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Sob story scammer has struck before

Feeling the pinch Philip Raphael

Staff Reporter praphael@richmond-news.com

Some Richmond businesses are starting to feel the knock-on effect of job action by union and nonunion truckers serving Vancouver’s ports.

With trucks idle for the past week, operations at port facilities processing container shipments for import and export have been severely curtailed.

That has manufacturing firms such as Viva Pharmaceuticals

Jason Ko; reputation on the line. concerned their products and business reputation are being compromised as the strike drags on.

Plus, it has provided logistical

headaches for cargo forwarders such as Maple Freight Partnership which is trying to find alternate routes to get shipments delivered to Lower Mainland clients.

Last week, around 400 unionized truckers joined the 1,000 or so nonunionized truckers who walked off the job in February.

That’s left container loads of raw materials from Asia that Viva uses in its tablet and softgel products sitting dockside. And that’s made for some anxious customers around the globe who are waiting to take delivery of see FREIGHT › page 4

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Another senior couple has been targeted by the scam artist with a tale of woe.

In an almost identical incident to the one reported in last week’s News, Hanna Rosenke and her husband were duped out of $70 by a stranger at their door.

The man, of South-Asian descent and in his 30s or early 40s, regaled the couple at their Sealord Road home in Shellmont with a story that his car had been towed and he needed to get to Annacis

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Needless to say, the man never returned after tricking the couple on Sunday, March 8 around noon.

The couple has contacted the local Block Watch and Richmond RCMP, but are angry with themselves for being tricked.

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MARTIAL ARTS

Getting a grip on self-defense Blind Richmondite wins gold, reporter gets bold

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Johnny Tai may not see it shine, but his skill in self-defense martial arts has won him gold at the 2014 Tiger Balm Internationals.

Determined not to let his blindness hold him back, Richmondite Tai, who studies the art of Krav Maga, competed against sighted opponents and came away a champion.

Losing his vision at a young age, Tai’s family believed he would be behind his peers in self-confidence, and enrolled him in various sports, but it was martial arts that motivated Tai. “Martial arts is a big part of my life. It gives me a reason to get active everyday, and it is something that I can use as motivation,” said Tai. Although Tai doesn’t consider himself a role model, he does hope he can inspire other blind people to not let their lack of vision leave them feeling helpless.

Because of his blindness, Tai initially had a hard time finding a gym where he could train in martial arts. Today, more options are available, such as Richmond’s Hit and Run Self Defense.

The program, run by partners James

Chartier and Louisa Weizmann, is based on cooperation and letting the participants learn at their own pace. It can also be tailored to suit people with physical barriers, such as wheelchairs and other limitations.

“There are people here from eight-yearsold to 68, and they all love it,” said sensei Weizmann.

The program stresses a proactive approach to avoid falling victim, starting with the unsaid physical cues.

According to the instructors, the first thing students develop is a stronger sense of confidence, stemming from the knowledge

Johnny Tai, left, in action during the Tiger Balm International self-defense tournament.

Right, martial arts black belt instructor James Chartier gets to grips, quite literally, with News reporter Dennis Page during a brief demo.

that they’re more prepared to deal with an unexpected encounter.

Unlike traditional martial arts training, there’s no rigid discipline with this group, and it encourages people of all physical levels to have fun and participate.

The group is hosting a free, one-hour self-defense seminar, in conjunction with the City of Richmond, on Tuesday March 25, for children (7:15 to 8:15 p.m.) and adults (8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.). Register online at hitandrunselfdefense.com.

Putting the idea that anyone can do this to the test, this reporter had sensei’s Weizmann

and Chartier demonstrate.

As a writer, my physical activity level is not as high as it could be, and with no knowledge of martial arts, I was hesitant to try it out.

Within a few moments, that hesitation turned to enjoyment as I was quickly shown how to avoid being taken down, how to escape different grapples, how to effectively disarm someone, and was given a preview of just how quickly I could incapacitate an assailant.

Instructors Weizmann and Chartier stress the program is not strength-based, rather it is all technique and is suitable for men, women and children.

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MediJean clears public hearing hurdle Graeme Wood

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Biopharmaceutical company MediJean is one step closer to becoming a producer of medical marijuana, following a public hearing on Monday night.

Richmond City Council passed site specific zoning for MediJean’s research and development facility on Horseshoe Way in southeast Richmond.

Save for one letter of objection,

based on MediJean’s location within an industrial park, there was no opposition to the plan, which was initially unanimously approved at a city council meeting last month.

“They put us through a rigorous process, they dissected every component of our business, they ensured our operation would not have any impact on the city and we respect them for that,” said Chris Dollard, chief operating officer for MediJean.

Richmond bylaws state that a

medical marijuana production facility must apply for specific zoning to operate. MediJean applied for such zoning late last year.

Throughout the process, MediJean executives have made great strides to communicate the process with the public, according to Anton Mattadeen, chief strategy officer for MediJean.

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Mattadeen. Such efforts included tours of the facility to city councillors and media.

MediJean must now get a producer’s licence from Health Canada.

When that happens, 90,000 kilograms of medical pot could be produced in the first year.

The medical marijuana industry is expected to be worth more than $1 billion within the next few years, according to the federal government.

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“Based on the value of what a full container’s goods are worth, it’s an extra charge clients are seeing as the cost of doing business in the short-term,” said Wong, adding containers are generally packed with goods valued from $50,000 on up.

Brian Williams, chair of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, said he is concerned with the strike’s impact on the local economy.

We do have a “The estimated contingency for a disruption of up to $885 month, maybe two, but million in trucking cargo each week is distressing ... it is making us all to the local and national very anxious. economies, which depend on the port to - Jason Ko be a powerful economic driver and reliable gateway,” Williams said.

“The long-term fear is Part of the task now is business will begin exporting finding alternate delivery from competing U.S. routes.

One is sending containers, ports and may not return.

Though we recognize the destined for clients in the complicated issues at play, Lower Mainland, via rail we hope all parties can come to Edmonton, then back to to a negotiated agreement Vancouver by truck. quickly.”

The roundabout trips are At the heart of the strike costing four to five times are issues relating to pay, the normal $350 to $450 delivery charge—a bill being including the truckers’ wages and the amount of unpaid passed onto clients who are, time they spend waiting for for now, willing to pay it, cargo at container terminals.

Wong said.

Meanwhile at Maple Freight Partnership, the business of coordinating pick up and delivery of containers may be down by about 60 to 75 per cent, but the remaining trickle of goods leaving the ports is keeping the firm’s 20 staffers busy, said Matthew Wong, Maple Freight’s business development executive.

“This (strike) is potentially very damaging to the reputation of our company, because if our customers even just think of trying another supplier other than us in the interim, we could end up losing that business,” said Jason Ko, president and CEO of Viva Pharmaceuticals. “Clients may opt for a producer in the U.S., where they do not have as many labour disruptions and have many more ports they can ship from.”

While many of the company’s clients have about a two-month supply on hand, Viva has had to resort to dispatching products by air — a much more costly method — to ensure stock does not run out.

“We do have contingency for a month, maybe two, but since this is an open-ended strike, it is making us all very anxious,” Ko said.

No decisions have been made to cut the 170 or so workforce at the Viking Place plant.

“Some others in the business have done that, but we have not gone down that path, yet,” Ko said.

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City calls for clarification Adopted woman turns to social media to find siblings from Port Metro Glenda Luymes The Province

A Richmond woman who was adopted as a baby is hoping social media will help her find her two half-siblings.

On Thursday, Angela Ellis posted a letter to Facebook, asking friends and strangers to “please share.”

“My name is Angela,” the letter begins.

Written in black felt on red paper, the message is hopeful that the “power of social media” will help her locate Terry Shane Cronk and Shelly Lin Rose Cronk, her half-brother and half-sister, the children of her biological father.

Reached at work on Friday, Ellis, 33, said she has a hard time explaining to people why it is important to find her half-siblings.

“I think it’s something that’s hard to understand unless you’ve been adopted,” she said. “It’s something I need to do.”

Ellis said that growing up, she worried her biological parents and siblings would die before she had a chance to meet them.

“I had a wonderful childhood. I love my (adoptive) parents. But to me, there’s still a connection with my biological family.”

Ellis was adopted when she was two weeks old. Her birth mother was facing life on her own after recently splitting up with her biological father. The couple’s first child, Ellis’s brother, had just turned one.

Now a mother herself, Ellis has reconnected with her birth mom and brother. She’s also spoken to her biological dad, although the two don’t have much contact.

She’s hoping to find her birth dad’s children from a previous relationship. “They’re my biological half-siblings,” she explained. “He left when they were very young, and he doesn’t know where they are.”

Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

Angela Ellis, above, as she looks now. Right, Ellis through the ages growing up. Photos submitted Her half-brother, Terry, would now be 44 and her half-sister, Sherry Lin, would be 41.

Both were born in Edmonton. Ellis’s birth father’s last name is Cronk.

The family lived in Prince George before the couple split up. Ellis has been told her halfsiblings and their mother moved to Revelstoke and then Edmonton in the late 1970s.

Ellis found her birth mother’s family a few years ago with the help of a support group called the Forget Me Not Family Society.

She says it has been a positive experience for both sides. But while she found her biological father through Facebook, the relationship has been more difficult.

She knows of other people who have had success finding relations through social media and decided to make her search public.

“I thought why not try it?” she said. “For my own kids, to know their roots, it’s important.”

You can see Ellis’s Facebook page at on.fb. me/1oYWy2b or email her at angela1980ellis@ gmail.com.

The City of Richmond will be asking Port Metro Vancouver to clarify its land use plan that city councillors have found to be vague regarding the protection of agricultural land.

Four port-owned agricultural land plots totalling 240 acres, the largest being Gilmore farm in East Richmond, have been designated as “special study areas” by the port.

The city wants that designation to remain “agricultural” in order to support the plan that maps out land use and port growth over the next 15-20 years.

According to the plan — soon to be presented to the port’s board of directors for approval — the port expects marine

traffic on the south arm of the Fraser River to intensify.

City staff indicated in a report to city council that, while the port lends itself to bringing economic growth to Richmond, such growth must come with assurances from the port that it doesn’t use agricultural land for industrial purposes.

Last month, the port’s CEO, Robin Silvester, gave no assurances to city councillors that agricultural land wouldn’t be used in the future, instead noting that the port will attempt to use existing industrial land along the river to expand.

PMV expects a 37 per cent increase in traffic (gross tonnage) from 2011 to 2018.

By 2022, a planned bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel will facilitate larger ships to pass further up the river.

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Mounties probe brazen herbal store robbery Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

Mounties are probing a robbery at a Chinese herbal store on No. 3 Road on Sunday evening.

Just after 6:30 p.m., the RCMP were called to a mall at 4640 No. 3 Rd. after a witness reported seeing what appeared to be a robbery taking place at the store in a strip mall.

When police arrived, they found three employees inside, two who had minor injuries as a result of the robbery.

The injuries did not require hospitalization.

Reports indicate there were a number

of suspects wearing hoodies robbing the business and breaking glass.

The suspects are thought to have escaped in a vehicle.

“The mall was fairly busy around the time of the robbery, and we know people saw the suspects and we’re hoping those witnesses will come forward to assist in this investigation,” said Cpl. Stephanie Ashton of the Richmond RCMP. “We will have Mandarin speaking officers available to speak with anyone who has information about this robbery.”

If you have information about this robbery, contact the Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 or, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Turning such noble words into true action, Tzu Chi Foundation stresses the importance and value of giving to health care. “Medicine is one of our eight missions,” says Jane Wong, Vice Director, Richmond District, Tzu Chi Foundation. “That’s why we raise funds for Richmond Hospital. By hosting our garage sales, bottle drive and by distributing our bamboo banks to our members and students, we hope that everyone here will support our local hospital.”

Tzu Chi Foundation is an international charity founded in Taiwan in 1966 and since then has expanded to 372 offices

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“We understand hospitals have limited funds. The population of Richmond is growing rapidly. Equipment wears out and constantly needs replacement. To meet the current and future demands, more funding from the community is required,” says Jane.

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OPINION

Send your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at editor@richmond-news.com

EDITORIAL OPINION

It’s who you know

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nuffling at the public trough apparently got so loud this week that even Premier Christy Clark found it impossible to ignore.

We speak, of course, of the now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t patronage appointment of former Liberal MLA John Les, who distinguished himself as being one of the shortest-lived recipients of government largesse.

Despite having no discernible credentials, Les was named as the province’s $140,000-per year expert in earthquake preparedness

by Attorney General Suzanne Anton. But when the tremors in the Legislature grew too strong,

Clark concluded the province could apparently get by without Les’ expertise on the subject and cut him loose.

Les hardly finds himself on the street. He still gets a “transitional allowance” of $102,000, a $60,000 paycheque for his seat on the Farm Industry Review Board, and continues to hobnob with former colleagues as a registered lobbyist.

He’s also in line for a government pension.

Les was in good company with former MLA and current trade commissioner Ben Stewart, who received a golden handshake after giving up his seat for Clark.

Former politician Gordon

Wilson is paid $50,000 every three or four months for the vague task of singing the praises of LNG — a remarkable feat considering Wilson’s previous publicly expressed doubts on the topic.

Wilson — a political opportunist of long standing — received his plum after endorsing Clark in the campaign.

The public has every right to be affronted.

Meanwhile, if B.C. really needs more high-paying public service jobs that don’t accomplish anything and don’t require any skills other than loyalty to the governing party, there’s always the option of creating a senate.

COLUMN

Richmond benefits from thriving arts scene

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City council also created a he development new annual arts, culture and of a thriving arts CityScene heritage grants program in 2012 and cultural sector to assist local arts groups in their in Richmond is a key Coun. Bill development. For 2014, the third council term goal and we’re McNulty year of this program, council making great strides toward awarded more than $100,000 in grants, all achieving that goal.

The Richmond Arts Strategy — first created funded from casino revenues.

We work closely with local arts groups such in 2004 and updated in 2012 — along with our 2010 Olympic Arts and Cultural Program, as Cinevolution to present events such as the Your Kontinent: Richmond International have acted as catalysts for an explosion in Film and Media Arts festival, which is rapidly local arts events, programs and activities. evolving into a must-see summertime event.

Popular programs like the Children’s Arts Council also supported last year’s return Festival, Culture Days, the Minoru Chapel engagement of Salmon Row, which enjoyed Opera Series, the Richmond Youth Dance another sold out run at Britannia Shipyards.

Academy and Writer-in-Residence programs Richmond also continues to be home at the Richmond Cultural Centre have all to one of Canada’s most robust public art sprung up in the last few years. programs, which is primarily funded through The cultural centre has gone through developer contributions. a series of modest renovations, which We now have 110 completed public art have brought us the New Media Lab and installations across Richmond and more on its programs for youth and public, a new the way. Our public art programs have grown performing arts theatre space and the to include online public art walking tours, new rooftop garden space for events and the popular Pecha Kucha lecture nights and programs.

participation in the Cultural Biennale and other unique events and programs.

These new programs and events build on a strong, existing foundation that Richmond already had through our established cultural institutions such as the Gateway Theatre, Richmond Art Gallery and Richmond Arts Centre.

The Richmond Maritime Festival, the mainstay of our annual arts events program, celebrated its 10th anniversary last year with a record 40,000 attendance.

The popular Lulu Series of arts-related lectures and performances continues to draw strong attendance.

A strong arts and cultural sector adds to community vibrancy and enriches the quality of life in Richmond by providing opportunities for our residents to be involved, engaged, entertained and enlightened.

Furthermore, the arts and cultural sectors are also important contributors to our economy.

A recent report by the Cultural Board of Canada found that a dynamic cultural sector

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is a magnet for economic prosperity.

Increased arts activities creates jobs and generates additional investment and spending within communities.

More than 1,400 people are employed in the local arts and economic sector.

These are mostly locally-based jobs with low environmental impact, but high social and economic benefit, which supports our goal of being a sustainable community.

One of the ways we celebrate our success is the annual Richmond Arts Awards.

Established in 2009, the awards recognize the achievements in and contributions to the arts by Richmond residents, artists, educators, organizers and business leaders in six categories, honouring all artistic disciplines.

Nominations for this year’s awards have just closed and finalists will be announced next month.

The awards will be presented on May 6. I’d like to invite you all to join us as we celebrate our community’s remarkable achievements in the arts. Watch for more details in this newspaper soon.

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LETTERS IMMIGRATION

RAPS

HEALTH

Don’t like Canada? Thank you, Carol for all There’s the door The Editor, Re: “Coalition threatens lawsuit,” News, March 7.

Ms. Huang, a lawyer who presumably immigrated to Canada at some point, and is apparently representing the disgruntled investor class of Chinese immigrants, is quoted as saying “We would like to come here, this is our country, not only your country, it’s ours. Our Chinese ancestors built this.”

What? What did she say?! No way is this is your country, Ms. Huang.

We did not trade our sovereignty for laying some train tracks. This is NOT your country... regardless of what your hired ancestors did.

Your sense of entitlement is appalling. Go find better pastures somewhere else.

It’s not about being Chinese, I’m not a racist. It’s about how you conduct yourself in the community at large.

Whining immigrants are especially annoying.

You wanted to come here, and you got in — which should feel like winning the lottery ... and it’s not up to your expectations, Ms. Huang?

Be thankful, and show it, that Canada granted you an opportunity that you obviously didn’t have where you came from.

If you start bitching — get the hell out.

G. Filtness Richmond

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you’ve done

The Editor, The City of Richmond should be extremely grateful to Carol Reichert for all her hard work and long hours in caring for the unwanted pets and animals of Richmond.

What a great lady.

From trapping, spaying, neutering and releasing cats at the airport to running two large animal shelters in Richmond; her accomplishments and lifetime achievements will never be forgotten.

Having known Carol for so many years, we surely hope she will not fade away and instead will choose to remain available and continue helping the animals at the shelter.

We thank you, Carol, for successfully running such a large operation for so long.

Don and Maggie Flintoff Richmond

Counting cost of lost sleep The Editor, Re: “Doc taking eye off the ball,” Letters, March 7.

In response to the George Pope’s letter, I think it’s important to keep in mind that healthcare facilities are mostly being run like businesses now, with funding decisions being made more by business-minded

than health-minded individuals.

I agree with Dr. Minhas that the sleep lab shouldn’t be moved to UBC. In fact, more funding should be put into the sleep lab at Richmond Hospital, as it benefits many people.

P. Sammarco Richmond

PROTOCOL

Why flying half Ukrainian?

The Editor, Let’s stop flying our flags at halfmast in support of Ukraine.

Half-masting represents being conquered by death, with its invisible flag flying above.

Let’s fly ours and the Ukrainian flag at full-mast, keeping the Canadian flag in the place of honour over Canadian soil of course.

Dave Koyanagi Richmond

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No matter how delicious the meal, how beautiful the flowers, or how amazing the bridesmaids’ hair, these will all just be memories when the wedding is over.

You need to capture the memories with photography. Finding the right photographer can seem daunting, given the expense and the number of wedding photographers in the Lower Mainland.

According to Richelle Akimow, of Richelle Akimow Photography, it all comes down to research.

“There are three areas to consider,” said Akimow. “Past work and style, personality or

“fit” with you, and price/photo ownership.”

Finding photographers

Online tools are a great way to find a photographer, according to Akimow.

“Social media, in my opinion, is the best way to find a large cross section of photographers to interview,” she said. She recommends couples go online to find photographers in the area and see their style of photography.

Don’t forget to look at wedding shots from friends as they may have had a great experience and “social media allows you to ask your friends what their honest opinion is of their experience with their wedding see PRICE › page 11

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Make sure you’re comfortable with your photographer’s personality. If you’re more relaxed during the shoot, there’s more chance of wonderful, natural photos. Photo by Richelle Akimow Photography.

Price: Know what you want ‹ from page 10

photographer,” Akimow added.

Take a look at their website or blog

Matching a photographer’s style to your style is the biggest priority.

“If you’re looking for photo journalistic images and there appears to be a lot of posed work, then that person is not for you,” Akimow said.

Looking through older work of the photographer is also recommended to ensure their style is consistent.

And narrow the list and the dreaded budget. “I would say that a couple should meet with each of their narrowed-down choices in person before ultimately hiring them,” Akimow said.

Budget also plays a part in who is hired.

If pricing is available on the photographer’s website it will make the process easier, but email or phone calls may be needed.

“There is no sense interviewing a photographer that is financially prohibitive for your budget,” Akimow added.

It’s about fit

When interviewing, it will become apparent if you like someone, as well as their work.

Akimow noted the only way to get gorgeous images is when the couple is able

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to be relaxed, comfortable, and natural with the photographer.

“If you just don’t ‘click’, it’s probably not the right fit,” she said.

An engagement session can be a good idea to get to know the photographer in a working situation and will allow you to learn to relax with them.

What is a fair price?

Fair, as Akimow explained, is based entirely on what the bride and groom value.

“If the bride and groom only want a few professional images of their day… that is very different than wanting complete coverage from where the bride and groom get ready in the morning until the dance party breaks out 11 hours later.”

It also depends upon whether you want every image the photographer took or just a select few.

“Not all photographers will allow the couple to own all of the images from their wedding day,” Akimow said.

Knowing what you want beforehand is essential to getting an accurate price.

When you purchase images, they will come on a high resolution DVD, a flash drive, printed, or in other formats. You’ll also want to find out if there are any restrictions on their use.

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Prepared by the Richmond Arts Coalition

Feb. 25 - April 15

Grey Scale: Art Show 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Daily Rocanini Coffee Roasters 115-3900 Moncton St. This free event features old world, architectural drawings by artist Isabelle Henderson and Parisian photographs by Jay Hou.

Feb. 9 – Apr 6

Gallery Exhibition: Theatre of the Exploding Sun. Keith Langergraber, Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate.

Inspired by the phenomenon of online fan-created films, The Theatre of the Exploding Sun features a trilogy of films that tell the story of an accidental time traveler, accompanied by drawings and sculptures that reveal additional narrative elements. Vancouver artist Keith Langergraber weaves together a complex narrative based on science fiction, historical accounts and research on the nature of the universe to create a

compelling story that asks us to question the lines between fact and fiction.

This event is for all ages.

Disability access is available.

For more information Richmond Art Gallery Phone: 604-247-8312 Email: gallery@richmond.ca or visit richmondartgallery. org

March 19, 26

Life Drawing Richmond Artists Guild #180 – 7700 Minoru Gate, 6:15 – 9:15 p.m.

Drop in at $10 per session. Members can take advantage of life drawing sessions the first, third and fourth Wednesday of every month from 6:15 – 9:15 p.m. Additional costs apply to cover model fees. Session fees are calculated based on the lengths of that session.

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Spring Break at the Cannery — Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 Fourth Ave., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. $7.80 adult, $6.55 seniors, $3.80 youth Our entertaining “Titanium Chef” show will return during Spring Break, presented daily at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. You can also test your skills in a fun “Sustainable Scavenger Hunt” inside the Cannery.

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Nuclear angst shaped writer’s generation Dennis Page Special to the News

For Cold War kids, the prospect of nuclear missiles ending the world in apocalyptic fashion was a stark reality, and the basis of a new novel by Steveston’s Nancy Lee. New Age, Lee’s second book, is set in Vancouver, 1984, while Soviet warships swarm the North Atlantic, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation, while telling the tale of Gerry, a 15-year-old girl who finds herself in the dual roles of a militant peace activist, and a survivor of a dystopian fantasy world destroyed by war.

Lee remembers being 13, in social studies class and kids having the attitude of “it doesn’t matter, we aren’t even going to be here” having the only context for war being a nuclear one that would bring the world to an end.

For Lee, and other children of the 80s, the idea of war being absolute and final was a unique experience and one from which she drew inspiration for New Age. “People older than us don’t think that way, since they have lived through various

Nancy Lee recalls growing up in the Cold War years, when kids were dismissive about the consequences of such a conflict coming to a head. Photo submitted wars, and the generation younger than us don’t think that way either,” said Lee. “So what I wanted to explore was the idea of nuclear anxiety and how it shaped a

generation, and that is what Gerry is going through in the book.”

Lee, who also teaches creative writing at UBC, has much praise for the local writing

community, and credits local writing groups for helping with her success.

“There is such a vibrant literarily community going on, especially in Vancouver right now, a lot of great young writers are coming up locally.”

She reminds aspiring writers that getting published isn’t an easy process and it takes a lot of paying your dues.

“My first book was rejected by pretty much everyone,” added Lee, referring to Dead Girls, which went on to be named Book of the Year by NOW Magazine, and was a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Danuta Gleed Literary Award.

Offering advice for up and coming writers, she said “publishers are looking for a finished product, they’re not looking for a diamond in the rough — they’re looking for a diamond.”

She said the reward for her hard work was worth it, and seeing her first book on store shelves was a surreal experience.

“I’m already on another project, so your imagination and psyche are already in a different place, but I will go down and take a look.”

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A military parade and ceremony will convey Freedom of the City to the newly-created 39 Service Battalion of the Canadian Armed Forces at Richmond City Hall on Saturday, April 12.

Freedom of the City is a traditional honour granted to military units based in a community.

The tradition dates back to the 17th century in Edinburgh, Scotland.

B.C.’s Community Charter provides for municipal councils, through a unanimous vote, to bestow Freedom of the City on a distinguished individual or distinguished unit of the armed forces of Canada or another country.

Freedom of the City provides ceremonial permission for military units to parade through the city.

“We value our partnership with the Canadian military,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie, “which has assisted our community in many capacities over the years, and we look forward to a long and rewarding friendship with the new 39 Service Battalion.”

The Freedom of the City ceremony on April 12 will begin at 1 p.m. and include a ceremonial parade down Granville Avenue from Minoru Park to city hall.

The parade will feature the 39 Service Battalion, 15 Field Artillery Band and honour guards from Richmond RCMP and Richmond Fire Rescue. A special ceremony will follow the parade on the plaza at city hall.

Members of 12 Service Battalion and Richmond Fire Rescue participate in a ‘stand down’ ceremony, formally retiring the battalion flag. The unit has become part of the new 39 Service Battalion, which will be granted Freedom of the City by the City of Richmond.

CARP launched its brand new Richmond chapter with a bang last month, hosting a Valentine’s Day bash.

The over-45s health, wellness and advocacy group is now aiming to continue that momentum through spring with a doubleheader called “Fitness for 100+.”

As it suggests, the event promises to educate, entertain, inform and involve attendees on the many ways to stay healthy and strong past your 100th year.

Join CARP Richmond for one of its two Fitness for 100+ events: April 3, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Richmond Seniors Centre, 7660 Minoru Gt, with speakers including: Patrick von Pander (life coach); Min-ju Chiang (former paramedic and now personal trainer) and Bryan Dinh (former martial arts instructor and now personal trainer); April 16, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gt., with featured speaker Gerard Magennis (general manager of Steve Nash Fitness World in Richmond).

Go to www.carp.ca for more information.

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Sockeyes and Kodiaks collide in PJHL finals Mark Booth

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It’s a match-up that has been anticipated for months and the clear top two teams in the Pacific Junior Hockey League this season will finally get down to business on Wednesday night.

After both made short work of their first two playoff opponents, the Richmond Sockeyes and Aldergrove Kodiaks clash in what should be a terrific best-of-seven championship series.

Game one takes place tonight in Aldergrove and the teams will also do battle on Thursday (7 p.m.) and Sunday (5:45 p.m.) at Minoru Arena.

It’s a rematch of a year ago when the Sockeyes produced a sweep en route to a dream season that included league, provincial and Western Canada titles.

This time, however, it’s expected to be a much tighter affair as the conference playoff format has finally brought the league’s two best clubs together in the finals for the first time since 2009.

Each team produced 34 regular season wins and the Kodiaks

handed Richmond its only loss since November 21 — a 5-4 come-frombehind victory back in late January.

“Statistics show the top two teams will be playing and obviously that’s what everyone wants the match-up to be,” said Sockeyes head coach Judd Lambert following a typical up-tempo practice session on Sunday night.

“Aldergrove is a very good team.

They are high powered, experienced and have good goaltending. We are going to have to be at our very best to win four games off of them and they will have to be as well take take four from us.”

The Sockeyes’ remarkable second half run included a 2-1 home ice triumph over the Kodiaks that was part of a 16 game win streak.

Aldergrove was missing three of its top forwards that night, while Richmond was shorthanded when the teams met again a couple of weeks later.

“I don’t think either of those games are indicative of the teams playing in this series,” continued Lambert. “We have all our guys back and they are pretty healthy as well. Defensively, it’s going to be a challenge that we haven’t

seen for a seven game stretch this year if the series goes that far.”

The Sockeyes are coming off a semifinal sweep of the North Vancouver Wolf Pack in a series that was closer than what the final outcome suggests.

Two of Richmond’s wins came in overtime, while the defending champs roared back from a three goal deficit in the final period to win game four 8-6 last Wednesday.

The comeback was highlighted by the Sockeyes erupting for three goals in 47 seconds to start the third period.

Michael Scobie led the way with four points, including pair of goals.

Matthew Bissett also scored twice, while singles went to Cole Plotnikoff, Jacob Wozney, Liam Lawson and Mac Colasimone.

“They have shown their resilience (throughout the season),” Lambert added. We have lost only one game since November and over that time have found lots of ways to win.

Through it all, we have stayed focused on playing our game. That said, I don’t like our chances coming back from three goals against a team like Aldergrove.”

Rookie standout Ayden MacDonald helped the Sockeyes defeat the Kodiaks 2-1 back in January.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Familiar ending for Marlins & Wildcats

VIEW MORE PHOTOS WITH LAYAR McNair Marlins standout Royce Sargeant heads up floor against city rival McMath during the final day of action Saturday at the B.C. AAA Boys Basketball Championships in Langley. Photo by Gord Goble

A long and successful playoff journey finished nearly the same way it started for the McMath Wildcats and McNair Marlins senior boys basketball teams.

The Richmond rivals closed out the B.C. AAA Championships on Saturday morning at the Langley Events Centre by squaring off for the third time in four weeks — this time in consolation play with the Wildcats coming away with an 84-62 victory. The teams initially met in the semi-finals of the city championships (67-54 McMath win) and then again in the third place game of the Lower Mainland Tournament, won by the Marlins 84-79. Both were making their first provincial appearance in a decade and fell out of contention with hard-fought opening round losses.

The Marlins took a 39-26 lead into the second half of their game against the Wellington Wildcats, only to be outscored by 30 points in a 74-57 loss. McNair managed just six points in the third quarter and 12 in the fourth. Richmond League MVP Royce Sergeant managed 23 points, while Kevin Yang added 15 and Owen Vint 14.

The result meant back-to-back 8:30 a.m. tip offs in the loser’s bracket as the Marlins dropped a 73-67 decision to the North Peace Oscars, before rebounding with a 71-63

victory over Samuel Robertson. Sergeant led the way with 23 points as the contest was tight from start to finish. Grade 11 post Gurjivan Grewal added 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Playing without the services of Sergeant, Yang had 21 in the loss to North Peace.

Grewal had another double-double with 17 points and 18 rebounds.

The outlook also looked promising for the Wildcats in their opening game until the Vernon Panthers outscored them by 10 points in the final quarter for a 68-62 victory. Anthony Demch had 24 points and Thaddaues Melaku added 20.

The Steveston school then dropped a 51-49 heartbreaker to the Fleetwood Park Dragons as its fourth quarter rally just fell short.

Melaku scored a team-high 15 points.

The Wildcats broke into the win column with a 70-56 triumph Thursday over Nelson’s LV Rogers Bombers.

Demch led the way with a game-high 24 points as his team opened up a 24-11 after one quarter to take control.

Saturday’s season finale saw four Wildcats hit for double figures, led by 13 from Will Sherrett and 12 from Demch. Mark Vargas added 11 and Jason Vargas 11. Grewal closed out an impressive tournament with 18 for McNair.

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Tails: you get to pay more for it.

The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations.

The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program that costs taxpayers less.

Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.

The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profits will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC. And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?

Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper, or pretty much anything else that comes in a package, businesses will be passing their increased costs on to you.

How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.

Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected officials are already calling a “scam?”

It’s time to contact Premier Clark and ask her.

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*Prices include Freight & PDI of $2,395. Taxes extra. †Lease and finance rates are those offered by BMW Financial Services only on approved credit. Example, price for a 2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i Demo (9,268km)/2014 BMW 320i Sedan Modern Line Demo (3,016km)/2014 BMW X3 xDr ive28i Demo (9,050km)/2014 BMW 528i xDrive Demo (4,038km) is $37,323/$39,669.80/$46,165/$61,161; at a lease rate of 0.9%/1.9%/3.9%/3.9% and a term of 48 months the monthly lease payment is $349.99/$299.02/$399/$598.71 plus taxes. $5 ,202.07/$8,518/$10,771.85/$10,395 down payment (incl. $2,395 freight & PDI) is required. The first month’s lease payment, a security deposit of approximately one month’s lease payme nt, a personal property security registration charge ($39.26), Retailer administration charges (if any) and all taxes extra and required upon lease signing. Total lease cost is $25,156.69/$26,129.73/$34,029.09/$45,531.36. Optional equipment, taxes and insurance are extra. The residual value of the vehic le at end of term is $18,668.30/$21,270/$23,399/$30,973. Annual kilometres limited to 12,000: $0.15/$0.15/$0.15/$0.25 per excess kilometre. Excess wear and tear charges may apply. Offer is subject to availability and may be cancelled or changed without notice. Errors and omissions excepted. Delivery must be taken by March 31, 2014. Mileage may vary. Stock #: J10374/J30807/J30421/J50892. Quote #: 6633999/6634631/6634075/6645318. Contact Auto West BMW for complete details. Dealer 8113.