Richmond News February 2 2023

OPINION

Mind shift required to tackle drug deaths

Eve Edmonds

At the risk of turning this column into the Death Beat, I have a bit more to say on the topic of mortality

First, thank you to those who have reached out with condolences after my column last week, where I talked about my father’s passing No one really knows what to say in these situations, but a nod of acknowledgment is appreciated.

Second, what about the hospice situation in Richmond?

In my column, I talked about how grateful I was that my family had the Richmond hospice to be with my 95-year-old father at the end But the response I got from a number of readers was, “lucky you!” Ten beds at Richmond’s only hospice has meant some don’t have that “luxury ”

The possible need for another hospice may be fodder for a future column, but what I can talk about now is this common

thread regarding all the elements of care that we need outside of the hospital

No one would argue that hospitals aren’t vital to our health care system Richmond is in the process of getting a very expensive, state-of-the-art one And while I realize securing the funding and commitment to build the facility took a ton of hard work, what it didn’t take was a significant mind shift about its worth

No one in the process said a quality hospital isn’t something we need No one said, if you have cancer, go find your own doctor try Google No one said, if you ’ re having a heart attack, “That’s what you get for eating too many Twinkies try dieting ”

And even if some did, the intrinsic worth of a public hospital is largely undisputed, even by advocates for private clinics

However, when it comes to everything else surrounding the hospital, it’s another matter And nowhere is that more the case than mental health and addictions

I write this the day after the provincial

coroner has released the number of deaths related to drug toxicity in B C It’s an astounding number six people a day and 10,000 since the crisis was declared a crisis in 2016

In Richmond alone, the drug-related death tally for 2022 is 28

The same day the numbers were released, the provincial government started a threeyear pilot to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs

They’re calling this historic, and I guess it is, but it still falls so short of what’s needed The amount allowed is about half what we ’ re told a regular drug user consumes And there’s still no talk about a safe supply Remember, we ’ re talking about 10,000 deaths in six years

I don’t want to say nothing has been done That would be to dismiss the incredible work of so many who are in the field saving lives

But despite all the science, all the stats, all the expert advice from police chiefs to

addicts calling for significant policy and resource changes, the numbers continue to rise

Why? Perhaps our last municipal election provides a clue. During the fall campaign, the fact Richmond doesn’t have a safe injection site was discussed That prompted an announcement on the part of one group of candidates claiming secret negotiations were going on to open one, and they would stand firm against it

I suspect the last-minute messaging was an attempt to whip up anxiety about a scourge of drug addicts coming into our community and leading our children into a life of crime

But here’s the real secret “They” (that would be our brothers, sisters, children, friends and neighbours) are already here, and they’re dying for lack of services

If we are ever going to tackle the scourge of death and desperation, we have to make the mind shift towards realizing fancy equipment in a shiny new hospital only treats part of the malady

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Dear Editor, Re: “Hospice lets us all rest in peace, ” Opinion, Jan 26

We at the Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House were so moved by the article written by your editor, Eve Edmonds, on the passing of her dad with us earlier this year

The picture of the sunrise over our backyard (shown in your online version) was absolutely beautiful and a loving testament of a daughter to the memory of her father

We are so grateful that his stay was a positive experience We are trained in the delivery of the very best there is in palliative care (the mitigation of symptoms and whole person care when a cure is no longer possible)

We endeavour to make the most devastating experience of the death of a loved one as meaningful and supported as we can

Our relationship with the Supportive and Palliative Care Unit at Richmond Hospital and the Palliative Home Care Support Service is as tight knit and collaborative as possible so that our care can be offered to as many people as we can manage from wherever their care is taking place when hospice care becomes the most appropriate placement

We are so glad that Eve and her family were part of this network of care along with the many, many other Richmond residents who we have had the privilege to support on their journeys for over the past 16 years.

The Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House is a not-for-profit entity supported and run by the Salvation Army and partially funded by Vancouver Coastal Health and donations from the public

Jennifer Dufour ROTARY HOSPICE HOUSE

Dear Editor,

I usually do not write in but the gas stations in Richmond have become a joke due to the no self-serve bylaw

This morning I went to Domo to take advantage of their flash sale and the two attendants were standing around yawning and chatting to each other and eventually I had to honk to get their attention The receipt I requested was not the correct one I drove back and asked for the receipt I also asked them to be more attentive and help customers on arrival They then became extremely rude and when I drove away the one attendant stood in front of my car and pretended to yawn

At every gas station in Richmond, you find customers pumping their own gas as the attendants are mostly too lazy to assist They are being paid to help customers, albeit minimum wage.

Richmond, get rid of the ing anyone and isn’t pre

Catharina

Dear Editor,

The stretch of road on Alberta Road beside the Garden City Park is a ticking time bomb until somebody, their child or their dog is killed

This is a busy section for people crossing into the park

Theoretically, the speed limit there is 50 km/h Give me a break!

There are no marked crossings from Katsura, through the corner/entrance to the parking lot of the park, even though there are the wheelchair accesses on the sidewalks

This should be a 30-km/h limit, max, with speed bumps beside the park

February

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Real world court battle over fantasy TV show in Steveston

Alan Campbell

Two Steveston businesses and their landlord were tangled in a real-life tale of woe, with Disney trapped in the middle

The backdrop was the fairytale character of Rumplestiltskin who, as the BC Supreme Court pointed out, “initially brought wealth, but eventually sowed discord” in the village during the filming of the ABC channel’s hit fantasy TV show Once Upon A Time (OUAT)

Front and centre in the real world, however, was a fight involving two adjoining businesses and their Moncton Street landlord The Fab Pad and It’s Posh Accessories on one side and building owner PD Riverside Ventures on the other

At the heart of the controversy was a dispute over production company Disney/ Stage 49’s payments to the tenants for business interruption and to the landlord for exterior shots of the premises, which doubled in OUAT as Mr Gold’s Pawn Shop, the “real world” version of the fairytale charac-

ter Rumplestiltskin.

And in a not so happy ending, The Fab Pad’s owner, Laura Stapleton, was ordered to pay the landlord $19,629 17 for breach of the lease extension contract, while It’s Posh Accessories’ owners, Kimberley and Karl Sorensen, were ordered to pay $44,396 72

Court documents released this week told how the landlord, PD Riverside Ventures represented in person at the premises by a Dyona Dallas signed a three-year lease in 2013 with the tenants, while OUAT was still shooting in Steveston and, off and on, using the premises for filming

In the lease contract was a clause, which stated the landlord “shall retain full rights with respect to receiving compensation for the use of the exterior images” of the

building and that the tenant “shall have the rights to receive compensation for business interruption ”

It also stated that “ any and all contact or negotiations for these uses shall be through the landlord only” and not with Disney/ Stage 49

However, during the course of that lease term, the tenants dealt directly with Disney, providing calculations to and receiving cheques from the production company for business interruption losses from filming Court documents state that Dallas was “content to allow the tenants to deal directly with Stage 49, as she was at that time focused on her ailing parents ”

In a twist to the tale, from around August 2015, more than two years into the lease term, Dallas began asking the tenants about the business interruption payments and their dealings with Stage 49

And in April 2016, Scott Walden, from Disney, sent Dallas a copy of the location contract for the next season, at which time she took that opportunity to inquire with Walden about the business interruption arrangements with the tenants

BC Supreme Court judge Justice David Crerar noted the tenants expressed legitimate fears that Dallas would “try to leverage the business interruption payments in future negotiations” for the lease renewal

However, he also pointed out that Dallas, too, had a “good faith explanation” for her new interest in the business interruption payments as it wasn’t clear that the Sorensens would be the tenants during the next filming season

That lease was extended beyond 2016 and the two businesses continued to operate as before.

But it was around that time in the summer of 2016 that the relationship between the tenants and the landlord deteriorated to a point where they could only communicate via lawyers

And stuck in the middle was the Disney production company, which was preparing to film for the next season of OUAT and was getting pulled in both directions by the landlord and the tenants as to who to negotiate with in regard to payments

For the full story, go to Richmond-News. com and search OUAT.

Mr. Gold’s pawn shop in Once Upon A Time

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Protest targets Chinese ‘police station’

Friday’s protest organizer Andrew Wagner was skeptical of claims by the Chinese embassy that such locations were to provide services such as driver’s licence renewal for overseas nationals and are not related to police activity.

parently hired to lead the operations

At least 20 people were spotted protesting an alleged overseas Chinese “police station” in Richmond on Friday afternoon

The hour-long protest took place outside Wenzhou Friendship Society on Hazelbridge Way, with protesters holding flags and signs with messages such as “No CCP interference in Canada ” Members of the media and Richmond RCMP were also present at the scene

A European non-governmental agency, Safeguard Defenders, allege the society, along with many others across the globe, operate under the guise of a Chinese police campaign to contain online fraud, but, in fact, are used by Chinese police to carry out “persuasion to return” operations where overseas Chinese nationals are intimidated or pressured to return to China to “face justice ”

The Richmond RCMP confirmed in December the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team was investigating an alleged Chinese “police station” in Richmond, although they didn’t specify what organization this might be

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“I don’t think they’re simply for renewing driver’s licences and things like that, because most countries would do that at a consulate That’s a highly unusual setup for such a procedure,” he said Friendship society denies intelligence activity

But the society claims it’s not involved in any intelligence activity and that its code of conduct bars its members from such activity under threat of being expelled.

“To the best knowledge of the board of the directors (the ‘Board’) of the Society, neither the Society nor its members have engaged any security intelligence activities with Wenzhou Public Security Bureau of the People’s Republic of China,” the society said in a statement released to the media “The Board and the members of the Society will continue to work to achieve the purpose of the mandate of its Constitution in creating a safe and helpful networking platform for its members and new Chinese immigrants ”

They further state the society requires its members to abide by Canadian laws including “not participating in aiding foreign intelligence gathering activities ”

Its main purposes are to promote fellowship, promote and improve the “morals and virtuous behavior within our society,” encourage social stability locally, promote world peace and do charitable work

Allegations date back to 2018

One of the earliest mentions of “ overseas police service stations” dates back to a Chinese state media report from 2019, which announced the Qingtian county police of Zhejiang Province established an overseas police service centre in 2018 to provide “convenient” services

The Chinese police claimed the services were related to passport renewal, police operations, collecting opinions from the diaspora community and spreading policy information A team of 135 Qingtianese diasporas were ap-

The issue of these “service stations” gained international notoriety in 2022, when the “110 Overseas” initiative from Fuzhou city in China’s Fujian province kicked off According to an article from the state-owned Fujian Daily, the initiative offers police services over the phone and online platforms, as well as other services similar to the Qingtian operations

The initiative, pioneered by Fuzhou Public Security Bureau, was apparently the first of its kind in the country Anecdotes retold in the article include one of a woman calling from the U S to report her daughter, who was living in Fuzhou, missing. Another tells the tale of a Fuzhounese businessman calling from Mozambique to report an employee who stole money from his company and escaped back to China. The employee was apparently caught within a month

The Safeguard Defenders report links such “service stations” to the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front strategy and overseas associations, such as Richmond’s Wenzhou Friendship Society

“Leaders of hometown associations are frequently rewarded with meetings with CCP officials, participation in party-organised events and symbolic appointments to party-controlled bodies in China,” reads the Safeguard Defenders report

“In return, they are expected to assist the party in its propaganda and political influence activities, such as promoting China’s invasion (under the propaganda guise of ‘peaceful reunification’) of Taiwan.”

The Chinese embassy, however, has told CBC that the “service stations” are staffed with volunteers, not police officers, to help overseas nationals and are not involved in “ any criminal investigation or relevant activity ”

There have also been reports of the Chinese Communist Party allegedly trying to exert influence during the last federal election in Canada with files from Maria Rantanen/Richmond News

...neither the Society nor its members have engaged any security intelligence activities...

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City gets rid of 60 km/h zones

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Roads where cars go 50 kilometres per hour can actually handle almost double the traffic of roads with 60- or 70-kilometre speed zones

This might seem “counter-intuitive,” explained Richmond’s director of transportation Lloyd Bie, but some American studies have shown roads with a 50-kilometre speed limit can handle about 900 cars per hour, whereas roads with higher limits can handle about 500 cars per hour.

City council unanimously approved lowering speed limits on all roads within Richmond’s jurisdiction to a maximum of 50 kilometres per hour.

There are four such stretches of road in Richmond that allow vehicles to travel 60 kilometres per hour, and some of these have been identified as high-crash areas.

These stretches are No 6 Road between Cambie Road and Westminster Highway; Westminster Highway between No 4 and

No 6 roads as well as from Nelson to Highway 91; Vulcan Way from No 6 Road going west almost to Bath Slough; as well as Alderbridge Way between No. 4 and Shell roads

More traffic cameras wanted

Council also voted to ask the province to install more traffic enforcement cameras within the city something that’s under provincial jurisdiction

Currently, there are 10 photo radar cameras in Richmond to catch scofflaws one to catch speeders, at the intersection of Cambie and Garden City roads, and nine for vehicles that run red lights

City council approved and installed traffic cameras at dozens of intersections two years ago to monitor traffic and collect traffic data, but the city isn’t allowed to use them to catch speeders or vehicles that run red lights

After a brazen daytime shooting two years ago, city council voted 7-1 with Coun Michael Wolfe voting in opposition asking the province to increase the quality of the camera footage.

Wolfe said this week, while he’s supportive of the current network of cameras for data collection at a low-resolution, he wouldn’t want that necessarily expanded to allow them to do more

“I would be hesitant to support opening up to the high-definition and potential invasion of privacy of citizens and road users, ” Wolfe said

When the cameras were approved by city council three years ago, a staff lawyer with the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, Meghan McDermott, told the Richmond News the issue of privacy in a public place is not black and white Various court decisions have shown the public is allowed a certain level of anonymity even while in public McDermott said at the time that if faces and license plates weren’t blurred out from traffic camera data, the information could be used maliciously or just for general state surveillance

The privacy commissioner recommended the data be handled by the city rather than Richmond RCMP, unless there is an emergency such as an abduction

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Marko Olas was reported missing on Jan 24 and was last seen around 6:45 p m at Westminster Highway and Gilbert Road

Olas is described as a Caucasian male, five feet seven inches tall, 147 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes He was last seen wearing a black scarf with brown and white dogs on it, a black jacket, brown pants, black shoes with white soles and a silver cross necklace.

Anyone with information on Olas is asked to contact their local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

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menting a new quality control system, however, the financial deductions would be taken from a bonus provided to staff, not from the staff’s base wage or tips.

28 toxic drug deaths in 2022

Twenty-eight people died in Richmond in 2022 of drug poisoning

These numbers were released on the same day that B C started a new exemption for illicit drugs police can no longer arrest people in possession of 2 5 grams of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, crack, methamphetamines and MDMA (ecstasy)

A Richmond restaurant’s attempt to attract customers may have backfired after its new system for incentivizing employees was posted online.

According to a former server, the new management of Tasty Secret Hotpot told staff their pay could be docked for a number of reasons, including inappropriate restaurant attire, placing wrong orders and receiving customer complaints

The woman who created the post on Chinese social media platform Little Red Book said she and two other servers were fired after questioning the practice.

“I asked if this abides by B C ’ s labour laws but didn’t receive much of an answer, ” said the former server, who goes by the handle KEL. She is an international student, and the Richmond News has agreed to not use her name

A spokesperson for the restaurant acknowledge that management was imple-

“Aside from tips, our restaurant provides various bonuses to our staff For example, servers will receive a commission for promoting certain dishes,” the spokesperson said

The deductions would only be applied to the bonuses and not affect the staff’s salary or tips, she explained

“We need a way to uphold quality customer service,” the spokesperson added Regarding the recent termination of some employees, the spokesperson said they were let go because of their poor customer service, not because they questioned the restaurant’s incentive system

The post about the incentive program quickly went viral and sparked a flood of comments, mainly deriding the restaurant for its management practice

The spokesperson said she is aware of the feedback and is hoping for it to blow over

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This is the second highest number since statistics started being made public in 2012 in 2021, there were 32 drug poisoning deaths in Richmond

The BC Coroners Service released its 2022 statistics on Tuesday morning, showing that 2,272 people died across B C from drugs that were tainted with fentanyl, benzodiazepines and other toxins This was slightly lower than in 2021, when 2,306 people died

Drug toxicity deaths about six people a day in B C are the highest cause of unnatural deaths, far exceeding suicide, motor vehicle accidents and homicides

Both in November and December, there were two deaths in Richmond from toxic drugs

A very small number of drug users are able to access a medical-grade opioid hydromorphone via MySafe vending machines in Vancouver and Victoria The coroner noted in her report Tuesday that “there is no indication that prescribed safe supply is contributing to illicit drug deaths ”

According to BC Emergency Health Services statistics, paramedics responded to 356 drug poisonings or overdoses in 2022 in Richmond, and to 33,654 across B C

Last year, the BC Coroners Service told the News, of the 24 deaths recorded so far at that point, 18 took place inside residences 14 in private homes and four in other residences Three deaths occurred outdoors, and three locations weren’t specified by the coroner ’ s service

City completes Mitchell Island flood investigation

The City of Richmond has completed its investigation into the flooding of Mitchell Island between Christmas and New Year

The city said the combination of a king tide and a “significant storm surge event” contributed to the flood on the industrial swath of land on Dec. 27 which resulted in “close to record high levels” of water

The island on the Fraser River between Richmond and Vancouver was cut off for several hours, with some workers telling of the waters partially submerging vehicles in the space of 10 to 15 minutes.

A tweet posted by the city on the day of the flood indicated that all of the city’s pumps on the island were “operating properly” but that an investigation would take place.

A spokesperson for the city told the Richmond News that it does have a long-term flood protection strategy for Mitchell Island, which was “developed in consultation with local businesses.”

However, in the short-term, “we are working with impacted property owners to identify solutions and encourage the construction of private flood protection infrastructure to protect their low-lying properties, and installing interim measures to prevent flooding along Mitchell Road,”

explained the city spokesperson.

“The flooding on Mitchell Island resulted from river levels exceeding the elevation of some low-lying land along the riverfront that is prone to flooding during long return period high water events.”

The city’s long-term plan includes acquiring right-of-ways along river bank properties to “facilitate a future dike, and encourage land raising to facilitate construction of a ‘superdike’ on Mitchell Island.”

The News also reported that week how the city’s flood defences appeared to hold up against the king tide and rainstorm at Britannia Heritage Shipyards in Steveston. There was, however, signs of flooding at London Landing in Steveston during the peak of the king tide.

Mitchell Island flooded within 15 minutes during a king tide storm surge in December

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BC SPCA probing bunny dump ‘ n ’ dash

Alan Campbell

“We don’t want people to abandon their pets here, but we don’t want them dumped in the park, either ”

Krista Shaw, BC SPCA’s Richmond Animal Centre’s manager, had mixed emotions after chasing a vehicle through the shelter’s parking lot last Friday.

Shaw had just witnessed the driver of the “brand new Mercedes” dropping off four boxes on a bench in the parking lot of the No 5 Road centre, before the vehicle “peeled away ” as she shouted after it

In the boxes were 12 baby bunnies, not more than five to six weeks old

“I witnessed the entire thing Thankfully I got their licence plate so we are on it,” Shaw told the Richmond News

“They were in OK condition There was a note left for us They told us they had gotten what they thought were three female rabbits, but it ‘turns out one of them was a male and

now we have 12 The male is no longer with us ”

“At the beginning of January, the exact same thing happened, eight rabbits were left in the parking lot; they looked very similar, with very similar handwriting on that note as well ”

Shaw said they can’t be absolutely certain it was the same people, but the “circumstances are very, very similar.”

BC SPCA investigating the bunny dump

Shaw reiterated that the abandonment of animals is a criminal offence and that the BC SPCA is “actively investigating this ”

Shaw said they’ve had to rearrange the centre to accommodate their new tenants and is now appealing for fresh, sealed supplies for their unexpected visitors

“We need lots of rabbit supplies, such as hay and food but we are still dealing with RHD (rabbit hemorrhagic disease) so it needs to be packaged and unopened, purchased from a store,” she added, noting that the likes of packaged alfalfa hay, fresh uncut

Break-in suspect sought by police

Richmond residents are being asked by police to help identify a man suspected of breaking into a storage locker in a city centre apartment complex.

Richmond RCMP has released a photo (right) of the man suspected to be involved in the break-in at the 5,000-block of Gilbert Road, close to River Road

Police are investigating the alleged break and enter of the storage locker in November of last year

The male suspect, say police, entered the building through a public parking area and then “allegedly

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And if people find themselves in a similar situation as the ones who “dumped and dashed” last week, just reach out to the BC SPCA first

“It is an offence (to abandon animals), but I don’t want to scare people…just give us a call and we will work with you We don’t

want them being dumped in a park

“And even if you think (your new rabbits) are the same sex, get them spayed or neutered, get them up to date on their vaccines, get them microchipped.”

To contact the centre in Richmond, call 604-2773100 or email richmond@ spca.bc.ca or go to their website at Spca bc ca/locations/richmond

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forcibly entered the storage area, and took several bags of items with him.”

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These baby rabbits were among a dozen dumped in cardboard boxes in the Richmond Animal Shelter parking lot.

ALC to decide fate of illegally dumped fill

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Two hundred truckloads of fill were dumped on a Richmond farm without a permit, and now the owner wants to keep the fill and improve it in order to create a blueberry farm

City council voted 6-3 to forward the property owner ’ s application to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), which has the final say in whether the fill can stay, despite some hesitation from council mem-

Q: What is xerostomia?

bers, given the fact there was no fill permit.

If the ALC rejects the application, the property owner will have to remove the soil

All fill applications on ALR properties need to be approved by the ALC, but only after the local municipality agrees to forward the application to the provincial agency Coun Laura Gillanders, who, in the end, voted against sending the application to the ALC, said she felt “ unease ” approving it since the owner himself brought in the fill She added she didn’t want to send a message to the community that “anything goes on farmland,” that is, if a property owner

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dumps fill without a permit, he or she can just then apply later to keep it

“I think we need to have a deterrent there needs to be a message sent that that’s not okay,” Gillanders said, adding there are “dozens” of similar cases currently under investigation

Although 1,100 cubic metres of fill was dumped on the property, at 8251 No. 5 Rd just south of Blundell Road, no fines were ever levied by the city or the ALC Coun Carol Day suggested city council ask staff to look into whether the city could impose a fine on the property owner before

the application was sent to the ALC.

“Whatever they took in tipping fees, we should be charging them in a fine fair is fair,” Day said “We’ve got to send a message that you can’t get away with this.”

She added if this owner isn’t held “ accountable” there’s nothing to stop the next property owner from doing the same thing This, however, wasn’t supported by the majority of council and, instead, they voted to send it to the ALC for a decision

City council also asked staff to look into how it could better police illegal fill dumping on farmland

Is Canada going to have King Charles portrait on Canada’s 2023 coins? Q: A:

Canada is going to be commemorating Queen Elizabeth’s 60-year reign as Canada’s Queen

All coins coming out by the Royal Canadian mint, will have her portrait and 1952-2022 on the obverse of the coin

Both the $50 gold and $5 silver Maples Leafs should be here in two weeks, and they will have that “1952-2022” included on the coin.

We also should have the 2023-coin sets and Silver Dollar in by the third week in February

There is also a special commemorative dollar, with all four different portraits of the Queen that were used on our coinage.

It will be available around the end of February.

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Q:What does alternative health mean and how is it different than medicine?

A:An “alternative” is defined as “another choice” – but the alternative in health care may also be the less obvious choice. Traditional medicine encourages patients to seek a doctor’s help as a response to illness, alternative health-care providers focus on prevention. If you are interested in exploring an alternative health-care solution - a great place to start is with chiropractic care. For more than 100 years, chiropractors, have worked to transform the “traditional medicine” health-care paradigm from one based on treating disease to one focused on prevention. What can chiropractic do for you? A lot! Chiropractors believe that the body has an inherent ability to heal itself and that the structure of the spine relates to the function of the body

Rather than relieving only symptoms, chiropractors help patients prevent illness by achieving optimal health. If you would like to find out more - call our office and set up a consultation with one of our doctors.

Residents awarded for catching violent suspect

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Three Richmond citizens were honoured last week for their brave actions in helping Richmond RCMP catch a violent suspect and tending to an injured officer

Construction site workers Stephen Baskerville, Tracey Hill and Margaret Woodcock were joined by friends, family, Richmond RCMP Chief Supt Dave Chauhan and a handful of officers at the Richmond detachment on Jan 25 for the award presentation

The three civilians jumped in to help an injured Richmond RCMP officer and catch a suspect while officers were working on a stolen property case

On Feb 17, 2022, four suspects, three male and one female, were confronted by staff at the Hampton Inn on Bridgeport Road for fraudulent use of a credit card

The four individuals then fled the hotel

Richmond RCMP was called to the hotel and identified three of the four suspects through video surveillance Two male and one female suspects were recognized by two officers patrolling the area near Sex-

smith Road and Douglas Street

The female and one male were arrested for stolen property, but a second male suspect fled on foot

A Richmond RCMP officer chased the individual, which led to an altercation between the two in which the officer was repeatedly struck in the head The suspect then removed the officer’s collapsible baton from his holster and struck the officer with the baton, which “rendered the officer unconscious” and ran away

Civilian witness Hill, a construction flagger working nearby, witnessed the entire altercation and alerted fellow co-workers on-site, telling them what was happening and where the suspect ran

“I couldn’t run and jump in and save him because I probably wouldn’t have turned out okay,” said Hill

Construction site flagger Woodcock then used the work radio to direct their site supervisor Baskerville to a business plaza on Capstan Way where the suspect entered a restaurant

“To hear an officer has been hit, I just needed to find out what was going on and do whatever I could do,” said Baskerville, explaining “it was all instinct to help ”

is the Chinese Canadian character for 2022

Inflation will be the Chinese character of 2022 for many Canadians

The Gendo Asian Art Foundation nominated 12 Chinese characters, each representing an issue that dominated the thoughts of Canadians in 2022 The poll ended on Jan 27, with the character for inflation winning with 33,187 votes, followed by the character for discrimination with 12,800 votes

Chak Au, Richmond city councillor and chairman of the Gendo Asian Art Foundation, said the campaign was a success, noting that Canada had the highest participation ratio compared to countries with similar polls

More than 45 per cent of the participants were from Western Canada and most of them were from Metro Vancouver. Having so many non-Chinese participants was also encouraging and bodes well for future events, Au added

As for the first-place winner, Au was not surprised

“The high inflation rate has affected many people’s lives to a drastic degree in 2022,” Au said Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan also chose “inflation” as the Chinese character of the year

At the character reveal held on Saturday at the foundation’s office, Mark Jin, a Chinese calligraphy master, perform a brushwriting ceremony

Arthur Wang, secretary-general of the Gendo Asian Art Foundation, expressed his appreciation for every Canadian who voted in the poll and plans to turn it into an annual event

Also in celebration of the Lunar New Year, the Richmond Chinese Community Society was back at Lansdowne Centre for the first time since the pandemic

Hundreds of Richmondites and local dignitaries gathered at the Richmond mall on Saturday afternoon to enjoy the festivities, which included an opening ceremony, live dance and musical performances as well as various stalls showcasing cultural crafts and fun activities.

Lion dancers also visited tenants around the mall to bring good fortune

With his staff’s direction he located the suspect in the business plaza and held him down until police officers arrived

When asked if he was scared, Baskerville told the News the adrenaline was there to suppress the fear and he just did what he did without knowing what he was doing Hill told the News that she never expected

to be honoured like this

“To me, my honour and reward was when they told me he (the officer) was going to be okay

That was the biggest reward,” she said “I just did what I needed to do, and I’m glad that I did,” she added

The suspect in question has been charged with numerous offences, including assaulting a police officer with a weapon, disarming a police officer, wilfully resisting or obstructing an officer and failing to comply with a bail release order

The three civilians were presented a certificate of appreciation, a Richmond RCMP challenge coin and an RCMP officer-incharge accommodation letter by Chief Supt Chauhan

“I want to personally thank these civilians for rendering assistance to our injured officer, and for helping to ensure the suspect involved was quickly located and taken into custody,” said Chauhan

“The quick interaction and actions of (these) folks are commendable ”

Moira the crow finally departs its YVR nest

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Vancouver International Airport’s (YVR) latest crow tenant has moved out for now

According to a tweet from YVR, Moira the crow was “safely re-released” on Monday

However, Moira’s response to her banishment has been less than enthusiastic

Just before YVR’s tweet, @crowYVR, a Twitter account where Moira has been documenting her life at the airport, had warned of a “birdnapping” with a tweet stating, “Being manhandled is NOT APPRECIATED ”

Moira told the Richmond News, via her @crowYVR Twitter account, that she had been relocated out “into what became a snowy tundra ”

“The relationship I thought I had built with the YVR domestic terminal and their staff was clearly a lie,” the statement reads, adding that while there

were no physical injuries, feelings were hurt

Moira’s account also replied to YVR, accusing the airport of not giving credit for the photo of her

It remains to be seen whether travellers will see the celebrity crow perched around the airport again

“I found great solace and comfort at YVR, and the food options were plentiful, so I’ll be back,” reads Moira’s statement

“However, maybe next time I’ll have better luck in the international terminal ”

Stephen Baskerville (above, left) and Tracey Hill (above, right), as well as Margaret Woodcock (far right) were commended by Richmond RCMP for helping catch a suspect and tend to an injured officer in February 2022

‘Inflation’

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YVR’s resident crow has been safely relocated, according to the airport

Scam victim sues Richmond bank for lack of fraud warning

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A woman who was scammed just got a second chance to hold the bank that authorized the transaction partially responsible

Li Zheng decided to sue the Richmond branch of Bank of China (Canada) after losing almost $70,000 to a scammer She turned to the Court of Appeal after her civil suit was dismissed in the Supreme Court.

Zheng had received a call from someone back in May 2018 who claimed to be with the Chinese consulate The caller, who had Zheng’s driver’s licence number, told her she was being investigated for an international money laundering case

She was given the option to either fly back to China and stay in jail during the investigation or transfer funds to Hong Kong that would be returned after the investigation

Zheng, who said she was “terrified to death” by the threats, went to the Richmond branch of the Bank of China (Canada) and

asked a teller to help her transfer $69,000 to another person ’ s account in Hong Kong

She claimed bank employees did not ask her security questions about the transfer, but the bank’s compliance officer told the court he had asked Zheng about her relationship with the Hong Kong recipient Although he did not get a response, he said he “did not notice anything out of the ordinary ”

When she realized she’d been scammed, Zheng filed a civil claim against the bank for not alerting her to the possible fraud.

When that claim was dismissed, Zheng appealed to the BC Court of Appeal, which has decided to revive her claim

In her written reasons, appeal judge Susan Griffin rejected the bank’s claim that Zheng would have made the transaction regardless of any questions from the bank

“There is no evidence that the Bank warned Ms Zheng that there was a prevailing fraud of this sort Had it done so, Ms Zheng may well have realized she was being duped and halted the transaction,” she wrote

March 5-11,

Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala

Take the grand staircase up to one of the most historic and beautiful ballrooms in Vancouver and the marquee event of Vancouver Cocktail Week: The Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala

Raise your glass to the fall of Prohibition and enter the golden era of cocktails at an epic party that takes you on a glamorous journey through tipsy traditions Throughout the ballroom designed in 1939 and with more than 800 hours of hand-painted details stations featuring local bar stars and global brand ambassadors will offer drinks representing different eras in cocktail culture past and present

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Come early and enjoy our VIP hour, where you can mingle with our international and national VIP guests while enjoying passed canapés and cocktails

Following the VIP hour, cheer on the finalists in the World Class Canada bartender competition during their speed-round hour before we announce the 2023 Canadian Bartender of the Year

Then enjoy the food stations, live music and DJ, and cast your bids in the silent auction to support the BC Hospitality Foundation

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April 11, 1932 - December 22, 2022

On December 22, 2022, our father Dr Lionel Tenby passed away at Richmond General Hospital. The symptoms of acute leukemia had presented quickly and he was admitted to the hospital on December 9. Our father passed away at age 90 having lived a full, happy and successful life. He was a Richmond doctor for half a century and cared for generations of patients in the community

He was predeceased by his father Dr Henry Tenby in 1956, mother Fanny Tenby in 1990, wife Judy in 1987, and is survived by his children Marla and Henry (and Idil), brother Dr Stephen Tenby in Honolulu, and extended family in England. He will be very much missed by his dear friend Josie. Throughout his life, our father maintained a strong bond with his Jewish faith in honour and memory of his father Henry’s family who remained in Lublin, Poland and were all victims of the Holocaust

Dr Lionel Tenby graduated from the University of London’s Westminster Hospital Medical School in 1955. He emigrated to Canada interning at London, Ontario’s St. Joseph’s Hospital, and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps as a Medical Officer with the rank of Captain. In 1956, he returned to London when his father took ill to tend his father’s busy South London medical practice in Elephant & Castle until 1957. After his father’s death, Lionel returned to Canada.

He interned at Royal Columbian Hospital and was licensed to practice medicine in BC in August, 1958. After a year of residency at VGH as an ENT he went into general practice initially working for a GP in Ladner In the summer of 1961, our father started his practice in the Seafair Shopping Centre in Richmond (on August 15). In the 1980s, his office moved across the street to the Francis Road location where it remained until retirement

Our father admitted the very first pediatric patient to the newly opened Richmond General Hospital on March 17, 1966, and was an active doctor until his 2014 retirement. August 11, 2011, was a big date as our father celebrated his Golden Jubilee 50th anniversary of practicing family medicine He received the Queen’s Medal in recognition for his community service in a special ceremony in November, 2012. In later years our father enjoyed regular visits to LA to visit his Uncle Jack and Auntie Trixie, cousin Maggie and partner David, and made regular visits to see all his family in London (Loretta, Devora, Brenda and others) and in Israel (Ehud, Rivka and others). Our father’s funeral service was held at the Schara Tzedek Cemetery on December 25, 2022. May his soul rest in peace. He will be remembered as a kind, loving, gentle, generous soul, who lived life to the absolute fullest.

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June 9, 1980 to January 7, 2023

It is wth deepest sadness we announce the loss of our beautiful son Ryan Ryan was very cose to his famly especialy his brother Miles and sister Vanessa One of hs greatest oys was paying and laughing with hs niece Emre, and nephews Landon and Leo Ryan was a collector of tools (new and od), comic books and sports cards He loved to go to car shows and hockey games When there was a boxng match he would be at the bar to watch with Mies, Vanessa, his Dad, and frends Ryan was passionate about BMX bkes and Mustang cars Ryan’s cousin and best frend JD talked everyday about their BMX finds Ryan was a master gazier and very artcuate about hs work

Ryan had a wonderfu sense of humour and a great contagious laugh Ryan loved to learn about everything Such a wonderfu kind gentle sou rest in peace our precous boy, in al of our hearts forever Ryan wl be greatly mssed by his mother Marene Reeves, father Robin Reeves, brother Miles (Emrie and Leo) and sister Vanessa (Landon) Auntie Mary-Anne, Unce Andy (cousns Jennfer and Stephen), Auntie Jo (cousins Michele, Tyler, JD, Kady and Kely), Uncle Brian (cousin Alex), and Uncle Kevn Auntie Randi, Uncle Bob (cousins Jennifer, Courtney and Maree), Aunte Rcki (cousin Zachary) As wel as his second cousns, too many to mention and al of his friends Ryan was predeceased by his grandparents Nana and Baba; Deare and Grandpa George Amesbury, and hs great grandmother Grandma Mom Also, his fur baby (Bela) who was hs faithfu companion for 15 years Ryan loved al animals

A memoral servce wl be held to honour Ryan on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 1:00 pm, Richmond Funera Home, 8420 Cambe Road, Richmond, B C Reception to folow at Funera Home

In leu of flowers, please make a donaton n Ryan’s name to a charty of your choice

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MAKUTRA, Chad M.

June 20, 1978 December 31, 2022

On December 31, 2022, Chad passed away unexpectedly of undiagnosed heart disease at his home in Edmonton, Alberta. He was 44 years old. He is survived by his daughter, Kianna; partner Tammy Howe; parents Larry and Bonnie Makutra; sister Jamie (Aaron) Hudson; niece Amelia; and nephew Nathaniel. He will be remembered and missed by many extended family and friends.

Chad grew up in Steveston, BC and enjoyed a loving childhood filled with family, friends and sports lacrosse and hockey being his favourites. He survived a serious car accident in 1995 and worked hard to recover from and adapt to his injuries He went on to pursue culinary arts at Vancouver Community College before relocating to Edmonton, where he met his former spouse and brought Kianna into the world. Through all of life’s joys and frustrations Edmonton was a comfortable place for Chad, and he was happy to live in his maternal grandparents’ home for the last several years of his life.

Those who knew Chad will remember him for his goofy sense of humour, gregarious laughter, and love of food he always took pride in cooking up something delicious. If you regularly received pictures of his meals via text or messenger, consider this a sign of how much he valued your friendship.

Cremation has taken place, and an interment and family reflection will be held in Edmonton at a later date. In lieu of flowers, we invite you to raise a glass wherever you are and tell a good joke (maybe twice) in honour of Chad.

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HUDD, Audrey Yvonne

September 1, 1931 January 12, 2023

With great sadness, we announce the passing of our brave mother/grandmother/aunt. Audrey is survived by husband Harold, daughter Penny (Roy), son Michael, two grandchildren Declan and Kyle and many other family members. Born in Bombay, India, she married there and then moved to England, Scotland and finally, Canada. She worked at Little Flower Academy for many years, retiring in 1994. In 1999, Audrey beat the odds and survived a brain aneurysm, enjoying many more years with her family. Prayers on February 3rd, 5:30 pm and Funeral Mass on February 4th, 11:30 am at St. Paul’s Parish, 8251 St Albans, Richmond

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Wlfred George Edmonds passed away on January 2, 2023, at 95 years of age He leaves behnd Marg Edmonds, his wfe and partner of 69 years; his three daughters and ther partners Lynda and Heye, Jayne and Mtch, and Eve and Andrew; ther chidren Kelsey Mark Brendon Collin Lachlan and Georga; and great grandchildren Ela and Brooke Together wth Marg, nothng was more important to George than his famly He identified wth the symbol of the wolf: family, loyalty, curiosity, and playfuness

Marg and George shared a partnershp based on common vaues, deep companonship and ove that stood the test of time

George was born in Edmundston, New Brunswck to Emma and Charles Edmonds He was a successfu Forestry Engineer but folowing the family’s move from Winnipeg to Cagary n 1963, he became regiona director of the Canadian Counci of Chrstans and Jews and eventually a manager at the Unversity of Cagary Book Store He eft the workforce n hs fifties to folow hs dream to become a writer

George pursued an authentic life He was a seeker who was always curious: he practiced Zen meditaton, vegetaransm and running before they were a thing in the 1970’s George was an ntrovert who read lterature, phiosophy and hstory and often commented that realty dd not hold a match to the wonderful world of lterature Yet, George was aso the life of the party with both adults and chidren His grandchidren woud laugh unti ther cheeks hurt

George loved the outdoors and introduced hs chidren to hking and cross-country sking in the Rocky Mountans when they were young Later he oned an outdoors club that went every week nto the Kananaskis George went on club cycing trips around the word into his 80’s Whle he oved to be part of the group, he woud often be found off to the side wrting or drawing in his notebook He also had a specal reationship with hs Westphala van, whch he took camping wth the famly or would park by the ocean to drink tea and read

When Marg and George were 80 years old, they moved from Calgary to Steveston to be close to their daughters and grandchildren He spent the past fifteen years of his ife walkng at Gary Point Park, dscussing poetry over coffee wth hs dear friend Ron and eventualy movng to The Maple Residences

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Beautiful Smiles Created by the Artisans at Esthetics Denture Studio

Rajbeer graduated with an associate of science degree in 2015. She has succeeded for 8 years in the customer service industry, providing services with a positive and caring attitude. Having a passion for denturism, Rajbeer has provided excellent and dedicated patient care at Esthetics Denture Studio since she completed the CDI Denturists program.

Advantages and benefits of being an Esthetics Denture Studio patient:

• Alex Hupka has 26 years of experience as a registered dental technician and 21 years experience as a registered denturist

• A combined experience of 47 years in the dental field produces results of esthetic beauty with unparalleled accuracy in all our products

• Natural beauty esthetics and function, immaculate attention to detail

• We provide integrated treatment planning with your dentist or surgeon

• Implant supported and retained denture treatment planning and engineering

• Highest quality dental materials available with no compromise

• We have an in house laboratory for all your needs, to maintain product and quality control

• 5 year warranty against breakage during eating

• Free home care kit, including professional denture cleaner with new cosmetic and partial dentures for the lifetime of being our patient

Cosmetic Precision Denture System™

Premium quality Cosmetic Precision Dentures instill confidence and provide optimum function while eating, speaking and laughing

Sophisticated instrumentation records facial and anatomical information to recreate your natural smile and the youthful facial contours of your lips and cheeks Our premium quality teeth duplicate natural teeth. The contours of our premium teeth are designed to match your skeletal type with feminine and masculine characteristics to accentuate your appeal

The Art and Advantages of Cosmetic Precision Dentures:

Esthetics - created with natural nuances, so you can speak, smile and laugh with confidence

Contours - Naturally sculpted tissue surfaces, make Cosmetic Precision Dentures almost indistinguishable from natural tissues

Health - eat virtually any food efficiently, improve digestion. Strength and Fit - extremely dense materials provide a strong, secure, non irritating comfortable fit

Biocompatibility - dense equalized materials aid in the prevention of stain and odor buildup

Alex Hupka RD, RDT, Denturist