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Signature Mazda With 11 Mazda dealerships stretching from Richmond to Chilliwack, you would think it would be quite difficult to differentiate one from another. But Marko Joannou, general manager at Signature Mazda in the Richmond Auto Mall said it’s actually quite easy. “We take a different approach to the consumer. Our whole philosophy is it’s virtually impossible to replace consumers and it’s easy to replace cars,” said Joannou. He said that 36 per cent of their business is comprised of repeat customers — one in particular has purchased over a dozen vehicles from Signature, the largest Mazda retailer in Western Canada, since they opened their doors in September of 2000. And that statistic speaks for itself. The service department at the dealership deserves a lot of credit for bringing people back time and time again. Open six days a week from 8 a.m to 5 p.m., Joannou says they have the capacity to book up to 50 appointments in their 10 service bays manned by highly-qualified staff. There are also six courtesy vehicles available, and on the rare occasion they are all booked subsidized rental cars are available at $19 a day.
“All of our technicians go through four upgraded courses a year to refresh their skills so they understand the current technology. There is a lot of technology in cars nowadays,” he said. On average, about 300 people a week come through the doors, mostly for regular 8,000 and 16,000 km maintenance, thanks to their competitive pricing and Mazda’s vaunted build quality. “Mazda’s philosophy is not to be a mass volume producer, rather they pride themselves on craftsmanship. All of the cars come from Hiroshima, none of their products are built in North America, Mexico, or any other part of the world. The fit and finish is there.” Joannou added Signature Mazda is also a big supporter of the community, donating funds to the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. Closer to home, the dealership is also involved with taking care of the proliferation of rabbits on the property by employing a veterinarian and temporarily housing the bunnies until they’re adopted by new owners. ~ Benjamin Yong Richmond News
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Who needs toys when you’ve got a mud puddle? Preschool goes all outdoors BY BENJAMIN YONG Special to the News
In this technological age of iPods, iPhones and iPads, many parents worry their children don’t get enough of an opportunity to simply play outside. That Scan page is not a problem at all for students at the for Alderwood House School on Shell Road, photos that officially launched the first primarily outdoor-based daycare in the Lower Mainland. From 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., children aged 10 months to five years old — split into infant and toddler groups — spend anywhere from three to seven hours outdoors exploring the wooded back yard, or following an instructor on an adventure along the adjacent Horseshoe Slough trail. see School page 14
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School job cuts on the way, to take effect next fall We haven’t had a raise in four years. We finally get one (and) we’re threatened with layoffs: McLuskie told trustees, adding his members are angry at the prospect of losing jobs to pay for a 3.5 per cent wage increase negotiated last month with the provincial government. School districts across the province are being told to find money for the wage hike — estimated to cost Richmond $703,992 in the first year of a two-year agreement — through savings under the province’s Cooperative Gains mandate. Tapping into Richmond’s $6.1 million operating surplus will cover the first year’s increase. But job cuts are in line to meet the $1.34 million needed in year
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Job cuts are coming for school district staff starting next school year to pay for a recently negotiated contract with nonteaching staff. That was the message trustees announced at Monday night’s Richmond School Board meeting — one Ross McLuskie, vice president of CUPE Local 716 wasn’t happy to hear. “We haven’t had a raise in four years. We finally get one. And when we do sign, we’re threatened with layoffs,” McLuskie
two, said Wendy Grondzil, the district’s assistant secretary treasurer. Grondzil also outlined numerous other ways to help fund the raise, but told trustees they either did not provide enough savings, or represented returns that could not be relied upon on a consistent basis. They included tapping the district’s international student program, finding increased energy savings, sharing purchasing services with other districts and looking into staff absence management and overtime reduction. Trustee Debbie Tablotney said she is tired of cutting services to schools, but
conceded the district has few options left. School board chair Donna Sargent said she finds the government’s actions of downloading the contract costs on local school districts insulting, “that the minister thinks the board and staff are sitting on a savings plan.” “We’ve worked so hard to be transparent, accountable and have made the cuts that are necessary.” Sargent added the board has a meeting scheduled with B.C.’s Education Minister, Peter Fassbender, on Oct. 25 when they plan to make their views known. see Union page 3
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The new homebuying tool, designed by estateblock.com, colour-codes all manner of detailed information on Richmond’s neighbourhoods, such as cultural background. This page shows people boasting a university degree. chosen subject in a plethora of Richmond communities and highlights it by “heat” colours linked to percentages. Estateblock founder Vadim Marusin believes the visual mapping tool sets them apart from the likes of realtor.ca. “There is a national site,
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Up to six gunshots may have been fired at one of Richmond’s top city centre gyms. Police were called after gym members and staff heard gunfire ring out around 9:50 p.m. Monday at the Steve Nash Fitness World at 6351 Westminster Hwy, near No. 2 Road. It’s thought about 10 customers and at least one staff member were inside the building, the only business open in the commercial/industrial complex around that time. No one was injured in the shooting and Richmond Mounties are still unsure whether the gym or someone inside was the intended target.
Richmond Scan RCMP’s Cpl. page Stephanie Ashton for said the evidence video, gathered so far from more gym members who photos were there hasn’t yet led to any susALAN CAMPBELL/RICHMOND NEWS pects or motive. “There’s no indication right now that Cpl. Stephanie Ashton outside the anyone inside or the Steve Nash gym scene of Monday’s shooting. was the target,” said Ashton. Bullet casings were found inside “No one was hit by the shots; peothe gym and two bullet holes, bearing ple inside only heard the shots being evidence markings “5” and “6”, were fired.” still visible Tuesday morning on a glass Although the gym is in a fairly side door. remote location, police are hoping However, a glazier had just finished someone has information. Ashton said repairing a large panel at the main there have been no gang-related incientrance, where other shots are underdents in the past at the gym. stood to have been fired.
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Union: Members ‘stretched to the limit’ Continued from page 1 CUPE’s McLuskie said he wasn’t completely satisfied that trustees have dug deep enough to find savings within the district. “Was it easier for them to lay off people,” he asked, adding his 1,000 or so members are already “stretched to the limit.” “We have educational assistants, who are about half of our membership, who have two or three other jobs just to survive,” he said. “And we have the best trade department you can get, and there’s a fear of contracting out. So, we’re quite concerned.” As for how that may affect ratification of the contract, there has been some talk among other CUPE locals to not sign the deal and continue lobbying the government to find money for the increase. But locally, McLuskie was confident his members will okay the deal, although there remains a lingering question whether trustees have done enough to protest the government’s actions. “There’s maybe been a fear of being ‘Cowichanized,’” McLuskie said, referring to the board of trustees in Lake Cowichan that was replaced after refusing to cede to the government’s directive to fund a previous raise for teaching staff. “I think that still sits in the back of the heads of trustees throughout the province,” he said.
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Mark Wafer knows his audience. In a pitch for hiring people with disabilities, Wafer appealed to Richmond business owners’ and managers’ sensitivity to the bottom line. “In this time of labour shortages, it makes good economic sense,” said the owner of six Tim Hortons franchises in Ontario. Wafer was speaking at an Employers Breakfast Friday morning to kick off Community Living Month. EVE EDMONDS/RICHMOND NEWS Wafer has employed more than 90 people Tim Hortons franchisee Mark Wafer has with various disabilities in all areas of his employed more than 90 people with various business and has become an advocate of disabilities, including himself. workplace inclusion. He’s made presentation to standing committees on Parliament Hill in It’s about finding a good match, explained Ottawa and co-authored Rethinking Disability the RCL’s Lisa Cowell. in the Private Sector, a report from the panel Some jobs have a huge turnover because on labour market opportunities for persons they are entry level and new hires either get with disabilities. promoted or bored and quit. Yet, that might Why? In a word, Clint. be just the right job for a person with a develEighteen years ago, Wafer had just, that opmental disability, who can become a loyal, week, opened his first Tim Hortons franchise long-term employee. in Toronto. But Wafer is also clear that benefits must “He (Clint) came in with his mom, lookgo both ways. ing for work.” He is no supporter of employer incentive Wafer was swamped, trying to make a go programs in which the government pays for of his new business. part of the disabled person’s wage. “I didn’t have time to train someone like “That person will never that. My managers didn’t be viewed with the same have time to train someone value. They’ll never be like that.” promoted. They won’t be Clint has Down’s synseen as someone to invest drome. But Wafer also in. All employees need to knew, better than most, the be seen as an investment.” — Mark Wafer struggles of living with a Wafer is also no fan disability. of voluntary work placeWafer is deaf. Clint was ments. In some cases, if given a job. they are carefully monitored, they can creBut what may have been an act of charity ate a positive experience, but they can also turned out to also be one of business-savvy. lead to exploitation — where someone with Reliable, long-term employees are what any a mental disability, for example, is working business needs to thrive. indefinitely for free. Eighteen years and numerous promotions “That’s not acceptable. We have to really later, Clint continues to work at Tim Hortons clamp down on that.” and, according to Wafer, is his best employee. However, Wafer is a fan of holding busiClint is only one example of how hirness meetings like the one last Friday where ing people with disabilities makes good business owners are encouraged to see both economic sense, according to Richmond’s the business as well as social benefits of hirCommunity Living, which aims to place ing person’s with disabilities — and paying many of its members in the workforce. them competitive wages. People with disabilities can make great ‘I’ve been here since Tuesday and four employees — often better than those without people with disabilities have been hired as a disabilities, according to RCL, which points direct result — and those are just the ones we to a Statistics Canada report that found 90 know of. per cent of persons with disabilities rated The event also recognized businesses in average or better on job performance than Richmond that have already hired people their non-disabled colleagues. with disabilities.
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land fill — demolition waste — was being dumped on the property to construct a farm road to access a future tree nursery. City staff are not quite set to suit up as Long-time farmer, Coun. Harold Steves “soil cops” just yet. said city staff used the be tasked with the An agreement to oversee activities on job 20 years ago and wondered what new local farmland on behalf of the short-staffed responsibilities they have been shifted to. Agricultural Land Commission is being sent “They’re probably out writing parking back to staff for further review after countickets,” he quipped, adding perhaps existing cillors discussed the matter at a General staff can be re-assigned. Purposes meeting Monday afternoon at city “Someone should be enforcing the hall. bylaws,” Steves said, later adding, “The With a hefty bill of buck has to stop somemore than $230,000 to where and if the land have Richmond staff commission isn’t going ensure proper fill is to do it, then we have to dumped on farmland, do it.” councillors were cautious During the meeting, in giving their stamp of council members also approval, especially if it agreed to contact Premier meant those “soil cops” Christy Clark and Pat would amount to little Pimm, B.C.’s Agriculture more than employees of Minister to shield the — Harold Steves the ALC. ALC from any cuts result“Staff would not be ing from the government’s able to deviate from the core review process. The ALC’s policies,” said the city’s general review is being led by MLA Bill Bennett manager of law and community safety, who has indicated there will not be any Phyllis Carlyle. “We would be, in essence, sacred cows, including the ALR. subcontractors doing their bidding and A letter from council states the provcouldn’t alter from their basic, fundamental ince should “protect and enhance the principles.” Agricultural Land Reserve and Agricultural The matter arose early this year after Land Commission, and adequately fund a protest camp sprang up outside a Finn and enforce the ALR, ALC and its poliRoad farm where it was claimed improper cies.” BY PHILIP RAPHAEL
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“The buck has to stop somewhere and if the land commission isn’t going. to do it, then we have to do it.”
Queensborough has its own Walmart — and Delta to the south will soon have the new mega shopping centre on Tsawwassen First The developer behind the proposed Nations land. Walmart-anchored shopping centre is havSome councillors were also worried ing another crack at convincing councillors about the possibility of the city not being to approve its $100 million plan — this able to acquire two properties on the site time with a $238,000 cheque in hand. — needed to build a new realigned connecSmartcentres, whose 10-year-old bid ran tor road at Alexandra and Leslie roads. into more trouble at last month’s planning It’s an acquisition which, thus far, has committee meeting, has now offered to put eluded the developer and is now being up the latest round of cash for more park handed to the city to complete, along with enhancements within the West Cambie site around $3.4 million of developer’s cash. and for “ecological” improvements within City staff don’t seem to have too much nearby West Cambie Park. to offer in terms of alternaFor video, to The move is, in part, motitives, should the two homlink to updated vated by the potential loss of eowners fail to budge. story from around half an acre of environComplicating the acquisiTuesday’s mentally sensitive area (ESA) night’s meeting tion further are new details designated land within the prorevealed in this week’s report, posed 14-acre shopping centre which highlight how one between Alderbridge Way and Alexandra of the owners earlier this year asked the Road, near Garden City Road. developer for $2.4 million — three times Last month, city council’s planning com- the assessed property tax value — for his mittee sent the application back to staff family’s Garden City Road property. once more with concerns over the loss of If such a deal was to take place between the ESA and the impact of traffic coming the city and the owner, it would leave into Richmond from out of town to shop at only $1 million in the pot to purchase the the new development. remaining property. However, in the revised report that was The owner told the News how a $2 mildue to go before the committee Tuesday lion price tag had been tentatively agreed on afternoon, the city’s transportation direcwith the developer in 2011 and he upped his tor, Victor Wei, indicated that, of the 1,800 demand by 40 per cent this year after the extra peak-hour weekend car trips expected, developer dropped their offer by the same only 15 per cent of that is anticipated to percentage. come from Vancouver. For the full story, visit www.richmondAccording to Wei’s report, no extra news.com. Check out Friday’s issue for an traffic is expected from the east — in-depth feaure on the 10-year saga. BY ALAN CAMPBELL
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nce again, the Conservative government charged blindly into ideological battle this week with a decision to deny heroin to Vancouver addicts involved in a clinical research project. The government’s decision came shortly after Health Canada had approved the program, which deals with addicts in lifethreatening situations for whom previous therapies have failed. In this case, the strategy clearly fell under the heading of harm reduction which generally acknowledges addiction as a health issue rather than a criminal one and seeks to reduce the harm created by it — recognizing that eliminating the problem is often not possible. The Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are not fans of harm reduction. They have fought health authorities repeatedly on the issue, most notably challenging the existence of Vancouver’s supervised injection site, despite evidence that it has reduced harm to some of our most vulnerable citizens. Medical science has consistently backed up harm reduction as a sound philosophy. But the Tories have never been particularly interested in scientific evidence, much preferring ideological crusades. It’s a pattern that’s been repeated by the Tories in all areas where science has yielded a result that likely won’t appeal to its base of political supporters. There is, of course, no logic to this particular decision. The fact the study participants are all long-term chronic addicts who have failed to respond to other treatment would indicate they will be taking heroin regardless. The only difference will be whether that occurs in a safe, controlled setting or on the streets.
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Young writers need support The Editor, Re: “Young writers made to feel less alone,” News, Oct. 4. This really was a great piece, since it all is true. Young writers nowadays don’t have a place to become well known. Like the article said, “There is no ‘America’s Next Top Writer’. What would they show? A back sitting at a computer?” People just aren’t into watching those kinds of things. They either think it’s extremely boring, or there really is no point. It doesn’t capture the main audience, and doesn’t give them that rush they feel in movie theatres, or even at home, watching a regular TV show. I, personally, thought it was a great idea to organize a Junior Authors Writers Conference, to show kids, and parents as well, that writing is truly a great career path. Though it may not be the best occupation choice, moneywise, it is the most rewarding. By holding this conference, kids can express their ideas and thoughts, and share their love of writing with the others around them, and not feel awkward or weird about it, because they know that the children around them are no different from themselves. Thank you for this article. Not only did it inspire many children and youth, it also inspired me too. Teresa Yan Richmond
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Both major parties need ethnic votes The sensitive and sometimes murky world of socalled “ethnic politics” continues to engulf both major political parties. It’s been that way ever since both parties found themselves plunged into leadership races, involving mass membership sign-ups in ethnic communities. The NDP, about to search for another leader, may be headed into another controversy involving those same mass sign-ups. The B.C. Liberal government, meanwhile, finds itself dogged by a controversy involving ethnic communities. The so-called “ethnic memo” controversy was big news before the election. This involved government political staff doing party work while on the taxpayer dime. Now the RCMP is investigating the matter after NDP leader Adrian Dix went to the police with information he says may indicate some aspects of the Election Act had been violated. Now, as someone who was part of a giant media group-think that saw the ethnic memo scandal as being a much bigger deal than the voters considered it to be, I’m reluctant to predict the RCMP investigation will lead to anything substantial. In fact, anything short of implicating an elected official in illegal activities is unlikely to inflict much political damage on the
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B.C. Liberals. Still, no government likes to have the RCMP rummaging around its dirty laundry. Nevertheless, the whole thing is yet another reminder of just how beholden our two parties are to the interests of ethnic communities. In the last campaign, for example, the B.C. Liberals strove to have a major presence in Chinese-Canadian media through heavy advertising. That strategy appeared to pay off, as the party held at least two seats with a heavy a ChineseCanadian population it might otherwise have lost. But while the B.C. Liberals watch that RCMP investigation with some nervousness, the NDP is about to revisit the sensitivities wrapped around that party’s relationship with ethnic communities. The reform-minded Forward B.C. NDP faction wants to limit membership sign-ups for the leadership race to 10 people a week per person, according to the Georgia Straight newspaper. This would prevent what happened in the last leadership races for both parties. At that time, candidates or their representatives went into places like Surrey, Delta and south Vancouver
and engaged in mass signups in places like religious temples and churches. The result is that it can be argued that a relatively small geographic region dictated the outcome of both races. Candidates from outside the Lower Mainland were penalized by the mass signups and were effectively frozen out of the selection process. There will be a predictable push-back from various ethnic communities to Forward B.C. NDP’s proposal. They will argue, with some justification, that the members of their communities should not be limited in their potential participation in a democratic process. It may be time for political parties to abandon the idea of giving every party member a vote in a leadership race and return to the days of convention delegates determining the winner of that race. While membership signups can inject some interest into a leadership race, so too can a leadership convention, which carries with it several days of high drama and often an exciting outcome. A delegated convention would also ensure no particular region or community has power disproportionate to their size when it comes to determining who the major political leaders are in this province. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.
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Tunnel decision for coal transport Rid Russ Baker rage, bike instead The Editor, Christy Clark has promised a new high level bridge to replace the George Massy Tunnel. While the bridge will likely resolve the traffic issue at No. 5 Road and Steveston Hwy., I agree with Mayor Malcolm Brodie that it will simply move the major traffic bottle neck somewhere else. There will be side effects of that solution, first and not by any means least, it will eat up a huge amount of the finest farmland in Richmond and Delta, making at least one important Richmond farm no longer viable to operate as a farm. We will never get that farmland back! Second, the removal of the tunnel will allow the tankers to slurp up the Fraser River Estuary with fuel for the airport, they will deliver that fuel to the new tank farm they will build on ALR land.
Of course with the deeper channel, the coal barges can travel freely up the river. This will allow the coal to be shipped in huge quantities right up the best part of White Rock. Is there anyone out there that does not believe that coal dust presents a health hazard? This is not the only option. If the tunnel was twinned we could add rapid transit, put a park and ride in the south end and reduce traffic flow on the corridor with minimal impact on farmland. Of course, then the Panamax tankers could not use the Fraser River as a highway and the only farm that we would lose would be the tank farm. One has to ask is the bridge a road traffic issue or a river traffic issue? Scott Stewart Richmond
Walmart will destroy farmland The Editor, I agree with Chak Au’s stand that we have a responsibility to preserve, restore and protect our land. When I first arrived in Richmond 20 years ago, it was a peaceful agricultural community just south of
a busy, noisy and polluted Vancouver. Today, I don’t see much difference between Vancouver and Richmond. Agricultural land is being destroyed and replaced with highrises and high density townhouses. Traffic is getting
worse every year Now, Walmart wants to destroy more land. I have a question for the council, “which strawberries taste better, locally grown or the ones imported from California?” Manuel Melo Richmond
The Editor, Re: “Road paving short-sighted,” Letters, Oct. 4. Like Mr. Draper, I too live in Richmond and am a long-term employee at the airport, having to endure the heavy traffic on my way to work. It may be unfortunate that the plan all along was a simple re-paving of Russ baker Way, and not a re-working of the roadway to facilitate a movement of the predictable bottleneck we are all so familiar with on this stretch of road. But all is not as bad as it seems, for me at least. I’m tickled pink at the new bike lane running adjacent to Russ Baker Way, next
to YVR’s perimeter fence. This separated path is a safer route to ride and cuts both time and distance on the way to the airport. It’s a great addition to Sea Island. If anyone gets frustrated sitting amongst all the cars and trucks lined up on Russ Baker, cast a glance westward and see all the happy, healthy people riding their bicycles to work. Maybe that will provide a little motivation to get out of a vehicle and on a bike, and that makes things better for just about everyone. Brad Kilburn Steveston
Preserve land for future generations The Editor, I am writing to oppose construction at the site of Alderbridge and 4 Road/ Garden City. The installation of Walmart and other stores will destroy a wild and beautiful forest, including parts of the West Cambie Natural Park, an environmentally-sensitive area.
If I didn’t write, my kids would wonder why I didn’t try harder to preserve nature for them and for future generations. “Richmond — Island City by Nature”, or is this just marketing? Barbara Allan Richmond
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Advocates remain divided on legalization of brothels BY YVONNE ROBERTSON
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Micro-brothels the latest trend in prostitution seen in Richmond
being hurt. Last week, B.C. Supreme Court heard the second of 11 “The trade also targets women of colour in the Lower girls expected to testify against Reza Moazami — a 29-yearMainland. It entrenches racist stereotypes,” said Sarah Mah, old facing 36 criminal charges including two counts of human who is part of the Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution trafficking, as well as sexual interference, sexual exploitation, (AWCEP), which looks closely at the situation in Richmond. sexual assault and living off the avails of prostitution that “If you look through the back pages of the Georgia involved girls ranging in age from 14-19. Straight or on Craigslist, you see the image of the Asian girl The girl’s testimony brought to light, among other things, a who’s new in town and can’t speak English very well. It disnew trend in an old business — micro-brothels. advantages all women and normalizes racism.” The girl, who could not be named because she was a 15 at Colleen Glynn, president of the Richmond Women’s the time of the offence, said she was set up in an apartment Resource Centre, also wants prostitution criminalized because on Hemlock Street in Richmond that was well-stocked with of the systemic issues legalization will ignore. clothes, lingerie, high-heeled shoes, condoms, a Taser and a “Many of these women have been sexually abused as chilready supply of liquid GHB (also known as a date rape drug) dren,” she said. “And if you’re drug-addicted or suffer from in a water bottle in the freezer. mental health issues, you aren’t going to be able to work at Micro-brothels have become the latest in prostitution and these brothels. It’s going to keep the marginalized marginalRichmond has seen its fair share of them, said Richmond ized.” RCMP spokesperson, Cpl. Stephanie Ashton. On the other side of the spectrum, sits Susan Davis, who Crack downs on massage parlours have led sex workers or has been a sex worker at a micro-brothel in Vancouver for the their pimps to rent out apartments for sex acts. past 27 years, pushing for its legalization. “Usually we get calls from the neighbours,” Ashton said. Davis sees problems with the Nordic model, particu“But we can’t get in because these buildings need fobs. Then, larly with the fact that it by the time we knock on assumes all women are the door, someone answers victims. To her, the majorand they don’t know what ity of women entering the we’re talking about.” profession in Canada are In Richmond, a number doing it by choice. of factors make it difficult “We don’t need to be to either charge somebody rescued, we’re not all vicinvolved or help sex worktims,” she said. “It’s just ers believed to be in the fear-mongering on the part trade against their will, of moral abolitionists. It’s according to Ashton. the oldest profession in the In most cases, workbook and trying to end it is ers don’t speak English, not a realistic outlook. and under the Criminal “The average age of Code, it’s only an offense entry into prostitution in if someone is under age Canada is 25. It’s been a FILE PHOTO or communicating for the battle because myths are Questionable massage parlours such as Blue Sea Health sale of sex. constantly being repubSpa, which was busted in 2010, have given way to micro-brothels But whether women are lished.” working in micro-brothels, in Richmond. For example, because massage parlours or on the charges can only be street, the issue for advocacy groups is safety and some argue pressed if it involves underage women, media reports a disthe only means to that end is the abolishment of the sex trade proportionate amount of these court cases. through criminalization of johns, which will allow police to Davis believes the Nordic model isn’t working in Sweden charge the men purchasing sex, rather than the women. and said Canada invests even less in social services. If crimiThis is known as the Nordic model, as it has played out in nalized, the women police want to help might be left in the places like Sweden. Police can then direct women to proper cold due to gaps in the system. resources and social services. However, the success of this As it stands, it’s difficult to reach women who run or work model has been under debate. at micro-brothels in Richmond. Glynn would like to see more Others are fighting for the legalization of brothels such outreach, involving ESL courses and access to career training, as the types operating in Richmond. The Supreme Court of but this seems implausible when women fear the consequencCanada is currently hearing a case, after an Ontario case chal- es of admitting they work in these operations. lenged Canadian prostitution laws. Instead, legalization of brothels leads to more regulation “It’s an issue I’m on the fence about,” said Ashton. “I and tightened security, according to Davis. With legalization, believe that anyone engaging in the sex trade is at risk. But comes standardized work procedures, more city resources and if a brothel is run like a business, at least there’s some sort proper exit strategies that include resume training and career of protection. There can be a gatekeeper, or a security guard. alternatives. People working there know they can call the police if some“These jobs need to be moved inside,” she said. “Before thing goes wrong.” brothels were being shut down, there were zero sex workers Opponents to legalization say it won’t help the situation out on the streets. Now, if the purchase of sex is criminalized, much. Systemic issues such as racism and sexual abuse, as all it will do is make women move to more isolated locations well as the exposure to violence, will remain. to conduct business and transactions will have to be done Although acting like business operators, women would quicker, with little regard for safety.” still be dealing with men. Regardless of a security guard, The current case at the Supreme Courts is fighting for the during the actual act, it’s still hard to prevent a woman from
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Continued from page 1 Pamela Wallberg, founder of the school, opened Alderwood six years ago, but said they recently switched to the outdoor model after being inspired by a similar concept implemented last fall in the District of Sooke on Vancouver Island. “What’s great about the school is that it’s on a huge farm property right on a nature trail. What we were finding over the years is that we were spending more and more time outside anyways,” said Wallberg. On a typical day, after students get dropped off in the morning, they start outside in the yard exploring materials put out by the teachers. At 9 a.m., the children bundle up in clothing and don a head-to-toe rain jacket called a “Muddy Buddy” and make their way down the nature trail, playing and learning as they go along. A favorite stop along the way is “muddy mountain,” a tall dirt hill that was built by local teenagers as a mountain bike ramp. There is also a log arrangement where everyone sits down for group time that can involve singing or having a snack. But all the fun doesn’t overshadow the educational component, said Wallberg. “The other day they had a hunt looking for specific types of leaves, and watching how a puddle fills up with water and how much it has been increasing over time.” After lunch and nap time, the afternoon often involves botany where the kids plant vegetables in the school garden. Wallberg said that being out in the open, rather than doing individual activities inside, allows for more focus on social and emotional development. For example, helping each other climb up muddy mountain or working together to set up a tarp. “Playing house is so easy, but this requires them to be interdependent.”
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MLA John Yap presents a $43,000 gaming grant cheque to Patricia Rolston of the Richmond Music School. Some of the money will be used to help establish a Childrens’ Orchestra, a first in Richmond.
Blundell elementary held its first Breakfast Club last Thursday in an effort to ensure all kids received a healthy morning meal. The program happens twice a week and is a partnership between the school and Richmond Youth Services Agency. Richmond Community Foundation gave a $10,000 grant and the rotary club donated $2,000 for the first year.
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Richmond Ice Centre had its opening day last month, which included training new skaters to roll a tire on ice and ball hockey games in the parking lot.
Justin TurnerPearce (left) and Jason Roberts have moved on to play in the B.C. Soccer Premier league and recently represented Team BC at the Canada Summer Games in Quebec. Justin plays for Mountain FC, while Jason plays for Fusion FC.
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Betty Gill (left) receives a Queen Jubilee Medal from MLA John Yap for her contributions to multiculturalism.
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The sound of online music rentals Do subscription streaming sites end the need to own music? If you opt for the paid version of stations based on song, Once I owned Xbox Music ($10 a month or $100 artist or genre and it music. Now I rent it. works pretty well in my a year), you get unlimited, ad free The advent of MP3s streaming on Windows 8, through the experience. and online sharing web, on your Xbox 360, and apps on Often I’ll discover through early illegal Windows Phone, iOS and Android. new tunes, sometimes services like Napster More interestingly, you can downI’ll get the worst crap and legal stores like load any of the songs in the Xbox imaginable. A station I iTunes pushed our THE PRACTICAL GEEK Music store to your devices for playcreated just now based music into digital form. back as long as you continue to be a on Bruce Cockburn Many of us have subscriber. generated a playlist that included Lyle accumulated thousands of pieces of It’s that notion of subscribing to Lovett, James Taylor and Leonard music in our collections and spend music that’s the biggest change from Cohen, so not too shabby. Except a lot of time organizing, cataloguing simply buying or “borrowing” online. and tediously moving those files on to maybe James Taylor. I still buy music online, from Slacker offers three tiers of service, the various computers, MP3 players, iTunes and other sources, but I’ve tablets and phones that litter our lives. from free to $10 a month that allows come to appreciate the ability to It’s a lot of work and, if you purchased you to download songs that will “rent” music, to download anything I work as long as you continue to be a these songs legally, expensive. want from the Xbox Music store and There might be an easier way: enter Slacker subscriber. You can find it at listen to it as much as I want without slacker.com. the music streaming service. Xbox Music In Canada, the major music streamis one of the best ing services are Rdio, Slacker and streaming services Deezer, with Xbox Music Live and in Canada and Sony’s Music Unlimited as dark horsthe least known. es. (Pandora, Spotify, iTunes Radio Chances are you and other services from south of the have the basic border aren’t available here.) They offer streaming access, which service now and you didn’t realize require you to be connected to the it. Anyone who Internet, to vast libraries of music. owns a Windows 8 Most offer both free plans, supported by on air ads, and premium paid plans computer or tablet that dispense with ads and include fea- gets Xbox Music tures like free downloads of individual for free (look for songs that will play on your devices as the Music app tile) FILE PHOTO from a library that long as you remain a subscriber. claims 30 million File sharing and online streaming of music could be Monthly prices are $10 a month changing the way we listen, making mp3s a thing of the past. songs. or less, the average cost of one online Ad-supported album. Think of it as Netflix for streaming is music. having to outright purchase it. unlimited for the first six months and I’ve been experimenting with the That comes in handy when you limited to 10 hours a month after that free version of Slacker and the paid need specific genres of music, such as unless you upgrade to the paid verversion of Xbox Music. I recommend Christmas tunes, that you might need sion. both. for specific occasions but otherwise If you don’t have Windows 8, you Slacker has an app available on wouldn’t be caught dead buying. can get the same deal through the web every platform I own, including It also allows you to follow through version of Xbox Music. through the web, my Windows Phone, on impulses to investigate an artist or With Xbox Music, you can lismy Android and Windows tablets and genre thoroughly and download huge ten to specific artists (all of Bruce my Xbox 360. chunks of music without making a lot Cockburn), albums (Humans) or indiIt claims 10 million songs in its of expensive decisions. Or stealing it. library and 200 curated stations cover- vidual songs (“Rumours of Glory”). It does mean letting go of the ing popular and niche genres. The free As with Slacker, Xbox Music’s Radio notion of owning everything you listen feature generates playlists based version of Slacker allows access to to. But for $100 a year for effectively on specific artists. Selecting Bruce those stations, which are ad supported unlimited music, it’s a decent tradeoff. Cockburn once again produced a playand sound much like conventional Barry Link is the editor of the list with Bob Dylan, John Prine and radio, minus DJs. Vancouver Courier. Jackson Browne. I can live with that. Slacker also will generate custom
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Brodie Reid is looking forward to an injury-free season and earning a one-way ticket back to San Jose. The 24-year-old former standout with the Greater Vancouver Canadians will begin his third campaign in the American Hockey League on Saturday night with the Worcester Sharks. Reid was assigned to the San Jose Sharks’ number one farm team in the Massachusetts city after a solid enough training camp with the NHL club that included suiting up in his hometown on Sept. 24. The Sharks skated to a 3-2 win over the Canucks at Rogers Arena and the right winger made the most of the special night by earning an assist. “It was pretty cool getting an opportunity to play in a rink you grew up in with your family and friends there watching you,” recalled Reid. “I thought I had a pretty decent camp and would have like to have played (in more pre-season) games, but it is what is. Now I just have to work hard to get my opportunity again.” Realistically, the odds were significantly stacked against Reid sticking with San Jose. Training camp represented the end of a long rehabilitation process following season-ending surgery back in March. He dislocated his shoulder on two occasions before team doctors determined he needed it surgically repaired.
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Brodie Reid, former Greater Vancouver Canadians standout, earned an assist in the San Jose Sharks 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL pre-season action. The 24-yearold is playing for the Sharks’ American Hockey League affiliate in Worcester. Three trips to the injured list resulted in playing in just 34 games. Still, Reid was effective when he was healthy — matching his goal total of his rookie season with 10 in 32 less games, while adding 11 assists. It was enough progress for the Sharks
to reward him with a new contract in June. “The first time I dislocated was on a body check where I ended up over the boards,” said Reid. “I was back playing again and it felt fine until I got into a fight and it came out again all of a
sudden. “I missed about 10 games the first time and another six weeks when it happened again. It was pretty frustrating way to the end year, but I worked hard throughout the off-season and it feels great now.” Thanks to his hockey career, Massachusetts has become Reid’s second home. After a productive two-year stretch in the B.C. Hockey League, that included a 52 goal season back in 2007-08 with Burnaby, he was offered a full-ride scholarship to Northeastern University. His arrival at the Boston school was put on hold as Reid spent two more years at the junior level, including a season in the U.S. Hockey League with the Lincoln Stars in Nebraska. With his long-term objective always being to sign with an NHL team, Reid had a solid freshman campaign, finishing fourth in team scoring, then passed on his final three years of eligibility to sign as a free agent with the Sharks. Always noted for his excellent shot and quick release, Reid has put his sixfoot-one frame to use since turning pro as a solid two-way player who isn’t afraid to drop the gloves if need be. Now, he’s hoping to show the Sharks he’s healthy and ready to play in the NHL. “They want me to be an offensive guy here and lead by example,” Reid added. “I’m just going to work hard, knowing that my opportunity could come at any time.”
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Fencer goes abroad to help establish Pan American association Richmond’s Igor Gantsevich recently travelled to Guatemala to take part in the inaugural meeting to establish the Pan American Fencing Association of Fencing Clubs. A total of 22 presidents from National Fencing Associations in the Pan American zone attended the important meeting and voted on the establishment of the Executive Committee to oversee
the new association, whose goal is to develop clubs and club championships within the Pan American zone. The Canadian Fencing Federation congratulated Gantsevich on his unanimous appointment as a member of the Executive Committee. Gantsevich, a former National team member for Men’s Epee, current Athlete Representative
on the CFF Board, and along with his father Victor, currently owns and operates the successful Dynamo Fencing Club in Richmond. Gantsevich joins President/ Chair Yuri Gelman (U.S.), Wilfredo Ramirez (Guatemala), Joyce Bolanos (U.S. Virgin Islands), Lt. Col. Luis Filardi (Uruguay), and Carlos Godoy (Costa Rica) on the Executive
Committee. “I believe this organization will be very beneficial for the further development of fencing clubs in our zone,” said Gantsevich, “which will ultimately result in increasing the development of fencers in Canada. “Fencing clubs are the backbone of our association and anything we can do to help clubs
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develop is extremely worthwhile.” “Increasing Canadian representation on International Committees for fencing is important and the CFF congratulates Igor on his nomination and selection to the Executive Committee of the Pan American Fencing Association of Fencing Clubs,” said CFF President Brad Goldie.
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