Richmond News September 29 2022

Be careful about ‘letting them get on with it’

Eve Edmonds EEDMONDS@RICHMOND NEWS COM

And the race is on...

It’s hard to miss if you commute through some of Richmond’s high-traffic areas. The stretch travelling north on No. 2 Road be tween Blundell Road and the No. 2 Road Bridge is loaded with campaign signs. Not surprising, perhaps, given there are no less than 45 contestants all vying for a spot on either city council or the board of education.

It’s hard to say if this municipal election will have the kind of energy (some say animosity) that marked the last one, but there is no shortage of critical issues affordable housing probably topping the list.

The challenge, even for those of us genuinely interested in municipal politics, is wading through all those names, slates and signs to know who stands for what.

We’re going to try to help with that in next week’s paper with our Yes/No survey

where we ask candidates how they would vote on particular issues. Still, it’s a lot. There are just too many names, and we don’t even have parties and party leaders to help guide us.

At the provincial or federal levels, voters often don’t know or even care who the local candidate is, but they can still make an informed decision based on party platform or leadership.

Granted, at the municipal level some likeminded candidates may form a slate, but this is a loose coalition that forms and reforms in different combinations, changing their names along the way

I’ll bet most of you haven’t a clue what the political leanings are of Richmond Rise, One Richmond or Richmond United, unless you know the leanings of some of their candidates. Fair enough, those slates only came into existence since the election has been called

And if it’s a challenge at the city council level, try school board.

A couple of years back we did a random

poll asking residents if they could name a single sitting school trustee. No one could except one woman, who happened to be a school principal. And even she could only name the board chair

So, I get it. It’s confusing, overwhelming and just too much work to figure out, and who has the time. It’s understandable if you just want to get on with your business and let someone else take care of those tedious zoning bylaws and school policies.

But be careful what you wish for I just happened to be listening to a podcast recently about the 18th century political theorist Benjamin Constant. To be honest, it had more to do with insomnia than a burning interest in some old philosopher Regardless, some of his ideas were timely, and timeless. Among them was his point that (to paraphrase) wealthy men who hire stewards to look after their finances and let the stewards just get on with it soon become poor men.

He was actually talking about representative democracy and the danger of letting others govern in our interest without our

governing them. If we don’t pay attention, stay informed, read newspapers (his words, not mine), the stewards will soon start governing in their own interests.

I think we would do well to think about this, particularly in terms of school trustees, perhaps the most thoroughly ignored level of politics.

Boards of education don’t have control over teacher contracts and have limited say in school curricula But don’t be fooled. There is a reason why, since the inclusion of more LGBTQ-friendly policies, there has been a concerted and well-coordinated effort on the part of social conservatives to get involved in school governance. (See page 19)

Point being, don’t tune out. It may be confusing, but a number of all-candidates meetings will be held next week. (See page 12) One of which we plan to stream live on our Facebook page.

If we want representative democracy to truly represent us, we have to represent ourselves at least at election time.

LETTERS

Safe injection site needed

Dear Editor,

“Concerns raised over lack of overdose prevention sites in Richmond,” Online, Sept 24

I was pleased to see Mr. Mark Lee, who is running for city council, draw attention to the fact that Richmond has no overdose prevention sites

I was appalled to see that Mayor Malcolm Brodie wouldn’t even discuss the issue when the Richmond News asked him despite the fact that (at least) 22 of his own constituents have died from toxic drug overdoses during the first half of 2022!

Mark Lee has it right it isn’t politically attractive to dis cuss the complex issue of addiction, usage and overdose prevention and that is why our current mayor and coun cil prefer to dodge the issue and “leave it to the health authority ”

Sure, the health authority plays an important role when it comes to addiction, but, when we examine the impact addiction is having within our community, it is our civic leaders who we should expect to be vocal and contribute towards a solution, not ignore the issue altogether

Jason Tarnow RICHMOND

Dear Editor,

Re: “No jail or fines for YVR climate protesters,” Online, Sept. 23.

Although she accepted Crown’s argument the protesters are not “ordinary first offenders” since they “‘made a conscious decision to commit the offense,’ (Judge Bonnie) Craig said she did not believe imprisonment or fines were necessary to achieve the goals of denunciation and deterrence.”

So, as a citizen with a clean criminal record, are they suggesting if I were to go and put these protesters in a hospital with full intent, I would not be morally blameworthy?

Mitchel Holder RICHMOND

Same people always seem to be elected

A4 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 RICHMOND-NEWS.COM Why no jail time?

Dear Editor,

With a municipal election set for Oct. 15, citizens, take a guess what is going to happen in Richmond. One hundred per cent of the “usual suspects” are going to be re-elected.

I have lived in three differ ent countries and three different provinces. Every election saw a nice healthy change.

In Ontario, I participated in municipal elections, a councillor or two was new The mayor after three or four terms was replaced.

Not in Richmond, not in B.C. Once you are elected, you have a job for life.

I dare to say that more than 95 per cent of the mayors of B.C. ascend to the throne no competition, impossible to defeat.

Is this democracy when the re-

sults are always the same? What a complete waste of time it is going to vote if you’re someone who wants change.

Out of 250,000 residents, we have less than 10 people competent to run the city and we have to re-elect them for life.

Please join me in lobbying the provincial government to abolish municipal elections and appoint these people for life. At least then we won’t be wasting taxpayers’ money.

Ivan Gerlach RICHMOND

PS. Please let me know: Has an incumbent mayor ever lost the election in Richmond?

Editor’s Note: In the last four mu nicipal elections, a total of three incumbent city councillors lost their seats.

Email letters to Editor@Richmond-News.com

Thief walks through glass

Alan Campbell

ACAMPBELL@R CHMOND NEWS COM

A video posted on social media shows a thief making several attempts to break into a Richmond coffee shop, before forcing his body through the shattered glass door

The persistent suspect a white male was caught on CCTV around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday breaking into the R Ki Coffee Lab on Lansdowne Road, directly opposite Lansdowne Centre.

In the video posted on Instagram, the man can be seen casing the business from outside, taking a look inside the glass front door and looking up and down the street.

He then makes several attempts to smash the door with an object before fi nally shattering the glass.

The man then forces his way through the shattered door, seemingly with little regard for the shards of glass.

He then spends about 90 seconds or so scouring the café for something valu able before taking off with a few small items when the alarm finally sounds.

Café owner Zhan Feng Chan told the Richmond News that all that was taken were a few coins, an old iPhone and two tablets, one of which was gifted to the store

“We don’t keep paper money here,” Chan said, adding that he only lives a few minutes away and came to inspect the damage as soon as he got the call from the alarm company

“This makes me feel ter rible.”

He said someone tried and failed to break in before during his two and a half years of running the café, but did recall that a previous owner did suffer a break-and-enter.

Chan said the door will cost about $1,200 to get replaced and that a quote is being sent to the building’s strata manager

Mountie cleared in collision

Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND NEWS COM

A Richmond Mountie has been cleared of any wrongdoing after a pedestrian was struck and injured in the early hours of the morning almost a year ago

The unnamed officer was subject to a probe by the Independent Investi gations Office (IIO) of BC, after the accident on Nov 6 on Ledway Road just southwest of Granville Avenue and No 2 Road at around 3:30 a m

According to the IIO, the officer’s vehicle struck a female pedestrian The woman sustained serious, but non life threatening, injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment

Her medical records following the incident indicated that she admitted consuming alcohol and cocaine on the night in question, and was pos sibly suffering from cocaine toxicity

A report released by the IIO on Tuesday told how the officer was pa trolling the area at the time when he collided with the woman, who was on foot.

She told the IIO how she had taken an Uber home to Richmond after spending time with friends in Van couver.

Believing the driver had passed her home and becoming concerned about his behaviour, she said she got him to stop and exited the car,

intending to walk back to her house

During the interview with the IIO, the woman ’ s story about her condi tion varied from “tipsy but coherent” to “ a little incoherent” to “spaced out” and “drunk ”

She claimed she was crossing the intersection of two streets, which she named, when a marked RCMP vehi cle failed to yield to her after failing to stop at a stop sign and struck her, causing her to fall, injured.

However, investigation by police and the IIO determined the incident actually occurred at an intersection a significant distance from the location where she believed it happened

The incident was captured on resi dential security video obtained by the IIO, where the woman can be seen passing on the street wearing dark clothing and running shak ily along the roadway, though fairly close to the sidewalk

A moment later, she was seen run ning closer to the centre of the road at the same time as the headlights of the RCMP vehicle come into view

The actual collision, according to the IIO, is not visible, but the woman can be seen to fall and roll away from the point of impact

The officer told the IIO that he was making a left turn into a side street when his vehicle struck a pedestrian that he had not seen before the col lision

He said the woman was “almost in

the middle” of the street when his ve hicle struck her

The officer added that the woman was wearing a black leather jacket, brown Tshirt, black jeans and black boots Collision reconstruction based on scene examination and a data download from the police vehicle showed the collision occurred at a very low speed.

The IIO concluded that the woman ’ s account was “clearly unreliable and does not assist in an evaluation of this case.

“The video recording is the best evidence of how the incident oc curred (The pedestrian) was dressed almost entirely in black, was running unsteadily along a dark residential street, almost in the middle of the road At the time of the collision, she was not in a crosswalk, either marked or unmarked

“She was struck as (the officer) was making a legal left turn from a through street onto a side street at a very modest speed ”

The report concluded it was “unfor tunate that (the pedestrian) suffered injury from the impact and fall, but there is no evidence capable of es tablishing grounds to believe (the officer) was not exercising all due diligence at the time

“Accordingly, as the Chief Civilian Director of the IIO, I do not consider that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an officer may have committed an offence ”

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Three arrested, charged with links to Japanese Yakuza

Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND NEWS COM

Three people with Richmond addresses have been arrested and charged with be ing part of a Japanese Yakuza cartel and China linked organized crime operation

During a three year investigation, the BC RCMP’s Federal Serious and Orga nized Crime (FSOC) team dismantled a B C based international organized crime network, which led to the three Richmond residents being charged with multiple drug and firearm offences

Chun Yu Luk, Shuai Yuan and Ya Bobo Chen are alleged to have a criminal associ ate in Japan, who has confirmed ties to the infamous Japanese Yakuza transnational organized crime syndicate.

According to police, following an initial 12 kg meth shipment to Japan in pro tein powder containers the B C based organized crime group shipped a seven kg load of the same drug to a second criminal

associate of Chinese descent in Tokyo

That sparked a coordinated a series of warrant executions and enforcement action with agencies across Japan and Canada

And with the help of the Japan Nara Pre fectural Police, the Yakuza linked Japanese national was arrested and charged with drug importation offences; after which, the Tokyo based suspect of Chinese nationality attempted to depart from Japan to Hong Kong through the Haneda Airport

However, he, too, was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police on drug importa tion charges

In June of 2020, the RCMP’s FSOC then executed a search warrant on a Richmond residence associated to Luk, Yuan, and Chen and seized a variety of drugs, includ ing cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and MDMA

Police also seized approximately $100,000 of U S and Canadian currency, in addition to a prohibited firearm, two Tas ers and a replica handgun

Richmond kidnapper arrested

A man subject to a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested in connection with a Richmond kidnapping.

Arjun Purewal was arrested on Tuesday at a home in Surrey by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, which was actually looking into a 2021 Richmond homicide at the time.

The warrant, according to police, was issued by Co quitlam RCMP on Aug. 26,

after Purewal had illegally removed an ankle monitor

Vancouver police issued a notice on Sept. 2 that Purewal was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and was deemed a public safety risk.

He is awaiting sentencing in connection with a Vancouver police investigation into a kidnapping, which started in Richmond in September 2021.

Purewal was taken into custody by IHIT investiga tors where he remains pending a cour ance.

Purewal, along accused Ashley Michael Husain, guilty to kidna victim at gunpoint mond last fall scheduled for next month.

—Alan Campbell/

Search found radio jamming de

The search also uncovered a ra dio jamming device, in addition to 15 electronic devices that included multiple mobile phones, a laptop computer and electronic storage devices.

“As a major international law enforce ment agency with a vast network of do mestic and international partnerships, BC RCMP Federal Policing and its partners work together to protect Canadians, and

the international community by r decisively responding to the m threats posed by transnational crime groups anywhere in the w the RCMP’s Supt. Richard Berg headed up the investigation

Luk, Yuan and Chen have bee with multiple counts of drug relate in addition to numerous firearm

Criminal record, but no jail, fines for protesters

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Three climate protesters who blocked traf fic near YVR in an Extinction Rebellion pro test walked out of court with suspended sentences and conditional discharges

Donna Clark, Susan Bibbings and James Darling were each charged with mischief after participating in the Oct 25, 2021 protest Bibbings was also charged for par ticipating in a Save Old Growth protest in West Vancouver earlier this year

All three pleaded guilty to their charges and appeared for sentencing in Richmond Provincial Court last Friday

The Richmond News had previously re ported that Crown prosecutor Ellen Leno was seeking a one week jail sentence for Bibbings, while the defence lawyer asked for conditional sentences for all three

Judge Bonnie Craig referenced a psychi atric report for Bibbings, which she noted “also shed light on some of the mental health issues facing some people as the

consequences of climate change become better understood in society ”

“I recognize the urgency felt by the de fendants. They all participated in the road blockages only after taking exhaustive oth er measures to push for legislative changes

“I understand that it’s the despair each felt by the seeming lack of concern by govern ments, and much of the general population despite the increasing scientific evidence of peril the planet is facing ”

However, Craig said the issue before the court was not to address climate change

City of Richmond Notice

The City of Richmond (“City”) hereby gives notice that the City intends to amend the agreement under which it can provide assistance to the LULU ISLAND ENERGY COMPANY LTD. (“LIEC”), pursuant to Section 21 of the Community Charter.

The City and LIEC, a wholly-owned corporation of the City, entered into a Partnering Agreement (the “Partnering Agreement”) dated June 4, 2014, to allow LIEC to provide energy services (the “Service”) to certain neighbourhoods within the City, for or on behalf of the City for a thirty (30) year term. The City and LIEC will now enter into an amendment agreement, extending the term of the Partnering Agreement to September 22, 2052. City Council believes the Service is necessary and desirable for the economic and environmental benefit of the residents of the City The assistance to be provided may include grants, loans, guarantees, and the transfer of lands, improvements, and other assets below market value, staff resources, and the use of City assets, from time to time, as City Council deems prudent for the better operation of the Service.

Any inquiries concerning the proposed assistance may be addressed to:

Peter Russell

Director, Sustainability and District Energy 6911 No. 3 Road V6Y 2C1 Richmond, B.C. 604-276-4130

“There is no question that the defendants’ cause is laudable and necessary. The issue is with the methods used by the defendants to advance this cause, ” she said

She explained that the methods were “self defeating” as each protester ended up with criminal charges that they could’ve avoided if they had left when the police gave them a chance, and the charges took up government resources that could have otherwise been spent on the environment

She also said that the methods were “counterproductive” since cars left idling during the blockage contributed to carbon emissions and the protests likely “drew hos tility and negative attention” to the cause

“Although motivated by the desire to build a safer society in the future, the protests failed to account for the safety of society in the moment,” said Craig

Although she accepted Crown’s argument that the protesters are not “ordinary first offenders” since they “made a conscious decision to commit the offence,” Craig said she did not believe imprisonment or fines were necessary to achieve the goals of de nunciation and deterrence

Craig said she struggled with deciding whether to impose a suspended sentence which would result in a criminal record or a conditional discharge.

For Clark, Craig decided on a conditional discharge with year ’ s probation, stating it would be in the public’s best interest as she is a teacher and B.C.’s education sector is experiencing staff shortages

Darling and Bibbings, on the other hand, received suspended sentences, which will result in criminal records, as both proceed ed to participate in later road blockage protests after being arrested at YVR

“Mr Darling needs to understand that if he continues to offend, he will face more severe sentences each time,” said Craig Bibbings’ suspended sentence was for the West Vancouver protest and she also received a conditional discharge with a year ’ s probation for the YVR protest

All three are to follow the same conditions including no blocking or impeding traffic or pedestrians on any B.C. road, highway or public space; and completing 30 hours of community work service

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Climate activists blocked roads near YVR last year.

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Three years ago, a beautiful, cuddly and playful golden retriever called Roger came into Natasha Atwal’s life

She and Roger were soon “attached at the hip.” But since Atwal left her partner in 2020, she has experienced the pain and cost of having that bond severed.

For the past year, Atwal has been in volved in an extremely expensive and soul-destroying custody battle over the dog, whom she considers family

“It’s been awful It’s taken a mental toll and physical toll on my relationships in my life. It cost me so much money and lost hours at work having to take time off,” she said.

It is this kind of grief that animal law lawyer Rebeka Breder is hoping to spare others as B.C. looks into modernizing the Family Law Act (FLA).

Breder a board member of the Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) who founded the first animal law firm of

its kind in Western Canada hopes B.C. will lead the way in Canada by recognizing pets as family.

“Right now, under our FLA in British Columbia, similar to the rest of the country, there is nothing that deals specifically with companion animals,” Breder told the Richmond News, adding that there are only provisions dealing with family “property” or family “assets.” As such, pets are usually treated as property

REBEKA BREDER

Breder said pet custody battles take “a huge emotional and financial toll” on people, and it’s impor tant for the government to “take this opportunity seriously to include provisions that deal specifically with companion animals” since she expects pet custody issues to continue to rise.

“It is always very emotional, it’s hard for both sides… There’s a lot of crying,” she said “People fight over their companion

animals just as hard as they fight over their children, and I think that is completely right and it’s the way it should be.”

For Atwal, the process to gain custody of emotional support dog Roger has been long and expensive.

“Getting the dog was not something I took lightly Even down to just picking him out of the litter and everything in his life is completely curated to him. I cook for him for five hours a week,” she said.

“He is so serious, so playful at the same time. He loves to cuddle… He’s really great at reading a room. ”

When she left her partner in 2020, a long and at times “confusing” battle for Roger’s custody began. Due to a custody agreement, Atwal hasn’t seen Roger in over a year

“He is an extension of me, and it would

be completely remiss of me to not fight for him because I’m committed to giving him the best life and I know there’s a reciprocated attachment there.”

As Atwal’s fight to reunite with Roger continues, she expects the litigation will be costly

Breder and other stakeholders were invited by the Ministry of Attorney General to consider the FLA’s current approach to pets in July and the consultation period closed earlier this month.

Questions for stakeholders included whether the FLA allows for appropriate treatment of pets upon separation; which level of court is best for dealing with these issues and what orders should it be allowed to make; and what are factors the court should consider when dealing with these issues.

The current law is “unclear” said Breder, and the jurisdiction confusion adds an unnecessary and significant financial bur den to people.

“take a huge emotional and financial toll” on people.

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ELECTION

Advance voting launches Saturday

Not convenient to vote on voting day, Saturday, Oct 15?

If not, there are five advance days on Oct 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 when Richmond residents can cast their ballots for mayor, eight city councillors and seven school trustees

Advance voting will take place at Richmond City Hall on all five days On Oct 6, there will be advance voting at Kwantlen Polytechnic (8771 Lansdowne Rd )

Furthermore, on Oct 8, in addition to city hall, voters can cast ballots at four high schools: Burnett, Cambie, McMath and McRoberts All voting on advance days as well as on general election day, Oct 15, takes place from 8 a m to 8 p m

Voters can cast their ballot at any polling station during the five advance voting days, but, on Oct 15, they have to cast their ballot at their designated polling station

To see your polling station for election day, go to Rich mond ca/elections and look under the “Voters” tab

The City of Richmond uses the provincial voting list Any one on that list should receive their voter card in the mail If you ’ re not on the list, you can register when you vote.

Non resident property electors need to register every elec tion For more information, contact the city at elections@ richmond ca or by phone at 604 276 4100

Meet candidates at all candidates meetings

Three all candidates meetings have been scheduled so far The Richmond Centre for Disability and Richmond Pov erty Reduction Coalition is holding one on Tuesday, Oct 4 at the Minoru Centre for Active Living

This all candidates meeting runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p m and mayoralty and city council candidates have been in vited to participate.

The Richmond Teachers’ Association will host a Zoom vir tual all candidates meeting for trustee candidates on Oct 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. Details and access to the webinar are on the RTA website, www RichmondTeachersAssociation ca

The third all candidates meeting has been scheduled for Oct 6 from 7 to 8:30 p m at the Steveston Community Centre, hosted by the Steveston Community Society with both mayoralty and city council candidates invited.

A12 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 RICHMOND-NEWS.COM Maria Rantanen/Richmond News

MENTAL

Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND NEWS COM

It was about 30 years ago when Duncan first be came aware of Pathways Clubhouse in Richmond.

Back then, it was the 17 year old Richmond resident’s dad who was a member of the non profit organiza tion, which provides vital support for people dealing with mental health challenges.

Duncan’s dad suffered greatly with depression, spending time in hospital, before taking his own life in 2016

Duncan, himself, called upon the help of Pathways in his 20s for what was also diagnosed, at the time, as depression

“There’s a good chance it was (genetic),” Duncan, now 47, told the Richmond News this week when asked about his family’s health

“After multiple diagnosis, the most recent is bi polar disorder, which does have a hereditary component to it

“Dad could have been under diagnosed, I guess, who knows?”

Duncan said he struggled with his mental health challenges for about seven or eight years, he thinks, before discovering what Pathways could do for him

But when he did, he said the impact was almost in stantaneous

“It was very quick I started going to the lunch pro gram, ” he recalled

“The socializing, the interacting being in an envi ronment where mental health is less of an issue and not stigmatized, not something you have to keep a secret ”

Despite the support of Pathways, Duncan had a

“manic episode” two years ago and was hospitalized as a result

“When I got out later that year, I started attending more (at Pathways) and started volunteering in the kitchen,” he said.

“That was very beneficial in getting me out and about and rebuilding my confidence ”

Duncan added that it “certainly got me back to work,” first as a part time lifeguard and now, today, as a full time aquatic leader

“I still go once or twice a week for lunch, as I work close by,” said Duncan

Asked to look back at what the picture may have looked like, without the help of Pathways, Duncan simply said, “it would be a lot worse, that’s for cer tain ”

“(Pathways) has been a massive support network for me to lean on

“It has been a place for me to go where I’m not judged and where I don’t judge myself that last part is probably just as big a part as anything else

“I likely wouldn’t be working Now I’m able to recog nize when I’m getting a little manic and able to talk it through with someone who understands ”

Duncan said his life would likely not be the same if it wasn’t for the support of the Pathways Clubhouse in Richmond

MENTAL WELLNESS

Mental health services not always first priority for unhoused

Valerie Leung VLEUNG@RICHMOND NEWS COM

Mental health services and programs are an inte gral part of helping those experiencing or at risk of homelessness, but most of the time it is not the main focus for people, according to Julie Roberts, executive director at Community Builders Group

Roberts, who is part of a non profit overseeing Rich mond’s newest temporary modular housing (TMH) called Aster Place, said people who have been living on the streets or in shelters for a long period of time are often focused on the “day to day basics of sur vival” rather than health services

“We recognize that when people come from outside, it might be a long period of time since they’ve sought help for their physical and mental well being,” said Roberts

“We find that it takes a while for people when they get (indoors) to focus on more of the basics, like those who don’t have an ID or access to belongings or food sources Health services are prioritized at the rate that the residents are asking for help ”

Richmond’s TMH offers in house access to doctors, counsellors, a psych nurse and registered nurse.

She added that support in mental health, physical health, substance use and safe supply are highlighted to residents when they move in to “make sure that they know what’s available ”

“We establish those relationships and have regular check ins with residents so that they can receive that support or be encouraged to receive the support if

they haven’t reached out yet ”

Residents who move into TMH buildings work with staff, Community Builders Group in Richmond’s case, to help residents focus on what areas they want to get support in

Their needs are first and foremost shelter and food and when their needs “become less emergent,” resi dents begin to access services that are available, ac cording to Roberts

Roberts told the Richmond News that the community has seen an “overtaxing on our primary and health services” in the last year

“Health service in general is overstretched, just given that where we ’ re at in terms of our medical systems,” she said

“I don’t think there is a problem with mental health services (being) under utilized, but it’s whether or not people without homes or in shelters have a chance to focus on them ”

What Roberts is hoping to see is a greater partner ship with other options like psychiatry services, which she said is limited for in house access at the TMH

“There is a need for more funding for mental health services in the community at large and then getting people connected to them.”

Asking for help can be hard.

Myth: Most people who call Chimo’s crisis line are suicidal.

A14 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 RICHMOND-NEWS.COM Fact: Fewer than 5% of calls to Chimo’s crisis line are from people who are suicidal. A crisis can mean different things to different people. Our crisis line is for anyone who is going through a tough time whether you are feeling isolated, experiencing family or relationship problems, or just need someone to talk to we’re here to listen. Social isolation, anxiety, health issues, and financial difficulties are some of the most common reasons why people call our crisis line. Crisis line responders are trained to help callers feel calm and connected. Whether you’re far away from home, trying to cope with isolation, or feeling anxious, the Chimo Crisis Line is a confidential service that provides emotional support.

Julie Roberts, executive director at Com munity Builders Group, says mental health services are an integral part of helping those experiencing homelessnes

MENTAL WELLNESS

Schools host student mental-health hubs

Maria Rantanen

MRANTANEN@RICHMOND NEWS COM

The system can seem like a maze for par ents trying to get help for their kids when they’re struggling with mental-health issues.

A new team-based approach, based in Richmond schools, attempts to tackle this, with a goal of helping parents find timely and comprehensive support for their kids

Two schools in Richmond will soon house mental health hubs, called Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) teams, to help students and families connect to services

“Instead of families having to constantly go find services, they have a team supporting them,” said Jane MacMillan, assistant superintendent with the Richmond School District.

The ICY teams, funded largely by the province but bolstered by Richmond School District staff, will provide “wraparound”

services for kids struggling with mental health issues, MacMillan explained.

The first two teams will be located at Grauer and McNeely elementary schools, and later another two schools will be getting similar teams

While these schools will serve as the space where the teams work out of, the hubs are intended to serve all students in Richmond’s public schools, not just these schools exclusively

The ideal situation would be for the eventual four hubs to be spread out geographically to better serve all students, MacMillan said, but this will depend on space availability

nouncing that these teams of mental-health professionals were coming to the Richmond School District.

help, but the goal with the team-based approach is to take that burden off them, giving them one point of contact, MacMillan said.

Instead of fami lies having to constantly go find services, they have a team supporting them

JANE MACMILLAN

Judy Darcy, then-minister of mental health and addictions, was in Richmond two years ago an-

Two school districts in the province, Comox Valley and Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, already have integrated teams in place, and MacMillan said she’s grateful Richmond was chosen as one of the early locations.

Eventually, these hubs will be located in various school districts across the province, she explained.

The teams will include child and youth clinicians, clinical counsellors, substance use support workers, youth peer support and Indigenous support positions.

Often families are struggling to access help for their kids struggling with mentalhealth issues, calling various agencies for

The team will then identify what services are needed and set families up to access these in a timely, streamlined and coordinated manner to get a “full set of services,” she added

MacMillan said the ICY teams should provide the right services for youth and children in a “comprehensive way” so that “kids can be successful and healthy.”

“(That’s) what we want for every child and youth and every member of society so they are supported in times of need,” MacMillan said

School staff, including counsellors and administrators, will be informed about the integrated teams, MacMillan said.

That way, when they see students struggling within their individual schools, they can put them in contact with the Integrated Child and Youth team.

A16 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 RICHMOND-NEWS.COM MENTAL WELLNESS

‘People-centred’ response needed

Jeremy Hainsworth GLACIER MEDIA

B.C. Lt.-Gov Janet Austin is supporting a mental health working group for

the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) to further the conversation on how to deal with a provincial crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delegates at the an-

nual UBCM conference in Whistler heard that, all too often, an initial response to a mental health crisis is arrival of police as first responders.

Coquitlam Mayor Rich-

ard Stewart said having guns arrive for a panic attack is not the best solution.

“The police don’t want to be there,” Stewart said. “There really are gaps in the mental health system.”

Kim McKenzie, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) B.C Division policy director, said one in five Canadians will experience mental health concerns at some point in their lives.

She noted 21 per cent of people will meet the criteria for addiction, and those people are three times more likely than others to have mental illness.

She suggested several best practices:

Make sure approaches are people-centred dealing with those with lived experience;

Ensure approaches are human rights- and evidence-based, and;

Consider social deter minants of health in decision-making.

First and foremost, she stressed, involve people who need the help.

“Folks know what they need,” she said. “Reach out to local groups and they’ll connect you.”

McKenzie said the CMHA has begun an initiative called peer-assisted

care teams.

For crisis events with low risk of harm or violence, she said the teams can respond alongside or instead of police, to help de-escalate situations and connect people to ongoing community services and supports.

She said one such team already operates on Vancouver’s North Shore with more coming in Victoria and New Westminster

She said since the program’s inception, the service has handled 450 calls, only six of which necessitated police involvement.

The car responds to possible mental-health calls and includes an RCMP officer and a mental-health nurse.

At the time, Vancouver Coastal Health said this would ensure both safety and help connect the per son in crisis with the right services.

Richmond RCMP report ed there were 228 mental-health incidents in July and 246 in June.

Richmond RCMP, in part nership with Vancouver Coastal Health, launched a mental-health car in 2019.

Richmond RCMP and VCH launched a mental health car in 2019 At the launch event, then superintendent Will Ng handed over the keys of “Fox Car ” File photo

MENTAL WELLNESS

Youth health hub relocates

Maria Rantanen

MRANTANEN@RICHMOND NEWS COM

A youth oriented mental health hub in Richmond has found a permanent home

The Foundry, originally lo cated on Westminster High way, recently moved to Cooney Road, offering help with sexual health, mental health and substance use

The Foundry was co designed by youth to be an “ open, welcoming, ac cessible space, ” explained Karen Barclay, operations director for mental health and substance use in Rich mond, “ so they bring up the hard topics to get the help they need ”

This includes the design and colour scheme, de signed by a youth peer group, to help young peo

ple feel comfortable walk ing into

One of the requirements of the Foundry has to do with its location it has to be a street front location so youth can just walk in, it has to be centrally located and acces sible for people with mobil ity issues, and close to city centre and public transit, Barclay explained

The idea is for youth to build trust with health care workers, so that if there are other issues, they feel com fortable discussing them as well, Barclay said

The Foundry serves youth aged 12 to 24, and this is specifically designed rec ognizing that, while legally youth at 19 might be adults, the brain is still developing well past this age

“What we ’ re understand ing is development of the

adult brain is not matching up with the age of major ity,” Barclay said

There are also vocational supports at the Foundry as part of its mandate is to help youth connect with the workforce

Since they opened in 2020, Barclay said she’s heard “dozens and doz ens ” of stories of youth you ’ ve been able to get the mental health support they needed, whether it’s youth who’ve lived in Richmond a long time or newcomers

The Foundry is now locat ed at #101 5811 Cooney Rd and is open Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a m to 5 p m and Friday, 8:30 a m to 4 p m

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MENTAL WELLNESS

Suicide prevention boosted

Valerie Leung

VLEUNG@RICHMOND NEWS COM

A new $2 million investment for a province-wide initiative aims to improve care for people who may be suicidal in Richmond and across B.C.

Richmond’s crisis line centre, Chimo Community Ser vices, is one of many BC Crisis Line Network centres benefitting from the initiative.

The program will include care-provider training, standardized intake screening, management strate gies and follow-up care to reduce suicide deaths.

In an email to the Richmond News, Stacy Ashton, chair of the BC Crisis Line Network, said the goal is to get the health care sys-

tem in B.C. to “see suicidality as a potentially lethal symptom” that requires treatment despite not knowing the cause.

According to the BC Cor oner’s Office, 634 suicide deaths were investigated in 2019 and the number has since gone down to 597 in 2020 and 582 in 2021.

“Currently, suicide is assessed as part of a psychiatric illness,” said Ashton.

“If the psychiatric indicators aren’t there, suicidality is assumed to be ‘safe,’ and no further intervention will be needed. But only half of folks who die by suicide have clinically signifi cant psychiatric symptoms, so it leaves a big gap.”

A patient is at high risk for suicide during the period after discharge from psychiatric care accord-

ing to Canadian Mental Health Association of B.C. (CMHABC) in a media statement.

CMHABC hopes the newly funded initiative will change this and improve care settings in all health authorities.

Leslie Bonshor, vice-president of Indigenous health at VCH, said she is looking forward to in-depth collaboration with partners to develop a plan to reduce suicide deaths.

“We are fortunate to have expertise within VCH to guide our work with Indigenous peoples in addressing suicide and have experience and knowledge of land-based healing and cultural practices that can help shape and ground programming and interventions,” said Bonshor

ELECTION

Election sign snatched

Alan Campbell

ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND NEWS COM

One of the candidates running for city council in next month’s election has hit out at a thief who appears to have stolen one of his campaign signs

Adil Awan, who is running as an independent candi date, said the large sign was taken from outside a busi ness on No 5 Road, where he has permission to place it

Awan said he is taking part in the election on a very small budget and can ill afford the $100 signs to go missing

“This past week…in front of a popular nursery, I had requested and was given permission to place my sign on their fence,” Awan explained to the Richmond News

“I passed by a couple of days later and found out that someone had removed my sign and stolen it.

“I am not affiliated with any political party who have a well oiled machine and have unlimited funds to spend on their campaigns by hiring people to canvas neigh borhoods, market their candidates and who are support ed by well funded donors I am running independently, which means I am paying out of my own pocket for my campaign because I believe I can make a difference for the city I have called home ”

Awan wanted to remind the person who took his sign that, during an election period, “it’s a criminal offence to tamper with, destroy or steal political signs ”

“I encourage anyone seeing such activity, regardless of party, to note the licence plate and report it to the RCMP ”

I’m not anti-SOGI: Kay Hale

Website pits ‘progressive’ candidates against ‘ common sense ’

Maria Rantanen

MRANTANEN@RICHMOND NEWS COM

“No, no, no, for god’s sake, no, ” was the reaction from one Richmond school trustee candidate when she learned that a website listed her as a “wise change” candidate along with several other candidates

Kay Hale, who is running in the Oct 15 municipal election, was shocked to hear someone had created a web site classifying candidates as “status quo ” candidates, those supporting diversity and inclusion policies, and “wise changes” candidates, those who support a return to basic aca demics Hale’s name, unbeknownst to her, was put in the “wise” category

The website was created by a man living in Campbell River and was emailed to a Richmond News re porter When asked how he created the classifications, Bob Bray said he “googled” the candidates and looked at party platforms or social media posts.

Hale was also upset she would be associated with trustee candidate Dean Billings on the list Billings’ platform includes “modernizing” the SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) policy, saying it shouldn’t teach “gender affirming pseudosci ence ”

Hale said her motivation to run as a

candidate for school board is access to mental health issues in schools and the need to communicate better with parents who struggle with English.

In fact, she said she hadn’t read the SOGI policy before considering running in the school trustee election, but, when she did, she thought it was a “great policy ”

But she said many parents equate it to sex education, and base their opinions on hearsay, which is why she wants better communication with parents

“Let’s find channels where we can better (communicate) policies to par ents,” Hale said

The News recently reported how Billings sent what appears to be pre and post operation pictures of a youth who’s had a mastectomy to a Richmond teacher

Billings direct messaged the teacher, Mark Reid, saying “Hi there You may not realize it, but here is an im age of what you ’ re supporting ”

In a statement to the News, Bill ings said his DM was in response to a tweet Reid had tagged him in, as well as the “broader conversation that tweet was part of ” Reid, how ever, didn’t tag Billings in his tweet, but, rather, had replied to a tweet that had tagged Billings

Reid said he didn’t know why he was receiving the message from Bill

ings, but he surmised it was because he was gay and a teacher

Hale said she was “disgusted” by what Billings did

Since the News contacted her, Hale has reached out to Bray and asked him to remove her from the list

Another candidate who is listed as a “wise changes” candidate, that is someone who doesn’t promote di versity and inclusion, is Alice Wong, running with Richmond Community Coalition

Wong, however, told the News she isn’t anti SOGI She said, after the vote for the policy in 2018, she “ ac cidently” voted for it However, she clarified to the News this week, she wanted more consultation with par ents at that time, but she doesn’t op pose the policy

The website created by Bray, who is an advocate for charter schools, lists what he thinks the policies held by “status quo ” candidates are

This includes diversity, inclusion, eq uity, pink shirt day, orange shirt day, pajama day, walk around the block hour, rainbow coloured traffic “barri ers ” and lots of homework

He claims the “wise changes” can didates support subjects such as his tory, arithmetic, spelling, phonics, grammar, times tables and cursive writing

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School Trustees Those elected in October 2022

The voting places for Genera Voting Day are:

electing one Mayor, eight Councillors,

in office for

Saturday, October 8

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You may vote as a resident elector if you:

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1. General Voting Day

General Voting Day is on Saturday October 15 2022 from 8:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m. Voting divisions will be used on General Voting Day, which means that you must vote at your designated neighbourhood voting place for your div sion If you’re a non-resident property elector voting on October 15 you must vote at the designated neighbourhood voting place for the division in which your property is located

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RICHMOND CENTRE (RC)

RC01 Spul’u’kwuks Elementary School: 5999 Blansha d Dr

RC02 Quilchena Elementary School: 3760 Mo esby Dr

RC03 Gilmore Elementary School: 8380 Elsmore Rd

RC04 Graue Elementary School: 4440 Blundell Rd

RC05 Bu nett Secondary School: 5011 Granville Avenue

RC06 McKay Elementary School: 7360 Lombard Rd

RC07 Brighouse Elementary School: 6800 Azure Rd

RC08 Kiwanis Towers: 7378 Gollner Avenue

RC09 Richmond Cultura Centre 7700 Minoru Gate

RC10 Talmey Elementary School: 9500 Kilby Dr

RC11 Tomsett Elementary School: 9671 Odlin Rd

RC12 Anderson Elementary School: 9460 Alberta Rd

RC13 Sea Island Community Centre 7140 Miller Road

RC14 MacNeill Secondary School: 6611 No 4 Rd

RC15 Kwan en Po ytechn c Un vers ty 8771 Lansdowne Rd

RC16 C ty Cent e Commun ty Cen re 5900 M noru B vd

RICHMOND EAST (RE)

RE01 Genera Cur e E ementary Schoo 8220 General Cu r e Rd

RE02 Palmer Secondary School: 8160 St. Albans Rd

RE03 Walter Lee Elementary School: 9491 Ash St

RE04 Debeck Elementary School: 8600 Ash S

RE05 Tait Elementary School: 10071 Finlayson Dr

RE06 Kate McNeely E ementary Schoo 12440 Woodhead Rd

RE07 Kingswood Elementary School: 11511 King Rd

RE08 McRoberts Secondary School: 8980 Williams Rd

RE09 McNair Secondary School: 9500 No 4 Rd

RE10 Woodward Elementary School: 10300 Seacote Rd

RE11 Hamilton Elementary School: 5180 Smith Dr

RICHMOND SOUTH (RS)

RS01 Dixon Elementary School: 9331 Diamond Rd

RS02 Manoah Steves E ementa y Schoo 10111 Fou th Ave

RS03 Lord Byng Elementary School: 3711 Georgia St

RS04 Diefenbaker Elementary School: 4511 Hermitage Dr

RS05 Homma Elementary School: 5100 Brunswick Dr

RS06 Wowk Elementary School: 5380 Woodwards Rd

RS07 Steveston London Seconda y Schoo : 6600 W ams Rd

RS08 Westwind Elementary School: 11371 Kingfishe Dr

RS09 Blundell Elementary School: 6480 Blundell Rd

RS10 Maple Lane Elementary School: 7671 Alouette Dr

RS11 McMath Secondary School: 4251 Garry St

Richmond City Hall: 6911 No. 3 Rd

Burnett Secondary School: 5011 Granville Ave

Cambie Secondary School: 4151 Jacombs Rd

McMath Secondary School: 4251 Garry St

McRoberts Secondary School 8980 W l ams Rd

3. Mail Ballot

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OFFICE OF MAYOR

THE BALLOT

OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR

Vote for not more than One (1)

Malcolm BRODIE RICHMOND

Wei Ping CHEN RICHMOND

RITE Richmond John ROSTON RICHMOND

OFFICE OF SCHOOL TRUSTEE

Vote for not more than Seven (7)

RCCA–Richmond Community Coalition Rod BELLEZA RICHMOND

Dean BILLINGS

RICHMOND

Richmond Education Party Chris DINNELL RICHMOND

Kay HALE RICHMOND

Richmond Education Party Ken HAMAGUCHI RICHMOND

Richmond Education Party Heather LARSON RICHMOND

Richard LEE VANCOUVER

RCCA–Richmond Community Coalition Linda LI RICHMOND

Vote for not more than Eight (8)

RCCA—Richmond Community Coalition Chak AU RICHMOND

Adil AWAN RICHMOND Chai CHUNG RICHMOND

Richmond RISE Derek DANG RICHMOND

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RITE Richmond Jerome DICKEY RICHMOND Evan DUNFEE RICHMOND

Mohamud Ali FARAH RICHMOND

RITE Richmond Laura GILLANDERS RICHMOND

Bill HAN RICHMOND

Richmond RISE Kash HEED RICHMOND Sunny HO RICHMOND

Richmond United Andy HOBBS RICHMOND

Richmond Citizens (RCA) Mark LEE RICHMOND

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Saturday October 1

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Wednesday, October 5

Richmond City Hall: 6911 No. 3 Rd

Thursday, October 6

Richmond City Hall: 6911 No. 3 Rd

Kwantlen Polytechnic University: 8771 Lansdowne Rd

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BC

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ELECTION

OD prevention needed: City council candidate

The issue of overdose prevention services in Richmond was raised on Friday after noon after an advocate took to Twitter to warn of a toxic drug seized in Richmond

Karen Ward, a drug policy consultant for the City of Vancouver, tweeted a screen shot of a notification with the caption, “There are no death prevention services in Richmond BC ”

The message in the screenshot read, “Round pink tablet with imprint ‘6’ seized in Richmond found to contain fluclotizolam, a benzo analog more toxic than etizolam Don’t use alone ”

The benzo analogue in question is “ ex tremely potent” and “not legally available in Canada,” Ward said

The discovery highlights the fact Rich mond has no publicly accessible overdose prevention services, said Ward

According to BC Coroners Service, 22 people in Richmond died because of toxic drugs between January and July Across the province, there was a 31 per cent increase overall in the number of deaths recorded in July compared to June, with at least 192 lives lost due to toxic drugs

Data also shows no deaths were reported at supervised consumption or drug over dose prevention sites However, the only

overdose prevention services in Richmond are provided in temporary supportive hous ing such as the new Aster Place, and that’s only available for residents

Mark Lee, who is running for city council with the Richmond Citizens’ Association, thinks that needs to change

“We are seeing more preventable deaths by poisoned drugs year over year in Rich mond, six years into a declared public health emergency, and we are missing key resources that we know prevent people from dying,” he said

Lee thinks the “lack of knowledge” and “lack of political will” are reasons why Richmond doesn’t have publicly available overdose prevention sites

“I often hear that politicians think ‘the Chinese community’ would be opposed, which, even if it were true, is not a reason to forego life saving measures, ” he said When asked about it, Mayor Malcolm Brodie said the question should be directed to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

Lee, however, thinks the city has a role to play as it determines land use and grants permits for facilities wishing to provide such services

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2023 City Grant Programs Open

Applications accepted until 5:00 p.m. on October 19, 2022.

The City of Richmond supports a positive quality of life for all its residents

A22 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 RICHMOND-NEWS.COM City Council recognizes that one means of helping to achieve this goal is through City Grant Programs to support the work of community service groups. The City is currently accepting applications for the following grant programs: (1) Arts and Culture; (2) Child Care; (3) Health, Social and Safety; (4) Parks, Recreation and Community Events; and (5) Environmental. To access the online application system, as well as Grant Program Guidelines, User Guides and City Staff contact information, please visit http://www.richmond.ca/citygrants.

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TRUTH&RECONCILIATION

Boyd students explore reconciliation

Vikki Hui

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Students at Hugh Boyd secondary’s social justice class are focusing on what they can do to actively contribute to reconciliation for the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

One of the key themes this year, said teacher Michael Taylor, is highlighting “the resiliency of Indigenous people,” especial ly “the strength of the local Musqueam com munity despite the historical injustices they experienced ”

On Thursday, the students are heading over to Dixon elementary to teach Grade five to seven students about the subject and work collaboratively to complete an art and reflection activity on how they can per sonally contribute to reconciliation

“After spending considerable time learn ing about the concepts of colonization, res idential schools and contemporary Indig enous society, this year ’ s class is excited to

impart this knowledge to Dixon students,” said Taylor

“More than this, in partnering with them, we hope to instill the importance of being civically minded and engaged, and caring about and improving the lives of others ”

Scaled museum exhibit showcasing long Musqueam history

The students have also been hard at work setting up a residential school museum that all students and staff at Hugh Boyd will walk through to observe and reflect on Thursday

The museum will feature a scaled timeline display that allows students to visualize how long the Musqueam people have lived on this land compared to settlers and dem onstrate the lasting impact of colonization and the Indian Act

“A student will hold a sign at the very be ginning, which indicates 9,000 years ago, and a thread of string will connect all dates on the timeline, moving from a student with a sign at 5,000 years, 2,000 years, and so on, ” Taylor explained

“The museum portion of our timeline starts from 1791 a focal point, marking the beginning of an era when significant num bers of Europeans started to arrive on the Northwest Coast ”

At the centre of the museum will be a three panel display inspired by Hierony mus Bosch’s iconic painting, The Garden

of Earthly Delights

The first panel symbolizes life in Indige nous societies before the settlers; the sec ond showcases the tragedy and loss of residential schools (with real artifacts and archival images); while the third outlines the impact of racist governmental poli cies on Indigenous communities The third panel will also feature individual stories of strength and explore the initial steps taken toward reconciliation

At the end of the display, students will be invited to write down commitments they will make toward reconciliation

“I feel like it is important that we take time to learn about our country’s dark history in an effort to work towards reconciliation

In the past, Indigenous voices weren’t al ways heard, so I think it’s important that we change that,” said student Jasmine Dulay, who contributed to the museum

“While viewing the exhibit, I hope it in vokes an emotional reaction in students, motivating them to learn more about the topic in their personal time ”

Hugh Boyd social justice students have created displays and presentations about Indig enous history Photo submitted

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Cree author draws on storytelling tradition

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Award winning Indigenous author David A Robertson just published his debut adult fiction novel, The Theory of Crows, and he shared his writing process with Richmon dites last week

Robertson received the 2021 Writers’ Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award and he is especially known for his books for young readers such as When We Were Alone and The Misewa Saga series

“It has been nerve wracking just because I’m more known as a children’s writer, and I think there’s just an inherent worry that maybe your readers won’t follow you over to that form of literature,” said Robertson

“It’s exciting to expand the scope of my work And it was really fun, as much as it was difficult writing the book ”

The Theory of Crows is published by Harper Collins Canada and tells the tale of an estranged father and daughter find

ing their way back to each other while in search of the family trapline The big gest challenge, said Rob ertson, was how “intensely personal” the story was

“As much as it’s an adult fiction novel, so much of it is drawn from my own life and my own experiences The main character, Matt, is a very thinly veiled ver sion of myself And the book itself takes some of my own struggles and fic tionalizes them, but that doesn’t make them any less real for me, ” he said

Robertson started writing when he was a kid, and the drive to tell stories can be found in his roots as a member of Norway House Cree Nation

“I think that one of the things that I gravi tated towards in writing was the fact that we have a long line of storytellers in our different Indigenous cultures It’s a way that we used to pass down traditions and

ceremony and ways of living and we were good at it And we did it orally,” he said “And now it’s just like har nessing that skill that is flowing through a lot of the things of Indigenous peoples and find ing new ways to carry on old traditions ”

Robertson has produced an extensive catalogue of fiction and graphic novels for young readers, and he has since ventured into adult non fiction, journalism, podcasting, visual essays, and now adult fiction

Telling stories as an advocate

Robertson’s career as a storyteller is driv en by his desire to educate and connect with members of the community, including his immediate community and the larger community across Turtle Island

“That’s something that I take really seri ously and whatever good that I can do to make this country a little bit of a better place to live in is something that I hope to

do with my work, whatever that work is,” he said

Robertson’s books are used in classrooms and libraries across Canada, but in 2018 and more recently in May this year, he found his books rejected by some school boards The Great Bear was briefly re moved by the Durham school district be fore being returned to library shelves and classrooms

Robertson has also written and spoken extensively on the topic of Truth and Recon ciliation As we approach the second year of the National Day for Truth and Recon ciliation, Robertson hopes people are “ mo tivated and re energized and inspired to walk this path (of reconciliation) together ”

“To me, [the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation] is like a ladder into making sure that there’s not just one day that we continue to learn, that we continue to take meaningful action to heal broken relation ships, and to make this country a country that we can feel proud to live in,” he said

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Indigenous tourism to take flight at YVR

Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND NEWS COM

Woman Air that is the rough transla tion for a new airline operating out of Van couver International Airport (YVR), Iskwew Air, which is founded and run by a Metis woman

On Monday, YVR and Iskwew Air signed a memorandum of understanding to work toward reconciliation and furthering Indig enous tourism

Iskwew is the Cree word for “ woman ” and the new airline’s focus is on elevating women in Indigenous business

Teara Fraser, founder and owner of Isk wew, spoke at Monday’s event of “rematri ating” Indigenous businesses, that is, from an Indigenous perspective, “ women are honoured in their leadership and their unique approach to community building and relationship building and caring for others ”

This is done through a lens of woman

hood, language and leadership, she said Furthermore, she said the airline’s aim is about “decolonizing and decarbonizing the skies for the next seven generations ”

This will allow the business to “walk more softly on Mother Earth,” she added Fraser noted every Iskwew Air flight is “carbon neutral,” whereby a donation is made toward the Great Bear Rainforest

Fraser said the company is also working with YVR’s innovation hub to collaborate on initiatives, sharing information and in spiring other YVR based companies to be more sustainable. This includes looking at how flights can be more sustainable, for ex ample, by reducing time in the air, as well as looking at the future of air travel, be it electric or hydrocarbon based

“That’s how we see large scale change,” Fraser said

The MOU is an agreement to uplift Indig enous tourism, be more sustainable and ac knowledge a deeper partnership between YVR and Indigenous people in B C , Fraser explained

The MOU is “meaningful reconciliation” which will allow First Nations to achieve “economic reconciliation,” she added

“I want to see lots of Indigenous business es here at YVR,” she said

Iskwew Air received the blessing of the Musqueam to operate on their traditional unceded territory in September 2018 and received its operating certificate in 2019

Arthur, Felicia and Thelma Stoggan performed at the signing ceremony of an MOU between Iskwew Air and YVR Maria Rantanen photo

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First Nations blanket at city hall

Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow hopes a woven blanket, hanging in the foy er of Richmond City Hall, is the start of an artistic rela tionship between local First Nations and the city Sparrow created the black, gold and red blan ket with hand spun sheep’s wool, commissioned by

city council, while she was the artist in residence at the Blue Cabin She’s excited woven art by First Nations is coming back.

“Visually, now you can start to see the people who were here and were always here, but we ’ ve been in the background,” she said

Taking inspiration from the Fraser River, she inte grated elements from the water and the birds who live there.

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City council commissioned Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow (third from right) to make a First Nations woven blanket for city hall Photo submitted

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A Richmond high school has steered away from its histori cally controversial, near 100 year old moniker and has re branded to a name removed from gender or religious bias

Cambie Secondary, on Jacombs Road, has ditched its long time “Crusaders” mascot, due to its connection the bloody Christian led Crusades a series of religious wars over 200 years between European Christians and Mus lims, which started in the year 1096 to primarily secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups

One of the teachers at the forefront of the two year long, name change process, Brian Meier, said concerns had been raised over the years by some in the school com munity about the moniker’s link to a “specific religion” and to the use of a knight, a male dominated area of history

And, after lots of discussion with various student groups, staff, alumni and local churches and mosques, Cambie stu dents will now sport the more “inclusive” name and logo of the “Coyotes ”

“Different people had different reasons, ” said Meier of the decision to make the change

“The sentiment was that the term Crusaders no longer identifies with the community as a whole.

“Some people, for instance, had concerns about it having a strong connection to a specific religion and, as a public school, maybe we shouldn’t have that

“And then there’s the connection to the Crusades, which is implied with the helmet We’re a very diverse community here, with a fairly large Muslim population ”

Meier said there were questions whether the old moniker made everyone feel welcome coming into the school and questioning what they’re representing when they put on a school uniform

“There were also concerns from a gender based point of view, in that Crusaders, historically, were all generally men, ” he added

“For all the various reasons, people didn’t feel like they were being represented ”

The school first opened in 1928 as Richmond High, on Sexsmith Road, before changing its name in 1953 to Cam bie Junior Secondary School and then moving to its current location on Jacombs Road in 1995, with the name H J Cambie Secondary School

As far as Meir knows, the Crusaders name has followed the school throughout its history.

He said there were a few questions from staff and alum ni about the shift, but a video made by students on the school’s POCA (People of Colour Alliance club) explained the history of the Crusader name and the need for change.

“Staff were asked to show this video and have discussions with their classes about name change,” added Meier

“The feedback was generally positive There are some staff who are actually grads from here, so they connect with Crusaders, as well as other alumni who’ve come back as parents, for example ”

Meier said the new Coyotes logo was actually designed by a Cambie alumnus and that local First Nations were consulted to make sure there were no conflicts with the new moniker

Other names that made it onto the short list during the consultation process were Cracken and Classics

Cambie secondary has phased out its old Crusaders moniker due to its connection to the Christian Crusades of the 11th century

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NATIONAL SENIORS DAY

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FREE NATIONAL SENIORS DAY –DANCE PERFORMANCE (55+)

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The Mysterious, Tragic story of Anne Heche

Introduction

Last month, the well known actress, Anne Heche, age 53, drove her vehicle through a residential area in Los Angeles at an extremely high speed The vehiclehitagarage,anothervehicleandthencrashedintoahouse Anensuing firewasfoughtby60firefighters Ablunttrauma,fromthecrashimpact,aswell assmokeinhalation,endedherlife Doctorswereabletokeepheraliveinorder toutilizesomeofherorganstosaveotherlives Afewdayslater,shewasgone This was a shocking end to a spectacular, tragic life Ms Heche is survived by twosons,ayoungadult(HomerLaffoon)andaminor(AtlasHecheTupper)

Heche had been in a 7 year relationship with James Tupper but that ended in 2018 Previously, she was married to Coleman Laffoon, from 2002 until 2007 andtheyweredivorcedin2009

It is estimated that Ms Heche’s Estate is valued at $4 million but that is not conclusive Her son, Homer, obtained a Court Order in mid September, appointing him as Estate Administrator More recently, Mr Tupper has challengedthatappointment

Background

Anne Celeste Heche was born in Arora, Ohio, in 1969, one of 5 children of Donald and Nancy Heche Mr Heche apparently lead a double life Susan Bergman, a Sister of Anne’s, wrote in her 1994 Book, Anonymity that their Father was gay and had clandestine relationships with men He died of AIDS in1983

Ms Heche wrote, in her 2001 Book Call Me Crazy, that her childhood was marked by her Father’s sexual abuse Mrs Heche, her Mother, disputed those claims of sexual abuse Whatever was the case the family story istragic

Of the five children in the family, only one remains alive Mrs Bergman died of Cancer at age 48 Nate Heche, the only son, died at age 18 in a car crash, in 1983 (the same year his Father died) Another Sister, Cynthia, lived only a few months

From such incredible tragedy, Ms Heche found a career She first appeared in 1987 as a TV Soap Opera Actress in the show Another World In the 1990s she appeared in several movies and TV shows, until 1997, when she starred in the acclaimed film Donnie Brasco, with Al Pacino and Johnny Depp It was a breakthrough film for Ms Heche (and perhaps for Depp as well) The film won several awards, including an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Ms Hechewasonherway Inthespanofjustoverayear,sheappearedinanumber ofotherwellknownfilms,including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Wag theDog,PsychoandSixDaysandSevenNights Then came the relationship with Ellen DeGeneres The two met in 1997 and entered a very public relationship, which lasted about 3 years But that relationship seemed to have changed Ms Heches acting career She lost some work Shesaidthatshe’dbeenfiredfromonefilmanddidnotappearinastudio moviefor10yearsafterthat

In 2002, however, she did appear in the well known film John Q In the years following,sheactedinanumberofTVseriesandfilms Itisalonglistofcredits, several of which remain in the post production stage However, none were as well known as the films of the late 1990’s Ms Heche had almost completed her second Memoir Call Me Anne before her death It is scheduled for release nextyear

It would appear to have been a very difficult life The book is apparently quite telling, including about her relationship with Harrison Ford (who became a mentor), her exploration into religion and into her past trauma Whether her actingwasawayofdealingwithhertraumasisapossibility Whatisnotknown atthispoint(orisatleastnotpublic)iswhetherMs Hechesufferedasubstance abuse problem in the last several years In any event, it seems she endured a prolificandtragiclifeandshediedtooyoung

Conclusions

RegardlessthesizeofMs Heche’sEstate,itdoesnotappearshedidanynotable Estate planning It is not surprising, given so many Actors and Actresses fail to even make Wills Given so many of them have agents or managers, and likely Accountants as well, I find it surprising that they dont tend to plan

Ms Heches former partner, Mr Tupper, has claimed that in 2011, Ms Heche e mailed him to say that she wanted her Estate held for her sons No signed Will seems to have followed Whether her adult Son or her former partner (Mr Tupper)becomesAdministratorwillbedeterminedinthecomingweeks Presumably, the Administrator will have some work to do because the Estate mayreceivefurtherincomefromthebook,aswellasfromtheshowsinwhich Ms Heche appeared but have yet to be released and shown The value of her Estate is, therefore, unknown now What is more important, however, is that two young sons have lost their Mother Ms Heche endured a high level of tragedy, was talented and very accomplished but may have succumbed to much unresolvedtrauma

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MINORU UKULELE CIRCLE AND SING-A-LONG –DROP-IN (55+)

Join this musical session open to Ukulele players of all skill levels. Bring a ukulele or consider renting one from Richmond Public Library Brighouse Branch. Minoru Seniors Facility Pass required.

Tue.............................................6:45 8:00pm

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SPANISH SOCIAL –DROP-IN (55+)

Socialize with Spanish speaking seniors from Latin American countries. Minoru Seniors Facility Pass required.

Sat 10:30am 1:00pm

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BLOEDEL CONSERVATORY TRIP (55+)

Take in the warmth of Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth's Park conservatory. Transportation and admission included.

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Tue, Oct 18 1:00 5:30pm

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THEATRE –THE SOUND OF MUSIC TRIP (55+)

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• Walkers can be accommodated on the bus with support by the driver to safely stow and retrieve items upon pick up and at destination drop offs

• Only purchases that can be carried are accepted as bus storage is limited

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• Arrive 5 minutes before the scheduled departure time and have fare ($2 00) ready before boarding

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Dog park’s new name has a lot of bite about it

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It’s official the No 3 and Dyke roads dog park is now called “Bark Park ”

Instead of drumrolls, enthusiastic howls filled the air as dozens of Richmondites, two legged and four legged, gathered on Saturday morning to celebrate the popular dog park’s reopening and renaming

The new name is a nod to Bark Park Rich mond, a Facebook group created by park regular Judy Hutson to share information and photos about the park Members of the group have been referring to the park as Bark Park for over a decade

“Many years ago, probably more than 15 years ago, I started organizing events And we would have parties down here And if a dog died, we’d have a memory celebration,” said Hutson, who has been

using the park for almost 25 years.

She decided to create a Facebook group to let people know what was happening at the park, and the community has since grown to close to 1,200 members.

“This park is unique in that we have cre ated this amazing community,” said Hut son, adding that marriages and friendships have started and flourished at the park.

“It’s a great place, a beautiful place to walk your dogs It’s an amazing place to connect with people that normally you wouldn’t cross over with.”

When the park closed for dyke remedi ation two years ago, Hutson said it was “challenging” for the community

“People that you would see every day and spend sometimes one to two hours with them every day When the park was being fixed with the dyke, we stopped see ing them,” she said.

Sponsors step up to support Halloween photos

When it comes to Hal loween displays, few people do it better than Steveston’s Alex Sagert

Every year, Sagert takes ownership of his parents’ front yard at the corner of Second Avenue and

Garry Street, something he’s been doing since he was 12 Complete with fog, sound effects, strobe light ing and animatronics, Sagert’s spooky show has local residents flocking to the area

This year, however, Sagert’s display will have an underlying motivation, after his family’s recent loss of a relative to cancer.

He will be providing a photo booth with Hallow een backdrop for the kids and parents

“For a donation, they can get a picture in their costumes on the big night with print out and digital link to share all benefit ting the BC Cancer Foun dation ”

Sagert posted an appeal on social media earlier this week for a couple of local business owners to sponsor the photo booth

To his delight, within 24 hours or so, two stepped up, Steveston Built Ta phouse and Richmond Code Ninjas

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year you have been gone The world is not the same w thout you: your sm le your intellect and adventuresome spirit

Your fishing budd es, your Fall Guys Go fers, and the travelling sou s you took along on motorcyc e adventures and your best friends miss you Your greatest passion was the for the kids whom you ra sed funds for the BCCH Foundation Orthotic C inic Div sion and you did so tire essly

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I hope you are catch ng the “b g one” and on that “road again” with a smi e on your

WILKIE, Margaret Lynch

Ded peacefuly in Nanamo, BC, aged 82 Former Richmond resdent for nearly 40 years durng whch she volunteered for many actvties, especialy those involving Women’s affars Notably one time Drector of Rchmond Women s Resource Centre, and member of Richmond Art Gallery for many years

Louise wll be remembered by many people, including husband James Brian Hudson, and their two sons, Kevan Erik Winsow Hudson and Brian Roderick Winslow Hudson

MAGAS, Brian March 25, 1964 September 8, 2022

H s weary hours and days of pain His troubled nights are past, and In our aching hearts we know He has found sweet rest at last

Survived by Lov ng Fami y Wife Joanne, Son Brandon, Father and Mother Ed & Rose, Sister Made ine

Jason Brandon (Janele) Jeffrey Kmbery (Michael), Bryan (Jen) and Brtt and three great grand chldren Charotte Connor and Braeynn

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WINKLER, Frances Elaine

Frances Elaine Wnkler born on September 25th, 1941 n Regina, Saskatchewan Passed away on September 19, 2022 at the Fraservew Retirement Communty at the age of 80 She s predeceased by her parents, Francis Edward Winker, Mldred Louise Schmidt and her brother in aw Roger Hanna She s lovingy survived by her sbings, Duane Winkler Gen Winker Mary Anne Hanna and Phil Winker, and her 9 neces and nephews

A memoral wil be held at a later date in Regina, Saskatchewan A specia thanks to the staff at the Fraservew Retirement Community and Lupina Kover In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice

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TAKAHASHI, David September 19, 1947 September 5, 2022

David s survved by his wife of 49 years, Kei (Saka), daughter, Suzanne (Jerome) Yang, son, Todd (Elna) and his grandchldren: Dominc, Gabre, Joshua and Noah He wll be truly missed by his brother, Kenny (Peggy) and hs dear sisters in law and brothers in law of the Sakai Famiy Dave also eaves behnd Shawna Chad and numerous other nieces and nephews He was predeceased by his parents Koj and Mary and his younger sibling, Ricky Dave was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to Steveston, B C n 1950 at age 3 After graduatng from UBC wth a B Com, M A Urban Renewal and LL B , he practised aw n Rchmond, B C for many years Hs passion was to travel the world wth Kei Among ther globa traves were the Seven Wonders of the Word, the Gaapagos Islands and Antarctca David served on the Boards of Richmond Association of Chidren’s Services Touchstone Family Association, Rotary Club of Richmond Kwanten Poytechnic Unversty and North Fraser Port Authority Thank you to Dr Nasreen Khail and Marion Santos of The Lung Centre who supported Dave in hs brave fight against pulmonary fibrosis In leu of koden or flowers, donations to the Rotary Hospice House, “in memory of Davd Takahashi”, would be apprecated Pease vist the folowng link for information on how to donate:

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In the proceedng, the Plantiff clams the folowng relief against you:

(i) genera damages for pain, sufferng, oss of amenites, and loss of enjoyment of life;

(i) damages for past lost income and loss of opportunity to earn income;

(ii) damages for future oss of ncome and future earning capacty;

(iv) damages for future cost of care;

(v) damages for loss of house mantenance capacity;

(vi) special damages;

(vii) costs of this action;

(vii) interest pursuant to the Court Order Interest Act, R S B C 1996, c 79; and such further and other relief as ths Honourabe Court deems just

You must file a respondng pleading/response to petiton wthin the perod requred under the Supreme Court Civi Rules failng whch further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notce to you

You may obtain, from the Vancouver Registry, at 800 Smthe Street, Vancouver, Britsh Coumba, V6Z 2E1 a copy of the Notce of Cvl Caim and the order providng for service by this advertisement

This advertisement is placed by the Plaintff whose address for service is c/o 700 401 West Georga Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5A1

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