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As the holiday season comes to a close, so too does another Richmond Christmas Fund campaign. This year, we helped over 2,300 of our neighbours in need, providing them with grocery vouchers, toys, books, and gift cards.

As always, it was a community effort, with hundreds of individuals and businesses making contributions. We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to every donor, volunteer, supporter, and well-wisher. Truly, our work could not happen without you by our side!

The Christmas Fund has been part of the community for 89 years. For nearly a century, the people of Richmond have believed in, and supported, this cause. Never doubt that ours is a community built on generosity. The Christmas Fund offers all the proof you need.

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School renaming divides opinions Dear Editor,

Re: “Stevestonite suggests renaming school to reflect local history,” News, Dec. 23.

I urge the school board and other citizens with a say in the matter to not change the name of Lord Byng elementary.

As much as we care to commemorate the past, and our numerous heroes, both big and small, I do not see the logic in “discommemorating” a hero like Julian Byng in order to replace him with a local hero who was a beloved teacher who, I have no doubt, was treated unjustly during WWII. Byng, the 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, was a British Army officer who acted as Governor General of Canada, and is widely regarded as the commander who “transformed Canadians into a well-trained and effective striking force,” winning a spectacular victory at Vimy Ridge in 1917.

The capturing of Vimy Ridge was crucial to our eventual success in the First World War. I think it fitting that we keep the name of Lord Byng elementary as is, considering that it was people like Byng who fought and risked life and limb in order to purchase the

freedoms that every citizen of Canada (regardless of cultural background) is able to enjoy today.

Mr. Higo assures us that his desire to rename the school isn’t due to “wokeness,” but it is absolutely just in that it seeks to “make right” an injustice of the past and keep people alert to the tragedies associated with WWII and how it impacted our Japanese-Canadian friends and neighbours on the home front.

Further, Mr. Higo himself talks about “historical prejudices” in his statements, saying that because Canadians are sensitive to said prejudices, that renaming the school will help us to “overcome some of these things.”

Sadly, he doesn’t give any details as to how.

As harrowing as the plight of Hide Hyodo was, and as deserving as she is of being commemorated, my feeling is that we do not replace our regard for one Canadian hero with another, especially in the interest of social justice, which is precisely what this is all about.

Lisette Eckers

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Dear Editor, Re: “Stevestonite suggests renaming school to reflect local history,” News, Dec. 23.

Of course the Richmond School District should rename schools.

McRoberts, McNair, McMath, MacNeill, McKay and McNeely are just a few of the names of Richmond schools.

It’s almost comical how homogenous the names are. Of the 38 elementary schools in Richmond, 34 are named after British males, only 2/38 are women, only 2/38 of First Nation origin and one a Japanese male.

Similarly, 9/10 high schools have names of British male origin; Richmond High represents our actual city. Zero of First Nation origin. Women also zero. In short, of our 48 public schools, 43 are named after British males. The disparity speaks for itself.

At the end of June, I also addressed the school board, asking them to consider renaming schools and adopting a more inclusive policy when choosing the names for new schools.

names with “they were named a long time ago.”

Whether they were named five or 50 years ago doesn’t make the current or past practice less racist or less sexist.

The question is not whether the people deserved to have schools named after them or not.

Instead, we need to question the lack of diversity, in that our schools only represent a narrow segment of the population and have failed to include First Nation’s people, people of colour or women.

At the school level, I know many of our educators do a wonderful job at promoting truth, inclusion and diversity.

However, it would be more than a symbolic gesture from the board to acknowledge how the names of our schools disproportionately represent one group and acknowledge that it’s important for kids to see themselves represented.

As a community, we can do better.

Maintaining the status quo is no longer acceptable.

Some board members justified the

Kim Nowitsky

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It’s easy to keep our hummingbirds fed through the winter Dear Editor, Re: “Six tips to keep hummingbirds alive during a cold snap,” Richmond-News.com, Dec. 27.

I made some DIY electric heat-

ers two days ago. It is straightforward and not expensive.

cut from an abandoned extension cord or small appliance.

1. I bought a $5 light bulb socket with the switch from a hardware store, then connected it to an electrical wire with a plug

2. Attach a 15-25W old incandescent lightbulb to the socket and put it in a plastic container as the heater’s housing.

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3. Get some metal wires, rubber bands, a $2 spring hanger for the dish, or duct tape to hang the heater under the feeder.

And take caution to prevent wet, overheating and catching fire!

Make a drain hole on the container, hang the feeder with the

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FORMORENEWS,SPORTS&COMMUNITYSTORIESSEARCHTHESEHEADLINESBYVISITINGRICHMOND-NEWS.COM Average single-family home prices in Richmond almost at $2 million Good Morning, Richmond Chinese mobile phone giant pulling out of Canada amid security concerns BCTF calls on province to implement more COVID-19 measures in schools B.C. electricity demand hits an all-time high Angels Among Us: Lost phone returned to Richmond family Health alert at T&T store

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Lottery winner’s ‘impossible dream’ For Richmond resident Zhi Shen, winning the lottery seemed “impossible.”

After his son came over to celebrate, he immediately told his wife, who was equally in shock.

So much so, that when Shen checked his 6/49 ticket at home last month, he couldn’t believe he‘d won $1 million on the guaranteed prize draw.

“Finally,” she laughed.

He had earlier bought the ticket at Price Smart Foods on Ackroyd Road.

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got

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Zhi Shen checked it on my Lotto! app…I thought it was impossible, so I called my son and asked him to come over and check,” Shen recalled.

Shen said he really enjoys the community aspect of playing the lottery and always wanted to donate to charity if he won.

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to take the trees out of their own vehicles due to COVID-19. If trees are strapped to the roof of vehicles, volunteers can help untie and unload.

Donations welcomed for the Richmond Firefighters

The provincial government announced on Tuesday 1,785 new cases of COVID-19.

The partial release did not include data on active or recovered cases, deaths, hospitalizations or vaccination figures due to the holidays.

The new cases include: 791 new cases in Fraser Health 400 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health 269 new cases in Interior Health

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Recycle your Christmas tree

The Richmond Fire Fighters Association is once again hosting its annual tree chipping event at the Garry Point Park parking lot, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 8 and 9.

COVID-19 cases continue to spike, YVR test centre closed

Association’s charities.

Trees can also be recycled at the Richmond Recycling Depot, 5555 Lynas Lane, starting Jan. 2, as well as at Ecowaste Industries, 15111 Williams Rd., starting Jan. 3.

42 new cases in Northern Health 283 new cases in Island Health No additional data was released on Tuesday. The BCCDC’s COVID-19 dashboard also says it will not be updated until later on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Richmond’s only COVID-19 testing site has been temporarily shut down due to “hazardous weather conditions.”

Vancouver Coastal Health announced on its Twitter account on Christmas Day that the testing site near Vancouver International AirPAID COMMUNICATION

The rule of thumb is if you see mold, get rid of it, appreciate. But make no mistake, mold is a fact of life. It’s prevalent everywhere.

Whether you have the conditions in your home that can make it a problem is what Moss investigates.

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Mold.

Keeping harmful mold at bay requires some investigative work

It’s spores are potentially everywhere you look.

And in the often damp climate we live in, it can become a health problem if not dealt with quickly and effectively.

Thankfully, Sean Moss makes mold his business. And as owner of Mold Insight, he’s a “mold detective,” one who seeks out the problem in your home, then passes his findings on to a specialist, or offers consulting for small infestations to those looking for a DIY (do it yourself) solution.

“Most times, people are reacting to the presence of mold, instead of rectifying, or even preventing it from becoming a potential health issue,” Moss said. He also offers proactive tips to help with mold prevention which his clients always

So, why is mold potentially harmful?

“Exposure to mold can cause people to have allergic reactions – commonly sneezing, watery eyes, and even flu-like symptoms,” Moss said. “The trouble is, different types of mold can create varying degrees of reaction in people that can sometimes become severe.”

That’s why it’s a good idea to have your home checked if you suspect having the conditions that encourage mold growth or have experienced illness that might be related to the presence of mold.

“The rule of thumb is if you see mold, get rid of it,” Moss said. “It doesn’t matter what type of mold it is, you need to eradicate it and prevent it from coming back.”

Essentially, the best line of defense against household mold is a clean and dry home. “If there have been any leaks or floods, that need to be rectified

port was “temporarily suspended.”

People will be redirected to other testing sites including UBC and ICBC, VCH said.

Staff from the YVR testing site will also be redeployed to other sites to help manage the “potential influx in testing volumes.”

“VCH will monitor weather conditions closely over the coming days and re-open the YVR testing clinic once it is safe to do so,” the health authority said.

The YVR site isn’t the only COVID-19 testing site affected by the winter weather. The St. Vincent site in Vancouver is also closed.

VCH told the News last week that it had seen a “significant uptick” in demand at many of its testing sites, due to the more transmissible omicron variant and other respiratory illnesses with similar symptoms making the rounds.

The health authority previously told the News it has started giving out rapid antigen tests “in some cases” at test sites, following provincial health guidance.

—Glacier Media staff immediately,” Moss said. “If you have a build-up of condensation, perhaps along the window ledges, wipe it away. Or if the humidity, in general, is high, you need to bring that down to about 55%.

“Moisture is the catalyst for mold to grow.” The next important factor is keeping the house clean from excess dust, dirt or debris.

“Areas like closets that are not well ventilated are breeding grounds for mold,” Moss said. “Mold uses the dust, dirt and debris as a food source, that, with moisture added, will start to grow.”

Using his background as a past home inspector, along with his specialized equipment (a moisture meter and a thermographic camera), Moss searches out the problematic areas and those others which could harbour mold.

He then compiles his findings in a report and presents it to the homeowner, who can select a remediation expert.

For more information about how you can have your home checked for mold, visit Mold Insight’s website at moldinsight.com.

The fact is, we live in a wet climate, so the need for understanding mold and dealing with it cannot be underestimated. moldinsight.com Contact Person Sean Moss Contact Email info@moldinsight.com Contact phone number 604-729-4261

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First Nations, extreme weather made the headlines Maria Rantanen & Kirsten Clarke RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

Two vigils at library square this summer, to honour victims of residential schools, gave a space for Richmondites to show their respect and grieve lives lost.

Over a week’s time, children’s shoes, toys and flowers were gathering at library square with chalk messages written in the plaza in solidarity with First Nations.

Canada was rocked earlier in the summer by the news that human remains of up to 215 people were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School — the remains are thought to be children, taken from their homes to attend the school, who never returned.

About 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis people were forced to attend residential schools in Canada, run by churches, where many suffered emotional and sexual abuse. They weren’t permitted to speak their languages or practise their culture.

Renee Robinson attended a vigil in Richmond. File photo

The heat dome (above) in June/July and the tornado (right) near YVR in November captured our attention.

The shoes from the Richmond vigils were later burned at a private ceremony attended by First Nations.

and misting stations to help residents beat the heat, it didn’t set up any extra cooling centres. The city said it was restricted by COVID-19 physical distancing orders.

Heat dome killed 8 in Richmond

Tornado sighted off YVR coast

Eight people died in Richmond this past summer due to the heat dome that hit B.C. in late June and early July.

Across the province, 595 deaths were attributed to the extreme heat event between June 25 and July 1.

While Richmond had initially set up tents

A tornado was spotted off the coast of YVR airport in early November.

Dramatic video and photos of the giant water spout took social media platforms across the region by storm. Environment Canada had also issued a tornado watch which was lifted later that afternoon.

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“Atmospheric river” hits Richmond Schoolyards, the airport and several roads across Richmond were flooded after an “atmospheric river” deluged much of southern B.C. in November.

Between Nov. 13 and 15, Richmond got around 138 millimetres of rain after the biggest storm the city has seen in half a century. (The 10-year average total rain in November is 175 millimetres.)

A portion of Highway 99 was shut down in both directions due to flooding. The city also received a steady stream of calls — about 380 — to the public works department on Nov. 15 about water problems.

The extreme rainfall created a “sinkhole” at Gilbert and Blundell roads on Nov. 15. company, feels very strongly about the importance of joining a team with

We think it’s important to help out others and give back to the community that has given us so much

Richmond FC, that they hope their donation will be used to help cover the fees for children in need of financial assistance.

“When you add up the fees, the clothes, and the bags, it can be expensive. We hope to alleviate the stress on people who need the help,” Sandhar says.

Aaron Sandhar, manager of Sandhar Trucking (left) handing Marius Roevde, executive director of Richmond FC, a $5,000 donation for the youth soccer association. (Photo via Sandhar Trucking)

Richmond trucking company makes generous donation to local soccer club

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andhar Trucking is capping off the end of a busy and successful year with a $5,000 donation to Richmond FC, the youth soccer association where manager Aaron Sandhar played throughout childhood.

“I’m hoping to provide someone else with the positive experience I had growing up,” Sandhar says.

“Many of the coaches were great role models who we looked up to. Being a part of sports teams is something that I would highly recommend to everyone.”

Not only did the time-intensive practice and game schedules keep him busy, Sandhar credits playing with the soccer association as helping him make connections across the city and meeting new and different people outside the insular circle of his neighbourhood.

“Soccer connected us to so many families in Richmond, reaching out to different people and cultures as we grew together,” Sandhar says.

Sandhar played competitive soccer for the Richmond Soccer Association from the age of four to 18. He played with the same group of teammates from ages 10 to 18, and many of them are his friends to this day.

“Playing with the association opened up so many more opportunities than just soccer. These relationships are lifelong and we’re still friends to this day.”

“We had really good coaches and community involvement,” Sandhar says.

Sandhar Trucking, a family-owned transportation and warehousing

“Soccer was a big deal in my family and I don’t want someone else to miss out on it because of money.”

Sandhar Trucking is proud to be established in Richmond and is strongly committed to giving back to the community.

“We think it’s important to help out others and give back to the community that has given us so much” Sandhar says.

“We believe it’s the right thing to do.”

For more information on how Sandhar Trucking can help with your transportation and warehousing needs, visit www.sandhartrucking.com, call 604-276-9044 or email info@sandhartrucking.com.

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Best of the rest of the Richmond headline-makers in 2021 Anti-racism rally

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March also saw some Richmondites taking to the streets of Vancouver to help protest the deadly mass shootings in Atlanta, U.S. and increased violence against Asians in the past year.

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We know that COVID-19 continued to dominate most of our lives again in 2021.

But we didn’t want to remind you, so here’s a little resume of all the other news that made the headlines during the year: Two men were shot dead just three days apart at the start of 2021. File photo

Deadly three days 2021 kicked off in deadly fashion in Richmond when two men were shot dead just three days apart.

The men were the latest victims in a series of gang-related shootings that occurred across Metro Vancouver.

Shots were heard in Steveston Community Park near Garry Street and Fentiman Place on the evening of Jan. 7 and officers arrived to find 29-year-old Anees Mohammed, a Vancouver resident — with gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital but later died of his injuries.

Just three days later, shots were fired again in Richmond — this time in City

Centre, where Dilraj Johal, who was in his 20s, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a condo near Lansdowne and No. 3 roads. He, too, later died of his injuries in hospital.

A feud between RAPS and a pet owner became public in March. File photo

Animal charity feud In March, a public feud surfaced between a Richmond-based animal charity and a pet owner — which started with a fundraiser to save a sick dog’s life.

She began to question RAPS, via an email trail which she shared with the Richmond News, on how much had been raised.

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The rally was in reaction to a deadly shooting in Atlanta, where a White

It centred around a RAPS Animal Hospital fundraiser to help pay for a $10,000 operation for Robyn Wilson’s sick dog Rhoda.

Wilson claimed she’d made repeated attempts to find out how much money had been raised for Rhoda, only to be told by RAPS that the campaign “wasn’t going well.”

Both men were known to police and their shootings are believed to be targeted.

Jessica Yan and James Wu made protest signs to attend the “Stop Asian Hate” rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza.

RAPS’ CEO, Eyal Lichtmann, vehemently denied Wilson had been kept in the dark over the fundraiser’s running total and dismissed her as being “distraught.”

Wilson eventually got her dog treated for its heart condition at a different hospital.

Richmondites protested the rise in anti-Asian racism. File photo gunman shot and killed eight people, including six Asian-American women at three massage parlours.

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The successful candidate must possess the following qualifications and experience: • Proficiency in Revit & AutoCAD, Word, Excel. Revit knowledge is a Must.

• Competence in the preparation of Design Development documentation and Contract Documents will be necessary, and experience in coordinating building systems will be considered an asset.

• Effective problem solving and communication skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to develop project documentation for complex projects.

Public notice is hereby given, in accordance with the requirements of the Community Charter, of Council’s intention to amend Council Procedure Bylaw No. 7560.

Candidates should be comfortable working in an open and collaborative work environment and have a flexible, collaborative approach to design.

Council Procedure Bylaw No. 7560, Amendment Bylaw No. 10335 received 1st, 2nd and 3rd reading on Monday, December 6, 2021, and will be considered for adoption at the Monday, January 10, 2022, Regular Council Meeting.

Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience.

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In order to be considered, candidates should have an architectural education from an accredited program and be eligible to work in Canada.

Have good command of the English language, demonstrate effective written and verbal communication, organizational and leadership skills, and be available for an in person interview.

We thank you for taking the time to submit your resume package, however, due to the high volume of applications only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

The intent of Council Procedure Bylaw No. 7560, Amendment Bylaw No. 10335 is to: • provide amendments relating to Council member participation by means of electronic or other communication facilities.

Copies of Council Procedure Bylaw No. 7560, Amendment Bylaw No. 10335 are available by calling the City Clerk’s Office at 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays. The bylaw and staff report are also available on the City’s website at www.richmond.ca.

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Hobbs wins seat on city council

May saw a Richmond city council by-election, which was sparked after former councillor Kelly Greene successfully ran as an MLA for the NDP in the provincial election.

Ten candidates vied for the vacant seat, which was eventually won by former police officer Andy Hobbs.

Bhullar lifts MMA world title May also saw Richmond honour its new MMA world champion, in the shape of former Olympic wrestler Arjan Bhullar.

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ping 800 or so pounds to record his giant as the 25th largest in the world.

Dunfee snatches bronze

Dark day on the roads

In August, Richmond’s own Evan Dunfee became a local hero when he stretched every sinew in his body to rally from a distant fourth place in the 50K race walk at the Tokyo Olympics.

November saw one of Richmond’s darkest days on the road, when two people died inside 24 hours.

In the shadow of the finishing line, Dunfee snatched the bronze medal that he was so cruelly robbed of at the Rio Games in 2016.

New Liberal MPs Parm Bains (left) and Wilson Miao.

File photos 73-year-old veteran Alice Wong, who had won four previous elections.

A horrific crash at Westminster Highway and No. 4 Road saw a blue Kenworth truck carrying fish colliding with a white BMW sedan. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and three others were taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

Oh my gourd!

In October, Richmond resident Dave Chan achieved a lifetime dream when his massive pumpkin weighed in at 1,911 pounds, smashing the B.C. record by 368 pounds.

Evan Dunfee clinches his Olympic bronze medal in dramatic fashion in Tokyo.

Arjan Bhullar celebrates his MMA world title with his family in Richmond.

Bhullar won the heavyweight world title belt in Singapore at the ONE Championship fight.

The Richmond native had to keep his big news secret though from people outside his inner circle, as the fight was pre-recorded and he had signed an

His previous best was a mere 1,379 and he beat the competition by a whopThe aftermath of a fatal collision between a fish truck and a BMW.

Richmond flips to red In September, a snap federal election saw both of Richmond’s Conservative ridings flip to red.

The Liberals’ Parm Bains ousted one-term Tory MP Kenny Chiu in Steveston-Richmond East, while rookie Liberal Wilson Miao unseated

Dave Chan shows his pride after his giant pumpkin broke a B.C. record.

The other accident at Alderbridge Way and No. 3 Road involved a grey SUV colliding with a school bus. The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, while the school bus driver was apparently uninjured.

Fortunately, there were no children on board the bus at the time.

Most viewed stories of 2021 at Richmond-News.com Valerie Leung

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Here is a list of the top 10, most viewed, stories of 2021 at Richmond-News.com: 1. Richmond EV owner ordered to unplug vehicle, July 21.

A Richmond resident was allegedly singled out by his rental building manager for charging up his car at a regular power outlet.

However, the resident claimed that other renters, including two Tesla drivers, were also freely using the outlets.

2. Hong Kong bans Air Canada flights from Vancouver for two weeks, Oct. 16.

This was the action taken by

Hong Kong’s Department of Health when one passenger travelling on an Air Canada flight was confirmed to have COVID-19 by arrival testing, and another passenger on the same flight failed to comply with requirements under the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation.

3. Superstar Korean actor Lee Min-ho arrives in Vancouver, Feb. 26.

This was one of the biggest headlines for fans of the Korean entertainment world. Lee Min-ho had reported his safe arrival to Vancouver on his social media and once fans caught wind of the news, it spread like wildfire locally and internationally.

Lee was later spotted in Steveston on March 15.

4. Video: Flooding on Gil-

bert and Blundell roads in Richmond, Nov. 15.

This was the initial headline before more areas of Richmond were flooded due to an “atmospheric river” in the Lower Mainland last month.

5. Video: Tornado spotted off coast of YVR, Nov. 6.

This was a rare sight in B.C., let alone at the Vancouver International Airport. Footage of a giant water spout (a tornado on water) was being shared over social media platforms across the region.

6. Health Canada seizes several illegal products from Richmond store, April 1.

While we wished this was an April fools’ joke, this most definitely wasn’t. The Tokyo Beauty & Health Care shop had once again

had its products seized by Health Canada, the first being in 2019, for items that may pose “serious health risks.” These items included eye drops, an eye wash and an acne gel.

7. Richmond Boston Pizza location says final goodbye, Feb. 28.

With uncertain property plans as the reason for closure, the 20-year-old Boston Pizza location on No. 3 Road said its final goodbye on a notice posted at the pizza and pasta restaurant.

8. 69M people in China and Hong Kong look to Canada for new start: Survey, July 5.

Canada, particularly Richmond, has become an attractive destination for many Chinese immigrants due to the city’s dense immigrant

population. A study found that the top three reasons people were looking into moving here were: health care services; careers/education and political stability.

9. Safety alert: Canadawide mushroom recall updated after possible listeria contamination, Nov. 7.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency repeatedly updated their recall list of possible listeria contamination within mushroom products sold in markets.

10. Richmond resident fighting ICBC over Catholic first names, April 28.

A Richmond resident could not change her name on her BC Services Card in order to match her legal documents due to the Catholic birth name on her birth certificate.

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Residential school graves forced world to look Report finds only 11 Truth and Reconciliation calls have been completed

Children were removed from their families, not allowed to speak their own language and forced to convert to Christianity. More than 38,000 children were verbally, physically and sexually abused, triggering lifetimes of trauma.

According to the TCR report, at least 6,000 Indigenous children are thought to have died between the 1880s and 1996.

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“Good fortune” is the way Ron Ignace describes his early years. As a young boy, his great-grandfather would show him how to burn grass and shrubs to heal the land around Deadman’s Creek Valley.

As experts in Kamloops hunted down more than 200 “anomalies” on the 160-acre property, across Canada, other First Nations began to question whose lives were quietly snuffed out and buried on their own lands.

“Then I got pulled off to residential school,” he said.

“There’s only one in this area — that’s called Kamloops Indian Residential School.”

May 4, 1962, is still burned into Ignace’s memory: the day he ran away.

Ignace knew the school would come west to the Skeetchestn reserve to look for him. So, at 16 years old, he fled to an aunt’s house 80 kilometres to the north.

He went to work in saw mills and on railways, ranches and apple orchards.

A display of children’s shoes on the steps in front of the New Westminster cenotaph pays tribute to the potential discovery of 215 children’s remains, revealed to the world May 28 on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Julie MacLellan photo

“You name it,” he said, describing his tortuous path to Simon Fraser University, where he studied Indigenous oral history. He eventually made it back to Skeetchestn, where he would serve as chief for 32 years until his retirement last spring.

world ground-penetrating radar had revealed the remains of 215 unmarked graves.

Thousands of other children, including one of Ignace’s aunts, never shared his fortune — their stories cut short, veiled in church records and in the memories of those who survived.

“I’m hoping that now that people will believe us when we say that there was a policy of genocide against Indigenous peoples,” Ignace told Glacier Media following the discovery.

That is, until a rib bone surfaced in an old apple orchard.

Next came a tooth. The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Nation brought experts to uncover what time and earth had buried at the site of the old residential school.

From the 19th Century to the 1970s, more than 150,000 Indigenous children aged six to 16 were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools designed to assimilate them into Canadian society in what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TCR) report has described as “cultural genocide.”

On May 27, Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir told the

Flooding could cost Abbotsford about $900M

Flooding in Abbotsford from a mid-November deluge could cost $900 million in damage and repairs, says Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun.

But as bad as the flooding was when the Nooksack River

In late June, the Lower Kootenay Band said it had found 182 more unmarked graves at the former St. Eugene’s Mission School near Cranbrook; within two weeks, another 160 undocumented and unmarked graves were found near the Kuper Island residential school on Penelakut Island. As of mid-December, searches at seven former residential schools in B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia have turned up nearly 1,400 suspected graves.

By some metrics, the grisly discoveries have finally spurred government to act. In July, the B.C. government said it would provide $475,000 to investigate each of the province’s 18 residential school sites and three hospitals; in August, Ottawa pledged another $321 million to help Indigenous communities search residential school rural sites.

But a true reckoning has just begun. First Nations across Canada are either actively searching or planning to dig up the past in at least another 16 schools.

What that means for reconciling Canada’s atrocities against Indigenous peoples is not as clear. Seven months after the discovery in Kamloops, how far has the country really come?

across the border in Washington state backed up, that’s not what keeps Braun up at night.

that will be 10 times the damage, not just in Abbotsford, but all the way downstream.”

“I am more afraid of the Fraser River than I am of the Nooksack River,” he told BIV. “Because if that dyke breaks,

The B.C. government acknowledged in 2015 that Fraser Valley dykes needed upgrading, Braun said, but senior

government funding has yet to materialize.

“We experienced exactly what we said would happen if these dykes weren’t fixed.”

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Another unpredictable year ahead?

Introduction I hope your holidays are going reasonably well. The latest wave of the virus hit us as close to Christmas as could be and changed so many plans. It brings to a close a year full of surprises, many of which proved overwhelming. We all hope for a better 2022.

It is a challenge trying to predict most anything anymore. We seem to be in an era of too many “moving parts” and so to speculate as to what trends will prove important or popular next year, is best done softly. It is very easy to be wrong or otherwise way off.

In the legal environment, however, there are some areas worthy of comment, analysis and a little speculation. Let’s say it can’t hurt!

Wills Whether because of the Pandemic or just out of general awareness (or both), it seemed that more people at least considered making Wills in 2021. It’s a good step forward because, for any person who has a family or even has no relatives at all, a Will helps. Appointing an Executor gives the Executor the immediate ability to work with Banks or Credit Unions, to pay bills, arrange the funeral and take many other steps to manage and resolve the Estate.

Our law has evolved greatly in a short few years, where Courts will recognize a Will that has not been properly made, under certain conditions.

Earlier this month, I was able to get a document declared a valid Will, in a situation where the Will was not dated, was not witnessed and did not appoint an Executor. While I don’t advise approaching Will planning with a “relaxed” attitude, be aware that a document not perfectly made can still be a “Will” (and any family member or other representative who searches the deceased person’s papers should never throw away any document that hints of being Testamentary in nature).

I regularly hear from people who cannot find a Will of a spouse or other relative and one thing they always say is that it creates a lot of extra work and time spent (not to mention the stress).

I hope that people continue making their Wills in 2022.

Taxes The tax rules change annually. This year, partly due to the Pandemic, the changes will continue coming, probably more frequently than annually, as programs are introduced (sometimes on an emergency basis) and rules are created or changed, to accommodate the programs.

As an example, because of the new Omicron variant, many persons will remain working from home. The Government, in its recent fiscal update, announced that it will continue allowing claims for home expense deductions (one method, according to the great columnist Jamie Golombek, is to claim the flat $2 per day amount, and the maximum amount allowed is now $500 per year, up from $400. The other is the detailed method, where expenses can be claimed, based on the portion of the home used for work).

It is imperative, in my opinion, that you stay informed and consider getting advice from an Accountant, depending on your circumstances.

Who is a Spouse?

In the last decade, in British Columbia, the legal definition of “spouse”, for Estate purposes, has expanded. I am asked, regularly, whether two people are actually “spouses” if they don’t live together. Well, our law says (in my opinion) that they may be. The Court will consider many factors in reaching a determination whether two persons are spouses.

Those factors include whether they travel together, dine together, their relationships with children, whether they live together, whether they have intimacy, how expenses are managed, whether finances are kept separate, and it goes on. As you can imagine, where one of the two persons dies, descendants can be (and are!) surprised at what happens after.

Certainly a plan is really useful for any couple. Part of that plan might be a Co-Habitation or similar Agreement, along with Wills and perhaps Powers of Attorney as well. The fact that there are many cases in B.C. every year involving persons seeking a declaration that they were a “spouse” of a deceased person, suggests that not enough planning is happening.

Earlier this month, in the case known as Lee v. Chau Estate, our Court of Appeal disallowed the appeal of a surviving person who claimed to be the spouse of the deceased. The lower Court held that the person was not a spouse, as the persons had separated some years before the deceased died (in 2014). The deceased married the surviving spouse in 1995. A year later he made a new Will, in which he left his Estate to his two children. He filed for Divorce from his spouse as well. In 1997, they reconciled. However, they lived together only intermittently over the next years. From 2008 to 2014 they did not live together at all. The surviving spouse, who mostly lived in Taiwan, did not even know of the deceased’s Cancer diagnosis in 2010. The point was that the parties were not really “spouses” for many years. The surviving person should have sought an Agreement in writing, at or around the time of their marriage.

Because subsequent relationships are common in B.C., one cannot take for granted what flows from it. As I have said over the years, get advice!

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Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2022-2026) Bylaw No. 10327

The Community Charter requires that City Council adopt a 5 Year Financial Plan each year prior to the adoption of the Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw, which must be adopted by May 15, 2022.

The proposed Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2022-2026) Bylaw No. 10327 is currently available via: • the City’s online public engagement website at www.LetsTalkRichmond.ca • the City’s website at www.richmond.ca/5YFP • email request to finance@richmond.ca The City is required by the Community Charter to undertake a process of public consultation before the bylaw is adopted by City Council. Please submit your feedback by Sunday, January 9, 2022 by: • Commenting on www.LetsTalkRichmond.ca • Emailing finance@richmond.ca • Written submissions to the Finance Department, Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, V6Y 2C1

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It is anticipated that Bylaw No. 10327 will be considered by City Council for adoption at the Regular Council Meeting on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Richmond City Hall Council Chambers. Please note that space is limited at this time for in-person attendance at Council meetings. As an alternative, you may provide written comments in advance of the meeting, or participate in the meeting remotely via telephone, instead of attending in-person. Members of the public are encouraged to register as early as possible in advance of a meeting.

Registration closes at 1:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting. Information on how to register is available on the City website: www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/phoneparticipation.

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Not only does the superdyke reinforce the dyke’s strength and stability, it doesn’t block the view of residents of the first few floors, Ho explained. Superdykes have been built in the Oval Precinct, on the north dyke near No. 4 and Shell roads and at the south end of No. 2 Road. Another one is planned at the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facility’s marine terminal, just west of the tank farm currently under construction.

This is the fourth and final instalment of the Richmond News’ series on dyking as the city faces the impact of a rising sea and warming climate.

A traditional dyke to protect Steveston from flooding would cut along Bayview Street through Steveston Village, disrupting businesses, walkways and historical sites.

So, the City of Richmond has come up with a Plan B in its fight to stop rising sea levels and increased storm surges from inundating the city. The plan entails building a dyke in the Fraser River that runs from No. 2 Road, encompasses Shady Island and ends at Garry Point Park.

While the estimated price tag is hefty — about $170 million — the cost of building a dyke along Bayview Avenue would be about the same and could potentially ruin the ambiance of the historic fishing village.

“We’re sensitive to the Steveston area because there is a lot of history and culture there (that) we don’t want to tear up,” said Jason Ho, the city’s manager of engineering planning.

But throwing a wrench into Plan B is the fact Steveston is a working harbour with boats going in and out daily. So, to let ships pass through, a 50-metre wide navigational seagate, that would only be closed during high tides, is part of the plan.

At about four-metres high, Shady Island — otherwise know as Steveston Island — is favourably situated to be integrated into this river dyke with opportunities to do habitat and environmental enhancements, Ho said.

He expects preliminary design work to be done by mid-2022 — but the timeframe to build it is a couple decades out.

“Based on current science, if we get it

Storms expected to intensify Shady Island could be part of a dyke in the Fraser River, built to protect Steveston (photo circa 1976). City of Richmond Archives photo #1988 10 136 done within 20 years, we’re in really good shape and it will put us a little ahead of any projected sea-level rise,” Ho said.

The strength of Richmond dyking and pump station system was tested during the atmospheric river that deluged the city in November with about 130 millimetres of rain over three days and the city’s pumps working at about 80 per cent capacity.

Sea level rise — predicted at a metre by the year 2100 — and stronger storm surges due to climate change recently prompted city council to move its timeline of shoring up the dykes up by 25 years.

Dyke building science evolving The City of Richmond has a Dike Master Plan, currently entering Phase 4, and a Flood Protection Management Strategy. But raising dykes and upgrading the city’s 39 pump stations is just part of the plan.

Last year, there was a public outcry when 300 trees were felled in conjunction with dyke work on the Fraser River’s north arm.

Knowledge about strengthening dykes has evolved over the years, and it used to be thought that trees and their root systems kept dykes more stable. On the contrary, their roots can provide a pathway for water resulting in erosion of the dike or, if leaning, can cause serious fractures or breaches during a storm. While the city acknowledged its communication wasn’t sufficient,

they were following the latest science on dyke-building.

Other current and future flood-protection initiatives include using microbes to strengthen dykes, building “superdykes,” shoring up Sturgeon Banks and even raising the city above the floodplain.

A field test of a process called microbially induced desaturation and precipitation (MIDP) on a yet-to-be-determined location on the dyking system will be done in the new year to see if this environmentallyfriendly and cost-effective technique can protect dykes in the event of an earthquake or other potential breach.

The process involves introducing microorganisms into soil, which causes denitrification, pulling out liquid and inorganic carbon, which then cements the soil particles.

Currently, the equivalent technology is to drive stone columns into the ground to stabilize it — something that is extremely costly, Ho said, possibly doubling the cost of raising dykes. If successful, this microbebased application would be a “game changer,” he added, and could be used by private development companies.

Living on a platter “Superdykes” are being built in Richmond next to large developments. Instead of a dyke being a “trapezoid” — a raised pile of earth that blocks water from coming into

While raising and reinforcing dykes is one way to protect against flooding, work is also being done to protect the city against storm surges, which are expected to grow in intensity with climate change.

These bigger storms threaten the city with more flooding and jeopardize the internationally renowned bird flyway and fish habitat at Sturgeon Banks.

Sturgeon Banks is a feeding ground for at least 47 bird species and is used by hundreds of thousands of birds that migrate through or winter in the area, according to the province.

Furthermore, all five Pacific salmon species — as well as 27 other fish species — use the area at in their life cycle.

Dredging the Fraser River has disrupted the natural flow of sediment onto Sturgeon Banks, said John Irving, the city’s director of engineering, public works.

A few strategies could help bring back the sediment flow: improving jetties to stop the outward flow and possibly dumping dredged material closer to the shoreline.

“Growing a healthy Sturgeon Banks provides a huge buffer for us long-term from storm surge and sea-level rise,” Irving said.

Being situated above flood levels would protect the city from being inundated in extreme weather events. The lower the land is, the more risk there is for groundwater infiltration, explained Ho, causing water saturation in farmland and possible salt intrusion especially closer to the 15 shoreline.

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Raising Lulu Island over the next 100 years is part of the flood mitigation plan, but isn’t being pursued “aggressively,” Ho said. Rather, it’s being done piece-

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Each Loss ZYBLUT, Maurreen Sharon (nee Spooner) February 6th, 1947 - December 12th, 2021

RUTTAN, Judith (Judy) Lorraine (nee McLeod) Judith (Judy) Lorraine Ruttan (nee McLeod) passed away at her home with family at her side on December 4, 2021 at age 79.

Judy was predeceased by her husband Ray (Red) Ruttan in 1995, sister Diane (Jack Robertson) and mother Grace MacKinnon (Jack MacKinnon). Judy is survived by sons Stuart (Shelley), Russell (Cris), and grandchildren Trevor and Alix.

Judy was born in Toronto to Hugh and Grace (Cox) McLeod and resided in the Agincourt area until her high school graduation in 1960. After graduation Judy joined her sister Diane in Vancouver where she met Red who she married in October 1960. She resided in Steveston where she raised and supported her sons Stuart and Russell.

For many years Judy was active with the Steveston Community Centre supporting events such as the Salmon Festival and the annual Santa Claus parade. She enjoyed hiking, playing tennis, and she loved the time she had her horse. Judy enjoyed travelling to places such as England, Egypt, Greece, Japan, Mexico and in the US. Judy was skilled at crafting including quilting, home décor, and ceramics and pottery. She was also an excellent seamstress, even making costumes for plays and theatrical productions. Judy loved baking for family and friends.

We will miss our mom and grandmother, and would sincerely like to thank the many care givers of Vancouver Coastal Health. We would especially like to thank Sung Yu from RGH palliative care for her guidance and support. Service arrangements to follow at a future date.

LESLIE, Maggie Margaret Ann (nee Cote) Brodie

It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of Maurreen.

Passed away peacefully on Sunday evening December 19th, 2021 three days before her 70th birthday in the present of her loving husband Tommy and friends, after a long and courageous battle with COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis and other lung complications.

Maurreen is pre-deceased by her father Edwin Spooner; mother Mary Spooner (Poyntz); sister Wendy Lou Oldman (Spooner). Maurreen is survived by her husband Larry; children Heidi and Robbie; brother Tommy; sister Valerie; numerous nieces and nephews; numerous cousins and friends.

Predeceased by 3 sisters; Sharon, Lynn and Gwen and her parents. Survived by husband Tom, sisters Donna and Karen, sons Jimmy (wife Robin) Brodie and Ron (wife Kelly) Brodie, grandchildren Gavin, Mary-Anne, Christian and Jesse, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Maurreen was very loved and will be greatly missed by all.

She worked 30+ years in the hospitality industry, then 17+ years at her #2 Road Garlic Farm with Tom, her boys and the Carefoot family, throwing great Kentucky Derby garden parties.

Due to Covid restrictions a celebration of life will be arranged later, with proof of vaccination at her request.

Per Maurreen’s request her ashes will be placed with her mother, father, and sister at the family grave site.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity.

“Your presence we miss.

Your memories we treasure.

Loving you always, forgetting you never.”

- Susan Smith Online condolences can be made at deltafuneral.ca

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She will be greatly missed by all who she touched.

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