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Anderson elementary’s science teacher was the unwitting subject of his students’ experiment, which earned him and the school $10,000.

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Ideas aplenty at Lands event Suggestions range from hospital to playing field, to leave it alone BY PHILIP RAPHAEL

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Volunteers at the Garden City Lands Ideas Fair decorate a tree with origami birds.

They came. They saw. Many took a deep breath, and then relaxed. It’s something Jim Wright, president of the Garden City Conservation Society took great delight in seeing Saturday as the city welcomed the public to the 136-acre Garden City Lands site for what was billed as an Ideas Fair, focusing on possible future uses for the property. “It is so typical with the Garden City Lands,” Wright said, “that somehow people get out there, and they are not very far from the city, but still say they have this wonderful feeling that their pulse is slowing down.” Wright said the serene surroundings can have such a calming effect, the city should seriously factor that into their approach on what should become of the property Richmond

Dad thanks ‘angels’ for saving daughter’s life ing sound of something going badly wrong. “I didn’t see it happen, but I heard As he crouched over her stricken the crash and I raced over to see what body, a terrified Marc Lincoln enterhappened,” recalled Lincoln of the tained his worst nightmare of losing incident last Sunday afternoon. his 13-year-old daughter. “She had hit one of those barriers Convulsing due to a seizure and to stop cars getting onto the dyke and her eyes rolling back, Kayla had just she was lying flat on the ground, no crashed off her bike after hitting a bar- screams or cries, nothing. rier on a slipway off the “She went into a dike near the Olympic seizure right there. oval. It was the darkest Moments earlier, moment of my life, Lincoln and his daughter as I had no idea what — Marc Lincoln had been enjoying their was happening. regular bike ride along “I thought somethe dike, a route he takes every day, thing terrible was happening to her cycling to work from their Terra Nova brain. Her eyes were rolling back and home to Vancouver. she seemed to be slipping in and out In a split second, Kayla decided to of consciousness. There was a moment take a slightly alternate route from her I thought she was dying, I really did.” father. It was then he heard the sickensee Helmet page 5 BY ALAN CAMPBELL

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purchased in March 2010 for $59.17 million from the Canada Lands Company (CLC) Ltd. and Musqueam Indian Band. “The Garden City Lands almost have a feeling of wellness. We just have to recognize what is there and do the minimal amounts that don’t mess up what’s there,” Wright said. “It’s an amazing, tranquil place. And it’s really unique. I can’t find anything else like it in the JOHN CORREA/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS world where you can be in Rich Kenny talks about the an inland, city centre and wide diversity of plants growhave literally unbroken, ing on the Garden City Lands. natural viewscapes.” Tranquility aside, the Garden City Lands, which is classified as a peat bog, is an important environmental resource to the Lower Mainland and should ultimately be left untouched, said Eliza Olson, president of the Burns Bog Conservation Society. Over the years, the land was used as a rifle range for military training during the First World War. And then, from 1949 until 1994, it served as the federal Ministry of Transport’s home for maritime radio transmitters. & sa y H see Bog page 4 i in e Nav

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Teacher awarded for creativity, impact BY YVONNE ROBERTSON

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When Glyn Davies’ students volunteered him for a science experiment, he had no idea he’d be leaving the Anderson elementary gym with a $10,000 cheque: $5,000 for him and $5,000 for science projects at his school. Davies is the winner of an Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence. “I was 120 per cent surprised,” said the beaming Grade 6/7 teacher. “I’m a shy person, so I was happy to sit back and watch the presentation, but I was shocked when they called me down. What a treat, what an absolute treat.” Since 2008, U.S.-based pharmaceutical company Amgen Inc. has been recognizing science teachers who significantly impact their students. Only one Canadian teacher receives an award every year. To catch their teacher by surprise, Anderson principal Pam Essex and Davies’ students planned an elaborate rouse at the school assembly Monday morning. The event was MC-ed by five of his students, dressed in their astronaut garb from a previous space project they had done. At the beginning of the assembly, the Grade 7 students, Christina Yang, Vivian Yan, Carie Tu, Ryan Fobert and Simone Williams, introduced two enthusiastic Science World representatives who conducted a series of experiments, which included a jellybean taste test and a Van de Graaff generator. The guests were there to congratulate the kids for their achievements during Earth Day. For their second to last experiment, the duo needed an astronaut volunteer to help them launch a water bottle rocket. The five MCs deliberated and For videos decided on their “space commander, Mr. Davies.” Davies successfully completed his task and was asked to hang back for his award, presented by Amgen’s Jim Favaro, MLA Linda Reid and school trustee Kenny Chiu, representing MP Alice Wong. The school erupted into applause and a standing ovation. “His teaching is very different from other teachers,” said 12-year-old MC astronaut Ryan. “He does hands-on learning. He doesn’t

Davies receives award for science teaching excellence

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Glyn Davies, a science teacher at Anderson elementary school, received a $10,000 award for his teaching: $5,000 goes to his school’s science program, and $5,000 goes to him. He stands with his Grade 7 students Ryan Fobert (from left), Vivan Yan, Simone Williams, Carie Tu and Christina Yang. Davies had no idea he had won the competition until his students tricked him into participating in a science experiment during a school assembly. just give us a worksheet. We make the project…we make it happen.” Davies’ experiential and creative teaching style is one of the reasons he’s being recognized. He’s often visited and remembered by past students. Every term, he has his kids work on a creative project where they each take different roles. “Something I’ve always done since I started out was to try and imagine what it would be like as a child in the classroom,” said Davies, who has been teaching at Anderson for 17 years. “Then I develop assignments from that viewpoint. I try to create that hook of interest. We always have a sharing component where the children are teaching other children

or adults or people in the community what they’ve been learning.” Last February, one such assignment had his class setting up a space station at Aberdeen Centre. The students assumed the roles of astronauts and took community members on a tour of the solar system (use Layar to see a video). “I was really excited because knowing Mr. D, he’s probably going to use the money to fund science experiments and other science things, like these projects,” said Carie in Grade 7. “We were all excited for the future classes,” said 13-year-old Simone. “We were like, ‘wow, what’s he going to come up with next.’ We can’t wait to visit next year.”

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Continued from page 1 Olson said the city has to look at the bigger environmental picture in an attempt to stave off losing wetlands. “I would say with all the growth around Richmond, that open space is going to be needed more and more for health and quality of life,” Olson said. “And when you are looking at climate change and global warming, peat bogs store up to 10 times more carbon than the tropical rain forests. “So, they have a large carbon sink there they should be protecting.” Despite its relative small size — 136 acres compared to the 5,000-plus acres in the conservation area of Burns Bog — Olson said the Garden City Lands is still very much a valuable environmental holding. “When you think that only three per cent of the Earth’s surface is covered with peat bogs, and their destruction is responsible for six to 10 per cent of green house gases, that shows you just how important they are,” she said. The Garden City Lands fall within the Agricultural Land Reserve, which limits the types of uses for the property and the city has no development plans. The Ideas Fair was held to get a feel for the public’s opinion on where to go next, using the restrictions of the ALR as guidelines. According to City of Richmond spokesperson Ted Townsend, more than 650 people attended Saturday’s event.

“It was a very positive environment and lots of people really took up our challenge to be creative,” Townsend said via email. “We had at least half a dozen maps submitted by people with their own detailed visions for the lands. There was very strong turnout from people who live in the immediate area.” With the good response from the public and the resulting flood of ideas, it is too early to discern a trend. However, they ranged from putting a hospital on the land to leaving it exactly as it is. “I think it’s fair to say that most people favoured uses that would keep the lands as open space and provide public use and access, running the gamut from agricultural or environmental uses, to park and trails to playing fields,” Townsend said. As for what comes next, those not able to attend the Ideas Fair can visit the city’s website to review information, register to get updates and complete a questionnaire. “They can also submit comments via email, or by snail mail or via our project Facebook page and Twitter feeds. We also have an upcoming workshop with key stakeholders groups to get further input. In the next month the information gathered from the public will be used to form the project’s planning principles and framework. Townsend said that would continue during the summer, and in the fall development of actual options for the land will formed for the public and city council’s consideration. A preferred option is expected to be arrived at in early 2014. JOHN CORREA SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Pairs of rubber boots were available on loan to those who wanted to venture out and explore the wetter parts of the Garden City Lands at the Ideas Fair on Saturday.

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Recognizing that sometimes teens feel more connected to peers than family, the BC Dairy Association included a youth category this year for its annual Handson Cook-off contest. The purpose of the cook off is to promote inter-generational, family connection and the importance of eating together. Families would record themselves cooking together. JOHN CORREA/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS But it was a Richmond submisFrom left, JT Atigikyoak, Emelyn Inasi and Nicola Cairns entered the sion, by Shenanigans Youth Garden, Hands-on Cook-off. Other students, Anna Fernandez, Sakika Kobayashi and in 2011 that sparked the idea for Alex Chou (not pictured) also made videos, but didn’t get them in. creating a youth category. “We realized that often peers ful- said Emelyn, who has been showing riers and allows people to connect,” fill that family connection,” said BC great talent in the kitchen, according said Toffolo. The school combines academic Dairy Association’s Sydney Massey. to teacher Lisa Toffolo. and social/emotional skill developThey called themselves Team “And the purpose is to show the ment with therapeutic support. Razzledazzle and got together one benefits of cooking and eating One of its traditions is to hold morning to film. together, anyway.” bi-weekly cooking sessions where “Rose (a youth connecThis year, three Grade the 12 students cook lunch together. tions worker) told us about the 9 students from Horizons Each lunch has a theme and students contest and helped us with the School is the only Richmond filming, which was good,” said bring their backgrounds to the table. group to submit a video. For video, “Building relationships over food Nicola. Realizing they all had more allows them to communicate values Voting is now open until a propensity towards the photos and of acceptance,” said Toffolo. Friday for the People’s Choice sweeter things, the trio, JT to vote It’s something recent studies have Award. To vote for Molten Atigikyoak, Nicola Cairns indicated, according to nutritionist Chocolate Lava Cakes!, visit and Emelyn Inasi, baked molten bettertogetherbc.ca/contest and click Rani Wangsawidjawa. “People who chocolate lava cakes. eat together, youth who know how on “Vote for People’s Choice”. “It was really fun, and cool that “We find that breaking bread and to cook do better at school and they the community gave us the opporconnecting through food breaks bar- form better relationships,” she said. tunity to do something like this,”

Helmet: Saved Kayla’s life Continued from page 1 Trying to hold things together, Lincoln spotted a woman nearby and shouted to her to call 911. She relayed Kayla’s condition to the operator while Lincoln tended to his injured daughter. “Then this gentleman appeared out of nowhere and sat next to Kayla,” he said. “He took her pulse and started to get into First Aid. I know First Aid, but it seemed to pass me by at that moment, whereas this man didn’t seem to be fazed by anything and just kept talking to her.” Unconscious by now, a desperate Lincoln said he felt his daughter “drifting away from me, I was terrified.” A few minutes later, fire-rescue and then paramedics arrived to tend to Kayla. “They were all amazing, I can’t thank them enough,” said Lincoln. “My wife arrived as well and she went with Kayla to hospital. “The firefighters even offered to take the bikes to their firehall and I could pick them up there later. They said not to worry about anything else apart from my daughter.” When Kayla was safely in hospital, a severe concussion diagnosed, Lincoln examined her

bike helmet. It was completely cracked down one side. “The doctors reckon it saved her life,” said Lincoln. “If there’s a lesson there for other kids and for cyclists, this is it.” As for the man and woman who helped Lincoln in his moment of need — two people he refers to as his “angels” — he would love to meet them and thank them properly. “I feel bad, because I think, because of my state of mind, I was a bit short with the woman who was on the phone to 911. She was relaying questions from the operator, but I just wanted help to get here fast,” he said. “Both of them, the man and the woman, then disappeared out of my life. I would love to let them know how indebted I am to them. “We need more people like them out there and I`d like to give them both a hug.” After going through a CT scan, Kayla, a Burnett secondary student, got the all-clear after two nights in hospital. She only recalls being distracted for a second as she glided off the dike’s slipway. “She`s fine now, but still a bit groggy and has an arm in a cast for a suspected fracture,” said Lincoln.

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Choosing the right bathing suit Bathing suit season is on the horizon and summer fun might drive some into a panic. However, there are bathing suit styles that enhance what you want to show off and conceal what you want to camouflage. The first step in choosing a bathing suit is to make an accurate assessment of your body shape. Stand in front of the mirror without any clothes on and figure out which features define your physique. Perhaps your bust is large, or you have more curve in your hips. Maybe you are tall and lanky.Taking note of your body will help narrow down your swimsuit options. Next, go through your current swimsuit collection and find out which bathing suit you’ve worn in the past has best suited your shape or earned you a few compliments. You may want to choose the style that is the most comfortable and supportive.When selecting a new suit, choose one that is similar in cut to your favorite. Swimsuits are designed to fit snugly and are made from elasticized fabric. Chlorinated water or saltwater can either shrink fabric over time or allow it to wear out and sag. Be honest about your current clothing size and consider buying a swimsuit in one size larger so it won’t cut off your circulation or make you appear uncomfortable. You also want to be reasonable about which styles you can wear.That will be dictated by shape and also by the activities you plan to do in the swimsuit. For example, if you live an active lifestyle and surf or play water sports, a supportive, one-piece style swimsuit may be a smart choice. If you have

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Testing the powers of speech Jacqueline Yan heads to Skills Canada competition

mined topic based on skilled trades in Canada. Specifically for Yan, that means how Skills Canada encourages the next Jacqueline Yan is going to put her generation to look at career options. powers of speech to a stern test Friday Each competitor will have five to (June 5) at BC Place Stadium. seven minutes to deliver their speech. The 17-year-old, Grade 11 student Following that, the judges will ask from Hugh Boyd secondary will be repeach speaker two questions that must be resenting B.C. in the public speaking responded to within one minute. category at the 19th annual Skills Canada So far, Yan has done well with the National Competition. challenge, topping the regionYan’s road to the event al and provincial competitions — described as an Olympicto be the public speaking style, multi-trade and techcategory’s sole representative nology competition for more from B.C. than 500 young students Her public speaking jourand apprentices from across ney was supposed to have Canada — started at a recent concluded at provincials Remembrance Day event at because B.C. was one provher school. ince not originally sending There, she was one of the someone to the national event. Jacqueline Yan emcees. And her performance “This was supposed to be prompted one of her teachers a trial year,” Yan said. “But I to suggest she try out for the competition. had a chance to speak to an audience at It’a a skill Yan said she developed the provincial competition that included while part of her school’s incentive prosome of the event’s organizers and spongram from Grade 8 to 10, which often sors who were so impressed they invited had students present topics verbally and me to the nationals.” through performances. Following the BC Place competition, But it’s one thing to be able to do that Yan said she plans to keep her options in front of classmates, and another to open when it comes to selecting a career stand before a whole school population path. like at the Remembrance Day event, she “I know from being in this compesaid. tition and being involved with Skills “That was something new for me, but Canada, I am much more aware of the it was nice to see my teacher recognize potential that lies in the skilled trades,” my ability,” Yan said, admitting she is not she said. “Whereas before, I think I was immune from being nervous before steplike a lot of other high school students ping in front of an audience. — very narrow-minded about having the “I do, just like most everyone else, college and university way drilled into get butterflies. But once I get up there, I them. calm myself down, get into a routine and “But now, I know, that’s not the only feel a lot more comfortable.” way. There’s so many other options, espeOne of the other keys is being well cially in apprenticeship programs.” prepared to speak on the subject at hand. For more about the Skills Canada For the competition Friday, Yan will National Competition, visit http:// deliver a speech she wrote on a pre-deter- skillscompetencescanada.com. BY PHILIP RAPHAEL

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Diabetes on rise among Chinese The prevalence of diabetes in the Chinese-Canadian community will be the subject of a public event next Saturday (June 15) in Richmond. Hosted by the Canadian Diabetes Association in collaboration with the Vancouver Cambie Lions Club, Diabetes Wellness Day at Fraserview MB Church will bring attention to the fact diabetes rates are much higher in the Chinese population than mainstream, said Iris Lui, Chinese community coordinator, British Columbia for the Canadian Diabetes Association. Lui said there are a number of theories why. Some point to a genetic link in the Chinese population and a socalled “thrifty gene” which in times of famine in China made inhabitants readily

is ripe for people to gain weight and heighten the risk of developing diabetes, Lui said. Diabetes Wellness Day runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Fraserview MB Church, 11295 Mellis Dr.

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Seniors not uniform group

ith B.C. Seniors’ Week underway (June 2-8), we need to remember that “seniors” are one of the most diverse groups in the province, and one of the fastest growing. Canada, and B.C., are aging. Richmond has a high percentage of seniors among its citizens, and the city has been active in helping address the need for low-income housing thanks to the Kiwanis Towers project. But if we’re talking about other issues facing seniors, we’re talking about almost every facet of life in this province, not just where they will live. There are certainly seniors who are approaching the end of their lives, for whom issues of health care and mobility are predominant. But we also have a huge population of seniors who are hale and healthy, living independent lives and who will do so for decades to come. The “zoomers” movement of active seniors is changing perceptions of what it means to get older, and what behaviour is “normal” for someone over 60 or 65. Under the broad umbrella of seniors come both those raised in the 1930s and ’40s, and the generation of Baby Boomers born in the post-war years. Many seniors are retired, but with the end of mandatory retirement rules, others are working, even starting new careers or businesses, or going back to school. When we talk about “seniors’ issues,” we have to talk about the job market and the economy, health care, taxes, transit, and pensions and the social safety net. Seniors also are very often engaged in their communities, working for charities, lobbying on issues that include everything from the environment to childcare. If we want to address the needs of modern seniors, we’re really talking about addressing the needs of every resident of this province. That’s not exactly a bad thing. If something is good for seniors, chances are it’s good for all of us.

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Cenotaph pride up in smoke The Editor, On May 26, I was invited to participate in the rededication of the cenotaph in North Vancouver. The North Vancouver cenotaph is situated in a park. There are benches nearby and it is surrounded by trees. It is a very pleasant setting for reflection. North Vancouver was adding the words “Afghanistan” and “Peacekeeping” to the cenotaph to remember the sacrifice of Canadians in the most recent war and in the many peacekeeping operations. Nine soldiers from British Columbia died on operations in Afghanistan. The service was moving and the cenotaph was clean, bright and a fitting memorial. A few days later I drove past the Richmond cenotaph and saw people sitting on it — smoking. It appears that the Richmond cenotaph has become overflow seating and a smoking area for a bus stop. It makes one think about city hall’s priorities. Scott Stewart Richmond

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NDP brand appears to be broken

While the B.C. Liberals have debated among themselves for months now whether or not they should change the name of their party, perhaps it is actually the NDP that needs to have precisely the same kind of discussion among its own members. The NDP’s crushing election defeat may suggest its best-before date is long past. The party has won a measly three elections and lost 20 of them in 60 years, and while it almost always gains about 40 per cent of the vote it also usually falls short of winning by several thousand votes in a dozen or so ridings. The NDP has to ask itself that if it can’t beat a government that has a mile high stack of scandals and controversies on its baggage sheet, can it ever win? This past election showed once again that no matter how many misgivings people may have about the free enterprise coalition government a good number of them simply can’t bring themselves to vote for the NDP. So why is that? The answer is grounded in history. Originally, the NDP almost gleefully painted itself as a party with ties to socialism, and has now spent two decades frantically trying to bury that association in the public’s mind. As socialist and even social democratic governments around the world

Keith Baldrey IN THE HOUSE

get tossed to the curb, the NDP has never really been able to redefine itself as a party that is not about raising taxes, making government larger and addressing income equality through redistribution of wealth Party candidates and leaders may insist, time and time again, that they are not the party of the past and are genuinely interested in making economic growth a priority. The trouble is, a great many people (or, in electoral terms, “just enough people”) simply don’t believe them. Instead, they view the NDP precisely as its political opponents want them to view it: as the “tax and spend” party that will interfere in your life and endanger your economic future. There doesn’t have to be a great many people who subscribe to this view. As I mentioned earlier, it only takes several thousand voters over a few ridings who view things this way to determine the election’s outcome (in this past election, if less than 3,000 people spread over eight ridings had voted NDP instead of for the B.C. Liberals the New Democrats would have

won). New Democrats may complain about the nasty attacks their opponents launch at them and decry them for any inaccuracies contained in them, but by doing so they are missing the key point: those attacks work precisely because they exploit, with devastating effectiveness, the most vulnerable parts of the NDP’s historical image and record. Since their devastating election loss, a number of New Democrats have observed the party has to make a fundamental decision: is it is a social movement or is it a political party interested in forming government? A social movement holds a lot of meetings where overblown rhetoric is the main agenda item, and where the main activity is passing a lot of motions. A political party makes compromises, bends its ideals and gores some sacred cows. The NDP is controlled by something called the provincial council, the members of which have been in control of the party’s philosophy and direction for many years and through all those election defeats. Is such a body at all useful for a genuine political party seeking power? It’s a question party members might want to wrestle with. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Letters Let’s make Lands bountiful The Editor, I was part of a community group which produced the 2006 Richmond Food System Assessment, along with the late Mary Gazetas, and Arzeena Hamir, who is now farming near Courtenay. Around the time the report was presented to the Richmond City Council, we met with the then Federal Minister of Agriculture, Chuck Stahl, to propose an innovative Sustainable Food System Centre for the Garden City Lands, which Mr. Stahl named “Granville Island with a Farm.” I am alarmed that the City’s website on planning for Garden City Lands contains none of the recent history of the Lands and the long fight to keep it in the ALR. There is a wonderful opportunity to do something special and world-class on these lands. In collaboration with the local conservation

group, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and other community partners, Richmond could showcase the unique natural features of the site and create a marvelous outdoor community space, as well as a showcase for emerging urban agriculture development, which will become increasingly important to Richmond with its ever-growing population. Residents of all ages and incomes could learn how to grow, cook and consume more of their own food. Let’s dream of a future where food is rarely transported thousands of miles, and only when it cannot be produced locally. Let’s dream of a future where there is no need for the charity model of food banks and community meals. In an area of such wealth, both natural and monetary, as is Richmond, surely we can do something truly

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The Public Works Open House offered a hands-on experience for all ages last month. Kids could get close to dump trucks and fire equipment, while future gardeners could grab some free topsoil.

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inourMidst Painter abstracts life for truer form of reality School of Art (now Emily Carr). “They would throw a canvas down on the gallery floor and we’d all stretch out on our stomachs to paint underneath the artwork on the walls,” she said of her Saturday mornings at the art gallery. “It was really quite cool. But if you missed three classes, you were out. They were pretty strict.” Her painting at Gateway, “Bridge at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens” depicts a serene scene in the Chinatown garden. Soft brushstrokes convey the lush greenery with bright sunlight accenting it. The pond flows For photos of through the foreground, Wellman’s work doubling the amount of trees through the reflection. “I really like reflections. They’re a little bit of magic. Things are reversed and broken up a little.” Wellman is currently working on a dream place series where she paints cities as romanticized versions of themselves. For example, New York City emphasizes the big city lights and energy. She’s also preparing for a new juried event at the Richmond Cultural Centre from June 15 to 23. Pots ’n Paint is a joint exhibit by the Richmond Potters Club and Richmond Artist Guild. There will be pottery displays, while each artwork has to have something to do with pottery, even if it’s just a painting of a woman holding a cup. For more information on Gateway’s fundraiser, visit www.gatewaytheatre.com. To see more of Wellman’s work, visit lorainewellman.blogspot.ca.

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When it comes to their creations, artists play God. They abstract scenes and manipulate images to convey a mood that, in some ways, becomes a truer reality. “It’s like solving problems,” said Richmond artist Loraine Wellman. “You’ve got to get the right effect and the right feel. I enjoy working out the colours and the composition, making it all work together.” Wellman draws inspiration from the Impressionists. Her work likes to play with light, movement and reflection, capturing moments in time. Like her 19th century — Loraine counterparts, Wellman Wellman sometimes does her work en plein air to get a better feel for her environment. But mostly she does preliminary sketches while outside and then takes reference photos for when she paints in her studio. “An artist needs to paint from life so you don’t just end up with a photographic copy of something,” said Wellman, who has been painting since she was a child. “Then you get to change and emphasize elements that are more important to the mood of the scene. I occasionally remove a tree or two, if they’re just getting in the way.”

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Loraine Wellman, Richmond artist, has donated her piece “Bridge at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens” to Gateway Theatre’s For the Love of Art fundraiser. Wellman donated a piece to Gateway Theatre’s For the Love of Art silent auction fundraiser, running until the end of June. She joined the News on the second floor of the theatre last Wednesday where her piece hangs on the wall. She had left her Seafair home that morning in the hands of landscapers trimming her own trees, away from the telephone wires. “In our youthful stupidity, we planted these small trees too close to the wires, not

realizing they would get so big,” she said. Too bad she couldn’t remove and transport those trees. When Wellman and her husband moved to Richmond in the early 1960s, their house was the first on the street. Before the move, she was living in Vancouver, where she had grown up. There, she attended art classes at the Vancouver Art Gallery between Grades 4 and 7, and received a scholarship to the Vancouver

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Participating in high profile meets push Magnus Batara, Nicolaas Decker and Brandon Costa to be even better The journey to being a highly successful athlete is, in no uncertain terms, an arduous one. There are setbacks, there are positive experiences, there are technical breakdowns, total failures, minor successes, crushing losses, and then progress. This is the path that three Richmond Rapids swimmers find themselves on. Magnus Batara, a 21-year-old paraswimmer, has recently found himself on the successful side. In this spring’s US Paralympic Can-Ams, Batara set a meet record in the 100-meter breaststroke, and won gold medals in both the 50 and 200-meter disciplines. In the latter two events, he also set IPC world and Pan-Am records for his class. His mother Dayan notes that even though Batara had difficulty in the Paralympic selection events, he has still been recognized as an important fixture in B.C. paraswimming. Batara will represent the province as a member of the B.C. Special Olympics team for this summer’s Canada Summer Games. Batara is currently training regularly weekday mornings to prepare for the competition. Brandon de Costa and Nicolaas Dekker were both present at this year’s World Championship Trials— the meet that determines Canada’s national team. This was Dekker’s second senior national meet, and de Costa’s first. De Costa was previously only qualified in the 50-meter backstroke, and therefore unable to attend Summer Nationals, since it was not an Olympic event. The 100-meter cut eluded him for months longer. “For me, I just had to not focus on making the cut, but more on the fact that it was just another race,” says de Costa. He let the previous year’s disappointment of missing the standard fuel his training. “I didn’t want to experience that again,” he says. That moment came at Western Canadian Nationals in February, where de Costa not only made the qualification standard in the 100, but won the event. He also set the mark in the 50, posting the fastest time of the entire meet. His performances were enough to place him on the National Short Course ID list,. World Trials was an eye opener for de Costa.

“Since it was my first senior meet, it definitely humbled me a lot. I learned a lot watching finals,” says de Costa. He hopes that hard work will be his ticket there. Dekker had a slightly different approach. The previous year, he had won multiple medals at Westerns, including a double gold in the 100 and 200-meter butterfly. This year, however, he was recovering from illness and had to miss Westerns entirely. World Trials was about experience. “Going to Trials after my appendectomy and other sicknesses was important for me because I needed that gentle reminder of what I was really up against,” says Dekker. Seeing where he wanted to be, compared to where he was, lit a fire. “I saw people my age competing in finals. Seeing their performances has really motivated me to train even harder than I was before,” he added. The end results were promising, with club records in the 100 fly, and personal bests in multiple events for both Dekker and de Costa. Dekker’s performance placed him on the quadrennial B.C. Canada Games team, the top provincial-level team for a junior swimmer. Dekker sees this this as an important chance. “It is going to give me the opportunity to compete against the fastest people in Canada,” he says. “It will be a very challenging competition for me, and I am super excited for it.” Rapids head coach Robert Pettifer is ready to push the boys to the top of their game. Regular two-a-days, including intense gym sessions and well over 30 kilometers a week in the pool, is just where it begins. “We’ve got some work to do,” says Pettifer, “but things are going in the right direction. I think all three of these young men have a better understanding of what it takes to compete at the senior level, and that can be huge leverage to success.” The Richmond Rapids is an age group swim club with development programs for athletes ages five to ten. Registration for new members will begin in late August for the 2013-14 season. For more details, visit richmondrapids.com, or email swim@richmondrapids.com

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Richmond Rapids Magnus Batara is heading to Quebec in August to represent B.C. at the Canada Summer Games.

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Danny McDermott is back playing in the B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League with the Delta Islanders after

Richmond lacrosse standout Danny McDermott is back home after another decorated season for the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Bears. The junior defender was named East Coast Conference (ECC) Defensive Player of the Year after helping NYIT to a 12-3 overall record and a berth into the NCAA Division II Championships. McDermott scooped up 67 ground balls, good for fourth in the ECC, and also led the conference with 40 caused turnovers. Over 15 games, that translated to 2.86 caused turnovers per game, a mark that led the nation. For the second straight year,

States Intercollegiate Coaching Association’s (USILA) Division II All-American Team. The McNair graduate played for Canada at last year’s World U19 Field Lacrosse Championships in Finland where he was named most outstanding defender and to the AllTournament Team. Canada lost to the United States in the gold medal game. McDermott has now turned his attention to the box season for his third and final year in the B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League with the Delta Islanders. He is expected to return to the line-up this week after suffering a concussion in his

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McRoberts Strikers dropped a 33-7 decision to Victoria’s St. Michaels University en route to a sixth place at B.C. “AA” rugby championships in Abbotsford. The Strikers rebounded with a 23-22 victory over Roc Hansen before closing out the tournament Saturday with a 15-12 defeat to Mission’s Heritage Park. Terry Lok was recognized for his outstanding play by being named to the Commissioner’s XV team.

Richmond trio named to Team B.C.

Richmond will be well-represented on the Female U18 B.C. hockey team with three players named to the final roster. Returning players Jodi Gentile and Leah Lum have been joined by goaltender Kylle Styles. The trio were selected based on season long evaluations and their performance at the recent U18 Provincial Camp in Lake Cowichan. These girls will be representing the province at the National Women’s U18 Championship in Calgary — Nov. 6-10. The next step for the team is a weekend summer training camp where they will begin to work on team concepts, training and other preparations. The camp is

designed from the national team program and focuses on developing the player’s strength, conditioning, fitness and nutrition. Styles, 16, played this past season for the Richmond-based Pacific Ravens of the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League. She will be joined in the crease by Victoria’s Morgan Skinner and Valencia Yordanov of Port Coquitlam. Gentile, 16, was a key member on the blueline for the two-time defending champion Fraser Valley Phantom, while Lum had a key role in helping the Richmond Ravens repeat as Midget AA provincial champions.

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It took over a month for the Richmond Roadrunners to finally fall from the unbeaten ranks of the B.C. Intermediate “A” Lacrosse League. The Roadrunners dropped to 6-1 on the season after a 12-10 road loss to the Maple Ride Burrards on Friday. Richmond had trailed for much of the contest before battling back to take an 8-7 lead into the final period. However, the hosts managed a pair of late goals to break a 10-10 deadlock. Braeden Jensen had four goals in a losing cause. Spencer Bromley also had a

big night with a goal and five assists. Josh McLaughlin scored twice. with singles to Wyatt Kinna, Matthew Sobey and Tyler Varley. Jayden Campbell had three assists. Two nights earlier, Richmond rolled to a 23-5 home floor win over the Burnaby Lakers. Tyler Vogrig led the scoring parade with eight goals. McLaughlin added four with two each coming from Connor Davidson and Jensen. The Roadrunners return to action tonight when the Coquitlam Adanacs visit Minoru Arena at 8 p.m.

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Richmond Olympic Experience — Coming Fall 2014 The Richmond Olympic Experience will open at the Oval in late, 2014 offering an inspiring, interactive journey celebrating the Olympic Spirit, evoking memories of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and Richmond’s role as a Venue City and telling the story of sport in Richmond. Visitors to the Richmond Olympic Experience will be welcomed by a soaring sculptural artwork in the Oval lobby saluting the volunteers who made the Vancouver 2010 Games possible. A multi-media theatre will launch visitors on a journey of transformation as they follow the pursuit of the Olympic dream. Their journey continues through a series of multimedia galleries that will recall some of the greatest moments of triumph and tragedy, controversy and celebration from Olympic history. Other exhibits will depict Richmond’s own sport history; its role as a 2010 Olympic Venue City and the Canadian Olympic movement. Visitors will also be able to feel and see what it’s like to fly off of an Olympic ski jump and experience other thrilling, interactive sport simulations. A commemorative trail along the Oval’s outdoor plazas will recreate the incredible journey of the Olympic Torch as it made its way across Canada and through Richmond prior to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. As with all torch relays, the trail will lead to the cauldron experience, which will be home to a ceremonial flame. Primary funding for the $5.6 million Richmond Olympic Experience is coming from local hotel taxes and corporate sponsorship, with additional contributions from the Oval’s capital reserves and a $575,000 contribution from the City of Richmond from funds generated by the sale of lands adjoining the Oval.

Sport Tourism The City of Richmond’s Sport Hosting program was set up in 2010 to help develop Richmond as a major sport hosting destination. In 2012, the Sport Hosting Office helped secure over 35 major sports events, including 10 national and international calibre events. These events generated more than 21,000 hotel room nights for Richmond in 2012, which has an estimated direct economic benefit of $4.2 million. Millions of dollars of additional economic spinoffs are generated

Major Events Held at the Oval in 2012 Futsal Provincial Championships Harry Jerome Indoor Classic Vancouver International Judo Hockey Day in Canada Karate Nationals Canadian Short Track Championship Canadian Sports Tourism Alliance Sports Events Congress CrossFit Games CAN vs CHN Women’s Basketball Friendly Wheelchair Basketball Nationals BC Fire Expo Provincial Fencing Championships Canada Cup International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament LANcouver YONEX Canada Open Badminton Tournament Table Tennis Sr + Jr Nationals Red Bull Crashed Ice Qualifier De Danaan Christmas Feis World Grand Prix Fencing Champs

through local spending by organizers, visitors and participants of sport hosting events. The Sport Hosting program also allocates grants to assist in bidding on and staging major sport events. In 2012, about $105,000 in sport hosting grants were allocated, supporting 46 sport events and more than 30 local sport organizations. The Sport Hosting program is funded entirely from hotel taxes.

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REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

Report to the Community The Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation was established by the City of Richmond to operate the Richmond Olympic Oval. This Report Card to the Community is presented to provide an update on the Oval’s progress in fulfilling its mandate to become a world-class centre for health, recreation and culture serving all members of our community. The Richmond Olympic Oval re-opened to the public after the 2010 Olympic Winter Games just over three years ago. Since the Games, ongoing conversion has included completion of the ice, court and track zones, an expanded fitness centre, the opening of Riverport Paddling Centre and Lifemark Sports Medicine Centre, installation of the climbing wall and batting cages, a cafe, introduction of a wide array of community recreation fitness and sport programs, and establishment of high performance sport services.

How popular is the Oval?

The Oval has been hugely popular with the community with 600,000 visits in 2012, a 36% increase over 2011. The Oval has welcomed more than 2.8 million visitors since it opened in 2008. Public interest in memberships has consistently exceeded expectations, with membership numbers already passing goals set for 2015. Membership visits exceed 25,000 per month, up 25% over 2011.

Who uses the Oval?

Richmond residents account for 76 % of the more than 5,000 active Oval memberships. More than 40 Richmond-based sports groups are active in the Oval and more than 100 different sport, fitness and recreation activities occur within the Oval.

OVAL ACTIVITIES

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In 2012 the City contributed just over $3 million to the Oval’s operating budget. The Oval’s profit of $3 million was entirely dedicated to capital improvements. When the City’s contribution and the Oval’s profit for 2012 were consolidated, the net cost to the City for Oval operations was $7,000.

What is the Games Operating Trust?

The Games Operating Trust was established with $110 million contributed by the federal and provincial governments, with a specific purpose to help support ongoing costs of selected 2010 Games facilities including the Oval. Any monies paid to support venues comes from interest income, not the original principal so that fund is perpetual. The Oval receives about $2.8 million annually from this fund, on the condition that it support high performance sport development.

How does the Oval compare to other City facilities?

On a cost per square foot, the City’s contribution to the Oval’s budget is extremely low relative to other community facilities. The City’s contribution to the Oval works out to $8.36 per square foot. The City’s contribution to community centres and similar civic facilities averages out to more than $26 per square foot. The scale of the Oval, its usage (600,000 visits per year), and the contribution are roughly equivalent to four community centres.

Who paid to build the Oval?

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In general community groups and individuals account for about 80 % of Oval use, while high performance use is about 20%

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How much is the Oval costing taxpayers? The Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation has also consistently exceeded financial targets. The Corporation achieved a profit of just over $3 million in 2012. The Oval Corporation has achieved a profit every year since it opened, with the exception of 2010 when public operations were temporarily suspended due to hosting the 2010 Games.

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$8.36 600,000 ANNUAL VISITS TO THE OVAL (2012)

“This is the best facility I’ve ever trained at. It has absolutely everything we need as a team. The gym itself is amazing, the trainers here are great. And it’s absolutely huge so there’s room for all of us.”

The Oval is also home to high performance training and competition for elite and emerging athletes, including Canadian Olympians like the bronze medal winning women’s soccer team.

The Oval is also making major contributions to community wellness by providing a diverse range of opportunities for users from all sectors of the community to enjoy the benefits of sport for life and healthy lifestyles. The Oval is also home to numerous community, cultural, consumer and business events and programs annually.

The Oval’s construction cost was primarily funded through federal and provincial funding, casino revenues and land sales. The City met its original commitment that property taxes would not be impacted by the cost of building the Oval. The Oval was built on time and under budget.

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CITY CONTRIBUTION TO OVAL BUDGET IN DOLLARS PER SQUARE FEET

PERCENTAGE OF OVAL MEMBERS WHO ARE RICHMOND RESIDENTS