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“Where are you from?”

It’s an innocent enough question — or is it?

Douglas Todd, who will be speaking at Kwantlen Polytechnic University April 4 as part of the school’s public TALK program, points to the question and, more importantly, the fact some find it offensive as an example of the disconnect that is happening among cultural groups in Richmond and throughout Lower Mainland.

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Todd is a Vancouver Sun columnist. He had for some time written on issues of spirituality and religion, but more recently has turned his focus to immigration and integration.

In doing so, he’s developed a bit of a reputation for posing some uncomfortable questions about cultural values. He says he is trying to create space for individuals to have frank conversations without fear of being called a racist.

This is familiar territory in Richmond. Many have been at pains to carefully articulate their opposition to certain land developments or bylaw policies without sounding reactionary or discriminatory. We’ve run numerous remarkably eloquent letters to that effect. Some may scoff at the so-called preciousness of it all, but there’s good reason to tread carefully. Racism, or at least “othering”, is never too far below the surface.

You know, the “they” buy certain houses; “they” drive certain cars. I would agree, only my definition of “they” would have more to do with class than culture.

But back to the point about where are you from?

Todd notes that some find the question offensive, but argues it’s important that we get curious about each others’ cultures.

It’s getting to know differences that will help build a more harmonious society.

I agree it’s important to get curious about cultures, but I also think it’s important to get curious about why that question is offensive to some.

About 20 years ago, I was working at the Ottawa Sun with a woman who had dark skin and a Canadian accent. And, of course, I asked her that very question: Where are you from?

She said “Toronto.” I stumbled around not knowing how to ask what I really wanted to know.

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“So you want to know where I’m really from,” she said. I might have said yes but realized she was being sarcastic.

Clearly, she was offended, which, frankly, offended me. She looked South Asian and I’d been to India and thought we could talk about it. My question was born out of a genuine interest in her and her culture.

At the same time, I got it — at least I get it now. Her skin may be darker than mine, but so what? To ask where someone is really from implies they’re not really from Canada, which must be rather disconcerting when this is your home.

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My friend, and she did end up becoming a good friend, was more than happy to talk about her ethnicity and culture.

She just didn’t want to be labelled as “other.”

So, Todd is right. We need to get curious, but not just about other cultures but also about our own ways in which we (often unwittingly) alienate and isolate others.

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Loving our neighbours despite differences A thread woven throughout all the world’s religions is some variation of the Golden Rule, which instructs us to love our neighbour. This eternally piece of ancient wisdom rings true to this very day and, this month, we were reminded not only of the repercussions of not following it but our call to put it into action.

Our hearts broke as we collectively mourned the passing of 50 Muslims who were peacefully worshipping in their mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Like most of you, I was overcome with a wide range of emotions – from fear to anger to sorrow to heartache.

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must make good use of these varied emotions and allow them to propel us into action. We must not sit silently lamenting the fate of these innocent lives or brewing in our anger. Instead, we must act, and the time to do it was yesterday. We must be quick and vigilant to chastise anyone who threatens global peace by promoting hate.

We must diligently call out dog-whistle politicians, white supremacists and nationalists, and anyone who promotes any form of hate or intolerance. We must make sure these individuals know that we will not tolerate hateful rhetoric, and they will face social repercussions and be ostracized if they display, promote, or encourage hate.

Thoughts and prayers are not nearly

enough; launching an education-based campaign is not enough; giving grand speeches about the ills of hate is not enough. It is now the time to take action and stand on the side of love.

How do we love our neighbours? We do so through advocating for them and being intolerant of anything that resembles hate.

We must all pledge to speak out against Islamophobic, racist attitudes, hate-motivated violence, and any individual, or group that spreads anti-immigrant sentiment. We must recommit ourselves to celebrating our diversity and acknowledge that every member of our community is valued and appreciated. In the end, we are all brothers and sisters of humankind that are deserving of

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Richmond resident Donald Grant recommends City of Richmond turn the old Minoru Aquatic Centre into a live music venue. File photo

Dear Editor, Re: Spaces designed to connect seniors, News, March 14, 2019 I’m reading that some on council want to tear down the old Minoru Aquatic Centre and some want to refurbish it for other uses.

I generally refer to Richmond as the place where music goes to die as we’re practically bereft of live music in this city. Maybe I’m biased because I spent close to 25 years in the music industry, but I’ve never seen a city with so little live music. Yes, we have the occasional performances at Britannia and the Salmon Festival is

a good, one-day musical event.

In general however, there isn’t much. Richmond doesn’t even allow buskers for reasons beyond any logical explanation. The local pubs do almost nothing for musicians.

right direction. Open mic, blues, country nights, tribute bands, local album launches — there’s almost no end to the options.

For lovers of actual live music, we’d have somewhere local to go instead of into Vancouver and places like Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. And local musicians would have their local community close at hand to support them.

Music is part of the fabric of any community and musicians these days find it increasingly difficult to find places to play in order to hone their craft. Why couldn’t the old centre be converted into such a place? Even if it was designated a live music venue for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, it would be a step in the

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Richmond council turned down two applications for exemptions to new rules on home sizes in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

The two applications were before council on Monday evening and a third one is expected later, asking to build homes larger than the 400-square-metre limit imposed by council in December.

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Council first looked at limiting ALR homes to 1,000 square metres, then it was reduced to 500 square metres to align with new provincial legislation.

It was only at the last minute, after the fall municipal election that Richmond council reduced the house size further to 400 square metres, noted Brodie. Now, some applicants have

been “caught” by the new rules after starting the process, he added.

houses larger than 400 square metres have come in since the bylaw passed.

“I think some of our residents have been trying to comply with the letter and the spirit of the bylaws as they changed, they made significant investments and they’ve been caught by the changing rules.”

“This isn’t the opening of a barn door, it’s not a slippery slope, it’s not any of those things,” she said, adding “this is about one person getting caught in the process.”

Brodie along with Couns. Alexa Loo, Linda McPhail and Chak Au voted in favour of the applications in the 4-5 decision.

At Monday’s council meeting Coun.

Harold Steves pointed out the Granville Avenue application came in during the city’s withholding period when no applications were being processed.

“You don’t pass a bylaw, you don’t pass a withholding period and the first thing you do is make exemptions because once you start, you exempt everybody,” he said. If this passed, every property on farmland would be allowed to come forward and ask for the same exemption, he added.

Coun. Kelly Greene said she agreed with Steves’ comments that allowing the application would set a “precedent.”

However, Loo pointed out staff have told them only three applications for

McPhail, who is the chair of the planning committee, said council owed it to the applicants to look at their situation again.

McPhail pointed out that the bylaw on house sizes in the ALR changed three times during the time they were working through the paperwork.

“Through no fault of their own” McPhail said they missed getting their application in before the house size limit was changed.

The River Road applicants said they had plans to build a home that could accommodate two elderly family members, and of the square footage, about a thousand would be to make it accessible, for example, for wheelchairs, McPhail told Richmond News.

Council also turned down this application with the same votes as the Granville Avenue one. The third application is being reviewed by staff.

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Richmond city council wants Vancouver to bear more of the noise of YVR’s takeoffs as the airport gets busier every year.

At a recent meeting with the airport authority’s top brass, Coun.

Harold Steves pointed out that, to accommodate Vancouver residents, the north runway is largely used for landings but not much for takeoffs.

“Vancouver, of course, is the one that objects to the flights to the north and we object to the flights on the south, but what we’ve done, every new building is so well insulated to sound that we can stand it,” said Steves at a recent committee meeting. He questioned whether the city of Vancouver has put in place any building guidelines for new construction to mitigate noise from planes on the north runway.

The north runway was to be used primarily for landings, except during emergencies, maintenance and high peak times, explained Craig Richmond, president and CEO of the Vancouver International Airport.

In fact, it’s written in the runway charter.

“As we become busier and busier and a bigger hub airport, I think we’ll have to start talking to the government about that,” Richmond said. “But that was a restriction placed on us by the federal government.”

Richmond said he can go back in the airport records and find every occurrence of a takeoff from the north runway.

“It’s very important for the people in the south slopes of Vancouver — we’ve never violated that rule,” Richmond said.

Council voted to write to the federal Minister of Transport to ask that the north runway be “better utilized” for departures to reduce

noise for Richmond residents, and to write to the City of Vancouver to suggest “noise attenuation measures be implemented in new construction to mitigate airport noise.”

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The airport received 920 complaints about noise in 2018 from across Metro Vancouver, but half of these, 457, were from three individuals in Richmond who were complaining about jet departures.

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Total complaints from Richmond in 2018 amounted to 711, with 75 per cent about jet departures and nine per cent about run-ups.

Travellers passing through Richmond will soon be able to sleep in the Lower Mainland’s first “capsule” or pod hotel.

The total number of complaints from across Metro Vancouver was down 29 per cent from 2017 but the number of people complaining remained the same.

Opening in April, Panda Pod Hotel, located near No. 3 Road and Granville Avenue, hopes to provide convenient accommodation at affordable rates. The catch, however, is that guests must be willing to spend the night in a “sleeping pod.”

The information was presented to council recently by its citizen representatives to the Vancouver International Airport Aeronautical Noise Management Committee.

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Richmond residents Michelle Li and her family were shocked by how much Styrofoam they found during a shoreline cleanup last Saturday, and they’re determined to make a change.

Li launched a petition over the weekend asking Richmond city council to ban foam food-service packaging and has collected more than 300 signatures.

“When we went out (to do the litter pickup) as a family, we couldn’t believe how much garbage we were finding,” Li told the Richmond News. “When we saw all the small particles of Styrofoam, and we couldn’t pick up the thousands of tiny pieces, that’s when I thought, we really need to finally do something about this.

“My daughter, a six-year-old, said ‘if we stop making it, we wouldn’t have to clean it up,’ and that’s so true.”

Li recognizes that a lot of foam garbage actually comes as a by-product from the fishing industry. But she also noted that every one in 10 pieces of Styrofoam she picked up was part of food packagings, such as a foam cup or lid.

“That’s certainly something we and the city could address, even if it’s the small steps we take,” said Li. Li and her family filled up their buckets soon after they commenced their one-hour cleanup of Garry Point Park and foam made up about 90 per cent what they found.

In February, Coun. Chak Au brought up a motion, asking staff to “study the merits and practicability of banning singleuse plastic items” in Richmond. Li said she will present the petition to council when the motion comes back next month.

“The city has had a good start,” said Li. “It could be a better bylaw if we want to incorporate a lot of single-use items, such as Styrofoam packaging, into one bylaw. It makes a lot of sense to address all these issues at once.”

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The owner of a Richmond luxury car detailing business was ordered by a judge to pay back $240,000, plus interest and costs, to an unwitting investor.

Zhi Yuan Li, owner of Morecan Auto Spa, Morecan Auto Detailing and Morecan Auto Group Corp, which operated out of a unit on Minoru Boulevard at Lansdowne, was sued by Zi Hao Zhou for “fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty.”

In a B.C. Supreme Court judgment released last month, Justice Barbara Norell said that, prior to the $240,000 being handed over for a 35-per-cent stake, Li falsely claimed to Zhou that he had invested $700,000 in his firm.

“I find Mr. Zhou would not

have invested $240,000 for a 35-per-cent interest in Morecan if he had been told the true information, which was that Mr. Li’s investment was either in the range of $250,000 or even up to $430,000, which is what Mr. Li has pleaded in his response to civil claim,” said the judge.

Not long after Zhou, 26, bought the 35,000 shares, the company closed.

Court documents detail how Zhou came to Canada in 2008 and, after attending high school and Douglas College, worked as a realtor’s assistant from 2014 to 2015. He met Li through a mutual friend during that time and was ultimately offered the 35-per-cent stake in Li’s business.

Despite having little business acumen, experience or knowledge of the industry, he paid the $240,000 but, according to court files, didn’t ask for any docu-

ments or to review company financials, saying that he trusted what Li told him.

Court documents indicate Zhou expected a $5,000 return from his investment at the end of every month, but didn’t receive anything.

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Richmond RCMP officers are seeking the public’s help in identifying two arson suspects believed to be involved in a fire at Bridgeport Road near No. 5.

On Nov. 29, 2018, Mounties and Richmond Fire-Rescue responded to the fire. After evidence suggested the fire was deliberate, a criminal investigation was launched.

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It later became apparent from company bank statements that purchases had been made from the account at high-end department store Holt Renfrew.

An employee of the company testified in court that he was often paid late, if at all, and that Li would post pictures on social media to make the business look busy, when it was not.

The employee added that customers often paid Li in cash, which didn’t make it into the company’s account.

Mounties say they’ve “exhausted all investigative avenues” and are asking for the public’s help identifying them. Security camera footage shows the two people wearing black hoodies, black baseball caps and dark pants, one carrying a large duffel bag.

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A Richmond family has been picking up garbage in their neighbourhood. Photo submitted deliver the Richmond News every week.

them every time they go on walks with the dog and also would like to start doing it on their paper route.

“They were born in Japan, where I lived and taught English for 11 years. That’s where I realized how clean things should and can be.

(The) Japanese people have a real sense of pride in their community.”

“Daniel mentioned to me at one point that people in a passing car gave him the thumbs up and smiled, so that helped motivate him,” added Mark.

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Coun. Michael Wolfe, who had originally brought up the idea a month ago, again

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Coun. Harold Steves said that Richmond is already a leader with its energy utility, in food security and its dike and flood protection as well as the farm school it’s developing with Kwantlen Polytechnic, but he said the climate emergency declaration is one of the more important items and that the city needs to make “serious changes.”

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie told the Richmond News, while he doesn’t consider the declaration to be “fluff,” and he supports it, nevertheless, the city has been taking action for years and he’s never heard a mayor or councillor deny human-caused climate change.

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There are more than 5,000 empty seats in Richmond schools and the school district is trying to figure out how best to manage this excess space.

The number of empty seats are not evenly distributed. Certain areas, such as west Richmond, have many elementary schools that are operating below capacity, while in the city centre schools are full and expected to be over capacity by 2033 unless other schools are built or existing ones expanded.

For example, Blair, Whiteside and Spul’u’kwuks elementary schools are

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trict, the draft LRFP sets out strategies, for example, catchment boundary changes, moving choice programs and using school space for health and social services. If it did that, the district could ask the ministry to exempt this space when calculating school utilization. Another strategy is consolidating school populations, which could lead to school closures.

more than full, while Palmer secondary is only at 50 per cent capacity and Sea Island elementary, with a total of 24 students, is at 13 per cent capacity.

In defining “capacity utilization,” the draft Long-Range Facilities Plan (LRFP), recently released for public feedback, states that a “reasonable” target would be 85 to 90 per cent. This would enable the school district to offer a “consistent and equitable range of programs” to all schools and support any capital funding requests.

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In calculating how much capacity there is in schools, classrooms leased out to child care providers are counted as empty space.

However, the school board has asked the education ministry to remove these child care facilities from their capacity calculations if they are permanent child care programs.

The total number of seats in Richmond schools, or its “operating capacity,” is 24,751, but there are only 19,366 students currently enrolled (not counting international students), which means there are 5,385 surplus seats in classrooms.

To see the draft LRFP and provide feedback, go to LetsTalkSD38.ca. The first open house will be held on Thursday, April 4, 6-8 p.m. at MacNeill secondary, 6611 No. 4 Rd.

But even with growth expected over the next 15 years, there is still expected to be 2,256 surplus seats in 2033 if no changes, except those currently underway, are made to school buildings.

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I am sitting at our kitchen table staring out at my messy winter garden. I left it that way for the birds and other critters to have food and hiding places through the winter.

As the days warm up, finally, our thoughts are turning to spring cleaning. This is a perfect time to get your gardens ready for summer blooms and harvest.

First things first. Put on your inspector’s hat and head out to your garden with a notepad. It is time to see what happened in the garden while you were hiding indoors for the winter.

Take note of: • Cold, ice or snow damage on your plants • Garden beds that need to be cleaned out, leaves removed • Walls, fences, benches, sheds, trellises that have been damaged through the winter • Evidence of new animal burrows from skunks, rats or mice.

Gazing out my window I see that a couple of our fence panels have fallen out. We want to tackle fixing that before the plants start to grow.

beds, repair existing ones and tidy up your garden edging. When temperatures are warmer, add a fresh coat of paint or stain to any of your hardscape elements made of wood. Hubby and I are painting some old birdhouses this spring.

wood and arborvitae (coniferous trees in the cypress family).

Do not prune early flowering shrubs and those that bloom on old wood (last year’s stems) like azalea, rhododendrons, forsythia, lilac, quince, ninebark and weigela in the spring. Make sure to add a layer of mulch (sea soil would be excellent) around the base of your rhododendrons and azaleas as soon as possible.

We are now removing all of the leaf mulch we placed on our gardens in the fall and cutting down last year’s perennial foliage. The leaf mulch will be kept for our garden beds in the fall. We are removing the pesky weeds, snails and slugs from our garden to get ahead of the game. It is important to maintain good hygiene in your garden beds to keep away pests and disease.

We have large clumps of summer and fall blooming perennials flowers just peeking their heads out of the soil. This is an excellent time to divide and transplant into other locations of your garden beds. If you move the plants when they are dormant, there will be less stress on them and they will be more likely to spring back into action quickly.

Lynda Pasacreta’s Spring is a good time to prune some gardening column runs every other Saturday at Richmondtypes of woody shrubs and trees. Be News.com. very careful about what you prune because you lose spring and summer And finally, go beyond your property blossoms or damage your plant with in your spring cleaning endeavours. The recent heavy snows improper pruning. Start by pruning out any broken, dam- have left bits of garbage on boulevards and streets. Get out aged or dead wood. and clean up your neighbourhood. You might even start

Soil can sink due to heavy snow and winter rains. This is the time to level out stepping stones and repair damaged retaining walls. Also check your gutters and clean out leaves and debris.

The general rule around pruning flowering shrubs that bloom on new wood (this year’s growth) can be pruned in the spring. Summer flowering shrubs like butterfly bush, smooth hydrangea (H. arborescens), panicle hydrangea (H. paniculata), potentilla, rose of Sharon and roses.

Spring is the time to plan for and build new raised garden

This is also a good time to shear back evergreens like box-

something with other neighbours joining in.

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Douglas Todd, a Vancouver Sun columnist who writes about immigration issues, is coming to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Richmond campus to speak at the school’s annual TALK public lecture.

“The question I’m going to explore is, can people from different cultures and with different values still find a sense of cohesion in Metro Vancouver and create a harmonious society?” Todd told the Richmond News.

The flip side of the question is, according to an event post, “will Canadians create cultural enclaves, largely spending time with people of their own colour, mother language and distinct culture?”

Todd, an author and award-winning journalist, said the questions are based on the World Values Survey, a global research project which found that people who live in different nations often have different values.

He believes there is a real challenge here in Metro Vancouver where almost half of the population is foreign-born. Meanwhile, a Vancouver Foundation survey found there is a low degree of connection and engagement among local residents.

“Some of the problems are people forming into ethnic neighbourhoods. It’s totally understandable, but I think it can create a sense of isolation,” he said.

“Vancouver people and Canadians are super polite to each other, no matter what their ethnicity, but I’m just concerned there is not that much real engagement.

“Religion can bring people together, for example, but can also divide people.”

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“Immigration tends to be a long game — the real benefit (usually) comes in the second and third generations. That’s one hope I think,” said Todd.

“Intermarriage I think is (another) hopeful thing — it’s increasing in Canada but not at a hugely fast rate. And there has to be a real stress on learning English.”

He added studies show immigrants who become fluent in the local language are more economically successful and happier.

“A study by UBC’s psychology department urges people to be more culturally curious, even asking the question ‘where are you from,’ which some people find offensive,” he said.

“But we have to become curious about people who are different, otherwise we will never get to know each other. I encourage that, even though it might be a bit awkward to take some risks.”

Todd, who has written many critical articles about the country’s immigration policies, said he is trying to ask “hard questions that people want to ask but are afraid of.”

“The more I go into this, the more I realize people are afraid of being called a bigot, racist or xenophobic,” he said, adding a UBC study shows four per cent of Canadians are “real racists — i.e. think they are more superior than another ethnic groups.”

“There is a small group of racists, but most people aren’t. They are just trying to figure out what’s going on. But people toss around the word ‘racist’ so easily now, and the definition has expanded very broadly.”

Todd believes more information and conversation are the key to a healthier discourse around immigration, which is “very complicated and has a lot of force in it.”

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Does anyone else feel weird talking about golf right now?

But given I played more golf last season than I had since my teenage years and broke personal records – including a three-over 75 with a triple bogey up the last – I’m itching to dust the clubs off and get out there.

After all, only three weeks ago, you would have needed a snow shovel instead of a gap wedge and snow boots instead of Footjoys to get around the course.

I think I’ve just been holding too long to the memories of consistently carding in the mid-to-high 70s last year, fearing those rounds were all a flash in the pan.

But, in typical Lower Mainland style, the snow has disappeared almost as quick as it arrived and my favourite local courses are emailing me about green aeration dates and the word “Masters” is starting to trip off the tongue of avid golfers.

To be honest, I’d no clue as to why I was “burning it up” out there as, like most amateur golfers, we don’t really know why some days we feel as if we’ve never swung a club before and others we’re splitting the fairway in half.

And I’m definitely not looking forward to my golfing companions gleefully slashing my handicap from the modest 12 I’ve battled to play to for decades, to the harsh reality of an eight.

Of course, we can’t, and really shouldn’t, complain about the weather delaying the keeners back to the track.

I rarely play golf past September (mainly due to soccer coaching), but was playing locally at the tail end of last season in late November – in shirt sleeves and shorts no less.

Before heading onto the first tee, however, I do have two minor goals that need to be achieved.

1. I really, really need to find a 52 degree gap wedge, as there are only so many times I can choke down on a pitching wedge and leather the you-know-what out of a sand iron. I’m good, but I’m not that good. (I lost count the amount of times I found myself 110 yards out)

And the more obsessive in my golfing circle were playing full rounds on actual greens, not temporary, throughout a relatively balmy January.

I would have been worried about the stress on our greens after being played on through most of the winter.

However, I’m told by my buddies that, aeration aside, they’re in pretty good shape, considering most of them have been under several inches of snow for the best part of a month – the greens, not my mates.

Richmond News reporter Alan Campbell (right) looks forward to the golf season around the corner. Photo submitted Which is good news in terms of getting me out on the course this spring, a time of year I usually hang back,

2. Despite being a bit of a golf purist (I prefer to eyeball distances), I’m going to have to cave and invest in one of those satellite range finder thingys…lest I incur the wrath of my playing partners by continually asking them for the distance.

Happy hacking out there!

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GOLF

Golf star excels at university

Burnett graduate Kathrine Chan is off to an impressive start in her freshman season at Pepperdine University. Ron Hall photo to the team’s high-level competitiveness and their strong academics. Another factor is that the school has consistently warm weather conditions.”

Mark Booth MBOOTH@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

Kathrine Chan has wasted little time making an impact on the women’s golf team at Pepperdine University in California.

The 2018 Burnett graduate was the Waves top finisher at last month’s Bruin Wave Invitational, hosted by UCLA. Chan finished tied for 15th after rounds of 79-75-73 at the par-72 San Luis Obispo Country Club. The 15-school tournament featured eight teams ahead of No. 25 Pepperdine in the national rankings, including winner and No. 5 Stanford.

Chan followed that up with a 29th place finish at the Juli Inkster Invitational after rounds of 74-73-77.

She is the latest product from the Quilchena Golf and Country Club’s outstanding junior program to take her talents south of the border on a scholarship.

“When I went on a visit and saw Pepperdine for the first time, it felt like being here was meant to be,” said Chan. “The school has a friendly environment that I felt a connection to and because it is a Christian school, I want to grow my faith in God. I also was attracted

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“My short game has improved a significant amount since I arrived in Pepperdine,” said the one-time national development team member. “I used to struggle a lot in that aspect of my game during junior golf but now I’m managing to improve it at a different perspective. Approach shots are one of them as well because I have been starting to have a cleaner contact with it.”

Chan’s arrival at the California school marks the second straight year a Quilchena junior and Burnett grad has landed with an NCAA school. Alisha Lau earned a full-ride scholarship to the University of Colorado. Her sophomore season has been put on hold as she recovers from wrist surgery.

Quilchena juniors landing at U.S. schools dates further back. A few years ago, Christine Wong enjoyed a decorated career at San Diego State University. Her sister Stephanie also had an impressive run at UBC.

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Maple Leaf tour underway Mark Booth MBOOTH@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

The 2019 season of the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour is underway with 10 tournaments in B.C. over the next five months.

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The MLJT schedule kicked off with the Humber College PGM at Swan-e-Set Bay Resort in Pitt Meadows. Events will follow in Surrey, Chilliwack, Vancouver, Vernon, Langley, Whistler and conclude at Mayfair Lakes in Richmond. The top players from the various age divisions will earn exemptions into the MLJT Boston Pizza National Championship — slated for Nov. 7-10 in Florida.

MLJT alumni include top-rated players such as PGA Tour players Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin and Roger Sloan, and LPGA players Sue Kim, Samantha Richdale and Soo Bin Kim. Alumni also include players on the Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Canada and Symetra Tour.

Over and above the high level competition, international opportunities, scholarships and awards, the MLJT holds free clinics to introduce boys and girls to the game via the Ford Go Golf! program and also conducts the MLJT Mini Tour for boys and girls ages 12 and under. That includes a stop at Greenacres in Richmond in early July.

The season opener at Swan-e-Set featured a wait-listed field of over 100. Players were competing for titles in seven divisions plus for direct exemptions into the FCG International Championship in San Marcos, Calif., July 1-5, the 2019 BC Golf Junior Boys Championship at Fairwinds Golf Club in Nanoose Bay, B.C., July 2-5, as well as the 66th annual International Junior Masters (IJM) in East Aurora, N.Y., June 24-28.

Leading the Richmond contingent in Pitt Meadows was Elsie Liu, 12, and Brycen Ko, 15, finishing fifth in the U15 Girls and Juvenile Boys Divisions respectively.

Liu, carded rounds of 77-78-74 to finish 16 strokes behind winner Erin Lee of Langley.

She plays out of the highly successful junior program at Quilchena and is coming off an impressive 2018 season that competed at the Canadian Junior Girls Championships and finished 64th as one of the youngest players in the field. Liu was also one of the top players on the MLJT Mini-Tour.

Ko fired rounds of 76-78-71 to finish just five strokes back of American Thomas Huang.

The Shaughnessy junior member was 11th at the 2018 B.C. Junior Boys Championship and is a multiple winner on the MLJT Tour.

The 2019 schedule resumes with the IMG Junior World Qualifier on April 13-14 at Morgan Creek.

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Seniors April 2019

SENIORS CENTRE AT MINORU CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING 7191 Granville Avenue, Richmond, BC Phone: 604-238-8450 • Fax: 604-718-8462 email: seniors@richmond.ca richmond.ca/seniors minorucentre.ca

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Saturday: 7:00 am–9:00 pm Sunday & Stat Holidays: 8:00 am–5:00 pm

The Seniors Facility Pass is $23 per year and supports the Minoru Seniors Society.

This pass is available for those 55 years and older and to spouses under the Located near the corner of Gilbert Road age of 55 years. There is no charge for a and Granville Avenue, the new Seniors Seniors Facility Pass for those 90 years Centre at Minoru Centre for Active Living and older. offers an inviting, active and friendly Passes are valid one year from date of environment for those 55 years and purchase. older. This fully accessible facility is set in beautiful Minoru Park, close to public Seniors Facility Pass benefits: transportation and other City facilities.

• Special pricing in the Cafeteria Activities include registered programs, • Access to over 35 weekly group out trips, special events and support activities groups. Plus, with an annual Seniors • Voting privileges at the Annual Facility Pass you can choose to join any General Meeting of the 35 different activity groups that meet regularly. Come and experience the Additional Passes: (Seniors Facility Pass must be purchased in addition) benefits of recreation!

Billiard Pass............................................$36/year FOR MORE INFORMATION Table Tennis Pass ................................$36/year • Pick up a copy of the Seniors Society Wood Working Pass..........................$36/year Newsletter from the front desk to find Wood Carving Pass............................$36/year out about special events, programs, upcoming trips and the latest news Additional Fees: • Drop by or call us at 604-238-8450 Ballroom Dance.............................. $2/Drop-in • Visit richmond.ca/seniors or Movie Matinee................................. $2/Drop-in minorucentre.ca 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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CHURCH DIRECTORY

11960 Montego Street (Corner of No. 5 Road) Richmond, B.C. V6X 1H4 (604) 783-1362

Come and visit us Worship Service: Sundays 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Senior Pastor - Rodel Orila

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

Sunday School and after-service coffee and fellowship.

Rev. Dr. Warren McKinnon

Founded Founded 1888.

1888. Richmond’s Richmond’s Oldest Oldest Church Church

CAFETERIA Join us for a delicious, affordable meal prepared by our professional team or stop by for coffee and some freshly baked goods in our brand new, bright and welcoming cafeteria open six days a week. Homemade soups are featured daily with member discounts available with a Seniors Facility Pass.

View weekly menus online: minorucentre.ca/cafeteria-menu The cafeteria accepts cash, credit/debit cards and cheques.

Hours of Operation

Mon–Thu ....................................................... 8:30 am–4:00 pm Fri ........................................................................8:30 am–7:00 pm Sat ....................................................................10:00 am–2:00 pm Sun.............................................................................................Closed Hot Lunch Entrée Service: 11:30 am–1:30 pm (Mon–Fri only) Friday Night Dinner: 4:30–6:00 pm (Reserve meal(s) by 9:00 pm on the Wednesday prior to the Friday Night Dinner by calling 604-238-8450) Saturdays: Soup and assorted sandwiches

Hot Lunch Entrées

St. Alban

an Anglican parish in the heart of Richmond

Services at 8:30 and 10:00 am Reverend Paula Porter Leggett

7260 St. Albans Road, Richmond 604-278-2770 • www.stalbansrichmond.org

STEVESTON UNITED CHURCH 3720 Broadway Street (at 2nd Ave.)

Please join us for 10am Worship Service and Sunday School Rev. Brenda Miller 604-277-0508 • www.stevestonunitedchurch.ca A caring and friendly village church

Members......................................................................................... $7* Non-Members........................................................................$9.50*

Friday Night Dinner

Members.........................................................................................$9* Non-Members........................................................................$11.75* *plus 5% GST on all items

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

Mondays .................... Lansdowne Mall ($2 per round trip) Walmart, Garden City ($2 per round trip) Thursdays.....................Seafair Centre ($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.

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ST. ANNE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH - STEVESTON Our multicultural community welcomes you to worship 4071 Francis Road, Richmond BC

Sunday 8:30 am Eucharist and 10:00 am Family Eucharist with Church School Wednesday 10:00 am Eucharist with Bible Study at 11:00 am The Reverend Brian Vickers, Rector www.stannessteveston.ca • 604-277-9626

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. Call 604-238-8450 to book an appointment.

Wed, Apr 17 ..................................................9:00 am–12:00 pm FREE

HEARING CLINIC

Call 604-238-8450 to make a hearing test appointment.

Mon, Apr 15..............................................................2:20–4:20 pm

TRADITIONAL ANGLICAN CHURCH

SAINT SAVIOUR’S PARISH celebrates the HOLY EUCHARIST this Sunday at 1:45 p.m.

at Richmond Presbyterian Church, 7111 Number 2 Road, Richmond.

This coming Sunday: MOTHERING SUNDAY (LENT IV) Biblical Christian Faith and Traditional Anglican Worship according to the Book of Common Prayer. www.traditionalanglicanvancouver.ca • 604.275.7422

To advertise in the Church Directory, please call 604-249-3335.

SOCIAL Social activities can enhance mood and improve cognitive function while reducing loneliness and isolation. There are a variety of social activities offered at the Seniors Centre with many of them included in the Seniors Facility Pass.

BRIDGE – DUPLICATE Play this popular variation of Tournament Bridge in a casual setting. Played in partners, identical hands are played at each table, heightening skill and reducing chance.

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Feds introduce new savings vehicle – the ALDA (this is a good one) Introduction Our Federal Government has for years been concerned with demographics. More specifically, in my view the concern is with the numerous implications of our aging society. One of the significant implications is the economic effects. Put one way, if more and more people are getting older and, eventually, retiring, will they have enough money to live and, if they don’t have enough money, it may cause a slowdown in our economy.

The RRSP was introduced to Canada in 1957, as an incentive to save for retirement. The most important feature of the RRSP was the up front tax credit derived from contributions to the RRSP

by Canadians. The downside was, and remains, the taxation (as income) of any withdrawals, and the full taxation (also as income) of the balance remaining in the RRSP at the date of death of the This discussion is notthe a variation of Elizabeth Browning’ s famous contributor (unless contributor was survived by a spouse, to poem. is about the tragedy described whomItthe RRSP could be rolled over). in the case Brown

How important are relationships – let me count the ways!

v.The Pearce Estate (whose reasons for judgment were recently TFSA was introduced to us in 2009. This is important because released). case isfrom a claim variationitofis anot mother’ Willmany by if incomeThe is earned it infor retirement, taxed.s For her son,persons, the Plaintiff. retired that is significant, depending on their other sources of income. The annual contribution limit is small (only $6,000 Background now) and so many Canadians will not be able to accumulate a high The deceased died in Sheretire. had married twiceCanadians, and had amount to a TFSA by late-2012. the time they For younger ahowever, commonitlaw relationship. her first marriage, shewhere had two presents a greatInopportunity, especially their children, whom the Plaintiff. employerone doesofnot offerwas a pension plan. That marriage ended in divorce, and in 1973, the deceased remarried.

In the most recent Federal budget, last week, the Government Her second husband had a vehicle, child from previous relationship. introduced a new savings the aALDA. This is something That a daughter, died tragically a car accident 1989. everychild, Canadian of working age shouldinbecome familiarinwith and, in mythat opinion, carefully determine whether it can eventually be of benefit After incident, the deceased’ s second marriage (and, Iinsuspect, ended 1995. for many Canadians, it will be). factsthe deceased entered a relationship which was happy, InThe 1999, until the husband diedAdvanced unexpectedly 2004. After that “ALDA” stands for LifeinDeferred Annuity.

It is relationship, depression scheduled toshe startdeclined in 2020,into so we all have a and year alcoholism, lead time. and died at age 68.

The first thing you need to know about an ALDA is that you need Her eldestanchild, Plaintiff, was you bornare in over 1965age and71) married in to have RRSP,the a RRIF (where or another 1990.

That marriage 1993. InContribution 1995, he started living plan with registered plan suchended as a inDefined Pension through employer.

So you don’t “contribute to the ALDA” aswho you his secondanwife (they married in 2001).

They had a daughter wouldmet with RRSP, RRIF ormarriage TFSA. What youasdo, instead, is take never theandeceased.

That ended well. no more than one-quarter of your registered investment holdings The Plaintiff’ relationship withthehisfunds, mother was poor, thoughthat (such as yours RRSP) and with purchase an annuity, seemingly not as you poora monthly as described in his evidence. He will start paying income commencing no testified later than totheanyear abusive notyou having enough you relationship, turn 85. So, including for example, could, say atfood age 73, when he was young and never being appreciated. take one-quarter of your $250,000 RRSP (or $62,500) and put the money into an ALDA at to your and when choosethe to deceased start receiving The relationship seemed endBank, in 1995, annuity payments when you turn 76 and retire from your job. moved out of her house to end her second marriage. The Note thatasked the lifetime limit to of help an ALDA is $150,000, though it’s deceased the Plaintiff her, and when he arrived annually for inflation rounded to thethe nearest atindexed the house, he started movingand things out onto front$10,000. lawn, So by 2021, itthe could rise to $160,000, depending on the rate of embarrassing deceased. inflation in Canada. But it will rise over time. For some Canadians, The ensuing fightaseemed to cause but considerable frustration it may not make lot of difference at least it could be saidon that both sides,isand the Plaintiff have lostmake interest in their $150,000 a large enough seemed amount to that it will a difference relationship.

There wasreach only sporadic contact afterward, for many. And, if you your contribution limit, you which can still caused the deceased considerable contribute the next year assuming sadness. the limit rises.

Around deceased sold herorhome and gave the a person What I 2005, infer the from this (rightly wrongly) is that could contribute to the ALDA age 84. there is the no set Plaintiff’ s sister $200,000 of the until proceeds.

SheAlso, did not give contribution limitand, in any oneWill, year,bequeathed except that him the lifetime Plaintiff anything in her $10,000.limit The is for 2020, only I also infer that a person could take Plaintiff sought to $150,000. vary her Will. $150,000 out of a sizeable RRSP (of $600,000) and contribute the Court’s decision full amount right way, and could wait until say, age 81 to start receiving The Courtincome. heard evidence from eight witnesses, several of whom contradicted the Plaintiff’ evidence -- including Another inference I woulds draw, is that health willhis be asister, factorwho here. testified that they observed shortage ofthan foodever in the household.

The statistics say that we areno living longer now, but that does not mean that every Canadian will want to wait for age 85 to The Court analyzed the law of Wills Variation, referring to the start receiving income from their ALDA. most important case (Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate) and subsequent Another, of an ALDAofisatax deferral. cases, andsignificant discussedfacet the obligations Will makerContributions with respect an ALDA aremoral not themselves taxchildren. deductible. However, the tototheir legal and duties toward contributions to an ALDA of course reduce the size of your RRSP The CourtUntil considered thereceiving abuse theannuity deceased endured, and the or RRIF. you start payments under your Plaintiff’ s apparent unwillingness to have a relationship withyour her ALDA, money sitting in your ALDA is not taxed. So when over some years.to a RRIF at age 71, you have by law a minimum RRSP converts (percentage) withdrawal to make annually, is taxed.

The Court held that the deceased’ s reasonswhich for not leavingBut thewith an ALDA contribution, RRIFwere balance nowrational. smaller, Since and so Plaintiff a more generousyour bequest validis and the percentage annual withdrawal will be of a smaller amount. So, their estrangement was the Plaintiff’s fault, her bequest was not you have less income you have to withdraw every year, and so you “unjust or inequitable,” and her moral duty toward him was pay less tax. Therefore, if you don’t need your full RRIF as a source negated.

Theyou Plaintiff’ claimofwas and thetoWill of income, defer ssome thedismissed, income you have takestood. from your RRIF by having an ALDA, and you save tax until you start Summary taking income from your ALDA. The Court delivered a thorough and thoughtful analysis of a Conclusions family’s tragic circumstances. On the evidence, the Plaintiff chose not toknow haveright or rekindle a relationship withpending his now Federal We don’t now whether this year’s deceased mother. areeven not existence wholly clear, butALDA. are But election will affectThe the reasons timing or of the I do not expect that it will fade away because it’s a good concept. If probably complex. you have an RRSP or a RRIF (or similar asset), get advice from your Bank or other financial advisor and determine whether this is a good investment for you. It may well be.

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Dine in a welcoming and inviting social atmosphere with nutritious meals offered at a reasonable price. (Reserve meal(s) by 9:00pm on the Wednesday prior to the Friday Night Dinner by calling 604-238-8450). Take out option also available.

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“What these women did in creating this league and being this good was that they really paved the way for women now.”

The play, written and choreographed by Tracey Power and directed by James MacDonald, covers a period of seven years and has seven hockey games within the show.

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“Bullet trains always arrived on time, left on time and they were very fast, so you basically don’t need domestic flights anymore.

The Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver was full of laughter recently as H.J. Cambie secondary students recalled their experiences during a one-week trip sponsored by the Japanese government.

“Every few metres, there are six vending machines with hundreds of different drinks — you can have soup and hot drinks. We really miss that.”

As part of Japan’s Friendship Ties Program, which promotes people-to-people exchanges between Japan and other countries, the Kakehashi Project invited 35 students from B.C. – including 15 from Cambie secondary – and 13 students from Japan to visit each other’s hometowns.

“Richmond and Wakayama in Japan are sister cities, and Richmond has a long history with Japanese Canadians, so we invited students from a Richmond school to go on this culture exchange trip,” Takashi Hatori, consul general of Japan in Vancouver, told the Richmond News.

Students said the trip was “life-changing and incredible” and they were impressed by the culture and people in Japan as well as its environment, food, technology and hospitality.

“The first night we went out (in Japan), we

But what every student emphasized the most is the hospitality of the people in Japan, especially their homestay families, who would keep putting food in their bowls on a dinner table, take them to play the drums in the mountains, or teach them to make a traditional hat.

H.J. Cambie students shared their experience in Japan with Takashi Hatori, consul general of Japan in Vancouver (second from left) at The ConsulateGeneral of Japan. Daisy Xiong photo just walked around in the city and noticed how clean everything was,” said Elliot Evans, a Grade 11 Cambie secondary student.

“We noticed there was no litter, no graffiti, no gum or cigarette butts anywhere on the ground. That really stood out to us.”

“The homestay experience was very important, very educational. Not like a tour or museum, we were able to experience everything first-hand,” said Brett Cudo, Grade 12.

Yousif El-Wishahy, Grade 12, said he was inspired by the everyday technology seen in Japan which made people’s life more convenient.

“I really like how they welcomed us as their own children and brought us into their culture. They were so enthusiastic and happy to see us, and were always concerned about us, like if we were hungry.

“When we think of Japanese technology, we usually think of cool robots or transport trains...what we didn’t realize was that sci-

“Even though there was a language barrier, they really spoke with their heart. That’s why I really love the culture in Japan.”

AIDS society founder passes away “There were times when I wanted so badly to reach out to someone to share my grief with, but was so afraid of being rejected or of a lack of understanding that I couldn’t do it.”

Wardley’s experience of caring for her son Steve, who died from AIDS in 1991, led her to vow she “would do something about AIDS when she retired.”

True to her word, Wardley retired early and went on to found Heart of Richmond in 1997, which supports those living with HIV/AIDS. She and her husband, Brian Wardley, were also instrumental in establishing the Gilwest Clinic at Richmond Hospital that provides testing, treatment and counselling for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. When it opened in 1999, it meant patients who may have been in poor health no longer had to travel to Vancouver.

In an interview with the Richmond News in 1997, she said, “Thank heavens for family and friends because there were absolutely no services in Richmond at that time.

Wardley was afraid people would react negatively because her son was gay and dying of AIDS.

One woman who works at the Richmond Hospital said she credits Brian and Joanna with changing attitudes in Richmond.

AIDS is a syndrome caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which targets the body’s immune system. AIDS compromises patients’ cellular defences against pathogens, leaving them vulnerable to infections.

With modern treatment, most HIV-positive people will not progress to full-blown AIDS.

Another recalled how she’s laughed and cried together with Joanna.

“Simply said, she was very friendly. Always willing to help,” Brian told the Richmond News.

The couple met when they both worked at Philips Cables in Vancouver, and married in 1988.

That was not the case in the early 1990s, though. Brian, Joanna’s husband, told the News Friday that some doctors and dentists refused to see Steve and that some people were afraid of catching the virus by being in the same room with him.

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At the time her son was ill, Joanna felt there was no one she could talk so, she told the News in 1997.

improve awareness about HIV/AIDS. It became Heart of Richmond.

That’s why the couple formed a group to share information, support each other and liaise with health agencies in Richmond to

Brian said he’s proud of the work Heart of Richmond and Gilwest do for the community, and is glad for the advancement in treatment

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Four Richmond secondary school students will start a new chapter in university with a scholarship, which recognizes their courage, grit and steely determination when faced with adversity in their lives.

The Horatio Alger Scholarship, founded by the non- Liang Liu profit Horatio Alger Association of Canada, has awarded 170 need-based scholarships to high school students this year.

Liang Liu, an R. C. Palmer secondary student, received the top award of $10,000, which includes a trip to Washington, D.C. Three other Richmond students received $5,000 each.

“The scholarship is like a symbol showing that hard work and persistence will really get you anywhere no matter what adversity comes anyone’s way,” said Liu. Liu, who lives in Richmond, had a “very rough” childhood including having to constantly move to different places.

“At one point in my life, when I was really young, in Grade 2 or 3, I was living in the United States. Things were very rough. My parents were divorced and my mom was struggling with mental illness that didn’t allow her to work. We had no money and were struggling to live,” recalled Liu. “When I was small, I realized that I wouldn’t let that stop me. I remained optimistic and always thought of good stuff, and I had the fierce determination to make my mom and my life better, and also the world.”

From then on, when other children were playing, Liu would go to the library every day to study, read books and teach himself programming, which he always had a passion for.

Now Liu looks forward to studying computer science at the University of British Columbia, with the Horatio Alger scholarship paying part of his tuition and relieving some of the financial stress.

“My message to everybody else would be that, even though there are times that feel rough and hard, tough times don’t last, only tough people do,” said Liu. “Even if you are feeling like there is no hope, you have to create that hope for yourself. That’s my belief.”

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AJ Sander will be adding Fort St. John to his favourite B.C. destinations.

The 2018 Richmond Sports Wall of Fame inductee has nothing but good memories about the northeastern town after watching his team dominate B.C. Hockey’s Provincial Midget Girls Championships.

The Richmond Ravens put the finishes touches on a terrific campaign by capturing the eight-team tournament.

The unbeaten run (5-0-1) concluded with a 4-0 win over South Island in Sunday night’s gold medal game. It was the juggernaut program’s fifth title in 11 years and the ninth time Richmond has reached the championship game — all with Sander behind the bench.

The title game was the Ravens’ seventh meeting of the season versus a South Island team they defeated 7-2 to open the championships.

This time it was a tighter affair with Richmond’s special teams play stepping up in a big way.

Sophia Buckberger opened the scoring with a shorthanded effort after Ashley Specht stole the puck and put her in alone.

Specht then jumped on a turnover and converted a breakaway for another shorthanded tally just 51 seconds later.

Second period power play goals from Emily Dragicevic and Buckberger followed.

That was more than enough for goaltender Brynn Waisman who recorded her second straight shutout and finished the tournament with a 1.00 goals against average. She also had terrific defensive play in front of her — a

Richmond Ravens earned head coach AJ Sander his fifth provincial title since taking on the midget rep program 11 years ago thanks to an unbeaten run in Fort St. John. Richmond defeated South Island 4-0 in the gold medal game. strength of the Ravens’ game all season.

Richmond thrived playing a condensed schedule of six full 60-minute games over the four days which is nothing like the regular season.

“The biggest thing was our energy level was so high, probably the best I have seen from all my teams through the years,” said Sander. “We rolled three lines and the girls were fresh from start to finish. We just wore teams down. All the extra work on conditioning and the dryland training really paid off.”

The Avalanche took a 2-0 lead into the final period and were 20 minutes away from locking up a spot in the final.

The Ravens dug deep and produced three unanswered goals from Julia Farkasch, Sydney Payment and Olivia Northrup.

North Shore managed to equalize with 10 seconds remaining but the tie was enough to put Richmond into the final. An earlier loss to South Island denied the Avalanche the opportunity to play for gold.

The road to gold did have some adversity too.

Richmond’s other wins came against Kamloops (7-1), North East (4-0) and Vancouver (3-0).

Richmond took a 3-0 record into Saturday’s much-anticipated tilt with North Shore that was sitting at 2-1. It was the 11th meeting of the season between the Pacific Coast rivals.

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What a final year of high school basketball it has been for Usman Tung. The Grade 12 guard led the MacNeil Ravens senior boys team to its best season in school history, culminating with a fourth place finish at this month’s B.C. AAA Championships. After missing the city playoffs a year earlier, the Ravens went unbeaten in league play before finishing second in the city and Lower Mainland championships. Usman was named the Richmond League MVP, was a First Team Lower Mainland All-Star then earned Second Team honours at provincials. His 30-point performance against Argyle sent the Ravens into the final four. The News is proud to recognize Usman as athlete of the month for March.

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The Ravens headed north as the tournament favourites after winning the Pacific Coast regular season and playoff titles but it is never easy going wire-to-wire in any sport — never mind seeing the same opponents so many times.

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Sander was joined behind the bench by Natasha Steblin, Rachel Coulson and Tamara Wong.

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It’s the biggest final three days of the season for the Richmond Ravens.

The girls ice hockey association is welcoming teams from throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond for its 22nd annual Ice Classic. The tournament gets underway next Firday at the Richmond Ice Centre and will wrap up on March 31.

Nine division titles will be handed out in the recreational level tournament — ranging from Midget C1 to Atom C3.

There are also non-competitive Novice and Tyke Divisions.

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Jets win their first BC Hockey banner Association’s juvenile squad concludes outstanding season in Chilliwack in grand style Mark Booth RICHMOND NEWS

The Richmond Jets Minor Hockey Association has its first provincial championship banner.

The Jets proved to be the class of B.C. Hockey’s Juvenile Championships in Chilliwack — capping a dominant season with a 4-2 win over Langley in Sunday night’s title game. Richmond went 25-6-3 in league play, then rolled to three straight wins to capture the Pacific Coast Amateur Gold Group playoffs and secure a trip to the Fraser Valley.

The momentum continued with victories over Chilliwack (5-2), Saanich (6-2), Ridge Meadows (4-1) and North Vancouver (4-2) to lock up a berth in the title game. That set up a rather awkward Sunday morning final round-robin tilt against Langley with both teams knowing they would meet again hours later.

The Jets took that game 3-2 for their fifth consecutive victory and continued the momentum into the final.

The teams were tied at 2-2 after 20 minutes with Justin Getz and Kenji Choong scoring for Richmond.

Richmond Jets celebrate their win at B.C. Hockey’s Provincial Junior Hockey Championships in Chiliwack. It’s the first B.C. banner for the merged association. The Jets earlier won the Pacific Coast league and playoff titles.

James Sings scored what proved to be the game winner at the 3:17 mark of the second. He then added some insurance minutes later. Robert Axworthy set-up both goals.

Shaw was prominent in a playmaking role from the blueline with eight assists.

Getz led the team in tournament scoring with 12 points, including seven goals. Isaiah Harms added six goals while captain EJ

Goaltender Jacob Head went 4-0 in the tournament with 1.75 goals against average while Jordan Allen picked up the other two

wins, allowing just two goals per start.

The Jets roster also features Brayden Furey, Jin Woo Lee, Paul Coley, Jaeden Fitterer, Brady Wang, Kyle Gounder, Joshua Freeland, Alphonse Royer, Merrick Roberts, Ste-

phen Coley, Thomas Morison and Murray Hills.

The team is guided by longtime Richmond coach Glenn Wheeler with help from assistants Harold Hait and Kamesh Goundar.

Bantam A1 Jets forward earns Quinn Classic scholarship James Richmond Jets Bantam A1 forward Kaz Soda is among three players awarded $1,000 Canucks Alumni scholarships as a participant in the 2018 Pat Quinn Classic tournament in Burnaby.

The scholarships, provided by the Vancouver Canucks Alumni Association, were awarded to players who demonstrated leadership on the ice, strong academic performance and who are committed to giving back to their community.

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Soda volunteers every week at St. Albans Church providing community meals for the homeless.

Soda is a Grade 9 student in A.R. MacNeill Secondar y’s Incentive Program.

The other winners were Adam Leitch from the Burnaby Winter Club Academy’s Bantam Prep team and Victoria Jeske who plays for the South Island Royals Pee Wee Girls Team.

“Hockey has helped me develop into not only a better player, but a better person. It helped develop my personality and my social skills,” he said.

The tournament received 32 applications which selected the recipients on behalf of the Vancouver Canucks Alumni.

Members of the selection committee are Cliff Ronning, honourary chair of the Pat Quinn Classic, Kalli Quinn, daughter of Pat Quinn and Jennifer Scott, event director of the annual tournament.

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“We are so impressed with the exceptional calibre of scholarship applications from these young hockey players,” said Ronning. “In addition to exhibiting their strong skills on the ice, these scholarship recipients are great team players, excellent students and volunteers who make valuable contributions to their communities.”

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Memorial service to be held at Steveston Buddhist Temple, 4360 Garry St., Richmond, BC on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Flowers and koden gratefully declined, but if so desired, donations may be made in her memory to Steveston Buddhist Temple, Richmond Hospital Foundation or a charity of your choice. The family would like to thank the staff of RGH, particularly the Home Care Palliative Nurses for their compassion and guidance during this difficult time.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of an amazing mother, Theresia on Friday, March 15th, 2019 in Richmond, B.C. Theresia was born in Sarengrad, Srijem, Croatia and immigrated to Richmond in May 1961. Worked for CARA for 9 years before retiring in 1970. Predeceased by her husband, George on April 8th, 2009, parents and sister in Croatia and sister in Richmond, B.C. Survived by children Emil (friend Jane), Edith (Vinko), grandson Ante (Nikki), great grandchildren Kasimir, Josip, granddaughter Martina (Adrian), nephew George Peradenic (Maria), their children Tony (Krista, children Ava, Mateo, Mason), Lisa (children Nathan, Michael), Amy (Rui Miguel, children Max and Adriana), Elena (Vivek, daughter Mischa), nephew Milko (Lijerka) and family in Zagreb, Croatia, Marija and family in Stuttgart, Germany, cousin Rezica and family in Vukovar, Croatia, Marija and Silvija, Adela (Aldo) and family in Australia.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 2nd at 10:00 AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Croatian Catholic Church, 3105 E. 1st Ave., Vancouver.

Entombment to be held at Ocean View Burial Park.

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RUBY’S STORY The day started out like any other for 16-yearold Ruby Davidson. She woke up, got ready for school and caught the bus. On the bus, she grabbed a seat to swing herself around like she’d done hundreds of times before. But this time, that simple motion broke her arm.

Ruby’s mom Terri immediately took her to local emergency department in Victoria. At first, everyone was perplexed. “We walked into the room and the doctor looked at us and asked, ‘okay really, what happened?’” Ruby explained it again—that a small bit of pressure broke her arm. “That’s when the doctor said something is definitely wrong.”

After weeks of tests, doctors suspected bone cancer. They sent Ruby to BC Children’s Hospital

for a needle biopsy and more exams. Eventually, a diagnosis was made. It was osteosarcoma— a form of cancer that originates in the bones.

of waiting. Throughout the day I was mostly just watching TV,” Ruby said. “But when I started to learn the ukulele it definitely helped.”

Ruby would undergo multiple rounds of chemotherapy and surgery at BC Children’s Hospital. Through her journey, Ruby experienced some tough side effects. She had blackouts from the chemotherapy drug and her feet became blistered and excruciatingly painful. She spent her 17th birthday in hospital, something she couldn’t have imagined just months before. But despite it all, Terri says Ruby almost always had a smile on her face and was determined to get better.

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I started crying. My mom didn’t quite get it at first. But then she started crying too. I’m still getting used to the fact that I don’t have to do chemo anymore.”

While in hospital Ruby met Erin, a music therapist.

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