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Shady Island dike proposed

Maria Rantanen

Plans to build a 3 3-kilometre dike for ood protection from London Landing Garry Point Park encompassing hady Island is back on the table

The flood protection plan was proosed four years ago, and $1 2 million as spent on preliminary plans

The dike would enclose Steveston Harour and would include gates at the east and west ends, which would be closed during high water events

The dike would start at London Landing, cross the water and continue along the length of Shady Island and beyond, then curve back to Garry Point Park

When the city created its dike master plan, the need to protect Steveston was identified as a priority

However, building a dike along the Steveston waterfront would have disrupted businesses and residences and wouldn’t have protected historical sites such as the Gulf of Georgia Cannery City staff are now planning to consult with the public and stakeholders on the project

Next steps include completing the second phase of the preliminary design, talking with the province about negotiating land tenure on Shady Island also called Steveston Island and working on the environmental assessment

They also plan to look for funding from senior levels of government

The dike plan is on the agenda for next week’s general purposes committee meeting

Public Notice of Intent

Under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act

An application for a Seasonal Patio and extension of service hours has been received by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch and the City of Richmond from:

Emperor’s Kitchen Ltd., DBA: Grill Party, operating from premises located at 120 – 8511 Alexandra Rd., Richmond, BC.

The intent of the application is to: Amend Food Primary Liquor Licence # 305936 for Structural Change to operate a twenty seat Seasonal Patio on private property from April 1 to October 31 each year and to:

Propose a change of hours of liquor service from current hours:

Sunday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to Midnight.

Proposed Hours of Liquor service are:

Sunday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 AM

Total person capacity will remain the same at 98 Persons: limited to 78 persons interior and 20 persons on the patio.

A Temporary Commercial Use Permit will also be required to approve the patio in the commercial parking spaces on this private property. The minimum parking requirement of 20 spaces is met with 83 spaces and less then the permitted 10% are going to be used, listed as five.

Residents, property owners and businesses may comment on this application by writing to:

THE CITY OF RICHMOND

Business Licence Division

LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATIONS

6911 NO. 3 RD

RICHMOND, BC, V6Y 2C1

PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

To ensure the consideration of your views, your written comments must be received on or before April 15, 2023. Your name, address and phone number must be included on your comments. Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

Vikki Hui

Warning: This story contains details of grooming and sexual exploitation of an under-aged person and may be disturbing to some readers

A Richmond man is facing jail after sexually exploiting a teenage student at the school he worked at as an educator

Steven Clarke, 31, met the victim in 2021 while working at a secondary school in North Vancouver

When school reconvened in 2022 after the winter break, he told the victim he had romantic feelings for her and the two exchanged numbers and later on, intimate text messages

During January and February 2022, Clarke asked the victim to send him photos of her

“Some of these photos constitute child pornography,” Crown prosecutor Michelle Merry told Richmond Provincial Court on Wednesday at Clarke’s sentencing hearing

In return, Clarke sent the victim a photo of his erect penis and a video of him having sex with another woman

During the same time, Clarke and the victim would meet in secluded spots at the school to kiss and engage in sexual touching

Clarke would also drive the victim to his Richmond apartment to have sex On one occasion, the victim had a pregnancy scare and Clarke gave her a Plan B (morning after) pill at school

However, the relationship between the pair came to light around Family Day last year after the girl’s mother discovered her daughter’s nude photos on certain devices

At that point Clarke and the student ceased contact

The court heard how Clarke spent one night in jail and later pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation on Jan 26, 2023

Excerpts of text messages between the two were read out in court One text from Clarke read, “Never stop being truly and madly in love with me. And I will always take care of you my future wife and mother of my kids ”

Merry told the court, “ making suggestions about marriage etc , the Crown says it’s very aggravating That is the kind of behaviour that is particularly damaging and confusing to victims of this age ”

According to the joint submission between prosecution and defence, an appropriate sentence for Clarke would be 21 months in jail followed by three years ’ probation. Conditions would include no contact with the victim, no contact or being in the presence of any female person appearing to be under 18, and no volunteer or employment positions involving being in a position of trust or authority to a female person under 18 (with exceptions)

Under the Criminal Code, the minimum sentence for sexual exploitation is 90 days and the maximum is two years Merry added, he had a “high degree of responsibility and moral blameworthiness” as someone who worked with teenagers. He was clearly “manipulative” when trying to have sex with the victim as seen from their text

A recent WorkSafeBC report revealed a young Richmond worker’s fatal work injury was caused by the lack of a designated walkway and an unsafe worksite

The Richmond News reported in May 2021 that a woman had succumbed to her injuries after an industrial accident in north Hamilton

According to WorkSafeBC’s investigation report, Tree Island Industries had violated the Workers Compensation Act and its own safety regulations by failing to ensure the health and safety of all workers and failing to provide a work area for safe movement

The 24-year-old worker, a chemical process engineer, was believed to have been struck by a forklift transporting coils of steel wire at an S-

Curve Intersection In The Rod Yard

“The (forklift operator) did not see (the worker) and it is not known why the (worker) did not or could not avoid the forklift,” reads the report

The worker was wearing a hi-vis vest at the time, which met regulations She had gone through a new hire orientation when she started working at Tree Island, and the forklift operator was qualified for his job

WorkSafeBC determined there was no separation between pedestrians and mobile equipment at the scene of the accident, which resulted in the two working in close proximity and “greatly increased the risk of a worker being struck by mobile equipment, as occurred in this incident ”

Tree Island also did not fully implement its health and safety measures, as there were no worksite inspections of the rod yard, no regular safety meetings and no adequate control of hazards of mobile equipment