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Jenny Campbell stands near the trailer where her father lived at the height of his mental illness.

by Todd CoyneContributor

Jenny Campbell vividly remembers when the hurricane swept through her life in Richmond. She was 12 years old, and the storm she was about to endure would take 17 years to pass.

Sitting in the living room of her Richmond

home this week, Jenny says her “hurricane” began when her father, Bill Campbell, suffered a brain injury in the back of a Hong Kong taxi cab in 1992.

“When I did see him, I’d throw up or want to throw up. He had traumatized us so bad,”

said Jenny, 31, recalling his physical and ver-bal abuse of herself and her sister before the two moved out and got a restraining order against him.

The bizarre and traumatic storm of events that began with that car accident fi nally took

a positive turn last week for his fam-ily.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Pearlman ordered a Vancouver law-

yer to pay Bill’s estate $500,000 for mishan-dling a lawsuit that stemmed from the acci-dent that caused Bill’s mental, physical and fi nancial decline.

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Judgment calms ‘hurricane’ in family’s lifeBill Campbell became a different man after a fateful night in 1992

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by Christine LyonStaff Reporter

Contrary to a Richmond city council resolution support-ing extended election cycles, municipal politicians in B.C. have voted to stick with their three-year term of offi ce.

On Thurs-day, del-egates to the Union of B.C. Mu-nicipalities ( U B C M ) convention in Whistler d e c i d e d a g a i n s t lengthening municipal terms from three years to four.

“I disagree with it, I’m slightly disappointed,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “It’s not like the three-year terms did not work, I just think you could make it better with a four-year term.”

Brodie described the atmo-sphere at the voting session as “contentious.”

The executive of the UBCM had endorsed the idea after a provincial-municipal task force recommended it this spring. Barbara Steele, incom-ing president of the UBCM, said provincial politicians have promised to abide by the decision made by delegates at their annual convention.

The issue split delegates when it was debated Wednes-day, and two votes by a show of hands were scrapped after complaints that people had voted and then left the con-vention hall.

A secret-ballot vote was held Thursday morning, with 280 votes in favour of four-year terms and 354 opposed.

“Our position as a council, and my personal position, was that we should have a four-year term,” Brodie said, citing two main advantages.

“Firstly, elections are ex-pensive and to have it a year sooner adds to the expense. Secondly, we have big com-plicated issues to deal with during the term of council and it would be a big advantage to have a four-year term rather than a three-year term.”

The vote split urban and rural councillors and repre-sentatives from some smaller communities argued that, with

the low pay, a four-year term would prevent many candi-dates from making the com-mitment.

“I’m actually disappointed that they did vote (against four-year terms), but I can understand from the smaller municipalities that they have diffi culty getting people to stand for offi ce and serve their community,” said Coun. Bill McNulty.

Still, he would have liked to see municipal terms ex-tended.

“It makes economic sense and it also gives you time to fi nish what you set upon to do,” he said.

For Richmond board of ed-ucation chair Linda McPhail, the issue was not black and white.

“I was really torn. I can see both sides of it,” she said, adding she was surprised by Thursday’s results.

“I had thought there was a lot of momentum for the four- year.”

McPhail said it takes time for school trust-ees, new and re-elected, to get up to speed after a n e l e c -tion and it can take months, or even years, to execute a decision, so

she understands staff might support extended terms.

But she said that even the current three-year commit-ment can be too much for some qualifi ed candidates, “especially people with young families,” she said.

“It is an issue not just in the outer areas of the province but also in the Lower Mainland,” McPhail added, recalling the most recent 2008 municipal election when all seven can-didates running for the Delta board of education were ac-claimed.

The provincial-municipal task force also recommended limits on spending for civic election campaigns, but not restrictions on campaign do-nations. Those changes are expected to be incorporated in provincial legislation next spring.

—with fi les from Black Press

submitted photo (above), Todd Coyne photo (right)ABOVE: Bill Campbell (right) shakes hands with then-president Ronald Reagan (left) in a photograph signed by the former U.S. president. RIGHT: Jenny Campbell only found out about her dad’s accident two years ago.

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Bill was then a promi-nent conservative thinker, author and brilliant busi-nessman, serving stints at the Fraser Institute, the University of Calgary and as an international military defence consultant, advis-ing then president Ronald Reagan and prime minister Margaret Thatcher, among others.

But when Bill died in his Richmond home one year ago this week, no states-man nor dignitaries came to his funeral—not even his friends nor most of his family.

That’s because follow-ing his accident in 1992, wherein a drunk Hong Kong police officer sideswiped the taxi Bill was riding in, his life and those of every-one close to him began to quickly spin out of con-trol.

As a young girl, Jenny re-members her dad return-ing to their Ackroyd Road home from that high-profile Hong Kong business trip bandaged and on crutches. But he wouldn’t say why.

She remembers him send-ing her to school with a $1,000 bill in her sock so that she could provide for

herself and her sister “in case they got to him.”

She remembers being pulled out of gymnastics classes and being put, against her will, into tae-kwondo to learn to protect herself against the “Chi-nese government agents” and “Triad gang members” her father was convinced were following his family.

He threatened to kill Jen-ny’s mother and sister, and Jenny adopted a nickname for him: “Satan.”

In the months after his ac-cident, Bill went from being an extremely wealthy busi-nessman and internation-ally renowned and deeply trusted government policy advisor, to an abusive, destitute and delusional 44-year-old man living in a rundown trailer in Rich-mond.

During this time, in his decreasingly few periods of mental clarity, Bill had hired Vancouver lawyer Mi-chael Ragona of Alexander Holburn Beaudin and Lang to make a case against the impaired Hong Kong police officer who hit him and thereby caused his spiral of mental deterioration and lost income.

But due to the long delay

in proceedings that Justice Pearlman last week blamed on the negligence of Rago-na and his firm, Bill died of cancer on Sept. 29, 2009, without ever seeing justice done.

Jenny, who only found out about her father’s car accident through a lawyer in the last two years, said she had only one thing to say to Ragona, whom she has never spoken with nor seen outside of testifying against him last year in the negligence case: “Why?”

“Why would you not fight harder for someone that needed your help, who came to you for your help?” she said.

“Dad would always say, ‘The money’s coming and we’re going to fix our

lives,’ and for a decade we thought he was just a liar. Those lawyers knew they weren’t doing any-thing with the case and shouldn’t have told him [that they were].”

Ragona could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Jenny said that while she’s pleased the B.C. Supreme Court found in her father’s favour last week, the fam-ily’s share of the $500,000 award is already earmarked to pay back some of the debts her father still owes as a result of his injury.

“We’re super happy that the judge found in favour of dad because that means so much to us,” Jenny said.

“But we just wish there was more consideration for what we all went through and what all of his friends went through and we wish that we were able to pay those people back too.”

Derek Creighton of Van-couver’s Access Law Group was the lawyer represent-ing Bill’s estate in the neg-ligence suit and, according to Jenny, Creighton will also represent the family in an appeal to seek damages and interest on her father’s lost wages since 1992.

City at odds with UBCM election voteRichmond civic politicians see merit in four-year terms

BRODIE

MCPHAIL

“We’re super happy that the judge found in favour of dad because that means so much to us.”

- Jenny Campbell

Family intends to appeal for father’s lost wages

Bunny ban defeatedThe Union of B.C. Municipalities voted down a Richmond

city council resolution to ban the sale of bunnies in pet stores on Friday.

Council introduced a bylaw last spring prohibiting the sale

of rabbits in Richmond pet stores and had hoped the province and other municipalities would follow suit.

In March, council sent a letter asking the UBCM to request the province to enact legislation banning the sale of rabbits in pet stores.

The letter noted the signifi cant number of abandoned domestic rabbits in Richmond parks.


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A group of 14-year-old girls was taken to hospi-tal when they were found by police wandering the street after having taken ecstasy.

Shortly after 1 a.m. on Sept. 24, a Richmond RCMP offi cer conducting a routine patrol spotted the three girls walking in the neighbourhood of No. 2 and Maple roads. The girls told the offi cer they had snuck out for a late-night snack, RCMP Cpl. Sherrdean Turley said in a press release Thursday.

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“The dangers of drugs just can’t be stressed enough,” Turley said. “I’d hate to think of where these young girls may have wound up if it wasn’t for the proactive efforts of our offi cer.”

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Delta-Richmond East MP John Cummins has been named to the B.C. Conservative Party’s tactical advi-sory group, becoming the first sitting politi-cian on the advisory board of the provincial Conservatives.

The federal Conser-vative MP joins former B.C. premier Rita John-ston, former Newfound-land and Labrador pre-mier Brian Peckford and other ex-politicians as an advisor to the seatless pro-vincial party.

“John Cummins is another important cog in the wheel for development of the party,” said

party president Wayne McGrath in a statement.

Advisory group chairman Randy White, a former Conservative MP, described Cummins as one

of the most k n o w l e d g e -able people in Canada on fisheries is-sues, which will benefit the province and a new govern-ment.

Cummins, a c o m m e r c i a l f i s h e r m a n ,

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The B.C. Conservatives have

not held a seat in the Victoria legislature since the 1980s, but have been using the unpopular harmonized sales tax to split the right-wing vote in B.C.

The party still has no political leader since Wilf Hanni stepped down in June 2009.

An annual general meeting of the B.C. Con-servatives is scheduled for Oct. 16 at the Univer-sity of B.C.

In the 2008 B.C. elec-tion, only one of Rich-mond’s three ridings had a Conservative

candidate. Barry Edward Chilton ran in

Richmond-Steveston, securing just five per cent of the vote. The winner, John Yap, garnered 61 per cent of the vote.

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The second-degree murder trial of a 26-year-old Richmond man continued in Vancouver this week with his defence trying to make the case that their client was acting in self-defence against a man with a violent history.

Joshua Berner has pled not guilty to a charge of second-degree mur-der in the stabbing death of Ben-jamin Warland.

Calling witnesses Thursday, in-cluding a Richmond RCMP offi cer who had arrested Warland for mis-chief under $5,000 a month before his Feb. 1, 2009 stabbing death, Berner’s defence lawyers sought to show the jury that before his en-counter with Berner, Warland was habitually aggressive and intimi-dating towards others, particularly

when—as on the morning of Feb. 1—alcohol was involved.

RCMP Const. Penney testifi ed that he had arrested Warland in early 2009 after he was allegedly fi ghting with a woman inside J Ma-lone’s Bar and Grill on Blundell Road.

When Warland was forcibly re-moved from the bar, he allegedly punched out a window of the pub and fl ed the scene before police were called, arresting him at a nearby Blenz coffee shop.

Nathaniel Garett Sherwood, a one-time acquaintance of War-land’s and brother of Warland’s friend Tom Sherwood, testifi ed that on May 17, 2008, he was sleeping at the brothers’ West-minster Highway home when War-land showed up unannounced at around 11 p.m.

Sherwood testifi ed under sub-poena that he had asked Warland the week before his May 17 visit not to come to the house anymore to see his brother because he and Warland didn’t get along.

Sherwood then paused in his recollection of the events Wednes-day to tell the court that he did not want to have to testify in the Berner case and wouldn’t be do-ing so if not legally obliged by the subpoena.

Sherwood continued with his recounting of May 17, saying that

Warland had woken up everyone in the house that night and was being especially belligerent to-wards him.

When Sherwood told Warland that his brother wasn’t home and that he should leave, Warland al-legedly started throwing punches in his direction and threatening him.

“His specifi c words that I wrote in my statement [to police that night] were that he would kill me,” Sherwood said, adding that he didn’t believe Warland ever meant those words but said them only because he was intoxicated and upset at the time.

Sherwood said that there fol-lowed a physical exchange be-tween the two men in which Sher-wood’s arm was pushed through a window of the house, resulting in what he said were a few very minor cuts.

Police were called to the house following the incident but Warland left in his car before they could talk to him, Sherwood said.

Sherwood was scheduled to return to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver Thursday afternoon for cross-examination by Crown Counsel. Also due to appear was an officer who attended Sher-wood’s house that night and took his initial statement of what had happened.

Victim had violent history, defence saysSecond-degree murder trial of Joshua Berner continues

Civic leaders join push for booze price reformby Jeff NagelBlack Press

A stiff drink could come with stiffer taxes if B.C. cities get their way.

Delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whis-tler voted unanimously to lobby the province to launch an alcohol-ism reduction strategy.

One plank of it advocated by the B.C. Coalition for Action on Alcohol Reform would see strong liquor and other high-alcohol beverages like vodka coolers taxed at a higher rate than lower-alcohol options like beer.

Current liquor taxes don’t esca-late by alcohol content and coali-tion chair Lembi Buchanan said that encourages heavy drinkers and young people to buy what gives them more bang for their buck.

Binge drinking, accidents, crime and health problems are the result, she said.

“The communities are so fed up with bearing the burden of the high cost of alcohol abuse,” Buchanan said, adding she’s pleased the Victoria-led resolution passed.

The tax shift to raise the cost of cheap high-strength booze wouldn’t alter the price of most

beer and wine, she said.Low-alcohol beverages would

actually get cheaper and, it’s thought, more popular, reducing related harm.

“We don’t want to bother Joe Sixpack,” she said.

Saskatchewan took the reform plunge in April, driving up the cost of targeted high-alcohol beer, cool-ers, cider and wine by as much as 40 per cent by using a formula that pegs the price to the alcohol content.

Authorities there report a de-crease in public drunkenness and police calls from neighbourhoods known for chronic alcoholism.


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Nicole Duquette has her fi n-gers crossed that her animated video will be shown in New York’s Guggenheim Museum.

The 20-year-old Richmond resi-dent’s short fi lm Dreamscape is among 125 videos shortlisted for the upcoming exhibit YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Vid-eo. Duquette’s fi lm was selected from over 23,000 entires from 91 countries.

An eclectic jury, which includes fi lmmaker Darren Aronofsky, mu-sical group Animal Collective, and Guggenheim chief curator Nancy Spector, will announce 20 fi nalists on Oct. 21. Those 20 videos will be played in the museum from Oct. 22 to 24.

Duquette hasn’t checked out all her competition yet, but is hopeful Dreamscape makes the cut.

“I don’t know what I would do, maybe try to go to New

York myself and experience it being broadcasted in public,” she said.

She made the video as a stu-

dent in the 12-month classical animation program at Vancou-ver Film School and submitted it to YouTube Play over the sum-mer.

Her three-minute film cen-tres around a young girl in the hospital who follows a cat-like creature with panda markings and wings into a surreal world of ice, water and fi re.

“I just sort of did whatever came to mind subconsciously,” Duquette said. “It’s not overly deep, there’s nothing hidden in it or anything, it’s just some of my feelings that I wanted to let go over the years.”

A big fan of Academy Award winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, Duquette hasn’t yet decided on a career, but hopes it involves art.

“As long as I’m drawing or be-ing artistically creative, I’ll be happy doing any sort of work,” she said.

Six Canadian submissions are among the 125 shortlisted videos. The entrants range from students to fi lmmakers to com-posers to an American women’s chess champion.

The fi nal 20 videos will also be shown at the Guggenheim museums in Berlin, Bilbao and Venice.

Visit youtube.com/play to view the shortlisted entries.

Nicole Duquette’s fi lm ‘Dreamscape’ is among the short fi lms selected from over 23,000 entries from 91 countries.

Filmmaker eyes GuggenheimRichmond resident’s video shortlisted for New York exhibit

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“I don’t know what I would do, maybe try to go to New York my-self and experience it being broadcasted in public.”

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Audiences will have the chance to hear selections from classi-cal operas performed in one of Richmond’s most intimate and historic settings starting this Wednesday.

The Minoru Chapel Opera Nights series kicks off Oct. 6 with a concert by Canada’s only repertory opera company, Opera Pro Cantanti, which translates to “opera for the singers.”

This volunteer-run organization presents fully staged performanc-es of major operas almost every week at Vancouver’s Cambrian Hall. The company is made up of both professional and emerging talents who bring their passion, expressiveness and vocal artistry

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The concert will feature well-known professional singers Julie Duerichen, Andrew Greenwood and the company’s artistic direc-tor Richard Williams, along with company members Bodo Ellendt and Steveston resident, Wendy Wade Maxwell. In addition, the entire company will appear on stage to sing thrilling finales.

Opera Pro Cantanti’s concert is the first of three events in the Mi-noru Chapel Opera Nights series, presented in partnership with Richmond’s art, culture, heritage and services team.

City Opera Vancouver and Burn-aby Lyric Opera will perform on Wednesday, Nov. 3 and Wednes-day, Dec. 1, respectively.

All events will be held at Minoru Chapel, located at 6540 Gilbert Rd. (beside the Gateway Theatre) at 7:30 p.m.

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One morning this week I won-dered where I

could buy mace. Or one of those tele-scopic batons made infamous by the TV character Ben in LOST.

Am I nuts? I hope not. So I gave my head a shake and moved on, but I still can’t get Laura Szendrei out of my head. She’s the North Delta teen who died from a brutal, and still unexplained, attack last weekend in a Delta neigh-bourhood park.

I try to imagine the head space of her parents, but I get overcome with grief and, well, back to the first paragraph.

It’s the unknown that has this community on edge.

It’s hard for even neigh-bourhoods in Richmond to rest easy knowing such creeps exist—people capable of, presumably, a random attack against an innocent young woman in broad daylight.

Laura was 15. She had so much life yet to live.

With the killer still at large, will parents of teen-agers feel compelled to drive them to school, the mall and their best friend’s house down the block? Can a teenaged girl walk alone through a public park and be safe anymore? Is it pos-sible to guard our children against all the dangers of the world?

A recent incident in a Seafair neighbourhood serves as an example of how vulnerable our chil-dren are. A police officer spotted three 14-year-old girls walking the street late at night. He discovered they had snuck out for a late-night snack—and a hit of ecstasy. These kids were somehow influenced into thinking trying this drug was a good thing.

Cool? Not really. They ended up in hospital. The incident prompted

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Sherrdean Turley to issue a stern warning: “The bottom line is that drugs ruin every aspect of your life. The real danger of drugs is their ability to hijack lives at shockingly early ages, leaving a per-son to face a lifetime which is much more difficult than it normally would have been.”

Last year, parents who may have questioned whether their kids were safe, had reason to think not. Richmond RCMP said they had learned of a kid-napping plot. What they didn’t know was what child was being targeted.

It’s natural to be fearful

for our children’s safety, and it’s healthy for all of us to raise our guard. But if a sick criminal manages to create wholesale change in our lives, well, then he’s won. If anything posi-tive comes out of Laura’s death, my hope is it will draw us closer together—not farther apart.

We need to take owner-ship of our communities. Get to know neighbours. Hold block parties. Report suspicious people or cir-cumstances to police.

We need to do our best to communicate with our kids so they feel comfortable in revealing what they’re up to. We need to notice changes in their behaviour and do something about it.

According to the oft-quot-ed John Holt: “The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.”

So if our character is weighed on how we react, I’m convinced we need to put away the bear spray and put on the coffee.

Matthew Hoekstra is act-ing editor of The Richmond Review.

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If you don’t like your city council and school board, you won’t have to wait four years after all.

In a split vote Thursday, delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention decided to hold terms to three years.

It was the right decision, given there is little, if any, evi-dence suggesting the current system is broken.

A provincial task force came up with the idea in the fi rst place. It was among 31 recommendations to make local government elections more effective.

Supporters of the idea said it will reduce election fatigue and boost voter turnout, allow politicians more time to complete their vision and reduce the cost burden that municipalities face in holding elections.

There may be some truth to each point, however, in Richmond, the existing three-year term seems to work just fi ne.

Giving politicians four-year terms at the municipal level could have the opposite effect of what four-year backers believe. Decisions made against public opinion could only make voters more cynical if they have to wait four years to turf dead weight from council or school board. That, in turn, could lower voter turnout.

The argument of giving politicians a longer term to com-plete their vision defi es logic. If the decision is something the people want, politicians have nothing to fear during election time; incumbents should be re-elected with ease. If there’s new blood on council or the school board, and the vision is still one supported by voters, then why would a new politician make a dramatic change in course?

As for cost, well, nobody said democracy was easy—or cheap.

Sticking with three-year terms was the right thing to do, but we continually need to work on new ideas to boost civic engagement, such as developing a new way to cast those votes every three years—online.

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As we celebrate World Teachers Day on Oct. 5, the Richmond board of education joins with students, parents and our community to recognize that dedi-cated and highly capable people, and on this occa-sion particularly teachers, are critical for providing quality education.

Through their daily work of leading, coaching, mentoring, illuminating, enabling, encouraging and inspiring, our staff makes a tremendous contribu-tion to sustainable development by building its hu-man foundation—development of a child’s capacity and desire to learn.

Today is only one opportunity to celebrate teach-ers. The best celebration is a practical one, where 365 days a year we show our appreciation and understanding of the noble and complex role that is a teacher.

The board recognizes how important teachers are and celebrates their hard work and dedication to inspire excellence in learning and to improve the life chances of our children. Teachers, of course, work in partnership with many administrators and support staff in the schools and with parents in the community.

In these diffi cult economic times the board especially wants to thank all of our staff and acknowledge that it is through the partnerships and relationships that we are able to achieve such exceptional results and provide the high quality of life and learning experience that our children deserve.

Celebrating excellence in the classroom means celebrating those who inspire, challenge, and infl u-ence the future.

Thank you for making Richmond public schools a great place to learn.

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Clean up your poop, for the good of the cityEditor:

My wife and I have been doing street cleanup on Blundell Road between No. 3 and Gilbert roads for the past eight years, but in the past two years, dog owners have made our volunteering almost unbearable.

After they bag the poop they throw it into fl ower beds. We retrieve it with our mechanical picker supplied by the city. Dog owners also throw bags into bus stop trash containers, which stink very badly by the next day.

The owners should take their bags home and bury the contents in their own fl ower beds, be-cause our city employees should not have to put up with this stench when emptying our household garbage cans or the containers at the bus stops.

If these dog owners have any respect for their neighbours or our city employees they will comply.

Reg ScheerRichmond

Thanks for supporting the South Arm fairEditor:

The South Arm United Church Country Fair co-ordinators would like to thank the community of Richmond for their continuing support of this event (Sept. 18). It was a wet and cool day but smiles and good cheer were abundant as people celebrated good old fashioned country fun.

We are grateful that for 51 years the community of Richmond has enjoyed our fair. Without your gener-ous support, the fair would not happen. Every year we welcome new faces and many familiar faces. We are further blessed with many volunteers from outside of our church family who come to help by donating time, expertise and/or items for the fair.

If you didn’t make it to this year’s fair, please join us Sept. 17, 2011, which will be the 52nd anniversa-ry of the fair. We look forward to seeing you there.

Country Fair Co-ordinators,Sue Burford, Pat Walach and Don Dixon

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lettersGun registry should be keptEditor:

On Sept. 22, Richmond MP Alice Wong voted to eliminate the long gun firearms registry.

Fortunately, the Conservative government-supported legislation was defeated. However, Prime Min-ister Stephen Harper has vowed that he “will not rest until the registry is dead.”

It seems as if the Conservative government is dividing and pitting rural and small-town Canadians against urban and suburban Canadians in an attempt to find a “wedge” issue for the next federal election. It is my belief that the current Richmond MP should vote for the interests and values of Richmond rather than supporting an ideological opposition to the long gun registry.

What was the rationale behind Wong’s vote to eliminate the long gun registry? Did it advance the interests and values of Richmond? If re-elected, will Wong once again vote to eliminate the long gun registry and why?

I believe that the long gun regis-try is a cost effective tool for pro-tecting public safety that strikes a balance between responsible gun ownership and public safety.

A recent RCMP evaluation con-cludes that police access the gun registry 11,000 times a day and use it to protect frontline officers and prevent domestic violence and suicide attempts. Long guns are involved in 70 per cent of gun-re-lated deaths, the victims of which are overwhelmingly women. Also, rifles and shotguns are responsible for half the police officers killed in the line of duty over the last few years.

Since the registry was created in 1995, homicides using long guns have dropped by 10 per cent and the rates of robberies and suicides have all declined significantly. Fix-ing the initial massive and unjus-tifiable cost over-runs, the RCMP-operated long gun firearms registry now costs only $2 to $4 million annually to operate.

I believe that the long gun regis-try should be maintained, however, Alice Wong disagrees.

Joe Peschisolido Richmond Federal Liberal Candidate

Temple will be 2,000 times the size of my houseEditor:

Buddhism is about living in har-mony and yet the Lingyen Buddhist Temple wants to impose their mas-sive expansion on the Shellmont neighborhood.

The proposed new 233,500-square-foot compound, in addition to their current compound of 40,000 square feet, will dwarf everything in Rich-mond. Even the Richmond Olympic Oval will seem small next to this 140-foot tall temple.

The compound also includes nine other buildings with 80-foot tall twin monks residences, and additional wings for weekly guests, a cafeteria to feed everybody, gate houses, etc.

How can the people living in Richmond be expected to accept this invasion into our fair city? A 15-storey building on agricultural land that towers over all the two-storey homes, businesses and schools seems far too tall for the area. Highway 99 will no doubt have more accidents as the drivers come across this towering facility.

At an open house, I asked why the temple needs to be so large. Rep-resentatives told me that the faith requires worshippers to see the Bud-dha statue and make eye contact.

The current temple is lovely and at 40,000 square feet, very large—it is much bigger than the other church properties on the Highway to Heaven.

The solution in my opinion is to marry the old complex with the new proposal and simply redesign the plan. An additional temple could be built at the back end of the existing complex so the overall impact would be much more accepting to the neigh-bourhood.

The Agricultural Land Reserve al-lows for institutions like churches, but it was never envisioned that the zoning would be twisted around to create a church on this scale.

If the bylaws are changed for this development then the city can expect other churches to want the same.

For the record, I feel that a complex that is over 2,000 times the size of my house and only a couple blocks away is too darn big. This is not a church. It is Buddha Disneyland.

Carol DayRichmond

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Teachers facing increasing challengesEditor:

World Teachers’ Day on Oct. 5 is an occasion to thank and celebrate the hard work and dedi-cation of teachers across the globe.

While Richmond teachers continue to strive to provide the best quality education possible for their students, they, along with their colleagues across the province, are facing increas-ing challenges.

B.C. teachers are reporting increasing dissatisfaction with their work. A recent opinion poll con-ducted by the B.C. Teachers Federation showed reduced funding for educa-tion and program cuts are among the most significant job-related con-cerns teachers have, followed by not enough support for special needs students and class size.

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Applepalooza a chance to go bananas over local food

I was able to get a whopping six apples off of

my Gravenstein tree this year. They were pretty scabby and we only ate one fresh, turning the rest into apple-sauce.

I’m obviously not self-suffi cient in apples but I still have faith that one day we’ll get such a bumper crop that I’ll be able to give apples away. I think if you’re a gardener, having faith is what keeps you from paving over the garden in diffi cult years like this one.

The other lesson learned from this year was that diversity gets you through diffi cult

times. I had a won-derful crop of early potatoes, peas, garlic, basil and raspberries. But, the tomatoes were so-so, slugs ate all my carrots, and my poor eggplants just sat and did nothing. Next year, I’ll still plant all of the above, in different parts of the garden, and see what hap-pens. Mixing it up will hopefully reduce pest problems.

I don’t have a huge lot so I’m grateful that people in the com-munity have allowed me to farm their backyards. We grew a bumper crop of Warba potatoes in Bob’s garden on Steveston Highway and Kevin and Tara’s front yard gar-den on Railway always grows the best carrots.

We grow enough that we can sell boxes of veggies to friends in the community. I fi gure we’re supplying seven to eight families on a weekly basis during the summer on just 3,000 square feet. Not bad for an urban farmer.

I know not everyone

has access to a garden or a gardener and when you depend 100 per cent on grocer-ies from the store, it certainly exposes you to price fl uctuations. Onions were extremely expensive this spring because of frost in Florida.

I really have no idea what will happen to potatoes this year. If the weather doesn’t dry up, it’s estimated that we could lose almost 60 per cent of our crop this year. That’s a huge disaster! My heart goes out to our farmers, trying to grow food in times of climate chaos.

Just like gardeners, I think we, as a commu-nity, can’t depend on just one source for our food. Unfortunately, California has been the primary source of pro-duce for many years. To think that this will continue forever is just foolhardy. It doesn’t make sense to import heavy, water-fi lled fruits and vegetables from thousands of miles away. Shipping them from afar is

costly both in terms of fuel and the environ-ment.

We’re really lucky in Richmond that the Sharing Farm has planted a teaching orchard at the south foot of Gilbert Road. Fruit trees do take lots of tending—pruning, fertilizing, weeding and thinning. But, the more people that learn about how to grow fruit trees, the stronger our community becomes.

This Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the orchard is hosting the fi rst ever Applepalooza Festival to celebrate the season. Chef Ian Lai will be serving bar-becue salmon, there’ll be live music and lots of apples to both taste and buy. Come down with friends and family and celebrate a wonderful piece of our community’s food security.

Arzeena Hamir is co-ordinator of the Richmond Food Secu-rity Society. She can be reached at [email protected].

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“But of course those women were right,” my daughter said, rolling her eyes at me from the back of the car, “it’s not really break-ing the rules if the rules are bad.”

My daughter fell silent, looking out the window in contempla-tion. I prepared to continue my talk, to mention the count-less innovators and athletes, suffragettes and businesswomen, females who refused to be held back be-cause of their gender and were willing to challenge the status quo.

In the end, I decided to let her lead the conversation instead of lecturing. I hope my point came across. When I asked her at dinner what she’d learned, she said,

“girls get into trouble too but sometimes trouble can be good trouble.”

I hope she remem-bers this the next time she has to stand up to something or someone she believes is unjust, regardless of whether it may be breaking the rules.

The issues of our day may not be so visible to us living in the pres-ent but I hope that my daughters (and son) will have a part of im-proving our world even if they have to break some rules doing it.

Andrea Phillpotts is a Richmond writer and teacher. Opinions expressed in this col-umn do not necessar-ily refl ect those of any school district, organi-zation, or school.

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‘Listen to your body,’ journal urges Richmond resident co-authors cancer-inspired book


Ovarian cancer took Erin Higgins’ life 10 years ago but, with the help of a local writer, her story lives on.

Richmond’s Alma Light-body co-authored My Wonderful Nightmare, a collection of journal en-tries Higgins wrote after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1998 at age 31. Higgins died two-and-a-half years later, but not before handing her journal over to Lightbody, her energy healing prac-titioner, with the hopes of getting her story pub-lished posthumously.

Lightbody added an in-troduction, insight, and interviews with Higgins’ family and friends and held a book launch July 14 on Pender Island, her part-time residence.

Writing was part of Hig-gins’ therapy and her journal was an outlet to describe experiences and express angst. But the handwritten pages were never intended for her eyes alone.

“She was always writ-ing as if she was talking

to the reader,” Lightbody says.

Her journal urges peo-ple to pay attention to their health before it’s too late.

Ovarian cancer is often referred to as the silent killer because of it subtle and often misinterpreted symptoms. For years, doctors attributed Hig-gins’ recurring abdominal pains to stress or diet.

“Since there’s no test for [ovarian cancer] yet, people are going to have to learn how to diagnose themselves, listen to their bodies when there’s a change, pay attention to it, and that’s a lot of what [Erin] tries to tell people,” Lightbody says.

“She initially was writ-ing because she was sure she was going to beat the cancer and she was go-ing to teach everybody how to do that...when she realized that wasn’t happening, she was still wanting other people to catch [cancer] up front.”

Lightbody says the journal speaks to a much wider audience than just cancer patients.

“I think her story is pro-found because she is so

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by Tom FletcherBlack Press

Labour Minister Murray Coell’s comments about a review of B.C.’s minimum wage have prompted a sharp reaction from busi-ness and labour leaders.

Coell called a news conference Thursday morning to clarify his re-marks at a cabinet minister’s panel at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) conven-tion in Whistler.

Coell was asked Wednesday about the minimum wage at an economic development forum. He said the government’s ap-proach has been to elimi-nate provincial income tax for minimum wage earners, provide rental assistance for low-income people, and exempt peo-ple making $10 an hour or less from monthly medical

premiums.“Those were all levers

that we could pull to put more money back in people’s pockets other than raising the mini-mum wage,” Coell said. “But we are getting close to, I would say, running

out of levers that we can use, so it’s something we’re definitely going to have a look at in the future.”

He didn’t deny his statements, which marked the B.C. Liberals’ fi rst departure from a policy that has

held the minimum wage at $8 an hour since 2001.

But Coell indicated Thursday the minimum wage has been reviewed frequently by the govern-ment, and insisted there are still other options to make life easier for B.C.’s lowest wage-earners.

Asked when or if Can-ada’s lowest minimum

wage would be increased, Coell replied, “It’s some-thing we will consider in the future.”

Asked if he still believes a higher minimum wage is a “job killer,” he replied, “I don’t think so.”

B.C. Federation of La-bour president Jim Sinclair stood with reporters at a Whistler hotel to listen to Coell’s clarifi cation, and interpreted it as a retreat to the government’s hard line.

“It’s very clear that he misspoke himself, that the government is not interested in raising the minimum wage, despite the fact the UBCM voted to raise it to $10 three years ago,” Sinclair said.

Sinclair has taken every opportunity to push the government on the issue in recent years, as well as condemning the $6-an-hour “training wage,”

which is still available to B.C. employers.

The B.C. Fed calculates that inflation has in-creased nearly 15 per cent in the past nine years, and that B.C. also has a higher cost of living than other provinces. Sinclair says B.C. should immediately move to a $10 an hour minimum.

Brian Bonney, B.C. di-rector of the Canadian Federation of Indepen-dent Business, said small businesses have barely recovered from the reces-sion and some are consid-ering layoffs in the months to come.

“The government of Brit-ish Columbia really need to take a look at what’s go-ing on in our economy,” Bonney said. “It is very, very volatile and any in-crease in minimum wage is simply going to result in workers losing jobs.”

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Policing costs loom large as RCMP contract wanesSurvey finds little appetite to drop Mounties, UBCM hears

by Jeff NagelBlack Press

Cities alarmed about rising RCMP costs are pressing Ottawa to take on more of the burden and rein in spending by the Mounties.

Policing devours close to half the total budget of many municipalities.

Cities larger than 15,000 residents pay 90 per cent of RCMP costs and their mayors want that cut to 70 per cent—a proposal the federal government rejected this summer. Ot-tawa also refused to move to a 50-50 split in costs for most smaller communi-ties, which now pay 70 per cent.

Civic leaders now plan to press federal cabinet ministers and B.C. Con-servative MPs to rework the formula and provide more RCMP accountabil-ity.

“Every mayor and coun-cil that has RCMP are con-cerned about the costs,” City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto said at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whistler.

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comes amid negotiations to renew B.C.’s contract with the RCMP—which expires in March of 2012—and growing debate over whether to instead shift to a provincial police force.

Langley City Mayor Peter Fass-bender, a civic observer in the talks, said some progress has been made.

The federal government has agreed to cover 30 per cent of the cost of integrated regional policing teams and cadet training, up from 10 per cent.

The province has re-jected federal attempts to download even more costs on cities, he said, but added mayors remain worried.

RCMP offi cers get a 1.5 per cent pay raise next year but the costs of each offi cer are to grow by a further $4,700 due to higher pension costs.

Rifles are also being added to each patrol car at a cost of at least $1,000 each in response to the 2006 shooting of two RCMP offi cers in Sas-

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A UBCM survey found nearly two-thirds of municipalities consider RCMP policing costs to be unaffordable and limiting the delivery of other civic services.

“It’s reaching a tipping point,” Salmon Arm Coun. Kevin Flynn said, adding

cities like his may be forced to cut the number of offi cers.

“I understand that you are concerned,” Attorney-General Mike de Jong re-sponded. “So are we.”

De Jong said he’s can-vassed RCMP-policed cities and found almost no appetite to actually abandon the Mounties.

Critical regional policing functions are performed by the integrated inves-tigation teams that draw officers from multiple RCMP detachments or civic forces—a system some consider a form of regional policing.

But the case for deeper reform gained momentum this month when former Solicitor General Kash Heed called integrated teams a “band-aid solu-tion” and said B.C. should consider creating a new force.

Rob Gordon, director of SFU’s School of Criminol-ogy, supports a provincial police force replacing the RCMP for all but federal

policing matters and pre-dicts costs would come down.

But he said the pro-vincial government is “under siege” and the new missing women inquiry—which could weigh in on the merits of regionalization—means there’s no chance now to form a provincial force

and terminate the RCMP in 2012.

Gordon said it would be a mistake, however, to roll over the 20-year RCMP contract without including an escape hatch giving B.C. freedom to act later.

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contract with a neigh-bouring one can do that on two years’ notice, Fass-bender noted.

He said an analysis of the working group sug-gests a regional force or provincial force would not be cheaper than the RCMP.

“It would actually cost us more,” he said.

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Brighouse Elementary gets gardening grantby Todd CoyneContributor

Samuel Brighouse Elementary School will be the home of a new community garden thanks to a $30,000 partnership between the city, the province and the Richmond School District.

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by Tom FletcherBlack Press

Grumbles and calls for a recount followed a vote by local government rep-resentatives Wednesday to add two new seats to represent Metro Vancou-ver on their provincial ex-ecutive.

A rural-urban divide often dominates discus-sion at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, where most of the population is in cities but smaller towns and rural districts send the majority of del-egates. The suggestion that B.C.’s largest urban area is lacking infl uence with senior governments didn’t go over well with some delegates from

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Lois Jackson ruffl ed rural feathers when she said the change will allow Lower Mainland coun-cils to share their “ex-perience and expertise” in developing new ways to handle community is-sues. Interior delegates were quick to respond that their experience in dealing with land use, environmental and other issues is equally valu-able.

Grand Forks councillor Chris Moslin suggested that if Metro Vancouver needs extra clout on the executive, there should also be a new category created for “tiny munici-palities.”

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UBCM executive mem-ber Robert Hobson, a Kelowna councillor, sur-veyed the show of voting cards and declared the two new Metro seats ap-proved.

The urban-rural ten-sions didn’t stop del-egates from endorsing Surrey councillor Barbara Steele as the president of the UBCM for the next year. Steele takes over from Harry Nyce, chair of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District.

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Mayors laud dangerous driving crackdown

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B.C. ’s tough new crackdown on excessive speeders and drunk drivers is winning sup-port from many civic leaders at the Union of B.C. Municipalities con-vention in Whistler.

Several mayors at a UBCM forum on com-munity safety ap-plauded the provincial policy shift to impound vehicles and levy stiff fines when drivers are caught speeding more than 40 kilometres over the limit or with a blood-alcohol level of just 0.05.

“It’s long overdue,” District of North Van-couver Mayor Richard Walton said.

“There’s no ques-tion alcohol and speed devastate communities. People need to take a second and third look and be reminded.”

Some civil libertar-ians argue the auto-matic penalties go too

far without an alleged violator getting their day in court.

Someone blowing 0.08 or refusing the breatha-lyzer can get an instant 90-day driving prohibi-tion, a 30-day vehicle impoundment and up to $4,000 in fines and fees.

A driver blowing 0.05 to 0.08 who was warned in the past now loses their car and licence for three days—more for repeat offenders—and pay significant fines.

But Walton said the instant penalties don’t result in motorists get-ting a criminal record and save police and the courts time and money by avoiding prosecu-tions and trials.

He said it’s had a major sobering effect on peo-ple he knows, including his senior men’s hockey teammates who would often have a couple of beers after a game.

One mayor—Central Saanich’s Jack Mar—even figured the drunk

driving crackdown could help boost ridership and fare revenue on lo-cal transit systems.

But Salmon Arm Coun. Debbie Cannon urged Attorney-General Mike de Jong to re-examine the province’s gradu-ated licensing system for new drivers.

She said the rule lim-iting a novice driver to just a single passenger is unreasonable, par-ticularly in rural regions and areas poorly served by transit.

“I would suggest that was overkill,” said Can-non, who questioned whether graduated li-censing has actually cut accident rates among young people.

De Jong conceded there hasn’t been a dramatic drop in novice crashes.

“It seems to be trend-ing down—slightly.”

He also heard from civic reps who want more traffic fine rev-enue for their cities.

The higher fines for excessive speeding go to local cities, de Jong said, but not the higher fines for impaired driv-ing.

Local cities also want their costs reimbursed in civil forfeiture cases but the province doesn’t want any perception that police forces are benefitting—even indi-rectly—from proceeds of crime seizures.

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Power generation isn’t the only thing you’ll fi nd at the Richmond location of Finning Canada. Among the 158 employees at the River Road company, a committed group of four women has dedicated hundreds of volunteer hours to raising money for the Richmond Christ-

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employees, the company was able to sponsor three Richmond families. Da-vidson explains, “When I was a child, I remember that Christmas was just the best! It was great to know that we helped bring that joy into those families’ lives.”

After the success they encountered four years ago, Baker and Davidson made a commitment to continue fundraising. However, Baker discov-ered that teens aged 16 or older were often left out, not only because of their age, but because most gifts at the Richmond Toy Room were not age-ap-propriate for teenagers. Thus, since 2007, Baker and Davidson have dedi-cated their fundraising efforts to sponsoring 46 Richmond teenagers each Christmas. As Baker puts it, “We all work in Rich-mond, and we want to make a difference where there is a need.”

Along with Katarina Kravcak and Jan Ros-covich, two other Finning employees, the women host fun company fund-raisers throughout the year. Events include si-lent auctions, bake sales, raffle or 50/50 tickets, “sweets weeks” and more. Often Baker or Da-vidson will invite Finning suppliers and vendors to donate items as prizes. In the past six months alone, they have organized four fundraisers—earning enough money to sponsor 21 teenagers this year.

“It’s hard to buy a teen-ager a gift that he or she will like,” Baker points out. For this reason, Baker has used the money they raised in past years to purchase teens a gift card for Richmond Centre, a movie pass and Purdy’s chocolates. At Christmas, the teen anonymously re-ceives his or her gift pack-age, wrapped individually by Baker. Roscovich adds, “Paula’s dedication is inspiring; she is always smiling and happy to do this for the teens.”

Reaching out to their company members can be diffi cult at times, espe-cially when the different departments at Finning are so separate from each other. Kravcak, who works as a parts clerk, explains, “A lot of the employees don’t come into the of-fice very often, so we have to approach them.” This often means don-ning protective gear be-fore heading into areas of heavy machinery. But one thing is certain: the Finning staff gives out of their own pockets, and they give generously. One hundred per cent of the fundraising has been generated by the Finning staff in Richmond.

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Forum puts affordable housing at the top of the agenda

We are now in a position

to invite you to Richmond’s first affordable housing forum, “Building Hope,” on Oct. 29 and 30.

The event will be held at Richmond City Hall and is made possible by the Richmond Poverty Response Committee, Richmond Commu-nity Services Advisory Committee and the City of Richmond, and sponsors VanCity Savings Credit Union, Richmond Women’s Resource Centre and Turning Point Recov-ery Society.

The forum will ad-dress issues facing all individuals and families with regards to safe, affordable housing.

I, as a senior, am aware of the problems Richmond seniors have to find safe, affordable shelter. Seniors currently com-prise over a quarter of B.C.’s four million private households and the proportion of older seniors aged 65 plus is expected to double over the next 25 years.

The fact that there will not be enough units for seniors who may require them remains a major concern. The need for affordable housing is a high priority across the province.

In Richmond, the rental vacancy rates continue to remain low. Vacancy rates of less than two per cent constitute a “tight” rental market.

The City of Richmond faces the potential loss of existing rental housing stock through pressure for rede-velopment and/or conversion of exist-ing stock to strata. These pressures are more pronounced in a hot market where fast rising land values

increase the economic impetus of redevelop-ment.

Based on forecasts, it is estimated that the City of Richmond could lose as many as 1,200 rental-housing units between 2006 to

2021. The potential loss of this stock combined with the lack of

new rental housing construction sug-gests that the City of Richmond may face a shortfall of more than 3,000 units by 2021. Should the city be successful in getting 25 affordable subsi-dized rental housing units built per year and 95 affordable low-end market rental housing units built an-

nually, it would meet 20 per cent of the targets for affordable housing in Richmond.

The forum will ad-dress these issues, together with housing strategies, partner-ship and funding, rental and social housing and home-less solutions. The partners initiating this forum have been for-tunate to attract ex-cellent speakers and experienced panelists

having a first-hand knowledge of the is-sues and challenges of securing housing.

I can only reiterate what the Building Hope Forum offers—knowledge, education, new options, creative thinking with aware-ness that affordable housing is the most important necessity for individuals and families for living and making future plans. I encourage anyone in-terested in this burn-ing question on af-fordable housing take time out to attend. The fee for the forum is $20, which covers lunch on Saturday.

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Growing seniors population in particular need of affordable accommodations

The fact that there will not be enough units for seniors who may require them remains a major concern.

Seniors take control of their immunityOnce we reach 60, special attention

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• Nurture your social life. Loneliness and depression pose serious chal-lenges to the immune system.

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The ICBC website provides a fi ve column, eleven row chart that summarizes the consequences of driving impaired under the new immediate roadside prohibition rules in British Columbia, effective September 20th, 2010. The fi rst column lists the ten possible consequences—a mix of time periods, fees, penalties, costs, mandatory program requirements, and related criminal charges.

The next three columns relate these ten possible consequences to a fi rst, second, and third time immediate roadside prohibition for sampling between .05 and .08 blood alcohol content (BAC). This sampling range is called the ‘Warn range’. The fi fth column relates the ten consequences to sampling over .08 BAC or refusing to provide a breath sample. Needless to say the consequences increase—longer time periods for loss of a driver’s licence, longer time periods for vehicle impoundment, higher costs, fees and penalties, etc.— across the chart.

Road Rules suggests printing out this chart and posting it as a reminder, at least while you learn to adjust your socializing accordingly, near where you head out to your car. Many may be surprised at the extent of the adjustments it dictates.

It’s probably fair to say that most BC drivers agree that impaired driving is unacceptable and support laws refl ecting this disapproval and enforcing compliance with the simple, oft-repeated ‘Don’t drink and drive’ admonition. It’s also probably fair to say that most understand impaired driving laws as allowing some leeway and have learned to behave responsibly and be law-abiding.

Nevertheless, drunk driving deaths have trended upwards—an annual average of 115 drunk driving fatalities between 2005 and

2009— and the number of crashes and injuries in which alcohol was a factor in 2009 — 3,700 crashes and 2,300 injuries— remain high. Hence these rule changes: to make enforcement simpler and more effective in getting impaired drivers out of their cars and off the road right away, and to deter by making the consequences of

impaired driving even more immediate and costly in terms of dollars and inconvenience.

Social drinkers will likely (and should) conclude that these new rules set even more stringent limits on how many drinks they can consume in a given time period and still remain fi t to drive.

Clearly the Criminal Code BAC threshold of .08 no longer sets the tolerated limit in British Columbia. Driving soon after just one drink can easily raise an average woman’s BAC to the ‘Warn range’ and likewise just two drinks for the average man. And it’s hard to argue that the new .05 BAC threshold is draconian given that driving simulator tests consistently show that even readings under .05 still produce measurably poorer reaction times.

Law-abiding citizens whose socializing includes consuming alcohol will have to decide in advance how they will return home safely. Couples or groups can designate one person to be the non-drinking driver who may (should) conclude that “non-drinking” requires an even stricter interpretation. Consider arranging taxi rides well beforehand. Consider local destinations within walking distance—which is not to encourage ‘impaired’ pedestrian travel, another ‘too high’ statistic.

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Classic cars from classic film come out for show and shine

LKQ Keystone Automo-tive on Mitchell Island recently hosted its fi rst annual show-n-shine, and it attracted some notable classics.

Among the vehicles on display were Glen Kal-

mack’s classic Ford Mus-tang and Paul Martin’s Dodge Charger—cars replicated exactly as they appear in the 1968 Steve McQueen fi lm Bullitt.

Kalmack finished his car over three years ago.

Martin fi nished his two years ago. Recently the pair decided to begin showing off their rides at show and shines.

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The pair’s display in-cludes a DVD of the fi lm’s classic car chase scene and information boards.

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Honest Reporting Canada’s Michael Fegelman speaks

Richmond’s Beth Tikvah Syna-gogue is presenting an evening with Michael Fegelman, executive direc-tor of Honest Reporting Canada on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.

Honest Reporting Canada is an in-dependent grass-roots organization promoting fairness and accuracy in Canadian media coverage of Israel and the Middle East.

With the assistance of their over 23,000 members from coast to coast, the group monitors the media, recognizes excellence and exposes inaccuracy and bias in Canadian re-porting on the region.

A graduate of Carleton Universi-ty’s renowned journalism program, Fegelman specialized in broad-casting and international reporting and was a former editor-in-chief, reporter and anchor of various news programs and publications.

Jazzercise for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Jazzercise students in Richmond are hosting a fundraising event for the Canadian Breast Cancer Founda-tion Saturday, Oct. 23.

It will take the form of a two-hour

Jazzercise class at South Arm Unit-ed Church gym, 11051 No. 3 Rd.

Registration/sign-in is 9:30 a.m., class is 10 a.m. to noon.

There will be door prizes and re-freshments, and all donations at the door gratefully accepted—$20 or more will result in a tax receipt.

Richmond law firm joined World Link for Law

Richmond law firm Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell has joined the World Link for Law, a leading inter-national law network.

“Our firm now acts for many inter-national clients who have business interests all over the world. We un-derstand the importance of being connected with law firms world-wide,” said Tony Kwan, a partner with the law firm and chair of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce.

World Link for Law was established in the 1980s and now comprises a network of 70 law firms in 47 coun-tries worldwide.

Pryke Lambert is the third mem-ber in Canada, and the only firm in the network representing Western Canada.

Formed over 35 years ago, Pryke Lambert is Richmond’s largest law firm with 20 lawyers, according to a news release.

The firm’s primary practice areas are real estate and development, insurance, personal services and business.

Heart of Richmond fundraiser nears

This year’s Heart & Soul! Dinner Dance will be held at Richmond Country Club, Saturday, Oct. 23 at 5:45 p.m.

The Heart of Richmond AIDS Society has tickets for their fundraiser at an early bird price of $65 un-til Oct. 2. All proceeds from this event will go to provide support and services for persons in-fected or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Sophie Lui (Global TV) and Fred Lee (The Van-couver Courier and CBC Radio) are returning as hosts for the evening.

“The Usual Suspects,” a highly energetic, fi ve-piece band, will play dance favourites. A highlight of the evening is sure to be a dazzling fl oor show by fabulous drag queens.

There will be a live auction featuring a trip to anywhere in WestJet’s world, a silent auction and raffl e prizes.

Tickets are $75, or $65 before the early bird deadline. For more in-formation visit heartand-soulfundraiser.com.

Having a fire escape plan and practis-

ing it at home can make the differ-ence between getting out alive or a family tragedy, says the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC).

The issue is so important, the CAFC is repeating its success-ful Great Canadian Fire Drill public education campaign during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 3 to 9, and throughout the entire month of October.

“When a smoke alarm goes off, every-one in the family must know where to go and what to do,” says Fire Chief Jeff Lambert, B.C.’s representative for the CAFC. “There is no time for uncer-tainty. Creating and practising a home fire

drill can save lives and B.C. citizens need to be better prepared.”

The CAFC’s urgent message is under-scored by a recent national survey that shows nearly three in four Canadians admit to not practising a home fire drill in the last year.

Findings of the poll, commissioned by the CAFC and Duracell, also suggest that edu-cating adults as well as children is an im-portant way to teach good fire safety habits that last a lifetime.

Through the Great Canadian Fire Drill campaign, an estimat-ed 75,000 kindergar-ten to Grade 3 teach-ers nationwide will receive special lesson plans and classroom materials to help them teach young students the important task of creating a fire escape

plan. Students are then encouraged to put their new knowl-edge to work with their siblings and parents to create and practise a fire escape plan at home.

“We know that from the moment a smoke alarm sounds, to the point where cata-strophic fire flashover makes escape impos-sible, takes three minutes or less,” says Carol Heller, a home safety specialist with Kidde Canada. “Since most fires occur at night when we are sleeping, a family’s quick and calm reac-tion to hearing their smoke alarm is even more critical. That confidence—and increased odds of sur-vival—can only come from having an escape plan that the entire family has discussed and rehearsed.”

In addition to infor-mation being sent to classrooms and visits by local fire depart-ments, Canadians can visit the campaign web site www.safeathome.ca/drill to download a free fire escape plan

grid and complete a home safety checklist. Once families register, create their escape plan and practise it, they can print out their own personalized “We Did the Drill!” certificate. Games

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Teachers can win Scholastic gift certifi-cates and Sparky the Fire Dog glow-in-the-dark smoke alarms

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Canadian research shows that more than 50 per cent of people who tamper with their smoke alarms forget to later re-install the batteries or the alarm itself.

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“In a fire, seconds count. You install smoke alarms as an early warning system to tell you something is wrong,” says Bruce Burrell, president of the CAFC. “But the other part of the equa-tion is knowing what to do if they go off. How can you help your family escape tragedy?”

Statistics show that most fires start at night, when

sleepiness and darkness cause confusion and reduce reaction times. That’s when having a plan to escape—that has been practised by all family members—becomes critical.

Educational experts have collaborated with the CAFC to compile these fire escape plan tips:

• Draw a floor plan that shows all doors and win-dows.

• Mark two ways out of each room, if possible.

• Mark the location of all smoke alarms with “SA.” There should be one smoke alarm on every storey of your home and outside sleeping areas. Make sure children recognize the

sound of a smoke alarm.• Test each alarm, replace

batteries if necessary. Replace immediately any smoke alarm that is over 10 years old.

• Pick an outside meeting place e.g. “the large tree on the Wilson’s front lawn five houses down” and mark it on your plan.

• Practise the escape plan twice each year.

• The first family member out of the house and at the meeting place should call the fire department (9-1-1) from a cell phone or neigh-bour’s phone.

• Make sure everyone knows the fire escape rule: “Once out, stay out.”

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A simple fi re escape plan like this one can save lives in the event of a fi re.

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corner, it’s important to be aware of fire prevention and what your insurance policy offers.

“Fireplaces cre-ate a nice setting for homeowners to relax with loved ones,” says Wayne Ross, insur-ance expert at Aviva Canada. “Unfortunate-ly, they can also add to serious fire risks, but taking simple mea-sures can help avoid traumatic situations.”

Ross offers the fol-lowing pointers to ensure that your fire-place remains a place of enjoyment in your home:

1. Get your fireplace ready: To avoid fire and smoke damage make sure that the damper opens and closes properly. If your chimney hasn’t been cleaned in a while, call a chimney sweeper.

2. Throw out flam-mable materials: Clear the area next to your fireplace of all flam-mable items including newspapers, carpets and fabrics. Even a small spark of fire can quickly spiral out of

control.3. Stay equipped: In-

stall smoke detectors throughout your home. Time is of the essence when dealing with fires and a smoke detector can help avoid major disasters.

4. Fireplace acces-sories: Invest in a few tending tools. These can be used to rotate logs, ensure oxygen flow and clean up ashes—small steps that go a long way in fire prevention.

5. Check your insur-ance policy: Know your insurer’s guidelines and coverage so there are no surprises if you need to file a claim for damage. For example, many companies only cover fire damage if fireplaces are installed professionally.

Following these simple tips will ensure that your fireplace only leaves your family with pleasant memories this season.

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sports SPORTS EDITOR: Don FennellPhone: 604 247 3732E-mail: [email protected]

Richmond has strong presence in Delhi

Commonwealth Games

Growing up playing fi eld hockey in Richmond gave Amanda Stone the foundation to become the starting keeper for Canada’s women’s fi eld hockey team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games which begin Sunday in Delhi, India. Stone, 24, earned her fi rst international cap at the 2005 Australia Series in Van-couver and has been a member of Canada’s senior team since.

You don’t have to travel far and wide or spend big

bucks to see the world’s top athletes in action. They’re often competing right here in Richmond.

In the last year alone, as-sisted of course by Canada hosting the Olympic Winter Games, several of the biggest names in sport have battled it out on Lulu Island.

Last February, the best long track speed skaters on the planet—from Dutchman Sven Kramer to Canadian Clara Hughes—reinforced their superstar status during the Winter Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval. But the Olympic speed skating competition also provided a sneak peak at some of the fu-ture stars of the sport includ-ing 23-year-old Norweigan Havard Bokko and a couple of Canucks—Anastasia Bucsis, 20, and Mathieu Giroux, 24.

Meanwhile, Richmond’s own Alexa Loo competed among the world’s best in Olympic snowboarding at Cypress.

With the 2010 Common-wealth Games kicking off next week in Delhi, India, it’s interesting to note that several Richmond athletes will again be proudly wearing the maple leaf—including three-time Canadian Olympic swimmer Brian Johns, who is as much an inspiration for the classy way he carries himself outside of the pool as his talents in it. It’s perhaps also worth men-tioning these talented local atheltes train/compete here much of the year with little fanfare or support.

The Richmond Review Kajaks International Track Classic is an example of an annual local sports event that routinely attracts some of the top promising track and fi eld athletes from around the globe. The 2010 version of the classic, held in July, was no exception.

See Page 35

SidelinesDon Fennell

Sports hotbed here at home

BRIAN JOHNS: aquaticsEVAN DUNFEE: athleticsEvan Dunfee, 22, will be representing Canada in the men’s 20,000-metre racewalk at the Commonwealth Games. He is the current Canadian cham-pion.

Three-time Canadian Olympian Brian Johns, 28, will be competing in the men’s 200-metre individual medley as well as the 400-metre individual medley races.

AMANDA STONE: field hockey

Canada’s under-21 men’s singles champion, Andre Ho, 18, is ranked 160th in the world at the under-18 level.

Mo Zhang, 21, is the current Canadian women’s singles, doubles and mixed champion. / SEE PAGE 30

ANDRE HO: table tennis MO ZHANG: table tennis


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DEMETRA MANTCHEVA: rhythmic gymnastics

Grace Chiu, GCG photoDemetra Mantcheva won fi ve gold medals and fi nished fi rst overall at Elite Can-ada’s 2009 rhythmic gymnastics meet and fi rst overall at the national champi-onships.

•The 2010 Commonwealth Games slogan is “come out and play.”•The offi cial mascot is Shera the tiger.

•There are 72 nations and more than 6,000 athletes competing at the Games, including 255 from Canada. Host India is fi elding the biggest team with 495 athletes, followed by Australia with 377 and England with 365.

•There are 260 events in 17 sports.Aquatics: Oct. 4-13Archery: Oct. 4-10Athletics: Oct. 6-12, and 14Badminton: Oct. 4-12, and 14Boxing: Oct. 5-11, and 13Cycling: Oct. 5-8, 10, an13Gymnastics: Oct. 4-8, and 12-14Field hockey: Oct. 4-14Lawn bowling: Oct. 4-13Netball: Oct. 4-12, and 14Rugby sevens: Oct. 11-12Shooting: Oct. 5-13Squash: Oct. 4-13Table tennis: Oct. 4-14Tennis: Oct. 4-10Weightlifting: Oct. 4-12Wrestling: Oct. 5-10

2010 Games open Sundayby Don FennellSports Editor

The 2010 Commonwealth Games open Sunday in Delhi, India and Richmond will be well-represented.

No fewer than 10 of our fi nest athletes have qualifi ed to compete in the Games, from Oct. 3-14.

Our congratulations go out to all of them—from three-time Olympian Brian Johns (swimming) to na-

tional champion Evan Dunfee (race walking). A tip of the hat also to rhythmic gymnast Demetra Mantcheva and artistic gymnasts Jason Scott and Robert Watson and kudos to wrestling giant Arjan Bhullar and rugby sevens’ star Nathan Hirayama. Also earning our best wishes are Amanda Stone, who’s the starting keeper for Canada’s women’s fi eld hockey team, and table tennis aces Andre Ho and Mo Zhang.

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Kyle Shury would have been happier if the All Blacks managed to win Fri-day’s Richmond Senior Soccer League Premier Division game against the Athletics.

But he was still content following the 1-1 draw.

“It was a hard-fought match between two teams who like to compete,” he said. “I was encouraged with the way our new additions contributed.”

The All Blacks got off to a promising start, pressing the Athletics in their own end but without any reward on the scoresheet. Finally, in about the 25th minute midfi elder Adam Scroble took the ball forward on a breakaway from 40 yards and tucked it into the net from just inside the 18 yard box to put the All Blacks up 1-0.

But the Athletics were the team press-ing to begin the second half and reward-ed fi ve minutes later with the equalizing goal after the All Blacks failed to clear on two successive clearing attempts. Matt Phillips volleyed the ball low to the far corner past All Blacks’ keeper Peter Proctor.

The Athletics continued to build on their territorial dominance, but couldn’t manage to erase the deadlock. With less than fi ve minutes to play, the All Blacks’ Adam Folk fl icked a shot at the Athletics’ net that was cleared off the goal line. On the ensuing corner kick, the ball dropped inside the six yard box but was defl ected past the far post.

Athletics’ centre back Dave Stoddard drew praise from both coaches, winning nearly every header he challenged for in the second half.

Coppin cross sets up winner

Lulu Island FC went on the offence as soon as the opening whistle sounded in their Premier Division tilt Friday at Minoru Park. Their opponent, Club Inter, defended with equal determination. In the end, Lulu Island prevailed 2-1.

Striker Gord Smith, the proud new dad of a baby boy weighing in at 10 pounds, opened the scoring for Lulu Island at 20 minutes when he fi nished off a nice individual effort by outmus-cling his defender and then placing the ball into the bottom right corner of the Club Inter net.

Shortly after, player/coach Jon Bula missed converting a rebound following a corner kick that would have put Lulu Island into a comfortable 2-0 lead. Then near the end of the fi rst half, midfi elder Justin Student deftly slipped past two Inter defenders but missed the net with his shot.

With the game having become a bit scrambly, and neither team generating much in the way of scoring chances, Inter managed to tie the game at 1-1 and it appeared a draw might be the offi ng.

Spencer Coppin had other ideas, how-ever. During the fi nal minutes of injury time, his chest-high cross landed just beyond the Club Inter keeper’s reach. With a defender draped all over him, Matt Campbell managed to get a shin on the ball and it defl ected into the net for the game winner.

Bodwal bags a pair

A battle of the top teams in the Second Division settled little as DSBH Hounds and AC Richmond tied 2-2 Sunday.

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Richmond Sockeyes lost on two fronts Thursday in the Pacifi c International Junior Hockey League.

Not only did they drop a 3-2 decision to visit-ing North Delta Devils at Minoru Arena, but the loss put the Sockeyes (4-1-1) three points back of North Delta (6-2-0) in the Tom Shaw Conference.

Richmond, scheduled to play the Pilots in Ab-botsford Friday night, will host the Tom Shaw Conference-leading Delta Ice Hawks next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Minoru Arena. The Ice Hawks are off to a 6-1-1 start this season and boast the league’s top scorer in Liam Harding who has

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Sockeyes a goal shy Host first-place Delta on Thursday

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JASON SCOTT: gymnastics ROBERT WATSON: gymnasticsJason Scott helped Canada win a bronze medal in the men’s artistic title at the recent Pacifi c Rim Championships in Australia.

Robert Watson of the Richmond Gymnastics Club is coming off a strong performance at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

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A quick look at the athletes scheduled to compete at the Commonwealth Games con-fi rms this with Canadian race walkers Evan Dunfee and Inaki Gomez and New Zealand high jumper Liz Lamb all representing their nations after excelling at The Richmond Review Kajaks meet this summer.

Athletes with a disability have enjoyed equal access to stage their talent as well. The World Wheelchair Rugby Champion-ships wrapped up last Sunday at the Richmond Olympic Oval where many of the fi nest men and women in this Paralympic sport demonstrated their immense skills.

“Hosting international tournaments of this

magnitude has many benefi ts,” says Kathy Newman, director and event manager of the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Cham-pionships. “By hosting the championships here in Richmond, we have set in motion a legacy that will not only affect the future of the sport in the province but will also impact the sport across the country.”

Richmond is perfectly suited to continue to host the best in the world, as well as those—including locals—on the cusp of greatness. So the next time you tune into an international sporting event such as the Commonwealth Games, you may well be able to say, with pride, you watched them compete in Richmond.

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GERMAN SHEPHERD P/B CKSreg. 1M 2F. 8 wks. 604-858-3313sumasshepherds.wordpress.comGERMAN SHEPHERD PuppiesCKC reg. exc pedigree, solid Ger-man working line Black & Tanwormed, micro chipped & vaccinat-ed. Ready to go Sept 30th. $900. (604)462-7191 Or to view refer toobedienceplus.comGREAT DANE X English Mastiff.Male, 5yrs old. Free to good home.Call Peter 604-465-1826.JACK RUSSELL X Sheltie puppies$280. Very cute. Please call: 604-820-5242.JACK RUSSEL PUPPIES, tri-colourtails docked, 1st shots, vet checked Call 604-820-5225.

LAB pups, 1st shots, vet✓ de-wormed, luxurious coats, qual feed, fam/raised,$400.604-845-3769chwkMANX X KITTENS $100 each,black, white and chocolate 604-619-6793NEED A GOOD HOME for a gooddog or a good dog for a goodhome? We adopt dogs!www.856-dogs.com or call: 604-856-3647.

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ST. BERNARD pups, loyal family dogs, approx. 175lb as adults. Last couple, $850/ea. (604)462-8605

YORKIE PUPS. P/B no papers. Born july 23. Shots, vet chk. $800-$900. 604-858-5826 ChwkYORKSHIRE Terrier. Ultra sweet &tiny. P/b male. 8 wks old. To goodhome only. $1200. 1-250-938-4977

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548 FURNITUREAT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses!Sofa Italia 604.580.2525

560 MISC. FOR SALEAT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses!HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Bestprice. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSFlugelhorn, Yamaha, silver, 3 valvewith case & leather gig bag, $800. (604)858-6660

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566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSPIANO, older, upright, good sound $250 obo. 604-576-9285

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RENTALS

703 ACREAGE9 ACRES FOR LEASE, South Rich-mond. $200 per acre. Call 604-214-2957.

706 APARTMENT/CONDOAcross Kwantlen: 2 Bdrm. Incl heat, h/w, 1 sec’d prkg, o/d pool. N/P. $1100. Nov 1. Gerry 604-273-4785

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

RICHMOND

1 & 2 Bdrms Available Immediately

Located in central Richmond, close to all amenities & Kwantlen

College. Rent includes heat and hot water.Sorry no pets.

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RICHMOND, 8511 Ackroyd, reno 2 bdrm., 1 bath, N/S N/P. 3 appl., 1 prkg., $1150 mo. Avail. Oct 15/Nov 1. C.21 Prudential 604-232-3016

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Condo-like bldg with great views a must see. Modern living, beaut grounds incl’d ponds & fountains. Close to Steveston and markets; Many stes with ocean views. Indoor/outdoor pkg, lockers, party rm, fi tness rm, sauna, outdoor pool, games rm, social rm, BBQ Area. Bach, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $800.

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RICHMOND

STEVESTON VILLAGE on BAYVIEW

2 Bdrms, 2 full baths, 950 sq.ft. $1790/mo. Kitchen complete with gas stove, fridge, dishwasher, mi-crowave, garborator, inste laun-dry. S/west facing. Parking in-cluded. N/S, N/P. Avail now. Pictures avail www.rentsline.com

Please contact Pat 604-688-1968

RICHMOND Super 2 bdrm top fl r unit with f/p, skylights, inste laundry, ns/np, 1 year lease, $1275/mo. C21 Prudential 604-232-3025.

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALWAREHOUSE space avail on Bridgeport/#5(Richmond). 1800sqft. $1600 obo or lease. 604-715-7423

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXESRICHMOND #1 & Francis nr dyke. 3 Bdrm, 2 level house, hrdwd fl rs, 5 appls, close to shopping & school. Suit family. NS/NP. Oct 1st. Call: 604-272-2412 or 778-862-2412

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADSNEW RV Park in Aldergrove Winter Rates Now Available www.eaglewindrv.ca 604-856-6674

736 HOMES FOR RENTRICHMOND Great Westwind loca-tion. Very nice 3 bdrm, 2 down/1 up $2500, ns/np.Ref’s req’d. 1 yr lease. C21 Prudential. 604-232-3025.RICHMOND. Sparkling, newly re-nod, 3 bdrm house w/priv 2 bdrm ste down. F/P, 8 appls, ensuite, cov patio, carport, fenced, storage, h/w. N/P. Nov 1. $2695. 604-833-2103WEST Richmond - For Rent - Octo-ber 1st - Executive home - 3 bed-room, 3 bathroom , 2600 sq feet, 2 car garage. Newly renovated with all new appliances . 1 year lease $3500 per month- references re-quired. Call 604-351-2655

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE FOR LEASE

353 sf & 268 sf - 2nd fl r, professional offi ce bldg.

Elevator, secure indoor prk. 4840 Delta St., Ladner

Phone Gertie 1-250-247-7242

or cell: 604-306-4563

ON CANADA LINE 6700 #3 ROAD, RICHMOND

800 sq. ft. Ideal for Travel, Insu-rance etc. Parking available. 604-277-0966 or 604-273-1126

750 SUITES, LOWER1 BD SUITE Close to Iron wood/Steveston $800 a month, in-cludes utilities/cable/internet/laun-dry. No smoking / No pets. Available immediately. Refs Re-quired. 604-644-19064TH/GRANVILLE, Avail immed! G/L 2 bdrm, pri entry. $850 incl heat & hydro (no lndry). NP/NS. Suit single (cple neg). Ref’s pls. 604-244-7862BRIDGEPORT AREA. 2 bedroom suite. Ns/np. No laundry. Avail. October 15th. 604-270-1450BRIDGEPORT Area - Renovated Gr level suite with 6Appl. NS/NP. Clean, Quite & bkyard. A must see! $1300 Incl Utilty 604-417-1618RICHMOND 2 bdrm. bsmnt. suite, N/P N/S. No laundry. $975 mo. Oct. 1. Close to school bus & shops 604-377-4779RICHMOND, Brand New 1 bdrm nr Kwantlen,alarm,ns/np, $850 incl hy-dro & cbl. Avail now. 604-273-8452.RICHMOND: Bridgeport area. 1 bdrm ste, suit single. Incls cable, priv entry & shrd laundry. $700/mo. Ns/np. Oct 1. 778-297-4499.RICHMOND, immaculate 1 bdrm, avail. Oct 15. For more info call (604)303-7778.RICHMOND. Large clean 1 bdrm private entrance, np/ns. $800 incl cable & laundry 778-387-1001RICHMOND. No. 5 & Cambie. 2 bdrm. bsmt. suite. Np/ns. Suit couple. Avail. now. 604-273-4593RICHMOND: Railway & Blundell: Beaut reno’d 1/bdrm, nice lrg bkyrd, nr amens & bus; W/D, suit 1 per-son, NS/NP. Inclds utils/cbl. Pls call 604-272-3033 or 604-762-0221.RICHMOND WEST, River Rd. At-tractive studio suite. N/S. N/P. Avail. now. $650/mo. incl utils. Suits1 person only. 604-275-2421

751 SUITES, UPPER

Richmond. 3 bdrm upper lvl 1 bath. W/D. N/S. Nr amenits. $1350 + utils. 604-278-6604, 778-316-3163.

RICHMOND. 5939 Muir Dr. Coach-house. $675/mo. 4 appl. Parking. Heat incl. Avail. immed. Ns/np. 604-519-0811 or 604-942-8045

STEVESTON. New 1450 s.f. 3 bdrm top unit + great room, 2 full baths, gas f/p, jac. tub, S.S. appl’s, sec. sys., insuite ldry, dble garage 9’ ceilings, priv. garden, near dyke & amen’s. 1 yr lease. Sorry no pets, n/s. Nov. 1 $1900mo 604-279-3838

752 TOWNHOUSES

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Richmond, East / New Westminster: 3 storey

Townhouses with 5/appls, 2/bath, garage, f/p.

From $1440/mo. Call 604-522-1050

RICHMOND: 2 yrs New! 3 bdrms + den, 2.5 baths, 5 appls, 11393 Steveston Hwy. Immed. Ref’s. $1900/mo. Pls call 604-240-5322.

RICHMOND. 3 bdrm. townhouse double garage, available Nov. 1st. $1700/mth. Phone 604-270-4997.

RICHMOND

Briargate & PaddockTownhouses

2 Bedrm + Den & 3 Bedrms Available

Private yard, carport or double garage. Located on No. 1 & Steveston, No. 3 & Steveston. Landscape and

maintenance included.

Call 604-830-4002or 604-830-8246

Website www.aptrentals.net

RICHMOND

QUEENSGATE GARDENSConveniently Located

Close to schools & public trans-portation. Spacious 2 & 3 bdrm townhouses. 6 Appl’s., balcony, 2 car garage, 2 full baths, gas f/p. 1 Year lease required. No Pets.

Professionally Managed byColliers International

Call 604-841-2665

RICHMOND, Railway/Steveston Hwy. 3 bdrm T/H perfect cond. 5 appls. incl lndry & garden $1,550. Avail immed. 778-848-6717.

810 AUTO FINANCING

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1998 Dodge Neon, auto., 146,000km, new tires, new stereo. $3500. Call (604)794-5865

2002 PT CRUISER Ltd. Edition, Classic black auto fully ld’d mint cond 96K $5500 obo 604-476-1569

2003 CHEVROLET Cavalier for sale. Lady Driven. As new condi-tion, fully loaded. Only 64,500 km. Asking $4,700.00 OBO. Ph. 604 813-2384

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1976 25’ 5th wheel Vanguard, new updates, great cond., sleeps 4, w/hitch $3000 obo. (604)465-4580

1984 24’ Citation, GMC Motorhome, 85,000km, many recent upgrades, exc cond., $6000. (604)858-9028

2007 Sunseeker motorhome E 450, 1 slide, 31.6’, slps 6, like new, 25,000k, $49,500. (604)824-4552

840 RECREATIONAL/RENT

25’ CLASS “C” MOTORHOME avail. for rent. Very clean, sleeps 5, a/c, micro. For Info 604-783-6848

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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851 TRUCKS & VANS

1993 FORD F350, 14 foot tilt deck, auto, no air-care needed, auto $6500 obo. Call (604)597-2043

2008 GRAND Caravan, red, stow & go, 39K, auto, 7 seats $18,500. 604-922-7367 or 778-867-7367

WAREHOUSEMEN’S LIEN ACT

MR. JASON NGFormerly of: #18 - 7733 - Heather Street, Richmond BC, Owes $2095.00 PLUS THE COST OF THIS AD For unpaid storage fees for 1 locker located at: 1051- Eburne Place, Richmond B.C.

Or goods (Furniturer, misc items, etc) will be sold on November 9, 2010 at #140-2251-No. 5 Road, Richmond BC, V6X 2S8.


U-Haul Storage Center Richmond

Claims a Landlords Contrac-tual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at:

4511 Shell Rd. Richmond B.C. Tel: 604-270-8827

109 West Coast Contracting Box 2232 - 8316 Valley Dr., Squamish

141 Brian Bossy 95 - 15 Ave., Lachine, Quebec

151 Brandon Connoly 4861 Bessborough Dr.Burnaby

254 9503 Investments Ltd 6520 No. 6 Rd., Richmond

309 Shelley Angman 8026 General Currie Rd., Richmond

312 Shane Unrau 561 Crossandra Cr., Victoria

340 John Todd 309 - 3333 W. 4th Ave., Vancouver

597 - 98 West Coast Contracting Box 2232 - 8316 Valley Dr., Squamish

606 West Coast Contracting Box 2232 - 8316 Valley Dr., Squamish

71 Ballpark Training Center 150 - 5731 Minoru Blvd., Richmond

88 Trela Watt 165 - 11380 Steveston Hwy., Richmond A sale will take place at the storage location on Friday, October 8th, 2010. Viewing 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.. Sealed bids will be opened at 12:30PM. Room contents are personal / household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each locker unit.

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Golfers Sandi Temple, Chris Leon, Janet Clouston, Linda Grant and Pat Rogers had the right drive at My-lora Golf Course on Sept. 16. The team won the Tee Cup Golf Tournament, organized by the Women Making a Difference group, which raised $12,000 for Touchstone Family Association. The funds will go toward Touch-stone’s Front Porch program, which provides Rich-mond families help and support at the time of their greatest need.

Jeff Zong and Mruganka Kale accept bursaries from Colleen Kason of Richmond Hospital Auxiliary. Zong, who has registered over 300 hours as a volunteer at Richmond Hospital since 2007, received $500. Kale, who has volunteered as a navi-gator in the Emergency Department since 2008 and volunteers at Rose-wood Manor, received $1,000. Zong is in his fourth year at Univer-sity of B.C. in bio-chem-istry and medicine. Kale is in her second year at McGill University studying bio-medical and life sciences.

In partnership with United Way, UPS Canada hosted a fundraiser at its Richmond facility. Plans called for a truck pull, but incliment weather forced them to create an alternative: a tricycle race. The event raised $1,600 for the charity.

Roanna Haggith (left), assistant branch manager at Vancity’s Richmond Community Branch, presents a $10,000 cheque to David Kimpton and Janet Suther-land of St. Alban’s Community Meal project. The grant is part of Vancity’s Shared Success program, where 30 per cent of the credit union’s annual net profi ts are directed back to members and into com-munities.

SUCCESS has named Dennis Chan as the new chair of the society’s board, following its 37th annual general meeting. The current 20-member board has fi ve members of non-Chinese descent, including one of Korean, one of South Asian and three of European origin.

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Oct. 2, 2010 The Richmond Review