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don’t attend a lot of conferences — particularly at 8:30 on a Sunday morning. But, after some grumbling about the ungodly hour, I did make an exception and took in some of the Housing Central Conference held last weekend in Richmond.

Two people I’m particularly close to, my partner and my sister, are both in the business of helping provide affordable housing, so I tagged along.

(It also occurred to me that I could use the event as fodder for this column.)

Selina Robinson, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, was the main speaker of the morning plenary. I was curious to hear what she had to say. My sister speaks well of Robinson, whom she’s worked with in the past as both are trained family therapists. That in itself I find curious and somewhat hopeful — family therapist turned housing minister.

I was also inspired by the opportunity to hear about what’s going right in the sector, to focus on solutions. We’ve been deluged (and the Richmond News is as responsible as others) with fretful stories about land speculation, prohibitive real estate prices and the destruction of neighbourhoods — not to mention the gaping tax loopholes that allow it all to happen.

While that’s all true, so is the fact some people are working hard to create alternatives, to give people options, to make adequate and affordable housing a right, not a privilege.

Well, indeed, the focus of Robinson’s speech, and those of the conference hosts, was about hope and possibility. In particular, it was about the hope generated from coming together, breaking down silos and leveraging resources.

Even the name Housing Central has significance.

For decades, BC Non-profit Housing Association, Cooperative Housing Federation of BC and Aboriginal Housing Management Association, have worked in their respective areas. Just over a year ago, they came together to form Housing Central with the belief in the strength in numbers (with 1,300 attending the conference, this is the largest housing conference in Canada).

But the connections extend well beyond housing advocates. As Johann Hari (also a conference speaker) said in our Wednesday story, you can’t separate housing from drug addiction. As Diane Sugars said in our story about child welfare, you can’t separate housing from domestic violence. And as KPU professor John Rose said in today’s paper, you can’t separate housing from economic policies that foster land speculation.

But no one said it better than Shane Koyczan who, in a remarkably powerful spoken word performance, showed how you can’t separate housing from life.

Koyczan is best known for his performance at the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and was the after-lunch “entertainment.”

I can’t even begin to describe the impact of his 35-minute monologue, but I will admit I was fishing around for Kleenex more than once.

Suffice it to say, housing, health and happiness are one and leave it to the artist to kick us in the head with that fact — in a most inspiring way.

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The proposed rezoning is also supposed to include controls on how long units are rented for.

The city has plenty of control bylaws pertaining to short-term rentals, including the operation of houses as hotels, and hotels on farmland, but is unable to properly enforce any of those bylaws.

What chance is there that the city will be able (or willing) to enforce occupancy bylaws on this proposed hotel?

So what are most of our city councillors agreeing to? Empty investment units? A waterfront condo? Another uncontrolled short term rental building?

We can — and should — do much better than this.

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moving forward with the rezoning, belonged to Loren Slye.

“It is time. We need to have tourism here. When people look at the dead space there, they scratch

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Simm is against city council approval of the compensation on offer from Onni. We apologize for the mistake.

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Dear Editor, Re: “City rejects Onni offer,” News, Nov. 22.

Kudos to the City of Richmond for rejecting Onni’s latest monetary offer in conjunction with the developer’s request to rezone the Steveston boardwalk to commercial retail space.

This proposed rezoning will also include conversion of some of that space into a hotel. A hotel, it is assumed by most of our city councillors, that could attract tourists, resulting in benefits for local Steveston merchants.

However, should Onni decide to sell the ownership rights to individual units (which will be self-contained with kitchenettes), there is no guarantee that many of these hotels units will not simply become another empty investment unit.

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Property tax laws need revamping Dear Editor, The method used to calculate property taxes needs to change.

The property tax regime may have worked when everyone lived in similar housing, but the current tax system lumps all forms of dwellings into one big category, thus creating inequities. There is a case to be made for different mill rates based on dwelling type and value, plus a property component.

Consider this: all households use roughly the same amount of municipal services.

These include expenditures on roads, sidewalks, parks, swimming pools, community centres and other costs of running a city.

Similarly, everyone benefits equally from the education and transportation/road systems.

Most of these expenditures are covered by our property taxes. Since we all benefit, it is reasonable that each household should pay an equitable portion.

In 2016, there were 30,865 condos in Richmond and 42,590 dwellings that were not condos. Of the non-condos, 24,315 were single detached houses, and 1,650 duplexes. Condos represent 42 per cent of Richmond dwellings; single detached houses plus duplexes represent 35.3 per cent of dwellings.

The homeowner grant threshold in 2017 is $1.6 million, reduced by $5 per $1,000 of assessed value over the threshold.

Condos, without a property component, naturally fall on the lower end of the assessment scale while properties with land are on the upper end. As a result, many high-end condos can claim the homeowners’ and seniors’ grants while modest homes on city lots are denied the grants. As an example, a $1.6 million condo is eligible for both grants.

However, older homes typically assessed between $30,000 and $80,000 are considered luxury dwellings as soon as their lot-plushouse assessments are over $1.6 million.

These high property assessments exist only because lot values have soared to international levels in recent years and our various levels of government have not taken steps to protect local, long-time homeowners.

One solution is to split the tax system so that dwellings without property are taxed with a separate mill rate from dwellings with property, and that dwelling-only assessments are included in the calculations. This could make the taxation system much more equitable in that each dwelling could pay a fairer share of the cost of government services.

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More study not needed: Save farmland now Dear Editor, Let’s get one thing straight, city council’s decision to defer the farmhouse size decision is simply a deflection. It denies the real issues, which are the destruction of the Agricultural Land Reserve and our children’s food supply for the benefit of a few, wealthy elite.

This month, the majority of our city council members stated that more data and public consultation are needed before a formal review is taken regarding the square-feet size limitation put on farmhouses. Of course, collecting the data and possibly hiring consultants are expensive, leading many of us to scratch our heads and ask: Exactly how many more public consultations and reviews do we need, while forking over taxpayer money to stop the exploitation of our farmland by wealthy individuals who want to use this loophole to avoid paying taxes?

The logical answer is simple: Zero.

We do not need to spend more money on researching a clearly flawed plan. Rather, we need our city council members to make the right decision instead of the easy or convenient one. We need them to make a decision that is best for us and not their political donors.

It is painfully obvious that city council should follow the provincial 5,382 square feet (500 square metres) maximum farmhouse guidelines and implement that as

the bylaw. Special exemptions should be rare, only made for legitimate farmers, and issued on a case-by-case basis.

We expect ethical leadership, principled policies, good governance, and moral stewardship from our elected officials, whether they are local, provincial, or federal politicians.

Moreover, we expect those decisions to be based on the common good of the entire community, and not decisions that favour a few powerful and well-connected lobbyists.

With the new BC NDP government in British Columbia, we may expect changes to the Ministry of Agriculture guidelines regarding maximum house size on farmland. Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham has alluded to a comprehensive review. But why wait until the recommended guidelines are changed by new legislation? Why not be leaders on this critical issue that affects us and other local communities?

City council has an opportunity to make the right decision. Let’s not defer, deflect, deny, or destroy our ability feed ourselves.

Let’s preserve our farmland and our future food security. Let’s do what is right for us and not what is right for influential big money donors.

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The pedestrian, a 54-year old woman from Richmond, was struck by a gray 2013 Acura SUV, driven by a 59-year old male from Surrey.

The driver of the Acura stayed on scene and attempted to help the stricken. Police say the driver has been cooperating with the investigation.

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Police are still keen to track down the man after the incident, which allegedly happened near Whiteside elementary in the South Arm neighbourhood, on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m. that day, police responded to a field near the school to investigate a suspicious incident where the young student was allegedly grabbed on her arm by a male in his 40s or 50s.

This male was allegedly photographing the area with his cell phone prior to this occurring.

The student was running a lap near the field directly south of the school, adjacent to South Arm Park.

As she was running towards the male, he allegedly grabbed her on the arm.

“Though the student advised our investigator that she did not feel threatened, the incident is considered unusual and the motive unclear,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang.

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Housing plan unveiled Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

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he Government of Canada released initial details of the first National Housing Strategy in the country’s history Wednesday, with the aim of cutting “chronic homelessness” by half by 2027.

“The main goal of the strategy is to help the most vulnerable Canadians and those struggling to make ends meet,” stated the government’s new website PlaceToCallHome.ca.

Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., outlined the strategy at a Vancouver press conference.

Duclos emphasized that it will take a cooperative approach and joint funding from provincial and territorial governments to deliver the 10-year program starting in 2019.

The National Housing Strategy includes: - $15.9-billion for a new National Housing Co-Investment Fund to create 60,000 new affordable homes, 12,000 senior units and repair 240,000 affordable and community homes; - $8.6-billion for a new Canada Community Housing Initiative in partnership with provinces and territories to preserve the existing supply of community-based housing; - $4-billion for a new Canada Housing Benefit to be launched in 2020 in partnership with provinces and territories, for $2,500 annual rental subside for about 385,000 low-to-mid-income tenants;

- $2.2-billion to reduce homelessness; - $300-million in new housing funds for the North.

When asked by reporters for specifics on the amount and timing of Metro Vancouver’s share of the largesse, Duclos said, “Details will be worked out.”

The delay in implementation, lack of details and no commitments to middle-class people in the open market had Richmond Centre MP Alice Wong joining a chorus of critical Conservative members.

“It’s important to look at low-income (people) but we need to look at the middleincome (people),” said Wong.

“I believe in social housing, however waiting until how many years from now? The money isn’t readily available,” she added.

When asked for her solution, Wong said, “The Liberal government has to come up with a solution. Our job is to hold them accountable.”

Wong did criticize the government’s higher mortgage interest rate stress test for new homebuyers, indicating this will prevent new homeownership, when implemented in January. She also suggested all levels of government work to free up more land for more housing supply.

Wong noted much of the money depends on matching provincial funds.

“What about our B.C. government. What are they going to do?” she asked.

“We are looking for details,” Selina Robinson, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing told the press conference, “And they can’t come soon enough.”

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House supply ‘narrative’ busted GRAEMEWOOD Staff Reporter

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wantlen Polytechnic University human geographer Dr. John Rose has lived in Richmond for the past 20 years. It’s where the Vancouver-raised professor chose to start and raise his family.

In that time, he’s seen the supply of housing soar, in the form of dozens of City Centre apartment buildings and hundreds of townhouse developments. And yet, in the past 10 years, housing prices have more than doubled.

“It certainly seems the market has not been undersupplied,” said Rose.

But, he thought, it has long been argued by the development community and politicians (most often financially backed by developers) that more housing begets lower prices.

His new study pours very cold water on that supply/demand paradigm. And, at this point, further solutions to curb speculative demand, including a ban on foreign ownership of homes, should be “on the table.”

“It doesn’t hold water the idea we have an expensive housing market because we don’t have enough supply,” said Rose, who found that since 2001, according to census housing data, Metro Vancouver has seen 241,336 new (net) housing units built to accommodate 202,184 new households.

So, for every 100 new households, 119 new dwellings were added.

“That’s a significant buffer stock,” said

Rose, noting non-resident unoccupied have gone from 3.1 per cent to 6.5 per cent, in that same period (Rose said more international students and people on visitor visas may account for part of this increase).

“My sense of living in Richmond is you see a massive level of construction around you and you wonder: Is this being provided to support growth of (local) households?” he pondered.

Such development comes at an environmental and social cost, he noted. If it were all for local residents, it may be acceptable.

“You can support a sense of disruption.

You may not be happy, but you can see the logic,” he said.

But if it’s the case we are transforming our city in such a drastic way to provide empty units for speculative investors, such costs must be questioned.

“Supply hasn’t worked in past. Why are we assuming the continued approach will work in the future? “‘More of the same,’ that’s what we’re being prescribed by the doctor,” said Rose.

This week, the non-profit housing sector gathered at Housing Central in Richmond to discuss solutions to a growing demand of people requiring subsidized or rent-controlled housing.

Attending was Justin Fung, founding member of activist group Housing Action for Local Taxpayers, which argues that while soaring land values have benefitted existing local owners, they imperil the next generation and the region is heading toward a resort-like, service-based economy with increasing class

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“I think a lot of people are now coming to the realization that this (supply-oriented housing policy) isn’t working. It’s been so many years, we’ve built so many houses and yet housing costs just keep going up,” said Fung.

He refers, tongue-in-cheek, to a “Vancouver Real Estate Cartel,” which “promotes a narrative” that supply is the solution, at all cost.

“The cartel is this group, the realtors, the property developers, the people who have

vested interest in pushing this narrative that supply will solve everything; we just need to build more, build more. They’ve been profiting significantly from this; they’ve been profiting from land banking; they’ve been profiting from selling these units offshore to speculative investors,” said Fung.

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so profitable, such as tax loopholes and low property taxes.

He attended Housing Central to garner ideas on the “right kind of supply.”

“When you start talking about purposebuilt rentals, I think that starts to eat away at some of the speculative problem.

“At the end of the day, you don’t build rentals without having rental income” from local residents, said Fung.

“If you can get foreign money to start to build these things, maybe that n Dr. John Rose, KPU starts to make sense. Foreign money isn’t a problem per se,” he argued.

He sees the existing market as a pyramid scheme.

“So, you get a lot of luxury product and this supply begets more supply because effectively it pumps up the value of the properties, and keeps feeding the cycle,” said Fung.

At Housing Central there was more talk about helping middle-income earners — a sign of the times, said Fung.

“This is home for me. One day I want my daughter to have a chance to live in this city and not have to move away,” he said.

Rose said the supply argument has led to discussions about rezoning for densification and unfairly painting the likes of Fung as NIMBY activists, or people “infringing on the path of progress.”

Rose said since his findings were published by media last week, he’s seen local university economists criticize it.

“Now I’m hearing we need to accommodate investment. It’s basically accepting the idea speculation is going to happen. And that’s pretty problematic.

“I’ve literally heard the argument we need to pump up the supply so much that it creates a glut so that it drives down the prices,” said Rose.

He said property tax reforms such as the likes of empty home taxes and a speculation tax that targets non-income earners could be a solution, as could an outright ban on foreign ownership of residential property.

But Rose is also concerned about a drastic market correction considering how dependent B.C.’s economy is on construction and real estate finance (housing as a commodity).

“My concern is the situation has developed for 15 years and now we have a whole economy, or whole economic ecosystem, organized around this particular model. If there are dramatic measures taken, there would be a shock. I don’t envy policy makers to get us out of this mess.”

He said the “efficiency of a housing market” should be “to ensure product gets to the people who need it.”

That “who” must be the focus of a new paradigm, Rose said.

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“Significant gaps persist and it is time that government, as the prudent parent of these children, takes adequate steps to close those gaps,” said Richard.

RCY is calling for new funding to specifically help youth in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development. This funding is meant to make the government more accountable for raising academic achievement among the youth, who often experience trauma other social and economic hurdles hampering their ability to perform in school.

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RCY also noted: Among Grade 10 students in the same year, 39.5 per cent of students in continuing care earned marks of C-plus or better in science, compared to 71 per cent of all other students.

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While the findings do not surprise Jelica Shaw, a coordinator at Richmond’s Pathways Aboriginal Centre, she believes there is more hope in Richmond.

“Being in care, there’s a big culture deprivation for sure, but that goes for other kids as well. For the Indigenous population, culture is key for connections, and that means other things like going to school and self-esteem don’t really exist,” said Shaw.

However, “in Richmond we do a good job because we have a small (Aboriginal student) population” that is assisted by three outreach workers in the Richmond School District.

She said Richmond has some of the highest graduation rates for Aboriginal students overall (not just those in care) in part due to an Aboriginal education enhancement agreement signed by the district.

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t’s almost as if they could smell the food coming from a distance.

Within a few minutes of the “Friday Lunch” arriving, about a dozen or so people of all shapes, sizes, cultures and creeds were lining up at the park near Richmond’s City Centre district.

Among them were pensioners, immigrants and “regular folks,” including one guy from Alberta who used to hold down a decent job.

Most of them are homeless, many have fallen between society’s cracks for whatever reason, sometimes mental health issues, sometimes substance misuse, occasionally both.

However, the most disturbing and most recent “client” to appear at the drop-in lunch provided by St. Alban Anglican Church’s community outreach program is a woman in her late twenties.

“She’s about four months pregnant; she’s homeless,” said Dianne Woodhouse, a volunteer outreach and advocacy nurse with St. Alban, as the young woman sat down with her meal on a step, next to her guitar-playing partner.

“We’re working to try and secure housing for her. We know where they ‘live,’ we’re just trying to get services for them.”

Yes, you’re right, check back to the start of this story — this is Richmond.

And if you think it doesn’t get any lower, you’d be wrong.

The aforementioned characters are, to a certain extent, the lucky ones, for want of a better phrase.

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here are many more unfortunate souls, dozens of them, scattered around the width and breadth of Richmond, in woods, under bridges, squatting or in make-shift homes.

They won’t risk going to — or can’t physically get to — such hot meal hand-outs, of which there is usually one a day provided by various church groups across the city.

It’s a critical hole in a fragile community service that’s been filled over the years by St.

Alban and Hugh Freiberg, who was employed by the church, as part of its Food Aid Delivery Program, to get the meals out to such vulnerable members of the community.

The church had been running the program for five years and had been carrying the cost of getting Freiberg out to those people and build relationships with them; not just to feed them, but to connect them to the services and the broader help they badly need.

However, the church couldn’t fund the program any longer and it will die early in the New Year without wider support.

Richmond non-profit Chimo Community Services, with the help of some other local churches, is keeping the program afloat until the end of the year.

In a bid to keep the food delivery lifeline running and make it more sustainable in the longer term, Chimo, local anti-poverty advocates and the church community formed the Richmond Food Aid Delivery Coalition two months ago.

But it’s not enough to form a coalition and simply hope for the best.

They need help, badly — and next week they’re targeting the greater faith community across the city to plead for volunteer and financial support to keep the likes of Freiberg on the road.

“Most of the faiths that have come forward thus far are (Christian),” said the coalition’s De Whalen.

“But we want to broaden the scope and get everyone in the community involved, not just the faith community.”

Susan Johnson, coalition secretary, said Freiberg is their bridge to the homeless. “He’s a bridge with food.

“He starts to build relationships with people and, over time, sometimes they say, ‘OK, I can trust you.’ It can take years to build that.”

Whalen said the coalition doesn’t have a problem getting food in, the problem is with wages and things such as insurance for the delivery car.

“We want the program to at least continue and then, perhaps, grow, but we need community partners.”

The coalition is hosting the cross-faith community meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Garratt Wellness Centre, 7504 Chelsea Place.

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I'm homeless, not hopeless: Ian

Riverside ‘resident’ says regular delivery of hot meal means much more than food Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

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very homeless person in Richmond will suffer. Their will to fight, their will to survive and to carry on will take a hit.”

Perched on his “garden fence” just 12 feet from the lapping waves of the Fraser River, while patting his old Labrador-cross Kyanne, you wouldn’t think Ian had a care in the world.

After all, his friend, Hugh Freiberg, had just brought breakfast to his little “plot of paradise” near an industrial site, which he’s called home for more than seven years.

Ian got “relocated” to his current spot just before the 2010 Olympics, because he was “more visible” near a school at the time.

“It’s not the lap of luxury, but it’s not hell in a hand basket. I’m homeless, but not hopeless,” said an articulate Ian, wearing a T-shirt with the words “Never Give Up” under his thin jacket.

In reality, his home is a beat-up, solar-powered camper van, wrecked SUV, complemented by his self-landscaped garden, garnished with a tent and patio umbrella.

As part of the formerly St. Alban churchrun Food Aid Delivery Program, Freiberg is a frequent visitor to Ian’s “castle” on the river, n Ian (right) gets one of his regular deliveries of a hot meal from Hugh Freiberg, via the Richmond Food Aid Delivery Program.

Freiberg (above, left) pays a visit to Ian at his makeshift home on the river.

Photo (right) submitted; photo (above) by Alan Campbell

bringing him and 24 other homeless people, hot meals several times a week for five years.

The program — now run by Richmond non-profit Chimo after the church ran out of money to fund it — is on life-support and in danger of dying, unless cross-faith community support steps up.

When asked how he feels about not having Freiberg’s almost daily visits, Ian’s voice, behind what’s left of his broken teeth, cracked a little.

“If you feel that nobody cares, it doesn’t take long until you don’t care,” said Ian. “The access to Hugh and the people he knows is…you know.

“You wanna give up sometimes, but you don’t. (Hugh) gives me the confidence to expose my past to move forward.”

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o compound Ian’s misery, he has been living for years with a serious skin infection, which prevents him from getting muchneeded treatment for what is now a double hernia.

However, as Freiberg points out, the under-threat food program is not just about delivering meals; it’s about delivering all kinds of hope for the homeless community of Richmond.

“Yes, it’s food, socks and coats in the winter time, in the rainy season we give them

boots and ponchos,” acknowledged Freiberg, a street outreach worker for the program.

“We try to direct them to the proper community services so they can get their life in order. It’s about trying to get them into housing, as well.

“These people can’t make it out to church community meals due to their addiction, their health or for fear of losing the spot where their make-shift home is.”

Case in point came Thursday when, moments after the Richmond News left Ian’s camp, Freiberg received a call from a dentist friend, Dr. Billy Yu, who works out of the Richlea Clinic at Broadmoor.

“Ian started crying after we talked to the dentist’s office,” Freiberg told the News.

“Ian found out that they will extract all his teeth and get him dentures. He says he will finally be able to have a big smile that will give him confidence.”

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s part of the food aid program, Freiberg has access to four community meal stations a week, from which he takes out 25 hot meals to distribute to homeless and/or at-risk people scattered around Richmond.

St. Alban’s outreach community makes sandwiches for another of the blank days, which Freiberg tries to stretch out over the

weekend.

“I have people in parks, on the farm roads, by the river, Ironwood, some are squatting,” he said.

Ian said he’s been offered shared accommodation in the past, but it would be, he added, with “drug-infested roommates.”

“I would go downhill fast. I don’t want to expose myself to that. Out here, I can control it a bit more. I do smoke dope, occasionally crack cocaine,” he said.

“I’m ashamed of it, but I’m not bloody proud of it.”

If Freiberg wasn’t bringing Ian hot meals, it would likely be Mr. Noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

“I live in this situation, almost by choice, because I’ve eliminated the headaches of life, such as bills,” admitted Ian, who grew up in Richmond and worked in construction for 25 years, as a foreman.

Ian has a family but, for multiple reasons, including drug abuse, he lost everything, family and friends, and ended up living in a car.

He’s not sure if he’ll see the day when he ever returns to a degree of “normal life,” as he called it.

In the meantime, he’s thankful for a few “normal” meals to keep him keeping on.

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COMMUNITYin Focus

Artist mom eyes body-building crown DAISYXIONG

The 40-year-old, however, wasn’t a gymgoer until two years ago.

Staff Reporter She and her husband started a lumber DXIONG@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM business when they moved to Richmond from China 10 years ago. She then started ichmond resident Lily Yuan has many an art studio, teaching children painting, roles: artist, founder of a children’s choir, and a non-profit children’s choir. mom of two…but now she has a new role — “After I started the choir, I took the chila rising body-building star. dren singers to many places to perform and Yuan won fourth place at the B.C. Amawent on stage a lot. Then I thought I wanted teur Body Building Competition last Saturto look nice, so I joined a gym,” said Yuan. day at River Rock Theatre, which qualifies “My personal trainer said I have a great her to be a finalist in the Quebec national muscle grouping and asked me if I wanted competition next July. Anyone who wins the to try body building. I said ‘why not’?” national competition advances to the profesYuan has taken it very seriously. sional level.

Being a body builder means constant high “My goal is to be the champion. It’s diffiintensity training and an extremely strict diet cult, but I will try my best,” said Yuan to the each day.

Richmond News.

Yuan spends one and a half hours on weight training every d day. On top of that, sshe went on a step m machine for 50 m minutes early in the m morning and another 3 30 minutes at night, to keep her body in sshape.

In the five months p preparing for the sshow, her meal was p plain boiled chicken o or fish with vegetables w without any seasonin ing, six times a day, c cooked by her father.

“I haven’t had oil o or salt in my meals n Lily Yuan (l (left) f ) won ffourth place at the B.C. C Amateur Body Building for years. And I can’t Competition last Saturday at River Rock Theatre. Photo submiteed have milk or pork. Not

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many people can do that,” she laughed.

“What I craved the most was Tim Horton’s donuts. In the post-show month, when I have a break, I eat a lot of bread, chocolate and hot pot.”

Yuan said the most difficult part was feeling hungry and having less control of her temper.

“People tend to get grumpy when they are hungry or don’t have sugar,” said Yuan.

“I’m lucky that my husband and families are very supportive. Being a bodybuilder means spending a lot of time on your own and eating on your own. My family’s understanding and support is very important.”

To fully show her line of muscles at the show, Yuan, like many other body builders, had to go through a dehydration process before the show.

“I drank a lot of water for three days. n Lily Yuan, an artist and choir founder, aims for Then in the last two days, I stopped drinkthe championship of the National Amateur Body ing anything, just letting the existing water Building Competition. Photo by Daisy Xiong discharge from my body.

“Then you will see the change in your housework at home. body and the muscle definition increased.

“I always like being on stage and, if not It’s very interesting. for my family, I may have been on the stage “But I was very thirsty when I was on the long ago. But it’s not too late now. stage,” she laughed.

“I don’t want to show people my old picAs hard as it is, Yuan said all the effort is tures and say, ‘look how nice I once looked’. worth it.

I want to be the most beautiful at my current “It really brings my confidence to a whole age.” different level,” said Yuan.

Yuan said being a bodybuilder is not too “My body is in better shape and I’m far removed from normal life, and everyone always full of energy. Also, I like it that every can become one if they want to. half a year or so I get dressed up, do my “You can give yourself a 40-year-old birthhair make-up, and present my beauty onday gift by getting trained to attend one of stage.” the body building shows,” said Yuan.

In her first seven years in Canada, Yuan “I really enjoy it and will not stop. My goal put her own interest aside to help her husis the championship and, if possible, to band’s business, raise two children and do become a professional competitor.”

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For more information • Drop by and 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 • Call 604-238-8450 • Visit www.richmond.ca/seniors

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Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth (It could be a horse of a different color!)

Under our current law, any person can gift money or other assets to another person. It is only legally necessary that the gifting person has the intention, the recipient accepts the gift, and the transfer of the asset gifted actually takes place. In the last few years, though, our law of gifts in B.C. has changed significantly in special circumstances. The most important thing to know is that where an adult adds (or transfers) an asset to their (adult) child, the old presumption of advancement (where the transfer was considered an irrevocable gift) no longer applies. Instead, the presumption is that the adult child holds the asset in Trust for the parent’s Estate. If the child is challenged on the gift and wants to This is nottheir a variation of Elizabeth s famous keepdiscussion the asset after parent dies, the childBrowning’ has to prove that poem.

It is about the tragedy their parent intended a gift. described in the case Brown

How important are relationships – let me count the ways!

v. Pearce Estate (whose reasons for judgment were recently released). case isfor a claim for variation of a mother’ by Last week,The reasons judgment were released by thes Will Supreme her son,ofthe Plaintiff.

Court B.C. in a case called Grosseth Estate v. Grosseth. In this case the deceased, a bachelor with no children of his own, died in Background 2011. What he did with his modest Estate is worth a look.

The deceased died in late-2012. She had married twice and had aThe common law relationship. In her first marriage, she had two background children, one of whom the Plaintiff.

That marriage ended in The deceased was born was in Alberta and lived most of his life in the divorce, andpart in 1973, deceased Northeast of thethe province.

Heremarried. worked on various farms. At age 86, he moved to B.C. live with a Nephew in Nanaimo.

Her second husband hadtoa child from a previous relationship.

That child, a daughter, died tragically in a car accident in 1989.

The Nephew, ultimately a defendant in the case, had a family. He After that incident, the deceased’s second marriage eventually was married ended in 1995.with two children. The family had a self-contained basement suite in their house which was good for the deceased In 1999, the deceased relationship which wasahappy, and he lived there theentered last ten ayears of his life.

He had pleasant until the husband diedand unexpectedly in 2004.

After that life with his nephew the family. He was included in all their relationship, declined and activities, ateshe dinner with into themdepression daily and and evenalcoholism, went on holidays died at age 68. with them. He paid no “rent” but did give the family several Her eldestdollars child, the Plaintiff, was born in 1965 and married in hundred monthly to assist with household costs.

1990. That marriage ended in 1993. In 1995, he started living with Thesecond deceased Will in 2001 leaving hishad Estate to 11 nieces his wifemade (theyamarried in 2001).

They a daughter who and nephews, including That the one with whom never met the deceased. marriage endedheaslived well.in Nanaimo.

The with his mother poor,was though The Plaintiff’ nephew’ss relationship wife was a professional and was in 2003 looking seemingly not as described hisfound evidence.

He testified for a building in poor whichasto practice.inShe a building which towas an priced abusiveatrelationship, including notThe having enough food to approximately $180,000. deceased wanted when he was$100,000 young and never the being appreciated. contribute towards purchase price, even though the nephew did not need it.

The nephew attempted to talk the The relationship seemed to end in 1995, when the deceased deceased gift but the her deceased and The had a Bank moved outout of of herthe house to end secondinsisted marriage. draft made, andthe thenPlaintiff gave it to It was used purchase deceased asked tothe helpnephew. her, and when he to arrived atthetheproperty. house, he started moving things out onto the front lawn, embarrassing the deceased.

After, the deceased continued to live in the house and made no The ensuing fight seemed cause considerable further contribution to thetohousehold expenses. frustration He was alsoonnot both sides, and the Plaintiff seemed to have lost interest in their asked to contribute. relationship. There was only sporadic contact afterward, which caused the deceased sadness.

Four years later, in considerable 2007 the nephew’s mortgage came due for renewal.2005, The deceased stepped again Around the deceased soldforward her home andand gaveoffered the to pay out the ssmall due mortgage.

Plaintiff’ sisterbalance $200,000 of on thethe proceeds.

She Again did notthe givenephew the tried to talk him out of in it but deceased refused to $10,000. hear of it.The He Plaintiff anything and, herthe Will, bequeathed him paid outsought the balance, of her $57,000.

Plaintiff to vary Will.

Court’s decision The deceased died a few years later. Under his Will, the Executor made inquiries discovered twowitnesses, transfers ofseveral funds.of Hewhom then The Court heardand evidence fromthe eight requested thethe nephew repay the funds to the Estate, whichwho after contradicted Plaintiff’ s evidence -- including his sister, the two that gifts they made, was small about after testified observed no(only shortage of$60,000 food in remained the household. the two gifts were made).

The Court analyzed the law of Wills Variation, referring to the most important Court’s analysiscase and (Tataryn decision v. Tataryn Estate) and subsequent cases, discussed obligations of a Willfirst. maker with respect Courtand considered thethe famous Pecore decision It was surprising tobecause their legal children. that and case moral appliesduties the gifttoward presumption to parents and their adult children.

This case an uncle and aendured, nephew. and I hadthe not The Court considered theinvolves abuse the deceased before heard of theunwillingness Pecore decision to that relationship.

Plaintiff’ s apparent toapplying have a relationship with her Nonetheless, the Court found that the funds advanced in the two over some years. situations In addition, Court for found evidence The Court were held gifts. that the deceased’the s reasons notno leaving the of incapacity.

The deceased was freely able to choose to make the Plaintiff a more generous bequest were valid and rational. Since gifts estrangement he did to a hospitable There was no evidence their was the family.

Plaintiff’ s fault, heralso bequest was notof undue influence or duress. the him case was and held “unjust or inequitable, ” andThe herCourt moraldismissed duty toward that the gifts stood. s claim was dismissed, and the Will stood. negated.

The Plaintiff’ Summary Summary It isCourt unclear to me why this case was brought by the Executor.

The delivered a thorough and thoughtful analysis of a This Executor knew the deceased andevidence, may have surprised family’ s tragic circumstances.

On the thebeen Plaintiff by thenot giftstobut surprise isn’t enough to bringwith forward a lawsuit. In chose have or rekindle a relationship his now addition, mother.

I don’t think the Court to relyclear, on the deceased The reasons areneeded not wholly butPecore are line of case law in deciding the case. In my opinion, this was a case of a probably complex. person with capacity making gifts to a person who accepted them. I The Will gave reasons for the modest bequest, and due to the am not sure that Pecore strictly speaking applies to this nature of the relationship, the Plaintiff had a difficult case.toEvents happen regularly families case meet,such and as hethis failed.

In these cases,inand in and when do, gift recipients need to takefactor care to many ways,they relationships are an important for ensure theingifts will withstand the Court deciding whetheratochallenge. vary a Will.

Visit our website (www.WillPowerLaw.com) or call us at (604)233-7001 to discuss your Wills, Estates and Seniors’ questions.

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Homemade soups are featured daily, and the public is welcome.

Menus can be viewed online at www.richmond.ca/parksrec/seniors/ minoruplace/minoru.htm.

The cafeteria accepts cash only.

Hours of Operation 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 Meal Service: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (Mon – Fri only) Friday Night Dinner: 4:30 – 6:00 pm Saturdays: Soup and assorted sandwiches

SHOPPING BUS SERVICE This service offers access to local shopping at reasonable rates with pick ups and drop offs at nine different independent seniors housing locations.

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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, manicures and pedicures are available for a fee. The clinic is offered the third Wednesday of each month.

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Watch a new release or a classic film Mon, 6:30–7:30 pm.......$6.40/Drop-in in the comfort of the Minoru Lounge.

Call Friday afternoons for information GENERAL INTEREST on the upcoming show.

Sun, 1:00 pm.................... $2/Drop-in Christmas Dinner To Go Enjoy a delicious turkey meal with all FREE Special Christmas the trimmings and dessert without the Eve Movie Matinee clean up! Chef David and his team Watch a Christmas-themed movie are offering generous portions all with others. Light refreshments packed to go, complete with reheating provided. Call 604-238-8450 for instructions. Orders must be placed by more information.

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With interest rates at an all-time low, it can be di cult to generate cash flow from your portfolio. Attend this workshop to find out how to reduce risk and position your investments for increased profit.

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Register for one or more leisurely day trips throughout Metro Vancouver, featuring 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 at www.richmond.ca/ guide.

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Lift the spirit and get toes tapping with the lively sounds of this Vancouver folk group performing traditional Venezuelan carols and more. This group has been warming hearts at Minoru for years, so come experience and celebrate the joy of this music.

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Online registration begins Tuesday, November 28 at 10:00 pm (8:00 pm for Aquatics programs) with in-person and Call Centre registration starting Wednesday, November 29.

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Richmond job fair welcomes refugees Business association says event will fill serious, local labour shortage DAISYXIONG Staff Reporter

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he Business Association of Richmond (BAR) will host a job fair for refugees next week, aiming to connect them with local companies, many of which are currently suffering from a labour shortage.

The job fair, co-hosted by MOSAIC and Avia Employment Services, will take place in the lobby of Aberdeen Square, adjacent to Aberdeen Station, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 29.

More than 30 companies — mostly from Richmond — will attend, including Chinese restaurants, food manufacturers, laundry factories and garbage businesses.

Hundreds of entry-level positions will be offered, according to BAR. “There is a serious labour shortage in Richmond, and

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BAR has hired more than 20 Arabic interpreters to assist refugees with interviews. It has also produced a video introduction for the available jobs, subtitled in both English and Arabic to help refugees.

“Language is a big problem, since many refugees still don’t speak much English,” BAR executive director William Tsu told the Richmond News.

“However, there are many jobs that don’t require English skills, such as line work in a factory. They are very simple.”

Tsu hopes the job fair is only the start of a sustained campaign to encourage more businesses to create work opportunities for refugees.

“We all need to take action to help them get back into the work force and become independent,” added Tsu.

“It’s beneficial for them and for the whole of society.

Merely giving them money is not enough.

“If refugees don’t work now and keep living off benefits, what will happen in 10 years? It will put big pressure on our children.”

Tsu said he also hopes this job fair will help remove stereotypes or concerns some employers have towards refugees.

“For example, if they have their own diet restrictions, they can bring their own lunch, it’s not a problem. And they all have cell phones for contact. They are just like everyone else.”

He added that, although the job fair aims to provide job opportunities to refugees, it’s open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend.

BAR hosted a free welcome dinner for 250 refugees and Richmond restaurant owners in September, resulting in some refugees receiving a part-time work in Richmond, according to Tsu.

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Writer celebrates local partners Graeme Wood

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ilofar Shidmehr will conclude her time as Richmond’s writer-in-residence with a special, final celebration this Saturday at the Richmond Cultural Centre.

Starting at 2 p.m. Shidmehr’s final event will mark the completion of her year of residency by celebrating the achievements of local, aspiring writers who worked with her.

According to the City of Richmond, many of the seniors who participated in the Write Yourself into a Character in a Story workshop series will be present at the event to read excerpts of their work and launch the publication of the sixth edition of the New Voices book featuring their stories.

“Shidmehr is a B.C. Book Prize-nominated writer with four books of poetry in English and Farsi. For the past two months, Shidmehr has been providing innovative workshops, public readings and one-on-one manuscript consultations as the 2017 Richmond Writer-in-Residence,” noted a city news release.

“The focus of this year’s residency was multicultural storytelling and, as an immigrant to Canada herself, Shidmehr provided invaluable professional and personal insight to students from diverse backgrounds on how to write from a multicultural perspective.”

In 2016, Shidmehr was featured in Canadian Immigrant magazine. She is a strong advocate of immigrants becoming more involved in literature in Canada, in either their native language, or English.

Noted Canadian Immigrant: “According to Shidmehr, some people treat language ‘as their territory’ and distrust immigrants’ ability to write and even think in a second language.

This attitude has further motivated her to share her personal experience, as well as all immigrants’ ‘pathos of belonging–non-belonging’ in their struggle to adapt to a new country.”

Shidmehr’s presentation will be followed by a short reception to mark the conclusion of this year’s Writer-in-Residence program. Pre-registration is not required, but spaces can be reserved by registering at Richmond.ca/Register or by calling 604-276-4300 and

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The 2017 Writer-inResidence program is the result of partnership

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n Nilofar Shidmehr will host her final event Saturday to mark the completion of her year of residency. File photo

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City Baseball 2018 underway An early bird discount starts on Dec. l Mark Booth

Staff Reporter mbooth@richmond-news.com

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reparation is already well underway on and off the field for Richmond City Baseball’s 2018 season.

The association(RCBA) is getting a jump on its registration campaign with a month-long early bird ($25) discount starting on Dec. 1. RCBA has grown in numbers four straight years with over 550 players hitting the diamond last season. That is no easy feat in today’s climate of youth sports, especially in Richmond.

President John Braaten credits a good-working relationship with other city sports associations — rather than a tug of war for children.

“It’s building our community brand. We are all working together and trying to share the kids. We all get it,” explained Braaten. “We have had a good run and are hoping for another increase. The big thing is we are still getting the same amount new kids joining every year but we are also retaining

them now.”

Last year, RCBA featured 72 players at the 13U level. Next season that number is projected to be around 100. The Bantam and Midget levels will also see increases.

The older talented kids no longer have to leave the city for higher levels of ball. The Chuckers have complimented their long-running Bantam AAA program with a team in B.C. Baseball’s College Prep League that enjoyed an outstanding inaugural season.

The Prep team is now in a position of moving full-speed ahead with the 2018 campaign rather than wait for potential cuts elsewhere. The roster will be finalized by mid-December and workouts will begin in January — leading up to a pre-season trip to Arizona.

On this chilly fall evening, Braaten is busy overseeing 13U winter training at the Blundell Park practice cage. It’s part of a detailed off-season program for all age levels that includes gym sessions run by RCBA director of player development David Van Ostrand.

n Richmond City Baseball president John Braaten leads a 13U age group of players through a winter training session at the Blundell practice cage. Photo by Mark Booth/Richmond News

Attendance is hardly mandatory with in-season winter sports being the number one priority.

“We are busy here with about 120 kids involved in our off-season training,” Braaten continued.

“But lots of them are into hockey, soccer, jujitsu. It’s whomever can come out. We know we are number three or four on their lists.”

But it’s these kind off additional

programs that are helping RCBA keep players. Exciting in-season events and tournaments don’t hurt either.

The association will be hosting the U13 AA John Main Tournament for the second straight year in May at the Palmer/Garden City Diamonds. The same venue will also be home to the 13U A Provincial Championships next August.

Players around the province will also be at Latrace Field for a pair of Toronto Blue Jays affiliated events — the Roberto Alomar B.C. T12 player evaluations and a twoday Super Camp. Both will take place in late July.

For more information on the RCBA programs and for 2018 registration, visit RichmondCityBaseball.ca

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BRUCE AND BILL HADDOW

A remarkable coaching era is winding down at Hugh Boyd Secondary School. After over 80 years of combined volunteer work, Bill and Bruce Haddow are getting set to say goodbye to the Trojans football program.

Bill has been coaching football in various forms for 42 years, Bruce for 40 years. The Richmond News is proud to recognize Bill & Bruce Haddow for the month of November.

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n Steveston Icebreaker 8K Run/Walk, which will kick off on Jan. 21, 2018, is now accepting registrations. Photo submitted

egistration is underway for the 21st edition of the Steveston Icebreaker 8km Run/Walk and organizers are busy continuing to build on its popularity.

This year’s race is Sunday, Jan. 21 with a 9 a.m. start time. Already the opening event of the Lifestages Lower Mainland Road Race Series, the Steveston Icebreaker is now part of the B.C. Super Series and recognized as the 8km provincial championship race. There will be medals for the top three finishers of each five year increments While the new status is expected to attract even more elite runners anxious to tackle the fast and flat course, the heart of the Icebreaker is the fact

it’s a community event for all ages with plenty to do.

There will be even more post-race food options at the Steveston Community Centre. A new twist is an expo that will feature everything from information groups to shoe sponsors.

The Steveston Icebreaker serves as a major fundraiser for the Minoru Park-based Kajaks Track and Field Club.

The event is always welcoming more sponsors on board. For information contact race director Jared Hulme at KajaksRoadRace@gmail.com.

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n The Richmond Christian Eagles, winner of the Lower Mainland “AA” Boys Volleyball Championships, will head to Langley for the B.C. Championship next week. Photo submitted

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he Richmond Christian Eagles will be taking momentum next week to the Langley Events Centre for the B.C. “AA” Boys Volleyball Championships.

The Eagles continued their outstanding season by capturing the Lower Mainland “AA” Championship on the North Shore.

The province’s No. 6 ranked team capped the run with a straight set win over No. 15 Charles Tupper

of Vancouver (25-16, 2516, and 25-17). Earlier, Richmond Christian opened with pool play wins over host Bodwell (25-12), 2515) and John Oliver (25-10, 25-10). The boys then defeated city rival McRoberts (25-14, 25-5, 25-13) in the semi-finals.

Elijah Kim was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

The team will be focusing on training for the next

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The Richmond champions have been among the top ranked schools in B.C. all season. Their biggest competition in Langley is expected to come from three Fraser Valley schools — No. 1 Langley Christian, No. 3 Abbotsford Christian and No. 5 MEI, along with No. 2 Duchess Park of Prince George and Lake Country’s George Elliot.

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S/Sgt. Al Coulter (ret) has passed away on November 7, 2017 in Richmond BC. He was born on February 5, 1928 in Dodsland, Saskatchewan. Al had a lengthy and distinguished career with the RCMP spanning 30 years and he served at a number of postings in Canada including Canada’s high north and ending at HQ in Ottawa. His recollections of various adventures with the force were highly entertaining and revealed a very warm and compassionate person. He loved his bridge games, curling and baseball. Al enjoyed several road trips to Nevada in the winter in search of warmer weather.

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GREIG, George Reid Aitken Grandpa George passed away peacefully on November 16th, 2017 just shy of his 91st birthday, surrounded by his family. He will be missed dearly by his children: Lisa (Ken), Michael, Brent (Linda), Laurie (Allan), Kevin (Monique) and his grandchildren Ashley (Dave), Jayme, Sara, Meghan (Tahylor), Karen, Brody, Tanya, Andrea, Graham and Vanessa and his great grand child Rylan.

George was born in Burnaby to Scottish immigrants James and Bessie. After spending a brief time back in Scotland during the Depression the family resettled in Vancouver.

Watching his family persevere though the hard times of the great depression instilled a strong work ethic and the appreciation of saving for a rainy day.

George left school in Grade 9 and went to work for the Union Steam Ship Company. He worked many jobs there culminating in becoming Head Purser, where some of his fondest memories were of travelling up and down the BC Coast stopping in small Communities.

One of his favorite past times was skiing, and he and some friends rented a cabin on Hollyburn Mountain for several years. It was here that he met his soon to be wife Christine whom he married in 1953 and shared 61 years with. In 1957 they moved their growing family to Richmond and planted their roots here for the next 59 years. Their home was always full of life, in the early years hosting their own parties, then their children’s parties and finally, sharing many Christmas’s and summer pool days with 3 generations of Greigs’.

George’s Island glass legacy started when he went to work for his brother in the glass industry. When a local glass shop, Island Glass, came up for sale in 1966 the two brothers bought it and so began George’s final career. He worked hard, 6 days a week for several years, with little time for holidays.

He eventually bought his brother out and later welcomed his three sons into the business.

Although he worked long hours he always had time to attend or coach his children in the various sports they participated in.

Upon retiring George and Christine were able to spend lots of time travelling and had frequent trips to Reno or Las Vegas, and several cruises to different destinations.

Until recently George could often be found playing his favorite game Pai Gow with one of his children at the River Rock Casino.

The family is thankful for all those who helped provide exceptional attention and care in Georges final year, including his special caregiver Andree, and the staff at both Gilmore Gardens and Delta Views.

Dad/Grandpa will be remembered for his dedication to family, his generosity and his ability to persevere through tough times. We will all miss him deeply.

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MORRIS, George Christopher July 2, 1940 - November 19, 2017 George Christopher Morris passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the age of 77 surrounded by his family.

Known as Chris to friends and family, he was born July 2, 1940 to parents Ronald and Ethel Rose (Betty) in Kingston upon Hull, England where he was educated by the Marist Fathers. Chris emigrated to Canada in 1969 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Carleton University, Ottawa in 1974. He enjoyed a lifelong career in the software and technology industry most notably with Bell Northern Research and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates.

He had a great passion for music, was an avid photographer and loved the outdoors especially canoeing, sailing, and cycling. He volunteered for many organizations and served in various capacities at the Richmond Food Bank for over 26 years. Chris will be remembered fondly for his brilliant mind, dry Yorkshire sense of humour and ability to play Amazing Grace on any musical instrument.

Chris is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Margaret; children Stuart (Diane), Anthony (Akemi), and Michaela; first wife and mother to his children, Sheila; grandchildren Madeline, Aidan, Luca, and Ethan; sisters Margaret, Jane, and Sandra; motherin-law Fran; and Margaret’s children Albie (Stacey), Matt, and Mary-Lou, and granddaughter Twila. He will also be missed by his nieces, nephews, extended family, friends, and neighbours with whom he always took the time to chat.

The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to all the friends and professionals who cared for Chris during his final years.

A Funeral Mass will be held Monday, November 27, 11:00 am at St Joseph the Worker Parish, 4451 Williams Road, Richmond. There will be a reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Richmond Kinsmen Home Support Society (100 - 6100 Bowling Green Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 4G2).

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COMMUNITY MUSCARDIN, Vittorio Fabiano Victor, a beloved Husband, Father, Nonno and Friend, passed away, beginning his final journey.

After fleeing from his home Village of Dragosetti, in northern Italy, Vittorio followed the underground railroad to Bremerhaven, Germany. In effort to evade the new socialist regime that took over his village. He then embarked on a voyage to Pier 21.

Landing in Halifax April 21, 1951. His journeys through western Canada took him to Winnipeg where he met the woman he would marry and spend the rest of his adventures with. Residing in Richmond since 1969, Vittorio and his wife Sylvia Josephine are married for 63 years. Vittorio is survived by Sylvia, sons - Dean Victor, Fred Anthony, Thomas Gig Piero and daughter Paula Adriana. And seven grandchildren.

Victor was a hard working man with a spirit for adventure, and a bit of a wild side. Vittorio was kind, generous and always willing to lend a hand.

With family and friends, Vittorio was most often found exploring the outdoors. Fishing, skiing, camping and travels anywhere he could get to.

Always willing to try something new, Vittorio made an impact and an impression on everybody he met. He will be missed.

Funeral to held at St. Paul Parish Church on November 29th at 3:30 pm at St. Albans Road in Richmond.

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