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Lessons on playing nice Eve Edmonds RICHMOND NEWS

As most parents know, when kids don’t see justice being done (in other words, their sibling being punished when they think it’s deserved), they’ll take matters into their own hands.

“I have to hit her, cause you won’t,” was my son’s excuse for clobbering his little sister one time... oh, the joys of parenting.

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Anyway, I was thinking of this as I read through some of the outrage on our Facebook page about an illegal ride hailing service in Richmond which allegedly refused to pick up a “Westerner.”

The event was caught on GlobalBC TV’s camera as two men, one Mandarin-speaking hailed a ride from a Chineselanguage ride service near the Oval. When the car pulled up the Mandarin speaker leaned in to talk to the driver. He soon emerged and the car drove off — sans passengers.

The Mandarin speaker told the reporter the driver said he had been instructed to not pick up Westerners.

Not surprisingly, this has outraged a lot of folks. Our Facebook page is filled with indignation and charges of racism and injustice.

Now, I would imagine the issue is not simply that these Chinese-speaking drivers and their bosses don’t like Westerners. It’s probably they suspect Westerners are more likely to report them — and they may be right. It’s a gross generalization but cultural tendencies could be at play.

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If you’ve spent years living under a political regime you’re forever trying to skirt, often for good reason, you may be less likely to go to authorities to report someone doing just that, albeit in Canada.

But back to my point about squabbling kids.

The whole reason GlobalBC set out to do this story (a story, I will note, that the Richmond News did last July when we learned about these illegal ride hailing services operating in Richmond) was because of a provincial hearing currently taking place. At it, the BC Taxi Association noted there are seven illegal ride-hailing services operating in the province, five of them in Richmond.

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The association’s point is not that ride hailing should be banned — that ship’s already sailed. Rather, they are looking to have the services comply with the strict regulations to which they are expected to adhere.

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And it’s about time.

Uber is not new; illegal Chinese ride hailing services in Richmond is not new. In fact, it’s been around long enough for it to grow into a thriving business. And as it grows, so do racial tensions because when people sense there’s no ref calling penalties, they start pounding each other.

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Us so-called “Westerners” have every right to be outraged we’re being denied a service, but reverting back to the old go-back-where-came-from attitude is just as outrageous. This is not about people trying to make a few bucks. It’s about those in authority turning a blind eye.

Legislation and enforcement of that legislation matters. It’s those regulations that enable us all to play nice.

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Hoping for a good ending Dear Editor,

Letter writer Steve Bridger hopes the stories reported on the farmland will have a good ending. File photo

Jan. 9 marks the fifth anniversary of the protest against dumping on farm-

land at 9360 Finn Road.

The News covered the beginning of that story well, but you never told its ending: • Dumping of “fill” stopped shortly into 2013, without explanation.

City Board Consultation on Lane Standards City seeks public feedback

The City of Richmond is currently considering plans for the development of a City owned lane dedication between Richmond Street and Broadway Street, from No. 1 Road to 2nd Avenue. Lane construction will take place following completion of sanitary sewer repairs along that corridor.

Public consultation will take place during January 2018 to seek public input on a number of lane standard options for this project, including: • • • •

Paved Lane Green Swale Lane Country Lane Bikeway

Public input will also be sought on other design measures, including traffic calming options.

Public open houses Two open houses will take place: Wednesday January 10 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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While the consultation will be of primary interest to the residents along the lane currently being considered, all members of public are invited to provide input as the City may utilize this feedback in the future.

The City has no specific plans to develop any other unopened lane dedications at this time.

Consistent with Council Policy 9016, lanes will only be constructed where there is a City-owned lane dedication and access is required for sewer or other infrastructure replacement.

Visit LetsTalkRichmond.ca • to complete the online feedback form • for more information on the proposed lane options Let’sTalkRichmond.ca runs from Wednesday, January 10 to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2018.

More information For more information, please contact: Milton Chan Email: Mchan3@richmond.ca Phone: 604-276-4377

Drop by to view information boards detailing the options and speak with City staff. The public is encouraged to complete a feedback form online or at the open houses.

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• For the last two summers, the fields have been farmed (except the “filled” area of the farm road), though an agrologist had stated that the fields could not produce without “fill”.

• Last fall there was a massive soil cleanup, removing all the dumped “fill” and screening the soil. Again, no explanation (the City remained mum), although by some estimates the cleanup cost someone $500,000.

So it seemed the farmers and protesters were right all along.

Your #1 story for 2017 was “Farm mega mansions,” on how council went against Ministry of Agriculture guidelines to permit mansions on farmland—and the protest over that.

Both the 2013 and the 2017 stories describe governments allowing mistreatment of farmland. I hope you will continue reporting on the mega mansion story, right through to the end.

And here’s hoping for a good ending.

Steve Bridger RICHMOND

Let’s take a page from the Kiwis Dear Editor, Re: “Protect people ahead of profit,” Letters, Jan.4.

Nick Loenen’s letter laid out his solution to unaffordable housing in Metro Vancouver: regulate the housing market by banning all investors and speculators — both foreign and domestic.

Like Mr. Loenen, I am appalled that our politicians have shown little political will to deal with this serious problem. But his solution would require our governments to gain total control of a big sector of the economy.

Shades of the Soviet Union!

Even our provincial NDP government wouldn’t dream of doing that.

There is a more realistic solution.

We could adopt what New Zealand did last week. Like us, the Kiwis have a parliamentary democracy and are a member of the Commonwealth. Like us, foreign investment by Chinese investors has made New Zealand housing prices unaffordable for their own citizens.

Since Jan. 1, the New Zealand government banned selling any kind of housing to foreigners. And it is forbidding home sales to foreign trusts, foreign corporation and temporary residents such as foreign students.

It’s time our governments wake up and do something for its own citizens when it comes to affordable housing.

Implement what New Zealand is doing!

Eric Hanson RICHMOND

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Unless something is done quickly, the dream of home ownership might only be literally that – a dream – for the majority of Richmond residents. Each year, housing shortages cause the price of rent and homeownership to skyrocket, leaving fewer and fewer working class families able to find good, affordable housing, let alone become homeowners. The culprit of the housing crisis is not a lack of housing or overpopulation; rather, it is the nefarious, unchecked happenings that our government has not only allowed, but in many cases facilitated – foreign speculation, money laundering, and shadow flipping.

Right now, it is estimated that developers sell between 40 and 50 percent of their pre-sale products offshore before any locals even have a chance to buy in. From there, the property is sold one, two, three, or more times, with each transaction driving up the price higher and higher. By the time we locals get a chance to buy in, the price has been elevated to a point where we cannot afford it. Meanwhile, the properties sit vacant, further driving up housing costs, as he

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In addition, our elected officials should take the necessary steps to close loopholes and increase taxes on speculators who do not work or live in British Columbia.

Sadly, they have taken none of these steps and, instead, have turned a blind eye to our struggles. Perhaps, it is time for our city council to implement a locals-first pre-sales housing policy, but that would require – real – leadership.

Ultimately, all three levels of government need to work together to ensure citizens are afforded an opportunity to own a home in their communities.

Jack Travato RICHMOND

Trade agriculture for townhomes Dear Editor,

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The solution to the problem is simple: we need a locals-first housing policy. Already, such a policy has been discussed in West Vancouver, Vancouver, and other parts of the nation. This would prevent pre-sale marketing of condominiums to foreign buyers and speculation from investors outside of B.C.

People in the Lower Mainland must be getting tired of reading about the housing affordability crisis and the attack on farmland from mega homes, speculation and many other non-farm activities.

The two issues are linked. They are the result of a growing and changing population in this part of B.C. I live on Blundell Road in East Richmond.

The couple of blocks that make up my neighborhood have seen numerous small farm lots of 0.5 to 1.5 of an acre taken up with very large homes. Usually there are at least two or three per year. This year there are eight large homes under construction.

they in the reserve? There will always be small scale farming on small lots. However, the data shows that farming on less than two acres is more passion and hobby than farming.

My two children cannot hope to enter the housing market in this part of B.C. They are among hundreds, if not thousands of young people who would like to remain where they grew up and own a place of their own.

The eight homes currently under construction on my part of Blundell Road will house eight families.

Most of these small AG1 designated lots have never been farmed and now, with large homes on them, they never will be.

If I had my way, the small fictional and agriculturally useless lots that are all over Richmond and Surrey would be taken out of the ALR, rezoned for multi-family only and on my street 32 to 36 families would have a place to live at an affordable price.

Small farm lots in the agricultural land reserve are a complete fiction. So why are

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Dear Editor, Re: “MLAs take aim at electoral reform, projects in 2018,” News, Jan. 4.

It’s really no surprise that Richmond MLA Jas Johal told you that “The clear and present danger for myself...is proportional representation.”

Johal won his seat with the lowest percentage of the vote of the four Richmond MLAs, so his own position would arguably be the least secure if we move to a fairer voting system.

But self-interest, whether on the part of an individual like Johal or his entire party (which is no doubt delighted that they won all four Richmond seats on less than half the vote there) is hardly a noble or principled basis for keeping a system that has produced toxic, divisive, partisan politics in B.C., has consistently shut out differing voices (on both the government and opposition sides) across whole regions of our province, and has resulted in disruptive policy lurches when government changes

I honestly can’t fathom the lack of empathy on the part of the four Richmond MLAs whom you spoke with for the nearly 25,000 Richmond voters who supported NDP candidates or the nearly 8,000 voters who supported Green Party candidates, not to mention the over 300,000 Liberal Party supporters throughout the province (and particularly in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island) who are not represented by a Liberal MLA.

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After all, if it’s good for Liberal supporters in Richmond to have Liberal MLAs, then surely it’s good for people with different political perspectives to also have an MLA they support. As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “When it’s better for everyone, it’s better for everyone.”

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Readers gas up on Facebook about self-serve pumps I’m so used to doing everything for myself that I simply hop out of my car and start pumping the gas. Sometimes an attendant saunters by, but they are usually too late to help. Plus, I get to hold on to my credit card to reduce the chances of attendants skimming my card info with the handy little pocket devices they use.

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Mario Munoz RETAIL

I’ve never used the service because Uber is not available here.

They should allow it as long as there are some regulations involved, because, for example, on New Year’s Eve, if you went there (downtown), there wasn’t enough public transportation or taxis to take care of all the people.

Eric Wang

I think Uber-like services are very good. There are services like it in China. Many drivers can speak Chinese, which I find convenient, and their rates are usually lower than the local taxi. I support the government to legalize it under the premise that there are rules in place to try to ensure passenger safety.

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In the states, Uber is a huge thing.

I don’t see why we shouldn’t have it here. I know there are ride-sharing services attached to other services like Wechat. It will be way better than traditional cab services, because we already have stories of people being denied services depending on where they travel to.

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I know a lot of friends who use it in other cities. It will be really great to have it in Richmond and I will probably use it over top of a regular taxi cab. I think they would come faster than the taxi, and they will probably be more reasonably priced than a taxi. I hope the government approves it.

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Uber is not legal in Vancouver? Really? I did not know that. I use Uber a lot in other places. Primarily I prefer this than a cab. I hope the government at least look into it. It will be nice if they can get some citizens employed, maybe see how people feel, and how it will be helpful or benefit the city.

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Self-serve gas pressure may rise Alan Campbell RICHMOND NEWS

Depending on how Coquitlam reacts in the coming weeks and months, Richmond could be the last one of its kind standing in B.C. We are, of course, talking about the two cities being the only municipalities in the province that don’t allow self-service gas stations.

City staff in Coquitlam are currently considering a proposal from Chevron Canada to relax the ban, which requires all gas stations to employ pump attendants.

mond, which has had a bylaw in place preventing such self-service since 1966 — and was last reviewed in 2003 — seems highly unlikely at the moment.

However, should Coquitlam decide to fall into line with the rest of the province, Richmond mayor Malcolm Brodie admits the spotlight may shift west to his city.

“I wouldn’t be surprised (if there’s more pressure on Richmond), but there would obviously have to be further discussion,” Brodie told the Richmond News.

The results of that examination could go before the city’s council as early as this month.

“Every policy we have, however, is subject to discussion and potential changes.

But I certainly don’t feel any public pressure right now to make any changes. I guess the conversation has to start somewhere.”

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Asked if he feels uncom-

fortable about Richmond potentially being the only city in B.C. to have mandatory full-service gas stations, Brodie added, “Not at all.

Around the time that we last looked at this in 2003, we talked to people in the industry and we didn’t get any sense that they were looking for any change either and we’ve certainly not heard anything since.

“I really don’t see anything to gain by it, other than the fact that some people like to pump their own gas. But I don’t see that being a big disadvantage.

“I think we have an adequate supply of gas in the city and we are getting better value than most places by being full-serve.”

Although the 52-year-old bylaw doesn’t appear to restrict people pumping their own gas in Richmond —

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It’s a sight that’s set to continue for the foreseeable future. File photo which frequently happens when the attendant is busy or not around — Brodie says it’s not something the city’s bylaw officers focus on too frequently.

City of Richmond spokesperson Ted Townsend said he isn’t aware of any recent approach from Chevron or other similar companies, but acknowledged that some gas companies have

raised the issue in the past.

The bylaw has been reviewed at various times over the years, added Townsend, including the last time in 2003, when there was lobbying from the industry to change the regulation.

City staff supported the amendment but council denied changing the law, which was initially created

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The Will was unsigned and unwitnessed

Just before the holidays, reasons for judgment were released in the case Re Skopyk Estate. It came before BC Supreme Court and was an application to declare a “Will” valid.

The Will was in handwriting, and was made at home by the deceased (who died last summer) before a surgical procedure. The Will had been pinned to a bulletin board inside the entrance to the deceased’s home. It was not signed and not witnessed. This “Will” changed a previous Will from 1995.

The Court found that the handwriting was the deceased’s, the distribution of the Estate was rational and the Will was placed on the bulletin board, which was easy to find. The Court felt that the handwritten document was the deceased’s fixed and final intention, and declared the Will valid.

Section 58 of the new Wills Estates and Succession Act allows the Court to make this kind of finding, even though the Will does not comply with the signing requirements. The Court here found that the document expressed the deceased’s intentions, and that is the focus of our new law.

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Ride-hail drivers need to play by same rules: Taxi firm Alan Campbell RICHMOND NEWS

Whether ride-hailing services are eventually allowed in B.C. or not is not the question, according to Mo Anwar, of Richmond Taxi.

It’s whether the service — which is illegal but operating freely in the Asian-language market in Richmond — should have to play by the same strict rules and regulations as regular, licensed cabs.

On Monday, as the provincial government discussed the future of ride-hailing in B.C. at a cross-party hearing, seven illegal ridehailing services were already up and running around the province.

Five of them were operating in Richmond, according to the BC Taxi Association, which presented at the hearing.

And one of them, Kabu, according to a former Global National Mandarin reporter, refused to pick up two passengers because the GlobalBC reporter was non-Chinese.

Mo Anwar, Richmond Taxi’s general manager, said it costs, on average, about $8,000 to $10,000, on top of the price of a vehicle, to get a cab on the road legally.

Anwar doubts any of the drivers currently operating on the black market in Richmond — via Chinese-language apps, such as Udi Kuaiche and Racoon Go — have stumped up such money in order to do business.

And he claims the continued operation of such unregulated ride-hailing services is hitting his company where it hurts.

“Our business is down about 25 to 30 per cent from about a year ago,” Anwar told the

Richmond News. “(The ride-hailing services) are all conducted in a different language, so we don’t really know for sure what is going on.

“But it should be a level playing field; if you want to come into this business, then you should follow the rules, with the likes of having proper insurance, training and criminal record checks.”

Anwar said, for example, if a customer has an issue with one of his drivers, he can look into it and follow up with the customer.

“I’m not sure they can get that with those ride-hailing services,” he added.

“At the end of the day, it’s safety I’m concerned about. People are using these services, but there doesn’t appear to be any regard for public safety.

“It’s a bit like comparing Craigslist with ReMax. You can buy a house on Craigslist.

But would you rather buy a house through Craigslist or ReMax? I guess it’s up to the customer.”

Anwar said his drivers go through “quite vigorous training” for safety and quality control reasons.

“Oh, and we do have an app, as well,” he joked.

The News attempted to contact one of the ride-hailing services operating in Richmond to see if they would pick up a non-Chinese passenger.

A message was left, in English, with Udi Kuaiche, but no one has yet replied.

Last October, the B.C.-based Passenger Transportation Branch (PTB) issued a warning to passengers to beware of using ride-hailing services due to concerns over passenger and

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Several companies, according to the PTB, are operating via apps under the names: Longmao; Udi Kuaiche; U Drop; RaccoonGo; GoKabu; Dingdang Carpool and AO Rideshare.

If you have questions or concerns or want to make a report about these services, contact the PTB at 604-527-2198 or e-mail at PassengerTransportationBR@gov.bc.ca.

“These companies have been recruiting drivers to operate their personal vehicles as commercial passenger directed vehicles in the Lower Mainland,” said the PTB’s advisory.

“It is important that drivers providing commercial transportation services through these social media apps understand they are assuming all of the risk related to providing the service.

“It is the driver, not the app companies, which are operating illegally and are subject to penalties and fines of $1,150.

“These drivers are also subject to possible further sanctions for not disclosing the commercial use of their vehicles to lease and insurance providers.

“Passengers must know that when they hail a ride in a vehicle through these apps, they are choosing to take a trip in a vehicle that has not been licenced to operate legally in British Columbia.”

The PTB said in October that it is currently investigating and issuing penalties to these

The News revealed last July, through an undercover reporter, the extent of the unregulated, ride-hailing services being run in Richmond.

We told how Chinese-language ride-sharing company Udi Kuaiche, launched last March, had been providing airport services and car rides in Metro Vancouver.

“Our company aims to serve everyone from the Chinese community and become the next leader in ride sharing,” wrote Udi Kuaiche on its website.

The spokesperson for Udi Kuaiche said he was not worried about potential legal problems.

“We are not against the law because there are no regulations for this in B.C. yet,” said Tom Chen, an executive of Udi Kuaiche, at the time. “Once the government is ready and implements a regulation system, we will apply.”

However, the City of Richmond said the lack of provincial regulations doesn’t give the carsharing company the green light.

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City opposes farmgrown cannabis Daisy Xiong RICHMOND NEWS

Richmond city council agreed Monday to make a recommendation to the federal and provincial governments for no farm use for the production of marijuana in the city.

A heated discussion took place Monday afternoon at the general purposes committee meeting, when council members debated updating cannabis regulations within Richmond.

Whether growing marijuana on farms should be considered or not was a focus of the conversation.

Coun. Alexa Loo stated that growing cannabis on farms can be a good way to make farming profitable, as well as keeping the soil, as opposed to building mansions on it.

Other councillors, however, insisted that marijuana processing should not be considered as farm use, but industrial use only.

“Basically they think the standard (for recreational marijuana) should be what we already set in place ourselves for medical marijuana,” said Ted Townsend, the city’s spokesperson.

He explained that under the current city’s bylaws, medical marijuana is not a permitted land use, but the city would consider site specific rezoning to allow one such facility in Richmond within an industrial area.

“Now it’s going be more than just medical marijuana, potentially (we) could get applications for production facilities and growing… We are now looking at making sure

our bylaw covers both medical marijuana and recreational marijuana production facilities,” said Townsend.

The city will also request that the provincial and federal governments share at least 50 cents of taxes per sale of each gram of marijuana to the municipal government, to help with the costs of enforcing regulations and dealing with cannabis-related issues.

Another question proposed by Coun.

Bill McNulty was the exact assessment of resources the city needed to bring in the regulations.

“We need to know how many positions the city needs to employ, what training staff need to go through and what it costs the Richmond taxpayer,” said McNulty at the meeting.

“Even if there are regulations, who is going to do it? We are not prepared.”

As a response, staff will conduct the assessment and report back to the committee.

“We are still waiting for the federal government and provincial government to make some amendments and pass regulations around this issue. So things may change depending on what the governments decide and what they are going to do,” said Townsend.

To date, there have been three applications for a medical marijuana production or research facility.

The application for the property at 5960 No. 6 Road is currently at third reading, and the one for the property at 13751 Garden City Road is currently under staff review. Another application did not proceed.

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A newly-built, farmland mega mansion, owned by a shell company, has driven a 26.6-acre lot it sits on from an assessed value of $88,000 to $8.3 million, underscoring the impact such large homes are having on prices in Richmond’s Agricultural Land Reserve.

B.C. Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham expects a new, independent committee to forward policy recommendations on farmland house sizes.

The home, located at 11400 No. 2 Road, is owned by 11400 Development Ltd. that was registered in B.C. in 2015.

“This will be a hot issue,” Popham told the Richmond News.

Richmond resident and member of Richmond FarmWatch Laura Gillanders said the lot is one of many that have propelled in value in the past year.

“What should be encouraging for people in Richmond . . . is we have three committee members who worked for the (Agricultural Land Commission), so they understand specifically what’s going on with the challenge of house sizes,” said Popham.

The nine-member committee was announced Jan. 4 and is to “lead the revitalization of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) through an authentic and meaningful consultation process with stakeholders.”

Popham said she’s met with farmers and concerned residents of Richmond.

Should the committee recommend legislating house sizes, then she will “absolutely” comply. Such changes are expected by “late 2018 or early 2019,” per a news release.

Presently, the Ministry only stipulates municipal guidelines for a house size of 5,382 square-feet. Last year, Richmond city council (with objections from Couns. Harold Steves and Carol Day) created a new bylaw to allow 10,764 square-feet homes on lots greater than 0.5 acres. Prior to this bylaw, dozens of houses larger than 15,000 square feet had been recently built, including many in excess of 20,000 square feet.

“I know council and staff are grappling with the situation, and I expect some feedback,” said Popham.

Should the committee recommend provincial laws over municipalities, Popham said she would begin a legislative process, including going through

B.C. Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham expects a new, independent committee to forward policy recommendations on farmland house sizes. Photo submitted the Union of B.C. Municipalities “If you were to have a provincial law for home plates and house sizes you’d have to respect local government . . . so there are a few steps, but this (committee) will give us a road map,” explained Popham.

Steves said legislation should be brought in immediately, “but if they want to go through the process that’s fine too.”

However, Steves warned that a similar process took place under the B.C. Liberal government and recommendations were brushed aside.

Council resolved late last month to undertake more public consultation on ALR house sizes.

Steves said he hopes council reverses its decision and stipulates greater restrictions, including “home plate” restrictions (the amount of land that can be built on — not necessarily the size of homes).

While large-scale land owners/farmers have opposed the restrictions, the underlying worry from others is the escalating land values of farmland.

“When you build an enormous home

Popham also said she expects the committee to look at property tax credits for farmland.

Presently, a two- to 10-acre farm requires just $2,500 of food sales to qualify for discounted farm class property taxes. A 2015 Metro Vancouver report encouraged the government to increase these thresholds to foster greater food production. Popham said this could be done incrementally.

Another matter on Popham’s list for revitalizing Richmond farmland is addressing a gap in enforcement by the ALC on fill-dumping, which the committee may explore. Due to a construction boom, Popham said land owners are accepting toxic fill on their land.

So, “you’re making more money accepting fill than for farming,” she said.

She said there are only three enforcement officers for B.C. and Richmond’s bylaws are only enforced on a complaint-driven basis.

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Richmond city council has grappled with the issue of house sizes on and off for more than a year now.

On Feb. 23, 2017, City of Richmond staff issued the11400 No. 2 Road building permit, which was one of dozens quickly processed after a motion put forth by Couns. Carol Day and Harold Steves to temporarily limit houses to 7,500 square feet was rejected a month earlier. A month after the permit was issued, however, council changed its tune by voting 8-1 for a moratorium, with objections from Coun. Alexa Loo. Soon thereafter, council, save for Day and Steves, implemented a bylaw for 10,764-square-foot homes on lots greater than two acres. It is now going back for public consultation with new options to be presented to the public.

“We’re going to lose a lot of properties in the meantime.

There will probably be a rush to build 11,000-square-foot homes,” said Gillanders.

Steves has argued that speculation has put agricultural land under the worse threat it has ever been since the Agricultural Land Reserve was created in 1973.

Transparency International, a non-government organization, has reported how Metro Vancouver real estate is a prime target for speculation due to Canada’s weak laws surrounding beneficial ownership via numbered companies.

The home at 11400 No. 2 Road is still under construction.

According to BC Assessment, once it is complete, it will be among the top-10 most-expensive properties in Richmond.

BC Assessment also delisted the property from farm class.

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“It goes to show these mansions are not being built for farming,” she added.

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So you’re putting up a barrier forever,” said Popham.

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“One by one, each of these farms is being taken out of production, making sure it is never farmed by a farmer who can live on that land” said Gillanders.

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Emergency services were called to Richmond Plywood at 13911 Vulcan Way in north Richmond about 1:20 p.m.

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A full WorkSafeBC investigation is now underway to determine the exact cause of the fatal accident.

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Britannia gets king tide flood wall Graeme Wood RICHMOND NEWS

The finishing touches are being put on a new flood wall at Britannia Shipyards, that should protect a city park and various historic buildings from water damage during king tides and storm surges.

Unbeknown to the naked eye, the Britannia site falls outside of the city’s dyke system. The dyke exists behind it, as Westwater Drive, and then loops behind an adjacent condo development, then connects to the Steveston boardwalk at Railway Avenue. Outside of that zone is susceptible to occasional flooding, such as the large flood in March 2016 that sent City of Richmond crews sandbagging.

Now, city officials have constructed an estimated 250-metre, water-tight wall from the Chinese Bunkhouse to the Phoenix Gill Net Loft. While the dyke is at least 3.5-metres above mean sea level, the new wall is only 2.9 metres, up from 2.4 metres.

The wall will protect the likes of the Murakami Boatworks, Men’s Bunkhouse, Point House and Cannery Office and a large green space used for the Maritime Festival.

The wall is made of plastic sheets. Wooden cladding on either side helps maintain the heritage appeal of the site. However, the wall will be incomplete as to allow walkways from land to historic buildings beyond the wall, propped up on pilings.

In the event of a king tide or heavy storm, city crews will install custom, light-weight metal panels to shore up the gaps at each opening.

An opening will also be left at an old alder tree to protect its root system.

Meanwhile those buildings beyond the wall, such as the Seine Net Loft — which have historic artefacts in them — will be left unprotected. As such, during high water events, Britannia site staff have plans to move artefacts out of harm’s way.

Full restoration of the park is expected by this spring.

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Tighter regs for Harvest Power Daisy Xiong RICHMOND NEWS

Harvest Power, a composting facility in east Richmond, has to abide by stricter regulations from Jan. 1, regarding smells it produces.

The regulations state Harvest Power will be shut down if the odour is detected four kilometres away from the facility for more than three days in a two-week period.

Previous regulations limited the odour’s presence to five days in a two-week period within a five-kilometre radius.

In 2019, the odour will be further restricted to three kilometres and a two-day limit.

“If we receive a complaint, we will send an officer out, the officer will station themselves four kilometres from the facility and determine whether they can pick up an odour,” said Ray Robb, Metro Vancouver’s district director.

“If they can detect an odour for 10 minutes in an hour, then they start walking their way towards Harvest, ensuring that there isn’t another source.”

Robb explained that officers act on com-

plaints from the public and meteorological observations, such as fog. Breaching the regulations may result in Metro Vancouver prohibiting Harvest Power from discharging air contaminants.

“They may continue to operate, but it’s like driving a car; if you are told the car can’t discharge any emissions, it’s pretty hard to drive it,” said Robb.

He said the new regulations are a result of compromise. “It wasn’t everything we wanted, and wasn’t everything the community wanted. There’s no doubt it’s getting better, but it’s not good enough yet. Our intention is to impose requirements that are sufficiently protective,” said Robb.

However, the new regulations are opposed by both the facility and residents, who have lodged appeals against the new rules.

“Many residents think we are not tough enough but Harvest Power thinks we are too tough,” said Robb.

A four-week appeal hearing has been set for September, when each side will argue its case before the Environmental Appeal Board.

Meanwhile, Metro Vancouver has ordered Harvest Power to replace one of its two onsite aerated static piles by Feb. 1, 2018.

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items: 1.

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Purpose: To amend the site-specific “Residential/Limited Commercial and Artist Residential Tenancy Studio Units (ZMU25) - Capstan Village (City Centre)” zone to include 8511 Capstan Way, 3280 and 3360 No. 3 Road, and 3131 Sexsmith Road; and To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/F)”, “Roadside Stand (CR)”, ”Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)”, and “Gas and Service Stations (CG1)” to “Residential/Limited Commercial and Artist Residential Tenancy Studio Units (ZMU25) - Capstan Village (City Centre)” and “School and Institutional Use (SI)”, to permit a high-rise, mixed use development adjacent to the future Capstan Canada Line Station comprising 43,819 m2 (471,658 ft2) of residential uses (504 market dwelling units and 29 affordable housing units) and 11,230 m2 (120,880 ft2) of office, retail, arts, and other commercial uses, together with the extension of Hazelbridge Way and new public open space.

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Zoning Amendment: To rezone the subject property from the “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” zone to a new “High Rise Office Commercial (ZC44) – Aberdeen Village” zone, to permit development of a 10-storey commercial and office use building.

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Richmond’s Panther Cheer Athletics group is organizing a walk for RAPS this weekend. Boaz Joseph photo

We want them to grow up with a culture of volunteering. We’re trying to mold the kids into being responsible young adults.

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“There’s definitely more future volunteers and RAPS supporters in that group; many of them have already adopted animals from here over the years, so it’s wonderful to see them taking that a step further with this event,” said Lichtmann.

But this year, Silver and the girls at Panther Cheer wanted to initiate something from the ground up, instead of simply turning up to volunteer.

“But many of the families have been Panthers for a long time and have, over the years, volunteered at and adopted animals from RAPS. We have lots of animal-lovers in the program, so we thought, ‘how can we give back?’

“So we came up with the idea of the walk to create something that involved people’s pets, as well.”

So they decided to organize and host the inaugural, Annual Panther Pups & Puddles Walk in aid of the Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) this Saturday, Jan. 13 at noon.

As well as reaching out to potential sponsors for the likes of refreshments, the athletes will be responsible for getting the donations in.

“Both Stephanie (Kennedy) and I volunteered as coaches throughout the years and we know the pleasure that gave us,” said Silver, who co-owns Panther Cheer with Kennedy.

Silver said the girls often volunteer at RAPS throughout the year, as well as helping at the Steveston Community Centre garden clean-up and visiting local senior centres on Valentines Day with cards and to do a per-

Refreshments will be available at the shelter before and after the walk. One animal stuffy will be provided for each registered participant who is 15 years and younger.

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Throughout the year, dozens of members of the cheerleading group take part in a number of opportunities to give back to the community, usually in the shape of helping out local charities.

“Each team (there are eight teams) takes part in a volunteering event throughout the year. This year, we’re taking part in a total of five events,” added Silver.

Mandy Lichtmann, RAPS’ community development manager, said the gesture from Panther Cheer was “awesome,” adding that anyone can register for the event, which

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Dawn Silver is adamant that all athletes involved in her Richmond-based Panther Cheer Athletics organization grow up knowing that glowing sensation inside derived from volunteering in your local community.

Silver said her and Kennedy wanted to make sure their athletes had wider input on the community.

Or, last-minute walkers may register at the starting point between 11 a.m. and noon on Saturday.

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“Until they do it, I don’t think they really appreciate the feeling you get.”

“We want them to grow up with a culture of volunteering. We’re trying to mold the kids into being responsible young adults.”

About 30 athletes — aged eight to 16 said Silver — are taking part in the five-kilometre walk on Saturday, which begins and ends at RAPS animal shelter at 12071 No. 5 Rd.

Participants can pre-register for the walk online at CanadaHelps.org/en/Charities/ Richmond-Animal-Protection-Society/Events.

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The Richmond animal charity on the verge of financial ruin will, after all, get to open its new hospital.

The Richmond News reported last week how a legal dispute with the College of Veterinarians of B.C. (CVBC) over the naming of the hospital was threatening to bring the Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) to its knees.

RAPS had committed financially to the tune of $750,000 ($50,000 a month) to open the 6,000 square-foot facility at the Richmond Auto Mall this month, but an apparent wrangle over the use of the word “regional” while doing business at the hospital was proving to be a stumbling block.

However, last Thursday afternoon, RAPS’ CEO, Eyal Lichtmann, heard through the nonprofit’s lawyer that the college had relaxed some of the rules it had set down and it was enough to allow the hospital to go ahead.

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“The impact from the media was a huge factor. But I appreciate the college being collaborative on this and now we can all move forward and we are very much looking to finalize the accreditation as soon as possible.

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Richmond homeowners have their 2018 assessment notices and the tables have turned on detached home owners and their condo and townhouse counterparts.

Last year, detached homes increased much more in value relative to condos and townhouses, but this year the opposite is true.

BC Assessment shows a typical west Richmond home (Seafair to Terra Nova) maintained its value, at around $2.7 million; a south Richmond (Steveston to South Arm) home went up only by about one per cent, to roughly $1.5 million; and an east Richmond home increased by five per cent, to over $1 million.

Meanwhile, a typical townhouse went up by about 12 per cent and a typical condo increased anywhere from 23-34 per cent.

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corporations and beneficial owners, which can conceal their source of funds.

According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, the benchmark price of a detached home went up 7.1 per cent in the past year (now $1.7 million), while condos shot up 31.7 per cent (now $637,000) and townhouses went up 13.4 per cent (now $807,900).

Across the board, BC Assessment increased Richmond’s residential values by 7.5 per cent; business/other values by 21.5 per cent; and industrial values by 18.7 per cent.

Because condos and townhouses increased their assessed value at a much greater rate than detached homes, detached home owners can expect relatively lower property taxes, outside of a 3.1 per cent tax hike from city council in December. Property taxes are based on one’s share of total land value.

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A trio of “roving bachelor” river otters has requisitioned a relatively new, inner-city lagoon — a “rare” and “amazing” event, according to a local biologist, who was among the first people to discover them.

While walking home on a late December day, from City Centre to his home near Garden City elementary, biologist and nature blogger Hugh Griffith passed through Garden City Community Park and heard a loud splash while passing over the lagoon’s bridge.

There, three otters appeared, apparently happy as clams, eating some small fish.

“I thought, what kind of duck is that? It kept going down under the water,” said Griffith.

“The fella I was with, together, we realized at the same time, they’re otters! Then we saw there were three. They came out on the bank, frolicked around and came back in the water again.”

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“It’s a real puzzle,” said Griffith. “We were surprised . . . To get here they would have to travel over land, or through ditches or through culverts, or a combination of those three, to get here. The question then is, what would inspire them to do that? Because they’re not supposed to be setting out on a Hawaiian journey without a clue of what they’re doing.”

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Otters may not find way home City of Richmond spokesperson Ted Townsend said it is unusual to see the otters so far inland and in a heavily-populated area. Like Griffith, city officials are stumped as to exactly how the three amigos got there.

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“But wildlife have proven to be very adaptive when it comes to moving into urban areas,” said Townsend, via email, adding the otters are welcome to stay and are not a threat to public safety.

“As is our practise with most other urban wildlife, we choose to co-exist with them. Plus, they’re cute,” said Townsend.

Griffith expects the otters to move on once the fish are eaten.

“It’s all fun and games until the fish run out,” said Griffith.

“A more natural setting is for them to roam for some distances, over the course of a year. They don’t tend to stay in one spot for long, because they tend to exhaust their food supply,”

City said the otters are not a threat to public safety. Graeme Wood photo said Griffith.

However, “my worry is they won’t know where they’re going; they may end up as road kill or some other unfortunate fate,” said Griffith.

Otters eat mostly fish but may also eat small mammals, such as mice, rats and even baby beavers, who nest along the river.

Griffith said the fact that otters appear to be thriving in the park, built in 2001,

is a testament to its natural setting.

“The park has changed a lot. But for something that was dugout of a bunch of backyards in Richmond, it really has been fruitful in terms of wildlife,” he said.

Griffith said the lagoon is an important habitat for all the park’s animals.

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Liz is inspired by Priest’s daughter Quinn. His family lives in Richmond’s City Centre.

Priest said his family growing up wasn’t as close as he would have liked it, hence his desire to focus on his daughter and work on children’s books.

“The book is sort of an homage to being there with your children; being there for your kids,” he explained.

The story surrounds the initial misadventures of Liz becoming lost in the forest during a family camping trip.

“The focus is the importance of being with family. And don’t wander off, of course, safety first,” chuckled the Steveston-London secondary graduate, now 33.

Liz loses her parents after following a rabbit down a path. She encounters scarier animals along the way.

Luckily things work out at the end, with lessons learned, said Priest.

He said there’s no particular personal reason for choosing camping as the background for the book, rather it lends itself to a good story many families can relate to.

Priest also illustrated the book and taught himself Photoshop tricks along the way.

On his real adventures with Quinn, he’ll often Photoshop Liz into many pictures on his Instagram account @RealAdventuresOfLiz. Find him on Facebook at @B’s Books.

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WHATS ON Saturday, Jan. 13: 5K Olympic Parkrun: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Kick off 2018 at the free, 5K run in Richmond. The event is a timed, five-kilometre walk, jog or run which takes place every Saturday on the middle arm dyke trail, close to Aberdeen Canada Line station. To receive a time for your run or walk, you need to be register for your parkrun barcode. More about our event, and how to register online at ParkRun.ca/RichmondOlympic

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Saturday, Jan. 13: Walk Richmond: 10 to 11 a.m.

Join this free walk through a 30-acre urban park in King George Park in east Richmond and explore the many amenities offered including a waterplay area and community gardens. Meeting spot is the main entrance to the Cambie Community Centre, 12800 Cambie Rd. More information from the Richmond Fitness and Wellness Association by calling 604-238-8004, emailing Walking@ Richmond.ca or online at Richmond.ca/ParksRec/Sports/WalkRichmond.

Upcoming: Sunday, Jan. 21: Steveston Icebreaker: 9 a.m.

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Evicted artist finds home in Branscombe House else,” she said.

She said art can build a sense of community.

“I do have those intentions,” said O’Brien.

She said she will be hosting several free workshops for the community over the year.

“I’m hoping to reach a diverse demographic. It’s a pretty cool setup . . . So, it’s open to anyone who’s interested.”

Prior to being evicted, due to demolition, and coming to Richmond, O’Brien worked as a visual arts teacher for children at Arts Umbrella on Granville Island.

Keely O’Brien, a recently-evicted Vancouver-based artist, will soon move into Branscombe House to become Richmond’s next artist-in-residentce. Graeme Wood photo

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A recently-evicted, 25-yearold Vancouver-based artist will soon take the keys to Branscombe House to become Richmond’s next artistin-residence.

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And, over the course of the next 11 months, Keely O’Brien will explore the hotbutton topic of housing and how it relates to communityand self-belonging.

“I wouldn’t say it’s about the housing crisis. I don’t want to give that impression. But I do think that was one of the catalysts for me exploring this idea — how do we leave communities?

And how do we make new communities? Because it was my personal experience being evicted.

O’Brien hopes to keep her art project focused on personal experiences, as opposed to weighing into a fiercely-debated political

“As an artist interested in building a community-based practice, living in an area with such unstable housing is for sure a big problem.

That’s why I was intrigued by this residency, because it encompasses this idea of moving into a new home, and having to leave that home. So I was interested in the idea of exploring the concept of, how do we build communities? How do we make a home? And using the actual structure of the house as a jumping point to explore this,” said O’Brien.

Her art project will be split into three portions. First, O’Brien will explore the process of arriving into a community.

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ping as a way into that,” said O’Brien who, as someone who grew up in White Rock and lived in Vancouver the past six years, admits she doesn’t know too much about Richmond.

“I know it has a rich history, a very diverse population; people from lots of different parts of the world. I’m intrigued to learn,” she said.

The second part of her project will see her reach out to past and future homes using “snail mail.”

Finally, she will explore leaving a home.

“And so, the loss of leaving a home, the memories when leaving it behind and the hope of moving somewhere

A graduate of Theatre Performance from Simon Fraser University, the trained theatre artist has worked on several successful art projects.

Her last one was the Memory Experience, whereby she had strangers share memories of their neighbourhood in a pop-up studio.

She is co-artistic director of Popcorn Galaxies, a Vancouver based experimental theatre company According to the City of Richmond, “Branscombe House is located at 4900 Steveston Highway and is one of the earliest homes built in the area; as such it is significant for its historical association to Steveston and for reflecting the pattern of commercial and related residential development that occurred in Steveston’s early history.”

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Gateway trains emerging artists Emerging theatre artists now have a chance to enhance their skills and experiences at Gateway Theatre with some of the finest professional artists and educators in the country.

The Gateway Theatre Conservatory will provide five workshops that explore elements of performance, directing and the theatre industry from February to April 2018 for 12 students, aged 16 to 22.

“The program is created to serve students and emerging artists before they go to post-secondary or professional training,” said Ruth McIntosh, education manager of Gateway Theatre.

“Students will have an opportunity to meet with and learn from artists they would not otherwise have access to, for instance, Kawa Ada, main actor of our show SaltWater Moon,” said Mclntosh.

She said the program will also help students build connections, which is important in this industry.

“The theatre industry is one that is pretty much built on connections. The more you show your interest, your skills and your employability, the more opportunities will arrive,” said Mclintosh.

“We will select the students who will demonstrate to most benefit from the program.”

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New design school to deepen industry connections She said the new school has increased their ability to have more developed technology, more advanced equipment, and a bigger student and faculty base.

The Wilson School of Design of Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) opened last week is expected to make Richmond the hub of B.C.’s design industry.

“It is a great opportunity to open the world-class innovative design facility right here in Richmond,” Matt Pitcairn, president and CEO of Richmond Chamber of Commerce, told the Richmond News.

“I’m very excited about that and hopefully the cluster of businesses that will emerge around the design school in Richmond can be leaders in innovative technology, not just locally in Canada, but around the world.”

He added that, with Richmond being located close to the airport and ports, we are “so well positioned to design world class products and ship them to customers around the globe.”

About 140 full-time seats will be added to the design school, making it a total of more than 680 students.

More cutting-edge equipment, such as 3D printers, ultrasonic welders and laser cutters are also installed for student use, and a light lab is in place for students to test the design effect under different light conditions.

As the only solely-design school in B.C. and one of the largest in Canada, Robertson hopes the new facility will attract the attention of more businesses within the design industry.

Hopefully the cluster of businesses that will emerge around the design school in Richmond can be leaders in innovative technology.

“We have had such wonderfully strong support from the industry, and we hope this will help that continue and expand as we go,” said Robertson.

“Maybe, among the ones who didn’t know us, hadn’t noticed us before, or didn’t really interact with us as much, we will increase our profile, so they see what we are doing.”

The new $36-million One of the features of school, named after Lulu the new school is a design Lemon founder Chip research network room, a Wilson and his wife space where students meet Shannon Wilson — MATT PITCAIRN with industry leaders and who contributed $4 milwork on projects together. lion — provides a five“The key of the design school is we work floor space for students from all the seven really closely with industry,” said Robertprograms of KPU’s design school. son.

Programs include fashion design and “What we are expanding on now is joint technology, product design, interior deresearch with the industry. They come to us sign, graphic design for marketing and a with problems and we will involve students diploma in technical apparel design. to work on it as research team.

“The highlight of the building is that the “Now we have a space where someone space is so bright, transparent and interactive,” said Carolyn Robertson, dean of the from industry can come and sit down instead of us going there. The activity is more Wilson School of Design. formalized. (Businesses) are excited to see “In a big way, it is going to allow students the space too,” she added. to interact more, to let other designs to be She said Wilson’s donation is a big recwitnessed, more generation of ideas and ognition of the excellent work KPU students sharing of ideas. have done in the design industry.

“If you see the big windows, see the “We hope we will make this a hot spot of lights...it’s a very inspiring space, and inthe design industry, a centre of excellence. spiration is so important for design.”

We are already getting there.”

Carolyn Robertson, dean of KPU’s Wilson School of Design, hopes the new school will become a hot spot of B.C. design industry. Daisy Xiong photo

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Tyler Andrews Nicolas Bizzutto Brett Gelz Arjun Badh Noah Wozney Takasaki family is a huge part of Richmond Ringette at the executive, coaching and playing levels. Laura and Troy Takasaki, along with their daughters Hailey and Tayah will all be busy at this weekend’s 23rd annual West Coast Classic. The three-day tournament will feature 73 teams.

Richmond Ringette’s first family 23rd annual West Coast Classic means one very busy weekend for the Takasakis and promotion of the game.

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It’s the biggest weekend of the season for Richmond Ringette and no family will be busier than the Takasakis.

The 23rd annual West Coast Classic will feature 73 teams from throughout B.C. and Alberta doing battle over three days. To accommodate so many, all six rinks at the Richmond Ice Centre will be utilized, along with some ice time at Minoru Arenas and even Tilbury in Delta.

Laura Takasaki is the longtime tournament director. It’s just a tip of her involvement in a sport that has been a big part of her life since she started playing in her hometown when she was six. The 41-year-old also serves on the Ringette B.C. executive and is actively involved in the development

Her husband Troy will be busy coaching two teams — including a talented U19A squad that includes their daughters Hailey and Tayah.

Richmond is looking for its third tournament win of the season that includes a rare triumph for a B.C. team in Edmonton. They will be a serious gold medal contender at the provincials in early March.

Troy also oversees an open age team — coaching many of the same players when he began this unexpected journey over 20 years ago.

He grew up playing basketball and was an assistant coach at the high school level when his future wife convinced him to come out.

“I was 19 at the time and we were looking for a coach,” recalled Laura.

With little knowledge of the game, Troy figured he could portray the role until he learned more.

“Originally, I wanted to just stand behind the bench but, of course, I’m competitive. After watching the game, I realized it’s a lot like basketball with a 30 second clock and how the teams format in the zones.

I started pulling these players aside to learn what to do in different situations,” said Troy.

“I was very lucky in that one of the girls I had in my first year was coaching a younger ‘AA’ team and running camps too. I got a lot of knowledge from her and her dad who became my assistant coach.”

When a national team player joined his squad, it presented another opportunity to enhance his game and practice plans.

Troy also worked with Dennis Minns for six years — the legendary coach who lost his battle to cancer in 2012. His daughters Meghan and Carly are still playing for him.

“I learned a lot from Dennis and all the players through the years. I was very lucky to have great coaches and players help me and I’m one of those persons that really wanted to learn the game,” continued Troy.

When Hailey and Tayah were old enough to play, it was Laura who initially guided the team. That was until she called a parent meeting one night and Troy stepped in to run a practice. There would be no turning back.

It has given Laura the time to be involved with the younger age groups.

She is currently coaching a U7 team and tirelessly promoting ringette.

“My passion is the younger ones.

I just want kids to come and try it and I love getting them involved.

We started a gym program and are going to different schools. I wanted people to know what the sport is all about.”

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Overseeing the hottest team in the Pacific Junior Hockey League hasn’t stopped Richard Petrowsky from fine tuning his roster.

The Richmond Sockeyes general manager made another move last week by signing defenceman Ian Ross. The 19-year-old Surrey native spent two seasons in the B.C. Hockey League with the Powell River Kings, playing a total of 69 games. He released by Powell River in late November. Previously he was part of a powerhouse Valley West Hawks team in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League that won its first-ever championship in 2016.

Ian Ross made his debut for the Richmond Sockeyes at last weekend’s PJHL Winter Classic, scoring a goal in Sunday’s 5-1 win over Langley.

“He was sitting at home waiting for a place to play. We tried to sign him two years ago and he attended a couple of our camps too,” explained Petrowsky.

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He came and skated with us and we signed him.”

Ross made his debut at last weekend’s PJHL Winter Classic on home ice in the top six d-man pairings.

He scored an unassisted goal in Richmond’s 5-1 win over Langley on Sunday night. The Sockeyes also defeated Grandview 3-1 on Friday and have now won 13 straight.

“You are always looking for good d-men,” added Petrowsky.

“You always seem to have injuries in the back end and that’s been the case for us the last couple of years. We also have some that can play up front too.”

With this week being the final roster deadline, Petrowsky wouldn’t rule out making another move. He still has one player card available and says the potential signing or trade would be for a forward.

The Sockeyes season is guar-

anteed to last until April as hosts of the 2018 Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial junior “B” championships. They sit second in the Tom Shaw Conference with a 23-5-1-2 record — 13 points back of the Delta Ice Hawks but with three games in hand.

The lack of parity in the league this season is evident. While the Sockeyes have reeled off 13 straight, third-place North Vancouver have won seven in a row. Both are trying to gain ground on the Ice Hawks (30-2-0-2) who have gone 14 games without a loss in regulation time.

Brett Gelz led the way against Langley with a pair of goals. Seafair product Jacob Latrace made his first start in net since suffering a high ankle sprain on Sept. 28.

The 20-year-old made 24 saves.

“He is back sooner than we expected,” said Petrowsky. “He worked really hard over the Christmas break to be ready.”

The Sockeyes host Langley again on Thursday at 7 p.m.

DIRECTORY Richmond United Church 8711 Cambie Rd. (near Garden City Rd.) 604-278-5622 Come for 10am Sunday Worship and Children’s Sunday School and after-service coffee and fellowship.

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Holiday hockey season concluded last weekend with the 47-team Trail Appliances H1H4 RIC Tournament. Right, the Seafair Islanders battled the Port Moody Panthers in H2 action.

Above is a H4 contest between the Richmond Minor Blue Lightning and South Delta.

Former McMath star pours in 19 for SFU A terrific shooting night for Jessica Jones wasn’t enough for the Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team in a 79-69 road loss to Concordia University on Saturday night in Portland.

The former McMath star made seven of 11 shots and scored a career-high 19 points.

She was also 3-for-6 from three-point range.

SFU freshman Jessica Jones

The Cavaliers outscored SFU 16-8 in the first eight minutes of the last quarter to take

their largest lead of the game, 79-63. Simon Fraser scored the final six points of the game, but it was too late as the Cavaliers took the 79-69 win.

Jones helped the Wildcats reach the provincial championship game in her Grade 12 year. The redshirt freshman guard is now in the starting lineup, averaging 10.4 points per game. She leads the team in three-point shooting, connecting on 30 of 89 attempts.

The Clan’s roster also includes former McRoberts standout Tia Tsang. The Richmond pair were part of SFU’s 2016 recruiting class. Tsang is averaging 7.6 points and 25 playing minutes per contest.

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Meryle was known as mom to her daughter, Ronda (Rich); bud to her son-in-law Gordo Bell; and Nanie to her granddaughter Megan. She was also known as Auntie Meryle to Linda, Russ and Sandy; and their children, Mark, Josh, Alex, Reese and Irini; as well as Debra Gehring and Brian Karaskewich. She was also known as Merylie to many friends on Vancouver Island, the Mainland and in Winnipeg.

Meryle was born on January 29, 1931 and was raised in Winnipeg. She moved to Richmond, BC in 1996 to be closer to her family in Nanoose Bay, BC. Meryle loved jazz music, was a voracious reader, knitter, loved to travel, spending time with and laughing with her friends. Meryle will be greatly missed by her family and friends who always called upon her for her wise words and unconditional love.

A special thank you to her friend, Edith Toews who always kept an eye on her for us and included her in all her family events. Mom, you truly are unforgettable in every way.

A Celebration of Life will be held for her friends in Richmond on January 27 at the Core from 2-4 pm, and in Winnipeg on February 8, at 2 pm at St. George’s Anglican Church, 3219 Pandora Avenue West. Condolences may be given online at FirstMemorialFuneral.com First Memorial Funeral Services Nanaimo 250-754-8333

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