be raffles, a silent auction, Christmas crafts and a visit from Santa.

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All money raised will be donated to the Richmond Christmas Fund and Richmond Food Bank. .

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Steveston Christmas Craft Fair: Steveston Community Centre, 4111 Moncton St.: Kick start your holiday shopping at Richmond’s biggest Christmas Craft Fair at the Steveston Community Centre.

With more than 160 tables of juried homecrafted arts, baking, canning, carving, jewelry, textiles, toys, and other delightful artisan favours, you are sure to find something for everyone

n The annnual Richmond RCMP Toy Drive at Ironwood Plaza is one of the big fundraising events of the Christmas season. File photo

n Saturday, Nov. 18:

1 p.m. to 3 p.m: Gilmore Gardens Christmas Craft & Bake Sale Fundraiser: Gilmore Gardens, 4088 Blundell Road: Get your hands on some fabulous baked goods and crafts, including products from the Candy Dish in Steveston, Saltspring Soapworks, Blacksmith Jeweller (with glass, silver, gold and iron items), hand-made greeting cards

on your list, or a special treat for yourself. Admission is by cash donation in support of the Steveston park playground project, or a non-perishable food donation in support of the Richmond Food Bank.

There will also be a concession co-hosted by the seniors and youth programs volunteers and staff. The Steveston Christmas Craft Fair is located inside the net shed building (indoor tennis facility.)

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he Steveston Girls’ Night Out is back for a sixth straight year next Thursday.

Special discounts, added value deals and swag bags are a feature during the night from participating village merchants.

The shopping festivities begin Nov. 23 at 6 p.m. and last until 9 p.m. During this time, 26 stores in the village offer the special discounts.

Each year hundreds of women attend the free event, while just over 100 tickets are sold for the after-party at Blue Canoe restaurant at 9 p.m.

During the day and the evening, Britannia Steveston Local Craft Beer and Food will be offering special GNO cocktails and appetizers while Little Mexico Cantina also has special happy hour specials (margaritas and tacos), including $10 gift certificates for the first 40 ladies spending $20 or more.

After-party tickets are on sale at O’Hares GastroPub by contacting GNO founder Erinn Bryan (erinn@ohares.pub). Tickets cost $25, with $5 from each ticket going to the Richmond Christmas Fund.

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A Monkey Tree is offering a free gift valued at $35 for anyone purchasing $50 or more of products.

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Potters Club Annual Christmas Sale: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17, 18 and 19: Get along to the Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate as the Richmond Potters Club hosts its popular Christmas Sale on Friday, Nov. 17 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Approximately 20 potters will be contributing their works for sale. Skilled artisans will bring a variety of functional and decorative ceramic pieces. Also joining the sale will be the Weavers and Spinners Guild with handcrafted items.

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Universal Gospel Choir: Saturday, Nov. 18: The Richmond Gogos present the popular Universal Gospel Choir, directed by Lonnie Delisle,

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Candy Dish is handing out free fudge cupcakes to anyone who buys $20 on stocking stuffers.

Pieces is offering 10 per cent off all purchases and if you spend $35 you will receive a $30 gift in value.

Stepin Out is offering a buy one get one free promotion Violet Hill Boutique is offering a “save the tax” sale, meaning 12 per cent off products.

Sinfully the Best is offering 15 per cent off chocolate and fine food.

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lisa Yao, a fourth-year product design student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Wilson School of Design in Richmond, is an inventor at heart.

“Ever since I was in high school, I knew I wanted to make things. I was always very hands-on and it was more enjoyable than taking notes,” said Yao. “My automotive teacher recommended I go into engineering, but after two years and a co-op, I realized it wasn’t for me.

The massive lecture halls, upwards of 200 people wasn’t for me, and I still hadn’t made anything!”

Yao reassessed her career goals and enrolled in KPU’s Foundations in Design certificate program.

“I designed a beer bottle carrier for bikes. I got to actually make something.

That was it; I decided this is for me. I’m going into product design. I like to make things; that’s what I went to school for.”

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n KPU Richmond student Alisa Yao’s commitment to a zero-waste lifestyle is reaping its rewards, including a project with the City of Surrey. Photo submitted

From page 18 work overalls with articulating knees using repurposed theatre curtains and collaborate on a pre-hospital hypothermia rewarming bag. She even runs a side business selling zero-waste food storage solutions through local stores and her online Etsy store.

The common thread through all of Yao’s designs is sustainability, which were surprisingly inspired by her early studies in mining engineering.

“Before you open a mine, you must have an exit plan for when the mine is no longer operational,” explained Yao. “I thought why don’t other industries have a plan for when a product’s life cycle ends?”

Over a year ago, Yao committed to living a zero-waste lifestyle, but she quickly realized that change had to be systemic in order to have noticeable impact.

So with the encouragement of her product design instructor Dr. Victor Martinez, she joined a team of KPU students tasked with designing a viable solution to diverting more organic waste away from the landfill. The Challenge Dialogue was a year-long project that partnered KPU students with business and environmental experts to develop a clean technology working prototype for the City of Surrey.

After completing extensive research including community outreach, Yao and her cohort identified a recurring issue residents have with composting – it’s gross. People either lined their kitchen bins with plastic bags to

keep them clean, which are banned because they contaminate city composting sites, or people wouldn’t compost at all.

“Yuck was a major factor. People didn’t want to touch it,” said Yao. So she, and fellow KPU students, Megan Davidson, Harry Chai, and Eyshr Sahota, designed a solution that would encourage residents to compost.

Yao and her cohort presented a business plan to the City of Surrey based on their classified design, which was approved. This resulted in a four-month pilot project in which the concept was tested in a real-world scenario.

“Residents have told us, ‘this is great, why didn’t this exist earlier?’ That’s what I see as my role as a designer: to identify and then solve a problem,” said Yao. The City of Surrey agrees and is eagerly anticipating the finished project while Yao and her cohort, who have recently incorporated their business, are working in stealth mode to further develop their design.

Yao was in Ottawa earlier this week as KPU’s student ambassador at Polytechnics Canada’s National Strategy Group Meeting.

She spent time on Parliament Hill meeting with government representatives focused on youth and young entrepreneur agendas. She pitched her clean technology working prototype to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Bardish Chagger, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Trudeau Peter Schiefke, and to the Parliamentary Secretary of Science Kate Young.

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he first Australian government botanist, Thomas Waters, was recruited from England to help settle the newlycreated Western Australian towns of Fremantle, Perth and Guildford in 1829.

His job was to find a way of preventing imported cattle from eating certain unfamiliar, poisonous Australian plants.

But at Cape Town, the final port of call on his six-month voyage, he picked up an assortment of plants he thought likely to thrive in the equally hot and dry conditions of his new home, including olives and the Portuguese verdelho grapevines that were to become the foundation of Western Australia’s first vineyard.

Waters was granted land on the banks of the Swan River south of Guildford, and by 1840, his vines had born fruit.

Some claim his to be Australia’s earliest wine production, but the many smallscale wine-makers whose vines now hatch the flat and fertile land of the Swan Valley are today happy to claim second place after New South Wales’ Hunter Valley.

When it comes to Western Australian wine, Margaret River, three hours south of Perth, is better known because its winemakers produce enough volume for export, although grapes were not planted there until nearly 140 years after Swan Valley.

The people of Perth keep Swan Valley’s boutique vineyards to themselves. The valley’s vintners make mostly less than 250 tonnes of grapes per annum, and much of their business is at the cellar door.

“The majority of the wines are young, fresh, and easy-drinking,” says Perthbased Swan Valley Tours owner Kim Willoughby. “You can start on them early in the afternoon and this suits Australians very much.”

While the verdant and reliably sunny Swan Valley is less than 30 minutes’ drive north of Perth, blood alcohol limits are low and strictly enforced, so for once a tour is recommended. And there’s the option to arrive by boat as well as car.

The former market town of Guildford, long ago outgrown by Perth, is the only heritage-listed town in Western Australia, charmingly little changed since the 19th century, with its mock-Tudor houses and neo-Gothic church, sheltered by large

n Katrina Garbin, of Garbin Estate Wines, pours in the family-run winery’s tasting room. The limited production of Swan Valley wines helps keep them a Perth-region secret. Photo by Peter Neville-Hadley/Meridian Writers’ Group

gum trees many dating back to Waters’ day.

The compact size of the region’s vineyards means they’re conveniently close together, and several may be visited in a short time.

A Swan Valley Tours outing will take in three or four, which may include the small-scale, family-run Garbin Estate Wines.

“Being an Australian boutique family winery we have a good cross-section of everything,” says Katrina Garbin as she pours, successively, refreshing verdelho, chenin blanc and a light shiraz.

Nearby Windy Creek Estate, its long wooden tasting counter giving views past roses to rows of vines, offers a reserve shiraz that’s a little more complex after 20 months in oak, and likely to soften in the bottle given a few months.

But unlikely to survive unopened that long.

Mandoon Estate and neighbouring Sandalford are larger-scale producers with excellent restaurants and a wide range of choices.

But thanks to Waters, the verdelho grape remains everywhere a large part of production to this day.

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“It’s got some nice citrus and passion fruit aromas. But the hops don’t come out on the palate… it’s made to be a nice, refreshing aromatic beer. It’s not bitter at all, but balanced and dry. Not too high in alcohol, only 4.5 percent. I’m from Australia and craft beer in Oz is geared to that style of beer.”

Spicing things up, I sampled the Chai Tea Saison.

“We use a Belgian yeast, but the unique character is the chai tea we add to the beer from our local teahouse in Steveston, Adorabelle,” said Hayden.

“We try to work with our local vendors.

It’s a sweet and spicy aroma of orange, star anise, ginger, cardamom and pepper.

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aving lived on Britannia Drive for three decades, I was keen to visit Britannia Brewing’s tap house in Steveston and sample their local brews.

Behind the taps was Trystam Hayden, an Australian transplant whose family has been involved in brewing and winemaking Down Under.

“I’m owner-operator. I have two partners in the business, but I’m the hands-on partner. I also oversee and work closely with the brewery to execute and brew the beers,” said Hayden.

Asked why the tap house and the brewery are in two locations, Hayden said, “Having our tap house in Steveston came about because we all live in Steveston and we really wanted to open a brewery here, but the zoning wouldn’t allow that at the start three years ago. So we built the brewery behind Ironwood.”

“We still wanted to brand ourselves in Steveston and this building became available and we turned this into our tap house where we showcase our beers with the food.

“We do brunch Saturdays and Sundays.

We are open a little bit early on those days, at 9:30, but all the other days we open at 11 and we serve lunch and dinner.

“Here at the taproom, we do tasters and beers and flights. At the brewery, we only can do little samples and we can fill growlers of beer to take home and you can buy bottles and cans of our beer ($12 for 2 L).”

The first brew I sipped was their seasonal beer, Garden Ale. “We call it Blueberry Garden Ale, because it’s harvested from our family’s garden, so there’s blueberries,” Hayden said.

“There’s also beetroot in there; it gives it an earthy flavour and colour.”

It’s a very light refreshing beer with 4.2 percent alcohol, a mild taste of blueberries and hops, fermented really dry. Much like pale ale, with a taste of Richmond.

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hings get real, real fast, in High School Confidential, an episodic drama at Steveston-London secondary.

Offering a flair for the dramatic, student actors, from grades 10-12, delve into the often too-real issues facing young people today, such as complex identity matters, drugs, academic pressures, bullying and anxiety, just to name a few.

On Dec. 1 and 4, the public is welcome to take in the play in order to understand what the hallways and bus stops may seem like for a Richmond student.

Co-writing the play — which comes in four, 25-minute episodes — was Grade 11 student Isaac Hoyland, who also acts as Andy, a transgender boy who is bullied to the brink.

Asked why such a dark play appealed to him, Hoyland said: “I think real life is often not nice.

“There’s a lot of things that aren’t lovey-dovey and lots of people don’t censor their words and don’t beat around the bush. A lot of things are said directly, and not in a nice way.”

Drama teacher Jean Kosar wrote most of the play and chose to use real language, found in hallways at times.

“The kids had some great ideas and they also took issue with some of the language because it is quite shocking,” said Kosar.

“Kids were shocked by how the bullies treat the transgender kid, so we use some language that is quite harsh.

“But when we spoke to the gay-straight alliance club, they’re called the Rainbow Club, too; they said it rang true as far as how kids are treated.

“Certainly, in rehearsal, [actors] had trouble saying things.”

Hoyland helped write the scenes about his own character.

“It was a story I was interested in pursuing, especially the arc between the transgender boy and one of the bullies,” he

n Steveston-London secondary drama students rehearse High School Confidential. Left, students Emily Ison (left), Sophie Boyd (centre) and Ved Ballary act out a scene from their characters’ home. Right, a bus stop scene is played out by Alyssa Osten and Isaac Hoyland.

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said.

High School Confidential also has a television-like feel to it.

“I’m interested in experimenting with different forms and this was different for us; it’s really like television. The scenes are really short and there’s a lot of them,” explained Kosar.

The play touches on four main story arcs. One is the aforementioned bullying of a transgender student. Another is about two overachieving students wrought with anxiety.

“They have so many things on their plate, so many things to go to, they feel overwhelmed,” said Kosar.

Another story looks at a brother and sister who must live with an overbearing, narcissistic single-mom. The daughter becomes bulimic.

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holding a secret. ”She and her sisters have arrived at school and they won’t give straight answers to any questions and all the kids are asking who are they and where did they come from,” said Kosar.

“In high school, everybody’s carrying a secret or two.”

After the third episode, it’s revealed that someone involved in each story, or thread, is seriously hurt in some manner.

However, someone has also died and it is left to the fourth and final episode for all the stories to conclude, and for the audience to discover the tragedy.

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hen I met with my financial planner before I retired, I didn’t pay too much attention to what he said. I should have.

The first year and a half was the honeymoon period, enjoying my monthly pension cheques, travelling, sleeping in, and doing volunteer work.

Miraculously, there always seemed to be money in my bank account. And then it happened.

Unexpected car repairs to the tune of $1,000, extravagant birthday gifts for loved ones, a six-day spiritual retreat in California, and a series of classes.

Next thing you know, sirens are starting to go off in my bank account.

And my brain.

I knew that my pension cheque would be somewhere between 60 to 70 per cent of my pre-retirement income. That sounded fine.

Problem was, I didn’t do the math.

All of a sudden, I find myself choosing the cheaper sushi restaurants.

And going out less for lattes and muffins.

And buying more chicken, less red meat.

It’s no biggie, really. But I’d gotten used to a certain lifestyle and I want that lifestyle back!

Having been fiercely independent my entire life, I’m not taking kindly to offers of help. Don’t get me wrong — I’m appreciative, it just doesn’t feel right. Plus, I’m getting by just fine. I happen to have spoiled myself

for a long time and now there’s a wake-up call to answer.

If you’re wondering why my husband Harvey hasn’t entered into this conversation, it’s because, well…he’s ridiculously generous, and I have trouble embracing his generosity.

(Most of the time. Not all of it though.)

How we work out our family expenses is not for public consumption. And this sudden financial imbalance is just a blip. I think I may have worked out a way to correct it.

Time will tell.

This is all to say that if you’re close to retirement, pay attention to your financial planner.

And if you don’t have one, get one. Or ask a knowledgeable friend to give you advice.

Because, as sure as God made little green apples, your post-retirement lifestyle will change.

It’s how we adjust to those changes that makes all the difference. And you won’t notice it right away.

It’s taken me almost two years to figure out how retirement, a pension cheque, and lifestyle all interact.

In the meantime, I’m not exactly reduced to selling a kidney to buy new shoes.

But life is slightly different now. Pay attention, do the math, and plan, plan, plan.

Or you could be like me and wing it. That is, if you like surprises.

Talk to friends who have retired, think about actual and unexpected expenses and get out your calculator.

You’ll thank yourself for it.

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were paid to Richmond residents and $500,000 in fees and charges were colStaff Reporter lected by the city.

DXIONG@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM And commercial filming activity took place three out of every four days in Richmond, he province’s film sector continues to according to the city. enjoy strong growth and is pumping Two brand new series, The Crossing and millions of dollars annually into Richmond’s Siren, which are set to air in 2018, have economy, according to a panel of industry been regularly filmed on locations in Richheavyweights. mond this year. Film crews for recent movie At last week’s panel discussion, Big blockbusters such as Deadpool and Battle Screen, Big Impact, industry leaders includ- for the Planet of the Apes also spent signifiing Kathy Gilroy, producer of TV series cant time filming on location in Richmond.

Once Upon a Time, which was primarily “Steveston and the airport area are the shot in Richmond, spoke to a sold-out audi- most popular filming spots in Richmond,” ence at the Richmond Olympic Oval. said Gregory Astop, location manager of All the speakers indicated that Richmond The Crossing, much of which was filmed in enjoyed successive record-breaking years Steveston. for filming activity in 2015 and 2016 and “The Crossing lends itself to a Pacific that the strong growth in the B.C. film inNorth West coastal town in Oregon,” said dustry is showing no signs of slowing down.

Astop. “The fishing village, historical fishing In 2016, $26 million in film-related wages walls, net sheds, along with a combination of small towns, local businesses and cute houses in Steveston, all made it perfect for the film makers.”

Astop added that Richmond has won street cred among many U.S. production teams since some landscapes “look very much like the suburban United States from the 1980s to 2000s.

“And it’s easy to get to even the deepest part of Richmond, which is a big benefit for filming here. Time is important n The Big Screen, Big Impact panel discussion took place at the Richmond Olympic Oval last week, where industry leaders indicated a strong for everyone.” growth in film industry in B.C. and Richmond. Photo submitted He explained that,

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when a production team decides to shoot in an area, it will bring a significant economic benefit to the community.

“We pay the city permit fees and charges for access to parking areas,” said Astop.

“We also give compensation to business owners and individual home owners when we film at their spot.

“And, I may have 50 crew members going to Pajos every day for lunch, and construction crew members shopping for wood or costume clothes close to the film set.”

The city said that more than 1,840 Richmond residents are directly employed by the film industry, including Eric Zhang, director and producer for the October Studio at 2088 No 5 Rd, Richmond.

“Most of the production teams are from the United States,” said Zhang.

“It costs less to film here than in the U.S., which is an important factor.

“Also, an availability of local skilled and experienced film crews and locations, that are able to present a wide variety of looks, contributes to its popularity.”

Zhang said the local film industry had a hard time around 2013 but rebounded in 2015, when more production teams from Hollywood came, reaching a peak in 2016.

A film treaty signed by the Canadian and Chinese governments last summer may attract more Chinese filmmakers to come to B.C. and add to the boom in the film industry in Richmond, added Zhang.

“I know many Chinese filmmakers who were interested in filming here last year, but didn’t make it due to strict foreign exchange controls by Chinese government.

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Pacific Coastal Airlines, headquartered in Richmond, announced a new daily afternoon service between Vancouver and Tofino effective on April 3, 2018.

The 45-minute flight aims to attract those seeking a quick, convenient, and affordable travel option between the lower mainland and Vancouver Island’s west coast communities. A round trip costs about $300.

The new flight will operate 7 days a week, leaving Vancouver International Airport (YVR)’s South Terminal at 3:00 p.m. and arriving at the Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ) at 3:45 p.m. It then departs YAZ at 4:15 p.m. arriving back at YVR at 5:00 p.m.

On the new route will be the 19 passenger pressurized turboprop Beech 1900 aircraft, which offers “comfortable seating, generous cargo capacity, and is designed to operate in all weather conditions,” according to the company.

“The Alberni-Clayoquot region has long been an attractive destination for both domestic and international visitors,” said Kevin Boothroyd, director of Business Development and Corporate Communications at Pacific Coastal.

“We believe that there is now sufficient travel needs to sustain additional air service to YAZ which serves Tofino, Ucluelet, and the surrounding area.”

The new route is already listed on the Global Distribution System and available for booking to more than 180,000 travel agencies across the globe.

The public can also book the Vancouver to Tofino flight through online travel agencies such as Kayak and Expedia or directly on the airline’s website at pacificcoastal.com.

“Our west coast communities are very excited to welcome Pacific Coastal Airlines to the Long Beach Airport,” said Dianne St Jacques, chair of the West Coast Committee and mayor of Ucluelet.

“The scheduled flights will be a wonderful asset to our busy and growing area.”

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■ Jennifer Joyce (athletics) and Darcy Marquardt (rowing) are two of four Hugh McRoberts Secondary graduates who will be added to the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame tomorrow. They are joined by Brian Johns (swimming) and Arjan Bhullar (wrestling). In total, nine individuals will be inducted into four categories.

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hen all nine of Richmond’s secondary schools converted to Grades 8-12 in the mid-1990s, Hugh McRoberts became an instant athletic powerhouse. It also turned out to be a pipeline for future national team athletes.

The Richmond Sports Wall of Fame officially inducts its 2017 class Saturday (11 a.m.) at city hall. Four of the five athletes being honoured are McRoberts alumni.

Rower Darcy Marquardt, hammer thrower Jennifer Joyce and swimmer Brian Johns remarkably graduated within three years of each other. Wrestler and now UFC fighter Arjan Bhullar followed in 2004.

All went on to excel in sports that are typically not offered at most high schools. But the sports culture within McRoberts and the encouragement to be involved helped pave their way to success.

It was the French Immersion program that brought Marquardt and Joyce to the Williams Road school. They left their Palmer and Richmond High catchment areas respectively.

While Joyce was establishing herself as one of the country’s top up-and-coming

throwers with the Kajaks Track and Field Club, she was an outstanding athlete who thrived in a number of sports.

She was a Team B.C. soccer player and played for the McRoberts senior girls volleyball team that was top five in the province.

When her busy schedule forced her to stop playing for the powerhouse basketball team, her decision rippled beyond the school.

“The basketball culture was so strong that I had parents come up and talk to me about making a terrible decision. It was so serious.

It’s like ‘everyone it will be okay if I don’t play basketball,’” smiled the now 37-yearold.

Joyce certainly did okay with hoops no longer in her life.

She earned a full-ride scholarship to Cal-Berkeley where she was a two-time All-American and Pac-10 hammer throw champion. Her international achievements included winning silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Marquardt was the first of five from her family to come through McRoberts. She was actually a member of the school’s initial graduating class back in 1997.

“We were the rulers of the school for three years. “We went from a Grade 10 to a Grade 11 school with no Grade 12s. I remember we were upset because we didn’t

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“I played volleyball in the earlier years then rugby in Grades 11-12.

Encouraged by her parents, she was involved in many sports including Richmond Girls Softball, Connaught Skating and Richmond Cosom Hockey. She also became a certified lifeguard and worked at Watermania when it first opened.

However, it was when she enrolled at UVic that her life changed forever. She was convinced by a friend to attend a novice rowing class at Elk Lake which also happened to be home of the national rowing team.

“I just wanted to get involved in something at UVic and it’s one of those things of being in the right place and the right time. I was brushing shoulders with these athletes that were going to the (Olympic) Games in Sydney and I had no idea. It just put me in that culture and normalized it for me.”

Marquardt soon realized her 5-foot-10 frame and athleticism made her a natural for the sport. Her coach at UVic — Rick Crawley — encouraged her to switch from port to starboard side which fast-tracked her to the national team in 2002.

She would go on to compete in three Olympic Games — capped by a silver medal in women’s eight in London in 2012.

In 2006, she partnered with Jane Thornton to win gold in women’s pairs at the World Championships.

Today, she is retired and a busy young mother of three — married to former twotime Olympic swimmer Richard Hortness.

The couple first met at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

Joyce stayed at Cal-Berkeley as part of the coaching staff for five years, while continuing her competitive career, and later moved to Kamloops where she worked at the National Throws Centre. She is now a Lead Coach for the Canadian Sport Institute in Victoria. She appreciates everything her former coaches did for her including Trish Nicholson. She invited the longtime McRoberts teacher to Saturday’s ceremony.

“So much of my development was done here in Richmond so this (induction) is huge for me,” Joyce added. “Trish Nicholson was such an important person in my development and one of the reasons I work with a high school program now.”

Joining the four McRoberts grads as part of the 2017 Wall of Fame induction class are: Athlete — Andrew Mavis (basketball); Builder — Nancy Carey (field hockey); Officials — Kanwal Singh Neil (athletics); Coaches — Glenn Kishi (football) and Doug Nielsen (softball).

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TYLER ANDREWS This is shaping up to be one special final campaign of junior hockey for Richmond Sockeyes Captain Tyler Andrews. After being limited to just 14 regular season games a year ago due to injuries, a healthy Andrews is thriving under first-year Head Coach Steve Robinson. He has been among the top scorers in the Pacific Junior Hockey League all season and is also praised for his two-way play. Off the ice, he has helped launched a fundraiser drive for cancer based on the number of goals and wins his team accumulates in October and November. The Delta native began his junior career in Richmond then spent in a season in the B.C. Junior Hockey League with the Surrey Eagles before returning to Richmond. Now he has a leading role as the Sockeyes will take their season all the way until next April as hosts of the 2018 Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial junior “B” championships.

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■ McRoberts clinched a B.C. berth with a dominating 4-0 win over St. Pat’s last week.

The McRoberts Strikers and McMath Wildcats have booked tickets to their respective provincial boys soccer championships.

The Strikers continued their breakthrough season with a 1-0 win in penalty kicks over the Notre Dame Jugglers last Thursday to be crowned Vancouver and District champions.

A defensive struggle concluded with goalkeeper Daniel Judkowicz coming up with a couple of big stops in the penalty shootout while his teammates converted on four of their chances from the 12-yard spot. It’s been a big year for Judkowicz who earlier helped the U18 Richmond United complete an unbeaten season as Metro League, Coastal and Provincial Cup champions.

Two days earlier, McRoberts clinched its first B.C. berth in recent memory with a convincing 4-0 win over St. Pat’s. The hosts blitzed the Vancouver private school with

three goals in the opening half and cruised to victory.

They will head to next week’s B.C. “AA” Championships in Burnaby (Nov. 20-22) with an unbeaten season record of 12-0-1.

That includes a 9-0-1 run to finish first in league play, then a pair of city playoff wins over MacNeill (1-0) and McNair (2-1).

Hugh Boyd was also in contention for a B.C. berth before falling 3-0 to Notre Dame in the V&D semi-finals.

Meanwhile, the McMath Wildcats are headed to the B.C. AAA Championships after reaching the district title game.

The Wildcats blanked Steveston-London 2-0 in the Richmond final then locked up a provincial spot with a 3-2 triumph over Van Tech.

McMath fell 7-0 to St. Georges in the V&D final.

The provincial “AAA” tourney also takes place in Burnaby — Nov. 23-25.

McMath repeats as city junior girls volleyball champs McMath Wildcats have repeated as Richmond Junior Girls Volleyball champions after roaring back to hand the McRoberts Strikers their first loss of the season to a city opponent.

The Wildcats dropped the opening set 25-14 then proceeded to win the next three — 25-17, 25-22 and 25-15. It was the first time the two teams had met since the Strikers had pulled out a five-set victory back on Sept. 27. They proceeded to

go 7-0 in league play, while McMath would not lose again.

The Wildcats defeated Boyd and Burnett in straight sets to reach the final, while McRoberts got by McNair (3-0) and MacNeill (3-1).

Both teams advanced to Wednesday’s Vancouver and District Championships which took place at McRoberts.

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The Wildcats are led by setters: Maia Badyal, and Jacqueline Gabaldon; middle blockers: Tamara Boucher, Elizabeth Kennedy, Regan Gibson; and the hard spiking talents of Emma Lo Jennifer Lum, Maddi Elcombe, and Caitlin Bradley-Tse. Great defensive play is provided by Megan Man, Carmen Marshall, and standout libero Madeline Gillis. The team is coached by Nav Badyal and Paige Pfortmueller.

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2017 ACCORD LEASE OR FINANCE RATES STARTING FROM

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APR*

HONDA BONUS OF UP TO

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LEASE OR FINANCE DOLLARS ON ANY 2017 FIT

2017 FIT

LEASE OR FINANCE RATES STARTING FROM

0.99%

APR*

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*All offers are from Honda Canada Finance Inc., on approved credit. Lease example for a new 2017 Civic 4 Door LX CVT FC2F5HE/2017 Accord 2 Door EX CVT CT1B7HJ/2017 Fit LX GK5H5HE for a 24-month period, for a total of 24 monthly payments of $413.73/$553.20/$388.33 leased at 0.99% APR. Down payment of $0.00 first weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $9,929.52/$13,276.80/$9,319.92. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometer allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. Selling price for the 2017 Civic LX/2017 Accord Coupe EX/2017 Fit LX is $22,285/$30,585/$20,745 including freight and PDI of $1,595/$1,695/$1595. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. βHonda Bonus lease or finance dollars are available on transactions from Honda Finance Services (“HFS”) on approved credit only, on select 2017 Civic, 2017 Accord Coupe, and 2017 Fit models and are deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes. Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent’s fee of $5.25, tire/battery tax of $25, or air conditioning fee (where applicable) of $100, all of which are due at time of delivery. Additional charges for waste disposal fees, environmental fees and handling charges (all of which may vary by dealer and/or vehicle) may apply. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Offers valid till November 30, 2017. Terms and conditions apply. None of the features we describe are intended to replace the driver’s responsibility to exercise due care while driving. Drivers should not use handheld devices or operate certain vehicle features unless it is safe and legal to do so. Some features have technological limitations. For additional feature information, limitations and restrictions, please visit www.honda.ca/disclaimers and refer to the vehicle’s Owner’s Manual. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details. TM/® trademark/registered trademark of Honda Canada Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd. or its respective owner.