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6 News! Former city councillor whohelped save Garry Point Parkfrom development died, age 67! Property assessments could riseby 20 per cent in Steveston, WestRichmond

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It always feels great when people responddirectly to stories weve run in the paper.That was no exception when I received a let-ter Monday in reference to the column I wrotelast Friday about connecting with neighbours.Dear Editor,Re: Connect, its good for you really,

column, Dec. 4.Living in a Richmond cul-de-sac has given

us the gift of community spirit at its best. Itdoes take effort to step outside and connectwith your neighbours, but we have taken thateven further by adopting, creating a gardenand caring for it in a trafc roundabout. Whileworking in our ower bed, people drivingaround it, stop and thank us. Neighboursout walking stop and talk to us. We havemet people of different ethnicities who, eventhough they may not speak English, thank us,enthusiastically. Be brave! Step out of yourhouse and say Hi.

The Myron Court GangSoon after receiving that short, but inspira-

tional, letter, reporter Alan Campbell made hisway down to visit the gang to see just how itwas storming the hood with its friendly spirit(see page 16).In part, what I love about this letter has to

do with what I didnt love about the ending oflast weeks column. Its easy to say, as I did,lets do it. Lets create healthy, integratedcommunities. But what exactly does thatmean? What does that look like?Well, it means planting petunias in a round-

about; it looks like ornaments hanging on acity-owned tree.About 10 months ago, we tried to launch

a regular feature called NeighbourhoodWatch. The idea was to zoom in on smallareas, maybe just a two-block radius, anddescribe life in that zone. The feature didntreally take off. Actually, it devolved into aseries of municipality stories city ofcialstalking about plans for one street or another.The problem was, unlike todays feature, the

ideas werent generated by the neighboursthemselves. It didnt have that grassrootsquality.So, lesson learned, we want to try again.

But this time you need to tell us what com-munity connection looks like in your neigh-bourhood. And were not looking for fundingdrives. Those are well and good, but our fo-cus here is on the small, but profound, stepspeople take to connect to those with whomthey share a street or two.It may be through celebration or it may be

through protest. If you dont want fame in theRichmond News, thats ne. Sharing storiesis good, but so is sharing a smile. This isntjust about generating stories for the paper. Itsabout, as one gang member said, challengingourselves to be brave and say hi.Email us at [email protected]

with Community Spirit in the subject line.

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Dear Editor,Re: Know your neigh-

bour, stay healthy, News,Dec. 4.Richmond has been

called Canadas healthi-est city, and many healthindicators support thisassessment.The recent article Know

your neighbour, stayhealthy, allows us to re-examine the reasons forthis description.Richmond residents

live on average four yearslonger than the rest ofthe country, have lowerrates of obesity, drink andsmoke less, while they areless likely to report havinghigh stress levels to therest of Metro Vancouver.A recent survey suggest-

ed that Richmond resi-dents dont feel connectedto their community.Connectedness is an im-

portant factor on which thecity does focus, not only interms of health, but alsoin order to create a vibrantand livable city.In order to strengthen

our community, the cityhas been working hardwith our partners to pro-vide facilities and pro-grams, and to support ourorganizations.For example, we heard

the residents of Richmondwho said they neededaccessible spaces to meetand socialize.When the city built the

new City Centre Commu-nity Centre, we created acommunity living room asa welcoming communityspace, where people canrelax and share.The citys other commu-

nity centres also providesimilar community gather-ing spaces.The recently-completed

Terra Nova Play Environ-ment provides an innova-

tive play area that attractsmany families and com-munity groups.The new Minoru Com-

plex, to be completedin 2017, will include aSeniors Centre completewith community gatheringspaces.The numerous events

hosted by the city and itspartners demonstrate thecitys commitment to creat-ing social connection.For example, the very

successful RichmondWorld Festival, open andaccessible to all, cel-ebrates the diversity of ourcommunity.Several city initiatives

seek to engage newcomersin community life.For instance, the city

provides a multi-languageNewcomers Guide as acomprehensive localizedguide to settlement inRichmond, including howto access volunteer op-portunities.The city also works with

immigrant-service agen-cies, such as SUCCESS,

Immigrant Services Society(ISS) and RichmondMulticultural CommunityServices to cross-promoteprograms and serviceswhile jointly working oncommunity planning aswell as arts and culturalinitiatives.Our city has a very

diverse geographic areaand population which canmake the creation of socialconnections more chal-lenging.However, we will con-

tinue to encourage ourresidents to access ourfacilities, programs, andopportunities that are opento everyone.The City of Richmond

is committed to workingwith community organiza-tions and stakeholders toimprove the lives of Rich-mond residents.By improving social

connectedness, the cityimproves the overall healthof the community.

Malcolm D. BrodieMayor

Dear Editor,I am old enough to

remember a time when atleast 75 per cent or more ofthe houses in our neighbour-hood put-up Christmas lightsand neighbours would inviteeach other to parties andsometimes exchange gifts.I took a walk through

our neighbourhood streetslast night and there wasone stretch of almost three

blocks where there wasnt asingle strand of lights to beseen.Seems the illuminating

spirit of Christmases pastis close to disappearingaltogether from Richmondsresidential neighbourhoods,and the unlighted spirit ofChristmas future is takingover.This is just one example

of many that give clear

evidence of how our cultureis being negatively affectedby the proliferation of theseunoccupied mega houses,and for those who might nothave a problem with beingsurrounded by empty, darkbuildings.I wish you a happy, albeit

quiet, neighbourless, disso-ciated, and isolated holiday!

Ray ArnoldRichmond

" Richmonds new medical health ofcer, Dr. Meena Dawar, citedin last weeks News several theories as to why the citys healthmay be suffering, including the reliance on personal vehicles, asopposed to using public transit. Photo by Graeme Wood/Rich-mond News

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In Canada we are hearing about pending legislationto legalize, for recreational use, the drugmarijuana.In the US, while marijuana remains prohibitedunder federal law, 23 states have eased access formedical use and four states plus Washington, DC.now allow recreational use.

Canadians recently elected a federal governmentcommitted in campaign promises, a mandate letterto the new Minister of Justice, and its first speechfrom the throne to creating a federal-provincial-territorial process that will lead to the legalizationand regulation of marijuana.

The director of an organization called theCanadian Drug Policy Coalition apparently withsome connection to Simon Fraser UniversitysCentre for Applied Research in Mental Healthand Addictions reportedly called this move tolegalization long overdue. The assumption reliedupon for this point of view is that the use of thisdrug is epidemic and legalization will create anopportunity for healthful regulations not availableor effective when use of the substance is fullyillegal. This suggestion attempts to invoke sciencebut is really just a matter of opinion.

Proponents of legalization of the drug cite twopositive expectations. The first is more and betterresearch about the effect of marijuana use on physicaland mental health, human cognitive development,motivation, and productivity. We should also cometo better understand its medicinal properties, if any.

The second expected positive result is themeasurable benefit from the de-stressing on lawenforcement, the court system, and the correctionssystem. (Note: rescinding any criminal law will havethis immediate effect.)

This being said, road safety concerns cry outfor immediate focus on the big gaping hole inregulatory control, namely, what level of bloodTHC concentration-the psychoactive componentin marijuana-renders a driver legally impaired.According to the (US) National Institute on DrugAbuse we know:

(1) Marijuana is the illicit drug most frequentlyfound in drivers involved in crashes,including fatal ones.

(2) The risk of being involved in a crash roughlydoubles after marijuana use.

(3) Crash-involved drivers with THC in theirblood, particularly higher levels, are threeto seven times more likely to be responsiblefor the crash than drivers who have not useddrugs or alcohol.

(4) The risk associated with marijuana combinedwith alcohol appears to be greater than thatfor either by itself.

(5) Marijuana significantly impairs judgment,motor coordination, and reaction time, andstudies have found a direct relationshipbetween blood THC concentration andimpaired driving ability.

Hound Labs, an Oakland, California companyworking with scientists from UC Berkeley,Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies Inc.,Colorado-based Lifeloc Technologies Inc., and achemistry professor-PhD student duo at WashingtonState University are working at developing an instantroadside marijuana breathalyzer. Bu what will be thenational measure of amount linked to impairment?Despite this unknown, however, where marijuana hasbeen legalized, certainty about driving impairmenteffect has prompted the states of Washington andMontana to set-at this point-an arbitrary limit of fivenanograms of THC per millilitre of blood (ng/mL)and Pennsylvania a one ng/mL limit.

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LETTERSto the Editor

Will roadsigns soonbe inChinese?

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Letters PolicySend your letters to editor@richmond-news.

com. Include your name and city. The editorreserves the right to edit letters for brevity,taste and legality. The Richmond News does

not publish anonymous letters.

Dear Editor,Re: Phone line high-

lights fact some driversmight not read English,News, Dec. 3.It blows my mind that

ICBC is spending $4.5 mil-lion on translation servicesfor drivers who cannotspeak English.The rule should be, if

you are not procient inEnglish, you cannot driveon B.C. roads.The onus needs to be on

wannabe drivers to havemastery of the languagebefore they get to sit be-hind a steering wheel.If you cant pass an

English prociency test inB.C., you should not bedriving on our roads.How else will you read

the road signs? Or arewe going to just translateeverything into Mandarin,Punjabi and Cantonese?Thats not a viable solution.

Lauren KramerRichmond

Dear Editor,I am writing this letter to inform peo-

ple how wonderful the RCMP PropertyCrime unit is.I dont think enough thank-yous can

even cover how much they helped usout with an ongoing issue we had onour street (Kingsley Crescent.)Some people may be aware of the

challenges we faced the past year fromdrug deals, stolen cars/property, ght-ing, dangerous dogs, drug addicts andoverdoses.The countless times the PCU came

over to talk, protect and be our voice isbeyond any job description.The compassion and caring of Cpl.

Lee and his team is bar none.Its because of them, and the close

relationship we built, that the owner ofa particular home decided to sell andmove his business dealings and ten-ants elsewhere.I am so thankful each and everyday

for the amount of hard work thoseofcers put in to help all our families,neighbours, and friends.We will forever be grateful for having

them on our side.Chantel, Thorn, Vaughn and Rhys Grabi

Richmond

Dear Editor,I reside on Ackroyd Road in an apart-

ment building whereby Canada Post hasa master lock to release the mail boxes fordelivery of mail.All has been working ne, until recently.

The master lock is broken and CanadaPost is responsible for repairing the lock.It was their abuse that caused the prob-lem in the rst place.Numerous calls have been made to

Canada Post, which had left a notice stat-ing that mail will not be delivered as theirmaster lock is broken and therefore themailboxes are not secure. Hence, therewill be no mail delivery.Numerous promises have been made

by Canada Post to repair the lock andrecommence delivery but this has nothappened.Customer service is obviously not a

priority for Canada Post, especially at thistime of the year.So, I wonder how long the residents of

the 84 suites at 8700 Ackroyd Road willhave to wait for delivery or maybe theythink Santa will deliver!We are all frustrated and annoyed at

being treated this way by a crown corpora-tion.

Nora WrightRichmond

Open letter to Metro Vancouver (regional dis-trict),My family lived in Richmond for over 25 years

and we have kept in touch with friends andneighbours.In the last four years, the impact from this

composting operation has impacted their lives andhas bothered me when visiting them and drivingnorth and south on Highway 99, pending winddirection.The smell has progressively been getting worse,

the history of this operator has been less than agood corporate citizen, the intensity of the odourhas been relentless and needs to be controlled.This facility cannot be allowed to continue pol-

luting the air for the benet of a large corporationthat is not even a Canadian company.I strongly disagree with Metro Vancouver al-

lowing this company to continue to release aircontaminants into our air shed.This company should rst and foremost have to

reduce the amount of product coming to their fa-cility, or purchase new technology that will containthese emissions.If Metro Vancouver holds other air quality permit

holders to a higher standard, then Harvest Powerneeds to follow with no special treatment.

Don and Joan MarklandRichmond

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Garry Point Park enthusiasts may want totip their hat to the memory of Doug Sand-berg the next time they are out for a stroll.The long time city councillor, who died

Nov. 30 at age 67, was one of the leaders ofa group in the mid-1970s that managed tokeep the site free from development.Current city councillor Harold Steves said

he was friends with Sandberg before hebecame politically active they used to hunttogether on Sturgeon Banks but it was theGarry Point issue that brought Sandberg intothe political spotlight.A developer wanted to put big, seven-

storey buildings there and we fought againstthat, Steves said, adding that, at the time, hewas the sole voice on council opposing theplan.I needed some support to get these

buildings stopped, and I got Doug to run forcouncil. And it worked, Steves said. Dougwas always very community-minded and wasone of the few who had that vision for a parkat Garry Point.While Steves and Sandberg both served on

council they were also competitors when itcame to the provincial arena for the NDP.I think we both ran for the local nomination

at one point, Steves said. I ended up beat-ing Doug, and he then became my campaignmanager.Thats just what friends do.Sandberg served on city council during two

eras from 1977-1981 and 1987-1996when the elected ofcials were known asalderman.We came from different ends of the

political spectrum, but we managed to worktogether to get things done that were for thebest of the community, said fellow aldermanKiichi Kumagai, adding he also remembersSandberg as a staunch environmentalist.He was always straight forward, and I loved

working with him because of that.Longtime city councillor Bill McNulty said

he got to know Sandberg during his rst termon council.

He was a mentor to me in many ways. Hekinda took me under his wing and showedme how things worked at the city, McNultysaid. We may not have shared the samepolitical views, but he was committed to hiscommunity and stood up for it.McNulty quipped that Sandberg also

enjoyed raw meat when it came to spiritedpolitical discussions.He never did it with me, but he was not

afraid to debate issues and eat others alive sometimes even his own teammates.Sandberg graduated from high school in

Vancouver (Sir Charles Tupper) and earned aB.Sc in biological sciences at SFU.He worked as an air pollution specialist in

the B.C. government Environmental Labo-ratory starting in 1968, and later becamea steward and local chairperson with theprovincial executive of the B.C. GovernmentEmployees Union.While on city council, Sandberg was a

member of the Health and Environment Com-mittee, Personnel Committee, and Parks andRecreation Commission.Among the responsibilities he lled in the

community, Sandberg was elected vice presi-dent of the Steveston Community Society,was a founding member of the StevestonHistorical Society, and a steering commit-tee member of the Gulf of Georgia CanneryHistorical Society.

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Of course, theres much more. An article in the Tulsa World newspaper earlier this week discusses agingin Oklahoma. Experts there think that Baby Boomers need to know seven things about preparing forthe end (so to speak):

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3. Document your wishes. That means Wills, Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements, etc.4. Organize finances and give access to the right people.5. List out your key people (the people whom others will need to contact when the time comes).6. Let your key people know what to do with your body.7. Keep talking.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for aDisposition of Crown LandTake notice that the City of Richmond, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Landsand Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for a licence to undertake asurvey and geotechnical investigations for future dike upgrades situated on ProvincialCrown land located at Steveston Island together with that part of SECTION 18,BLOCK 3 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST. DISTRICT LOT 6119,GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST., that part of DISTRICT LOT 6359, GROUP 1, NEWWESTMINSTER DIST., that part of DISTRICT LOT 5813, GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTERDIST. DISTRICT LOT 4235, GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST., that part of DISTRICTLOT 6315, GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST. DISTRICT LOT 6120, GROUP 1, NEWWESTMINSTER DIST., that part of SECTION 9, BLOCK 3 NORTH, RANGE 7 WEST, NEWWESTMINSTER DIST. DISTRICT LOT 6118, GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST., thatpart of DISTRICT LOT 6242, GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST..

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BC Assessment releaseda statement Tuesdayindicating homeowners inSteveston and West Rich-mond should expect a signi-cant increase to the assessedvalue of their homes.The recently nalized

2016 assessments are indi-cating signicant increasesfrom 2015, said assessorJason Grant, in an online

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could see a 15-20 per centincrease for the 2015 as-sessment, which is based onmarket values as of July 1.The assessment ofce

provided examples of what toexpect. For instance, in WestRichmond a home onceworth $1.65 million is nowworth $1.86. In the Ste-veston area, a home valuedlast year at $852,000 is nowworth $1.02 million.Grant said many home-

owners in Richmond (thosewhose homes rose 15 percent above the average hike)will get an early notica-tion to prepare them for theincrease, which will mean agreater tax burden.

The market for singlefamily homes between July1 and the end of Novemberhas continued to rise dra-matically, so property ownersshould be reminded thattheir 2016 assessments arebased on the market value asof July 1, 2015.

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Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]

As many as 10 new religious institutionscould be built in the near future alongRichmonds Highway to Heaven, a portionof No. 5 Road between Blundell Road andSteveston Highway.As such, the City of Richmond is plotting

to revise its No. 5 Road Backlands policy,which may include the construction of a farmaccess road adjacent to a proposed wideningof Highway 99.The city is proposing to entrench the back-

lands policy which dictates that religiousinstitutions on the Highway to Heaven mustfarm the back two-thirds of their properties by making it an ofcial bylaw under the Of-cial Community Plan, according to a recentstaff report.The institutions must farm the land in order

to receive tax exemptions. However, the reportnotes that farming activity on the majority ofthe properties has been limited. In many cas-es the backlands which are protected bythe Agricultural Land Reserve are farmedintermittently or by inexperienced volunteers.The city has never revoked the exemptions

from any of the institutions for not fully com-plying with the policy.As such, the city wants to establish a more

robust green zone and become more pro-active in ensuring the backlands are farmedto adequate standards.The city is asking property owners to volun-

tarily donate their backlands to the city so that

it can be farmed (by the city or via an agree-ment between the city and a farmer).If owners do not want to do that, the city is

offering to come to an agreement whereby theowner or an outside farmer farms the land.For instance, the report notes developers

of the former Mylora West golf course site areproposing to build ve separate communityinstitutions (which is what the present zoningpermits) along No. 5 and dedicate the back-lands of the course to the city for it to farm.Meanwhile, Lingyen Mountain Temple is

proposing a revised expansion plan, whichwill include a farming plan of its own.In order to create the more robust green

zone the city is proposing to build a farmroad along the eastern most-portion of thelots, right along Highway 99. But for this tohappen, the city needs more details fromthe Ministry of Transportation regarding thewidening of the highway.According to the report, the ministry is

looking to obtain up to 18 metres of landfrom the highway, westward, to expand lanesleading up to a proposed bridge at the GeorgeMassey Tunnel.Last month, the city wrote to the ministry to

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The City of Richmond is headhunting fora new sign/business licence inspector todeal with Chinese-only signs and applicantsbest apply with a helmet and protectivepadding.The full-time, one-year position, adver-

tised online, has a long list of duties andskill requirements, however its the postedworking conditions that may draw peoplesattention and, perhaps, lead them to closethe tab.Those working conditions include: Dis-

agreeable situations, which include abuse,threats, rudeness and the risk of potentialviolence.City spokesperson Ted Townsend said the

working conditions are in line with other jobpostings for bylaw enforcement and do notapply specically to the new sign inspector.Still, he noted that from time to time the

potential for physical confrontations withbylaw inspectors is a reality.Since this is a new position, I cannot pro-

vide specics regarding potential frequencyof physical harm, said Townsend.After decades of Chinese-only signage

and ads sprouting up in the city, a criticalmass of residents protested, leading to arecent debate within the community and atRichmond city council as to whether or notsuch signs should be banned.Earlier this year, council decided not to

ban foreign-language signs. Instead, itchose to educate business owners to pro-mote English on signs as a show of com-munity harmony. Council also directed citystaff to implement a recommended clutterbylaw.It remains unclear what the clutter bylaw

will entail, but it could address the likes ofoutdoor posters, ags and banners for ad-vertising purposes either with an outrightban or some form of regulation.Clutter is dened in many different ways

in the jurisdictions that have such regula-tions. How we will specically dene whatis and isnt clutter is part of the work weregoing through now in drafting the bylaw.Its extremely complex as theres so manydifferent types of things that can be postedpermanently or temporarily on a businessstorefront or window, said Townsend, viaemail.Townsend said the new position (a tempo-

rary one, approved by council for one year)will address the revised sign bylaw dealingwith clutter and also provide educational

outreach.As such, the city requires the applicant to

speak uent Chinese.The position, which pays about $70,000,

involves routinely visiting new and exist-ing businesses and encouraging them toinclude English on their business signage,advertisements and other forms of commer-cial communication.The applicant will also be expected to

develop educational materials related tosignage.Meanwhile, community activist Kerry

Starchuk, who spearheaded a petition toinclude English on business signs, said shequestions whether any noticeable differencewill occur with the clutter bylaw, which shesaid could be grandfathered in, creating abureaucratic mess.She said there are many other Chinese

signs and advertisements out of the cityscontrol, such as Translink ads.Furthermore, Starchuk, who feels Chi-

nese-only signs are unharmonious, said sheis hoping the city can address another po-tential problem regarding business signage.Starchuk believes real estate agents are

playing fast and loose with for-sale and openhouse signs on public property.According to the sign bylaw, an open

house is allowed one sign on a street corner,however some real estate companies areplacing multiple signs of different real estateagents for one open house.They guerilla-campaign right through the

neighbourhood, said Starchuk.

" The citys new sign/business licence inspectorwill be on the lookout for those sidestepping thecitys wishes to promote community harmonyby including English on signs. Photo by GraemeWood

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On Monday, Richmond RCMParrested a 32-year-old-woman,alleged to have been operating a chopshop in an industrial area of northRichmond.A joint investigation by the Rich-

mond RCMP Property Crime Unit andthe Vancouver Police DepartmentAuto Crime Enforcement led to the

arrest.Ofcers executed a search warrant

on Monday afternoon in the 11000block of River Road and found a dis-mantled Acura sedan, a Honda coupeand an assortment of auto parts.A chop shop, as it is commonly

referred to, is a location used for strip-ping vehicles down to thpeir compo-nent parts. These parts may then bere-sold. Individuals that are associatedto a chop shop may also be engagedin re-VINing the identication of a

stolen vehicle or badly damaged ve-hicle, said Cpl. Dennis Hwang.This particular location appeared

to specialize in Japanese vehiclesand parts, but some domestic vehicleparts were also recovered, addedHwang.According to ICBC, on average, dur-

ing the past ve years, about 6,000vehicles are stolen each year in theLower Mainland, however the num-bers have been declining year overyear.

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The proposed 2016 capital budget, tabled by city staff at anance committee meeting Monday, is the lowest in fouryears, at $104 million. Funding for the projects will comefrom various sources, including: Reserves ($62 million);surplus ($12 million); development charges ($27 million);and external sources ($4 million).Among the projects are:

! No. 2 Road widening - $7.3 million Using a $3.5 millionfederal infrastructure grant, the city will add an additionalturning lane, where warranted, between Steveston High-way and Dyke Road. A bike lane will also be installed. TheTwo Road makeover will be complete by the end of 2017.! Dyke Road widening and Fraserwood Trail connection - $1million This project is aimed to alleviate some concernsfrom the newly formed Dyke Road Residents Association,which is concerned about McRaes Environmental Servicesoperating its worksyard across from the residential area.Seven hundred metres of road will be widened and a multi-use path will be built for pedestrians and cyclists.! Water main replacements $11 million Richmond canget soggy and various routine projects will help keep the citydry.! Garden City Lands Phase 2 - $3.1 million Work will com-mence on ensuring the bogs water systems protect the bogecosystem. Trees will be planted along the perimeter trailand a trail network and picnic areas will be created.! Parkland acquisition - $8 million This money may beused toward properties along the Fraser Rivers Middle Arm,for a future park, however, according to parks manager MikeRedpath, the city is also in talks with the Richmond SchoolDistrict to purchase land that could be deemed as excessfollowing school closures.! Strategic land acquisition - $21 million Land deals aremade behind closed doors, however the city likely needs topurchase land for a new museum.

" Proposed one-time additional expenses fromcity reserve accounts:! Steveston Harbour log debris removal - $30,000: Althoughthe harbour is a federal responsibility and a poorly main-tained sheer boom is contributing to debris entering the har-bour, the city will spend its own money to protect its assets,namely a pier at the end of No. 2 Road.! Richmond World Festival - $300,000: If approved, the sec-ond coming of the city-planned event will likely take placeon Labour Day weekend.! Heritage inventory - $150,000: The last time the cityreviewed its heritage buildings was in 1989. This money willbe used to determine what buildings should be protected.! Update expired Community Wellness Strategy - $75,000:City staff will create a recreation and sport strategic plan toguide the planning and delivery of wellness, sport and rec-reation services. This will complement an updated wellnessstrategy.! Richmond museum development plan - $200,000: Percouncils request, the city is exploring building a new mu-seum. Council has recently had in-camera meetings on theissue, suggesting the city may be looking to purchase landfor the facility.


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Port Metro Vancouver claims a new, self-commissioned study indicates industrialland in the Lower Mainland will likely beexhausted within the next 10 years and itscalling on provincial and regional leadersto embrace a shared responsibility formanaging the growth of Vancouvers tradegateway.Via a news release, the port states that a

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growing, and container trafc through thecountrys Pacic Gateway is expected tonearly double over the next 15 years, theport claims.The port and the City of Richmond are at

a stand off over the ports lack of com-mitment to keeping the 230-acre GilmoreFarms in east Richmond from being devel-oped for port purposes.Richmond and a majority of B.C. munici-

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Those living with autism spectrum dis-order in B.C. will soon be getting morehelp and support, in part at a new Rich-mond facility, thanks to two major initiativesannounced Monday (Dec. 7).The rst initiative is the Ready, Willing &

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the house, he said. For my dad it wouldbe CBC, almost religiously classical music.And my mom was a big rock and roll fan,he said. So, when I was younger, it would beFriday nights going to the Chan (Chan Centrefor the Performing Arts) to listen to the VSOplay Vivaldi. And Saturday nights would befor going to see John Mellencamp or BruceSpringsteen, and everything in between.Neither of his parents played instruments,

but their love for music rubbed off on theBhate and his older sister, Tahara, 28.She studied piano and drew her brothers

interest.She was always playing and practising,

and Id lay on the oor beside her and listen,Bhate said. That was the inspiration to pickit up.While he did, percussion soon became his

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I also tried trumpet, then clarinet, untilsomeone nally put a drumstick in my handand it kinda went from there.And where that leaves him right now is a

busy run up to a Dec. 19 performance at RoyBarnett Hall at UBC where Bhates band the 45th Ave Jazz Band will be performingThe Nutcracker Suite in a jazz style.If that raises a few eyebrows and begs some

questions, youd be in the majority.Outside of the local jazz community, when-

ever Ive advertised the show, I get back theglazed eyes and question, What do you meanThe Nutcracker jazz? Bhate said.The idea was developed by jazz icons Duke

Ellington and Billy Strayhorn two of Bhatesmusical idols who arranged the music andrecorded it back in 1960.But does it mesh?Theres so much material in classical mu-

sic that jazz players can work with, he said.Its very rich in its repertoire. So, its not a bigstretch to take the basic harmonic and me-lodic concepts that Tchaikovsky explored andjust rearrange it for a large jazz ensemble.The fundamental principles of each piece

in the suite are not changed. Its more abouthow they are presented with the instrumenta-tion, the general feel and groove, he said.For example, The Arabian Dance, in the

original Nutcracker is re-imagined with aswing, alto saxophone in the middle, whichreverts to a Calypso-Latin beat, Bhate ex-plained.

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Because of its complexity,the jazz version of The Nut-cracker is not usually takenon by community-sized jazzensembles.Its quite difcult in its

scope as a full suite becauseits a lot of rehearsal andpreparation.Music for the show arrived

in September and rehears-als began in late October.Two to three dress rehears-als will precede the concert,and Bhate said he is lookingforward to getting on stageand performing.Its really special to bring

the idiom of a large jazzensemble to a larger popula-tion, because, in generalmedia, you dont hear a lot ofbig jazz bands. I think peoplewill be intrigued and verysurprised how well the two gotogether that these familiarmelodies in The Nutcrackercan be re-imagined.Bhate knows the concert is

a pretty ambitious undertak-ing, due to both its difculty,length, and need to recreateit as accurately as possible.I really ask a lot of the

players and myself becausethe music is so dear to me,making sure all of the details

are there, he said. But Ithink with every concert ex-perience that I put on thisis my third year with the band I grow, learn some stuffabout running the band. Butout of all the concerts andseasons Ive spent with thisensemble, I feel particularlyspecial about this one.As for what the future holds

for him?Every day is an adven-

ture, he said. And everymusical experience I getto have, I am thankful for,he said. My life right now

is very involved in differentaspects of music.He is conductor of the

Vancouver Pops SymphonyOrchestra. He is working ona degree at UBC in classicalorchestral performance. Hedirects the jazz band and stillkeeps a hand in piano.I cant disconnect any part

of my musical life. So, ideally,Id like to keep all of this go-ing as long as I can and seewhere the musical journeytakes me, he said, andenjoy every second of it alongthe way.

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Concert:New, yet familiar soundsFrom page 14

" Jaelem Bhate feels all music is connected, and while hedirects a jazz band, he enjoys all styles. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News


Goodwill, alive nGoodwill, alive nkicking...

Cul-de-sac crews traffic island adoption solicitscross-cultural gesturesBy Alan Campbell

Afew of them untangled the Christmas baubles dangling from some branches, onestood the decorative black heron back up after it keeled over due to the wind,while the rest inspected little birdhouses and the sign erected in their honour.It was 8:30 a.m. the school run rush and as the gang of ve (theres usually six)shued around their little roundabout, a procession of parents en route to nearby DeBeck elementary honked their horns, waved and smiled, apparently in appreciation, atthe invaders on the Dayton Avenue trac island.Warming to their transient audience, the group acknowledged the gratitude andrecognition with hand gestures and polite nods of the head.Individually, the trio of retired couples are highly motivated and community-spirited.Collectively, their ocial title is the Myron Court Gang,who are frequently spottedhanging out in and around their cul-de-sac o Dayton Avenue, near Garden Cityand Blundell roads, and are not known to police.

In order to maintain the integrity of their gang, their modus operandi, if you will, was toadopt and beautify a roundabout about 100 yards from their 20-house cul-de-sac in abold bid to reach out into the community at large.The result, said one of the gang leaders, has been astounding.Its amazing who we are connecting with, even though we often are not speaking thesame language, said Myron Court Gang co-founder Lynda Pasacreta, of spending timeon the roundabout, which they took under their collective wings three years ago.People have been coming up to us with birdhouses, decorations, a decorative blackheron, from an Asian couple, and an Asian family allows us to use their water to hydratethe plants in the summer.At rst, a few people were concerned about stu getting stolen, but the wholecommunity is now invested in this little roundabout and every time were out here,people are walking past us smiling, saying thank you, often in their own language.Grandparents out walking their grandchildren give us the thumbs up, even thoughthey may not speak English.Pasacreta said she had enough of looking at the roundabout, with garbage strewnover it and vehicles running over top of it.So, she approached the City of Richmond, which erected a sign on the gangs behalfand now supplies them with mulch and plants.Its heart-warming; this is really happening in our little community and it would begreat to know if its happening elsewhere in the city, she added.

The Myron Court Gang Pasacreta, her husband Dan, Sharon and Ron Meredithand Don andWendy Taylor have been welcoming new neighbours and newimmigrants to their 1986-built cul-de-sac for going on 14 years.Pasacreta said its not that dicult to foster a sense of community; its just about

beingbraveand stepping outside now and again.We are a very friendly group and involve everyone.We have a walking group everyTuesday, sometimes ending up in a pub, said Pasacreta, who retired in 2012 as presidentof the Better Business Bureau.We have pot-luck nights, Christmas parties and street parties in the summer.There are Jewish families, Taiwanese, Chinese, Muslim, Christian, were all here.Living in a cul-de-sachas given us the gift of community spirit at its best.It does take eort to step outside and connect with your neighbours. Step out of yourhouse and say, Hi.

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Got community spirit?If you organize neighbourly get togethers orevents, let the News know about it by [email protected] with the subjectCommunity Spirit.Or call 604-249-3342.Whoknows, your good example may spread to othercommunities and neighbourhoods across the city.

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Dad-of-four making up for childhood withoutelectricityBy Alan Campbell

When Lorenzo Lagaspi was growing up in the Philippines, there was noelectricity in his home, let alone Christmas lights.As a child, he remembers the rst time they had power over the festive season, whenhis mom bought a tiny set of Christmas lights.At that very moment, Lagaspi said to himself maybe one day.Well, it turns out, by no coincidence one would assume, hes now an electrician.And when the News caught up with Lagaspi outside of his detached, single-familyhome in South Arms Rosemary Avenue, the dad-of-four stood, arms folded insatisfaction, admiring his mini-festival of lights as they ashed and ickered to thebeat of Mariah Careys All I Want For Christmas, is you.But it doesnt stop there; Lagaspi, whos been putting on his display for a decade,decided this year, in addition to adding choreography, to tune his performance intoan FM frequency, with a range of around 100 metres.I usually just do the display, but I want to really showmy appreciation for living hereand giving something nice, I hope, back to the community, said Lagaspi.I didnt have this opportunity growing up, so I really like to make people happy.Ninety-nine per cent of the lights, said Lagaspi, are recycled or bought on the cheap andsecond-hand from Craigslist.I found out on a website last summer that you could match up your lights with music,he added.Its all sequenced through a 24-hour laptop link, which is set on a timer to come on at4:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.I think my neighbours are OK with it, I hope they are.Lagaspi starts putting up his display in the rst week of November and lights it upocially every year on Dec. 1.Ill probably keep adding to it, I cant resist it.

Shellmont Christmas Parade rolls onMeanwhile, just a few blocks to the east, the annual Shellmont Christmas Parade isall set for Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., setting o fromWoodward elementary.One of its founders, Je Joseph, said the grass-roots community event has come a longway since its inception in 2008, when he and a few of his buddies took a walk from aChristmas party to check out a decorated house.We decided, while all dressed up for the party, to pay a little visit to the Ho, Ho, Hohouse nearby, said Joseph.It was like a mini pilgrimage and we thought, why not have our own parade?Why not indeed? The very next year, Joseph, along with Alex MacFarlane, SteveScarrow and David Langer held their own parade with about 20 people, all dressedup for Christmas.In 2010, it took on a more formal persona and last year around 80 people took part,from neighbours, friends, family and even some strangers.Weve got posters up in the neighbourhood and many other strangers come jointhe parade as its moving along,added Joseph.A guy fromTexas, who had a few hours to kill at the airport one year, spotted astory about the parade in the paper and came out to take part.

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Got community spirit?If you organize neighbourly get togethers or events, let the News knowabout it by emailing [email protected] with the subjectCommunity Spirit.Or call 604-249-3342.Who knows, your good examplemay spread to other communities and neighbourhoods across the city.

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