Richmond News March 30 2016

An online petition to “save Garry PointPark” has been launched, with more

than 900 signatures having been collectedsince last December, in addition to severalhundred Facebook shares of the GoPetition.com page.

The petition opposes a tentative proposalfrom the City of Richmond’s parks depart-ment to install a permanent pier, or dock,at the popular park. It also takes issue withwhat it calls an “eyesore,” that being a ser-ies of steel pilings that have rested along theshoreline since 2010.

“We, the people of Richmond, haveendured the visually offensive and disrupt-ive steel pilings, located at the southwest

edge of Garry Point Park, for over five years.Said pilings were installed without anypublic consultation and we want the pilingsremoved immediately!” states the petition,which is signed mostly by anonymous signa-tures (hidden from public view).

Most of the signatures are purported tohave come from Richmond residents.

“We enjoy Garry Point and want to see itmaintained in its natural state,” stated OskarKweiton on Sunday on GoPetition.com.

The petitioner states the park should notbe turned into a “pocket cruise ship ter-minal,” citing city reports to the parks com-mittee. Although none of those documentscite a specific proposal for such a concept,the idea has been floated in the past.

The empty pilings will be used for tall shipfestivals in 2017 when the city floats docksfrom Imperial Landing to the pilings to ac-

commodate the deep-hull boats.That plan is in lieu of the initial proposals

for a permanent pier or dock. Initially, ata parks committee meeting in November,Coun. Bill McNulty, along with councillorsLinda McPhail and Chak Au, had supporteda proposal to buy a second, new 600-footfloating dock, at a cost of $1.5 million, to beplaced along the steel pilings. After seasonalmaritime events, the second dock couldthen been moved back to Steveston Channelwith the existing one and used for additionalmoorage at Imperial Landing. CouncillorsCarol Day, Ken Johnston and Harold Stevesvoted against the proposal.

Steves since said he wants a permanentdock but one without the “ugly” pilings.

A much larger $5 million “legacy pier” wasalso proposed to accommodate large shipsfor special events in 2017 and thereafter.

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Aretired acupuncturist is under investigationfor allegedly running a practice out of his

Richmond home.Investigators were on site Thursday morn-

ing in the 5600-block of Colville Road, loadingequipment and folding acupuncture tablesinto a white truck.

A number of white boxes were also loadedand taken away.

Wai Cheong Chik is listed as a co-ownerof the home. When reached by phone, heexplained to a reporter that the search andseizure of his equipment was just a misunder-standing.

“They want to take it, I let them take it. Theyneed information? I will tell them,” Chik saidin Cantonese.

Chik said he previously worked as an acu-puncturist but has been retired for some time.

He acknowledged that former patients fre-quently visit him at his home, but maintainedthey were there only to ask questions and notto receive treatment. He maintained there wasnever an exchange of money.

An online search yielded a Better BusinessBureau listing for a “Mr. Chik” at 5680 Colvilleroad in Richmond.

However, the listing notes, “this business is

not BBB accredited,” and directs inquiries tothe appropriate agency and lists the contactinformation for the College of TraditionalChinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupunc-turists of B.C.

There are no complaints or reviews underthe listing on BBB’s website.

There are also no acupuncturists registeredby the name “Chik” in B.C., according to thecollege. It remains unclear if Chik was or hadever been registered or licensed in B.C.

When asked why he still had medical equip-ment despite having retired for “a few years,”Chik said: “No one will buy this equipment —it’s all for acupuncture.”

He said he believes Thursday’s search andseizure was the result of a false report.

“All I have to say is that they were onlyfriends,” Chik said of the many visitors to hishome.

While the seizure was taking place Thurs-day, several high-end luxury cars could beseen pulling into Chik’s driveway, then leav-ing.

Richmond RCMP were on site to assist, butCpl. Dennis Hwang said RCMP is not leadingthe investigation.

Messages left with the College of TraditionalChinese Medicine Practitioners and Acu-puncturists of B.C., as well as the College ofPhysicians and Surgeons of B.C., have not yetbeen returned.

The extent to which mega homesand new townhouse develop-

ments along arterial roads haveimpacted Richmond’s tree canopyis not known exactly, but Richmondresident John Terborg is willing totake a guess.

After comparing Google satelliteimages of Richmond from 2002 to2013 and using an online programthat calculates tree canopies, Ter-borg estimated that the Quilchenaneighbourhood lost about 25 percent of its mature trees as a result ofnew development.

He is hoping the City of Richmondfactors in tree loss in an upcominground of public consultation that willfocus on bylaws surrounding howlarge and where a home’s footprintmay be, including re-assessing sideyard setbacks.

“The ‘Richmond special’ kind of

development does not leave muchroom for green space. It’s very cook-ie cutter, wasteful and inefficient.There are definitely things that canbe done,” said Terborg, an engineerby profession.

Terborg sought help from formerRichmond resident Lusha Zhou, amember of the Garden City Con-servation Society, who is a master’scandidate in geography at the Uni-versity of Toronto.

Zhou, who grew up in Richmond,said considering Richmond’sstated goals of being environmentallyfriendly, it makes sense to considergreen space in new developments.

“Policies, regulations and prac-tices should respect trees and greenspace,” said Zhou, noting trees arenot protected from new mega homefootprints in the city’s tree protectionbylaws.

Furthermore, new homes tend tohave large driveways and extra cargarages.

“It is somewhat contradictory to themany goals of the city,” said Zhou,who specializes in satellite dataanalysis and green infrastructure.

Zhou and Terborg noted the pre-liminary analysis of Quilchena is notprecise. Zhou is hoping to use bettersoftware and images, dating backdecades.

Terborg hopes the city conductsa more sophisticated analysis of itstree canopy, much like Vancouver,which found its canopy had declinedby about 20 per cent from 1995 to2013.

“I know Richmond is facing similarpressures as Vancouver,” said Ter-borg.

Other cities, Terborg noted, that

Acupuncture equipment seized from home

Mega homes cause loss of mature tree canopyEngineer estimates Quilchena lost 25per cent of mature trees in last 12 years

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n Police work to bring out the contents from a home on 5680 Colville Rd., in Richmondon March 24. Several of the contents appeared to be related to medical equipment.Photo by Mark van Manen/Vancouver Sun

Stephanie IpThe Province

n The two images show how much tree loss has been caused bynew developments between 2002 and 2013. The images are ofGilhurst Crescent and Gilbert Road. Image submitted

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have been proactive with tree canopystudies have seen their canopies increase,most notably Toronto and Portland.

“In Richmond, we’re removing trees weprobably don’t have to,”said Terborg.Zhou, who now resides inSurrey, said her concernis that as the status quoremains the city willcontinue to lose trees andgreen space on privateproperty.

According to Vancou-ver’s tree canopy study,the majority of trees andgreen space are found onprivate property.

Richmond has a treeprotection bylaw and treereplacement policies buthundreds of trees are being replantedin public spaces, outside of residentialneighbourhoods, each year.

The city also has many specific land-scape design rules, such as what kindsof fences can be built and what shrubscan be planted for a new home. However,homeowners can still build driveways thatcover the entire front yard.

Zhou and Terborg believe such policiesneed to be set with holistic thinking.

For example, Zhou said with moreimpermeable surfaces and less grass,there is more stress on the city’s drainagesystem.

Zhou said with fewer trees, which coolthe ground, Richmond experiences moreurban heat island effect, resulting in moreair conditioning use.

And, “studies show green space isimportant for our mentalhealth and child develop-ment, not to mention allthe ecological benefits,”said Zhou.

The City of Vancouver,noting 23,490 healthy,mature trees were re-moved over the last twodecades on private prop-erty, has stated its goal isto return its tree canopyto 1995 levels by 2055.

Its new policy of “plantthe right tree in the rightplace” will attempt to bal-ance the benefits of trees

with competing interests.

n Tree benefits-Dust, smog and soot reduction-Rainwater management-Bird habitat-Mental health benefits-Shade and shelter

n Competing interests-Development-Views and sunlight-Allergies-Maintenance-Infrastructure conflicts (utility lines)Source: City of Vancouver study (2014)

Studies show green spaceis important for our men-tal health and child devel-opment, not to mention allthe ecological benefits.– Lusha Zhou

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Richmond’s business com-munity remains buoyed

by the federal government’scontinued interest in helpingfund a bridge to replace theGeorge Massey Tunnel, de-spite no specific mention of itin the recent budget.

Amarjeet Sohi, the federalminister of infrastructure andcommunities, addresseda gathering of RichmondChamber of Commercemembers last Thursday(March 24) in a questionand answer session on thenew Liberal government`sspending plans and told theaudience Ottawa will considerpitching in for the project,which is projected to cost$3.5 billion.

While no federal fundinghas been committed to thebridge project, Matt Pitcairn,president and CEO of theRichmond Chamber of Com-merce, said he is encour-aged by the government’scommitment to infrastructureinvestment and looks forwardto phase two of the infra-structure budget earmarkedfor B.C.

Phase one includes $370

million targetedfor the LowerMainland torenovate Sky-Train’s stationsand aging cars.

Phase two isexpected to in-clude additionalfunds for majorprojects includingthe Surrey LRT and Broad-way underground connectionlinking UBC.

Also bringing optimism isOttawa’s pledge to increaseits share of funding projectsto 50 per cent of the totalcosts, up from one third.

The City of Richmond hasquestioned the project and itslack of planning to addressa potential bottleneck whentraffic flowing northward fromthe bridge encounters inter-sections along Oak Street thatare already congested duringrush hour periods.

Coun. Harold Steves, whoattended the chamber event,told the News he still believesa bridge is not the right solu-tion for easing traffic flow toand from communities southof the Fraser River throughRichmond and found it tellingthe federal budget excludedthe project, for now.

“I wasn’t surprised, but I

was pleased,”Steves said. “Ithink they arewise not to putanything in thebudget at thistime simplybecause there(are) so manyquestions about

the project.”Steves said calls for a

federal environmental reviewis at the top of that list.

But Steves added that hewas not happy to hear fromthe minister that, while nomoney was immediatelycommitted, there was a fundthat could be tapped to pro-vide the federal government`sshare at a later date.

“So, he kinda sat on thefence with that one,” Stevessaid, adding he remains op-timistic that, if environmentalstudies are done, the projectcould still be stopped in itstracks.

“It’s entirely possible that afederal environmental panelcould say it’s not a go,” hesaid, “simply because thereis so much harm that canbe done to the river withthe deep dredging that isplanned, which is one of theconsequences of removingthe tunnel.”

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LETTERSto the EditorPaintingsmiles onculture clash

Dear Editor,Re: “Be very careful about

using the “R” word,” Letters,March 23.

Ray Arnold’s criticism of themisuse of the term “racism” iswell taken.

There is an unfortunatetendency among some inanti-racist circles to use thatterm, rather than deal with thesubstantive arguments articu-lated by those who oppose im-migration, affirmative action,multiculturalism policies andthe like.

Indeed, I could be accusedof reducing complex issues toa simple, but effective word,having once publicly accusedthe letter-writer of looking likea “bigot.”

However, within our localcontext, it is often difficultto parse different strands ofthought.

The “culturism” to whichMr. Arnold refers has afraught history. “Culturism” isa reactionary movement whichaims to counter the rise of themulticulturalism movement ofthe past 50 years.

The argument of “cultur-ists” is that multiculturalismpolicies undermine or devaluethe “founding” or “majority”cultures in which these poli-cies have taken root.

Unfortunately, this perfectlyvalid ideological position hasbeen hijacked by those on thefar right.

In its most extreme form,“culturism” is a proxy for atype of insidious racism.

There is a whole host ofnew, often social media-basedorganizations (Council of Euro-pean Canadians, ImmigrationWatch Canada) that blur thefine line between criticizingmulticulturalism and immigra-tion, and outright bigotry.

The same phenomenon hasunwittingly occurred on theRichmond News website.

Prior to its merciful closingof the article comments sec-tions, there were a number ofchoice remarks that caughtmy attention: “I reiterate,ASIANS are the worst driversin BC and something best bedone before more innocentsare killed!”; “As the demo-graphics have changed thelast few years so the lack ofpride has followed, GoodbyeCanada.”

Racist? Perhaps not. Butwhen you put these com-ments together with the storyabout a Chinese person beingasked if he would like to eat adog (“Dog-eating slur needsto be addressed”), the “FightGridlock: Cut Immigration”

protest by Immigration WatchCanada, the “Dirty, stolenmoney” graffiti in Terra Nova,or — to add a personal anec-dote — the swastika I saw inSteveston, the impression onegets is of a simmering under-current of racism.

Our inability or unwillingnessto use nuanced language, orengage seriously with the ar-guments raised by communityactivists like Ray Arnold, KerryStarchuk and others does adisservice to public debate.

It can be difficult to separatelegitimate editorial commen-tary and activism from theexcrement that emerges fromthe comments sections of thevarious news outlets in theLower Mainland, especiallywhen all you have to do isscroll down the page.

In this particular climate,with the ongoing debate aboutChinese language signs,“monster” houses, shadow-flipping and so on, it is logicalthat nuance is lost on someof us.

Mr. Arnold’s letter is a timelyreminder that words mat-ter. “Racism” should not beused as a bludgeon to silenceopponents when more subtlelanguage can advance debate.

Lee BlandingRichmond

Dear Editor,As a citizen of Richmond, I’m

blessed to deal with multiple ethnici-ties in my daily life; in shopping situ-ations, health care, home area, andI’ve always taken the attitude a smileworks best and a pleasant demeanor,even when some people don’t recip-rocate.

Once in a long line, behind a womanwho was letting her kids run wild, thecashier commented to me: “You’reso poised,” after being jostled by saidfamily: clearly rich, new Canadians.

I joked to the cashier: “It’s all anact, to keep the top of my head fromblowing off.”

Basically, if you can’t change theway people behave, you can changeyour reaction to it.

That said, I personally would like toknow exactly why companies adver-tising in town, and not using Englishsignage, do so.

Is it partaking in blatant disinclusionof non-Asians, purposely not wantingnon-Asians in your establishments orsome other reason? Tell me, I want toknow.

Do these businesses not understandthat by perpetuating this practice,they themselves are guilty of a form ofracism?

It’s difficult to keep a good demean-or about that or a smile, when I walkinto an Asian-run business and I’mnot waited on, ignored or told “there’snothing here you’d like.”

(Community activist) Kerry Starchukis slyly vilified for standing up for thelaws of the land: signage shouldinclude English/French, while counciltalks about enforcing that or settingdown clear bylaws to stop the contro-versy.

I try to treat every culture I encoun-ter with dignity and respect, but howmany voices have to stand up andsay: “This is Canada, we’re supposedto be a melting pot. People who comehere are expected to integrate, not justkeep to their own and scorn everyoneelse.”

If I opened a store and put up asign, “you can only come in here,or be welcomed, if you speak Gaelicor German” (my ethnicity) oh boy,wouldn’t the fur fly? I’d be called rac-ist, right?

So, how is a bus stop sign in an un-official Canadian language or all-Man-darin business signage any different?

Thank you to all the immigrants pastand present who came to Richmond,participated in our multicultural way oflife, but also hired at least one English-speaking employee until they learnedthe language themselves. I salute you!

All immigrants came from some-where, maybe escaped some oppres-sive force, but I sure never expected tofeel oppressed in my own community.I sort of do lately.

Sheila RathburnRichmond

Dear EditorRe: “Ikea, a

place of harmony,”Letters, March 25.

Sabine Eiche’scultural observa-tions during arecent visit to Ikeain Richmond is afurther reminder

that phrases suchas “Sale,” “LowestPrice!” and “NoTax!!” are univer-sally understoodand accepted usesof the English lan-guage that stretchacross all culturaland racial barriers.

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Ken MoffattRichmond



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City planning experts ignoredDear Editor,It is a depressing fact in relation to politics

and governance that the people who wouldbe the most qualified to make vitally importantand fully informed decisions regarding resi-dential, commercial, and parks and recreationdevelopment in our community are thosewho are not the least bit interested in runningfor public office. One can only imagine howdifferent our residential and commercialneighbourhoods might look if our city councilincluded people with formal educations andextensive backgrounds in professions suchas urban planning, architecture, engineering,ecology, or even sociology and anthropology.It is quite likely that such people would havea distinctly different perspective than ourcurrent council about how our community’sgrowth and development should have beenmanaged up to now, and how it should beguided in the future.

But these are professional planners, ar-chitects, etc., not ‘professional’ politicians likeso many that are elected to public office areor become, and we only have to assess theevolution of the design of our community tounderstand the penalty that we pay becausethese eminently knowledgeable and experi-enced people are not inclined to be interestedin politics and public service.

Given how critically important informedurban planning is to both the long-term wel-fare and survival of a community and deter-mining the character and quality of life expe-rienced by its citizens, It would be somewhat

comforting to know that the members of thecurrent council had at least made some effortto research theories and practices related tourban/community planning and gained someperspective about how vitally important it is tolearn from and avoid the mistakes made byother communities.

I can’t help but wonder, for example, howmany have read any of the essential primerson urban planning, such as Jane Jacob’slandmark book The Death and Life of GreatAmerican Cities, Gary Hack’s Local Planning:Contemporary Principles and Practice, orKevin Lynch’s Good City Form or, The Imageof the City. But, as I evaluate the changes oc-curring in my neighbourhood (more than 60per cent unoccupied mega houses) and lookat the binge building of more and more condotowers (equal rates of non-occupancy) thatare beginning to spread further and furtherout from the city core, I can only surmisethat such publications, and the lessons theyprovide, have never been on our councilmembers’ reading lists — and probably neverwill be.

So, all we can do is lament the fact thatthe people who should be making the mostimportant decisions related to the designof our community are not sitting on our citycouncil. And just take a drive around Rich-mond and objectively assess what you seebefore you think about dismissing this claimout of hand.

Ray ArnoldRichmond

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Imagine a sharp, crippling pain in yourabdomen. An unexplained lump. Or aburst blood vessel. Some of the illnessesand diseases we experience in our livesrequire emergency surgical interventionand the care of a trusted, talentedsurgeon.

Surgical care is a vital need inRichmond, and we are fortunate to havean outstanding team of surgeons andphysicians who dedicate their own livesto saving the lives of patients.

As part of the 50th anniversarycelebration of Richmond Hospital thisyear, we have a surgical equipmentcampaign underway to raise funds forsurgical excellence here at home. I’d liketo introduce you to Dr. Ken Poon,Head of Surgery at Richmond Hospital,who is also an extremely talented—and sought after—world-class urologist.Dr. Poon grew up in Richmond, studiedmedicine at UBC graduating in 1998,specialized in urology at UBC in2003 and subsequently completed hisfellowship training in Chicago at NorthWestern University for male infertility.

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“We have a tremendously talented teamhere, and that was the attractive thingabout coming to Richmond Hospital:the best colleagues, the best levelsof care, great nursing staff and otherprofessionals. That really was a draw formany of us.

“All of the surgeons that we have herehad opportunities to work at hospitalsother than Richmond Hospital. But thereason that we all ended up here was forthe environment, the community andour colleagues. Joining a practice is verymuch like getting married. They’re thepeople that you see every day when youcome to work in Richmond Hospital,and in my own group, they’re personalfriends. They’re like family.

“Our surgeons always strive to provideoptimal care that is uncompromisingand in order to do that, we need to havethe best equipment. Often times we need

very technically advanced, large andexpensive pieces of equipment. Havingthat has allowed us to attract the bestpeople to the hospital.

“The equipment that we have allowsus to do a full spectrum of treatmenthere in the hospital. The procedureswe perform are becoming moretechnically complex as we expand thethings we are able to do and this allowspatients to return to their normal livesmore quickly. The types of surgerythat we’re doing nowadays would beunrecognizable to surgeons 20 years ago.

“The community of Richmond hasgrown by leaps and bounds. And evenin the nearly 40 years that I’ve beenin Richmond, the population hasquadrupled in size. As you can imagine,a rapidly growing and aging populationhere has taken its toll on equipmentthat is wearing out, breaking down orbecoming obsolete and can no longerbe repaired.

“Having excellence in your own localhospital is important because when youneed it most, you don’t get to choose thehospital you go to.

“The incredible support we receivefrom donors helps the hospital be verycompetitive to bring the best and thebrightest here for both now and thefuture. There are few limitations onwhat you can do if you have the rightpeople and the right equipment. Weneed to constantly renew our technologyand our equipment to make sure thatpatients we see are provided the absolutebest level of care. And I can speak of thegratitude of every single surgeon in thishospital to donors for allowing us toprovide that level of care and providingus with the tools that we need.”

Dr. Ken Poon

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Sometimes, we find things in the worldthat are hard to understand, especially

things that are very hard to build or thatare made of lots of little parts.

This book by Randall Munroe calledThing Explainer helps make these hardthings easier to get.

What makes this book (and this groupof words that you are reading now) specialis that it only uses the 1,000 most usedwords. Sometimes, this make for a strange

reading time: when the thing he is explain-ing is computers, human bodies, or thingsthat people use to fly in the sky, the writerhas to find new ways to explain exactlywhat he is trying to say.

It can be very hard to do.Why does Munroe do this? It forces him

to come up with the most simple way toexplain things in the easiest words he canfind that almost everybody would know.

To show what I mean, I have to break hissimple-writing law for a minute. There isa part about human organs. He must talkabout the liver and kidneys, so he callsthem “blood cleaners.”

The heart’s job is made easier to un-derstand by calling it the blood pusher.Everybody knows what a stomach is, buthow can it be explained?

Using the normal words you would say“digestion” and “bacteria.” Here he hasto call the stomach parts “food hallway”and what helps break down your food “theliving things inside you.”

This book is made up mostly of hissimple explainers and the drawings that gowith them. Randall Munroe’s main job isdrawing funny pictures about the world oncomputers.

Is it any good?

The truth is that it does get a bit tiring.Sometimes, the simple words are toosimple. I had trouble understanding someof his ideas.

Still, the concept is interesting enough.You don’t have to read it from front to

back. Just look at what interest you andyou’ll have a good time.

One note: It looks like a kids’ book,but it’s not. It’s really meant for anybodypeople interested in the how world works.

Steven McCreedy is a library technicianat the Cambie branch. Next on his readinglist is Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End

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Richmond’s newest piece of publicart will pay homage to Steveston’s

fishing history as a nine-metre-highstructure called Spirit of Steveston willbe featured next to a new childcarefacility at the former Steveston Highsite, now the home of 133 townhouseunits, known as Kingsley Estates.

If approved by city council, the$195,000 project (paid for by devel-opment firm Polygon as a standardvoluntary contribution) will feature aseine fishing boat high above the air,followed by a flock of seagulls, as itreturns to port.

Spirit of Seveston will be locatedalong No. 2 Road.

“The proposed artwork by CherylHamilton and Michael Vandermeerand donated by Polygon Developmentrepresents a significant gift to the Cityof Richmond,” notes public art plan-ner Eric Fiss, in a report to council.

“The artwork will interpret the richheritage of Steveston and StevestonSecondary and activate this new addi-tion to the London/Steveston Park forthe enjoyment of visitors and resi-dents,” concludes Fiss.n City gifted silver sculpture

Pending approval from city council,the City of Richmond will soon own apublic art sculpture that rests at the

edge of the CambieRoad drainage stationat River Road, nearAberdeen Station.

The piece known asWater #10 by artistRen Jun is a tall (6.5metre), stainless steelsculpture intended toreflect “confidence,freedom and fluid-ity,” according to anofficial description.

It was valued at$448,000 and in-stalled in 2010 by theVancouver Biennale.

Oris Development,via its Parc Rivieradevelopment, paid forthe sculpture and hassubsequently donatedit to the city as partof its voluntary publicartwork contribution(development fee).

Oris’ donation wasvalued at $400,000and the companywill also contribute$175,000 for otherpublic art, includingat the new Tait Water-front Park, adjacentto the Parc Rivieracondos, near the northend of No. 4 Road.

n A scale model shows what the nine-metre-high Spirit ofSteveston sculpture will look like if city council approves thestructure earmarked for the old Steveston secondary site.Photo submitted

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Sculpture to honour fishing history

West Coast fishing through the lensFishing on the West Coast as seen

through the camera lens will be ondisplay until Sunday (April 3) at the Gulfof Georgia Cannery in Steveston.

The exhibit and photography contest,called Fishing the West Coast, was orga-nized by the Gulf of Georgia CannerySociety. Part of the society’s mandateis to document various aspects of the

commercial fishery and collect storiesand experiences to share with thepublic.

Winners of this year’s competitionincluded Hauling them on Board, byChelsey Ellis in the Best Photographcategory, and Rainy Inspection by Pau-line Perenack, which took top honoursin the People`s Choice category.

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residents, travel to China can beexpensive and a somewhat daunt-ing undertaking, especially whentravelling with a family or a smallgroup,” said Rob Akimow, chair ofthe Richmond Chamber of Com-merce.“We’re excited to organize acomprehensive tour of China at anunbelievable price.”For the business-focused travel-ler, optional business conferencesand meetings will be arranged. Andfor the cultural explorer, visits toiconic locations such as TiananmenSquare, the Forbidden City, theGreat Wall and Yu Garden will besure to satisfy wanderlust.Four and eve-star hotel accom-

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Tucked away in the most western stretchof land in Richmond is a pipeline that

continues to feed the national golf program inremarkable numbers.

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At last fall’s World Championships, the six-

member Canadian teamincluded homegrownplayers Katherine Chanand Alisha Lau.

Chan went on to betop Canadian at theevent and was laternamed to the Golf Can-ada’s national develop-ment team — followingthe same path Lau tooka year earlier. The pairrepresent only part ofQuilchena’s success inthe past decade.

Christine Wong es-tablished herself as oneof the top amateur players in the country,despite not taking the game seriously untilshe was 14.

Along the way she earned a full-ride schol-arship to San Diego State University whereher decorated run included making the cut atthe 2010 U.S. Open at Oakmont in her fresh-man season. Her younger sister, Stephanie,enjoyed an outstanding stint with the UBCThunderbirds, where she concluded hercareer as a NAIA First Team All-American.

The latest name to watch at Quilchena isKaren Zhang, who captured the B.C. BantamGirls Championship last summer and is fol-lowing her sister, Janet, who was also a topjunior girls player.

What has the private club on GranvilleAvenue producing such talent is a member-ship keen on providing the best opportunityfor youngsters to not only succeed, but more

importantly, enjoy the game.“We try to do a lot for juniors in terms from

early April until the end of August,” explainedQuilchena head professional Victor Vianzon.

“Becoming a junior member here isreasonable ($792.49 including GST). It’s notcheap, it’s not expensive, it’s reasonable.With that membership fee, it’s unlimited(year-round) golf and free clinics. Any in-house tournament, they don’t have to pay anentry fee either.”

The key component to the program is thefree instruction clinics offered every Thurs-day throughout the season. There are threetiers to the one hour sessions — advanced,intermediate and beginners — running from4-6 p.m. and overseen by CPGA teachingprofessionals.

“We always make sure the kids are withintheir age and talent group,” continued Vian-zon. “We also realize they have other (activi-

ties) as well. If a beginner can’t make theirsession, then they can come at the advancedtime instead. We cater the instruction tothem.”

As an incentive to be active on the courseand beyond, there is a Participation PointsProgram, where juniors are recognized foreverything from partaking in junior tourna-ments to volunteering around the club.Bonus points are also rewarded for outsidecompetitions at the district, provincial andnational levels. At the end of the season,scholarships are presented to the order ofmerit winners.

There is also a clinic on Tuesday nightswhere volunteer club members take playersout on the course to familiarize themselveswith the game’s proper etiquette.

For more information on the QuilchenaJunior Program, visit qgolfclub.ca or [email protected].

n Quilchena Golf and Country Club’s trio of talented youngsters (from left to right) Alisha Lau, Christine Wong and KatherineChan. Photos submitted

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Most golf clubs and academies offerattractive junior programs that are an af-fordable way to learn the game, as well asget in plenty of practice time over the springand summer.

Here is contact information for someother opportunities available in Richmond:

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Richmond golf standoutDiego San Pedro will

be continuing his career atOregon State University nextfall.

The Grade 12 student atSteveston-London secondarywill join Hawaii’s KyosukeHara and Shawn Lu as partof the Beavers’ 2016 recruit-ing class.

San Pedro is rankednumber one among juniorplayers in B.C., according toJunior Golf Scoreboard. Hehas represented B.C. at thepast two Junior AmericasCup, including the 2014tournament at the Shaug-nessy Golf Club, his homecourse.

“One question I’m oftenasked is, ‘What do I look forin recruits?’” Oregon Statehead coach Jon Reehoornsaid. “A key factor, or maybe predictor ofsuccess at the college level, is how theyfinish in junior events on what I know to bea difficult course. “Shaugnessy is a tremen-dously difficult course, which has playedhost to the PGA TOUR’s Canadian Open.At the beginning of next year, 10 of the top20 players in that event will be on a Pac-12roster.

“As freshmen, these three young men willadd great depth to a team next fall return-ing almost everyone. But I know they aren’tlooking to add just depth. They expect to

help us compete at a high level immediatelyand I wouldn’t be surprised to find all threeof them in our starting lineup in the sameevent at some point next year.”

San Pedro captured the B.C. JuvenileChampionship in 2014 and was seventh atthe B.C. Junior Boys Championships andthe CN Pacific Future Links a year later.

“Diego is the kind of person you meet andwant to spend more time with. When talkingwith people about Diego during the recruit-ing process, it was easy to recognize justhow much people truly like him. As a golfer,Diego has a very strong overall game,”added Reehoorn.

n Steveston-London grad Diego San Pedro will be joining OregonSate University’s golf team this fall. Photo submitted

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Japanese club maker Honma has a setcalled the Five Star that Auric Goldfingerwould have coveted — a set plated in 24carat gold.

Available at the Richmond location ofGolf Town on Bridgeport Road, the clubscarry a price tag of $33,600. While thatmay make many a golfer take a pass —most average sets of clubs range from$2,000 to $4,000 — not so with the sticksfrom Honma.

According to the staff at Golf Town, thegold-plated clubs have been available tocustomers for about the past six years andthey have proven to be much more thana mere curiosity or a product designed tocast a halo effect on less pricey clubs ofthe same brand.

No, golfers, especially Asian golfers, liketo buy the shimmering sets that featurespecial graphite shafts with gold plating.Other inset areas on the club face alsofeature gold.

Staff at Golf Town said the application ofthe gold does not affect the clubs in termsof balance or weight.

According to the manufacturer, morethan 100 craftsmen are involved in theproduction of each club.

The set at Golf Town is not the priciest

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They are considered a luxury item, plainand simple. And you can hit a golf ball withthem.

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What they may accomplish is the odd,wistful look from fellow golfers. Plus, own-ers of the glittering Honma set can countthemselves to be in the same exclusivecommunity of celebrities such as DannyDeVito, Jack Nicholson and Donald Trump,who are said to have clubs of their own.

n Honma’s Five Star, gold-plated clubs will setyou back around the equivalent of a mid-sizedSUV. Photo submitted

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Jack Nicklaus has themost Masters wins, withsix between 1963 and1986. He’s followed byArnold Palmer and TigerWoods with four each.

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When one of the greatest sporting events of the yeartakes over my home town this summer, I’m not going

to be a happy camper.Much to my chagrin, THE Open Championship — golf’s

oldest and original “Major” — is being hosted at RoyalTroon in Scotland this July 14-17, and I won’t be back thereto see it.

Forces have combined — editor pulling rank on vacationseniority — to keep me away from Scotland this year andI will be consigned to getting up at 5 a.m. each of the fourdays to soak it all up through the 50 inches in my livingroom.

It’s difficult to describe the monster that is the Royal andAncient Golf Club’s (R & A) flagship tournament and how itengulfs the generally small, coastal UK towns it rolls into forthe best part of a week once a year.

The Open doesn’t come to Troon as often as it did whenI was a kid, after the R & A added Carnoustie to its rotationand doubled St. Andrews’ allocation.

But I have distinct memories of the last time I experi-enced the full impact of the juggernaut event in 1997, whenupwards of 50,000 people poured into the town, no biggerthan White Rock, each day.

Hotels within a 20-mile radius were fully-booked monthsin advance, thousands of locals cashed in by renting outtheir homes to golf fans from around the globe and you hadas much chance as a hole-in-one getting a table in any lo-cal café or restaurant.

Traffic chaos, of course, ensued and, over the years,they’ve learned to turn the entire town into a giant one-waysystem in order to cope with the influx.

On the flip side, and this is the part I’ll miss the most, isthe carnival atmosphere in and outside of the town’s manypubs and bars, with street parties becoming the norm.

I recall one night, in 1989 I think, when the Great WhiteShark, AKA Greg Norman, breezed past me in the localnightclub, Pebbles, much to the amazement of the punters.

And there have been many other instances of the game’sgreat names casually frequenting the town’s restaurantsand pubs during the week-long circus.

There’s nothing quite like the experience of being in closeproximity to the great names in a sport you cherish.

And being near enough to hear them chatting with theircaddies as they prepare to tee off and hearing the fizz oftheir ball as it flies down the fairway, is something that can’tbe replaced remotely, no matter how HD or big your TV is.

My son, Ben, 13, is getting into golf this year, and I wouldhave loved to take him “home” to see the game’s greatest

in action in his town of birth.As for the course itself, Royal Troon is home to both the

longest and shortest holes in Open Championship golf.The par-3, 8th hole — called the Postage Stamp — mea-

sures a short, 123 yards and is regarded as one of thetop holes in the world, while the longest, the par-5, 6th —called Turnberry — extends to 601 yards.

Sadly, given financial constraints, I’ve never had the plea-sure of gracing the greens on the Championship Course.

In fact, the nearest I’ve come to “playing” Royal Troon

was in Las Vegas on my 40th birthday, when I teed up atRoyal Links, Sin City’s replica tribute to the Open Champi-onship’s greatest holes, including St. Andrews’ Road Hole17th and, of course, Troon’s Postage Stamp.

Take away the desert landscape in the backdrop and, re-markably, I could have been in Troon, minus the gale-forcegusts and rain parallel to the ground.

I deliberately, ahem, pulled a pitching wedge into one ofthe Postage Stamp’s famous pothole bunkers, just to get afeel for trying to sand-save from a hazard that’s deeper thanmy six feet height.

I got it out at the first time of asking — and that’s the storyI’m sticking with. After all, what happens in Vegas.

Alan Campbell is a staff reporter with the RichmondNews. He can be reached at acampbell@richmond-news.

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MUST HAVESn Pitch-mark repairer andball marker:

This essential tool comesdown to courtesy and gameplay on the greens. If you’renailing greens from 150yards out, you’re also impos-ing significant ball marks onthe green and it’s incumbentupon you to fix them. So graba repair tool before you headout for each round. Many

shops have nice magneticones that include a con-venient hat clip and a ballmarker.n A nice-fitting glove:

They’re cheap enoughthat you don’t have to tryand save money on thisaccessory which will makeyour round much morecomfortable. A good glovewill improve your grip andtherefore your accuracy, aswell. Ultimately, your choice

in glove comes down topersonal comfort, but pickthe best one and make sureit breathes.n Folding pushcart:

A folding pushcart will saveyou from having to pay feesat the golf course. With morepeople living in condos andtownhouses, these carts foldnicely into a cube, makingthem easy to store. But thebest reason to get a pushcartis that it encourages you toget exercise by walking thecourse, when you have theoption to take a power cart.Also, if it doesn’t come witha beverage holder, you canalways buy an attachableone.

n Novelty head covers:These are rare outlets of

personality on the tradition-ally dapper golf course.They’re great conversationstarters, so be bold and gofor the Tazmanian Devil headcover!n GolfLogix mobile app:

This is advertised asthe best free golf app foryour mobile phone and itsfeatures are too long to list.This is a great way to analyzecourses in a convenient way,before playing a round. Theapp provides local deals forgreen fees, tracks scores,and serves as a GPS devicefor nearly every golf coursein North America. The only

downside is that it will drainyour phone’s battery and itcould be cumbersome to useon the course.

MAYBESn GPS device:

Santa just got me a GPSgolf device last Christmas, forthe 2016 golf season and I’mexcited to use it. I don’t knowif it’s worth the few hundredsof dollars when a mobilephone app can do muchof the same. However, theyare more convenient thana phone and handy as theyfit in your pocket. You canalso go with a GPS watch.Either way, it seems likemore people are using GPStechnology to make the bestshot possible, so don’t get leftbehind, if you can afford it.n Indoor putting green:

This may not fly with yourspouse in the living room,but any chance you can getto practise your short gameis a good chance. However,I’m not sure these practicedevices can really translate tobetter putting all that much.They do, however, give youa good feel for your putter,especially if you’re transition-ing to a new one.n Practice net and mat:

These are great to take to alocal park or your backyard.A good net will cost youunder $200 so you need tobalance the pros and cons ofa net compared to going tothe driving range. On the onehand, they’re convenient; onthe other hand, they won’tshow your distance and ac-curacy. You need to makesure you play off a mat ifyou’re in a public space.

MUST-NOT HAVESn Ball retrievers:

There is nothing moreridiculous than ball retriev-ers. If you lose a ball in thewater, so be it, and maybeit’s time to start buying usedballs when you reach waterhazards. Furthermore, ballretrievers slow the pace ofplay. If you must retrieveballs, do so when there’sno one playing behind you.Better yet, roll up the pantsand get your feet wet to getthat ball back. Now that’sreal golf!n Fitness watches:

Leave the fitness watch athome. You basically knowhow far you’ve walked on agolf course, so why bother?n Bad attitude:

Did you hear? The 2016golf season is not acceptingbad attitudes. More than anyother trinket you can buy,a positive attitude and goodmental health on the golfcourse is your best weapon!

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mond, Vol. 14 on March 31at the Melville Centre forDialogue (8771 LansdowneRd.) is sponsored by the Cityof Richmond’s Public ArtDepartment. The free event,from 7 – 9 p.m., is hostedby Kwantlen PolytechnicUniversity, Wilson Schoolof Design. The event hasbeen produced by secondyear students in the GraphicDesign for Marketing Pro-gram as an assignment for amarketing communicationscourse. PechaKucha Nightis a casual and energeticcelebration of the art oflive storytelling. Speakersshare their unique storiestold through twenty slidesthat are shown for twentyseconds at a time. Comeand experience these 10remarkable narratives. Tolearn more about PechaKu-cha Night Richmond, goonline to PechaKucha.org/Cities/Richmond-BC.

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features an exhibition byTony Bowden from April1-30. Bowden is an in-structor at the RichmondArts Centre who receivedhis Masters in Art at CaseWestern University with a

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dose of local history. That’swhat you will get on April 2from 10 – 11 a.m. with WalkRichmond’s stroll aroundLondon Heritage Farm. Beginat the historic London FarmHouse, which includes afully restored heritage house,barn and old farm equip-ment that illustrates Rich-mond’s rural history, andcontinue on towards andthrough the Britannia Ship-yards. Meeting spot: Parkinglot across from the London

Heritage Farm House, 6511Dyke Rd.

The Richmond Artists’ Guildholds an exhibition of worksin Gateway Theatre’s lobbyfrom April 2-30.

n SundayThe Cannery Farmers’

Market makes a return to anew season Sunday April 3at the Gulf of Georgia Can-nery at the foot of FourthAvenue in Steveston. Themarket adheres to the“Make it, Bake it, Grow it,Catch it” philosophy. Onlyapproved products that aremade, baked, grown, raised,

caught or harvested by B.C.vendors can be sold.

n UpcomingAre you interested in

volunteering in hospice/pal-liative care? The RichmondHospice Association is offer-ing hospice volunteer train-ing. Sessions are scheduledfor April 5 – 19 and are opento individuals 19 years ofage and over. The core com-ponents of training include:clinical aspects of dying,psychological aspects ofdying, spirituality and com-munication. Volunteers arerequired to complete all ofthe sessions of the training

course. For more informa-tion, call 604-279-7140 orvisit RichmondHospiceAs-sociation.com/.

Opera Di Concertistipresents highlights from Aïdaas Minoru Chapel Operareturns for another seasonon April 6. Composed by Gi-useppe Verdi and premieredin Cairo in 1851, Aïda is astory of jealousy, treachery,death, love and transfor-mation. Seating is limited.Purchase tickets — adults$20, students and seniors$18 — at door (cash only,space permitting) or, asrecommended, in advance

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Interested in disabilityissues? If you are, a special-ized, free training course,Ambassador Training Level 1,is being offered by Rich-mond Centre for DisabilityApril 7-28. It is designed toinform RCD volunteers andcommunity members whoare interested in disabilityissues, non-profit organiza-tions or to learn more aboutthe Richmond Centre forDisability (RCD). Registra-tion required. Sessions runfrom 5:30-7:30 p.m. at RCD.

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8140 Saunders Road, Richmond, BC604-277-8012 www.bbchurch.caDr. Tim Colborne - Lead Pastor.

Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. Sonshine Adventures for Kids

Broadmoor Baptist ChurchA safe place to connect with God and fellow

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Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. • Sonshine Adventures for KidsInterim Pastor - Micah Smith

St. Anne’s - Steveston Anglican Church4071 Francis Road, Richmond, BCThe Rev. Brian Vickers, Rector

Sunday 8:30 a.m. - Contemplative Eucharist10:00 a.m. Family Eucharist with Church SchoolWednesday 10:00am. Eucharist, 11:00am Bible Studywww.stannessteveston.ca • 604-277-9626

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■ Richmond Ringette received high praise for its job hositng last weekend’s Western Canadian Championships. (Left)Kelowna delivered B.C. gold in the U18+ Division. (Right) Richmond battled Alberta in U19 action. Photos by Gord Goble

■ RichmondIslanders’productShaylaKaplen is onan early sea-son hittingtear with theUBC Thun-derbirds.Photo byWilsonWong

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Shayla Kaplen’s hot early season bat has earned her theCascade Collegiate Conference Red Lion Softball Player

of the Week award as a member of the UBC Thunderbirds.The Richmond Islanders product and Steveston-London

graduate went eight-for-14 at the plate, while driving ineight runs as UBC went 4-2 in their first-ever CascadeConference games, including a sweep of No. 17 Corban.The junior outfielder also drew seven walks and was perfecton three stolen base attempts.In a 9-3 game one win over Corban, Kaplen rocked the

Oregon school for five hits, highlighted by a two-run blastin the sixth inning. She also drove in two runs in the secondand finished with five RBI. She added another hit and anRBI in a 4-3 game two win.

Kaplen leads the Thunderbirds (4-13 overall) in severaloffensive categories including average (.469), hits (23) andruns (17).Another Lulu Island product off to a solid start is Hillary

Strelau. The third-year shortstop/outfielder is batting .357 torank third on the team.The Hugh Boyd graduate also leads the way with 10

stolen bases in as many attempts.The Thunderbirds roster also includes JN Burnett grad

Margarita Sison who is seeing playing time at catcher andin the outfield.UBC returns to action by hosting a pair of Montana

schools — Carroll and Great Falls — in a doubleheaders onFriday and Saturday respectively at Softball City in Surrey.

UBC’s Kaplen earns player of the week award

The latest chapter in a season-long rivalrycost the hosts a berth in the championshipgame at last weekend’s Western CanadianRingette Championships.Richmond entered the Over 18 Division as

Team BC thanks to its recent win over FraserValley at the provincial championships. Theteams would meet two more times at West-erns and it would be the Valley prevailing inthe game that mattered the most.After a 6-3 win by Richmond to conclude

round-robin play on Friday night, the rivalsfaced off the following morning at Minoru

Arenas to determine who would meet Mani-toba later that day at the Richmond OlympicOval. Fraser Valley rode the terrific goaltend-ing of Chris Flaman to a 3-0 victory, leavingRichmond in the bronze medal position.Fraser Valley would settle for silver after

Manitoba avenged its only loss of the cham-pionships with a 6-4 victory.It was more hard-luck for Richmond in the

U19 division.After completing round-robin play with a

2-2 record, the hosts squared off againstManitoba in a “mini-game” to determine theother semi-final berth.Manitoba skated to a 2-0 victory, relegating

Richmond to the consolation final.The locals did manage a 4-3 preliminary

win against eventual gold medal winner fromKelowna, representing B.C. Goal scorers in-cluded Erin Mulligan with a pair, while NatalieManson and Hailey Takasaki added singles.Enrique Lee was terrific in net with 32 savesas B.C. enjoyed a 35-15 advantage in theshots department.Richmond also came through with a 2-1

win over Alberta. Takasaki notched bothgoals.Alberta dominated the U16 Division from

start-to-finish, completing a perfect run witha 6-4 victory over Manitoba, thanks to fivesecond period goals.The highlight for the hosts was hanging

tough with B.C. in a 5-4 overtime loss thatfeatured Hannah Skwarcynski making 59

saves for the winners.Alberta teams also took two of the three

medals in the U14AA Division, while Sas-katchewan #1 earned silver.According to Tournament Chair Laura

Takasaki, the event was a huge success without-of-town teams raving about the rinks.“Everyone absolutely loved the venues,”

said Takasaki. “Getting an opportunity to playin the Oval was a thrill for the players, as wellfor the parents. Minoru also offered the tradi-tional stadium seating experience and thereare not a lot of rinks like that anymore.”While Takasaki was busy running the

championships, her husband Troy sawdouble duty coaching Richmond’s 18+ andU19 teams.

Hosts settle for bronze medal at Westerns


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Dynamo Fencing being one of the hubsfor Canadian fencing was confirmed

when the national teams were announcedfor the 2016 Junior and Cadet World Cham-pionships, slated to start Friday in Bourges,France.The Richmond-based club will be well-pre-

sented with six athletes named for individualcompetitions. They include homegrowntalent Dylan French, Natasha Kis-Toth andElizabeth Douglas.French was a bronze medalist at the Cadet

Worlds in 2014 and later that summer wasCanada’s flag bearer at the Youth OlympicGames in China. This time, French will becompeting in Junior Men’s Epee. He recently

wrapped up his freshman season at NotreDame for the top 10 ranked Fighting Irish.Kis-Toth and Douglas will be be competing

in Cadet Women’s Epee and ironically bothlive in the same Richmond neighbourhood.At the Cadet/Junior Pan Am Championshipsearlier this month in Cancun, Mexico, Kis-Toth captured bronze and Douglas was fifth.“We’re all like family here at Dynamo,” said

Kis-Toth. “There’s lots of competitions wherewe face each other and that’s the hard part.You have to get over the fact it’s your bestfriend and teammate. “You have to set yourmind and just fence.”Three other Dynamo fencers will also be

competing in France. They include: FynnFafard (Cadet Men’s Epee), Emma VonDadelszen (Junior Women’s Epee) and Mat-son Lalor (Junior Men’s Epee).The championships run from April 1-10.

Wildcats trio selected toplay in BC All-Star GameThere will be one final curtain call for the

high school basketball careers of threestandouts from the McMath Wildcats.Jessica Jones, Jessica Za-

wada and Bobbi-Jo Colburnhave been selected to play inthe annual B.C. High SchoolGirls Basketball All-Star Gameon Saturday, April 16 at theLangley Events Centre. Theselection process includesGrade 12 players only whowere recognized as all-starsat either of the three recentprovincial championships atthe AAA, AA and A levels.Other recognition throughout theseason is also factored in finalizing the 20players.The Wildcats concluded their best-season

ever earlier this month by reaching the pro-

vincial AAA title game before falling to three-time defending champion Brookswood. Theywere the first Richmond team to reach the

title game in 19 years. Earlier,McMath dominated the LowerMainland AAA Crehan Cup andthe Richmond Championships.Jones was a first team all-

star at provincials who will becontinuing her career at SimonFraser University next fall. Shealso earned MVP honours andthe Lower Mainland and Rich-mond Championships.Colburn was a second team

all-star who is headed to theUniversity of Calgary while Za-

wada was a third team all-star who is takingher game to the University of the Fraser Val-ley. Both were also first team all-stars at theLower Mainland and Richmond playoffs.

Bobbi-Jo Colburn

Six Dynamo fencers namedto Canadian team for Worlds

Stecher helps North Dakota reach Frozen FourRichmond blueliner Troy Stecher has

helped North Dakota reached the NCAAFrozen Four men’s hockey championshipsfor the third consecutive year.The Richmond Minor Hockey alumni

chipped in with an assist as the No. 3 Fight-ing Hawks defeated No. 5 Michigan 5-2 onSaturday.The junior standout is fourth in team scor-

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DAHMS, Debbie J.

June 01, 1955 − March 22, 2016

It is with great sadness we announce the passingof Debbie Jane Dahms. She was born on June 1,1955 and passed away at the Richmond HospiceHouse on March 22, 2016. Debbie waspredeceased by her parents Don McLean andMauvis McLean. She will be lovingly rememberedby her sister Heather Morrison, brother ScottMcLean (Loni), nephew Matthew McLean, andniece Samantha McLean, all of Peachland, as wellas her step−son Greg Dahms (Renee) of Kelowna.Debbie worked first for Pacific Western Airlines andAir Canada since 1979, both in reservations and atthe Vancouver Airport. Hard working with a strongsense of family, she will be remembered for hervivaciousness, kindness, and naughty wit.

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Valid Wednesday, March 30th - Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 while quantities last.

STORE HOURS:

For Freshness and Quality you can count on!MON, TUES, SAT 8:30 AM - 6 PMWED, THURS, FRI 8:30 AM - 9 PMSUN & HOLIDAY 9 AM - 6 PM

$8.12/kg........................................$369/lbPORK COLLAR

$5.92/kg........................................$269/lb.PORK BLADE BONE

100g ...................................................$118

FRYBEOLD FASHIONED HAM

100g ...................................................99¢FRYBEBAVARIAN MEAT LOAF

100g ....................................................$178SWISS CHEESE

500g ....................................................$149ea.

SAN REMOGNOCCHI

400g ...................................................$269ea.

McVITIE'SDIGESTIVES

400g ................................................$200ea.

HOT CROSS BUN

6 inch..............................................$1180ea.

BLUEBERRY YOGURT CAKE450g ..............................................

$300ea.BANANA LOAF

10pk x 5g ..........................................$429ea.

ASSIROASTED SEAWEED

$10.54/kg.......................................$479/lb.FRESH DACE PASTE

GREEN KALEProduct of MEXICO

99¢ea.CLEMENTINE MADARINESProduct of CALIFORNIA (2LB BAG)

2 for$700CILANTRO

Product of U.S.A.

3 for99¢ea.ORGANIC LEMONS

Product of CALIFORNIA (1 LB. BAG)

$199ea.

GREEN ONIONProduct of MEXICO

3 for99¢B.C. GALA APPLESProduct of B.C. ($2.18 KG)

99¢lb.WHITE LO BOK

Product of CHINA ($1.30 KG)

59¢lb.GREEN ZUCCHINI

Product of MEXICO ($1.30 KG)

59¢lb.

CLEMENTINE MANDARINS

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Richmond News March 30 2016