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It was the early 2000s. I hadn’t lived in Richmond long. In fact, I hadn’t lived in B.C. long, and the time I had been here was consumed with changing diapers and running around playgrounds. Point being, I wasn’t particularly attuned to the politics of the day.

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Anyway, I was invited to a party in Vancouver by a friend of the family, and who was there but Christy Clark, the then recently appointed Minister of Education.

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Actually, I had met Clark a few months earlier at the same mutual friend’s wedding. She was the maid of honour and, I have to say, gave a hilarious speech about how brides make such bad fashion choices for their so-called maids.

Anyway, when I saw her at the party we were reintroduced and I was told of her new job. I immediately launched into a spiel about what great schools Richmond has (remarkable how I could know so much having lived here so little). Regardless, I told how I particularly liked the focus on “neighbourhood schools.”

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I had seen my sister in Toronto as well as friends in Vancouver driving their kids hither and yon to their various schools because one had a better arts program, or another was alternative, yet another had a bad reputation, even if it was just down the block.

This all seemed headache-inducing to me, and I liked knowing that the school down the street, the same one all the other kids on the street are going to, would do just fine.

Anyway, Clark’s reply was, “Yeah, we’re changing that.”

She then gave me her spiel about parents’ right to choice, and how parents know their kids best, and catchments are too limiting; a kid with a talent in ballet should be free to go to a school with a performing arts program, for example.

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Well, maybe, but I really didn’t want to have to research top kindergartens — and not just because I’m a slacker parent.

The good news for me was that despite Clark’s views, the Richmond district always held firm in its belief in catchments.

Not only did they argue the environmental, health and social benefits of going to school with your neighbours, they showed how it builds more integrated communities.

So, what’s this? As of this September, kids in certain catchment areas will not necessarily be able to attend their neighbourhood school?

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We’re told the change doesn’t reflect a new philosphy rather is, in part, a response to the recent court ruling on class size and composition. While the ruling is a good thing for students, what a shame it should come at the expense of neighbourhood schools. I appreciate trustees have been put in a tough position — and not one of their own making. This saga goes back to the previous government’s handling of earlier contract negotiations. Regardless, here we are now, and adding to the challenge is the fact Richmond’s enrolment, overall, is declining.

For sure, the board has some tough decisions to make, but pitting quality of education in the classroom against quality of life in the neighbourhood is not the way to go in the long run.

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Is it important to send your kid to their catchment school?

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Yes. Because it’s close to home, kids can play with their friends and classmates. Sometimes there is a play day, and it’s easy to arrange when it’s in walking distance. And kids can walk to school; they like it.

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No. I think it doesn’t matter. For me, it’s more important to look at the teachers, quality, and ranking of the school, as well as feedback from other parents. I don’t think the location is very important.

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I think it’s a big-city problem. I lived in Moscow, where the population grew a lot in the past years, and people started to come to Moscow. It’s a big problem now with schools because we don’t have so much space. Here in Richmond, it’s probably the same.

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Yes. It’s better to stay in their catchment area, because it’s easy to send the kid to school, otherwise, we have to drive. And we know better about the environment and the safety of this area.

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Our city’s ‘greatness’ is being measured Dear Editor,

even to the point of erecting derogatory signs on their front lawns. Fortunately this home met all the rules and regulations, including city zoning requirements, and thus I issued the licence to operate. Suffice to say that this home operated without incident.

After reading several articles in our local paper, I felt compelled to participate in the discussions regarding the establishment of a facility for the homeless on Elmbridge Way. As some of you may know I was previously the chief public health officer for Vancouver Coastal Health Region before I retired in 2006.

One of my responsibilities was to enforce the Community Care Facilities Act which governed daycares, group homes, intermediate care facilities etc.

handicapped persons or those in wheel chairs visible in their neighbourhood. Fortunately the other neighbours came forward to oppose these types of views and today we have a wellness center providing many services to Richmond residents.

I use these as examples of the difficulty in establishing facilities for our marginalized populations. A large proportion of this problem can be traced to government policy in closing our mental health institutions back in the 70s and 80s.

Many of these previously institutionalized residents were discharged to the streets of the Lower Mainland without any support and thus we see the effects of this policy especially in the DTES today.

I also recall that this same organization attempted to establish another facility on Ash Street and again there was a neighbourhood uproar and eventually this rezoning application was withdrawn. I also remember the difficulty in establishing the Garrett Wellness Center. When we held public meetings, there was a neighbour adamantly opposed to providing health services in the old Garrett Elementary School. His rationale was that he did not want to see

During my tenure, a group home for addicts was proposed in north Richmond in a residential area.

The neighbourhood was up in arms protesting the establishment of this home,

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sured, these homeless are currently “living” in these same areas in the back lanes and other hidden areas of our city centre. If we succumb to neighbourhood pressure and relocate this issue to another neighbourhood, I am sure that the response by those neighbours will be the same. It is fine to say “move them to a more suitable area” but I do not know where these “suitable areas” may be located that would be acceptable to the neighbours?

Currently, other social services are located in the general vicinity of this proposed homeless facility. It seems to me that co-locating facilities near services is logical and desireable.

Gandhi is quoted as stating “a nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” Richmond has always been known for its caring and compassionate policies especially towards the disadvantaged and I hope that city council continues this tradition.

New immigrants can be shown our helping ways Dear Editor, When I first moved here, I did have a fear of homeless people and I felt insecurity when I came in contact with them.

However, as I learn to understand and have been a part of community circles over the years, my guard has come down.

Canada has been a great country for the last 40 years and that’s why I want to give back to my community.

I believe that in order to have a healthy and undivided community, with the influx of newcomers, especially Chinese, we must educate new immigrants, teach them that helping the homeless and other less fortunate is part of our social program. Some of these new immigrants I know want to volunteer.

Often, most Richmond Chinese have been perceived as rich show-offs and targeted for negativity because of the nice cars they drive, how they dress, branded handbags etc.

It is unfortunate that these rich ones who bring in their attitudes also create a bad taste for more established residents due to indifferences.

Many of these rich ones have been targeted for home theft and, obviously, that creates more insecurities and fears in them. They become the victims of more uncertainties and housing the homeless in their neighbourhood becomes one of the greatest fears.

Let’s embrace our differences as we are all immigrants from different parts of the world. Let’s not throw stones at each other.

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Real farmers caught in crosshairs of debate Dear Editor,

Re: “We have so much to grow,” Letters, March 22.

I wanted to share my concern for the topic expressed by Laura Gillanders, as well as my affliction to a point brought up.

As the grand-daughter of the farming family who had their previous home showcased in a photograph within this publicopinion piece, I felt it was very insensitive to make a point regarding how “even a few farmers are making fortunes turning small farms into speculative estates.”

It is one thing to bring attention to the developers, the contractors, and the local municipal and provincial governments who are greatly impacting the cost and use of farmland,

but it is another to do so to the few farming families and legacies left in the city of Richmond.

My grandparents were immigrants to Canada 59 years ago — coming to this country with nothing more than a few pennies on hand. It took countless years of hard work and resiliency while living in Richmond to start a farm, let alone build it to a large-scale operation. My grandparents lived and breathed farming, and the farm itself was a place of haven for our entire family (despite the hard work associated with the profession).

It was only when my grandfather was diagnosed with cancer, and later passed away, that the farm was no longer viable and had to close its doors. If it weren’t for this

diagnosis, I am confident my grandparents would be farming well into their 80s much like many of their farming friends in the community.

Selling the farm was a very emotional experience for all those involved, and money was the least of my grandmother’s concerns. Our family tried to secure deals with local farmers and equine operations in hopes to keep the farm “a farm,” however after countless deals slipped through, it became clear that the only buyers able to afford the land at land value may have had ulterior motives and intent for the land for future use beyond our control. I think I can speak for many of those in the farming community in saying that we want to keep our farms

as farms — not as mega mansions.

I believe the greater issue at hand here is the fact that young farmers cannot afford to farm in Richmond any longer to take over the land from the aging farmer population, let alone purchase large-scale properties — thus we are seeing an influx of farmers moving to the Fraser Valley and onwards.

As frustrating as this issue is for the greater community, I encourage those who support local farmers to continue speaking up on the topic to push for a change, however be mindful of the message they are speaking up about and those it effects.

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Hong Guo ‘accepts’ Steves’ apology Editor,

I am writing to offer my thoughts on the widely reported and unfortunate remarks via Twitter from Councillor Harold Steves late last week.

As a person who was born in China and became a proud Canadian citizen as well as a long-time Richmond resident I think that it is important to use Mr. Steve’s remarks as a learning opportunity. At the outset I want to make it clear that I accept Mr. Steve’s apology as sincere and believe that he will reflect more closely in future public statements.

I have believed for a long time that Richmond is uniquely positioned to represent the Canada we are all so proud of. The ethnic and cultural mix in Richmond is unmatched in Canada.

Those calling Richmond home include the decendents of the first Europeans to settle here, a vibrant South Asian population, people from all over China, Japan and the Philippines.

In short, Richmond represents the world and for the most part people have lived in harmony.

What I believe has been missing is a true dialogue among the different cultural communities that not only strengthens the existing harmony and tolerance but also begins to build upon the strengths of each community.

Richmond can not only be an example to the rest of Canada, and indeed the world, about how many diverse cultures can enrich us all, but it also offers our city a real competitive advantage.

However unfortunate the circumstances of his ill-considered comments, Councillor Steves has presented us with an opportunity to reflect on all Richmond can be. We need to take advantage of this invaluable opportunity and have a constructive dialogue about the future direction of our city.

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At least 1.5 metres, apparently, as the Richmond News found out after a reader, Bob Garnett, contacted us last week to query the aforementioned gap.

An ageing, soon-to-be bionic Richmond population will once again benefit from a hip and knee surgery program that was once the darling of Richmond Hospital, according to Health Minister Adrian Dix.

Garnett, who doesn’t use a wheelchair, sent us the picture of the shelter on No. 2 Road and Moncton Street, questioning whether a wheelchair would fit past.

“Why was a bus shelter constructed in the middle of the sidewalk? How is a wheelchair supposed to navigate this?” asked Garnett.

The News asked the question of the City of Richmond, which sent out staff from its traffic operations department to measure the site.

And, according to city spokesperson Ted Townsend, the measurements at the site conform to TransLink’s “Universally Accessible Bus Stop Design Guidelines” with a width of 1.52 metres “between the face of curb to the vertical post for the shelter, which allows for the passage of a wheel-

Richmond to Vancouver,” said Dix.

News reader Bob Garnett wondered how a wheelchair might squeeze past this shelter? chair user.”

Garnett was pleased to hear that guidelines have been followed, but added that he hardly thought “…a person could pass, never mind a physically-challenged person.

“Hey, I love my city and they get most things done pretty well. But periodically, I see something that causes me to say ‘who on Earth did that without thinking?’

“I just take pride in our city and want it to be the best.”

“Richmond is going to have a significant population increase of seniors over the years and hip and knee surgery is important for people to live well,” Dix told the Richmond News, following the March 21 announcement that Vancouver General Hospital will open a new hip and knee replacement centre that will reduce a growing wait list.

Dix said Richmond Hospital’s defunct Hip and Knee Reconstruction Project, which ran from 2004-2010, provides a successful model to make such surgeries more efficient province wide.

Back then, surgeries were executed like clockwork with a process as like a factory line, explained Dix. Patients would be lined up successively so that a surgeon can seamlessly move from one to the other in dedicated, “swing” operating rooms that have standardized processes, equipment and staff roles. All of this is supported by pre-surgery efficiencies such as monitored waitlist management as well as post-surgery care, including tracking patient outcomes Dix said he wasn’t sure of the exact reason why the Richmond project ended, but the health system learned important lessons from it nevertheless. A ministry spokesperson claimed the program was a pilot that expired.

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The fact that the program is being rejuvenated elsewhere doesn’t mean Richmond residents will be left out. It just means they’ll have to cross a bridge as the program is still within Richmond’s health authority, Vancouver Coastal Health.

“Richmond will be part of program. There are multiple sites. I don’t think the big impediment to successful surgery is the distance between going from Vancouver to Richmond or

This year (2018-2019) the government is spending $75 million across the province to reduce the backlog of those waiting for various surgeries. It has targeted an additional 9,400 surgeries, including 4,000 additional hip and knee surgeries, 900 dental surgeries and 4,500 others.

In 2016-17, approximately 14,390 hip and knee surgeries were performed in B.C., and by 2018-19, more than 19,250 will be done annually, according to the Ministry of Health.

The following year (2019-2020) will see $100 million for additional surgeries. Eventually 18 sites will be part of the B.C. program.

The Ministry stated that in 2016-17, 30 per cent of people waiting for hip surgery and 38 per cent of people waiting for knee surgery waited more than 26 weeks.

“In the second year there will be no waits past 26 weeks,” promised Dix, who is confident health staff can accomplish the task.

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, in 2015 the average age of hip replacement patients in Canada was 67.6 for men and 72.3 for women.

In 2006, Richmond’s senior population (65 and up) was 22,250, or 12.8 per cent of the population. By 2016 those figures rose to 33,650, or 17 per cent of the city.

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Council stalls on farmhouse sizes

“The number one threat to farmland in Richmond is speculation,” said Kelly Greene, an advocate for reducing home sizes, to council.

“Speculation has devastated Richmond’s agricultural potential.”

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It’s the debate that never seems to end in Richmond: what to do with home sizes on the Agricultural Land Reserve?

However, for one ALR resident, Alan Baines, changing the bylaw could have been done too swiftly.

Monday night’s council meeting further proved just how contentious the topic is, as councillors voted to refer the issue back to staff for additional review.

Council chambers quickly filled to standing room only, with many attendees donning identification tags that either said “Protect farmers’ rights” or “Save our soil,” declaring which side of the debate they were on.

For more than two hours, around 30 delegations signed up to speak. But at the end of the night, council still didn’t feel they had all the information they needed to make a decision.

“At planning committee last week we heard from a couple of farmers asking us to reconsider allowing secondary dwellings on farmland for farm workers,” said Coun. Linda McPhail, who put forward the motion to refer the entire agenda item back to city staff.

Following McPhail’s request, Mayor Malcolm Brodie first asked councillors to vote on whether or not they wanted to send just two issues back to staff, the possible provision of

“We don’t have any studies of how farmers would be impacted if we do something that’s not the status quo,” Baines said to council. “I think we’re kind of rushing it here.”

John Roston, who was in favour of reducing home sizes, also spoke to council saying that in some ways, both sides agree on one thing: the needs of farmers should be met.

The heated debate over the maximum size of homes on agricultural land in Richmond continued this week at city council, with hundreds of residents once more turning out to vent for hours on end. Alyse Kotyk photo a second residence for farm workers and the city’s ability to impact and limit the size of farm structures.

While this passed, it wasn’t enough for McPhail who wanted the impact of secondary residences considered as a whole “home plate” issue (total developable area of a lot).

“I think all the pieces of the bylaw are connected,” she said. “They impact each other.”

Brodie then brought the entire agenda item to a vote, asking council to decide if the whole issue should be sent back to staff.

Couns. Chak Au, Alexa Loo, Ken Johnston, Bill McNulty and McPhail all voted for, while Brodie and Couns. Harold Steves and Carol Day voted against.

During the meeting, those in support of reducing home sizes said real estate speculation is a significant concern.

“We’ve had a lot of people speaking here as farmers and I think we all want to support them. They’re speaking very passionately about their needs and I think we all feel their needs should be met,” he said.

“What we’re talking about here is regulating non-farmers.”

Following the meeting, Roston was disappointed council didn’t come to a decision.

“They’ve had over two years to discuss it, they’ve had numerous public hearings,” he said. “I can’t believe that there’s anything anybody has to say that has not already been said. I think it’s largely just them being reluctant to come forward and make a decision.”

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Legal fight leads to trade centre delay ish the job without paying us,” claimed the source.

Alan Campbell

“We put them on notice prior to this happening. The payments, even until January were scratchy at best. They disputed everything. It was always an issue, every month.

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Work on constructing the $80 million International Trade Centre in north Richmond has been halted amid a fiery financial wrangle and a defamation lawsuit between the project’s two main contractors.

“All our sub-contractors were paid. They’re playing a game to see how deep they can go. We can’t go any deeper, that’s why we walked out.”

A few weeks ago, the two tower cranes above the massive project near Bridgeport and No. 3 roads fell silent and haven’t moved since.

Russell said his firm is taking legal steps to have the liens on the property removed, which could take a few weeks.

He added that the project has seen a few minor setbacks, but nothing out of the ordinary and denied that it’s more than a year behind schedule.

At the root of the controversy lies a major fall-out between the principal contractor, Scott Construction, and the forming company it hired last year to build the concrete structure for the 14-storey luxury hotel part of the project, which includes an already-built 12-storey office tower.

By March 7, only seven of the 14 floors were completed when the “forming” company walked out on the job, claiming it hadn’t been paid by Scott since Dec. 31 last year.

Just a day later, on March 8, Scott, according to a defamation lawsuit filed this week in B.C. Supreme Court, terminated the contract with the forming company.

The forming company, which claims it’s owed hundreds of thousands of dollars, since filed a “Claim of Builders Lien” (CBL) with the Land and Titles Office, effectively hindering the future financing of the project.

And last week, police had to be called to the site when the owner and employees of the forming company turned up to take away building materials they claim belonged to them.

“It’s already a year behind schedule and that’s what happens when you don’t pay your bills,” claimed a source at the forming company, who didn’t want to be named.

“We tried at the beginning of the month stopping for a day here and there, but it didn’t work.

“We don’t know whether the problem is with the investors or the owner or what? But we can’t continue to work without getting paid.”

Seven other similar builders’ liens for monies outstanding have been placed on the property this week, all from sub-contractors of the

Construction work on the International Trade Centre in north Richmond has been slowed due to a contractual rift which has, in turn, led to a defamation lawsuit being launched in court. Alan Campbell photo forming company.

However, Tom Russell, of Richmond-based PLLR Lawyers, on behalf of the project owner and Scott, claimed the issue lies with the forming company not paying its own subcontractors, one of whom took out a lien on the property.

“It got a little hairy between (Scott and the forming company). We have now filed a lawsuit on behalf of Scott, alleging defamation and asking for an injunction to stop the verbal assaults on Scott’s name,” Russell told the Richmond News.

“Other work on the site is continuing and Scott is making arrangements to hire a new forming contractor. We have one, it’s just a case of working out the details.”

Russell said Scott was unable to release payments for January and February because of the lien placed by one of the forming company’s sub-contractors for work carried out last year.

He added that all the subsequent liens that have been placed were done so by the forming contractor and its sub-contractors, who “should have been paid by (the forming contractor).”

“Those sub-contractors are telling us they

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have not been paid by the forming contractor,” said Russell of the seven other liens on the property.

The defamation suit notes that all other contractors on the project are being paid and cites the forming company and its owner being “engaged in a series of threatening and harassing acts intended to intimidate, disparage and defame Scott and to interfere with Scott’s relationships with its customers, clients and other trade contractors.”

The suit also claims that someone from the forming company “hung a noose at the project,” and posted false and defamatory statements on website RipOffReport.com, which made connections between a Scott employee and “drug dealing relatives.”

An interim and permanent injunction is also sought, restraining the defendants and any of their associates and employees from communicating in any manner with trade contractors on the project, posting any further statements online and restraining the forming company owner from coming within 100 metres of the project None of the allegations contained within the lawsuit have been proven in court.

“They’re trying to find someone else to fin-

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has previously been estimated to open in early 2019.

Last fall, the office portion of the development, which was designed by GBL Architects for MYIE Homes, was topped off.

The hotel tower, when completed, will include a 14-storey OPUS by YOO Collection hotel with 110 rooms. The office portion of the development contains 110 strata office units.

It’s not the first time attention has been drawn to the project for the wrong reasons.

Last year, Michael Ching, the owner of the developer, MYIE Homes, made it onto China’s ‘most wanted’ list.

According to the list released by China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), Ching is accused of embezzlement and concealment of illegal gains. “(Ching) acted in collusion with public officials in Hebei Province to jointly take into their possession large amounts of public funds by way of hyping up land prices and falsifying land transfer compensations. (Ching) also transferred large amounts of funds into his own account with clear awareness that these funds were illegal gains,” stated CCDI. As well as the ITC, Ching also developed two towers on Lansdowne Road (the Spa Versante complex) and owns Collection 45 Properties Ltd. He was also a partner with Intracorp in the River Park Place development in the Oval Village area.

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Schools deny catchment students Daisy Xiong RICHMOND NEWS

Richmond has long been comitted to sending students to schools in their neighbourhood, but that’s changing.

Prospective kindergarten students in the catchment area of four elementary schools will not be allowed to attend them in September, according to a letter sent out by the Richmond School Board earlier this month.

The four schools affected are Ferris, Blair, Tomekichi Homma and Tomsett elementaries.

Only students who already have siblings attending these schools can enroll in September 2018, said the letter.

Three of four schools are located in highdensity residential areas with one in Steveston and two in central Richmond — where the population has surged in recent years.

“To try to add additional classroom space at these schools would begin to compromise the quality of education and programming that students would receive,” said Nixon.

The decision cannot be appealed through district policy processes, nor will a waitlist be established for the placement of those schools, according to the letter.

mom could have sent both girls to that school and picked them up. Now I have to figure out the transportation.”

ried that her daughter will not integrate among her neighbours and local community as well as if she was able to stay.

Ho said the school board always promotes walking to school and staying in the community, but now “all of a sudden, they aren’t following what they are standing by.”

Virginia Chiu, a mom of an eight months old, told the Richmond News that, when she moved to her home down the street from Tomsett four years ago, its proximity to the school was one of the primary considerations.

Obviously we are not very happy about it. We might have to consider moving

Some parents, such as Chen, said it is very “irresponsible” and “unfair” for the school board to give such short notice when many other school options are closed at this time.

“Actually I don’t mind if we need to change schools, but I was so mad that they waited so long to tell us,” said Chen.

“It’s very unfair for us. They’ve made our life change a lot, and they didn’t even apologize for it,” said Celine Chen, a mom living near Ferris elementary.

Nixon said options such as using portables are not possible either at this time, so students in those catchment areas will have to choose an alternative neighbouring school with sufficient space.

Sandra Nixon, vice chair of the school board, said the decision was made because those schools have been experiencing high enrolment and are near capacity — even while total overall enrolment in Richmond keeps declining.

Parents such as Gina Ho are upset with the decision. Ho lives across the street from Ferris and will now have to drive her daughter to another school in September.

“And a 2016 court decision, which resulted in a provincial agreement that made class sizes smaller for all grades, has put even more pressure on the capacity of these schools,” she added.

“I feel really bad because my daughter goes to the playground every day, and since she was little, she has been told that she’d go to that school,” said Ho.

Chen noted many schools she likes already no longer accept registration, and two schools close to her home on the alternative list given by the school board also told her they are full — she had to choose one further away from home.

“Her cousin also goes to Ferris, and my

Apart from the inconvenience, she is wor-

VIRGINIA CHIU

“They should have known that they had to minimize the number of students last year.

Why didn’t they give us notice then? We didn’t even receive an alert while registering at Ferris in November.”

“We are not enrolling any time soon, but if there is a chance we will get affected, obviously we are not very happy about it. We might have to consider moving,” said Chiu.

Nixon said they certainly understand parents’ disappointment, but the decisions made “were difficult and were not made lightly.”

She noted that the school board will need to continue to “manage enrolment throughout the district for a number of years” to tackle the challenges that are being seen.

The district is dealing with “enrolment and space pressures at some schools, declining overall enrolment, and the impact of anticipated seismic mitigation projects over the next number of years,” said Nixon.

“We are in the process of taking a comprehensive look at the issues we are facing, while examining future enrolment projections for every school.”

Affected parents wishing to explore a different school placement should contact the central registration office at 604-668-6000 (ext. 6058) no later than April 6.

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Steves apologizes for tweet but stands by concerns on cultural divide Daisy Xiong RICHMOND NEWS

The Richmond Farmland Owners Association released a statement on Thursday “strongly condemning” a tweet posted earlier this month by Coun. Harold Steves for “dividing Richmond residents based on

their ethnicity,” and asked Steves to recuse himself from an upcoming vote on farmland sizes.

Steves didn’t recuse himself but did apologize for the tweet at the council meeting.

On March 1, Steves tweeted about an open house on proposed modular housing for homeless people.

It read, “500 Asian people

go to a Public Information meeting. The librarian gets Karate Kicked by an opponent to housing for homeless people. South Asian landowners are campaigning for 10,764 sq ft houses in the #ALR. Is this multiculturalism?

What on Earth is happening to #RichmondBC?” The tweet got more than 100 likes and nearly 100 retweets.

“People are outraged,” said Gunraj Gill, spokesperson for the association.

“I understand there is something he wanted to say about these two things, but he could have said it without saying ‘Asian people,’ ‘South Asian people.”

Steves later apologized for retweeting information from an initial eyewitness account

associating the kicker with the people attending the meeting on housing — an account later refuted by police.

“I apologize for being hasty on doing that,” said Steve.

“And I shouldn’t have even put the part of ‘Asian people’ and ‘South Asian’ people in the tweet because it’s a completely different issue.”

message had been misread, adding he had never brought race into the discussion, but had raised a question about “what ‘multiculturalism’ is and whether there are cultural divides in the community.

“I’m not taking a side one way or the other – I just think these differences are there, we need to talk about it.’

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From the Silk Road to Richmond Daisy Xiong RICHMOND NEWS

Six established Chinese artists will showcase their impressions of Richmond in an upcoming art exhibition called “Silk Road – An Art Journey From Xi’an to Vancouver” held at Lipont Place.

Oil painting professors from the Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, including the wellknown Beipei Guo, were invited by the Lipont art gallery to Richmond for a 19-day trip to experience life here and practice art.

The name, “Silk Road,” comes from the fact that Xi’an is known as the starting point of an ancient network of trade routes connecting the East with the West.

“Canada has one of the best landscapes for oil painting. We were filled with passion by the beautiful scenery and people here. We created two to three paintings every day, it’s very rare,” said Guo. “And the Xi’an food here is very authentic,” he laughed.

The artists spent a lot of time enjoying the natural and cultural landscape in B.C., and captured them with their brush.

Guo’s favourite place for painting in Richmond is Steveston. “The fish boats, parks, ocean…they are very beautiful and ideal for oil painting,” he said.

At other times, they are creating portraits of local models in the studio, the experience of which, they said is very different from painting portraits of models in China.

“Oil painting was created in the west and imported to China hundreds of years ago,” said Guo. “We all feel that, western figures are very suitable for oil painting, in terms of the colour, the shape density, characteristics… So it was a very exciting art creating opportunity for us.”

Every artist has painted more than 10 pictures during their stay in Richmond, and all works will be on public display from March 29-31 for free. After that, they will return to Xi’an and display their work there.

“Thousands of years ago, envoys went to the West to bring products from China.

Today, we come to Canada to capture the beautiful scenery and local customs with our brush, so people in China will know more about the country,” said artist Lixian Zhang.

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Artist Beipei Guo is a well-known oil painting professor from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts who was invited to Richmond by Lipont Place. Daisy Xiong photo selves is through their art works. You will see them at the exhibition.”

Guo welcomes Canadian artists to visit Xi’an, a city that’s well known for its long history and the Terracotta Warriors.

“It has 2,000 years of history, and was

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Jessie Chan hops island to island Alan Campbell RICHMOND NEWS

Grade 11 student Jessie Chan, who attends Stevenson secondary, will play one of the “storytellers” in the one-act musical Once On This Island, directed by Damon Bradley, at Granville Island’s Redgate Revue Stage.

Once On This Island — with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty — is a Fabulist Theatre Presents production and is based on the 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl, by Rosa Guy and is set on an island in the French Antilles, in the Caribbean Sea. The show includes elements of Romeo and Juliet and Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid.

It’s the story of an orphaned

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“We wanted to cast based on the culturally diverse community of performers who make up Greater Vancouver and might otherwise be underrepresented in the city,” said Bradley of his diverse cast.

“We fully acknowledge that the story is a largely set in Haiti, but we wanted to use the story as a platform to address the more universal themes of love, death, and fighting against the class system.

“At the end of the day, these are storytellers, telling a story.”

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McKinney House gets facelift Graeme Wood RICHMOND NEWS

One of Richmond’s most iconic, historic houses is set for a big renovation that will give it a new lease on life and provide the homeowner with better living space, including a small indoor pool and sauna.

David Lin owns McKinney House on Dyke Road, next to London Landing, and was granted approval Monday by city council to give the home a facelift and rebuild a non-historic extension in the back.

City of Richmond planners have assured council the renovation will maintain the historic features of the house, which was built on Steveston Highway, at No. 2 Road, in 1911.

The four-storey McKinney House is considered an “excellent example of Foursquare Edwardian-era architecture with Craftsman influences,” noted a staff report.

The house became a protected heritage property in 1988.

In 1993 it was moved overnight to 6471 Dyke Road with great, local fanfare, as noted in the local newspapers. The original site is now home to a small townhouse complex.

With the blessings of the city and his neighbours, according to a city staff report, Lin plans to tear down a non-historic two-storey extension (built in the 1990s) of the house and double its size, to accommodate a small pool downstairs and living room upstairs. The extension will not be entirely visible from the road, but what will be is Lin’s upgrades to the front façade, which should make the house look more historic.

As noted by the report, changes to the building through the Heritage Alteration Permit include: replacing and repairing

McKinney House was built in 1911 after Richmond pioneers James and Jane McKinney ordered ‘The Hamilton’ house from the Sears catalogue. It could have been considered yesterday’s mega home. File photo all 31 wood windows; alterations to the exterior cladding; removal of non-historic glazing enclosures; restoring certain elements to its original form; removing the enclosed front balconies to return to the original historic form; adding front French doors; and removing two accessory buildings on the property.

Additionally, a new paint job will be applied using colours from the Benjamin Moore Historic Colours collection.

The rear extension will be distinctive from the rest of the house, although it will have design features incorporated into the architectural detailing that relate to the historic arts and crafts character of the house.

“It was noted that this approach is in keeping with heritage best practices for building additions,” notes staff.

In 1993 McKinney House was moved from No.2 Road and Steveston Highway to 6471 Dyke Road. Richmond Review photo

According to city policy, “the City’s 2041 Official Community Plan Section 4 ‘Vibrant Cities’ includes citywide direction and policy to

‘preserve, promote and celebrate community heritage.’”

McKinney was mega home Despite its age, the story of McKinney House retains a familiar narrative comparable to residential development today.

City documents describe James and Jane McKinney (for whom McKinney elementary is named after) as “well-known landowners in early Steveston” who bought “large swaths of land in the young municipality” and “capitalized on the fervor surrounding the Gold Rush and the subsequent realestate boom.”

The McKinneys arrive in Richmond in 1890. They ordered ‘The Hamilton’ house from the Sears, Roebuck and Company Catalogue in 1908.

“McKinney made significant upgrades to the original Sears plan with the goal of constructing an unrivalled residence in Steveston.”

The McKinneys were known for their philanthropy “assisting in the founding and building of the South Arm Presbyterian Church (which became the South Arm United Church in 1925), volunteering with the Liberal party and the Kiwanis club, and hosting Liberal functions, Red Cross teas and fashion shows in the house,” according to the documents.

In addition to traditional farming pursuits on their land, the McKinneys also grew and bred plants.

They sold the house in 1948 to the Scallon family.

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Although the above work does not require permits, homeowners are still responsible to ensure that the work conforms to the requirements of the BC Building Code and the Zoning Bylaw.

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Petition condemns birth tourism least be discussed in the House, with Liberal government support.

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A continued rise in non-residents arriving at Richmond Hospital to give birth has led to a second House of Commons petition aimed at eliminating birth tourism nationwide — only this time it is sponsored by Liberal MP for StevestonRichmond East, Joe Peschisolido.

“I think it’s a good petition, a little different from beforehand,” said Peschisolido.

Prior to this new petition, dubbed “e-1527” online, an older one, from 2016, was sponsored by Conservative MP for Richmond Centre Alice Wong who asked the government to end automatic citizenship rights for being born in Canada, referred to as jus soli.

The Liberals turfed that one, as Peschisolido maintains those rights are a fundamental pillar of freedom in Canada.

Petitioner, Richmond resident and community activist Kerry Starchuk said that while the new petition is “softened” she is hopeful it will at

There were 379 births to non-residents in Richmond, according to Vancouver Coastal Health’s 20162017 fiscal year records.

The petition denounces birth tourism as prone to abusing Canada’s social security programs and “an abusive and exploitative practice ... whereby expectant mothers who are foreign nationals, with no status in Canada, gain automatic citizenship for their children born in Canada.”

It claims underground and unregulated businesses are increasing in multiple cities across Canada.

“I think people are offended by it from an ethical standpoint. In my opinion it is debasing the value of Canadian citizenship,” said petitioner Robert Ingves, an accountant and lifelong Richmondite, who says the practice is tantamount to purchasing a passport.

A core group of six petitioners includes two immigrants who feel the practice is unfair.

“In general, most of the immigrant community despises this kind of

practice, but for different reasons people are not outspoken. It’s an unfair practice to all other immigrants who play by the rules,” said scientist Gary Liu, 39, a Vancouver resident, who came to Canada 25 years ago.

Petitioner Serge Biln, 56, said immigrants such as his parents (from India), jump through many hurdles to become Canadian.

However a clear solution to the perceived problem is not made clear in the petition, noted fellow petitioner Ann Merdinyan, an immigrant herself.

Peschisolido said the main intent of the petition is to first denounce the practice and then study the scope of the practice.

There appears to be a gap in data collection across the country.

For instance, In 2014 Statistics Canada reported there were only 82 births where the mother’s “usual place of residence” was outside of Canada. But in Richmond alone, in 2014, there were an estimated 200 births by non-resident mothers.

It’s a matter that has broad support in Parliament, including from NDP

(L-R) Serge Biln, Ann Merdinyan, Robert Ingves, Kerry Starchuk and Gary Liu are against birth tourism. immigration critic Jenny Kwan, who told the News, via email, she has requested the government start to collect data on birth tourism.

Vancouver-based immigration lawyer Richard Kurland remains cold to the idea that birth tourism is a significant problem in Canada.

Still, he denounces the practice and welcomes a study. But he wants

government to differentiate motives by non-resident mothers, who could be on work and study permits.

“We have increased the number of non-residents on study permits in Canada exponentially. When you invite young women to come study in Canada, guess what? They have babies.”

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Minister Trevena bridging the infrastructure gap “We are having to look at leaving Richmond, with our warehouse first and even our head office, because we cannot get staff here” was the sentiment shared by a prominent local executive, exemplifying the palpable frustration of the business community in a roundtable with the Honourable Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure at the beginning of March.

The minister heard many stories from local employers that Massey Tunnel traffic was affecting their business.

Connor Williams, of Ashton Service Group said that “often times, I have to pay an extra guy to sit in the car, just so we can use the HOV and get them to the jobs.”

Doug Nightingale, of Nightingale Electrical, is among the employers losing his valued staff to the commute. “We try to promote from within and these employees have worked their way up with us for 15 years or more. But we lose them because of the commute.

They don’t want to but they weigh the time spent in traffic and choose to leave.”

Despite the airing of grievances, the roundtable, organized by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and hosted at YVR, focused much more on the opportunities that a holistic, bigpicture approach to transportation can achieve.

“Our focus is on the big picture,” said Trevena. “One of our

priorities as a government is having an economy that is sustainable and will grow.

A concept we are looking to further grow is B.C. as a trade corridor to the East and we’re working with Asian partners, Federal partners and US stakeholders to see this continue.”

As for the George Massey replacement bridge proposed under the previous government?

Minister Trevena is “not going to pre-judge the report”, which is due for delivery in spring 2018.

The group shared the view that a big picture focus is the right step forward and there are a myriad of transportation and infrastructure projects that would alleviate congestion for commuters, local business and international exports, along with improvements to the Highway 99 corridor.

With the rapid pace development happening in Richmond, as well as south of the Fraser, it was clear to the group that all avenues should be considered.

The increased use of existing rail lines for goods transportation, short sea shipping, Rice Mill Road access to the freeway, ride-hailing, as well as a light rail along Highway 99 to South Delta were all ideas conferred at the roundtable.

Craig Richmond, President & CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority summed it up: “Infrastructure changes everything. We have a good example of mass transit in

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Remember to forget at Passover Adam Rubin GUEST COLUMN

This Friday and Saturday evening, Jews all over the world will gather around tables to remember our ancestors’ experience of slavery in Egypt and celebrate their liberation.

This collective commemoration of our people’s past is not just a matter of intellect, but of emotion and evocation; our memories will be stirred by familiar songs and prayers, and by the intricately structured rituals of the meal, called a seder.

At this meal, we go well beyond discussing Israel’s experience of slavery in Egypt – we actively identify with it. As an important Jewish historian put it several years ago, the Passover seder is the ultimate expression of Jewish imperative to remember.

This powerful imperative rests uneasily beside an equally compelling to command – to forget. The 25th chapter of Deuteronomy contains the command to “remember what Amalek did to you on your journey…cutting down all the stragglers in your rear.”

The text continues: “When the Lord your God grants you safety from all your en-

May your Passover be rich i h with ith meaning i andd ffullll of joy.

emies around you…you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!” (verses 17-19) In other words, the Torah (Five Books of Moses) commands us to always remember and never forget… to forget the name of Amalek!

Judaism views the duty to remember as sacred – even as it commands us to forget those who have done harm to our people.

The Torah may be trying to teach us that in some circumstances the ability to forget is essential. In his famous story “Funes the Memorious,” the great Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges depicts a character, Ireneo Funes, who acquires the amazing ability (after falling off a horse and injuring his head) to remember every single detail of life.

Unable to forget even the most mundane perceptions, feelings, and thoughts, Funes becomes a virtual walking archive of minutia. It quickly becomes apparent that this skill is in fact a nightmarish curse – the memories of every cloud he sees, every curve or angle of a piece of furniture, every single perception or feeling, crowd out and overwhelm is ability to think abstractly and draw larger conclusions about his life. The forest disappears, leaving only an endless series of individual trees. 24

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Richmond celebrates Passover As we prepare for Passover, it is worth keeping Borges’ unsettling story in mind.

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Perhaps our ability to “reactualize” the experience of moving from slavery to freedom at the seder, to explore the great theme of liberation from oppression, depends on our willingness to let go of every historical wound, to “forget” the details of each enemy and grievance, even as we remember the words of the Haggadah, the “script” of our seder: “In each and every generation they rise up against us to destroy us.”

We can be overwhelmed and even immobilized by fixating on the long litany of our

people’s tormentors.

This may be why the Haggadah we read on Passover devotes as much, if not more, attention to God’s redemption of the people of Israel as it does to the experience of oppression and slavery.

Matzah is both the bread of affliction and the bread of freedom. Yes, we must remember Amalek. But we must also remember to erase his memory. Don’t forget…to forget!

May those who are celebrating Passover have a joyous and liberating holiday!

Adam Rubin is the rabbi at the Beth Tikva Congregation in Richmond

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When protesters of Richmond’s first, proposed temporary housing facility for homeless people roped land values into one of their main causes for concern, worlds collided for Angela and Chris Dinnell of Dinnell Real Estate Group.

But for the Dinnells, they say only one world matters.

The housing, they say, is a “no brainer.”

Angela’s drug-addicted brother is presently battling for his life while living on and off the streets in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, one of Canada’s poorest neighbourhoods that has been publicly ridiculed in Richmond this past year, both at election time and during this recent round of protests against a 40-unit housing facility to be operated by BC Housing via manager RainCity Housing.

“Having a family member living in the streets, who is at the bottom of the barrel, is the worse heartbreak of my life,” said Angela.

“It’s hard. Every time I go down there and I get back in my car and drive back to my normal life... I’ve never slept one night on the street, it must be awful,” she said.

Last year the Dinnells and their children handed out sandwiches in the area in hope of connecting to Angela’s brother.

“We found him that day. He just appeared off the street, like a gift from God. Ever since we’ve been trying to help get him resources and the confidence to get to the next steps to get his life back up. It’s a lot of work.”

Her brother was once fired from his job and turned to drug use.

“That led down a fast-moving cycle to not having anything and then transitioning to Vancouver,” explained Angela.

But he has recently been helped by an outreach group, not unlike RainCity Housing.

“I thought he was going to die but now I believe he is going to get better,” said Angela.

This is the lesson she hopes all Richmond residents understand.

“For us to bring anything remotely close to that here, for these people — because people want to get off the street, but they don’t know how. . . So to turn a blind eye is ridiculous.”

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MPAC has a great eatery that features delicious and nutritious meals six days a week with member discounts. Join us for a hot meal, or stop by for coffee and some delicious baked goods. Homemade soups are featured daily, and the public is welcome.

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

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

Mondays ......... Blundell Centre ($2 per round trip) Thursdays .......Lansdowne Mall ($2 per round trip) Walmart, Garden City ($2 per round trip) Only purchases that can be carried are accepted as bus storage is limited. For a full schedule of designated pick up locations and times, call 604-238-8456.

MINORU WELLNESS FREE Wellness Clinics Have your blood pressure checked by a retired volunteer nurse and pick up information on programs, services and support available to seniors in the community. Holistic health appointments, manicures and pedicures are available for a fee. The clinic is offered the third Wednesday of each month.

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Far Beyond “Enough is Enough” Years ago, a new statistic came to the attention of health professionals, social and demographic experts. It was called “Gray divorce”. The reaction was, as I recall, varied. Some of the gray ones felt liberated, while others probably felt quite sad. A book was written which attracted a lot of attention and doubtless, more have followed.

Well, as our society has become even older (so the statistics say), the phenomenon seems to have grown with it. The Washington Post earlier this week published an article in which it quoted more (U.S.) statistics, which say the following:

How important are relationships – let me count the ways!

• Divorce is becoming less common for younger adults but

This discussion is not aisvariation of Elizabeth Browning’s famous “Gray divorce” on the rise; poem. It is about the tragedy described in the case Brown U.S. adults agesfor 50 judgment and older, were the divorce rate has v. Pearce• Among Estate (whose reasons recently released).about The case is a claim for variation doubled since the 1990’s; of a mother’s Will by her son, the Plaintiff.

• For people 65 years and older, the divorce rate has tripled Background since 1990; The deceased died in late-2012. She had married twice and had expect that numbers areInsimilar in marriage, Canada. Speculation here aIcommon lawtherelationship. her first she had two children, whom was the Plaintiff.

That marriage ended in is natural.one TheofPost suggests that some couples facing their elder divorce, and their in 1973, deceased remarried. years (with kidsthe gone and work finished) would rather not Her husband from a previous wantsecond to spend them had withaachild spouse they no longerrelationship. like nor have That child,ina daughter, in athe car uninterrupted accident in 1989. anything common died with.tragically For others, time After that may incident, the deceased’ second they marriage eventually together not always be thes reward assumed.

The old ended in 1995. adage “enough is enough” rings here!

InWhile 1999,no thetwo deceased entered a relationship happy,But couples are the same, the which trend was remains. until the husband died unexpectedly in 2004. After that regardless the andinto social issues, there is another and “Gray relationship, shehealth declined depression and alcoholism, Divorce” died at ageissue 68. that needs to be considered in Canada and in the U.S.eldest – retirement.

Her child, the Plaintiff, was born in 1965 and married in 1990.

That marriage ended in 1993. In 1995, he started living with Retirement Planning his second wife (they married in 2001). They had a daughter who Certainly is contemplating breakup, will force some never met ifthea couple deceased.

That marriagea ended as itwell. retirement planning and may well delay the retirement(s).

The Plaintiff’s relationship with his mother was poor, thoughEach member ofnot a “retiring” goingintheir separate ways will have seemingly as poor ascouple described his evidence.

He testified totoan abusive relationship, including enough adapt to a lower level of income (atnot leasthaving until they mightfood enter a when he was youngand, andprobably, never being appreciated. new relationship) a smaller residence. One or both The relationship seemedmay to end members of the couple not in be 1995, able towhen affordthe to deceased retire. moved out oftoher house end her second marriage.

The could Of course, retire andtothen decide to end a marriage, deceased askedcatastrophic. the Plaintiff to helpmembers her, and when arrived be financially Both of thehe couple might at the house, he started moving things out onto the front lawn, be forced to attempt re-entry to the workforce, which might be embarrassing the deceased. difficult.

The ensuing fight seemed to cause considerable frustration on So ifsides, a couple facing retirement (oftoone or both members) and a both andisthe Plaintiff seemed have lost interest in their breakup, it isThere essential do some planning.

It should force relationship. wasthat onlythey sporadic contact afterward, which them tothe plan in any event. caused deceased considerable sadness.

Around 2005, the deceased sold her home and gave the The financial aspect Plaintiff’s sister $200,000 of the proceeds. She did not give the The Postanything tells an and, interesting but sad story of him an elderly couple Plaintiff in her Will, bequeathed $10,000.

The Plaintiff sought vary herand Will.the wife sought the house. She was who ended theirtomarriage successful getting it but then the U.S. economy collapsed in 2008, Court’s decision the house plunged in valuefrom and she lostwitnesses, it in a foreclosure.

The Court heard evidence eight several of whom In B.C., a couple who ends their marriage should a Divorce contradicted the Plaintiff’s evidence -- including hisget sister, who Order. For purposes,noa shortage “spouse” ofretains rights under the testified thatEstate they observed food in the household.

Wills Variation provisions Wills Estates and Succession The Court analyzed the lawofofthe Wills Variation, referring to theAct. Whenimportant a Divorcecase Order is granted, the “spouse” ends. most (Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate)status and subsequent cases, andending discussed obligations a Will withcharges. respect Couples theirthe relationship willofalso facemaker some legal toIt their legal and moral dutieson toward children. may be sizeable, depending the numbers of assets owned and The theneeded abuse to theconclude deceasedtheendured, the Court level ofconsidered legal activity breakup.and the Plaintiff’ s apparent unwillingness a relationship with her With respect to assets, the divisiontoofhave them will be influenced by over some years. tax considerations, including any RRSPs or RRIFs, non-residential The Court investment held that theportfolios deceased’and s reasons not leavingPatience the property, familyforbusinesses.

Plaintiff a more generous bequest were valid and rational.

Since is always important in these situations. An elderly couple facing their estrangement was the Plaintiff’s fault, her bequest was not retirement as well as” marital typically “unjust or inequitable, and herbreakup moral duty towardhave himnumerous was assets toThe consider, negotiate negated.

Plaintiff’ s claimand wasdivide. dismissed, and the Will stood.

Summary Summary The delivered and thoughtful analysis of a60, is TheCourt decision to enda athorough relationship, especially post 50 or family’ s tragic circumstances. the evidence, the the Plaintiff a major one and for the vast On majority of couples, economic chose not to have or rekindle a relationship with his now aspects cannot ignored. thenot decision made deceased mother.beThe reasonsIfare whollyisclear, buttoareend the relationship, the questions are, in my opinion, first, whether each probably complex. person from their portion andbequest, second,and whether The Willcan gavelive reasons for the modest due tothey the can returnof to the work, if necessarythe forPlaintiff income purposes.

And nature relationship, had a difficult advice is important tax implications with case to meet, and hebecause failed. Inofthese cases, and in many ways, relationships are an important for respect to the various assets couples tend factor to own. the deciding whether to vary a Will.

TaxCourt issuesinshould not be ignored.

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

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Social activities can enhance mood and improve cognitive function while reducing loneliness and isolation. There are a variety of social activities offered at Minoru Place Activity Centre with many of them included in the Annual Facility Pass. Stop in to speak with a staff member about all of the opportunities available.

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FREE Hangin’ With The Guys Call Friday afternoons for information Connect with other men and share on the upcoming show. good laughs and camaraderie while Sun, 1:00 pm.................... $2/Drop-in discussing topics that include hobbies, sports, philosophy and music. Offered FITNESS the first Friday of each month, these sessions include light refreshments and A range of registered and drop-in fitness classes are offered at MPAC for seniors stimulating conversation.

Fri, Apr 6 .................... 3:00 – 4:30 pm of all ages and fitness and skill levels.

Find a full list of all fitness activities at Friday Night Live www.richmond.ca/parksrec/seniors/ Come for dinner, stay for the fun. Enjoy minoruplace/program. local community performances and a variety of activities. Call 604-238-8450 Chair Yoga Find length in the spine in this unique or visit the centre for more details. fitness program that opens the hips Fri, 6:00 – 8:00 pm ............. $2/Drop-in and moves the shoulders and necks.

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Register for one or more leisurely day trips throughout Metro Vancouver, Learn about brain health in featuring fine dining, live theatre, this workshop series offered in festivals and more. Spaces are limited, partnership with Vancouver Coastal so register early. Find a full list of Health and Aging Well Outreach trips and tours by visiting the centre Service RASS. Registration required. or viewing the Parks, Recreation and FREE Introduction Culture Guide at www.richmond.ca/ to Brain Health guide.

Learn strategies to protect and VSO Teas and improve brain health, the mind, body Trumpets Matinee and spirit. This session is presented Enjoy tea and cookies followed by by the Alzheimer Society of BC for a performance featuring beloved anyone interested in healthy aging. classics, entertaining stories and Wed, May 2.................1:30 – 3:30 pm narration from Vancouver's very own Free (#2363992) Bard, Christopher Gaze. Price includes FREE Self-Management transportation and admission. of Pain Thu, Apr 5 .................12:15 – 4:45 pm Learn techniques to relieve persistent $49.75/1 sess. (#2329449) pain and develop a pain management Thu, May 17 ..............12:15 – 4:45 pm plan. $49.75/1 sess. (2329492) Wed, Apr 4................. 1:30 – 3:30 pm Free (#2371592) VOLUNTEER

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3 ways to register 1. Online: www.richmond.ca/ register 2. By phone: 604-276-4300, Mon – Fri, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm 3. In person: at the Minoru Place Activity Centre front desk Minoru t-shirts and golf shirts are available! Get your “Movin’ Still Groovin’” shirt and support this Minoru Seniors Society fundraiser. T-Shirts $15/ Golf Shirts $35 available now at the Minoru front desk.

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By her own admission, single mom Clara Banguera “isn’t sporty” and is “obviously female.”

So having someone such as 29-year-old James Liu around to mentor her 14-year-old son, Keven, is worth its weight in gold.

Liu has been Keven’s “Big Brother” for two years after the pair was matched as part of the Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver program, which currently has a near two-year wait time in Richmond.

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James Liu (right) said becoming a Big Brother to Keven Banguera was one of the best decisions of his life. Photo submitted who is originally from Columbia, said he needs to “learn good moral values from someone other than just me.

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“There are some things I can’t talk to him about. Keven now wants to be a policeman, because that’s what James is studying for. He gets very excited when he knows he’s meeting up with James.”

Liu, who works for the City of Vancouver’s engineering department, mulled for years becoming a Big Brother.

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Ironically, it was the lack of a male figure in his childhood that eventually spurred him into entering the program.

“I considered this about six years ago, but the timing wasn’t quite right; there was a lot going on with my schedule and I was a bit anxious and nervous,” he told the Richmond News.

“Growing up, I never really had a strong male figure in my life; my father was kind of in and out of my life and, personally, I would have liked to have a Big Brother when I was Keven’s age.”

Volunteering isn’t new to Liu, however, having been a dragon boat coach and spent time as a tutor at the Canucks Family Education Centre.

So it’s no surprise that he’s enjoying investing time and emotion with Keven, especially indulging the teenager’s love of all things basketball.

“We play a ton of basketball; he’s a basketball fanatic,” said Liu. “He’s in his high school team and represents the city.

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As well as passing on advice to Keven, Liu had a few words of wisdom for any other potential Big Brothers out there.

“Just take it one little step at a time. It may seem like a big commitment, but before you’re even matched up, they make sure you’re comfortable with your potential Little Brother. They keep you in your comfort zone,” he said.

“I have no regrets whatsoever. It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”

Last Saturday, Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver launched its Purple Net Project recruiting campaign at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

In its second year, the Purple Net Project is an initiative that connects Big and Little Brothers through basketball.

Based on a symbolic connection between basketball hoops without nets and kids without positive role models, the campaign raises awareness for Big Brothers’ need of volunteers in Greater Vancouver.

Last year, in partnership with Swishin’ Mission, 100 nets were hung on hoops across various communities, including Richmond; one net for each child who was waiting for a Big Brother.

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From Italian to Greek and back Former Paesano’s owner takes over George’s Taverna in Steveston

and people are calling me up asking for tables and I’m not even open yet.

Alan Campbell RICHMOND NEWS

“I do have an extended contact list and people from all over have been reaching out.”

Don’t start lining up just yet, though, as Jaswal said the former taverna, which was popular in its day, was in “pretty bad shape” when he took the keys a few weeks ago.

A new, old favourite is making a comeback in Steveston and it’s all thanks to complete and utter boredom.

Almost two years after selling up and shipping out of Italian restaurant Paesano’s on Bayview Street to take his first summer vacation in half a century, Satinder Jaswal got fed up with retirement.

“I still need another month or so here; this place was a mess,” he added.

“We had to gut the entire place; I don’t know how people managed to eat in here.”

This time Jaswal, 64, has taken over George’s Taverna on the corner of Moncton Street and First Avenue.

Despite edging closer every day to official retirement age, Jaswal, who until recently had spent 36 years serving up Italian food in Richmond, said he still feels up for the challenge of running his own restaurant again.

And in a script that you couldn’t make up, the former Italian restaurant owner, who is of East Indian ethnicity, is set to re-open the Greek eatery sometime next month.

“I feel good and I feel healthy. I’m not into sitting at home doing nothing.

However, it won’t be a fusion of Italian, Greek and East Indian cuisine – it will be straight up Italiano, according to Jaswal, and will be called Cucina Piccolo, meaning “little kitchen.”

“This place is going to be an Italian through and through. But I can’t use the Paesano’s name, I gave that up with the last place (now Britannia Brewing).

“This will be a fresh start. I’m hoping to get open by the end of April.”

“I left almost two years ago and took some time off, did a bit of travelling. But I got really bored of all of that very quickly. It was just so boring,” Jaswal told the Richmond News.

In May 2016, Jaswal told the News, “I want to retire, basically. It’s a lot of work and I just want to take it easy now.”

“I really missed working and working with people especially. Now word has gotten out

Satinder Jaswal got so bored of retirement after selling Paesano’s on Bayview Street in Steveston that, after almost two years, he’s back in the restaurant game on nearby Moncton Street. Alan Campbell file photo

“You never know where we might pop back up,” he said at the time.

Music ‘school’ brings in top Asian stars Introducing some of Asia’s top music acts to the Lower Mainland and beyond is the goal of a Richmond-based company.

In recent years, VISM (Vancouver International School of Music) has hosted more than 50 concerts across North America, which included Asian-based artists such as the 12 girls’ band, Christine Fan and Fish Liang.

Next month, it will bring in Ying Na, one of China’s top female artists, to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Na, dubbed China’s Mariah Carey, has sold more than 10 million albums.

VISM founder Jason Li is behind the move to bring top Asian acts to the area.

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Li then started a division in the company called VISM Event, dedicated to hosting Asian concerts at venues such as the Orpheum and Queen Elizabeth theatres. However, tickets were hard to move, at least in the earlier stage.

“Some companies from Asia approached us to see if we could help host concerts in Vancouver, since we understand the music industries in both Asia and North America, and are more familiar with the local markets,” Li said. “We also realized that there was no company in North America dedicated to hosting Asian concerts and most celebrities could only perform very short acts at casinos.

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Pet food label offends some Kacy Wu RICHMOND NEWS

When Richmond resident, Lily Du, got home with a new bag of dog food for her pooch, she was shocked to read the side of the packaging stating “no ingredients from China.”

“I felt offended when I saw the package and I don’t feel very comfortable that a product like this exists in the market,” Du told the Richmond News.

“I think this brand is nearsighted; they don’t even know that China has good quality food as well.”

Du had bought the Honest Kitchen’s pet food from Richmond’s Tisol Pet Nutrition and Supply Store, which is owned by Pet Valu, which also owns Bosley’s.

“Plus this type of advertisement is going to divide our community. If somebody buys the product based on the ingredients not being from China, it means that person already has a biased against Chinese products, and this is one more thing on the market to convince them of their own biases, which is not healthy,” she added.

The News went to the Tisol store in Richmond and found the same product on the shelf.

“It is weird that the product was labelled like this,” a store clerk told the News.

“I think it might mean this product doesn’t contain outsourced food materials from any other country.

“I don’t know why they only mentioned the material is not from China, but maybe because some consumers think Chinese food quality is not good.”

In regards to carrying the product, the store manager said that is up to Tisol’s parent company, Pet Valu.

A spokesperson for Honest Kitchen told the News the label reflects the brand’s food safety control.

“It is not anything against a country. It is founded on (our) food safety requirement,” said Lucy Postins, founder and chief integrity officer at the Honest Kitchen.

“Back in 2007, there was a massive pet food recall in the industry in the United States. It was extremely devastating and many pets lost their lives.”

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From the pitch to the bobsled track Kori Hol has discovered her athletic talents makes her an ideal candidate to be an Olympian mance analysis class she was asked to come out for the soccer team and she cracked the roster as defender.

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As a natural born athlete who has excelled in just about everything, Kori Hol’s latest conquest could have her representing Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

The 25-year-old McMath grad is considered a top prospect with Canada’s national bobsled program. She teamed with Julie Johnson last month to make her European debut — finishing ninth at the World Junior Two-Man Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

The pair were Canada’s only team at the event that brought the top competitors under the age of 26 to the 1,722-metre, naturally refrigerated track with 19 curves that snakes down the side of a Swiss mountain at an average gradient of 8.14 per cent. The result is part of a journey that began when Hol was initially recruited as a member of the University of Kori Lethbridge women’s soccer team.

The fact she was even on the pitch is an impressive achievement in itself.

Hol had never played organized soccer before.

Growing up volleyball was her passion playing at the club level with Air Attack and for McMath’s high school teams. Her 5-foot-10 frame made her a natural in the sport.

She also enjoyed basketball and was good enough to play at the college level for Langara before heading to Lethbridge to pursue her degree in kinesiology. It was during a perfor-

Hol was on the Lethbridge practice field in the fall of 2016 when she was identified by Helen Upperton — a 2010 Olympic bobsled silver medalist who is now head coach of the Winsport Sport Academy bobsleigh program.

She was soon off to the Whistler Sliding Centre’s bobsleigh pilot school and has never looked back.

“It was something I always watched during the Olympics and thought it was one of the bigger and cool sports,” said Hol. “The adrenaline rush is unbelievable. I just want to keep doing it more and more.”

Hol

sport.

Recruiting multi-sport athletes is nothing new for the national program. Current senior members Jesse Lumsden and Sam Giguere are former star football players, while Phylicia George was a standout in the 100-metre hurdles for Canada. It’s all about identifying prospects with speed and strength with the (push) start being such a critical part of the

That’s why Kol is spending plenty of time in the weight room as well but also conscious of keeping her own weight between 78-80 kilos. After being a brakeman at the Junior Worlds, Hol is back working as pilot. It’s all part of her development and moving forward and coaches’ identifying her strengths.

petitive schedule will intensify next year.

is now to chase her Olympic dream.

She also competed on the North American Cup circuit this past season that featured events in Lake Placid and Calgary. Her com-

Kol will put her university degree to use one day as a teacher and is also interested in pursuing sport management. However, the time

“Beijing is definitely the goal,” said Hol. “We’ve just entered new quad (four-year training cycle) and the timing is perfect.”

Kori Hol and Julie Johnson teamed up to finish ninth at last month’s World Junior Two-Man Bobsled Championships in Swizerland. The 25-year-old McMath grad took up the sport last year.

Provincial champion Seafair Islanders in Kamloops for Bantam AAA Westerns A memorable four days in Nanaimo concluded last week with a 3-0 victory over Prince George in the

gold medal game at B.C. Hockey ’s Bantam Tier One Championships.

The win extended the Islanders’ unbeaten streak to 30 games that includes earlier Pacific Coast Amateur Flight One regular season and

final four playoff titles.

They are now representing B.C. at the Western Canadian Bantam AAA Championships — starting today in Kamloops. The tournament will also include Airdrie Xtreme (Al-

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SPORTS Ravens Buddy Program goes beyond the ice rink The Richmond Ravens’ Buddy Program has paid off well for the association in more ways than one.

Not only has it created mentorship and support for all ages, it has yielded a unique relationship for two players and a new coach for the association.

Midget “A” goalie Brynn Waisman and Novice goalie Hana Nishi have created a special bond that has led to new opportunities for both beyond what the program envisioned.

Waisman has often played in levels above her age group and is always aware of the nervousness of being with older girls. As such, she went out of her way to make the younger players feel comfortable being out on the ice with her.

Nishi took to her kindness immediately and began attending Waisman’s games to cheer her on. Parents, Bobby and Mimi Nishi, saw the positive change in their daughter’s performance through Waisman’s encouragement and asked her to help assistant coach in the 2017-18 season.

“It’s great to see females take on leadership roles within the Ravens association,” explained Bobby Nishi. “We need more female coaches and role models for our girls

to look up to.”

Waisman took up the new-found friendship with the Nishi family and is also an assistant coach of Hana’s softball team.

She also volunteers with Ravens Atom C2 team as a goalie coach and once she turns 16 will be taking Hockey Canada’s official coaching program.

She says that the experience gained has led her to think of coaching and teaching as her future career.

“Hana and Brynn have really come to care for each other. Seeing Hana wearing Brynn’s No. 30 jersey at her games, holding her sign, and cheering her on is truly amazing,” marvelled Mimi Nishi.

Hana adds “I’ve become a better goalie and that when I’m scared, I know that she’ll be here for me.”

Hana will conclude her season at this weekend’s 21st annual Ice Classic at the Richmond Ice Centre.

Novice and Tyke teams will play a noncompetitive schedule over the three days while there will also be action in the Midget, Bantam, Pee Wee and Atom Divisions.

Waisman will be behind the bench with the Atom C2 Ravens.

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Richmond crowned U19 Western champions

B.C. representatives cap outstanding season with perfect five game run in Saskatoon ford of Alberta (4-1) and the host Saskatoon Ice (11-1).

Richmond Ringette has capped a dominant season in style, capturing the U19 Western Canadian Championship in Saskatoon.

The roster also features: Emily Glass, Stephanie Needham, Rianne Yuen, Danielle Robertson, Shelby Stadnyk, Nicole Amaral, Sonya Reiners, Nicole Heinrich, Hannah Therrien, Caitlyn Lawrence, Tianna Martin, Marley Pickrell and Bentley Ghioda.

Richmond completed a perfect five-game run with 5-1 win over Saskatchewan champion Regina Ringers in Friday’s gold medal game.

Hailey Takasaki led the offensive charge with a hat trick as B.C. opened up a 4-0 first half lead and cruised to victory behind the all-star goaltending of Enrique Lee.

With injuries and other commitments, Richmond was able to add four pickup players for the championships — Paradis (Fraser Valley), Ghioda (PoCo), along with Amaral and Pickrell, both from Kelowna.

Defenseman Tayah Taksaki and forward Emma Paradis were also named to the tournament all-star team.

The triumph comes on the heels of Richmond capturing the provincials earlier in Kelowna and tournament wins in Edmonton and Abbotsford. It’s another significant accomplishment for head coach Troy Takasaki who has been guiding Richmond’s U19 program for

Paradis led the tournament in scoring with 17 points, including 13 goals. Hailey Takasaki was third with 14 points.

Richmond Ringette celebrate a 5-1 win over Regina in the gold medal game at the U19 Western Canadian Champi-

onships in Saskatoon last week.

the past 18 years.

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HEBERT, Scott Warren Alexander December 31, 1970 - March 17, 2018 We are extremely saddened to announce the passing of Scott Hebert, our beloved husband, father, friend and trainer extraordinaire at the age of 47. He leaves behind his loving wife Rosalie, daughter Jessie and countless family members and dear friends. He will be greatly missed by the athletic community and his passion for life will live on through all those he touched.

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Under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria B.C and by the City of Richmond from: Truestea Cafe Ltd. doing business as : The Trues’tea Restaurant operating from premises located at 180-8400 Alexandra Road, Richmond, BC. The intent of the application is to obtain a new Liquor Primary Liquor Licence with proposed Terms and Conditions: Family Food Service to allow minors accompanied by a parent or guardian in all licensed areas until 10:00 PM when meal service is available for families.

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