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Pink power takes aim at bullying Members of the Richmond Boys and Girls Club (BGC) were looking pretty good in pink ahead of Pink Shirt Day today (Feb. 25). The kids, whose club runs out of Mitchell elementary at No. 5 and Cambie roads, have been preparing a huge banner to express what they feel about bullying and will head to Downtown Vancouver this morning to hand out anti-bullying buttons to the public. Photo by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News ! See story on page 5
Premier’s demand stuns school board Chair Eric Yung says there’s no more budget fat to be trimmed — and there hasn’t been for many years Alan Campbell
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The news that school districts across the region will have to find another $29 million in cuts in the coming school year was a bolt out of the blue to the Richmond School Board. Premier Christy Clark told business leaders in Kelowna last week that it was time for school boards across B.C. to start looking for ways to save money — $29 million in the coming year and another $24 million the following year. Clark made specific reference to school districts’ administration costs, suggesting that the likes of human resource and payroll departments could be amalgamated to save money. However, Richmond’s school board Gong Xi Fa Cai! 恭禧发财
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district’s beleaguered budget. And he takes exception to the premier’s direction for school boards to consider merging departments and joining forces with neighbouring districts. “For years, we’ve been trying to keep the cuts away from the classroom and restricting it to behind-the-scenes areas,” said Yung. “We already have an arrangement with other school boards to purchase bulk supplies together to keep the cost down. “And we’ve looked into combining payroll and human resource departments, but the savings were not that significant.” Former school board chair and current trustee Donna Sargent said there continues to be a “total lack of understanding” from the provincial government when it comes to their
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It was the most expensive election campaign in Richmond’s history. Over one million dollars (an estimated $1.05 million) was spent by political candidates on a trend-setting municipal election that bore witness to a new big-money slate, a recordsetting corporate contribution and an elected school trustee who didn’t spend a penny. The newly formed Richmond Community Coalition (RCC) led the way in transforming the financial landscape of municipal politics in Richmond with expenditures of $329,000. The RCC trumped the longstanding Richmond First’s spending by $132,000. Independent Mayor Malcolm Brodie spent about $290,000 in total on his campaign, after receiving
Johnston, Au team paid out $329,000; trustee Hamaguchi didn’t spend a cent $170,000 from corporations. He still has roughly $160,000 left in the coffers for 2018. The RCC raised $148,000 via corporate donations, compared to Richmond First’s $130,000. While the RCC took $5,300 from unions, Richmond First took in $9,300. Most corporate contributions were from companies related to real estate development. While the RCC spent $19,500 on Internet advertising, such as Facebook, and Richmond First spent $2,500 online. The big spending didn’t stop at the big two slates. Council candidate Sunny Ho’s companies — Kam Do Bakery and Westminster Development Ltd. — contributed $88,000 in cash to Richmond Reform, a newly formed,
three-candidate slate, whose mayoral hopeful Richard Lee garnered 27 per cent of the vote. Also raising the spending bar was RITE Richmond, which shelled out about $26,000 on its campaign to see Coun. Carol Day elected in sixth spot with 13,389 votes. Day, and council candidate Michael Wolfe, personally spent about $7,000 each. RITE was the only slate to disclose its finances before the election. RITE’s failure at the school board polls left a vacuum for two successful independent candidates — Sandra Nixon and Ken Hamaguchi — who both proved money is not the be-allend-all to success. Hamaguchi spent zero dollars on his campaign, while Nixon spent $345. Sneaking into the seventh and final
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River Road between No. 6 and No. 7 roads were closed Monday morning after a body was found outside a business at about 6 a.m. Police are treating the death as suspicious and not the result of a random attack. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Teams (IHIT) has taken over the case. The body was discovered by an employee of the business in the 14,000-block of River Road, near Valmont Way. It’s not clear how long the body had been lying there and police are not saying if the dead person is a man or a woman. IHIT is asking anyone who may have information to call the IHIT tipline at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email at ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Photo by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News
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Police in Richmond are asking the public for help in tracking down a suspect involved with robbing a spa club and, possibly, a pharmacy in Steveston. On Dec. 30 last year, a man walked into the Medical Spa Club in the 6600-block of No. 2 Road, near Granville Avenue. According to witnesses, the suspect told a staff member he had a gun and demanded money. In a surveillance video released by police, the suspect can be heard telling a staff member to not be “alarmed” but that he had a “gun in his bag.” He then asked the staff member for the money in her till. After being told she didn’t have any, he was caught on tape going through her purse, taking a few bills and her cell phone. To view the video, visit Richmond-News.com. Police say they have pursued a number of investigative avenues to identify the suspect, including enlisting the assistance of an RCMP forensic artist. They have now released the surveillance video and the forensic sketch of the suspect in an effort to identify him. “We are confident that releasing this sketch and surveillance video will lead to the identification of the person allegedly responsible for this robbery to ensure that he is held accountable for his actions,” said Richmond RCMP’s acting Cpl. Dennis Hwang. The suspect is described as a Caucasian
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Some of them may be too young to fully comprehend what’s going on. But one thing’s for sure, come Pink Shirt Day this Wednesday, the 60 or so kids aged six to 12 at Richmond’s Boys and Girls Club (BGC) will know they have lots of friends and will have a good idea of how to treat them. Every month, the local BGC, which is run out of Mitchell elementary at Cambie and No. 5 roads, has grown in number since it opened in 2011. However, the anti-bullying message on Feb. 25 remains the same, even if it sails over the heads of the popular club’s younger members. “They know something important is going on,” said Richmond club coordinator Kirsten Hamaoki. “We talk a lot about being a good friend and helping out any new kids that come into the club. We are trying to be very pro-active when it comes to the programming.” Hamaoki said the kids at the club, which runs four afternoons a week from Monday to Thursday and from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., have been working on their Pink Shirt Day banner for most of last week. The kids have been wearing their pink shirts, making arts and crafts and visiting other clubs to see the work each other is doing in the lead up to the big day. On the day itself, they will be heading to Downtown Vancouver at 7 a.m. to meet the 350 or so members of all 12 Lower Mainland clubs and giving out Pink Shirt Day buttons to the public before heading back to school. After school, they’ll head back downtown again for a wrapup party with pizza, drinks and a concert to celebrate. In Richmond, the BGC — which is the single, largest recipient of funds raised during Pink Shirt Day in B.C. — boasts kids from several cultural and social backgrounds dropping in every week for any one of its four get-togethers. And the club is very aware of the role it has when it comes to dealing with the spectre of bullying. “We really do our best to promote (the club) as being a safe place; a place where we can build up their self-esteem and connect them with other children in a positive way,” said BGC Richmond’s manager, Natalie Lutz, when asked what the club does to get to the root of bullying. In the run-up to Pink Shirt Day, the kids at the club have
Help launched for youth addicts Richmond Addiction Services Society (RASS) has launched a Recovery Day Program to support youth. RASS has teamed up with community partners and Vancouver Coastal Health to introduce the first Recovery Day Program in Richmond. The program will be an addition to the Youth and Family Program currently operated by RASS and will be held at RASS’s Alderbridge Way premises. There are 30 similar programs across the U.S., called “recovery schools” that have been met with success, so RASS believes there is potential to help many of Richmond’s youth that are struggling with substance use and misuse issues, as well as alcohol, marijuana and other recreational drug problems. The new program will provide youth who are recovering from substance use with an educational curriculum within a “safe, supportive and sober environment.” The program will be filling a need for services geared towards helping high school students, grades 8-12, reintegrate back into the community and reduce the risk of relapse. RASS hopes to give these students a safe and discreet place to go to get the help they need.
been creating arts and crafts, and using the art to express their growing understanding of bullying. Their art then gets passed around the other Lower Mainland clubs, said Lutz. Carolyn Tuckwell, president and CEO of BGC’s South Coast BC region, said children being surrounded by “cool role models and mentors, getting positive feedback and creating healthy relationships” goes a long way to the club’s pro-active approach to bullying. “This is our eighth (anti-bullying) campaign and we are seeing an increased understanding of bullying among the kids,” said Tuckwell. “Kids now know what to do when they see bullying taking place. Ten years ago, I’m not so sure they did. “Bullying used to be regarded as a right of passage, something that we all had to go through. But people now have a real intolerance of it, and it’s behaviour that’s now deemed unacceptable; so much so that we’re seeing legislation and corporate policies on the subject.”
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McKenzie, 8, holds up the banner designed by herself and her fellow Richmond Boys and Girls Club members in honour of Pink Shirt Day. Photo by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News
Cyber bullying continues to be at the front line of the antibullying battle, with the common misconception that girls’ negative use of technology is more prevalent than boys. “We are hearing that girls are more involved in this than boys, but I’m not sure if that’s true,” said Tuckwell. “We’ve certainly no evidence of that as yet. But the bullying is different for sure; boys are more likely to use physical power, while girls will use emotional isolation and group pack behaviour.” Meanwhile, the City of Richmond has declared Feb. 25 “ERASE Bullying Day.” To mark the day, a limited number of ERASE Bullying pink t-shirts will be on sale for $6 each until 26 at South Arm and West Richmond Community centres.
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The public’s faith in the justice system weighed heavily on justice Gregory Rideout when he handed disgraced former Richmond RCMP officer Kenrick Whitney a criminal record for breach of trust at a sentencing hearing Monday. “The message must be clearly sent to police officers that when they commit breach of trust, while on duty, that any sentence that is imposed requires that deterrence be paramount to preserve the public’s faith in the integrity of the justice system,” Rideout told Whitney at the Richmond courthouse. Whitney was given a suspended sentence, 12 months of probation and 55 hours of community service. The former BC Lions football player and 17-year officer pleaded guilty to breach of trust for withholding $650 and a hand tool he seized in what turned out to be a police integrity test in May, 2013. Whitney was asking for a conditional discharge, which would have been his second, following an assault charge in 2003. “The court should not look with leniency when a police officer acts …to advance or disguise his criminal activities,” Rideout said, adding that the fact Whitney took the money while on duty was particularly troublesome. Rideout said in his decision he considered mitigating factors such as Whitney’s job loss, his family problems, the publicity surrounding the case and the fact Whitney pleaded guilty. Last month, Whitney told the court that he was depressed and having personal problems at the time. But Rideout found that medical examinations didn’t prove he was clinically ill. “I do not find his depressive state of mind sufficiently explains his conduct when he committed the breach of trust. His criminal behaviour seems to be motivated by opportunity.” ! See full story at www.richmond-news.com
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e are astounded at the revelation last week that the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is investigating alleged misconduct by 16 Abbotsford Police Department members. The case centres around one officer who is now charged with breach of trust and obstruction of justice, as well as 16 other officers in the force. At issue is the “integrity of statements” officers used when applying to judges for search warrants in drugrelated cases. Convictions of criminals related to the investigations
are already being reviewed, raising the prospect that some of them may be tossed out. Even worse is the prospect that some of those behind bars today were wrongfully convicted. Either way, it brings the justice system into serious disrepute. By now, police agencies ought to know judges can and will throw a case out on a technicality if Charter rights are abused. We say the antidote to this problem is more transparency and accountability. Already, B.C.’s police watchdog legislation is weaker than most
other provinces. The police complaint commissioner doesn’t have the power to compel testimony and each step of the complaints process is carried out behind closed doors. The RCMP’s process for dealing with complaints and officer misconduct is even more opaque. We hope our minister of justice is paying close attention to this and remembers a fundamental principle of policing in a free society is that authority for officers must be matched by commensurate accountability to the public they police.
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condos and townhouses i there, TransLink going up like mushrooms board! PainfulTruth after the rain, and schools I understand Matthew bursting at the seams. you’re in the market for a Claxton But thanks to TransLink/ new chief executive, ever provincial planning, kids since you pushed Ian Jarvis here are growing up without out the door so fast it nearly ever seeing a single bus. blew his latest bonus cheque out of his ! I love money! pocket. I know, who doesn’t, right? You can I’d like to offer my services as his buy so much stuff with it! So, you can replacement. I think I’ve got what it takes be assured that I’ll pretty much say or do to be a top executive in the (theoretically) anything to keep a lucrative position that expanding field of public transportation. last year paid Jarvis $83,700 in bonuses ! I seldom ride the bus! alone. This is obviously an important trait for a I mean, that’s more than anyone in my TransLink CEO. I own my own car, and use family has ever made in a year, period! it to get almost anywhere. I do occasionally And, like a good CEO, I’m full of creative use transit, and I’m certainly willing to do excuses for why I’ll deserve ever-larger so if there’s a photo opp involved. bonuses, even if service isn’t expanding, On the downside, I should note that I HandyDART is eroding, and the Compass would use transit more if there were any in Card project makes the Hindenberg’s last my neighbourhood. Fortunately for my application, no bus flight look like a roaring success. has ever come within half a mile of my ! I will weather the transit tax referendum. I know the real truth about the 0.5 per current home. It’s one of the fastest-growing cent tax vote — it doesn’t matter whether it communities in the Lower Mainland, with
passes or not. just step in and My strongest asset is would Oh, it matters to people arrange things itself. my willingness to who need better bus and No, the real reason for rapid transit service. Yeah, look, speak, and act TransLink is to act as a they’re hooped if it fails, whipping boy for every like a complete idiot. traffic jam, late bus, bridge since it’ll take years to come up with any kind toll, pot hole, and fare of new funding plan. But increase. for TransLink, we’re fine I mean, the premier either way! doesn’t want to have to deal with a couple If we win, I’ll take the credit, even though million angry voters on this, nor does the we were the main reason for people voting minister of transportation or any of the MLAs from the Lower Mainland. no. That was just as true back under the If we fail, I’ll blame the voters for being NDP’s tenure as under the Liberals, so I short-sighted yokels who don’t deserve know that this is a bi-partisan kind of a job. transit in the first place! This leads into my And I can do it! I’ll be the bozo, the fool, final point… the guy who can’t add buses and can’t seem ! I am willing to take the blame! to manage a fare card system, and I’ll sweat My strongest asset is my willingness to look, speak, and act like a complete idiot. (I and stammer at press conferences and act as a giant hate sink for everyone. do this all the time in my day-to-day life.) I think given TransLink’s past I know that TransLink’s real job has performance, and the requirements of the nothing to do with moving people, maintaining roads, helping the handicapped agency, my application is very strong. Matthew Claxton is a reporter at the get around, or improving the environment. If those things were important, the province Langley Advance
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City disingenuous in foreign language sign consultation Dear Editor, Re: March 12 public consultation on foreign language sign issue. Firstly, I was quite intrigued as to the venue being chosen, namely the UBC Boathouse, which is floating north of River Road, and decided to check it out. The only parking available is on the north and south shoulders of River Road, with those parking on the south having to watch out for traffic before crossing. Then, one has to travel a few hundred feet east or west to access the ramps and stairways. From there, one migrates toward the rather narrow ramp which is barely wide enough for an average adult, let alone a person with physical handicaps. Through an inquiry, I found that the total cost to stage this event is $8,000.
Keep city spending in check Dear Editor, Re:“City spending review a must,” Letters, Feb. 11. I congratulate councillors Carol Day, Ken Johnson and Chak Au for taking a stand on the budget. As a taxpayer in Richmond for more than 30 years, I have witnessed the property tax coffers swell as single-family dwellings have been replaced by condo developments.Yet, somehow, it always ends up in higher taxes for me. The fact that highlypaid city staff cannot keep a lid on spending is a poor reflection of their performance. If you want some ideas for saving money, how about re-evaluating the cost/ benefit of keeping the Oval open, the elitist playground subsidized by the rest of us, who will never use the facility. Or spending less money on street works like the “Scramble” in Steveston. David Crook Richmond
While I have registered to attend, I may quickly exit if I see the meeting room arranged in such a way as to facilitate the Delphi Technique, developed by the Rand Corporation. The warning sign is if attending participants
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Xerostomia is a medical description for dry mouth. Causes for dry mouth can occur naturally from damage to the salivary glands, high stress situations and from prescription medications. Attention needs to be paid to this condition. When dry mouth occurs, acid levels in your mouth rise and can cause caries (cavities) in your teeth. High acid levels can also cause denture sores resulting from diminished tissue reparability. Diabetics are always at risk for this condition and should closely monitor their salivary flow. Health practitioners can aid their patients with a number of products such as Biotene™ and Xylitol™. Biotene™ is a moisturizer for your mouth. It comes in a toothpaste, mouth wash and a gel for severe xerostomia. Xylitol comes in a toothpaste, mouthwash, mints and gum. The moisturizing action of Xylitol occurs by naturally stimulating your salivary glands and creating a higher flow of your own saliva. Xylitol mints are excellent before physical activity or to have in your pocket during your daily activities. The mints can bring the acid levels in your mouth to a neutral ph. within thirty seconds. Both products are effective and can be used in combination. If you have questions regarding this or any other subject please do not hesitate to call or setup an appointment for a free consultation. You can also go our website at www.bcdenturist.ca for more articles and information.
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The flu is known as an exterior wind/cold or wind/heat invasion by the elements. The wind brings in cold and damp through the back of the neck and attacks at a superficial level between the muscles and skin. A scratchy throat, chills and sneezing usually follow. At this point, one can use saline nasal rinsing, throat gargling, and specific herbs and acupuncture to stop the invasion. A hot drink of water, honey, fresh ginger slices and cinnamon help push out the pathogenic factors as long as one bundles up in bed. Stay out of draughts. The longer one waits to tend to these symptoms, the more difficult it is to affect the flu process successfully. Bed rest is very beneficial and underestimated.
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To answer the question directly, if there is an earthquake and then a flood then an insurer would respond to the claims. If there is no earthquake and a flood; in the Province of BC there is typically no flood insurance available for the owners of dwellings to purchase. There are many comments in the general public about the ability of insurers to be able to pay claims, however the Federal and Provincial governments monitor and regulate insurers strictly and to the point where insurers are required to report and meet certain ratios on a regular basis. Reinsurance is involved as well but this is topic for another day. Most people have earthquake coverage in our offices due to the ‘what if factor’; meaning most people do not have the financial capability or resources to live somewhere else and to recover from the potential disaster that could wipe out their home and finances that, in a lifetime, they may never recover from. It’s viewed by many that it is part of the cost of owning a home.
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Q: How Do I Protect My Home From Water Ingress? A: Moisture ingress is one of the most expensive problems affecting homes in the lower mainland. Water enters homes at all voids, cracks and or exposed areas. These issues can be reduced or prevented by doing the following… • Maintain the roof annually, especially around flashings, valleys, chimneys, skylights & vents. Check skylights for condensation or leaks from the inside as well. • Check the attic for leaks every few months. • Clean gutters and drains every spring & fall or more depending on vegetation. • Keep vegetation & storage items away from the home. • Keep soil away from your home as concrete is porous. • Water should drain away from the home, not towards. Improve the slope if needed. • Seal all voids and cracks on the siding, along
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View some art, have a cuppa, and enjoy an open discussion. That’s the recipe behind the ART+TEA+TALK from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at Richmond Art Gallery. Start off the morning with a film screening of Driven to Abstraction: Canadian Abstract Art and the Turbulent 50s, a short documentary on Canadian painting, followed by a tour of Close Listening that features four contemporary Canadian painters. Join in the discussion on painting practices in Canada with gallery
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Saturday Female students in Grade 8 who are interested in the field of engineering can take part in the annual Girls in Engineering event Feb. 28 at StevestonLondon Secondary School (6600 Williams Road) from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participants will explore hands-on, problemsolving activities and meet engineering students and
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professionals.To register online, visit engcite.ca/ engexplore8. The Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada is holding a Chinese New Year event Feb. 28 with karaoke, singing, dancing, lucky draws and a host of performances from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The association is located at 250-5726 Minoru Blvd. For more information, call 604-2731791.
Upcoming Richmond Public Library is hosting a free workshop called English Pronunciation for Success presented by Catherine Steele, a pronunciation specialist. The workshop is of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about English pronunciation and pronunciation resources, and will be held March 5 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Brighouse Branch, Community Place (7700 Minoru Gate). For more information visit the library’s website www. yourlibrary.ca/events, or call 604-231-6423. After a month-long hiatus due to roof restoration work, the Minoru Chapel’s Opera series is back this spring with three classical concerts performed by local professional companies. The series opens March 4, with Opera Mariposa making their Minoru Chapel debut with a costumed concert of operatic highlights, From Wolfgang to Wagner: Great Moments in Opera. Performances are at 2 and 7 p.m. Seating is limited and tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 604276-4300. Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for students and seniors. Richmond Public library is offering a free program for adults called English Corner on Fridays from March 6 – May 1, and on Sundays from March 8 – May 3 at the Brighouse (Main) Branch. Classes take place from 10 a.m. – 12 noon. To register, visit any branch of Richmond public Library, register online at www.yourlibrary.ca/events or call 604-231-6413.
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Sears ends 50-year run in Richmond Real estate deal, not store’s performance, the reason for closure Philip Raphael
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The doors closed at the Richmond Centre location of Sears department store for the last time Sunday evening, ending a five-decade long relationship with local customers and staff. The end came a few days earlier than the scheduled last day on Feb. 28. “Our staff did such a good job selling the remaining stock in the store that we decided to shut things down a little earlier than planned,” said Brian Stone, who was brought in as store manager four months ago to oversee the wind down. “Our staff has been very professional right down to the end. But there certainly were some tears and hugs when the doors were closed Sunday.” In fact, the store’s closing has nothing to do with the Richmond location’s performance over the years. According to Sears Canada officials, it was a profitable location. But it was included with four other stores involved in a real estate transaction made public at the end of October 2013 that provided Sears — which has been downsizing and liquidating assets as part of a financial restructuring plan — with a lump sum to terminate the lease earlier than originally agreed. “That entire transaction was for a sum that would have taken years and years to make in profit if we had decided to instead keep the store operating,” said Sears
spokesman Vincent Power in an email from the chain’s corporate headquarters in Toronto. The closure means the end of about 150 local jobs. But Stone, who also oversaw the closure of the Sears store in Downtown Vancouver where Seattleheadquartered Nordstrom will open Sept. 18, said virtually all of those employees who wanted to stay with the company were transferred to other stores. The original Sears department store opened at Richmond Square on Sept. 10, 1964. In 1989, when Richmond Square and Richmond Centre amalgamated to become the present day Richmond Centre, Sears was relocated to the south end of the mall. On Monday, the upper floor of the 110,000-square-foot store was virtually empty. In the former tool section, a wall was plastered with photos of staff who had attended a number of gatherings held in the past weeks to celebrate the store’s long run. One current worker, who has been with the chain for 41 years, said he was sad to see it go. “I started with Sears when I was 18,” said Wayne Ireland, who began his career in the automotive department at the Metrotown location in Burnaby and in 1985 switched to the Richmond store. “It’s been a great place to work. Everyone was so nice and friendly,” said Ireland, who will continue to work at the Sears Home Store in east Richmond.
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Sears store manager for the past four months, Brian Stone (top photo), has overseen the wind down that included social gatherings of retired and current employees. Sears (bottom photo), as it looked shortly after opening in 1964. Photos submitted “It’s sad to see it come to an end.” Another long-time local Sears employee, Anne Armitage, said she was thankful the company kept ties with retired staff members as the store wound down. “They had a wonderful dinner for the retirees in the store last Tuesday,” said Armitage. who worked in a number of departments from the early 1970s until 1996.
With Sears officially closed, speculation continues as to what will replace it. On Monday, Richmond Centre’s general manager, Shelia Luft, remained tight-lipped about the future of the site. So, too, were officials at Nordstrom. “But we are always on the lookout for great locations for our stores,” said company spokesman John Bailey.
Has a tight economy put the squeeze on your retirement savings? You’re not alone, according to a recent CIBC poll that showed more than half of Canadians will not be contributing to an RRSP this year. Key findings of the poll include: ! 54 per cent of Canadians say they are not making a contribution to their RRSPs for the 2014 tax year ! 32 per cent of Canadians intend to contribute for the 2014 tax year ! 16 per cent have already made their entire RRSP contribution for 2014 ! 16 per cent say they still plan to contribute or make an additional contribution towards their 2014 RRSPs; ! 14 per cent say they are not sure yet whether they will contribute or not
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Close call for ‘Cats in Crehan Cup final McMath comes within three points of being first Richmond school in 16 years to win Lower AAA Mainland title Mark Booth
However, a seven point third quarter opened the door for to storm back out the the Royals first to and set the stage for a terrific finish that saw McMath It proved to be a come up just short. bittersweet week for the “We had some easy shots McMath Wildcats at the and easy baskets that we Lower Mainland AAA Girls just didn’t finish,” said head Basketball Championships. The province’s fifth ranked coach Anne Gillrie-Carre. team took care of business “These girls have come by nailing down the school’s through in so many games first-ever B.C. AAA berth before but tonight we just with authority. The Wildcats didn’t have the finish we wanted to make a little needed. more history and they came “It’s a learning experience agonizingly close to doing so. and we can’t be burying Looking to become the ourselves with the first Richmond school to win provincials coming up. But the Crehan Cup in 16 years, the kids saw the history with McMath saw a comfortable the Richmond schools and halftime lead evaporate in wanted to come here and a 60-58 loss to the seventh do it.” ranked Handsworth Royals The final proved to be on Saturday night in New McMath’s first competitive West. game in weeks. The Wildcats used a 14-2 They opened the run to close out the first half Mainland’s with a 50-27 to take a 33-22 advantage win over Hugh Boyd then into the intermission. crushed Churchill 67-36 Sports Editor mbooth@richmond-news.com
in the semi-finals. Those results came on the heels of winning three games at the city championships by scores of 62-14, 73-23 and 73-27. Conversely, Handsworth lost the North Shore championship game to honourable mention Argyle then avenged the defeat just over a week later in the Mainland semi-finals. Gillrie-Carre was well aware of the potential lack of competition and linedup exhibition games and tournaments against quality opponents throughout the season. However, there is little she can do about it in the crucial homestretch. “It’s hard to get opportunities to compete at that level,” she said. “Right from the when these kids were in Grade 8 it’s been about finding enough competition. You look at what those teams in the Fraser Valley have to go
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McMath Wildcats Jessica Jones looks for an open teammate during second quarter action against the Handsworth Royals in Saturday’s Crehan Cup Lower Mainland AAA championship game. The North Shore school edged McMath 60-58. Photo by Mark Booth through and it can make such a difference.” Saturday’s final was the first time the Wildcats had seen Royals in two years. Handsworth applied fullcourt pressure through much of the night and provided extra attention for U17 provincial team guard Jessica Jones. The Wildcats athleticism allowed them to get the ball up the floor with regularity and they even outscored the Royals when Jones was getting a breather in the late stages of the second quarter. When the McMath’s offence finally heated up in the final 10 minutes it was
the defence that suffered too many breakdowns. Handsworth also had a key Grade 12 to rely on in crunch time and Alanna Martin’s experience showed in nailing down tournament all-star honours. “Having one or two Grade 12s in that situation is huge,” added Gillrie-Carre who had four Grade 11s and Grade 9 Lyric Custodio on the floor down the stretch. “They played a box-in-one on Jessica and that’s the first time we have seen it consistently all season. It’s something we never seen in our league and we have to do some work against that.
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“We were looking at a similar schedule (at provincials) win or lose and now we have to come back hungry from this.” The B.C. AAA Championships are slated for March 4-7 at the Langley Events Centre. At the buzzer… Jones and Justine McCaskill were named tournament all-stars. With the team basically intact for next season, the Wildcats have put in a bid to host the 2016 Crehan Cup. The London Legends happened to have home court advantage when they prevailed back in 1999.
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Steveston-London jr teams are V&D hoop champions Sharks seeded fourth for boys provincials which start today Steveston-London basketball teams have pulled off the rare feat of sweeping the junior divisions at the Vancouver and District Championships. The Sharks followed up their Richmond championships by winning district banners last week. The junior boys defeated North Shore champion Sentinel Spartans 6554 in the final. The Sharks had opened the tournament with a 70-52 win over Handsworth, then slipped past New West 55-54. Six-foot-seven post standout Fardaws Aimaq scored the winning basket in the final minute of play. Steveston-London is seeded fourth for this week’s B.C. Junior Boys Basketball Championships at the Langley Events Centre. The Sharks open play Wednesday morning against North Kamloops. The 32-team tournament continues until Saturday. The McMath Wildcats have been seeded 21st and face 12th seed Rick Hansen in the opening round. “We have been working very hard all year and made a point of playing a difficult schedule to prepare us for playing basketball in March,” said Steveston-London head coach Rory Brown. “We believe that if we play well and play together, we can compete with any team in B.C. this year.” McMath nailed down the final B.C. berth
thanks to an opening round 61-46 win over Burnaby North. The Wildcats then were edged 63-61 by Sentinel in the semi-finals, before falling 54-47 to New West in the third place game. Meanwhile, coach Troy Takasaki had the Sharks junior girls well prepared after capturing the Richmond title, but the team faced a tough challenge against several big teams at the V&Ds. Steveston-London opened the tournament with a 37-31 win over the perennially powerful Handsworth Royals, before narrowly defeating Burnaby’s Cariboo Hill Chargers 43-40 in the semi-finals. The Sharks played their best basketball in the championship game, defeating North Shore champion Collingwood Cavaliers 5336. They will not be going to the provincials as the invitational format conflicted with the V&D tournament. At the buzzer... City champion Richmond Colts used home court advantage to finish second in the Vancouver and District Juvenile Boys Championships to nail down a berth into the Grade 9 provincial tournament. After a thrilling 53-50 win over Handsworth in the semi-finals, they fell 68-48 to Burnaby South in last Thursday’s championship game. The Grade 9 provincials are slated for March 5-7 at Kitsilano Secondary School.
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uilders in the community and builders of community. United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of Canada and the United States Local 170 have helped purchase vital medical equipment to advance local health care at Richmond Hospital. “Our members helped build the hospitals that their families here are using,” says Joe Shayler, Business Manager and Financial Secretary, UA Local 170. “Our donation to Richmond Hospital Foundation is our way of giving back and saying thanks.”
Funds from UA Local 170 have helped purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment for Richmond Hospital’s Pulmonary Function Lab. A new “breathing box” will help diagnose and assess lung disease, a serious and growing illness.
Help support the health of Richmond residents and make a donation to help those in need of care. If you would like more information about making a donation, please visit richmondhospitalfoundation.com
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Richmond Hospital’s Pulmonary Function Laboratory performs complete evaluations of a patient’s respiratory system through a host of on-site diagnostic tools. According to the World Health Organization, lung disease is the fourth most common cause of death worldwide and is estimated soon to become the third most common. “Health care is essential, and we have a rapidly growing and aging population. With stateof-the-art medical equipment, you’re able to provide patients with the very best locally,” says Shayler. “I’ve been tremendously impressed with Richmond Hospital. Our contribution is really about saying thank you for the excellent and skilled care they deliver.” “Our union is committed to public health and safety,” says Shayler, whose union represents
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How can you and your organization get involved in improving health care in Richmond? To take an active leadership role to improve patient care at Richmond Hospital, please contact Richmond Hospital Foundation to make a donation or learn more about sponsorship opportunities to help purchase new medical equipment, fund upgrades to facilities and help save lives right here in Richmond.
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1 ea
Blue Jay Sweet Orange
Hereford Corned Beef 340g
49
99
Searay Dacefish (Cleaned) 400-500
99
2 ea
99
馬尼拉牌菲式甜點配料
Chinatown Glutinous Rice Ball 200g Assorted Flavors 中華湯圓 [各口味]
美祿朱古力粉
69
新鮮牛仔腩(有骨)
49
Milo Chocolate Powder 300g
2
Sunrise Traditional Fresh Tofu 700g
8 box
99
39
Fita Biscuits Box 150g
39
1 lb
99
正宗新會砂糖桔
1 lb 49