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NEWS Parents keep daughter at home for fear of coronavirus 8 NEWS Man arrested trying car doors 12 COMMUNITY Pals bet on staying dry for kids’ charity 17 FLASHBACK Alexa Loo recalls Olympic experience 18 EAT&DRINK Squid ink fondue coming to patisserie 19 SPORTS National team powerlifter Sumeet Sharma paid a visit to Cook elementary school

Eve Edmonds EEDMONDS@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

It was just about 10 years ago today when I was in the throes of a slight panic attack.

You’d have thought I was about to torpedo down a mountain slope with millions of eyes on my every move, in a bid to reach the pinnacle of athletic glory — an Olympic medal.

But, alas, I’m no Alexa Loo. (See page 17) No, I was, as I am now, sitting in front of a computer trying to put out a paper. Okay, so no biggie, but this was no ordinary paper. In a fit of madness, our publisher at the time came up with the hairbrained idea of us producing a daily newspaper every day (of course, that’s what daily means, but just want to stress the point) of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

That’s 17 days, by the way.

We would be doing this, according our possessed publisher, while still producing our regular paper, which at the time we published twice a week.

How exactly this was all going to work was beyond me — except it wasn’t because I was the one who was supposed to figure it out, at least the editorial part of it. The ads were pre-sold and our then-graphic artists would design the look.

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My job was to not just think about what we’d cover, but figure out a schedule for when reporters, photographers and those helping with layout would be on the beat, when they’d do layout, when they’d file and when the pages would go to press. It was somewhat mind boggling to be on the ground floor doing this kind of planning.

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And, get this, no new staff — not even freelancers. This was all going to happen after we finished our regular shifts. No one was obliged to work, but if they did, they’d only be paid with time in lieu. Well, let me tell you about the, not just grumbling, but full-on doomsday predictions.

But a funny thing happened on the way...a buzz took hold.

Was it the sight of Rick Hansen rolling into Minoru Park, torch in hand? Was it the first gold medal win for Canada by Alexandre Bilodeau in moguls? Or was it just that we’d all drunk the Kool-Aid? I’m not sure, but clearly some kind of magic was wending its way through our office, and across Canada.

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Just as the abundance of criticism that started with coverage of the Games seemed to melt away (like the snow at Cypress), staff who were adamant they wanted no part of our Olympic Daily were asking for shifts. By then, however, I had none to give them. Everyone had caught the bug.

I don’t mean to gloss over some of the very justifiable criticism of the Olympics. Affordability, displacement and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s iron grip on coverage are concerning for sure. But somehow, for many of us, a joyful inspiration also could not be denied.

On the final day, when the sporting events were over and we had put our last issue to bed, my partner came to pick me up from the office — with a bottle of champagne.

I don’t profess to having scored a Sidney Crosby-calibre goal, but I was proud nevertheless. Proud to have been a part of something bigger, something exhilarating, something that brought us together to celebrate the best in us all. ...okay, not such a hairbrained idea.

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Food security amidst outbreak Virus story challenged Dear Editor, As we all watch with concern (and, I hope, deep empathy) the large scale shut down and quarantine of cities with millions of people living in them due to the coronavirus epidemic, I’d like to bring into the conversation local food security — something Richmond and the B.C. government need to be actively working hard on securing, and not just as a token ‘feel good’ idea, but a reality.

We have some of the most fertile land in the country right here, yet continue to

destroy it with mega homes, port development and further afield, pipelines and dams.

If the Lower Mainland were to have a severe quarantine or shutdown due to any type of mass viral epidemic or other disaster, I understand we have about three days of food available to us in the stores.

When buying groceries, it’s easy to observe that the vast majority of fresh vegetables, fruits and other foods are imported, so as a community we should also consider the real possibility of foods not getting exported out to us if

there were to be any type of restrictions in regards to imports or a lack of foods available for export in the country of origin.

Considering this, I will continue to do what I can as an individual, by eating local, seasonal foods, supporting local healthy food production in Richmond, buying organic vegetables from Richmond farmers and by having a community garden in which I grow medicinal plants to make healing remedies for myself, family and friends.

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Dear Editor, Re: “Chinese student visit to Richmond school cancelled due to coronavirus,” Richmond-News.com, Jan. 28.

My concern with this article is the author writes that parents were anxious “given the spread of the deadly Chinese coronavirus” across China.

“Chinese coronavirus” may be easily misunderstood as being racist to many Chinese or Chinese-Canadian individuals, including myself. I do not think it is necessary to include “Chinese,” as anyone can contract the coronavirus, not just Chinese people. For example, I have seen when a Chinese individual coughed on the train or bus and people of another race back away with a look assuming the person has the coronavirus. This con-

tinues racist behaviour towards Chinese people.

For people who don’t know much about what is happening in China, they might read this article and become misinformed and think that only Chinese individuals can be infected by the coronavirus.

The solution is simple, instead of “Chinese coronavirus” write “coronavirus.”

The article would sound less offensive to the Chinese population and would also be more welcomed by them.

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Student at JN Burnett secondary Editor’s Note: Early story on the outbreak referred to it as the Chinese coronovirus; now we call it coronavirus.

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Ban flights from China, before it’s too late Dear Editor,

I am a Chinese Canadian living in Canada for more than 30 years now.

My question for the government is this: If China is locking down its own cities, jeopardizing its global economy, just to contain the novel coronavirus, then why does the Canadian government still allow Chinese nationals from the epicentre of this outbreak, or anyone that recently visited China, to travel freely in Canada?

If this virus gets loose, is Canada more prepared than any other country, and is it willing to sacrifice the medical teams and infrastructure it took years to train.

Is it willing to build more hospitals just to contain the virus? Is it willing to lock down cities and risk its economy? If this virus, for which we have no cure, is easily transmissible, extreme measures must be taken. It’s definitely not a time for humanitarianism or hospitality.

This is not a racial issue but a crisis that will affect everyone. Viruses are not prejudiced and will attack anyone who is vulnerable.

Our family and loved ones are here and our children have adapted well to Canadian culture and values, and speak exclu-

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sively English. If this virus goes wild, not only will Chinese Canadians become possible victims of the disease, we will also become targets of hate, given this virus originated in China. We will be blamed, even though many of us have never set foot in China.

That is precisely the injustice that honest, law-abiding foreigners who want to immigrate to Canada experience every day, thanks to birthright citizenship laws.

Every Chinese Canadian I have talked to is in favour of banning all flights from China. Singapore, a Chinese-run government, banned all flights from China even before the U.S. did. Hong Kongers protested to get full closures of their border with China.

Typically, the way this exploitation of a citizenship loophole (often referred to as birth tourism) transpires is that a foreigner on a tourist visa goes into labour while in Canada and, per

Now Hong Kong is demanding a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone coming from China.

No one wants to see their loved ones suffer or perish due to this crisis, as it will become a lifetime of agony indeed. Please re-consider banning anyone who recently visited China or enacting a mandatory quarantine for anyone coming from there.

Dear Editor, I’ve been tracking the coronavirus outbreak and I’m getting very concerned Canada is still allowing people from China to land in our airports without being quarantined.

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Of course, the rebuttal is that policies restricting birthright citizenship are racist or xenophobic. This argument, however, is illogical since the people being impacted

most profoundly by the exploitation of the loophole are, guess who, foreigners.

It is a legitimate immigrant who takes the time and allocates the resources to come here legally and ethically who is being denied their rightful place in line.

Our politicians need to close this loophole. Please, write to your federal MP and the Minister of Immigration and urge them to end automatic citizenship for babies born to those individuals on a tourist visa. The time to close this loophole is now!

Jack Travato

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After all, the safety of the Canadian people should be the top priority of the government and is more important than foreign affairs. Time is of the essence, Canada should act now before it’s too late.

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Canadian law, the baby becomes a citizen. Not only does the child receive automatic citizenship, we, the Canadian taxpayer, foot the bill for expenses, which are advertised overseas to include 12 years of free public education, a 90-percent reduction in university fees, health care, and the possibility of reunification (immigration) for the parents of the child when they come of age.

YVR is close to Richmond and it’s a sound assumption these people will be mixed with the population here.

Because of the fear of being infected, people are shunning malls and restaurants.

If people have assurances that a 14-day quarantine is in place, then they will feel safer and have confidence in dining out and shopping.

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Parents keep kid off school Coronavirus: Top doc calls amid fears over virus Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

The fears over the spread of coronavirus has led to one Richmond family keeping their daughter off school, even though they haven’t been to China recently.

Ashley and Ed Wong are concerned that two children, who recently returned from China, went back to their daughter’s elementary school in central Richmond, long before the B.C. government’s suggested 14day isolation period.

In fact, the Wongs are so worried about their eight-year-old child – whom they didn’t want to name – that they’ve taken her out of school for the last two weeks.

And, with many people still returning from Lunar New Year vacations in China, the couple isn’t sure when they will send their daughter back to the school.

“I was planning to (send her back this week), but we’re not sure now,” Ashley told the Richmond News, adding she’s concerned about more people returning from China and sending their kids straight back to school.

“We know (through the PAC’s WeChat

group) of at least two kids who came back from China and went to school after only a few days.

followed, the district will work with local health authorities to ensure the safety of all students and staff.”

“Some of my friends are sending their kids to school because they have no choice, they have to work. They are very worried, though. I’m lucky, because I’m in between jobs.”

Ashley said she knows of a few other families who “just came back from China and are isolating themselves (and their kids) at home.”

Ashley echoed the sentiments of many parents in Richmond that the school district should be telling parents to keep their kids at home for 14 days if they’ve recently returned from China.

However, the school district has been at pains to stress that it has absolutely no power to do so and is taking its health advice from the likes of Vancouver Coastal Health and the B.C. Ministry of Health.

The district said, in a statement to parents, that it “will continue to monitor student attendance as well as new registrations.

“If a school administrator has reason to believe that a student or their family may have recently travelled to Hubei province in China, direct contact will be made with the family for further discussion.

“The family will be encouraged to remain at home for the 14-day quarantine period.

“If, for some reason, this protocol is not

Asked if she and her husband are concerned about how much school their daughter is missing, Ashley said it’s a factor, but her family’s health is more important.

“They’re starting to learn stuff at school now and she’s missing playing with her friends,” she added.

When she called the school last week to talk about her daughter’s absenteeism, she claimed the receptionist said around half the school’s enrolment was “off sick” due to similar concerns.

However, a spokesperson for the district said that figure was not true, indicating the number of students not attending was only about 18 per cent, which is normal for this time of year.

The district responded more than a week ago to parental concerns that it wasn’t doing enough to stop people from sending their kids to school if they’d recently visited China, where the coronavirus outbreak started late last year.

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B.C.’s top medical health official has urged the Lower Mainland’s Chinese community to go about their business, despite the coronavirus death toll topping 1,000.

Dr. Bonnie Henry was asked Tuesday if it’s necessary for events to be cancelled, especially in the Chinese community, where people are avoiding public places in droves.

“The risk is still very low here (in B.C.) so, no, I don’t believe we should be cancelling events,” said Henry.

“The message is the same, if you’re feeling sick, stay at home. Wash your hands frequently and take precautions if you’re coughing and sneezing.”

Of the seven cases on Canada, four are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.

Henry previously urged people who’ve travelled from the Hubei province of China, the global epicentre of the outbreak, to self-isolate for 14 days when they return to Canada.

As of Wednesday, there were 44,730 cases in China and at least 1,114 deaths. Outside of China, there are 441 cases across 24 countries and one death.

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Feds defend birthright Car sting City council asks for crackdown on automatic citizenship Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

Marco Mendicino, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, told the Richmond News the federal government wants to “weed out” abuses in the immigration system, but he added the principle of “jus soli” — birthright citizenship — has served Canada well.

Birthright citizenship has been in existence in Canada since 1947 and is also a common practise in other countries, like the U.S. and some Commonwealth countries, Mendicino pointed out.

“It’s more about determining and finding where the abuses are within the system rather than getting rid of the principle,” said Mendicino.

However, Richmond city councillors believe they know exactly where the abuses are as the city has become known as the “epicentre” of birth tourism, attracting people who come here to give birth in order to secure Canadian citizenship for their baby because of “jus soli.”

In the past year, 23 per cent of babies born at Richmond Hospital were born to

non-residents.

Several businesses advertise — exclusively in the Chinese language — birth tourism services, saying they will provide accommodations for pregnant women and help with after-care and paperwork.

Richmond council passed a motion on Monday to ask the minister to end automatic citizenship for babies born to non-residents.

Mendicino said he “commends” council for having a discussion about birth tourism, and he will reflect on the motion passed. The issue needs to be monitored “very closely,” he added.

Mendicino said the federal government is taking “concrete steps” to strengthen the oversight of immigration consultants “to really hold accountable any individuals who are trying to backdoor or take advantage of the system.”

Although he didn’t specify what those steps were, he did say the federal government wants to work with provincial partners and municipalities like Richmond to “weed out any abuse of our immigration system.”

There was a level of frustration at city council on Monday — directed

at Vancouver Coastal Health, and the provincial and federal governments — as councillors debated the merits and wording of a letter to push the federal minister of immigration to tackle birth tourism.

Voting against the motion were Couns.

Alexa Loo, Kelly Greene and Michael Wolfe.

While Greene said she’s 100 per cent against birth tourism, she felt the motion was worded so that it could cause “disproportionate harm” to “vulnerable people such as refugees and stateless people.”

She said the harm would be exclusively to people of colour and she didn’t want to see at-risk people further marginalized.

Coun. Bill McNulty said he sees birth tourism in his neighbourhood and called on senior governments to take action.

“I think this is an issue that really has put us in a vulnerable position — the two levels of government are totally out of touch with what’s happening in the communities,” McNulty said.

He also suggested the city needs to push Vancouver Coastal Health into action.

nets arrest Kirsten Clarke KCLARKE@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

A man with a Canadawide warrant for robbery was arrested in Richmond, after RCMP spotted him allegedly trying door handles of parked cars in the city centre.

Coleton Szalay — who is in his mid-20s and is from Richmond — was arrested and taken into custody last Thursday.

Richmond Mounties were carrying out a targeted enforcement for theft from autos at the time.

In April 2019, Szalay and another Richmond man, Duncan McCaffery Fowler — who was 25 at the time — were identified as suspects in the robbery of a 77-year-old Vancouver man, according to the

Coleton Szalay VPD photo Vancouver Police Department. The victim had nonlife-threatening injuries.

Fowler was arrested in Richmond in May 2019, and a Canada-wide warrant was issued for Szalay.

Szalay also had an outstanding warrant in Richmond for theft under $5,000. Two new charges were laid against him after his arrest — possession of credit card data and possession of stolen property under $5,000.

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Despite opposition from the City of Richmond mayor and senior staff, Kabu, a subsidiary of the Richmondbased ride-hailing service GoKabu, was approved by the Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) last week.

Details in the PTB’s decision explain how the mayor, Malcolm Brodie, and general manager of community safety, Cecelia Achiam, opposed Kabu’s application, with the latter saying its parent company (GoKabu) “continuously and flagrantly facilitated unlawful ride hailing services” in Richmond, disregarding the city’s business bylaw.

GoKabu, which uses the same app as Kabu, was used to provide 1.3 million rides to 70,000 customers over three years before ridehailing was approved this fall, through the Chineselangugage platform WeChat.

But Kabu pointed out it was only issued two ticket violations, one for operating without a business license and one for advertising without a business license.

Furthermore, it claims the city never asked the company to shut down its app.

from operating is frankly ridiculous and undemocratic,” Kabu continued.

The PTB approved Kabu to service the Lower Mainland and Whistler as well as areas around the province.

As to why the city only issued two tickets, city spokesperson Clay Adams The approval was based explained the on the fact that company “deGoKabu and nied being Kabu are sepresponsible arate legal enfor drivers altities, although legedly using three individuThe idea that any the GoKabu als are ”key app and we management business which were unable to prove oth- has ever violated employees of both compaerwise.” nies.” a city bylaw Despite the The decifact GoKabu should be barred sion states was recruiting drivers to from operating is that Kabu was created in anuse its app, according to frankly ridiculous ticipation of ride-hailing a ministry of coming to and transportation B.C. and it spokesperundemocratic. suspended son, the app its own app itself was not while waiting KABU APPLICATION illegal, howfor its applicaever using tion to be proit to provide ride-hailing services was. cessed.

This meant the driver, not GoKabu, would be fined.

Regardless, the PTB decision quotes Kabu saying it has admitted its mistakes and apologized to councillors.

“The idea that any business which has ever violated a city bylaw should be barred

GoKabu Group Holdings was founded in 2016, Kabu, in April 2019.

In its decision, the PTB said Kabu is focusing on a “growing niche market” of minority groups, that is: new immigrants, international students and tourists by serving them in their native language.

The application notes Kabu will advertise to travellers at airports “in their native language.”

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Previous to the application approved last week, Kabu submitted an “urgent public need” application, claiming international students aged 13 to 19 in Richmond, Vancouver and Burnaby relied on their services — they said this accounted for about 50 per cent of their 3,000 daily rides.

The application continues that no other ride-hailing company could serve “this unique Chinese market” if they go off-line. This application was denied.

Kabu hasn’t yet applied for a Richmond business license but the city is anticipating they will submit an application within the next few days, said Adams.

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The RCMP then surrounded the residence on Jesmond Avenue for three hours, as they negotiated with Huang.

A man who had a three-hour standoff with RCMP at a Richmond residence after sexually assaulting a woman has been sentenced to four and half months.

However, at the B.C. Supreme Court Monday, Justice Miriam Gropper sentenced Cheng Ian Huang, 44, to time already served, equivalent to four and a half months, plus a 10-year weapons ban and 18 months’ probation.

Huang had earlier pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon and sexual assault in a residence in the 3000 block of Jesmond Avenue, close to No. 1

He was taken into custody after surrendering peacefully.

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The Richmond News reported how, in May 2018, a distraught woman flagged down a vehicle, seeking help.

The woman was taken to nearby Dixon elementary, where she was met by RCMP. The school was later placed

Huang was originally charged on seven counts, including impersonating a police officer, uttering a threat, assault, assault with a weapon, kidnapping, possession of a firearm without a permit and sexual assault using a Taser.

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Net loft ‘risky,’ costly to repair Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

Fixing the Phoenix Net Loft in Steveston is considered a “risky project,” which might drive the cost significantly higher than originally anticipated.

A budget was approved two years ago to fix the heritage site for $11.5 million. But a request for bids only produced one, and that came in at $19.44 million.

There is a high risk the building would collapse during construction given its “highly deteriorated condition,” notes a staff report.

Prospective contractors, when approached by the city, also said sig-

nificant worker safety issues working above water increase the risk of the project.

“The price received reflects the high cost of managing these risks and worker safety issues,” the report to council states.

Staff is bringing three options to lower the cost to next week’s general purposes committee meeting.

Much of the siding has been painted with lead paint, so removing this and using the current siding would add $2.36 million to the project.

Demolition of the Phoenix Net Loft would cost $1.4 million.

The Phoenix Net Loft is the last remaining building of the historical Phoenix cannery, the oldest in Steveston, and was historically used for repairing and storing fishing nets.

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Couns. Harold Steves and Bill McNulty, as well as a translator and city staff member, will travel to Japan for a face-to-face meeting to invite the Kaiwo Maru tall ship to attend a 2023 maritime festival in Richmond.

The trip, estimated to cost $40,000, was approved by council despite some councillors arguing it’s unnecessary given 21st century communications technology.

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“I don’t really want to take a trip but it’s extremely important,” Steves said at Monday’s council meeting.

In their report to council, staff pointed out the Japanese appreciate in-person meetings.

The city has been holding maritimethemed events in Steveston since 2002.

Currently, the city spends $300,000 per year on the Maritime Festival, which Steves called a “festival with no boats.”

The year 2023, when the city hopes the Kaiwo Maru will return to Steveston, is the 50th anniversary of Richmond’s sister-city friendship with Wakayama, Japan.

There will be hands-on activities, live performances on multiple stages and a performance of Axis The-

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Coun. Chak Au pointed out this is not the first time the ship has been invited to Richmond, and a relationship has already been established, therefore, a personal invitation isn’t necessary.

“I don’t think we need face to face in the digital age,” Au said, adding that the trip is not “green” and will increase the carbon footprint.

Couns. Au, Michael Wolfe and Kelly Greene voted against the trip.

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Coun. Linda McPhail said Japanese are “relationship oriented” and the face-to-face communication is important. Furthermore, it shows respect to send two senior councillors to Japan with the request, she added.

Several councillors spoke against the April trip, saying instead of an in-person trip, it should be possible to use 21st century digital technology — a phone call, email, teleconferencing — to invite the tall ship to attend.

Steves has been advocating for the Kaiwo Maru to be invited to Steveston to celebrate the city’s fishing industry since the fall. The vessel was previously in Steveston in 2005 and 2017.

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and farm machinery — at the expense of the owner.

In late 2019, city staff recommended council order a dilapidated house at 12620 No. 3 Rd. be demolished, but council gave the owner a reprieve until Feb. 1 to clean up the property and secure the house.

Not enough has happened, however, explained city spokesperson Clay Adams, and the city will now undertake the cleanup and make the house and surrounding area safe. The owner will be responsible for the cost.

Michael Fairhurst, one of the property owners, came to council late last year to explain how he planned to remediate the property.

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and items placed in storage, but this isn’t enough, Adams said.

A neighbour who farms next door to Fairhurst’s property, said he was happy to hear the city was cleaning up the farm as the situation has continued for several years.

When it was dealt with by council in late 2019, staff recommended council order the house south of Finn Road to be declared a nuisance and demolished.

Some councillors expressed their skepticism whether the

owners could clean it up within two months.

Coun. Linda McPhail pointed out the property was before council between 2011 and 2013 with the same issues, adding that it seemed to be a pattern of behaviour.

The 10-acre farm property contains several sheds and outbuildings plus a three-storey house, which has been vacant since at least 2011, according to a city report.

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Pals bet $2,000 for kids charity on dry 2020 Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

“I have a greater chance of finding a unicorn in Garry Point Park than losing this bet.”

Suffice to say, Shane Dagan is brimming with confidence after placing a wager for charity that his old schoolmate Chris Dinnell won’t go the entire year without drinking alcohol.

In fact, Dagan — owner/operator of Steveston Seafood House — has such little faith in realtor Dinnell that, moments after speaking to the Richmond News, he emailed us to say he’s doubling his odds on the $1,000 bet to 2/1, with the loser giving the cash to Wigs for Kids BC. “He’s a fantastic realtor, but he won’t last the year without having a drink,” laughed Dagan, who said he has spies all over Steveston and Richmond, ready to report if Dinnell slips up.

“We’ve been high school buddies (at Burnett secondary) since 13 or 14 and this is very much out of character for him, very much.”

Dagan said he first heard about Dinnell’s dry 2020 bid at his restaurant, during a fundraiser for Wigs for Kids, a Stevestonbased charity which supplies wigs for sick children who’ve lost their hair due to treatment.

“My ears pricked up as soon as I heard about it. I said to him ‘there’s no way

Shane Dagan (right) has bet his old school pal Chris Dinnell $2,000 he won’t stay off alcohol for the entire year. Lisa Toffilo photo you’re not drinking for a year.’ I bet him $100, he then said ‘let’s make it $1,000.’

I said ‘no problem,’” Dagan added.

“He won’t make it to St. Paddy’s Day (March 17).”

Upon hearing of Dagan’s dismissive taunts from the News, Dinnell, who will turn 40 this year, said he’s still super confident of seeing it through.

“I managed (going dry) 30 days on two occasions last year and I saw how much more productive I was,” said Dinnell, adding that he initially challenged himself as he’s “gained quite a bit over the years.”

“I’ve got your typical beer gut, but I’m very confident. I’m down 10 pounds already.”

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Many Chinese Canadians are expressing gratitude for the support they are seeing from politicians, organizations and everyday citizens in the midst of the novel coronavirus that is hitting China particularly hard.

“Be strong China” posters have popped up at YVR and other places around the world with the message of “Love thy neighbour as thyself.”

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared Canada is standing by in case China needs more help as it tries to control the outbreak. The declaration had Chinese Canadians flooding social media with an outpouring of love and support for the leader.

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Long-time Richmondite Frank Wu told the Richmond News he has a much deeper understanding of multiculturalism after seeing the generosity that the Canadian government and Canadians have towards others. In a Chinese New Year speech in Toronto, Trudeau said “there is no place for discrimination driven by fear.”

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The day Richmond was set alight The News relives the 17 days when the world watched and the city partied Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

From the torch relay electrifying the sedate streets of Richmond to party central at Heineken House in the O Zone and the heartthumping thrill of witnessing Canadian medal winners at the Olympic Oval.

It’s hard to believe 10 years ago the Winter Olympics came to town and transformed Richmond from a relatively mundane city into the place-to-be in the Lower Mainland.

For 17 days, the world looked in on the city with a telescopic lens and it was no longer a “suburb of Vancouver.”

As well as TV crews from all over the planet, Richmond was invaded by a sea of orange, in the form of an army of Dutch fans who arrived in their thousands to support their long track speed skating heroes.

It all kicked off with the unforgettable Olympic Torch relay through the streets of Richmond three days before the Games officially began in Whistler.

Travelling through Lulu Island, 70 torchbearers — including Richmondites the late Mary Gazetas and Shirley Olafsson, Olive Bassett, Jim Kojima, Bob Mukai, Jacqueline Roy, Al Sakai, Walter Wu, Novell Thomas, Jimmy van Ostrand and Bill Jaffe — carried the iconic symbol for 21 kilometres of roads lined with tens of thousands of excited locals.

It then travelled by Canada Line to Richmond-Brighouse Station, where it was eventually passed onto one of Richmond’s most famous sons, Rick Hansen.

Few among the 30,000 crowd at the City of Richmond’s O Zone torch celebration at Minoru Park will forget Hansen’s grand entrance, with the flame secured to his wheelchair, before making his way onstage to light the cauldron.

The roof nearly came off the Oval when the Canada Men’s Pursuit Team won gold (above). Above (right, from top) the O Zone at Minoru Park was an Olympic entertainment hot spot, thousands lined the streets for the torch relay and a Dutch orange wave swept through the city. Richmond News file photos nas) during a Dutch medal party, the atmosphere was something Richmond will likely never see again.

track speed skating performances at the Oval, despite the facility’s much-maligned “slow ice.”

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Loo: If only my arms were a little longer men’s parallel giant slalom.

Maria Rantanen As part of the Canadian Olympic team, Coun. Alexa Loo’s memories of the 2010 Olympics are possibly more personal than most people’s.

Loo and Anderson had been teammates for 12 years. She had watched him compete and win on the world stage, but he had never made it onto the Olympic podium. He was one of the best snowboarders in the world, Loo said, so, watching him win gold at the 2010 Olympics and get on the podium “where he belonged” was the best moment of the Games for her.

2010 was the now-Richmond city councillor’s second time competing at the Olympics in snowboarding.

“If you can’t win yourself, you like the people you love to be able to do it,” Loo said.

The feeling of being at the Olympics is different from any other competition, Loo said; partly because it’s a multi-sport event; partly because it’s not a pro event and there’s no prize money; but, most importantly, just because “it’s the Olympics.”

While there were detractors of the Olympics leading up to the Games, Loo said, in the end, the city came together to celebrate.

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“Leading up to it, there were a lot of people who were naysaying the whole thing and not that excited about it, but once the Olympics actually got here, the whole spirit and the buzz (was) everywhere,” she said.

There was a strong sense of camaraderie at the Olympic Village among the international athletes, said Loo.

Large sporting events engage the community and show the next generation what is possible to achieve - that it’s possible to reach high levels of athleticism, Loo explained.

“Even if you don’t necessarily understand their sport, you understand what it took for them to get there,” she added.

At the Vancouver Games, Loo competed in the parallel giant slalom. The day of her competition was one of torrential rain and strong winds.

Loo qualified for the round of 16, but finished 12th behind her nearest rival, Anke Karstens from Germany, by one one-hundredth of a second — which translates to one handlength.

Alexa Loo, now a city councillor, missed out on an Olympic snowboarding quarter-final on Cypress in 2010 by 0.01 of a second. File photo

Later, she and her rival compared their arm’s length and Karstens’ was exactly one hand length longer than hers.

“She has a big, tall German dad; I have a small Chinese dad,” Loo said.

But Loo’s favourite moment of the 2010 Olympics was when her best friend, Jasey-Jay Anderson, won gold for Canada in

“When we have top-level competitions right here at home, we have the opportunity for kids to see excellence and what’s possible,” Loo said. “When they see people who look like them doing it, and people who live in their neighbourhood, they (say) ‘I can do that — I can aspire to do great things.’”

Leading up to the Olympics, Loo visited Homma elementary several times, talking to the students about the upcoming Games, serving a role model for these young people.

In May, after the games were long over, 35 girls from Homma elementary attended her wedding at St. Joseph’s in Richmond.

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world’s best, the roof almost lifted off Richmond’s prized venue.

Who can forget, also, the hot spot — and makeshift meeting place during the Olympics — that was “Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenin’s Head.”

Despite being labelled by some as “glorifying communism and the controversial leaders,” the work of art at the corner of Elmbridge and Alderbridge ways was created by the Chinese Gao Brothers, who consciously chose to criticize the political environment of their homeland.

The Richmond News even got in on the Olympic act with its 2010 Daily Report, which was a rare and ultimately award-winning foray into the daily newspaper business.

It was a massive undertaking for a then-bi-weekly publication to become a daily — as well as continuing to print its regular editions — but it was an effort that was recognized with a prestigious MA Murray Award the following year.

And let’s not forget the world-famous Martin Mars Bomber dropping into Garry Point for a visit.

Whether or not you think the multi millions the city spent on co-hosting the 2010 Olympic Games, few can deny it was 17 days most will never forget.

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Hot pot has soup for the soul Philip Wang, manager at the Happy Lamb Hot Pot at Lansdowne Centre, shows off his soups and lamb specialties.

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Janice Marta, co-owner and manager of L’Opera Patisserie on Minoru Boulevard, is excited about celebrating 10 years in business. Valerie Leung photo

French patisserie marks decade with squid ink Hidden away in a small nook of Richmond, a French patisserie celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new menu.

L’Opera Patisserie, a small family-run patisserie on Minoru Boulevard close to Westminster Highway, will be introducing its new fondue menu this spring.

Janice Marta, co-owner and manager of the patisserie, said she is excited to introduce the menu after having waited for a year.

“We are going to introduce a squid ink fondue and a truffle fondue,” said Marta, adding that she hasn’t seen anything like it in Richmond yet.

The complete menu is still under construction, but she anticipates the white-wine cheese sauce with shrimp, lobster and scallops with the option to add truffles will be popular.

“The tier will come out with things to dip like roasted potatoes, house-made baguettes, some mini croissants, seafood and meat,” explained Marta.

For the time being, she said, L’Opera’s most popular items are their macarons, afternoon tea and new croissant flavours — salted duck egg yolk, dirty matcha and masago — which were released last October.

“The patisserie has grown since 2010 and looking back, it was nothing short of a miracle that we are still here,” said Marta.

Marta, who was a UBC student at the time, baked as a hobby for friends and relatives.

She told the Richmond News that she was “so desperate” to recreate the croissant she had on a trip to France that she baked the French pastry 35 times before reaching the results she wanted.

“I was giving them out to relatives at the time and word got out,” said Marta, adding that others started placing orders.

“It got so popular that at one point I had 300 croissant orders in a day. It was crazy!”

Her grandfather suggested she should open a small shop with the help of her relatives who owned the property space.

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ing chicken bones.”

He added that both broths contain longan, goji berries, black cardamom pods and angelica root — ingredients that have health benefits.

The hot pot scene in Richmond is not rare, but this new restaurant is offering soup broths described as the soul of its cuisine.

The Inner Mongolia-based restaurant offers more than 20 different styles of meat including lamb, beef and seafood.

Happy Lamb Hot Pot, which opened its doors last November, has taken over Little Sheep Mongolian’s old spot at Lansdowne Centre.

Because Inner Mongolia is famous for its lamb, said Wang, the restaurant offers “one-of-a-kind” lamb meat that is imported from various countries.

Philip Wang, manager at Happy Lamb Hot Pot, describes the soup as the most important part of the meal.

“Our lamb meat has different flavours depending on where they come from.

Some are from New Zealand and Australia, while others come from Canada.

“The soup broth is the soul in hot pot where people can put various types of food they like into the soup,” said Wang, adding that food added to the soup is like adding personality.

The two most popular broths, said Wang, are the “house original” milky-looking broth and the “house spicy,” which is dried Sichuan peppers and house-made chili oil added to the house original soup.

“The (house original) soup is very rich and is as white as milk from the simmer-

“We also have special lamb dishes offered only at the Richmond location such as fresh lamb cuts as opposed to frozen.”

The restaurant opened with hopes to bring together the community and provide a welcoming and comforting meal to its customers, said Wang.

“Hot pot is made for sharing and we decided to open in Richmond because of (the city’s) inclusiveness and different cultures.”

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Taking aim at provincial podium Bhullar Wrestling Club will be well-represented in Langley this weekend Mark Booth MBOOTH@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

They will be wearing their schools colours this weekend at the Langley Events Centre but much of the preparation work has been done right here in Richmond.

Altogether there are 526 wrestlers in 29 weight classes set to compete with 17 weight classes featuring 347 wrestlers on the boys’ side and 179 wrestlers in a dozen weight classes for girls.

“The potential is there for four medals and we are just preparing them as well as we can,” said Jag Bhullar who heads the

Mark Booth Determination and dedication can lead to succeeding at anything in life.

That’s the message Sumeet Sharma was passing onto students at William Cook Elementary School last week.

In the past four years, the 33-yearold corrections officer has evolved into one of the top powerlifters in the country. His 2019 accomplishments include winning silver in bench press at the Commonwealth Championships in Newfoundland and gold as a member of Team Canada at the North and South American Championships in Panama.

Sharma will be looking for more success at next month’s Nationals in Winnipeg which would also put him

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Bhullar Wrestling Club will be well-represented at this weekend’s provincial high school chmpionships at the Langley Events Centre with two members ranked number one in their weight class. Photos by Mark Booth coaching staff at the Sidaway Road family gym that was fill with young athletes last Sunday. “I’m super excited. We have a good group going that will be wearing their school colours proudly.”

Calapiz will be looking to conclude his accomplished high school career in grand style.

He was the provincial champion at the 48-kg class in his Grade 10 year

then work hard to capture bronze in 2019 at 51-kg. This year he has taken his ability to another level that is getting plenty of attention from university and college programs.

“Everything I ever wanted is just being in this position,” he said.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity and working with people that have led to me being the number one seed going into this weekend. I’m motivated

and focused.

“This is our grind time (of the season). This is what we live for.”

Prasad was fourth in her debut at the 47-kg weight class and has made excellent progress since.

“I put in a lot of hard work over the summer and it is really paying off,” she smiled. “I have really improved a lot.”

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Five members of the Bhullar Wrestling Club will be competing at the BC Secondary Schools Wrestling Championships that will see weighins on Saturday and preliminary round action on Sunday. The medals will be handed out on Monday and there is a good chance the club will come away with at least four of them.

Notre Dame’s Marques Calapiz (51-kg) and Tupper’s Brooklyn Prasad (47-kg are undefeated and ranked No. 1 in their respective weight classes. Another Norte Dame student — Tyler Leung — won bronze a year ago while McRoberts’ Jaren Bhullar made an impressive debut with a sixth place finish at the 51-kg level.

back on the Canadian team headed to the World Championships in the Czech Republic.

sport but the camaraderie that comes with it too.

“The experience has changed my perspective on so many things, he said.” There is no negativity in the sport at all. Everyone wants you to succeed, including my competitors.

I thought it be like a hockey game.

Instead I have learned a lot about sportsmanship and leadership.”

Back in high school, powerlifting and podium finishes were far from Sharma’s train of thought.

“I was quite overweight. I ate a lot of junk food, deep fried food and never worked out,” he recalled.

The turning point was when he enrolled in some health science courses at Douglas College.

“It just really changed my perspective on things like my eating habits. I talked to trainers. I talked to instructors,” Sharma continued. “I really wanted to make a difference in my life. I went from about 201 pounds to 173 in a six to eight month period from conditioning and eating right. I was well-grounded and determined.

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Sumeet Sharma with the weights.

He soon discovered he was a natural for powerlifting and was encouraged by many to go into competition. Following a year of training and working with a coach, he entered his first event in 2016 and has never looked back — not only enjoying the

Sharma speaks regularly at elementary and high schools to share his story.

“They are our next generation,” he added. “For the younger kids I only talk briefly about dietitian with them but I’m sure they are all aware what a gold medal is.

“It’s telling them about the determination and dedication I put into this.

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Sockeyes and Grandview open PJHL playoffs tonight at Minoru Mark Booth MBOOTH@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

It’s the marquee match-up of the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s quarter-finals with no introductions required.

The Richmond Sockeyes and Grandview Steelers will begin their best-of-seven series tonight (7 p.m.) at Minoru Arenas — meeting in the opening round for the fifth time in six years. They were actually the second and fourth best teams in regular season play respectively

but collide early thanks to the PJHL reverting back to the conference format in the playoffs.

The Sockeyes have an intriguing mix of experience and youth that they hope adds up to a lengthy playoff run.

The veterans are led by Ryleigh Anderson who has enjoyed a breakout year in his final season of junior hockey with 25 goals. Sophomore Craig Schouten and rookie Garrett Wicks are a pair of productive 18-yearolds that have had excellent

campaigns.

It gets even younger at the back with five rookie blueliners, while Vancouver Giants prospect Braedy Euerby gets the call in net.

The team is as a healthy as it has been all season and the rash of injuries have at least developed added depth. Head coach Brett Reusch is looking forward to seeing his team at or near full-strength.

“I think we have played with a full line-up two or three times this year. We have battled our way through some adversity. I think it has made us tighter as team and we have can rise our game to the next level too. You haven’t seen us at our best yet.”

Game two of the series is Sunday (7:15 p.m.) at the Burnaby Winter Club and the teams return to Minoru Monday at 7:30 p.m.

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BEETSTRA, Maureen (nee Gilmore) October 31, 1939 - February 7, 2020 It is with profound sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Maureen Beetstra. Maureen was born in Vancouver on October 31, 1939 to Bill and Irene Gilmore of Steveston. Maureen was predeceased by her husband Harry Beetstra in 1991. She is survived by her three children; Laurie (Chris), Rick (Anne) and Jack (Olga); seven grandchildren, (Justin, Alaina, Jake, Jenna, Adam, Matt, and Ryan); and seven great-grandchildren.

She will also be missed dearly by brothers Jack (EveLynne), Danny (Karen), sister Susan (Dale), and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Maureen dedicated herself to the betterment of her community. She taught at the Steveston Community Center Preschool for 34 years before retirement. She volunteered numerous hours as a board member of the Steveston Community Society, serving as president from 1978 - 1980. She assisted at the Steveston Community Police station, Gateway Theatre, and helped to organize the Steveston Santa Parade. She always could be counted upon to organize reunions and luncheons for family, fellow grads, and community members.

JOHNSON, Barrie Vernon Hartshorn March 31, 1937 − January 26, 2020 It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Barrie Johnson. He was a career soldier and civilian electrician, loving husband, father of five, and Grampa to 17 grandchildren and seven great−grandchildren. He will be dearly missed.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 15, from 1 to 4 pm at the SureStay Hotel, 43971 Industrial Way, Chilliwack.

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¢

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15.78 kg

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lb.

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