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NEWS Coun. Chak Au supports NDP policy to allow municipalities to decide pot retail regulations 12 NEWS New publisher active in community 13 COMMUNITY Face of homelessness changes in Richmond 15 CHINESE NEW YEAR Special section offers guide to all things Chinese New Year 47 SPORTS The eighth annual Harry Jerome Indoor Games attracted a record number of entries

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Curiosity killed the conflict Eve Edmonds RICHMOND NEWS

Gotta say, I’m getting pretty sick of the old, “This is Canada, not China” line.

I get where it’s coming from — kinda.

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But when I noticed that same remarkably unremarkable comment posted, yet again, on our Facebook page in response to our story about the Canucks having a little “Year of the Dog” label sewn onto their warm-up jerseys in honour of Chinese New Year, I thought, ‘Give it a break.’

And clearly I wasn’t alone.

Another reader quickly chimed in with, “Come on. In the States, the NBA has similar things for Chinese New Year. Did they say this is America, not China?

Yet another noted they did the same thing for St. Patrick’s Day. A version of the comment (“What is this, China?”) was also posted in reaction to our story about Coun. Chak Au and his group opposed to the legalization of marijuana. (Au was commending the provincial government’s decision to put power in the hands of local politicians, such as himself, to set municipal guidelines for retail pot shops.)

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I actually agree with many of the comments regarding the cannabis story — if we’re worried about crime and safety, let’s talk fentanyl, money laundering and tax evasion.

What I don’t get on board with is painting culture as the problem. This isn’t to say there isn’t a cultural divide in this city. There certainly is. But more, “This isn’t China,” only relegates us to our own echo chambers.

I was once given some great advice when I was at my wit’s end about one thing or another: “Don’t get mad, get curious.”

And, indeed it was a curious conversation I had with a representative from a local business recently. His company was at the centre of recent firestorm as it had bought an ad that covered an entire bus in Chinese language only.

The blow-back was fierce; he seemed genuinely shocked.

He said his company was simply targeting a specific market and had intended to have English-only bus signs made as well. His surprise at the reaction speaks to the disconnect.

(It also makes one wonder about the education campaign local businesses are supposed to be subjected to regarding signage.)

Ironically, it’s the company that is now calling for governments to provide greater cultural sensitivity training for Chinese investors.

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I’m also curious about a new play opening at the Cultch Theatre in Vancouver, “No Foreigners.” It’s inspired by the playwright’s actual experience at Richmond’s Aberdeen Centre where he wasn’t allowed into a store because he wasn’t sufficiently Chinese. His response was to create a character who lives in the mall for three years, learning to become Chinese.

I can’t actually vouch for the show. What I can vouch for is the power of curiosity as a means to becoming a connected community.

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I’m not sure. Will opening more stores create more use among people that really don’t want to use it, because they now feel comfortable using it and want to experiment? That’s my question.

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Yes. Someone who is using it is going to use it anyway. Why wouldn’t you collect money from the stores? Why give it to those who sell it anyway. Those stores are going to be taxed. The money can go to kids and people in need.

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I think it should be allowed because there are medical marijuana stores already. It will be easier for everyone who lives in Richmond, who needs medical cannabis, to get it, rather than having to go all the way to Vancouver.

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I think it’s a good idea, but it should be regulated in such a way that people who don’t like marijuana aren’t affected. Stores should be located in a somewhat private location. It should be handled with prudence, because it’s the beginning of the future, but the future is also unknown.

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ALR public consultation: The City of Richmond has new options for house sizes on the ALR for council consideration. Open house with staff Thursday, Feb. 8, Richmond City Hall, 5-8 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 15, East Richmond Community Hall (12360 Cambie Road), 5-8 p.m.

Survey at LetsTalkRichmond.ca. Information gathered will be presented to council for their consideration.

The fact is, the City of Richmond currently allows homes with twice the footprint of the Province’s guidelines — up to about 11,000 square feet instead of about 5,500 — and it is up to the city to decide whether or not to continue with this practice.

Dear Editor, Re: “MLAs pointing at council, a bit rich,” Letters, Feb. 1.

I am writing to correct some of the facts presented by letter-writer Kelly Greene regarding mega-homes on the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

Dear Editor, Re: “MLAs pointing at council, a bit rich,” Letters, Feb. 1.

Kelly is absolutely right in pointing out that MLA Linda Reid has put herself in a position that can only be viewed as hypocritical.

Compare this with other farming communities like Delta, which follows the 5,500-square-foot guideline and Maple Ridge, which allows for up to about 7,000 square feet, which is still considerably lower than what Richmond permits.

First of all, any decisions regarding housing and building permits are the responsibility of local governments.

To help support that decision-making at the local level, our former government created a bylaw standard in November 2011 that provided local governments with a ready-to-use model that restricts building large residential homes in the centre of ALR lots and ensures the majority of the land is preserved for agricultural use.

The provincial government should indeed be making the rules needed to protect B.C.’s ALR. However, the criticism and blame should not only fall on the provincial Liberal government. That’s because when the Liberal government didn’t step in to help ease the burden of decision and enforcement regarding protecting our ALR land, our mayor and city council should have responded by accepting the responsibility as theirs (it is) and acting immediately.

I reiterate my view that the square footage limit should be lowered closer to that provincial standard, but ultimately, it’s the city’s call.

Secondly, it’s worth noting that owners of farmland are required to follow all relevant federal, provincial and local government laws and regulations, regardless of their residence. The ALR rules must be followed by everyone, and that includes foreign owners.

That standard was created following extensive consultation with local governments, agriculture producers, stakeholders and the general public.

Local governments were encouraged to follow that standard — but in my view, forcing them to do so would have undermined their authority.

Of course, in order to avoid losing the support of those who profit from these mega mansions, city council tried to pass the job on to someone else. It’s

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Take strict path on pot shops: Au through the process, with public input — that is the key,” said Au.

Graeme Wood RICHMOND NEWS

Coun. Chak Au says he is “generally” pleased with the provincial NDP government’s new non-medical cannabis policies that will allow local politicians, such as himself, to push for strict municipal guidelines for retail pot shops.

“They are on the right track. I like their approach because they give direction to the local government,” said Au, a frontline leader of a community group of mostly Chinese Richmondites opposed to cannabis legalization.

Despite his vocal opposition to cannabis use, the former 2017 NDP MLA candidate for Richmond South Centre said he does not rule out allowing such retailers in Richmond.

This is because any city council “must consider” public opinion on a proposed retail location, according to the new B.C. Private Retail Licensing Guide.

“The city has to consider the public opinion of the community. So I won’t say that I will prohibit it right away. We have to go

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When asked how he will balance the split in the community, Au said he’d take a “wait and see” approach. He speculated that some areas of Richmond would be more accepting of a retail shop than others.

Au describes the Chinese community as conservative on the matter. He, too, said a slow approach to licensing is best.

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“If you go too far and fast, you cannot go back,” said Au, who has unanimous support on council to take such an approach.

Key among the concerns of Au’s activist group “2018 Marijuana Legalization Concern Group” is the belief that the federal legalization rollout hasn’t adequately addressed a number of concerns, such as youth access to drugs and impaired driving.

Regarding the former, Au said he expects council to adopt local guidelines that keep any cannabis shop away from schools, as it does with alcohol sales.

“I want stricter rules,” said Au.

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Explosion rocks house First shooting near Dover Park It wasn’t gunfire but it turned out to be something just as sinister when police responded to calls from the public.

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A 20-year-old man is recovering from gunshot wounds after a possible targeted shooting in Richmond last Thursday night.

The incident — which happened at around 10:30 p.m. near Westminster Highway and Lynas Lane, just west of No. 2 Road — is Richmond’s first recorded shooting of the year.

Richmond RCMP said they responded shortly before 10:30 p.m. to the 7000 block of Westminster Highway, where they discovered the victim suffering from injuries “consistent with being shot with a firearm.”

“We believe that this shooting was targeted,” said Cpl. Shawn Hazell, of the Richmond RCMP’s Serious Crimes Unit.

The 20-year old, from Surrey, was taken to hospital and is being treated for his injuries. He is known to police and is apparently not co-operating with the investigation.

“We have a number of officers investigating this matter which we believe occurred near Lynas Lane sometime last night.

At around 9:30 a.m. last Friday, police had taped off an area on Lynas Lane, a few hundred yards south of where the victim was found, where crime scene investigators were examining evidence.

“The victim is known to police and has been less than cooperative with us thus far.

“Though the investigation is in the early stages, we are canvassing the area for video surveillance or any information or evidence that could assist us.”

The area is surrounded by large, mainly single-family homes and the path which was taped off leads to Blair elementary school.

If anyone has information on this incident, call Hazell at 604-278-1212. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact CrimeStoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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NEWS The City of Richmond is seeking public input on the design of a new Steveston Community Centre.

Over the next few weeks, the city will host open houses and provide an online survey to gather feedback on the concept design of a new community centre and library in Steveston.

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tant role in the delivery of a...range of services to the public in each of Richmond’s neighbourhoods,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “Public input will contribute to the development of a facility that will reflect . . . the community.”

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Once the process is complete, a report outlining concept options and costs will likely be brought to city council.

Open houses will take place at the Steveston Community Centre on Feb. 13 (5 to 8 p.m.) and Feb. 17. (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). More details at Richmond.ca/ Steveston.

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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.

RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9784 (RZ 16-738953) Location/s: 7320, 7340 & 7360 Ash Street Applicant/s: Pietro Nardone Purpose: To rezone the east portions of 7320, 7340 & 7360 Ash Street from the “Single Detached (RS1/F)” zone to the “Single Detached (ZS14) – South McLennan (City Centre)” zone, to permit the properties to be subdivided into three (3) lots fronting Ash Street and five (5) lots fronting a new extension of Armstrong Street.

City Contact: Steven De Sousa, 604-204-8529, Planning and Development Division

3.

Bylaw 9784

RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9796 (RZ 16-732490) Location/s: 7151, 7171, 7191, 7211, 7231, 7251 Bridge Street Applicant/s: Pietro Nardone Purpose: To rezone the west portions of the properties from the “Single Detached (RS1/F)” zone to the “Single Detached (ZS14) - South McLennan (City Centre)” zone, and to rezone the east portion of 7191 Bridge Street from the “Single Detached (RS1/F)” zone to the “Single Detached (RS2/C)” zone, to permit the properties to be subdivided to create six (6) lots fronting Bridge Street and ten (10) new lots fronting an extension to Armstrong Street.

City Contact: Jordan Rockerbie, 604-276-4092, Planning and Development Division

5.

RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9818 (RZ 13-644678) Location/s: 5400 Granville Avenue Applicant/s: Westmark Developments Ltd. Purpose: To rezone the subject property from the “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone to the “Single Detached (RS2/B)” zone, to permit development of nine (9) single detached homes with access from a north-south aligned new road.

City Contact: Sara Badyal, 604-276-4282, Planning and Development Division

Bylaw 9818

Bylaw 9796

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OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 9000, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9792 OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 7100, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9793 Location/s: City-Wide Applicant/s: City of Richmond Purpose: Bylaw 9792 updates the existing developer contribution rates for: 1) community amenities in the Broadmoor Area Plan; 2) cash-inlieu of private indoor amenity space within the City-wide Official Community Plan; 3) to add past inflation to these rates since they were established and include a clause to automatically add inflation to these rates in future years.

Bylaw 9793 updates the existing developer contribution rates for: 1) heritage conservation in the Steveston Area Plan; 2) community planning in the City Centre Area Plan; 3) affordable housing, childcare, city beautification and community planning rates in the West Cambie Area Plan; 4) to add past inflation to these rates since they were established and include a clause to automatically add inflation to these rates in future years.

City Contact: Mark McMullen, 604-276-4173, Planning and Development Division

4.

RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9815 (RZ 15-704980) Location/s: 8871, 8891, 8911, 8931, 8951, 8971 and 8960 Douglas Street Applicant/s: 0951705 BC Ltd. Purpose: To rezone the subject property from the “Light Industrial (IL)” zone and the “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” zone to a new “Commercial (ZC45) – Bridgeport Village” zone, to permit development of a 6-storey hotel building at 8871 to 8971 Douglas Street and a single storey commercial building at 8960 Douglas Street.

City Contact: Sara Badyal, 604-276-4282, Planning and Development Division

Bylaw 9815

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Fatal crosswalk to get upgrade The crosswalk where an elderly pedestrian died almost two weeks ago is getting an upgrade this year.

The victim — an 81-year-old woman — was hit on or close to a crosswalk by a car driven by a 78-year-old man at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Good Samaritans provided medical help, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency crews at the scene on No. 1 and Tucker roads, just south of Westminster Highway.

She later died in hospital. It was the first road-related fatality in Richmond in 2018. It’s not yet clear whether or not the woman was on the unlit crosswalk at the time of the collision.

However, the City of Richmond confirmed to the News that the crosswalk has been on a list for upgrades this year and will eventually get a pedestrian-activated light.

A special crosswalk program, according to the city, is reviewed by staff on “an annual basis.”

The city said the crosswalk at No. 1 and Tucker roads was on the list prior to the fatal accident. The full list of crosswalks getting an upgrade is available at Richmond-News.Com.

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New publisher hits ground running Alan Campbell RICHMOND NEWS

A new weekly paper, a fresh new design and a new publisher at the helm leading the Richmond News into the future.

Alvin Chow has taken over the role from Pierre Pelletier who, after three successful years at the top, decided to pick up sticks and tour the U.S. in his trailer with his wife and dog.

Chow — who’s also the vice-president of national sales for Western Canada for the News’ parent company Glacier Media — said his new position is a “tremendous and exciting challenge.”

And the 50-year-old intends to tap into his wealth of national sales expertise and years of working with hundreds of publications, large and small, across Canada.

“I want us to produce a product that fits the needs of our fast-changing community,” said Chow, a runner and golfer, who’s married with two children, a boy, 21, and a girl, 19.

“Gone are the days we just sell advertising space. We are selling ideas, solutions, innovation and creativity, and I’m excited about bringing that to the Richmond community.

“It’s important to note that we print once a week, but we publish any time of the day (online).”

Born in Hong Kong, Chow came to Canada in the 1980s as an international student.

A few weeks after landing, he moved to Edmonton, where he would finish his high school years, prior to completing two degrees — a B.A. in economics and sociology at Western University in London, ON and then a B. Comm. in marketing at University of Alberta.

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Not long after graduating, Chow was bitten by the media bug.

“In 1993, I started in the newspaper business; it was a community newspaper in Edmonton, the Edmonton Etc. (published by the Edmonton Journal),” recalled Chow.

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He was also sales director for Postmedia, en route to joining Glacier Media in 2016.

Pointing towards the demographics of Richmond, where people of Chinese ethnicity now make up the majority, Chow said the News has an important role to play in building bridges.

“People in this community, they like to read, whether it’s a Chinese-language newspaper or the Richmond News,” said Chow.

“The way I look at it, our product could be an educational resource for the first generation of immigrants where, perhaps, there is a language barrier, but they have good reading habits.

“The younger generation maybe doesn’t read the hard copy too much, but I believe they still have good reading habits on their devices and that’s also where I see an opportunity to grow.

“English is still key and we can provide that as the base. If we provide reliable sources and credible stories, I would like to think families could think of us as a trustworthy benchmark.”

And if you’re a runner in Richmond, there’s a good chance you’ll bump into him — or be passed by him — every Saturday in the free, 5K Olympic Parkrun along the Middle Arm Dyke.

When he doesn’t have his running shoes on, Chow will be out in the community as much as possible, such as last week at the annual Mayor’s Luncheon.

“I want to get a feel for what people are looking for. This community is growing and we have to grow with it.”

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Seniors’ housing security failing wasn’t afforded the ability to save for retirement and encountered financial problems that led to a bankruptcy. As she aged and wasn’t able to work further, her housing situation spiralled to the point outreach workers placed her in Nova Transition House for women, an overcapacity group home for women in Richmond.

Graeme Wood RICHMOND NEWS

One of the first residents of Richmond’s new, 129-unit subsidized rental housing development says a lifetime of working as a social worker while raising three children on her own nevertheless left her homeless at the age of 69.

“Any woman on the street or in a shelter is at risk of harm,” said Sugars.

S.U.C.C.E.S.S then helped Lylyk move into Storeys.

And despite being housed in a new unit, Judy Lylyk said she is left with roughly $250 for food and toiletries each month after her Canadian Pension Plan and Old Age Security payments. That’s because, despite the subsidy, she still pays $880 for a small bachelor suite at Storeys.

“I still need little things, like a kettle; things that if I buy will cut into my grocery money,” said Lylyk, who told the News she worked at Richmond Community Services at one point in her career.

Richmond was Lylyk’s home and Sugars says the notion pushed by developers and politicians that one should move if one cannot afford to live here underscores a serious injustice developing in the local community.

Lylyk was housed after social workers found her in the St. Alban Extreme Weather Shelter last fall.

“My grandfather would be rolling over in his grave if he knew I was living in a shelter, homeless,” said Lylyk.

“We’re already seeing it; young families are moving out of the city; we’re losing our talent; we’re losing our families; the demographics of our city are changing and we’re all seeing that, and I don’t like that. I don’t like not seeing the kids running around,” said Sugars.

Seniors’ CPP and OAS payments didn’t help keep low-income seniors, such as Judy Lylyk, off the streets. Graeme Wood photo

Now 70, Lylyk is the new face of homelessness in Richmond and B.C., says Diane Sugars, executive director of Chimo Community Services, a non-profit organization that, in recent years, has found the lack of adequate housing to be a significant contributor to domestic crisis situations, for which it is mandated to help people.

said Sugars.

“We want to give people the new picture of homelessness.

What was 10 years ago, isn’t today; the face of homelessness has changed. The new reality is the Judys of the community.

As for seniors, “when you add up OAS and CPP, it doesn’t equate to the rents we’re seeing, even for a bachelor suite, in the Richmond area,” said Sugars.

“People have this idea of a person with addiction, or a man sitting in a doorway. It’s not that; it’s changed. It’s seniors, yes, but it’s also families who are faced with the inability to meet their rent. If they’re evicted, they struggle to find a place with affordable rent. We are setting families up for failure, as a community,”

For instance, since 2006, a one bedroom unit to rent in Richmond has risen 44 per cent, to $1,185, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Meanwhile, in that time, OAS has risen 19 per cent to $586.

Lylyk said she raised three children as a single mother. She

Despite adding an average of 130 affordable/subsidized units per year over the past 10 years, Sugars said more such housing is needed.

Lylyk said Canadian seniors need more consideration. She questioned housing policies geared toward the free market, where local condos are being marketed overseas. As well, she said the federal government didn’t consider existing citizens before recently increasing its refugee intake.

“The refugees need a place to live, I’m all for it, but we also need to look after our own,” said Lylyk.

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Two ways to provide input: 1. Drop in to an Open House Tuesday, February 13, 2018 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

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City seeks public input on Lansdowne Centre Master Land Use Plan You are invited to provide feedback on the proposed phased redevelopment of Lansdowne Centre shopping mall located at 5300 No. 3 Road.

Residents and interested parties are invited to attend a public information meeting to review display boards that provide information about the Proposed Master Land Use Plan for the property, to complete a feedback form, and to talk with the applicant’s representatives and City staff about the proposal.

The property owner has approached the City regarding redeveloping the site. Based on the size and prominence of the property, and the necessity of redeveloping in phases, City staff advised the owner to draft a Proposed Master Land Use Plan to guide future redevelopment of the site.

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The applicant will host two drop-in style public information meetings at Lansdowne Centre as follows:

• For more information about the Proposed Master Land Use Plan

Saturday, February 17, 2018 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

• To complete the online version of the feedback form

Thursday, February 22, 2018 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The feedback form will be available at www.LetsTalkRichmond.ca from Tuesday, February 6, 2018 until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, 2018.

Location: Lansdowne Centre, Unit #210 located west of the food court in the North Mall (5300 No. 3 Road)

For more information Visit: www.letstalkrichmond.ca/lansdowne-master-plan Contact: Diana Nikolic, Senior Planner Phone: 604-276-4040 Email: dnikolic@richmond.ca

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One of the marquee, nationwide fundraisers to tackle homelessness is coming to Richmond.

CHIMO Community Services is encouraging Richmond residents to “bundle up and raise cold, hard cash” for The Coldest Night of the Year, a fundraising walk that takes place Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. at the UBC Boathouse.

“We’re raising awareness as well as money. But the big thing is raising awareness or changing the perception and dialogue around who’s in danger of being homeless. Because we have a new reality in Richmond,” said Joyce Alisharan, chair of Chimo Community Services, a non-profit crisis intervention service.

Alisharan said seniors and families are the new face of homelessness in Richmond and Metro Vancouver — a worrying development by any

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The Richmond walk will take place at the same time nearly 100 others are scheduled across Canada. Walkers will register, turn in the results of their fundraising efforts, and return at the end of the evening for a warm celebration meal.

Coldest Night of the Year walk is for homeless. account.

Chimo says by walking together in the chill of the night, participants will better understand the experience of being on the streets during a cold Canadian winter, while raising funds to aid the work of Chimo in providing muchneeded support to members of our community.

For instance, Chimo helps people find affordable rental places, such as single-family homes that are slated for de-

Donning iconic toques, participants will walk a 2km, 5km or 10km route, “and will warm up with toasty drinks at rest stops along the way,” said organizer Louis Srisakulpinyo.

“Chimo has been serving Richmond for 44 years, and the funds raised in the Coldest Night of the Year will benefit their clients at a time of the year known historically for low levels of giving,” said Srisakulpinyo.

This is Chimo’s second year taking part in the Coldest Night of the Year, with a fundraising goal of $50,000.

To create a team, email Srisakulpinyo at Louis.S@ChimoServices.com.

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Happy Chinese New Year

Richmond is where it’s at to celebrate Chinese New Year.

See our special section where you’ll find what’s on, predictions for 2018 and features on everything from food and wine to temples and feng shui.

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RCCS will Polish up New Year act nese calligraphy class every week,” said Beh.

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“They will write ‘Gung Hay Fat Choy’ or ‘have a prosperous and healthy New Year,’ whatever people want.

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There are many things you’d expect to see at a Chinese New Year celebration, such as a lion dance, Chinese opera, calligraphy and lanterns.

“People can put it up in their house for the whole year for good luck.

“It’s usually very popular; it can be about four words, but it could be eight-feet long if they want.”

What you wouldn’t anticipate, for the most part, is a 30-strong performance from Polish folk dancers.

As ever, said Beh, the main attractions will be the traditional lion dance, as well as the students playing their traditional Chinese instruments in costume.

But, if you get along to the Richmond Chinese Community Society’s (RCCS) TD Lunar New Year event at Lansdowne Centre on Saturday, Feb. 17, that’s exactly what you will see.

The Burnaby-based, Polish Canadian Dance Society will take centre stage near the end of RCCS’ afternoon packed full of entertainment, celebration and prizes.

According to RCCS executive director Henry Beh, the “colourful” Polish group — which has men, women and children — performed for RCCS at a Chinese New Year event about 10 years ago, and he’s been trying to get them back ever since.

“They are always too busy. But we want to be multi-cultural, we want to have different people, not just Chinese,” Beh told the Richmond News, adding they also have Japanese and Filipino acts on the bill.

“Every year, if we have the same thing,

Chinese calligraphists at the Richmond Chinese Community Society (from left) Fred Lam, Celia Hui and Raymond Chan practise ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations at Lansdowne Centre on Feb. 17. Alan Campbell photo all Chinese, it might get a little boring. At RCCS, we want to be very inclusive.

“We could have had East Indian dancers as well, but they were busy and I didn’t give them much notice. Maybe we will get Irish dancers and a Scottish piper next year!

“We’ve had a Scottish and Chinese event at Minoru seniors before; we combined the two, that was very funny. We have always

wanted to include different cultures.”

Giant Jenga, based on the interactive building blocks game, is new to the celebrations this year, said Beh, with prizes for winners.

And a staple of the event is Chinese calligraphy, where RCCS calligraphists can, on request, write messages of good luck for people in return for a donation to RCCS. “We have people that come in to a Chi-

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RCCS has around 1,000 active members — many of whom are seniors of Chinese ethnicity. As well as laying on programs and classes for Richmond’s Chinese community, RCCS runs the Chinese New Year celebrations at Lansdowne Centre, the Mid-Autumn Festival and takes part in the Salmon Festival parade on Canada Day in Steveston.

RCCS’ mandate is to “assist in the process of integration and assimilation of ChineseCanadians into mainstream society” and provides a variety of services and programs to the community, such as fitness dance, ballroom dance, Tai Chi and Yuanji classes, karaoke, yoga, Chinese brush painting, calligraphy and belly dance.

Its Chinese New Year celebrations kick off Feb. 17 at Lansdowne Centre at 12:30 p.m.

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A Chinese New Year “singing for charity” concert will be hosted in Richmond on Feb. 10, to raise $50,000 for a physical activity room at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Austin Harris Residence.

A couple of local singers will deliver a performance to the dinner attendees at the Radisson Hotel, along with a “fortune god” who will be there to hand out “surprise gifts.”

“It’s a tradition to welcome the ‘fortune god’ during the Chinese News Year. He will give gifts to people from a big ‘gold ingot,’ then everyone will be happy,” said Kok An Lim, singer and organizer for the event, and an anchor of a local Chinese radio station.

The Granville Lions Club has raised money for seniors before, but this time it wants to create something more permanent in the shape of a special activity room.

Attendees are advised to get dressed up in festive costumes, and a “secret” judge will be there to find the “best Chinese New Year outfit” winners in the categories of male, female and couples.

centre’s main purpose is to build up their muscles, to help them not fall down.”

The gala aims to raise $50,000 in funds to build an activity room for in-house seniors and seniors from the adult day care program at the Austin Harris Residence.

Lim said “mainstream” senior centres normally have these exercise facilities, but Asian senior houses don’t, due to a lack of funding.

“Our Vancouver Granville Lion Club has done luncheons with seniors before. But this time we decided it’s more worthwhile to do something long-term to care for seniors instead of just buying them lunch,” said Lim.

“We are the first ones to raise funds for activity facilities for S.U.C.C.E.S.S. I hope by doing this, we will raise more awareness among other people,” said Lim.

“S.U.C.C.E.S.S. told us, if senior people fall on the ground, it will cause more and more trouble. The activity

He said it is great to celebrate the traditional Chinese festival by getting together with friends and helping others.

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CNY warm-up jerseys for Canucks On the first day of the new Chinese New Year, the Vancouver Canucks will celebrate with festive warm-up jerseys and arena events during their game against the Boston Bruins on Feb. 16.

Kwong was born in Vernon, B.C., and started his NHL journey March 13, 1948 as a member of the New York Rangers when they took on the Montreal Canadiens.

Before the puck drop, there will be other celebrations outside Rogers Arena, such as a lion and dragon dance, Kung Fu performance and food trucks.

At a recent press conference, Trevor Linden, former Canuck and president of hockey operations, said “Vancouver being such a multi-cultural city, we are really excited about initiating things to celebrate Chinese New Year.”

There are also special activities and food offered in the arena including pot stickers, wontons, crispy pork belly on rice, steamed soup dumplings and pork bao.

The lucky dragon jersey was designed by a local Chinese fashion designer, Charlie Chien.

The jersey is in red and gold, featuring delicately embroidered dog patches for the Year of the Dog on the shoulders and chest.

The Canucks will have a dog sewn onto warm-up jerseys.

In Chinese culture, the colour combination of red and gold represents good fortune and wealth. The embroidered dog is a husky, which is believed to bring strength.

To kick off the game, the Canucks will honour the first Asian player in the NHL, Larry “King” Kwong, in a pre-game video and his daughter Kristina will be present for a ceremonial puck drop on his behalf.

The kid zone will offer custom fortune cookies, a dog-colouring contest and a red envelope giveaway.

This is not the first time the Canucks took in some Chinese culture.

They played in the first ever pre-season NHL games in China last September against the LA Kings.

During the games, the Canucks also wore special patches on their jerseys.

The historic event was featured in Shanghai and attracted 23,000 fans.

To kick off the game on Chinese New Year, the Vancouver Canucks will honour the first Asian player in the NHL, Larry “King” Kwong, who played for the New York Rangers.

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Chinese New Year celebration events in Richmond:

Yaohan Centre Chinese New Year Flower Market

Dates: Feb. 15 to Feb. 25 Address: River Rock Casino, 8811 River Rd.

A visit to the Yaohan Centre Flower Markets during this time of the year is a great way to get into the spirit of Chinese New Year. The market is the perfect place to soak up in the joy of the festivities, as well as picking up a few items to decorate the house.

Time: 6 p.m. to midnight.

Website: RiverRock.com 2018 Chinese New Year Flower & Gift Fair at Aberdeen Centre Celebrating Chinese New Year in a fun, cultural extravaganza of activities is a famous Aberdeen Centre tradition since 1989. Aberdeen Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chinese New Year Flower & Gift Fair features vendors on all three mall levels specializing in Chinese New Year themed products and services. Shop for everything you need at one stop from candies, decorations, fresh flowers, gifts and so much more to ring in the year of the Dog.

Dates: Jan. 29 to Feb.15 Address: Yaohan Centre, 3700 No 3 Rd. Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Website: YaohanCentre.com Yaohan Centre Chinese New Year Celebration Come and enjoy Chinese New Year celebration entertainments including dragon and lion dance, firecracker, green picking at plateau sphere Jong.

Dates: Feb. 9 to Feb. 18 Address: 4151 Hazelbridge Way

Dates: Friday, Feb. 16

Time: Mall hours.

Address: Yaohan Centre, 3700 Number 3 Rd.

Website: AberdeenCentre.com

Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

God of Fortune & Lion Dance at Parker Place Mall

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Dates: Feb. 18 Address: 4380 Number 3 Rd.

Time: God of Fortune 1 p.m., Lion Dance: 2p.m.

Website: LunarFestival.com Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations with Bodhi Meditation Enjoy a variety of Western and Asian delicacies, watch the Chinese New Year Gala and participate in the Chinese New Year Festival. These are just some of the exciting activities include professional family portrait taking, walking meditation, calligraphy booths, oracle readings, and much more! For an auspicious start to the new year, you may also purchase incense and candles for offerings.

Dates: Feb. 11 to Feb. 18 Address: Bodhi Meditation 7740 Alderbridge Way, Richmond Time: Various - please visit website for details Website: LunarFestival.com Chinese New Year Festival at Lansdowne Centre Events including Lion Dance, Money God visits, live traditional and modern stage

Chinese New Year Festival 2018 at Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre

Aberdeen Centre’s Chinese New Year Cultural showcase

Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre presents a Chinese New Year Festival with lots of fun, hands-on activities. A great activity for families! Highlights include drumming performance, traditional Chinese music, lantern and braclet making, meditation demonstration, Chinese calligraphy and Chinese painting.

Both days feature a spectacular orchestra performance and a dazzling eastmeet-west dancing. Performers include the B.C. Chinese Music Association, Vancouver Academy of Dance, Vancouver Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and the Colors of Dance Academy.

Dates: Feb. 18 Address: Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre 8240 No.5 Rd. Time: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Website: DDMBA.ca

The God of Fortune is highly likely to make an appearance at Parker Place. performances, community booths and giveaways.

Dates: Feb. 17 Address: Lansdowne Centre 5300 No. 3 Rd, Richmond Time: 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Website: Lansdowne-Centre.com

Sherman Tai Charity Fortune Reading at River Rock Casino Resort Fengshui master Sherman Tai, who is well established in Vancouver Richmond and Hong Kong will tell your fortune at the event for a minimum $20 donation. All proceeds go to the BC Children’s Hospital.

Dates: Feb. 15, 16, 23 & 25 Address: River Rock Casino Resort 8811 River Road,Richmond Time: 9 p.m.

Website: LunarFestival.ca

Dates: Feb.17 & Feb.18 Address: Aberdeen Centre, 4151 Hazelbridge Way Time: Various - please visit website for details.

Website: LunarFestival.com New Year’s Eve at Buddhist Temple Visitors can experience Chinese New Year celebrations with traditional flower market, auspicious windmills, late-night snacks and foods and much more. Celebrations begin on New Year’s Eve night and continue to the New Year’s Day. Although the celebrations go all day, it’s at night when they become especially amazing.

Dates: Feb. 15 Address: International Buddhist Temple, 160 Steveston Hwy. Time: 10 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.

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It is, perhaps, ironic that Tai is hoping for his biggest total yet, given his bearish attitude toward economic trends, both locally and globally.

Graeme Wood RICHMOND NEWS

There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world right now and this is reflected in Sherman Tai’s cautionary approach to the Year of the Dog. “We need to be more conservative, a little more concerned about investments.

If there’s a big decision, you better wait.

Evaluate, wait, study first,” said the locallyfamous fortune teller and Feng Shui Master.

Tai will be at the River Rock Casino and Resort on four special evenings this month as part of a Chinese New Year charity fortune reading event.

Anyone aged 19 and older is invited to have their fortune read by Tai for a minimum $20 donation to BC Children’s Hospital.

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Last year, Tai said he raised about $20,000 and this year the casino is doubling down, matching the donations Tai receives up to a maximum of $50,000.

Tai has been telling fortunes for well over two decades. Some of his earliest Chinese New Year events, all for charity, were at the PNE. He’s been at the casino for the last decade or so and been giving to the hospital for the past five years. Other charitable endeavours have been cancer research and United Way.

“The stock market is very hot. And while Vancouver, as I’ve said for 20 years, is a good place to buy — buying property is a good investment — but not this year,” said Tai. For dogs, generally speaking, it will be a difficult first half of the year.

“There’s a lot of fluctuation,” said Tai. Dogs are presently lacking confidence in themselves and rejoice in others’ scandals. There may be some personal relationship problems and being greedy is a concern Tai has identified.

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But dogs could overcome their problems, especially in the last half of the year, said Tai. Dogs are good at studying and learning new things, he noted, so there will be opportunities to upgrade, say at a new job.

Tai said his readings have become increasingly popular across all cultures. He estimates two thirds of his fortune seekers are English speaking, or non-Chinese.

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New Year celebrated in new home A recent Chinese New Year celebration Chang helped organize included a lion dance, writing couplets, and all those activities they thought of as “very Chinese.”

Daisy Xiong RICHMOND NEWS

Phil Chang’s memory of the Chinese New Year is a smell — the smell of incense.

“It’s interesting that, for many people ... they hope to reproduce the festival and the atmosphere here,” said Chang.

Moving to Vancouver from Taiwan with his family 20 years ago at age six, the long-time Richmond worker can barely remember anything else about the festival back then.

“But for me, it’s the opposite.

The Chinese New Year I experienced here is my original impression of it.

“I just remember that smell — it was so strong — when every household was burning paper money for their ancestors or the gods,” recalled Chang.

“And there were always so many treats for children during those ceremonies. The grand celebration stopped, abruptly, after his family moved to Canada.

“We were too busy settling down and starting a new life here and trying to integrate into the culture here, so we put aside that part of our own culture.”

Chang said sometimes his family didn’t realise it was the Chinese New Year until the eve. His dad then put some money in a package, handed it to him to put under his pillow for one night.

“It is said to help get rid of bad luck in the next year,” Chang explained.

Ten years later, his parents later revived the celebration here by having dinner with friends at home.

“When I went to Taiwan and saw the origins of it all, I was like, ‘oh, this is familiar’.”

Phil Chang only learned about Chinese New Year traditions in Canada. Daisy Xiong photo Later, Chang began celebrating Chinese New Year with his own friends, mostly having dinner together. But he also adopted what for him were new traditions.

“I used to help out as a drummer for a friends’ lion dancing team; (we) danced our way to each store on Hasting Street, and I realized, ‘that’s what people do for Chinese New Year,’” said Chang.

“Or we saw people on TV making dumplings or writing couplets, and thought, that is very ‘Chinese’; we want to do it for Spring Festival.”

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hinese New Years are some of Amanda Sun’s warmest memories. Sun came to Vancouver to pursue her education in 2009 from Jiangsu, China.

“Every Chinese New Year Eve, all of our families got together at my grandma’s home.

She would make a lot of delicious food; the atmosphere was very boisterous,” recalled Sun. “Children received red packages with money after making wishes to older generations, and everyone would watch the live Chinese Spring Gala on TV together and chat.

“My dad then set off firecrackers after midnight.

“On the New Year’s day, the children went to our grandma’s room to say hi, we then visited other families’ homes or made phone calls to those who lived far away.”

One of Sun’s favourite customs from that time was wearing new clothes in the New Year.

“I always had a couple of new clothes from my parents and aunts and uncles, which made me so happy,” said Sun. In addition, rice balls and dumplings cannot be called by name, but “ingots” and “wanwanshun”, which means “all the best.”

In the past eight years working and going to school in Canada, Sun has only spent one Chinese New Year in her hometown.

Instead, she has dinner with her extended family who also moved here a long time ago, and makes phone calls to her family in China.

“But the atmosphere is different – it’s not as boisterous as it used to be,” said Sun. Sun said she hasn’t gone to any Chinese New Year celebrations yet.

“For me personally, Chinese New Year is for families to gather together. That’s the essence of it,” said Sun. “The celebrations and activities are more like a ceremonial thing or entertainment to me, not the Chinese New Year in my memory. I miss that.”

BDC is honoured to celebrate the Year of the Dog with the Richmond business community.

Wishing you good health, good fortune and much prosperity.

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General Festival Admission

General Festival admission can be purchased on site or in advance at the Richmon nd Cultural Centre. Your General Festival Admission includes access to all of the Imagination Stations and Imagination Performances in the following zones: IImagination i i n Playground, Pl d, Once O e Upon Up n a Time, Ti , Sonic S ic Garden G d and d Art A t Alley.

All . Tickets Ti k are: $5 per person. No refunds. Free with a purchase of a Creativity Class.

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Register for a hands-on interactive class led by a professional artist. Price per child, per class, includes General Festival Admission. These sell out quickly! Register in advance at www.richmond.ca/register or 604-276-4300. Note: no refunds.

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Help fill the Cowell Community Car with non-perishable food and make a difference in our community. All donations will go to the Richmond Food Bank. Cowell Auto Group will match donations.

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Chinese New Year for beginners ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.

Kacy Wu RICHMOND NEWS

If this is your first time celebrating Chinese New Year (CNY), or if you’ve seen the decorations and wondered what they mean, here’s what you need to know. Welcome to “Chinese New Year for Beginners.”

The animal that represents each year also tells a lot about personality characteristics.

People who were born in the Year of the Dog are often described as independent, serious, loyal and responsible, while their weaknesses might be that they are sensitive, stubborn and emotional.

For people with the birth year dog, their lucky numbers are three, four and nine and their lucky colours are green, red and purple.

When is CNY?

This year, Chinese New Year’s Eve is Feb.15, and the Year of the Dog begins Feb.16 The New Year’s Day falls on a different date each year, normally between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20, as it is based on the Chinese lunar calendar.

The celebrations go on for 15 days, ending on the 15th of the lunar calendar in January, which is the Lantern Festival.

Why is this Year of the Dog?

Ancient Chinese people used zodiac animals to date the years. That’s why each lunar year is named after the Chinese animal zodiac.

Twelve animals were used to repeat a cycle of 12 years. In order, the animals are rat,

Buddhist temples are popular places for people to visit on the eve of Chinese New Year.

Family dinner

Just like celebrating Christmas, it is a tradition for families to have New Year’s Eve dinner together.

This is a reunion dinner, especially for family members who study or work far away from home. In northern China, the common dishes are steamed fish, dumplings, roasted duck or chicken, while in the south, sometimes people celebrate with hot pot, which contains a variety of vegetables, mushrooms, meatballs and meat.

Red envelopes

It is a tradition for senior family members to give junior members a red envelope with cash inside. The amount can range from a

few dollars to quite a lot. Usually, young kids, students and unmarried adults will receive red envelopes from the family. At the workplace, it is also common for bosses to give their employees a red envelope.

House decoration

People give their home a full cleaning before the holiday, and decorate with things that represent good fortune around the house.

The most common thing you can see is a “Fu” poster on the front door. “Fu” is a Chinese character, which means good luck.

One custom is to place the “Fu” poster up-

side down, so that it will bring all the good luck to the family living in the house. To be more specific, “upside down” means “Dao” in Chinese, which means “coming,” and “Fu Dao” means the good fortune is coming to the household.

Temple visit

The New Year time is one of the busiest seasons for Buddhist temples. People start visiting temples on New Year’s Eve, around midnight. It is believed lighting incense and praying at the temple earlier in the New Year will welcome good spirits and deities coming to the household sooner.

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Thomas and Fidella take home a $100 gift card to Faithful Friends Pet Food and Supplies at Blundell Centre

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Sadie (left) and Casper spent a great day at the park. Sadie’s got a strange thing for small beds and Casper has trouble keeping his ball addiction in check

3 The first day Thomas and his new

dog Fidella met. A friendship for the ages.

4 Edison will be turning the big 1-0 this July and applying for his Dog Pension. He has many cat friends.

5 Chichiku is an avid Richmond News reader. His best buddies are Ethan and Erin.

Join us next weekend in Vancouver’s Historic Chinatown to celebrate the Year of the Dog! Take a picture in our dragon boat, learn about our programs, and pick up a traditional lucky red envelope with prizes inside! For more info about our events, visit dragonzone.ca/community.

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1961, 1949, 1937) Ox will encounter some change this year. You should analyze practically instead of relying on your anticipation. There are many ups and downs this year. Staying focused will be considered lucky. Ox should stay humble and have their feet on the ground all the time.

Dog (2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958, 1946, 1934) If you’re born in the year of the dog, consider your actions carefully. Planning and preparation create opportunities to succeed. Setting positive goals and seizing opportunities will help you succeed. Dog should be able to distinguish the good and the bad in people.

Dog should make use of the power of unity to reach their career goals.

Tiger (2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950, 1938) It is predicted that Tiger will experience many changes this year. You can develop new markets, find a new job and have a new direction. You need to be well prepared for the change.

It is relatively competitive, but please be confident that you will have improvement throughout the competition. While asserting your strengths, you have to work hard and plan well in order to get better performance, especially in your career. Good luck will come to you this year. Staying calm is the way to keep your good fortune.

Rat (2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1944, 1932) Rat will be guarded by two great auspicious stars which will bring you good fortune in many aspects, however, the situation is not always easy due to the influence of three little unlucky stars. Rat should have good preparation and planning. Rat should set a positive goal and seize every opportunity to do their best. You have to be patient waiting for the next suitable chance if you have missed it. You may relocate your house or office to alter your fate.

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these problems occur, you may already have the attitude that you’ve lost. Try not to worry and stress excessively to allow good luck to come to you. This is also a year of movement for the Snake, so it is better that you keep busy rather than be stagnant. You should do more and learn more in order to receive results of your effort.

Dragon (2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940) Dragon should plan carefully before taking action to achieve success. Dragon should not believe in and tell secrets to others who they do not know well.

Moving to other places or making changes can improve life. Dragon should not have the expectation of attaining the highest level in a single step. Dragon should put effort to work in order to have rewards. Dragon has to be modest and make use of the excellent communication skill to get the assistance of others.

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A floral bouquet greets your nose and a pear, almond, and honeysuckle flavour envelops your palate from the Garganega, Trebbiano, Malvasia and other indigenous grapes.

As the Year of the Dog arrives on Feb. 16, here are five wines that will pair beautifully with Asian dishes when celebrating.

There’s also the crisp refreshing apple character from the Riesling, and the full body and buttery texture due to the Chardonnay.

It’s almost a cliché that Gewurztraminer is the wine to choose with Asian cuisine and Tinhorn Creek’s 2016 version ($16.99) is an excellent example from the Okanagan.

Because red is the colour that pervades Chinese New Year, here’s an affordable and delicious 2014 Peter Lehman Layers from South Australia ($15.79) to uncork.

The Gewurz has an enchanting rose bouquet with a rich off-dry flavour of lychees, candied ginger and honey; flavours you often find in Chinese food. When my wife sampled it, she exclaimed, “It’s like a symphony in my mouth!” Of course, I agreed.

With four grapes in the blend, the Shiraz delivers the blue and black fruit as well as depth and structure. Mourvedre adds earthiness, Tempranillo brings a savoury flavour and Grenache sprinkles spiciness, strawberries and softens the palate.

Another aromatic white that would work well with a Chinese meal is Cochini Masserie 2016 Fiano ($14.99) from the heel of the boot in Puglia, Italy

Another delicious red to try with your barbecue pork or Beijing duck is the 2014 Robin Ridge Gamay ($24.69) from BC’s Similkameen Valley.

Pour a glass and it reveals an enchanting floral bouquet and a dry delicious flavour of quince (apple, pear, and lime) and honey.

Although you might expect the Robin Ridge to be light and simple, it is actually quite deep and complex. This is a bold fruity Gamay, which is easy to love and will go well with strong flavoured and subtle dishes.

From the north of Italy, I recommend the Monte del Fra 2014 Ca del Magro ($21.99).

Like the other two whites, the Ca del Magro has the natural acid that refreshes your palate between the multiple courses of a Chinese feast. The Ca del Magro, with seven grape varieties, makes an excellent match.

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All of Wendel Genosa’s participants in Bedroom Biographies were aged between 18 and 27. Many of them she found on Craigslist. See her full portfolio at Richmond-News.com. Wendel Genosa photos

Few people would open up their doors to strangers, let alone invite them into their homes.

You would think, then, it’d be safe to assume the number of people willing to show said stranger into their bedrooms and proceed to be photographed in the “raw,” would be on the low side.

Not so, according to Richmond photographer Wendel Genosa, who said there wasn’t enough time in the day to sift through all the young adults who replied to her solicitation on Craigslist under the aforementioned circumstances.

To be clear, Genosa, 24, doesn’t harbour a deep-seated desire to nose around the boudoirs of random folk sourced from the Internet out of mere curiosity.

In fact, the Burnett secondary grad convinced people to let down their guard in the most private of spaces to help with her documentary-style project in her final year studying photography at Emily Carr University a few years ago.

And there is some method to the relative madness which contributed to her award-winning, photographic portfolio entitled “Bedroom Biographies.”

“I was pretty timid and shy, and I thought this was a chance to get to know people and step out of my comfort zone,” said Genosa, who’s just started working on Bedroom Biographies 2.0, which will likely include international strangers, again in their bedrooms.

“To start with, I just shot people I knew. But I was also interested in documenting spaces and particularly people in their spaces. The idea of somebody in their domestic space be-

and was ‘advertising’ himself or did he just pick the T-shirt up somewhere?

“I posted ads on Craigslist in my fourth year, so I had some total strangers that I photographed. Yes, I was a little apprehensive, but I like to think I have pretty good judgement and I would take a friend along with me.

“There is definitely a little mystery, the bedroom is very private. You don’t see that when you go to someone’s house, normally. This is a secret and sacred space and I really wanted to reflect who that person is.”

“I got quite a lot of responses, mostly from 18-year-olds to 27-year-olds and lots of university students and some friends of friends.

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“Every time I was going to shoot someone new, they would say ‘hold on, I’ve got to clean my room first’ and I was like ‘please don’t, I want as honest a depiction of your space as possible.’

As for 2.0, Genosa said she has soft plans to travel to Japan and the Philippines this year to extend her bedroom lens internationally.

“I deliberately didn’t give them too much notice for that reason. To be honest, I was fascinated that people allowed me into their personal spaces and photographed them in it.”

Wendel Genosa is already embarking on Bedroom Biographies 2.0. Alan Campbell photo

Not surprisingly, Genosa — who also works full-time at the Richmond Society for Community Living, helping teenagers with developmental and physical disabilities — has seen a few sights during her five-month journey through the bedrooms of strangers.

“She reached out to me about the project and said she wanted to be a part of it,” explained Genosa.

“A lot of it I didn’t really see until afterwards,” she said.

“It turned out she had a huge collection of My Little Pony and Pokemon in her bedroom; there was colour everywhere.

“One student, whose room was very bare, had the word ‘Cheek-d’ on his T-shirt. I Googled it later and it was a dating app.

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“With the challenges young adults face in a housing market such as Vancouver, my closest friends found themselves living in unique spaces; from closets and shared living rooms, to dorm rooms and parents’ basements,” said Genosa, who lives at home in Richmond with her mom and younger sister.

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“This was their own personal space and I was trying to capture some of that vulnerability; trying to keep it as honest and raw as possible.

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“I have friends over there, so it could be friends of friends that I shoot?” she said.

“I want to do Bedroom Biographies on a bigger scale, but within the same age range.

“You never know what to expect, that’s the magic of it.”

She’s already started shooting locally for the new project and intends to, hopefully, have both biographies exhibited at some point.

She has no plans, however, to enlist the help of a Japanese or Filipino Craigslist.

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“We spent a week or two in Richmond going to all the Chinese malls…but the more time we spent at Chinese malls, the more we figured out that’s what we really want to talk about.”

At the end, he goes back to the store and goes through a series of tests to prove he is Chinese.

Several stories manifesting in a Chinese mall were told in a “non-traditional” way by two Asian actors, with text, media design, miniature models… to “unpack what is at the heart of ‘Chineseness,’” according to Yee. “Chinese malls hold a place in our (ChineseCanadian) history. (We explore) what the malls mean to people across different generations, and how they’ve changed,” said Yee.

The title, “No Foreigners,” comes from an experience Yee had at Aberdeen Centre.

“They are built on nostalgia, so (the project) is an exploration of that nostalgia.”

“We were checking out all the stores, then there was a store ... It has all kinds of handbags on the window, and there was a sign saying ‘members only,’” recalled Yee.

He said for many old generations of Hong Kong immigrants, the Chinese malls became a centralized community for them to spend their time and socialize.

“I pretended to be a rich business guy and

“One of our team members said his grand-

Playwrite David Yee takes a provocative look inside Richmond’s Chinese malls, which have had their share of racist controversies but also provide a unique backdrop for traditional and modern immigrant culture. mother spent all her time in one of the food courts. That’s where she meets her friends, chats and hangs out. It’s her own nostalgia,” said Yee.

“From what I hear, the (outlet) mall one stop away from Vancouver Airport was built to draw in mainland Chinese for that experience,” said Yee.

And for younger generations, such as himself, the Chinese malls are a window to take a peek at the distant oriental traditions.

“They are not the stores in Hong Kong malls, but large independent structures with bigger and larger brand names. That shift is interesting.” .

However, such traditions are changing as the new generation grows up and encounters increasing numbers of immigrants from mainland China.

“We have reflected the decline of Chinese malls and the shifts as well in the play.

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That scene became the beginning of the play, but instead of walking away like Yee, the main character stays in the mall for three years to learn to be Chinese.

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Government asked to support Chinese business integration Daisy Xiong RICHMOND NEWS

The company that posted a controversial Chinese-only bus ad in Richmond last month is now asking the B.C. government to address disconnections between many Chinese businesses and the local community.

TenKK, a Richmond-based business consulting firm, sent a public letter to the B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology last week, asking for better support for Chinese investors and entrepreneurs in the province.

“Immigrants who expect high investment returns on businesses hold their funds due to lack of confidence towards traditional industries,” said the letter.

“More reasons behind their hesitation are difficulties to overcome language and culture barriers, to adapt to different political-business relations, and to get along with local customs and ideologies.”

The company is asking the government to provide “constructive solutions” to help immigrants “overcome the difficulties” and “build confidence” to invest and start businesses here.

The open letter follows TenKK’s release of its 2018 research on Vancouver Chinese businesses, which listed the top six challenges Chinese businesses in Vancouver currently face.

“Firstly, newcomers are often limited to choose industries that former immigrants chose. As a consequence, competition is intensified among Chinese businesses,” said Ian Li, manager of public relations at TenKK.

pectations sometimes create conflict between Chinese employers and Western employees,” he added.

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“And because of language barriers, many Chinese business owners limit their clients to Chinese only, finding it hard to integrate into the local business circle.”

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In an era when so many amateur sports organizations now include paid professional coaches, Steveston Judo continues about its business of producing top ranked athletes nurtured by volunteers.

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The lifelong Steveston resident joined the club himself when he was six and enjoyed an outstanding competitive career before he became a Vancouver firefighter. Now he is a distinguished coach with an impressive resumé that includes working on the provincial team staff.

Ryder continues to establish himself as one of the top up-and-coming judoka in the country.

The 16-year-old has been identified by Judo Canada and now has a heavy schedule of international competitions. He will soon be attending European Cup events in Portugal and Sarajevo. It means much of his Grade 11 course load is done online and he only attends a couple of classes at nearby McMath Secondary.

“He is a rising star. Judo Canada has targeted him and is sending him all over the world,” continued Morishita. “He is definitely on a path to be a senior high performance athlete and you could see him moving to Montreal after high school to be at the national training centre.

Ryder breezed through his own age group in Montreal to the point where he won’t compete at the U18 level again despite another

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Steveston Judo Club was well-represented at last month’s Elite Nationals in Montreal where (left to right) Tavis Jamieson, Ian Ryder and Meghan Jamieson qualified for the prestigous event.

year of eligibility. He got his first taste at the senior division too and will continue to fight up at the U21 level internationally as Judo Canada pushes his development.

“They are looking to see how good I can become over the next couple of years. I can see where they are all at right now and I can push myself to be above that level. Hopefully, that’s what will happen,” said Ryder of his steady diet of older opponents.

“Hopefully, if I do well I can get my E-standard.

Right now I have D-standard. Then I can go to Junior Worlds next year.”

The Jamiesons are now on a different path than Ryder. They are full-time students in university but still competing at the national level.

Meghan, a nursing student at BCIT, lost to Quebec native and national team member Alix Renaud-Roy in her gold medal bout after winning two earlier matches.

attend university,” said Morishita.

Meghan admits it’s her competitive drive that keeps her motivated, even when it can be difficult juggling studies with training.

“I think I am a competitive person to begin with. It all starts with a white belt and you just want to keep working up to the next level. It’s been neat being able to go and see different places in Canada and just the experience of competing at higher levels.”

As for Tavis, he is already looking forward to another shot at Elite Nationals next year and testing his skills against more national team members.

“They are the success story of two regular people.

Tavis had played a little bit of soccer and Meghan was doing gymnastics,” added Morishita. “I still remember the day Tavis came up to me and said he was tired of losing and wanted to win a national championship. He wanted to know what it would take.

Tavis fell to Zachary Burt, another national team member from Quebec. He is studying math and computer science at UBC.

“From that day on he trained incredibly hard. We trained at the (Olympic) Oval together and did everything you have to do. The following year he was a national champion.”

“Both Meghan and Tavis have moved on from that stage of their careers but are still making the commitment it takes to compete at a high level and

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The 55-year-old non-profit club was once again prominent at the recent Elite Nationals in Montreal that featured only the top eight judoka from across the country in each weight class. Ian Ryder dominated the U18 90 kilogram category to win gold, while Meghan Jamieson earned silver in her senior women’s 70 kg class. Her brother Tavis lost his opening bout in the 100 kg division as he continues to gain experience at the senior men’s level.

“Even people in our sport just shake their heads and say you have to stop that. They say you will never be successful as volunteers and we are proving them wrong,” said Morishita. “We have had essentially two Olympians come out of here and I don’t know how many national champions and provincial team coaches.”

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Dr. Doug Clement with Achilles International Track and Field Society member and Richmond News publisher Alvin Chow at Saturday’s eighth annual Harry Jerome Indoor Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Clement is grateful for Olympic Oval legacy Mark Booth RICHMOND NEWS

The man who has done so much for track and field in this country is forever grateful of the support he has received from his hometown.

It was back in the early 1960s when Dr. Doug Clement and his wife Diane were encouraged by the city to launch a track and field club. The Kajaks were soon formed and a track at Minoru Park followed. The 400-metre oval has since been re-named Clement track in their honour.

“My wife and I had moved to Richmond where I had opened a medical practice.

The recreational department was housed in a broom closet back then,” chuckled the now 84-year-old Clement — a one-time world class sprinter who competed in the 400-metre event at the 1952 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki.

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Its hard work eventually led to the Harry Jerome International Track Classic which is now entering its 35th year and welcomed Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse to a soldout Perry Percy Stadium in Coquitlam last summer.

The continued strong relationship with Richmond paved the way for the Jerome Indoor Games to be launched in 2011 after the Olympic Oval transformed from a speed skating track to a world class multiple-sport facility. The conversion included a five-lane 200 metre oval and a 110-metre sprint track. It’s one of only two indoor tracks on the west coast.

The eighth edition took place last Saturday, attracting nearly 500 athletes.

“If I remember correctly, the very first meet coincided with the 50th year reunion of Kajaks on the same day,”continued Clement.

“We had 55 Kajaks that made Olympic teams over those years including several medalists.

“It’s been an amazing legacy in Richmond itself just to see their aggressiveness in making this sport what it is and developing as many Olympians as we have. Richmond is really the heart of that.

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Indoor Games is about grassroots with the club, every mayor we got to know well. Malcolm Brodie was instrumental in getting this track in here. He was supportive of the opportunity with the conversion of the facility. We worked hard with him and council to get it approved. It has worked out so amazingly well.”

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Throughout his remarkable career, Clement has had the opportunity to meet many world class athletes as a member of Canada’s Olympic Team staff. Yet, he admits it’s meets like the Jerome Indoor Games that he finds most gratifying. The competition attracted entries ranging from age eight to 80.

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“This is the heart of the sport. This is what it is all about. When you start moving up towards the Olympic Games you start getting into the international politics and a lot of other issues.

This is where you get the greatest satisfaction I believe. You get the purity of it,” he said.

“We were part of the founding group for the Sun Run and it gives you the same sort of inclusion. Just get out there to exercise and improve your health. We are very lucky to be here at the oval and Richmond has played a massive role.”

Men’s 300-metre event at Saturday’s eighth annual Harry Jerome Indoor Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Photo by Boaz Joseph

As for the Jerome Outdoor Classic, the meet will return to Swangard Stadium next summer after a $1.2 million upgrade to the Burnaby venue that includes a new world class Rekortan 99 track surface.

Classic will be welcoming back De Grasse who has fully recovered from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the World Championships last August.

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C’s liquor market has undergone something of a revolution over recent years, with more and more customers eschewing mass-produced products and plumping for locally made tipples instead.

The craft movement is in ascendance, but alongside the seemingly never-ending stream of breweries, vineyards, and distilleries that are cropping up around the region; liquor stores are also adapting to cater for their customers’ changing tastes. first “We fi rst opened our doors in 2006 and since then we’ve seen a huge shift in what our customers are looking for,” Louise Williams from Liquor Town at Richmond’s Blundell Centre says. “We try and listen to what our customers are saying and get to know their tastes so that we can stock the kind of products they want to buy.”

According to Williams despite the diverse tastes that you’ll find across Richmond, one thing that all of their customers have in common is a thirst for local products. In fact Liquor Town stocks a wide selection of craft beers, especially those from the

local area including popular breweries such as Britannia Brewing Company, Four Winds, and Fuggles & Warlock.

With these craft breweries constantly tinkering with their formulas to cook up ever more interesting varietals of beer, the key is for stores to try and keep pace.

For Liquor Town that means that there’s always something new on the shelves for their experienced staff to discuss with customers.

“Most of our employees have been with us for an average of seven or eight years so they know what they are talking about,”Williams about,” Williams says. “And whether we’re getting to know about our customers’ tastes so that we can help them find find the perfect product, or they’re telling us about a fantastic beer that we should stock; there’s always something new for us to learn.”

Connecting customers with local liquor in Richmond

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Find the secret of great tasting chocolate at this Richmond store

If you want to check out Liquor Town’s craft beer selection for yourselves give them a visit at the Blundell Centre, Richmond’s convenient one-stop destination for friendly service from local business owners.

For more information, visit www. blundellcentre.ca

P

ick up a packet of chocolate in any store and you’ll probably have to look through a laundry list of ingredients before finding the word ‘cocoa’. From sugar to an array of additives and preservatives, the chocolate that many of us enjoy eating isn’t what chocolate is meant to taste like at all.

But that’s a world away from what is being served up over at Richmond’s Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut.

The company has been handcrafting delicious Belgian chocolate right here in Canada for more than 60 years. Alongside the decades of combined experience the master chocolatiers pour into every product; the company handpicks simple, natural, and thoughtful ingredients for their internationally acclaimed chocolate. And, according to owner Rustam Teja, you can taste the difference.

“The chocolates are made using only the best sustainable chocolate, the finest natural ingredients, and no artificial preservatives ever. They taste great too.”

Teja is one of 30 retailers from across North America who exclusively sells Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut products.

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Richmond’s Blundell Centre for more than 27 years, but still enjoys talking to customers who have only just discovered the chocolates.

“I get customers all the time who have only just found out about the chocolates,” Teja says. “They’ve either received a box as a present, or tried the chocolates at their work and loved them so much that they have tracked down my shop so that they can buy them themselves.”

Alongside introducing them to what chocolate is really supposed to taste like, Teja also takes great pride in telling new customers about the products’ Rainforest Alliance Certification.

Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut only buys ingredients that have been certified sustainable, and that support the development of communities alongside good agricultural practices in West Africa.

All of which means the chocolates don’t just taste good, but you can feel good about buying them too.

If you want to try Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut’s products yourself visit the store at the Blundell Centre, Richmond’s convenient one-stop destination for friendly service from local business owners. For more information, visit www.blundellcentre.ca

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