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Safety netting cut down around tiers, leaving children in tears

by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

Since the summer, the new aluminum slide that towers over the million-dollar Terra Nova Park playground has brought smiles to the faces of thousands of children and adults.

But a series of attacks by van-dals put a stop to all the fun when they cut away the safety netting that surrounds the four stacked platforms, forcing the City of Richmond to close the attraction for safety reasons.

Park planner Kevin Connery said he couldn’t speculate why somebody would vandalize the structure in the first place, let alone do it repeatedly.

“The first incident we had was at the end of the first weekend in December where the top net...which is eight metres above the ground, the safety net was fully cut,” Connery said.

The tower and slide were shut down temporarily until the ac-cess route to the top deck was sealed.

The majority of the tower was re-opened on Dec. 22 and remained open through the holidays.

But the tower was struck again in the second week of January, Connery said, with the top deck’s netting cut away.

The slide was again closed, and the city was about to make repairs, when on the follow-ing weekend, the netting sur-rounding the lower decks was cut away too.

The city is now reviewing

whether to redesign the struc-ture, which might not be ready to open to the public again un-til Easter.

“There’s probably ways of minimizing our vulnerability...through the detailing,” said Connery, who noted the first bit of vandalism cost $500 to repair.

He wouldn’t speculate on the cost of the rest of the repairs.

“We had hoped, based on previous experience with this kind of treatment, that we wouldn’t be subject to (vandal-ism), that people wouldn’t be prone to wanting to cut it. But some body or some people are keen to do that...”

Connery was hopeful a “de-sign treatment” that’s more “robust” would deal with the vandalism issue in the future.

During the slide’s first six months of existence, there were no vandalism issues, he said.

“People respected it, and in fact, people really wanted to be a part of this tower.”

City of Richmond’s Mike Red-path urged people to report to the RCMP any suspicious activ-ity they might see.

“This is a children’s play-ground and we’re trying to en-courage creative play. I think it’s really upsetting when any of our playgrounds or play structures get damaged or vandalized in any way,” Red-path said. “This play environ-ment is...very well used, and extremely busy.”

With the design work and manufacturing that has to go into a new treatment for the playground, Connery said it could take a couple of months before the slide re-opens.

“We don’t want to be too re-active, and just try and get it open and then have the same problem occur.”

Martin van den Hemel photoCity of Richmond park planner Kevin Connery takes a look at the damage to the new Terra Nova Park aluminum slide, where vandals cut away the safety netting on the upper decks, forcing its closure.

Vandals force closure of giant slide City spends $2.1 million on extrasSurplus spending includes cash for city events, wifi, barn, upgrades

by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

City council has crafted a shopping list of $2.1 million worth of items over and above the 2015 budgets, splurg-ing the most on community events, wifi and a barn.

On Monday council en-dorsed the spending, which includes $750,000 to support city events, including Ships to Shore, the Richmond Mari-time Festival, Children’s Arts Festival, marketing for Rich-mond Days of Summer and a future multicultural block party.

Another big-ticket item is a plan to roll out wireless Inter-net service across civic facili-ties. Spending for Phase 1 of the plan is $258,000, which will add wifi to fire halls, rec-reation centres, pools, arenas, heritage sites, parks and pub-lic spaces.

Council will also spend $294,000 to fund construc-tion of a 1,400-square-foot barn at the Sharing Farm in Terra Nova. The barn will re-place a garage that was de-molished in 2013.

The cash comes from past budget surpluses, an account still flush with $4.8 million in extra funds—not including a yet-to-be-determined sur-plus from 2014, according to a staff report.

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Malcolm Brodie addresses chamber, highlights major development


Richmond’s mayor urged busi-ness and community leaders Tuesday to get behind TransLink’s sales tax plan to pay for transit im-provements.

“I’m the first person to criticize this process,” said Malcolm Brodie as part of a speech themed around Richmond’s future. “But I also say the implementation of this plan should improve the movement of goods and people throughout this region immeasurably, and we need to support it.”

Speaking to a Richmond Cham-ber of Commerce business crowd at the Executive Airport Plaza

Hotel, Brodie said the investment plan will increase Canada Line ca-pacity, bring a B-line bus service connecting Richmond and Me-trotown and improve bus service throughout the city. Big-ticket items include a light rail network in Surrey, a subway along Broad-way and partial funding for a new Pattullo Bridge.

Ballots for the plebiscite to de-cide the fate of a half per cent sales tax in the region are expected to go out mid-March.

Brodie also keyed on economic issues in his half-hour address, telling the crowd one measure of Richmond’s success is a strong base of new development. Since 2010, he said, developers have un-dertaken nearly $3 billion in proj-ects—most in City Centre.

He pointed to SmartCentres’ Walmart mall taking shape in West Cambie, Vancouver Airport Author-ity’s high-end mall on Sea Island—scheduled to open this spring—Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s

planned $36-million school of de-sign and a $28-million autism centre.

In the Oval Village, a commu-nity of 4,500 new homes—either completed or proposed—is tak-ing shape. The neighbourhood around the Richmond Olympic Oval also has 250,000 square feet of commercial space either com-pleted or proposed.

He also highlighted major civic facilities under development that include a new No. 1 fire hall in Minoru Park, and what could be Richmond’s largest single de-velopment application in North Richmond. That project, on Duck Island, is still under review, but promises to become an entertain-ment and business hub.

“That is potentially Richmond’s largest development in our his-tory. It’s going to be a mixture of hotels, office space and entertain-ment and high-end retail. There’ll be parks, recreational facilities. It’s a very very large project we’re looking forward to,” said Brodie.

TransLink plan needs support, says mayor

Matthew Hoekstra photoRichmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie addresses a Richmond Chamber of Commerce crowd Tuesday at the Executive Airport Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre.

An artist’s rendering of a development proposal on Duck Island in North Richmond. If built, the project would be the largest single development in Richmond’s history.

Japan’s consul general Seiji Okada also to perform

by Don FennellStaff Reporter

Tradition and transition will mesh at the Richmond Youth Honour Choir’s Benefit Gala Saturday evening at Richmond’s Peace Men-nonite Church.

The fundraiser, to help cover the cost—$3,000 each—of the choir’s 20 members on their upcoming trip to Wakayama, Japan next month, will include a special perfor-mance by Japan’s consul general Seiji Okada. In contrast to classic compositions, Okada has selected “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen and “Telephone” by Lady Gaga to play on the electric saxophone.

“It’s going to be an awful lot of fun, and I hope a successful fundraiser,” said choir ar-tistic director and conductor Heidi Epp, who has arranged the weekend show.

While this will be the first time Okada will perform with the choir, it’s not the first time he’s seen them. Two years ago, during a visit by the Wakayama Children’s Choir, he was so

impressed by the talent of both choirs that he invited members to attend a special din-ner in their honour at the Japanese embassy in Vancouver. The dinner that evening? Spaghetti and sushi.

Okada has also arranged for two additional special guest performers at the gala—Yuriko Nariya, who will play the koto (a traditional Japanese string instrument) and pianist Keiko Alexander.

Epp hopes the concert will raise at least $10,000, ensuring that “a lifetime experience” is available to all the students, who ranged in age from six to 16.

“We’ve been looking at going for almost two years now, since the Wakayama choir visited us here,” she said.

The Richmond choir is set to depart for Wakayama March 12, where members will home-stay with their musical peers and with whom they’ll perform. A visit to Hiroshima and other cities in the region, such as Osaka, are also planned.

Epp said it will also be exciting to be per-forming music composed in Canada that re-flects Japanese culture and history—such as Lullaby for Hiroshima. She said it will also be rewarding for the children to see first-hand some of what they are singing about.

The choir also has the privilege of perform-ing a First Nations song honouring family that was personally gifted to Epp.

“It’s a simple but beautiful piece that gives thanks for life and family, which reflects why we sing, dance and pray,” she said. “And it’s something that is authentically Canadian.”

To help the children retain memories of the trip to Japan, Epp will ask each of them to share their personal perspectives in what will become a group journal. But she wants

the journal entries to be more than simply just the facts and will encourage the choir members to articulate what it means to be in Hiroshima or to visit a ninja shrine.

Tickets for Saturday’s gala, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Peace Mennonite Church, 11571 Daniels Rd., are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. The evening will include a dessert buffet and silent auction. E-mail [email protected] or call 604-723-4040 for more information.

Heidi Epp and the Richmond Youth Honour Choir are traveling to Japan next month.

Youth choir holds benefit for trip to Wakayama


Celebrate Family Day at select Richmond community facilitiesMonday, February 9

With dozens of activities planned,

Richmond is once again celebrating Family Day in a big way on Monday, February 9. Choices for families of all ages, sizes and mixes include free 15-minute tours of Britannia Shipyard buildings, the 7th annual Children’s Arts Festival and a family public swim and skate at Minoru Aquatics Centre and Minoru Arenas, respectively.

Five community centres are open on February 9: Cambie,

Hamilton, South Arm, Steveston and Thompson. Highlights include family Zumba classes at Hamilton and South Arm, a Family Day breakfast at Steveston and 14 activities from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Thompson. There are also plenty of open gym sessions for those families that just want to drop-in and play.

As a warm up to Family Day, West Richmond Community Centre is hosting a free pancake breakfast for everyone and a Chinese tea ceremony for those 55+ years on Saturday, February 7.

For some activities, pre-registration is encouraged to guarantee a spot. Be sure to check out the full list of activities at www.richmond.ca/familyday for registration details and times.

Development Permit Panel MeetingWednesday, February 113:30 p.m. in Council Chambers

Agenda Item:1. 8451 Bridgeport Road - DP 12-624180 - GBL

Architects Group Inc. - To permit the construction of a high rise commercial, hotel and offi ce development at 8451 Bridgeport Road on a site zoned “High Rise Offi ce Commercial (ZC33) – (City Centre).”

Please call 604-276-4395 for further information.

February/March environmental sustainability workshopsRegister for free classes

These workshops will show you ways to reduce pesticide use and create a

more sustainable community. The workshops are part of the City’s Enhanced Pesticide Management Program, sustainability, waste reduction and water conservation initiatives. These workshops are free, however, registration is required.

Backyard and balcony/patio compostingSunday, February 221:00 - 2:30 p.m.REG# 792608, Free, 13+yrsThompson Community Centre 5151 Granville AvenueDIY Easter gift basket Sunday, March 81:00 - 3:00 p.m.REG# 842559, Free, 13+yrsRichmond Arts Centre 7700 Minoru Gate

There are two ways to register:

• Online at www.richmond.ca/register

• By phoning the registration call centre from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at 604-276-4300 (press “2” at the prompt)

If you register but cannot attend, please contact the registration call centre to make your space available for other participants.

Call for nominationsRichmond Arts Awards

The City of Richmond welcomes nominations for the 7th annual

Richmond Arts Awards, a program to recognize the artistic achievements and contributions to the arts community by City residents, artists, educators, organizations and business leaders. Awards will be presented in six categories: Business and the Arts, Arts Volunteerism, Cultural Leadership, Artistic Innovation, Arts Education and Youth Arts.

The nomination deadline is Monday, March 16. For more information and online nomination forms, please visit www.richmond.ca/artists.

Residential break and enter alertsSign up to receive emails

To receive an email alert if a residential break and enter occurs in your

neighbourhood, email your name and street address to [email protected].

For neighbourhood crime information visit

www.richmond.ca/crime. For home security tips visit www.richmond.ca/homesafety.

7th annual Children’s Arts FestivalMonday, February 9 at the Richmond Cultural Centre

The Children’s Arts Festival connects professional artists and

children in dozens of creativity classes including dance, storytelling, puppet making, cartooning, aboriginal beading and more.

Two special events are sure to delight: Governor General’s award winning author/illustrator Barbara Reid will present two plasticine art workshops for children ages 6-10 years. Inspired by her book, Picture a Tree, children will create their own plasticine art page that will become part of the fi rst ever Children’s Arts Festival digital book. Also, the Beijing Shadow Play Art Troupe brings China’s cultural history to life through puppetry and light manipulation.

Pre-register for creativity classes ($10-15) and special events ($15) or drop-in on February 9. General festival admission (available onsite, cash only) is $5 per person and provides drop-in access to imagination stations, magic shows, family improv theatre and a special reading by author Brandee Bublé.

Full details about the 7th annual Children’s Arts Festival are available at www.childrensartsfestival.ca.

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Community news covering February 4 to February 17, 2015

City Hall is closed on Monday, February 9

for Family Day.

Regular Council MeetingTuesday, February 10, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. (closed meeting)

Council Chambers, City Hall7:00 p.m. (open meeting)

Development Permit PanelWednesday, February 11, 2015Council Chambers, City Hall3:30 p.m.

Community Safety CommitteeWednesday, February 11, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m.

General Purposes CommitteeMonday, February 16, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m.

Public HearingMonday, February 16, 2015Council Chambers, City Hall7:00 p.m.

Planning CommitteeTuesday, February 17, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m.

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January serves up a strong start to local real estate industryby Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

2015 got off to a great start in the local real estate industry in January, judging from the latest numbers from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

The number of houses, town-homes and condos in Richmond that changed hands last month was greater than a year earlier, with increases of 3.5 per cent,

8.2 per cent, 14.6 per cent. Year-over-year, the median selling price of single detached homes rose 10 per cent to $1.09 million among houses. Townhouse sell-ing prices remained virtually un-changed, while condo prices fell 2.7 per cent.

Across the region, the first month of the year saw home sale activity above historical norms, though fewer houses were listed.

“While demand remains steady, we’re seeing fewer homes for sale at the moment,” board president Ray Harris said. “This is creating greater competition amongst buyers, particularly in the de-tached home market. The number

of detached homes listed for sale today is the second lowest we’ve seen in four years.”

There’s also optimism surround-ing sales with interest rates ex-pected to fall.

“The Bank of Canada’s recent an-nouncement to lower its bench-mark interest rate is an important one for home buyers, sellers and owners to note,” Harris said. “A re-duced rate could allow you to pay down your mortgage a little faster, save some money on your monthly payments, or change the amount you qualify for. It’s important that you do your homework and under-stand how these announcements impact your situation.”

Canada Line workers reach tentative deal

Unionized Canada Line workers have reached a tentative deal with their employer following five days of mediation.

B.C. Government and Service Em-ployees’ Union reached a deal with employer Protrans BC, which is owned by SNC-Lavalin. The agreement needs to be ratified by union members.

The 150 unionized Canada Line workers include station and platform attendants, vehicle and electronic system technicians and control room operators.

Home sales up to start the year

Two men linked to a Feb. 2 home break-in on the 4500 block of Hermitage Drive, near Williams and Railway, were caught by the Vancouver Police Department.

Breaking in through a side ga-rage door, the bandits hit the home around noon and stole an iMac computer, two Macbook laptops and some cash.

As the thieves fled the house and into Vancouver, the Van-couver Police Department was alerted and arrested them in a car on the Arthur Laing Bridge, acting Cpl. Dennis Hwang said.

Vancouver’s Michael See, 34, has been charged with break-and-enter, possessing a weap-on for a dangerous purpose, and possessing a break-in in-strument.

The second suspect, a Van-couver youth who can’t be identified, is facing the same charges.

“This is another example of inter-agency co-operation at its finest,” Hwang said. “We are pleased for the assist and lines of communication.”

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Gateway’s first production of 2015, Valley Song, opens tonight (February 6th). In celebration of this inspiring play we bring you Fun Fact Friday.

DID YOU KNOW…? This will be the dirtiest show to ever hit the Gateway Theatre MainStage. The stage will be covered in dirt, seven cubic yards blending three different types of dirt to be exact. Award-winning set designer, Drew Facey, was strongly influenced by the characters’ connection to the land and wanted to bring in the feel of the South African Karoo desert into the theatre. Gateway Theatre favourite David Adams, playing Abraam “Buks” Jonkers and the Author, is actually a native of Cape Town South Africa. Not only does this show hold a special place in his heart but so does Gateway Theatre. David has performed here seven times, including at the Gateway’s 5th Anniversary Gala. Sound Designer, Cathy Nosaty, has composed original music for the lyrics written by Athol Fugard in the play. Cathy came all the way from Toronto to work on this show, and she came prepared with an accordion strapped to her back when we picked her up from the airport. Costume Designer, Barbara Clayden, is coming off a big win at the annual OVATION! Awards, where she took home Outstanding Costume Design for her work on James and the Giant Peach (Carousel Theatre). There will be a special cameo from some Gateway Academy students during the show. Be sure to listen for their beautiful voices! Valley Song runs until February 21. Book your tickets today.

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Notice of Public HearingMonday, February 16, 2015 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items:

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1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9044 (RZ 02-208277)

Location/s: 18691 Westminster Highway Applicant/s: Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh

Temple Purpose: To rezone a 4.6 acre portion

of 18691 Westminster Highway directly north of the existing “Assembly (ASY)” zoned portion of the subject site from “Agriculture (AG1)” to “Assembly (ASY)” in order to permit development of an additional temple building and required off-street parking utilizing the existing driveway access locations along Westminster Highway.

City Contact: Kevin Eng 604-247-4626Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9044

2. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9179 (RZ 14-658085)

Location/s: 9800, 9820, 9840 and 9860 Granville Avenue

Applicant/s: Zhao XD Architect Ltd. Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/F)” to “Medium Density Townhouses (RTM2)”, to permit development of 18 three-storey townhouse units, with access from Granville Avenue.

City Contact: Edwin Lee604-276-4121Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9179

3. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9185 (RZ 14-668270) Location/s: 8151/8171 Lundy Road

Applicant/s: Peter Yee Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, to permit subdivision into two (2) lots.

City Contact: Andrew Yu604-204-8518Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9185

4. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9187 (RZ 14-669571)Location/s: 9751 Steveston Highway /

10831 Southridge Road Applicant/s: EverNu Developments Inc. Purpose: To rezone the subject

properties from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” (9751 Steveston Highway) and “Single Detached (RS1/B)” (10831 Southridge Road) to “Compact Single Detached (RC2)”, to permit subdivision into fi ve (5) lots with vehicle access from a proposed rear lane.


BYLAW 9187

5. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9195 (RZ 13-647380)Location/s: 9329 Kingsley Crescent

Applicant/s: Murad Baluch Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Land Use Contract 048” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, and to terminate, release and discharge “Land Use Contract 048” from title of the subject property, to legalize an existing secondary suite within the existing dwelling.


BYLAW 9195

6. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9198 (RZ 13-650522)Location/s: 8511 Blundell Road

Applicant/s: Merry Gao Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)”, to permit development of a duplex with vehicle access to Blundell Road.

City Contact: Cynthia Lussier604-276-4108Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9198


There's a new date for the 22nd annual Ethel Tibbits Women of Dis-tinction Luncheon.

With Glacier Media as-suming ownership of The Richmond Review from Black Press on March 2, the organizing com-mittee has rescheduled the event to allow for a smoother transition.

The new date for the awards luncheon is Monday, May 4, at the Radisson Hotel Vancou-ver Airport, the week leading up to Mother's Day.

The change in date also means an exten-sion of the Call for Nominations deadline for this year's Women of Distinction awards.

Nominations will now be accepted until Mon-day, March 2, at 5 p.m.

Nominations that have already been received will remain eligible. Nominators are re-minded to send in their reference letters before the new deadline, if they haven't already done so.

Nomination forms

are available online at tinyurl.com/2015Ethels.

The Ethels are named after the pioneering editor of The Richmond

Review, who in the 1930s and ’40s fash-ioned a strong name for herself with her hard-hitting editorials on social issues includ-ing the internment of the Japanese during the Second World War.

The annual luncheon and awards ceremony has raised more than $300,000 for local chari-ties, including Chimo Community Services' Nova House, a shelter for women and their children escaping do-mestic violence.

Ethel Tibbits Awards moved to May 4

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From Page 1Richmond Public Library would

also get a cash injection of $227,000 under council’s spend-ing plan. Library staff had asked council for more annual funding for materials. What council de-cided on is $200,000 in one-time funding for materials, and another $27,000 for a laptop-based learn-ing lab for kids.

Various city hall departments

are also expected to get equip-ment and technology upgrades: $71,000 for a specialized Google computer server; $50,000 for man-agement software; $43,000 for new computers at Gateway The-atre; $43,000 for online database upgrade with Richmond Archives and city information; and $38,000 for Richmond Fire-Rescue recruit-ment costs.

Other one-time expenses will

buy consultants’ time for plans and strategies: development cost charges program update, $125,000; capital facilities plan, $95,000; Steveston community amenities master plan, $69,000; and a sports for life strategy, $30,000.

City council is expected to ratify the spending plan, along with its operating and capital budgets, at its Feb. 10 meeting.

City hall to get equipment upgrades

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Notice of Public HearingMonday, February 16, 2015 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall

7. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9208 (RZ 10-545413) Location/s: 7100 No. 2 Road

Applicant/s: Hi-Aim Builders Ltd. Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Compact Single Detached (RC2)”, to permit the property to be subdivided to create two (2) lots with vehicle access to/from a rear lane.

City Contact: Cynthia Lussier604-276-4108Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9208

How to obtain further information:• By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call the CITY CONTACT shown above.• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/hearings/2015.htm• At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning & Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing February 6, 2015 and ending February 16, 2015, or upon the conclusion of the hearing.• By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing February 6, 2015 and ending February 16, 2015.Participating in the Public Hearing process:• The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. If you believe that you are affected by the

proposed bylaw, you may make a presentation or submit written comments at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend, you may send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Offi ce by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows:• By E-mail: using the on-line form at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm• By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce• By Fax: 604.278.5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce• Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing rules and procedures, please consult the City website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm or call the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 604.276.4007.• All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. It should be noted that the rezoned property may be used for any or all of the uses permitted in the “new” zone.David WeberDirector, City Clerk’s Offi ce

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FALL-TER-ING: FALL, winTER, sprING

EDITORIAL: A relaxed attitude on pot

by Bob NilesContributor

Yes people of the West Coast of Canada we are

going through that time of year known as “Falltering.”

It’s part Fall, all Winter and part Spring. A super season consisting of half of the year where the weather differs very little. A dreary, boring, overcast, just about double digit temperatures of will it rain, or will it not rain (who cares, everything I own is wet) six months.

Falltering starts early to mid November with a warm wind storm and a weekend of solid rain. ‘I’m here!’ it bellows just as all the holiday shopping starts to mark the beginning of Falltering. It comes in like a naughty child. Pulling at your coat and trying to break your umbrella while it water bombs you as you blindly run between your car and the mall entrance.

While in the mall mind control has begun to help us not go nuts. The powers that be, unknown friendly government forces, flash colorful lights of red blue and green. Trees are illuminated that hypnotize us into think-ing that it’s base needs to be blocked by beautifully wrapped boxes covered in bows. All this is to get us out of our homes to stimulate the economy and give us something to do other than play in puddles.

People stumble around wishing each other “Merry” and “Happy” this and that to make you think it’s going to be “Merry” and “Happy.” This is the start of Falltering.

This spirit of hope last till the first week of January. Till about the time January’s days are equal to the tem-perature. It’s then you realize you can’t take Falltering any more and need a holiday

in some sun. Hot, burning, blinding, cancer causing solar rays are what you need, and now! And it’s everybody that needs it. Vacations, hotels and airlines are filled to capacity in this the most expensive time of year to travel. Thank you very much Falltering!

One week, 10 days or two weeks if you’re lucky is all the time you can get away from Falltering. People and work need you back here in the gloom and rain. Jealous, unhappy, wet people that don’t want to see your sun filled pictures splashed with turquoise water and weird umbrellas that block rays from the sun. Why Bill from shipping even asked why I pointed the camera flash right back at the cam-era. Upon explaining the existence of the sun come January in other places he wasn’t the only one that in their mind went “Oh ya.“ In mid to late January, just to re-mind you of the ever always present, puddle by the door at work... Falltering makes the water hard, slippery and dangerous.

Falltering does something it seldom does now-a-days it goes a bit cold. Just for a day or two. It’ll dump snow, clog traffic and bring a more three dimensional look to moisture. The kids will stay home from school and you’ll lie to the people at work about being sick that day. Last time you left them home alone you wound up with a new kitchen.

Little Cindy and Bobby will want to play in the snow and you’ll search the house for gloves, mittens, socks anything to put on their hands. It’s snow boots instead of just rubber boots, toques, scarfs and sweaters. Forty five minutes later they exit the house wearing Aunt Tilly’s oven mitts that she made for you last Christmas. Rubber boots now too small for their feet because of the extra socks wrapped in plastic bags. This with your 2010 Winter Olympic toque and your rayon print ‘Sunday go to Binos’ fashion scarf.

But you need not fear the neighbours assessment for your children’s fashion choic-es. For one immediately slips

on the puddle and comes in crying. And you don’t even get the tears dried, before the other comes in complaining of being cold and wet.

It’s about here you phone work and tell them you’ll be in a little late.

Two days later the snow’s gone thanks to a pineapple express of blowing warm air mixed with watery spurts. Just the way you remem-ber that sick day on your holidays three weeks ago. You just didn’t know what it was called.

February splashes by and your thanking God for it’s only 28 days. This leads to March and something the sports world calls March Madness. For you, this means something totally different than it does to them. You want out! Your socks have been wet for five months now! Wet feet for that long has an effect on a persons thinking. You hear of the madness of Spring Break that collage and university kids go on. It’s mayhem! And you’re all for it! Middle aged sensibility is faltering

because of the length of Falltering. Keep it together! Only about a month and a half to go.

April starts with a Fools’ Day. And of past recent years anger has taken over from the light hearted humorous pranks. People turn mean and their laughs are now dif-ferent from the last time you heard laughter—in August. Their laugh is like the laugh you hear on that late night weekend movie that comes from the cellar. And that laugh today is coming from your dear sweet mother.

April creeps and teases. The clouds in the western sky stay lighter longer in the day casting a beauti-ful reflection on the now shrinking puddles. The once happy child’s poem of “April showers bring Mayflowers,” is replaced with April rainstorm combine with hail stones.

I can’t take the teasing of a little sun, and then have it drowned, like we got caught with something we weren’t suppose to have, with hail and rain.

It’s soon after, Falltering starts to break. A little extra sun where the full orb is almost visible. This is when the West Coast population goes nuts. We all dress like a hot July afternoon, and head to the beaches like lemmings all crowding to the ocean shores. But unlike them we stop. We, with what little brain matter that isn’t all soggy and wet say “Hang on dummy! Remember a Janu-ary 1st swim? You don’t want to end Falltering with a cold.”

Falltering ends with the welcome of allergies, hay fever and stuffy noses! Yes Falltering falters after the first half of Spring. It gives way to lingering glimpses of what seems to be the flash from my camera, but longer. Right Bill?

Bob Niles is a Richmond writer.

The attitude towards marijuana in this province is in sharp

contrast with the approach in other parts of Canada.

Proof of that comes in details from a court document, filed as part of an application to seize a property near the Aldergrove bor-der crossing which was the subject of a massive search last week.

Although the large property just drew public attention last week, the documents suggest it has been used for marijuana production since 1993. That’s a 22-year period.

It is important to keep in mind that, in 1993, growing and selling marijuana for any purposes was illegal in Canada. While there were advocates for medicinal marijuana, which has since been allowed, growing, selling and using the product could lead to criminal charges.

Yet as the documents suggest, there was plenty of marijuana being grown in B.C. at that time. Some was for local consumption, and some was truly for medicinal purposes. However, the vast ma-jority was grown for shipment

to the U.S. and other countries, often in return for other drugs or guns.

B.C. residents have had a more laissez-faire attitude towards marijuana since the late 1960s, and a willingness to put up with marijuana growing, if not actively partaking in what has been a big business, has been strong for many years.

Could any other province have been so receptive to marijuana activist Marc Emery who, after serving several years in a U.S. jail, is encouraging American mari-

juana users to come here and buy their supply — even though it remains illegal to sell it, except for medicinal purposes?

It seems likely that, if the legal-ization of marijuana in Wash-ington and Colorado turns out to be successful, marijuana will be legalized throughout North America some day.

If that does happen, B.C. mari-juana activists, and the laissez-faire attitude that so many B.C. residents have, will have played a major role.

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Editor:Contrary to Tom Fletcher’s as-

sertion (B.C. Views, Feb. 4) that B.C. teachers and the BCTF are not “adapting,” we are actually leading the way in protecting and enhancing education in our province.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is actively involved in B.C.’s task force on assessment, the gradu-ation requirements review, and the curriculum redesign teams. Our two Vice-Presidents and I have been meeting with senior Ministry of Education staff on these initiatives as well.

As a union of professionals, we work hard to enhance our practice

in support of teaching and learn-ing. The BCTF has 32 provincial specialist associations—ranging from science, social studies, and art to technology and trades educa-tion—that put on exceptional professional development confer-ences, write reports, and lead important teacher inquiry projects.

Recently, the BCTF has part-nered with UBC and the BC Superintendents Association to create a province-wide mentor-ing program that will formalize an integrated system of support for developing and retaining teachers in BC. We also funded, created, and launched a new online platform called TeachBC

that enables teachers from across BC to share their research and teaching resources.

There are a lot of excellent things happening in BC schools and teachers are front and centre making it all happen. However, we cannot forget that any gov-ernment strategy, initiative, di-rection, plan, etc., needs funding. Unfortunately, we’re still waiting for this government to fund the basics like improving class size and composition. A change in government attitude towards funding is the first adaptation B.C. students need.

Jim IkerBCTF President

Editor:I would like to commend Richmond City Council

for offering its support to the Township of Hudson’s Hope, B.C. Hudson’s Hope is a small yet beautiful community settled on the Peace River in the Peace Region of B.C. I still have very pleasant memories of the town and the beautiful and fertile valley that the proposed Site C is supposed to flood.

After accepting a teaching position at Hudson Hope Elementary–Junior Secondary School, I moved to Hudson’s Hope in August 1968 and stayed there for five years before moving to Lil-looet. The Portage Mountain Dam, the second largest earth filled dam, which was later renamed W.A.C. Bennett Dam, was in the final stages of its completion at that time. Later on, another dam was built downstream. The townsite is only a few kilometres downstream from that dam. Fort St. John, about 60 kilometres away, is the main shop-

ping centre for the area. Along with my friends and family, I would often drive to Fort St. John. The area between the two towns is not only scenic but also has some of the best farmland and very diverse wildlife in B.C.

If the Site C goes ahead, all of that will be gone. Thousands of hectares of productive farmland will be replaced by a huge water reservoir. I fully agree with our councillors that this project has huge implications. As such, a moratorium will be in order. It will ensure that proper mitigating measures are in place to minimize the damage to the environment.

Incidentally, the Site C Dam is reported to be the largest capital project in this province. Certainly, in order to meet the growing power needs of the province we need more power. However, it shouldn’t be at any cost.

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Musicara will raise money for Beauty Night Society which helps women and youth living in poverty

by Angelica PoverskyYouth Reporter

Richmond’s talented and hard-working

youth will be ap-plying mascara while they tune their guitars before their big night at Performance Works on Granville Island

this Tuesday, Feb. 10 starting at 7 p.m.

Anna Toth, Chris Yan, Alvin Agatep among many others have been hard at work pre-paring performances for Musicara, a benefit concert organized by non-profit HUM (Heal-ing Using Music).

HUM (humcanada.com) is dedicated to using music as a way to bring happi-ness into the lives of people, whether that means volunteering to perform at hospices, local charities or for senior citizens.

Every year HUM or-ganizes a large event with the goal of work-ing together with local charities and bringing them into the spot-light.

Richcity Idol finalist and enthusiastic HUM member Kamaira LeB-lanc says, “The initial reason as to why I was drawn to HUM was because it was an or-ganization that shared happiness through an avenue that has personally brought me so much happi-ness throughout my lifetime. Knowing that opportunities were available to connect with other people and have the possibility of sharing what music has done for me, I couldn’t pass up being a part of it.”

Musicara’s goal is to raise money and awareness for the lo-cal organization, Beau-ty Night Society. The society is devoted to increasing confidence and changing the lives of women and youth living in poverty by offering wellness, life skills development and makeovers for 300 women each week, to-taling over 50,000 makeovers by the end of 2014.

Hard at work at or-ganizing the upcom-ing concert, former McMath student Chris Coulson says that he knows how heart-warming it is to make connections with other charities and people.

“People will say it again and again as you talk to them, but really, seeing how mu-sic has brought us all

closer together, and connected me with so many people I never would have before, is something on a com-pletely different level of satisfaction.”

HUM veteran Daniel Gao says the impact that this hard-working group of musicians and volunteers has made on others, his own life and his in-volvement in the orga-nization is something he would have never anticipated.

“Initially I thought my involvement would just be the odd per-formance or two, but now I am on the Board of Directors, planning events, managing our e-mails, newsletters, and blog.”

Richmond’s Gao is among many volun-teers for HUM who are hard at work on Mu-sicara, planning for it to be the best concert yet, not only with the lineup of Warren Dean Flandez, Gio Levy and The Simpson Brothers and more, but also because of this con-cert’s ability to con-nect them with more charities and groups devoted to making a change.

“The upcoming con-cert is probably going to be the biggest we will have had yet and it’s a testament to how far we have come,” he said.

Tickets can be pre-purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1085184

Local youth organize benefit concert on Granville Island

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For a kid growing up near the frigid Ontario town of

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She discovered a natural gift for the strings when her dad bought her a

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Taylor, a longtime Van-couver resident, is a regu-lar on the Lulu’s Lounge stage at River Rock Casino Resort. Fans can also find her at other stages in Vancouver, includ-ing Edgewater Casino, Lynn Valley Legion, Caffe Roma, Anza Club and the FanClub.

James began her career as a touring country music performer, sharing stages with the likes of Blue Rodeo, Prairie Oyster and Patricia Conroy. She switched to rock, blues and alternative folk a few years later, meeting per-formers of a different ilk, from the late Jeff Healey to Colin James to Jerry Doucette.

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A new sales tax for transit and transportation improvements will lead to less congestion, a stronger economy and healthier commu-nity, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce said Thursday.

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Th ere remains, however, a wide gap between the safest—all mid-sized or large vehicles—and the riskiest models—mostly lower-priced small cars. Of the nine models with zero deaths, seven were ‘luxury’ models: the Audi A4 four-wheel drive, a midsized car; the Honda Odyssey minivan; the Lexus RX 350 four-wheel drive, a midsized SUV; the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class four-wheel drive, a large SUV; the Toyota Highlander hybrid, a four-wheel drive midsized SUV; the Toyota Sequoia, a four-wheel drive large SUV, and the Volvo XC90, a four-wheel drive midsized SUV.

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‘Zero’ deaths has been the target of road safety planning for over a decade. In 1997, Sweden’s parliament adopted a “Vision Zero” policy, and New York City has recently done the same. In 2009, Th e (US) Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety offi ces, issued its plan “Toward Zero Deaths.” Certainly more models with zero deaths per million registered vehicles will help with achieving this goal.

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is a celebration of clas-sic songs. The album is packed with 10 of Taylor’s favourite tunes, including “Ramble On,” “I Put A Spell On You,” “I’d Love To Change The World” and “Fly at Night.” They’re timeless songs that she says have touched a lot of people throughout the years.

It’s hard to imagine Taylor, in her younger years, never considered being a performer. After high school, she entered a hairdressing career. But somehow

music called her back. She moved to Vancou-ver, adopted a new name—after her musi-cal idol James Taylor—and the rest is history.

James performs vari-ous dates this month at Lulu’s Lounge. She’ll also performing a guest spot at Caffe Roma on Feb. 13, and opening for the R&B Allstars with Joani Bye and Catherine St. Germain at the Anza Club March 14.

1. Rock, blues, alter-native folk, country, roots—any other styles you’ve played?

“Performed in french for the troops.”

2. What’s your focus today? “I’m really dig-gin’ house concerts and working on my solo show.”

3. What do you per-form at Lulu’s? “Dixie Chicks, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, my own songs. The list is long.”

4. Are you still a fan of James Taylor? “Always.”

5. A few popular artists you’re a fan of right now? “Maroon 5, Serena Ryder, Bruno Mars, Pink, John Mayer,

Ryan Adams.”6. Most comfortable

on stage wearing…? “Jeans or velour bell bottoms.”

7. Your favourite guitar? “The Yamaha I’m currently playing that my dad bought me 40 years ago.”

8. Do you play any other instruments? “A little piano but no one would ever pay me to play it.”

9. How has the interest in live music changed since you started playing? “Let’s just say I used to play six nights a week with a band, in town, then go

on tour for as long as I wanted. Things have re-ally changed. I miss the buzz of playing with a band all the time.”

10. An ideal vaca-tion? “Travelling around Australia in a camper van. Just did it last year. I’m not an all-inclusive type.”

11. A favourite mem-ory from growing up in North Bay? “Ice fish-ing in an ice shack with a wood stove. I actually grew up in Callander, eight miles south of North Bay.”

12. Ever performed out there? “Just did last month. I have very

devoted fans there.”13. How did you

choose the songs for your album Rewind? “My producer John Ellis and I sat with vinyl albums we loved. It was largely driven from an electric standpoint. I’m well known for playing acoustic guitar in an intimate setting and he wanted people to ex-perience electric Taylor.”

14. One favourite song from Rewind? “’I Put A Spell On You.’ It’s my first studio electric guitar solo.”

15. A favourite lunch? “Some kind of pho.”

16. A hobby or inter-est outside of music? “Skiing! I’m a ski bum. If I’m not on stage you can find me on Whistler Mountain.”

17. Most famous mu-sician you’ve played with or met? “Opened for Meat Loaf, played ‘Ramble On’ for Robert Plant and ate chestnuts with Steven Tyler on Granville Island.”

18. A memorable concert? “That’s a tough one. There are so many. That’s like asking someone to choose their favourite child. Did some cool shows

at Baker Blues festival, CBC, The Yale. Per-forming for the troops. Honestly I can’t choose. Some of the best have been in people’s living rooms.”

19. Most pictur-esque spot in Metro Vancouver? “My deck over looking English Bay.”

20. How much song-writing are you doing these days? “Not a lot. Been really enjoying learning new music.”

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Jeep: designed in Motor City, made in ItalySan Jose, California – A new little Jeep with an Italian accent, called Renegade, will soon be available in Canadian dealerships. It’s designed in Detroit and built in Italy, but the iconic Jeep Wrangler influences are easy to spot. The Renegade is a contem-porary and more playful interpretation of Jeep, offering passenger-friendly utility, good on-road performance and fuel econ-omy combined with surprisingly impressive off-road prowess. The new model presents a fresh and cheerful overall design attitude that’s sure to appeal to younger buyers. An “X” motif that appears in numerous places, including the taillights, was taken from the rear-mounted jerry can on the original Willys army vehicle. A cleverly designed lightweight removable (MySpace) dou-ble-sunroof, which stores neatly under the rear cargo area, also adds to the mischie-vous character of Renegade. Jeep points to the Nissan Juke, Mini Countryman and Buick Encore as the expected prime competitors of Renegade. There are, however, a couple of aging compact utilities, Patriot and Compass, already in the Jeep line. So you have to wonder how much longer they’ll be around. Renegade will have a start price of just $19,995 (Sport edition) and comes in two 4x2 trim levels and four 4x4 trim levels, with prices topping out at $31,995. The base 4x2 Sport edition comes with a turbocharged 1.4-litre (Multiair) engine mated to a 6-speed manual trans-mission. The optional ($1,500) powertrain is a 2.4-litre (Multiair Tigershark) engine, paired (no swapping) with a 9-speed automatic. North, with 4x2 or 4x4 drivetrains, is expected to be most popular trim level with all-in pricing in the mid twenties.

Jeep is pushing Renegade as a vehicle with genuine off-road warrior capabili-ties. A Trailhawk 4x4 edition comes with additional ride height, skid plates plus front and rear tow hooks. Unique front/rear fascias improve both approach and departure angle capability and it comes with 17-inch wheels with more aggressive tires. Trailhawk is designed to provide up to 482 mm of water fording capability and it comes with a Jeep Selec-Terrain system that includes a rock mode, Active Drive Low (with 20:1 crawl ratio) and Hill-descent Control.To prove prowess, Jeep included a three-hour stop at Hollister Hills SVRA, an off-road and dirt-biking Mecca about a hour from San Jose, in the drive route. The serious Jeep side of Renegade quickly became apparent as it tackled an arduous obstacle course and a steep hill climbing trail with ease. A short wheelbase makes it highly manoeuvrable in tricky situations and it’s aided by a

fully independent suspension with up to 205 mm (8.1 inches) of wheel articulation. Jeep’s fully automated off-road drive system is also second-to-none.Almost all of the driving tour was in a Renegade equipped with the 2.4-litre (180-horsepower) engine/automatic combination, which will probably be the most popular pairing. The steering is on the light side and is quicker acting than I’m used to in a Jeep. This high-revving engine is also a more refined and quieter power provider than in Wrangler. Impressively slick in operation, the nine-speed speed automatic is certainly setup for best fuel economy, with four overdrive gears.The turbocharged 1.4-litre (160-horsepower) base engine offers surprising oomph and seemed to make Renegade a bit quicker off the line. The 6-speed manual

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Three men had their

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A Richmond-bound shipment of coffee mugs was X-rayed at the Port of Vancouver during the summer of 2010, which revealed discrepancies that led to a closer look.

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Ng and Kwok each received 16 years in prison, while Vancou-ver’s Hin Cheung—who played a “less sig-nificant role” but was “still essential” to the

large-scale distribution scheme according to the Crown—received a 10-year prison sen-tence.

Lawyers for Kwok, Ng and Lau successfully ar-gued that the sentenc-ing judge “erroneously found the group to be a criminal organiza-tion” as an aggravating factor. There was also an issue relating to pre-trial custody.

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“The sentencing judge erred in finding the group to be a crimi-nal organization as the group did not have a level of structure or continuity that would pose an enhanced threat to society,” the Court of Appeal ruled.

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The trio also received credit for pre-trial cus-tody in the ratio of 1.5 to 1, after originally re-ceiving credit on a one-for-one basis.

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The second month of the year is here, and that means the arrival of Feb-ruary Fever.

Leading up to March Madness, when sports fans focus their attention on basketball and the crowning of champions at many levels, February dishes up its own blend of

hoop hysteria.Fans are especially en-

gaged when parity is prevalent, which is cer-tainly the case this season in the Richmond Second-ary Schools senior boys’ league. So next week’s city championships—Tues-day through Thursday at J.N. Burnett Secondary—promises nothing short of high level excitement.

“I really enjoy the parity.

I think it forces all to be at their best at all times and fosters healthy competi-tion,” says Hugh McRob-erts Strikers coach Brian Meier, whose team faces an unenviable challenge when they meet the surg-ing Matthew McNair Mar-lins in Tuesday’s opening round at 6:15 p.m. Though the game is, on paper, a showdown between two evenly-matched AAA

teams that placed second (8-1 McNair) and third (7-3 McRoberts) in the league standings, the Marlins have strung together 25 consecutive wins since last losing to Richmond league winners Robert A. McMath Wildcats (9-0) 75-70 in their league opener Dec. 8.

Richmond’s AAA teams are all strong this sea-son, with McNair and

McMath both currently ranked provincially and McRoberts emerging as an honourable mention. But due to the format of the Richmond playoffs, all the teams are on the same side of the draw meaning only one will advance to Thursday’s final.

Meier strongly advocates that the healthy competi-tion is a great teaching tool, with the lessons and

skills learned transferable to the “real world.” He says the parity in our league comes from all teams hav-ing strong players and quality coaches who have dedicated numerous hours to molding their teams into cohesive units, highlighting the strengths of the individuals and the group as a whole.

“Whichever team ulti-mately wins the playoffs will be truly deserving of the crown. The great thing is that so many teams are realistic candidates to take home the championship,” he says. “The ultimate fac-tor will come down to the health of teams, even mo-reso than match-ups. One key player not being able to play can make a huge difference.”

Experience seemingly provides McMath and Mc-Nair with a slight edge over McRoberts, with the first two teams both reaching the provincial tournament last season and their Grade 12s hungry to experience it again. But ever the opti-mist, Meier says there are many players from grades 10 and 11 who can be just as impactful as a senior.

Preferring to let his team’s play speak for it-self—good enough to

vault the team from sixth to second in this week’s provincial triple-A rank-ings McMath—mentor Bik Chatha says “we tend not to worry about things we cannot control.”

“The only thing we can control is our prepara-tion and our execution and that is what we focus on,” he says. “Experience always helps, but you still need to execute. We never look past the cur-rent game because each is so important, and each opponent especially in the Richmond league de-serves and demands re-spect. With so much parity we have to make sure we play our best every time we step onto the floor.”

Chatha adds:”We want to play good hard basket-ball that is error free and good defensively, and see what happens.”

After guiding McNair to its first provincial cham-pionship appearance in 14 years in 2014, Marlins’ coach Jessy Dhillon is even more bullish on the current team.

“We’re pretty pumped for the playoffs, and we’re going in on a real high. I’m hoping we can continue (to ride the wave),” he says.

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Parity promises to make this year’s Richmond high school basketball playoffs one to remember

BY THE NUMBERSRichmond Sr. Boys’ Basketball LeagueFINAL STANDINGSSchool GP W L PTSMcMath 9 9 0 18

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The final team in the triple-A bracket is Ste-veston-London Sharks, who appear to have saved their best for last making them a prime candidate to post an upset or play the spoiler’s role at the city championships.

The new year brought a new attitude if not team at Steveston-London, with the Sharks raising their level of commitment after a difficult December.

“We lost some players due to other commit-ments but it seemed to bring us closer,” says coach Mike Stoneburgh.

Steveston-London, which placed sixth with a 5-5 record, won two of its last three league games, upsetting Richmond High 70-69 on Jan. 26 and capping the regular cam-paign with a 75-54 win over Richmond Christian on Wednesday.

The other half of the draw is appealing in its own right featuring the

city’s only quad-A team—Richmond Colts finished tied for third place in the overall league standings at 7-3—along with ei-ther single-A Richmond Christian Eagles (3-7 and ranked fourth provin-cially), or defending title holder R.C. Palmer Griffins (3-6 and an honourable mention in the double-A rankings. The Eagles and Griffins will meet at 3:30 p.m. today (Feb. 5) for the eighth seed.

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sports

Marlins riding marvelous wave

by Don FennellSports Editor

The Matthew McNair Marlins qualified for the provincial high school senior boys’ bas-ketball championships for the first time in 14 years in 2014. This year, coach Jessy Dhil-lon believes they’re good enough to win the triple-A title.

And who’s to argue? After all, the Marlins are currently riding a 25-game winning streak that started after the team lost 75-70 to rival R.A. McMath Wildcats in the opening game of the Richmond league season Dec. 8.

Dhillon has played a large role in McNair’s steady upward trend in recent years, and as a grad of the school he takes great pride in the Marlins return to basketball prominence.

Hoops played a big role in Dhillon’s high school years, and now an outreach worker in the Surrey School District he’s grateful for op-portunity to give back.

“It’s awesome seeing them making positive changes after something clicks for them,” he says.

Dhillon’s ability to effectively communicate with his players is also evident with the Mar-lins, especially on a team that relies on each other for its success. Last season, the team was able to rely on one of the province’s top guards in Royce Sargent to lead the offence. Though the current team has plenty of talent, too, the players are clearly more committed to playing as a unit. But when they do need someone to step up, they are able to rely on six-foot-four power foward Owen Vint (who broke the school rebounding record this year by averaging 32 boards per game) to domi-nate in the paint. Or for Kevin Yang (who, as he has since Grade 8, still spends an hour each day practising jump shots with his dad) to sink a three-pointer and create space.

But if any player exemplifies what this year’s Marlins are all about it is Balraj Saran.

The team’s smallest forward, his battle level is unsurpassed.

“He is the engine that keeps us going, pulling down boards and doing all the little things that help you win,” says Dhillon. “And

the other guys recognize what he does and the integral role he plays.”

Dhillon says getting a taste of the provin-cials last season only whetted the players’ appetite to return. He says the majority of the Grade 12s have played basketball to-gether since they were in Grade 8, not only in the school but year-round. And as Marlins, they’ve been knocking on the door of the city final ever since.

Despite McNair’s many dominant perfor-mances this season, Dhillon refuses to take anything for granted. His continuous mes-sage to his players is not to look beyond the game they’re playing.

Dhillon also recognizes that, sooner or later, their current winning streak will end. But he’s confident that the players have the mental makeup to quickly bounce back.

“We know there are going to be setbacks. So far those have been mostly us coming out flat but then getting our game together in the second half,” he said. “Last year, the guys were kind of bug-eyed when we got to provincials. But this year, after we defeated (provincially) No. 1-ranked Charles Tupper in the Suther-land tournament early in the year, the play-ers realized they could compete with any of the top teams in triple-A. The challenge is for them to maintain their focus and discipline every game out.”

Going forward, that begins Tuesday when they’ll face the Hugh McRoberts Strikers in their first game at the city playoffs. Tip-off is 6:15 p.m. at J.N. Burnett Secondary.

•While the Robert A. McMath Wildcats ( 8-0)were the runaway winners of the Richmond high school senior girls’ basketball league ti-tle, Hugh Boyd Trojans, Hugh McRoberts Strik-ers and A.R. MacNeill Ravens tied for second place all with 6-2 records.

City playoffs began this week, with Mc-Math downing H.J. Cambie Crusaders 62-14, Richmond Colts outscoring MacNeill 68-42, McRoberts defeating Burnett 76-26 and Hugh Boyd topping Steveston-London 69-32 in first-round play Wednesday. The Richmond championship game will be played Feb. 11 at 5:15 p.m. at Richmond Secondary.

Coach Jessy Dhillon genuinely believes McNair is ready to challenge for provincial supremacy

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McDONALD, Ewen CraigDECEMBER 15, 1961 - JANUARY 23, 2015

Age 53 years. Born Richmond BC. Survived by his children Malcolm, Samantha (Andrew), Bryce; his granddaughter Elizabeth; his dear mother Edith and his brothers Lauchlan (Debbie), Cameron (Cindy), Callum (Sandy). Dearly loved and missed by nephews: Russell (Leah) Annabel, River; Matthew; Cameron; Jordan (Shandiss); Shawn; and niece Shannon (Damian) Emma, Liam Jordan.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Ewen Craig McDonald, son of Gordon and Edith.

Ewen was the epitome of ‘family fi rst’. His love of and dedication to his children was unrelenting .

Whether he was cheering on Bryce at the rink, spending quiet time with Samantha and his granddaughter Elizabeth or road tripping to a Lions game with Malcolm, the immensely proud Papa Bear soaked it all in and always, always looked for more.

In no way did growing up with three older siblings ever stop ‘The Duck’ from becoming the biggest presence in the room. Any room. His quick-witted barbs rose above everyone and everything and only served to deepen the connection between the four brothers as they continually tried to one-up each another.

As a crew chief for many years at Schnitzer, Ewen traveled between BC and Alberta and was well sought after for his expertise in his fi eld.

Mentor, motorcycle enthusiast, Derby champ, radio talk show fi nalist, wine connoisseur and sometime singer of Roadhouse Blues - Ewen regaled everyone with his escapades... and we loved it.

With the slyest grin and hardest laugh, #46 bashed his way through life and into everyone’s hearts. Full throttle. No holds barred. Awesome.

Ewen will be missed by all who knew him;Please join his family for the Celebration of his Life

South Arm United Church 11051 Number 3 Road Richmond B.C Sat Feb 14th. 12 noon with refreshments to follow in the church hall

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

6 IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS

THE 6th annual WCOWMA-BC Convention & Trade Show will be held at the Ramada Plaza (36035 North Parallel Road) on February 12, 13, 14 & 15 in Abbotsford. Work-shops, open forum discus-sions, networking opportu-nities & door prizes. The trade show is held on Feb 13 only (complimentary admission). Don’t miss the only onsite wastewater trade show & con-vention in BC. More info at www.wcowma-bc.com.

33 INFORMATION

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TRAVEL

66 GETAWAYS

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

HIGHWAYOWNER OPERATORS

$3500 SIGNING BONUSVan Kam’s group of compa-nies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experi-ence/training.

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[email protected] orCall 604-968-5488 or

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115 EDUCATION


125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

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130 HELP WANTED

Community Health Nursesought in Port Hardy, BC. Re-quest job description or apply to [email protected] by Feb 22. Competitive salary offered. Tel. 250-949-6625

Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities

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130 HELP WANTED

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No phone calls please



130 HELP WANTED

SMALL ENG/SAW/OUTBOARD MECHANIC WANTED.

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[email protected]

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

COOKS WANTEDRozzini’s Restaurant ltd. located at A211 Ewen Ave. New West-minster V3M 5B3 seeks F/T perm. cooks specializing in East Indian cooking & able to prepare lunches, dinners & buffets. Plan menu, monitor and order food supply, ensure food quality. A minimum of 2 years of cooking experience and workable spoken English is required. Salary is $18/hour. Email your resume to [email protected]


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Class 625 - For Sale By OwnerClass 638 - Open Houses

110 CAREER SERVICES/JOB SEARCH


142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

Customer Service CoordinatorReq. for Fuchs Langley. Will take customer calls, emails & faxes, enter orders using SAP, send releases to warehouses,invoicing & expediting of orders. Must be very effi cient, detail oriented, organized, capable of multi-task-ing, and experienced in customer service work & computer entry.

$18.00/hr. Plus Profi t SharingBonuses. Mon.-Fri. 40 hrs./wk.

Fax resume: 604-888-1145or e-mail: [email protected]

with position in the subject line

154 RETAIL

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

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110 CAREER SERVICES/JOB SEARCH

INDEX IN BRIEFFAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS ............... 1-8

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ... 9-57

TRAVEL............................................. 61-76

CHILDREN ........................................ 80-98

EMPLOYMENT ............................. 102-198

BUSINESS SERVICES ................... 203-387

PETS & LIVESTOCK ...................... 453-483

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE........... 503-587

REAL ESTATE ............................... 603-696

RENTALS ...................................... 703-757

AUTOMOTIVE .............................. 804-862

MARINE ....................................... 903-920

7 OBITUARIES

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On October 24, 2014, at the 8100

block of Blundell Road, Richmond,

B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the

North Vancouver RCMP seized,

at the time indicated, the subject

property, described as: a 1998

Toyota Camry; BCLP 037WRL;

VIN:JT2BF22K8W0086547, on or

about 05:12 Hours.

The subject property was seized

because there was evidence that

the subject property had been

used in the commission of an

offence (or offences) under section

348 (Breaking and Entering) of the

Criminal Code of Canada; section

24 (Attempt Breaking and Entering)

of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the

subject property, CFO file Number:

2015-2653, is subject to forfeiture

under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will

be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil

Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the

time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by

a person who claims to have an

interest in all or part of the subject

property. The notice of dispute

must be filed within 60 days of the

date upon which this notice is first

published.

You may obtain the form of a notice

of dispute, which must meet the

requirements of Section 14.07

of the CFA, from the Director’s

website, accessible online at www.

pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The

notice must be in writing, signed

in the presence of a lawyer or

notary public, and mailed to the

Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234

Station Provincial Government,

Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:



Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanic

(Surrey Terminal)

Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. re-quires two (2) full-time Commer-cial Trailer Journeyman Mechan-ics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road.

Applicants should have an in-spectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experi-ence in a freight fl eet environ-ment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fl eet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek,

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Interested candidates should at-tach an updated resume and cov-er letter to:

[email protected] or fax: 604-587-9889

Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those be-ing considered will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed toEmployment Equity and

Environmental Responsibility.

130 HELP WANTED



PLUMBERSJourneyman & Apprentices

(1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th)Respected Mechanical Contractor req. Journeyman and Apprentice Plumbers for all aspects of Com-mercial Institutional Mechanical work (New Construction). Previ-ous experience is an asset. Team Environment.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

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130 HELP WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

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TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

Placing & Finishing * Forming* Site Prep, old concrete removal

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.coastalconcrete.ca

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

260 ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

281 GARDENING

JAPANESE PRO GARDENER Lawns, Power Raking, Hedges & Trees. Free Estimates 604-839-8856

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER CLEANINGSAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

Gutter & Roof Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

VECTOR RENO’S Specializing in all interior & exterior

home renovations & additions Call 604-690-3327

NEW & REPAIR. Bath & Kitch, fl rs, tiles, moulding, dry-wall, painting, plumbing, wiring. Job guaranteed. WCB ins. Patrick 778-863-7100.

Concrete Forming,Framing & Siding Crews. Residential 604.218.3064

Commercial 604.524.5494

320 MOVING & STORAGE

STARTING FROM $43.95/hourdistinguishedmovers.com

Call 778-237-4364

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person*Reliable Careful Movers. *RubbishRemoval. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020


320 MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPINGAcross the street - across the world

Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

AFFORDABLE MOVINGwww.affordablemoversbc.com

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree Estimate/Senior DiscountResidential~Commercial~PianosLOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

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MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men

BIG OR SMALL MOVESStart $45/hr ~ All size trucks

Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.

338 PLUMBING

MIN. EXPRESS PAGING SYSTEM

Reasonable Rates 604-270-6338

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More

Call Aman: 778-895-2005

BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

341 PRESSURE WASHINGPower Washing, Gutters, Windows, Maintenance, Res/Comm. Lic/Ins’d. Free Est. Call Dean 604-839-8856


341 PRESSURE WASHINGLENTING Property Service IncMr. Side Walk Power Washing

Snow Clearing. 5 mil. liab.WCB. Local. 604-802-9033

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

SOUTHWEST ROOFING • Cedar Restoration • Asphalt • Torch-On • Re-Roofs Since 85 604-760-7937

Excellence in Quality & Service

604-588-0833All types of Roofi ng

Free EstimateWritten Guarantee

WCB CoverageOver 40 Years Experience

FIVE STAR ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofi ng & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

. FREE Scrap Metal Removal.

.FREE Scrap metal removal. Appls, BBQS, exercise equip, cars, etc. 604-572-3733 ww.tkhaulaway.com

#1 AAA RubbishRemoval

25 Years Serving Rmd.Residential & Commercial Clean Courteous Service

FREE ESTIMATESJoe 604-250-5481

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)

PETS

477 PETS

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

POMERANIAN PUPS P/B. 3 Fe-males. First shots & vet checked. Call for price. (604)866-2895

PETS

477 PETSGOLDEN DOODLE puppies born Nov. 22, Mom small reg Golden x, Dad small Std Poodle (both 50 lbs). We have bred this litter special to create ideal family companions (in-telligent, gentle, easy to train, people pleasers, happy indoors/outdoors, good with kids/animals, low/no shed Our dogs are part of our home and life and we wish the same for our puppies. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support & guidance for life. 1st shots/deworm, $1200, 604-820-4827 Mission

Std POODLE pups, CKC, M/F, 16 wks, trained, all shots, health guar’t, exc. pedigree, $1800. Camaraderie Kennels, Victoria (250)381-0855

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

551 GARAGE SALESRICHMOND. ESTATE SALE - FEB 7 & 8. #39-10771 Gilbert Rd. Furni-ture, kitchen supplies, motorcycle jackets/helmets, offi ce furniture.

THE RICHMOND HOSPITAL AUXILIARY THRIFT SHOP

Is having its fi rst of the 2015 series of COLLECTIBLES SALE on Saturday Feb.7 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Items include fi ne chi-na, silver, crystal, jewellery, vin-tage linen, paintings and much more. The RHHA Thrift Shop is located in the heritage church building at the corner of Chatham Street and Second Ave. in Steveston. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE RICHMOND HOSPITAL.

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC• All Prices • All Situations •

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604-657-9422

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWER

RICHMOND. Spacious newly reno’d 2 bdrm, gas f/p, 4 appls, lam fl oor, pantry, storage, pkng, fenced. N/P, avail now. $1095/mo. 604-833-2103

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

2007 Keystone Challenger Pristine 33’, 3-slide. 2 Bdrm,

2 Bath. Travel or live-in. W.Rock.Blow out $25,775. 604-349-4181

*price incl 1st month pad rent*

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200The Scrapper

SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS. Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of SUSANMARIE SENFT, formerly of Suite 105, 4885 Heather street, Vancou-ver, Deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Ro-land Hinmueller, Suite 101- 5055 Imperial St. Burnaby, B.C., V5J 1C9 on or before March 11th, 2015, af-ter which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Roland Hinmueller, Ex-ecutor.

PLUMBING & HEATING

604-868-7062 Licensed, Insured & Bonded Local Plumberswww.1stcallplumbing.ca

• Plumbing Service & Repairs • Boilers & Furnaces • Gas Work

Heating System Service SpecialOnly $89 including free hot water tank service!

HOME SERVICE GUIDE REVIEW the richmond

RENOVATIONSM.S. MAINTENANCE

& RENOVATIONS

Insured / WCB Mike Favel • 604-341-2681

Plumbing • Electrical • Woodwork • Drywall • Bathrooms • Painting • Handyman • Textured Ceilings • FREE Quotes

Door Repairs: Patio • Pocket • Bi-folds • Showerand I’m a Nice Guy!

PLUMBING/HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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Expert knitters at the Richmond Jewish Community’s Kehila Society have been knitting an assortment of warm winter blankets, scarves and gloves for Rose’s An-gels, a local organization founded by Kehila Society and Courtney Cohen, 26, in memory of Cohen’s late grandmother, Rose Lewin. Volunteers with Rose’s Angels will be distributing the knitted wear, along with bundles of dry food and toiletries, to needy locals through CHIMO Community Services, St. Alban’s Church, Richmond Family Place, Turning Point Recovery Society and the Jewish Food Bank next week.

The Steveston Japanese Language School treated students to a New Year’s Party which featured traditional Japanese food, games and activities.

Katie Lawrence photoJoe McDonald demonstrated how to do a Scottish highland dance during Gong Haggis Fat Choy on Monday. The annual Robbie Burns day meets Chinese New Year celebration took place at South Arm Community Centre.

For their preparation for the Peter Bakonyi Men’s Épée World Cup Competition at the Richmond Olympic Oval, the Chinese National Épée team, led by National Épée team coach, Xiao Jian enjoyed the hospitality of Victor Gansevitch’s Richmond’s Dynamo Fencing Club.

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Richmond Review, February 06, 2015