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Composting facility at Sharing Farm gets a roof thanks to volunteer help
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Richmond firefighters put their shoulders to the wheel and their many talents to good use as they help raise a roof at the Sharing Farm on Westminster Highway.
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Firefighters are usually skilled at getting things wet and soggy. But on Tuesday morning, members from the Richmond Firefighters’ Association were lending their talents to keep things dry at the Sharing Farm in Terra Nova. There, they were repairing and finishing construction of a roof over top of the farm’s large composting facility. Firefighter Jeremy Duncan said the area needed to be sheltered to allow the composting process to take place effectively and not just become a soggy mess. “The guys have been really excited about this program and giving back to the community,” said Duncan, adding the association has been long aligned with the Richmond Food Bank — which the Sharing Farm supplies with freshly grown produce. “Every time we (association) make a call, especially for the food bank, there’s never a problem. There are lots of people willing to help out. It’s a very good cause.” And with many of the association’s members possessing skills in plumbing, electrical and construction, a job like finishing the compost facility is quickly and properly done, he added. James Gates, manager at the Sharing Farm, said the roof will allow the farm to make better compost and, in turn, grow better crops to help feed those in need who visit the local food bank. He also praised those on hand for their dedication, most notably the firefighters who were called to a hazardous materials call overnight and had come to volunteer their time at the farm straight from work. “They’re very tired, but they’re here helping us with their enthusiasm and their service,” he said.
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The developers behind a proposed Walmart-anchored, 14acre, open-air shopping centre have sweetened the deal for city council. Despite previous assertions from city staff that Smartcentres’ offer to pay just 59 per cent of the cost constructing a vital connector road, the developer has now agreed to pay the full cost — estimated at $11 million in 10 years’ time. The funding of the road — to the west of the site sandwiched between Alexandra Road and Alderbridge Way at Garden City Road — was the major stumbling block for many on city council when the proposal for Richmond’s latest major shopping hub was last presented to them in December 2012. The revised rezoning application, 10 years in the making, was due to go before the city’s planning committee Tuesday afternoon, but it remains to be seen if the new concession will be enough to sway council. see McNulty page 3
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The federal government acted to get even tougher on child predators at home and abroad as Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled plans Monday for a publicly accessible national sex offender registry and a law forcing convicted sex offenders to alert Canadian authorities before they travel internationally. Under the Conservatives’ Tougher Penalties for Child Predators Act, to be introduced in Parliament this fall, convicted sex offenders and their parole and probation officers must notify police of any international travel plans. Police would inform Canadian border guards who would then — “where appropriate” — alert destination countries that a dangerous offender is coming their way. “Gaps in information sharing between government agencies are hampering our ability to monitor and catch child predators, especially those who victimize children beyond
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our border,” Harper said at a news conference at YVR’s south terminal Monday morning. Harper cited the case of Howard Cotterman, a registered California sex offender who was nabbed at the Mexico-U.S. border in 2007 with hundreds of images of himself molesting a young
girl. He attributed Cotterman’s arrest to information sharing between authorities and said, “if Cotterman were Canadian, under our current practices this might not have happened.” The legislation will also create a publicly accessible, online, national database of high-risk child predators administered by the RCMP to “replace the patchwork of registries that currently exists.” But while Harper was thousands of kilometres away pitching tough-oncrime legislation to his base of supporters, NDP leader Tom Mulcair was in Ottawa for what was supposed to be the first day back for MPs following the summer break. He suggested the announcement was an attempt to “distract” Canadians from the fact Harper prorogued Parliament for a month to delay having to answer tough questions on accountability, youth unemployment and rising see Mulcair page 4 ARTIST’S RENDERING
The proposed new shopping centre between Alderbridge Way and Alexandra Road has been in the works for 10 years. The revised plans were due to go before a city council planning committee Tuesday afternoon.
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McNulty: We welcome Walmart, on our terms Continued from page 1 “I still think the connector road needs to be built before the development opens up,” said planning chair Coun. Bill McNulty of city staff forecasts that the road — a realignment of an Alexandra and Leslie connector road — doesn’t need to be built for 10 years. “At the end of the day, we don’t need Walmart. We welcome them on our terms, but we should be treating them like every other development.” Five properties also need to be purchased for the connector road — deemed “critical” by staff to the project — to be even possible. Smartcentres has only secured three of them and now wants to give
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property taxes; $7.2 million in onetime development cost charges. Coun. Harold Steves and provincial election Green Party candidate and local resident Michael Wolfe have both cited concerns over the project’s environmental impact, referring to the loss of trees and wildlife in the area. The plans involve a 36,000-square metre development split into an east and west portion, partly on the West Cambie Natural Park in a designated environmentally sensitive area (ESA). ! Go to www.richmond-news.com for the latest on this or scan the page with your Layar app on your smartphone.
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sexual assault causing bodily harm and seven counts of invitation to sexual touching. Bakker’s victims included three Vancouver women and seven girls aged seven to 12 in Cambodia. Bakker served seven years, with credit for time served before his trial, and was released in June 2012 with strict conditions placed on his freedom. About one-quarter of sex tourists abusing children outside of North America are American and Canadian, says ECPAT USA, part of a global organization devoted to eliminating child prostitution and trafficking. Documents released last year by Foreign Affairs show 73 Canadians were
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About 3,000 Richmond residents are expected to attend what’s being dubbed as the city’s “greatest garage sale” this Saturday at the 54th annual South Arm United County Fair. “It’s great fun for the entire family. There are games for the kids and prizes,” said fair organizer Maylene Williams. The garage sale is the culmination of used goods — such as DVDs, toys, books, furniture and household items — that were
donated to the church over the course of the year. Williams said children will be entertained with a Scooby Doo bus ride, a hayride, face painting and carnival games. Fresh vegetables and home baked goods from residents will compliment what Williams said are “jams and jellies to die for.” The event is put on by community volunteers and the business community has donated “high value items” for a silent auction, as well. Parking is free at the church, located at No. 3 Road and Steveston Highway, and doors open at 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
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Students at Richmond Christian’s high school got a front row seat to view the RCMP’s ERT (Emergency Response Team) marshal their forces adjacent to the No. 5 Road campus last Friday afternoon (Sept. 13). The school’s parking lot and sections of No. 5 Road were blocked by police just after 3 p.m. in preparation for the takedown and arrest of a suspect in a home a few blocks away on Seamount Road. The ERT’s large,
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The Emergency Response Team’s armoured vehicle was briefly stationed near Richmond Christian Friday. armoured vehicle was briefly stationed just down the street from the school with black SWAT-geared officers inside,
some carrying assault rifles. Roger Grose, Richmond Christian School’s superintendent told the News there
was no warning given prior to the event, but the students and staff were never in any danger. The school was not locked down during the incident, but the road closures did disrupt the afternoon pick up and departure routine for a short time, Grose said. Richmond RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Stephanie Ashton was tightlipped about the nature of the raid, but said, “out of an abundance of caution” the ERT was called in to help with the search warrant and neighbours on Seamount Road were evacuated.
Mystery substance sends four to hospital BY ALAN CAMPBELL
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At least four people were taken to hospital after an unknown substance was thrown through the window
of a home Monday night. Two occupants of the home on Taseko Crescent, just southeast of Westminster Highway and No. 2 Road, fell ill and the two Mounties who attended
the scene around 11 p.m. were also affected. On Tuesday morning, Richmond RCMP were still trying to identify the substance and the motive. The home in question, a
detached single-family house, was sealed off. At the time of the incident, fire and HAZMAT crews cleared the surrounding area, but no other homes were affected.
Acupuncturist ordered to repay $1.5 million BY PHILIP RAPHAEL
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A Richmond acupuncturist is being ordered to repay the province’s Medical Services Plan $1.5 million for treatments health ministry officials allege he never provided patients. Stephen May, a spokesperson for B.C.’s Ministry of Health, told the Richmond News that Dr. Mubai Qiu, who operated Mu Bai Enterprise Corp. on Odlin Cresc., could also face criminal charges after an audit by the MSP’s Billing Integrity Program showed Qiu had bilked the system out of $1,579,433. “There are options that are open to us. We are looking at all of them,” May said. Qiu’s activities came to the attention of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of B.C. earlier this
year after he claimed to have treated more than 461 patients in a single day at his small clinic. In early September, the college released its reasons for suspending him, stating he failed to maintain adequate clinical records to document patient history, and engaged in excessive mis-billing with insufficient evidence to support that acupuncture services were provided to patients covered by MSP and private insurers. The college is expected to issue penalties in the coming weeks that could see Qiu struck off its list. This is not the first time Qiu has been ordered to repay costs. He had already been charged with overbilling for about $600,000, but reached an agreement with the ministry to repay just $100,000. Why he was granted that discount, May said he did not have details for an explanation. This time around, though, the gov-
ernment is seeking full re-payment, which is to include a five per cent surcharge and compounded interest. As for how likely the cash-strapped B.C. medical system will see that money, May said chances are quite good, based on historical accounts. “Since 2004, we have had 105 practitioners ordered to reimburse the program for a total of $8.8 million,” he said. “And at this point, the ministry has recovered $7.7 million.” How soon the re-payment process can get rolling is yet to be determined, given the fact the allegations of overbilling have yet to be proven in court, but are based on the ministry’s audits of the acupuncture clinic’s operations. “It depends,” May said. “It can be a slow process, because we are talking about fair hearings for people. But this is being worked on.” Qiu did not attend any of the college’s hearings on his case and is believed to still be in the country.
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Community has one big day to show it cares The upcoming 6th Annual Community Cares Day is drawing record support and expanding its reach to raise awareness about the importance of local health care in Richmond. That’s according to Natalie Meixner, Richmond Hospital Foundation president and CEO, who says the Sept. 28 event rallies the community into donating to help fund the “best possible health care for our families and neighbours.”
Community Cares Day will feature a two-hour primetime special on television across Canada, all-day radio broadcasts, as well as partnerships with numerous Chinese print publications. To engage the entire community, the foundation will also host booths at four shopping malls and have volunteers at various locations. “The Chinese-Canadian community continues to be strong, vital supporters of Richmond
Hospital Foundation this year,” said Paul Oei, honorary chair of the event and vice chair of the Richmond Hospital Foundation. “Richmond Hospital is here for all of us. In turn, we need to be here for Richmond Hospital.” The foundation has raised more than $40 million over the past 25 years to help purchase vital medical equipment, improve patient care programs and upgrade facilities at Richmond Hospital.
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B.C. municipalities, including Richmond, are balking at signing a deal that would hand over control of their blue box collection system to a provincially regulated agency, saying the move will cost them more in the long run. Municipalities had until Monday to sign a deal with Multi-Materials BC, an industry stewardship group consisting of major retailers and producers that is expected to take responsibility for curbside collection of recycled paper and packaging in B.C. by May 2014. Municipalities that didn’t sign up for the new province-wide blue box collection system, however, will be able to participate at a later date, the head of the new provincially-regulated agency said Monday. Allen Langdon, managing director of MultiMaterials B.C., said his agency will continue to meet and discuss with any municipality that didn’t meet Monday’s sign-on deadline. The move, approved by the province last year, is aimed at having industry pay for the costs of recycling paper and packaging products across the province.
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said while mayors support the principles of B.C.’s stewardship program, they feel they are getting a raw deal. Mayors argue they would receive less money under the incentive plan than it would cost to run the existing program, plus any savings would be swallowed up by heavy penalties, as MMBC is proposing to levy $5,000 fines for each truckload of recyclables in which three per cent or more is contaminated with other materials. Brodie said he is also concerned that MMBC would be able to unilaterally change the contract. “If it’s really a one-sided onerous contract, we’re not in a position to accept it,” he said. “You want a partnership, as opposed to one party laying down the law and the other party having to comply with it.” “It’s very challenging to see, under that contract, how our residents and businesses would get the kind of service levels they expect,” said Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer. “The thing that got lost in contract, the whole point with producer responsibility, is that it puts pressure upstream on producers to reduce the amount they’re producing. “But we were told by
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ebec seems determined to remain the “one in every family.” This time it’s “le bel enfant’s” proposed Charter of Values. If passed, the new charter will prohibit civil servants, including teachers and hospital staff, from wearing any “conspicuous” religious attire. It’s being sold as a way to ensure the government is “neutral” on religion. But the hypocrisy involved has many Canadians shaking their heads in disbelief. This has nothing to do with enshrining secularism in government and everything to do with politics. If you have any doubt about that, simply look to the astonishing exemption afforded the massive crucifixes that adorn many of Quebec’s government buildings, including its National Assembly. They are defended on the grounds of “heritage.” There are two conclusions that one can draw from this. The first and most likely is that the shaky minority Parti Québécois government is trying to gin up support among the more rural voters. The other is that Quebec Premier Pauline Marois is playing the long game and spoiling for a fight with the federal government that could tear open the fabric of Canada. Because, when this gets challenged in court, (which it will if adopted), and loses (which it will), it will open up a decades-old constitutional crisis that saw the Charter of Rights and Freedoms passed, but never signed onto by Quebec. Only time will tell whether Quebecers will reject this transparent attack on foreign ethnicity, or whether it will be up to our courts to strike the injustice down.
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Walmart will ruin cityscape Open letter to mayor and councillors, I would like to add my voice to the other citizens of Richmond, especially those who live in the city centre who have begged you not to approve the Walmart Mall as proposed by the developers and city staff. You will be destroying a priceless city viewscape for the benefit of a retailer like Walmart, which has the worst of reputations for how it keeps its prices so low. (Low pay and few benefits for its employees, as well as, sourcing its products from Asian sweatshops like the one that killed hundreds in a fire in Bangladesh.) Please do not do as you have in Steveston for Onni. The lovely waterside walkway that I walk most days has been irretrievably spoilt by the ugly concrete buildings and already cracking concrete pathways (no park, no new community library, as once promised). If Onni’s proposal is accepted, Steveston will have big retail stores and all the truck and vehicle traffic that this involves. Moncton Street will be transformed, and not for the better. Yet the city and Tourism BC continue to advertise the “gem” of historic Steveston to visitors. The wildlife corridor along Alderbridge Way from Garden City Road to No. 4 Road and north to Alexandra Road should be preserved. The remains of the urban forest and the ESA should be preserved. What a mockery of the city’s tree bylaw such destruction will be. Please do the right thing for Richmond and its residents, not the developers for once. Mary Phillips Richmond
Trace BC Hydro failings to BC Liberals Yes, your BC Hydro bill will soon become more expensive, and why shouldn’t it? After all, most things in life become more expensive over time and why should your electricity costs be any different? And yes, the B.C. government will continue to “take” money from BC Hydro, and why shouldn’t it? After all, the government (i.e. you and I) owns the Crown Corporation so why shouldn’t it be able to dip into its bank account? However, these questions mask the real problems facing BC Hydro and its customers. And many of those problems can be laid squarely at the feet of the B.C. Liberals. The government has been kicking BC Hydro around like a political football for the past decade and as a result the corporation is showing a lot of dents and abrasions. An internal document leaked to COPE 378, one of the unions at BC Hydro, suggests a rate hike of 26.4 per cent over the next two years is required to cover costs. Those costs total about $1 billion. Here’s the breakdown: ! $515 million for capital spending, amortization and financing costs. ! $160 million for “rate smoothing,” which covers the rate increase that was supposed to occur last year. ! $135 million for contracts with independent power producers.
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! $130 million to pay for deferred expenses. ! $65 million to cover interest, operating costs. A closer look at those numbers shows at least half the total amount is attributable to policies of the B.C. Liberals. The makeup for a cancelled rate increase on the eve of the provincial election, the requirement that BC Hydro buy power from IPPs when it didn’t need it and the deferring of expenses for years, plus the interest charged on all that can be traced back directly to the government. As well, some critics claim at least part of BC Hydro’s massive capital spending plan is not needed, or has been adequately explained and defended by the corporation or the government. In fact, much of what BC Hydro has or hasn’t done over the past decade has occurred without any external scrutiny. Problems flagged years ago have been allowed to mushroom in size and the result is the inevitable kick in the teeth to the ratepayer. BC Hydro rates should have been allowed to increase gradually over a period of time, rather than all at once. Instead, politi-
cal considerations have prevented that. During the B.C. Liberal party leadership, the reporters participating in the televised leaders debate deliberately chose hydro rates as one of the questions. At that time, BC Hydro had already said it required a rate increase of more than 25 per cent, and all of the candidates dodged the question of whether they agreed it was inevitable hydro rates had to be increased. And then with an election looming after that, the government again put off what had to be done because it didn’t want to rile a public it was courting for vote support. That leaked document says BC Hydro’s financial problems can be answered in three ways: a rate increase, even more deferred expenses, or a small payment to the government. I suspect the end result will be a combination of all three, or perhaps two (the government is likely loathe to take less money at a time when it’s desperately trying to balance its budget). But the best thing would be to send the whole mess to the B.C. Utilities Commission to sort out. The B.C. Liberals don’t like external scrutiny (hello cancelled fall legislature sitting) but in this case it might just save everyone some money. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.
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The Editor, Is it true that Richmond will soon have two MPs representing us in the federal government? If so, one can only wonder if the new member of parliament will also unashamedly dine on endangered species, hold “no-English-allowed” press conferences and treat a notable portion of their constituency as if they didn’t exist. But, this really is nothing more than a naive question isn’t it? Every day we are provided
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with ample evidence that there is little room in politics for such things as ethics, accountability, or altruistic concern for the welfare of the average citizen. And nothing I see in the way that both city and federal politics work in Richmond manages to greatly contradict that evidence. Another MP? Why bother! As Pete Townsend of The Who once sang, “Meet the new boss — same as the old boss.” Ray Arnold Richmond
The Editor, Re: “Bikes still lagging behind,” News, Sept. 13. In reply to your recent story, “Is this a cycling city?” No, cyclists contribute nothing to the road system. I used to be a cyclist, then I realized there are too many idiot drivers out there. Dyke road is a series of accidents waiting to happen. The money spent on the white elephant (Olympic oval) would have been more wisely spent on improving the safety for cyclists on Dyke Road. More people use this beautiful road than the oval and the Dyke road is free and does not cost a membership fee to use. Jarvell Jardey Richmond
The Editor, Re: “Bikes still lagging behind,” News, Sept. 13. “Is this a cycling city?” The question should be: How safe is it to walk on Richmond’s sidewalks? Cyclists seem to think the sidewalks are made for them and not pedestrians. This occurs all over Richmond, even where there are wide cycle lanes. These cyclists need to be educated, they are as dangerous as people who drive and use their mobile phones. Lee Haudin Richmond
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At around 10 a.m. Saturday morning, dozens of citizen scientists will descend on the shores of Iona Beach Park to kick off the 20th Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. “It’s a great way to engage the public as citizen scientists, as they help us collect the data,” said Jill Dwyer, program manager. For the past 20 years, tens of thousands of Canadians have gathered to clean their local shores of harmful litter over the course of a week. This year, the cleanup runs from Sept. 21 to Sunday, Sept. 29. Dwyer has seen how the information collected by the various crews contributes to further action in a particular city. “A few years ago, a school group in Whistler discovered that plastic bags contributed to a lot of the waste on the shoreline,” she said. “They then petitioned their local
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18-year-old Richmond forward will work both special team unitis as Vancouver opens regular season on Friday night BY MARK BOOTH
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Carter Popoff is hoping to thrive in a versatile role when the Vancouver Giants open up the Western Hockey League regular season on Friday night against the Victoria Royals. The 18-year-old Richmond Minor Hockey graduate has always had a knack for scoring goals. He was one of the main guns on a Richmond Blues rep team that enjoyed plenty of success including reaching the Bantam Tier One provincial championship game. As a 15-year-old, he was second in scoring only to current Portland Winterhawks star Nic Petan as a member of the Major Midget Greater Vancouver Canadians. He continued to
fill the net a year later with the Richmond Sockeyes, producing 61 points in 41 games, including 25 goals. His production in junior B was enough to be signed by the Giants before his season with the Sockeyes was even finished. Popoff enjoyed a solid WHL rookie campaign with 15 goals in 63 games. He hopes to come close to doubling the production this season but there will be plenty more on his plate too. Besides seeing second unit power play time, the Giants are using him as one of their main penalty killers. During Sunday’s 3-1 pre-season loss to Victoria, Popoff saw regular duty with the shorthanded unit, including a stint when Vancouver was two-man short. “I killed some penal-
ties with the Canadians and none during my time with the Sockeyes,” said Popoff. “(The Giants) thought I played well in our end of the rink and saw something in my game where I could be an effective penalty killer. I’ve always thought of myself as being a complete two-way hockey player so it’s great to be able to do it at this level.” Popoff is part of a Giants rebuilding plan that saw plenty of rough patches a year ago that resulted in the league’s worst record (21-492) and yielding the top pick in last spring’s WHL Bantam Draft — Alberta scoring phenom Tyler Benson. The 15-year-old is still another year away from playing major junior and it will be up to players like Popoff to ensure the Giants will have
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Carter Popoff will be looking to build off his 15-goal rookie campaign with the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants. some momentum upon his arrival. “It’s was definitely not a good thing to go through and losing is something you never want to get use to,” said Popoff. “It was important that we went out and gave it our best by working hard every shift.” Popoff expects to be centering a line that will include Travis McEvoy who he had
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some success with last season. The Giants roster could feature as many as three Richmond players. Veteran Anthony Ast is back for his third season and has already been named an assistant captain, while Shaun Dosanjh is attempting to earn a spot on the blueline after two seasons at Major Midget. Since he graduated from high school in June, Popoff
can now enjoy the comforts of living at home. He doesn’t have to look far if he needs any hockey advice. His father — Ron Popoff — coached him throughout minor hockey. “He has played such a big part in my career,” added Carter. “First as a coach and now in a different role of just being a dad that is always there for me.”
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Sports Major Midget Canadians turn to youth with 10 1998s cracking their final roster the shutout. “At the end of the day, we went with the guys who worked the hardest and wanted to be here. As it turned out a lot of (the 1998s) are the ones that showed up,” said Alalouf. “A few people have told us we’re the team to beat. I’m not going to believe it but I do think we have a good mix here.” The win over North Island came without the services of perhaps their best 15-year-old. Forward Dante Hannoun was showing why the Victoria Royals made him their number one pick in last spring’s Western Hockey League Bantam Draft by scoring twice in a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Giants on Sunday in Ladner. Yet, Alalouf wants to the focus to be on his team — not the number of bluechip prospects. A whopping eight players from last year’s squad are currently with WHL clubs. Despite all that talent, the Canadians still
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Dante Hannoun (9) joins the Greater Vancouver Canadians this week after an impressive training camp with the Victoria Royals that included a pair of goals in a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Giants last Sunday.
Phil Alalouf admits he wasn’t paying any attention to birth certificates when he finalized the Greater Vancouver Canadians roster for the coming B.C. Major Midget Hockey League regular season. When the Canadians open play this weekend with a pair of games in the provincial capital against the South Island Royals, they will have 10 15-year-olds in their line-up — the most firstyear eligibility players in franchise history. The inexperience hasn’t been evident thus far as Greater Vancouver cruised through the pre-season with four straight victories including a 4-0 triumph on Saturday against the North Island Silvertips at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Rookie goaltender Tyler Shugrue, who has been shortlisted for the B.C. U16 team, earned
came up short of winning their first-ever provincial championship. To make sure everyone is on the same page, a cross-training/ team building session was held on Grouse Mountain Sunday. In the end, it was agreed the slogan for the season will be “One Team, One Dream.” “There maybe other teams in the past that have had a lot more talent,” continued Alalouf. “But we what want to see is these guys play with the heart and passion as a team not as a group of individuals. It has to be the same thinking on and off the ice.” Complimenting the freshman class is a solid group of veterans. Returning 17-year-olds Scott Munro and Phoenix Worth anchor the blueline and will serve as captain and assistant captain respectively. The forward group includes returnees Sean Gillespie and Josh Murphy who round out the assistants.
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Jacques scores pair to lead SFU soccer team to win over TWU Richmond Youth Soccer product Colin Jacques scored twice as the the Simon Fraser University men’s soccer team wrapped up the nonconference portion of their schedule by remaining undefeated with a convincing 9-0 win over the Trinity Lutheran Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Terry Fox Field. The sophomore striker got
credit for his first goal when his cross went off a Trinity Lutheran defender and in. In the 25th minute, the McMath secondary graduate got his second of the match when he took a cross from Carlo Basso and scored to make it 3-0. The score remained that way until the 70th minute when the
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national champions swept the Calgary Dinosaurs with 7-1 and 70 victories. Francisco is in her fourth season with the T-Birds. The Little Flower Academy graduate is one of six players who suited up for a Canadian team that finished 14th at the Junior World Cup in Germany over the summer.
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Plum baking brings back childhood memories about them. Last week, with the help I love plums because of my Block B Culinary they remind me of my Arts students, as well as the family’s first house in South Life Skills students, Mini 9 Vancouver. Every autumn, I students, and their teachers, looked forward to harvestthe entire Matthew McNair ing hundreds of prune plums secondary school student from our prolific tree in the and staff population received F O O D M AT T E R S backyard. fresh local prune plums The students enjoyed to sample, courtesy of the learning that plums are a member of the BC School Fruit & Vegetable Nutritional Rosaceae (rose) family, that they belong to Program (BCSFVNP). the Prunus genus of plants, and are relaThe program first launched in 10 tives of the peach, nectarine and almond. schools in 2005 and has grown to 1,439 Plums and their cousins are all conB.C. K-12 public schools and K-12 B.C. sidered “drupes”: fruits that have flat First Nations schools in the 2013/2014 oval-shaped pits surrounding their seeds. school year. When plums mature, they develop a dusty The BCSFVNP is a collaboration greyish-white coating of plant wax called between Healthy Families BC and the “bloom,” which serves to protect the fruit BC Ministry of Health, and is adminisfrom moisture loss. tered through the BC Agriculture in the The bloom does not wash off easily, but Classroom Foundation, a nonprofit organiis flavourless and safe to ingest. zation that is devoted to “working to bring As the students and I were enjoying the B.C.’s agriculture to our students.” plums during class, an idea came to mind. I The foundation works with local growlove raw plums, but plums baked in cakes, ers, producers, and distributors to bring gingerbreads, tarts and other desserts give fresh B.C. products to students. the baked goods a distinctly sweet, yet tart I distributed the plums and was surflavour. prised by the number of students who had Since we have some plums left over, I never tried them or who knew very little
Dora Ho
invited interested students to take home a bag of plums, research plum dessert recipes and bring the baked items on Monday. My staff and I will choose our favourite recipes, bake them in our kitchen, and feature a “Plum Dessert Tasting Flight” on Friday. That way, by the end of the week, students will have had the opportunity to try delicious, healthy plums in their raw state, as well as in baked goods.
Plum Cake
(Yield: 8-10 servings) Ingredients: 16-24 2 Tbsp. 1 cup 1/2 cup 1 cup 1 tsp. 2 3 Tbsp. 1 1/2 tsp.
whole prune plums fresh lemon juice sugar butter, softened flour baking powder eggs, lightly beaten sugar ground cinnamon
Directions: 1.Grease and flour a 9” springform pan. Preheat oven to 350F.
One of my go-to recipes for fresh prune plums is an incredibly simple plum cake from Susan Mendelson and Deborah Roitberg’s fruit-themed cookbook Fresh Tarts. The cake freezes nicely, so take advantage of the bountiful plum harvest, bake several, wrap well in plastic, and enjoy them through the winter. Dora Ho is a culinary arts instructor at Matthew McNair secondary. 2. Halve plums and toss thoroughly with lemon juice. 3. Cream one cup of sugar with butter. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and beat until smooth. Add eggs and beat until fully incorporated. Spoon batter into pan and spread evenly. 4. Place plum halves, cut side down, on batter. 5. Combine remaining three tablespoons of sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over plums. Bake until done, about one hour. Adapted from Susan Mendelson and Deborah Roitberg’s “Plum Torte Recipe.” Fresh Tarts. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1985.
Changing seasons impact well-being However, change is always It is happening, folks. an opportunity to start anew! Fall is upon us. Labour Day Switch out your wardrobe and Weekend has come and gone, get excited about bundling up and despite the recent hot in fall fashion. Put the kettle weather, summer is in fact on and brainstorm a project drawing to a close. for the fall. In response to the change Allow your body rest and in season, our bodies and CHINESE MEDICINE give your mind permission to minds, day by day, are beginpercolate the experiences you ning to make gradual adjusthad over the last few months. This is a time ments in preparation. From a Chinese medito discard physical clutter, tired ideas and old cine perspective, our health is a direct reflecroutines. Transitional periods awaken new tion of our inner state of balance as well our possibilities — what direction will the fall relationship to the natural world around us. take you this year? Therefore, a change in season not only In terms of nourishing our bodies, bring manifests in the environment, but also within our physiology, having a direct impact on our your attention to the kitchen. Cook your meals at home with more focused preparation health and well-being. in order to supply yourself with the energy During this particular time of year, our required by the cooler season ahead. Cook blood begins to grow thicker, our habitual with less water, lower heat and for longer routines change as we situate ourselves periods of time. more indoors, and our mental processes will This will internalize one’s focus as well as become more introspective and collected. Autumn calls upon us to begin to nest and provide heartier meals. Gradually incorporate more root vegetables into your diet such as stock up as it is the season of harvesting and carrots, sweet potatoes, turnips and yams. turning inward. We can observe that nature Root vegetables are the ultimate comfort begins to contract and move downward. food. Beets are a great fall food as they are Soon enough, leaves and fruit will fall to the high in Vitamin C and folate, offering excelground, tree sap will move down to the roots lent immune support. and the lush green scenery will soon turn A change in season is a time to practise lighter and drier. our instinctual awareness. How aware are you I like to perceive autumn as an opportuniof the natural changes that are occurring in ty to make gradual changes in my patterns in your environment? Is there anything you can order to prepare for the winter months. Such do to help yourself better adapt to the change preparations can help make winter a time in season? of beauty and comfort, rather than a time of Jenica Geisler is a registered acupuncdread so common to those desperately hangturist and practices at Ageless Traditional ing on to the fleeting buzz of the summer. Chinese Health Centre in Richmond. She can It’s easy to resist change, especially when be contacted at 604-270-4826 or jenica@ moving away from the excitement, bustle, agelesstcm.ca. and celebration of summer.
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The second annual Best Catch Sustainable Seafood Festival was held at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery last Saturday. The event included demonstartions by four top chefs including Ian Lai (above). Lai is an instructor, and founder and program director of the Richmond Schoolyard Society. He prepared pan-seared halibut, poached spot prawns, and an Oakanagan fruit salsa.
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Come mid-morning this Saturday, John Beatty plans to be deep into his canvas, layering soft brushstroke over brushstroke, with vivid, but calming colours. Hopefully, the usual For photos of tranquility of his landBeatty’s work scapes will betray the anxiety of only having three hours to create a piece of art, from start to finish, including signing and framing. For the fourth consecutive year, Beatty joins close to 100 artists as they participate in the fourth annual Steveston Grand Prix of Art. “It’s a fun and exciting event, but nervewracking as well,” said the Richmond resident and retired teacher. “You’re trying to make the best of a short time period, you’ve
“I like it when people walk by got to make quick decisions. and ask me questions or talk Things change on you all the to me. Sometimes people are time, and you just have to be a bit hesitant to do so, but for able to make adjustments as me, it makes it feel like a real you go along. community event.” “There’s always a bit of a Beatty has been painting for scramble at the finish.” as long as he can remember Inspired by the Grand Prix and comes by it quite honestly of Art in Qualicum, started — a relative, John William by Dan Gray 20 years ago Beatty, painted with members (himself inspired by seeing the of the Group of Seven. event take place in France), Before coming to the west Mark Glavina of the Phoenix coast, Beatty was the actArt Workshop brought the creing principal of the Ontario ative marathon to Steveston. College of Art and Design. This year, the exhibiMore than 800 paintings tion portion of the event has John Beatty later, he is now part of the expanded to a full week, Richmond Artist Guild and Men in Hats, a allowing visitors to see the finished products group of local artists who paint en plein air at Britannia Shipyard until Sunday, Sept. 29. across the Lower Mainland. “I’m thrilled to see so many people com“I enjoy the camaraderie of it, both with ing out and getting interested,” Beatty said.
Men in Hats and at the grand prix,” he said. “It’s a great social experience. I’m always anxious to see what the other artists come up with as well.” Beatty said last year’s event was the only time he wasn’t completely satisfied with his finished product. Painting a whale-watching boat by the water, half way through, the boat loaded up and sailed away. He was left with an empty space and a dock. “Luckily, I took photos of the scene before and managed to get the crew coming down in their yellow suits,” he said. “But the subjects are quite varied, so you don’t know what you’ll end up with when you put your hand in that bowl.” The Grand Prix of Art kicks off this Saturday. Pre-registration is now closed, but artists can register the day of, $25 for adults and $20 for youth. For more information, visit www.grandprixofart.com.
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