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City blows up on pipeline proposal by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter A new jet fuel pipeline would expose Richmond to “unnecessary environmental risk,” Richmond’s mayor charged this week. “What concerns me the most is the fact that this is not a good proposal for the City of Richmond,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “It exposes us to environmental risk, which I believe is unnecessary given some of the alternatives that are available.” On Monday, city council agreed on a new set of harsh comments to forward to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office, which is currently reviewing the proposal. See Page 3
Matthew Hoekstra photos Richmond Conservative MP Alice Wong (left) and former MP and Liberal candidate Joe Peschisolido are in full campaign mode.
Candidates begin fight for votes In Richmond the former MP takes on the current one by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Signs are being pushed into lawns, candidates are shaking hands and rhetoric is ramping up in a Richmond
riding that will be hotly contested this federal election campaign. The campaign for Canada’s 41st election began Saturday. In Richmond, Conservative Alice Wong will face familiar challengers, while in Delta-Richmond East, voters will hear from a crop of new candidates in the wake of longtime Conservative John Cummins’ departure. Voters head to the polls May 2. Among those eyeing Wong’s seat in Richmond is Joe Peschisolido, a Liber-
Chan finished with 30.8 per cent of the vote for the Liberals, the NDP netted 11.8 per cent and the Greens had 6.4 per cent support. “My goal is to demonstrate that I do a better job as a member of Parliament rather than the current member of Parliament, and to demonstrate the priorities of the Liberal party are more in tune with the needs of families in Richmond,” said Peschisolido, 47, from his campaign office Tuesday. See Page 4
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Masked gunmen shoot at man in downtown Richmond
Elaine Shepherd wins Juno
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Two masked gunmen ignored the risk to innocent bystanders, firing multiple shots as they chased a man on foot in a residential area of downtown Richmond Tuesday around 9 p.m. Now Richmond Mounties and the Vancouver Police are searching for a red van in which the shooters are believed to have fled the scene, north of Alderbridge Way and Westminster Highway, near the Foggy Dew pub. The uninjured victim, who is known to police, is being uncooperative with investigators who are saying the shooting was not random and definitely targeted. RCMP Insp. Janis Gray said the Richmond detachment is making Tuesday’s incident their number one priority. Police were still on the scene Wednesday morning, looking for slugs that may have lodged into the surrounding buildings, including a bank of street-front townhouses. Gray said police have already recovered one bullet that went into a neighbouring building but was not a residence. Witnesses who haven’t already spoken to police are urged to come forward, she said. Even seemingly insignificant pieces of information may be what police need to find those responsible. What’s described as a red van was last seen in an alley off Alderbridge Way, heading west.
Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd can now add Juno winner to her growing resume. The Richmond High grad nearly missed her name being read out during Saturday night’s gala dinner in Toronto, where the biggest names in Canadian music, including legend Neil Young, gathered on the night before the Juno Awards. Shepherd had been rehearsing for her Juno performance at the Hard Rock Cafe, and got to the gala in the nick of time, but after dinner had been served and finished. Accompanied by her manager, Carrie Mullings, and Danny Maestro who produced the riddim—reggae parlance for the instrumental accompaniment to a song—for her Juno winning song “Likkle But Mi Tallawah,” she knew even before her name was read out that she’d won Reggae Recording of the Year. She could tell by the difficulty the announcer was having with reading the name, she said from Toronto. “He paused for a second and my heart sank,” she said. Then she didn’t know if she should get up and was
Martin van den Hemel photo Police investigators were still at a residential complex on Alderbridge Way Wednesday morning.
Gray wouldn’t say if the target of Tuesday’s shooting has gang or drug affiliations. Asked what people can do to protect themselves, Gray said residents need to be observant of their surroundings and take notice of things that are out of place. If they spot something like Tuesday’s incident in progress, they shouldn’t engage with the suspects, but instead should take mental notes of what they observe and then report it immediately to police. Although shootings like this have the potential to affect innocent bystanders, Gray said there’s nothing for the general public to fear. There were reportedly as many as 10 shots were fired.
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Mayor wants focus on environment, not economics From Page 1 If approved, a 15-kilometre underground pipeline would connect the airport with a fuel receiving facility in the Fraser River’s South Arm. Brodie said the proponent, the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation, is focusing on economics, not environmental and social concerns. “We’re not interested in you telling us how to deal with an emergency situation. We’re interested in not having the risk in the first place.” City council is also taking issue with a “lack of effective public consultation” and the fire hazard presented by the line and fuel offloading facility, which will be located far from a fire department. Richmond Fire-Rescue officials disagree with the consortium’s assessment that the risk of fire is “extremely low,” noting a site that has fuel storage, welding activities and heavy machinery is a “recipe” for fire. “It is true that jet fuel is difficult to catch on fire, however, once on fire [it] is also difficult to control, and with the current response status of (Richmond Fire-Rescue) to this area any fire will have a significant foothold, which will only exacerbate the situation,” reads a report from the department.
The mayor is urging the consortium to return to the analysis of other options, chief among them upgrading the existing pipeline in north Richmond or create a fuel offloading facility on Sea Island. “I for one cannot believe that you can’t get a fuel delivery system that goes quite close to Sea Island, to the airport. The airport is on the water, so why are you going this circuitous route to get your fuel out to the airport,” said Brodie. City staff note that the consortium has not provided a comparative assessment of options and alternatives to their proposal that fully accounts for impacts and costs to the city. Project manager and Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation spokesperson Adrian Pollard was unavailable for comment. The environmental review period ends April 17. A decision will then rest with the BC Minister of Environment, expected by Oct. 1. The Environmental Assessment Office is accepting written submissions until April 11 at eao.gov.bc.ca or by fax at 250-356-6448. Submissions are also being accepted by mail: c/o Jennifer Dessouki, PO Box 9426 Stn. Prov Govt, Victoria BC, V8W 9V1. Copies of the application can be viewed on the website or by visiting the Brighouse branch of the Richmond Public Library.
Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd’s ‘Likkle But Mi Tallawah’ is Canadian Reggae Recording of the Year.
confused about where to go and what to do. “I was very nervous, shaking the whole time,” she said, adding that she was having difficulty breathing. Finally making her way onto the stage, she was handed the Juno—heavier than she expected—greeted everyone with a “Hi” and went on to thank her family, manager and producer. She was then whisked away to have her hair and makeup touched up before going to a press conference room and finally a room filled with dozens of photographers. “This is just a testament to hard work,” she said. If you believe and put 150 per cent into the work you’re doing, good things will happen,
she said. “If it can happen to a little Richmond girl like me...to have people recognize your craft and talent, that’s moving to me, that’s inspiring to me.” What’s next? “I’ve always said I wanted to take my music to a different level in order to make a difference.” “Likkle but Mi Tallawah” was a phrase given to her by Julian King, president and founder of Canadian Reggae World, and is a Jamaican term meaning “little but me tall/big.” That’s now come to represent who she is, she said. On Monday, when she turned to her Facebook page, she’d received 85 friend requests and dozens
of messages. It’s been a long journey from her initial audition for Canadian Idol as a young teenager who was rejected during the preliminary rounds eight years ago. Her outlook on life: “If you love me, I love you. If you hate me, I still love you. It’s all about taking a negative and turning it into a positive.” Rather than feeling dejected by the feedback from those Canadian Idol judges, she set out to prove them wrong. And were they ever. She went on to win RichCity Idol, was nominated for an Ethel Tibbits Award, then nominated this year for a Juno and is now a winner. “I can’t believe it.”
Federal Richmond candidates weigh in Dale Jackaman, NDP “If there was an earthquake, the chances of us being able to repair that are minimal. It would be a disaster up and down the coast here. My gut feeling is we can make the delivery vehicles cleaner with more modern technology. We cannot make a pipeline cleaner, should it break. I’m going to be against the pipeline.” Those fuel delivery trucks, said Jackaman, also bring risk, but it’s negligible in comparison to what a breach in the pipeline could bring. Joe Peschisolido, Liberal “This plan may make economic sense, but it does not make environmental sense... and it doesn’t make sense for the quality of life here in Richmond. And I’ve been surprised that we haven’t had public engagement from our current member of Parliament. That there hasn’t been a full discussion of alternatives.” He called the current process “a sham” and the environmental review “fundamentally flawed,” adding an independent assessment of alternate options is needed. “I believe the federal government has abdicated their role,” he said. “I’m going to do everything possible to stop this current proposal. I believe it’s bad for Richmond.” Michael Wolfe, Green “I voiced my opinion at both open houses,
and I completely think the environmental approval process that this is going through now is a complete sham. It’s a complete joke.” Wolfe said no project that’s been subject to an environmental review has been rejected. So this is not an environmental approval process, it’s an economic approval process with the one coverup—the whole greenwash thing—about this being for the environment when it’s completely not.” Wolfe added he doesn’t see the airport expanding much more than it is today. He suggested the existing pipeline be upgraded, or further examination given to a docking station at YVR instead. Alice Wong, Conservative “For any application like this, the first important thing is to go through the environmental assessment. There are two here right now. One is the provincial, the other is the federal. We want to do our due diligence that it is safe and won’t cause any danger to the residents.” As for whether she supports the plan, Wong said she understands the safety concerns of residents. “We should listen to the people. That’s where I stand,” she said. “And I know the city’s against this, so I think we should do a really good environmental assessment before it can happen.”
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Familiar names contest Richmond riding From Page 1 A lawyer and 11-year resident of the riding, Peschisolido will kick off his campaign with a reception Sunday at his Ackroyd Road office. He’s already been knocking on doors this week and pledges to be as accessible as he can during the campaign. He criticized Wong for dismissing his calls for public debates on everything from the Garden City lands to comments from CSIS director Richard Fadden. “Hopefully we’ll at some point have that discussion. My view is that the role of a member of Parliament is to have full community engagement,” he said. The economy will be a focus of this campaign, Peschisolido said, adding he’d rather see money spent on families than corporate tax cuts. “One of the major planks for the Liberal party is equality of opportunity, where
if you work hard and play by the rules, you’re able to succeed. And a lot of times, the barriers are economics.” Wong, 62, holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, and before entering politics managed international programs at what is now Kwantlen Polytechnic University. An immigrant from Hong Kong, Wong served as Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. During a break from door-knocking Tuesday, Wong said she’s represented Richmond well in her first term of office. “People should see what the MP has been doing, rather than just campaigning the five weeks. I think I’ve gained the confidence of a lot of people, and I have also been able to reach out to them.” Wong said she’s been connecting with constituents since being elected, not-
Richmond Appointee to Board of Directors – Extension of deadline Vancouver Airport Authority The City of Richmond is currently seeking a nominee for the Board of Directors for the Vancouver Airport Authority (VAA) to serve a three-year term starting in May 2011 and ending in May 2014. Nominees are required to be Canadian citizens and should demonstrate knowledge, leadership skills and experience in one or more of the following areas: • community-based task forces, committees and boards • business operations • transportation • logistics and distribution • commercial sectors with a customer and public service component • tourism and hospitality • finance • international trade • retail and marketing • real estate, planning and development • communications Currently elected representatives or persons who are directly or indirectly employed by a government or Crown Corporation are not eligible for nomination. Directors receive a modest compensation.
“As the other three candidates will very likely be promoting negativity throughout their campaign and attacking each other, I’m going to be the complete opposite of that.” - Michael Wolfe ing she’s held “quite a few” roundtable discussions. “People can come to see me anytime. My challenge in the past was that I was in the house most of the time...I never missed a single vote, except when I was... with the prime minister visiting China.” Like her Liberal challenger, she said the key issue this campaign is the economy. “Everyone is concerned about their jobs, despite the fact that we’ve been doing quite well compared to other countries. But it is still very fragile. That’s why I think this election is not necessary, but it happened.” She also noted her record on promoting tourism in Richmond, highlighting China’s approval of destination status with Canada. Green candidate Michael Wolfe, 29, said his campaign will be positive. “As the other three candidates will very likely be promoting negativity throughout their campaign and attacking each other, I’m going to be the complete opposite of that.” Wolfe is a teacher in Richmond, currently serving as teacher-consultant in sustainability for the district. He’s previously run for every political seat in his riding.
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During this campaign Wolfe will turn to social media to promote his message, which focuses on preserving Richmond’s shoreline and the Garden City lands, and the neighbouring federal surplus parcel known as the Department of Defence lands. “Having been part of this issue for some time now, my role is in helping out the city in as many ways as possible to keep it 100 per cent agricultural use, without buildings, without parking lots,” he said of the city-owned Garden City lands. At a riding association meeting last night Dale Jackaman was expected to be acclaimed as Richmond’s NDP candidate. Jackaman, 54, finished third in the last election with 5,059 votes—less than onequarter of Wong’s total. A businessman who operates Amuleta Computer Security, Jackaman focused his energy in 2008 on attacking the Conservatives. Now entering his third federal campaign, voters can expect more of the same. Jackaman plans to talk with as many people as he can, keying on the issue of trust. “The majority of Canadians still don’t trust the Conservatives to make the right decisions, on a number of varying issues,” he said. “The Conservatives are burying us in debt. They’re doing exactly the same thing they’ve done in the United States— cutting the tax base while increasing expediture. It didn’t work down there—look where it’s got the United States—it’s not going to work up here.” In Delta-Richmond East, Conservative Kerry-Lynne Findlay is running against Green candidate Duane Laird. The NDP was set to nominate a candidate in Delta last night after The Review’s press time. A Liberal candidate had not been announced by press time.
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Tories name new candidate by Christine Lyon Black Press Kerry-Lynne Findlay has replaced Dale Saip as the new Conservative Party candidate for DeltaRichmond East. Saip, chair of the Delta Board of Education, was asked to resign by the Conservatives last week after his past financial troubles came to light. At the March 21 candidate nomination meeting, Saip finished with 78 votes, while second-place Findlay received 66 votes after four counts of the singletransferable ballots. The snap election was called after longtime MP John Cummins announced he would not stand for re-election. Just two days after Saip’s win, court records of his past financial woes were dropped off anonymously at The Richmond Review. They indicated he once filed for bankruptcy and on another occasion sought protection from his creditors. Saip said his personal bankruptcy and issues with the Canada Revenue Agency have long ago been resolved. And he disclosed all of that information to the party prior to receiving a waiver by the federal Conservatives that made him eligible at Monday’s constituency association nomination meeting. It was revealed that Findlay also declared bankruptcy, in 2001, due in part to her legal fight with the federal government and Musqueam Indian Band over leaseholder compensation. She was not immediately available for comment. The Vancouver lawyer was appointed to Queen’s Council in 1999. She ran as the Canadian Alliance candidate in VancouverQuadra in the 2000 federal election, but lost. Stephen Harper’s minority government fell on a non-confidence motion Friday when MPs found the Tories in contempt of Parliament.
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Cummins looks to revive B.C. Conservatives Former DeltaRichmond East MP to be acclaimed by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter He’s the new but familiar face of the new B.C. Conservatives. As has been speculated for some time, former Delta-Richmond East MP John Cummins announced his candidacy for the leadership of the provincial Conservatives. But since no other candidates came forward by the Tuesday night deadline, Cummins is expected to be officially named the leader of the B.C. Conservatives at a party convention this May. In Tuesday morning’s press conference at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Cummins emphasized during his speech that he wants B.C. voters to have a viable alternative to the Liberals and NDP, which he described as “old line parties” inextricably linked to special interest groups in the form of corporations and unions. “The choice between the Liberals and NDP is like a choice between airline food and hospital food,” he said. “We can do better, British Columbians deserve a choice they are actually excited to vote for, not two parties they
have to hold their noses to support.” Cummins hasn’t yet announced where he’ll be running, but he’s reportedly already moved to Langley. If elected, Cummins said he’d push to ban political donations from corporations and unions. Asked how he’ll appeal to younger voters, Cummins said: “I think that if you look at the team that’s surrounding me, very few on that team are over 40 years of age. So we do have a young team here, a team that can reach out to these younger voters and I think that the ideas we’re promoting and expressing are ideas that do appeal to the young people. We’re talking about MLAs who are not going to be trained seals when they hit the provincial legislature, we’re talking about attracting MLAs who will speak their mind, represent their people and yet be part of this Conservative team. “That’s the kind of government
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The Crown and defence have completed their arguments in the sentencing hearing of a Surrey women who tossed the body of her dead newborn into the trash early last year. Crown counsel Patti Tomasson has requested a conditional sentence with a probationary period for Surrey’s Courtny Dawn Taylor, while Taylor’s defence lawyer Chandra Corriveau has requested a conditional discharge. Taylor’s lawyer is next expected back in court on April 4, when another sentencing date will be set, at which time Richmond provincial court Judge Jodie Werier is expected to sentence Taylor.
Conservative leader Stephen Harper used his B.C. campaign swing Monday to offer a new incomesplitting plan for families, but his rivals were quick to note that the proposed implementation is years away. The program would allow families to share up to $50,000 of family income for tax purposes, which Harper says would save 1.8 million families an average of $1,300 in income taxes. But it would not be implemented until a re-elected Conservative government balances the federal budget. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff’s campaign was quick to point out that the family tax cut likely wouldn’t take effect until 2015. The Liberals have their own tax credit plan that would immediately provide $1,350 for families caring for an elderly or seriously ill relative at home. Ignatieff is also promising a new six-month Employment Insurance benefit for working people to take care of an elderly or ill relative at home. At a weekend stop in Surrey, NDP leader Jack Layton reminded supporters that while Harper promotes tax relief for families, his government worked with the B.C. Liberals to impose the harmonized sales tax. That tax doesn’t change federal sales tax revenues, but increases the provincial take by extending the provincial sales tax to a variety of services.
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Labour peace appears to be at hand for Metro Vancouver’s rapid transit system. A first contract reached last week with Canada Line workers ended the threat of a strike disrupting service on the region’s newest line. The nearly 200 control room operators, attendants and maintenance staff voted 87 per cent to accept the three-year collective agreement, terms of which were not made public. Canada Line staff represented by the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union had previously voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action but never issued 72-hour strike notice. The 19-kilometre line linking Richmond, Vancouver and the airport is run for TransLink by operator Protrans BC. A tentative contract has also been reached with more than 500 SkyTrain workers who run and maintain the Expo and Millennium Lines. CUPE local 7000 rep David Fleming said the results of a mail-in ratification vote now underway will not be known until next week. Unionized SkyTrain employees had also voted to strike before returning to mediated talks with TransLink’s SkyTrain subsidiary. Bargaining had been underway since the previous contract expired last August. Negotiations are getting started between TransLink and its bus drivers across Metro Vancouver. Their previous contract, which ensured labour peace during the 2010 Winter Olympics, expires March 31.
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EDITORIAL: Who hasn’t danced with Duceppe?
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rime Minister Stephen Harper says it would be “illegitimate” for the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois to try to form a coalition government if, as polls suggest, his Conservatives are elected with another minority in the May 2 election.
Harper has accused Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff of harbouring a secret agenda of defeating a minority Conservative government and forming a governing coalition with Jack Layton’s New Democrats and Gilles Duceppe’s Bloc. Ignatieff has stated for the record he will attempt no such thing if his party again winds up in opposition. The curious part of this early election controversy is that, only seven years ago, Harper was the one eyeing a possible coalition government after the Paul Martin-led Liberals won a minority. It was Harper who signed a letter with Layton and Duceppe, asking then-governor general Adrienne Clarkson to consider all options. Harper denied he was doing in 2004 what he is accusing Ignatieff of planning to do following the election. Harper said he was part of a “co-opposition accord” and not a formal coalition. If that sounds like bafflegab, it is. Harper can call it what he wants, but the fact remains he
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has accused Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff of harbouring a secret agenda of defeating a minority Conservative government and forming a governing coalition with Jack Layton’s New Democrats and Gilles Duceppe’s Bloc.
has exposed himself as a hypocrite. There would be no other reason for Harper, Layton and Duceppe to send Clarkson that letter than the trio’s wish to form a coalition government. If, as Harper claims, it would be “illegitimate” for defeated par-
ties to try to usurp power from a minority government in 2011, why was it acceptable for him to consider the option in 2004? Why? Because Harper is today is the hunted, not the hunter. His bewildering contradiction is actually not so bewildering. The
lust for power can overpower the most stringent of personal ethics. The irony of this saga is this: The only leader in this election who has not attempted to court the devil that is Duceppe? That’s right — Ignatieff. —Kamloops This Week
That ’70s political show, again CIRCULATION MANAGER RACHAEL FINKELSTEIN, 604-247-3710 circulation@richmondreview.com CIRCULATION JR TUAZON, ROYA SARWARY, BRIAN KEMP, 604-247-3710 circulation@richmondreview.com
B.C. Views Tom Fletcher CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER JAANA BJORK, 604-247-3716 jaana@richmondreview.com CREATIVE DEPARTMENT GABE MUNDSTOCK, 604-247-3718 gabe@richmondreview.com PETER PALMER, 604-247-3706 peter@richmondreview.com KAY KRISTIANSEN, 604-247-3701 kay@richmondreview.com The Richmond Review is a member of the B.C. Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the council. Write (include documentation) within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org Published in Richmond every Thursday and Saturday by Black Press Ltd.
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s the federal parliament slid once again into partisan mayhem, former finance minister John Manley was on CBC television, making me wish he would bring his voice of reason back to Ottawa. Liberal and NDP supporters had been taking turns with accusations that the Conservatives’ corporate tax cuts only help the rich. “That’s stuff that we used to hear in the ’70s,” Manley said. “I thought that
people had grown away from that.” He then patiently explained that the key holdings most in peoples’ retirement plans are bank, petroleum and other bluechip stocks. His Liberal government’s strategy of competing for business investment in a global economy has wisely been continued under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Yet much of our political discourse at all levels of government still imagines class warfare between tycoons in silk top hats and a ragged, powerless peasantry. For B.C. voters, 2011 is shaping up as the most politically empowered year ever. The May 2 federal election now gets in line with a by-election for Premier Christy Clark, a referendum on the harmonized sales tax, municipal elections in November and potentially, an early provincial election as well. Will all these contests
raise the level of debate? So far it doesn’t look good. This fourth federal election in seven years could have had one benefit. But Clark did not see fit to abandon the hare-brained scheme to rush through the HST referendum in June, and now the B.C. government risks losing the tax argument amid all the noise. If the HST vote had been left to September, more people might come to appreciate that taxes on business investment and income are going out of style. An Angus Reid poll came out last week finding that one third of B.C. residents would now vote to keep the HST, compared to 54 per cent who would take B.C. back to the 1970s. Another contest being overshadowed is the B.C. NDP leadership, and that’s a ’70s show as well. Raising the minimum wage to $10.25 isn’t good enough. Candidate Nicholas Simons tried to raise his profile by
suggesting that it should be hiked 50 per cent, to $12. Heck, why not raise it to $20? If you’re stuck in the ’70s and can’t comprehend the downside of state-imposed prosperity, why not just make poverty history? Federal NDP leader Jack Layton informed an anxious nation that he wouldn’t support the Conservative budget because it doesn’t “lift all seniors out of poverty” or “create” enough doctors so everyone can have one. Cuba has “created” plenty of doctors. Mind you, they get paid $25 a month in addition to their food ration cards, so perhaps that socialist Utopia should raise its minimum wage. I watched another ’70s show last week, attending the B.C. Teachers’ Federation convention at the Victoria Conference Centre. Before Education Minister George Abbott arrived, delegates passed a typically self-righteous resolution
demanding all levels of government immediately get rid of poverty. How? Create poverty reduction plans with measurable goals. Right, kind of like those five-year plans for tractor production the Soviet Union had back in the ’70s. Once Abbott arrived to hold out the olive branch, the BCTF’s usual demands resumed. More teachers, more support staff and raises of 10 per cent or more. Does anyone on the BCTF executive know how to synthesize information? Can’t they see a connection between the big raises and staff increases they demand and what’s available for other programs? There’s a clue to our stagnant political debate. It’s largely formed in public schools. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. He can be reached at tfletcher@blackpress.ca.
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letters All of us should make every effort to integrate into Canadian society
Vacationers don’t get pensions
Editor: In his letter “Assimilation was never intended,” (March 26), Ray Lin states that some Canadians of Chinese heritage in Vancouver/Richmond consider them as expatriates. They are here only to take advantage of the resources and services Canada has to offer. I find this observation to be quite surprising. Hopefully, his views aren’t representative of the Chinese Canadian community here. Canada was built by immigrants and continues to be so to this day. People from more than 200 diverse communities from every corner of the world proudly call Canada their home. This includes members of the Chinese community whose loyalty and contribution towards the growth and development of Canada goes back more than 125 years. A large number of them have been recognized as outstanding citizens and role models. I am sure no country, including Canada, appreciates its hospitality and generosity being taken advantage of. Canada is one of the most generous, inclusive and welcoming countries. Our model of multiculturalism is designed to promote intercultural harmony. The main emphasis is on integration not assimilation. Canadians expect immigrants to make a long-term commitment to this country and learn at least one of Canada’s official languages— English and French. Rather than sticking to their own self-imposed ethnic enclaves they are expected to reach out and become active members of the broader community All of us, whether we have just arrived here or have been here for generations should make every effort at integrating into Canadian society. Balwant Sanghera Richmond
Editor: Ray Lin, in his response to D.M. North’s March 4 letter “Lessons on integration” compares Chinese expatriates living in Canada to Americans who have vacation homes in Mexico. A vacationer spends only a few weeks per year in the respective country. They do not partake in all the benefits such as education (including “ESL”) health care, government pension plans, old age security, etc. Having been born and raised in Canada, as well as both my parents, I can assure you that my ancestors did not come to this country with the intention that they need not assimilate. Perhaps Immigration Canada should start asking a new question in the citizenship application: How long will your “vacation” in Canada be? C. Pooransingh Richmond
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What it means to be an immigrant in this country Editor: With respect to Ray Lin’s letter to the editor (“Assimilation was never intended,â€? Letters, March 26), at ďŹ rst it sounds like a disarmingly polite and interesting explanation or viewpoint. However, it doesn’t take much to think about how it really reveals how much Mr. Lin, and perhaps many others like him, really have far too little understanding of what it means to be an immigrant versus an expatriate in another country. He talks about “frank but honest discussion being more healthy than polite but hypocritical;â€? at some levels he is both polite and hypocritical.
Most people coming from China are trying to get landed immigrant or resident status, even if they don’t care to become citizens. They do this so they can get the free health care, free education and all the other beneďŹ ts that only landed immigrants are eligible for. Meanwhile, they pay no taxes except on things they buy like the massive houses they build and the luxury cars they drive. Many do try to ďŹ nd jobs or open businesses here. Many who don’t, and even some who do, pay no income tax, even though many of them are far wealthier than most of us long-time Canadians can ever dream of being. I think Mr. Lin also has a couple of other
comparisons quite wrong. When Canadians or Americans go and live in other countries, they don’t demand and expect services in their language. They don’t expect free health care. They pay for insurance to cover their out-of-country health costs. They try to follow the rules of the land, including when it comes to business, obeying trafďŹ c rules, etc. I don’t think they drive up the price of real estate to the point where citizens can’t afford to live in their own cities. They don’t generally buy multiple residences. Furthermore, most immigrants who come to this land, at least before the latter part of the last century, came here because they were trying to come to a land that offered
them a better opportunity for themselves and their descendants to live in, not just to enjoy as a vacation spot while they drain off as many of the beneďŹ ts this ďŹ ne country has to offer without contributing much in return. Many of my Chinese-born relatives, friends and acquaintances are here because they want to make Canada their home, not as tourists. We welcome both immigrants and tourists for what they are, but maybe our government should think twice about how many tourist-immigrants they are letting in. Lorne Brandt Richmond
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letters Letter writer has no respect for Canada
Dale Saip would have made a great MP
Editor: I read Mr. Lin’s letter with disgust. He obviously has no respect for Canada or the Canadian people. His remark “we like the resources this country provides to us� makes me sick. Of course they like the resources, the schooling, the availability of housing and let us not forget the medical system. He doesn’t seem to realize that the people who work here are paying the taxes to support those resources he is exploiting. I don’t care what ethnic group you belong to, when you take without giving you are raping the life that our ancestors worked so hard to leave for their families. They worked hard and they learned the language and they participated in the community and they developed Canada because as he said “they desired the resources and opportunities in this land.� They used them but did not exploit them but rather developed them for the future of the land and people. He likens himself to the Americans with vacation homes in Mexico. Just a little bit different don’t you think when you compare the resources? I wish Mr. Lin would read again what he wrote
Editor: Re: “Conservatives pull plug on candidate Dale Saip.â€? Delta-Richmond East lost a great opportunity at effective representation when the nomination was withdrawn from Dale Saip. Whether it be to Ottawa or Victoria, Delta seems to have a hard time sending a representative who could actually do something. Dale’s history is old news. What is not so well known is how deftly Dale has steered the school district through some very challenging years. Trustees deal mainly with budget decisions, hiring a superintendent and setting broad policy directions. The reason the trustees have Dale as chairperson is because he is brilliant at guiding a large organization. Mistakes can be very problematic as anyone can see by looking at the problems that have beset Langley and Vancouver. In contrast Delta has seen considerable success with Dale as chairperson. We have maintained a sound ďŹ nancial footing. We have a reputation that has attracted over a thousand students from out of District. We now have Terasen installing over $5 million in geothermal heating installation at no cost to the district. The list of accomplishments could go on, and its not an accident. Dale has never sought personal recognition for his school board work and much of our planning goes unreported. So in the light of recent publicity its important that the people of Delta-Richmond East know the calibre of the representative they almost had in Ottawa. If we had a string of disasters the ďŹ nger of the press would be pointing at the leadership, so Dale should be given a huge amount of credit for his work. Hopefully we’ll get to keep him as our chairperson. Simon Truelove Vice chairperson Delta School District
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Scenes from DragonDiva productions: LEFT: Lisa-Dawn Kilthau as Cinderella and Dionne Sellinger as Prince Charming in Love at first sight. ABOVE: Kathleen Morrison as the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella waking her Sprites, including Robin Eder-Warren (right) and Elves from slumber.
A day and a night at the opera DragonDiva Opera to perform two shows at Minoru Chapel on Wednesday by Michael Mui Contributor
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aking auditions, putting on shows, selling out seats and even singing the witch’s dance in Hansel and Gretel are all part of Jeanine Fynn’s operatic routine. A career vocalist by trade, the nine-year
musical veteran is chiefly a front-stage performer—it was the dice of luck that gave her a shot at realizing her dream as a self-made “backstage” producer. While sharing lunch with two friends, Fynn connected with like-minded Lower Mainland vocalist John Arsenault. It wasn’t long before they took out their own credit cards and funded their first operatic theatre: DragonDiva. That was four years ago. “We put on six fully-staged performances (and) we ended up actually selling out five,” Fynn said of her first show. At the time, she had no marketing strategy. “We used our contacts to get a location … we had no money backing to start,” she said. Fynn is now her own stage director. Next Wednesday, she will be performing at two show times with her troupe at the Minoru Chapel. Her one hour shows will feature popular excerpts from some of their
best performances, including Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pianafore—and her favourite excerpt from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. “There’s a really popular and absolutely beautiful duet that Hansel and Gretel sings when they’re going to sleep,” said Fynn. The performance is part of the City of Richmond’s Minoru Chapel Opera series, which partnered three Lower Mainland opera troupes to put on shows from March through May. The idea is to get the general public more excited about opera. “Opera is usually performed at a grand scale,” said the city’s manager of cultural development Liesl Jauk. The Minoru Chapel has barely 100 seats—it lacks the grandiosity of traditional operatic theatres, but Jauk says it’s perfect. “There’s nothing in between you and the per-
formers,” she said. “You’re so close … it’s so intimate … there’s that real direct connection with the artist.” The small room also gives opera an additional musical echo. “Like many churches and chapels, it has beautiful acoustics,” Jauk said. Constructed in 1891, the chapel will give Richmond residents a small bite of history to go with their musical taste buds, she added. Today, the chapel is used mainly for weddings and movie shoots. “Not very many people get the chance to go inside,” she said. “It’s such a beautiful little historic space.” However, Fynn hopes the Richmond crowd won’t be too tough to please. “We’re hoping that they’ll just have a good time,” she said. Tickets can be purchased at 604-276-4300 from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 6.
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More WorkSafeBC inspectors target risky asbestos handling Squad urged to intensify search for unlicensed operators by Jeff Nagel Black Press WorkSafeBC should broaden a crackdown now underway against construction contractors who illegally expose workers and residents to asbestos contamination, according to an industry spokesman. The Crown agency has an expanded team of 10 inspectors in the Lower Mainland now hunting for improper asbestos handling, typically at sites where old homes are being demolished or renovated. Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association CEO Peter Simpson applauds the move but says more must be done to target unlicensed renovators and builders who are more likely to break the rules. “There’s a lot of underground stuff going on,” said Simpson, noting underthe-table dealing has increased as a result of the Harmonized Sales Tax. “They need to ferret out the unscrupulous folks who operate under the
radar to avoid getting permits and avoid WorkSafeBC compliance.” Simpson said homeowners should also take responsibility and ensure their home is assessed for environmental hazards, particularly if it’s older than 1980. If asbestos is found and needs to be removed, they should ensure they use only reputable, licensed builders. Improper removal during renovation can leave residents exposed to asbestos fibres and cause lung disease or cancer decades later. “You can’t see it, you can’t smell it and you can’t taste it,” said Al Johnson, WorkSafeBC’s regional director for construction. “You breathe it in and you breathe it out and some of it goes deep into your lungs and you don’t even know if you’ve been exposed.” He said 25 to 30 house demolitions have already been shut down over asbestos mishandling so far in 2011. Several old houses are coming down daily in the City of Vancouver alone, he noted, adding the team welcomes public tips on suspicious worksites. “There’s enough out there to keep our 10 guys very busy,” Johnson said. Simpson said some of his members are also concerned remediators who remove asbestos have jacked their prices dramatically in response to the
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WorkSafeBC enforcement drive. He’s also troubled by reports that some firms that assess buildings may falsely report no asbestos content, eliminating steep removal costs and allowing a cheaper renovation or demolition to proceed. “The homeowners and the renovators should have the confidence that the assessor knows what they’re doing and is not fudging the results,” Simpson said. WorkSafeBC last year fined Bhupinder Chahal (BC Hazmat Inspections Ltd.) $1,750 for repeatedly certifying asbestos had been safely removed from sites in Coquitlam when the firm did not know who removed the materials or how it was done. “It did not conduct any sampling to confirm that the worksite was free of contamination before certfiying it was safe for the workers to enter,” according to WorkSafeBC’s annual enforcement report. Other firms – including Canadian Custom Homes Centre Ltd. in Coquitlam, Nystart Developments Corp. in Vancouver and Skylite Building Maintenance in Burnaby – were fined $2,500 last year for overseeing job sites where workers weren’t correctly safeguarded against asbestos exposure. Once asbestos-contaminated material is removed from a site, it’s supposed to go to the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, where workers equipped to handle the material ensure it’s deeply buried.
Most construction waste goes to commercial recycling operations, which screen for hazardous waste and take it to the landfill. Metro Vancouver transfer stations also screen incoming loads to make sure asbestos isn’t being dumped there, exposing workers to harm. Suspicious loads are required to undergo testing. Paul Remillard, Metro’s division manager for contracted services, said it’s rare that any asbestos makes it into the transfer stations, adding regular testing shows asbestos is well within safe levels. But Simpson said unlicensed operators who are already dodging WorkSafeBC scrutiny and other standards may not follow any of the rules on disposal either. “It’s going to be dumped at the side of a road somewhere,” Simpson predicted, adding more must also be done to combat the trend towards illegal dumping. Surrey spent $830,000 last year cleaning up illegal dump sites discovered within its boundaries, a 22 per cent increase. The roadside trash piles often contain insulation, drywall and ceiling tiles – the types of waste that can be contaminated with asbestos. A Surrey firm was recently ordered to pay $15,000 for illegally dumping asbestos-laden drywall last year at a New Westminster recycling facility.
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Earth Hour power savings nearly double by Jeff Nagel Black Press B.C. cut electricity consumption by 1.8 per cent during Earth Hour Saturday evening, and Pitt Meadows topped the province with a 5.7 per cent reduction. B.C. Hydro officials said they were pleased by the response to the hour of conservation for climate change awareness, now in its fourth year here. Province-wide, 117 megawatt hours of electricity were saved as many residents switched off lights, TVs and other appliances and instead lit candles or went for a walk. The reduction was nearly twice as much as in 2010, when a 1.04 per cent cut was measured, and equivalent to turning off 7.8 million 15-watt compact fluorescent bulbs. Maple Ridge was the second-best Metro Vancouver city in the Earth Hour rankings, with a 3.9 per cent power saving. It was followed by Port Coquitlam at three per cent, North Vancouver City at 2.85 per cent and Coquitlam, Mission and North Vancouver District all at 2.25 per cent. The region’s worst performers were West Vancouver at just 0.51 per cent, Burnaby at 0.89 per cent and Langley City at 0.99 per cent. Vancouver and Surrey were tied at 1.5 per cent, while Richmond and Abbotsford were slightly better at 1.65 per cent. The lights barely dimmed at all during Earth Hour in West Kelowna and Williams Lake, where the saving was just 0.11 per cent. “We encourage our customers to think about how to live a little bit of Earth Hour every day,” said Lisa Coltart, B.C. Hydro’s executive director of Power Smart and customer care. Not everyone was impressed. Residents in various Metro Vancouver cities took to Twitter to complain of “dismal” Earth Hour participation in their neighbourhoods. Others argued the exercise is misguided, particularly in B.C., because burning candles releases more carbon that hydroelectric power.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
community
Richmond scouts host annual Spring Bazaar on Saturday by Michael Mui Contributor A train ride to Whistler and back and a weekend getaway at the village’s Woodrun Lodge are just two of the items on silent auction at this Saturday’s scouting fundraiser. Hosted by the 12th Richmond Scout Group, the fourth annual Spring Bazaar helps raise money to send kids away for summer camps both locally and internationally. But sending six scouts to a camp on the Sunshine Coast would cost parents $3,600. To send the same scouts to an international camp, the cost jumps to $26,400. Scout group commissioner Judi Merrell-Dobel hopes to cut these costs in half. “We ask them to try and cover at least 50 per cent, if we can make more money from fundraising, we’ll give them back money,” Merrell-Dobel said. She hopes to rally the community behind her scouts—all silent auction items have been donated by local individuals and companies. And typically, the fundraisers fetch anywhere between $5,000 to $10,000.
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“The mayor of Richmond has donated a lovely plaque … (Richmond East MLA) Linda Reid always donates towards our scouting baskets … a lot of restaurants in the community are giving free meals,” Merrell-Dobel said. This week’s event at Gilmore Park United Church will feature a mini-children’s carnival, garage sale, martial arts demonstration and craft tables—all in a bid to help parents afford sending their children to these camps. “To go to something like this … [those children] have worked hard in the scout group,” MerrellDobel said. “They’ve come to every activity and have basically supported and committed themselves to scouting.” Scouts meet once a week at the United Church and learn community themes split into five weeks of hands-on education. The current theme is community safety, which will have scouts crafting shoebox models of their homes to prepare fireescape plans, culminating in trip to Richmond’s No. 1 Fire Hall next week. The event starts at 10 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m., a personal chequebook is required to bid on items. See www.12thrichmondscouts.com for info.
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SPORTS EDITOR: Don Fennell Phone: 604 247 3732 E-mail: sports@richmondreview.com
Don Fennell photos The University of Victoria Vikes men’s rowing team won its 17th Brown Cup in 20 meetings against the University of B.C. Saturday on the Middle Arm in Richmond.
Vikes triumph in Brown Cup Annual UBC, UVic races give insight in rowing’s appeal by Don Fennell Sports Editor The conclusion among the rowing fraternity gathered Saturday at the John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse, on the Middle Arm of the Fraser River in Richmond, was that the talent pool has never been greater. The University of Victoria Vikes women’s and men’s teams had only moments earlier defeated University of B.C. crews in the Brown Cup, the annual head-to-head competition between the two schools. It was the 17th win for both the Vikes women’s and men’s teams, with last weekend’s men’s race
“You have to go a long way to find a higher calibre competition in Canada. These crews push each other hard to stay atop the Canadian system.” - Mike Pearce considered to be the closest in the event’s history as the Vikes edged the Thunderbirds by less than three seconds—nine minutes, 52.86 seconds to 9:50.3. “A lot of us on the boat deck were excited cheering for our crews and halfway through the race didn’t know what the outcome would be,” said UBC assistant coach Ben Rutledge, a Canadian
Olympic champion. The Vikes women’s team won its race in 11:16.8, with UBC coming in second at 11:06.2. “This event is really important for both programs,” UBC men’s coach Mike Pearce said. “You have to go a long way to find a higher calibre competition in Canada. These crews push each other hard to stay atop the Canadian system.”
UBC rowers get some last-minute advice and encouragement before the men’s race.
Ideally, said Pearce, an event like the Brown Cup (which is hosted alternately by UBC and UVic) would be hosted on neutral water, which is what happens in races like the Oxford-Cambridge which is held on Thames. While rowing continually produces some of the best international results among Canadian athlet-
ics, it remains vastly under-appreciated by the masses, said Pearce. “It’s a challenge to engage the community because not too many see the sport other than at the Olympics,” he said. “We’re (in the sport) partly at fault for that, but we do what we can to make the sport accessible to people. Certainly there’s
also a lot that happens outside the sport itself, with Victoria enjoying a very strong rowing culture.” Many rowers enter the sport in university as a new challenge, often after succeeding in other sports, Pearce said. “It’s a sport that requires a lot of discipline in the same way swim-
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Ice Classic reďŹ&#x201A;ects quality of girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hockey by Don Fennell Sports Editor Richmond teams failed to win any of the eight division titles at their annual Ice Classic last weekend, but reached the ďŹ nals in ďŹ ve of them. And for tournament director Bal Grewal, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sure sign the Richmond Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ice Hockey Association continues to excel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of the ďŹ ve teams, three were just back from provincials (held earlier in the week),â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though we knew the schedule would be tight they wanted to participate, and there werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any excuses.â&#x20AC;? One of the the Richmond teams
(all the association clubs are known as the Ravens) to reach a championship game was the Midget AAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, which lost 2-1 to South Island. The team won just about everything up for grabs during another stellar season, and compiled a 5-1 record at the provincial championships before losing a heartbreaking ďŹ nal 3-2 to Langley. Richmond also made it to the Midget B ďŹ nal, losing 2-0 to Campbell River, and dropped a 4-1 decision to Williams Lake in the Bantam C ďŹ nal. North Shore blanked the Ravens 2-0 in the Atom AA title game and 2-1 to Surrey in the Peewee A ďŹ nal. Seventy-two teams participated
in the 14th Ice Classic, which has grown into the largest minor female hockey tournament in western North America. Grewal said teams are already asking to be considered for next seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. The overall success of Richmond teams throughout the season helps to draw teams to the tournament, Grewal said. She attributes that success to the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to provide the players with quality coaching at every level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The competition everywhere is getting so much stronger because I think girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hockey is getting so much bigger,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the bar is raised another notch with each tournament.â&#x20AC;?
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Rangers cup champs in debut season by Don Fennell Sports Editor Richmond Rangers celebrated their first Metro Women’s Soccer League championship Sunday by splitting $100 at a local eatery. That was their reward, instead of a trophy, for winning the league and Division 3 Consolation Cup with a 1-0 victory over West Vancouver in Surrey. “It’s every bit as sweet to win (as in youth soccer),” said coach Stewart MacPherson, who is also director of operations and referee manager for the Richmond Girls’ Soccer Association. This is MacPherson’s first season coaching at the women’s level, after guiding Richmond’s under-18 team to top honours in youth last season. He said the commitment of the women is noteworthy considering they have so many things on the go, including work. “When they are able to come out for practice their focus is different than with youth who you’re trying to teach new drills to,” he said. “With women, it’s more social and fitness than anything.” The Rangers lost only two games all season,
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Kwantlen business student picks up Richmond Chamber of Commerce Award t the recent Annual Scholarships & Awards Ceremony for the School of Business, Kwantlen Polytechnic University student Christiane Boyce picked up the Richmond Chamber of Commerce Award. This award has been given annually since 1994 to a Bachelor of Business student who is also a Richmond resident. The criterion revolves around both good grades in the program and community involvement. Christiane was a volunteer performer at both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and was also a Food & Beverage Volunteer during the
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Arthur Coren, Dean, School of Business (left) and Craig Jones, Executive Director, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, present Kwantlen Polytechnic University student Christiane Boyce, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce Award.
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π 17-year-old Raeanne Lee says that volunteering with the St. Alban’s community meal program opens her eyes to the existence of poverty in Richmond.. JEFFREY LEE PHOTO
n Tuesday evenings, when most high school students are having dinner, Raeanne Lee is volunteering at the St. Alban’s Church community meal program. That’s where she helps ensure that street people, single parents and their children, immigrants, seniors, and parishioners have food in their stomachs and warm clothes on their back. The Grade 12 student and Richmond resident volunteers in a little-known food security sector in Richmond. In a documentary created by University of B.C. sociology graduate Devon Wong last May, the 23-year-old reveals Richmond as having one of the highest poverty gaps in Canada. Unfortunately, food security— that is, having ready access to nutritious food—is not something that is
“Richmond needs to shake the facade that everyone is living comfortably behind closed doors.” π Devon Wong, UBC sociology graduate
materially measurable; people may appear wealthy because they own a car or house, but proper food nutrition is often taken for granted, said Wong in an interview. “Richmond needs to shake the facade that everyone is living comfortably behind closed doors. You can’t always tell what a household is going through on the inside,” she added. For Lee, volunteering at
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rom some people’s point of view, cutting is a cry for attention. But from the cutter’s perspective, it’s a cry for help. Pre-teens and teens resort to self-harm, and cut themselves to escape the problems their lives may hold, a local school counsellor said. “We as humans have different ways of coping and different ways of dealing with our problems. For some, cutting is that way of coping” According to an article on the medical website WebMD: “When teens feel sad, distressed, or confused, the emotions might be so extreme that they lead some to harm themselves with self-injury (also called cutting, self-mutilation, or self-harm). Most teens who inflict injury on themselves do so because they are experiencing stress and anxiety, and/or because they were abused as children.” Everyone has their share of stress and anxiety for different reasons, but is cutting and selfharming really a solution? “A big part of why people cut is, it’s a way out, and sometimes it’s even a pull back to reality. The thing about cutting is, it doesn’t help you… it just makes your mind go blank, and you don’t really feel the pain of your problem anymore,” according to one anonymous cutter. “It just gives you a different feeling… one that takes away the pain of your problem,” she said.
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Pre-teens and teens who have overcome their cutting problem have said that talking to a friend is the best cure. They’ve said talking about how they feel has lifted a weight off them. “You just need to remember, you always have friends who can help you out, so instead of bottling up your feelings, find a trustworthy friend and talk about your problems with them,” said a Richmond student who has overcome her cutting issues. There are more than 5,000 videos on YouTube related to self-injury and the trend has many therapists and parents worried. The graphic videos might encourage some people to self-harm, and they often have the phrase “Warning: Trigger!” in the description box of the video so that they may warn any self harmers who (after watching the video) may give in to their addiction and cut themselves. Some people who post such videos are offering (in either the description box or comment) to help anyone who may have an issue or addiction with cutting, and say they can understand because they’ve done it to themselves repeatedly. So just what should you do if you have a problem of cutting? If you are someone who cuts, remember that there is always someone who cares, and that talking about your problems is helpful. It’s never too late to stop self-harming, and
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seek someone’s help or advice. Talk to a friend, counsellor, doctor, or a psychiatrist, and it may help you. “By cutting yourself, you’re only hurting yourself; you’re not solving your problems, and that’s something I’m going to remind myself in the future.”
Another pre-teen cutter agreed: “I’m not going to hurt myself or the people who love me, by cutting; there’s always a solution for any problem, and it doesn’t have to involve cutting myself. For those of you who cut, don’t lose hope, believe in yourself, and be proud of who you are.”
Battling bullying – a look into the seemingly unstoppable problem
s bullying solely a problem encountered at public school, or are private schools similarly plagued? One private school student, who asked to remain anonymous, said he was the victim of bullying. “It just sucks you know? You’re just sitting around and enduring all this,” he said. The victim does not seem to recall a day where he was not bullied at school; in fact the first time he was bullied happened in elementary. He describes a situation where the bullies would physically prevent him from leaving the playground. Bullying is not just physical; it can be verbal or just the simple actions or looks victims receive. “Sometimes it’s to the point where it’s belittling,” the victim said, speaking of one individual who is constantly bullying him. “’So and so’ just gives me an utter look of distaste, in my face.” “Sometimes they think it's just a funny joke…but sometimes people actually take it personally.” Bullying doesn’t just stop here. Making new friends and reconnecting with old ones has never been easier thanks to the Internet, but hand in hand with that has come bullying.
Conveying a threat, posting an embarrassing statement, sending hurtful images, is just a click of a mouse away. Unlike school, which ends at 3 p.m., the internet is always lurking and seemingly inescapable. Cyber bullying has been made all the easier with question-answer based social networking sites such as Formspring. With nearly 22 million registered members, it has become one high profile weapon for cyber bullies. “One day I just saw it on my homepage and wanted to try it out because I wanted to see what people would ask me and it seemed fun,” says an anonymous Formspring user. Formspring users are able to hear others’ opinion of them or to see what other people would ask them. Little do they know what they are in for. Some Formspring pages are bombarded with disturbing questions such as “**** me”. Harassing messages like “How big is you ****?” or “show me your ****!” are also extremely common. The emotional and psychological effects of cyber bulling are similar to real life bullying. “Obviously it's not fun, but I try not to let it get to me. It kind of makes you feel insecure,” says Kelly, a Formspring user who received multiple vicious remarks. Formspring tells its users to “keep Form-
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spring safe and fun." But is it? Victims of cyber bullying should not engage or respond to the bully, advises one local secondary school principal. The best way for people to defend themselves is to talk to a responsible adult who can help, such as a parent, teacher, counsellor, or school administrators, said Hugh McRoberts principal Craig Svalestuen. “The school treats all reported acts of bullying very seriously,” he said. “The school cannot monitor the Internet constantly so cyber bullying is a particularly difficult thing to deal with. Education is our best tool to combat cyber bullying.” He encourages students to come forward for help when they feel uncomfortable or unsafe. In high school, peer pressure can be brutal. Fitting in is sometimes the only thing students care about.
What can put a stop to bullying? “Acceptance that everyone is different in the way that they think, look, dress...just to build a general sense of respect to others,” an anonymous bullying victim said. But sometimes the bullies are only trying to fit in as well. “Sometimes you pick on the weaker person so that they will respect you, and you’ll gain respect from your peers. Makes you look higher in contrast with weaker people,” said a self-admitted bully who also wished to remain anonymous. Respect from others is vital in order to survive in high school. “It gives you the title, and respect from your fellow friends.” Talking about a past experience where he has physically bullied someone before, it's evident he's regretful. He talks about a childhood game called ‘grass wars’. All the children would gather together and throw grass at each other even though it was not allowed because of allergy related problems. However, a boy told the teacher and everyone started to bully the boy. Here he pauses and finally says “And then someone gave him a noogie. That guy was a jerk.”
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Homeless and poverty: A very real thing
here are many reasons for homelessness and not all are related to drug and alcohol abuse. There are mental health issues and in this day and age there are a lot of people that have simply lost their jobs and with it everything else. As many as one of every five persons in Richmond, including 31.4 per cent of our children, live under the poverty level. The most recent count shows there are 56 people living in our parks and many more living in their cars or relying on shelters. Many of these people as well as families living in lowcost housing depend on our local food banks for their basic necessities. “No one chooses to be homeless and fortunately Richmond citizens are very respectful and do not judge
our homeless citizens as this was not their choice,” said De Whalen, chair of the Richmond Poverty Response Committee. St Alban’s church offers a good example of this equality. When they have their weekly community meal the volunteers make sure everyone is seated and served before the volunteers sit and they eat the prepared meal all together. There are places that those in need can go to for help. Georgina, a representative from Touchstone Family Association, said they are here to help people get back on their feet. Touchstone offers counseling and personal advocacy as well as assistance to persons with a language barrier for simple daily tasks such as shopping.
As well, the Richmond Poverty Response Committee offers affordable housing and transportation. Local churches offer clothing, toiletries, food and community meals and more. The Salvation Army provides shelter from the cold and offers a hot breakfast the following morning. Finally, there is the Richmond Food Bank. Margaret Hewlett, executive director of the local food bank, said there has been a shocking increase of the amount of people coming each week. In previous years, there were approximately 310 households coming each week and that number has sky rocketed to about 500. Richmond homelessness is quite hidden, she said, as our homeless citizens try to remain dignified.
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Multiculturalism and an evolving society
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n Richmond we like to think that we don’t judge people by categorizing them: “He is Asian” or “She looks Caucasian.” This is because we are not solely defined by our race or culture. Richmond people are by Julia Olsen proud of their multiculturalism, as Youth Reporter is evidenced by the many cultural exhibitions throughout the year. According to www.richmond.ca, Richmond’s population consists of 125 different ethnicities (as of 2006). However the largest single ethnicity is Chinese with around 45 per cent of the population. Anna and Serena (not their actual names) were both adopted from China by Canadians; they came to Richmond at a very young age. Their perspective is interesting because each of them has a Caucasian parent and an Asian parent. They say that they feel both Asian and Caucasian, although it is clear that they have a strong Chinese identity. They have never felt stereotyped or made to feel ashamed of their background. Anna said: “It feels pretty good growing up with a strong Asian culture here in Richmond. It’s nice to have other people and students who share the same culture as me. However, I still love seeing the cultures of other people. I love how Richmond has a strong Chinese culture but having other cultures makes things interesting.” “I love decorating our house with all of our Chinese decorations and eating all the great food that goes with the celebration. I also love the lion dance that I see every year,” Ann said. Both Anna and Serena celebrate Chinese New Year’s annually. However, despite the strong cultural acceptance they have found in Richmond as people from two cultural backgrounds, there have been incidents here that have made some Chinese-Canadians feel stereotyped. For example, one boy’s math answers were taken to copy; classmates assumed his answers were correct because he was “Asian”. In this way, they stereotyped and categorized him. When his answers were not right, he was insulted and bullied. Classmates taunted him by saying he was “supposed to be smart” because he was Asian. To avoid this type of situation, and to improve the understanding, communication and acceptance between cultures in Richmond, Serena said “I would try to be friendly towards other cultures and try to understand their cultures to get to know them better.” Serena has a point: to further Richmond’s acceptance of cultures, we must respect and also educate each other. When everyone understands each other’s cultures in Richmond, stereotypes will begin to vanish and we will grow as a multiculturally diverse society of which we can be proud.
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t’s been a year, but few have likely forgotten the experience of having the Olympics take place in Richmond. The spirit, the cheer and the feeling of being united has affected this generation in a way that is unforgettable. Civic and national pride haven’t waned since those two weeks, and Simone Levesque, who was already a proud Canadian, now says that she couldn’t live anywhere other than here. “The peoples’ spirits were amazing”, says the 15 year old. “And now when there’s a big event I can’t stand not experiencing it.” With all the free attractions almost everywhere, it was hard to walk by without seeing a smile on somebody’s face. The McMath student said she’s reminded of the Olympics every time she’s downtown at Robson Square. “It’s like now we see it as a symbol for ‘this is what the Olympics were part of and this is where the action happened.’ When you were there everyone was singing our national anthem and high fiving, showing just what a proud nation we were.” And still are, according to Daniel Kong, also a Grade 10 student at McMath, who says that he will never forget the Olympics because of the shouting crowds and patriotic fans. “It was really awesome to see so many different people from all over the world come to Canada to cheer and support their national athletes. The Olympics have shown that there are many people in this city who take pride in being Canadian, and the event as a whole has definitely affected our generation as we have gained a larger sense of patriotism.” Both students agree that the Olympics have changed the way they feel about being Canadian, and that it is a change that has stirred the whole country. The legacy of the Olympics will live on, carried in the hearts of those who hold the true pride of being Canadian.
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Thursday, April 7 7:00 pm
Konstantin Dimopoulos The Melbourne-based artist will talk about his outdoor artworks, including The Blue Trees Project, which he will be working on in Richmond as part of the Vancouver Biennale. Born in Egypt, Dimopoulos emigrated to New Zealand in 1963 and has studied art in Wellington, NZ, and London, England. In 2001, he created PaciďŹ c Grass, the ďŹ rst wind sculpture commissioned by the Wellington Sculpture Trust. More at www.vancouverbiennale.com. Preceding his talk
will be a short performance by acclaimed soprano, Heather Pawsey.
Richmond City Hall Council Chambers, 6911 No. 3 Road at 7:00 pm. Free with limited seating. Please RSVP at lulu@richmond.ca. www.richmond.ca/luluseries
Ď&#x20AC; Gymnast Robert Watson, left, from the Richmond Gymnastics Association.
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n the outside, NoĂŠmie Thomas and Robert Watson look like ordinary teenagers. But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re high-level athletes, who juggle high school with their athletic endeavours. Though they are young, they are not to be underestimated. NoĂŠmie Thomas is 14 years old, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the national record holder for her age group in the 100-metre butterfly. She holds a plethora of provincial records under her belt, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competed in prestigious competitions like the Junior Pan Pacifics. Robert Watson is 17; a high school senior, a talented artistic gymnast, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participated in the Youth Olympics and the Commonwealth Games. He also picked up 5 medals at Canadian Nationals in his age group, as well as 2nd all-around. When asked if they felt different from typical teenagers, their answers were varied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like I am personally different than most teens,â&#x20AC;? Thomas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just feel like I have a different lifestyle than most which requires more time and effort.â&#x20AC;? She also noted that her diet was more balanced, and that she ate more than the typical teenager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For breakfast (alone), I eat a banana, an orange, half a kiwi, half a pear, a few apple slices, a glass of milk, and two slices of peanut butter and jelly toast.â&#x20AC;? Watson said that he felt different from most teens.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like I am personally different than most teens. I just feel like I have a different lifestyle than most, which requires more time and effort.â&#x20AC;? Ď&#x20AC; NoĂŠmie Thomas, national level swimmer
â&#x20AC;&#x153;From age 13, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve travelled to places like China, Australia, India, Singapore, Mexico, Germany, England and Brazil (for training and competitions). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different but good.â&#x20AC;? Watson also attends virtual school, while Thomas attends McMath Secondary. Watson notes that virtual school has made life much easier for him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can now do my school work from wherever I am in the world as long as I have a computer with internet on it,â&#x20AC;? he said. They both pointed out their organizational skills were probably superior to those of a typical teenager, and it shows. They both defy the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dumb jockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stereotype, as they are honour roll students. Thomas, who earns straight As, notes that grades are important to both her and her parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t swim forever... (but) my plans for the future are quite definitely going to include swimming.â&#x20AC;? When asked about her ambitions, she said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would love to compete for Canada in London 2012, finish high school and maybe
get recruited to a university.â&#x20AC;? She also notes the possibility of going professional. When Watson was asked about his future plans, he said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really decided yet, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m keeping my options open. Coaching is always a good option for me, because now I know so much about gymnastics.â&#x20AC;? Despite their differences, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in many respects your typical teenagers. Watson allots time for socializing with his girlfriend and friends on weekends. Thomas laments that she is often tempted by her classmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; snacks and treats. They make many sacrifices to remain elite athletes: Watson drives 45 minutes one-way to get to his club, Richmond Gymnastics, and he trains 28 hours a week. Thomas sometimes wakes up at 4:45 a.m. for morning practices, and often isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t home until after 8 p.m. Despite everything, all the extra work and effort, they both agree on one thingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that they love it. Thomas said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change a thing.â&#x20AC;?
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Poking and prodding at Science Jam π LEFT: Benson Chung(right) and Hansen Liu (left)
by Erin Boe and Joannie Fu Youth Reporters
created a volcano that would explode if you put vinegar into the centre. ABOVE: Sharon Wong (right) and Michelle Shen (left) asked which brand has a better bubble—Hubba Bubba or Bubblicious. SHOVAL GAMLIEL-KOMAR PHOTOS
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e can do experiments and research about stuff,” Science Jam participant Benson Chung enthused. The Grade 7 student at Walter Lee Elementary, and his Grade 6 partner, Hanson Lui, were one of many pairs of students who took part in the annual science event held at Richmond Centre on Feb. 15. Their project was about volcanic eruptions and types of volcanoes, how to protect against them and evacuation plans. When asked about what they had learned from their experiment, Chung said: “Volcanoes are cool and (they are located in a place) called the Ring of Fire. (We also learned about) the different types of volcanoes and how destructive they are.” “We learned a lot of facts about volcanoes” added Lui. The two of them constructed a classic volcano using a water bottle with cardboard around it, and used papier mache to hold it all together. Michelle Shen and Sharon Wong’s science project on the comparison of two types of bubble gum proves that science just ‘sticks’ more if it is applicable to their daily lives as students. Both girls enjoyed experimenting on two different types of gum: Hubba Bubba and Bubblicious, and recording the results that Hubba Bubba created larger bubbles. “Science Jam is fun; it’s like a way of explaining things so that we understand more of it,” says Wong, a first time Science Jam participant. Shen, who is a second time participant, also shares her enthusiasm in the annual event. “I think Science Jam is really fun and cool because you get to spend time on researching a project and learn stuff.”
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