Richmond News April 30 2014

“This is about as serious as itgets.”

Richmond School Board chairDonna Sargent didn’t mince herwords, either to the Richmond Newsor in an alarming open letter toB.C.’s Education Minister, PeterFassbender.

Sargent was categoric inlambasting an education ministryassertion that Richmond SchoolDistrict should be prepared tosacrifice an apparent $26 million“surplus” and the $41 millionSteveston secondary sale proceedsto pay for 50 per cent of majorcapital projects.

The ministry has told schooldistricts, including Richmond, thatthey must now use any surplusesthey have to cost-share withthe provincial government forsignificant projects, such as seismicupgrades.

A letter from the ministry tothe Richmond district identified asupposed $26 million “surplus” thatit needs to consider using when the

time comes for the likes of seismicupgrades — needed in 23 localschools.

However, in her pointed letterto Fassbender, where she accusedthe ministry of “abdicating itsresponsibility,” Sargent detailed, inpainstaking fashion, how that $26million should not be regardedas a surplus and how the moneyis already committed for essential

services. “If the ministry demandssomething by law, then we have tofollow that,” Sargent told the News.

“But the services that the$26 million is set aside for aresignificant and it would be severeif they were affected. In no wayshould that $26 million be regardedas a surplus.”

Sargent agreed that the district isbeing punished for being prudentover the years with its budget,making sure it has enough fundsfor essential services and programs— programs that the ministry nowwants the district to tap into tohelp pay for major projects, such asseismic upgrades.

Hands off our $26M: TrusteesSargent tells government squirreled-away cash is not a ‘surplus’

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A family of unlicensed geese head toward No. 3 Road in the middle of theMonday morning rush hour. Photo by Matt Pitcairn.

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RCMP say a series aquestions will usuallydetermine whether aforeign-licensed driver istelling the truth or not

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Fowl play on Richmond roadFeathered family takes a strollthrough city during rush hour

There are many strange sights on Richmond’s roads andnone more so than a family of Canada geese.

Mother and father goose and their seven goslings werespotted waddling through the strip mall at No. 3 and Ackroydroads around 8 a.m. Monday.

Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s communicationsmanager Matt Pitcairn spotted the family as he emerged fromthe nearby White Spot restaurant.

“They walked towards No. 3 Road then turned right ontothe sidewalk,” Pitcairn told the Richmond News.

“No-one knows where they came from or where they wereheading.”


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Court asked to wade into jet fuel approval

Citing inadequate publicconsultation and unacceptable threatsto public safety and the environment,the grassroots environmental groupVAPOR is taking the provincialgovernment to court over the decisionby the BC Environmental AssessmentOffice to allow a jet fuel storage facilityand pipeline to be built in Richmond.

“Given the current provincial andfederal governments, we can no longerdepend upon our environmentalreview and protection agencies toadequately protect Canada’s crucialenvironmental habitats, including theFraser River estuary,” stated a newsrelease from the group.

On April 25 VAPOR filed for ajudicial review of the proceedings thatled to an environmental certificatebeing granted to the Vancouver AirportFuel Facilities Corporation, an airlinesconsortium that has advocated foreasier, cheaper access to jet fuel.

The judicial review takes aim at the

Ministry of Environment, the Ministryof Natural Gas Development and theBC Environmental Assessment Office.

Former federal fisheries biologistand long-time activist Otto Langer,speaking on behalf of VAPOR, saidpublic consultation was limited or,in some cases, non-existent for theproject.

“When you’re going to consult,consult in a meaningful way and don’tleave it to industry to conduct a flawedprocess,” said Langer, noting numerousstudies were released on the issueafter public comment was closed inFebruary 2012 and when commentswere open, the public wasn’t given areasonable opportunity to review thematerials.

“We’re back to 1965,” said Langerof the environmental review process,adding one of the biggest problems isthat the Department of Fisheries andOceans is but a shell of its former self.

VAPOR stated such legal actionis an “exhausting undertaking” andurged the municipalities of Delta andRichmond, as well as First Nations and

anyone else interested in opposing thepipeline, to join the court proceedings.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie said thecity has not “resolved to take any legalaction at this point,” while noting itwould likely do so on its own accord ifaction was under consideration, whichat this point it is not.

At issue is the plan by VAFFC tostore up to 80 million litres of fuelnear the Riverport entertainment andrecreation complex. From there, thefuel would be delivered via a pipeline,mostly along Highway 99.

The storage facility wouldcontentiously require tankers to run upand down the Fraser River, thus posinga spill risk.

“The Fraser River and its estuaryare crucially important for thesustainability of British Columbiasalmon and home to globallysignificant populations of bird, plant,and animal life,” stated VAPOR.

Jet fuel is presently delivered bytruck from Washington State as well asthrough an existing pipeline connectedto a marine terminal on Burrard Inlet.

Grassroots protest group VAPOR is questioning, throughthe courts, the lack of public consultation before the B.C.government approved the jet fuel delivery plan.

Two men have been charged after aprobe by a special team of RichmondMounties into a spike cell phone thefts.

Richmond RCMP’s Quick ResponseTeam identified two men they believewere responsible for a number of theftsin the city.

Now Lebaan Mohamed, 19 andMahamed Haldane, 24, both of

Richmond, are facing charges of theft,robbery and fraud dating back toDecember of last year.

Richmond RCMP’s Cpl. StephanieAshton said the men are alleged to havecommitted some serious offences andin one case Haldane is alleged to haveassaulted the victim and used a replicafirearm.

Haldane remains in custody for hisalleged part in the robberies, whileMohamed has been released on strictconditions.

VAPOR has filed for a judicial review of proceedings that led toenvironmental certificate being given to aviation fuel delivery plan

Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]

Missing: Qiru Chenhasn’t been seen sincelast August.

Richmond RCMP areappealing for the public’s help intracking down a Chinese touristwho’s been missing for ninemonths.

In August last year, 46-year-old Qiru Chen disappeared fromVancouver International Airportafter arriving from China.

He left behind his wifewho has since returned homeand does not know of hiswhereabouts.

Local Mounties exhausted allmeans of finding Chen and haveturned to the public for help.

Police don’t believe he hascome to any harm, howeverattempts to reach him have failedand his family has not heardfrom him since last August.

Anyone with informationabout his whereabouts cancontact Richmond RCMP at604-278-1212 or Crimestoppersat 1-800-222-8477.

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City’s homeless count downPOVERTY

Preliminary statistics released by the2014 Metro Vancouver Homeless Countshow Richmond’s homeless populationremains well below the per capita rate formunicipalities as the cities of Vancouverand Surrey continue to bear the brunt of theregion’s social problem.

It was found that only 38 of the 2,770homeless found inthe region were inRichmond.

The count, whichhappens every threeyears, was conductedby about 900volunteers on March12 in municipalitiesthroughout theregion. The purposeis to estimate the number and kind of peoplewho are homeless, as well as gauge whatservices they use and/or require.

The total count is a five per cent increasesince the 2011, up from 2,650.

“Regionally speaking, homeless numbersremain stable from previous years,”said Deb Bryant, chair of the GreaterVancouver Regional Steering Committee onHomelessness.

“This shows that we’ve stemmed the tideof increasing homelessness and have achievedsome stability – but we still have more to do toend and prevent homelessness,” added Bryant.

A total of 1,813 were considered “shelteredhomeless,” meaning they were found inshelters, safe houses for youth or transitionhouses for women. This category also includesindividuals with “no fixed address” stayingtemporarily in hospital beds, jails or detoxfacilities, stated a news release from thecommittee.

In Richmond, there were 22 unshelteredhomeless found, as well as 11 in a shelter andfive with no fixed address.

In 2011, there were49 homeless while in2008 there were 56.

Richmond’s leadvolunteer organizerwas Lynda Brummittwho noted themethod isn’t withoutits faults, but theinformation that isgathered can help

health and social service providers understandthe needs of the general homeless populationsince there is little understanding of it as awhole.

“I think with Richmond, homelessnessisn’t as visible. People may be couch surfingor living in cars. We know that the count is anunderestimate and that’s particularly the casein a community like Richmond,” she said.

In Richmond, homeless people tendto live around shopping centres, parks orundeveloped green areas. The city has oneyear-round men’s shelter and one extreme-weather shelter.


I think with Richmond,homelessness isn’t as visible.People may be couch surfingor living in cars.

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As more concerns surfaced over the abilityof foreign drivers in Richmond, the RCMPsay they have ways and means to ascertainwhether a motorist is a visitor or a resident.

In the wake of the revelation thatRichmond Mounties were treating Chineselicences as invalid — a decision that’s nowsoftened after the provincial RCMP came toan agreement with ICBC — the focus hasshifted to how police determine if someoneis being honest about their status in B.C.

Certain foreign driving licences, such asthe thousands of Chinese ones being used inRichmond, are good for 90 days if you’re apermanent resident and six months if you’rea visitor.

There are concerns that people are drivingaround Richmond well past those timeconstraints — while still being insured byICBC — but claiming to police, when pulledover, that they’ve only been in the country ashort time.

However, Cpl. Rob McDonald, spokesmanfor RCMP Traffic Services in B.C., said youcan get to the truth by simply talking to theperson that’s been pulled over.

“One trick of the trade is to ask them ifthey have a BC Care Card. If they have that,then there’s every chance they’re not justhere visiting,” said McDonald.

What if they have a BC Care Card, butdeny it?

“There’s a series of questions that we canask and most people won’t be able to comeup with a story that fits,” added McDonald.

“People won’t be thinking that fast tocome up with an answer that makes sensefor everything we ask.

“The chances of people going to suchgreat lengths with their stories, just to avoidgetting a B.C. driver’s licence, is very slim.

“It would be easier just to get the licence.”One of the main issues Richmond RCMP

had with the likes of a Chinese licences wasthe inability to verify the information on thelicence — a stance that was backed up by ajudge in court.

Even an ICBC-approved translation

document attached to the Chinese licencewasn’t good enough for Richmond RCMPbecause there was no way to check if thedetails on the licence were correct.

After a meeting between ICBC andRCMP’s E Division (B.C.), however, thattranslation document is now consideredadequate verification.

“A driver’s licence is a driver’s licence andthat has now been agreed on between theRCMP and ICBC, in terms of the MotorVehicle Act,” said McDonald.

Ideally, foreign drivers coming into B.C.are advised to get an international driver’s

permit (IDP) from the country they’re from.But only certain countries are part of

a core group signed up for that program.China is not one of them.

On the weekend, driving schools inRichmond raised concerns about the qualityof foreign drivers on our roads.

Allowing such drivers on the road forup to six months was a “hazard,” accordingto a story in The Province, which quoted aRichmond instructor who’d encountered atleast a half-dozen students with licences hesuspected were bought from countries likeTaiwan, China, the Philippines and SouthKorea over the past few years.

In 1993, a police sting revealed upto 10,000 foreign drivers, mostly fromSoutheast Asia, had obtained B.C. licencesfraudulently in a bribery scheme involvingas many as six Motor Vehicle Branchexaminers and a dozen driving schools.

In 2004, another Richmond drivingschool was busted by ICBC for running alicensing fraud ring.

With a file from The Province

Foreign drivers unlikely to concoct story: RCMPLICENCES


Richmond city council hasdecided to take a step back fromit’s “Vote Anywhere” campaignof 2011, which was aimed atincreasing voter turnout.

This November, you will notbe able to vote at any votingstation or at shopping malls,as was the case in the lastmunicipal election.

Richmond residentsmust now vote at their one,designated neighbourhoodvoting station, as they did in2008.

The decision follows a one-election trial that saw at-largevoting, including some stationsset up in high-traffic areassuch as shopping malls andcommunity centres.

In 2011, an average of 41per cent of all voters chose tovote in a place other than theirdesignated neighbourhood.Nearly 10 per cent of all voteswere done at a shopping mall(Lansdowne or Aberdeen).

The change was intended toincrease voter turnout in thecity, which is among the lowestin the province.

However, that didn’t happenby any significant measure.Only a “modest increase” was

observed as 23.74 per centof residents voted in 2011 asopposed to 22.1 per cent in2008, according to a city staffreport to council.

In 2014, at-large votingwill take place in all of theother major Metro Vancouvermunicipalities, includingVancouver, Surrey, Burnaby andCoquitlam.

Council voted 6-3 in favourof going back to the old modelat a savings of about $93,000.Mayor Malcolm Brodie andcouncillors Chak Au and LindaBarnes opposed the shift.

“The fact we are seeing othercities using this model, there’sno reason to go backwards,”said Au.

“It’s not a whole lot ofmoney. We have money in acontingency fund. It’s not aprohibitive cost. That (2011)was the first time we tried itand at least the sliding trend (ofvoter turnout) stopped. I thinkwe should give it one moretrial,” added Au.

Brodie echoed Au’s thoughtsin saying a one-time trial didnot provide a “fair comparison”of the two models.

Both Au and Brodie told theNews a hybrid model wouldhave been their preferredoption. That would have

eliminated voting at shoppingmalls but left all stations opento any resident. Such a planwould have cost an additional$53,000, according to thereport.

The report noted in 2011there were several challenges tovoting at a mall, such as securityand political signs being placednear the voting booths, whichcontravenes the elections act.

Council did approve somemeasures to help turnout,such as a voter’s guide ofcandidates to be mailed toevery household, additionaladvertising, more advancedvoting stations, and social

media tools to help voters,including the possibility of amobile application.

City staff will also be lookingat voting boundaries topotentially even out ones withhigh or low volumes of voters.Ones with higher volumeswill be managed by increasingelection staff.

In 2011, Richmond had131,082 registered voters. Intotal, 31,126 votes were cast.

Vancouver saw a 35 per centvoter turnout while Surrey hada 25 per cent rate.

Both Burnaby and Coquitlamhad slightly lower turnouts thanRichmond. Turnout is typicallyhigher in smaller communities.

The chances of peoplegoing to such greatlengths with their stories,just to avoid getting a B.C.driver’s licence, is veryslim.- Cpl. Rob McDonald

Council votes out Vote Anywhere planELECTIONS


“We have 23 schools in need of seismicupgrades in Richmond, we can’t be heldresponsible for that,” added Sargent.

“We desperately need a school in thecity centre, so for the ministry to turnaround and say ‘you need to use thatmoney for something else?’ It’s abdicatingits responsibility.”

Sargent said the Richmond district hasbeen “good partners” with the ministryover the years, bringing, for example, $41million to the table from the sale of theformer Steveston secondary site.

So when the district received a fewweeks ago the demand from the ministryfor districts to use “surplus” cash forcapital projects, Sargent felt compelled toappeal directly to Fassbenber.

“This is a huge policy change withoutany of us being consulted and we’re allvery concerned,” said Sargent.

Although the district is willing to offerup the $41 million from the Stevestonsecondary sale, Sargent said the districtdoesn’t have large swathes of valuable landto sell every time a major capital projectneeds funded.

Sargent has now demanded a meetingwith the provincial government’s treasuryboard, which, according to the educationministry, is where the policy changeoriginated.

! An exert of Sargent’s letter to Fassbendercan be found on page 9. The full letter isonline at Richmond-news.com

Sargent: Gov.passing buck

It’s not a wholelot of money. Wehave money in acontingencyfund.- Coun. Chak Au

Coun. Chak Au insists the cityneeded to try the new votingmodel one more time.

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Unlike John Lennon’s famous song,Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) neednot imagine after it backed out of a foreigninvestment that left it $50 million in the red.

The 2010 investment — through YVR’ssubsidiary Vantage Airport Group — inoperating Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport(LJLA) took a turn for the worse in a hurryafter the airport reported a 20 per centdecline in passengers over the past four years.

The equity losses are compounded by thefact the money used by YVR for the initialinvestment in the Liverpool airport camefrom selling half of its control in Vantage in2008 to Citi Infrastructure Investors (CII).

“Vancouver Airport Authority was facedwith a difficult decision: invest further fundsin a venture that has already lost a significantamount of equity, or exit the projectaltogether,” said Craig Richmond, presidentand chief executive officer of YVR, in a newsrelease.

Coincidently, Richmond is the formerCEO of the Liverpool airport. He tookcontrol of operations at Vancouver last year.

Vantage sold the Liverpool airport back tothe same company — Peel Group — that itbought it from in 2010. The price of the sellback was not disclosed but the initial 2010sale was reported to be about $325 millionCanadian.

According to the Liverpool Echo, LJLArecently reported an annual loss (in the yearto March 2013) of about $13 million and

that the airport was in “urgent talks” withbankers. The airport was reported to havetotal bank debts of $144 million.

“The accounts explain why LJLA iscurrently in breach of some of its borrowingcovenants,” reported the Echo.

Glenn McCoy, senior vice-president andchief financial officer of YVR, said the losseswere a result of a sustained downturn in theeconomy, a difficult regulatory environmentas well as a highly competitive market— which all resulted in what he called a“significant” drop in passengers.

McCoy said under Richmond’s tutelage,the Liverpool airport, in fact, performed wellin terms of operations such as guest services,on-time performance and non-aeronauticalrevenue.

It was the competitive market in Europethat has had low-cost carriers fighting toothand nail for recession-impacted customersthat was the investment’s ultimate demise,said McCoy.

McCoy said YVR sold half of its controlto CII to benefit from the investmentcompany’s financial capital. The subsidiary isrepresented equally on its board of directorsby members of the investment firm and theairport.

Vantage owned 65 per cent of theLiverpool airport. The 2010 purchase wasmade using equity as well as a debt packagethrough two banks in the United Kingdom.

Out of the total loss of $49.7 million, $43.8was a result in a loss of value (write-down)in the Liverpool airport.

When asked whose idea it was to invest inLiverpool Airport, McCoy replied:

“Vantage made the investment andwe (YVR and CII) both have equalrepresentation.”

Vantage has nine other airports locatedaround the world, such as in Cyprus, theBahamas and Chile. It also operates twoairports in B.C.: Fort St.John and Kamloops.

“We created Vantage 20 years ago to exportour expertise to other airports,” said McCoy.

McCoy said YVR has no plans to buy backfull control of Vantage.

He estimated the subsidiary to be worth“tens of millions of dollars” but couldn’tspeculate on what CII would value it at.

The announcement of the losses comes thesame week YVR released its 2013 financialand operational statement and highlights.

Among the achievements reported wasthe fact YVR was recently ranked the best

overall airport in North America in 2013 bySkytrax. It was also ranked the best airportin the world within its category size of 10-20million passengers.

Last year the company narrowly bypassedits all-time record for passengers by having17.97 million travellers pass through itsiconic glass gates.

There was a record number of passengersto Asia Pacific, with traffic to the regionup five per cent from 2012, including a 20per cent jump in traffic to Mainland Chinaalone.

In 2013 the airport’s bank books gotthicker after it reported a record $433million in gross revenues as well a record$292 million in operating expenses.

Airport Improvement Fees represented$122 million of the airport’s revenues.

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YVR subsidiary sells its share in Liverpool JohnLennon Airport back to company it bought it from


A 20 per cent decline in passengers at Liverpool’s John Lennon airport forced a subsidiaryof Vancouver Airport Authority to cut its losses. Photo Vancouver Sun.


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Dog eat dog world for pet food retailerSTORE CLOSURES

Big box-style shoppingfor pet care supplies andfood is in the doghouse. Andthat’s forced Richmond-headquartered Petcetera toshut down another six of itsremaining 18 stores acrossthe country.

According to Dan Urbani,Petcetera’s president andCEO, the footprint of someof his stores is just too largeto be viable anymore.

Locations in Penticton,Edmonton, Calgary,Saskatoon, Winnipeg andDartmouth, Nova Scotiawill close May 31 as part ofongoing restructuring plans.

The Richmond locationwill continue to operate forthe foreseeable future.

Petcetera, which employsabout 300, down-sizedfrom 50 stores to 18 storesin 2009. And last month itfiled a Notice of Intention toMake a Proposal under theBankruptcy and InsolvencyAct.

Urbani said he is lookingat every viable option to re-organize the business.

Of the six stores in therecent closure two of them(Calgary and Winnipeg) arepart of a conditional sale torival PetSmart.

“With PetSmart, their newprototype store is 8,000-square-feet. Ten years agothe prototype was 18,000-square-feet,” Urbani said.“So, the competitive natureof the industry is calling fora smaller footprint becauseof the maturity of theindustry.”

When Urbani opened hisfirst Petcetera store in 1997,it sprawled over 26,000-square-feet.

“It drew from a large areabecause the market wasimmature and there wasn’ta lot of pet superstores,”Urbani said. “Today, there’sa lot of stores that have filledthe gap, and the need tohave that big box store is notrequired anymore, becausebased on the assortmentsavailable to the consumer,we can offer that in under10,000-square-feet.”

Coincidentally, the pair ofstores being sold to PetSmartare in that size category,Urbani said, adding evensmaller, boutique-style pet

stores in the 1,500-square-foot range offer shoppersconvenience, but not a widerange of products.

But the paring downin floorspace at Petceteraruns counter to figuresfrom Agriculture Canada

which stated pet food salesis projected to grow fromthe $1.7 billion pet ownersspent in 2011 to $1.9 billionby 2016.

“Yes, there’s growth in themarket, but the retail squarefootage is growing fasterthan the growth of the foodindustry,” Urbani said. “Andthat means there’s goingto be struggle where somestores will lose market share.”

Making that shift tosmaller store size is a difficultprocess, Urbani said, addingthat among the 12 leftbearing the Petcetera name,include some very profitablelocations such as the onein Richmond which has17,000-square-feet of retailspace.

“It’s a big store, but thefootprint works really wellfor us,” Urbani said.

“We’ve got a goodaudience there, andwe’re achieving our salesexpectations.”

As the business moves

forward Urbani said heis continuing to exploreoptions which may includecontinuing with theremaining bundle of stores,or selling them.

“One thing in business isthat you never say never,”Urbani said.

Big box stores are“expensive animals,” saidSFU marketing professorLindsay Meredith who addedPetcetera’s situation is a caseof a market re-defining itseconomies of scale.

“They (big box stores)work for one reason only,and that’s if you get reallylarge sales volumes going outthe front door. And if youdon’t have that, you get thekiss of death.”

Meredith said a big boxconcept with a relativelynarrow focus — such as petcare — can run into trouble,whereas the likes of bigbox giant Costco providesa much greater array ofproducts and a more assuredvolume of business.

“To make a big boxoperation work you hadbetter have done yourhomework and be inplaces where there are largeconcentrations of pets andthe people who have themoney and are inclined tobuy all kinds of the productsyou carry,” Meredith said.

Plus, over time changesin the market that onceprovided good sales canmake a difference, Meredithsaid.

“Take the classic piece ofsuburbia where you have afamily with two parents, 2.3kids, one dog and one cat,”Meredith said.

“Guess what, kids growup and dogs and cats growold and croak. Then do theremaining husband and wifego on and continue to buymore cats and dogs. Notnecessarily.”

The Richmondlocation ofPetcetera is amongthe chain’s 12stores which willremain open aftera second round ofrestructuring bythe locally-basedpet supply storeshut the door tosix other outlets.Photo by PhilipRaphael/RichmondNews

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The Senate was designedto be a house of sobersecond thought, which

is why it’s disquieting to findsenators who seem inebriatedwith entitlement.

It took former Conservativesenator and former journalistPamela Wallin less than threeyears to rack up $350,000 intravel expenses.

Less than one-tenth ofthat sum was spent on tripsbetween Ottawa and her homeprovince of Saskatchewan,where she spends about halfher time.

In what seemed an act ofcontrition, Wallin then wrote

something worth reading:cheques to pay back about$150,000.

And in a recent radiointerview, she expressed regret,but not the kind you’d expect.

Wallin regretted paying allthat money back.

If she had to do it over again,maybe she’d pay back a little,but certainly not so much.Wallin blamed “retroactivelyimposed rules” for the scandal.

She also offered a classic,passive-voice admission,allowing, “mistakes weremade.”

It’s important to stress Wallinhas not been charged with any

crimes. However, the idea herbehaviour is lawful makes iteven more disturbing.

There is no rationalexplanation for a publicservant who is not James Bondto spend more than doublethe average Canadian’s yearlysalary on travel.

Earlier this month, a NorthVancouver fraudster whobilked B.C.’s welfare systemout of $17,000 was given sixmonths of house arrest andordered to pay back almostevery dollar he took.

Unlike Wallin, he did not getto keep his health and dentalbenefits.

Teen sisters sparked age of spirits

The world is a web ofstrange connections.Like the connection

between two bored 19thcentury adolescents and oneof the greatest comedies ofthe last few decades.

Ghostbusters is prettygood, right? Second best Bill Murraymovie (after Groundhog Day), at leastin my books. But why ghosts? Why slimyectoplasm? What’s with those cards withthe wavy lines?

Let us begin at the beginning, or maybejust a little bit further back.

In the early 1800s, western NewYork State was the site of new religiousmovements popping up left, right, andcentre.

There were folks predicting the returnof Jesus (with exact dates and times, whichled to the Great Disappointment), theorigins of the Mormon church, and theOneida community, a communal utopiansex cult that also made quality flatware.

Out of this milieu, in the 1840s, came

Kate and Margaret Fox,two teenaged sisters whoseemed to be followedaround by loud rappingnoises. They said the noiseswere spirits, which begananswering the questions ofneighbours in the ‘one for

yes, two for no’ style. Kate and Margaret’sgrown sister Leah promptly moved thetwo into a bigger town where they couldhelp people with their gifts, or possiblymake a bit of cash. Maybe the latter.

In 1888, widowed, alcoholic, and rackedwith doubts, the two younger Fox sisterswould publicly acknowledge that they’dfaked the raps.

Both of them could crack theirtoes — like cracking your knuckles— at will. They recanted their ability tocommunicate with the other side.

It was way too late for that.In the intervening 40 years, spiritualism

had become a major social force, andhad in some ways broken out to becomeeither a new religion, or an odd offshoot

of Christianity. There are still spiritualistsand spiritualist churches today, though themovement died down after the 1920s.

But during its glory years, spiritualismand seances convinced many people.Part of that process was that mediumscame up with many new techniques, orborrowed them from stage magicians, todemonstrate their contacts with ghosts.

Table rapping was similar to whatthe Fox sisters did, but there were alsolevitating tables (usually with a foot or anassistant), making objects float around theroom (wires), and even producing a weirdgooey substance they dubbed ectoplasm.

Sadly for those who would like tobelieve in ghosts, every time a skepticalresearcher got their hands on some ofthe stuff, it turned out to be cheeseclothor chewed paper. Some mediums couldswallow and regurgitate ectoplasm andother items.

While magicians and escape artistslike Harry Houdini often debunked suchtactics, the showmanship convinced alot of people, including prominent ones

like Arthur Conan Doyle, author of theSherlock Holmes stories.

Another supporter back in the glorydays of spiritualism was apparently DanAykroyd’s great-grandfather.

Aykroyd is a fourth-generation believerin spooks, spectres, and phantasms.So when he wrote a movie script thatfeatured his family’s enthusiasm, he put ina lot of details that come from spiritualistand psychic beliefs — ectoplasm, Zenercards, poltergeist activity.

A lot of the jargon was Aykroyddredging through things he believed forweird words and the oddly specific detailsthat made the humour come alive.

Combine that with his co-writer HaroldRamis, who grounded the story in thecreation of the Ghostbusters team, and youhad a great script.

You may have guessed that I don’tbelieve in ghosts one bit, and certainly notin seances. But they make for great moviecharacters, whether you believe or not.

Matthew Claxton is a reporter with theLangley Advance.

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Open letter to Minister Fassbender:On behalf of the Richmond Board of

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Summer can be brutal to dogs. One reason for this is that your dogwears his fur coat all year round. And while dogs do have sweat glandson their feet, they do not have them on the rest of their body. They rely

on panting, a method of breathing out excess heat, to cool down their bodies.This method is not as effective as sweating so even if you leave your car windowsopen a crack or park in the shade, your dog could still overheat in just minutes.The result of over -heating is often fatal so please just leave your dogs at homewith a big bowl of water and make sure that water bowl isn’t left in a sunny spotwhere it will get warm or hot.

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Q: I went for a denture consultation, and I was toldthat I required soft tissue management because ofirritated and damaged gum tissues. What is this?

A: Soft tissue management is a rehabilitation of damaged gum tissues. Irritation and damage to yourgum tissue may result from micro organisms harbored in your dentures’ old acrylic, or ill fi tting dentures. First, yourdentures require cleaning to remove unhealthy organisms contributing to the infl ammation and edema (swelling).issue conditioners (temporary soft lining material) are placed on the tissue fi tting surface of your dentures toprovide a clean positive adaptation to your gum tissues. Healing begins and your tissues are reassessed in a week toconfi rm the progress of healing. Second and/or third tissue conditioner may need to be applied before continuingthe construction of new dentures. Healthy, pink, hard tissues, provide the important base foundation required for asuccessful denture. New dentures promote a healthy, clean, accurate fi tting surface for many years. If you have anyquestions regarding this procedure or any other denture related subject, please book your free consultation with us.

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A:Although road trips can be lots of fun, if something goes wrong withyour car it will ruin your entire trip; therefore, giving your car a check

is very important. First thing you want to check is the engine oil level, and thecolour in order to determine if the car needs servicing.Then take a look at the cooling system hoses and belts for any signs of leaksor cracks; this will prevent overheating problems. You must inspect the tireconditions and tire pressure as this is another important safety issue. Don’tforget the spare tire, and make sure the tire jack and tools are all in your trunk,and in proper working condition.Checking your brakes is also very important. You should also check the battery,the charging system and starter current drop off and make sure all the lights areworking properly. Make sure you top up all your fluids and check the conditionof the windshield wipers.Another good idea would be to check if your a/c is working well and is charged.All of these things are essential to ensure a fun, and safe trip.

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Q: Can TCM relieve my indigestion,bloating and occasional right-sidedrib and shoulder pain?

A: Yes, TCM is very good with differentiating and treating such a condition.Spring is the ideal time to consider rebalancing the liver since our bodiesno longer need the heavy winter foods to stay warm. Some accompanyingsymptoms resulting from excessive liver stagnation are stiffness, eye problems,acne, allergies, spasms, constipation, bitter taste, headaches, dizziness, and highblood pressure. Acupuncture, herbs, dietary adjustments and increased physicalactivities are very important in bringing harmony back to the liver, gall bladder,and thus, the whole body.

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Q: What is the best way to use andmaintain the garburator?

A: The garburator, or otherwise known as the garbage disposal unit, essentially grinds foodand washes it down into the sewer system. Ideally, you want to use it sparingly, placing largerquantities of food in the garbage or compost. Many experts suggest… if possible avoid.installing them all together. Here are a few do’s & don’ts:• Always run the cold water just before & while it is in use.

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• Never put oil, grease, stringy veggies/fruit like celery, banada peels, or starch like pasta, rice & quinoa intothe system

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Q: Should we paint our wood trim?

A: Every time we are presented with this question and we’reworking with a couple it becomes a robust debate. Males tendto love the beauty intrinsic with exposed wood grains andfemales want to paint it. Usually wood trims do look dated soa new coat of paint will most definitely update your space. Ifyou love the more transitional and classic look, painting yourtrim in a white color will leave the space brighter and fresh. Ifyou love the drama, painting the trim in a black will pop thespace and make it feel edgy. If you are more modern, paint thetrim in the same color as the walls for a more seamless thusmore spacious feel. Make sure use a semi-gloss finish on yourtrims to pop the room and for lower maintenance.

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A: While a certain amount of tooth wear is age related, if youhave noticed increased wear in the last 5 years, your teeth may be rubbingagainst each other and wearing themselves down. The reason for thewear may be threefold. First, in a small number of cases, the brain sendsa signal to the jaw muscles to grind teeth. Second, if your bite is not fittingtogether properly, the muscles of your jaw may cause the teeth to rubexcessively and cause the wear. A third reason may be that the lower jawwishes to rest more forward than it sits currently, and in its effortto do so, the teeth of the lower jaw rub against the front teeth of the upperjaw, resulting initially in thin edges and subsequent tooth shortening.With the first condition we can only treat the symptom, which is usuallydone by the use of a grinding guard. The second two can be treated byyour dental health professional.

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Double duty for Wildcats new coach

Richmond native and longtime soccer coach StephenBurns is guiding McMath and South Delta this season.

It’s a potential provincial high schoolgirls soccer final that would provide a fewchallenges for Stephen Burns.

The longtime coach of the highlysuccessful South Delta Sun Devils hashis team rolling again. The No. 4 rankedTsawwassen school will head into next week’sFraser Valley Championships is one of thefavourites.

The unique twist for Burns this season ishe is also in charge of his hometown McMathWildcats. The Steveston school is rankedNo. 3 in the province with a perfect record incity play. The playoffs are up next.

So what would happen if the teamsmeet at the provincials later this month inVancouver?

“I would be sitting right in the middle ofthe field,” smiled the longtime South Deltateacher. “I would just enjoy the game andwatch both of them go.”

The reason for Burns’ double duty issimple.

His daughterLeah is in Grade10 at McMathand the school isalways lookingfor volunteercoaches. Burnsalso happens toguide her clubSilver level teamin Richmond andhis popularitywas evident inlast week’s 2-1win over McNairthat featuredplayers hecoaches on bothteams.

For theendlesshours the

former national team player has pouredinto coaching for well over two decades,the unique opportunity to be part of hisdaughter’s high school soccer experienceonly happens once.

“With my daughter coming through, Iapproached (McMath athletic director) Rod(Jensen) a couple of years ago about doingthis,” said Burns. “I know it’s kind of been ajuggling act with getting coaches for all theteams and it would be nice for them to havesome stability for the next three years. Nowwe will see what we can do with it.”

The Wildcats feature plenty of B.C.Premier (HPL) and Metro level players whoare soccer first athletes. Injuries have been aproblem of late with four starters sidelinedlast week. Should this team by healthy and atthe top of its game, Burns says the potentialis there to win it all.

“I didn’t really know how good this teamwas,” he said. “It’s a matter of putting it alltogether. They have all the pieces and thecore of this team is very strong.

“At the same time, it’s such a fine linein the playoffs. With Van Tech hostingprovincials, only two teams will advance.

Point Greyand Kitsilanoare both good.Churchill madeprovincials lastyear and LordByng is going tobe tough too.”

His Sun Devilsare a mix ofexperience ofyouth a veteranbackline anda trio of fleetfooted Grade10 forwards— OliviaSheppard andtwins Mia andAva Simpson.

“South Deltais probably the

fastest team I have seen this year,” continuedBurns. “They have a different type of mix andplay a different style compared to McMath.I would say it’s not as attractive soccer butthere is no answer to speed.”

The juggling act has worked to this pointwith South Delta’s league games on Mondayand Wednesdays and the Wildcats typicallyplaying Tuesday and Thursdays. Burns’biggest challenge has been getting throughthe Massey tunnel on McMath game days.“I’m leaving Tsawwassen when the bell goesand basically getting there at kickoff.”

The schedule will get trickier in the post-season when the teams play on consecutivedays.

The Sun Devils should be one of the Valleytournament’s top seeds and potentiallycould be playing as far away as Chilliwack.Burns will be leaning on his longtime SouthDelta assistant Brent Sweeney when he isunavailable, while he is getting the help of acouple of Grade 12 students at McMath.

“So far it hasn’t been much of an issue butit might be when the Valley playoffs start,” hesaid. “I will have to figure it out.”

Stephen Burns somehow finds the time to oversee apair of top 10 AAA ranked senior girls soccer teams

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Emma Partridge and the McMath Wildcats trimmed the McNair Marlins 2-1 last week tostay unbeaten in the Richmond Senior Girls Soccer League. Photos by Mark Booth

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A Richmond teen is seeking support to help keep herspot on Team B.C. for this summer’s 2014 North AmericanIndigenous Games in Regina.

Annie Morrison, a 14-year-old Richmond Islanderssoftball player and McRoberts secondary school student,was recently named to the U16 Team B.C. roster after anextensive province-wide selection process.

The athletes will represent not only British Columbia,but also their respective Aboriginal community, in thisinternational multi-sport event. Morrison’s heritage isOjibwa from her father’s side (Wasauksing First Nations) ofthe family. She is hoping to raise $310 by May 13.

While the Team B.C. program is supported by theProvince of B.C., there is still a financial burden to theathlete to participate at NAIG. Participation includes team

fee, training, travel and accommodation expenses. As thesecosts are the responsibility of the athlete and their family;any financial or in-kind assistance provided by communitymembers, organizations or local businesses is very muchwelcomed.

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The 2014 North American Indigenous Games take placefrom July 20-27 and will highlight the cultural, spiritual andathletic prowess of Indigenous athletes from across NorthAmerica.

Richmond pitcher named to Team B.C.for North American Indigenous Games

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B.C. Breakers win national gold at Olympic OvalThe hometown B.C. Breakers upset the defending-

champion Edmonton Inferno 74-57 to seize the goldmedal at the 2014 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League(CWBL) Women’s National Championship on Sunday atthe Richmond Olympic Oval.

The championship game was an intense, back and forthbattle. The Edmonton Inferno (3-1) set the early tone inthe first quarter and the Breakers (4-1) responded in the

second frame to emerge with a 28-26 lead at halftime. Themomentum continued to alternate sides as the teams weredeadlocked at 44 apiece after three quarters. B.C. ultimatelypulled away in the final quarter as the Breakers attack camealive to overwhelm the Edmonton defence with clutchshooting down the stretch.

The Breakers outscored the Inferno 30-13 in the finalframe to seal the victory.

Richmond pitcher Annie Morrison is busy fund raising tohelp pay her way to play for Team B.C. at this summer’sNorth American Indigenous Games in Regina.


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