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OH THE GLORY AND THE HORROR The agony and the ecstasy of Sunday’s dramatic finale to the World Cup of soccer was no more apparent than at the Buck & Ear pub in Steveston on Sunday as Germany fought out a thrilling final match with Argentina. The game — as you will have guessed from the faces in the picture — ended with a 1-0 win for Germany. The pub was packed to the rafters with soccer fans and local businesspeople to mark the end of the five-week long Steveston World Cup Village, in which 32 local businesses or organizations adopted and celebrated a World Cup country of their choice. Funds raised through the World Cup Village celebrations went primarily to the Rick Hansen Foundation. Hansen was also at the pub cheering the game and getting his photo taken with numerous fans. Photo by Gord Goble/Special to the News ! More photos on The Pulse on page 16 and at richmond-news.com
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Nine billion dollar flood plan needed: Chamber Philip Raphael
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It can be hard enough for governments to budget beyond the next election year. But try getting them to consider making financial commitments through the next century. That’s part of the task the Richmond Chamber of Commerce has laid out after releasing its report Tuesday on the economic importance of the Lower Fraser River. In it, the 73-page document that was compiled with the help of 12 other chambers and boards from Richmond to Hope, calls for a plan of action to keep anticipated, climate
change-produced flood waters at bay into the “We’re not asking for a specific dollar year 2100, which is estimated to cost around amount or specific action. We’re calling on $9 billion. senior levels of government to come together While that figure may with major stakeholders get politicians choking and put a long-term, We’re calling (for) . . . a on their nomination holistic management papers, the dollar plan in place,” Pitcairn long-term, holistic amount is not the crux said. management plan . . . And the current of the report — getting - Matt Pitcairn seems to be starting governments to move to flow on the issue as in the direction of flood the The Fraser Basin management on the Council also announced Fraser River is, said Tuesday its Flood Management Strategy to Matt Pitcairn, the chamber’s manager of strengthen flood management policies and communication and policy, who co-authored practices, as well as flood protection works the report.
across the Lower Mainland. “This flood management strategy reflects a serious, unprecedented commitment by the federal government, the Province of BC, 25 Lower Mainland local governments, and other public and private sector organizations to work together on flood protection measures that will safeguard the region as a whole,” said Colin Hansen, chair of the Fraser Basin Council, in a press release. The strategy focuses on Fraser River freshet flooding — as a result of spring snowmelt — and coastal flooding, resulting from storm surge in the winter months. According to the chamber’s report, among see WOLFE › page 4
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