Richmond News February 9 2023

City of Richmond

Notice of Public Hearing

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall

6911 No 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 | www richmond ca

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items:

1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 10416 (RZ 21 940333)

Location/s: 8691 Heather Street

Applicant/s: Gurjit Pooni

Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/B)” to “Single Detached (RS2/K)”, to permit the creation of two single-family lots

City Contact: Alexander Costin, 604-276-4200, Planning and Development Division

two equal sized single family lots with vehicle access from Heather Street

City Contact: Ashley Kwan, 604-276-4173, Planning and Development Division

through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing February 10, 2023 and ending February 21, 2023, or upon the conclusion of the hearing

• 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 February 10, 2023 and ending February 21, 2023

Participating in the Public Hearing process:

• The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public and that attendance may be done in-person or remotely by teleconference Advanced registration is required for individuals attending remotely and early registration is encouraged Registration closes at 1:00 p m on the date of the meeting Information on how to register is available on the City website: http://citycouncil richmond ca/meetings/ phone-participation htm Please note that advanced registration is not required for inperson attendance and members of the public are welcome to submit written comments in advance of the meeting

• Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by 4:00 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows:

o By E-mail: cityclerk@richmond ca

o By Standard Mail: 6911 No 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, 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

2. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 10435 (RZ 21 938262)

Location/s: 8420 Heather Street

Applicant/s: Rav Bains

Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/B)” zone to the “Single Detached (RS2/A)” zone, to permit the property to be subdivided into

• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at https://citycouncil richmond ca/agendas/ hearings/.

• At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning and Development Division at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday

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

• 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.

Claudia Jesson Director, City Clerk’s Office

Bylaw 10416

Bylaw 10435

OPINION

Want to know what our MLAs do all day?

Eve Edmonds EEDMONDS@RICHMOND-NEWS COM

I was surprised by the invite Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston, asked if I would like to attend the throne speech at the legislature in Victoria last Monday

That’s a bit of a commute, was my first thought, but what the heck I’ve been in journalism a long time (don’t ask) and have been to many political meetings and proclamations at various city halls and even some on Parliament Hill, but I’d never set foot inside B.C.’s legislature.

To be clear, I wasn’t going as a reporter to cover the throne speech At Glacier Media, our parent company, we have plenty of great reporters and commentators who do that Rather, I was being invited as a guest who (as Greene put it) might want to let readers know how their MLA spends their day

The first answer to that question is commit-

tee meetings As soon as we arrived, I was quickly handed over to Greene’s legislative assistant, as she scurried off to a committee meeting to discuss fisheries

I didn’t complain, it gave me time to wander through the historic institution, with its intricately tiled floors and dome ceiling covered in frescos My first port of call was the library, where I made a beeline for a shelf where volumes of bound newspapers were open to various historical records That’s where I found an article in the Victoria Daily Times, Feb 10, 1897 headlined “A Marble Palace” announcing the opening of the new provincial legislature building

I was struck by the weight of history and importance of record-keeping, particularly in relation to today’s fast moving, ephemeral media landscape

And it’s not just historical records that reside in those hallowed halls, but traditions themselves Prior to the throne speech was the arrival of the Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin, complete with red carpet, inspection of the guards and a 15-gun salute

But how does this answer the question, what do our MLAs do all day?

The throne speech outlined the large vision and priorities for the upcoming year

But as with any grand proclamation, the devil’s in the details and this is where committee work comes in Before we’d finished lunch, both Greene and Aman Singh, MLA Richmond-Queensborough, were rushing off again to another such meeting.

But here’s the thing I have been critical of MLAs of all stripes for being active and vocal champions of various local issues who then become provincial politicians and suddenly have nothing to say about specific local issues we, as a community newspaper, want to hear about

The argument back is that they’re part of a team, and while they work hard on committees doing great work that will benefit Richmond, they can’t talk about it until all the ducks are in a row and the press release is issued I get that kinda I’d still argue that citizens need to feel more part of the process and that their MLAs are more

than glorified communications officers

When I asked Greene what the hardest part of the job has been, she said situations where there has been no good solution

When, for example, there is a service, but for some reason a person ’ s unique circumstances mean they can’t access it

It suddenly occurred to me our strata is in exactly that situation For some reason we are not eligible for a provincial EV charger rebate because we don’t have car ports and we don’t have a single communal parking lot Rather, we have open parking stalls in front of each units Why that should exclude us from the rebate, I have no idea

When I said this to Greene, she lit up, demanding I send her all our information She was all over it As I left the legislature, her final words were, “Send me those emails!”

So, what does an MLA do all day? They carry forward the long and important tradition of parliamentary democracy

What does that really mean? I’ll let you know when we get our rebate.

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Disagreement among Jews on definition of antisemitism

Dear Editor,

Re: “Council allies needed to fight antisemitism,” Letters, Dec 22

In his Dec 22 letter regarding Richmond city council and the decision to remove the IHRA definition of antisemitism from council’s agenda, Michael Sachs implied the IHRA definition is uniformly accepted by all Jews

More than 1,000 members of Independent Jewish Voices Canada, 650 members of the Jewish Faculty Network, 350 international Holocaust scholars, and even the drafter of the IHRA definition himself, Kenneth Stern, have all rejected the way this definition has been weaponized to stifle criticism of Israel and its atrocious human rights record

Antisemitism must be fought, together with all other forms of racism and discrimination But the IHRA definition of antisemitism was not designed to serve that purpose Rather, it is being

used to stifle criticism of Israel and suppress support for Palestinian human rights This definition has been used in a frightening number of instances as a justification to cancel events, restrict free speech on campuses and intimidate faculty and students who want to openly discuss Israeli apartheid and its systematic abuse of Palestinian human rights

Our communities must come together to fight racism and hate We therefore applaud the tireless work Richmond community members have carried out in drafting the city’s antihate protocol and urge council to adopt it. This document provides a model for identifying and fighting all forms of hate and racism Adopting the IHRA definition would fly in the face of the work that went into creating this admirable document

Neil Naiman CHAIR, INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICES (VANCOUVER CHAPTER)

MP defends spending Walk facing car traffic

Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond Centre

Liberal among top spenders in House of Commons, ” Online, Feb 6

As the member of Parliament for Steveston-Richmond East, I take fiscal responsibility very seriously and I practice it in how I operate our day-to-day office. I have one of the lowest spending offices in all of Canada

All 338 MPs across Canada are provided with a set budget to carry out the responsibilities of their constituency offices and they must operate their office within that budget Recently, a Richmond

News article was published about my office expenses I chose to outsource all my graphics, social media, video, photos and events to save taxpayers from adding a full-time staff wage, which would include other employee benefits

These professional services assist me with directly sharing the work I am doing every day on behalf of Richmond residents

These services represent, and will continue to represent, good value for taxpayer dollars

Parm Bains MP, STEVESTONRICHMOND EAST

Dear Editor,

When I was a child in the 1950s and allowed to walk by myself, I was taught to walk facing traffic

It appears this safety rule is not being taught or followed Many times, especially at night, people are walking with the traffic on roads without sidewalks, wearing dark clothing I am surprised more pedestrians are not injured

Walking facing traffic allows you to see approaching vehicles and react to potential dangers, increasing your safety as a pedestrian

When walking with the flow of traffic, you can easily be hit by a vehicle that you didn’t see or expect, but walking towards traffic allows you to have a better view of the road and make decisions to avoid hazards

Charles Dean RICHMOND

A Richmond landlord is warning others after discovering his tenant was running an illegal short-term rental in his condo

When Bobby Ni rented his son ’ s condo out in September 2022, he was told the tenant and her son would be living there

All seemed well at first. Ni was able to speak with the tenant’s previous landlord, whose comments didn’t raise any concerns, and he met the tenant in person to sign the tenancy agreement

Although, that would be the last time he saw her face to face

After the tenant moved in, she requested they communicate over text and would not pick up the phone When Ni asked to inspect the condo later in November, the tenant claimed to be in Toronto and had her friend let Ni in instead

Ni finally realized something was wrong when he found a letter from the building strata in the condo’s mailbox last month.

The letter informed Ni complaints had been made about a possible illegal shortterm rental being operated in his unit and warned that a $200 penalty could apply if it were true

According to the addendum to the tenancy agreement signed by the parties back in September, the tenancy agreement was to be “exclusive” and no “split renting” was allowed. The building’s strata bylaws also forbid residents from using units as short-term rentals without a city-issued permit

Neighbours in the building had apparently sent in complaints after finding strangers trying to open their doors Upon checking surveillance footage and records of the condo’s key fobs, the strata noticed different people had been using the same fob around the building every weekend

When Ni asked to inspect the condo, he was once again referred to the tenant’s friend The friend proceeded to tell Ni and his wife during their inspection that employees of his shop would occasionally stay in the condo for “ a couple of days” while they received training

According to usage records, the tenant’s key fobs were used on days she claimed to be away, and on one occasion, the fob was used more than 40 times in one day Surveillance footage also saw people using the fob to enter an elevator in another building in the complex

Ni told the Richmond News the building strata had initially deactivated one of the fobs following complaints from neighbours, and later decided to deactivate both fobs after the tenant seemed to continue running an illegal Airbnb despite Ni’s warning

Ni told the News that he was “ very furious ” and “frustrated and depressed ”

“We cannot sleep well, eat well,” he said, “We just want them to move out ” Unusual for owners to be unaware of illegal short-term rentals

According to Clay Adams, City of Richmond spokesperson, it’s “unusual” for illegal short-term rentals to happen without the owner and operator’s knowledge

“While we cannot comment on t cifics of this situation, it is genera

property owner who would be subject to any fine and other bylaw enforcement action for an illegal short-term rental as they are responsible for their property ”

The Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) told the News that, although RTB has been involved in disputes where tenants use rental units in ways not intended by the landlord, Ni’s dispute is not a common one.

In fact, all the complaints and disputes the RTB has dealt with regarding shortterm rentals were tenant-initiated

If the owner and tenant are unable to resolve the dispute between themselves, the owner may apply to the RTB for dispute resolution

Although Ni’s tenant finally agreed to move out after some negotiation, the experience left a sour taste in his mouth

“Justice is still (pending),” he said, adding he hopes his story will help warn people to select tenants carefully

75th birthday party marred by alleged assault at tearoom

A 75th birthday party at a Steveston tea room ended with an elderly man allegedly being assaulted and being taken to hospital with several injuries

The incident happened just after 2 p m on Saturday at Mr Gold’s Afternoon Tea and Gelato on Moncton Street

According to one witness, the 75th birthday party was in the process of breaking up when a group of people from a subsequent booking wanted to enter the room

It was then that the alleged disturbance took place, which resulted in a 73-yearold man apparently being pushed to the ground and suffering injuries

Although Richmond RCMP would not confirm the actual business in question or specify the injuries sustained, the Richmond News understands that the victim suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung

Fired workers’ hotel got $33 million in COVID cash: Union

terminated its quarantine contract with the Pacific Gateway, citing the “treatment of unionized workers” as the reason

A Richmond hotel which laid off 143 workers during the pandemic may have banked more than $33 million in federal government quarantine hand-outs

Travis said she filed a freedom of information (FOI) request in the fall of 2021 in an effort to find out how much government money was going to the hotel

Police noted that the 73-year old “attended hospital for treatment of non-lifethreatening injuries he allegedly sustained in the incident” and added that a 15-year old Richmond resident was subsequently arrested for assault

“He was released to the custody of his legal guardian a short time later ”

Police said the “matter remains under investigation, and it is anticipated that it will be resolved within the parameters of the Youth Criminal Justice Act ”

Man wins 10-year parking stall battle

A Richmond man ’ s long battle against his strata to keep shipping containers in his parking stalls is finally coming to an end after a B C Supreme Court judge ruled in favour of his appeal

The story began when Gregory Reid, who lived in a “caretaker’s residence” in an industrial park on Shell Road, moved two shipping containers onto his two parking spots back in 2012. He was asked to remove them a year later as the strata claimed he was using the parking stalls contrary to their purpose Reid refused

The strata then amended the bylaws three years later by a three-quarter vote of all strata owners to prohibit storage containers to be placed in any common property or limited common property, such as parking stalls, and ban owners from parking or storing anything other than “ a motor vehicle” in their parking stalls

Reid was asked to remove the containers since they contravened the amended bylaws, and when he refused, the strata removed his containers in 2017 at Reid’s expense

When Reid went to the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) to seek $8,000 in costs and compensation from the strata, he argued that the strata made a mistake in only taking one vote to amend the bylaws He said that since his strata lot was residential, as opposed to others in the industrial complex, two votes were required to amend the bylaws one for owners of residential lots and one for non-residential lots

He also claimed his containers were “grandfathered” since they were placed before the bylaws were amended.

CRT ruled in favour of the strata and a B C Supreme Court judge dismissed Reid’s initial appeal But the Court of Appeal decided it would be in the interests of justice to allow Reid’s appeal

And B C Supreme Court Justice Palbinder Kaur Shergill ruled in favour of Reid last week, deciding that the CRT had made a mistake when determining Reid’s lot was not residential

Justice Shergill ruled that CRT had focused on the use of the strata lot and “failed to properly consider the evidence before it regarding the design or intention of the unit at the time of inception,” which was being used as Reid’s primary residence

According to the former employees’ union, the Pacific Gateway Hotel, on Cessna Drive near YVR, could have received around $52,000 a day during the 21 months it was contracted to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to temporarily house quarantined travellers

That totals $33 6 million to look after just 2,204 travellers during the 21 months, with all of the hotel’s 380 rooms designated for quarantine purposes in that time period.

Some of the months, for example in September and October 2021, there were just 11 and four travellers, respectively, quarantined at the hotel

The room occupancy figures were uncovered last year by Vancouver Kingsway NDP MP Don Davies, via an order paper request to the government

The workers’ union, Unite Here Local 40, estimated the payouts to the hotel after Calgary Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner this week revealed that the PHAC had spent more than $450,000, per person, to house just 15 people at the Westin Calgary, which has the same owners as the Pacific Gateway the PHI Hotel Group.

“The PHI Hotel Group basically received a windfall at two hotels – and no hotel enjoys 100 per cent occupancy year-round, even in a good year, ” Unite Here’s Michelle Travis told the Richmond News

“How do they justify terminating the bulk of their workforce, while getting all these millions from the government? There was absolutely no reason they couldn’t agree to bring these workers back ”

Travis said the union arrived at the numbers based on workers telling them the government rate was around $139 a night in March 2020

Almost a year ago to the day, the PHAC

“I got a reply, asking if I needed help paring down the request, but that was it, nothing else,” she said

“There are so many questions still unanswered How did they choose this hotel? How much money did they actually give to the hotel? There’s no transparency

“(PHAC) was clearly aware of the way (the hotel) was treating these longterm workers ”

Travis said she understands that the hotel owners, PHI, are turning the Pacific Gateway into a Radisson

“They’re renovating the rooms I believe…they’ve clearly been raking in the money, ” she added

In the meantime, Travis said the union has reached out to Rempel Garner’s office, to see if she knows more details about government payments to the Pacific Gateway

The PHAC is known to have 38 designated quarantine facilities (DQFs) at 14 sites nationwide

In total, $388 7 million was spent on DQFs between April 2020 to December 2022, breaking out to $158 5 million in fiscal year 2020/21, $153 million in 2021/22, and $77 2 million in 2022/23

The PHAC told the Richmond News that it cannot release details on specific sums given to the quarantine hotels “ as it could be considered confidential business information ”

Over the last three years or so, the News has never received a reply to requests for comment by the PHI Hotel Group, including this week

The Liberal MP for Richmond Centre –Wilson Miao – was also asked to intervene last year by the union on behalf of the workers He never responded to the union, or to the News’ requests last year

How do they justify terminating the bulk of their workforce while getting all these millions ?

MICHELLE TRAVIS

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Notice

Development Permit Panel Meeting

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers

Agenda Items:

1. 9300 and 9320 Cambie Road - DP 21-933765 - Interface Architecture Inc. - To (1) permit the construction of 126 residential units in a five-storey multi-family apartment building over a common parkade at 9300 and 9320 Cambie Road on a site zoned “Low Rise Apartment (ZLR43) Alexandra Neighbourhood (West Cambie)”; and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to: a) increase the maximum lot coverage of buildings from 40 to 43 per cent; and b) reduce the minimum width of one manoeuvring aisle in the parkade from 6.7 m to 6.4 m.

Please call 604-276-4395 for further information.

Please note: If you are unable to attend the Development Permit Panel meeting in-person, you may provide written comments in advance of the meeting by email to cityclerk@richmond ca, by standard mail, or participate in the meeting remotely by teleconference. Registration to participate remotely is available starting on the Friday prior to the meeting until 1:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting. Information on how to register is available on the City website: https://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/phone-participation.htm

NEWS

Cops offer tips on thwarting

catalytic converter thefts

Richmond RCMP has issued am explainer and a list of tips to combat the rise of catalytic converter thefts.

The catalytic converters which contain precious metals such as rhodium, palladium, and platinum have become a popular target for theft due to their relatively easy access under the vehicle and lack of identifying markings

And, due to rising prices for these metals and quick removal, they are being stolen at an ever-increasing rate, both locally and across B C

“A thief will typically slide underneath a vehicle and utilize a cordless reciprocating saw or grinder,” explained the RCMP

The theft, say police, can all be “ accomplished in under five minutes ”

“A telltale sign of this is noise and sparks being generated Once the vehicle’s owner returns and starts their vehicle, unusual noises, louder than normal exhaust sounds, and likely a check engine light indicator will be present on the dashboard

Richmond RCMP suggests the following:

Whenever possible, park in a secured garage or compound If this is not possible, park in a well-lit and well-populated area For business owners, consider securing their vehicles/fleet behind locked fencing/ compounds

Consider the use of products designed to deter catalytic converter theft, including engraving, security cages, alarms, and specialized strapping

Alan Campbell/Richmond News

New Coast Salish mural

“Salish design and art is our responsibility to tell stories ”

Atheana Picha, a McNair alumna and interdisciplinary Salish artist with the Kwantlen First Nation, was joined by students, school district staff and city dignitaries at Garden City elementary for the reveal of the school’s newest mural (right) on Tuesday afternoon

Picha said the mural represents the community and is an encouragement for people to do their best for those they represent.

“At the core of it, it’s meant to represent who we are as a community in the broader sense, not just Indigenous people, which is a priority to me, ” said Picha.

Picha told the Richmond News she is aiming to share more stories about the Indigenous people and culture through Coast Salish design and artwork.

“I feel like sometimes people are nervous

around Indigenous artwork,” she said, adding there has been a lack of education around Indigenous art for a long time.

“It’s the lack of understanding of territory, maps or the people that are here and people talk like we left, but we didn’t,” said Picha.

While students are getting more opportunities to learn about Indigenous culture through school, the mural is an example of kids teaching their parents and families, Picha explained

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

Pursuant to the BC Self Storage Lien Act, the owner of CanStore Rentals Ltd has a lien upon all personal property located at the self-service storage facility for rent or other charges incurred for the storage of the personal property Due to the failure to pay the rent, the owner is enforcing its lien and intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the personal property located in the container listed in this notice. The person liable as debtor for whom the lien exists is Jolanda Edwards

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Mayor spent $181K on election

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie spent more than $180,000 on his campaign to be re-elected to an eighth term in office

This compares to RITE mayoralty candidate John Roston, whose slate spent about $45,000 to campaign for him and four other candidates, according to documents filed with Elections BC

Brodie won 66 per cent of the vote in the Oct 15 municipal election, beating out two challengers: Roston, who got about 27 per cent of the vote, and Wei Ping Chen.

RITE Richmond spent $44,645 on its campaign of a mayoralty candidate and four councillor candidates This works out to just under $9,000 on average

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The Province is proposing to replace the existing four-lane George Massey Tunnel with a new, eight-lane immersed tube tunnel, and will decommission the existing tunnel once the new tunnel is in operation

A section of one of our power lines crosses the Fraser River through the existing George Massey Tunnel, so we need to relocate it before the tunnel is decommissioned. We’re studying three alternatives that include both overhead and underground lines for this project

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Listed below are each candidate’s expenses. For those candidates who ran as part of a slate, their expenses are listed below as a portion of their slate’s total expenses.

Mayoralty candidates:

Malcolm Brodie (independent): $181,723

John Roston (RITE): $8,929

Wei Ping Chen: $0 Elected councillor candidates: Bill McNulty (One Richmond): $116,285

on each candidate.

In the meantime, One Richmond, which was a coalition between incumbent city councillors Bill McNulty and Alexa Loo, spent all together about $175,000 on their campaign

Loo’s portion was about $58,500 and McNulty’s was about $116,000

The $116,285 that McNulty listed in his campaign finance forms included a transfer to One Richmond of almost $49,000, which only spent $2,000, according to filed documents

The Richmond Community Coalition (RCC), Coun Chak Au’s slate, spent almost $79,000, running three candidates, Au, Sheldon Starrett and Rahim Oth-

Alexa Loo (One Richmond): $58,529

Kash Heed (Richmond Rise): $26,096

Andy Hobbs (Richmond United): $24,673

Chak Au (RCC): $11,271

Carol Day (RITE): $8,929

Michael Wolfe (RITE): $8,929

Laura Gillanders (RITE): $8,929

Top unelected spenders:

Elsa Wong (independent): $63,492

Bill Han (independent): $51,004

man and four school trustee candidates

On average, the RCC slate spent about $11,271 on each candidate.

The independent candidates who spent the most were Elsa Wong, who spent almost $64,000, and Bill Han who spent about $51,000

Former city councillor

Derek Dang and former provincial solicitor general Kash Heed ran under the Richmond Rise banner, spending about $52,000, about $26,000 on each candidate on average

Heed was elected to city council while Dang was the first runner-up

Only one candidate didn’t submit their paperwork be-

fore the deadline: council candidate Chai Chung, who didn’t win a seat

The date for late filing, with a late filing fee of $500, is Feb 13

Brodie’s election spending was split into the election period and the campaign period, during which spending was limited to $138,932 Elections BC sets limits during the campaign period, Sept 17 to Oct 15, based on the municipality’s population and the position sought

On top of what he spent, Brodie had a balance of $58,412 in his campaign account after the election

Search Richmond election expenses for full story at Richmond-News.com

City gets $2.3M for flood protection

The City of Richmond has received almost $2.3 million to upgrade pump

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The money comes from the provincial Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF).

Six existing pump stations will be upgraded, and some of the money will be used to work on dyking plans in the event of an emergency

The city has 39 pump stations and 49 kilometres of dyking.

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New cat cafe opens

Valerie Leung

A café next to Brighouse Canada Line Station, where customers can pet and play with cats, celebrated its grand opening on Monday

There are seven cats at PetPls, on No 3 Road, that customers can visit with in a separate room while having a coffee and picking up cat supplies

The café had a soft opening in late January, but finally held a grand opening celebration this week

The Richmond News has been told the cats at the café belong to the owner However, the store is currently applying to the BC SPCA to bring adoptable cats into the space to promote the benefits of adopting animals

To visit the cats, customers need to book a 50-minute timeslot before arriving Each time slot is limited to six people. It costs $18 per person to visit with the cats

Popular food court spot closes after 14 years

Vikki Hui

Vikki Hui had a great time at the new cat cafe PetPls near Brighouse Canada Line station

Upon arrival, each person must put on a shoe cover to prevent tracking dirt into the “cat room, ” sign a rule and safety waiver form, and wash their hands before playing with the cats

An employee is always in the room to make sure the cats are safe

The cat café also has a section where cat-related trinkets, food and supplies, such as cat food, beds and toys are sold

The News has reached out to the owner and BC SPCA for comments but didn’t receive a response prior to publication

A popular Hainan chicken rice and laksa spot in the Aberdeen Centre food court is closing down after 14 years

Cafe D’Lite Express announced its imminent closure in a statement on Friday, citing it as an outcome beyond its control as it was unable to reach a mutual agreement with the landlord

“This news is extremely disheartening for us, ” reads the statement

“We would like to express our deepest gratitude for your patronage and loyalty over the past 14 years ”

Two of Cafe D’Lite Express’ sister locations, Mamalee Malaysian Delight in Kitsilano and Downtown Vancouver, will continue to run after its closure

“We are actively exploring new

Cafe D’Lite Express at Aberdeen Centre is set to close next month, but there may be hope for its loyal customers

opportunities and looking for a new location, so please stay tuned for updates on Mamalee’s Facebook,” the statement added

The popular eatery is set to bid Richmond farewell on March 8

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