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City wins award for Japanese Cultural Centre renovations

If approved, facility would be on old dune buggy site by Michael Mui Contributor

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A proposed miniature golf location in the Agricultural Land Reserve in Richmond could get the go-ahead pending the approval of city council on Monday. Located at the go cart track between No. 6 Road and Sidaway Road, the venue is home to an abandoned dune-buggy track. The proposed area has been deprived of vegetation for the past 50 years and early reports indicate that the surrounding farmland will not be affected by the golf course’s artificial turf. The proposal has been approved by the city’s agricultural advisory committee. A five-page city staff report highlighted that “an outdoor mini-golf proposal complies with the permitted uses identified in Richmond Karting’s existing lease with the city.” The company will be required to return the location to its original state after the lease expires in 2019. “There was no reason not to support it going forward,” said Ted Townsend, the city’s senior manager of corporate communications. “Having the addition of the mini-golf centre there would generate more visitors to Richmond.” But the city can only recommend its approval, he said. “It still has to go to the Agricultural Land Commission to be accepted,” Townsend said. “I’ll be voting to support it on Monday,” said Coun. Harold Steves. “It’s a short term proposal … the best use for the property when the lease expires probably would be to put it into cranberry fields.” Steves said the city does not intend to renew Richmond Karting’s lease. “The agricultural and the planning committee and the property managers for the City of Richmond have suggested that the lease should not be renewed when it’s expired,” he added. Mini-golf courses are played with a putter on artificial turf and also feature obstacles, such as pipes and windmills. Richmond Karting’s owner Tony Pappajohn declined to comment on the proposal, saying he will wait until council makes its decision. “I don’t want to be presumptuous,” he said.

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Michael Mui photo Mayor Malcolm Brodie checks out the improvements to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. The city received a job order contracting award for the work, in which the city saved $36,409. See story, page 3.

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Program helps young immigrants get job skills in a new country by Michael Mui Contributor When Niki Zeng moved to Canada five months ago, she didn’t know anyone, didn’t have a job and couldn’t speak English. To make things worse, local employers didn’t accept the four-year information management degree she earned in China. “When I applied to companies here…they will think the person is just from China and that their English needs to improve,” she said. “It’s a big problem.” Zeng is just one of nearly 7,000 immigrant youth who move to B.C. every year. And if she hadn’t found the Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society, a group that helps immigrants settle down in Canada, she wouldn’t know what to do. “They gave me chances to speak in English,” she said. “In the morning we will have a class, and everyday will have a different topic.” Funded by the City of Richmond, Mennonite Central Committee and Touchstone Family Association, the society’s YES program is a free, full-time course that offers classes focused on job skill training, guest-speaker seminars, recreational field trips and communicationbuilding exercises to young immigrants. The two-year-old program consists of an 18-week course where students will attend classes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. four days a week, said the society’s family support worker Manj Bath. Successful students will receive additional support from the society in the form of skill training and certifications. “Say if you wanted to learn first aid or food safe or CPR—(we) will pay for your training,” said Bath. “(These are) opportunities that they may not have had access to before.” Zeng couldn’t be happier. Since she joined up, she’s put together a resume and cover letter, researched school application requirements, improved her

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Michael Mui photo Employment counsellor Rav Kambo, students Niki Zeng and Wing Lai, and family support worker Manj Bath pose in the Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society classroom. The society helps immigrant youth get job skill training. English and even learned how to eat healthier by reading the nutritional information on products. But it’s not all work and no play, Zeng also enjoyed indoor rock climbing, laser tagging and celebrating

her ﬁrst Thanksgiving Day, where she tried what she calls “a big chicken.” “I ate turkey for the ﬁrst time,” she said. “It tastes like chicken … but it’s good.”

Appeal denied for woman City lauded for saving money on Japanese Cultural Centre renos who swindled seniors Eight year prison sentence for Judith Slobbe upheld by Wawmeesh G. Hamilton Black Press A B.C. Court of Appeal panel has upheld the eight-year prison sentence of a woman who swindled $800,000 out of seniors in Richmond and elsewhere. The panel’s judgement was released on Thursday. Judith Slobbe, 64, was originally sentenced last year after pleading guilty to 11 counts of fraud, one count of theft, one count of forgery and one count of perjury. Slobbe’s criminal record showed “a cold and calculating disregard for the law”, Provincial Court Judge Ronald Fratkin noted when he sentenced her in 2010. She spent the swindled money on jewelry, travel, clothing, cars, furniture and other personal items, the judgment noted. Slobbe perpetrated the offences in Richmond, Vancouver, and Port Alberni between 2001 and 2009. Her lawyer appealed on the grounds that Fratkin erred in his decision by imposing a sentence disproportionate to crimes Slobbe was convicted of. Her attorney also claimed that Fratkin mischaracterized Slobbe’s criminal record, and

treated her lack of remorse as an aggravating factor. The defense sought a three-and-a half to four year sentence. The three-member appeal panel disagreed though. Justice Risa Levine wrote in the panel’s appeal judgment, that “the sentences imposed for these offences on this offender are appropriate, and the totality of the sentences, while high, is not demonstrably unfit.” Fratkin took into account the seriousness of the offences, their impact on victims and communities and Slobbe’s high moral culpability when rendering his sentence, Levine noted. Slobbe defrauded $712,000 from the Fraserview Intermediate Care Lodge in Richmond between 2001 and 2004. The offences in Port Alberni started when Slobbe and her husband moved there in April 2007, and they continued until her arrest in December 2009, the judgement’s background facts showed. Slobbe defrauded a number of senior citizens and others out of as much as $19,000 in one case. She also stole items from the estate of a man she had befriended. Slobbe was predatory in her selection of victims, who were mostly “single, elderly and seeking companionship,” the judgment noted. “In the end, they were extremely vulnerable and easy prey.”

by Michael Mui Contributor Margie Hardy says it used to be impossible for her clients to meet when it snowed. The path leading to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre was completely covered in gravel less than a year ago, and in Richmond’s snowy winter weather, it was a life-threatening hazard to the seniors who attend the wellness clinic she hosts monthly. “Uneven surfaces are not good for seniors at the best of times,” said Hardy, a seniors’ co-ordinator in Steveston. “So we actually had to cancel a lot of seniors’ programs just for a tiny bit of ice or snow.” But that’s all changed. In a national first, the City of Richmond got in touch with U.S.-based Gordian Group’s job order contracting service last year to sign a three-year agreement. It began work on the culture centre in August. Since then, the service also won another 20 city contracts, worth just under $1.8 million. These services include installing new fire alarm systems at the Richmond Nature Park, replacing the floors and lighting at East Richmond Community Centre, and to Hardy’s delight—paving over the old gravel path in front of her cultural centre. “That was something I’d been hoping for,” Hardy said. “Now that it’s paved...the snow melted away quicker.” The Gordian Group honoured Richmond’s Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in its recent top seven Best of The Best project awards. The cultural centre was selected because its construction had some stringent requirements—the facility had to remain operational while the renovations were installed, had to be completed quickly to avoid

heavy rain and snowfall, used local labour and materials, and had to save at least eight per cent of the overall construction costs. With the original cost estimated at $200,519, Richmond ended up saving over 18 per cent and got to keep $36,409 in its pocketbook— additionally, the city received a BC Hydro rebate of $7,500 for installing energy-efﬁcient lighting. The procurement time for supplies and labour was also trimmed down from four to six months to 30 days. “It saves so much time and resources,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie, who took a tour of the facility Thursday. The job order contracting program includes a database of local manufacturers, suppliers and labour. It cuts the costs by giving these companies a competitive bidding process where the lowest bidder wins. This was a way for the city to modernize its infrastructure at an affordable price. Brodie said that by 2013, the city will conduct a review to ﬁnd out just how much the city saved. However, it was due to plain luck that the city found this way to save money at all, said city maintenance planner Peter Jansen. “I got this letter from a company talking about … job order contracting, I’d never heard of it and I didn’t think it was of any value—so I threw it in the garbage,” he laughed. But the thought remained in his mind after he got home that weekend. “It just kind of stuck to my head,” he said. “So when I got back Monday, it was still sitting in my garbage can and it just had me thinking…so I began researching.” Jansen couldn’t believe what he found. “Everyone I had spoken to…none of them gave me a negative review on job order contracting,” Jansen said. “Literally, they told me you’d be crazy not to do it.”

Could Delta-Richmond East MP John Cummins become the next leader of a revived B.C. Conservative Party? Possibly, says the longtime federal politician, who adds a decision to make the jump to the provincial scene could come in the coming weeks. “I have been getting a lot of pressure from the folks with the provincial conservatives, and of course I have to discuss this with my wife and other supporters,” Cummins said from Ottawa Thursday. He said much of what will colour his decision is the political climate in the nation’s capital which currently has been running rampant with rumours of a spring national election. Cummins said going to the polls in Canada would not be the right move at the moment for the Harper government and could likely have a negative backlash for the ruling party with what he called the public’s “limited appetite” for a vote. On the provincial scene Cummins is already an advisor with the provincial conservatives who he said would offer B.C. voters a clearer choice on the political spectrum. “British Columbians deserve a better choice than the (B.C.) liberals saying to vote for them or you get the NDP,” Cummins said. Cummins, who turns 69 today, was ﬁrst elected MP in Delta in 1993 as a Reform Party member. He was re-elected in 1997 and 2000 as a Canadian Alliance member, and since 2004 has been under the banner of the Conservative Party of Canada. The B.C. Conservatives haven’t elected an MLA since 1978.

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Notice of Public Hearing Monday, March 21, 2011 - 7 p.m. Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall City of Richmond • 6911 No. 3 Rd., Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 • Tel: 604-276-4000 • Fax: 604-278-5139 • www.richmond.ca

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items: 1.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8669 (RZ 10-537869)

Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Infill Residential (RI2)”, to permit development of two new lots and two front-to-back duplexes with vehicular access from the rear lane. City Contact: Terry Brunette Planner 604-276-4279 Planning and Development Department

Applicant/s: Westmark Developments (Woodwards Pointe) Ltd. Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Medium Density Townhouses (RTM3)”, to permit development of 24 townhouse units on the site. City Contact: Edwin Lee 604-276-4121 Planning and Development Department

Location/s: 8520 Francis Road Applicant/s: Balbir Biring Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Coach House (RCH)”, to permit development of two (2) lots each with a single-family residence on it and a second dwelling unit above a garage, with vehicle access from an existing rear lane. City Contact: Edwin Lee 604-276-4121 Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 8699 BYLAW 8676

BYLAW 8669

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8671 (RZ 10-538153) Location/s: 11880 Railway Avenue Applicant/s: Steve Dhanda Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Single Detached (RS2/C)”, to permit development of two (2) residential lots with vehicle access from Railway Avenue. City Contact: Edwin Lee 604-276-4121 Planning and Development Department

Location/s: 10071 No. 1 Road Applicant/s: Gurinder S. Bhandal Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Coach Houses (RCH)”, to permit the property to be subdivided into two (2) lots, each with a principal dwelling and a coach house above a garage, with vehicle access from the existing rear lane. City Contact: Cynthia Lussier 604-276-4108 Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 8671

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8676 (RZ 09-489238) Location/s: 9900 No. 2 Road, 6011, 6031, 6051 and 6071 Williams Road

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8690 (RZ 10-538208)

BYLAW 8690

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8699 (RZ 10-521539) Location/s: 7900 Bennett Road Applicant/s: Chen Design Studio

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 8715 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8716 (RZ 09-453123) Location/s:

9388 Odlin Road (formerly 9340, 9360 and 9400 Odlin Road) Applicant/s: Paul Goodwin GBL Architects Ltd. Purpose of OCP Amendment: To amend the West Cambie Area Plan (Schedule 2.11A), Section 8.4 (Alexandra’s Building Sustainability Guidelines) by adding a new section (8.4.5) titled “Alexandra District Energy Unit”, to enable density bonusing for certain instream rezonings, when they connect to the district energy utility. Purpose of Zoning Amendment: To: (i) amend the “Low Rise Apartment (ZLR24) – Alexandra Neighbourhood (West Cambie)” zone to insert a site specific density bonus for connection to the Alexandra District Energy Utility; and (ii) rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/F)” to “Low Rise Apartment (ZLR24) – Alexandra Neighbourhood (West Cambie)”, as amended to permit the development of a 245 Unit Apartment complex. City Contact: David Johnson 604-276-4193 Planning and Development Department

Notice of Public Hearing continued on next page.

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Food pickup poses huge recycling challenges

Notice of Public Hearing continued BYLAWS 8715 & 8716

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8737 (RZ 10-524476) Location/s: 16540 River Road Applicant/s: Virdi Pacific Holdings Ltd. Purpose: To amend the Light Industrial (IL) zoning district to apply a site-specific limited density to the subject property and to rezone the subject property from “Agriculture (AG1)” to “Light Industrial (IL)”, to permit development of a limited area manufacturing building and allow for commercial vehicle parking and storage. The proposed commercial vehicle parking and storage will be restricted to a maximum of 40 commercial vehicles that only transport agricultural produce from a Richmond farm and will prohibit the parking of dump trucks and not permit the operation of trailers with refrigeration units while parked on the subject property. City Contact: Kevin Eng 604-247-4626 Planning and Development Department BYLAW 8737

How to obtain further information: • By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call the CITY CONTACT shown above. • On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/ council/agendas/hearings/2011.htm • At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning & Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing March 11, 2011 and ending March 21, 2011, or upon the conclusion of the hearing. • By FAX or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing March 11, 2011 and ending March 21, 2011. Participating in the Public Hearing process: The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. If you believe that you are affected by the proposed bylaw, you may make a presentation or submit written comments at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend, you may send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Office by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows: • By E-mail: using the on-line form at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/ hearings/about.htm • By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office • By FAX: 604-278-5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office • Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing rules and procedures, please consult the City website at http:// www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/ about.htm or call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-276-4007. All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. It should be noted that the rezoned property may be used for any or all of the uses permitted in the “new” zone. David Weber Director, City Clerk’s Office

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NYC waste guru predicts choppy ride for Metro strategy by Jeff Nagel Black Press The Big Apple may follow Metro Vancouver both in setting an ambitious target of recycling 70 per cent of all waste and also seeking to incinerate garbage that can’t be diverted. But New York City recycling czar Robert Lange cautioned Metro planners they will face big challenges, particularly in their ambitious plans to enforce widespread food scrap pickup for composting and to get tenants in multifamily condos and apartment buildings to improve their abysmal recycling rates. “An apartment dweller has a lot of anonymity,” Lange said Thursday in Burnaby. “I do not want to discourage you. I do want you to be fully cognizant of the challenges that face you ahead.” The director of New York’s bureau of waste reduction, reuse and recycling was the keynote speaker addressing 400 delegates at Metro’s Zero Waste Challenge Conference. New York tried for ﬁve years to launch food waste pickup but failed to make it work, Lange said, citing an inability to get residents on board, particularly in apartment buildings, as well as the high costs of collection and difﬁculty marketing the end product. “The hard part in multifamily is where do you store food waste in between collections?” he asked. “You start having odours. You start having vermin problems.” Gathering all food scraps in green bins along with yard waste is central to Metro’s waste reduction strategy, which counts on the initiative getting the region halfway to the new 70 per cent recycling target from the current diversion rate of 55 per cent. Organics make up 40 per cent of all garbage in the waste stream here, so the strategy to divert food waste to make compost or biofuel looks good on paper. But Lange said apartments often have

New York has made few gains despite having a small army of gun-toting waste-enforcement ofﬁcers to ticket residents who defy the rules and put recyclables in with their garbage or vice-versa.

inadequate space to store recyclables let alone compostable food scraps. Metro intends to ban all organics pickup by 2015 and to have the ban in place for single-family homes by the end of 2012. Tougher enforcement is part of the plan. New York, meanwhile, has made few gains despite having a small army of gun-toting waste-enforcement officers to ticket residents who defy the rules and put recyclables in with their garbage or vice-versa. Last year, they slapped 56,300 repeat offenders with fines totalling $10.1 million and gave out $25 fines to another 38,000 first-time violators. Lange said it can take months of continuous daily ticketing to get many violators to comply. Even so, he said, it’s tough to deal with multifamily buildings. Tenants in many buildings drop recyclables down chutes and there’s no way of knowing who sent what down into the common bin. “It’s almost impossible to give tenants a ticket for recycling,” Lange said. “And quite frankly they know it.” While he said there is no silver bullet to get better compliance, making recycling convenient is critical and probably the single most important thing Metro can do. Despite an apparent “plateau” in citizens willingness to be inconvenienced to recycle, he said he believes Metro’s 70 per cent target is achievable and New York is likely to adopt the same goal.

Owner of grow-op home to forfeit half the house’s value by Michael Mui Contributor A Richmond homeowner has been slapped with a $169,500 fine and will forfeit half her home’s value after police found a grow-op on the second-floor of her house on the 12500-block of Jack Bell Drive. Police officers raided the home in August 2008 where they found 329 marijuana plants. The grow-op’s caretaker was the homeowner’s son, and he claimed to have made as much as $5,000 a month during his one-year stint. According to Judge Ronald Fratkin’s judgement, Tam Thi Vu is the owner of the Jack Bell home, but was not di-

rectly involved in the grow operation. She lived in a separate home on Jensen Drive, a short-walk away from the Jack Bell residence. However, she was seen visiting the grow operation in July 2008, where “a recipe for growing marijuana” was found at the Jensen home during a search, according to the judgement. This indicated she was aware that her son was growing marijuana, the Judge added, citing Section 19 of the criminal code, which states: the courts may require the “forfeiture of the property” unless the person “appears innocent of any complicity” in the offence. In this case, Vu was required to forfeit 50 per cent of her home’s equity, worth $639,000 in 2010 dollars.

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Metro Vancouver is declaring victory in its campaign to get more people to shun wasteful bottled water and drink tap water instead. A new survey has found roughly half as many people using bottled water as did in 2008, when the region set a goal of cutting bottled water use here by 20 per cent by 2010. The Mustel Group telephone survey found 11 per cent of respondents say they primarily use bottled water, compared to 21 per cent in 2008, while 85 per cent say they mainly use tap water, up from 74 per cent previously. “We actually got a 50 per cent reduction so it was well beyond what we expected,” said Surrey Coun. Marvin Hunt, who sits on Metro’s water committee. The campaign, which used the slogan “Nature’s health drink—always on tap,” raised the hackles of bottled water sellers. But Metro politicians like Hunt maintain the campaign was worthwhile because high rates of bottled water use meant unacceptable numbers of plastic bottles were ending up in the landﬁll. One report estimated more than 23 million plastic bottles a year

Evan Seal photo A Mustel Group telephone survey found 11 per cent of respondents say they primarily use bottled water, compared to 21 per cent in 2008, while 85 per cent say they mainly use tap water, up from 74 per cent previously.

Other survey findings •23 per cent drink more tap water than two years ago. •Two-thirds rarely if ever use public drinking fountains, with residents outside the City of Vancouver most likely to have safety or health concerns about them. •84 per cent now agree bottled water has a negative impact on the environment, compared to 76 per cent previously. weren’t being recycled and were instead ending up in Metro Vancouver landfills —and that even the ones being recycled still carried a heavy carbon footprint. “The issue was reduction of waste and reduction of the creation of the plastics in the first place so those resources can be used for something much more beneficial,” Hunt said. Metro officials were also irked by the growing trend toward bottled water use when they had just spent $800 million in taxpayers’

dollars on a major upgrade of the water system. The region has always maintained its water supply is among the cleanest and safest on the planet. But completion of the new Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant —at the re c o m m e n d a t i o n o f health officers—means water from the North Shore reservoirs that occasionally looked murky is now being filtered, removing an occasional aesthetic objection. Hunt noted it also means

less chlorine is added to disinfect the water, which was another objection some had about the taste of tap water. Ninety per cent of those surveyed now agree the tap water quality is excellent or very good – up from 82 per cent before, according to the Metrocommissioned survey. Bottle users cite c o n ve n i e n c e , t a s t e , health and safety for their choice. Despite the survey results, Nestle Waters Canada claimed a five per cent increase in bottled water sales last year, although it had no data specific to Metro Vancouver. The Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors claims a 10 per cent increase in national bottled water sales, again with no regional breakdown.

Wood smoke crackdown now in cities’ court Metro backs away from imposing regional controls by Jeff Nagel Black Press Burn baby, burn—that’s how it stands for owners of ﬁreplaces and wood stoves that Metro Vancouver had been threatening to regulate. Metro politicians on Tuesday put the brakes on a plan to impose region-wide restrictions on residential wood burners, saying they see little justiﬁcation for the regional district to get involved. Instead, Metro will work with any individual cities that want tougher anti-wood smoke regulations within their own city limits. “Why have a cookie-cutter approach to impose regulations where they may

not be needed?” asked Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini, who chairs the Metro environment and energy committee that debated the issue. “In areas with high density, the issue is more acute,” he said. “In areas where there’s more sparse density, it’s a little bit of a different issue.” It’s a contentious debate that pits wood burning fans’ right to burn against neighbours’ right to breathe. Metro staff have fielded repeated complaints about smoke from household wood burning, particularly in West Vancouver, Vancouver and Burnaby. But Trasolini said it seems much less a problem in other areas, such as the Fraser Valley and parts of the northeast sector. “Why not give the flexibility to municipalities to have more of a handson approach in their own areas?” Metro’s board agreed in principle two years ago to move to regulate wood burning and regional air quality officials were poised to begin public

consultations leading up to the introduction of new regulations. The case for tighter rules centres on the particulate emitted by wood smoke chimneys, blamed for a raft of respiratory and other health disorders. Metro officials now believe residential wood smoke accounts for up to 20 per cent of all fine particulate in the region’s air. A Metro bylaw would not have the power to ban household burning but it likely could have limited how often and at what times it can be done, with temporary bans possible at times of periods of reduced air quality. Cities, on the other hand, could pass bylaws to ban new woodburning units and even require the removal of existing ones on grounds of nuisance, environmental protection and public health, according to Metro officials, who had recommended both avenues be pursued.

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New morning-only rule would add a third day on weekends by Jeff Nagel Black Press Evening water sprinkling may be a thing of the past as Metro Vancouver mulls tighter restrictions to preserve its water supply on hot summer days. Metro is contemplating amendments to its Water Shortage Response Plan that would limit residential lawn sprinkling to just 4 to 9 a.m. in the mornings on three days a week – an increase of one from the current twoday limit during the summer sprinkling restriction period. Currently, lawn sprinkling from June 1 to Sept. 30 is allowed from 4 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. on two permitted days a week. Even-numbered addresses get Wednesdays and Saturdays, while odd addresses can sprinkle Thursdays and Sundays. Under the proposed change, residents would also get to sprinkle on either Saturday or Sunday mornings, giving them an overall 15-hour window each week to green up their lawns. Metro Vancouver generally has plenty of drinking water but the system struggles to deliver enough water throughout the region at peak times in the summer. Metro policy and planning depart-

Lawn sprinkling in the summer could soon be limited to the morning. ment senior engineer Stan Woods estimates the new measures would cut the water use rate at peak hours by 12 per cent and by three per cent on peak days. Demand is lower in mornings than evenings and Woods said the change would spread lawn sprinkling demand out more evenly over the week. It would also be easy to enforce, with evening sprinkling banned outright. Woods points to the experience in Abbotsford, where morning-only sprinkling rules have been in effect the last three summers with “relatively few complaints.” Most businesses and institutions have automated sprinkling systems that can simply be reprogrammed to the new times, his report said. They’d be limited to between 1 and 6 a.m.

Watering of gardens, trees, playing fields and golf courses wouldn’t be affected by the sprinkling rule change. The proposed changes still must be approved by the Metro Vancouver board. Metro officials say an established lawn needs only an hour of sprinkling a week—if it doesn’t rain. The region plans to continue to urge residents not to waste water on their lawns, advising them to let their lawns go dormant in summer with messaging like “brown is the new green in lawn care.” Conservation helps the region reduce water pumping costs and avoid the eventual need to build costly new major infrastructure, like new reservoirs.

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EDITORIAL: MP’s jump into B.C. politics has risks

hould John Cummins try to lead the revival of the B.C. Conservative Party, there are certain risks involved.

B.C. has never shown much appetite for third provincial parties, at least not since the days of Byron “Boss” Johnson. The best showing a third party has had in recent memory was 1991, when the Social Credit Party went from governing to only seven seats. By term’s end, there was only one Socred left. One Socred spinoff was Reform B.C., which fielded 75 candidates in the 1996 provincial election. While the two former Social Credit MLAs from Peace River were a hit, no one else was elected. However, it’s possible Reform siphoned enough votes away from Gordon Campbell’s Liberals to allow Glen Clark’s NDP to take office. And that’s what scares many NDPhobic voters about third parties—they split the vote and allow the New Democrats to grab power. Since 1996, there have been only five non-Liberal/NDP MLAs elected. Cummins, the Delta-Richmond East MP, would be an interesting pick. First elected as a Reform MP in 1993, he’s always marched to his own beat. He’s well-liked by the media, since he speaks his mind and doesn’t bother with spin. While some voters knock him for being a singleissue (i.e. fish) candidate, he’s been an effective MP on many files, including the Garden City lands and a Liberal attempt to sell off Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert. Most of his views find comfort on the right side of the spectrum, but he’s been admired and praised by environmentalists for his solid criticism of federal fisheries policies. Cummins would bring an ability to get media attention and the kind of criticism that would make Liberals very uncomfortable. But the big question mark would be what kind of leadership skills he would bring. Whether in Reform or Conservatives, Cummins hasn’t always seen eye to eye with his party on some issues. While that makes him a refreshing politician, it’s going to take a lot of teamwork to pull off a Conservative comeback. Cummins doesn’t strike us as a Stephen Harper kind of guy, so a jump to provincial politics would be tempting, particularly with a rumoured federal election for the spring. Should the Conservatives be able to revive with some enthusiasm and the Liberals continue as-is,

ﬁle photo Delta-Richmond East MP John Cummins is seriously considering provincial politics.

there’s maybe 10 ridings where the Conservatives have a chance. Certainly a look at areas where Social Credit won in 1991 (two in Abbotsford, two in the Okanagan, two in the Peace River and one in Prince George) would be a start as would DeltaSouth (Cummins’ home turf and a riding that turfed a Liberal in favour of Conservative-leaning independent Vicki Huntington), and BoundarySimilkameen, where the Conservatives managed 20.16 per cent of the vote. But that’s a big if. Conservatives hope premier-designate Christy Clark’s federal Liberal ties will send voters—and hopefully a few Liberal MLAs—their way. So far

that doesn’t seem likely to happen. Cummins would be more of a headline-grabbing leader and able to hold the Liberals accountable than former NDP leader Carole James ever was. But if named leader, Cummins will have to attract a better slate of politicians than the usual raft of political C-listers with fringe-party experience. And the Conservatives will need some big help from the Liberals in the way of scandals, defections and hope that the whole B.C. Rail, Basi and Virk mess doesn’t go away. At the very least, John Cummins would make B.C. politics a lot more interesting.

Fight food hikes by going back to the basics

Shades of Green Arzeena Hamir

know a lot of people are starting to feel the impact of food hikes here in Richmond. In North America, we spend about 10 per cent of our income on food. Compare that with someone in China who spends 39 per cent of their paycheque on food or in Egypt where a kilo of meat now costs almost a third of a month’s wage. It kind of puts our

recent ﬁve per cent hike into perspective. Still, for those who are barely getting by, even a small price increase suddenly puts a huge strain on an already tight budget. One of the best ways of weathering these increases is to return back to basics. Cooking and eating at home are still the healthiest and cheapest ways of feeding your family. For the last four months, one of our staff members, Lise, has been visiting food banks, community meals, and community kitchens to ﬁnd out how people are getting by. There are some very resourceful people in this community and we could all learn a thing or two about how they make use of low cost, but still healthy ingredients. Lise herself pointed out that very few people take advantage of their local

butcher to source bones and cheaper cuts of meats to make stock. A brilliant idea! Every spring, I go trekking with gloves and plastic bags in hand and harvest loads of nettles. Not only are they an excellent source of iron but they’re also a fabulous substitute for cooked spinach in any recipe. Craving a salad? Chickweed, cress and dandelion leaves are all plentiful and free. The months of March to May are the hardest ones to eat through if you’re trying to stay local. I’m down to my last few jars of canned tomatoes and our local farmers will soon be out of their storage crops —potatoes, carrots, onions and cabbage. If you can still ﬁnd some, they’re inexpensive ingredients that really help stretch the budget.

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Don’t know how to cook using these veggies? Family Services of Greater Vancouver operates a number of cooking clubs, called community kitchens, all over Richmond. You’ll get a chance to try out a new recipe, meet some new people, eat together, and take leftovers home. Minoo Javadi is the coordinator and is a fabulous cook! You can register for the clubs by calling 604-279-7100 Richmond is blessed with a number of low cost groceries dotted around the

City. Many of them, like Jia Jia or G2000 stock mostly Asian vegetables while others like Super Grocer and Langley Farm Market cater to a larger audience. With all this fresh produce around, there’s no need to fall into the cheap, junk food trap. The Richmond Food Security Society will be unveiling a new “Affordable Food Map” at the Food Security conference in Steveston this weekend. We are looking for input and ways to make the map accessible for all residents who need it. Come take a look at where affordable food can be found in your community and add your own knowledge. We have a lot to learn from each other. Arzeena Hamir is co-ordinator of the Richmond Food Security Society. Reach her at arzeenahamir@shaw.ca.

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Editor: Richmond has won lot of accolades for being in the forefront on many community based issues. In particular, this community’s concerted efforts at promoting intercultural harmony has been recognized widely. For this, the city, numerous community organizations and countless volunteers deserve full credit. Our own Highway to Heaven is a great model of that. In this context, organizations like Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society have been doing a commendable job.. For more than a year, Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society, in co-operation with Embrace BC, the City of Richmond and various other community partners has been spearheading an Inter-Faith Bridging Project. The main objective of this project is to build bridges between different cultures and faiths in the community. As a continuation of this project, Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society, in co-operation with India Cultural Centre of Canada (Gurdwara Nanak Niwas), hosted an interfaith dialogue on Thursday, March 3. It consisted of speakers from ﬁve different faithsHinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism. (The speaker for Christianity was unable to make it due to a family emergency.) These resource people did an excellent job in exploring ways and means of encouraging people of different faiths to work together in building bridges in the community. They emphasized the need of working together in celebrating our special days/festivals and reaching out to each other. Members of the audience also were actively engaged in this process. Management of the Gurdwara Nanak Niwas Sikh temple did a commendable job not only in providing a very welcoming environment but also by serving mouth watering refreshments to a very diverse and large audience. Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society is very thankful for this. As part of this on-going project, three couples with interfaith marriages will be sharing their experiences with the audience on Tuesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Minoru Lecture Hall. Your readers and the public are invited to attend. For further information, contact Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society at 604-279-7160. Balwant Sanghera Richmond

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Re: “MP wants Garden City lands green,” Letters, Feb. 24. In 2001, Fisheries and Oceans Canada no longer required the former Canadian Coast Guard transmitter site or the 55 hectares known as the Garden City Lands for its program requirements. Its transmission towers and electronic communications functions, used by the Canadian Coast Guard, were relocated to other sites. The Garden City Lands became surplus Crown Land. As the Richmond MP of the time and working closely with prime minister Jean Chrétien, ﬁsheries minister Bob Thibault and treasury board president Don Boudria, in 2003 I was able to convince the federal cabinet and treasury board to pass a proposal which deemed the Garden City lands

for multi-purpose uses with the vast majority of the lands being used for open green space. The proposal, in effect, gifted the Garden City lands to the City of Richmond. This was accomplished by utilizing the Prime Minister’s Ofﬁce to neutralize the desire of the Canada Lands Corporation to maximize proﬁt in all its dealings with surplus Crown land. In February 2004 I was unsuccessful in the Richmond federal Liberal nomination and my term as MP ended in June 2004. I believe that Alice Wong was correct in opposing the Garden City land deal of March 2005 because that agreement proposed a highdensity residential and commercial development on a large portion of the land. However, candidate Alice Wong went further. She promised an urban park for Richmond. MP

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letters The Lenten season begins Editor: In Western Christianity, March 9 marked the beginning of Lent which begins 40 days prior to Easter. (Sundays not included in the count). Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. During some Ash Wednesday services, the minister or priest will lightly rub the sign of the cross with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers. The Lenten season is the time when we identify with the sufferings of Jesus and we walk the way of The Stations of the Cross.

The ﬁnal station is when Jesus is taken down from the cross. “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And then carried him into the tomb. “He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. He was wounded for our transgressions…and with his stripes we are healed.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn reminds us, “Repentance is the ﬁrst bit of ground underfoot, the only one from which we can go forward…repentance is the only starting point for spiritual growth.” Have a blessed Lenten season. Esther McIlveen Richmond

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Editor: Re: Proposal to build a 15-kilometre jet fuel pipeline across Richmond. The opinions of many on this most touchy subject seem to be somewhat removed from common sense and financial reason. The proposal as it exists is actually very well thought out and does address most of the concerns of safety etc. Richmond is split into two pieces by the three arms of the river. The South Arm is already the main thoroughfare for shipping traffic. The North Arm is mainly used by tugs and log boom activities and to build a fuel facility on the Middle Arm will ruin the views of the elite who live on river road. The off-shore port idea put forward by some is at best a maritime disaster waiting to happen. The prevailing wind are westerly, meaning any ship used offshore of YVR would be broadside to these winds. Look at all Port Metro slips, as you will see none are exposed to the elements anywhere near as much as a YVR offshore facility would be. The costs associated with an offshore terminus would be staggering and incur many dredging costs in perpetuity. Not to mention the sewage outflow already in place there. The posturing of His Worship Mr.Brodie on this subject is only an uninformed opinion. He makes reference to the Exxon Valdez. Mr.Brodie it is insulting to any intelligent person to imagine the Exxon Valdez incident ever being possible here. The Exxon Valdez was 500 per cent larger then any tanker operating within 100 miles of Richmond. The Exxon Valdez was a single hull tanker, none of those operate here either. The largest possible spill resulting from the proposed pipeline is still smaller then the capacity of the eightaxle truck tankers currently serving the airport. The mayor of Vancouver has recently had hearings on tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet. His supposed expert is actually a statistician and while holding a degree in oceanography is essentially an educated accountant,

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RACIST GRAFFITI at Gilmore Elementary is a sad reminder that much remains to be done to promote tolerance and understanding. As your MP and the Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism, I condemn this oӽensive – and illegal – behaviour. It has been said that: “Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and Ӿght for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the colour of their skin.” The Gilmore incident is more than an attack on one set of victims: it·s an attack on Canadians· basic freedom to be free from vicious racially-inspired verbal and written assaults. From Auschwitz to Nanjing to Zimbabwe, the sad history of racially-motivated crimes has touched us all in some way. While we have laws to prohibit such behaviour, we need to ensure that our schools, homes, businesses, and places of worship reinforce multicultural understanding. While law-enforcement is critical, the real keys to ending the kind of ignorance that led to this indefensible behaviour in Richmond are well-known to us all: learning, tolerance, and respectful dialogue. I know that this racist graԀti represents the opinions of a small, misguided group. But we need to take these signs seriously and let the perpetrators know that we will not abide these kinds of actions. To do less, would be to dishonour the men and women who have fought long and hard for our freedom. Alice Wong, MP for Richmond Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism Tel: 604-775-5790 Fax: 604-775-6291 WongA1@parl.gc.ca

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by the end of the month if New Democrats join other Opposition parties to defeat the minority Conservative government in the days after the federal budget is tabled March 22. The first chance at an Opposition vote on the budget will be Thursday, March 24, he said. “So we could go right to election at the end of the day on the 24th,” he said, adding that would likely place election day in early May. “The Tories are doing reasonably well in the polls, so they won’t want to hold back,” Smith predicted. He said the document is another indication of the heavy campaign preparations underway and fits the Tories’ strategy of increasingly targeting immigrant communities, particularly in suburban areas. But Smith said the Conservatives could run into trouble in those same areas, particularly with South Asian voters, over their plans to sharply cut the number of family reunification visas issued to bring elderly family members to Canada. Immigrant support groups have warned the change will mean much longer waits for older parents and grandparents to join immigrant families in Canada, with some of the elders dying before they can be processed. “It seems to me they’ve got a policy that runs counter to where their political strategy is taking them,” Smith said. Opposition MPs the Tories consider vulnerable include Vancouver-

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A leaked pre-election campaign strategy document shows the federal Conservatives are planning to target three Metro Vancouver ridings with messages aimed at their large populations of South Asian and Chinese voters. It also hints a federal election could come very soon. Surrey’s Newton-North Delta riding, Burnaby-Douglas and Vancouver-South are on the list of 10 federal ridings Tory strategists see as “very ethnic” ridings that can may be inﬂuenced with advertising. The “takeaway,” according to the presentation that was accidentally sent to an NDP MP, was that “there are lots of ethnic voters” in those ridings with more coming all the time, and “they live where we need to win.” It calls for a two-week “heavy deployment” of pre-writ ads starting March 15, suggesting an ofﬁcial election campaign could be underway by April. Simon Fraser University political scientist Patrick Smith said an election could well be underway

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Homeless count could show improvement Extra beds may mean more in shelter, fewer on streets by Jeff Nagel Black Press Housing advocates are cautiously optimistic a new regional homeless count that happens once every three years may ﬁnd fewer people with no roof over their heads. More than 700 trained volunteers will roam streets, ﬁelds and shelters on Wednesday, March 16 to count the number of homeless across the Lower Mainland in a single 24-hour snapshot. “We’re hopeful that we’ll see a stemming of the tide of homelessness—that we’ll see the numbers leveling off, if not reduced,” said James Pratt, spokesman for the Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy. Three years ago, the count found 2,660 homeless people across Metro Vancouver—22 per cent more than in 2005 and big increases in Richmond, the Tri-Cities, Burnaby and Maple Ridge. The largest numbers of homeless were counted in Vancouver (1,372), Surrey (388), New Westminster (123) and North Vancouver (116). Pratt said fewer clients have used extreme cold weather spaces this winter, suggesting more street homeless are taking advantage of extra shelter beds that opened in Vancouver and other parts of the region since the last count in 2008. They include Vancouver’s HEAT (Homeless Emergency Action Team) shelters that opened in advance of the 2010 Olympics, three of which continue to offer 340 year-round spaces after the province extended funding. Vancouver has also added an extra 160 cold/wet weather beds and Pratt said people from elsewhere in the region may have headed to Vancouver to take advantage of the extra shelter spaces there. “Vancouver has done a marvellous job of creating shelter beds, but there’s also been more hous-

Volunteers last conducted a comprehensive count of the region’s homeless in 2008. the 2011 count takes place Wednesday, March 16.

ing provided,” said Alice Sundberg, co-chair of the Metro Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness. “In Surrey, a lot of people have been housed.” She credits the province with funding shelters to run 24 hours a day rather than just overnight, adding that makes it much easier for outreach workers to ﬁnd and assist those who need help changing their lives. As a result of the extra spaces and reforms, Sun-

dberg said, this year’s count may find a drop in the number of street homeless, but possibly more who are counted as sheltered. “We don’t want to set up expectations that the numbers will be down significantly,” Sundberg cautioned. That’s in part because this year’s survey will for the first time count people of no fixed address in various institutions who weren’t included in the past. Hospitals, jails, detox

centres and other transition facilities have agreed to count people there who otherwise have no homes, she said. “People with no fixed address are included as homeless people,” she said. “If they are in a hospital and of no ﬁxed address, we won’t ﬁnd them if we’re just looking on the street. But they might be out on the street in a few days.” Besides the Olympics and the focus it brought to the homelessness problem, the recession hit hard over the past three years, increasing the numbers of people out of work. The count begins at midnight March 16 in shelters and starting at 4 a.m. volunteers armed with questionnaires will fan out to search the streets and other areas homeless people are known to frequent. Outreach workers will accompany them to provide assistance.

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Region wants rules to block farm mega-houses Estate lifestyle comes at expense of food production by Jeff Nagel Black Press Metro Vancouver politicians are urging the province to intervene to slow the spread of huge mansions that are chewing up urban farmland needed to grow food. Victoria is weighing how best to tackle the issue and released a discussion paper that lays out a menu of possible options. At issue is the construction of huge estate homes—often on land in the Agricultural Land Reserve—that make farming less efﬁcient and put the property’s price out of reach of ordinary farmers. Reforms have been proposed in the past by individual municipalities but beaten back by opposing groups of landowners and realtors. Both Pitt Meadows and Surrey shelved attempts to tighten regulation of farm manor homes in recent years after opposition. Metro agriculture committee chair Harold Steves said he and others on the committee want the province to enact minimum standards that would be enforced consistently to restrict the size and location of homes built in the ALR. “They’re building 10,000to 20,000-square-foot

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houses with swimming pools and tennis courts scattered throughout the agricultural area of the land,” Steves said. “It’s impossible to have crops and farm equipment when you have to work around a number of buildings. It destroys the productive use of that land.” A provincially mandated minimum standard could allow cities to go further and add stronger protections if they wish, he added. If only some cities tighten the rules, it’s feared the problem will simply be shifted around the region or pushed east into the Fraser Valley Regional District. In Richmond alone, Steves estimates, another 2,000 acres of farmland in the ALR stands to be lost to the construction of big houses and recreational amenities unless the trend is stopped. So far, Delta has taken the toughest stand against the problem of badly sited farmland mansions, he said. Delta limits house sizes and deﬁnes a farm “homeplate” on agricultural properties where houses and other residential uses must be con-

tained. They can’t sprawl deeper than 60 metres from the front property line, unless there’s on-site migrant worker housing, in which case the limit is 100 metres. Richmond doesn’t limit the size of houses but requires they be within 50 metres of the road or property line. That’s been problematic, Steves said, because outbuildings and other uses aren’t covered, so secondary houses, garages, pools and the like sometimes cut much deeper into the property. Sometimes garages and barns have second ﬂoors built with rented secondary suites. Richmond had aimed to extend the 50-metre maximum setback to include accessory buildings but ran into community resistance. “There’s a tremendous amount of opposition,” Steves said. “There’s a huge lobby, mainly from realtors.” When Richmond’s original bylaw was drafted, Steves said, it never occurred to anyone that farmers would be building swimming pools and tennis courts on their land. The problem is that in

most cases the owners aren’t serious farmers, but buyers who want an estate lifestyle in the Lower Mainland without having to pay the price to do so on urban residential land. Farmland is cheaper than large residentialzoned lots and may offer the potential of a future windfall if the land can someday be pulled out of the ALR and subdivided. Owners who are able to grow something may even qualify for the lower farm property tax rate, even if they grow just a tiny fraction of the land’s potential. That long-standing loophole should also be closed, said Surrey Coun. Linda Hepner, the vicechair of the agriculture committee. “It’s no different than those who sit on acreages with a horse or a cow and say they’re gentlemen farmers and get a tax break,” she said. “It was never intended to be for estate homes.” Metro also suggests exceptions be allowed if it makes more sense to put a house on part of the property that isn’t farmable—perhaps it’s rocky. The focus should be on the placement of the house, Hepner added. “A huge long driveway on a small parcel makes the whole parcel unfarmable,” Hepner said. “So we have to take a serious look at (maximum) setbacks.” Metro’s board is expected to ﬁnalize its position on the issue in April. Metro also aims to complete an agricultural land use inventory with the agriculture ministry to determine how much of the region’s farmland is being actively farmed.

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SPORTS EDITOR: Don Fennell Phone: 604 247 3732 E-mail: sports@richmondreview.com

Sockeyes gut out another in Tunnel Series by Don Fennell Sports Editor The Richmond Sockeyes took command of the Tunnel Series Thursday with a 5-3 victory over arch-rival Delta Ice Hawks. But even a 3 games to 1 lead in the best-of-seven Paciﬁc International Junior Hockey League Tom Shaw Conference playoff ﬁnal seemed tenuous as the teams headed into Game 5 Friday at Minoru Arenas. Save for Delta’s 6-1 domination of Game 2, all of the games have beennailbiters. Richmond won both Game 1 and Game 3 by identical 4-3 scores in overtime, and were fortunate to hold on to the lead in Game 4 Thursday after building up a 4-1 second-period lead. If needed, Game 6 is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ladner Leisure Centre with Game 7 back at Minoru Arenas at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Don Fennell photo During the heat of the action, Richmond Sockeye forward Brayden Low (22) keeps his eye on the puck as teammate Kamesh Goundar battles with Delta Ice Hawk Dominic Toigo during Game 5 of the Paciﬁc International Junior Hockey League’s Tunnel Series Thursday at Minoru Arenas. Richmond won 5-3 to take a 3 games to 2 lead in the best-of-seven Tom Shaw Conference playoff ﬁnal.

Bridge students learn the art of broomball by Kyle Benning Contributor The Grade 3 and 4 students of William Bridge Elementary School were treated to a slice of Canadian culture on Wednesday, as they took part in Broomball Canada’s free program at the Richmond Ice Centre. The program was offered by The City of Richmond to elementary and secondary schools in the district. Rick Przybysz, president of Broomball Canada, has been trying to introduce the sport to school children across the country. “We’re providing equipment for the schools, so there is no real cost for the schools except for renting the ice. Since we started the program two years ago, we’ve had 16,000 kids go through the program in Canada. It has just been dramatically successful,” Przybysz said. In Richmond, Broomball Canada’s school program has exploded. The rink booked three sessions per day from March 8 to 10 for students to learn how to play a new sport. “Out of this, we should have close to 300 kids,” he said.

Przybysz is trying to bring the game to B.C. because Richmond will be hosting this year’s Paciﬁc Rim Broomball Championship in September. The tournament was hosted in Australia two years ago, and is an international tournament for beginners. “Our ultimate goal is to have different ethnic communities come out and play in that championship. It really is an entry level championship. We’re trying to get as many groups in as we can,” Przybysz said. Przybysz, who created the International Federation of Broomball Associations in 1989, is trying to reach the kids in Canada who can’t play hockey and offer this as a replacement for them to play a similar game. “It’s very demanding on the body,” Przybysz said. “It’s a great cardio-vascular sport for kids. They get the exercise they need that they’re lacking sometimes. It’s a winter team sport for them on the ice. If they can’t skate, they have a place to come and still play. That’s what’s so wonderful about it.” Mitch Ward, a teacher at Bridge Elementary, said that his class

loved playing the game so much they came back within a matter of weeks. “At ﬁrst, we came on the ice and the kids got a chance to see how the shoes felt, and I think they were all intrigued by how they could run on ice without skates and be able to stop very quickly,” he said. Ward, who has never played broomball before this experience, said this opportunity appealed to him because of its uniqueness. “It was a sport that not a lot of kids new about,” he said. “ So exposing them to something they haven’t done before was very important.” Though most of the people on the ice had never played much broomball, there was one who grew up playing the game. Jennifer Wilkinson is a studentteacher at Bridge Elementary, and was introduced to the game by her parents. She likes the game for its demand of teamwork. “It is very inclusive. Not just one person can run up and down. They have to use every player on the ice,” said Wilkinson. At the end of the day, Ward said the trip was “about two hours and a whole pile of smiles.”

Kyle Benning photo Broomball Canada president Rick Przybysz was in Richmond this week to introduce local elementary students to the game.

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The Kwantlen Eagles are national college badminton champions— thanks in part to a local talent. The Eagles pair of Ashley Jang of Richmond and Jensen Ly of Calgary teamed up to win the mixed doubles event Saturday at the Canadian College Athletic Association Badminton Championships in Sackville, N.B. After a tough loss to the Ontario team early in the tournament (1821, 21-16, 16-21), the Eagles duo won the next five straight matches to advance to the gold medal game against the number-one ranked ACAC team from NAIT, Sinead Cheah and Joey Vandervet. Ly and Jang won the match in straight sets, 21-17, 21-12. “It feels good,” said Ly. “I had a disappointing year last year at Nationals in mixed doubles [finishing off the podium]. Coming in to the final we reminded ourselves that we could play on par with them [Cheah & Vandervet] and we ended up coming out on top.” Jang returned to the national championship as the 2010 bronze medalist in women’s doubles. The 2011 championships brought a new challenge of a knee injury suffered at the BCCAA provincial championships two weeks prior. In the two

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weeks leading up to the National Championships, Jang was able to practice only a few times before departing to New Brunswick. As a result, the need to dig deep and rely on teamwork was paramount. “Jensen really supported me when my knee started to hurt in the game,” reﬂected Jang. “He gave me the conﬁdence I needed. Jensen and I just wanted to play our best. We stayed up late talking about our strategy because we wanted to get the banner for Kwantlen.”

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JAMES WONG www.james-wong.net

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This well established 20 seat proﬁtable fast food and restaurant is 1687 sq ft, serves breakfast and lunch, has computer and internet service, Lotto and Keno center, coffee shop and is well situated on the main street of Tsawwassen in an excellent location and high trafﬁc area. Price to sell at $100.000. For private viewing call Richard Tino at 604-805-3519.

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Above: St. Thomas More’s boys’ team put their heart and soul into sweeping. At left: Two of the players take a break while their opponents strategize.

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4240 CANDLEWOOD DRIVE 4913 SQ. FT. LOT â&#x20AC;˘ $980,000 GREAT FAMILY HOME IN A GREAT NEIGHBOURHOOD. 3 bedroom and family room. Completely re-modelled in 1999. Recently added upgrades are a newer wood shake roof, inside/outside paint, and Real Brazilian Hardwood Cherry ďŹ&#x201A;oors throughout the home, new granite countertops in the kitchen with new patio doors installed last year. 3 bathrooms, one of which is a deluxe 5-pce master ensuite. The home has been professionally landscaped with lots of privacy in mind. Approx 40 x 123 ft. lot with south exposure. Nice patio with a large deck off the family room. Steps from Seafair shopping centre. Close to schools and parks. From the moment you open the front door this home looks and feels like a new home. This home is gorgeous and meticulously maintained.

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MARINA’S Swim School is continuing registration for the Spring session (March 21 - June 27). Swimming lessons for kids and adults. Small classes 3:1. Monday/Friday: 4:00pm-8:00pm, Saturday: 9:30am - 2:30pm, Sunday: 9:30am-1:30pm. Address: 11111 Horseshoe Way, Richmond, B.C. V7A 4Y1, ‘’The River Club’’ Prebooking online: marinaswimschool@gmail.com or by phone: 604-818-4650, 604-2724400, 604-671-2603. Send us the name, age, swimming level of student, the appropriate day and time for swimming and your contact email or phone. Registration at the front desk will start March 14th.

BOORSMA, Julius “Joe” passed away in his sleep at RGH on the morning of Feb. 25, 2011. Joe was born in Neerlandia, Alberta on July 4, 1938 and was always an Alberta “boy’ at heart. Per his wishes, there will be no service but his ashes will be brought home to his final resting place in northern Alberta. He is survived by his loving wife, Joyce, children Mike, Patrick, Janet (Leo), Moira (Larry), Shelagh (Michael) and Derek (Leah) along with numerous grandchildren. His positive outlook and kind consideration of others in his final years touched the hearts of many and brought joy where it was hard to find. Though Joe’s life was filled with many challenges through the years, he faced them head on and never gave up. His love of hockey and fighting spirit will always be with us. We miss you Dad.

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES GREAT CAREER OPPORTUNITY!!!

Sprott-Shaw Community College is looking to hire ADMISSIONS ADVISORS. The candidates should have relevant sales and marketing experience with contactable references.

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EDUCATION

Optician Training

Experienced Owner-Operators and Company Drivers needed for Super-B flat deck trucking company. Owner-Operators $30000 $40000 Gross monthly. Company Drivers $5000-$6000 Gross monthly. Call 250-398-2299 or 250-3029922 or Email freight@lakeenterprisestrucking.com

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HOST AN EVENT for the 12th Annual Arts and Culture Week! April 10-16, schools & arts councils across BC are presenting arts events. www.bcartsweek.org. MYLORA WEST Tuesday Ladies Golf Club is seeking new members. For more info call 604-274-7249

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EDUCATION

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944

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SERVICE DISPATCHER Needed for material handling company in Delta. The successful candidate will be a strong team player that is extremely organized, courteous, patient, customer-focused, and have excellent communication skills. Must have knowledge of the Lower Mainland. Previous dispatch experience not required. Competitive salary and benefit package.

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Van Kam Freightways’ group of companies requires Class 1 Company Drivers and Owner Operators to be based out of our Surrey Terminal. Qualified linehaul drivers with winter and mountain driving exp. Above average rates, and an excellent benefits. Send a detailed resume and current driver’s abstract. (For owner operators, provide details of your truck) to: careers@vankam.com or fax, 604-587-9889 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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LOST AND FOUND

LOST: DOG, pitbull, black, male. Last seen March 9. Vic. #5/Cambie Reward offered. 778-881-1430.

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Live-in-Caregiver Req’d f/t with exp to look after elderly lady/handicap person; provide meals; take care of hygiene; assist in daily activities & provide medication as per requirement. Salary: $10/hr. Knowledge of English, Punjabi is required. Contact Jasbinder via Email: jasbindersanghera@yahoo.ca or Fax: 604-232-4601 Location: Richmond, BC

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The successful candidates will demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills as well as have a competent ability to network and promote the institute. All candidates should be team player orientated, accept challenges, work under pressure and have a positive winning attitude.

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YOUR LOCAL HANDYMAN Proven turn key franchise opportunity Prime Lower Mainland Areas CALL NOW 778-549-2135

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LOST: ladie’s wrist watch, lost on Granville St. area approx. 2 weeks ago. Please call (604)285-3554.

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NOEL and Family is looking to hire a Live-in Caregiver (6474) in Mount Seymour, North Vancouver, BC, Perm. f/t, 40 hrs p/wk, $10.00 p/hr, ASAP. Exp. 1 year to 2 years, Must be fluent in English. Spanish an asset. Main Duties: Supervise & care for a 2 yr old child, dress, prepare for rest. Apply to noel.llewellyn@shaw.ca

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sports

Rapids set standards Good shot in Mainland pool

Winning’s elementary for this team of Bulldogs

It appears there’s no slowing the Richmond Rapids. Several of the club’s swimmers turned in outstanding performances at the recent Lower Mainland regional championships with personal bests, medals and new provincial time standards. Leading the way for the team were Jessica Jones, Jaylene Berry, William Weng, Kelsey Shaw, Selina Zhou and Brian Leung. All placed among the top three in their age group in most of their events. Jeremy Fung, 9, finished either first or second in four of five events in the 11-and-under division. He also dropped 10 seconds in his 400-metre freestyle (6:01.37) to qualify for the B.C. 10-and-under Swim Stars Championships this June in Kelowna. He also qualified for B.C. AA championships with the swim and his 200-metre backstroke. Christopher Lam, 12, placed in the top eight in all his events, achieving many best times and medalling in three events. And Isabelle Sy, Sam Bhandal and Derek Wu were great all weekend with 100 per cent of their swims personal best times. Eric Chyou, Ryan Murray, and Austin

The William Bridge elementary grade 7 girls’ basketball team remains undefeated through 15 games this season. Fresh from their recent tournament win at Hugh McRoberts secondary, the Bulldogs added another Richmond elementary school title to their collection by winning the Matthew McNair classic last weekend. Bridge’s fast-paced offence was clicking from the get-go as they powered past the opposition in their three round-robin games by an aggregate score of 119-19. The Walter Lee Lions also swept their roundrobin games, setting up a showdown with the Bulldogs in the championship game. Despite a determined effort by the Lions in the ﬁnal, the Bulldogs built a 10-point lead by halftime and ultimately the Lions had no answer. Point guard Tia Tsang was an offensive wizard for the Bulldogs displaying deft passing, and was a dominant force whenever she was on the court. Raisy Morales capped the Bulldogs’ scoring in the dying minutes with a long Hail Mary three-point shot that found nothing but mesh and electriﬁed the Bulldog supporters in a 34-11 Bridge victory. Tsang earned her second consecutive tournament MVP honour, while teammate Sabrina Lin was selected as a tournament all star. During the past two seasons, the Bulldogs have been guided by their coach, Emmanuel Adjei-Achampong to a formidable 26-1 record.

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Berry all made finals. “It sets us up well for provincials, with six new qualifiers, all rookies, having distinguished themselves quite well,” said Rapids’ head coach Rob Pettifer. But going to provincials, after being a big fish in a small pond, can be quite daunting, he said. “However, we’ve done well as a club this year with about 40 swimmers going to provincials,” Pettifer added. RENTALS

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Don Fennell photo Hugh Boyd’s Devon Lung and his Trojans teammates gave it a good shot at this week’s B.C. high school senior boys’ AA basketball championships in Kamloops. Their title hopes were dashed in an opening-day 8267 loss to South Okanagan, but they rebounded for a 70-62 win over Sutherland on Thursday to even their tournament record at 1-1.

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4TH/GRANVILLE, G/L 2 bdrm, pri entry. $850 incl heat & hydro (no lndry). NP/NS. Suit single (couple rent neg). Ref’s. 604-244-7862 MCLENNAN AVE 2 Bdrm,1 livn, sep big kitch suite sep ent with 6 Appl. NS/NP Clean, Quiet & bkyard. Easy access to Hwys/bus/skytr. $999 incl Utlty/wireless internet. 604-214-7784 RICHMOND. 2/bdrm ground level suite in NEW HOUSE. Bright priv entry, gated. ALL NEW APPL. own W/D. N/S, N/P. April 1. $1100/mo. incl util/cable/net. 604313-8555, 604-992-4091 RICHMOND, #2/Granville. 1 bdrm ste. Nr amenits. Mar. 15. $775 incl utils. Free WW net. NP/NS. No lndry 604-241-5676, 604-805-8517. RICHMOND, #4 / Francis, newly reno’d 2 bdrm, NS/NP, avail. Apr. 1st. $1100 incl utils & lndry. 1 prk spot. Phone (604) 271-3444. RICHMOND CENTRAL 1 bdrm bsmt suite. Very clean, freshly painted Nr SkyTrain. $750 incl utils. N/S. N/P Avail now. 604-616-7247. RICHMOND, nr No. 4 Rd. 2 bdrm bsmt ste. Sep ent. $1000/mo. NS/NP. Incl utils. & wifi. In suite W/D. Nr school & bus stop. Avail now. 604-617-2536.

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1995 PROWLER 5TH WHEEL 25.ft, slide out, fully contained, with shed, large deck and holding tank at Lakeview RV site at Nicola Lake in Merrit BC $10,000 Phone (604)826-6256 Bill 2006 FORD F250 super duty diesel, excellent cond, new tires, new brakes, tow pkg. Asking $20,000 Phone (604)826-6256 Bill 2008 FORD F150, pick up, 4x4, auto., V8, king cab. 26,000km. Gray. $13,000 firm. 604-538-4883

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Creditors and others having claims against the estate of ALEXANDER JAMES THOMSON, deceased, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executor c/o Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP, Lawyers & Notaries, Suite 208 - 4940 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6X 3A5, on or before April 5, 2011, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. DATED at Richmond, BC, this 28th day of February, 2011. K. BRUCE PANTON COHEN BUCHAN EDWARDS LLP Lawyers for MARIAN GRAY, Executor

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Erna Selman celebrated her 90th birthday last month at Courtryard Gardens. She has four children, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She is energetic and unique. As the picture indicates her ‘crocheting passion’ has produced about 200 baby sweaters in the last ﬁve years that were sent to Tanzania, Africa to keep the babies warm. In 1946 Erna and her husband Norman Selman moved to Richmond. Erna was a founding member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she continues to be an active and contributing member. Marie Laura Smith turned 100 on March 9 at Apple Green with many friends and family, including her 94-year-old sister Ginger. Smith moved to Richmond from Vancouver in the 1950s and longtime residents may remember her as the manager of the Sweet Sixteen store in Richmond Centre.

Kudos is a weekly feature showcasing announcements, achievements and good deeds happening around town. E-mail submissions to news@ richmond review.com

Jeff Vinnick photo Peter Brasso, president of Quest Food Exchange and Anne Murray, vice-president, community and environmental affairs at Vancouver Airport Authority, lead a caravan of 50 shopping carts full of donated food benefitting Quest during the launch of a new Quest-YVR partnership. Quest is an organization working to alleviate hunger by diverting waste from the landfill. Quest picks up food that would otherwise go to waste from wholesalers, restaurants, etc. and diverts that waste from the landfill by repackaging it and providing it to those in needs through three special low-cost grocery stores in the Lower Mainland.

BENJAMIN YONG, Freelance Writer Agency: Volunteer Richmond Information Services What does a typical volunteer writing assignment entail? Every month or so I get an email from Volunteer Richmond with a list of potential writing topics. Usually I scan the list and then reply with a top three list of topics that I’d like to write about.

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Executives from the River Rock Casino Resort, Rick Duff (left) and Roland Monteiro (right) presented the Richmond-Vancouver Walk for ALS a $3,000 sponsorship cheque at River Rock Casino Resort. ALS Society of B.C. executive director Wendy Toyer, and Richmond-Vancouver Walk for ALS committee volunteers Jodi Copple (centre) and Melanie Copple were on hand to receive the cheque.

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