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Time to raise your voice Eve Edmonds EEDMONDS@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

The writ’s dropped and Canada’s 43nd Federal Election is well underway. We’re just a week in, but leaders have already traipsed across the country, more than once, kissing babies, making promises and trying desperately not to step in a puddle — or worse.

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The national media have hit the ground running with pollster predictions, campaign strategy analysis and a frequent asking of “regular Canadians” (whoever they are) what matters to them. The media love this stuff, and I have to admit, I’m a bit of a junkie for it myself. Who doesn’t love a horse race?

But, of course, therein lies the problem.

Housing, childcare needs, employment and taxes are very real issues that profoundly impact our lives, so it can be rather insulting to see those sometime difficult realities turned into mere talking points bandied around for a spectator sport. The other day, I had to turn off the radio after listening to three of the leaders promising one thing or another regarding childcare. Of course, I care about childcare, and how each party plans to support it matters, but the tone of salesmanship was just more than I could handle first thing in the morning.

The other problem with horse-race-type coverage is the fact it’s so heavily focused on the leaders. Yes, leadership matters, but there’s a lot more to governance than one smiling face.

And, by the way, none of the leaders are in our neck of the woods, so it’s not like we could vote for any of them anyway.

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Which brings me to who we can vote for and how we can make this election process meaningful, because, despite my apparent cynicism, I actually do believe the next 32 days are critical to the functioning of our democracy.

To that end, I’m thrilled that right now, we have five candidates running in Richmond Centre and four in Steveston-Richmond East. Regardless of the final outcome, having representation from across the political spectrum gives rise to robust debates and varied perspectives.

But perhaps what I like most about elections is hearing from those not usually in the news. Youth with something to say about climate change, family caregivers with something to say about “aging at home,” political science instructors with something to say about foreign policy and Richmond News readers with something to say about our community.

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In the run-up to the federal election on Oct. 21, the News is committed to presenting as many voices and ideas as possible in regards to the issues that impact us. We will provide daily roundups online and features every week in the paper.

In our Oct. 10 edition, we will have a complete package of candidate bios as well as our “20 Questions” in which we ask each of the candidates to give a yes or no answer to a series of questions with the option to elaborate on two of them. For that, we’re asking for your suggestions. What do you want an answer to? Send your questions to eedmonds@ richmond-news before Sept. 30. Put “20 Questions” in the subject line.

Winning matters but not as much as the contest itself. So bring your ideas, explore others and simply be a part of this project we call democracy. As with anything, it’s a case of use it or lose it, and losing what voice we have when it comes to governance is not a reality I care to imagine.

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“I think it’s important because Canada is a democratic country.”

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“Yes, I think it’s important to vote. The government and country’s decisions all affect citizens and we each have a vote in these decisions.”

“I think it’s important because voting in a country allows for fair decisions for its citizens.”

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Two takes on Terry Fox Run coverage in Richmond

Returned wallet shows community is blessed Dear Editor,

Last Saturday, I lost my wallet. What worried me most was not losing the money or my credit cards, but the fact my father’s care card was also in my wallet.

Dear Editor,

Thirty-nine years ago, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres Terry Fox was forced to stop running outside Thunder Bay, Ont.

It scared me to think if anything suddenly happened to my father, who is 82 years old, how would I get him admitted into hospital without the care card. Believe me, I spent a sleepless night trying to find it. The following afternoon, my mom phoned me and told me someone had tried to return my wallet — twice.

His dream was for a world free from cancer. He said, “Even if I don’t finish, we need others to continue. It’s got to keep going without me.”

It turned out that a young Asian teenager had tried to return my wallet the same night he found it outside a restaurant, but there was a misunderstanding, and my brother sent him away. The young man came back again the following afternoon, insistent on returning the wallet to its owner.

On Sunday, Sept. 15 at Garry Point Park, hundreds of participants and volunteers joined together at the annual Terry Fox Run to honour his legacy.

We are thrilled to share that through these efforts our community raised $18,767 for the Terry Fox Foundation.

I was deeply touched and impressed to see how determined he was to bring me back my wallet. And he returned it with everything intact.

The experience made me think that, despite the fact we have some disharmony or issues in Richmond, this community is still blessed with good, honest people, and that makes me proud to be part of it.

Dear Editor, Re: “Run for Terry this Sunday in Steveston,” Community, Sept. 12.

Whoever you are, you are my angel. I am truly grateful to you. Wherever you go, I hope you are always blessed by God for your genuinely remarkable deed. Thank you!!!

I love reading the Richmond News every week but felt compelled to write in this time.

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These funds are hard at work in the hands of the very best researchers across the country who are working to find a cure.

We are thankful to everyone who made this possible.

walked or wheeled in support of Terry’s dream.

Your contributions will make sure that cancer research continues to move closer to a cure every day giving hope to pa-tients and their families.

From our amazing committee members and volunteers who worked tirelessly and with great dedication to make this special day happen.

Together we showed that the spirit of Terry Fox has a home in our wonderful community.

To the many local businesses and organizations who donated their goods and services so that all the money raised goes directly to cancer research.

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We are extremely grateful to all the participants who raised funds and ran,

Park. I am saddened that more attention to the run, and our hero Terry, was not given. Only on page 24 (in last week’s paper) was there an article written about Terry Fox and the race. It wasn’t even mentioned in the 3things2do section on page 27. No wonder the Richmond Run doesn’t get that many people out.

Howard and Marla Jampolsky *See The Pulse on page 24 for a photo gallery of the event. More photos at at Richmond-News.com

This young man is a Canadian hero and deserves so much more.

As a proud Canadian, there is no one better to me than Terry Fox. I was living in the U.K. when he started his journey. My mother sent us letters telling us about this amazing young man. Since my return

a year later, I have tried to attend every run.

Please do better next year, and perhaps put lots of photos from Sunday’s race in the paper. His legacy should be front and centre.

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Blood boils over $110M price tag

A rebuild of Steveston Community Centre is on council’s radar.

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A plan to spend up to $110 million to double the size of the Steveston Community Centre and library was enough to make Richmond Coun. Harold Steves’ “Scottish blood boil.”

While the majority of council voted to move forward with the project, they also asked about lower cost options and different locations as well as a transition plan during construction.

He added he wouldn’t support a new community centre if it didn’t include affordable housing for seniors.

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The child-care space could result in loss of greenspace and require more parking.

The community centre would expand by about one-third, from its current 33,400 square feet to 47,950 square feet with two gyms, a larger fitness room, three meeting rooms and a larger kitchen.

Steves expressed his frustration that Steveston Community Park was earlier envisioned as a seniors “campus of care,” saying he got involved in the community centre renewal project because he thought it would include seniors housing.

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The circulation and support areas would expand 14-fold from 150 square feet to 2,100 square feet.

“This report makes my Scottish blood boil,” Steves said at Monday’s committee meeting.

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child care centre for 37 children would cost an extra $6.5 million. However, staff didn’t recommend building it since it wasn’t identified as a “program priority” in the community consultation.

The current plan would triple the size of the library, from its current 4,000 square feet to 12,400 square feet, with a new children’s and youth area and room for computers.

Steves opposed the high cost and asked why the centre couldn’t just be repaired.

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When Steves said he wanted to talk about using the airspace for housing – building above the community centre – Mayor Malcolm Brodie called a point of order.

Steves and Coun. Carol Day were the only council members who voted against moving forward with the community centre rebuild.

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Staff suggested locating the new community centre in the south-central part of the park — close to the current centre or where the caretaker suite is located— but some councillors suggested building it where the lacrosse box and tennis courts are currently situated.

The estimated budget in the five-year capital plan was $90 million, but the new centre could end up costing between $92 and $110 million (in 2022 dollars).

There is $5.5 million in the Steveston Community Amenity fund for the new centre, and the city has applied for a $10 million grant from the federal government towards the new facility.

The new centre is on the council-approved capital plan, earmarked for 2020.

Footage sought in fatality Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

A Richmond man in his 80s has died after being struck by a car just after 8 p.m. on Monday while crossing No. 3 Road, close to Francis Road.

Police responded to the call of a pedestrian being struck in the 8600 block of No. 3 Road.

The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police.

Richmond RCMP’s Criminal Collision Investigation Team (CCIT) has taken over the investigation and police are asking drivers, who may have been in the area at the time, to review their dashcam footage.

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Synagogue hears from ex white supremacists Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

The move to bring a pair of former white supremacists to speak at a Richmond synagogue has been hailed as a resounding success.

Tony McAleer and Brad Galloway captivated around 85 members of the Beth Tikvah congregation last week with their face-to-face explanations of why they joined and got out of extremist groups.

McAleer, among other things, spoke about discovering compassion for others helped him get out of where he was, while Galloway

(Galloway). There is always value in hearing different perspectives.

told a story of how a doctor, who turned out to be Jewish, treated him, even though Galloway had Swastika tattoos on his body.

“I wasn’t sure what to expect really and it’s a challenging topic for a targeted group to hear about. But I was amazed at how it was received, many people said it was an incredible program.”

The talk was engineered by Leanne Hazon, vice-president of the Beth Tikvah Congregation, who was racking her brain for an event that “spoke to her.”

“It was around the time of the mosque shooting in New Zealand and I was thinking about bringing in someone to talk about racism. But I didn’t want people getting lectured,” Hazon told the Richmond News.

“Then this thought popped into my head about getting white supremacists in to speak.

And I had watched this news piece on TV, where a former white supremacist was talking about his experiences.

Former white supremacists Brad Galloway (left) and Tony McAleer spoke to members of the Beth Tikvah Congregation. Lauren Kramer photo “Then I starting thinking, ‘what if I could get that guy and then this guy?’ When I contacted Tony (McAleer), he suggested Brad

Many members of the congregation, added Hazon, “were going up to (McAleer and Galloway) at the end and talking to them.

“It was brave of them to speak to an audience who they once hated and also brave of the audience to listen to what they had to say and speak to them afterwards.”

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Break-in suspect charged

A Richmond businessman is having to pay $20,000 to the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) for stock market misconduct.

cer and director of the company, which was involved in developing a security device that tracked shipping containers and its cargo using GPS.

John Cockburn, 78, was also banned for four years from trading in the markets or securities and engaging in any investor relations.

He sold shares to 83 investors, raising $866,000, without a prospectus (a formal document explaining the details of an investment and the risks involved).

Richmond RCMP used every tool in the investigative shed to arrest a suspected prolific break-and-enter thief.

The BCSC said it had reached a settlement agreement with Cockburn, who admitted to illegally selling shares of his company, Smart Trak Technologies Inc.

The BCSC issued a cease trade order against Smart Trak in 2017 for failing to file reports of the stock sales to the BCSC.

Cockburn, according to the BCSC, was the sole offi-

—Alan Campbell/Richmond News

According to the Mounties, the “lengthy and painstaking investigation utilized every policing technique, tool, and technology available” to track down and arrest a 23-year-old man believed to be behind a series of break-ins in

Richmond, spanning August 2018 to January 2019.

Two weeks ago, Shane Brandon Lee Takakenew, of Vancouver, was taken into custody and formally charged with 12 counts of breakand-enter. He has been released on bail and isn’t allowed to enter Richmond.

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Empty home tax nets $8M out of 189,655 declared properties, paid the tax.

Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

The province collected more than $8 million in Speculation and Vacancy Tax (SVT) from Richmond properties in 2018, with a total of $58 million collected across the jurisdictions affected by the tax.

The SVT was introduced by the provincial NDP government two years ago to curb speculation in the housing market in an effort to make homes more affordable.

It was implemented only in certain municipalities in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Okanagan and the capital region.

Of the 72,548 declared properties in Richmond, the SVT affected 1,579, which is 2.18 per cent. This is the third highest of all the municipalities where the SVT applies. (Ninety-nine per cent of declarations have been returned.)

And, percentage-wise, this is more than double the number of properties paying the tax in neighbouring Vancouver where one per cent, 1,904

In Surrey and Delta, barely half a per cent of properties were subject to the tax.

For those who had to pay the tax in Richmond, which totalled $8.397 million, the average tax bill was $5,317.

Of these, 710 were foreign owners, 379 were satellite families, 220 were B.C. residents, 54 were other Canadians and 195 properties had a mix of owner types.

So far, in 2018 and 2019, $115 million has been collected throughout the province with this tax intended to cool the housing market.

Carole James, Minister of Finance, said the fact that home prices are going down shows that the SVT is working, although she pointed out it is only one part of the plan to make housing more affordable.

James met with the mayors or their representatives last Thursday to discuss the tax and how it would help moderate B.C.’s real estate market and help make housing more affordable.

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Richmond Coun. Kelly Greene took part in the meeting. She said it was a closed meeting so municipal governments could give candid feedback to the minister.

However, Greene said Richmond would like to see all the tax collected locally come back to the city.

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A Richmond cyclist was the victim of a hit-and-run last weekend.

While she said $8 million wouldn’t be a “silver bullet” to fix the housing crisis, “it would go a long way.”

On Saturday, Sept. 7, the 48-year-old man was hit by a car at the intersection of Francis and Gilbert roads.

The minister said the revenue being collected will go into the Housing Priority Initiatives Account, which is reported publicly, so that taxpayers will see how the funds are being spent to improve housing.

Proper safety equipment, said police, helped reduce the severity of the cyclist’s injuries.

“The minister of housing and myself have been calling on organizations to come forward with their ideas and contributions on affordable housing, and these dollars will help. We’re also open to ideas and contributions from mayors and their councils,” James said.

According to the ministry of finance, revenue from the tax is earmarked for future housing projects in those communities where the tax applies.

He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and has since been discharged from hospital.

RCMP are now searching for the vehicle and driver, who fled the scene after hitting the cyclist. They were last seen driving eastbound on Francis Road in a blue SUV. “Police are investigating this collision as a hit-and-run,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang.

“The blue SUV is likely to have sustained some damage consistent with colliding with a cyclist. We are asking anyone in the community to contact us if they have any information or dashcam footage regarding this incident.

Even the smallest detail could greatly assist us.”

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Const. K. Chung at 604-278-1212 and quote file #2019-29583.

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The late owner of the NFL’s Denver Broncos, Pat Bowlen, died last June at the relatively young age of 75. He had suffered for some years with Alzheimer’s Disease. He purchased the Broncos in 1984 and in 2009, made his Estate plan, which put control of the team in a Trust. Included in that Trust is a “no contest” clause. The clause states essentially that if there is a challenge (of the Trust’s validity) which is unsuccessful, the challenger loses their inheritance. With the team valued at approximately $2.5 billion, there is a lot to lose. The late owner’s two eldest daughters are challenging the Trust, alleging their Father did not have the requisite capacity when he set up the Trust in 2009. The existing Trustees running the team appear to have expressed their view that neither of the two daughters are qualified to run the team. It is uncertain how long the challenge will take, but I doubt this will end well, not to mention how much of the Estate’s resources will be used in litigation. The Broncos are off to an 0 – 2 start this season but Mr. Bowlen’s children may fare worse, depending how the litigation ends!

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Flash mob sings support for HK at Aberdeen

Chinese langauge radio host takes leave after playing pro-Hong Kong song

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These protesters were among hundreds taking part in a flash mob at Aberdeen Centre on Saturday to show their support for Hong Kong. Herb Chao photo

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Hundreds of people turned out at Aberdeen Centre on Saturday to take part in a singing flash mob to support the Hong Kong protests against the now-withdrawn extradition bill.

Around 2 p.m., people gathered and sang the songs Glory to Hong Kong— which was composed in August and became a theme song for the protest movement — and Do You Hear the People Sing, from Les Miserables, a musical about the French Revolution. Both songs were sung in Cantonese.

“We are Canadians that want to support Hong Kong; we’re not part of any organization or association — just citizens of Canada,” said one of the major participants, who did not wish to disclose their identity due to safety concerns.

“Our intention is to not to interrupt businesses (in the mall), but to show that we support Hong Kong in a peaceful manner.”

Meanwhile, a participant told the Richmond

News that a Fairchild Radio program hosted

by Anita Lee received multiple complaints after playing the song Glory to Hong Kong on Sept. 11.

A couple of days later, Lee told listeners she was stepping away and taking leave from the show because her son started school.

“We found it too much of a coincidence for her to be leaving the show so suddenly,” said the flash mob participant. Richmond News has not spoken to Fairchild about the leave.

During the event, Hong Kong-Canadian immigrants flooded the Aberdeen Centre atrium, saying that five demands need to be met for the sake of Hong Kong, including the resignation of chief executive Carrie Lam; that the Hong Kong government retract its characterization of the violent clashes as “riots” and a full independent inquiry into police actions during the protests.

The crowd also chanted “Hong Kong police brutality” and “Fight for Hong Kong democracy and freedom.”

The News has reached out to Aberdeen Centre for comment.

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City Board CITY OF RICHMOND—NOTICE OF TAX SALE

In accordance with the provisions of Section 647 of the Local Government Act, the following properties with delinquent taxes will be offered for sale by public auction in the City of Richmond Council Chambers at 6911 No 3 Road. The sale will commence at 10:00 a.m. on September 30, 2019 for all properties with delinquent taxes and interest outstanding at that time.

Take notice that the purchaser of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the “Property Purchase Tax Act” on the fair market value of the property. The City makes no representation express or implied as to title or the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to research the properties and make all necessary inquires to municipal, and other government departments, and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the properties. Please know that the successful bidder is required to provide full payment (cash or certified cheque) by 4:00 p.m. on September 30, 2019; otherwise, the property will be offered for sale again at 10:00 a.m., October 1, 2019.

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While announcements come fast and furious from the main parties, Greg Millard, Kwantlen Polytechnic political science instructor, called this a more “normal” election than the 2015 one when voters were looking for a significant change and which Justin Trudeau then capitalized on.

The Liberals are asking for more time to continue what they’ve started while the Conservatives are saying, let’s revert to a tried-and-true conservative style, Millard said.

“So, it’s a much more traditional election, lots of pocketbook issues, lots of negativity and there probably isn’t the same potential for a kind of inspiring, generational change,” he added.

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As Richmond becomes more unaffordable, people who work here can’t afford to live here, he said.

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“Probably I’m listening for that as much, or more, than anything,” Brodie said.

Millard said the 2019 federal election is taking place in a very different context

from 2015.

One of the big shifts was the election of Trump, but another one is the “China factor,” Millard said. In 2015, it seemed China was a rising economic and political power that Canada wanted to have a constructive engagement with.

“But things have gone south very quickly on that file,” Millard said.

It seems the Liberals, with the appointment of a new ambassador, are going down a path of engagement, while the Conservatives have taken a tougher line, Millard said.

“I imagine in Richmond that will be particularly delicate for candidates going door-to-door,” Millard said.

Pitcairn thinks Canada needs a clear China policy and this should be a top priority for the next government. This is particularly important as the province does more trade with Asia than the rest of the country.

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spend more than 30 per cent of their income on rent. On average in B.C., 43 per cent of renters spend more than 30 per cent of their monthly income on rent and utilities.

The second of Richmond’s two ridings has an average of 43 per cent of renters spending more than a third of their income on rent and 24 per cent spending more than 50 per cent.

Another 30 per cent of Richmond Centre residents dole out more than half their salaries towards rent each month. The average rent in this riding, according to the RHI, is $1,337 per month.

Richmond also has one of the highest proportions of an under-30 population — 65 per cent — that spend more than 30 per cent of their monthly income on rent and utilities.

While it’s not counted among the worst 10 ridings in B.C., StevestonRichmond East isn’t much better, where the average monthly rent is $1,331.

Fourteen per cent of both Richmond Centre and Steveston-Richmond East residents also live in overcrowded conditions, compared to 10 per cent of B.C. residents.

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The NDP finally named candidates for their two Richmond ridings shortly after the election was called.

Jaeden Dela Torre, who is 18 and is running in Steveston-Richmond East, will be one of the youngest candidates in Canada.

In Richmond Centre, Dustin Innes, a lifeguard and union vice-president, was chosen as the NDP candidate.

Dela Torre will try to unseat Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido, and in Richmond Centre, Innes will go up against Conservative incumbent Alice Wong.

Dela Torre, who is studying political science at Kwantlen Polytechnic and works parttime, said his motivation to run was to represent his age group.

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The Green Party of Canada named Nicole Iaci as its candidate for StevestonRichmond East. Iaci is a lawyer and belongs to the Kwantlen First Nation, which is based in Langley.

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“When (the kids) complete their black belt (in the program), they should have enough knowledge and proficiency to build and publish an app, and that’s our goal.”

The coding centre boasts a flexible drop-in curriculum that allows parents and kids to drop by for one to two hours a week with no scheduling.

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Led by the Rotary Club of Steveston — and its past president and current board member Rick Duff — the clubs are hosting a 1K Walk or Bike for Bahamas Hur-

As well as collecting donations to take part, Rotary volunteers from the Steveston, Richmond Rotary, Richmond Sunset Club and Richmond Sunrise clubs will be offering a barbecue hotdog lunch for a minimum $5 donation.

“I knew all about the devastation in the Bahamas and wanted to do something to help,” said Duff.

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eryone else jumped in. Rotary International does a lot of great stuff around the world and our group did a lot when the tsunami hit Japan six years ago.

“Richmond is full of generous people and when our president, Bill McEwan, got a hold of the other three Rotary clubs and they were all over it.”

Duff said they are currently looking for sponsors for the lunch and advertising.

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Giving people a sense of belonging, no matter their circumstances and personal history — this is a big part of helping addicts and alcoholics get back on their feet.

And “belonging matters” is the theme of a Richmond festival to celebrate recovery kicking off this Sunday at noon in Minoru Park.

Vince Bulteel, who is in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, is one of the speakers at the second annual Richmond Recovery Fest.

Bulteel credits an understanding nurse at the Richmond Hospital in February 2017 for taking the time to listen to him, to make eye contact with him and to connect him with an outreach worker for helping him get back on his feet.

That sense of belonging, where you feel safe, able to tell your story, there’s no shame or judgment attached to anything.

Two and a half years ago, Bulteel was living on the street, sometimes just sleeping on a piece of cardboard, with substance use taking him down a dark path.

He said many of the times that he was in the hospital for drug- and alcohol-related issues, he felt talked down to. Staff would roll their eyes at him and he would think “what’s the point?” often leaving the hospital abruptly.

But when the nurse at Richmond Hospital took time to sit down and ask him what was going on, she gained his trust and he broke down and started to talk about his life and the situation he had ended up in, without his family and on the street.

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“She actually sat there and she maintained eye contact with me,” Bulteel said.

The nurse connected him with an emergency response team.

From there, he was connected with an outreach worker from Turning Point and he was able to start on his road to recovery.

staying busy, but part of it is connecting with others through recovery meetings. He attends many kinds of meetings, including Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, Smart Recovery meetings, and he immediately feels at home in any of them.

ing, where you feel safe, able to tell your story, there’s no shame or judgment attached to anything.”

“I can go sit in any of those meetings and right away I feel comfortable enough to share my story because everyone’s been where I’ve been; it’s the sense of community (that) is the biggest part of recovery,” Bulteel said. “That sense of belong-

The second annual Richmond Recovery Fest takes place at Minoru Park, in front of the library and cultural centre from noon to 4 p.m.

Bulteel will speak on Sunday at Richmond Recovery Fest, and he’ll be joined by Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions as well as Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

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Today, Bulteel is clean and sober, living in Steveston where he grew up. He spends a lot of time talking with health-care workers, police and other emergency personnel, including ER nurses, about how a non-judgmental attitude can go a long way to help an addict become clean.

His feedback is part of the Richmond Community Action Team’s “Belonging Matters,” sponsored by the City of Richmond and Vancouver Coastal Health, to educate health-care workers on how to best connect with addicts and alcoholics.

He tells health-care workers that, while they have a lot of equipment to check for medical conditions, they don’t have any piece of equipment to know what’s going through someone’s mind.

Bulteel works hard at his recovery, with a daily routine and

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Community Cares Month Giving with joy. Inspiring others. For a better and healthier future for Richmond.

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For health care that’s delivered in the hospital or at home or throughout our community, we all rely on our local health care here in Richmond.

And our local health care relies on you.

Locally based health care is something we all cherish. And it’s something we all need to champion—together—to participate in, to help one another.

This year Richmond Hospital Foundation’s Community Cares Month is proud to feature the stories of some of the many donors across our community who give with joy to build a better and healthier future for Richmond. Their passion, their leadership and their drive to be part of the solution are an inspiration for us all.

There is a real joy in coming together as a community to create healthier lives, well-lived. For those who are already donors, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. For those who have been touched by care in Richmond and haven’t yet joined our family of donors, we invite you to share in the joy of giving.

Richmond Hospital Foundation’s annual Community Cares Month unites our diverse community to inspire support helping to ensure local health care is there for you and your family, now and in the future.

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Since the opening of the very first Kin’s Farm Market store in Richmond, the community of Richmond holds a special place in Kin Wah Leung’s heart. Mr. Leung, president of Kin’s Farm Market, a Canadian owned specialty produce retailer with 28 locations in British Columbia, truly lives to inspire others to live a better quality of life. “Step by step we can improve the quality of life in Richmond. We can make a difference together,” says Mr. Leung. “As a community, it is up to us to make a change. If we come together that will be the biggest impact for not only the city of Richmond and its people but for us as individuals,”

A long-time Richmond resident, John Wong, owner of Wong’s Insurance Services Ltd., understands the importance of building a community and much needed services around it. “My business is successful today because of the residents of Richmond. The company’s growth is dependent on the welfare and health of the community we serve,” says Mr. Wong.

While caring for his father at Richmond Hospital, Mr. Leung saw firsthand the need to take a leadership role when he saw the state of the facilities.

“My father was admitted to Richmond Hospital for medical care for almost 2 weeks in 2016. There were four patients per room which was overly crowded. There was no privacy. You had no space to move around.

The windows were leaking, the heating system broke down, and the equipment was very dated,” he says. “Looking around, I knew I had to step up and donate to the new Acute Care Tower at Richmond Hospital.”

Kin’s Farm Market’s philosophy is to inspire a better quality of life in the community, and Mr. Leung leads by example. “All the success in the world means nothing if we don’t have our health. And it all starts with our local health care, the services, the doctors, and the equipment,” he says. “It is up to us to make the difference, which only then will allow us to live joyfully.”

With two offices serving the Vancouver and Richmond communities, Wong’s Insurance Services Ltd. has been in business for more than 30 years. With health care being a cornerstone of any community, Mr. Wong recognizes the need to stay current with both equipment and infrastructure. “If we want to see improvements and positive changes, we as business leaders and individuals have to donate to our community health care services,” he says. “Our government only provides so much funding. To make a significant impact, we as a community need to donate to Richmond Hospital Foundation. Only then will we see a difference in the health care services available to us.”

Mr. Wong says he sees the opportunity for positive change. “I feel a sense of accomplishment and pride when I give back to Richmond Hospital Foundation. I know my donation is making a difference. I am not only working hard to provide for my family but also for this community and the residents of Richmond. Now is our opportunity to make a change and be a part of a solution that can make a tremendous impact to our health care services. By donating to the Richmond Hospital Foundation I know I am helping others to joyfully live.”

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The answers can be found at the new City at Work exhibition at the Richmond Museum, which starts Thursday, Sept. 26 and the public is invited to the official opening that night at 7 p.m.

“From dikes and ditches, to sewers and skyscrapers, the Richmond Museum’s newest exhibition aims to bust urban myths while providing answers about the hidden workings of our city,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

“The City at Work exhibition supports the Richmond Museum’s goal of contributing to a broader understanding of the concept of community in an accessible everyday setting that everyone can enjoy and understand.”

A variety of interactive, hands-on activities are also part of the exhibition including a “shake table” to demonstrate how earthquakes work and planning models and LEGO® reconstructions of historic buildings.

There’s also a trivia game featuring questions about how Richmond works, a mix-and-match urban wildlife game, books from the Museum’s City at Work collection and the opportunity to dress up as a construction worker and emergency responder.

City at Work will run from Thursday, Sept. 26 to Sept. 6, 2020 at the museum, 7700 Minoru Gate (in the Richmond Cultural Centre).

Operating hours are 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. Admission is by donation.

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Local designs strut the world’s catwalks way at London Fashion Week on Sept. 14, and will also be shown this month at Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 28.

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The collection draws from the Romantic Era (approx.

1789-1850) and the French Revolution, said Schindler, who often references historical eras in her designs.

Wendy Schindler has always loved working with her hands, and couture is all about craftsmanship.

“The French Revolution was all about freedom and equality between the rich and the poor,” said Schindler.

Operating out of her Richmond studio, Devotion Designs, Schindler creates colourful and intricate gowns that any woman can wear.

“And I thought that kind of ties back in with what’s going on nowadays. So that’s how I came to this idea and the theme for the season.”

She was first drawn to designing couture pieces during her program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Wilson School of Design, which she graduated from earlier this year.

Schindler is also inspired by the body-positivity movement, and works to create gowns that all women can wear.

Couture requires hours of handwork: hand-sewing, beading and embellishing, said Schindler. Some of her gowns have more than 700 hours of hand-beading work put into them, making the creations wearable art.

“The average North American woman wears a size 14 to 16, and all of these luxury, high-end brands stop at a size 12. So (that) didn’t really make sense to me,” said Schindler.

“Some of the gowns, I’ve hand-dyed them in natural indigo (a tropical plant that creates a dark blue dye),” said Schindler.

“And when you use indigo, it’s almost like a living thing when you’re using it. You never really know how it’s going to turn out and it’s kind of fun. It can be a bit frustrating sometimes, but it turns into this masterpiece, this piece of art.”

With her upcoming show at VFW, Schindler hopes women will realize that someone is out there creating luxury designs for them, in a city that is typically drawn to athetic wear.

A model wearing one of the designs from Wendy Schindler’s latest collection. Submitted photo

With more and more people drawn to Schindler’s art, the recent grad’s career is taking off.

final year at KPU.

Schindler first showed at Vancouver Fashion Week last fall when she was still a student, three weeks into her

The designer is currently in Europe, where her latest spring-summer 2020 collection walked down the run-

“I want to leave all these women inspired and (let them) know they have someone out there that wants to … make them the clothes that they see in these magazines and they see on the high street and on the runway,” said Schindler.

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This year — Saturday, September 28th — will likely be no exception, and may attract even more enthusiasts for the release of the 2016 Bordeaux. Many wine experts deem the 2016 vintage particularly remarkable due to a uniquely, long growing season.

“The result is wines with concentration and power … but with the incredible depth of flavour that comes with slow-ripening.

The [2016] wines have a level of finesse and drinkability that we don’t usually see in a powerful year,” says Barbara Philip, Master of Wine and Category Manager for BC Liquor Stores.

Philip can attest to the spectacular attributes of the 2016 vintage, because, not only has she tasted a vast array of Bordeaux offerings, she’s the person who buys the European wine for BC Liquor Stores.

Bordeaux is typically purchased en primeur or buying on futures.

Barb carefully selects the wines for our annual Bordeaux release.

Because Bordeaux is so highly allocated and such a famous wine, Philip says, retailers and importers, have to decide on and purchase all the wines — mostly reds but a few whites — about two years before they’re ready and two and a half years before actually

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When the wine finally does arrive, it’s released all at once.

“Nothing else really works like that,” Philip adds.

As with every Bordeaux vintage, there are the ever-present stand out wines that collectors covet and that will cellar well for many years. The Trotanoy ($425), Lafite Rothshild ($1,500) and Pétrus ($3,500) will be among the first to sell out, Philip predicts.

Exciting though for this year is that the quality of the 2016 vintage is evident across a range of price points. There are less expensive wines that allow more consumers to experience the region and the vintage. Philip cites the Chateau Saint-Bernard (Bordeaux AOC) at $25, noting that its approachable style offers a real sense of Bordeaux. “It tastes like Bordeaux. It tastes like the vintage — so delicious,” she says.

A slight step up in price is the Chateau Lanessan, which at $40, is still an affordable expression of Bordeaux quality.

As 2016 was a spectacular vintage, there are about 12,000 cases of Bordeaux landing in BC Liquor Stores in mid-September, 2,000 of which will be at the 39th & Cambie location.

A week before the release, the Cambie flagship store hosts an exclusive tasting event that gives wine aficionados a preview of the vintage. This ticketed event sells out quickly this year sold out within minutes of the tickets being released.

The 2016 yield, however, based on sheer volume of product range, offers unprecedented access to the Bordeaux vintage.

“A vintage like ’16 makes Bordeaux very inclusive,” Philip says. “It can satisfy the collectors or [who] are paying someone to wait in line to buy Pétrus for them.” And there will be a selection for people to pick up a handful of wines for under $100.

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“His friends were his family. His friends were his life.”

Asked why her son, Christopher Cayford, decided to stay in Richmond while she moved to the Interior, Claire Conde was in no doubt what kept her son tied so tightly to his home town while living.

Being a grad of General Currie elementary in 1998 and Palmer secondary in 2003 and playing local minor hockey and local men’s hockey from age six onwards, Cayford’s roots were firmly entrenched into Richmond soil.

For five years he battled Ewing Sarcoma cancer — a rare type of cancer that occurs in bones or in the soft tissue around the bones — before he found out he was terminally ill in January 2017. He died in March 2018, age 32.

But it is those aforementioned, deep connections forged in life that Conde hopes people closest to her son will remember the most when it comes to honouring Cayford’s memory at the upcoming second annual gala in his name.

Raising money for the Forward Foundation — which Cayford set up with his mom to offer end-of-life experiences for terminally ill people aged 18-39 — the gala is arguably the third renewal.

The unofficial, inaugural event was a few months after he was told his cancer was terminal, with the irrepressible Cayford hosting and starring in his own celebration of life, along with 350 of his closest friends and family.

On Oct. 19, Conde is hoping for a similar turnout to keep alive her son’s dying wish to help young people less fortunate than himself.

“His skill was connecting people,” Conde told the Richmond News.

“Referring to his amazing friends, he said to me, ‘I’ve got a village, I don’t want for anything. But not everyone has a village like I have.’

“He volunteered for kids’ charities and he realized it was a lot easier to get donations and help for such organizations, but the opposite was true for youth aged 18 and over.”

One of Cayford’s last acts was to set up the foundation for his mom to run, including recruiting a volunteer board of directors and corporate lawyer.

Recipients of the foundation’s “experience,” once nominated, have to provide a signed form from a doctor, saying they are

The experience that’s then requested, explained Conde, has to be “more than just for yourself. For example, ‘my brother and I have always wanted to skydive together’ or ‘plant a forest of trees together,’ that kind of thing.”

Asked what emotions she might feel at next month’s gala, Conde reflected on her son’s celebration of life two years previous.

“I had him when I was 15; I didn’t know a life without him really. We were incredibly close,” she said of Cayford, who worked at the Olympic Oval, was a recruitment officer and had passed his firefighter training.

“But he prepared us well for a life without him. (The celebration of life) was surreal.

He always said he wanted to go to his own funeral.

“But he said, ‘Mom, I’m not afraid of dying. But the one thing I’m scared of is hurting the people I love, by dying.’ So if I go through life crying into a puddle, I’m not serving him well.

“The foundation and the gala give me a great sense of satisfaction in knowing that I’m serving Christopher well.

“So by the time the gala came last year, he had given us focus (with the foundation). So we’re keeping him present in our brains.”

The gala itself is being held at the South Hall Banquet Palace on Ross Street in Vancouver, with award-winning musician Nikita Afonso entertaining throughout the cocktail hour.

“It’s going to be one hell of a night out,” said Conde.

“We have a big band for the dance, as well as a DJ, a full buffet and a chocolate fountain.

“And at midnight, we will be bringing in 350 McDonald’s cheeseburgers, (as per the tradition started at Cayford’s celebration of life).

“There will be giveaways and one or two of the recipients of the foundation experience will be there.

“Last year there were 320 people, but at the moment, we have only sold 80 tickets.

We know there will be the usual last-minute decisions, Vancouver style, but we are in a little bit of panic mode right now.

“We will get the core group coming, but the sales need to pick up a bit.”

Tickets — $150 each, $1,200 for a table of 10 and $75 for youth — are available online at ForwardFoundation.TicketSpice. com/2019-cayford-gala.

More information about the event is available on the foundation’s Facebook page.

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Christopher Cayford with his mom, Claire Conde, at his own celebration of life in 2017, before he passed away after a five-year battle with cancer. As the pictures from the same event (below) show, Cayford’s life was surrounded by close friends. An annual gala in his name, coming up next month, raises funds for a foundation he started - and now run by his mom - which offers end-of-life experiences for terminally ill people age 18 to 39. Photos submitted. More at Richmond-News.com

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Salty cafe with character gets a ‘re-boot’ It’s that time of year when the days get shorter and the craving for comfort food kicks in. With that in mind, the Richmond News is asking our readers to nominate their favourite “greasy spoon” diner. All it has to be is family-run and independent to be considered for the “Greasy Spoon Series.” We’ll then ask our readers to vote for which eatery deserves the News’ “Greasy Spoon Award.”

“I changed the sign outside to ‘public welcome,’ as a lot of people get scared by the big gates,” he added, referring to the big yellow gates leading into Steveston Harbour Authority on Trites Road.

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In a little 36-seat diner, smuggled into the working heart of the Steveston Harbour Authority, the menu items are as earthy as the humour that’s on special every single day.

“I’m trying to get the word out there that we’re open to the public. And I’ve also not long started on Uber Eats.

Jason De Ruiter and his wife, Mary Lou, with their little girl Cecilia, recently took over the running of the rather unique Fisherman’s Boot Cafe, deep in the heart of Steveston Harbour. The self-proclaimed ‘greasy spoon’ cafe is renowned for its earthy decals (above, right). Alan Campbell photo

The Fisherman’s Boot Café is about as offthe-beaten-track as you can get in Richmond and is one of an apparently dying breed in the city — the family-run “greasy spoon.”

It’s unashamedly down-to-earth and takes pride in having few frills, aside from the caustic wit-infused decals festooning the walls, courtesy of its former owner, Penny Challoner, who ran the joint for 24 years.

The café is now run by her son, Jason De Ruiter, and his wife, Mary Lou - who took over the running of the 30-year-old eatery earlier this year – who are happy to let Challoner’s “charm” remind their loyal customers what they’re missing.

“Some of them miss her. Some are happy that she’s not here as much,” laughed Jason.

“Some people didn’t like her sense of humour. Just look around here. And take a look at the menu.”

Referring to herself on the menu as “The Old Boot,” Challoner demands that customers eat all their food or it’ll be frozen for their next visit and warns they risk getting “the look” from “The Boot” if they don’t place their order at the counter.

Other wooden plaques dotted around the booths and behind the counter bark orders at customers and insult the patrons.

Sense of humour aside, the café — which

used to be the BC Packers warehouse lunchroom — has a surprise or two up its sleeve, or down its boot, if you will.

Every Thursday it has a two-piece fish ‘n’ chips for $10.50 and it sources the beef for its home-made burgers from a farm in Richmond, Harold Steves’, no less.

“Some customers who can’t make it on a Thursday will ask me to keep them (a fish order) aside for the next day,” said Jason, a former commercial salmon fisherman of 29 years, who gave up the sea to spend more time with his baby daughter, Cecilia.

“A lady recently said it was the best burger she’d ever eaten and customers have given five-star ratings on the burger. The flavour is so good.”

Jason said he has no immediate plans to change the place, other than to expand his customer base beyond the core group of fishermen, retired and working, harbour staff and a few local residents.

In the meantime, Jason and Mary Lou are content to wear the greasy spoon tag with pride.

“That’s where you get the best food, right?

It’s like a home-cooked meal in a diner atmosphere…a little hole in the wall.”

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“The beef I use for the burgers is raised here in Richmond, hormone- and steroid-fee and grass-fed. And when the potatoes are in season, I buy from a farm at No. 3 Road and Steveston Highway.”

Asked why such apparently fine ingredients aren’t reflected in the “greasy spoon” prices, Jason explained that they don’t have any staff and don’t take a wage.

“I’ve had a few customers on there, so I think that’s where I can expand a bit, as well. There used to be more commerce here, so that’s a challenge. We have to work a bit harder to build the customer base and bring more people in.”

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Chasing her LPGA dream again Nayan Murdoch re-discovered her passion for golf after a 7 year hiatus Mark Booth MBOOTH@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

Nayan Murdoch is chasing her dream again.

The 23-year-old Richmond golfer is fresh off a busy summer that concluded at stage one of LPGA Qualifying School — a 72-hole event played on three different courses in Palm Springs. Murdoch earned conditional status on the Symetra Tour — the LPGA’s development circuit — but, more importantly, came away knowing her comeback and hard work was paying off after a seven-year hiatus from the sport.

Working with former LPGA player and now teaching professional Jennifer Wyatt out of Savage Creek, she produced three straight top 10 finishes at the Junior World Championships and was a fixture on Team Canada for six years. By the time she was 12, letters were already coming in from university programs.

She seemed destined for more success during her teenage years and ultimately a full-ride scholarship offer to a U.S. school. Life, however, is not a textbook.

“It was really special but as I kind of got older, things happened and life got complicated,” reflected the McMath graduate. “I think competing at an elite level like that with things happening was quite difficult for me

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“Being there and seeing girls who had not stopped playing, I’m definitely on the right path,” said Murdoch. “I finished in the middle of the pack (in an international field of 360 players). I know if I put the time in to fix some of the little things then I can definitely get through to stage two (in 2020).”

With her mom being a flight attendant, she spent plenty of weekends at Savage Creek watching her father on the range. By the time she was four, she was hitting balls off the tee with a cut down adult club. Two years later, she received permission from the legendary Harry White to play on his Junior Linkster Tour. Up until that point, the minimum age was 10 and the tournaments only featured boys.

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Nayan Murdoch is chasing her LPGA Tour dream after taking a seven-year hiatus from the sport. The 23-year-old has earned conditional status on the 2020 Symetra Tour. Photo by Mark Booth to cope with. I walked away from the game when I was 14 which was the best thing for my mental health at the time.

playing regularly too. She juggled all three for about 18 months until putting her energy full-time into a potential professional career.

“It was my whole identity pretty much so leaving it was quite dramatic. It was too much free time at a wrong age. I was running around being pretty wild and spent seven years trying to find myself.”

She spent five months living in Mexico, preparing herself for qualifying school.

She did study yoga and meditation in the Bahamas, becoming a certified instructor but it was a health scare a little over two years ago that brought golf back into her life.

“I got really sick with a cardiac condition that I didn’t even know about as a very active human being. I was on bed rest for about a month,” said Murdoch. “I then tried to do some other activities like a workout but just found it so hard. I started golfing because it was what I could do. I fell in love with it again and realized I was actually still really good at this.”

Murdoch reached out to White who got her a job as an instructor with a non-profit organization. She also began teaching private lessons while

“Those seven years I spent trying to find that happiness again and I think was searching in all the wrong places,” Murdoch reflected. “The second I got back into golf my life opened up again. That’s how I knew I was on the right path.

Cactus and the Symetra Tours with her limited budget determining her destinations.

She says the biggest adjustment at the pro level is approaching the game differently than a casual weekend round or even as a standout junior. It’s about putting yourself in a position to use the strengths of your game.

“The intricacies of competitive golf are far more extensive than I ever appreciated when I was younger,” she added. “The hardest thing for me is figuring out how to move around a course. I can hit a shot anywhere you tell me to nine out of 10 times but you also need to know where to go in order able to score low. That is something that was beyond me.

“You can definitely feel some judgement from some people about the journey you are on but at the end of the day as long as you have unwavering faith in yourself and ability it really doesn’t matter. I believe our most valuable assets are our time and energy. If you have a goal you can utilize those two things and make anything happen.”

“Since I got back I try to play in as many events I can to learn to be a competitor (at the pro level) and watch the people around me.”

Murdoch keeps working on her game and will play in some local fall events on the Vancouver Golf Tour.

Her 2020 schedule will include tournaments on the Pacific Northwest,

Murdoch has launched her own Go Fund Me page to help cover the significant costs that come with chasing her LPGA dream www.gofundme. com/f/nayan-lpga.

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Richmond now part of new South Fraser Zone Mark Booth MBOOTH@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

It’s the dawn of a new era for high school sports.

Richmond schools and athletes are no longer competing for Lower Mainland and Vancouver and District Championships. Instead, they are part of the South Fraser Zone — joining the Surrey and Delta districts. It’s part of the new look approved by B.C. School Sports that sees Greater Vancouver increased from two to four zones.

It all starts with the launch of the fall sports season — volleyball, boys soccer, field hockey, crosscountry and aquatics.

The old Fraser Valley Zone featured schools from Agassiz to Tsawwassen and had simply become too big with a dramatic shift in population to the eastern suburbs in the last 25 years. It is now divided in three.

“From the old Fraser Valley perspective this has been in discussion for about 10 years,” explained B.C. School Sports first vice-pres-

ident Brent Sweeney. “It took a change at the B.C. School Sports executive level to make it happen.

“Definitely not everyone was happy about it but they have also seen how things have developed since.

They see the new structure in place and realize they are part of it now.”

There will be little change in regular season play for Richmond schools that will still play against each other, regardless of enrolment size.

The one exception is girls field hockey where the city’s lone program — McMath — will shift from the Vancouver League to play exclusively South Fraser Zone opponents instead. Richmond will also continue to host its own cross-country meets.

Where it does change is come playoff time when provincial berths are on the line. City teams and athletes will move onto the South Fraser Championships looking to secure B.C. senior and junior berths.

The new zone could be good news for Richmond senior girls volleyball teams - at least in the AAA tier that always had to deal with Vancou-

McRoberts Strikers will travel a different playoff path once city play is completed. ver provincial school powerhouses Little Flower Academy and Crofton House in the post-season.

Now defending city champion McRoberts, along with usual contenders McMath and Steveston-London only have 10 schools in Surrey and Delta combined to deal with and seven are destined to play tier

two this season.

The South Fraser Premier League features six AAAA schools and three at the AA size. Richmond does not have a school at the largest tier size.

McMath has long dominated Richmond Senior Boys Soccer and Sweeney, who is also the co-com-

missioner for South Fraser Soccer — thinks the Wildcats would be better served by being part of the district league.

“It comes down to convenience,” he said. “But not being part of the district league makes it tricky when it comes to berths for the playoffs,” he said.

High flying Sockeyes looking for fifth straight win tonight The Richmond Sockeyes have wasted little time in showcasing their scoring ability.

They exploded for four goals in the final 20 minutes en route to a 9-5 win over the visiting Ridge Meadows Flames last Thursday.

The result came on the heels of a 6-2 win in Langley 24 hours earlier as Richmond sits second in the Pacific Junior Hockey League overall standings with a perfect 4-0-0 record.

The Sockeyes have shown why they have

arguably the league’s deepest group of forwards — averaging six goals per contest thus far.

Against the Flames, it was 20-year-old Nick Wilson setting the pace with a hat trick and one assist.

The visitors actually had scored four unanswered goals to tie the game at 5-5 in the early period when Craig Schouten ignited the outburst just 17 seconds later with his fourth goal of the campaign.

a 41-29 advantage in the shot department.

In Langley, a power play goal from local product Gabriel Suessenbacher-Fu early in the second period proved to be the game winner. Rookie Garrett Wicks and ArakiYoung, with his second the night, provided third period insurance tallies. Pantazis chipped in with three assists.

Reigning PJHL rookie-of-the-year Marcus Pantazis added a pair while Ryleigh Anderson scored once and notched two assists.

Marcus Cumberworth made 19 saves in his season debut as head coach Brett Reusch has stuck to his plan of using all three of his goalies in the opening weeks of the campaign. Jacob Stone was in net for a 4-2 road win in Mission on Sept. 7.

Ethan Stirk and Michael Araki-Young rounded out the scoring. Maurico Soriano-McKinnon made 24 saves with the hosts enjoying

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Eleanore Mitchell, beloved Mom, Grandma, GG (great−grandmother) and Auntie, age 85, passed away in Richmond, BC, on September 13, 2019, after a feisty fight with heart failure.

Eleanore was always "on the go" with her friends and family. She loved bowling, swimming, golfing, her travels to Hawaii, going to casinos, and bingo.

She enjoyed being the life of the party by dancing, singing and telling jokes.

Eleanore was proud of her participation in the Richmond Seniors Centre and even more proud of her kids.

Eleanore’s children are Donna, John (Sabine), Sherry, Drew, and Ellen (Raul).

Eleanore’s grandchildren are Gianpaolo (Jeina), Stefano, Bretton (Kara), Jody (Helen), Jade, Jason (Corrine), Kori (Scott), Rhys (Kelsey), Bianca, Linus, and Laurie.

Eleanore’s great−grandchildren are Alexa, Callie, Aiden, Abigail, Marvel, Navy, Brooklyn, Romy, Sebastian, Ames, and one on the way.

Eleanore had seven siblings and is survived by two siblings, Patricia (Everett) of Vernon and Terrill (Ann) of Richmond. Preceded in death were siblings Rita, Donald, Edward, George, and Joan.

A Celebration of Life for Eleanore will be held on Sunday, September 29th, 2019.

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Nikolay was born on May 20th, 1956 in Kharabali, Russia to Ivan and Nina Yelizarov. He received his Medical Degree from Astrakhan State Medical University in 1980 and practiced medicine in Russia for 12 years. On February 2nd, 1980, he married Tatyana (nee Chechikova), with whom he raised two daughters, Elena and Catherine, and son Alex.

Nikolay immigrated to Canada and settled in Richmond with his wife and three children in December 1993. In 1996, Nikolay opened the Richmond Muscle & Tendon Clinic where he developed a unique and highly effective acupuncture treatment known as EIMS, which he documented in his book “Treatment for Muscle Strain Injuries.”

He worked tirelessly as a dedicated medical professional until the final months of his life, devoting his time to treating his patients and building a great life for his family. Through his work and passion for helping others, he became a respected member in Vancouver’s local and Russian communities, with the latter often tuning into his popular weekly appearances on Radio Vera, Vancouver’s Russian radio program.

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Everything You Need & So much More

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Conveniently located on the corner of Blundell & No. 2.

Conveniently located on the corner of Blundell & No. 2.

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W

hen it came to showcasing some of the freshest and highest quality seafood to be found in the Lower Mainland, Jennifer and Jay Yoo had distinctly different approaches at their store, Super Seafoods in Blundell Centre.

“When my late father ran things he would stock the whole front refrigerator with all kinds of fish in a very elaborate, beautiful display,” says Hijong Del Forno.

“Presentation was very important to him.

“But when you put out too much fish, and you don’t sell it all, it can get spoiled.”

Today, Del Forno’s mom has a very different approach.

“She puts out just enough for the day.

She’s been working for so long now she knows how much will sell.”

The result is a much more sparse, but economical display.

“It may not be as impressive as what my dad put out, but it’s the best, fresh fish you can find,” Del Forno says. “My mom displays the best quality products in just the right amounts.”

And all can be packed for travel.

“My mom is very particular. She used to work in hospital labs when she was

younger and has a high standard for cleanliness. So, the customers know this and the business is trusted for its high quality of products.”

The two display formulas have certainly been successful as Super Seafoods has been in business for more than three decades and has collected its fair share of customer-nominated awards along the way.

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“Some people have been coming here since they took over the original store 30 years ago,” Del Forno says. “They become like good friends. Sometimes they bring my mom lunch, flowers and other things because she’s so giving and generous.

“And in a competitive business where mom and pop stores, like my mom’s, have a difficulty surviving, she stays busy, keeping her customers happy.”

So, how do they react to her display?

“New customers, some of them, may think there is not enough fish on hand, but mom always has enough in storage coolers and fresh frozen in her freezers to meet demand.

“When you ask, she will bring it out,” Del Forno says. “The freshness and trust, that’s been the key.”

For more information about Super Seafoods, call 604- 271-1424.

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ervice. Selection. Knowledge.

Price.

“What sets us apart is the fact we operate like a small, local health food store when everything else in the marketplace is going the way of big box stores,” says Christina Liu, 12 Baskets’ sales and purchasing manager. “The advantage of us being smaller is our staff have more time to talk to the customers, find out why they came in and help them find what they need.

“Customers come in here, and we can educate them and make recommendations.”

Plus, 12 Baskets is price competitive.

“You get premium products for the best possible price,” Liu says.

There are a total of four locations, one in Burnaby, another in Vancouver, and two in Richmond - at Blundell Centre and on Cambie Road.

All four pride themselves in not simply selling products to customers, but taking the time to understand why they came in.

“We look at their lifestyle,” Liu explains.

“We educate them on what to eat and what not to eat, basics like that.

“We learn about their history. It’s not just a matter of having someone walk in, and we sell them a product.

Conveniently located on the corner of Blundell & No. 2.

Conveniently located on the corner of Blundell & No. 2.

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Free Parking

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“There’s much more to it.“We look at general health and prevention,” she says.

“Customers can go to a doctor and get medicine to treat their symptoms. We want to help treat the underlying issues.”

In many cases, especially at large stores, there can also be an overwhelming volume of products that customers may end up having a hard time choosing the one that’s best suited to their condition.

At 12 Baskets, regular training keeps staff up-to-date with what will be the most effective for customers.

“And customers are getting the opportunity to talk with someone who is knowledgeable about what they are recommending,” says Liu, who is trained as a holistic nutritionist and uses that education when it comes to purchasing products for the store.

“I will not carry every brand out there.

Plus, I want to ensure what is on the shelves is backed up by scientific studies and will be effective for our customers,” she says. “That way, they can purchase items with confidence.

“Ultimately, we want customers walking away from the store feeling better,” she says.

For more information about 12 Baskets Nutrition & Health, visit

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