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he City of Richmond has Richard Simm’s goat. It’s also looking to take away his goats. For the past two years, the Simm family has raised two pygmy goats, George and Freddie, in their home, to the delight of the neighbourhood kids, according to Simm. “Our son, Alex, 10, has made many new friends as a direct result of the numerous visitors who come by to feed and interact with George and Freddie,” said Simm. The goats have, for all intents and purposes, become part of the family. Alex and his mom, Jeannette, spend countless hours with the

goats every day and they lift be a part of it.” everyone’s spirits in the house, Enter the City of Richmond. Simm said. Simm said the city’s bylaw enGeorge and Freddie have not forcement department told him only granted Alex new friends, it received one complaint from a but the family is nearby resident. also interacting As a result, the with people who goats must go. They do not cause they otherwise According would never have to the Animal any disturbance and met in the neighControl Regulation are very quiet; much bourhood. Bylaw, “a person quieter than neigh“It has become must not keep a daily ritual for a domestic farm bourhood dogs and many families to animal on a parcel even cats. shop for and dewith an area of liver George and less than 2,000 – R S Freddie carrots, sq. metres.” celery, Cheerio’s, Domestic farm granola, oatmeal animals include and raisins,” added Simm, who the likes of horses, mules, donhas created a Facebook page keys, sheep and animals related for their cause. (See story on to George and Freddie. Richmond-News.com) Simm argues the pygmy goats “It has been heart-warming to are no different than dogs (he

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even takes them on walks). “They do not cause any disturbance and are very quiet; much quieter than neighbourhood dogs or even cats,” said Simm, adding that the goats are in excellent health and have been vaccinated and de-wormed. Furthermore, the family has a fenced backyard, including a special chain-link fence for neighbourhood feeding and viewing purposes. Simm argues George and Freddie fall under the deﬁnition of a “domestic pet,” deﬁned by the city as a domesticated animal or bird “normally” kept in a residential household and for “pleasure rather than utility.” By all accounts, George and Freddie appear to serve no utility, as their interests are only in

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anada’s youngest candidate for Member of Parliament in the upcoming federal election may very well end up being in Richmond Centre after the Green Party of Canada endorsed recent high school graduate Vincent Chiu last week. The 18 year-old Richmond secondary graduate will now take on long-standing MP and cabinet minster Alice Wong, Canada’s Minister of State for Seniors. Chiu is calling on the federal government to fix wage stagnation and reverse the trend of seniors working to make ends meet, as well as inaccessible jobs for young adults. “I strongly disagree with Ms. Wong’s increase of the retirement age from 65 to 67. She argues that we live longer, which is true. However, a higher standard of living is not a good excuse for working more. The main ideas that come from the industrial revolution are that industry would bring about workers working less. Ms. Wong clearly demonstrates that her vision of our purpose in life is working as much as possible. My vision is to ensure that the standard of living increases and we reap the benefits of our labour,” said Chiu via email to the Richmond News. Chiu likened employment to an escalator, whereby older people have been forced to work longer, thus jamming said escalator by not getting off and providing fewer opportunities for younger people to enter from below. “If we don’t get Millennials onto the escalator, we’re going to have difficulties adjusting to the dramatic shift of baby boomers leaving the escalator all at once. By delaying the process, Canada’s economy is at great risk,” he said. Chiu was one of few high school speakers at the Richmond Earth Day Youth Summitt in April. There, he spoke of the need to transform environmental discourse in the public realm. His resume is already chock-full of local environmental and community initiatives in which he has participated and led. For three years he served as a Green Ambassador with the City of Richmond and the Richmond School District. The city also awarded him a U-Roc award for leadership in the community. Chiu’s also participated in various regional environmental conferences. Chiu said he’s self-taught in management and marketing and he’s acutely aware of the importance of intergovernmental collaboration. Aligning with his party’s overarching goal of reversing climate change, Chiu pulls no punches when it comes to the Conservative’s natural resource extraction and economic policies. “I would love it if Ms. Wong stops focusing on the 2.5 per cent of the economy of Canada and approximately zero per

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! Just 18 years old, Vincent Chiu is running as the Green Party’s candidate in the Richmond Centre riding as the federal campaign kicked off on Sunday. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

cent of the business of her constituency that is represented by oil and starts concentrating on the other 97.5 per cent of the economy,” wrote Chiu. Furthermore, Chiu, if elected, would be an advocate for direct online engagement between the public and politicians, by having mobile apps that prompt citizens to vote on particular issues. Richmond Centre is now complete with candidates from the four represented parties in Ottawa; Accountant Lawrence Woo is running for the Liberals while teacher Jack Trovato is running for the New Democrats. On Sunday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper ofﬁcially called the election for Oct. 19. Early polls indicate the New Democratic Party is in the lead of a tight, three-way race with the Conservative Party and Liberal Party. The CBC and ThreeHundredEight.com presented early

From page 1 being groomed and fed. Nor will the Simms be eating Freddie or George any time soon. Now, following the complaint, the city is threatening legal action. “We felt that we had a strong legal position and intended to defend

our right (in court) to keep George and Freddie,” said Simm. “The issue is that the City of Richmond has named our landlords as defendants and, as they are elderly, we do not want to drag them into this, as they would have to attend court.” Simm asked for a 45-day exten-

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ichmond residents may soon be asked if they want to cut ties with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Last week, Mayor Malcolm Brodie announced the City of Richmond was continuing to research the feasibility of forming its own independent municipal police force. At issue for Brodie is costs and governance. “We’ve got issues on the governance side of things, consisting of the difference between having an Ottawa-based police force that interacts with council through a community safety committee …compared to the controls you can set with a police board, appointed by the mayor,” said Brodie. A major thorn in the side of the city, according to Brodie, has been the RCMP’s decision to build a $1 billion E-Division headquarters in Surrey named Green Timbers. Brodie said the facility wasn’t necessary and, furthermore, local municipalities were not properly consulted, particularly when it came to the bill. Brodie said to the best of his knowledge, the dispute over the bill is ongoing between the RCMP and the Province of B.C. Another issue for Brodie is unilateral decisions made in Ottawa, such as making supervision of all volunteer auxiliary staff manda-

! The Red Serge worn by the RCMP in Richmond may just be a thing of the past if city council opts to develop its own police force. File photo

By comparison, community services account for 18.1 cents, engineering and public works for 16.3 cents and Richmond Fire

tory. That decision has placed extra costs and responsibilities on community policing. “Initially, steps had to be taken to protect our volunteers. But in the longer run it really symptomized the kind of decisions that get made by Ottawa with very little local input. Auxiliaries allow city to expand its services,” noted Brodie. Policing is the single largest cost to the City of Richmond, accounting for just over 20 cents for every tax dollar it collects.

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sentially not functioning, according to the report, while the second boom, further downstream near the pier is now overﬂowing with debris. The debris has also posed problems for recreational boaters, such as canoeists and kayakers, according to Tony Dales of Kaymaran Adventures. The deteriorated main boom is a result of “confusion” as to which party is actually responsible for its upkeep, said Baziuk. The report states that while the boom was built by Public Works Canada and previously managed by the Canadian Coast Guard it now falls under the auspices of B.C.’s Forest, Lands and Natural resources

unaway logs are threatening the No. 2 Road pier, as well as boats and infrastructure in Steveston Channel, thanks to an abandoned and deteriorated debris boom in the south arm of the Fraser River. The City of Richmond is now calling on the federal and provincial governments to repair the boom, which deflects debris from flowing into the eastern opening of the channel. However, aside from untangling the debris, it would appear untangling bureaucratic red tape is also required. A parks department report to council last week noted “it’s only a matter of time before a large deadhead log will again cause significant damage to one of the city’s floats, piers, piled buildings or docks.” Steveston Harbour Authority manager Bob Baziuk said he’s seen trees the size of small submarines floating in the river and also called the situation a danger to boaters. “It’s a big deal. The Fraser is merciless when the runoff accumulates and makes its way down here. It ! An image from Port Metro Vancouver shows how its has made me cringe,” said Baziuk. proposed marsh project would appear if its marsh habitat There are two debris booms in area adjacent to the eastern end of Shady Island is apthe area. The main boom is esproved. Image submitted

! Debris collecting near Shady Island due to a failed boom is becoming a hazard to river users. Photo by Bob Baziuk

Operations and Transport Canada. The latter two government entities have granted the city permission to fix the boom, but the city is calling on Richmond’s federal and provincial politicians to help pay the $150,000 required to do so. Another problem is that the city identified the need to replace the existing pilings, which requires consent from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans as it impacts the river’s bed (fish habitat). “As these pilings are located on Crown land, staff are suggesting that these works are the responsibility of the Province of B.C. and Transport Canada,” the report concludes. Meanwhile, the secondary boom also requires maintenance. The report states maintenance requests for this boom are directed to the harbour authority, however Baziuk said he has had nothing pass by his desk.

Complicating matters for any repair is a preliminary study by Port Metro Vancouver to create a marsh habitat as part of its trade off for developing land along the river (the port’s controversial Habitat Compensation Plan). The port would use dredged sand to build up the mudﬂat along the existing boom. Baziuk said any such plan would still likely require an opening to allow water to pass though, meaning a new debris boom would still be required. The port’s concept image shows a proposed boom at the outer edge of the habitat area. Baziuk said the project is in an initial studies phase, which includes looking at how sediment would ﬂow through the channel. So, whether the city gets a new boom would likely also depend on consulting with the port, as well.

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ynamic indie dance duo Matt and Kim will headline the inaugural Richmond World Festival in Minoru Park on the Labour Day weekend. The Richmond World Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5 with music all day long on the YVR Main Stage, an international food truck festival with more than 35 food trucks and the Richmond Centre Culinary Stage, the Global Village with interactive cultural activities and performances, Artisan Marketplace, Wide World of Sports and more. “We’re going to transform Minoru Park into a global village that celebrates our cultural diversity, with something to satisfy all interests, ages and tastes,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “We

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Be patient with the newcomers Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond’s broken, not racist,” Letters, July 31. I refer to the letter of N. MacDonald. I agree with most of her opinions. The grafﬁti is certainly an expression of frustration, which I can fully understand and share (but not the the act itself). I also worry about the fact that this frustration is accumulating. However, I don’t think it is fair to make a sweeping conclusion on a culture or group of people based on the behaviour of a few.

To claim that all new immigrants are not willing to integrate is an overstatement. Most of the Chinese immigrants, myself as an example, have made their best efforts to integrate into the community. Many of them are living a life similar to yours and mine. Many of them, like me, live in a moderate home and pay monthly mortgages with hard-earned money. Yes, some new immigrants may still carry a mindset they have developed in the past.

But one cannot expect them to change overnight. They need some time and guidance to adapt to the new culture. To blame the new immigrants alone will not help to improve the situation. I suspect that it will be counterproductive. I have been trying very hard since I was a school trustee, and now as a councillor, to promote intercultural understanding and harmony. I have spent countless hours talking to individuals, holding workshops, speaking on the radio and tele-

Me, councillor, really? Dear Editor, In the comment sections of a recent letter online, a party challenged me to run for city council. It read: “R.A. Hoegler thinks he knows best. He thinks that a group of enraged citizens knows best. If he knows best, why isn’t he on council? Certainly all of Richmond could beneﬁt from his enlightened knowledge of what’s best for Richmond? Why wasn’t his name on the ballot last November? Perhaps it’s because it’s easy to snipe from the sidelines,……” While the threat…err “thought” to run for council is tempting (if nothing else than to create dread and loathing at city hall), this party unfortunately represents the ill- informed opinions of many who feel the current electoraldemocratic process is the magic wand for “hope and change.” The electoral system should work for the citizens “in theory,” but has become so co-opted it has become nothing more than an illusory false-hope. The corrupting of the aforementioned democratic process is noted, even as far back as in ancient Roman times.

If I did run for council and get elected, I would have to tolerate a lot of mindless drivel and patronizing comments on motherhood issues by most of council, as well as the usual council bully abusing their chair powers to silence anyone with whom they personally disagree. It is far more constructive, if not moreso critical, to encourage and nurture the growth at the grassroots level, rather than ﬁght the deadwood historically in place, as our alleged representatives. A critical mass of informed and engaged grassroots is historically the most potent force to be reckoned with, regardless of who is ”elected.” This long overdue objective is undeniably being achieved. Knee-jerk comments such as “Why don’t YOU run for council?” is a combination of Internet trolling and how misinformed many citizens are and how they are continually played for fools since ancient Rome, while all around them continually collapses. R.A.Hoegler Richmond

vision, and writing newspaper articles to educate new immigrants. My frustration is that new immigrants come in waves and the need to educate the new comers seems endless. I believe interaction will increase mutual understanding which will lead to integration. I hope that all of us who share a concern about the current situation will take a step to bridge the cultural gap. Chak Au Richmond City Councillor

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Dear Editor, “Letters to the Editor” are a true reflection of a community. This is more so in the case of a community newspaper. I would like to commend the Richmond News for attaching so much importance to this aspect of the newspaper and placing the letters the first thing in the newspaper. In this context, N. McDonald and Ingrid Mo (Letters, July 31) have made some excellent observations in their letters. Both of them have raised very important issues. Canada is a wonderful, multicultural and inclusive country. It is home to people from every corner of the globe. Learning at least one of Canada’s official languages should be a top priority of every Canadian. Whether one has just come off the plane or has been here for generations, it is incumbent upon him/her to communicate in one common language. A common language strengthens our bond with each other and with Canada. Certainly, we should be proud of our heritage and mother tongue. However, it is also incumbent upon us to be fluent in one of the official languages of Canada –English and French. Balwant Sanghera Richmond

Richmond: Concrete City by Nature Dear Editor and Richmond City Council, I attended the recent council meeting regarding the home size bylaw. Thank you to Couns. Carol Day and Harold Steves for their progressive views in voting no to the proposed amendments. I am tremendously disappointed at the disregard for the citizens’ opinions about the megahomes, obviously favouring a niche of developers in passing the minimal amendments to the building bylaw, which does not address the severity of the issues presented at the community meetings. You seemed to be surprised at the level of building permits that you issue a year — 400! Most of which, I presume, to be for new homes. At this current rate, we should start changing the label from Garden City to Concrete City, as it was

obvious at the meeting that mega homes is what the market wants. Who is saying so? Hmmmm, it seems to be a niche of developers and realtors that cater to a luxurious market. It is disappointing that the city has proven to be inefﬁcient in not monitoring the abuses regarding uncounted space, again favouring the developers. As well, I am disappointed that you went against your own city planners in not following their recommendations. It was not clear at the meeting what was your rationale for doing so. What transpires is the siding with the developers. Hmmmm, I wonder why. The city is grossly responsible for fementing neighbourhood divide. We should welcome new homes that will improve our communities, not fear them.

I hear many negative comments about the owners and builders of the new mega homes. The anger should be directed at the city for not creating guidelines that attempt to preserve communities while allowing for change. Someone’s dream home should not be the neighbour’s nightmare. How can people be welcomed to neighbourhoods when their megahomes steal other people’s privacy and sunshine? I pick up garbage from the street and dispose it. I compost and conserve water and take good care of my garden. I came to love this city with its beautiful gardens and friendly neighbourhoods. Yet, your management is responsible for the erosion of this very community that I am part of building and preserving. Elaine Beltran-Sellitti Richmond

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Danger lurking on dyke Dear Editor, Richmond is home to many public trails, enjoyed by many enthusiastic users only to be abused by other users. The West Dyke Trail that stretches from Garry Point Park to Terra Nova is worthy of note for its beautiful panoramic view of the Georgia Straits, Vancouver Island and the North Shore Mountains. It attracts many visitors and locals. I walk this trail daily and have watched its popularity grow. It has become a mecca for cyclists of all ages, shapes and sizes. It is family friendly, from tiny tots being towed by mom/dad to beginners struggling with their training wheels, ﬁnally graduating to their ﬁrst two-wheeler and beyond. The cyclist shares the trail with walkers, joggers, runners, dogs-on-leash and strollers. There was a time when horse riding was popular along the dyke/trail. Unfortunately, the trail is now being abused and violated by an increase in the use of motorized bicycles(electric driven) that can reach speeds of 30kph. The riders of such bicycles show total disregard for all other users of the dyke/ trail. They produce clouds of dust and throw up dirt as they go whizzing by without any warning. It is only a matter of

time before an innocent child and/or any other user of the trail becomes the victim of a violent accident. Keep in mind that electric bikes are not licensed nor insured and therefore cannot be held liable in the event of an accident. Victims could face serious medical bills and long recovery periods. This must not be allowed to happen. But where are the rules and regulations and the bylaws to enforce such? Safety is paramount! Does one size fit all or does the spandex and motorized cyclist have priority? Bicycle etiquette is lacking.There is no signage along the West Dyke Trail to suggest that motorized bicycles are not allowed. After many frustrating attempts to contact Richmond City Hall on this matter, including a visit to city hall, I came away empty-handed. As a taxpayer, I expect information or at least instructions for where to find it. Junior officers that I contacted only referred me to supervisors and/or managers who were not at their desks, but provided voicemail messages to please: “Leave your name, phone number and the subject of your call.” Alan Johnson Richmond

Do NOT spend my money on art Dear Editor, I am convinced our mayor and some council members are totally obsessed with public art. Spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on such things is totally insane. If we must have it ,that kind of

expenditure should be paid for by the contractors. My taxes are going up every year to pay for this kind of nonsense and it must be stopped! Brink Nielsen Richmond

Stop playing race card Dear Editor, It is admirable to draw attention or object to prejudice and bigotry when it is justiﬁable and necessary to do so; but playing the “race card” for no other reason than to intimidate others, stiﬂe conversation and debate, or get what you want at the expense of others, is the height of malevolence, cynicism, and unabashed hypocrisy. In the larger scheme of things, such strategies do nothing more than generate more distrust and disrespect between people, justify and strengthen rather than weaken and eliminate stereotypes, and undermine the efforts of those who have dedicated themselves to the building of

respectful, sharing, and inclusive communities. And even more troubling is the chance that the disingenuous and self-serving claims that are inherent to the “race card” strategy may in fact foster distrust and prejudice where there was none before. Let’s concentrate on talking about and solving the problems related to real cases of prejudice and bigotry and tune-out those who try to exploit those unfortunate conditions for their own gain. We will build a better community for everyone if we do so. Ray Arnold Richmond

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Summer time is for barbecues … and raising funds for deserving charitable groups. That’s how Sea Island-based Park’N Fly decided to celebrate its ﬁrst annual Summer BBQ, supporting Dreams Take Flight and the Richmond Food Bank. Dreams Take Flight is a volunteer, charitable organization dedicated to providing the trip of a lifetime to medically, mentally, physically, socially or emotionally challenged children. And the Richmond Food Bank serves more than 1,500 people in need per week. Staff collected more than 3,500 items for the Food Bank, and a cash donation to Dreams Take Flight pushed Park’N Fly’s total contributions to various charities in the region past the $35,000 mark over the last 27 years. The food bank donation also added to the more than 8,000 kg of food Park’N Fly has contributed over the years.

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re we ready to respond to an oil or fuel spill in our waters? If it was based mainly on the availability of equipment needed to mop up after an accident, John Jessup is confident the cleanup would go well. “From our perspective, Canada has a tremendous capability for spill response,” said Jessup who, along with fellow owner Leo Rimanic, runs Richmond-based Canadyne Technologies Inc. which manufactures oil spill containment booms and oil skimming equipment for numerous clients, ranging from the Canadian Coast Guard to firms specifically tasked with cleaning up after an incident. “There’s been a lot of criticism in the media. But certainly, what we see from working with the spill response companies, they are well trained, well mobilized, and meeting their obligations quite well.” That view meshes well with content in a report released last week on the aftermath of a bunker oil spill from a vessel in English Bay in April that employed several pieces of equipment Canadyne manufactures at its Vulcan Way facility. One of the main conclusions pointed to a lack of coordinated communications among government agencies and the spill response agency that hindered efforts. “I suspect that a lot of the work that needs to be done is not about (oil spill) equipment caches,” Jessup said. “Certainly, that’s important. You have to have the right equipment and have it close by. But a lot of it is communications because there are so many stakeholders involved.” In the case of the English Bay spill, Jessup said there is Port Metro Vancouver, Canadian Coast Guard, WCRMC (Western Canada Marine Response Corporation — the spill response company), First Nations, and various levels of provincial and civic governments. “It’s complicated for me, and I work in the industry,” Jessup said, adding the infrequent nature of spills also adds a layer to complicating the flow of information. From the public’s perspective Jessup said he understands their frustration and confusion at why the situation cannot be better handled.

! Staff from Park’N Fly turned their summer celebration into a charity fundraiser. Photo submitted

YVR to welcome ‘double decker’ ! Traditional methods to contain oil spills on calm waters (above) requires collecting the material with a boom that has a skirt descedning to various depths. Limiting the impact of a spill on relatively fastmoving waters, such as the Fraser River, employs booms to deﬂect the oil to a collection area. Photo submitted

“We see the criticism from people who are not in the industry who ask, ‘why isn’t there spill equipment everywhere, and (spill cleanup) people everywhere?’ That would be fantastic for us if it was like that,” he said, adding spill response budgets can only stretch so far. As for how a spill on the Fraser River would be handled, Jessup said there are even more variables to tackle than the English Bay incident. English Bay has relatively calm waters while the Fraser River’s fast-moving waters presents a much different approach than simply surrounding the spill with a floating boom, Jessup said. “Any time you have water flowing above one knot (1.688 feet per second) you are not going to contain it with a conventional boom perpendicular to the spill,” he said, adding that would be easily overcome. “It (oil) would go underneath the barrier. “There has to be a different strategy to contain it.” And that means not trying to stop the spill in its tracks, but deflect it, using an angled boom, to an area — possibly a shoreline — where it can be collected and recovered. “The speed of the river adds complications,” Jessup said. “If you have a spill in a

lake, you know where it’s going to be. You may be looking at wind and a little bit of movement of the oil, and natural spreading,” Jessup said. “In a river, if you have a spill upstream, where are you going to deploy your equipment? How quickly are you going to get that equipment into the water, and where?” If you act too late, the oil could outrun any containment efforts, he added. To arm the spill response companies, Canadyne manufactures booms with skirts of varying depths. They also manufacture booms that can be rapidly deployed and automatically inﬂated to provide a fast response time. The array of products ﬁlls the Canadyne catalogue and is drawing steadily increasing interest from clients, said Jessup. “It used to be the case that when we approached companies they’d say to us, ‘We’ll call you when we need something.’ It’s not like that now. Now, they want to see us all the time,” he said. “We’ve seen a lot more proactivity on the part of the clients to make sure they are keeping an eye on their spill response capability. “All we’re trying to do is make sure the equipment is quick and easy to use, and safe. “The rest is up to the spill response companies to get their actions right.”

“Double Deckers” are not just reserved for buses in the city of London, England. YVR will be seeing a variant — with wings — starting next spring when British Airways starts daily VancouverLondon service using the Airbus A380 — the world’s first commerical aircraft with two passenger decks. Beginning on May 1, the A380 will carry 469 passengers. It will be the sole, scheduled A380 route in Western Canada. Calgary, Toronto and Montreal will use the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This will not be the first time an A380 has touched down in Vancouver. According to British Airways, a test flight made an appearance locally nine years ago.

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n Saturday, had you gone to Downtown Vancouver, you may have noticed things got a bit “colourful.” If you stayed in the City Centre of Richmond, things were boring, dull and grey, as per usual. Of course, what I’m speaking of is the Pride 2015 events in Vancouver and the noticeable absence of any such movement in our city. Last week, the Georgia Straight newspaper picked up on this noticeable gap by noting no Pride events have ever been sanctioned by the City of Richmond and the Richmond School District is one of two districts in the Lower Mainland (and part of a dwindling number province-wide) to not have explicit language protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. I know from speaking to people in the LGBT community that Richmond isn’t a proactive community on this issue. There are hints of progress: Transgender change rooms planned for the new Minoru pool; one LGBT youth group that meets once a week; a meet-up group known as the Lazy Lesbians of Richmond. But you get the point — there’s not much. I suppose what irks me about the situation most is the seemingly endless message coming out of local politicians that we need to build an “inclusive” and “harmonious” community (which we do). But I contend that doesn’t happen unless everyone is on board. At the school level, citizens elected Jonathan Ho, one of two trustee candidates to flat out say “No” to an LGBT policy. At least some others deflected the question. Trustee Sandra Nixon, the focus of the Straight article, has been the only elected official to publicly raise the issue. Buried in a 91-page city report entitled

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A Social Development Strategy for Richmond 2013-2022, Action 22 identifies the “short-term” need to recognize the interests and safety of the LGBT community. Over two years on, the city appears to have done nothing. Credit Coun. Chak Au for leading the way in improving racial and cultural harmony in this “diverse” city, however, when asked if he would support a local gay pride event or parade, the conversation can best be described as like pulling teeth. While he finally said he supports equal rights for all, he told me he’d have to take a look at such an event at a committee level, noting costs. I’d argue a significant amount of taxpayer money is being funneled into items such as social development (largely race relations). Why seemingly stop and count dollars when it comes to gender and sexual orientation initiatives? Au told me he is excited for the upcoming Richmond World Festival, a public event intended to recognize our national, ethnic and racial differences. If I’m to take bets, I doubt I’ll see any LGBT-inclusive element there, much like I saw nothing at the Steveston Salmon Festival parade (meanwhile every age, nationality, ethnicity, race and physical ability seemed to have representation). Straight columnist Craig Takeuchi noted no-one’s lining up to raise the rainbow flag at our city hall and it’s not because gay people don’t exist in Richmond — it’s because there are more welcoming places elsewhere (even Abbotsford City Hall, in the Fraser Valley’s bible-belt, raised the rainbow flag recently). We can’t demand that race relations improve in this city, when those asking us to get on board are being politically expedient at the expense of the LGBT community. Graeme Wood is a staff reporter at the Richmond News. Gwood@richmond-news. com

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This play is designed to new technology that can determine • Filling topping up private pools, spas Kids of all ages can also entertain are and prohibited. introduce urban families farm life in an when residentswith are away and adjust Wednesday, July 23, to 2015 and garden ponds is prohibited. themselves a wide variety • Gardens, trees and shrubs may entertaining and educational temperatures to optimize energy use. Anderson Room, City Hallway through of arts and crafts activities and • Private pressureanytime, washing ofbut surfaces be watered only music,4:00 puppets p.m. and audience interaction. They also use internet connectivity demonstrations—from knittingand is by prohibited. Commercial pressure hand, using a spring-loaded user feedback to building help people make Produced by Mortal Coil, the artistic team a tree cosy to their own Regular Council Meeting washing is allowed only for health and shut-off nozzle or a container. smarter energy decisions in their homes. behind Salmon Row, and The Sharing 27 Monday, July 27, 2015 wooden ship. There’s even a safety or to or prepare a surface Use purposes of sprinklers soaker Farm Anderson Society, with the support of the City fleet of food trucks fuel your program is open to to Richmond Room, City Hall forhoses painting or similar treatment. Sweep The is prohibited. of Richmond, this one-hour production creative appetites. 4:00 p.m. (closed meeting) residents living in single-family homes, includes members of the Richmond Gateway instead. FAQ duplexes and townhouses, on a first A free Saturday night concert on Council City Hall Academy andChambers, children from the Richmond • Automatic sprinklers must be turned off. come, • During phase 3, no outdoor first served basis. An eligible smart the YVR Community Stage is the (open meeting) area. 7:00 This p.m. site specific production requires or rinsing of vehicles thermostat must be purchased between Bewashing #waterwise weekend highlight. Performers the audience to walk through the park to and pleasure crafts is permitted May 25, 2015 and October 31, 2015, include comedian Ivan Decker; For more information about the watch the show. Comfortable, close-toed except for safety purposes and participants must register for the experimental pop-rock group, restrictions, please calland 604-276-4355 walking shoes are recommended. (windows, lights licenses or Summer Fun Nights program by October 31, 2015. The Tourist Company; and visitplates www.metrovancouver.org or www. only) Show times: August 5 & 7 at 6:30 p.m., high headliners, Free activities and music To learnenergy more and to registerThe for the richmond.ca/water. August 8-12, 14, 15 at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 • Automatic sprinklers must be Paperboys, with their popular Smart Thermostat Pilot Program, visit at King George Park p.m. turned off. mix of celtic, folk, rock and roots energy.richmond.ca. Sign up for Richmond BC Alert Theare East Tickets prices freeRichmond for children under 6 sounds. • Filling and topping up private Community Association years, $5 for 6-12 year olds, $12 for students Be prepared in an emergency August environmental pools, spas and garden ponds is This year’s festival will run from to visitPurchase King and seniorsinvites and $15you for adults. sustainability workshops prohibited. Emergencies can happen 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, George Park West (No. 5 Road tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. Register for free classes anywherewashing and at any August 8 and 11:00 a.m. to • Private pressure and Cambie Road) on Tuesdays— The Sharing Farm, located at 2771 moment, which is why workshops 5:00 p.m. onThese Sunday, Augustwill 9. of surfaces is prohibited. July 28, August 4, August 11 and Westminster Highway, grows food to feed Richmond is urging residents Admission isshow free.you ways to Commercial pressure washing August 18—to play games, blow Richmond families in need. The Farm is run andisbusinesses to sign uphealth for Richmond reducevisit pesticide use For more details, allowed only for and get your face painted, bybubbles, community members for community BC safety Alert, the City’s free emergency and create a more www.richmondmaritimefestival.ca. purposes or to prepare a jump in an inflatable and enjoy members, and is dedicated to providing notification system. In the or event of sustainable community. The workshops surface for painting similar the sounds of DJ Derrick. Each fresh, healthy, local produce to our less an emergency, evacuation notices, are part of the City’s Enhanced treatment. Sweep instead. date, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., fortunate neighbours. Rainbow Social emergency instructions, direction to Pesticide Management Program, there will be lots of activities for Be #waterwise — For more details, visit www.mortalcoil.bc.ca emergency reception centres or shelters, Sustainability, Waste Reduction the whole family. Building inclusive Water conservation tips or call 604-227-6210. and information on family reunification and Water Conservation initiatives. • Reuse your dish, food rinsing, communities in Richmond At dusk on Tuesday August 4, and other alerts will be sent out by voice These workshops are free, however, Stage 3 be water restrictions cooking and bath water to there will a screening of the Allisolder adults aged 55 or text messages. registration required. hydrate trees, shrubs and movie, Book ofnotice Life. Infamily effect untilThe further years and over are invited Richmond residents and businesses may There are to twocelebrate ways to register: gardens. There will Due alsotobe community the current shortage lesbian, gay, • Online at www.richmond.ca/register register up to six phone numbers, two booths, crafts, mascots anda more. of drinking water, stage • Take shorter showers. bisexual, transgender and queer mortalcoil.bc.ca or call 604.227.6210

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spontaneous encounters, the festival The program registration provides a unique and engaging schedule is as follows: summer experience. Aquatics only: 8:00 p.m., Kids of all ages willonline be entertained by a Tuesday, July 28 wide variety of arts and crafts activities

Alldemonstrations—from programs: online 10:00 p.m.,to and knitting Tuesday, July 28wooden ship. There’s building their own even a ﬂeet of food trucks toand fuelCall your All programs: in person creative appetites. Centre, Wednesday, July 29 AThere free Saturday night concert on the are three easy ways to YVR Community Stage is the weekend register: highlight. Performers include comedian • Online Ivan Decker;www.richmond.ca/ experimental pop-rock register group, The Tourist Company; and high energy headliners,Call TheCentre Paperboys, with • Registration their popular to mixFriday, of Celtic, folk, rock Monday 8:30 a.m. toand 5:30 p.m. 604-276-4300 roots sounds. • Inyear’s person during This festival will facility run fromhours 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 8 and 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 9. Admission is free.

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ore than 3,500 kids have signed up for the Summer Reading Club at Richmond Public Library. Haven’t registered yet? It’s not too late! Come to any RPL branch and sign up! It’s free for kids of all ages. Collect stickers, enter prize draws, and win a medal at the end of the program. Here are this week’s kids’ book reviews: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. Reviewed by Kaiya U. Age 6. This book is about a princess saving a prince from the dragon by using ! Kaiya U many strategies. I like this book for three reasons: Elizabeth was very smart, brave and kind. The dragon is very selﬁsh and mean. The prince was ungrateful and selﬁsh. Iron by Salvatore Tocci. Reviewed by Aaron R. Age 9. This book is about how iron was created, how it is used, where it comes from and also about the Iron Age. I like this book because I really like elements, rocks, and minerals. While I like all types of miner-

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n the shadow of Richmond’s mega homes and luxurious apartments — complete with sports cars parked outside — sits a small shelter. For some people, it may be hard to believe that in a city with such apparent wealth, the shelter, run by St. Alban’s Church, is for the homeless. The building, beside the church, resembles an old house from the outside, but inside burns a well maintained and organized outreach service, which attempts to improve the lives of those less fortunate in the community. Emotionally tormented homeless get to convey their thoughts and fulﬁll their needs at this tiny organization. They are not only sustained with food and services such as showers, but also taught how to live independently. The four St. Alban’s programs took a new turn this April and united to create the St. Alban’s Outreach and Advocacy in order to expand and grow their facilities. Life-skill services, such as cooking, providing rental housing, and teaching grocery shopping were introduced. The programs individually were: The Richmond Drop-in Centre, The Community

Meal, the Extreme Weather Shelter, and the Shower Program. A team of nurses, a counsellor, and an outreach worker were introduced to help the homeless, many of whom are bewildered due to the lifestyle they lead. James Caspersen, St. Alban’s outreach program coordinator, said interaction and communication are an important part of the program, in order to fulﬁll speciﬁc needs of every individual. Explaining how not every homeless person needs to be “clean” to access these facilities, Caspersen pointed to the fact that some of them have forgotten how to live a normal life. “We can’t expect that if we put

a person in a house…everything is going to be OK,” he said. “It’s a continuum. You need to make sure all support is in place.” The program creates a bond with homeless people, allowing them to easily communicate and access what’s needed. “Thirty-ﬁve per cent of the people that came to our shelter, are either in houses or treatment facilities,” added Caspersen, who emphasized the program teaches homeless people how to survive on their own, rather than just providing facilities. “I really appreciate being able to work in Richmond. The city is eager to work with and be a leader in developing programs like this.”

! The staff at St. Alban’s Church have merged their programs into one in order to expand and grow their services. Photo by Fatima Riaz.

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Maritime Fest ups ante with high calibre acts Event downsizes from three-day to two in a bid to pump up the live performances time Festival will be right up their alley. “I’m looking forward to being part of a festival all ships and tall tales will surround the that celebrates Britannia Heritage Shipyards once again this nautical this weekend (Aug. 8 and 9), but its boardhistory,” says walks will become doused with some musiSpencer. “I’m cal magic for the 12th Annual Richmond sure my brain will Maritime Festival. keep working after “I’m fascinated by the history of B.C., just transfixed by the stories of cowboys, outlaws, the performance as I get inspired deputies,” said Patrick Spencer, who will be by what’s going performing at the festival with his folk band on and think up Coldwater Road. “I’ve been reading a lot some more songs about the Northwest Coast and the whole rum-running, bootlegging history. It’s a really to write.” While still stickcolourful history that’s tied to the water.” ing to its folk roots Coldwater Road will be part of the City and the mariof Richmond’s surge to up the ante on the entertainment value of the Maritime Festival. time theme, the Saturday lineup Spanning two days instead of its previous features a range three, the city used the savings in producof musical acts, tion costs of the extra day towards providmixing Richmonding an unforgettable Saturday lineup with a based and Saturday night feature by the water. “We’re always trying to look for ways to im- regional talent. Regional prove the festival and add another element,” mainstays The says city spokesperson Ted Townsend. “So, Paperboys will this year we decided to upgrade the musical be headlining quality. It’s going to be a great lineup, some Saturday night’s high caliber entertainment.” ! The Paperboys (above) and Coldwater Road (below) are among the performers set to take the stage during the Maritime Festival concert with their Making music since 2012, Coldwater this weekend at Britannia Heritage Shipyard. Photos submitted high-energy folkRoad’s recent preoccupation with the more fusion. Performdepraved side of B.C.’s history is reflected ing regionally and in their tunes, as well. Spencer’s written a internationally for string of songs about the province’s past, 20 years, The Paperboys are no strangers including one about Bill Miner, allegedly to Richmond. Canada’s first train robber. However, it’ll be their In keeping with the folkfirst time at the Maritime lore, the band’s sound is Festival. based in folk music with a “I’m very excited to mix of high energy, dance We’re especially drawn to perform there this weeknumbers and slower, balcommunity-based festivals end,” says Tom Landa, ladic tunes. lead singer. “I’ve never Although they’ve played and events where we’re been to the Maritime across the region, making part of a communal experi- Festival so I’m looking appearances in Deep Cove forward to going and and at Khatsalano, it’ll be ence. checking it out.” their first time performing – P S, The Paperboys blend in Richmond. a mix of different styles “We’re especially drawn L S, that range from roots to community-based and blue grass to C R festivals and events where include Celtic, Latin, Afwe’re part of a communal rican, soul and country experience,” says Speninfluences. cer. “I like it when people “We’ve got a bit of everything for a wide can sort of stumble upon us, everyone can range of people to enjoy,” says Landa. “It’s have access. We’re rhythmic, light, fun, and going to be a great show, we’re happy to danceable, so I like it when people of all ages can enjoy our music, either in a park or be part of this festival.” an outdoor festival.” And it seems like performing at the MariSee Festival page 28

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often see families on the Saturday who come back on the Sunday again. There’ll be lots of Saturday night’s concert kicks off at 5:30 decoration and fun stuff. People can expect p.m. with one of Canada’s leading comedispontaneous performers and encounters ans Ivan Decker, as he opens with a routine throughout the weekend.” and then continues on as the MC. The night One of the boats tying up at the Britannia will also feature Heritage Shipyards local experimental and available for tours pop-rock group will be Providence. The Tourist ComBuilt in 1903, the pany. troller fished the Some of the dayNorth Sea and was Fraser River Fiddlers: 11 - 11:40 a.m. time performers comandeered for Vancouver Chinese Choir: 12 - 12:45 p.m. include popular the First and Second The Wild Moccasins: 1 1:40 p.m. dance acts like the World Wars. Swing Patrol: 2 - 2:45 p.m. Wild Moccasins Today, it serves as a Coldwater Road: 3 - 3:40 p.m. and the Eire Born passenger ship, plyRichmond Delta Youth Orchestra: 4 4:45 Irish Dancers. ing the waters of the p.m. Crowds will also B.C. Coast. Ivan Decker, comedian: 5:30 7 p.m. The get to experience Other boats paying Tourist Company: 6 6:40 p.m. old favourites such a visit include: The The Paperboys: 7 - 8 p.m. as boarding the Jimmy Ng, SS Master, flotilla of historic Hotei, Lady Jayne,. boats and ships Fraser Guardian, and hearing stoWestern Star, Gaia, ries from Mermaid Merrillee II, Silver The Eire Born Irish Dancers: 11 - 11:35 Tales and Rikki Anna, and The B.R. a.m. the Rat. Hastings. The Honky Tonk Dilettantes: 12 - 12:45 There’ll also be The Richmond p.m. visual artists, stiltMaritime Festival Roku Shichi Taiko: 1 - 1:40 p.m. walkers, puppets, runs from 11 a.m. to Company B Jazz Band: 2 - 2:45 p.m. and many other 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nicole Li & Guests: 3 - 3:40 p.m. interactive activiAug. 8 and 11 a.m. ties for the whole to 5 p.m. on Sunday, family, as well as a Aug. 9. variety of food trucks to whet the appetite. For more information and directions on “The festival generates a lot of smiles and how to get there, visit www.richmondmaria lot of return traffic,” says Townsend. “I timefestival.ca.

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! The Wild Moccasins (above left) are one of the dance groups at the Richmond Maritime Festival

this weekend at Britannia Heritage Shipyard where a broad range of boats, such as the Eva (above) and steam-powered SS Master (below) will be available for public tours. Photos submitted

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Enjoy the sounds of music in the summer at Garden City Community Park’s (6620 Garden City Road) Concert in the Park performance Aug. 5 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. The night’s featured entertainment is supplied by Rio Samaya Band who bring their Flamenco and folk rhythms to the great outdoors that also features face painting, arts and crafts and more! For more information about this event, and others in the series, call 604-2338910, or email CityCentre@ richmond.ca.

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ing the music of The Wizard of Oz at the Gateway Theatre this December. Hairspray is set in 1962 Baltimore and revolves around Tracy Turnblad’s dream to dance on the local television program, The Corny Collins Show. TUTS will also feature Oliver! The Musical this summer. The play is based on Charles Dickens’ novel and vividly displays Oliver on an adventure in 1840s Victorian London. Hairspray and Oliver are playing on alternating days: July 14 – Aug. 22 respectively at the Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park. Tickets, priced $30 to $45 are available at www.tuts.ca.

of art! The Drop-in Drawing for Adults program on Aug. 6 is a free, social time for adults to draw in the Richmond Art Gallery (7700 Minoru Gate), using the exhibition artworks as their subject matter. All artistic skill levels are welcome, and some technical demonstrations will be provided throughout the sessions. Drawing materials are provided, but feel free to bring your own sketchbooks or tablets. Drop-in for a quick sketch, or stay for the whole three hours (6-9 p.m.). For more information, call 604247-8312, or email gallery@ richmond.ca.

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you climb aboard the Steveston Interurban Tram during the All Aboard! event Aug. 9 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Steveston Interurban Tram Building (4011 Moncton Street). From noon to 4 p.m. you can watch a colour ﬁlm of Interurban tramcars running between 1940s Vancouver and Steveston, and have your photo taken on a vintage rail speeder (a small rail car used to inspect railway lines) and beside a working trafﬁc signal. The young, or the young at heart, can create tramcar magnets, conductor puppets and their own mini 1220 Interurban tramcar as a memento of their visit. For more information, please call 604-2388081.

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Summer Fun in the Park: At Steveston Community Centre (4111 Moncton St.) from 1-3 p.m. This event is free. Come and enjoy crafts, face painting, games, and more in the park. This event is for Preschool (Ages 5 and under) & disability access is available. For more information: Phone: 604-238-8080 Email: stevestoncc@richmond.ca Website: www.richmond.ca/steveston

Aug. 11, 18: Summer Fun Nights: At King George Park Gathering Place (4100 No. 5 Rd.) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This event is free. Play and have fun family time. Games, activities, face painting, music, and more. Weather permitting. This event is for all ages. Disability access is available. For more information:

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t took some Sunday afternoon number crunching to learn the host’s fate at the B.C. Baseball’s U15 AA Provincial Championships. The Richmond Chuckers not only had to win their ﬁnal robin-game against TriCities, it had to be by a certain score with a premium on defensive runs. In the end, a 13-7 triumph wasn’t enough for Richmond to advance to the semi-ﬁnals in the 10-team event. The Chuckers entered the championships among the contenders, having put together a solid season that included a tournament triumph in Cloverdale just weeks earlier. They opened with an impressive 12-3 victory over Rutland on Friday. It was a tough pair of games on Saturday that put them behind the 8-ball. The locals dropped a 9-2 decision to Cloverdale, then

were edged by pool group winner and eventual silver medalist Burnaby, 10-7. Richmond’s only hope was to beat Tri-Cities and Burnaby to knockoff Cloverdale to create a three-way logjam for second place and the other semi-ﬁnal spot. Burnaby cooperated with a 4-2 win, but the runs against tiebreaker still gave Cloverdale the upper hand. The Chuckers had to beat Tri-Cities and surrender three runs or less. The Coquitlam squad did much of its damage in the early going — eliminating Richmond by the fourth inning. “In the end it came down to what it always does and we just made too many errors in key situations,” said Chuckers head coach Derek Howells. “We had a tough couple of games on Saturday and it put us in a difﬁcult spot.”

! The host Richmond Chuckers got off to a ﬂying start at last weekend’s B.C. Baseball U15 AA Provincial Championships at Blundell Park with 12-3 victory over Rutland. Photo by Gord Goble

Howells noted his team didn’t receive much of a break either — facing Cloverdale and Burnaby’s top pitchers. Still, it was a season that saw plenty accomplished with a roster that featured eight ﬁrst-year Bantam players that could all make the jump to the Chuckers’ AAA program next season. “All 12 of our players got

! The Chuck-

ers closed out round-robin play Sunday with a 13-7 win over Tri-Cities but it wasn’t enough to advance to the playoff round. Photo by Mark Booth

every opportunity to play and that’s the most important thing, especially for their development, added Howells who is also vicepresident of Richmond City Baseball. “It was nice for the boys to end the season on a winning note.” Howells also had high praise for parent volunteers who gave up their long

weekend to run a successful tournament over the four days. Victoria slipped past Cloversale 9-8 in the semiﬁnals, then captured gold with a 6-4 win over Burnaby. Richmond City Baseball now shifts its attention to the Provincial Midget AA Championships which take place next weekend at Latrace Field.

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arrett Collier is now overseeing club he once competed for and his father played a huge part of. The Richmond Kajaks Track and Field Club has announced Collier his been hired as its new head coach. “After interviewing the strongest candidates, one from as far away as Alaska, we are conﬁdent that the whole club will beneﬁt from Garrett’s vast experience, organizational skills and fresh perspective,” said Kristina Bradley, vice-president of the Kajaks board and chair of the selection committee. Collier grew up as a Kajaks athlete and discovered his love Erin Cebula, Global BC

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Golden week for Richmond swimmer at Special Olympics World Games in LA I

t’s another golden summer for Richmond swimmer Magnus Batara and this time it came on the world stage. The 23-year-old is back home after winning four gold medals for Canada at Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Batara capped a magnificent week by capturing the 200 metre breaststroke (2:56.66) on Saturday — finishing ahead of Canadian teammate and Quebec native Andrew Perez. He earlier won the 100 metre event in the same stroke with a time of 1:21.95, placing nearly three seconds better than competitors from Sweden, Paraguay and Iceland. On Thursday, Batara captured the 100 metre butterfly event with a dominating performance, finishing 10

seconds ahead of Canadian teammate Matthew Hunter with a clocking of 1:14.00. Mexico’s Josue Flores was third. The result came two days after Batara was a member of Canada’s winning 4x100 medley relay team. He combined with teammates Elliot Moskowy, and Michael Qing and Perez to place ahead of the United States. Team Canada, featuring 115 athletes, concluded the World Games with 144 medals, including 71 gold, 47 silver and 26 bronze. The event featured over 7000 athletes from 177 countries, competing in 26 different sports. Last summer, Batara was a force for Team BC at the Special Olympics

Canada Summer Games, earning three individual medals, including gold in the 100 breaststroke. It was a performance that helped him earn the 2014 Special Olympics B.C. Athletic Achievement Award. A year earlier, he competed in the Special Olympics Division of the Canada Games and broke an eightyear-old record with his winning time in the 50 breaststroke event. He has been competing in Special Olympics competitions for eight years, including other sports such as ﬂoor hockey, basketball and athletics. The autistic Steveston-London graduate also swam for Canada at the 2011 Pan Paciﬁc Para Swimming Championships in Edmonton and the Inas Global Games in Italy.

! Magnus Batara arrived home Monday with his Canadian teammates after a big medal haul at the World Games. Photo by Mark Booth

2004 Islanders close out great season with provincial silver T

he 2004B Islanders capped off a remarkable season by winning the silver medal in the silver pool of Softball B.C. U12B Provincial Championships. Battling against opponents with a majority of 2003 born players, the first-year Islander team displayed the kind of character, determination and grit needed to be successful. Friday morning saw the Islanders win their first game against the ’03 Invaders, then lose a tough afternoon contest to the ’03 Fury. Richmond won a 22-21 nail-biter marathon Saturday morning against the Thunderbirds from Prince George, before dropping another hard battle to the ’03 Islanders. The 2-2 record moved the team into the Silver pool in a single knockout format. The first game Sunday morning saw the Islanders play a complete

! Richmond 2004B Islanders thrived on home turf with a silver medal in the Silver Pool at the recent U12B Provincial Championships.

game against the ’04 Invaders with some excellent pitching from Megan and Alyssa, strong defensive play from catcher Jennifer and

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Sunday 8:30 a.m. - Contemplative Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Family Eucharist with Church School Wednesday 10:00am. Eucharist, 11:00am Bible Study, 7pm Eucharist • www.stannessteveston.ca

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Se habla español; Bine ați venit, Просимо Ласкаво 8700 Railway Ave. (just north Francis) www.easternchurch.wordpress.com 0- Tel: 604 447 1731

Kendall and a grand slam by Emma which ignited the offence. By winning this game, the girls were guaranteed at least a bronze

medal due to their placement in the round robin seeding. The Islanders’ tenacity and flare for the dramatic resulted in a great battle against a strong team from Lake View Heights, eventually winning 7-6 to secure a berth in the gold medal game. The pace with which outfielders Savanna, Tia, Hailey and Rain were able to relay the ball into infielders Christina, Tamara and Sara held the opponents to no extra bases. This was huge contributing factor to the narrow outcome. In the final, the Islanders were up against a well-rested and hungry team from Vancouver Island. Faced with heat, exhaustion and fatigue from the two-plus hour previous game, this group of 12 young ladies never gave up. They battled from the start and carried through with a never die

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GILMORE PARK UNITED CHURCH 8060 No. 1 Road (corner of No. 1 & Blundell) 604.277.5377 www.gilmoreparkunited.ca Rev. Maggie Watts-Hammond, Min. of Word, Sacrament & Pastoral Care Rev. Yoko Kihara – Min. of Christian Development & Outreach Worship and Children’s Program Sundays 10:30 am

Richmond United Church 8711 Cambie Rd. (near Garden City Rd.) 604-278-5622 Come for 10am Sunday Worship and Children s Sunday School and after-service coffee and fellowship.

Rev. Dr. Warren McKinnon

Founded 1888. Richmond s Oldest Church

STEVESTON UNITED CHURCH

3720 Broadway Street (at 2nd Ave.) Please join10am us atWorship 10am Sunday, 2015School Please join us for ServiceJuly and19, Sunday for Worship and Sunday with Service Rev. Brenda Miller School 604-277-0508 • www.stevestonunitedchurch.ca A caring and friendly village church

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attitude. In the end, the Islanders could not muster enough energy to overcome the deﬁcit. They came up a little short for the gold medal but the 12 players never quit and played like champions. They displayed great teamwork, determination, tenacity, and a will to battle on. This year’s team consisted of many great kids whom made this season a remarkable one — capturing two post-season silver medals, one at the Lower Mainland Cup and the provincials. Congratulations to coaches Kenny, Denny, David and assistants, Amy, Shelby, Ellen, and Isla for an amazing season. Also to team members Emma, Jennifer, Alyssa, Megan, Tamara, Sara, Kendall, Savanna, Christina, Hailey, Tia and Rain for a memorable 2015 campaign.

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Fujian Evangelical Church

welcomes you to Sunday Worship Services • English Services: 9:00 & 10:45 a.m. • Mandarin Service: 9:00 a.m. • Minnanese Service: 10:45 a.m. 12200 Blundell Road, Richmond, B.C., V6W 1B3 Phone 604-273-2757 • www.fujianevangelical.org BAPTIST

Broadmoor Baptist Church A safe place to connect with God and fellow travellers on your spiritual journey

8140 Saunders Road, Richmond, BC 604-277-8012 www.bbchurch.ca Dr. Tim Colborne - Lead Pastor.

Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. Sonshine Adventures for Kids

INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH

CHRIST-CENTERED CHRISTIAN CHURCH www.cccc-richmondbc.com

COME AND JOIN US IN OUR CELEBRATION OF REDEMPTION! Worship Service.....12:20 p.m. Sunday School.....2:00 p.m. 8151 Bennett Road, Richmond tel: 604-271-6491

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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

GET CREATIVE!

Ahoy Matey! Recycle Yer Plastic (Zone 1) Join local artists to create an interactive giant net sculpture out of plastic shopping bags.

Saturday Aug 8

of contemporary lace crafts. Explore an exhibition of prints and watercolours by acclaimed marine painter John Horton. Visit the Steveston Maritime Modellers and their display of handcrafted working miniature model boats.

YVR Community Stage (Zone 9) 11:00 Fraser River Fiddlers 12:00 Vancouver Chinese Choir 1:00 Wild Moccasins 2:00 Swing Patrol 3:00 Cold Water Road 4:00 Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra

Knit-in (Zone 3) Help knit an underwater scene. Beginners and pros welcome! Coracle making (Zone 3) Weave a traditional Welsh Coracle boat from local plants.

Special Event YVR Community Stage 5:30 with Emcee Ivan Decker, The Tourist Company and The Paperboys

Visit the Arts Net (Zone 5) Help create a Sailor’s Valentine like they did back in the 1890’s. Make paper cut art from recycled red envelopes in the Chinese tradition. Try Chinese painting and calligraphy and watch daily painting demos at 1:00 and 3:00 with the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Club. Let the Richmond Photography Club show you what a camera can do and enjoy a slideshow of maritime photographs. View a display of exquisite handcarved items and watch members of the Richmond Carvers Society in action. Make a simple drop spindle out of partly recycled materials and learn how to spin yarn with the Richmond Weavers and Spinners Guild. Learn the basics of lace making and enjoy displays and demos

All Hands on Deck (Zone 3) 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 Rikki the Rat 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 3:00, 4:00 & 5:00 Mermaid Tales

Sunday Aug 9 YVR Community Stage (Zone 9) 11:00 Eire Born Irish Dancers 12:00 The Honky Tonk Dilettantes 1:00 Roku Shichi Taiko 2:00 Company B Jazz Band 3:00 Nicole Li & Guests 4:00 The Myrtle Family Band All Hands on Deck (Zone 3) 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 Rikki the Rat 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 3:00 & 4:00 Mermaid Tales Plus lots more fun and wonderful characters.

Giant Jigsaws (Chinese Bunkhouse, Zone 12) Reassemble images of heritage Steveston canning labels. Marine Radio (Chinese Bunkhouse, Zone 12) Learn how to send morse code, with radio expert and historian Tom Brent and see old time navy and marine radios. Richmond Pottery Club (Chinese Bunkhouse, Zone 12) Watch potters at the wheel and check out their exhibit. Richmond Gem and Mineral Society (Chinese Bunkhouse, Zone 12) Explore an array of gems and minerals and watch cutting and polishing demos. Fraser Surrey Docks Kids Boat Building (Zone 13) Build your own unique wooden boat to take home. Presented by Fraser Surrey Docks. AquaVan (Zone 13) Learn about marine science with the Vancouver Aquarium.

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Head south along No. 2 Road, turn right onto Moncton Street, left onto Trites Road and right onto Westwater Drive. Note: Parking is limited. Or, park in Steveston Village and stroll the scenic waterfront boardwalk from Moncton and No.1 Road.

BRITANNIA SHIPYARDS

From Canada Line Brighouse Station, the #402 will take you to Moncton Street at Railway Avenue, a short walk from the site. The #401, 407 and 410 also go to Steveston. Make a day of it and visit the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and other attractions. Visit www.tourismrichmond.com for more information.

Trites Rd

Steveston Village Moncton St

Railway Ave

No 1 Rd

3 Ave

7 Ave Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

On foot or bike: If you are coming from Steveston Village, from No. 1 Road and Moncton, consider a stroll east along the beautiful riverside boardwalk. It will take you directly to the festival site. Bicycle parking is available at both Westwater Drive entrances (see site map, over)

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COMMUNITY SPONSORS FRASER SURREY DOCKS

Pacific Rim Stevedoring

BRITANNIA HERITAGE SHIPYARD SOCIETY

Bring it along

Origami Swans (Chinese Bunkhouse, Zone 12) Fold a paper swan in tribute to the infamous pair who nest at Britannia Shipyards every year.

FULL FESTIVAL DETAILS AT WWW.RICHMONDMARITIMEFESTIVAL.CA

GETTING THERE

OFFICIAL PROGRAM

Sock Puppets (Murakami Boat Works, Zone 7) Turn an ordinary sock into an extraordinary character to take home with you, with puppeteer Beth Lee.

Driftwood Mandala (Zone 3) Lend a hand in the creation of a beautiful artwork on the grass and add your “water wishes.”

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SITE MAP

P 6. MURAKAMI PLAZA

Meet the Dragon Boat BC team and try your hand at paddling. Learn to paddle in the Dragon Zone at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 pm.

1. OCTOPUS’S GARDEN

Meet Tabby the Cat, get your face painted and join local artists to create an interactive giant net sculpture out of plastic shopping bags.

Road closed 10:30 am–8:30 pm Sat 10:30 am–5:30 pm Sun

WALK-IN ENTRANCE

Westwater Drive

7. MURAKAMI BOATWORKS

SATURDAY, AUG 8, 6–8 PM YVR COMMUNITY STAGE FEATURING

Food Trucks

8. MURAKAMI HOUSE

2. UNDER THE DEEP BLUE SEA

Keep this heritage site clean and use the Zero Waste Stations. You are also invited to reﬁll your own water bottle at the three water stations on site.

FREE CONCERT

No smoking throughout the site

Sock puppet workshop

Historic site and exhibit

Park your bike, get a treat, and explore an enticing array of community exhibits including our sponsors YVR and Canadian Western Bank.

9. PORT OF CALL

Road closed 10:30 am–8:30 pm Sat 10:30 am–5:30 pm Sun

Live music and more on the YVR Community Stage Saturday, 11:00 am–8:00 pm and Sunday 11:00 am–5:00 pm. See schedule on next page.

3. ALL HANDS ON DECK

Hands-on and interactive play led by local artists: driftwood mandala, knit an underwater scene (beginners and pros welcome!), weave a traditional Welsh Coracle, chat with Ricky the Rat and let Oceana the Mermaid charm you with her stories of the sea. Meet our presenting sponsor, Port Metro Vancouver, too.

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Kids’ Boat Building Zone

Richmond Boat Builders

Murakami Boatworks

2 First Nations Bunkhouse

12 Point House Visitor Centre Manager’s House

Japanese Duplex

Stroller parking

The Shipyard

Phoenix Net Loft

Britannia Heritage Shipyard Society Heritage exhibit of ﬁshing ﬂeet of Anglo British Columbia Packing Company.

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12. CHINESE BUNKHOUSE

Inside: Meet Tom Brent to learn more about morse code at the Radio exhibit, solve giant jigsaw puzzles and fold a paper swan. On Deck: Meet the Richmond Pottery Club and Richmond Gem and Mineral Society

13. CAPTAINS QUARTERS

Dragon Boats

RCMP

Chinese Bunkhouse

11. BRITANNIA SHIPYARD

Entrance to Seine Net Loft

4. SHIPS AHOY

River Queen Shuttle

Men’s Bunkhouse

Murakami House

Entrance to docks (one-way)

At the Helm and Voices of Britannia exhibits, Seine Gallery featuring local artists including marine artist, John Horton, plus displays, demos and more with a variety of creative groups and guilds. Try your hand at traditional Chinese paper cut art, lace making, wool spinning and more.

THE TOURIST COMPANY

Site Ofﬁce

Exit only

A 190-metre (600 foot) dock of historic boats and ships of all kinds to view and board. Docks close by 5:00 pm.

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

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WALK-IN ENTRANCE

5. THE ARTS NET: SEINE NET LOFT

NOTE: While most of Britannia Shipyards is accessible, there are some heritage buildings with doors that may be too narrow for some wider wheelchairs. For safety reasons, wheelchairs, strollers, dogs and large backpacks are not permitted on the steep ramps or ﬂoating docks. Disabled parking is available at north east entrance.

Vehicle parking by donation to Britannia Heritage Shipyard Society

Sea Dragon Western Star

Steveston Lifeboat Fraser Lifeboat

SS Masters

Lady Jayne

Silver Ann

Kids Boat Building Zone presented by Fraser Surrey Docks AquaVan presented by Vancouver Aquarium

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Fraser River

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Jimmy Ng

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