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he first time I heard about AIDS was in the pub at Simon Fraser University, where I was a student in the 1980s. Someone at the table was talking about this horrible, new disease that killed gay men.

While everyone seemed to think it had to do with sex, people were unclear just how it was transmitted — making it even more menacing.

Years later, when working in Ottawa, I became friends with a young woman whose father was one of the first Canadians diagnosed with the disease.

He had a wife and two kids, and a secret sex life on the side — secret, at least, until he became deathly ill. Suddenly, she said, the whole world seemed to know her father was gay and dying of AIDS. She was 13 at the time (as if that’s not a brutal enough age). Her school was notified, she was banned from public swimming pools, and the dentist she had seen all her life would no longer treat her or her brother.

“Pariah” is how she described her new status.

One of the tough things about the introduction of AIDS in the 1980s was timing. The gay community had just started to stand up and push back against discrimination. The Stonewall Riots in New York had happened; Pierre Trudeau, justice minister at the time in 1967, famously said “there’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation;” as he decriminalized “homosexual acts.”

But then came AIDS and suddenly, many, my father included, took a step back.

However, where my dad breaks the mold is that, instead of becoming entrenched in intolerant views, he went in the opposite direction and joined an AIDS group to become a volunteer. He started by driving meals around but was soon paired with “a buddy,” a man not much younger than himself with whom he became remarkably close friends. They could not have had more in common.

And that’s the catch, something in common. It’s also the brilliance behind Richmond Gogos — the Grandmother Campaign founded by the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The aim of the campaign, which you’ll read about next week, is to connect grandmothers in Canada with grandmothers in Africa, because, as any parent knows, if there is one thing we can bond over it’s our kids.

I’ve heard an argument against empathy, saying it makes us inclined to only help those who look or act like us. What we need instead is compassion, which enables us to help simply because help is needed. But finding that common ground or personal connection seems to be how we’re wired.

The wonder of the Gogos is the fact they find that common ground an ocean away where AIDS statistics are horrifying and grandmothers are raising their grandchildren because their own children have been decimated by the disease.

So while in Canada we can take pride in how far we’ve come regarding medical advancements and lowering infection rates (see page 13) the job’s not done.

This is “World” AIDS Day, after all. And thankfully, some grandmas have not lost sight of that fact.

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Dear Editor, I have just returned home from a Richmond city council meeting where six members of the Steveston community presented reasons for seeking community consultation with respect to a decision made to install a laneway in between Richmond and Broadway Streets from 2nd Avenue to No. 1 Road in Steveston.

We have had a sewer collapse prematurely in our rear yards requiring immediate repairs.

All 36 affected residents of the block agree and understand that a sewer replacement is necessary.

However, what we do not understand is the apparent behind-closed-doors decision to use the sewer work as a stepping stone to remove the rear 10 feet of all yards and install a permanent asphalt laneway, without any meaningful consultation with our community.

Two weeks ago, a letter was left in our mailboxes saying that the sewer had broken down and temporary lines were installed across many of our front yards preventing us from using any of our garages. We were told that in two days there would be an opportunity to ask questions at an informal gathering at Steveston Community Centre.

At those meetings, we were shown diagrams of where the city planned to dig up and remove 10 feet of our yards thereby destroying trees, sheds, and water features that we have installed and maintained for many years.

We understood that this had to be done in order to repair the sewer lines. What we have

not been told to this day is why the city is spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars paving a lane without considering any other options.

Due to the fact this decision was made in a closed-door session, no discussion was allowed at the council meeting either with or among the councillors. And, the only questions that were asked of the six presenters were from Coun. Carol Day. Besides feeling that the mayor and city council has been less than transparent about this whole issue, I and many who were there were appalled at how the mayor spoke to Coun. Day. In my opinion, his handling of the issue — and Ms. Day’s attempt to show support for our request for community consultation — was totally inappropriate and could be viewed by some as an abuse of his power as the mayor of our city.

You may not agree with what a member of your council has to say, but to speak to her in the manner he did, was disgraceful.

This issue that we are facing in Steveston is far from over, and with an election year approaching, some of our city councillors, including our mayor, had better take a good long look in the mirror at how they are handling matters that impact so many members of our Richmond/Steveston community.

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Protect our pensions Open letter to MP Joe Peschisolido, Mr. Peschisolido, as my member of parliament and representing me, I am opposed to Bill C-27 being passed.

As the president of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Hussan Yussuf said, the bill is an “unconscionable betrayal” and an “attack on future and current retirees.”

The bill has the innocent title: “Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act 1985.” It removes the legal obligation of employers to protect already accrued benefits.

As the CLC put it, “Bill C-27 removes employers’ legal requirements to fund plan benefits, which means that benefits could be reduced going forward or even retroactively.

Even people already retired could find their existing benefits affected, after paying into them their entire working lives.

In a letter to Bill Morneau, Yussuff said, “Bill C-27 was introduced without notice or consultation with Canadians, pensioners, or unions and proposes measures that directly contradict election promises to improve retirement security for Canadians.

“If enacted, it will have negative implica-

tions for private and public-sector Defined Benefit plans in every jurisdiction in Canada.”

Yussuff noted that the Liberal platform spoke of guaranteeing retirement security whereas the bill does the exact opposite.

The platform promises to boost the Canada Pension Plan.

Ironically, the former Harper Conservative government, in April 2014, had tried to loosen the rules around public sector pension plans and encourage the growth of Targeted Benefit plans.

There was such strong opposition that the Conservatives dropped the plan. In 2015, they floated changing pension plans again.

Now it seems it is the Liberals who are carrying on Harper policies. Opposition to such policies is what resulted in the Liberals being elected.

Therefore, as my representative and on behalf of many Canadians living here in Richmond, I am asking you to vote against the bill and to take all measures to ensure that the bill does not pass.

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n under-threat food delivery program for Richmond’s homeless community received a boost Tuesday night.

After the Richmond News last week featured the financial plight of the Food Aid Delivery Program — run by Chimo Community Services — a cross-faith selection of people packed into a room at the Garratt Wellness Centre to find a solution.

According to Chimo and members of the Richmond Food Aid Delivery Coalition, there was a lot of emotion in that room, including sadness and anger at the potential loss of the program, which sees 25 hot meals a day, four days a week, leave church community kitchens en route to homeless people dotted around the city.

The main focus of Tuesday’s meeting was to garner volunteer and financial support for the program across all faiths in Richmond, not just the predominant help from the Christian community.

“We collected a lot of useful suggestions; most folks left their contact info and many seemed interested in finding a way that their faith community or other organizations could help,” said the coalition’s Susan Johnsen.

“I believe we can say, with confidence, that there was sufficient energy and interest in the

room that we should be able to rescue and stabilize the current program. But, as yet, we do not have confirmed commitments.

“Any folks there as part of a faith community or other organization would of course have to take this matter to their board and/or finance committee.”

Diane Sugars, Chimo’s executive director, was also heartened by the response from the community to the News’ feature. “(It was) such a wonderful group last night — so many caring people wanting to help feed the hungry,” said Sugars.

Johnsen said the coalition will be meeting next week to review its notes and organize the next point of attack.

In the meantime, the program still needs help and the public can donate to it via Chimo on its website at ChimoServices.com, mailing a cheque to 120-7000 Minoru Blvd. V6Y 3Z5, calling 604-279-077 to donate by credit card or emailing DSugars@ChimoServices.com.

The News reported last week how homeless and poverty-stricken people can’t risk leaving their make-shift homes for — or can’t physically get to — such hand-outs.

Dozens of them are scattered around the width and breadth of Richmond, in woods, under bridges or squatting.

St. Alban Anglican Church had been running the food delivery program for five years, but couldn’t fund the program any longer.

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n Chris Back (right) and Vito Albanese are two of about 32 Steveston residents unhappy about the City of Richmond cementing a laneway on its own land, but through their backyards, without consultation. Photo by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News

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hen Chris Back asked the City of Richmond nine years ago for permission to extend his backyard onto 10 feet of municipal land, he knew that, one day, they’d want it back.

What he and 32 other residents of Richmond and Broadway streets in Steveston — all of whom are in the same boat as Back — didn’t expect was a 15-foot wide laneway cemented all the way through their yards.

But that’s exactly what’s happening between now and February as the city tends to a broken, municipal sewer system running directly underneath the 16 or so facing backyards between 4th and 6th avenues.

The only “plausible” explanation Back and his neighbours have heard thus far for the laneway being constructed was that it provided better access to the city’s sewer system.

However, in recent conversations with the city’s chief engineer, Back claims he was told the laneway isn’t actually needed, from an engineering perspective.

Back and five neighbours made an inperson plea to city council Monday night, citing concerns over safety, public nuisance and loss of green space.

“I expected more conversation; I asked

questions but didn’t get any real answers,” said Back, after the city hall meeting.

“Coun. Carol Day tried unsuccessfully to get a motion on the table for a moratorium on the laneway being built. But she didn’t get anywhere. I kind of feel disrespected by the city; staff keep giving us different answers.

“I’ve been told by city staff there are about 800 other homes in Steveston that could also end up with designated laneways.

“The director of engineering told me we’re just the start of it; as other sewers fail, they’re going to open the laneways across Steveston.”

Back said he knew full well that part of his 30-foot yard was on city land when the house was built almost nine years ago.

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“But when I got permission to extend the yard back in the day, they never said, ‘by the way, we might build a laneway there.’

“What I object to is not being consulted about it or given a good reason for it.

“There were two open houses, but they were not consultation. We were being told about the laneway, they were nothing more than information sessions. There has been zero consultation.”

Ironically, Back’s Richmond Street neighbour, Vito Albanese, used to live a few blocks away in Steveston, but moved two years ago to get away from living with a laneway.

“There was graffiti and our bedroom looked out onto intoxicated people; nothing you’d call the police for, but a nuisance,” he said.

Despite Monday night’s delegation to city

council, City of Richmond spokesperson Ted Townsend said the laneway project is “still proceeding and work is already underway.”

However, he said it is the city’s intention to have more discussions with the residents about the design of the laneway and there’s “potential for traffic calming measures.”

Asked why the laneway is being built at all, Townsend said there are lots of different reasons why laneways are constructed in Richmond, noting the city has more than 45 kilometres of “opened and unopened lanes.”

About 85 per cent of the city-owned laneways are opened — as in constructed — while only 40 per cent are open in Steveston.

“Over time, we may open them, but there is no master plan for doing so,” added Townsend.

“If and when things such as sewer systems fail, that’s when we can think about opening them up. But just because a laneway isn’t open, doesn’t mean it won’t be opened in the future.

“If we do have issues with a sewer system, then it could be a laneway that opens up, but there is no grand plan to do this.

“To be clear, though, these areas of land are not easements, they are city land. We have infrastructure underneath it and we have to protect the access to that.

“It is public space, meant for the betterment of the entire community, not exclusively for the residents there.”

Townsend said he couldn’t confirm whether or not the city’s director of engineering had told Back that laneways were not needed for sewer system access.

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n Monday, the provincial government amended its property transfer tax form to require sellers disclose their residency status for tax purposes, in writing. Both the Canada Revenue Agency and B.C. Ministry of Finance touted the move as a step to improving tax compliance on capital gains in real estate, which has become a widespread concern in professional legal and accounting circles in Metro Vancouver.

Capital gains tax evasion by non-residents is seen as one of several significant factors that make Metro Vancouver real estate an attractive bargain for foreign investors, thus separating local incomes from housing costs.

However, without an army of CRA auditors, the steps taken by the Ministry — under the new NDP government, which promised to address house flipping and speculation — remain largely unenforceable according to experts, including Richmond-based international tax accountant Steven Flynn, of W.L. Dueck and Co. LLP. The problem persists that the new form remains an honour system.

When someone sells a residential property that is not one’s principal residence, one must pay taxes on the profits (increased equity), much like a stock. Furthermore

the buyer is expected withhold money from the seller until the CRA determines monies owed. Prior to Monday, the seller simply had to declare to the buyer (who is responsible for all taxes owing) that they were a resident for tax purposes under the Income Tax Act. Now, the form requires checking a box.

It does not, noted Flynn, require any substantial documentation from the seller.

For information “to have This should all be any relevance to hammered out at the Canada Revenue, it has to time of transaction have a connec– Arnold Shuchat, tion to that taxpayer’s file and Realtor that’s either your social insurance number (SIN) or something called an individual taxpayer number. If you’re not eligible to work in Canada you generally can’t get these numbers, but you can still buy property.

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The United States has such a system, noted Flynn. There, a seller’s information can be immediately cross-examined with annual income tax filings and other property transactions.

Neither the Ministry nor CRA explained why a seller’s tax information isn’t required on the form (which is shared to CRA).

“The changes on this version of the return are intended to assist the CRA with auditing and enforcing income tax laws,” stated a Ministry spokesperson.

The News asked Flynn if tax evasion by foreign investors is as much a problem as has been suggested by other professionals in various media reports.

“Yup, absolutely it is.

“If the only thing you have to do is sign a piece of paper that certifies something; if there’s no repercussions for it then how honest does one have to be? I’m sitting there, I have no connection to Canada other than I sold property, and I’m in some other country.

I know if I just sign this paper, ya I know, I committed an act of fraud, but they (CRA) have to come get me.

“We all know it happens,” said Flynn.

The CRA told the News that asking the seller to tick a box is a step toward ensuring the buyer withholds tax and receives a certificate of compliance.

But, noted Flynn, “the certificate of compliance process doesn’t help CRA enforce tax law against dishonest sellers who lie about being a resident of Canada.”

Richmond realtor and former tax attorney Arnold Shuchat has also weighed in.

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“The CRA doesn’t have enough people to audit, let alone find a guy in a different country,” Shuchat told the News.

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he window to voice your thoughts on a $15-per-hour minimum wage is closing.

And prior to the Dec. 7 deadline to submit a written comment to the Fair Wages Commission, a vocal group of airport workers from the UNITE HERE Local 40 union made a presentation to commissioners last Saturday, in Vancouver.

Leading the submissions was Fipe Wong, 64, an HMSHost employee who has worked in the food service business at the airport for 21 years.

She makes $16.50 per hour and

maintains another part-time job, regularly working about 55 hours each week, to pay the bills.

“We want to see a $15 minimum wage at the airport because the cost of living has gone up,” said Wong.

“It is not cheap to work there. Most of those who work at the airport earn minimum wage.

“We even have to pay our own parking — up to $70/month. And if you take transit, you get hit with (an extra) $5 fee to leave work.”

The Fair Wages Commission was established in October as an

independent advisory panel for the provincial government. Its goal is to determine how the government can move toward a $15-an-hour minimum wage with “regular, measured and predictable” increases.

While many service-based industries have expressed concerns about the new wages, Richmond Business Association president Sunny Ho said Chinese restaurants generally have no concerns, as they are starved for employees due to housing unaffordability.

—Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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Presented by the Steveston Merchants Association, the Christmas Classic Car Cruise is a benefit for the Richmond Christmas Fund, which assists low-income families during the holiday season. As an entry fee, each driver makes a toy or cash donation to the program.

Entries include a ’53 Ford Pickup, ’26 Model T Ford, and ’64 Mustang Convertible, among many others.

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harles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, is coming to Gateway Theatre for this year’s holiday season.

The show will take the audience to Christmas in the 1840s, experiencing “the power of redemption with a deeply humanist heart,” according to the theatre.

The story begins on a Christmas Eve in London, with Ebenezer Scrooge, described in the novella as “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner.”

He was visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, who take him to different Christmas scenes.

Scrooge is then transformed into a kinder and gentler man after the visits.

Despite the fantastical elements, the story was inspired by the brute and blunt reality of childhood poverty in Dickensian England.

“A Christmas Carol has always been one of my favourite stories,” said Gateway’s artistic director Jovanni Sy. “Call me a sucker for second-chance stories, but I’ve always been drawn to tales of redemption. In life, I can’t think of many things more moving than being given the opportunity to say sorry for past wrongs and take a new path.”

Show director Rachel Peake told the Richmond News that, although many people are

familiar with the story already, the show will bring something different to the audience.

“It’s fun to use what people already know and bring something slightly new to them,” said Peake.

“There is a new imagining of different ghosts; what they look like and how they behave is unique.

“And the music is great; something people haven’t heard before.

“Also, the story is set in England, but we want people to see a little bit of our own world, making a connection between our now and past.”

She said much “theatre magic” will be realized through the imaginations of the audience.

“For example, one of the ghosts will ‘fly.’ He is actually on top of a rolling ladder but we use the audience’s imagination of flying.”

Peake hopes the show will make the audience enjoy their own Christmas more.

“It reminds us how we are all connected; we all need to help and support each other.

“Christmas brings that out more than any time because it reminds us to share what we have, such as love, generosity and happy spirit.”

The show runs 8 p.m. nightly (except Mondays and Sunday Dec. 10 and 17); matinees: Saturday, Dec. 9 and 23 and Sundays, 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $29 online at Tickets.GatewayTheatre.com or call the box office on 604270-1812.

For more information, go online to GatewayTheatre.com/AchristmasCarol.

n Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Russell Roberts, will transport the audience back to England in the dark days of the 1840s. Photo by David Cooper

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n John Cameron, who lives with AIDS, believes Richmond still has a ways to go regarding attitudes towards the disease.

“I had someone the other day who wouldn’t shake my hand, so what does that tell you,” he said. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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oday marks World AIDS Day, an annual moment of reflection and education of one of the globe’s most deadly viral epidemics that first struck North America in the 1960s and became widespread by the 1980s.

Today, there are still 36.7 million people living with the HIV virus, the precursor to AIDS. Last year, about one million people died from the disease, according to the World Health Organization.

The problem is most pronounced in Africa, as HIV rates have been steadily declining over the past two decades in Canada, including here in Richmond, thanks to safe-sex education and safer drug use — as HIV is transmitted by exchanging body fluids.

But despite the lower rates of infection, World AIDS Day will still have a small presence in Richmond. At city hall and Richmond Hospital, Carl Bailey and his team of volunteers at Heart of Richmond will have HIV/AIDS information booths set up for the public.

“Education is one of the biggest things we do,” said Bailey, the president of Heart of Richmond, a small non-profit group — stationed on Buswell Street — that connects HIV-positive people with various health services.

Bailey is mostly concerned with the cavalier attitude of younger people — the millennials — who now represent the highest HIV rates by age in B.C. “Now that it’s a manageable disease, like diabetes, they’re not scared. And that’s not good.

“There’s this idea that there’s medication, and if you get it, you can just go on medica-

tion and still live a normal life. Which is not the way to think,” said Bailey, acknowledging that HIV treatment can be as little as a pill a day in order to live a full life (although there are often life-debilitating side effects).

“We find that parents don’t teach kids what they should know half the time. And teachers aren’t trained to teach this, so they may bring in someone who can explain the facts, like us,” said Bailey, whose outreach worker visits high school sex education classes.

“Our role is to get as many students out there, every year, to see our presentations, so they’re more aware that if they get into a situation where they’re going to have sex, they understand the risks,” said Bailey.

HIV rates in Richmond are much lower than the national average, which has gone from about eight in 100,000 people in 2002 to just under six in 100,000 people in 2016, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

While Heart of Richmond has 60 members with HIV that it assists, from across the region, there are just eight people living in

n The rate of HIV-AIDS infection in B.C. is more common in younger people. This graphic shows the prevalence rate per 100,000 people (left side) against age (bottom). Graphic from BC CDC

Richmond with HIV.

was believed by some in the group that such a policy would make kids gay.

Reaching out to the Chinese-Christian n Stigma continues community, which, in some circles, is known One of those persons is John Cameron, to preach gay conversion therapy, has been who helped create Heart of Richmond in the difficult, said Bailey. mid-1990s.

Four years ago Heart of Richmond hired “I recall walking into the mayor’s office. a Chinese-speaking outreach worker and No one wanted to deal with it out here, and printed thousands of ChiI don’t blame them,” said nese-language pamphlets Cameron. to distribute across the Despite low infection city at the likes of medical rates, Cameron said Young people are not clinics and social service Heart of Richmond is still scared.

And that’s not good. agencies.

All of them were relevant here. stolen within a week, said “The one thing in HIV/ There’s this idea that...you Bailey.

AIDS that has not changed More frustrating was the can just go on medication is stigma. need for such education “I had someone the and still live a normal life. in the Chinese comother day who wouldn’t munity, particularly with – Carl Bailey shake my hand, so what Chinese sex workers who does that tell you? Most utilized the free condoms people won’t come out it handed out. and talk about it and put Having hit a road block, themselves on the chopping block,” said Heart of Richmond endeavoured to reach Cameron. the younger generation of the Chinese comStigma is particularly problematic in Richmond, according to Bailey, whose secondary munity by reaching out to school teachers.

“I think it’s the younger generation that concerns relate to misunderstandings rooted needs to be educated, and I think that’s in religion. what the Heart of Richmond is trying to do “There’s still a stigma. When it comes to that, people still frown and look, not nicely, at through the schools,” said Bailey.

He noted that while the Lower Mainland people with HIV,” said Bailey.

AIDS was most prevalent among gay males is mostly liberal, the stigma is more pronounced in the predominantly conservative in the 1980s and today, over half of HIV diagnoses are still among gay or bisexual men, Christian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, of which the latter has the highest HIV according to CDC. infection rates in the country.

“Because, they’re not having sex, right?” n Problems reaching out he said sarcastically.

Anti-gay bigotry, rooted in religious beliefs, Bailey pointed out that while many disis still prevalent in Richmond, noted Cameases have special clinics or centres that eron. bear the name of the disease, HIV/AIDS does Recently, Cameron spoke out publicly not. In Richmond, the part-time HIV/AIDS against a group of Chinese parents tied to clinic is found at the Gilwest Clinic at the Christian groups who opposed the Richmond School District setting a new policy for sexual Richmond Hospital.

“You’d never know it’s there.” orientation and gender identity education. It

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T&T installs waste digester

n 505 Junk, founded by Barry Hartman (second right) and Scott Foran (second left) in 2011, had its first two franchises open recently in the Fraser Valley and Tri City area. The two and staff Jose Cruz (left) and Alex Elsey are pictured in front of their specially designed delivery truck, which can measure the exact weight of the waste. Photo by Daisy Xiong/Richmond News

n T&T Supermarket in Richmond will install a waste digester technology that treats up to 95 per cent of organic waste. File photo

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“It’s really important to find the right people that are motivated and determined, and who share our values of environmental responsibility, treating the customers with respect and really focussing on the growth side of it, so that we can all grow together.”

He and Scott Foran, another founder, knew that they would franchise the brand from day one, when they were writing the business plan in their parents’ basement seven years ago.

“My dad was laid off around 50 years old and he started a franchise selling cruises.

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We hope to provide our services to more Staff Reporter people and help more business owners sucDXIONG@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM ceed,” said Barry Hartman, co-founder and CEO of the company.”

Richmond company is expanding its “It’s just the beginning. We want to open “junk empire” by franchising its brand about 75 locations across North America in and services to other areas in B.C. the next five years.”

505 Junk, a waste-disposal company All the franchises will be based on 505 started by two Kwantlen Polytechnic Junk’s business model, which has proven University students in 2011, just had two to be successful based on the company’s franchises open, in the Fraser Valley and Tri rapid growth in the past few years.

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This includes a special delivery truck, designed by the company itself, which can measure the exact weight of the waste, providing an accurate charge for customers.

“It’s very fair for the clients. A lot of custtomers tell us that they like to be charged by exact weight so they don’t have to play a guessing game,” said Hartman.

The company also sets itself apart in the market by making a big effort to go through all the “junk” they are called to remove, and to recycle or donate as much of it as tthey can, minimizing the stuff that goes into the landfill.

“People’s concept of junk is different. Some junk can be very useful,” said Hartman, pointing at some furniture in his meeting room that was “saved” from a jjunk heap.

505 Junk also provides training and support to its franchisees, as well as testing for new prototypes.

“We really want to make sure that we’re providing the best support for our franchisees so that they can reach their goals as w well,” said Hartman. n Inspired by his family’s franchise, Barry Hartman “The number one focus is to continue wants to create similar opportunities for wannabe to expand while providing the right kind of business onwers. Photo by Daisy Xiong/Richmond coaching and support for the franchisees.”

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T&T Supermarkets Inc. will work with Micron Waste Technologies Inc. to explore additional installations of the commercial version of the Micron Organic Waste Digester in B.C. Micron commenced with a demonstration project with T&T in 2016, in which Micron successfully operated an on-site digester system to treat the organic waste generated by the supermarket.

Previously, the supermarket relied on daily disposal to the landfill — a very costly solution, in part due to the high frequency of service required and associated landfill costs.

Now, the two companies will work together to review additional locations for installing and operating the digester system on a large scale.

“We are very pleased with the system’s ability to turn our organic waste on-site into an environmentally friendly liquid form,” said Herman Poon, senior administration manager at T&T in Richmond.

“This certainly gives us a strong case for rolling out additional units in the future.”

Rav Mlait, CEO of Micron, added, “This is an extremely exciting moment in our development. We are now in a very strong position to accelerate discussions with multiple supermarket chains.”

Current commercial food waste digesters have a waste digestion efficiency of 60 to 65 per cent, which means that 35 to 40 per cent of food waste remains undigested and is discharged into greywater, requiring further treatment.

Micron has developed a patent-pending technology to manage food waste on-site, converting it into clean water.

The company’s technology can enhance aerobic digestion up to 95 per cent. The remaining five per cent of undigested food particles are further treated by Micron’s patented technology, resulting in clean water.

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photo exhibit showcasing the history of Chinese-Canadians, including many photos taken in Richmond, is on display at Aberdeen Centre this week.

The “Chinese Journey Through Canadian History” photo exhibit, organized by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver, showcases more than 100 rare historical photos.

They were part of a wider collection of more than 4,000 photos provided by the Richmond and Vancouver city archives and local organizations.

“On the occasion of Canada’s 150th anniversary, we present this exhibit to showcase Chinese-Canadians’ path here and contribution to this country,” said the association’s president Hilbert Yiu. Some photos on display reflect the history and stories of Chinese-Canadians in Richmond.

In one black and white photo, a Chinese man is operating a machine. He is from the Steveston Volunteer Fire Department.

The team of 15 volunteers purchased a car chassis for $25 and transformed it into the first mobile Air Raid Precaution Unit in Canada.

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n A group of people have a chat inside the Hong Wo & Co. store, ca. 1970. The City of Richmond Archives provides equipment to listen to the interview tapes in the Reference Room. Photo by City of Richmond Archives.

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n From 1895 to 1971, the Hong Wo & Co. store operated on the dyke at the foot of Trites Road. The company, whose name means “Living in Harmony,” provided Chinese contract labour to canneries, grew vegetables and even operated a pickle factory in the early years. The store and three other dilapidated buildings were demolished by fire in July 1977. This image shows the store in March 1969. Photo by City of Vancouver Archives.

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T n In 1896, local Chinese welcomed statesman Li Hung Zhang of the Qing Dynasty at the C.P.R. dock and asked him to negotiate a reduction in the $50 head tax to enter Canada. In the carriage: Li Hung Chang, H.H. Abott, Mayor Collins and Chief Constable Ward.

Photo by City of Vancouver Archives.

From page 18 There is also a photo of a store called Hong Wo & Co., which was operated by a Chinese family on the dyke at the foot of Trites Road, from 1895 to 1971. It was the most popular general store in the area at the time.

A photo of the Aberdeen Centre building when it was first built in 2004 is also on display, to showcase the

n In 1942, the 15-man Steveston Volunteer Fire Department spent $200 installing pumping equipment on a truck to create the first Air Raid Precaution Unit in Canada. Shown here operating the pump is Harry Hing, who designed and built the truck. Photo by City of Richmond Archives.

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The oldest photo from the exhibit is from 1896, when statesman of the Qing Dynasty, Hungzhang Li, visited Vancouver. The mayor is welcoming him at the dock, along with many other local Chinese residents.

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Canada,” said Yiu. Other photos give a snapshot of important historical events, such as the gold rush and the building of the railroad. Others still highlight famous Chinese-Canadians such as the first Chinese vice-regal in Canada, David Lam, and the first Chinese-Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal.

The free exhibit is open until Dec. 6 on the third floor of Aberdeen Centre.

he Steveston Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre is celebrating its 25th anniversary Sunday with a lineup of free, family-friendly activities.

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Mayor Malcolm Brodie is expected to speak to delegates at the event.

The centre (4111 Moncton Street) is an important gathering place for the Japanese community in Richmond. It hosts the Japanese language school and is adjoined to the Martial Arts Centre.

Of Richmond’s 198,309 residents, 2,150 claim Japanese as their mother tongue in the city, whereas 1,095 speak the language most at home, according to the 2016 Census. Richmond comprises about 10 per cent of B.C.’s Japanese-speaking population (21,350).

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There’s only one, Britannia Brewing ,at Bayview and Second streets.

And what a delightful variety of beers they have on tap. It’s becoming such a mecca for craft brew lovers, you can almost hear them cheering, “Rule Britannia!”

Last week, owner Trystam Hayden guided me through a tasting of three of his beers: the Bier de Garde (Blueberry Garden Ale), the Adrift Hop Blonde, and the Chai Tea Saison.

My tastes are very traditional and I shy away from fruit and exotic spices in my beer.

But what impressed me is that those three beers were all dry and nicely balanced so you knew you were drinking a real beer.

Any exotic ingredients were thankfully subtle, like a pinch of salt.

Today, it’s time to sample my favourite tipple at Britannia Brewing: the Wave Crusade X (Extra) Pale Ale. It’s a British pale ale but Hayden has made a fusion of the British crystal malt with West Coast hops, BC Cascade hops plus Amarillo and Centennial Hops from Yakima.

The result: ale with extra bouquet and flavour.

My second favourite Britannia brew was their Riptide Rye IPA (India Pale Ale) a beer that every North American craft brewery makes.

Coming from a family with a long history of brewing in Australia, Hayden is keen to play around with recipes.

Hayden explains, “Our IPA is another hybrid style. It’s not a straight West Coast style, which is big, bitter, lots of hops, usually filtered clear. Then there’s the East Coast style using a different stain of yeast, leaving a lot of unfermented malt so you get a bit more mouth feel and sweetness.

“What this allows is, you can hop it up a

n These three seasonal beers from Britannia Brewing in Steveston have got columnist Eric Hanson feeling all festive. Photo submitted

lot more — a hell of a lot more late in the process — to bring out those wonderful hop aromas, the citrus, the orange, the passion fruit, the tropical hop aromas,” says Hayman passionately.

The final beer, the Ashore Rye Porter, is perfect for December’s windy and rainy weather.

Hayden continues, “It’s a true British style brown porter where we add 20 percent rye malt.

“It gives an aromatic coffee smell and a spicy character on the palate. But here is no espresso in there, it’s just from the brown malt. There’s a few types of British crystal malt, a special roast malt, and the brown malt. It gives you that coffee and chocolate aroma and flavour and the thick head.”

To celebrate the Christmas season, a winter seasonal beer will be released, Imperial Stout Porter.

For sipping any of the beers or enjoying them with lunch or dinner or weekend brunches, Britannia Brewing in Steveston is your destination. To purchase growlers, bottles, or cans of Britannia brews, visit the brewery at 110-12500 Horseshoe Way. Eric Hanson is a retired Richmond teacher and wine and beer advocate.

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Richmondite loves cycling hills No flat terrain at cyclocross cup

of like competing in Canadian nationals so soon after injury, I knew that my performance wouldn’t be my top notch, but that it would be better than if I didn’t go for it.

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Scott Kelly with Cycling Canada was the official liaison. He and some local Danish racers, as well as friends from the New England scene (Becca Fahringer, Stephen Hyde, Ellen Noble) were so helpful, especially as it was my first time going through some of the process. As I don’t have a team right now, the NECX network was so supportive in making sure I had everything dialed. It felt like home again in our little corner of team parking.

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raversing obstacles you couldn’t possibly fathom on a bicycle isn’t something that would necessarily come easy for a resident of topographically anemic Richmond.

But that’s exactly what avid cyclocross racer Julie van der Hoop does.

Recently, van der Hoop was one of two of Canada’s only representatives in the cyclocross World Cup field in Europe.

With limited funding, few Canadians make the trip across the pond to contest the mid-season races. At the fourth round of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Cyclocross World Cup in Bogense, Denmark, there were only two Canadians on the entire start list and van der Hoop was the only Canadian racing in the elite category.

An amateur racer who has raced nationals and UCI races on the American circuit, van der Hoop moved to Denmark for a postdoctoral fellowship at Aarhus University, in February.

“I study marine mammal physiology and energetics — it’s pretty cool that I measure some of the same things on myself (heart rate, power output and oxygen levels) as I do on dolphins,” she said.

Following her ride at the World Cup Bogense, Canadian Cycling Magazine caught up with van der Hoop from her adopted home in Aarhus.

What did you expect from the race?

I expected it to be very hard… My goal was to finish better than I started and to be smart — same as most cyclocross races, really.

What was the course like?

It was pretty wild! The winds were really high which made for interesting tactics on the flats, and the other sections were really steep but slick. We’d ridden most of the features during warm-up on Saturday, but some moisture had made the features pretty unrideable for most of Sunday’s races. The course really highlighted the little seaside village, and I hope that the World Championship course for 2019 can have a bit more flow to it.

How was the experience racing your first World Cup?

When did you start racing cyclocross? Was racing a World Cup ever an ambition of yours?

My first cyclocross race was in 2012, on a borrowed bike. Immediately after the race, I wondered if it would be too eager to just buy a bike then and there. I loved how fun the sport was, and how much I could laugh at myself; it was a nice break from road cycling, which I took more seriously at the time. As I got better at ‘cross, I became more competitive, but I’ve always tried to keep things in perspective: I’m a professional scientist, not a professional cyclist.

I hadn’t really thought of racing a World Cup before, so this was a really amazing opportunity.

How many cross races have you

n Julie van der Hoop is from Richmond and is studying marine mammal physiology in Denmark. She took the opportunity to participate in the European stages of the Cyclocross World Cup circuit. Photo

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done this season?

This season has been different for me.

Immediately after coming off my best results and season in the U.S. (fourth at USA Collegiate Nationals, regular top-20 finishes in UCI races), I moved to Denmark where I had to get used to a new job, work and travel schedule. I was mostly riding for fun and wondering how cycling was going to fit into my years in Denmark. I was preparing for Canadian cyclocross nationals when I ended up with stitches in my knee,

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Sherbrooke was actually my first race of the season and the World Cup only my third.

When did you realize racing the World Cup might be a possibility?

I had toyed with the crazy idea of racing the Bogense World Cup since it was so close and so many friends encouraged me.

I reached out to Cycling Canada and some Canadian racers to confirm I qualified — how could I pass up the opportunity? Kind

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Buckley’s syrup 150/200 mL or liquid gels 24’s NeoCitran 10’s or Otrivin 20-100 mL

ea

selected varieties

20217820004

LIMIT 4 AFTER LIMIT 4.78

*When used twice daily as directed. Also fights cavities. †Data on file.

Guaranteed Lowest Prices

3

98

15

Abreva cold sore treatment 2 g or Breathe Right nasal strips 26/30’s selected varieties 20126678001

48

ea

LIMIT 4 AFTER LIMIT 18.98

* Always read and follow the label, to make sure this product is right for you. ‡For cough &/or cold symptoms.

Voltaren Emulgel

11

98

100-150 g selected varieties 20809786

1,000

ea

LIMIT 4 AFTER LIMIT 14.28

7

98

LIMIT 4 AFTER LIMIT 9.98

8

Benefibre powder 195 g or Tums 140/160’s selected varieties 20805274

ea

98

ea

©2016 GSK group of companies or its licensor. All rights reserved.

u

Olay Regenerist or Eyes collection facial skincare

when you spend $250 in-store

PC® FROZEN TURKEY UP TO 7 KG

selected varieties see in store for additional offers

up to $30.00 value

20976281

uSpend $250 or more before applicable taxes in a single transaction at any Real Canadian Superstore location and receive a free PC® frozen turkey. Excludes purchase of tobacco, alcohol products, prescriptions, gift cards, phone cards, lottery tickets, all third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners, etc.) and any other products which are provincially regulated. The retail value of up to $30.00 will be deducted from the total amount of your purchase before sales taxes are applied. Limit one coupon per family and/or customer account. No cash value. No copies. Coupon must be presented to the cashier at time of purchase.

Valid from Friday, December 1st until closing Thursday, December 7th, 2017.

Cannot be combined with any other coupons or promotional offers. No substitutions, refunds or exchanges on free item. 21080458

4

10000 07816

ALL

7

Dove bar soap

8 x 90 g,

shower foam

400 mL or

bodywash

600 mL 21010166

LIMIT 4

31

48 EA

OVER LIMIT PAY 33.48 EA

LIMIT 4

6

98 EA

OVER LIMIT PAY 8.97 EA

Aveeno Absolutely Ageless or Positively Radiant Facial skincare,

selected varieties see in store for additional offers 20701287

Boost supplement drinks, regular 6 x 237 mL selected varieties 20986348

21

LIMIT 4

97 EA

LIMIT 4

7

98 EA

OVER LIMIT PAY 10.98 EA

Garnier Fructis hair care or Belle hair colour

selected varieties

20317076001

Band-Aid flexible fabric bandages

80’s selected varieties see in store for additional offers 20380516001

CHECKOUT LANES † OPEN GUARANTEED

4

LIMIT 4

98 EA

OVER LIMIT PAY6.48 EA

Pantene hair care or styling

selected varieties and sizes

20905789

LIMIT 4

4

47 EA

OVER LIMIT PAY 5.98 EA

Ricola lozenges

75 g, selected varieties

20032222002

3

98

2

48

EA

OVER LIMIT PAY 5.48 EA

EA

SATURDAY + SUNDAY 10AM - 6PM

†

†Unless we are unable to due to unforeseen technical difficulties Checkout lanes guarantee available in all Western Canada stores.

Steinbach and Winkler locations closed Sundays.

Prices effective Friday, December 1 to Thursday, December 7, 2017 or while stock lasts.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. No rainchecks. No substitutions on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase.

Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/™ The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this flyer are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2017 Loblaws Inc. * we match prices! Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ flyer items. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s flyer advertisement. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and in the case of fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us). We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.). We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this program at any time.

Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.

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