Richmond News January 18 2013

Gunshots at banquet hallAfter a shooting at RiversideBanquet Hall sent four peopleto hospital Wednesday night,police have a suspect incustody. All victims arein stable condition.

News 3

Editorial 8

Letters 9

Entertainment 11

Drive Time 22

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Channeling ChekhovArtistic director emeritus SimonJohnston debuts his play, Sisters,at Gateway. Inspired by Chekhov,Johnston relocates his play fromRussia to a rural village inChina in 1936. 11

Stinky fruit clears mallYaohan Centre is evacuatedwhen the notoriously foulsmell of durian fruit promptsa customer to call 911,reporting a gas leak. 5

see Jones page 4

Protest fights dumpingconstruction wasteon farmland

BY BENJAMINYONGSpecial to the News

Richmond farmers and environmen-talists opposing the dumping of wastematerials on farmland took their protestto city hall Thursday afternoon.

Forming a convoy of two tractors, sev-eral trucks, cars and bicycles, they hauledchunks of asphalt and rebar on the backof a farm wagon that have been depositedon farmland in the 9300-block of FinnRoad.

The group appealed to mayor MalcolmBrodie that a local bylaw be drawn up tostop the process they believe is contami-nating productive soil.

The land in dispute is owned byCanada Future Investments and oper-ated by Bill Jones and Dave Sandhu, thedumped material is to be used to build aroad across fields that will eventually beturned into a tree farm.

Longtime local farmer Ray Galawanwas leading a blockade protest that start-edWednesday and shared in the commonconcerns of the size and positioning ofthe proposed road.

It measuresapproximately 30-feet wide cut-ting diagonally through the farm-land. He said he has tried everyavenue to stop the dumping.

A week ago, I was told therewas going to be changes donehere by the agrologist. Six dayshave gone by and nothing haschanged, said Galawan, who haslived and worked in the area forseveral decades.

There was an emergency meet-ing called Monday night at cityhall. I heard they were going tocome down here with an official stop-ordernotice yesterday. This did not happen.

Galawan said his concern is that if thetree farm isnt successful, the farmlandfull of first-class soil will be rendereduseless.

He made a trip to the city bylaw officeasking if there was a bylaw regulating thedumping of concrete on agricultural landand was told there wasnt one.

Fellow farmer Bob Featherstonesfather used to own the large 34-acreproperty and farmed on it for almost 60years.

I think if my dad had a chance tocome back for one day, it would kill himall over again to see whats happening,said Featherstone, 69.

Theyre bringing in chunks of con-crete the size of bathtubs, burying it out

there, now theyre putting chunks ofblacktop on top which is tar and oil.

Once thats leeched into the farmland,its done forever so were just trying to pro-test to make them stop it.

Thomas Loo, compliance and enforce-ment officer with the Agricultural LandCommission, also paid a visit to the site onWednesday to assess the situation. He saidregulation is difficult because its permitteduse.

Im not sure if I have any legal cloutto issue an order of cease and desistbecause its not technically a contraven-tion, however I think if I can get them tostop bringing stuff in and to do the roaduntil we sort of resolve this issue thenthats something Id like to at least pro-pose, said Loo, adding he hopes this willhappen within a weeks time.

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A man tried to access disputed land but wasstopped by a farmers blockade Wednesday.Ray Galawan, above, organized the blockadeto protest dumping on farm land.

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Suspect arrested in banquet shootingFour people sent to hospital after gunfire at Riverside hall

Richmond RCMP have a suspectin custody following a shootingWednesday night at the RiversideBanquet Hall that sent four peopleto hospital.

Police apprehended the suspectwithout incident not far from thebanquet hall at 14500 River Rd.roughly five minutes after arrivingon scene.

Three of the shooting victimswere rushed to Vancouver GeneralHospital and another to RichmondHospital with varying degrees ofinjury from minor to critical.

They were part of a groupattending a union gathering of about150 people for longshoremen whohad just joined the union, accordingto one of the managers of the hallwho refused to identify himself.

Early reports also said the eventwas a birthday celebration.

It is the belief of the investiga-tors that this is a targeted event,said RCMP Insp. Bryon Massiewho addressed media at the scenelate Wednesday evening.

There is no information tosuggest that this is related to anyof the events that have occurred

over the Lower Mainland in the lastweek.

Those attending the Wednesdaynight event were taken by transit busto RCMP headquarters for question-ing.

A police roadblock along RiverRoad kept traffic away from thescene until Thursday morning as

investigators combed the area.RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Peter

Thiessen said at a press conferenceoutside the banquet hall later in theday that they had yet to determine amotive for the shooting.

This is not the first time the ban-quet hall has been the scene of gunviolence.

Gangster Kuljit (Kelly) Buttarwas gunned down at a weddingthere on Dec. 22, 2001.

Four others were wounded in thespray of bullets at the hall.

Several dozen off-dutyRichmond RCMP officers and oneoff-duty paramedic were havingtheir annual Christmas party justabove where that shooting tookplace.

We were in another part ofthe building when shots rang outbelow, Thiessen then a constable told The Vancouver Sun in 2001.

Officers, many wearing eveningwear, rushed downstairs and provid-ed first aid to those shot, Thiessensaid.

We saw lots of blood and lotsof hysterical people, he said. Wewent from a Christmas-party modeto active police work in a split sec-ond.

Our members reacted quickly.We were responsible for savinglives.... We were concerned for oursafety. We werent sure if thesepeople were going to come back.

with a file from theVancouver Sun

BY CHUNG CHOW ANDPHILIP RAPHAELThe Richmond News


Richmond RCMP take pictures of licence plates at a blockade atthe corner of River and No. 6 roads to identify vehicles leaving thescene after a single shooter opened fire at the Riverside Banquet HallWednesday night.

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They now havefaith in the nextgeneration.

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The BC Liberals announcedWednesday afternoon they haveappointed Teresa Wat as their can-didate in the riding of RichmondCentre for Mays provincial elec-tion.

Wat is president and CAOof Mainstream BroadcastingCorporation (AM1320) and wasnamed among B.C.s Top 100most influential women in 2010by The Vancouver Sun.

I believe the upcoming elec-tion is too important to stand on

the sidelines, said Wat in a pressrelease.

I want to be a part of theteam that secures a strongeconomic future for BritishColumbians that will last fordecades.

Wat will be carrying the BCLiberal flag in place of formerRichmond city councillor RobHoward who is the current MLAin the Richmond Centre ridingafter being elected in 2009.

Howard has decided not to

seek re-election.Wat is the former news direc-

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In 2010, she was appointedto the Canadian Women VotersCongress Advisory Board.

I am very excited to haveTeresa join our team, saidPremier Christy Clark in a pressrelease.

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Wat to run for Richmond Centre Liberals

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Loo said there isnt enough evidenceeither way to validate the effects of asphalton soil.

Every road in the province is builtwith this stuff, he said. You get more oilcoming off badly maintained vehicles andstorm runoff.

When I talked to the Ministry ofEnvironment they havent come out andsaid this is a problem.

Jones, who leases and operates the site,called the blockade an exercise in futility.

We were doing nothing wrong, saidJones. We may be forced to get a legalopinion on what the next course of actionis.

He added that both he and Sandhu arefarmers and not soil poisoners, and thelarge chunks of concrete will be used fora road base. A wide road is necessary toaccommodate large fill trucks carrying soil

deposits.He said the tree farm is part of their

plans that are at least two years down theroad.

with a file from Philip Raphael

Jones:Done nothing wrongContinued from page 1

growing multicultural communities.According to the BC Liberal Partys

press release, Richmond school trusteeGrace Tsang decided not to pursue thenomination for the Richmond Centre rid-ing.

Instead, she accepted an appointmentto serve in the capacity as co-chair of thepremiers Chinese Advisory Committee.

I have always been deeply committedto serving my community and my maininterest is public service, said Tsang inthe release.

Im pleased to be able to support andserve our province while continuing to

serve Richmond as a school trustee. Iknow what Teresa brings to the table andI plan to fully support her in her efforts inher bid for upcoming election.

RCMP officer Gary Law had alsoexpressed interest in representing the BCLiberals in Richmond Centre, but had yetto receive approval as a candidate fromthe party.

Earlier this month, Law said he hadreceived threats about his bid shortlyafter approaching Liberal offcials to beconsidered.

Today, (Friday) he was expected tohold a news conference to discuss thesituation.

Continued from page 3

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Notoriously stinky fruit evacuates Yaohan CentreFIRE-RESCUE

An exotic fruit with a stinky reputa-tion forced the brief evacuation of YaohanCentre mall Monday evening.

According to Richmond Fire Rescue,the mall had to be cleared at around 5p.m. following reports of what was ini-tially thought to be a gas leak waftingthrough the 22,000-square-foot shoppingcentre.

Mall manager Allan Ho said a cus-tomer visiting the mall called 911 afternoticing a foul smell.

Tim Wilkinson, Deputy Chief ofOperations for Richmond Fire Rescue,said after fire crews arrived at the scenethey scoured the building to try andlocate the source of the smell which,according to Wilkinson, resembledsweaty sports socks that had been stuffedinside a gym bag for a prolonged periodof time and after ruling out any gassources finally narrowed it down to theOsaka supermarket selling fresh durianfruit in its produce department.

Native to Brunei, Malaysia andIndonesia, the fruit, with its trademarkspiky exterior, has a well-known reputa-

tion for its pungent smell.While its referred as the king of

fruits for its custard-like, almond-fla-voured flesh, its the smell that can put

many people off, even when its huskremains intact.

Apart from having an offending smell,the fruit posed no health concerns andonce removed from the store, the airbegan to clear and shoppers were allowedto return to the mall, Wilkinson said.

In total, the building was vacated forabout an hour.

Mall manager Ho said he chalked theincident up to a cultural misunderstand-ing since the customer calling in the 911alert was non-Asian and likely had neversmelled durian fruit before and mistook itas a gas leak.

Ho added, this is not the first timeOsaka has stocked its produce sectionwith durian fruit, but it was the first timeit had raised such an alarm.

The evacuation, although brief, causeda significant disruption for the 78 stores,their staff and clients as most had to waitoutside in the chilly parking lot until theall clear was given.

Ho said he was not sure if Osaka hadplanned to bring in more fresh durianfruit in the futureit can also be soldfrozen.

I hope not, he said laughing.

BY PHILIP RAPHAEL

Special to the News

PHILIP RAPHAEL/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Yoahan Centre mall was evacuated for about an hour Monday when what was initiallythought to be a gas leak turned out to be the smell of durian fruit, which is known for itsmalodourous properties, being sold at Osaka supermarket.

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You will never hear a word of criticism from RoyalCanadian Marine Search and Rescue volunteersagainst the federal government that grudgingly paysto gas their boats.

Collectively and individually, they have remainedabsolutely professional and kept their mouths shut as thecost-cutting Conservatives moved to close the KitsilanoCanadian Coast Guard rescue station last year.

Yet they expect their call-outs could double. One sensesthat they look forward to the challenge and we are sure thatthey will perform ably.

The fact remains that the volunteer nature of the organi-zation means that the launching of their rescue boats is notinstantaneous. On-call crew members have to leave theirjobs and muster at their lifeboats first.

The Tories appear to believe that moving the HoweSound crew to the Lynnwood marina and adding a rigid-hulled Zodiac staffed by a coxswain and student volunteersat Discovery Point will make up for the Kits closure.

Were not so sure. The additional boat at DiscoveryPoint will still have to circumnavigate Stanley Park torespond to English Bay distress calls and it wont be opera-tional in winter months a time when the coast guardestimated it responded to between 50 and 65 life-at-riskcalls.

So, that leaves anyone in the water at the time it is cold-est waiting to see whether they will be rescued by on-callNorth Shore volunteers or the Sea Island Canadian CoastGuard some 30 minutes away.

Thats a life and death gamble for the sake of $700,000a year.

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This weeks piece ofstate-wide performanceart/desperate attentionseeking is the 2013 PythonChallenge.

Florida is home to manysnakes, but not all of thembelong there. Burmesepythons, for example, are(you may have guessed thispart) from Burma.

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The grand prize is$1,500 for the most deadpythons, while theres a run-ner-up prize of $1,000 forthe biggest python.

Basically, theyve defi-ctionalized the WhackingDay episode of TheSimpsons. But with lessBarry White music.

The sad thing is. I cantthink of a better way to goabout it.

Really, what are peoplegood at? Well, were reallygood at introducing exoticanimals to places wherethey dont belong.

How do you think zebramussels wound up in theGreat Lakes, or why theresnow a thriving colony ofsnow monkeys in your localIKEA?

Were also good at wip-ing out species entirely.You can thank 17th centurysailors for pre-emptivelyputting a halt to any dodoinfestations around here!

Seen any dodos gettinginto your trash, scaringyour cat, pooping in yourpublic parks? No, you havenot. Thanks, hungry Dutchmariners!

What we need to do isharness our impulse to killeverything good and pure,

and use it to counter oururge to air-drop random ani-mals into every environmentwe encounter.

Yes, were going to wipeout some species over thenext few years. Shouldntwe wipe out the species thatwere allowing to wreakhavoc in the wrong environ-ments?

Finally, two wrongsreally can make a right! ThePython Challenge plays tosome of the worst humanimpulses. Kill things! Makea pile of them! Get rewardsfor the biggest pile!

In this case, it actuallyhelps that pythons are con-sidered scary.

For this type of projectto work with any other ani-mal or plants, were goingto have to re-name a fewthings.

From now on, Australianrabbits are to be known askiller bucktoothed fang-monsters. Purple loosestrifewill be known as the Devilsditchweed, and Scotchbroom will be known asScotch toxic death cloudemitter. American bull-frogs will be known as theToronto Maple Leafs.

Ill even put my moneywhere my mouth is.

Ill put up $50 for aprize for any group ororganization that can makethe heaviest pile of purpleloosestrife.

Ill get back to youon the when and where,and maybe we can get theDevils ditchweed challengeup and running.

Matthew Claxton writesfor the Langley Advance.

The Editor,Re: Justice shoudnt defend niqab, Letters, Jan. 16.It is amazing that The Canadian Supreme Court is igno-

rant of the fact that the wearing of the niqab, burka, etc., byMuslim women is not a religious dictate, but one made bymen to subjugate women and enslave them making them non-entities. It is an ethnic cultural issue, not religious.

I was aghast when I read the decision by the SupremeCourt and could not believe that this was happening inCanada.

As Alan Haliday rightly says in his letter, permitting a cru-cial witness to cover her face denies the accused his right toa free and fair trial. I cannot believe that the Supreme Court(based on incorrect information) has given a judge the author-ity to subvert justice. Perhaps, the case should be moved to acountry where women are forced to cover their faces and sub-verting justice is a daily affair.

Women are as tempted as men are when they see some-thing desirable, why are Muslim men not covering theirfaces so as not to tempt women? Or is this a one-way streetwhere men make the rules and women have to abide by them,whether they like it or not?

Glen HerediaRichmond

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The Editor,I am a retired member

of the RCMP and a perma-nent resident of Richmondsince 1971. I worked atRichmond for about fourand a half years during the70s, and again for fouryears during the 80s.

I would like to add mysupport towards the citykeeping the RCMP.

For years I have beencritical of some membersof the RCMP for less thanprofessional behaviours aswell as the senior leader-ship, or lack of it.

In January and Marchof 1993, I made two pre-sentations before JusticeWally Oppals Commissionof Inquiry where Iaddressed these concerns.

I did not have any suc-cess in changing things.However, I did not give upand continued on with myfutile attempts.

It was only after writ-ing the Minister of PublicSafety (Vic Toews) did Ifirst see the start of realprogress towards change.

The next promis-ing thing I saw was theappointments of the newCommissioner RobertPaulson and DeputyCommissioner CraigCallens, CO of E Division.

I have since communi-cated with each of them,and on July 16, 2012,I met with two inspec-tors, and we spoke forseveral hours. Upon thespecific request of DeputyCommissioner Callens,they were provided copiesof the two presentations Ihad made to Justice Oppalin 1993.

On Nov. 26, I receiveda thank-you letter from

Commissioner Paulson,wherein he gave to me thefollowing assurances: Iwant to assure you that Iam working diligently toensure that our internalprocesses and policiessupport the hard-work-ing and honest membersof the Force, and providefor appropriate disciplin-ary measures for thosemembers who demonstrateunsatisfactory behaviour.

I am proud of the menand women of the RCMP,and I am committed toresolving this situation andreturning the focus to ourcritical work of keepingCanadians safe.

Throughout this wholeprocess, from 1993onwards, I have neveradvocated replacing theRCMP. However, I havestrongly advocated forchange within the RCMP.

Because of the progressthat has already been madeand with other changessoon to come, I am doing a180-degree turnaround andwholly support the RCMPand its new leaders.

I cite the followingas other good reasons tomaintain the services ofthe RCMP in Richmond:

1) No one in seniorRCMP management isrunning away from these

issues. Rather, they arefacing them head on, withviable solutions.

2) We have absoluteassurances from theCanadian Governmentvia the Minister of PublicSafety, the Commissionerof the Royal CanadianMounted Police, and theDeputy Commissioner of EDivision on these matters.

3) One very importantchange yet to come is leg-islation that will enable theCommissioner to take fair,firm disciplinary actions,including discharge,against those less thanhonourable members.

4) I would also like

to refer to a Letter to theEditor, dated Dec. 19,2012, where a Mr. ScottStewart so ably illustratedthe increased expensesthat would occur if the cityopted for a municipal orregional force.

It goes without say-ing that there are a lot ofdedicated, honest and hard-working members doingtheir jobs on the streets ofRichmond, and elsewherein Canada.

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What attracted me to Chekhovsbeautifully written play was that at thecore of the play is a sister-in-law slowlytaking over the house, room by room,which I thought was a neat idea, saidJohnston, who began writing the play twoyears ago.

For his story, Johnston changed thelocation and time period, as well as,downsized the cast, making his versionmore inspired by Chekhovs, rather thanadapted from it.

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Its about the rise of China, he said.I was thinking aboutRichmond and Canada,how we have newCanadians in our com-munity and how olderCanadians feel about thechange in demograph-ics.

To this end, themescovered in Sisters shouldresonate with contempo-rary audiences, and willhopefully urge them tobecome more active in their own lives,according to Johnston.

I hope people recognize the themesand realize theres no right or wrong, butthings can be explored from a differentviewpoint, he said.

I want people to make the political

more personal. People tend to be politepolitically, but I want to see people getinvolved in politics more personally.

Even though Sisters touches upon cur-rent issues, Johnston admitted he stillfound it challenging writing about a timeperiod and an event few Canadians knowabout today.

He sought to strike a balance betweeneducating and engaging his audience.

Its something newand different, someforeign history onto ourshores.

Sisters has beenworkshopped atStratford and in FactoryTheatre in Toronto,but has yet to make itsdebut on a main stage.

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I want people tomake the politicalmore personal.

People tend to bepolite politically... Simon Johnston

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JosetteJorge, right,playing Natasha,gets the upperhand over hersisters-in-lawLuisa Jojic(left), play-ing Irena, andSarah LouiseTurner, playingMasha in SimonJohnstonsSisters.

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According to Surtees personal defi-nition, art is a broad spectrum, its notjust sculptural or two dimensional, butis also external and inviting.

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Richmond too, could explore oppor-tunities on how artists can take up thatkind of work in the community, saidSurtees.

Revealing the aspects we forgetabout helps us to engage in the enjoy-ment of the environment, he said.

See something new and fresh insomething familiar lets people expe-rience the world in different ways,according to Surtees.

Another work Surtees and Blancwill present to the Richmond audienceis Limelight: Saturday Night, a livepublic art installation in Vancouver.

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Two simultaneous installations willbe put up in other parts of the city,starting off at dusk Jan. 25 and 26.

The installation has already trav-elled to 12 places around the world,with people performing, sharingkisses or proposing marriage, Surteessaid.

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Entering its third decade of celebratingthose who inspire, YWCA Metro Vancouverinvites the community to nominate excep-tional women throughout the region for itsannual prestigious Women of DistinctionAwards.

During the award show, laureates will berecognized for their outstanding contribu-tions to the communitys wellbeing.

With the upcoming edition marking the30th anniversary of the awards, more than374 women and organizations have been

honoured and have had the opportunity tobe showcased for their achievements in thecommunity, said Chantelle Krish, advo-cacy and PR manager for YWCA MetroVancouver.

Last year, three accomplished Richmondwomen were among the nominees.

While youth worker Hope Wang and exec-utive director of Pacific Parkland FoundationDenise Coutts werent recipients in theircategories, Violet Goosen, general managerof the Vancouver Chamber Choir, took homethe Award for Arts, Culture and Design.

Through her encounters with laureatesKrish has learned it means a lot for them to

have their efforts recognized in that capac-ity.

She said the Women of DistinctionAwards also raise the profile of importantcommunity work, as grassroots initiativesmay eventually turn into developed pro-grams.

In addition, one of the awards pays tributeto businesses or organizations supporting thediverse needs of their employees.

The Innovative Workplace award is forbusinesses who go above and beyond thebasic policies; for those which foster growthand development for employees, while pro-viding flexitime and recognizing the impor-

tance of work balance, said Krish, addingawareness of the need for gender equity playsa significant role as well.

Submissions for the Women of DistinctionAwards are accepted until March 8 at 12 p.m.To nominate, visit ywcawomenofdistinction.org or call 604-895-5768.

Individual nominees must live within theMetro Vancouver region, including Hope,Pemberton, Sunshine Coast and the UnitedStates border. Winners will be announced atthe Awards Dinner on May 28 at the WestinBayshore. Tickets will be available fromApril 3 onwards at www.ywcawomenofdis-tinction.org/#! or 604-895-5825.

YWCA opens nominations for distinction awardsSOCIETY

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ThePulseWeve got our nger on itHAPPY NEW YEAR...AGAIN!


The Ukrainian Community Centre has been ringing inMalanka, Ukrainian NewYear, since 1986. Sage Laing, 6,and her sister McKenna, 9, practice their dance moves withthe older folks on the floor.


Emery Kloc, 12 (centre), enjoys his dinner with mother Ivank Maikand Myroslav Petroiv. Roman Herchak and Kitty Ku


The Ukrainian Praire Band provides some musical entertainment for theevenings guests.

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Karen Taylor (left to right), Deb Kolomaya and Jodi Cristal ringin the NewYear with some Ukrainian beer.


Mir Huculak (right), B.C.s Honourary Consul for the Ukraine,brought along a box of chocolates to pass around to the guests,including Dominique (left) and Iryna Daschko.

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Richmond News January 18 2013