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Friend of teen brothers pleads guilty Webster to be sentenced for drunk driving causing death

Richmond’s search and rescue team were involved in a boating tragedy Saturday in which a man, who couldn’t swim and wasn’t wearing a life jacket, fell overboard under the Alex Fraser Bridge. The team scoured the water looking for him, but the search was eventually called off. File photo

Don’t dis’ the river: Rescuer Team warns boaters of dangers of the Fraser after man goes missing Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

Richmond’s volunteer search and rescue team is warning people to wear a lifejacket while on the water, after a man went missing Saturday night on the Fraser River and is presumed drowned.

The RCMSAR (Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue) team was involved in the late night search for a 30-year-old man who fell overboard after the boat he and a friend were sailing in ran out of fuel and drifted under the Alex Fraser Bridge.

The man couldn’t swim and wasn’t wearing a lifejacket. Richmond’s RCMSAR crew and other emergency services scoured the waters for the man before the search was called off later that night.

Richmond RCMSAR’s Brian Hobbs said people are totally disrespecting the Fraser River when they go out on their boats without wearing a lifejacket.

And, over the last two weeks, Hobbs has seen a marked increase in the number of people on the river without a lifejacket.

“You’ll see families heading out on their boats and all the kids have their (lifejackets) on, but the parents don’t,” said Hobbs.

“If something went wrong, you will rarely have time to react and put yours on. It doesn’t matter if you can swim or not.

“The river is totally different from the ocean; there are strong currents out there and I really don’t think people appreciate how powerful that river can be.”

Hobbs believes people develop a false sense of security having spent most of

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their boating hours on the ocean and in the lake during summer vacations, where water conditions bear little relation to the Fraser.

“Lots of people dock their boats at Steveston, but some seem to forget they have to navigate the river to get to the ocean,” Hobbs added.

“Far too many are unprepared for problems that could arise while out there and inexperience is a big factor when it comes to new boaters.”

Hobbs said Richmond RCMSAR missions recently have included three people stranded by the quickly rising tide on Shady Island and multiple incidents of poorly prepared vessels.

For more information about SAR, or to arrange a boating safety presentation, contact Station 10 at info@rcmsar10.org.

A Richmond man charged in connection with a 2012 crash that killed two teen brothers has pleaded guilty to alcohol-related charges.

Ryan Jeffrey Webster, 22, entered the pleas to two counts of operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol level over .08 causing death at Richmond Provincial Court last week.

Two other charges will likely be stayed after sentencing.

Webster was driving a black BMW south on No. 4 Road around 3 a.m. on May 12, 2012, when he ran off the side of the road past Steveston Highway, hit a tree and spun into a ditch. The right side of the car, where 16-year-old Jess Moses and his 19year-old brother Shane were sitting, collapsed and the brothers died at the scene.

Webster suffered minor injuries that were treated at the hospital. He was released the same day.

Police said that at the time Webster, then 20, Jess Moses, 16, and had a Class 7 licence, brother Shane, 19, were which required him to killed after the car they drive with an “N” decal were riding in slammed on the car. He was not into a tree. allowed any alcohol in his system when driving and could only carry a single passenger.

Webster was charged in October 2013.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 4.

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ENVIRONMENT

City bows to developers: Resident Richmond’s tree bylaw causes consternation Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

When the chainsaws finally came out on Deagle Road and cut to pieces a large willow tree ,as well as two tall firs, long-time Richmond resident Martha Lastik described the end result as a “dreadful mess.”

The trees came down to make room for a new house – a familiar sight in Richmond these days.

Because some of the trees straddled her property, Lastik actually signed off on the urban clearcut as the developer had indicated to her that an arborist had deemed the trees to be in poor condition.

“I was no help in that area and because I live alone, and the thought of a tree falling on my house, I was a little worried,” said Lastik.

However, Lastik questions whether developers play first fiddle when it comes to tree bylaws in the city. She said her neighbour (who has since moved) had been denied pruning the willow tree before the property was sold. And had it been her asking to cut

the trees down, Lastik questions if the process would have been as easy.

“If you live in Richmond you know what goes on; the city bows to the developers,” said Lastik.

It’s an opinion shared by school teacher and provincial and federal Green Party member Michael Wolfe.

“In Richmond, when I was supporting the original tree bylaw, I thought it would be good. But when you see the amount of exemptions in it, it’s clear it’s just a tool for developers,” said Wolfe.

On Monday, Wolfe voiced his displeasure to city council over more tree cuttings on Alexandra Road, to make way for condominiums in an area he says was originally slated for parkland.

“The report said all trees are in the stage of decay. Everything is going to die is basically what it said,” said Wolfe of the developer’s arborist report.

Indeed, when a developer applies to demolish a home it must provide the city with a survey of the site showing all the bylaw-

The sight of these fallen trees on Deagle Road in south-central Richmond has angered one resident.

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sized trees (20 centimetres in radius, at chest level). Many arborist reports indicate trees in poor condition, allowing them to be cut down.

Developers may also cut down trees if they are in the way of a new building. However, trees must be replaced on site, with certain cases allowing for replacements on cityowned land.

Colin Lamb, an arborist for All Round

Tree Services, says a long history of illegal or improper tree topping has resulted in many of Richmond’s old trees rotting from the inside.

“A lot of them have issues not for plain eyes to see. A lot have branch rotting and bad stems. …So sometimes (people) see the green on the outside but don’t see the rot on the inside,” said Lamb. see TD › page 4

DEVELOPMENT

SmartCentres tweaks Walmart project Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

The concrete slabs are almost ready to go up; just a few more tweaks are needed.

The Walmart project, in the booming West Cambie neighbourhood, comes before the city’s development permit panel again today after the developer, SmartCentres, made a number of changes to the 14.5 acre shopping centre. If approved by the panel, city council will vote on giving the project the final green light.

The site at the corner of Alderbridge Way and Garden City Road has already been cleared of 172 trees and buildings.

Trees lining the roads to protect view

corridors from the future Garden City Lands park and nature reserve are among the biggest modifications announced to the project, since it went to a public hearing last November.

According to the report to the panel from Wayne Craig, the city’s director of development, the developer has made strides to improve other factors such as pedestrian and transportation corridors, architectural features and recycling facilities.

The area is seeing rapid development of residential buildings; on Alexandra Road alone there are 894 units in the application phase. City planners have argued that a shopping centre is needed to accommodate the shopping demands of a growing

population.

At the public hearing concerns were raised from the public about view corridors from the Garden City Lands park being ruined. There was also contention from the fact the development is to be built in an environmentally sensitive area and still straddles one, not to mention the Garden City Lands across Alderbridge.

In response to some of those criticisms, the developer plans to create a “landscape screen” by planting three rows of trees along Alderbridge with native species that produce a low amount of seeds (to prevent species contamination in the park). Meanwhile, the developer will create another screen of trees along Alexandra to block views of parking

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lots and loading bays from future residential developments. To the west, small trees will be added along Garden City. In total, 672 trees will be planted, representing a four to one ratio of new trees. Other landscape features include using rainwater to water some of the gardens.

The development will also result in developer contributions for three bus shelters and two end-of-trip bike facilities.

Also, 10 per cent of the 1,153 total parking spaces will be pre-ducted for future electric vehicle charging stations. The developer also paid for all of the new roads and subsequent connections. It’s expected 15 per cent of traffic will come from outside of Richmond. see WALMART › page 4

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Chiu said his platform will be decidedly focused on economic growth.

“We’re enjoying peace and prosperity that is not guaranteed. Canada is a strong economic power but that needs to continue,” he said.

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“I support sustainable “The question is, how economic growth. …And much is climate change we need to do business with attributed to human the world.”

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TD study puts price tag on trees ‹ from page 3 He said people can sometimes have kneejerk reactions on both ends of the debate; one person may get angry over the felling of a tree that seems healthy but is, in fact, not, whereas another person will want to cut down a perfectly healthy tree to gain more sunshine in a yard. Most of us tree guys are conscious of doing our jobs properly. We try to have a rapport with the city,” said Lamb.

In 2006, the city started inspection-based

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“I personally think it’s satisfactory,” he said, noting that better education and tree trimming practices will lead to healthier trees in the decades to come.

Richmond spokesperson Ted Townsend said the tree bylaw aims to balance protecting trees and being overly bureaucratic. Since 2006 about half of all applications to the city have resulted in a tree being cut down.

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The development will be anchored by a Walmart and include up to 74 individual retail spaces. To alleviate concerns about its height, SmartCentres also reduced the development’s allowable density by 40 per cent.

The city wants the development to have a minimum 70 per cent participation rate in the Alexandra District Energy Utility.

The development has been touted by some as a good way of bringing jobs into the community — it’s believed the shopping centre will employ about 1,000 people.

Others contest such low-paying jobs only exacerbate the gap between affordability and livability in the city.

While, yet others have been vocal against the main tenant, as a whole, claiming Walmart does not engage its communities.

Their concerns were, arguably, validated just last May after Walmart agreed to pay $82 million in fines after pleading guilty to illegally dumping hazardous waste in California and Missouri sewer systems.

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PROPERTY TAX

City fears farm loophole could cause losses Kelly Sinoski

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Metro Vancouver directors worry municipalities could lose significant tax dollars — while the federal and provincial governments rake the money in — under a scheme that allows large-scale medical marijuana producers to apply for farmtax status even if they aren’t located in an agricultural area.

A new Health Canada law came into effect in April that regulates new commercial facilities that produce, process and distribute medical marijuana and prohibits production in residential homes.

B.C. Assessment has ruled that licensed commercial marijuana production, even if it is located in an industrial or commercial area and includes labs and offices, may qualify for the farm classification as “medicinal plant culture.”

And once licensed by Health Canada, the farm class status can’t be denied, according to a Metro Vancouver report, and lands used as a licensed medical marijuana production facility are treated like any other farm in terms of assessment.

This means a medical marijuana

producer operating out of a $2.1-million, 25,000 sq. ft. warehouse on a oneacre industrial property in Richmond, for example, would pay just $395 in annual taxes if it received farm-class status — 99 per cent less than the $33,100 a comparable business would have to shell Harold Steves out.

The Agricultural Land Commission has also noted that marijuana is classified as a plant and therefore may be grown on farmland in the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves said while MediJean pays regular taxes, the move could open the door to more exemption applications by producers of medical plants, such as St. John’s wort, who want to avoid hefty tax bills.

“It’s a pretty dangerous precedent we’re setting here,” he said. “If you raise horses, you don’t qualify for farm tax status but if you grow marijuana, you do.”

“This is all about other orders of government making money,” Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, chairman of Metro’s regional planning and agriculture

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It’s a pretty dangerous precedent we’re setting here. If you raise horses, you don’t qualify for farm tax status, but if you grow marijuana, you do.

committee, said Friday. “Imagine what would be paid to the federal and provincial government in taxes.

The only ones not making any money are local municipalities that have to treat this as agricultural land. Why should municipalities subsidize the growing of marijuana?”

A Metro Vancouver report by planner Tom Pearce warns the potential property taxation implications could be significant for the region depending on how many medical marijuana producers apply for farm class status on properties currently billed as industrial or commercial.

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Ernie Daykin, mayor of Maple Ridge, said it’s no wonder people are concerned, noting municipalities have become “de facto regulators” of the new system.

“It’s our police and firefighters that have to respond to the complaints,” he said. “We were told we can regulate it but we can’t prohibit it.”

Dharmesh Sisodraker, deputy assessor with B.C. Assessment for the Vancouver Sea to Sky region, said it is too early to say how many farm-class applications have been made, noting the new regulations just came into effect and medical marijuana operators have months to make an application.

Pearce suggests a municipality may have recourse to object to the farm-class status if the farm use is not consistent with the permitted uses in an industrial or commercial zone.

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The Navy’s colourful HMCS Oriole tall ship, the longestserving commissioned vessel in The HMCS Oriole will be among those vessels taking the Royal Canadian Navy, will part in this year’s Ships to be joined by two of the Navy’s Shore event in Steveston. eight orca-class patrol ships.

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istory has a timely and poetic way of making itself relevant.

Recently, much of the world took time to reflect on the 25th anniversary of the Tianamen Square massacre that saw untold hundreds or possibly thousands of unarmed protesters killed in name of “restoring calm.”

Lest anyone in China today try to commemorate the tragedy, each year the Chinese government tracks and rounds up dissidents and families of victims and puts them under house arrest.

Just as it crushed the pro-

democracy movement with tanks, the Chinese government is determined to crush even the memory of dissent in its population.

Disturbingly, on the same day last week, the Ottawa Citizen revealed a leaked email from the Government Operations Centre to all federal departments asking for “assistance in compiling a comprehensive listing of all known demonstrations” regardless of who is protesting or why.

The agency set up to ensure sharing of information in the event of emergencies like

earthquakes, tsunamis and nuclear meltdowns is now apparently also concerned about environmental and First Nations protests and teacher strikes among other threats to social order.

Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms specifically uses the word “fundamental” to describe our rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association.

It is part of a healthy democracy, not something to be monitored and feared.

It is part of what distinguishes us from totalitarian states like China.

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not recommended. I thought an any of us have had the chickenpox.

PainfulTruth ewok tried to eat my face.)

Of course, if I’d been For you, it may be Matthew vaccinated, it would have been a distant, vague memory of an Claxton staggeringly unlikely that I’d unpleasant, itchy period when have had to endure this nasty you had to stay home from little break from work. But back in the 1980s, school and were too sick to even enjoy it properly. the vaccine wasn’t part of the regime we were For me, it was a time when I had to explain all given. Now it’s freely available, and trust to everyone that, yes, 29-year-olds can get the me, if you haven’t had chickenpox, GO OUT chickenpox, if they haven’t ever had it before.

AND GET IT, NOW! Not so long ago, I was having a bad week.

We did get vaccinated against a number of I was feeling logy and getting this brutal other things, starting from pediatric shots up fever that spiked and ebbed like tides in the through secondary school, and I had a booster Bay of Fundy. I was having night sweats so shot a few years back before I visited a camp severe that I woke up and had to change all for children in cancer treatment. my clothes and drink half a gallon of water So I’ve never had any of the following: to avoid dehydration. And then I got the little mumps, measles, rubella, pertussis, or blisters, and the other shoe dropped. diptheria.

I missed nine days of work. I lost a couple of I think that’s probably for the best. I’m a pounds. I was covered in disgusting pustules. wimp when I’m sick with a cold, I don’t need I didn’t get itchy, but I spent the first few a much more serious, or even potentially lifedays of the disease in a blurry fog of antithreatening disease. virals, over-the-counter medications, and And yet there are people out there, cheesy science fiction movies. (Watching thousands of them, who now refuse to Battle for Endor while enduring a high fever is vaccinate their children, because of baseless

fears stoked by if both sides can Most of these people refusing present celebrities. No matter some kind vaccinations did get shots how much evidence of evidence. All piles up that mercury themselves when they were the evidence in the in vaccines didn’t vaccine debate is oneyoung. So they don’t cause autism, or sided. that vaccines are It’s reams of remember being very sick as broadly safe and with studies, properly children. a miniscule number documented, versus a of bad reactions, it’s group of people who keep moving the goal posts and stoking utterly impossible to convince some people. groundless fears.

Most of these people refusing vaccinations Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a man did get shots themselves when they were with whom I thought I shared no opinions young. So they don’t remember being very sick as children. They don’t remember measles whatsoever, is bang on about vaccines. epidemics, or whooping cough that killed “It’s hard for me not to get very emotional children in every community. They don’t about this, because we know, scientifically remember polio – a disease that was almost know, what vaccinations and immunizations wiped out worldwide until paranoia about have done for us, personally, in our generation vaccines led to new outbreaks that will leave and for generations after us,” he recently said. people disabled for life, or dead. They don’t “I frankly don’t understand people who are know that our lack of smallpox vaccination walking away, in our society, from something scars is a tribute to the eradication of a deadly that’s proven to work.” disease.

Well said.

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Teachers in Richmond and across B.C. were voting Monday and Tuesday whether to go on a full-scale strike.

The result of the vote was expected at some point on Tuesday.

Our children deserve better The Editor, Open Letter to the Honourable Linda Reid, MLA, I am writing this letter today as a teacher and a parent, in the hopes that you, as a former public school teacher, politician, and now Speaker of the House, can communicate my concerns to the right people about the current situation facing teachers and children in B.C. I taught your daughter last year and it was a genuine pleasure having her in my class.

I even brought my class to Victoria to meet with you and take a tour of the Legislature. You kindly bought pizza for lunch and my students enjoyed the visit immensely.

I therefore feel that we know each other as parents and teachers and I ask you to please use your considerable influence and persuasion to help teachers, but most importantly children across this province.

Quality public education in Canada is a right, not a privilege. Every child, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, or ability, has the right to learn in a public school.

Proper support for students with special needs is also a right, not a privilege. You demonstrated this principle of equality to my class when you insisted that the Legislature have a wheelchair-accessible front entrance.

Teachers ensure that the future citizens of B.C., regardless of their challenges and ability levels, are equipped with literacy and numeracy skills so that they can contribute to the growth of our province and country.

This is a huge job given the diversity in our classrooms today. In a typical Grade 7 class, there are students working from a Grade 2 to a Grade 9 level; your daughter’s class was no exception.

This year alone, there were over 16,000 classes in B.C. with four or more students on IEPs, individual learning plans.

IEPs are for children with special needs, learning challenges, and severe behavioural challenges; basically, for students who need a lot of extra help.

Having four or more students on IEPs in

one class is extremely challenging.

Providing the proper support for special needs students affects the learning environment of every single child in the classroom.

Without that specialist support, classroom teachers have no choice but to focus their time and energy on the few students who most urgently need their help and attention.

Other students are shortchanged.

The government recently changed its funding formula for resource teachers from one resource teacher for every 500 students, to one resource teacher for every 600 students.

Resource teachers work with classroom teachers to find materials and programs for special needs students, and to ensure that these students are supported and integrated into the classroom.

That’s another cut in specialist support that will affect every classroom in B.C. Other specialists like school counsellors, psychologists, and speech and language pathologists are stretched thin; they typically rotate between four to five schools per year, not usually spending more than one full day per week at any given school.

Furthermore, teachers deal with serious social, medical, and mental health issues every day. Every teacher has had experience dealing with serious issues like abuse, neglect, bullying, autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, medical conditions like epilepsy and diabetes, mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, drug use, cutting, and suicide, ODD, FAS, rare conditions like Fragile X, and more.

Due to government cut-backs and societal changes, we have had to become counsellors and social workers in addition to trying to do our actual job — teaching.

So, Honourable Linda Reid and all parents, I encourage you to recognize the significant role of teachers in your children’s lives. I also encourage you to speak up and advocate for the quality public education and extra support that your children deserve.

Tanya Blumel Richmond

Field trip angst misses point The Editor, As a teacher having many casual discussions these days with members of the public — many of them parents — about the realities of learning and teaching in public education, I’m saddened that the main concern seems to be over disrupted or missed field trips, track meets, and other such special days which, although important, amount, in total, to maybe a week of school days during the course of a child’s school year, when it is the learning and teaching

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It seems that the property taxes have increased dramatically for the seniors with the change in the grant threshold from $1,295,000 to $1,100,000.

As we understand, the threshold was increased to $1,295,000 with the increase in the property values two years ago to enable the senior home owners, who saw their home values increase suddenly, qualify for home owner grants and be able to pay their property taxes.

The Real Estate Board claims that in Vancouver the property prices have not come down, but instead still saw a small increase.

The BC Property Assessment values have come down, but by a very narrow margin of four to five per cent, while the threshold has been dropped by the provincial government by 15 per cent.

Is there any rationale for the change or do the values depend on the whims of the provincial government?

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or the past four years, a his long lens. pair of mute swans has At his request, the smallest InMyView set up housekeeping of the grey cygnets is called near the Chinese bunkhouse.

Fleur, named after a friend’s Gudrun Heckerott teenaged daughter, who was Every spring, for weeks, crowds born on the same day (May of well-wishers trampled the 20). Two more cygnets are foliage on the other side of the fence, straining to count the number of eggs in waiting for their names, and we hope that the family will be adopted by local elementary the nest.

The male mute stayed close by, guarding his school students at Homma.

Usually, no more than three cygnets per mate, ready to roar across the water if anyone breeding pair survive the four months before got too close. Local swan lovers have helped they can fly, and three of the cygnets have the nest float by placing wood or styroboard underneath, and by inserting posts on the sides already been captured by crows and eagles.

It’s hard to believe that mute swans are to prevent it from floating away. on the Canadian Wildlife Service’s invasive Alas, spring tides overwhelmed the nest species list. Supposedly, the beautiful every year until this year, when a local creatures are tearing out marine plants and fisherman saved the nest by tying a line destroying the food source of Canada geese around it and relocating it to a distant marsh.

Last year, there were rumours that wildlife and some ducks. Officials also claim mute officials had shaken the eggs to prevent them swans are aggressive when protecting their from hatching, so the City of Richmond nest and young. Sadly, the mute swans of placed a sign near the nest site, explaining that Stanley Park’s Lost Lagoon have had their no one had interfered with the nest, and that wing tendons cut, or pinioned, according to nature had simply taken its course. their website. The mutilation is designed to Bob Baziuk, general manager of Steveston prevent them from mating with trumpeter or Harbour Authority, is our mute swan’s tundra swans. guardian angel. He also happens to be an In January 2014, the New York State excellent photographer. When he discovered Department of Environmental Conservation six, tiny cygnets, freshly hatched, he fetched revealed a lethal plan to wipe out New York’s

Six mute swans hatched last month near Britannia Shipyards. Three have already been snatched — probably by crows or eagles. Local swan-lovers are hoping to ensure the survival of the remaining three. Photos by Bob Baziuk 2,200 mute swans by 2025. New Yorkers were outraged by the plan, which included pricking eggs or coating them in oil, destroying nests, and shooting, capturing or gassing the adults.

Nearly 40,000 swan lovers signed a petition to save the graceful white birds.

The State Department’s claim that mute swans are not indigenous to North America is untrue: 300-year-old mute swan remains were discovered on James Bay in Ontario, while a 1595 engraving of an Atlantic coast scene depicts a mute swan. The truth is that indigenous mute swans were hunted to near extinction, leading to the importation of European mute swans in the late 1800s.

In Canada, there are fewer than 1,000 mute

swans. Most live in southern Ontario and coastal B.C.. They mate for life, and can live up to 30 years. They eat aquatic vegetation, insects, small fish and tadpoles. Their long necks allow them to feed well below the surface, so they do not actually compete with ducks and other waterfowl for food. Mute swans are intelligent, and will remember who has treated them well.

Happily, our swans soon will be a familiar sight in Steveston Harbour again, as three little grey cygnets try out their wings and charm residents and visitors alike, while their parents hover protectively nearby.

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Barber cuts out a classic Steveston Barber Shop’s Iain Mackelworth, left, competes at the Battle of the Barbers in Downtown Vancouver. Below, left, Ryan Lewis en route to his first place tie with Mackelworth in the Men’s Classic category. Below, right, Mackelworth shows off his flat-top creation.

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He thought he’d go downtown, just to check it out, and he came back with a trophy and a medal tucked under his arm.

The Steveston Barber Shop’s Iain Mackelworth entered the Battle of the Barbers competition, run by the prestigious London School of Barbers at a Downtown Vancouver club in aid of charity.

“I’ve never done this before, so I decided to go down and have a look,” said Mackelworth.

“There are barber shops popping up all over the place right now, so I thought it

would be good to get down there and find out where we stand.”

Turns out, Mackelworth and fellow Steveston Barber Shop contestant Ryan Lewis stood up pretty well against the 50 or so barbers — the pair tied for first place in the Men’s Classic category.

“It was a brilliant result for the shop, it really was,” said Mackelworth, who also entered the Freestyle category with, what he called, a “banging” flat-top design.

“It’s quite an interesting time all round for barber shops to be honest. It’s all gone a bit old school again and a bit edgy.”

Steveston Barber Shop’s Gerard Provost also entered the competition’s Best Fade category.

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The June 1 RCC Chinese Opera Fundraising Performance for 2014 at the Gateway Theatre was a celebration on two points. First, the RCCS marked its 25th anniversary, and Lisa Wan 30 years of stage performances. Organizers said the show’s goal was not only to showcase Chinese culture but also promote socialization and outreach to seniors in the community by offering the performance free to those over 65. Photo submitted A quartet of Richmond school trustees (from left) Debbie Tablotney, Eric Yung, Kenny Chiu and Grace Tsang, showed their singing talents at the RCCS’s (Richmond Chinese Community Society) Karaoke Fundraising Dinner & Dance Party June 8 at the Continental Seafood Restaurant.

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On May 28, employees from the Richmond branches of Western Financial Group and Coast Capital Insurance, a subsidiary of Western Financial Group, walked 5km as part of their participation in the 10th Annual Support The Cause Walk to raise money for the Western Communities Foundation. Taking part were (from left) Susana Chan, Jenney Chung, Samantha Tsang, Betty Bicego, Sarb Sandhu, and Nancy Nan. Funds raised through the walk support infrastructure grants, student bursaries and matching grants programs in local communities. Submitted photo EMAIL US YOUR PHOTOS OR TELL US ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING EVENT A large crowd assembled then rolled and strolled their way following (left) the official opening of the Railway Greenway on June 7. Photo submitted

DOORS OPEN

The city’s Doors Open event last weekend allowed the public a glimpse of a variety of unique places in Richmond. One of them was Kwantlen Polytechnic University where (above) student Alexy Hanson performed a Brazilian samba to highlight the school’s international programs. Meanwhile, a game of Jenga (above right) provided a hands-on experience, and members of KPU’s Arab Student Association (right) erected a traditional tent. Photos submitted

The city invited the public to visit the restored heritage Branscombe House, which dates back to 1908, (above) at the corner of Steveston Highway and Railway Avenue.

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t was in the cards… when the River Rock opened its doors ten years ago in June, 2004, Richmond’s first casino was born. Excitement built, and so did its surroundings. What was once a place to drop by - for poker, blackjack or slots - has become a hospitality and entertainment mecca unrivalled in Western Canada.

As the River Rock Casino Resort celebrates its tenth year with a sparkling Diamond extravaganza from May 30 to June 30, learn more about what makes this Great Canadian Gaming Corporation property best in class, in the first of a four-part series publishing Wednesdays throughout June.

Welcome to Entertainment Central The River Rock had an ace up its sleeve when it constructed the famed Show Theatre, home to famous musical acts, classic favourites, the best-known comedians and assorted dance and variety shows.

The 995-seat Show Theatre opened in 2005 as a state-of-the art facility with multiple uses: It has three modes that can change over in just 10 minutes. There’s flat-floor concert style, theatre setting and a cabaret mode on two levels.

“Top-rated artists from around the world, like Paul Anka, love to perform at our Show Theatre,” says Roland Monteiro, General Manager, Hospitality Operations. “The sound is amazing, and the setting is so intimate; it allows the stars to get up close and personal with the audience,” he says.

“We’ve got a hot line-up of live acts happening this time of year, and for the month of June we’ll see the gamut from Martin Short to Salt-n-Pepa bringing it to the stage,” says Monteiro. “And of course we regularly have multi-variety Chinese and South Asian acts that reflect our diverse population.

“We’ve come a long way since our first show in 2004 featuring Huey Lewis, staged in a tent in the parking lot!” he says. “Our Diamond Celebration fundraiser takes place on June 24, and will feature popular local award-winning band, The Powder Blues. The event is by donation, and proceeds go to Richmond Family Place– River Rock Casino’s signature charitable partner.”

(Go to riverrock.com for up-to-the-minute details.)

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“Thursday through Saturday after 8 pm, the Lounge comes alive with a dance floor that’s buzzing. A great place to mingle with people, for our special month we have ‘Diamond in the Sky’ cocktail promotions,” Monteiro says.

“For those seeking an easy-going environment to meet and chat, Curve is introducing ‘Diamond Socials’ for the after-work crowd,” says Monteiro. “Wednesdays and Fridays, from 5 to 8 pm, we will feature an acoustic guitar player or duo accompaniment as you enjoy our signature cocktails and fresh tapas.

“We’ll have a really cool vibe going on,” Monteiro says, “and the Curve patio will be open on sunny days.” It’s a great spot for lounge lizards to enjoy fresh air with their Cosmo.

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Teen poetry in the spotlight The following are the winners of this year’s annual teen poetry contest, sponsored

by Richmond Public Library. The contest encompasses two age categories — 12 to 15 and 16 to 18 years old.

12-15 year old group

Labyrinth Night Red flashing, blood rushing Heartbeat loud in my ears Door slamming, feet pounding run run run run run Pass the streetlights, into the shadows And the night lets me scream Scream into silence Let my problems engulf the entirety of This dark world Make them bigger than they seem.

Hope the Heavens are listening Fill the silence with my troubles Until all that’s left are my ragged breaths And it feels like a saw is being drawn up my lungs With every heavy pant.

From far off, tires screeching and horns honking A swerve and a crash In another direction, sirens.

The moon is full and it’s a cloudless night and I’m all alone in the dark with my small little problems compared to this vast, labyrinth night.

By Salisa Jatuweerapong (14)

My Spring Fling He likes to tease Covering my car in pink mess But his strong arms surround me And the wind carries his light caress.

7 days later.

Fleeting, weeklong beauty Isn’t spring the season of love?

Cherry blossom, please don’t leave At my bruised heart, cruel petals do shove.

nor accidents They are casualties of a war being fought inside of her A razor blade carving out the score on her skin

Oh tragedy; oh storm of spring To this, Shakespeare would fawn Cherry blossom you’ve left me Dead remains all over my lawn.

She hides her battle wounds since Society tells her that something is wrong with her Her parents roll their eyes in disgust; they think it’s a phase Her sister says she should snap out of it Teachers think she has a motivation issue Her friends tell her that she is attention seeking Her new companion in her head is egging her on, Slowly muffling her cries

By Angela Fong (15)

16-18 year old group

Keen You’re a peach, I suppose With your bitter pit and sunshine sweetness.

I see you, though You think no one is looking when you drop your eyes.

(Have you ever even seen a blue sky?)

They picked you, unripe But so eager and electric.

Break through your surface and there you are!

Some peach you are!

Hellish mind Foolish child.

By Vivienne Ramirez (16)

Beautiful My best friend is beautiful At a glance Long brown hair cascades down her shoulders, her sky blue eyes sparkle But if you look closer, her eyes are littered with empty darkness and Her arm is littered with deep gaping cuts Failure is engraved Her injuries are not from careless choices,

Depression and an aching loneliness are now her only comrades Their hateful words engraved into her mind Blossoming into a pattern of hopelessness And as hard as I try, pulling her out of their grip is impossible But I am not giving up Scars litter her arm Battles are waged in her head Depression hugs her close But I am holding her hand as the battle wages on, And I have to say that My best friend is beautiful

By Julia Olsen (18)

Portrait of a Homeless Man Blaring horns of the angry cars that have woken up before the sun act as an alarm, reminding him that his nightmares and reality are no different at all.

Hurried footsteps, quick, judging glances; a few suggesting pity, but most accompanied by a disgusted frown of the brow as if they are the kings and he, the peasant.

His stomach, a relentless and vicious lion, continually roaring while it scours the floors of the concrete jungle, looking for anything left behind by the heartless animals passing by.

Hope, depleting by the day like the money in his pocket, creating an everlasting expression of exhaustion on his rugged face.

Smells of the littered streets, the pureness of the icy air, his torn-up clothes that protect him through the dark, endless night, combine into one, overwhelming stench that surrounds him.

Why does he fight through the meaningless days to live when he has reached the point where life is his greatest luxury?

Where the very idea of death does not send shivers down the spine, but rather, uplifts the mind?

No family to alleviate the loneliness, no shelter to protect from the harsh cold, no money, no chance at redemption.

But he lives on.

By Kenneth Ng (16)

‘Scramble’ ride raises awareness of hungry kids Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

It was a scramble to play Scrabble across many Richmond elementary schools on Thursday as 20 works yard employees took to their motorcycles with a Richmond RCMP escort and handed out letters to delighted students.

The “Breakfast Scramble” was organized to raise awareness for breakfast clubs across the school district. The clubs offer morning nourishment to children but also provide leadership and volunteer opportunities for kids.

Driving to 14 different schools in a matter of just a few hours, Mike Beausoleil, general manager of maintenance and operations, said the scramble also provided an opportunity for kids and workers

to become more familiar with one another.

“A lot of the guys at the works yard ride motorcycles. We wanted to raise awareness of the works yard and increase interactions with children. We thought it was just a nice thing to do. Breakfast is important and it’s good for the kids to have this service provided,” said Beausoleil.

The first stop was Thompson elementary school, where Matthew Smith was handed the letters Y, R, B, S, I, E, O. Three vowels and a Y is a moderate challenge for anyone and Smith and his leadership group had until the afternoon to come up with a word using a board that already had “Breakfast Scrabble Club” spelled out.

Thomas Kidd elementary

Members from the school district’s works yard got a police escort for their ‘Breakfast Scramble’ to raise awaerness for the need of school-based breakfast clubs. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News. took home the first place plaque, scoring 109 points with the word “Doze.”

Smith, part of his school’s Me to We leadership group, said he likes the breakfast club because it’s “a volunteer thing and also provides

leadership opportunities.”

Thompson principal Derek Cherry said more than 80 kids attend the club every Friday to play games in the gym and chow down on fruit, toast, milk and juice.

“It’s about building connections and, of course, it provides a great start to the day,” said Cherry.

Retired district administrator Glenn Kishi said 16 schools run breakfast programs in the city and he estimates they require about $20,000 a year, combined, to keep them going. The clubs vary in terms of direct need for food and goals pertaining to leadership.

“When you tell people that there are kids going hungry and using breakfast clubs they usually don’t believe it because it seems like an affluent community,” said Kishi.

In December 2012, just before his retirement, Kishi started the program Feed-U-Cate to organize fundraising and awareness for the programs.

“The community really stepped up,” said Kishi.

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Camera opens door to adventure Philip Raphael

Staff Reporter praphael@richmond-news.com

Carrying around a camera for most of his life has given Steveston’s Dan Propp a licence for adventure.

It has been a constant companion as he worked in a number of jobs — from travelling salesman to postcard photographer.

And he’s compiled a number of places he’s visited into a book called Nostalgic Roads which also mixes in some of Propp’s unique wit and songs he’s written and performed on his accordion.

“I was just crazy about photography. When I was in school I’d lock myself in the darkroom all the time and make pictures. And my parents said, ‘Let’s find a good school for him,’” Propp said, adding he got his first camera when he was about 12. “It was magic.”

Since then Propp said he’s never been the same as he set up a darkroom in the family home’s only bathroom in Gibsons where he grew up.

“Patiently, my parents allowed me to do all the printing in there. I set up the enlarger on top of the toilet. And in the bathtub I was doing some colour (printing). In those days with colour, you had all kinds of

chemicals,” he said.

After finishing high school on the Sunshine Coast, Propp studied photography in Los Angeles in 1963. It was a place and time that left an indelible mark on him. It also opened the door to a number of exploits.

“I didn’t have a car then and had all of these illusions about Hollywood, and now all of sudden I could just walk down the street and watch the Regis Philbin Show — his first TV show. I also saw (comedian and first host of The Tonight Show) Steve Allen,” he said. “Then up the street was the Jerry Lewis Theatre.”

That’s where Propp snuck in with his trusty camera to snap pics of Lewis giving his final performance at that venue.

He also manufactured the opportunity to connect with film star Edward G. Robinson.

“I wrote to the Williams Morris Agency, his agent, and told them I was a photography student at the Art Centre (School) and could I do a story on him?” Propp said.

While he missed Robinson’s reply call at his boarding house, it impressed his schoolmates.

“You will never guess who called for you.

He called himself Eddie Robinson,” Propp said, recalling what one of his classmates who took the call said. “But by golly, he

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Former postcard photographer, teacher and travelling salesman Dan Propp has compiled some of his stories of life on the road in a new book called Nostalgic Roads. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News (Robinson) phoned back, we had a nice chat.

He was going to do a (comedy) film with Jack Lemon, Good Neighbour Sam.” Unfortunately for Propp the film’s shooting schedule was delayed until summer and he had to return home before getting a

chance to meet Robinson in person.

He also recalled sneaking through the back door into a movie premiere at the Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. where he bumped into Red Skelton.

But it was back home in B.C. where Propp put his photography skills to work, making a living shooting photos for postcards in picturesque locales up and down Vancouver Island.

It’s an art that has passed with the times, he said.

“There’s something about postcards that today, even with all the technology, can’t match,” said Propp who has lived in Richmond since 1973. “Postcards are still kinda magical. Plus, they are originals.

Somebody had to write something on it.

“The vintage ones, they bring back a time that just doesn’t exist.”

In between he travelled selling everything from frying pans to transistor radios, and spent time teaching elementary school.

Today, he still offers his skills tutoring foreign students to help improve their English pronunciation and writing skills.

Nostalgic Roads is available at Village Books & Coffee House, plus online seller Amazon.ca.

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Strikers reach podium for first time in 6 years Mark Booth

Sports Editor mbooth@richmond-news.com

One of the top high school athletic programs in the city over the last 20 years is back on the provincial podium for the first time since 2008.

McRoberts Strikers capped an impressive post-season run with a 12-5 win over St. Michaels University at the recent B.C. AA Rugby Championships in Abbotsford. The Strikers entered the 16-team tournament ranked sixth and needed a pair of upset wins to secure bronze in a tier that has been dominated by private schools in recent years.

“We had come close a couple of times so

it’s nice to come away with a medal again,” said longtime assistant coach Al Smith.

“When you look at the resources the private schools and a program like (champion) Rockridge have to work with, I don’t know if we are going to be in a position again to win it all but what we have accomplished as a public school over the years is quite rewarding.”

This was a transition season for the program as longtime coach Gary Hirayama retired, leaving the head duties to Joe Clemente. Joining Smith on the coaching staff were three recent graduates — Geoff Girling, Spencer Baines and Blair Knowles whose enthusiasm had a key role in the

team’s success.

The Strikers opened the championships with a 26-14 win over Abbotsford’s Rick Hansen Hurricanes, then came through with a 10-9 win over No. 3 Brentwood College in the quarter-finals.

Justin Turner-Pearce set the tone for the upset with a long run for an early try.

Standoff Mati Gordon added the conversion and a second half penalty that provided the difference.

“That early try was immense,” said Smith.

“That’s what you need for some confidence against a team like that. I know they were already looking ahead to the semi-final. But our defence was a big key. We did a terrific

job.”

After a 38-5 loss to No. 2 Collingwood, the Strikers rebounded with another terrific defensive effort to get past St. Michaels. The Victoria school didn’t get on the scoreboard until the final five minutes.

Smith added Turner-Pearce, along scrum half Spencer Walker and No. 8 Nolan Howell are three graduating players capable of playing for Team B.C. and beyond should they make the necessary commitment to rugby.

“We have some kids who played on the soccer and volleyball teams that also went to provincials,” he added. “It was a good year for the boys teams at the school.”

LACROSSE

Roadrunners ride three game win streak into Burnaby

Richmond Roadrunners are back on track on the B.C. Intermediate “A” Lacrosse League with three straight wins, including a 14-8 home floor triumph over the Nanaimo Timbermen on Sunday at Minoru Arenas.

The Roadrunners hit some turbulence in their schedule last month, dropping consecutive games, including a 16-4 loss to the first place Port Coquitlam

Saints. Suddenly sitting with a 3-3 record, Richmond rebounded with a big 12-8 road victory over the Maple Ridge Burrards, before producing home romps over Burnaby (18-6) and Nanaimo.

The win against Maple Ridge, featured terrific goaltending from Graham Husick, especially in the third period when he held the hosts off the scoreboard while his

teammates produced three unanswered goals.

Chandler Bradley paced the attack with seven points, including a pair of goals Jayden Campell scored four times and added one assist. Damon Prince notched a hat trick, while Nick Jensen, Chase PrettiPearsall and Patrick Szabo also scored.

Last Wednesday’s tilt against the 1-9

Lakers was never in doubt as Campbell had another big night with 10 points, including four goals. Bradley had a hat trick and four assists, while Pearson Willis had a five point night with four goals. Szabo chipped in with a hat trick. Jensen added a pair, with singles to Fox Nahanee and Jason Roberts.

Patrick Ludemann was prominent in a playmaking role with five assists.

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The most immediate change members of the public will notice will be an increase in the number of Olympians and Paralympians inside the Oval and around the community, something Oval member and Richmond resident April Boni is very excited about.

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Helps to promote healthy mood balance, relaxation, use as a sleep aid and mental stress. Stress is one of the main causes of high blood pressure.

Truthful experience by people: ! I am calm now in stressful situations!

In the past 10 years I had a very short fuse, because my job is quite unpredictable. After I started Bell Calming Chronic Stress #66 the difference was amazing. My reactions to stressful situations are totally changed. I also have more energy, too. I don’t yell at others. I have more patience and I am much happier as well. Thank you. Mary-Anne Thompson, 61, Lasalle, ON ! I suffered #66 NPN 80041855 greatly from anxiety.

Standard treatments did not make me feel good. So my mother bought Bell Calming Chronic Stress #66 and it has been helping me a lot. I am on my 3rd bottle. Remington Fletcher, 19, Ponty Pool, ON ! I have a very high stress career in the film industry. There was no time for relaxation or meditation as you are on demand for 12-15 hours a day with no breaks. Since using Bell #66I am able to focus on the tasks at hand with more patience. Thank you for your help!

Christina Ollson, 36, Burnaby, BC !It’s exactly one year since we began using Bell Calming Chronix Stress #66 for our two sons. Our local health food store recommended it. Both of our sons suffer from anxiety disorders. Our older son (14) was going through puberty and had become quite unmanageable, because he is much larger than I am. We are delighted with the immediate results.

Our older son became his former sweet self and our younger son’s (12) anxiety is dramatically reduced. Thank you so much. Donna Van Veen, 48, Grand Prairie, AB

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