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s editor of the Richmond News, I attend the odd charity gala or awards night. One of my favourite of those is the City’s Annual Arts Awards, which happened last Tuesday evening. (See winners on Page 25.) As far as events go, this is not one of the splashiest. Six awards are handed out in the council chambers, followed by a glass of wine in the foyer, and it’s home by nine. OK, 9:30, but that’s just because I’ve gotten into too many animated conversations. It’s not just the brevity that appeals to me. (exceedingly long awards shows are torture.) And it’s not just that they give me a soapbox. (the News is the media sponsor, so I’m allowed to present one of the awards.) The Arts Awards are a favourite because I leave there amazed at and inspired by what some individuals and organizations are doing in this city and I’m reminded of how important it is that they do it. Every year, there’s at least one speech that blows me away and this year it was the acceptance speech by Grade 11 McMath student Angelica Poversky, winner of the Youth Arts Award. She said thanks by way of a powerful, spoken word performance that hit hard and beautifully illustrated how the arts move, challenge and create meaning. But Poversky wasn’t alone — and that’s what gives this event such a buzz. It’s the feeling that all these wonderfully creative minds and important artistic organizations are coming out of the woodwork. Kudos to the city for hosting the annual awards where this kind of “coming out” can happen, but the fact they aren’t already out there is concerning and speaks to why Richmond’s art scene still has yet to catch fire. Not to be a downer on a celebratory night, but there’s a sense that the arts here are city sanctioned, for lack of a better phrase. This is no slight on the city. In fact, Richmond has gone a long way in helping foster an artistic community. Sara Holtt, winner of the Cultural Leadership Award, noted that she’s where she is now thanks, in part, to the city’s arts programs for youth that nurtured her creative impulses. But a bureaucracy can only do so much. A truly vibrant, self-sustaining arts scene requires artists themselves coming together to create a tipping point that forces the rest of the community to take notice. Certainly, Richmond’s sports community has done this. Whether you play sports or not, that community has a presence that can’t be denied. We need to think hard about how to make the same happen for the arts, and it needs to happen if, as a community, we are to truly develop both sides of our brain. To quote Albert Einstein, “Logic will get you from A to B, Imagination will take you everywhere.”

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Too late for marine memories Dear Editor, Before the Imperial and Phoenix Canneries were demolished, there was a thought to save some of the docks and a small section of a building to support interest for visitors and visiting boats. Some fishing towns like Monterey Golf have a cannery row. In order to do this, they kept most of the original buildings and docks. Any thought along these lines went away when the canneries were torn down. It was never suggested that a complete, third historic cannery was needed. The Phoenix was not only the first in Steveston, but C

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do about the possibilities for changing these attitudes and conditions in the future. He came across as a well-educated, extremely dedicated, and thoroughly altruistic community activist — the kind of person who I fervently hope will someday wrest political power away from the self-serving, unconcerned, and ethically suspect individuals the public has been voting into office in this city since my family moved here in the 1950s. If more young citizens like him join together in challenging the political status quo in this community we might yet experience what it is like to have enlightened, responsive, and responsible governance in Richmond. Ray Arnold Richmond

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Gobsmacked by City Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond bylaw would ban drones from parks,” News. Let’s get our priorities straight, eh? The City of Richmond does some crazy things and makes some nonsensical decisions but OMG, please, just where is our civic head hiding? I’d love to know just how many “Letters of concern” regarding kites and remote controlled planes have been received and how many of them are from the same author. We know the squeaky wheel gets all the oil, but let’s not forget we live in a democracy, or at least that is what I’m led to believe. It is interesting, not to mention distressing, that the City is prepared, due to a potential/ hypothetical hazard, to severely restrict a pleasure enjoyed by many fliers and watchers alike. But when the concept of actually saving lives and reducing the maiming and serious

injury of our citizens by installing roundabouts at intersections is lobbied for, the idea is dismissed out of hand as being too costly. Reducing the chance of being T-boned at an intersection won’t be discussed but preventing a kite or model aircraft flier from some pleasure is a real concern? PLEEEZE! The gradual erosion of our freedoms, pleasures and security appears to be a hobby of governments of all ilks lately. The more aware we become of the lack of freedom suffered by citizens of other countries in this world, the more we appear to allow our governments to remove ours. That allowing happens by our silence to such petty politicking, small mindedness and power-mongering bureaucracy as is the case in this instance. More freedoms, less regulation, please. Disappointed and yes, disgusted, Yvonne Harwood Richmond

Support for charged coach Dear Editor, Having followed the charges aimed at Richmond F.C. soccer coach Roberto Sciascia and reading the various media coverage of the incident, I’d like to voice my opinion on the subject. For 6 years, since the age of 12, I played under Sciascia and witnessed first hand the positive effect he had on me personally, and on many of my teammates. I could go on for quite some time about the many cups and trophies we won under his guidance, and even longer if I took the successes of the other teams he coached as well. However in this context it gets away from the point. Roberto’s resumé as a coach speaks for itself, but what he taught us on the field had greater meaning than just soccer. He showed us that dedication, hard work, respect and perseverance were needed not just in sports, but in the real world. He gave us a taste of what it was really like out there, not sheltered by parents or teachers, where your own work ethic dictated your future. You were in control. There was no showing up late or skipping practices. If you did you paid the consequences by sitting on the bench. He was a tough, demanding coach but he brought out the best in players and I could see every practice his commitment to the team and his passion for the game. If you were looking to play at the highest level possible

and become the b est player you could be, Roberto was the man for the job and you’d be hard pressed to find someone better in the province. Never did I feel threatened or bullied playing under him, and never did I see him harming or bullying fellow teammates. In fact, the only verbal assault I ever witnessed was always between parents and bystanders, with coaches remaining uninvolved and professional. It’s a shame that current players are now losing the chance to be coached by him due to these charges. Having travelled with him as far away as Prince Edward Island for nationals and Santa Clara for invitational tournaments, I got to know him off the field as well, as someone you could have an interesting discussion or crack a few jokes with. He played a big part in shaping the person I am today and keeping him away from the game is only hurting the players of today. Of all the articles I’ve seen regarding Roberto, media has always portrayed him in a negative light. I’d like to be able to walk by Hugh Boyd again and see him out on the field, coaching, where he belongs, not only making the current generation of kids better soccer players, but preparing them for what comes after youth soccer as well. Marcus Ribi Richmond

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Lack of leadership Hands off Transit funding to fall short on climate change the flowers of mayors’ promises Dear Editor, I’d like to congratulate the City of Richmond for being on pace to carbon neutrality for a second straight year. I wish our provincial and federal governments would take notice of Richmond’s prowess on addressing environmental issues and mitigating risks to our climate. Thanks to Canada’s National Inventory Report, we now have climate data through 2013. B.C.’s carbon emissions have been increasing since 2010. Last month, the federal environment minister wrote to Mary Polak, B.C.’s environment minister saying that B.C. is failing to meet 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets. In fact, B.C. is on pace to increase emissions by 11 per cent by 2020 instead of meeting their obligation of reducing emissions by 33 per cent of 2007 levels by 2020. Last month, Environment Canada announced that emissions rose in 2013 and that Canada will likely fail to meet international obligations with respect to 2020 targets. Ninety-seven per cent of climate scientists agree that manmade global warming is real and that we need to address it. The U.S. Pentagon says climate change is a national security issue. The World Food Program estimates that the number of people who could be affected by climate change-related disasters could reach 375 million per year. Oxfam estimates that food prices could rise by 50-60 per cent by 2030, thanks to climate change. There’s been zero leadership coming from Premier Christy Clark on this issue. She believes in man-made climate change, but judging from her actions, or lack there of, she doesn’t believe in combatting it. It’s clear that the public wants some sort of action on climate change. There just hasn’t been any coming from the B.C. Liberal government. Ramesh Ranjan Richmond

Dear Editor, Like most Steveston and West Richmond residents, I am delighted to be witnessing the second spring of the Railway Avenue wild flowers. Sadly, some people seem to think that this is a public nursery or their own personal cut flower supply. Please, can everyone be wise enough to realize that if even a small percentage of people who use the path decide to take a few flowers with them, that the abundance that we now see and hope to see for weeks to come, will soon be diminished. People who hike in the wilderness know full well the personal responsibility that comes with walking in nature and the taking of wild flowers is frowned upon, even fined in some areas. I respectfully ask my fellow citizens of Richmond to display the same responsibility in an urban environment where it is arguably even more required. Rupert Whiting Richmond

Dear Editor, Throughout the Plebiscite on the Mayor’s (public transit) Plan we have been told constantly that the expectation is that the Federal Government and the Provincial Government will each provide one third of the $7.5 billion (now $7.7 billion and rising) plans cost. What is never said by the mayors is that this level of funding represents $5 billion. The reason for this omission is that the Mayors’ Plan itself acknowledges that they expect significantly less than this amount from the two levels of senior government. The plan states that “Total Federal, Provincial and partner government contributions would be $3.95 billion.” This represents less than 53 per cent of the plan’s expected cost. The plan does not indicate exactly who the “partner government” is or what their expected contributions will be. I assume it is the local municipal governments. So we can all expect increased property taxes to pay for the Plan in addition to other planned tax increases. Further, of the $3.95 billion, $400 million is from the Federal Gas Tax Transfer. This is not new funding, but instead it is current funding that will be re-directed to finance the plan — what this money was funding will now most likely be underfunded, to be funded by yet another local tax increase? This results in new funding of only

$3.55 billion. Who knows exactly how much of this funding will be from the Federal and Provincial Governments. Suppose it is only $3 billion, this represents only 40 per cent of the plan’s expected cost (and only 60 per cent of the funding expectations implied by the mayors). Even this level of funding may not be realized. The mayors also intend to introduce Mobility Pricing (though given how the Compass Card program has gone, it is hard to believe that a technically more demanding mobility pricing program can be implemented successfully), as well as stating that they are prepared for the Province “to increase the existing B.C. Carbon Tax rate for the Metro Vancouver region.” Given all the new funding sources the mayors expect to introduce, it is difficult to believe the Federal and Provincial Governments, who have their own priorities, will not see these proposals as a means of further limiting their contributions to the Plan. For a transportation plan that is intended to benefit not only Metro Vancouver, but both the Federal and Provincial Governments, it appears that the residents of Metro Vancouver will be financing the bulk of the plan and significantly more than the Mayors are implying. Al Williams Richmond

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suspected bank robber has been arrested after a Mountie drove by the scene of the crime in progress — about 300 metres from Richmond RCMP’s headquarters. A man in his mid-40s was spotted by the officer trying to flee on a bike from a bank on the south-east corner of the No. 5 Road and Steveston Highway intersection around 10.10 a.m. on Wednesday. Additional RCMP members were called in and, after a short chase on foot, the suspect, who is known to police, was apprehended without incident in the grounds of the Ironwood Shopping Centre. Richmond RCMP’s media relations officer, Cpl. Dennis Hwang, said members of the public helped police track down the suspect with directions. No one was injured during the incident or the arrest. It’s not yet clear whether the suspect was armed. — Alan Campbell/Richmond News

unloaded fuel into the river shortly before 8 a.m. at the Shelter Island Marina, at the foot of Graybar Road in east Richmond. Marina management said it would not comment on the incident. Day said when she spoke to boaters in the area, they told her it took too long for Port Metro Vancouver and Canadian Coast Guard officials to take action by placing booms around the boat. “Officials say, ‘oh well, it will just evaporate.’ That’s not a plan. It’s unhealthy for people, it’s unhealthy for animals,” said

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! Fuel spill on Fraser A relatively small fuel spill on the south arm of the Fraser River Tuesday morning was another big wake up call for how there must be better communication between those involved in environmental cleanups, said Coun. Carol Day. “I’m not happy. I don’t think we’re necessarily being informed fully. If we drop the ball, I want to know why we dropped the ball,” said Day. A 26-metre vessel capsized and

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Day, noting a nearby sunken ship from a year ago remains in its place. “Everyone’s passing the buck,” said Day. The spill prompted City of Richmond officials to close downstream irrigation pumps on the river’s south arm. City spokesperson Ted Townsend said the Ministry of Environment told the city a full assessment was not warranted. — Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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f you were half a minute late heading southbound on Russ Baker Way on Wednesday, April 29 at around 3 p.m. that was because Richmond’s traffic signal systems supervisor, Jeff Bycraft, was testing the pedestrian signal, causing an extended red light for cars turning onto Gilbert Road. No one was crossing the street; you weren’t going crazy. Bycraft is in charge of the city’s 325 traffic signals, from his Traffic Management Centre office chair on the third floor of the Richmond City Hall annex. With about 70,000 more people expected to live in Richmond over the next 25 years, traffic management for a city that has limited space to expand its road network will become that much more important; in 2014 Richmond added 4,183 additional registered vehicles to its roads, the most ever in one year since at least 2000, according to the Insurance Corporation of B.C. Long gone are the days when Bycraft, a 30year veteran of transportation planning, stood on the corner of an intersection counting cars with a clicker. Now, Bycraft also oversees some 150 non-recording, traffic-detection cameras that monitor 38 intersections in the city. Bycraft and his crack team of traffic managers have a growing eye on the city. This year, a new set of cameras will be

! Traffic systems technologist Bill Johal helps screen 325 traffic signals at the Traffic Management Centre at the Richmond City Hall annex. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

installed at each intersection along Steveston Highway. Slowly, with the installation of fibre optic cables, other high-traffic streets will have cameras installed, and each new full traffic signal in the city (such as the three soon to be installed along No. 2 Road) will also have cameras outfitted at a cost of up to $40,000 per intersection. “We didn’t realize how powerful these cameras would be in monitoring traffic,” said

Bycraft. The cameras can detect traffic and assist the in-ground electronic sensors commonly seen as black loops on the pavement. During construction season many of the inground sensors are damaged, adding to the traffic woes, so Bycraft notes they’re particularly valuable during the summer. Better data allows Bycraft’s team to better analyze traffic. According to the City of Richmond, there are roughly 1,700 car counting

detectors throughout the city, monitoring traffic flow in five-minute increments, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Bycraft expects to release citywide lane-by-lane data by 2016. It was last done in 2006. The team sets times for each intersection signal accordingly, as well as determines signal coordination with other intersections. For instance, from 3 to 7 p.m., No. 2 Road southbound is coordinated to keep traffic moving from Sea Island into south Richmond. Some intersections will change their operating parameters 10 times a day. “Forty per cent efficiency is doing fairly well. Downtown Vancouver is probably at 60 per cent efficiency because of their one-way streets,” said Bycraft, noting the system is designed to prioritize busier streets. Much of the system relies upon driving at or just slightly above the posted speed limit. For instance, the system detects the “platoon” of cars, not outliers, said Bycraft. So, a driver that speeds ahead will likely need to stop at the next light until the cameras and sensors detect a batch of vehicles. Sensors and cameras can spot a vehicle from 65 metres (four seconds) ahead of the red light. If there are no vehicles heading in the opposite direction at the intersection, from the same distance, the red light will turn green. Bycraft notes this system can avoid crashes since any subsequent drivers in the opposite direction shouldn’t be racing to beat the amber light by the time they approach it.

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group of Chinese community leaders is urging Richmond residents to send them photos of Chinese-only signs. Calling their effort “The Signs of Harmony Project,” the business, real estate and community representatives are promising to send someone to each business using such signs to persuade them to voluntarily include English in their signs. The group, which includes four residents of Richmond and three from other regions of Metro Vancouver, is adamantly opposed to Richmond regulating the language used in signs. “When you regulate, you penalize. It is not businessfriendly. It does not build harmony,” said Kenneth Tung, a former chair of the immigrant society SUCCESS who is president of an information technology company in Richmond. Having a Chinese-only sign does not show respect to the country you’ve chosen to live in, said Tung Chan, another former head of SUCCESS, who lives in Richmond. The ad hoc group is

promising to contact the businesses in question if residents send photos of Chinese-only signs to signsofharmony@hotmail.com. Kerry Starchuk, who is part of a group urging Richmond city council to require at least 50 per cent English on signs, attended the group’s news conference but she doesn’t think much will change. She also disagreed with the position taken by The Signs of Harmony on the relative size of English and Chinese languages in signs in Richmond. A report for Richmond council, which promised last year to come up with a longrange plan to respond to the sign debate, states that in the past three years, 50 of 1,180 permits issued were for signs that were only in a language other than English. — Vancouver Sun

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the four local teams taking part in the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s (HSF) annual fundraiser, which involves teams of up to 30 people riding a giant bike in unison around the village for two kilometres. It’s not clear which one of the teams fell victim to the theft or how the money was stolen. The HSF’s Vancouver ofﬁce wasn’t prepared to give out the details of the theft, saying only that it was “deeply concerned” about the money going missing. — Alan Campbell Richmond News

! French ebooks

After a four-year wait, Richmond residents can ﬁnally expect to see some French ebooks at the Richmond Public Library. The library had chosen an ebook distributor that only initially sold mostly English ebooks and some Chinese ones, according to deputy chief librarian Susan Walters. “In 2014 we started offering Chinese ebooks based on member feedback. So, we started the Chinese collection, now we are starting

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fter dipping into its carbon credits for 2014, the City of Richmond will likely need to purchase even more credits by 2017, in order to remain “carbon neutral,” according to a report from city energy manager Levi Higgs. And that may be accomplished with a new, local carbon marketplace.

In 2014, the city emitted 8,350 tonnes of CO2 from the likes of city buildings and its vehicle fleet. Conversely it received 7,968 tonnes of CO2 emission credits from its organics recycling program and its share of the methane gas capturing done by Metro Vancouver at the landfill. The city has 5,413 tonnes

of carbon credits in a reserve, but will lose its annual credits for methane gas (4,300 tonnes), next year. “The surplus that we have does buy us some time,” Higgs told Richmond City Council Monday. In time, Richmond will need to acquire carbon credits, Higgs noted. To do so, the city is developing the Richmond Carbon Marketplace, whereby the city may purchase carbon credits from community

partners and businesses that bring forward greenhouse gas-saving projects. Higgs said the marketplace is still a work in progress. The city is always exploring avenues to reduce energy emissions, Higgs told council. For instance, recently the city cut its natural gas use by 20 per cent at the Richmond Ice Centre with a new heat recovery system. As well, Higgs said the city could find new sources of credits, such as from the

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! Port and city on runaway course Should industrial land be protected as much as farmland in the Lower Mainland? Yes, says Port Metro Vancouver’s president and CEO Robin Silvester, who reiterated his organization’s position — in a letter to city council last week — that the City of Richmond must take protecting industrial land as seriously as it takes protecting agricultural land. But council wasn’t buying what Silvester was selling, with Coun. Ken Johnston, generally a supporter of the port, suggesting the letter was borderline confrontational. Silvester stated “it is inevitable that tension will occasionally arise between Port Metro Vancouver and our surrounding municipalities” and went on to write that he is “concerned by the recent breakdown in communication” between the city, its council and the port. The letter notes in five years industrial land supplies will be “severely diminished” as there’s only about 2,500 acres of unconstrained industrial land remaining for near-term development. PMV accused the city of developing industrial land for residential purposes (such as in the Bridgeport area). Coun. Linda McPhail told the News, that isn’t the case and the city’s Official

Community Plan to 2041 does, in fact, reserve land for industry. “This is an industrial reserve. We’re asking they respect what we’ve determined is industrial land,” said McPhail, who acknowledged the value of industry as a tax base and job source for the city. A major sore point between the two groups is the Gilmore Farms property, which the port has not committed to keeping in the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve. “We heard loud and clear in the election, our community wants to preserve agricultural land,” said McPhail. Coun. Harold Steves stated on Monday it was the city that donated land to the federal government in the 20th century. But he said that was done when the port was under “democratic control.” “We could not envision that someone would take this port away from us and give it to a dictatorial organization that is unelected,” said Steves. Meanwhile, at the same meeting Steves voiced more concerns over the port’s willingness to use the Fraser River as a fossil fuel highway. “This group has brought in LNG, jet fuel and coal — all dirty industries,” said Steves. Last week, Fraser Surrey Docks proposed using 80 Panamax-size tankers, annually, to transport coal from Surrey to overseas markets. Steves voiced concerns over the management of coal-polluted runoff water and its treatment. The port is studying options to properly handle the water with one of them using the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. Steves said that could spoil the plant’s biosolids production (used on farms) with arsenic.

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evin Lambert is trying to calm down a distraught cyclist, who appears to have broken her arm, but is worried about her dad, who has collapsed next to her after crashing into his daughter and tumbling off his bike. Rico Ruffy and Chris Naples, meanwhile, are attending to the father, not knowing that, moments earlier, the arrhythmia sufferer had lost consciousness and collided with his

daughter. Thankfully, the father and daughter are volunteers, acting out a role as victims, and Lambert, Ruffy and Naples are Team Canada — a trio of Richmondbased paramedics training to go for gold at the famed Rejviz Rally, a global medical rescue competition held annually in the Czech Republic. Their mock emergency, played out at the British

Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS)’s Richmond HQ at No. 1 and Williams roads, is all part of the plan to grab the gold medal in Europe in two weeks’ time. And with the team already having two silver medals on their ﬁreplaces from 2012 and 2013, the guys are rightly feeling conﬁdent about going one better this time. “The smallest of decisions can be the difference; there are about 10,000 points up for grabs and literally only a couple of hundred points separates the top teams at the end,” said

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based out of YVR. “Fatigue can be a big part of it, but we often pull long 12-hour plus shifts here. “I like our chances this year, though; we’ve been training well and we’ve ﬁnished second twice, so we know what it’s all about.” Retired advanced paramedic Clarke McGuire — Team Canada’s trainer, who has been to the competition six times and is returning again this year as a judge — said winning the gold comes down to a few moments over the event’s arduous three days. “It totally depends on the scenario and how it’s judged; it’s very subjective,” said McGuire, who actually won gold at the international event in 2005. “Australia won the last time we were there but were sixth the year before so…” Over the last few months, McGuire has asked the team — which includes manager John Richmond,

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! Kevin Lambert, left, treats a supposed arm break during training for the world medical emergency competition. Above, the Richmond-based team of Rico Ruffy, left, and Chris Naples, attend to the ‘victim.’ Photo by Alan Campbell

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Family seeks answers for senseless loss PHILIPRAPHAEL Staff Reporter

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“ICARS is responsible for investigating the forensic aspect of all vehicle collisions that result in serious injury or death in the Lower Mainland,” Linteau said. “This is a very complex process and on average can take about six months to complete. Some incidents may only take a couple of months to process, while others may take eight or nine months to complete.” Linteau added it’s important to remember ICARS deals with traffic fatalities or serious motor vehicle collisions and it is extremely important their analysis of an incident is thorough. The lingering uncertainty about the matter has left Mahy feeling isolated and powerless. “There’s a void in your life that can never be filled,” he said. “As a father, you always think you can take care of your family and keep them safe. And when something like this happens you feel useless.”

never thought my life would be this cold and empty.” Ron Mahy tears up behind his wrap-around, prescription Oakley sunglasses that are protecting his steel blue eyes from the bright spring day. A towering, bear of a man, wearing a pair of Harley Davidson motorcycle pins on his leather riding vest, his raw emotions continue to well up from within as he talks about the loss of his eldest daughter — 36-year-old Christy Mahy. She was killed after a vehicle struck her and the bicycle she had stopped on, waiting for the crosswalk lights to change at the intersection of Russ Baker Way and the Dinsmore Bridge on Sea Island last July. “I have two daughters, As a father, you always and Christy was not marthink you can take care of ried, had no kids, and was the one who was going your family and keep them to stay with me in my old safe. And when something age,” Mahy said, after kneeling beside her roadlike this happens you feel side memorial just steps away from where she was useless. killed. “Now, she’s gone.”

An unfillable void

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Mahy said, he deals with the loss of Christy every day — something made worse by the fact little information about the investigation has been released since charges have yet to be laid on the suspect, despite the length of time since the incident. Mahy said he understands the need for a thorough investigation, but feels shut out of the process. “My expectations (of the police) were that when a family member gets killed, you’d really like to know what the process is as it’s going along,” he said. “You’re depending on them.” Mahy said he’s been the one making the calls to the Richmond RCMP for updates that have yielded little, except for one call back he said he received when an investigating officer informed him the suspect had left the country. Richmond RCMP officials, citing privacy concerns, declined any comment on the case, and have not substantiated whether or not the suspect has left Canada. The investigation, which has included members from the the RCMP’s Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS), remains ongoing, said RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Annie Linteau in an email.

Back on track

The phone rang. It was Christy, Mahy recalled. After a while out of the workforce for health reasons, she was trying to get her career back on track. She had been a popular employee at Nedco Electrical Supply in east Richmond for many years. And she was optimistic about the job interview she’d had at a new employer earlier in the day on July 30. “Dad, I’m really sure I’ve got the job, I’m going out for a bike ride,” Mahy said his daughter told him over the phone, hours before she was killed. “She was getting her life back on track again, had a boyfriend, things were turning around,” said her aunt, Cherie Crawford. “She was very kind, very giving. “She would do anything for anybody. She had friends from all facets of life — from heavy duty bikers to wealthy people. She was just people-oriented. There were 300 people at her celebration of life.” An important focus was Chrsity’s family life, especially after her mother, Sherie, died of breast cancer 11 years ago, her aunt said. The loss had separated the family. Christy remained in Richmond, living in Burkeville on Sea Island. Her dad moved to Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast, and her sister shifted closer to SFU where she was studying. That’s why, when the family gathered about a year ago, Christy wanted to have them at her house. “She wanted to bring that closeness back to the family,” Crawford said.

! Ron Mahy (top photo) visits the roadside memorial to his daughter, Christy (above left) who was

struck by a vehicle at Russ Baker Way and the Dinsmore Bridge last July 30. Charges have yet to be laid in connection with the case as Mahy and his family seek answers to why the investigation has taken so long, and that the suspect has allegedly left Canada.

Where to from here?

The kilometres tick by on Ron Mahy’s Harley. He’s covered an average of 10,000 km a year since he climbed back aboard it in the years following his wife’s death. Today, when he rides to try and settle the feelings of loss, he adds Christy to his thoughts. It works, for a while, says Ron Mahy’s sister. “My brother has gone through hell because there are no answers, no closure at all for the family,” said Crawford. “It’s almost taken him back to the loss of his wife all over again.”

Mahy has thought about hiring a lawyer to try and help get some answers. “But I couldn’t see myself spending $5,000 to $10,000 on something (information) that should naturally just come to me,” he said. Mahy adds that friends have told him to be patient, since cases such as this take time to be resolved. “But it’s a cut and dry case where nobody else was involved in the accident,” Mahy said. “How much can you investigate when there was one car involved? “And now I’m told the person involved with this has left the country. If society has any heart and soul here we would not allow that.”

Attaining closure can be an elusive quest, says counsellor

losure. It can mean and come in many different forms for families and individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one. It can also be elusive. “Grief is so individual,” said Amber Davis, a bereavement counsellor with Richmond Hospice Association. “There’s so many factors that affect how we grieve.”

The biggest determining one is the relationship we have the person who you have lost. Another is how the loss occurred, Davis said. Was it due to a lengthy illness that sometimes allows family and friends to prepare? Or was it a sudden, unexpected event? “Sudden death can be very hard,” said Davis, a registered clinical counsellor. “You feel powerless

without any time to prepare, and there can be implications from that, as well as other types of grief, too.” But can we expect closure? ! Amber Davis “Closure is a tricky thing,” she said. “With grief, there’s a lot of answers we never

get. Even if it’s a prolonged illness — sometimes people don’t let their loved ones know they’re sick. So, I don’t know if you really ever get closure to the degree that we’d like. And that becomes part of the grieving process — knowing we’ll never have all of the answers.” Is grief or bereavement counselling for everyone? “I don’t think everyone needs

counselling, but having support, not being isolated, is key,” Davis said. “People can be at a lot of risk for other situations if they don’t have someone they can talk to.” The most important thing for people to know is they are not alone and have access to a safe place they can share whatever it is they’re feeling. — Philip Raphael

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COFFEE With...Ivan Sayers

Making vintage fashionable “My biggest interest when I was little was the past,” he said. “How did we get to where Staff Reporter we are now? And what created all of those PRAPHAELRICHMONDNEWS.COM influences that made the world we live in?” That’s why he set up a makeshift museum verywhere Ivan Sayers looks he sees in his parents’ garage when he was 14. a fashion catwalk — especially at “I had broken typewriters, old sewing pedestrian crossings when he’s behind the machines, old toys, collections of stamps wheel of his car. and rocks,” he said. “I set it up and charged So, be mindful of how dressed up, or admission, 25 cents, that I’d collect from my dressed down you are. school friends.” “As the people pass by, I ask myself, ‘Why The overall plan was to become a classical is that person wearing horizontal stripes? archaeologist — specifically an Egyptologist Why are they wearing six different prints at — so he could delve into one of the oldest the same time? That’s fine when you’re 16 civilizations on the globe. and attractive, but when you’re my age, you But since money was scarce in his look like an accident. It’s not right,” he said household, the young Sayers knew he’d with a laugh. need to fund school at UBC himself. In other words, Sayers, 68, rarely turns That led to him selling all of his prized off his wandering eye when it comes to “antiquities,” except for the vintage clothing clothing — but what can you expect from that was most dear to his heart. a fashionista who actually owns a pair of That dedication to fashion stemmed shoes once belonging from his parents’ to Canadian suffragette forays into amateur Nellie McClung? theatre — his mom Sayers will made the costumes What’s in a name? be receiving an for the local company Sayers is Gaelic for storyteller. honourary degree in Summerland, and Brush with fame? from Richmond’s both she and his father A dress once belonging to silver Kwantlen Polytechnic performed on stage. screen icon Barbara Stanwyck is in University at the So, Sayers paid his Sayers’ collection. school’s convocation way through university ceremonies on May 21 House companion? waiting tables at the A cat, named Blossom, who answers Sayers’ interest in Lady Alexandra floating to “Girl” as in “good girl, bad girl.” style actually began as restaurant beside the an interest in history Coffee vessel of choice? Bayshore Hotel in as a teen growing up A small pint mug. “It saves time on Downtown Vancouver, in Summerland in the and trading antiques having to stop and refill it.” south Okanagan. he’d find in dumps or

! Fashion historian

Ivan Sayers remembers the days when he traded dumpster antiques to pay his way through university. Some days he ate well, some days he didn’t. Photo by Philip Rapahel/Richmond News

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Getting to know:

thrift sales at the local Salvation Army store. “I’d browse around, find some antique knickknacks here and there, buy them in the morning and sell them in the afternoon. And if I had a good day, I ate. And if I didn’t, I had to make the hamburger buns last an extra day, which kept me thin. I was young and that was an ambition. “The first year I was at university I lost 28 pounds. It was good. I was young, and vain, to be sure.” But as his collection of vintage clothes grew, so did Sayers’ knowledge, which eventually landed him a paying job at the Vancouver Museum for 20 years, starting out as a few-days-a-week cataloguing volunteer to eventually curator of history. Today, Sayers has items from his personal collection on loan to as many as five museums at one time — most of them local. And he acts as a resource to the TV and film industry’s costume designers who

are looking to replicate period clothing. “That tells me I am doing the right thing,” he said. “Because, if you are doing something slightly eccentric, you want approval. If you didn’t want that, you wouldn’t try hard.” Asked about his favourite piece, Sayers quipped “All dresses are equal before God.” But he did name a few items crammed in an orderly manner into just about every available space at his east Vancouver home. A part from Nellie’s shoes, he has a special place for a uniform belonging to the ﬁrst female bus driver for B.C. Electric during the Second World War. The pieces he covets the most tell a story about who wore them, he added. “They look at a dress, and it’s pretty. I tell them the story attached to it and they see the person,” he said. “That’s the real charm.”

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SUMMER Camps

Animal adventures abound in Richmond Both the BC SPCA and RAPS have fun kids camps organized for vacation season

elieve it or not, summer will be here before you know it — and so will summer camp at the BC SPCA in Richmond. Returning this July and August, the BC SPCA’s popular summer day camps combine animal-themed fun and learning. Registration is open now and parents of interested kids are encouraged to sign up early to guarantee a spot in their desired week. In a week at summer camp, participants are introduced to a range of animal welfare themes related to companion, farm and wild animals. Games and crafts designed by BC SPCA humane educators get kids playing while also thinking about the ways we treat animals, the environment and other people. Visits from guest speakers who work with animals are a treat for campers — and can have a hugely positive impact on their understanding of animal care and welfare. Of course, for many kids, interactive time with animals is a favourite part of camp. Throughout the week, they will have the chance to meet cats, dogs and small animals such as rats and guinea pigs. All dogs participating in camps belong to staff and have been temperament tested by BC SPCA animal welfare professionals; campers will not interact with shelter dogs.

! Kids can bond with

animals at BC SPCA camps, left and right, as well as learn much about the animals themselves. Photos submitted

with the exception of Aug. 4-7, which is exclusively for six and seven-year-olds. Go to spca.bc.ca/camp for more information and online registration. Or call 604-709-4679. No matter what each day of camp holds, the end goal of the BC SPCA is to send kids home smiling and having something new to share with their families and friends. “It’s important to us that campers not only have fun but also learn something, so all of our activities have an underlying educational message,” said Leiki Salumets, regional humane education coordinator for the BC SPCA. Salumets adds that the beneﬁts of camp can go far beyond a week in the summer. “By reaching youth early on, our goal is to take a role in creating the next generation of compassionate leaders.”

The week-long day camps are offered from July 6 to Aug. 14; from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day (early drop off available from 9 a.m. onwards, late pick up available from 3:30-4:00). The cost is $185 per week ($170 for Kids Club members). Kids who are not yet Kids Club members will receive a complimentary membership along with their summer camp registration. For children from low-income families, the BC SPCA offers a limited number of bursaries. Parents or guardians of potential bursary candidates can learn more by emailing camp@spca.bc.ca. All weeks are for kids aged eight to 11,

RAPS Meanwhile, the Richmond Animal Protection Society (RAPS) is hosting its own RAPS Animal Day Camp for kids aged seven and over. Running July 20 to 24, daily activities will include, arts and crafts, animal interaction, fun and games, guest educators, animal enclosure care, animal feedings, special projects and more. The cost $300 for the week and activities start at 9 a.m. with drop off available between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Camp ends at 4 p.m. with after-care option available to 5 p.m. Email raps.shelter@telus.net or call 604-275-2036.

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Pre-school Program - 1 hour Class ( Ages 3 to 5.5 years )

Wednesday : 4:00pm-5:00pm Friday : 4:00pm-5:00pm

Advanced Pre-school Program - 1.5 hours Class ( Ages 4 to 5.5 years )

Wednesday : 5:00pm-6:30pm

School Age Boys / Girls Program - 2 hours Class ( Ages 6 to 9 years )

Monday : 4:00pm-6:00pm Tuesday : 4:00pm-6:00pm Thursday : 4:00pm-6:00pm

Teen Boys / Girls Program - 2 hours Class ( Ages 10 years and up )

Monday : 6:00pm-8:00pm Thursday : 6:00pm-8:00pm

Adult Drop-in Program – 1.5 hours class - $12.00/Class ( Ages 14 years and up )

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$88.00

$108.00

$129.00

$150.00

$168.00

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$112.00

$138.00

$164.00

$189.00

$214.00

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Our popular Half Day Camps include 1.5 Hours of fun filled gymnastics with high qualified coach as well as crafts and other fun activities! WEEKS

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$140.00

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SUMMERCamps

Kids camp tradition lives S

ummer camp is a beloved tradition in many families. Many parents of young children fondly recall spending their summers at camp, where they made life-long friends and learned the ﬁner points of roasting marshmallows and competing in three-legged sack races. Parents looking for the right summer camp for their kids will soon discover there are various types of summer camps, each offering youngsters something different. The following are some of the summer camp options parents can expect to encounter as they search for the right camper for their kids.

! Camps can come

in all shapes and sizes, with indoor and outdoor activities, such as canoeing. Photo submitted

Day camp Day camps are not overnight camps, which means kids will return home each night rather than sleep over at camp. Day camps typically offer many of the activities people have come to associate with camps, including crafts, sports and even day-trips to experience local culture or attractions. Many day camps are co-ed, and counselors typically live within the community. Faith-based camp Faith-based camps offer many of the same activities as more traditional summer camps, but do so while simultaneously offering campers the opportunity to celebrate and further explore their religious beliefs. Some faith-based camps may focus heavily on religion, incorporating faith into daily camp activities, while others may be more subtle with regard to integrating religious beliefs and lessons into camp activities. Sports camps Some summer camps focus on a particular sport, catering to young athletes who want to further develop their athletic talents. Sports camps may feature guest lectures and lessons from notable local athletes and coaches, while some camps may provide instruction from current and/or former professional athletes. Some sports camps are overnight, while others are day camps. Family camps Family camps are opportunities for the whole family to enjoy the summer camp experience. Family camps typically tailor

their activities around tasks families can complete together, with counselors providing assistance when it’s needed. Family camps may be faith-based or secular, and families typically stay overnight, sleeping in facilities on the campsites or in lodging away from home. Special needs camps Parents of children with special needs can still send their kids to summer camp, as there are many camps that cater to such youngsters. Special needs camps may cater to campers who are blind, deaf, learning disabled, or mentally or physically disabled. Staff at special needs camps typically undergoes extensive training, which helps to calm some of the fears parents may have about leaving their special needs children at camp. Facilities at special needs camps are often built to accommodate the speciﬁc needs of campers.

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SUMMERCamps

Consider this...

Though May doesn’t often elicit images of youngsters building campfires or playing games in the pool, it’s still a great time for parents to start thinking about summer camps for their kids. Summer camp is often something kids look forward to, and something they will fondly recall long after they reach adulthood. For many kids, summer camp provides a first taste of independence, as youngsters spend significant time away from home without their parents for the first time in their lives. But as great an experience as summer camp can be for youngsters, it can be just as difficult an experience if parents don’t find the right fit for their children. The following are a few things parents should take into consideration.

summer camp. Photo submitted

Staff The right summer camp staff can make all the difference. Many children are understandably shy when arriving at a summer camp, as their friends from back home might not be joining them. That can make kids hesitant to participate in activities or less enthusiastic about those activities. But a good staff will know how to make kids feel welcome. When vetting camps for kids, parents should ask what a typical day is like once the season hits full swing. Many parents want their youngsters to have a well-rounded experience, while others might want their kids to attend a more specialized camp.

Camp goals Another thing parents must consider before choosing a summer camp for their kids is the goals of each individual camp. A camp should be dedicated to ensuring kids have fun, even when kids are attending more specialized camps that tend to be more strict. In addition, parents should look for a camp that wants its attendees to foster relationships with their fellow campers. Camp can be lonely for some youngsters, especially those attending summer camp for the first time, but a summer camp that strives to promote friendship among its campers can reduce, if not eliminate, any feelings of homesickness.

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Camps for

SUMMERBREAK

SMARTFUNTODAY-SKILLSTHEYNEEDTOMORROW! Keep your child’s mind growing over the summer.

READING & WRITING

Summer Book Club (Grades 4-6)

Improve reading and writing skills while fostering a love of literature with our Summer Book Club. • They will have the opportunity to improve their critical thinking and comprehension skills as they complete the assignments. Our teachers will also lead them through thought-provoking class discussions. • Monday to Friday 12:00-2:00 pm • Starting from Monday July 6th • Camp fee $150 per week

STEM CAMPS

Robotics 101 & 102 (Grades 2-6)

Create a foundation of STEM skills in a hands-on learning environment with our Robotics summer camp. Students will learn a variety of engineering concepts while building and programming robots using Lego© • Tuesday to Thursday 9:30-11:30 am • Starting from Tuesday July 7th • Camp fee $189 per week • Ask about our 201 & 202 classes!

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Fighting kitchen nerves, learning how to be safe ! Grade 10 McNair students

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Neelam Bancy, background, and Manreet Buttar grilling burgers in the culinary arts kitchen at McNair secondary. Photo by Dora Ho

Food Matters

s part of McNair’s Culinary Arts Program, students choose from one of five projects: a multicultural food project, a learning journal, a portfolio, an essay, or research project. Grade 10 student Neelam Bancy, new to the program this semester, chose to do the learning journal, and as I recently reread her first entry, I decided that it would be a great one to share with readers because it highlights some important learning that can be very beneficial to everyone. Journal entry #1: A Fresh Experience: “I’ve never written a journal before, but I thought, why not? The cafeteria is a non-stop event whenever you enter, and I’d love to write and keep track of everything that happens, so that I can look back at the memories. The first day of the semester, the second I walked into the class, I admit I did get nervous. I’m a shy person around people not my own age, and I got a little anxious coming into the class and seeing it was a mixed-grade class. To keep the feelings of regret at bay, I told myself, “suck it up! It’ll be fun.” I felt a little calmer a few days into the class learning Foodsafe. I loved the idea of two days kitchen, two days Foodsafe because it allowed me to gradually open up to the kitchen with its surroundings and fast-paced energy. My first ever station with chef Ray gave me some confidence. Even though it was just cutting potatoes for roasted potatoes at lunch, doing it with my friend in a comfortable environment

made me feel better. But the next task, cutting the herbs for the roasted potatoes, didn’t go as well as I had hoped. I had the job of cutting cilantro and it made me very nervous and scared. It involved using a technique that meant using your knuckle as a guide and cutting very close to your ﬁngers. I learned that day that you can cut cilantro only once because if you keep on recutting it, it will turn black from being bruised. That made me put a bit more pressure on myself, hoping to cut the way everyone else does and try not to mess up on the ﬁrst day. But my anxiety got the best of me and I was nervous and ended up cutting a few pieces bigger than necessary. My friend could tell I was nervous and offered to trade jobs

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Sensational spring sips ERICHANSON Sips Happen

s April showers give way to the Merry Month of May, it’s time to celebrate the season of rebirth and new beginnings with a trio of attractive wines. The 2013 Royal Old Vines Chenin Blanc ($14) from South Africa’s Western Cape is a light, refreshing white that was made for springtime. Chenin blanc’s home is in France’s Loire Valley where it makes wonderful wines, both dry and sweet. Nowadays, however, South Africa makes more chenin blanc than the French. The chenin blanc is a charming wine that will impress both novice and sophisticated wine drinkers. If you like sauvignon blanc or pinot gris, you will enjoy it. It has a gentle floral aroma that reminds me of walking through a blossom-filled orchard after a gentle rain. The flavour has instant appeal: a crisp fruitiness with a hint of vibrant sunshine. I loved the sweet mango taste with a touch of honey and the tangy acidity, a sweet and sour character that ends on a dry note. Enjoy the chenin blanc on the patio after an afternoon of gardening, or serve it with grilled sockeye sprinkled with Moroccan spice. Next is Hester Creek 2014 Rosé Cabernet Franc ($20) from the Okanagan. Normally cabernet franc is a red, dry table wine and this Oliver winery makes a delicious one. By

fermenting the wine on the skins for a short period of time, you have a more refreshing rosé, lighter in body and in colour than its heavier, more serious red cousin. The rosé’s colour is stunning! Most rosés are orange or pink, but the Hester Creek is a gorgeous burgundy. The cab franc’s flavour has strawberries and cherries with a creamy texture and a natural sweetness. It went well with the beef and jalapeno burgers I cooked. My final recommendation is another B.C. wine, the Mt. Boucherie 2012 Gamay Noir Family Reserve ($20). Mt. Boucherie is named after the extinct volcano in West Kelowna where the winery is located, although the grapes come from the Similkameen Valley. Traditionally, Gamay is the grape of Beaujolais which is famous for its juicy, fresh character. The grapes have thin skins which avoids the heavy tannins that give big reds structure and bitterness. Along with a beautiful burgundy hue, the Mt. Boucherie enjoys a bouquet of cherry, coffee, and cracked black pepper. The flavour is full of ripe, red fruit like currants and cherries, and a good grinding of pepper. And true to form, this gamay noir has silky tannins that would please the most hesitant red wine drinker. And when sipped with Oka cheese after the meal, the wine’s fruitiness gets kicked up a notch or two! The B.C. wines are available at Sip Wines and the chenin blanc at government shops. Eric Hanson is a local, retired teacher and wine educator.

for her low-pressure job of removing thyme leaves from their stems. Gladly, I accepted, and whilst doing my job, told myself that I had overreacted for no reason, and that these were just ﬁrst-time jitters. The next two days were spent doing Foodsafe and that Friday I had been assigned to the salad station with Mark. Since it was a Friday, no food prep was needed, so Mark gave us a tour of the kitchen. It was so cool! The best thing was the vacuum packer! I thought it was so neat that I could see one of those things in real life. In Foodsafe, I learned a lot. I had no idea that leaving food out for more than two hours makes it unsafe to eat. I do feel a little grossed out though, thinking about all the times I’ve left food out for longer than two hours.

But now I keep note of how long my family has left the food out and let them understand why two hours plus is unhealthy. Also, I don’t want to sound naive, but I had no idea how serious the separating of vegetables and raw meat actually is. I was unaware that keeping raw meat products above ready-to-eat foods like fruits and vegetables is a danger, since the raw juices can drip onto the produce and there is no way to kill/reduce bacteria with fruits and vegetables that won’t be cooked. But, even with the hard work and rush of the cafeteria, the serious mindset of controlling foodborne illnesses, and the constant reminder to never touch your face, I do believe it is all worth it in the end because it will improve my lifestyle habits and I will enjoy learning to cook and bake in a professional kitchen. As a certiﬁed Foodsafe instructor who teaches the Foodsafe Level 1 Program, I’d highly recommend it because food handling safety risks at home are much more common than people think. Learning proper food handling practices is key to preventing microbial foodborne illness. Below are some simple steps you can follow at home to stay food safe: Cook: Always cook food to the safe internal temperatures. You can check this by using a digital food thermometer. Clean: Wash your hands and surfaces often with warm, soapy water. Separate: Make sure to always separate your raw foods from cooked foods and vegetables to avoid cross-contamination. Dora Ho is a culinary arts teacher from McNair secondary.

WE WELCOME DR. AHMED ISMAIL TO OUR CLINIC Dr. Ahmed Ismail was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt up until the age 18 when he immigrated to Canada, settling in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He attended Dalhousie University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science with honors in Biology, while playing soccer competitively for Halifax City Soccer Club. Ahmed stayed at Dalhousie University for dental school, obtaining his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. Upon graduation, he opted to further his education at the General Practice Residency (GPR) program at the University of British Columbia based in the Vancouver General Hospital. Dr. Ismail spent over 8 months servicing 7 hospitals as part of an on-call service, gaining valuable experience in managing dental infections and trauma. During a residency program, Dr. Ismail had the opportunity to travel and work in many areas of BC. He was settled in Kelowna for the past 2 years until deciding to make Vancouver his home. Dr. Ismail enjoys all aspects of dentistry especially surgery, extractions, and implants. Dr. Ismail is fluent in Arabic and is now accepting new patients. His dedication to patient care and gentle but thorough manner will help make your dental experience a positive one.

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Vancouver Airport Authority is a community-based, not-for-proﬁt organization that manages Vancouver International Airport (YVR). As a sustainable gateway, we provide social and economic beneﬁts to the communities we serve, while protecting the environment. MISSION: CONNECTING BRITISH COLUMBIA PROUDLY TO THE WORLD VISION: A WORLD CLASS SUSTAINABLE GATEWAY BETWEEN ASIA AND THE AMERICAS VALUES: SAFETY, TEAMWORK, ACCOUNTABILITY, INNOVATION

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25 YEARS OF GREEN COAT VOLUNTEERS 470 GREEN COAT VOLUNTEERS, WORKING IN 33 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES FOR OUR PASSENGERS

BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA FOR A HISTORIC 6 YEARS IN A ROW

#1 AIRPORT HOTEL IN NORTH AMERICA FAIRMONT VANCOUVER AIRPORT—CONDÉ NAST

“LEAST FRUSTRATING AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA”

YVR WAS NAMED BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA BY THE PRESTIGIOUS SKYTRAX WORLD AIRPORT AWARDS, WHICH RANK AIRPORTS BASED ON VOLUNTARY SURVEY RESULTS OF OVER 13 MILLION GLOBAL PASSENGERS.

– BLOOMBERG NEWS

91%

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RATING— TWO YEARS IN A ROW

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015

93% WASTE REDUCTION

Our Environment YVR is committed to sound environmental management, which we demonstrate through a range of initiatives. These include upgrading light ﬁxtures and buildings to reduce energy use, monitoring water quality to protect ecosystems, improving cycling infrastructure to reduce emissions and recycling materials to reduce waste.

93% OF SOLID CONSTRUCTION WASTE MATERIALS DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS IN 2014

76% HYBRID TAXI FLEET RUNNING ON HYBRID-ELECTRIC ENGINES, OPERATING AT YVR IN 2014

1.3 MILLION KG OF MATERIAL FROM THE TERMINAL WAS RECYCLED IN 2014

2014 POWERSMART AWARDS LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION FOR ACHIEVING GREAT LEVELS OF ENERGY SAVINGS YEAR-OVER-YEAR

Our People

Safety

Over 24,000 people call YVR their workplace. At the core of this community is the YVR team, a group of 416 employees who go beyond, every day for our customers.

The safety and security of YVR’s passengers and employees is the Airport Authority’s primary responsibility, during regular operations and in times of crisis. We regularly test our emergency response through exercises, drills and discussions. In 2014, we had zero health and safety non-compliances.

Our Business YVR welcomed a record 19.4 million passengers in 2014, thanks to strong domestic travel and AsiaPacific traffic. To keep pace with this record growth, we continued key projects, expanding our presence in Asia, starting construction on the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Centre and finalizing work on the A-B Connector, part of our expansion of the Domestic Terminal.

BC'S TOP EMPLOYER—NINE YEARS IN A ROW

Our Leadership

4 DREAMLINER AIRCRAFT

The Airport Authority is governed by a community-based Board of Directors. A seven-member Executive Committee, led by President & CEO Craig Richmond, oversees daily operations at YVR.

INTRODUCED AT YVR IN 2014

53 AIRLINES SERVE YVR EVERY DAY

110 NON-STOP DESTINATIONS

19.4 MILLION

AVAILABLE TO TRAVELLERS FROM YVR

PASSENGERS SERVED IN 2014

YEAR

2014

2013

2012

Revenue (Millions)

464.9

433.3

403.6

Operating Expenses (Millions)

320.4

291.1

280.2

Ground Lease (Millions) paid to the Federal Govt.

46.6

42.3

39.1

Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses (Millions)

101.7

98.3

84.9

1,377.8

1,273.6

1,162.8

Capital Expenditures For The Year (Millions)

277.6

186.0

106.0

Passengers (Millions)

19.4

18.0

17.6

Aircraft Runway Take-Offs / Landings (Thousands)

273

263

261

256.9

228.3

227.9

Net Assets (Millions)

Cargo Handled (Thousands Of Tonnes)

7 MEMBER

14 DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE TEAM

ON OUR BOARD

Our Community

Innovation

YVR is a dedicated community partner. In 2014, we donated more than $900,000 to local not-for-proﬁt organizations, charities and sponsorships. We hosted a diverse range of community engagement programs, including the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, and our new YVR Explorer Tour—a year-round guided tour for diverse community groups.

We constantly innovate to improve the customer experience. We made history with the debut of our BORDERXPRESS™ Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks in Aruba in 2014—the ﬁrst time a self-service border control technology has been available to travellers at an international airport with U.S. preclearance.

PARTICIPATED IN 19 COMMUNITY FESTIVALS ACROSS B.C.

OVER 550 FOOD HAMPERS COLLECTED AT ANNUAL QUEST HOLIDAY HAMPER DRIVE

OVER 16.8 MILLION

PASSENGERS SERVED

OVER $900,000 IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

1,485 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR SCHOOL TOUR PROGRAM

338 BORDERXPRESS™ KIOSKS SOLD IN 2014

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We strive to be accountable to you, our customers, neighbours and business partners. To view the complete Annual Report and learn about how we report on our four sustainability pillars— Economic, Environment, Social and Governance—please visit WWW.YVR.CA

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We welcome your comments and questions. Please email us at:

community_relations@yvr.ca @YVRAIRPORT @YVRAIRPORT VANCOUVERAIRPORT VANCOUVERINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

Join us at Vancouver Airport Authority's Annual Public Meeting to ﬁnd out more about 2014 and our future plans. May 14 at YVR. Registration begins at 2:30pm. The meeting begins at 3:30pm. Details available at yvr.ca

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VOICES Column

Work on Hollybridge Way Detours in place

To accommodate sewer installation taking place along Hollybridge Way, from May 2015 until September 2015

Council open for business LINDAMcPhail

CityScene

there will be temporary lane closures along Hollybridge Way between Elmbridge Way and River Road: •

Monday to Friday from 7 am to 8 pm

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Saturdays from 10 am to 8 pm

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Sundays and holidays from 10 am to 6 pm

Detour signage will be in place. Please follow the direction of signage and trafﬁc control personnel.

CONTACT INFORMATION Community Liaison Ofﬁcer: 604-436-6986 (Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm) After-Hours Emergency: 604-451-6610 Email: icentre@metrovancouver.org

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Did you know that local businesses contribute 44.7 per cent of the City’s municipal tax revenue and generate more than 126,000 jobs? Local businesses are imperative to Richmond’s continued economic sustainability and community development. Currently over 14,000 businesses choose Richmond as their home. Council members are very cognizant of the role that economic development plays in the City’s financial sustainability and economic well being. They recognize the desirable job/worker ratio that Richmond currently enjoys, the value of having YVR as an economic development driver in the city, and the fortuitous location that Richmond enjoys relative to the airport, the border and Vancouver. Our economic development priorities include increasing emphasis on economic development activities in the city and fostering a collaborative economic development culture where the City and businesses are working together to build on and seize opportunities. Developed three years ago, the Richmond Business Development Program has a mandate to enhance the level of service and support for existing and prospective businesses, and, in turn, enable the retention and creation of jobs in the community. It supports the goals of the Richmond Resilient Economy Strategy, which was adopted by Council in 2014, and has a strong focus on retention and expansion of existing local businesses, as well as new business develop-

(10:00AM–3:30PM)

Buddha’s Birthday

Celebration

Bring your whole family for a day of festivities to celebrate the birth of Buddha. Everyone is welcome! ✤ Bathe the Buddha ✤ Chinese Music, Dance, Big Drums ✤ Kids’ Games and Activities ✤ Chan Tea Ceremony, Meditation ✤ Delicious Vegetarian Lunch ✤ Totally Free!

Dharma Drum Vancouver Center 8240 No. 5 Road, Richmond, BC (parking at BC Muslim Association, 12300 Blundell Road)

Get all the details at: www.ddmba.ca

ment. The Richmond Business Development Program provides one-on-one support on a wide variety of opportunities and challenges for existing and new businesses during their start-up, relocation and expansion phases. It also provides assistance in resolving specific business issues, and collects data on the overall local business community. Through the program, individual business retention, expansion, attraction and start-up opportunities are identified, catalogued and serviced through to completion. Since its first full year of implementation in 2013, the program has directly contributed to the creation of 777 new jobs and maintenance of 3,652 existing jobs in the community through 47 completed opportunities. A further 83 active opportunities are ongoing, and more continue to be generated. The continued success of Richmond’s Business Development Program has garnered international recognition. In 2014, Richmond was named the number one place to invest in Western Canada by Western Investor Magazine. We were also ranked in the top 10 “American Cities of the Future” by fDi (Foreign Direct Investment) Magazine. The City of Richmond’s Economic Development services for businesses and investors were named among the top in Canada by Site Selection Magazine. Businesses are continuously invited and encouraged to access the City’s services for businesses through its www.businessinrichmond.ca website, business outreach efforts and other communication channels. Linda McPhail is a Richmond city councillor

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And the winners are...

ARTS In the community

Winners of the City of Richmond’s 2015 Annual Arts Awards were announced at City Hall Tuesday nights. Taking home awards, from left, were: Glen Andersen, Artistic Innovation Award. Sara Holt, Cultural Leadership Award. Miyouki Jego, Arts Education Award. Angelica Poversky, Youth Arts Award. Geok Bin Phua, Volunteerism Award. Chris Ho, on behalf of Michael Audain of Polygon Homes, Business and Arts Award. Mayor Malcolmn Brodie, right, and coun-

WHAT’S On ! Thursday

Writers can share their work during a drop-in, Open Mic NIght on May 20 from 7-8 p.m. at the Richmond Public Library – Brighouse Branch. For more information, call 604-231-6413 or email jan. turner@yourlibrary.ca. The next Lulu Series: Art in the City event on May 14 from 7-9 p.m. at Richmond City Hall (6911 No. 3 Rd.) features Johanna Hurme, founding partner of Winnipeg’s internationally acclaimed 5468796 architecture firm. For more info, call 604-276-4000, or email communityservices@ richmond.ca. Walk and explore the beauty

of the Garden City Community Park lake May 14 from 7-8 p.m. while admiring more than 100 trees and plants from around the Pacific Rim and enjoy the ever changing gardens at Paulik Neighbourhood Park. Meeting spot: Garden City Park parking lot, one block east of Garden City Road on Granville Ave. For more information, call Richmond Fitness and Wellness Association at 604-238-8004, or email walking@richmond.ca.

! Saturday

Richmond Public Library will be hosting an easy free family fitness program for the whole family on May 16 from 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Brighouse (Main) Branch in the Kids Place Program Room. No registration is re-

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quired. Presenter is BCRPA Certified Personal Trainer Kendrick Uy who will do an active demo of three, simple fitness activities families can integrate into their daily routine in the spring and summer.

ing collection of bluegrass, country and swing for you to tap your feet May 21 at the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site (5180 Westwater Dr.). Admission: $10 at the door. Showtime: 7:30 p.m.

Curious about the benefits of cuddling? At Richmond Cuddle Party everyone’s Welcome (age 18+) on May 16 from 6 - 9 p.m., and Snuggle Sister’s (all women’s) May 17 from 2 -5 p.m. Meet others, practise clear communication and your language of touch. To RSVP: meetup. com/cuddlepartykarins or register: karincuddleparty. eventbrite.ca.

Maple Lane elementary school (7671 Alouette Dr.) is hosting its Spring Fair May 22 from 5 - 8 p.m. For more info, call at 604-668-6692, or email maplelanepac@ gmail.com.

! Upcoming

The HonkyTonk Dilettantes will be providing an amaz-

Walk Richmond’s Middle Arm Dyke May 23 from 10 11 a.m. Following the Fraser River, this walk passes the Richmond Olympic Oval and offers spectacular views of the North Shore Mountains. Meeting spot: Playground at Dover Park, 5855 Dover

cillors Harold Steves, middle back, and Chak Au were on had for the celebrations. Howard Jang, SFU professor and former director of numerous arts organizations in Vancouver, was the guest speaker and discussed the challenge, yet possibility of, measuring the intrinsic value of the arts. Too often, the arts are valued for their economic worth, because that’s measurable. But, he argues, standard metrics and familiar language can also be used to measure the arts in terms of making memories. ! The HonkTonk Dilettantes bring their brand of country swing to Britannia Shipyards on May 21. Photo submitted

Crescent (across from the Richmond Works Yard). For more details, call Richmond Fitness and Wellness Association at 604-238-8004, or email walking@richmond.ca.

on May 23 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Cambie Community Centre (12800 Cambie Road). For more info, call Phone: 604-233-8399, or email cambie@richmond.ca.

Looking for that special something? Come get some great deals kids’ stuff, household items, sporting goods, crafts and more at the Cambie Spring Swap Meet

Make-up Tutorial Workshop, May 23 and 24 from 12 - 2 p.m. at Thompson Community Centre (5151 Granville Ave.). For more information, call 604-238-8422, or email

A26 THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 RACCOON COLORING CONTEST 1. ERIN SWEENEY 2. MIRA REID 3. ILHAM KARIM 4. ERIN SALVADOR 5. JOHN TORRANCE Winners will be contacted by phone. Please pickup gift certificate from the Richmond News Office, 5731 No. 3 Road.

Winners for May 14th Issue

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Make it ‘green’ and they will come entrepreneur at age 12 when he cut lawns and removed snow in his native Quebec. Staff Reporter “I think I was just born with that spirit. PRAPHAELRICHMONDNEWS.COM Some people just have that inside them to create something of their own,” he said. n a competitive business market — such as It was that drive he took to the hotel busithe printing industry — you sometimes need ness in Quebec where he gained a decade to develop a unique niche to get noticed. of experience in a variety of areas before one Jason Gagné, president of Greener Print day deciding to pack up his car and move out Solutions in east Richmond, has managed to west. do that and the efforts have “I think I had about $500 not only paid off, they are in my pocket at that time, I think I was just born with and it cost me $200 in kind to the environment. Five years ago he opened gas to cross the country. I that spirit. Some people the doors to the business ended up in Banff where I with the mandate to projust have that inside them spent a year in the hotels, vide print and promotional to create something of their moving up fast to manage products that are derived a banquet facility.” from sustainable material own. The next stop was Vansources and with environcouver and a job at the Pan – J G mentally friendly producPacific hotel, and a year tion practices. later he was head of staff Those characteristics on a yacht owned by B.C.were hard to source sevbased billionaire Jimmy eral years ago when Gagné was working for Pattison. Nature’s Path, the Richmond-headquartered “That kind of re-inspired me because I producer of organic foods. met a lot of (elite) business people in the “I was involved with print purchasing for Lower Mainland,” Gagné said. “And I always them and realized there was a lack of firms thought these types of people were above evoffering their services that put sustainability erybody else, but they are not. They just had front and centre,” he said. “There was this an idea, and they worked hard, had the right huge hole in the market.” staff, or whatever the circumstances.” So, several years after leaving Nature’s Path That prompted Gagné to return to school he began developing the business idea that and take business management courses at put green solutions first. Langara College in Vancouver that focused on It’s a streak of determination that came marketing and brought him into contact with naturally for Gagné who said he became an Richmond’s Urban Impact Recycling, Na-

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New air link with Mexico Travellers looking for a getaway to the sunny climes of Mexico will have a new airline of choice out of YVR starting this coming winter. Aeromexico announced last week it will commence, daily, non-stop service between Vancouver and Mexico City on Dec. 9. According to YVR ofﬁcials, the new carrier will add 160 jobs to the provincial economy, as well as signiﬁcant taxes and revenue: $9.9 million in GDP, $3.4 million in taxes and $2.9 million in wages. In addition to the holiday travellers, the route is expected to provide opportunities for B.C. businesses to make connections in Mexico and throughout Latin America.

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Getting to know your police ! Regular and auxiliary RCMP members at Tuesday’s Cram the Cruiser food donation event at Hugh Boyd Park. Photo submitted

ver wanted to know what goes through a police officer’s mind as he races through the traffic in his cruiser to a 911 call? With this week being Police Week, members of the public have had the chance to ask questions such as that and anything else piquing their curiosity about the RCMP. Police Week, which has been going since 1970, was devised as a way for the Mounties to connect with the community they serve. And during the week-long event, local RCMP members have been out and about in Richmond, showcasing some of the work they do, meeting people while raising money and awareness for various local causes. “We like to be approachable and present ourselves in a more social, less formal setting,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang, media relations officer for Richmond RCMP.

“People can ask a bunch of questions, whether it’s about our job or recruitment or anything they want really.” On Monday, officers were out at YVR, kicking off Police Week with representatives from Tourism Richmond. On Tuesday, they held a food drive, called “Cram the Cruiser” at Hugh Boyd Park in support of the Richmond Food Bank, whereby donations were stacked into a police car. On Wednesday, it was onto Hamilton Community Centre and today (Thursday), May 14, the Police Week Car Wash is on at the Canadian Tire at Coppersmith Corner in south Richmond — in support of Cops for Cancer — from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tomorrow (Friday), May 15, the roadshow rolls onto Lansdowne Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., along with the Z95.3 radio station.

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Celebrate Victoria Day in Style at the Burnaby Village Museum! Open Monday May 18th, 11:00 - 4:30 pm. 6501 Deer Lake Ave in Burnaby. Be treated to pomp and circumstance on Victoria Day. Drop by the Burnaby Village Museum site where Victoria Day is celebrated in grand style. Special entertainment all day long including: Tiddley Cove Morris Dancers, a parade, the TraiNgang and 15th Field Regiment Band. After the parade, be presented to Queen Victoria by her ladies-in-waiting and enjoy a birthday cupcake. Enjoy a ride on the Carousel too! This a FREE Family friendly event.

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! Takanori Chiwata of Coconame Chocolate (above) was handing out samples of his flavour-infused chocolates to visitors to his stall at the first Steveston Farmers and Artisan Market of the spring on Sunday outside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery. Badia Khaledi (above centre) the new manager of market welcomed big crowds on a perfect sunny day as 70 vendors showcased their wares Photos by Gord Goble/Special to the News

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! Elaine Davis (above) was one of many up a cuppa at London Heritage Farm on Sunday during a special Mother’s Day Tea that came complete with scrumptious cakes and fine china. Photos by Gord Goble/Special to the News

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t’s essentially a three week crash course that lays the foundation for the future of Richmond’s only high school football program. Up until a few years ago, the Hugh Boyd Trojans Grade 8 team was in the shadows of the West Richmond school’s senior and junior varsity squads as all three launched their seasons in September. Now it has the spotlight all to itself. The Grade 8 football campaign has shifted to the spring where players are learning the game during four after school practice sessions and a controlled scrimmage each week. The Trojans wrapped up their season last Thursday against West Vancouver. “The big focus is making sure all the kids get on the ﬁeld,” explained Boyd head coach Bryce Miller. “We are focusing on the fundamentals. Safe blocking. Safe tackling. All our coaches have done the safe contact program so that’s really huge for us.” Boyd is not the only Grade 8 program now playing in the spring. Almost every school on the North Shore has moved to an April launch, along with Eric Hamber. The greatest advantage is having access to the senior varsity coaches who are nor! Hugh Boyd Trojans wrapped up the Grade 8 football season with a controlled scrimmage against West Van last week. Photos by Mark Booth

! Hugh Boyd Grade 8 head coach Bryce Miller goes over the playbook.

mally pre-occupied with their own teams. Longtime mentors Bruce and Bill Haddow help out on a regular basis, as does former Simon Fraser University head coach Chris Beaton who has become a ﬁxture with Boyd football in recent years. “We have tons of expertise out here and this way we are really getting to the new kids,” continued Miller. “It makes sense from a coaching standpoint but also for the kids too. “When they come here from elementary school in September, their brains are spinning. It’s a big jump for them. Now they have had time to adjust to high school life and can embrace football.” Boyd’s senior team is coming off its best season in recent years and should be a force again next fall. However, there was a cost for the success.

A decision to age up some very talented Grade 10 players left the program with too few players to ﬁeld a junior varsity team. That could lead to trouble down the road if there are not enough new kids coming aboard. That’s where Ric Pearce’s valuable help comes into play. The coach and former principal reaches out to elementary students throughout the district about potentially coming to Boyd to play football. “Ric tours around and explains what the program is all about,” said Miller. “We are a small school and have to get to these kids. “Last year, we had 22 kids out, including six Grade 7s who were coming into the school. This year, there are 14 of them and we are up to 32 kids. They are coming from a number of schools so it’s really encouraging to see.”

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The momentum from the Grade 8 campaign will carry over into the upcoming spring camp which is more preparation leading into the fall junior varsity season. Miller himself is a rare entity. An on-staff teacher with a football background. So many schools around the province rely on outside volunteers to coach what is a very technical and tactical game. That list includes Miller’s alma mater South Delta which won the provincial AAA championship last season. After working three years as an assistant coach, the English and Social Studies teacher now heads the Grade 8 and Junior Varsity teams. “On my very ﬁrst day at the school, Bruce Haddow came into my room and put a whistle on my desk,” laughed Miller. He hasn’t looked back since.

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ichmond Minor Hockey Association has been selected to be part of Hockey Canada and Bauer’s The First Shift. This innovative program, new to British Columbia, provides an opportunity for six-to10-year-olds to discover ice hockey for the ﬁrst time at an affordable cost. The children are outﬁtted from head to toe in Bauer equipment and then enjoy six, one-hour on-ice sessions with Richmond Minor Hockey coaches. The program will also include a Welcome Event and Two Education Sessions for parents. Once The First Shift program concludes, the new players will transition into RMHA’s Intro to Hockey program or onto a Richmond Minor team.

The cost of the program is $199 which includes all the necessary equipment — helmet and face mask, shoulder and elbow pads, base layer top with neck guard, jersey, pants, shin guards jock/jill protective shorts, gloves, stick and skates. “There has never been a better opportunity for children aged six to 10 to discover our wonderful sport,” said RMHA president Carolyn Hart. “The program will launch in October and will be a wonderful addition to our 50th anniversary celebration.”

! 7 Participate in U15 Tourney

Seven local players participated in B.C. Hockey’s inaugural U15 B.C. Cup this past weekend at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

The four-day event featured eight teams, consisting of players from four regions — North, Vancouver Island-Sunshine Coast, Okanagan/Kootenay, and Lower Mainland. The weekend included WHL combine testing, practices, seminars and games, where players were evaluated based on their performance. Richmond Minor was represented by Gabriel Suessenbacher-Fu, Hayden Hurst and Dillon Maher, while Seafair players included Michael Gill Brendon Jorssen, Roman Basran and Ben Wozney.

! Pair of Blues Selected in Draft

A pair of Richmond Minor players were selected in last week’s Western Hockey League

Bantam Draft. Blueliner Matthew Leduc was taken 31st overall by the Spokane Chiefs. The towering six-foot-four inch, 195-pounder is projected to be a stay-at-home d-man at the next level. “Matthew is a big man who has taken huge steps,” said Chiefs’ director of player personnel Chris Moulton. “He uses his large frame well to play physical and competes. He makes good decisions with the puck and has tons of upside.” Leduc’s Bantam A1 Blues teammate, Michael Araki-Young, was taken in the ninth round, 188th overall, by the Kootenay Ice. He was one of six forwards selected by the Ice.

Strong showing by RYBL teams

pair of U13 girls rep teams from the Richmond Youth Basketball League turned in strong showings a the provincial club championships at the Langley Events Centre. The tournament consisted of 17 teams from throughout the province. The Racoons took on many of the top teams in the province in the Gold Division and capped an outstanding weekend with a silver medal ﬁnish. Among the notable performances was a win over a very strong Tri-Cities club team. The roster featured: Kate Carkner, Katie Chan, Amy Leung, Mackenzie Morton,

Jaya Sidhu, Lauren Monteiro, Charlene Siy, Grace Wallace, Jasmine Leung and Mina Chong The Cubs participated in the competitive Silver Division and ﬁnished up strong in fourth place. The team includes: Annalise Wong, Samantha Siy, Yogeet Nanda, Abby Bodden, Joy De Jesus, Shir Dayan, Jamie Grinder, Olivia Cowell, Dana Sander and Kaila Fong. Coached by Tim Carkner, Paul Teodosio, and Dave Martin, these two RYBL teams once again showed that girls’ basketball in Richmond is going to be a force for years to come.

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he Richmond Country Club was founded in 1958 as a Jewishfriendly place to play golf. To this day, it remains kosher-friendly, so head pro Mark Strong excused his commentary when I asked whether I should be taking divots with each shot. “Basically, you want bacon strips, not pork chops,” said Strong on our sixth week of lessons on a brilliantly sunny Friday afternoon in south Richmond. In other words, we want to be following through on the ball, just underneath it, so that a thin divot is pulled out on the follow through. Bacon strips. If your divots are chunky, like pork chops, you’re clearly not getting good contact on the ball. All this came after I delivered a Costco package of pork chops to the foreground of the driving range, before Strong came to my assistance. So, how do you assure yourself of ﬁrm contact that creates a small divot, just after the placement spot of the ball? Well, Strong said there are a lot of things, but let’s touch on one — tempo. I had never heard this term before, but guessed it had to do with swing

speed. Indeed, tempo is how ﬂuid your swing is. The key is to be consistent. One of my problems is that I think I have to swing harder on a shot to get it further. This messes up my tempo and I will often end up striking the ball poorly. Strong said to get into the right tempo, swing an iron back and forth, like a pendulum, before starting your round. This is also a good way to limber up. You should be striking the ball when your weight shifts from your back foot to your front foot. Strong told me I have good tempo when I connect, but it’s about being consistent. As I noted last week, I was having trouble gauging how far I could hit the ball. On some shots I’d ease up, while on others I would swing too hard. Strong took me aside and asked me to state how far I could hit each iron. As it turned out I was underestimating

how far my higher irons and wedges will take my ball. I couldn’t imagine my sand wedge going 100-plus yards, but when I picked a ﬂag at that distance, at the driving range, I was getting there with solid, high-tempo shots; understand your clubs and there will be one less reason to mess up your tempo. We also took a good 20 minutes assessing my lower irons. I personally hate the three-iron and it’s probably a good thing I’ve lost it. So we pulled out the four-iron. Strong talked about my posture and suggested I pull my hips in a bit more. I tried to remember the tips he gave me when driving the ball (back shoulder in, hips a bit forward, and a stronger grip) and sure enough I was connecting fairly well — about 190 yards — when I put it all together. I said “when” because that’s the whole thing about golf — if it isn’t all put together you end up in shambles.

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