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A dad with two little ones and a tree in tow heads down to Garry Point Park over the weekend to have their tree put through the chipper. The Richmond Fire Rescue Society was on hand at the park and South Arm Community Centre recycling Christmas trees and collecting donations for the various charities it supports. Photo by Gord Goble/Special to the News
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Little Gurman Singh Pangly doesn’t know it quite yet, but he’s caused quite a stir by arriving early on Jan. 1. The tiny tot was born at around 3:15 a.m., making him Richmond’s first baby of 2015, a fact that has extended family members from India and England making plans to fly in sometime soon to celebrate his birth. “It’s really good fortune being the first baby of the year,” said proud father Hardeep, 35. Little Gurman was not expected until this week. That’s what the medical staff at Richmond Hospital projected a few days prior to New Years Eve when Hardeep took his wife Amanjit, 29, in for a check up. Plus, their older son, four year-old Sukhman, was delivered about a week late. “No, this one (Gurman), he was early. A big surprise,” said Amanjit who was not feeling comfortable enough to join her husband at the local Sikh temple on New Year’s Eve and stayed home that night. “I took my cellphone with me and was holding it pretty tight the whole time I was at the temple,” Hardeep said. “Then, I get this call from Amanjit who said I’d better come home.” And he did, quickly, then whisked his wife off to the hospital where a couple of hours later Gurman was born. According to Sikh custom the first letter of a newborn child’s name is chosen at random from the Sheri Guru
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Granth Sahib, their central religious text. “They open the book and use the first letter on that page,” Hardeep said. While no date has been set, there’s been plenty of chatter in the past few days over the phone lines to organize a large family celebration. And since Gurman was born, Hardeep said good luck has spilled over to his business dealings as owner of a concrete pumping firm. “Gurman has brought good fortune to our family already,” he said. “Since he was born I’ve been able to get a number of pretty good contracts. It’s a good sign. “It’s been wonderful. But most of all, we have two very healthy boys,” Hardeep added. “We feel so blessed.”
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Treasure hunting goes viral Graeme Wood
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f you like treasure hunts, you’ll like this: Richmond is now the first, official geocache city in Canada. Geocaching is an interactive online game that gets people outside in order to find hidden objects and secret words placed across a vast geographic region. The City of Richmond recently organized its own GeoTour to become the first Canadian city to do so. The game takes people on a whirlwind adventure through Richmond. “This is a wonderful opportunity for global visitors along with locals and families to discover Richmond while searching for treasures,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “Searching will likely take participants to outdoor areas of Richmond many have never seen before,” added Brodie in a news release. Geocache participants, known as geocachers, create an online account and use a smartphone app or GPS device to locate hidden containers called geocaches. They contain secret words, which should be recorded in a passport that can either be downloaded and printed from the city’s website or picked up at the Richmond
Nature Park. Geocachers are encouraged to write their account username on a small piece of paper found inside the container. City staff members have placed 30 hidden geocaches all around the city for people to find. Most of the locations are in parks, fields and trails. If you collect all 30 secret words the city will hand you a special geocache coin as a prize. Adding to the excitement, some geocaches have a small box containing small items like toys. Geocache players are encouraged to swap one of their small items for one in the box. On the website geocaching.com, players can rate their favourite location and judge the difficulty, terrain and size of each. So far, Richmond’s GeoTour has garnered 238 likes, which should increase exponentially as summer approaches. The most popular geocache site is called “Flighty Things” and is found in the Richmond Nature Park. It would be difficult to find all 30 geocaches in one day, so the point of the game is to work at one’s own pace and enjoy the sites. Nine geocache opportunities will present themselves with a simple bike ride along the dyke from the No. 3 Road pier to Terra
Richmond is the first Canadian city to put itself on the geocache map. The online game has people out in nature looking for hidden objects Photos by geocaching.com. Nova, via Steveston. A car may likely be necessary to complete the task, as some geocaches are located in obscure places such as the one dubbed “Pocket Forest” in east Richmond on Fedoruk Road.
If you need help, you can go to geocaching.com and look up Richmond’s GeoTour to read hints and comments from past players. There are more than 6 million geocachers wiorldwide.
Council shoots down BB gun arena Graeme Wood
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A prospective BB gun facility was denied a business licence by Richmond City Council Monday after councillors rejected the proponent’s argument that airsoft rifles are not unlike paintball guns. “I want to open an Airsoft field in Richmond for the young adult population residing here,” wrote proponent Eric Lam in a letter presented to council. But Lam found himself in a zoning and bylaw quagmire that left his business at the mercy of council. So, after pointing out that a paintball facility already exists in Richmond and paintballs are widely considered more dangerous (in gameplay) than the plastic BBs of an airsoft rifle, council, by a 7-2 vote, agreed with a staff recommendation and refused to amend a city bylaw and zoning requirements to allow for the replica guns to be used in a warehouse across from the Richmond Olympic Oval at 6711 Elmbridge Way. “I find this activity totally abhorrent,” said Coun. Harold Steves. Coun. Ken Johnston said paintball
and airsoft participants “are training for violence.” Airsoft guns are considered a firearm under the Community Charter of BC, the basis of bylaws for the City of Richmond. But Lam attached a letter from Bali Mann, RCMP Firearms Officer for BC and Yukon, who noted airsoft guns are not considered firearms by law as they do not fall under the federal Firearms Act. Lam also attached several Supreme Court of BC rulings that airsoft guns are not firearms. Councillors Alexa Loo and Carol Day were the only two council members to vote in favour of making the amendments. “It’s still a business. We may not understand it and we may not like it, but it’s still a business,” said Day. “If we better understood it, we would probably all support it.” Airsoft rifles shoot small BBs but appear realistic, save for an orange tip at the end of the barrel. As such, they’ve often been mistaken for real guns when held in public view. In the United States there are frequent cases of misidentification, sometimes leading to shooting deaths. A paintball gun, however, has a large ball container on top, making it very
In a 7-2 decision, Richmond city council denied a business license to a prospective facility owner who wanted to build an arena where young adults could play war games with BB guns. The two councillors who supported the proposal were Carol Day and Alexa Loo. distinguishable. Both games have participants, wearing face shields and body armour and shooting at one another. Mayor Malcolm Brodie said he was concerned the sport was dangerous for participants and that the guns looked too realistic. Lam was proposing to operate Signa AEG Arena, which would replicate war games for its customers. His operation would have cost about $530,000 to start up and he would have been paying $150,000 per year for leasing the property, indicating there may have been a demand for what would have been the first, indoor airsoft rifle facility in B.C. Lam
predicted 10,000 participants per year. The land is zoned Industrial Business Park and the city restricts “firearm” use to land specifically zoned to allow for an indoor shooting range. City council can often use its judgment to tweak bylaws for specific purposes. It’s done more often for older or outdated bylaws. The city’s shooting range bylaw dates back to 1990, before airsoft gun games went mainstream. Following the vote, council did direct staff to further look at whether airsoft guns should be permissible, such as paintball guns, in the future. — With a file from the Vancouver Sun
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A bizarre scene caught the attention of a Cambie neighbourhood resident Tuesday morning. The woman, asking to remain anonymous, spotted four dead crows hanging in pairs from a tree on Regina Avenue. The scene begged many questions: How did the crows die? How did they end up hanging from the tree? Who put them there? Why were they put there? The woman called the SPCA, as it is responsible for removing endangered or dead animals. She said the SPCA did not commit to doing anything about the problem. “I called the non-emergency (police) line because not only is it disgusting and a health hazard, but it is terrifying,” wrote the woman in an email to the Richmond News. An SPCA spokesperson did not reply to the News’ inquiries before deadline on Tuesday. When the News went to the address, the crows were gone. The woman suggested the SPCA may have come to take them down,
A woman noticed a bizarre sight on her street in central Richmond where she saw four dead crows hanging in pairs from a tree. Photo Submitted. but they were there at 11:30 a.m. The motive behind the crow hangings could be myriad, although two obvious ones come to mind. Either someone is playing a cruel trick or trying to scare other birds (crows) from settling in the tree. According to the Richmond Animal Protection Society, residents can buy fake owls if they feel they are being harassed by a feathered flock.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK Someone is trying out their skates at Garry Point Park where the pond has frozen over. This beautiful sunset photo was taken on New Year’s Eve. If you have a great photo, send it to the News at: editor@ richmond-news.com. Be sure to put photo of the week in the subject line. Photo by Jen Hunter/ Special to the News
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Housing values rise Philip Raphael
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After the Christmas tree has come down and the champagne corks have all been popped to mark the new year, one of the most anticipated events next on the calendar is the latest housing value assessments landing in homeowners’ mailboxes starting this week. And what those in South Region (Richmond, Surrey, White Rock, Delta and Tsawwassen First Nation) are finding is roughly a 10 per cent jump in value for single family homes and commercial properties. That’s according to the information from BC Assessment which evaluates properties across the province based on a number of factors including a building’s physical condition, location, quality, style and comparable properties in the area. A cross section of the increases showed an average single family dwelling in West Richmond that was assessed at $1.456 million in 2014 has now risen to $1.5 million. Similar properties in the Steveston area that were assessed at $777,700 last year jumped to $852,000. Townhouses also experienced a slight increase. An average townhouse in the Cambie area was $525,000 in 2013 compared to $530,000 in 2014. There was a similar
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RCMP investigate shots fired at car SkyTrain assault Richmond RCMP are investigating a shooting along Garden City Road Tuesday morning (Jan. 6). No injuries were reported after shots were fired at a vehicle at around 9:30 a.m. in the 8400 block of Garden City Road. According to police, a black sport
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appear to be a random act,” said Acting Cpl. Dennis Hwang. Police are asking anyone who has information to call Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1211, leave an email at Richmond_tips@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Or call Crimestoppers at 1-800-2228477.
Transit strategy for homeless lacking Graeme Wood
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How homeless people will access transit services once a region-wide electronic pass (Compass) system is installed is a matter of debate amongst stakeholders. Last year, the Transit Working Group, assembled by a coalition of homeless advocates, asked the Ministry of Transportation to develop a metro transit strategy for homeless individuals. Currently, the province covers TransLink’s lost
revenues for fare evasion and unpaid tickets. There is no such arrangement for the Compass card system, according to a City of Richmond report. The TWG is proposing a bulk fare purchase system for shelter providers and to have evasion fines waived in cases of extreme poverty. The proposals are part of a broader Metro Vancouver Homeless Transit Plan. The Richmond Poverty Response Committee has asked the City of Richmond to endorse the plan, however, city staff are
Transit Police on board a SkyTrain car. Photo submitted currently recommending to city council that a letter be sent to TransLink “requesting the feasibility of the recommendations put forward by the TWG to be explored.”
According to TWG, the annual projected cost of 2,650 homeless people using transit to get to a shelter or critical health or social service appointment is $133,000.
suspect sought Police are asking for the public’s help in identify a man who verbally abused and assaulted a disabled passenger on the Canada Line on Christmas Day The victim, who is legally blind and uses a white cane and a service dog, boarded the Canada Line at Brighouse Station on Dec. 25 at approximately 5:30 p.m. on his way to a Christmas dinner. He went to sit in the designated handicapped seat. The suspect suddenly accused the victim of not being handicapped and verbally berated him. The suspect then assaulted the victim by repeatedly elbowing him in the ribs. The suspect is described as an Asian or Aboriginal male with short dark hair. He is between 30-40 years old and of average build. If you can identify the
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ike pulling on a pair of new socks or climbing into a bed with fresh sheets, we revel in the New Year. It’s not the paper hats, budget bubbly and long wait for a cab but rather what Dec. 31 represents. As Socrates told us, a life unexamined is not worth living. The end of December is the only time our culture is collectively asked to take a moment to reflect on the year behind and ponder the year ahead. Of course, we live with the consequences of yesteryear, but the changing of the calendar gives us the symbolic but powerful opportunity to renew our perspective. Are we holding onto old grudges that it is past time to let go? Are the goals that might have eluded us
in 2014 still the ones we want to achieve in 2015? Are we coasting on past achievements without striving to do better still? Keep in mind, even if your new year’s resolution fails in spectacular fashion, you’re probably still better for it. Now we’ve had the chance to reflect and sing Auld Lang Syne, we can step forward and greet the new year. We can’t predict all the tragedies and triumphs we’ll experience in 2015. Challenges in our homes, in our communities and in the world at large surely wait for us. Whatever they are, Richmond, we’ll face them together.
Darkest days draw to a close I basically mud that burns), ’m writing this just a for a nourishing meal of couple of weeks after PainfulTruth suspiciously grey-brown the winter solstice, aka mush. Things got a bit the longest night of the Matthew Claxton monotonous, is what I’m year. Here in coastal B.C., saying. this tends to coincide with After centuries of rain and heavy cloud cover, watching the sun, moon, and stars, they giving us the impression that we’re trapped figured out that there was a tipping point inside a damp, grey gym sock in a poorly-lit when things were at their grimmest, but after basement. that there was slow and steady improvement, All this darkness can induce a depressed mood for many people, the dreaded Seasonal until finally spring and then summer conquered the land, and the world was only Affective Disorder. Although we’ve only made of 30 per cent mud! Maybe 40. named this feeling in the last few decades, Finally, one chieftain turned to his top it’s clear it’s been around throughout and spiritual advisor, and said something like before recorded history. this: Take England’s Stonehenge, for example. “By Cernunos (or whatever Thousands of years ago, neolithic anthropomorphized natural processes hunter-farmer-gatherers did not have a lot archeologists think we worshiped) we need to look forward to over the winters. They to pin down exactly when the darkest day of got up every day and tramped through the year takes place! This wallowing in grey muddy forests, chasing muddy animals, misery for a couple of weeks is intolerable! only to return to houses made from dried If we can pick a date, we’ll have a big party mud, to huddle around peat fires (peat is
and barbecue some pigs and everyone can get drunk.” And the spiritual advisor nodded and stroked his beard and tried to look suitably mystical, and then he went off and did some math, and a few weeks later they were asking contractors for bids on a few thousand tons of Welsh stone, suitable for building giant arches. I’m just as pleased as the ancient tribal leaders about the passing of the solstice, but even being able to look up to the second the time we pass from fall into winter doesn’t really help much. The changes in minutes of daylight from December 21 to December 22 or 23 aren’t really that impressive. A couple of minutes. Just a few moments shaved off the darkness. I’m thinking we need another holiday. Not around Christmas, obviously, and even New Year’s isn’t far enough away. We need a celebration somewhere around early February. By that time, we’ve been shrouded in grey
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and grim weather for three or four months, starting from around the end of October or early November. But in February, you finally start to notice that the days are getting longer. The sun can actually make it over the tops of the trees, and standing on the south side of a hill is no longer a necessity when it comes to producing a bit of vitamin D. We should celebrate this vague milestone, this halfway point between the darkest depths of winter and the true return of spring. It’s that day when things start to look brighter, both literally and figuratively. I don’t think we want to build a giant stone calendar/ritual site this time. Instead, let’s just get some legislation that allows everyone an extra day off sometime between January and March. Oh right, we did that. Hurrah for Family Day, Feb. 9. It beats hauling giant rocks 200 miles, anyway. Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the Langley Advance.
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Name change needed, what Lifeboat not search and rescue about Riverdale Bridge? Dear Editor, Reports concerning the Canadian Lifeboat Institution (CLI) and the Steveston Lifeboat’s collision with the seawall near Steveston require clarification. Search and rescue (SAR) operations are dispatched by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria operated by the Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, RCM-SAR) members are the on-duty and on-call resources that
respond to emergencies like the collision involving the Steveston Lifeboat. The CLI is a registered charity associated to two local vessels. The Transport Canada Vessel Registration Query System indicates the Steveston Lifeboat was built in 1944 and is owned by John Malcolm Horton, of Delta. Although not a search and rescue vessel, it may be a vessel of opportunity just like a tug, a fishing boat or any other vessel if it’s in the right place at the right time and able to render assistance. Experienced CLI volunteers can help in promoting boating
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safety by working with other stakeholders and the vessels are historically significant and supporting them is worthwhile. However, transparency in fundraising is important and the description of the Steveston Lifeboat as a search and rescue vessel is inaccurate. Whether SAR volunteers go into the dark mountains or out on stormy seas, they depend on modern and effective equipment acquired with donations from the public. Maritime search and rescue operations are an integral part of public safety and dedicated full-time Coast Guard members, supplemented by on-call RCM-SAR volunteers respond 24/7. Public support of volunteer search and rescue organizations is vital and appreciated. Andy Hobbs Richmond
Dear Editor, Re: “Rename bridge after Rick Hansen,” Letters, Jan. 2. I agree with some other readers that the No. 2 Road Bridge should be renamed. After all, the present name is very dull. Calling it the Rick Hansen Bridge, however, might not be the best choice because you’d have the Rick Hansen
Bridge connecting with Russ Baker Way, which would be overdoing it a bit. Why not call it Riverdale Bridge given this is where it’s located. It’s also a nice name and one which includes recognition of a beautiful and increasingly growing neighbourhood. Peter Clayton Riverdale
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Kids’ arts fest expands There’s more in store than ever before to help celebrate BC Family Day during this year’s Children’s Arts Festival in Richmond. The city has expanded the line up of activities and musical performances to include the Sonic Garden, a day-long celebration Feb. 9 at the Richmond Cultural Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also on tap during the festival is the acclaimed Beijing Shadow Play Art Troupe and hands-on plasticine art workshops with Governor General Award-winning children’s author/illustrator Barbara Reid. Inspired by her book, Picture a Tree, children will create their own plasticine art page that will
There will be plnety of hands-on activities at the Children’s Arts Festival. Photo submitted become part of the first ever Children’s Arts Festival digital book. Cost of this special workshop is $15 per child and includes festival admission. General Festival Admission is $5 per person which provides drop-in access to all of the performances and Imagination Stations, a
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For some, starting off the new year with a hair cut is a step in the right direction — new year, new do. And if they accomplish that at Hennessey Salon in Richmond Centre salon this Sunday (Jan. 11) they will also be helping young cancer patients at the same time. That’s where about 20 stylists will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to snip and cut during the 4th annual Hennessey Hair “Do” which supports Wigs for Kids B.C. (W4K). The hair cuts are provided for a minimum donation of $20, for men, to $40, for women. And every cent goes towards providing wigs, as well as medical supplies at BC Children’s Hospital, said Steveston’s Bev Friesen, chairwoman of Wigs For Kids BC.
“Wigs are not covered by MSP (Medical Services Plan),” Friesen said, “and they can cost upwards of $2,000 each.” The anxiety caused by losing hair due to cancer treatments, or any other illness, can be significant, especially for youngsters, Friesen added. “Losing my hair was huge. When you go into the hospital you kind of lose your identity – your sense of self,” said 19-year-old Wigs for Kids B.C. spokesperson and wig recipient Alex Walker in a press release. “You’re in clothes that aren’t yours and you’re doing things that you don’t normally do,” added Her treatment included 13 rounds of chemotherapy that subjected her to debilitating nausea and near constant pain. But of all the things she had to deal with, the thing that upset her most was the loss of her beautiful, long brown hair.
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For teams 360 kilometres apart from one another, the Richmond Blues and Kamloops Lions have built up quite a rivalry. For the second time this season, the Blues and Lions squared off in a tournament final, this time the Midget A1 championship game at the 34th annual Richmond Bantam Midget International. Just like they did back in November in Vernon, Kamloops prevailed over Richmond, topping the hosts 5-1 on New Year’s Eve at Minoru Arenas. The Lions scored twice before the game was even four minutes old and never looked back to complete a perfect 7-0-0 run in the tournament. They had opened up a 3-0 second period advantage before Alex Bernardini provided Richmond with some much-needed momentum. However, Kamloops restored its three-goal cushion, just over three minutes later, and extended the margin on Jackson Scott’s second of the game before the intermission.
The Blues were trying to win host association just its second tournament title in the last 17 years and first since 2011. Glenn Wheeler’s squad went 4-1 in round-robin play, then secured a spot in the gold medal game with a pair of wins in the playoff-round, including an impressive 3-2 semifinal triumph overly the previously undefeated Prince George Cougars. The same two teams had met 24 hours earlier to conclude preliminary play and the Cougars rolled to a dominating 7-1 victory. With much more at stake in the rematch, Richmond got a pair of goals from Bernardini and excellent goaltending from Ryan Smith to prevail. Bernadini scored what proved to be the game winner with 6:48 remaining. The Cougars pulled within one in the final minute of play, at last solving Smith after he had surrendered their first goal just 74 seconds into the contest. Edvins Jansons had the other Blues tally. Bernadini led his team in tournament scoring with eight points, including five goals. Other Richmond
Richmond Blues captain Arjun Badh closes in on Kamloops Lions’ Reade Bentz during the Midget tier one championship game at the 34th annual Richmond International Tournament. The Lions jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 5-1 victory, capping a perfect 7-0-0 run. Photo by Mark Booth scorers included Arjun Badh, Ryan Hart, Evan Yang, Sam Twaites, Jeremy White, Gabe Mu, Paris Jeyachandran and Jovan Jankovic. Other Blues
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THEPULSE WE’VE GOT OUR FINGERS ON IT CELEBRATING A ‘GREEN’ CHRISTMAS
Richmond residents got 2015 off to a ‘green’ start by saying goodbye to their Christmas trees during a recycling event Jan. 3 and 4 at Garry Point Park. Run by members of Richmond Fire Rescue, the trees were turned into mulch for a donation to the Richmond Firefighters’ Society. Photos by Gord Goble/Special to the News
Submit Your Pictures To editor@richmondnews.com with The Pulse in the subject line. For more photo galleries, visit richmond-news.com
KUDOS The Turn the Front Porch Light On campaign received some generous donations recently. In support of the program run by Touchstone Family Association that provides barrier-free counselling and support services for families, Michael McCoy, (right) executive director of TFA and his partner Alvin Thompson donated $5,000, while Rob Akimow (left) The News’ director of advertising and Touchstone board member, along with his wife Richelle, donated $2,500. And Ian Chian (centre), a TFA board member, donated $600. For more information about the program, or if you would like to make a donation visit fundaid. ca/touchstone. Photo submitted.
This year’s Santa Claus Parade in Steveston helped feed some of Richmond’s needy as the food and a cash donation of $1,074 collected during the Christmas Eve event was presented by the Richmond Firefighters Society — organizers of the parade — to Richmond Food Bank officials recently. Photo submitted
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WEEKLY SPECIAL Jan 7 - Jan 11, 2015 Aroy-D Jackfruit/ Lychee in Syrup 530ml
Fresh Pork Side Ribs (2Pcs Up)
iMei Plain Pancakes 250g
新鮮靚西排 (二塊以上)
義美蛋餅皮
Yellow Yam 黃心蕃薯
阿羅地糖水黃菠蘿蜜/荔枝
1
49 ea
Indomie Fried Noodle 5x85g 印尼炒麵
2
1
99
lb
LeeKumKee Panda Oyster Sauce 412ml
89 ea
69
¢
lb
Hereford Corned Beef XO Thai Crystal Jasmine 340g Rice 8kgs 希福咸牛肉
XO泰國水晶茉莉香米
49
李錦記熊貓牌蠔油
Cock Brand Chili Chicken Sauce 800g
Sunrise Smooth Tofu 700g
Sunrise Homemade Fried Tofu 360g
Fresh Boneless Pork Picnic
雄雞牌甜辣雞醬
日昇鮮裝滑滑豆腐皇
日昇家常豆腐角
新鮮無骨豬上肉
ea
ea
ea
lb
1
2
ea
49
Fresh Pork Lean (3LBs Up)
新鮮豬瘦肉(三磅以上)
3
69
lb
2
3
29
69
ea
1
ea
1
99
69
ea
2
99
Fresh Grade A Beef Watson Frozen PhilippinesB Smoked Fish Sirloin Tip Taiwanese Style Noodles Flakes 113g 新鮮A級牛冧肉 菲律賓牌煙燻魚崧 800g
4
華生冷凍台灣寬麵
lb
1 ea
2 ea
39
99
Frozen Steel Head Salmon Fillet
Searay China Yellow Croaker
Manila’s Best Hasa Hasa Mackerel
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海威中國黃花魚
馬尼拉牌馬鮫魚
5 lb
3 lb
3 ea
49
11
99
49
29
29
Sugar Mandarin 砂糖桔
99
¢
lb
Fresh Chinese Yam
Local Fuji Apples
Fresh Ginger
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新鮮淮山
本地富士蘋果
新鮮薑
29
1 lb
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Product Of CALIFORNIA $1.74/KG
Product Of MEXICO $1.30/KG
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ROUND EGGPLANT
NAVEL ORANGE SEEDLESS LARGE
Product Of MEXICO $1.30/KG
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Whole Pork Side Rib, Fresh $5.92/kg ..........................................
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Balocco
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2/ 5
$ 00
Apple Cider Vinegar 941ml ............................................................
Winsor
6
$ 99
/ea
Table Salt
1kg ...................................................................
99¢/ea.
B A K E RY Fruit Cake
6"..............................
12
$
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Butter Roll
350g ..............................
1
$ 85
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Red Bean Swiss Roll 600g ...............................
4
$ 50
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Orange Loaf
450g ..............................
2
$ 90
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100g ............................................................
1
$ 09
Cervelat Salami
100g ............................................................
1
$ 78
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100g .............................................................
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