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Connections. That’s what good health isall about, according to our new medical

health officer.That’s not to say working out doesn’t mat-

ter, or that state-of-the-art diagnostic imagingtechnology doesn’t lengthen our lives. But,as I read it, if there is a single determinant ofgeneral good health, it is the sense of feel-ing connected. This is one of the highlightsfound in a community health report you canread about on page 19.

It’s an interesting idea that speaks to thefact we are remarkably social creatures whorequire the support of others, even to main-tain basic health. (Makes one think aboutthe practice of solitary confinement in ourprisons, but that’s a whole other issue.)

The idea also speaks to how our mentalstate impacts our physical state, perhapseven more than the other way around. Asa reporter in Ottawa, I remember interview-ing one of leading oncologists in Ontario atthe time, who said the word “just” shouldbe removed from the phrase “just a placeboeffect.” There is nothing “just” about it, heargued. In fact, he said it matters more thata person is feeling better than that they wereactually getting better — and this was a guywho had all the latest meds and gizmos athis disposal.

So, it is concerning to see that, althoughRichmond is reported to have one of thehighest life expectancy in Canada, we’relacking a sense of connection, leading to asignificantly lower level of general and mentalhealth compared to the regional average, ac-cording to the report.

So, what about this? We’re an affluent com-munity with great community centres (whichI’ve waxed on about in past columns,) bikepaths and public spaces, all of which helpcreate a sense of connection with each otherand our environment. We have some remark-able neighbourhoods and organizations thatalso build belonging. Still, this report is tellingus something we should attend to. In lookingfor answers why, we could point to culturaldivides, economic disparity, and languagebarriers. We could also mention the sense ofanxiety created by housing prices. Althoughnone of this is unique to Richmond. What isunique to our city is how we manage them,and how we set priorities — and I really domean “we.”

Our local council sets the stage, and somepolicies have been more helpful than others,but every citizen has a measure of respon-sibility. As does every organization, and thatwould include the Richmond News. Creatingconnections is actually my single highestpriority at this paper. So let’s do it. There arelots of ideas out there about how to createhealthy, integrated communities. We don’tneed to reinvent the wheel, but we do needmake it a priority and get that wheel rolling.

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Dear Editor,Re: “Ding dong LUCs are dead,” News,

Nov. 27.I am writing to thank the Richmond coun-

cil and Mayor for voting yes to terminateLUC contracts early.

I know that there were many differentperspectives to balance and weigh, andI am deeply grateful to the city staff fortheir hard work, patience and openness ingathering and sharing data before making adecision on this issue.

Richmond council has shown stewardshipto navigate the city through a critical phasein the city’s growth.

I believe that, as residents, we will feelthe positive effect of these changes in ourneighborhoods as city bylaws start to getapplied consistently to all residential build-ing permits.

I also hope that all of us have learnedsomething through the civic debate thatwas part of examining the city’s buildingbylaws and the LUC issue.

I learned that the mayor and council areengaged with the issues that their residentsbring to it, and I also learned that there aremany residents in many different parts ofthis city who care deeply about what kind of“Richmond” we are trying to build together.

With respect to the LUC issue, I learnedthere are some neighborhoods whereuneven sized lots may make it difficultfor some homeowners to abide by all theparameters of the stipulated residentialbylaws. Going forward, I hope council andstaff will look into lot/site specific zoningand use it as a tool to allow for a diversity ofhousing stock to be maintained.

I also hope that council will look into theissue of setbacks and side yards to create arubric that allows for new homes to inte-grate better within their neighbourhoods.

I hope in the year to come before theLUCs expire, the city will continue to use“persuasion” as a tool to dialogue withbuilders and new homeowners so that newhome construction is more mindful in itsbuilding practices.

In setting a tone of consistency and mind-fulness in building practices, Richmond hasnot just voted yes to neighbourliness, buthas also done the Earth and environment agreat service.

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Plenty of free parking in village

Property value not enoughExcerpt of an open letter to Envi-

ronment Minister, Mary Polak.Re: “Get used to that smell,” News,

Nov. 25.I am writing on behalf of a small

group of Richmond residents whomet on Nov. 25 to discuss what wecould do to eliminate the excessiveodour problems that a companycalled Harvest Fraser RichmondOrganics, formerly Harvest Power,located at 7028 York Rd. in Rich-mond, is imposing on residents andbusinesses in Richmond.

In 2012, Harvest applied for andreceived a permit from Greater Van-couver Regional District (now MetroVancouver) Air Quality ManagementBylaw 1082,2008. This permit gaveHarvest the authority to dischargeair contaminants from a composting,anaerobic digester and combinedheat and power facility. It’s the largestanaerobic digester in North America.

Since 2012, the residents of Rich-mond have had to deal with periodsof noxious odours wafting fromthe Harvest site in a 16 km radius,reaching as far as the historic villageof Steveston.

On Nov. 18, residents who submit-ted complaints to Metro Vancouverabout the odours emitting fromHarvest received a letter notifyingus that the company is applying fora renewal of permit GVA1054. Theyare also applying for authorization toincrease their current Volatile OrganicCompounds emissions from 22.93

(tonnes per year) to an alarming245.28 (tonnes/year).

After reviewing the permit GVA1054issued to Fraser Richmond Soils andFibre, the legal entity until it becameHarvest Fraser Richmond Organicson Sept. 30, 2014, Harvest is cur-rently operating under a temporaryapproval of GVU1078. We submit-ted questions about the permit andlearned there are on-going problemswith Harvest’s operations.

The VOCs emissions are comingmainly from the power plant opera-tion of the facility. Harvest does havea mister to help mask the smell,which sometimes adds to the souraroma, but it has been observed byMetro Vancouver that it has someoperational issues.

Currently, Harvest is processing190,739 tonnes of food waste a year.Scott Kerr, from Harvest, says thecompany does not have an activeplan in place for increased volume asthe city starts cracking down on thosewho don’t recycle their food scraps.

We feel that the only way to solvethe on-going issues of HarvestFraser is to request an environmentalassessment of their operation to ad-dress the significant adverse social,health and environmental effects,taking into account means of pre-venting and reducing their emissionsto an acceptable level.

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Dear Editor,I wanted to write a letter about

how I liked the idea of a farmmarket in Steveston Village at theRod’s Building Supplies site, assuggested in some letters to theeditor. I wanted to write about howI thought that a market would fitthe character of Steveston Vil-lage and how important it was topreserve the uniqueness of thisheritage site. But then my atten-tion turned to the discovery thatThe Cannery Café may be closingits doors. For several years, Sat-

urday morning has been reservedfor our five kilometre walk toSteveston Village, which alwaysincluded breakfast at the CanneryCafé. Over time, we recognizedmany faces at the restaurant,occasionally met up with friendsthere, got to know the owners,and even Once Upon a Time wasfilmed there. The Cannery Café issimple, unpretentious, a friendlyand relaxing place, a livelihood fora family. For several months wehave known that the property waspurchased by overseas investors,

but we continued to hope that thenegotiations would end favour-ably. Short of some last minutemiracle, it doesn’t appear so. Itwill be missed. Something withless character and higher profitmargins will no doubt replace it.

Regretfully, another step in theslow and insidious disconnectto the community that we calledhome. Yes, our property valuehas increased. If only that wasenough.

N. McDonaldRichmond

Dear Editor,Re “Free Parking for Steveston-

ites,” Letters, Nov. 27.I have to question exactly how

well Ms. Godfrey knows Ste-veston.

She claims there is “very littlefree parking.” Really? There isfree parking on every side streetin the village, the entire length ofChatham St., the entire length ofMoncton St. from No. 1 Road to3rd Avenue. There is a huge freelot across from the communitycentre. There is also plenty of freeparking on streets off Chatham.

There are a handful of pay park-

ing lots, but they’re almost alwaysempty.

Do you know why they’re empty,Ms. Godfrey? It’s because there isso much free parking.

I can only assume your com-plaint has resulted from you notbeing able to get a parking spotdirectly in front of the merchantyou wished to visit. You do realizethat one can walk anywhere in thevillage in less than five minutes,don’t you?

It is irresponsible, uneducatedletters like this which get read bynon-Stevestonites and contributesto the thinking that it’s a hassle

to come to the village. If Ms.Godfrey and others of her ilk hadtheir way, Steveston would revertto the “quaint fishing village” shespeaks of. One major problemwith that — you wouldn’t haveany of your shops and cafes left tovisit because they’d all be out ofbusiness due to nonsense lettersscaring people away.

Contrary to popular belief, Ste-veston merchants need outsidevisitors badly to counteract thegenerally lukewarm support theyget from the “locals.”

Donald GrantRichmond

Dear Editor,“We need your help to

understand how the trag-edy happened.”

This sincere appeal wasprinted on a yellow, letter-size paper and posted atthe four corner posts of theintersection at GranvilleAvenue and No. 3 Road.

On Nov. 21, a fineSaturday, a senior-agedlady was struck by a blackVolkswagen Golf at around11:30 a.m.

The car that broughtindelibly sad memories tosome, stopped right awayto assist with the investiga-tion.

So who was at fault?Senior pedestrians may

cross the road when theysee the walking sign on theopposite side of the road.Cars moving in the samedirection are permittedto turn the corner whenit’s clear. If the driver orthe pedestrians are notmindful of each other’smovements, accidents willoccur.

In addition, cars can alsocross the road diagonallyfrom the opposite side.There are times when pe-

destrians have to speed uptheir pace to avoid crash-ing with a fast swervingcar, not to mention anothercar, after turning the cor-ner, passing the backside.

It’s also assumed herethat everybody is abidingby traffic regulations, butwe don’t know for sure,what may account for thisaccident.

It’s a fact of local life that

similar accidents keephappening. In the followingweek, there were two moresuch tragedies in otherareas of Metro Vancouver.

Given the reality de-scribed above, is thereany way to prevent suchtragedies or accidents fromroutinely happening?

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Change fromRCMP too costlyDear Editor,Re: “Police transition to cost $20M,”

News, Dec. 2.Another asinine idea hatched by the brain

trust at city hall.When asked why Richmond needs its own

police force Mayor Brodie did not have anydefinitive answers or reasons. Most of hisanswers were in the abstract.

To quote the story, “issues with the Rich-mond RCMP were mostly at the higher lev-els and did not have to do with any particu-lar problems on the ground with officers.”

Apparently the city (mayor and council)wants more control over all aspects of polic-ing. I did not realize until just now that thismayor and council had previous experiencein managing a police force. If you have aproblem with the “higher levels” sit downwith them and discuss the issues and cometo an amicable arrangement instead of wast-ing millions of taxpayer dollars.

We all know that the $20 million in transi-tion costs will at least double. In addition tothis, it is estimated that the municipal forcewill cost seven per cent or $3 million peryear more to operate. And more good newsfor taxpayers — this all translates into anestimated 1.5 per cent increase in propertytaxes.

Of course all of these numbers will in-crease on an annual basis because of anynumber of bogus excuses emanating fromcity hall.

According to this newspaper, and quotingfrom the independent report prepared forthe city, Richmond has one of the lowestcrime rates in the region. In addition, the re-port found that Richmond spends $178,940per officer compared to independentforces in Delta ($188,000) and Abbotsford($190,000). In terms of per capita costsRichmond saves about 50 per cent underthe current arrangement.

The independent report also concludesthat additional costs will be incurred onadministrative functions. Other costs will befor salaries,benefits,claims and litigation andrecruitment.

All of these items are estimated to behigher without the RCMP. The city wouldalso lose the federal subsidy of $4.2 millionand have to contract out the integratedinvestigative services (homicide) and ICARS(traffic fatalities).

You have to ask yourself, does this makeany economic sense, and why is it even be-ing considered. It is simply another exampleof taxpayer dollars being wasted on anothergrandiose project with no net benefit to thecommunity.

I would recommend that all Richmondtaxpayers read the full article regardingthis subject in the Dec. 2 issue of the Rich-mond News.

Gary M. AssalyRichmond

Dear EditorRe; “Phone line highlights fact some driv-

ers might not read English,” News, Dec. 2.I was appalled to read that ICBC is

prepared to issue BC driver’s licences topersons who are unable to communicateverbally and/or in the written word in Englishwhich is one of the two official languages ofCanada and the province of British Colum-bia, the other official language being French.

Mandarin and Cantonese are foreignlanguages and do not qualify as officiallanguages. However, ICBC accommodatesthese foreign languages by allowing forinterpreters when applications are made fora BC driver’s licences. All registered driv-ing schools must be required to instruct inEnglish and/or French. The current policy isabsurd to say the least.

It is well known and documented that the

driving habits in Richmond are terrible andthe reason becomes apparent. Many of thecurrent drivers are not qualified to drive. Allwritten road signage is in English only, whichmeans that if a driver is unable to clearlyread English how can they respond properlyaccording to the posted signage?

Perhaps they can by having an interpreterin the car at all times?

When it comes to driving through con-struction zones, the matter becomes farmore serious.

How long are the authorities responsiblegoing to allow this senseless procedure tocontinue? ICBC is a provincial agency thatis accountable to all the residents of BritishColumbia whether they are drivers or not.

Do not let money buy influence.Alan Johnson

Richmond

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Apolice pursuit of a suspected bike thiefended with a 39-year-old man diving

into the freezing waters of the Fraser River.Shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov.

27, Richmond Mounties responded toreports of a theft in progress at an apart-ment complex in the6000 block of London Rdin Steveston.

A suspect was con-fronted when he wasspotted with what ap-peared to be a resident’sbike. The suspect thenfled south on foot towardsSteveston Harbour, whereit’s thought he dived intothe water in an attempt toescape.

With the assistance ofthe Police Dog Servicesand the Steveston Har-bour Authority, the RCMP set up a contain-ment perimeter and searched the docks.

“When the suspect was located and ar-rested, he was hiding in a washroom andsuffering from signs of hypothermia,” saidRichmond RCMP’s Cpl. Dennis Hwang.

“The waters were obviously bone-chilling.A subsequent search of the surroundingarea located a fraudulently-obtained rentaltruck, loaded with several stolen bicycles.The suspect, a 39 year-old Caucasian

male, was arrested. He isknown to police.

“Even though thisindividual was a suspectin a crime, his healthand condition were veryconcerning to our of-ficers. They provided thesuspect with access toa hot shower on site tokeep his temperature upbefore other emergencymedical staff could assisthim.”

Several of the re-covered bikes, added

Hwang, were marked for identification andpolice are currently working to return themto their rightful owners.

When the suspect waslocated and arrested, hewas hiding in a washroomand suffering from signs ofhypothermia.– C. D H

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The Bridges of RichmondBy literal definition, a bridge is a link, tie, bond, and connection. The history of bridges

in Richmond, B.C. began in 1889 with the construction of the Marpole Bridge and quicklyskyrocketed with the ending of the Second World War. People were beginning to have largerfamilies again, many new immigrants and refugees were beginning to arrive from war-tornEurope, and migration within Canada was moving westward.

Vancouver began to expand rapidly and the suburbs of Burnaby, North Vancouver, Surrey,Delta, and Richmond also felt the effect of Vancouver’s magnetic allure. There was a clear mutualinterest for transportation between Vancouver and Richmond to improve; Richmond farmersneeded a market to sell their produce, and Vancouver merchants needed customers to buywhat they had for sale. Richmond became a convenient alternative to those wanting to work inVancouver and, at the same time, live close by and as more and more people arrived in Richmond,the necessity for better access grew.

The Oak Street Bridge opened in 1957 and Marpole Bridge was torn down and eventually theArthur Laing Bridge replaced it in 1976. With the opening of the Dinsmore Bridge in 1969, theKnight Street Bridge in 1974, and later on, the Alex Fraser Bridge in 1986, increased settlementcontinued to occur in all sectors of Richmond and with that so did transportation and technologicalinnovation in creating access points.

In 1959, Queen Elisabeth opened the George Massey Tunnel – originally called the Deas IslandTunnel – to overwhelming support. The 629-metre long tunnel was considered an engineeringmarvel and was the first project in North America to use immersed tube technology. Originally atolled crossing, tolls were removed in 1964 when the majority of the tunnel’s construction costshad been repaid. George Massey – an Irish immigrant who arrived to Canada in the 1930s andinvested his own time, energy, and money into making an improved south Fraser crossing a reality– himself paid the last toll. Today, the George Massey Tunnel is a key component of the regionaland provincial transportation system, carrying more than 80,000 vehicles each day. In responseto growing concerns about the impact of congestion, and recognizing that the existing tunnelis about 10 years of useful life remaining, the Province of B.C has committed to constructing areplacement. Currently the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project is underway; subject toenvironmental review, construction is expected to begin in 2017, to ensure Highway 99 continuesto meet the growing needs of communities, businesses and stakeholders that rely on this crossing.

As we can see from Richmond’s history of bridges, by continuing to upgrade and invest inbuilding bridges, we continue to build and strengthen our links, ties, bonds, and connectionsaround us.

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AChinese man who beathis mother to death

with a hammer and thendisposed of her body ina suitcase will have tospend 17 years in jailbefore he can apply forparole.

Last month Yuan Xi Wil-liam Tang, 28, was foundguilty of the June 2012second-degree murder ofLianjie Guo, 47.

Second-degree mur-der carries a mandatorysentence of life in prisonwith no parole eligibility ofbetween 10 and 25 years.The only issue in sentenc-ing Tang was his paroleineligibility period.

In imposing the life sen-tence with no parole for17 years, B.C. SupremeCourt Justice WilliamEhrcke found Tang’sexpressions of remorse tothe court rang “hollow”when contrasted with theattitude he displayed dur-ing his confession to theundercover police officers.

The judge said it wasapparent to anyonewatching the video of the

confession that Tang was“gleeful and flippant”about the death of hismother.

He said the brutalnature of the attack wouldhave resulted in “pro-longed terror and suffer-ing” for the mom.

The judge described thetreatment of the body asa “defilement” and foundthat he threw the suitcasewith her body inside intothe Fraser River with theintention that the bodywould never be found.

Tang told undercoverpolice posing as gang-sters that he resentedthe amount of control hismother exerted over him,including forcing him tobreak up with his girl-friend in China. His par-ents forced him to cometo Canada and study; atthe time of the slaying, hewas living in Richmond.

Tang confessed to thecrime after undercovercops showed him photosof his mother’s body in thesuitcase, which had beenrecovered from a beachnear Powell River sevenweeks after the murder.

In surveillance video

played for the jury, Tangsaid he used a hammer tostrike his mom once overthe head. When he sawthat she was still strug-gling, he tried to smotherher by putting some bed-ding over her head.

Then he struck her twomore times in the head,fracturing her skull.

He placed the body in asuitcase and then took thesuitcase and the murderweapon to the No. 2 RoadBridge in Richmond. Hethrew the hammer into theFraser River from the mid-dle of the bridge and thenwaded into the water fromunderneath the bridgeand pushed the suitcaseout into the water.

After the murder, Tanglied to his father and topolice and filed a missingperson’s report.

The verdict by the jurycame after 11 days ofdeliberations.

The issue at trial waswhether he was guilty ascharged of first-degreemurder, which requiresplanning and deliberation,or guilty of second-degreemurder as his lawyerclaimed.

Slow going for Dinsmore traffic Murderer’s parole set at 17 yearsKeith FraserThe ProvinceThe City of Richmond is advising motor-

ists to expect some possible traffic con-gestion around the southern approaches tothe Dinsmore Bridge on Gilbert Road andon surrounding roadways over the comingmonths.

Occasional lane closures associated toa number of residential and commercialprojects under construction in the area,along with ongoing upgrades of municipaland regional utilities will create some trafficdelays.

Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians maywish to consider alternate routes, includingthe No. 2 Road Bridge for north-south traf-fic and Westminster Highway for east-westtraffic.

Various construction activities are ongo-ing along Gilbert Road, between ElmbridgeWay and River Road.

While the current standard of single lanetraffic in each direction will be maintained,motorists may encounter some traffic con-gestion due to the roadside construction.

Additional construction activity is under-way on Lansdowne Road between Holly-bridge Way and Gilbert Road now throughDec. 18, from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. weekdaysand 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturdays.

A minimum of single-lane eastbound onLansdowne Road will be maintained at alltimes during construction hours, west-bound lanes will be closed at HollybridgeWay.

Access to the Richmond Curling Club willbe maintained at all times.

Intermittent construction activity isscheduled for December from 7 a.m. - 4

p.m. on Elmbridge Way between Holly-bridge Way and Gilbert Road. A minimumof single lane westbound on ElmbridgeWay will be maintained at all times duringconstruction hours. Eastbound lanes willbe unaffected.

Regional sewer main replacement workby Metro Vancouver is continuing on Hol-lybridge Way, between River Road andElmbridge Way, which will lead to full roadclosures and/or alternating lane closuresthrough December.

Over the next few months, a variety ofprojects will also impact other segments ofRiver Road, Gilbert Road, Elmbridge Way,Alderbridge Way and Lansdowne Road, allwithin the same general area.

These projects will include a numberof traffic interruptions including some fullclosures and/or lane closures.

While some of these projects have beenunderway for months, activity will intensifyover the coming months and some projectswill overlap.

At all times, access to and from the Rich-mond Olympic Oval from both the east andwest will be maintained.

Motorists and others are also advised topay extra attention to special directionalsignage posted in the area, which will keepthem apprised of any changes to normaltraffic patterns.

Motorists are also reminded to respectflag persons’ directions and drive with carethrough construction zones.

For more information on upcoming proj-ects, the public may contact [email protected] or call 604-204-8635.

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An application has been received by the Liquor Control & Licensing Branch andby the City of Richmond from:

Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks Ltd.operating from premises located at#103-11220 Horseshoe Way

The intent of the application is to apply for a 37 interior & 12 exteriorlounge endorsement license in order to be able to sell craft beers andother alcoholic products as well as retail craft beer produced on site.

The proposed operating hours are Monday thru Sunday operating hoursof 11:00am-9:00pm daily

Residents and owners of businesses may comment on this application by writing to:

City of RichmondBusiness Licence DivisionLiquor Licence Applications6911 No. 3 RoadRichmond, B.C., V6Y 2C1

To ensure the consideration of your views, your written comments must be receivedon or before January 5, 2016. Your name, address phone number must beincluded with your comments.

Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant & localgovernment officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensingprocess.

Richmond Mounties areinvestigating a report of

shots heard during the dayon Tuesday in the area ofCambie and Shell roads.

Shortly before 1 p.m. onDec. 1, Richmond RCMPresponded to the area toinvestigate a report of twomales sitting in an openarea northeast of the inter-

section.A dark coloured vehicle

reportedly drove towardthe males and shots wereheard. Both males and thevehicle fled the scene indifferent directions.

Multiple officersswarmed the area andcombed the scene alongwith a K9 unit from thePolice Dog Service.

Police are still searchingfor any alleged victims orsuspects.

“We have several poten-tial witnesses to speak to.This investigation is in thevery early stages,” saidRichmond RCMP’s Cpl.Dennis Hwang.

If you have any knowl-edge of the incident,contact Richmond RCMPat 604-278-1212. To leavea tip, email [email protected] or toremain anonymous, callCrime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Stunned and embarrassedby some of the bile be-

ing directed at Muslims inCanada following the Paristerrorist attacks, a group ofRichmond students is fight-ing back.

The Kwantlen Polytech-nic University criminologystudents were so aghast atthe hatred being spewedtowards innocent Canadiansand new immigrants thatthey decided to do their littlebit to restore faith in outsid-ers’ views of their country.

As of now, the 28-strongclass and their professor,Wade Deisman, are askingthe Richmond public to helpthem with a “welcome lettercampaign” for all the Syrianrefugees that will soon becalling B.C. home.

The group hopes thewords of warmth will go alittle way to tempering anyanger or displeasure thenew immigrants may feelwhen they arrive in Canadaearly in 2016.

“We watched what washappening with the Syrianrefugees, getting acceptedinto Canada, but then sawsome of the reaction acrossthe country and decided

to make a difference, evenin the smallest way,” saidAntonio Algara, a fourth yearcriminology major studentand Steveston-London grad.

“When (the refugees)come here, we want them

to be met with somethingnice; especially in the faceof hatred, much of which isfrom some very misguided

people.”Algara said that, even

though many of his fellowstudents are feeling theweight of studies and examsat this time of year, thewhole class was willing tochip in to make the cam-paign a success.

“People can email us theirwelcome notes; they don’thave to be long; it’s just away to let (the refugees)know that at least one per-son is happy to see them,”added Algara.

The group is hopingto work with the MuslimFriendship Centre in Surrey,where they will pass on thevetted letters.

To pen a welcome letter,email [email protected] byDec. 18.

...we want them to bemet with somethingnice; especially in theface of hatred...– A A

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Words of welcome requestedfor Syrian refugees

Cops probing gunfire report

Fair Trade Fair comes to town! Antonio Algara, left, with fellow student Kim McMartin andtheir Kwantlen Polytechnic University criminology professorWade Deisman have decided, along with the rest of the crimi-nology class, to start a campaign collecting welcome letters forSyrian refugees. Photo submitted


Many companies wax lyrical about be-ing in the “people business.”

Few, however, can actually back thatup without noticing their bank balanceswelling into the millions, if not billions ofdollars.

At the Fair Trade Fair at the GilmorePark United Church on Saturday, you willsee around 15 non-profit vendors, all ofwhich expressly put people before profitin a bid to raise the standard of living inThird World countries.

One such vendor will be Ten ThousandVillages, which will have on sale Christ-mas-themed crafts from places such asBangladesh.

“We will have hand-made paper prod-ucts from Bangladesh, as well as garlandsand cards,” said Roxanne Cave, managerof Ten Thousand Villages on GranvilleIsland, a fair trade store, which buysdirectly from small, artisan groups aroundthe world.

“We try to preserve their culture asmuch as possible, but we recognize itneeds to be marketable in North Americaand it’s very important to us that the envi-ronment is protected at the same time.”

Cave said Ten Thousand Villages isakin to a “mini-department store, withhome décor, personal accessories and giftitems.”

“We’re also the go-to store for Christmasornaments; we have a fabulous collectionthis year. There will also be coffee, teaand chocolate.”

Rev. Tim Le Drew, a member of theRichmond Kairos Committee (an inter-church social justice group), sponsors theannual fair.

“We’re hoping to have around 15 ven-dors with textiles and crafts, all made bypeople in Third World countries,” he said.

“All of the goods that are for sale arecrafted by people who live in various partsof the world and are assured of a fairprice for what they have made.”

This year’s fair will be on Saturday, Dec.5 at Gilmore Park United Church, runningfrom 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.


Annual event helps workers in Third World countries


Students askresidents tosend letters


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R oad safety issues are seasonal. Inmid- to late fall, three topics alwaysinvite a re-visit and journalistswho focus on driving and safety

invariably dig up the latest researchon them.

The first is clock optimization and its effecton road safety. The return to standard timeon the first Sunday in November provideseveryone with the luxury of an extra hourof sleep but at the cost of reduced visibilityat the end of the day. Ongoing debateconcerns the risk from reduced visibilityfrom the night-time early darkness instandard time compared to that fromsleep deprivation and high rates of vehicleusage with daylight saving time in thespring and summer months.

The latest studies from both Britain andthe US indicate that daylight savings timemay, in fact, be a ‘lifesaver.’ In Britain,for example, the return to standard timemeans that schoolchildren are returninghome in the dark. The steady trend of anoticeable spiking in child pedestrianfatalities just after 4 pm at this time ofyear, along with a 37 percent increasein the number of accidents involvingall pedestrians in the evening over themorning has prompted Smart-Witness, aBritish motor safety company to contendthat, “stopping the clocks going back …could save hundreds of children’s lives.”

Another takeaway from this, however,is better awareness that the increasingdarkness of day’s end considerably reducesdriver and pedestrian reaction times.In the fall and winter, walking or driving

home is proving to be the most dangeroustime on the road.

The second topic is the seasonal increasein impaired driving checkpoints. Asa result, ‘tis the season for remindingdrivers impaired by alcohol, apartfrom the havoc they may wreak,to expect legal consequences—inBC: vehicle impoundment, licensesuspension, and criminal charges forblowing over .08. But as drug impaireddriving charges continue to rise, and,likewise, drug mixed with alcohol impaireddriving charges, ‘tis also the season foralerting drug-using drivers to take lesscomfort in drug detection testing beingmore difficult and less precise. Change is onthe way.

Earlier this year, police in the UKbegan using reasonably affordableroadside ‘drugalysers’—an oral swabtest—for detecting eight popularover-the-counter drugs, and the eighttop-used recreational illegal drugs.The former are clonazepam, diazepam,flunitrazepam, lorazepam, methadone,morphine, oxazepam and temazepam;the latter: cocaine, benzoylecgonine,cannabis, ketamine, LSD, MDMA/ecstasy,amphetamine and heroin.

The third topic is vehicle equipmentfor winter-driving and winter-drivingsafety tips. Even in the relativelyweather Vancouver, snow tires are highlyrecommended; and for snow sportsenthusiasts—a must. But remember theyare minimally helpful on black ice, whichusually forms first on bridges and elevatedroadways. Test for black ice by lookingfor water spray from the tires of vehiclesaround you. If the temperature is belowfreezing and you can’t see any spray, you’relikely on black ice, which means anysudden steering adjustment or brakingcan cause loss of control. The basics: allowmore time, stay further back, and slowdown to avoid overdriving your lights.

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From teddy bears to teensCOFFEEwith...Aviva Levin

Child wrangler comes first on Aviva Levin’sresume. Her start in the working world

came at Gateway Theatre, where her job wasto keep the orphans of Oliver in check.

As good as she was supervising small stagestars, child wrangling wasn’t her calling. Itwas teaching. Her parents, so they say, knewall along.

“They have stories of me lining up mystuffed animals and teaching them,” saidLevin, a teacher at Steveston-London Sec-ondary, during a break after school. “I don’thave any recollection of this, but apparently itwas in my blood.”

Evidence emerged after university, whenshe moved the rest of her belongings to herRichmond condo. She unearthed a smallgrade book in which she recorded the atten-dance and performance of stuffed animalslike Teddy and Lamb.

Levin, a 29-year-old lifelong Richmond resi-dent, teaches high school French and socialstudies from her Williams Road classroom,

at a desk decorated by a globe, a dictionary-turned-laptop-stand and a mug that cries“COFFEE.” She said her own teachers, atDiefenbaker elementary and R.A. McMathsecondary, had a positive impact on her life.

“I had some very, very inspiring teachersgrowing up in Richmond,” she said. “I’mpassionate about the things that I teach. Ilove French, I love history. I’m happy to talkabout either for as much as the kids will letme.”

Outside the classroom Levin is co-directorof the school play. Outside the school she’sco-captain of Tickle Me Pickle, a long-running improvisation group that each yearproduces a handful of improv shows at Rich-mond Cultural Centre. Levin joined in 2002as a 15-year-old.

What began as a youth group is now acollection of polished performers who deliverhilarious improv shows in the spirit of the TVseries Who’s Line is it Anyway? Picklers workwith audience suggestions to produce improvgames and long-form stories, in which asingle suggestion might keep the actors busyfor an hour.

Such was the case in a recent show whereperformers mounted an hour-long murder-

mystery based on a single idea. Levin calledit one of the most incredible improv mo-ments: characters were developed, plot holesresolved and amazingly, the actors somehowdecided who the murderer was by only trad-ing hints throughout the show.

“At the end of it we were stunned, theaudience was stunned. There was this mo-ment of: Oh my god, we just did this. And theaudience went wild,” smiled Levin. “This isn’tsomething I could have written if I had satdown at a computer for three months. But allof us worked together to make this happen.”

In real life, Levin recently got engaged. Shemet her fiancé in high school and recon-nected with him five years ago at a friend’s

wedding. The proposal came in Avignon,France—without certain traditions.

“No knee and no asking my dad, whoinsisted he didn’t want any goats in exchangefor me. I appreciated that,” she laughed.

Her parents might have something to dowith Levin’s sense of humour, but she alsopointed to something else.

“I was terribly shy as a kid. I realized Ihad maybe a more quirky way of looking atthe world, and if I voiced that, then I had aconnection with other people. It was a way ofalmost bringing me out of my shell.”

Before completing her degree in education,Levin finished one in history and religiousstudies. All those textbooks didn’t turn her offof reading. On a day off she’s likely curled upwith a cup of tea reading a book — highbrowliterature, a trashy sci-fi paperback — any-thing with a compelling story.

Non-fiction too. A friend still teases herabout reading a book about salt and a sub-sequent urge to share sodium trivia. (“Didyou know salary comes from salt, which issalt, because Roman soldiers were paid insalt? That’s how we get salary. It used to be acurrency.”)

Tickle Me Pickle’s Christmas show is Dec.10 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Richmond CulturalCentre and suitable for all ages. Tickets, $2 to$5, available at the door.

Guests who bring a food or cash donationwill receive a free ticket to the group’s Feb. 4,2016 show.

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The City of Richmond will beilluminated this Christmas, with ap-

proximately 250,000 lights and severaldisplays gleaming around the city.

As of last Tuesday, Dec. 1, a total of4,355 LED light strings will be hungthroughout Richmond, including:! 3,698 strings in the City Centre;! 231 strings at Britannia HeritageShipyards;! 28 strings in fishing nets alongMoncton Street, from Seventh Avenueto No. 1 Road;! 15 strings at Steveston Museum andVisitor Centre;! 253 strings at Steveston Park andthe Steveston Interurban Tram Build-ing;! 100 strings on the tin shed in frontof the Gulf of Georgia Cannery;

! 30 strings at the City of RichmondWorks Yard.

All the lights are set on timers from4:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. and in additionto the lights, there will also be severalthemed LED displays, including:! Eight illuminated deer in the CityCentre;! 15 illuminated globes on the heri-tage tree in the north west City Hallparking lot;! 19 snowfall icicle displays hangingnear the Cultural Centre plaza;! Animated eight-foot-tall street polefixtures: 32 along No. 3 Road, north ofGranville Avenue to Firbridge Way, andfour along Granville Avenue betweenNo. 3 Road and Minoru Boulevard.

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with the readers, email a picture [email protected] and we’llpost it onto our Facebook page.

When you think about the work ofyour family physician, you prob-

ably envision the one-on-one carehe or she gives to each individualpatient. It may be in a clinic, hospitalor – more rarely – home visit.

That still remains the priority ofvirtually every family physician: thewellbeing of every patient in his orher practice, but you might be sur-prised to hear that the circle of careis expanding. More physicians in ourcommunity care about the health ofthe entire community.

The Burnaby Division of FamilyPractice is a non-profit organizationfounded in 2011 and funded by theGeneral Practices Services Com-mittee. Its members are the familyphysicians who serve our community.

With the other founding boardmembers, I wrote our organization’svision and mission statements. Ourvision for the Burnaby community:patients and physicians achievinghealth and happiness. Our mission:to engage, support and mobilizefamily physicians in co-creating anetwork that will support the wellbe-ing of all members of the Burnabycommunity.

Although I’ve recently steppeddown from the board of directors, Icontinue to lead the Burnaby Divi-sion’s Empowering Patients publichealth education program. Recogniz-ing that the public receives confusingand often incorrect medical informa-tion from the media, we sought toprovide unbiased information

Our vision is that by raising generalhealth literacy (public knowledgeabout healthy living and how best touse the healthcare system), we canimprove the health of our community.We may be able to reduce the bur-den of chronic disease in the future.

Since we started the public educa-tion program in October 2014, we’vedelivered 11 public presentations inour community’s libraries, schoolsand community centres. The topicshave included healthy eating, healthyrelationships, emotional wellness,healthy physical activity, patient-doc-tor communication, making the mostof your hospital stay, medical ethicsand common chronic health condi-tions, such as diabetes.

Summaries of each of thesepresentations is available on theBurnaby Division of Family Practice’swebsite divisionsbc.ca/burnaby/empoweringpatients. There you willalso find the dates for future talksin the series and links to our videoson emotional wellbeing, making the

most of a hospital stay and importantsymptoms for which you should seekmedical care.

I’ll be speaking on “Making Senseof Symptoms and Screening Tests”on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Mc-Gill Library on 4595 Albert Streetin Burnaby. Growing up in NorthBurnaby, this was my “home library”close to the Eileen Dailly Pool and theConfederation Community Centre.I’ll go over the “review of systems”,the questions that physicians includein a complete physical examination.Because no one gets routine physi-cals anymore, most people are neverasked these questions about thesymptoms that may indicate impor-tant medical conditions.

When patients receive episodiccare at drop-in clinics, they may notbe aware of what tests they shouldbe having and when. For this reason,I’ll also review the key screening teststhat are recommended at differentages.

To register for this free talk, pleasecontact the McGill Library at 604-299-8955 or go online to bpl.bc.ca/events.

Dr. Davidicus Wong is a familyphysician and his Healthwise col-umns appear regularly in this paper.For more on achieving your positivepotential in health, see his website atwww.davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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Notice of Public HearingTuesday, December 15, 2015 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

City ofRichmond

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items:1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,

AMENDMENT BYLAW 9291 (RZ 14-674043)Location/s: 7180 Railway AvenueApplicant/s: Landcraft Homes Ltd.Purpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “CoachHouses (RCH1)”, to permit a subdivision tocreate two (2) lots, each with a principaldwelling and an accessory coach house abovea detached garage, with vehicle access fromthe rear lane.City Contact: Cynthia Lussier,

604-276-4108, Planningand Development Division

Bylaw 9291

2. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9491 (RZ 11-578758)Location/s: 6571/6573 No. 4 RoadApplicant/s: Anwer KamalPurpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/F)” to “TownHousing (ZT60) – North McLennan (CityCentre)”, to permit development of six (6)townhouse units with vehicle access from theadjacent site at 6551 No. 4 Road.City Contact: Edwin Lee,


Bylaw 9491

3. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9500 (ZT 15-710092)Location/s: 7400 River RoadApplicant/s: City of RichmondPurpose: To amend the “Industrial BusinessPark (IB1, IB2)” zone to include “indoorshooting range” as a permitted use at 7400River Road.City Contact: David Brownlee,


Bylaw 9500

4. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9503 (ZT 15-710920)Location/s: 2760 Sweden WayApplicant/s: Pacific Land Resource

Group Inc.Purpose: To amend the “Industrial Retail(IR1)” zone to include “retail, general,limited to retail sale of automotive partsand accessories” as a permitted use at 2760Sweden Way.City Contact: David Brownlee,


Bylaw 9503

5. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9504 (RZ 15-693376)Location/s: 10340 Odlin RoadApplicant/s: CIS Homes Ltd.Purpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/B)” to “SingleDetached (RS2/K)”, to permit the property tobe subdivided to create two (2) lots.City Contact: Cynthia Lussier,


Bylaw 9504

6. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9505 (RZ 15-703150)Location/s: 9131 Steveston HighwayApplicant/s: Maryem AhbibPurpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “CompactSingle Detached (RC2)”, to permit the propertyto be subdivided to create two (2) lots withvehicle access to/from Steveston Highway viathe established lane system to the west thatmust be extended eastbound to service thesubject site.City Contact: Cynthia Lussier,


Bylaw 9505

How to obtain further information:

# -% *?$3"' If you have questions or concerns,please call the CITY CONTACT shown above.# +3 >?" ,=>% 2"4@=>"' Public HearingAgendas, including staff reports and the proposedbylaws, are available on the City Website athttp://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/hearings/2015.htm# /> ,=>% 9688' Copies of the proposed bylaw,supporting staff and Committee reports andother background material, are also availablefor inspection at the Planning and DevelopmentDivision at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 amand 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutoryholidays, commencing December 4, 2015 andending December 15, 2015, or upon the conclusionof the hearing.# -% &67 $! .6=8' Staff reports and theproposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX orby standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 betweenthe hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday throughFriday, except statutory holidays, commencingDecember 4, 2015 and ending December 15, 2015.

Participating in the Public Hearing process:

$ *&) 5-2"%0 #)43%8' %1 76)8 /7 4"" !)!2)31 7(the public. If you believe that you are affected bythe proposed bylaw, you may make a presentationor submit written comments at the Public Hearing.If you are unable to attend, you may send yourwritten comments to the City Clerk’s Office by 4 pmon the date of the Public Hearing as follows:

www.richmond.ca

City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000

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Notice of Public HearingTuesday, December 15, 2015 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

City ofRichmond

www.richmond.ca

City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000

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# -% ()56=8' using the on-line form athttp://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm# -% :>6306!0 .6=8' 6911 No. 3 Road,Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director,City Clerk’s Office

# -% &67' 604-278-5139, Attention: Director,City Clerk’s Office# *<48=1 9"6!=3A ;<8"@' For information onpublic hearing rules and procedures, please consultthe City website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm or call theCity Clerk’s Office at 604-276-4007.

$ ,"" 1-2!%11%781 +%"" (73! 643/ 7( /&) 3)073.of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing hasconcluded, no further information or submissionscan be considered by Council. It should be notedthat the rezoned property may be used for any orall of the uses permitted in the “new” zone.

David WeberDirector, City Clerk’s Office

! The Richmond Artists Guildpresented a cheque for $2,500to the Richmond Food Bankfollowing the guild’s GuessWho? annual fundraiser.Pictured, from left, are PatThorson, Loraine Wellman, AlexNixon, of the food bank, KathyForbes and Marvin Skelton.Photo submitted

YVR drive aims high

Vancouver Airport is hostingits fifth annual YVR Holiday

Hamper Drive on Tuesday, Dec.8 and it’s shaping up to be theirbiggest to date.

The drive, which gathers sup-plies for Quest Food Exchange,has grown over the years, withthousands of airport employeeschipping in with complete Christ-mas meals for families in need.

However, this year, explainedYVR spokesperson Alana Law-rence, in advance of the drive,the airport has reached out to theRichmond community at large ina bid to hit the 600-hamper mark,100 more than the previous year.

“Last year, we expanded thedrive to the Sea Island community,but this time we’ve expanded thatpush into the wider Richmondcommunity to involve as many

people as possible,” said Law-rence.

“And beyond getting peopleto pull together, we’re putting onmore entertainment than ever (atthe drive), with Santa, live bands,prizes and treats.”

The YVR Holiday Hamper Drivewill take place on Dec. 8 from 4 to7 p.m. at the Spirit of Haida Gwaiistatue in international departures,level 3. Parking will be free.

For every hamper donated, theairport will donate one turkey tocomplete the dinner.

Items that need to be includedin the hamper are:2 boxes instant mashed potatoes;2 boxes stuffing mix;2 cans of vegetables;1 can cranberry sauce;2 packets instant gravy;1 box of cookies;1 box or granola bars;2 cans of soup;1 box of crackers;1 box of chocolates


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! The 12th annualWindows of Hope kickedoff last week at theRichmond Auto Mall, with250 volunteers painting23 Christmas-themedwindows in a bid to raisemore than $30,000 forthe Richmond ChristmasFund. Photos submitted

! Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap invitedmembers of the community to his annual Holi-day Open House this week and turned the eventinto a digital party, complete with this selfie ofhim and his guests. Photo submitted

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Happy Hanukkah

Hanukkah is a wonderful celebrationthat has captured the attention and

imagination of more Jews than any otherJewish celebration of the year.

Historically, Hanukkah celebrates there-taking of Jerusalem from Syrian controland the ancient Temple from the handsof a priestly aristocracy committed to Hel-lenizing Jewish ritual.

All of this by a small band of Jewishtraditionalists known as the “Maccabees.”According to ancient tradition, the first actin re-claiming the Temple was to re-kindlethe seven-branch menorah.

Unfortunately, the Maccabees discov-ered there was only enough oil for onenight. The miracle of Hanukkah was theoil lasting for eight days, giving way to thecurrent eight-day celebration.

Beginning Sunday evening, Dec. 6, thefirst candle of Hanukkah will be lit in Jew-

ish homes worldwide.Then, for each of the next eight eve-

nings, an additional candle will be lit. Theholiday will culminate with the lighting ofeight candles on the evening of Dec. 13.The lighting of candles is accompaniedby songs and Hanukkah goodies such assufganiyot (jelly-filled donuts).

Hanukkah, also referred to as the “Fes-tival Of Lights,” is more than just a storyor great victory. The word “Hanukkah”means dedication.

The Maccabees’ fight was not justagainst a foreign army, but a dedicationto religious freedom. This celebration of“Light” stands in marked contrast to thelooming darkness that threatens thosewho don’t conform to the religious beliefsor practices of others. Though Hanuk-kah is particularly Jewish, its message isuniversal.

One of the scriptural readings dur-ing Hanukkah is taken from the book ofZechariah, who writes, “Not by might,nor by power, but by my spirit alone, saysGod, shall all people live in peace.”

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Ancient tradition burns on

Giant menorah lighting Monday

! Mayor Mal-colm Brodie (4thfrom left) and citycouncillors met withMerle Linde (3rdfrom left) and RabbiYechiel Baitelman(holding daughterLiba Baitelman)to mark Hanuk-kah 2015 with theMenorah Place atRichmond City Hall,provided by theChabad of Rich-mond. Hanukkahbegins Sunday, Dec.6 and runs to Dec.14. Photo submitted

Richmond Public Library,Vancouver Kollel and

the Ebco Group of Compa-nies will celebrate Hanuk-kah, the Jewish festival oflight, with a giant menorahlighting on Monday, Dec.7 at the Richmond Libraryand Cultural Centre, 7700

Minoru Gate. The lighting ofthe 25-foot menorah takesplace at 7:25 p.m. outsideon the plaza, and there willbe kids’ entertainment be-forehand at 6:45 p.m. anda live musical performanceand refreshments after thelighting.

Everyone is welcome tothis free, drop-in event.Mayor Malcolm Brodiewill light the Hanukkahshamash candle.

The giant, 25-foot highmenorah is one of theworld’s largest and was wasmanufactured by Ebco.


Although Richmond is a city with one of thehighest life expectancies in the world, its

newly appointed medical health officer, Dr.Meena Dawar, is concerned Richmonditesare disconnected from their community and,as a result, not as healthy as thought to be.

“Despite our high life expectancy, Rich-mond residents are reporting that they arenot as well off and healthy as the rest ofLower Mainland residents and I think that’san important issue to explore,” said Dawar,appointed to Richmond’s top public healthposition in September.

Only 42 per cent of Richmondites self-ratedtheir general health as excellent or very good,whereas the Metro Vancouver average was49 per cent, according to Vancouver CoastalHealth’s community health profile survey,released last June.

One in five Richmond residents re-ported fair or poor health. Dawar notedself-rated health status correlates to objec-tive health measures.

“So what that means is we’ve got a ways togo and there are health issues that need to beaddressed.”

While Richmonditesreported low rates of smok-ing and binge drinking, its“general health” status ratedthe worst in the region, inpart due to low communityconnectivity, an issue Dawarwants to explore further.

“There’s a huge correla-tion between how connectedwe are with our neighbours,friends and family membersand having people to confidein,” said Dawar.

According to the survey ofclose to 2,500 residents, 59per cent of Richmondites donot have the four or more people to confidein that health experts believe are needed tomaintain good health. The average in MetroVancouver was 55 per cent. Dawar calls bothnumbers concerning.

As well, 44 per cent of Richmondites (theMetro Vancouver average) did not report astrong sense of community belonging.

“How do we keep people healthier so thatwe don’t see these numbers get worse butmake them better?” asked Dawar.

She noted there are some easy fixes forRichmond residents, such as eating more

fruits and vegetables — only one in five Rich-mondites report eating five or more servingsper day (one in four in Metro Vancouver do).

Also, getting more physical activity is amust, said Dawar — just 37 per cent ofRichmondites report getting the benchmark150-plus minutes of exercise, while the MetroVancouver average is 44 per cent.

Dawar also wants people to get out of theircars. While 70 per cent of residents agreedthat community amenities are within walkingor cycling distance of their homes, only 12per cent do just that.

As well, 64 per cent of Richmondites com-mute to work by car, whereas the regionalaverage is 55 per cent.

“This is a huge disconnect that we need tobridge,” said Dawar.

“I love the Canada Line, I wish it was ex-tended more,” she noted.

Fixing Richmond’s sense of disconnect,however, will not be as easy as making

lifestyle changes, said Dawar. For that, com-munity stakeholders — such as the City ofRichmond, Vancouver Coastal Health, non-profit groups, health professionals, communi-ty leaders and the public — need to continueworking together.

Dawar noted Richmond has undergonelarge demographic shifts,which have impacted thecommunity.

“Let’s embrace change,let’s embrace populationgrowth, but how can wedo that so we actually havebetter connected people,contributing to the commu-nity?” asked Dawar.

Medical sociologist Dr.Richard Carpiano stud-

ies public and populationhealth at the University ofB.C.

Carpiano concurs withDawar and public health research, notingsocial isolation is not healthy. Relationshipsprovide expressive support (confiding),information support (tips on a job) and mate-rial support (a cup of sugar), said Carpiano.Relationships can be deeply intimate (suchas a spouse) or casual (a work colleague) butit’s community that binds them together into a“package of resources” that help one achieveday-to-day and long-term goals, thus main-taining good health, said Carpiano.

He told the Richmond News there areseveral factors at play that may be leading to

a sense of disconnectedness in the city, a factthat has been shown in several other Rich-mond health surveys.

Immigration is an obvious factor, saidCarpiano. “You’ve got people moving in, newresidents that are transplants — so establish-ing those sorts of ties in a community is a veryimportant thing. You also have a very diversecommunity where, in some cases, there arelanguage barriers that can provide obstacles,”he said.

Since 1981, Richmond has lost roughly22,000 Caucasian residents while it’s gainedabout 85,000 Chinese people. Meanwhile, itsSouth Asian population has grown propor-tionately to population growth. Now, one insix Richmondites are born outside of Canada,making it one of the biggest ethnic enclavesin the country.

“Urban communities tend to have a lowersense of community connections and, ofcourse, immigrants tend to be less connect-ed,” noted Dawar.

Still, the impact of such unprecedentedchange on established residents should notbe lost, added Carpiano.

“Then you’ve got people moving out, whichposes implications for the longer-term resi-dents and their connections,” said Carpiano.

Other demographic factors are at play aswell, such as Richmond’s ageing popula-

tion. Whereas in 2011, about 14 per cent ofRichmond was over 65 years of age, in 2041seniors will account for about 26 per cent ofthe city. Carpiano noted seniors are an at-riskgroup for isolation and/or having mentalhealth issues.

As well, young people and young families

who are feeling mounting financial burdensare also at a stage in life where depressioncan be found, said Carpiano.

Another shift in demographics that may beaffecting connectivity is housing density.

During the past 10 years, Richmond hasadded on average 1,170 new apartments andtownhouses annually while its single-familyhousing stock has seen little change.

Carpiano and Dawar both note that suchaccommodation lends itself to fewer commu-nity connections.

‘So, Richmond does have an interestingpool of different groups that are at differ-

ent stages of life or with different sets of socialcircumstances where they’re placed at riskfor factors that could be undermining theirmental health,” said Carpiano.

He noted that while changes might not“gel” with everyone, these “growing pains”can be overcome.

The Richmond News asked Richmond citycouncillors for their thoughts on the survey.

Three councillors responded.Coun. Bill McNulty said he would take the

results “with a grain of salt” as he believesRichmond to be a very healthy community.

However, he added, “It’s a red flag and it’san opportunity to shore up our weaknesses.”

Coun. Carol Day said the rate of changeshas meant some people losing their sense ofcommunity.

Coun. Alexa Loo said “connectednesscomes from creating spaces for people toget together and interact. …Creating bylawsand rules about whether you have a tree or afence does not create community and con-nectedness.”

! Dr. Richard Carpiano

Know your neighbour, stay healthy

GRAEMEWOODStaff ReporterGWOODRICHMONDNEWS.COM

FRIDAYFeature

City’s top doc speaks of benefits ofhaving people around to confide in

! Richmond’s new medical health officer, Dr. Meena Dawar, cited several theories as to why thecity’s health may be suffering, including the reliance on personal vehicles, as opposed to using publictransit. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

! This snapshot of the Vancouver Coastal Health study shows less than half of the people from Rich-mond who took part had four people or more to confide in.

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! LansdownePark mall,seen shortlybefore open-ing in 1977,boasted threeWoodward’sretailers:a depart-ment store,supermarketand discountstore. City ofRichmondArchives photoNo. 1988 10188

Woodward’s $1.49 Dayall but a distant memory

FLASHBACKFriday

If any department store had a trial by fire foremployees, it was Woodward’s. It came in

the form of $1.49 Day.The late great Western Canadian shopping

destination helped give birth to LansdowneCentre mall when it opened in 1977, andformer employee Michele Adshead remem-bers the madness of Woodward’s monthly$1.49 Day sale, where oodles of items wereoffered at one low price.

“You learned really quickly never to lookpast the third person in line so you didn’tget overwhelmed. The days always flew by,”said Adshead, who worked as a cashier atthe Richmond store in the early 1980s. “Istill remember the commercials on the radioand the jingle they always played.” The storewas a fixture in Richmond until 1993, whenfinancial troubles forced its sale to the Hud-son’s Bay Company. The Lansdowne spacewas taken over by Zellers and Safeway—nei-ther of which lasted.

Adshead said she never lost the peopleskills and work ethic she developed atWoodward’s.

“I’ve run into quite a few people that Iworked with during the Woodward›s days.Everyone had enjoyed working there and

missed the store,” she said. “It was a greatplace to work and I was always glad that I(had the opportunity).”

Charles Woodward opened his first storein 1892 in Downtown Vancouver, accordingto the Woodpens Club, a group of formeremployees. The brand grew in B.C. and Al-berta, and expanded to Richmond in 1977.

It was Sept. 14 of that year when Lans-downe Park — as it was known then, anod to the land’s racetrack past—opened.Woodward’s took its place on the mall’s westside, as did its famous food floor. The mallalso opened with the chain’s discount outlet,known then as Woodward’s Bargain Store.

“We’ve got a style for you, a smile for youand the most beautiful store filled with excit-ing new merchandise. Woodward’s Lansd-owne is a complete department store witheverything you can think of for yourself, yourfamily and your home,” touted a 20-pagenewspaper supplement promoting the mall’sopening.

Woodward’s invited both “discriminatinggentlemen and dudes” to its men’s shop,according to the ad, while “fashion con-scious” women were targets of its “ladies’shop.”

The Woodward’s Food Floor was a full-service grocery store that promised “a wholenew adventure in food shopping with someterrific buys.” Food could also be foundwithin the department store’s full-service

restaurant, the Grandstand.Bruce Beattie remembers working in sales

at the Richmond store in the late ’70s. Hesold cameras — mostly Polaroid models inthose days — in a department stationed atthe bottom of an escalator.

“I rescued many a small child who wouldget their clothes stuck in the escalator. Hitemergency stop — instant hero,” said Beat-tie.

Peter McIlwee was Lansdowne Wood-ward’s store manager in the 1980s, oversee-ing more than 700 employees. The Lans-downe location was always successful, hesaid, and became one of the top producingstores in the 26-store chain.

McIlwee started his 38-year career withthe retailer as a valet at the downtown store’sparking garage. Soon he was working full-time in the paint department’s stockroom,and later, the sales floor. He continued toclimb the Woodward’s employment ladder

and in 1983 became manager at Lansd-owne, where he stayed until he retired in1990.

“The thing I most enjoyed about my careerwith Woodward’s was the great team atmo-sphere that was prevalent in all locationsand the great people that I had the pleasureto work with,” he told the Richmond News.“Many lifelong friendships were made andstill exist to this day.”

Former customers also have fond memo-ries. Employees had a role in that, accordingto McIlwee.

“Woodward’s was a family store managedby the Woodward family and provided thebest possible working conditions and ben-efits that were second to none in the retailindustry to all employees.”

Fond memories might also have to do withthat famous monthly sale and its catchyadvertising jingle: “$1.49 Day, Woodward’s.$1.49 Day, Tuesday.”

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Canada’s new governmentis off to a great start!The Canadian peopleand the media are

cheered by pictures of the mostinclusive Cabinet ever.The return of the long-form cen-sus was the fastest public policyreversal in Canadian history. Min-ister Bains must have been textingStatistics Canada on his cellphoneduring the swearing-in ceremony.It’s customary now, wheneverything is going so well, for aneconomist to come in and rain onthe parade. There are tough deci-sions ahead.The outlook for the Canadianeconomy has darkened. The reces-sion is old news by now, and weexpect modest (one per cent)growth to return in the second halfof 2015. But, the InternationalMonetary Fund has again reviseddown its outlook for the globaleconomy, mainly because ofweakness in China.The Canadian Chamber’soutlook for oil and commodityprices has also been revised lower.All this is coming amid CMHC’swarnings of over valuation inCanadian housing markets.The Parliamentary Budget Of-bce now projects larger debcits,$3 billion next year and almost $5billion in 2017. This is before thegovernment has spent a penny onadditional infrastructure.This means there are tough deci-sions on the horizon. On taxes, the

Prime Minister’s mandate letter toFinance contains straightforwardinstructions such as implementingthe middle class tax cut (loweringthe rate on income of $44,700 to$90,000 from 22 per cent to 20.5per cent) and cancelling incomesplitting for families.However, there are also toughpolicy choices such as reducing“wasteful” tax expenditures andenhancing the Canada PensionPlan (CPP).At the Canadian Chamber, weare focused on the promise toenhance the CPP because it couldbe damaging to business. Thecontribution already is 9.9 percent on earnings, split equallybetween employee and employer,and must be paid regardless ofwhether a business is aush withprobts or on the verge of bank-

ruptcy. The government will alsohave to convince all the provincesto buy into the plan. This is a verytall order.The government has also an-nounced a “fresh start” on energyafter the rejection of the KeystoneXL pipeline. Minister StéphaneDion promised to put in placesufbciently rigorous environ-mental assessments and enoughclean-energy investment to restoreCanada’s image, “then our prod-uct will be welcome everywhere.”A credible plan to reduce carbonemissions is undoubtedly of greatbenebt to Canada and is fully sup-ported by the Canadian Chamber.It may also be true that the Harpergovernment mishandled KeystoneXL so that it became a victim ofthe Conservatives’ environmen-tal record. But is the purpose of

environmental policy to impressforeign countries and make thempat us on the back?What do we do if the U.S. orthe Europeans are not sufbcientlypleased? Back to the drawingboard?With a weak economy and ris-ing debcits, the government hasless room to maneuver. That’swhy it’s critical that infrastruc-ture spending be targeted at thetrade-enabling investments thatimprove our competitiveness.That’s also why the CPP en-hancement and the plan to reducecarbon emissions must be soundpublic policy choices that are notburdensome for business.Hendrik Brakel is a senior di-rector, economic, Dnancial & taxpolicy at the Canadian Chamberof Commerce

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Ahigh-tech, Richmond-based company ishoping to make some noise in the elec-

tronics recycling world.Actually, it’s using sound waves to break

down materials in cellphones and computersin the hopes that one day soon all electronicdevices will be made from recycled plasticsand metals.

“Two years. I give it two years,” said PeterHolgate, founder and CEO of Ronin8, whichis borrowing and adapting technology fromthe mining industry to produce what heclaims is an environmental-ly sound method to recover100 per cent of the glass,plastic and an assortmentof precious metals fromelectronic devices andsend them back throughthe supply chain.

What Ronin8 is using toachieve this is what’s calleda sonic generator.

Essentially, it’s a 10-tonbar of steel with electro-magnets on the exteriorthat excites molecules.

“So, this bar is not under stress, but itvibrates at 50 to 60 hz.,” Holgate said, as heshowed the News his Ironwood area recyclingplant, which is set to be officially opened Dec.10, to the News recently. “So, you have 10tons of energy focused in three nodes andwe can use that to separate or size reduce,sheer, and change the makeup of matter.”

When the material being recycled is brokendown to that level, it is sorted by weight andcollected.

Holgate said the method — using the sonicgenerator it acquired from mining companyPlacer Dome which was using it to remedi-ate toxic soils — is much better than currentways to recycle e-waste, which can be harm-ful to the environment.

“They (Placer Dome) didn’t realize whatthey had. They had a Ferrari and they weretrying to use it as a dump truck,” Holgatesaid, adding Ronin8 has tweaked the devicefor its needs and has several patents pending

on the changes.Plus, when there is an almost unlimited

supply of electronics out there needing to berecycled — about 2 billion new cellphonesare sold each year, according to CCS insight,an on line marketing publication — there’sgold in them there mounting waste piles, anda lot of other precious metals, too.

Traditional methods to recover thosepotential riches include incineration. Butthat requires harsh chemicals to extract thegold, silver, copper, aluminum, copper andplatinum.

“Ninety-nine per cent of the time it (elec-tronic waste) goes to a smelter. Either one inQuebec, another in Belgium, or in Japan,”Holgate said. “Circuit boards get burned.

They get incinerated andthe metals are lumped to-gether, and then you needvery aggressive assets to tryand get them rid of them.”

That can be an extremelyinefficient way of recycling,he added.

“You need cyanide andarsenic, hydrochloric acidto extract the materialsafterwards,” Holgate said.“It’s a process from 200years ago that we are usingtoday.”

But is it worth the effort to scoop up oldPCs, Macs, iPhones and Blackberrys?

Consider what is likely tucked inside yourpocket or purse right now. An iPhone 5 con-tains about two cents worth of platinum, fivecents of aluminum, 12 cents of copper, $1.58in gold, and 36 cents of silver, according toElectronic Products Magazine.

And given that the Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) in the U.S. estimated that152 million mobile device were discarded byAmerican users in 2010 — 135 million weretrashed and just 17 million were recycled,there’s plenty of supply on hand that can betapped into that can make it more efficientthan mining fresh materials.

“(electronic waste is) ubiquitous. It’s thefastest-growing waste stream in the world,”Holgate said.

According to research conducted by Yoko-hama Metal, a ton of ore from a gold mineproduces a mere 5g of gold on average, while

a tonne of discarded mobile phones yield150g or more.

The research also indicated that the samevolume of discarded mobile phones producesapproximately 100kg of copper and 3kg ofsilver, as well as a number of other metals.

In addition to easing the burden on the en-vironment that could represent, Holgate saidit could also take the weight off a collectiveconscience since some precious metals aremined in notable conflict areas.

“We don’t need these mines in develop-ing countries with shady characters becausethere’s enough metal dug out of the groundalready. It’s all here,” Holgate said.

And that’s only the cellphone market. Addin computers, solar panels and fibre optic ca-bles and the resources that can be harvestedand recycled grows even more, Holgate said.

So then, there’s a good supply of recoveredmaterials.

Are there buyers?Right now, some of the pure metals to be

collected in Ronin8’s Richmond plant will besent to the Royal Canadian Mint.

“They take our gold, platinum and pal-ladium. They are our channel partner for thenoble metals. And we have brokers for thecopper, silver and nickel mix,” Holgate said.“And the non-metal fraction we produce —the polymers — are currently going into arace track being built in Osoyoos, as well asthings like new roofing materials.”

When there is a sufficiently larger supply ofrecycled goods using his company’s processHolgate expects it will draw the interest of thelarge electronics manufacturers.

To get to that point, a number of muchlarger, 100,000-square-foot sites that canhandle 12,000 tons of material annually willbe needed, and Ronin8 has plans to buildone in Williams Lake.

In comparison, the Richmond facility isexpected to have a capacity of about one tona day.

It may take a while — perhaps longer thanthe 24 months Holgate estimates — but thelustre of achieving a net stream of recycledmaterials to feed new manufactured electron-ics could be significant.

“Imagine the marketing draw a Dell or anApple would have when they say their newcomputer is made entirely from recycledmaterials?” Holgate said.

(electronic waste is) ubiq-uitous. It’s the fastest-growing waste stream inthe world.– P H

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! Peter Holgate, founder andCEO of Ronin8, believes thatwithin 24 months, there will becellphones made entirely frommaterials recycled from oldelectronic devices, mainly oldcomputers and cellular phones,thanks to the technology toseparate plastics and metalsusing sound waves his firmis pioneering. Photo by PhilipRaphael/Richmond News

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! McArthurGlen Vancouver’s general man-ager Robert Thurlow at the mall’s opening onJuly 9. File photo

Just four months after its grandopening, McArthurGlen Designer OutletVancouver on Sea Island has won theprestigious Best Outlet Centre award atthe 2015 MAPIC awards, the interna-tional retail property market awardswhich take place annually in Cannes inthe South of France.

The first property to be developed inNorth America by Europe-based McAr-thurGlen, the Vancouver centre openedits doors on July 9.

In its first three months of operation,the outlet welcomed its one millionthvisitor, exceeding the company’s footfallprojections by 66 per cent. “We broughtthe very first McArthurGlen centre toCanada and are thrilled with its per-formance over the past five months,”said McArthurGlen Vancouver GeneralManager Robert Thurlow. “The recep-tion from both the local community andtourists alike has been exceptional. Welook forward to its continued successand second phase development com-mencing in January 2016.”

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THE PULSE OF RICHMOND HOSPITAL

It’s something many of us take forgranted until crippling pain strikes:our own mobility. Walking, runningor the simple ability to move canbecome impossible. Dr. Fay Leungis a Richmond Hospital-basedorthopedic surgeon, who performshighly specialized minimallyinvasive procedures for shoulders,knees and in particular hip, someof which she performed at UBCHospital because they had theequipment that they had. She is oneof only four surgeons in the provinceproviding these super-specializedsurgeries to treat pre-arthritic hipconditions to improve mobility andprevent disability.

Because of a reduction in availableOR time at UBC Hospital, RichmondHospital Foundation is undertakingfundraising for new orthopedicsurgical equipment so she can nowperform these procedures here athome at Richmond Hospital.

Hailing from Kamloops, Dr. Leung isoriginally a physiotherapist who tookan interest in sports medicine andchose to pursue studying medicine atUBC. She completed her residency2009, followed by a fellowship in2010 and has been here at RichmondHospital ever since working withour other orthopedic surgeons. Sheis a talented and passionate surgeonwho is dedicated to helping patientsmaintain their mobility and livepain-free. Here is Dr. Leung in herown words:

“One of the greatest things aboutmy job is being able to see peoplefunction again.

The hip patients I see are generallyactive and range from people who arein their 20s and 30s to people who areolder and working.

“Many people are born with ananatomic difference in the shape of

their hip joint. Sometimes a ball-socketmismatch in the hip can cause pain andwear and tear in the hip.

Some people may have had atraumatic injury while some peoplehave a disorder that causes thecondition.

“One patient of mine was a womanwith a ball-socket mismatch. Withinthe space of a year she went fromhaving some mild hip pain to beingvirtually unable to walk. The firsttime she came into my office, shewas using crutches to walk becauseshe was in so much pain. I was reallyworried about her.

“But two weeks after her surgery,she was already walking withoutany assistance and without a limp.She went on to bike, hike and evendo some running. It was a dramaticchange.

“The surgery I perform is verytechnically challenging anddemanding. It requires lots of skilland the right medical equipment. Butwhen I see people able to get back tolife and carry on, it’s very gratifying.I’m grateful to donors for helping tofund much needed equipment for theprocedures I perform.”

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Vikram Vij has a passion for the food hecreates.

It also happens to be a business — a suc-cessful one — which has vaulted him intocelebrity chef status.

But the lines between passion and hard-lined business are blurred for him.

One follows another, and he has found arecipe which blends the two together.

That, and much more will be part of theunique From the Kitchen to the Boardroomevent where Vij, along with three other well-known Vancouver chefs — Brett Turner fromDroski Turner Hospitality Management, JackieKia Ellis from Beaucoup Bakery, and QuangDang from West — will be the featured guestsJan. 28 at the River Rock Casino Resort.

Hosted by the Richmond Chamber of Com-merce and the Richmond News, it’s billed asa dining experience with a forum focused onfood, business and entrepreneurship in MetroVancouver’s food industry.

It’s an event Vij said he is looking forwardto, partly because it brings him back to hisRichmond roots. It’s where his parents stilllive today after they moved from India to joinhim back in 1994, just as he was starting hisrise in the Vancouver restaurant scene.

“My parents believed in Richmond as amulticultural community,” Vij said when theNews interviewed him at his offices in Van-

couver last week. “I’ve always loved it there,too.

“It makes me think about those humbledays, and to go back to Richmond to cookwith my peers — great, well-known chefs— and showcase what Richmond means tome. Yes, we can talk about Vancouver, butRichmond has so much to offer.”

Growing up, Vij tempered his mother’spassion for food with a strong business sensefrom his father who was a successful clothierin India. “So, I knew how to wheel and deal,push the right buttons and find my ownniche,” he said.

“My father was successful because he tookthe extra step to make that stitch that muchbetter than someone else’s. It’s the samething I do with cooking,” Vij said. “A lot ofpeople cook Indian food. But how the food ispresented, the ambience, the feeling that youget when someone holds your hand and says,‘Trust me you’ll be fine, just taste my food.’That grandmotherly loves comes naturallyand you share it with your guests. That’s whatmakes a difference. It’s not all just business.It’s very much also the passion and the love ofthe country and the cuisine.”

During the event at the River Rock, Vij saidhe plans to get across the message that goalsare achievable if you manage the drive forwhat you do with a real world sensibility.

Tickets for From the Kitchen to the Board-room are $250 ($225 for chamber members)are available by calling 604-278-2822 or byemailing [email protected].

! Celebrity chef Vikram Vijwill be one of four high profilechefs taking part in the Fromthe Kitchen to the Boardroomevent Jan. 28 at the River RockCasino Resort. Photo submitted

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If you are not in the Christmasspirit yet this holiday season, aquick trip to Steveston can solvethat this Sunday (Dec. 6).

That’s when Santa Claus arrives — by boat,naturally.

The jolly old elf is scheduled to arrive at theSteveston Public Wharf at 1 p.m.

Free Santa hats will be available to set themood to welcome him.

And be sure to bring your camera along,not only to see St. Nick glide across the wa-ter, but you can also have your photo takenwith him inside the cozy confines of the Gulf

of Georgia Cannery from 2 - 4 p.m.But the festivities don’t stop there as there

will also be a display of classic cars, roam-ing mascots, a festival of Christmas trees,and carollers who will show the best way tospread Christmas cheer is singing loud for allto hear.

And if that doesn’t fill your Christmas stock-ings with holiday fun and put a smile on yourface, the cannery will be hosting its CanneryFarmers’ Market from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. It’sthe perfect place to sort through some greatwares and maybe seal a Christmas wish ortwo.

! ‘You better watch out, you better not cry.’ You know how this ends. That’s right! The big guy in thered suit is coming to town Sunday and he arrives in Steveston by boat. File photo

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Well, that sort of all came toan end a few years ago whenthe LR4 developed a fewcurvy bits here and there anddropped the Discovery namefrom its mid-sized SUV.

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uninspired moniker for theLR2 (it was much betterdubbed the Freelander inEurope) the new DiscoverySport is not simply a clone ofthe Range Rover Evoque.

You know the old “shellgame” manufacturers pullwhen they make more bodyshells than they can sell ofa new product and then

attempt to get rid of them byrebranding them as a slightlydisguised version of the origi-nal vehicle.

No, there are some majordifferences to the Evoqueand Discovery Sport whichshare the same, much-revered manufacturer that isthe choice of British Royaltyand the SAS (Special Air Ser-vice), an elite group of Britishcommandos.

And those differencescome in the area of exteriorand interior styling whileunder the sheet metal theyshare the same engine, a2.0-litre turbocharged, four-cylinder that turns out 240horsepower and 250 poundfeet of torque, and transmis-sion, a nine-speed automaticthat distributes power to anall-wheel drive system.

The body work of theEvoque — while one of themost advanced designsRange Rover has dared bringto market — features a seriesof very pleasing angles andslopes.

! The Range Rover Evoque displays its close family ties with thenew Discovery Sport. Photo submitted

! Land Rover’snewest addition toits line is the Dis-covery Sport, whichfits neatly into thecrossover market-place with a hand-some and muscularbody shape. Photosubmitted

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The roofline of the Evoqueis also more dramaticallytapered as it flows rearward,whereas its cousin givesmore interior headroom bystaying on a more even keel.

Inside, the cabin of theEvoque has more of an air

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The new Discovery Sportfeatures a more upright dashdisplay.

But with all the little differ-ences here and there, whichis the right one for you?

Often, that comes down toprice.

If you want a bit of a moreupper class nameplate theEvoque will make you pay upa little more for that honourwith a base price of $49,990.

The Discovery Sport startsat $41,790.

The choice — as you canalways rely on — is yours ina world of changing stylesas cross-over vehicles andSUVs vie for the hearts anddriveways of owners.

! In profile, the new Discovery Sport shows off its clean and progressive design that features a high belt line that plays off dramatic lowerbody creases which flow rearward to the tastefully flared wheel arches Photo submitted

! Inside and out, the Discovery Sport manages to retain a LandRover ‘look,’ with finely tailored upholstery in the cabin (top) and asure-footed stance from the rear angle. Photos submitted

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Alot has happened sinceI last wrote. Coming

off an uninteresting off-season, I hit the groundrunning (well, walking) inNovember.

My first big movetowards Rio was to hopon a plane to the otherside of the world, whereI’m currently writing fromthe future, in Canberra,Australia.

Canberra is home tothe Australian Instituteof Sport, where the worldleading sport science re-search occurs and for thenerd in me, it’s my WillyWonka Chocolate Factory.

The major reason whyI’m here is to take part ina ground-breaking nutri-tional study, looking at theeffects of a high fat diet on

elite endurance athletes.Many scientists have beenpurporting this diet tobe the only way for eliteendurance athletes to suc-ceed, without ever actuallytesting it on elite athletes.

With a normal diet, dur-ing intense activity, yourbody consumes carbohy-drates (sugars) to makeenergy, the body’s storageis limited however andwhen you run out you haveto slow down and switchto burning fat (whichtakes longer to convert toenergy). This is the classic“wall” marathon runnerswill be familiar with.

Consuming carbs duringactivity is one way to getaround the body’s limitedstorage capacity. For ex-ample, during my 50km atthe World ChampionshipsI consumed 300g of carbs(1,200kcal) in gels, gum-mies and sports drinks.

The idea behind thehigh-fat diet is to forceyour body to adapt andlearn to use fats moreefficiently to make energy,hopefully fast enoughto continue working atthe same intensity youwould with carbs, withoutworrying about runningout of fuel (even I have70,000kcal worth of fat).

My diet is 80 per cent fatand 20 per cent protein,with only 30g of carbs perday.

After two weeks on thediet, I am starting to feel

some adaptation and I’mgetting through my longtraining quite well. In a10-day span, I put in four40km-plus days of trainingand logged 300 km.

Conversely, my speedtraining hasn’t been asgood as normal. Therefore,it’s too early to evaluatewhether I think this wouldbe an effective diet for me.

Regardless, I am veryhappy with how traininghas been going so early inthe season!

With one week left on thediet, you’ll have to wait un-til my next column to findout how it finished off.

To end, I want to touchon the camaraderie withinrace walk.

By far the thing I lovemost about my event arethe other athletes involved.The willingness of athletesfrom different countries tocollaborate hasn’t only ledto lifelong friendships, buthas made me an immea-surably better athlete.

This is abundantly clearwith this study, where ath-letes from five continentshave come together topush each other and helpprogress scientific knowl-edge.

This camaraderie issomething I will cherishand carry with me for therest of my life.

Just another one of thepowerful lessons sport canteach!

! Richmond’s Olympic race-walker Evan Dunfee, second left, withfellow athletes at a camp in Australia, where they were tested forthe effects of a high-fat diet. Photo submitted

Starting up and shipping off

RIOBy Richmond resident Evan Dunfee, Race Walker

Road to

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Race walker Evan Dunfee isn’t one to rest on his laurels.For the 25-year-old, 2015 has brought new levels of suc-cess. In July, he produced a big upset in winning gold inthe Pan-American Games in Toronto in the 20km event. InAugust, he finished 12th in both the 20km and 50km racesat the World Athletics Championships in Beijing. Lookingahead to the 2016 Rio Olympics, Dunfee will try and buildon his success, fighting for a spot on the podium.

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■ Bianca Go has just returned from the World Wushu Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Wushu taking teen around the world

Little did Bianca Go know a demon-stration that piqued her interest at a Chi-nese New Year’s celebration would haveher traveling the world years later.The 16-year-old Grade 11 student at

Steveston-London Secondary Schoolhas established herself as one of thecountry’s best at Wushu — a modernexhibition of traditional martial arts.Go thrives in the Taolu (forms) discipline

and double straight sword is her special-ity. She proved that by using her impres-sive athleticism and flexibility to placefifth in her debut at the recent 13th WorldWushu Championships in Indonesia.Now, Go is back home training for her

next big event - the Canadian JuniorNationals in Toronto come February. Ifshe does the expected, she will also berepresenting her Canada again at theJunior Worlds late next year.“I started about five-and-half years

ago, but it’s been only the last couple ofthe years where I have been training alot more,” said Go who works with hercoach Wang Heng at least four times aweek with Pacific Wushu, based out ofRichmond Sports and Fitness, locatedon No. 5 Road.“I would best describe Wushu as a

modern martial art where you learn and

perform routines. What I like about itis there are so many options — handform, straight sword and double straightsword. It also helps me with balance (inmy life) between physical activity andschool.”Go didn’t know what to expect at

Worlds. Her spot on the Canadian teamwasn’t secured until late August at trialsback in Ontario.She would be the second youngest to

earn a spot on the team.She spent about 10 days at the

championships, adjusting to a significantchange in the time of day and climate.“It was an amazing experience,” she

continued. “It was really hot, over 30Ceveryday, and we were training outsideso that took some getting used to. Thenthere was the jet lag too.”The leading medal winners reflect

Wushu’s worldwide popularity withChina, Indonesia, Iran, Hong Kong andRussia at the top of the standings.Go’s competition schedule is quite

hectic but she wants to take advantageof her final year of eligibility to competeat Junior Worlds for the first time. Thatevent will take place in Myanmar.She will also have the opportunity to

compete at the senior level too in 2016at the Pan American Wushu Champion-ships, slated for next summer in Texas.“The more competitions, the more time

I’m here,” laughed Go, about to start hertwo-hour training session.

Wild card process sends more skaters to ChallengeThe route took a little longer than ex-

pected, but the Connaught Skating Clubcontingent headed to this week’s 2016Skate Canada Challenge in Edmonton hasgrown by three.Elvie Carroll, Ehren Chang and Beres

Clements have all been granted wild cardspots based on their technical scores at lastmonth’s B.C. Yukon Sectional Champion-ships. The new entry route was implied bySkate Canada this season to provide a bet-ter representation at Challenge and not putso much emphasis on one event.For the Connaught trio, the new life in their

competitive season means an opportunityto get to next month’s Canadian Champion-ships is now well within reach as the top 18advance. All three came agonizing close tomaking the provincial team.“I’m super excited. We pretty much train

the entire year for this,” smiled Chang, whowas fifth at Sectionals in his debut at theNovice level. “I’ve never been to nationalsand that is the goal now.”

Carroll is also looking to reach the Cana-dian Championships for the first time in her

career. She too was fifth in Novice Ladiesand will be attending Challenge for the third

straight year.“This is a second chance to get to go with

my friends and represent B.C.,” she said. “Ididn’t have my best skate at Challenge lastyear and my goal is to improve on that.”Clements finished right behind Chang in

the Novice Men’s competition, placing sixth.Connaught Director of Programs Keegan

Murphy was cautiously optimistic all threeof his skaters were going to Challenge butthere were was still an awkward periodwhere their status was limbo as results werefinalized in other provinces.“At first, we pretended all three were not

going because we didn’t want there to bea huge disappointment,” said Murphy. “Thestandard in B.C. is very high compared tothe rest of Canasa so we knew with a littlebit of luck we had a shot.“They skated 80-85 percent of their po-

tential at Sectionals so we were very proudof what they did there. They had donetheir jobs but the stars still needed to bealigned.”

Connaught skaters Elive Carroll and Ehren Chang have earned willd card spots to thisweek’s Skate Canada Challenge in Edmonton. Photo by Mark Booth

SPORTS

■ Richmond Christian Eagles celebrate their silver medal finish at last week’s B.C. Invitational JuniorBoys Volleyball Championships in Kelowna. It was the best result at the event in school history.

It was a historic achievement for the Rich-mond Christian Eagles at the B.C. Invita-tional Junior Boys Volleyball Championshipsin West Kelowna.Competing against 24 schools of all sizes

from across the province, the sixth rankedEagles more than lived up to their billing —reaching the championship match beforefalling to No. 1 Langley Christian.The locals hung tough with the heavily

favoured Lightning, losing 25-21, 25-20 and25-15.The silver medal finish was the best-ever

by a junior boys team in the history of Rich-mond Christian and certainly provides anextremely bright future for the school at the

senior level.The Eagles impressed everyone with their

tenacity, not dropping a set to reach thefinal, including a dominant win over No. 2ranked Duchess Park of Prince George inthe semi-finals.Martin Prinsloo and Leo Tam were named

to the tournament all-star team. The Rich-mond Christian roster also features: Mat-thew Penner (team captain), Stanley Cen,Shawn Chan Creston Fok, Joshua James,Elijah Kim, Zachary Lee, Nathan Louie, JayMakalintal, Hansen Tu and Alan Yang.The team was coached by Karen Prinsloo,

with assistance from Sigfried Ong. JeremyChan was the manager.

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BROKERING FACILITY NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE THAT Pacific Mattress Recycling Inc., 11571 Twigg Place, Richmond,BC, has applied to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (“MetroVancouver”) pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage DistrictMunicipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw for a Licence to:

1. Operate a BROKERING FACILITY at 11571 Twigg Place, Richmond, BC whereMattresses, Box Springs, Futons, Couches, White Goods, Metal and Textiles would bereceived, disassembled and sorted and salvaged for the purpose of recycling. Theseactivites will reduce the volume of waste destined for disposal.

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4. Ensure no more than 176 tonnes of Recyclable Materials would be on the site at anyone time.

It should be noted that this application is at a preliminary stage and has not gone tothe Solid Waste Manager for his consideration. Therefore, aspects of the proposal maychange as the application proceeds through the review process.

This notice is published pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and DrainageDistrict Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw 181 asamended. A person who may be adversely affected by the granting or amending ofthe Licence described in this notice may, within 30 days of its publication, notify MetroVancouver’s Solid Waste Manager in writing stating how that person is affected. TheSolid Waste Manager may take into consideration any information received after 30 daysonly if the Solid Waster Manager has not made a decision on the Licence.

Please note that submissions in response to this notice may be made available tothe public as part of the public record, subject to the provisions of the Freedom ofInfomation and Protection of Privacy Act.

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