Richmond News November 17 2022

It’s that time of the year again, when the RCMP invite the public to head on out and help them stuff a police cruiser full of unwrapped toys in aid of the Richmond Christmas Fund

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Richmond Christmas Fund Angel Donor Spotlight

Gulf & Fraser

For 90 years, the Richmond Christmas Fund has helped brighten the holidays for our neighbours in need. In all that time, one thing has remained constant: support from our community The Christmas Fund exists thanks to the dedication and generosity of countless volunteers and donors, to whom we offer our heartfelt gratitude. This year, once again, our Angel Donors are leading the way. These caring companies and kind-hearted organizations have each given $10,000 or more, for the simple reason that, like us, they want everyone to share in the holiday spirit.

To endure for nine decades, the Christmas Fund has engaged in constant community outreach, always on the lookout for new supporters. This year, we found one in Gulf & Fraser, whose $11,000 gift makes them our latest Angel Donor The credit union’s tagline Power Your Possible ™ is fitting, because their generosity has opened a world of possibilities. Thanks to Gulf & Fraser, it’s possible for the Christmas Fund to help hundreds of families. As those families each enjoy a festive holiday celebration, just think of the memories they’ll create. The possibilties are endless!

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Men’s group long overdue Low growth in some cities

Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond women setting up group to help trapped men,” News, Nov 10.

I am writing in response to the article regarding support for men in abusive relationships.

I have lost my paper, so I can’t recall the writer’s name.

However, I fully support this initiative, it’s very long overdue! I have always felt there is lots of support for women, next to nothing for men.

I know of someone who took their life due to divorce proceedings and the chance of losing his kids, when he was the stay-at-home dad. Finally, someone is doing something about this situation.

Well done!

Dear Editor, Re: “NIMBYism or le gitimate concern?” Edi tor’s column, Nov 3 Thanks for your ar ticle about the growing divide between those looking for affordable housing and those who wish to see their commu nities remain the same

It is interesting that just about every community in the Lower Mainland has seen a significant rise in population and need to increase their housing stock

pressures

Based on the Statis tics Canada population data between 2011 and 2016, the communities of Ladner and Tsawwas sen have somehow only seen modest population increases

More education needed on true meaning of citizenship for sake of democracy

Dear Editor,

Re: “Voter turnout dips down to 25%,” News, Oct 20

Low voter turnout, apathy among citizens and the decline of democ racy is deeply worrying and should be of great concern to us all

technical training That is a mistake Sciences and technical training do not yield meaning for life

They give us information, not com munication, lots of knowledge, little wisdom

Nadine Nowell RICHMOND

And yet, two communi ties have, at least on pa per, managed to side step these expansion

Given their close prox imity to Vancouver, I’m curious how did these communities not find themselves under the same degree of pres sure to build and ex pand compared to ev ery other community in the Lower Mainland dur ing that time frame?

Ken Moffat RICHMOND

A democracy’s first task is to edu cate its people for citizenship

Citizens make judgments based, not on self interest, but on the com mon good.

Concern for the common good is best taught in families, the schools and places of worship

In recent decades, curriculum in the schools and universities has in creasingly shifted from social stud ies and the arts to the sciences and

We fail at building community, common values and goals. It is a serious failure

To borrow Christian terms, isola tion is hell, community is heaven

Democracy depends for its life on education for citizenship

Schools, particularly the universi ties, need to do a better job of in culcating the virtues of citizenship

Nick Loenen

RICHMOND

Woman missing

Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND NEWS COM

The RCMP is asking for help in tracking down a missing 37-year-old woman, who was last seen in Richmond on Monday evening.

Richmond RCMP said that Courtney Marie Corrigal was last seen at around 9:15 p.m. on Nov 14 near No. 2 and Williams roads.

Courtney Marie Corrigal

She is known to frequent Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and family members are said to be concerned for her health and well-being.

Corrigal is also known to have resided in Sechelt in the past.

She is described as Indigenous, five feet five inches tall,

slim build, with shoulder length, dark brown hair and rose tattoos on her right forearm.

Corrigal was last seen wear ing a white fleece jacket, blue and white pajama pants, and she was carrying a backpack of an unknown colour Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Richmond RCMP at 604278-1212.

If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or report it online at www.solvecrime.ca, quoting Richmond RCMP file number 2022-31384.

No signs for 3-hour parking

Vikki Hui VHUI@RICHMOND NEWS COM

A Richmondite was shocked to find a warning ticket on his windshield after parking in a residential area for more than three hours.

Ed Chatur, who has been living in the city for the past five years, said he had never gotten a ticket for parking in residential areas before.

“There is no sign saying you cannot park here for (more than) three hours,” said Chatur “So basically, anybody who is ignorant or anybody who’s not very well-versed with wanting to find out for themselves what is right and what’s wrong, they are going to get tickets, and they are going to have to pay for it. And that’s not right.”

According to the city’s bylaws, the three-hour park-

ing limit applies to all streets throughout the day, unless you’re a resident:

“No person shall park a vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on any highway abutting any premises used for residential or commercial purposes for more than 3 hours unless such premises are the property or residence of such person or the property of his employer.”

Since the rule applies throughout the whole city, said city spokesperson Clay Adams, there is no requirement for signage.

“However, we will place three-hour parking limit signs in areas where extended parking by non-residents has a tendency to occur,” he added.

One example of such an area is Burkeville, where students and travellers might park on residential streets to “avoid

pay parking on campus (on the east side of Russ Baker Way) or at nearby YVR.”

“Signs are in place and parking is monitored to reduce the risk of violation,” said Adams.

Adams added that the bylaw is enforced on a “complaint basis.”

While complaints are not common, when they happen the first step for bylaw officers is usually to try to knock on the door to contact the vehicle’s registered owner and educate them about the bylaw

If the owner can’t be reached, officers will leave a warning ticket.

“In circumstances where (complaints are received), we try to educate the vehicle owner to a potential violation based on a complaint,” Adams said. “We generally find this resolves the matter.”

Trustees blanketed

Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND NEWS COM

The Richmond Board of Education was sworn into office last week with an Indig enous blessing and a promise from the newly chosen board chair to keep work ing toward truth and reconciliation.

Four out of five incumbent school trustees seeking re election were voted in, in the Oct. 15 municipal election, to serve on the board of education They are joined by former trustees Alice Wong and Rod Belleza and first time trustee David Yang Debbie Tablotney, who has served as a trustee for almost 20 years, was acclaimed as board chair and trustee Heather Larson was elected as vice chair Musqueam elder Shane Point took part in the inaugural ceremony, both doing a chant at the beginning and blanketing the trustees after they were sworn in Point said, in his chant, he was asking the “infinite” to “lift up their hearts and their spirits, provide them with the strength

that they need for the task ahead ”

“I’m also saying to the infinite, please bless all the children that you ’ re going to look after in your terms as leaders,” Point added

As part of the inaugural meeting, the RC Palmer Concert Choir performed “In Flan ders Fields” in anticipation of Friday’s Re membrance Day ceremony

After the swearing in and board posi tion elections, Point placed blankets on the trustees, saying it’s a First Nations tradition for people entering leadership positions The blankets were designed by Debra Sparrow and depict a wolf, which Point explained represents family

As a thank you gift, Tablotney gave Point a jar of blackberry preserves, which, she said, were made with local berries in an effort to “connect with the land and to share in our gratitude to the Musqueam nation for your friendship ”

“We hope to honour this connection as we all work towards learning truth and reconciliation on behalf of the generation today and those to come, ” she added

Oval-area project squeezes in under 10% low-rental rule

Maria Rantanen

MRANTANEN@RICHMOND NEWS COM

A hotel and residential development next to the Olympic Oval got the go ahead from Richmond city council Monday

Having passed first reading before Nov 15, the Landa Oval development will only be required to build 10 per cent affordable housing units As of Nov 15, any new ap proved large developments in city centre will need to dedicate 15 per cent of their floor space to affordable housing units

Coun Andy Hobbs argued for allowing the project to pass now to secure 10 per cent affordable units

“This application has made it under those rules,” he said.

Coun Michael Wolfe, however, pointed out if city council had waited a few more weeks after the Nov. 15 deadline the city could have secured 17 or 18 more af fordable housing units

As it is, the development will have 35 low end market rentals out of 356 residential units being built

Benefits to the city from the Landa devel opment come in the way of a $6 million contribution to community amenities, 52 parking stalls for use by Oval patrons dur ing special events and a $330,000 public art contribution

While the majority voted in favour of the project, both Couns Bill McNulty and Chak Au said they were reluctant to approve it

At a previous meeting, McNulty expressed concern about the lack of community ben efits, and questioned the 52 parking spots for use by Oval patrons

The parking spots, however, were agreed upon before Landa Oval bought the prop erty, something the city had asked for

In the end, only Couns Wolfe and Carol Day voted against it

Search Landa Oval for full story at Richmond-News.com

Register for the 2022 Richmond Christmas Fund

About the Christmas Fund

The Richmond Christmas Fund is a non-religious, non-discriminatory program operated by Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives. We assist individuals and families living in Richmond, BC, who are facing financial hardship and cannot afford a holiday celebration

What You’ll Receive

Eligible residents will receive a selection of grocery vouchers, toys, books, and gift cards, determined by household size and composition

How to Get Help

This year, the Christmas Fund is returning to same-day registration and distribution To access support, you must come and apply in person on a designated registration day If you qualify for assistance, you’ll receive your allotment of items on the same day you register Registration will be held at the Richmond Caring Place, located at 7000 Minoru Boulevard, on the following days:

Saturday, November 19 | 9am 1pm

Saturday, November 26 | 9am 1pm

Saturday, December 3 | 9am - 1pm

Saturday, December 10 | 9am 1pm

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Canada Line to quit early starting Nov. 21

There will be more construction disruptions on the Canada Line in Richmond in the coming weeks

From Nov 21 to Dec 22 (Monday to Friday only) the service will stop early, at 9:30 p m , be tween Bridgeport and Brighouse stations

The stoppage is to allow crews to continue their work on building the new Capstan station between Aberdeen and Bridgeport

Regular service, says TransLink, will resume on Friday, Dec 23

“The temporary service changes are necessary to ensure the safety of workers and the public, as crews will be using a large crane to continue in stalling heavy pieces of steel to construct the sta tion platforms,” said TransLink in a media release

“The crane cannot be used safely above the track while trains are in operation ”

TransLink says an extra bus service will be avail able between Bridgeport and Brighouse stations, with buses stopping at each impacted station, in cluding Aberdeen and Lansdowne

Alan Campbell/News

Workplace stabbings investigated

Rantanen

MRANTANEN@R CHMOND NEWS COM

Two people were stabbed at an Ironwood business just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

About 20 police cruisers, ambulances and a fire truck descended on the area in the 11000 block of No. 5 Road, just south of Steveston Highway and close to the RCMP headquarters.

The suspect had fled the area by the time Richmond RCMP officers arrived but was arrested shortly after near the Clearbrook Road exit of Highway 1 in Abbotsford.

The suspect was taken into custody without incident, according to Richmond RCMP, after multiple police forces across the Lower Mainland coordinated their efforts to locate the suspect.

Police tape was put up around a building just south of the RCMP detachment on the west side of No. 5 Road. The road was blocked south of Riverside Way but re-opened shortly thereafter

Police say the suspect is believed to be associated with the business where the stabbings took place.

They say there is no risk to the public.

The Richmond RCMP Serious Crime unit has started investigating the incident.

Police showed up in force at a business in the Ironwood area following reports of a stabbing Two people were taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries A suspect was arrested shortly after Shane MacKichan photos

Maria

Church’s heritage status unclear

Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND NEWS COM

Richmond city council isn’t making it man datory for a city centre developer to save a 1930s house, but they are pushing to see if it could be salvaged and relocated

The Herrling Residence on Sexsmith Road near Capstan Way is currently located on a property that will be redeveloped

Coun Laura Gillanders suggested city council make it mandatory to move the house, preferably in Richmond

The Herrling Residence currently oper ates as a church and child care centre, but the property will be consolidated with adjacent properties to rebuild them and add four residential towers, including one rental building

The original recommendation from city staff was to ask the developer to make ef forts over a 60 day period to relocate the house or at least save historical artefacts Gillanders said she felt this recommenda

tion wasn’t strong enough

However, Mayor Malcolm Brodie argued against the mandatory requirement, saying there’s a lot of information about the house city council doesn’t have, for example, the heritage value and whether it actually can be moved

“I think it’s far from convincing that this house is worth saving,” Brodie said Coun Kash Heed said he felt making

moving the house mandatory would be “too restrictive” for the developer

Meanwhile, Coun Chak Au said the city staff recommendation gives “ so much lee way for the developer not putting enough effort into keeping it ”

“Some people say Richmond doesn’t have any history,” Au said. “I think we have no history because we don’t keep the heritage buildings ”

Arguing to reconfigure the development, Coun. Michael Wolfe cited the example of the “Hobbit House” in Vancouver, which was saved and renovated despite the sur rounding area being redeveloped Wolfe suggested the Herrling Residence be retained on site on Sexsmith Road, sav ing the 36 trees that surround it, and the development be built to encompass it

“That could be the park space for the whole development,” Wolfe said

In the end, it was decided city staff would assess the heritage value and structural soundness of the building before the public hearing on the development in a month

The majority of council voted to pass first reading on the development with Couns Day and Wolfe in opposition

The redevelopment needed to be ap proved by city council before Nov 15 in order to fall under the 10 per cent afford able rental rules

After Nov 15, large city centre develop ments need to have 15 per cent affordable rental units

City council is trying to figure out the heritage value of the Herrling Residence on Sexsmith Valerie Leung photo

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Sculptures will return to the river in time

Hui VLEUNG@RICHMOND NEWS COM

What’s up with the beautiful ani mal sculptures at Britannia Heri tage Shipyards?

To find out more about these realistic but almost ethereal sculp tures, the Richmond News met up with artist Glen Andersen on a crisp winter morning for a private tour of his work

“I’ve always been kind of inter ested in making found art,” said Andersen, who started out as a filmmaker and eventually became a public artist, often creating art out of objects he finds

“And living in Richmond, the most abundant found thing on the river is, of course, driftwood and all kinds of other stuff as well ”

Andersen’s first driftwood sculp

ture for Britannia Shipyards, the Log Nest Monsters, was created for the 2020 Maritime Festival. Since then, he has been asked to expand his magical collection for a semi permanent installation in the area

Steveston, especially Britannia Shipyards, is particularly special to the Richmond artist, as it has “ so many layers of lost history ”

Andersen thinks interpreting the area ’ s history through the land scape is akin to “reading” Persian rug patterns, where motifs and meaning can only be spotted by those in the know

As of now, there are seven art installations sprinkled around the area: a sea lion, a seal, a deer, beavers at work, a heron, a nest of birds and the log nest monsters

“Nothing’s permanent when you ’ re talking about driftwood (The sculptures are) here until they decay, until they fall apart And

most of them were fairly solidly built so they could last five years, ” said Andersen

Though he doesn’t treat the ma terial to make it more durable, the sculptures have been surprisingly durable and seem to withstand even stormy weather

Collaborating with nature and letting go of ego

Andersen can breathe life into his sculptures with just a few piec es of wood if he finds the right pieces.

Sometimes a perfect piece of wood, such as the one used for

the body of the seal perched near the parking lot, will come to An dersen with a clear blueprint of what it should look like

Other times, creating a piece with what nature offers him doesn’t come as easily, like when he com bined a few pieces of wood for the head of his deer after failing to find the perfect piece

An artist’s legacy is often a part of their identity, their ego, but once a piece is sold commercial ly, they have to let it go, he said

“Ultimately, the owner is the one who will decide the fate of the art piece,” Andersen added.

It’s the same with his driftwood art, which is exposed to the natu ral elements and can therefore go back into the river or just decom pose

Glen Andersen has created seven sculptures out of driftwood in Steveston Vikki Hui photo

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City of Richmond

1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 10415 (RZ 22-011049)

Location/s: 10331/10333 Bird Road

Applicant/s: Iqbal Singh Bhullar

Notice of Public Hearing

Monday, November 21, 2022 – 7 p.m. Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall 6911 No 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 | www richmond ca

Purpose: To rezone the subject property from the “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone to the “Single Detached (RS2/B)” zone to permit the property to be subdivided to two lots.

City Contact: Nathan Andrews, 604-247-4911, Planning and Development Division

• By Email: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, may be requested via email between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing November 10, 2022 and ending November 21, 2022, by contacting the CITY CONTACT shown above.

• By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing November 10, 2022 and ending November 21, 2022.

Participating in the Public Hearing process:

• The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. Please note that measures will be taken at the Public Hearing to respect physical distancing requirements and adhere to recommended preventative measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. As an alternative to attending in-person, you may register to participate remotely or provide comments in advance of the meeting by emailing cityclerk@richmond.ca Registration to participate remotely is available prior to the Public Hearing until 1:00 pm on the date of the Hearing. Information on how to register is available on the City website: https://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/phone-participation.htm.

• If you are unable to attend, you may send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Office by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows:

• By E-mail: cityclerk@richmond.ca

• By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office.

• By Fax: 604-278-5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office

How to obtain further information:

• By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call the CITY CONTACT shown above.

• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at: http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/ hearings/2022 htm.

• Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing rules and procedures, please consult the City website at http://www richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm or call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-276-4007.

• All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

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COMMUNITY

The fallen remember

Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND NEWS COM

“Hostilities will cease at 11 hundred hours ”

These were the words sent to soldiers on Nov 11, 1918, fighting the biggest war in human history.

Richmond residents were reminded of this moment on Friday by Remem brance Day Committee chair Matthew McBride as they gathered at the ceno taph in front of city hall to honour those who served in Canada’s wars

This year, a wreath was also laid by the Sylvia Hart, the mother in law of RCMP Const Shaelyn Yang who died on Oct 18 in the line of duty The wreath was on behalf of Silver Cross Mothers, those mothers who have lost a child in the line of duty

Yang was a Richmond resident and worked for the Burnaby RCMP She was responding to a homeless camp site in a park in October when she was

stabbed and consequently died of her injuries

“A loss of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police is a loss for everyone in the mili tary family, every Canadian,” McBride said

McBride noted 118,000 Canadians have died in the line of duty, “in the service of our nation ”

RCMP toy drive this weekend

Leung VLEUNG@RICHMOND NEWS COM

Richmond RCMP is once again stuffing the cruiser for the eighth annual Richmond Christmas Fund toy drive this Saturday

Every year the Richmond RCMP detach ment partners with Richmond Cares, Rich mond Gives (RCRG), which runs the Christ mas Fund program, to collect toys to help underprivileged families celebrate the win ter holidays

The dunk tank, which was brought out last year, is returning with several officials to be dunked on the toy collection day

The public is encouraged to come by the toy drive and donate a new, unwrapped toy to stuff the RCMP cruiser or to make a monetary donation of $10 or more

Visitors can expect mini donuts, a cari cature artist, Coca Cola Christmas truck, CBSA dog unit, Santa and the RCMP safe ty bear on site

“We feel that helping out with the char ity it allows us to give back to the commu nity that is in need, said Richmond RCMP

“We’re hoping to bring a bit of holiday cheer to the community of Richmond ”

Ed Gavsie, president of RCRG, said the program has been receiving inquiries about the Christmas Fund as early as Au gust this year

He added that they are looking at distrib uting between 11,000 to 12,000 toys on top of grocery and gift vouchers to families

The toy drive runs Saturday, Nov 19 at the Lansdowne Centre parking lot from 8 a m to 1 p m

Const Sylvia Chan

Richmond RCMP’s stuff the cruiser drive runs Saturday

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Sylvia Hart, the mother in law of Const Shaelyn Yang, laid a wreath on behalf of Silver Cross Mothers at the cenotaph on Friday Maria Rantanen/Richmond News

COMMUNITY

Massive blanket drive hits Canada Line this weekend

Alan Campbell ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND NEWS COM

One of the continent’s biggest annual blanket drives will appear once more next week at Canada Line stations in Richmond and Vancouver

On Friday and Saturday, Nov 18 and 19, the Blanket BC Society will be camped out at Waterfront, Yaletown/Roundhouse, Vancouver City, Broadway/City Hall, Oakridge/41st, Marine Drive, Bridgeport, Lansdowne and Richmond Brighouse

In 11 previous drives, the non profit which started 17 years ago with a dona tion of a blanket to a homeless man has handed out more than 550,000 blankets to date to shelter programs, First Nations com munities and families in need, with more

than 20,000 shipped around the world However, Blanket BC is in desperate need of volunteers for next week’s big push at the Canada Line stations, according to its co founder Greg Ould

The two day drive normally has about 200 volunteers collecting donations from passengers and the public

The most requested donations are socks, scarves, mittens, toques and, of course, blankets All donated items are then di vided up and distributed to more than 100 shelter programs and organizations that work directly with society’s most impover ished individuals and families throughout Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast

To sign up as a volunteer, go to www blanketbc org/volunteer

Craft sale, Santa returns

If knitted and woven hand crafted items are your go to gift items, then the Richmond Weavers and Spinners Guild has you covered this week end

The guild is having a hand woven and hand spun exhibit and sale alongside the Richmond Potters Club from Friday through Sunday

The joint sale will take place at the Richmond Cultural Centre this Fri day from 1 to 9 p m, Sat urday, 10 a m to 4 p m , and Sunday, 10 a m to 3 p m

Meanwhile, Santa Chris and his lovely wife, Mrs Claus (pictured above) will welcome their army of fol lowers back at their former grotto at Lansdowne.

Starting this Saturday, Nov 19, the popular pair will be available for the

requisite photoshoots, for a fee

After Saturday, they will be available, via booking which is available online at lansdowne centre.com/ santas coming to lansd owne centre

The Richmond News re ported two years ago how Santa Chris underwent sur gery and received a new heart at St Paul’s Hospital

To find out when and where holiday themed community events are across Richmond, go to Richmond News com and search “holidays ”

Santa Chris returns

Leung VLEUNG@RICHMOND NEWS COM

If you ’ ve never been to Richmond’s food courts, you ’ ve been missing out Unassuming shops in food courts are an integral part of Richmond’s bustling food scene and they often have a loyal customer base that extends far beyond the city

One such eatery is Car’s Dessert, a mom and pop shop tucked into the cor ner of Pacific Plaza near Cambie Road and Odlin Crescent Car’s specializes in Hong Kong desserts such as mango and durian mo chis, baked sago puddings and mango pomelo sago pudding

Although the shop has only been open for a year, its popularity has grown steadly with the help of social media, bringing in regulars from as far away as the U S

The story behind Car’s is in part a love story chef

Jacky Lee and his wife Car Cheung met almost two de cades ago while working at Hong Kong’s InterConti nental Hotel The pair fell in love and eventually moved to Richmond And if you haven’t guessed, Car’s is named after Cheung

When the world shut down due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the couple saw an opportunity to finally pursue their dream to run their own little shop

“We’ve always been in the F&B business, and we couldn’t stay idle,” said Lee, who started working in the industry at the age of 17 and has more than 30 years of experience, includ ing working at Michelin two star restaurant Yan Toh Heen

The choice to keep opera tions small was deliberate as it’s “simpler,” he ex plained, and it allows the couple more flexibility in

balancing their costs with the high quality ingredients they want for the desserts They chose to specialize in mango desserts as well as Chinese favourites such as baked sago puddings be cause they are popular but not easily accessible.

“People might have to go all the way to restaurants (for the desserts) or they might not be able to find as much variety,” said Lee

“I’m offering them more options… and making it more convenient for them ”

The long lines outside the shop, sometimes even when it’s closed, are a tes tament to the demand for Char’s unique Hong Kong flavours

“We worked in Hong Kong restaurants for sev eral decades so we know how things work After we moved here, we noticed that the food, including the flavours and the way they were made, was a little dif ferent ”

To keep the flavours con sistent with what Hong Kongers remember, Car’s uses familiar ingredients like the Monthong durian Lee also uses traditional methods to make the des serts

And Car’s isn’t just offer ing a taste of home for the Hong Kong diaspora

John Ho, a Hong Konger who moved to Canada decades ago, said he had never tried the mango pom elo sago pudding before going to Car’s.

Ho recently documented his trip to Car’s through a Facebook post in a group for Hong Kong foodies in Vancouver. He had decided to go to get a mango pud ding to cheer up his part ner, who was diagnosed with cancer It appeared to work

Back in Car’s, Lee and Cheung said they felt touched by Ho’s story

“Our motto for the busi ness is to keep the human touch and stay grounded ”

Jacky Lee’s Car Dessert opened a year ago in Pacific Plaza

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“For example, all of our appetizers are vegetarian and vegan, like our falafel, hummus, and kashk o bademjoon a grilled eggplant dish with turmeric and mint and served with Persian bread,” Tila said.

When it comes to the main meals, Anar Persian shines with its selection of kebobs

“For those unfamiliar with Persian food, it is best described as a barbecue that is slow-cooked,” Tila said “You can’t rush a properly prepared kebob ”

Enjoy a little taste of Persian food right in Steveston Village

That’s what Tila and David Akhavan have been providing guests at Anar Persian Cuisine (12051 Third Ave ) since 2017

“We are from northern Iran and the food from there is delicately spiced with flavours like saffron, cinnamon and lemons,” said Tila. “And we bring that, and much more, to the dishes we serve here ”

The menu is complied from a list of family recipes that have been shared and handed down.

“We keep the dishes simple and wholesome, just like they were originally,” Tila said, adding the selections have plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and glutenfree choices.

The same goes for their popular lamb shanks, which is marinated in a mixture of spices, and gently cooked overnight to achieve fall-off-the-bone perfection.

“People really love that,” Tila said. “It’s so tender and full of flavour.”

For those who would like to enjoy the delights of Anar Persian, but are on a tight schedule for lunch, there is a set of daily specials intended to please, and meet nutritional needs

“People here work so hard and we wanted to provide a fresh, balanced meal with three important elements equal portions of carbs, protein and vegetables,” Tila said. “And that comes with a very reasonable price of $15, including tax.”

For more on Anar Persian Cuisine, visit anargrill com

Slow-cooked perfection at Anar Persian Cuisine

Tila and David Akhavan / Owners

BUSINESS

Brewery wins award

Valerie Leung VLEUNG@RICHMOND NEWS COM

Richmond’s Monkey 9 Brewing has walked away with an award in hand from the BC Beer Awards this year

The event saw 121 B C breweries with 1,000 entries in over 31 categories for the 11th annual BC Beer Awards

Steveston’s Monkey 9 Brewing took home a third place award with their Mizaru Brown Ale in the North Ameri can Amber & Brown Ale category

The brown ale entry is an updated recipe by the brewery’s newest head brewer Jules Dubus It’s known for its “roasted malt, chocolate and caramel characters ”

This is the brewery’s second time tak ing home an award in the category with the first being in 2019

“It’s very exciting for us and it’s always great to be recognized,” said Dallas Worthington, marketing manager of Monkey 9 Brewing

“Brewer Jules has been recognized for something he put so much hard work into his craft and (is) always learning It’s great for such a small brewery like ours to be recognized among 121 dif ferent breweries ”

Three-level Porsche centre opens at mall

A three-level Porsche centre officially opened at the Richmond Auto Mall.

The new flagship location is one of Canada’s largest Porsche dealerships with 75,000 square feet of space, which opened in partnership with OpenRoad Auto Group and Dilawri Group of Companies.

Porsche first announced the project to open a location at the Richmond Auto Mall in 2016. It wasn’t until 2019 that the project kicked off with a vehicle showroom at Richmond’s Aberdeen Centre

Porsche Centre Richmond’s auto mall location has a new and pre-used vehicle showroom, guest amenities, delivery area and 15 service bays.

The building was “specially designed” to accommodate Porche’s range of electric vehicles, according to a joint statement from OpenRoad and Dilawri.

—Valerie Leung/Richmond News

Dubus, who has been working at Mon key 9 for the past nine months, said they are trying to create more “approach able beers” for people at their brewery to make them “ easy drinking sessions.”

“Most of our beer is accessible to peo ple who don’t think they like beer,” said Dubus “That’s one of the biggest goals of our brewery.”

“The most important thing for us, we love what we are doing and we are trying to recreate and transfer this into our beer. Beer is a beautiful world and there’s so much to talk about it and we want to transfer our passion to others ”

A luxury resale pop up store is pre paring to open inside a Richmond shopping centre this week.

Mine & Yours, a popular luxury reseller, announced that it was set to open its largest location inside a 5,000 square foot store at the Rich mond mall on Wednesday, Nov 16

The store will be selling “hundreds of exclusive designer new arrivals,” according to the brand’s Instagram post

Items at the store includes design er bags, shoes, jewelry, clothing and accessories

Julus Dubus is Monkey 9

Brewing Co ’ s newest head brewer

Valerie Leung

VLEUNG@RICHMOND

Having been knocked out of the Rich mond play offs, McRoberts Strikers’ ju venile girls volleyball team had written off playing in the South Frasers

Their coach had actually collected their uniforms, thinking their season was over But when a fifth berth opened up, they were added to the competition, joining Steveston London, Holy Cross, Rich mond Secondary, Burnett and McMath And not only did the girls compete in the championships, they won it, defeat ing fellow Richmond school McMath 3 1 (25 17, 10 25, 25 12, 25 22)

Hosted by McRoberts and McNair, the championships ran from Nov 7 to 9

In the semifinals, McRoberts defeated Holy Cross and McMath defeated Rich mond Secondary to set up the final Richmond Secondary took home the

The Richmond Jets U13 A1 hockey team is off to a flying start to the season, after clocking up an 18 4 record and bagging the Nanaimo Bardown Remembrance Day Tier 1 Tournament.

The boys went undefeated, 6 0, on the weekend, claiming gold after an exciting final against Victoria Racquet Club

Despite being 2 0 down halfway through the game, the Jets stormed back with a goal to half the deficit, only for Victoria to quickly restore the two goal advantage

the game into overtime.

McMath

head to the

and Saturday at Lord Tweedsmuir in Sur rey, as number one and two seeds, re spectively, from the South Fraser region Elsewhere in the South Frasers, Bur nett’s junior boys took bronze, as did McMath’s junior girls, while McMath’s Grade 8 girls took silver

The Jets continued to battle and scored again in the second period to make it 3 2 as the game headed into the final period Jets goalie Daniel Kruk made some timely saves to keep the team in the game and, with just a minute remaining, the Richmond boys took a timeout that paid off, scoring the tying goal with one minute left to take

And, with 3:47 left in overtime, Tate Derosa scored the golden goal to send the Richmond bench into raptures

Tate Derosa got the game MVP with three goals while Leander Han got credit for a goal, as well, and captain Alexis Vary receiving the hardest worker award The team, led by long time rep coach Milton Chan, will look to continue their success competing in the PCAHA Flight 1 division

bronze.

McRoberts and

now

Provincial Championships this Friday

McRoberts juvenile girls volleyball team won the South Fraser Championship last week

Alan Campbell

ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND NEWS COM

Alan Campbell

ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND NEWS COM

Richmond Jets U13 A1 team won the Nanaimo Re membrance Day tournament

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