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Summertime and fish are jumpin’, indeed! Graeme Wood

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It was all smiles down at Steveston Wharf Monday night when gillnetters brought in their first haul of this year’s sockeye salmon run — which is expected to be a big one. See more photos online at richmond-news.com. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

“The fish are starting to come in and there’s lots on the way,” said skipper Jim Smith, on board his gillnet vessel at Steveston Wharf Tuesday morning. Gillnetters like Smith were selling whole sockeye salmon for $20 after a three-hour commercial opening on the Fraser River Monday afternoon. By Monday evening, independent wholesale buyer Mike Rekis had hauled in about 50,000 pounds of salmon on the dock adjacent to Garry Point Park. Rekis was buying fish for $1.50 per pound. “This is just a start but it’s only going to get better,” said Rekis, whose fish will end up selling in stores with a mark up. The 2014 sockeye salmon run is expected to be a large one, although the Department of Fisheries and Oceans still hasn’t made an official estimate; it could be as low as seven million or as high as 73 million fish returning from the immaculate 30 million run in 2010. At about $3-4 per pound at the wharf, fishers say the public is getting a good bargain. “You can’ beat this,” said gillnetter Randy Fraser, who sold six fish in a matter of minutes while speaking to the Richmond News. see CATCH › page 4

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Boat fire rescue took all hands on deck Graeme Wood

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A boat fire in Steveston that injured two people and nearly sent Shady Island up in flames Saturday evening underscored the need for agencies to coordinate marine fire rescues. A 26-foot aluminium boat caught fire near Steveston Channel after its battery exploded, igniting the fuel line, said

Kevin Gray, a deputy fire chief for the fire department. It literally took a village to handle the rescue. Two people, who sustained seconddegree burns, were pulled out of the Fraser River by a First Nations patrol boat; the Steveston Lifeboat, operated by volunteers from the Canadian Lifeboat Institution, then hooked the flaming boat to prevent it from drifting onto the tinder-dry island; members of

the Steveston Harbour Authority used their new boat, the SHARC, to douse the flames with its pumps; Richmond Fire-Rescue then used a civilian boat to access the fire, with its portable water pumps, and assess the situation once the flames were out; when the boat sank, Port Metro Vancouver authorities determined it was not a threat to the environment or navigation. see RESCUE › page 4

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Some deck hands get ready to swab the boardwalk floats in style at the Maritime Festival which drew upwards of 40,000 to the Britannia Shipyards over the weekend. For more photos see Page 16 and go online to www.richmondnews.com Gord Goble/ Special to the News.

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Boat building and puppets were the big hits over the weekend at the annual Maritime Festival held at Britannia Shipyards. Ted Townsend, spokesperson for the City of Richmond, said the event was successful, with the unofficial tally sitting at 35,000 to 40,000 attendees — similar

to last year’s numbers — over the threedays. Along with a chance to board historic vessels, visitors were presented with a host of interactive activities, from jigsaw puzzles to small craft projects, such as knitting and giant net sculpting. Local artists and artisans were also on hand, offering an authentic learning experience for all ages. While initially thought of as a children’s

activity, the wood boat building activity developed into something enjoyed by teens and adults, Townsend added. “It was so popular that the event ran out of supplies at one point,” said Townsend. A new attraction, Rikky the Rat, was another festival hit, noted Townsend. Kids flooded the site that housed the grey sock-puppet and his puppeteer master.

A Richmond antique store owner is facing charges for allegedly trying to smuggle rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory. Xiao Ju (Tony) Guan, the reported owner of Bao Antiques on Alderbridge Way, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Tuesday for conspiring to smuggle wildlife, including rhinoceros horn, elephant ivory and coral. According to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Guan was arrested March 29 in New York. He’d flown there from Vancouver. Guan is alleged to have purchased two rhinocerous horns from undercover agents of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for $45,000. The Department of Justice alleges Guan and an accomplice, described as a woman acting as his interpreter, had the agents drive them to an express mail store, where he shipped the horns to an address in Point Roberts, Washington. He is alleged to have labelled the shipment as containing “handicrafts” worth just $200. The DOJ alleges Guan told the agents he would drive to Point Roberts from Richmond to pick up the package and claimed to have done so many times before. Guan is alleged to have worked with coconspirators to smuggle more than $500,000 of rhino horns and other scultpures made from elephant ivory and coral. —The Province

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Suspect ‘birdnaps’ $700 parakeet A store camera’s view of the suspect.

Richmond RCMP are on the lookout for a powder-blue, red-beaked parakeet named Sky, who was stolen from a pet store Sunday afternoon. A man walked into Ackroyd Pets and Aquariums and grabbed Sky, valued at $700, and

stuffed him in a black shopping bag, then proceeded to walk out the door. The suspect is described as a 35 to 40-year-old Caucasian male, about 5’10” tall with a heavy build. He was wearing glasses, a blue and white striped

dress shirt, jean shorts and black sandals at the time. Sky, a one-year-old male Indian Ringneck Parakeet is 18-20” long, including his long tail. He has certification papers and a metal ring band on one of his legs.

He is known as a “sweet and friendly” bird who won’t survive without appropriate care, according to police. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Sky or the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Rescue: Ad hoc fashion ‹ from page 1

“The people on that boat were very lucky that there were other boats around them to help,” said volunteer John Horton. The fire was spotted from Steveston Village, during the Maritime Festival. “Within three to four minutes we were on board our new emergency response vessel,” said Joel Baziuk, the harbour’s operations supervisor. That new vessel — the Steveston Harbour Authority Response Craft (SHARC) — has two water pumps. Baziuk said the harbour and the fire department have plans to create a standard operating procedure for marine fire rescues, using the SHARC, since the department does not have a boat of its own. When the next boat fire happens in the area, and the agencies reach an agreement, Baziuk said firefighters should board the SHARC and operate the pumps. But Baziuk said the SHARC was largely purchased to protect the harbour authority’s assets, and in an ideal world would not be playing the role of firefighter.

“Arguably, it shouldn’t be our responsibility. But obviously we’re not going to see a plume of smoke and not respond,” said Baziuk. However, “in no way are we taking responsibility,” said Baziuk, adding that as marine traffic on the river increases over time, fire rescues “will be a problem one day.” Gray said marine training is underway for RFR firefighters, but there hasn’t been a need for an RFR boat. “We’ve been able to manage without one,” he said, adding marine fires are still part of the department’s response area. For fires outside the Steveston area (without the SHARC) the department will remain dependent on what Horton calls a “vessel of opportunity.” Marine fires are presently fought by “anybody who can get there on the scene first,” said Horton. Under law, civilian boats are required to assist in fires. The Coast Guard coordinates joint rescue operations from its base in Victoria. Lt. Paul Pendergast said he wasn’t sure who is ultimately responsible for boat fires.

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Christina Law was in remission for almost 10 years until this past spring when cancer returned. Her immunity is currently weak, which makes being in a public place dangerous since she is extremely susceptible to diseases. However, that’s not stopping the 38-year-old from going to the Richmond Night Market, where she will be encouraging young Asians to join a stem cell donor registry. OtherHalf-Chinese Stem Cell Initiative, in partnership with Canadian Blood Services’ OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network will be at the market Aug. 15-17, encouraging young people aged 17-35 to get swabbed and join the registry. Law will only be there on Friday. According to a news release from OtherHalf, the majority of Canadians, 71 per cent, on the stem cell network are Caucasian and only seven per cent are Asian. A patient’s best chance in finding a

matching stem cell donor is someone of similar ancestry, which means Asians needing stem cell transplants and bone marrow donations are least likely to find a match. “I’ve been really lucky,” said Law, who lives in Burnaby. “I had three possible matches when I was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). “In April 2012, I was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and I have two possible donors, but there are many who don’t even have one.” AML is a type of cancer that sees the rapid growth of white blood cells in the bone marrow and interferes with the production of normal blood cells. MDS is a type of cancer where the bone marrow doesn’t make enough healthy blood cells. If Law’s next transplant is successful, it will extend her life for a couple more years. Nora Lee, co-chair of the Vancouver chapter of OtherHalf-Chinese Stem Cell Initiative, said registering is easy. All it takes is a swab of the mouth,

which gets sent to a lab. If a person in need is matched with a possible donor, in 80 per cent of cases the potential donor will undergo a procedure similar to giving blood. In 20 per cent of cases, the potential donor will be asked to undergo a half-day surgery where a needle is used to take some marrow out of the pelvic or hip bone. “People who need a stem cell transplant have a very small window and it’s bleak,” Lee said. “If there is no match, they will die. “People are waiting and often when we finally find a match, it’s too late.” Close to 1,000 Canadians are currently needing a matching donor and they range in age from children to adults. Those who cannot make it to the market but are interested in joining the registry can visit www.blood. ca/onematch to have a do-it-yourself swab kit sent to them. OtherHalf will be at the market from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Aug. 15-17. For more information about OtherHalf, visit www.chinesestemcell. ca.

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In order to produce a more effective match for cancer treatments, Christina Law is hoping to encourage Asians to get listed on a stem cell donor registry currently populated mostly by Caucasians. Photo submitted.

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Two Richmond high school students are voicing their concerns about the two-month long school strike by launching an online petition, demanding a resolution before it affects the new school year. Steveston-London Secondary School students Queena Zeng and George Tso launched the petition, titled: “The BC Government and Christy Clark, the BCTF, and Jim Iker must settle the negotiations before the upcoming school year”, on the change.org website on Aug. 1. As of Monday morning, 228 people had signed. The goal is to raise awareness about how the strike is affecting students and get as many signatures as possible, which will be presented to both parties in the dispute. “When summer started, I was pretty concerned about

the fall because I’ll be going into Grade 12,” Zeng, 17, said about why she started the petition. “This is my last year and there is this ongoing labour dispute.” Both Zeng and Tso said the labour strife is cheating them and their fellow students of the support and activities that were bestowed to students in the past, who didn’t experience labour strife. “Teachers were not allowed to work or speak to students before or after class,” Tso, 15, said. “Extra curricular activities were cancelled, a lot of teacher-sanctioned events were cancelled.” School dances, the annual end of year SharkFest Steveston-London and team sports were cancelled this year because teachers withdrew volunteering their free time for these events. Tso also heard from students enrolled in Richmond secondary’s

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n RBC study released this week concludes people aged 35 to 45 are, thanks to their mortgages, carrying dangerously large debt levels that could put them in deep trouble if interest rates go up or the housing market comes down. These grown-up Generation Xers largely bought their homes from 1999 onward. After two decades of an average home appreciation of 0.3 per cent per year, appreciation jumped to 4.6 per cent per year since that time, the study noted.

This news will come as cold comfort to Generation Y, which now finds itself priced out of home ownership entirely. Whether you assign blame to foreign millionaires or local ones, the effect is the same. People making middle-class wages are either overextending themselves or becoming resigned to the fact they will rent forever. The problem is, Generation X is in so deep now, they’ll fight ferociously any effort to bring housing values back into the realm of sanity. And anything that brings the

housing market back down in a hurry is likely going to crush more than a few sectors of the economy with it. There’s no one person or policy to blame for this conundrum. It’s simply the free market playing out.The cost of housing is ever present either in the foreground or the background of most any debate we have now, whether it’s at the council table or the dinner table. It’s just sad that there’s no way to have the debate without pitting one generation against another.

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n 1799, a French army If all goes well, the Rosetta engineer stumbled across will soon deploy a lander that PainfulTruth a chunk of dark, grey rock will make history — the first Matthew in Egypt used as part of the controlled landing on a comet. Claxton foundation of an old building. The comet is not one of The engineer was working the more famous ones in the to improve defences of a fort night sky, no Halley’s Comet in the Nile Delta, but one of the chunks of or Hale-Bopp. It has the inelegant name the building was covered in writing — in of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, a Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, in Demotic, designation number plus the names of its and in Ancient Greek. It would be dubbed Soviet discoverers, who spotted it back in the Rosetta Stone, the first key found to the 1960s. deciphering the script that was used for We know remarkably little about comets. thousands of years in Egypt. They come in from the outer edge of the The modern Rosetta, more than 200 years solar system, balls of rock and ice and later, is now swinging into orbit around a chemicals, they swing by the sun on wild comet. elliptical orbits, spewing their bright tails. Launched by the European Space Agency, Then they vanish again, sometimes for the Rosetta is a spacecraft that has been decades, sometimes seemingly forever. silently putting itself into position for more We’ve seen them slam into planets, than a decade. It has spent years at a time most recently with the massive impact locked in stasis, sleeping away month after of Shoemaker-Levy 9, which drifted too month to conserve energy while it looped close to Jupiter, was captured by the gas through the Solar System to rendezvous giant’s gravity, and eventually broke up and with its target. crashed.

A sizeable comet or asteroid slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago, smacking into what was then a shallow sea. The 10 kilometre space rock left a 150 km crater and very, very few dinosaurs. Studying comets is to study the early history of the solar system, and to study objects from its outer reaches. With the first images beamed back as the Rosetta swung around Churyumov– Gerasimenko, we are already finding out how much we didn’t know. Early photos and reconstructions of the comet, taken from near Earth, showed a sort of blobby, four-lobed shape, like a mushed diamond marshmallow from a box of Lucky Charms. In truth, it looks like a mutated potato, with one large lump, a small spur, and a big lobe that sticks out like the head of a human femur. We’re going to learn a lot from this mission, and it’s only costing us about a billion dollars. Don’t worry, you’re not on the hook

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for anything in particular, as this mission was set up by the Europeans with a little cooperation from NASA. But if Canada had contributed, it still would have been worth it. Every time there’s a new space mission, there’s a chorus of voices raised in online comment threads and letters to the editor: why aren’t we spending this money on Earth, on real problems? To which the snarky answer is, why do you spend money and time watching movies and sporting events? Why not donate every extra dollar to charity and live on gruel? We should support science for the same reasons that we support the arts and athletics. Learning for the sake of learning is one of the things that makes us human. Rosetta may help us decode the only solar system we call home. We don’t know what we’ll learn, and that’s what’s so exciting about being alive right now. Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the Langley Advance

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Consultation lacking The Editor, I have read with great interest the debate over the location of off leash dog parks in Richmond. What has been most troubling is the absence of any consultation with residents in the area by city staff, whether it be Dover Park, McCallan Park or South Arm Park. However, this is symbolic of the way this city conducts it’s business. I would like to publicly commend the countless hours South Arm resident Eve Rollet de Darantes has dedicated to this issue. As a 40-plus year resident of the area she truly cares about what happens to this wonderful jewel our city is fortunate to have. She has recognized an off leash dog park is something the vast majority of residents do not want. She has done all the legwork paid city staff did not do. She has taken the time to speak

to the daily users of South Arm Park, a lot of whom are dog owners. They have told her they would like to walk all around this beautiful park with their dogs, and both owners and their dogs can still stop to socialize along the way. This happens every day. Not only has she organized a petition with well over 500 names of users of this park who do not want a fenced, off leash dog park, but has even suggested alternate locations that may be suitable provided there is consultation with residents. I am aware Richmond City Council and city staff have received the petition. It is time for them to recognize what the vast majority of residents who live in the area already know — this park is not the right location for a fenced off leash dog park. Murray Sisler Richmond

Re: “Shooting injured Racoon not cool.” News Aug. 6 The Editor, I was angered and saddened by the sadistic cruel behaviour of the teenage boys who tortured that innocent raccoon. I sincerely hope Brenda Clark reported them to the police and to the Richmond Animal Protection Society. What they did is against the law. They committed an offence against the wildlife act, cruelty to animal act, and trespassing on private property. Probably there is something about firearms as well. For those of you who are thinking it’s just a racoon, think again. Studies have shown over and over that those children who abuse animals often go on to humans later on. Our history books are full of those cases, and more than likely their parents knew and did nothing about it either. So, if your children are out there torturing animals get them professional help. Fearn Edmonds Richmond

Fishy history Re: “Run salmon, run.” News Aug. 6 The Editor, It was good to read your story on the fishing industry and how it relates to Richmond, and Steveston in particular. I can recall, years gone by, just how busy the number of canneries in Steveston were, some working around the clock to deal with and process the huge supply of salmon coming in. Lots of part-time work for many people! Larry Hillman, Richmond

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Two musicians vying for this year’s PNE Star Showdown crown are both guitarists, semifinalists and residents of Richmond. But the similarities end there. Gio Levy, 26, and Pierre Camba, 17, have arrived at a similar juncture — albeit in separate age divisions. At stake: $10,000 in prizing, plus more than $22,000 in New Image College scholarships. “I need to win this competition,” says Levy. “I want to travel,” adds the cheerful singersongwriter/customer service

representative at Ashton Service Group. Levy, a contender in the adult division, expressed shock and delight at his entry into the semifinals of the province-wide competition that nets throngs of musical hopefuls. A throng now cut down to just 30 contestants. His entry into the Showdown consisted of a simple iPhone video of his self-written tune, You Can Never Say No. The track, a rhythm and blues-styled piece featuring soft, mellow notes, could easily be mistaken for a chart-topping tune heard on the radio. “I try to make music that’s

Local musicians Gio Levy (left) and Pierre Camba are among a narrowed field of competitors at this year’s PNE Star Showdown that wraps up Aug. 20. Photos submitted catchy,” he says, but is quick to mention his band mates, Christopher Wong, 18, Samuel Kim, 19, and Rob Phillips, 24. The band, one Levy started in high school, has

no name. “I guess it’s ‘Gio’s Band,’” he states, laughing. “I started playing the guitar 10 years ago,” says Levy, “and I joined a school choir when I was 14.”

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— melodic and memorable. But Camba, a newcomer to Canada, having moved here with his family from the Philippines just over a year and a half ago, admits he can’t read sheet music. Camba says he just listens to a beat, memorizes it and begins to play, the touch of a natural artist. He says he would like to pursue writing his own music, but isn’t at that stage just yet. Covers and freestyle harmonies are his current mainstay. For the future, the 17-year-old, non-singing guitarist says it’s either music or aviation. “I may pursue writing and making music, but if not, my dream is to be a pilot. Military or airline.” You can catch Camba and the rest of the youth division semifinalists on Aug. 17. On Aug. 19, the adult division semifinalists are up, which will include Levy and nine other contestants. The kids division will perform on Aug. 16. The three winners from each category will compete in the finals on Wednesday, Aug. 20. All shows will run from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Fair on the Chevrolet Performance Stage.

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1. New residents of Richmond or students moving within Richmond and changing schools, should register as soon as possible Online at www.sd38.bc.ca/schools/RegDocs/Register or at the Central Registration office at the Richmond School District Board Office 7811 Granville Avenue, Richmond, B.C. V6Y 3E3 at 9am–3pm (Monday–Friday). Additional hours of 4pm – 8pm will be added on August 11–August 22, 2014 by appointment only. Please call 604-668-6058 to schedule your evening appointment. 2. A parent or legal guardian must personally attend along with their child, when registering for school. The following original documents are required when you register your child: a. Child’s Original Birth Certificate – translated into English by Notary Public, if necessary. b. Student’s and parents’ Original Proof of Status in Canada – bring one of the following: 1. Permanent Resident Card (Maple Card) or Passport with Record of Landing (if applicable) 2. Canadian Passport or Citizenship Card or 3. If you have a work or study permit, you must obtain a Letter of Acceptance from the Superintendent’s office prior to registering. c. Proof of Residency* – bring one of the following: 1. Current property tax notice or assessment 2. Formal Rental or Lease Agreement 3. Signed Contract of Purchase and Sale with possession date and subjects removed And 1. a bank confirmation letter or customer snapshot showing name and current address, or 2. a current utility bill *We reserve the right to request additional proof of residency if required d. Other documents required for each student 1. Last school report card or school transcript of marks 2. Immunization (health record), if available 3. Any reports needed to request extra classroom support 4. Any special custody documents 3. An ELL assessment appointment will be scheduled, if necessary, once registration is complete. The student placement process is as follows: 1. Place student at the catchment (neighbourhood) school 2. If there is no space at the catchment school, the District Administrator for student placement will place the student at a nearby school.

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Golfers help BC finish 2nd at America’s Cup tourney Curtis Chan soon headed for freshman year at Columbia A pair of Richmond golfers helped Team BC finish second at the recent 42nd annual America’s Cup, hosted by the Shaugnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver. The 54-hole competition annually brings together an elite international field of 18 teams of the top four boys representing 12 western states, two Canadian provinces and Mexico. With a foursome that included Curtis Chan and Diego San Pedro, B.C. was just one stroke back of second round leading Hawaii entering the final

— good enough for fifth. Chan was coming off a second place finish at the B.C. Junior Boys Golf Championship at Meadow Gardens. His 284 total left him just one shot back of Victoria’s Keaton Gudz and included a sizzling 7-under 65 in the final round. The Richmond Country Club junior will be continuing his career at Columbia University in New York this fall as part of the Ivy League school’s 2018 class. The Steveston-London secondary graduate, who led the Sharks to a second place finish at the B.C.

18 holes. Despite a string of four consecutive birdies through nine holes for Jordan Yu, the team just couldn’t hold on to the momentum entering the back nine and finished five shots back of Hawaii with a 680 total. San Pedro fired rounds of 78-74-78 to end up tied for 15th in the 71-player field. while Chan finished with a 239 total (77-8577). Hawaii’s Shawn Lu took individual honours at 2-under (73-72-70) to finish five shots ahead of California’s Justin Suh. Lu was the top Canadian at +2

Richmond’s Curtis Chan was second at last month’s B.C. Junior Boys Championships. Secondary Schools Golf Championships back in May, also thrived in the classroom — winning top academic awards in each of his five years at the school. San Pedro, who plays out of Shaughnessy, was also a member of the Sharks

golf team and has a bright future as he enters his Grade 11 year at the school this fall. He finished tied for 13th at the B.C. Junior Championship. Also in contention at the Juniors was Chris Crisologo who entered the final round

just one stroke off the lead before settling for sixth place with a 289 total (7171-70-77). Crisologo is a junior at Marine Drive who was third at the B.C. High School Championships and helped Vancouver College to a 15th place showing.

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Golden summer continues for Overby at midget nationals It’s been a golden summer in the lacrosse box for Cameron Overby. The standout goaltender from Richmond backstopped Team B.C. to a dominating performance at last week’s National Box Lacrosse Championships, co-hosted by New Westminster and Coquitlam. The result comes on the heels of Overby being in net for Zone 4’s gold medal finish at the B.C. Summer Games two weeks earlier in Mission. B.C. capped an outstanding run from start to finish with a 14-2 win over Alberta in the

gold medal game, played last Saturday at historic Queen’s Park Arena. The hosts rolled to seven straight wins and outscored their opponents by a whopping 105-7 margin. Overby was in net for three of the victories, including a 15-0 thrashing of Quebec. He finished the tournament with a 1.00 goals against average and a .906 save percentage. It marks the third straight year he has played for Team B.C. at nationals, competing at the Bantam level in 2013. Meanwhile, another local product was

helping B.C. win silver in the Bantam Division. Ryan Jensen finished third in team scoring with nine points, including three goals, as B.C. finished with a 5-2 record, including a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to Ontario in the championship game. Jensen had a pair of goals in a 9-1 win over Saskatchewan and added another in a 13-2 romp of Nova Scotia. He chipped in with a couple of key assists in a tough 6-5 semi-final victory over Alberta.

B.C. also recorded wins over Manitoba (10-3), Alberta (6-3), while dropping a 5-3 decision to Ontario in round-robin play. Jensen comes from excellent bloodlines. His father Rod was a standout player in the Western Lacrosse Association who has coached at the elite level in recent years, including the past three seasons as head coach of the WLA Langley Thunder. He was a member of the Team B.C. coaching staff. Last summer, Ryan played for B.C. at the Pee Wee Nationals.

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Richmond trio help Jays win junior title Chuckers almuni have key roles in North Delta’s championship run A trio of Richmond players had leading roles in helping the North Delta Blue Jays capture the B.C. Premier Junior Baseball League championship for the first time in four years. The Jays capped an unbeaten run in Victoria with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the North Shore Twins in Sunday’s championship game. North Delta’s roster featured Zach Besler, Noah Or and Alex McCrae. All three joined the program coming through the Richmond City Baseball Association, including a stint with the Bantam AAA Chuckers. The Jays’ run to the championship began with a 14-4 romp of the White Rock Tritons. Or, the team’s starting catcher, who skipped his final year of Bantam eligibility to

joined the BCPBL, led a 16 hit attack with three singles and an RBI. Besler also drove in a run. Besler was then in outstanding form on the mound in a big 2-1 win over the Nanaimo Pirates. The second-year standout went the distance, allowing just two hits and striking out four — throwing 90 pitches. Or had another productive outing at the play with three more hits and scored both of his team’s runs. North Delta then clinched first place in its pool with a 7-3 win over North Shore, in a showdown of two of the top three teams in the regular season. It was McRae’s turn to shine on the mound with a complete game five hitter — tossing 132 pitches in

Richmond Chuckers’ alumni Zach Besler, Alex McRae and Noah Or helped the North Delta Blue Jays produce an unbeaten run at last weekend’s B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League provincial championships in Nanaimo. Besler and McRae each recorded wins on the mound while Or enjoyed a very productive tournament at the plate. All three were in Richmond’s Bantam AAA program under Alex Klenman before making the jump to premier ball. total. Besler scored a pair of runs and Or added another hit. Sunday morning’s semi-final was tight affair as North Delta slipped past the Whalley Chiefs

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who threw six solid innings. Besler and Or scored all the runs the Jays would need. They also each added a stolen base. North Delta was coming off a solid 30-14 regular season that saw Besler lead

the entire league in hitting with a .430 average. He also finished with a 9-6 record on the hill with an impressive 2.17 ERA. Or finished with a .302 average and led his team with five triples.

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