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Plan aims to stem doctor shortageDoctors’ group focuses on recruitment, succession planning and increasing capacityby Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

Longtime local family doctor Dr. Jack Kliman re-members the fallout after a fellow Richmond physi-cian retired last fall.

“I had an elderly lady in my reception basically begging to be taken as a patient. That just is not acceptable in our world,” he said in an interview Tuesday.

In the next four years, 24 family doctors are ex-pected to retire in Richmond. In the next year alone five will leave their practices, and about half don’t have a succession plan, potentially leaving more desperate patients without a family doctor.

Now a group of local doctors are taking action to ward off a crisis.

On Monday the Richmond Division of Family Prac-tice and its 132 local family physicians tabled a plan aimed at addressing the general practitioner shortage in Richmond. The plan is funded by A GP For Me, a joint initiative of the province and B.C. doctors that aims to improve access and build capacity in primary care.

It follows a community survey late last year that estimated 39,000 Richmond residents don’t have a family doctor. That number could grow to 67,000 in four years with predicted physician retirements.

Strategies will be rolled out this month that focus on strengthening physician-patient relationships, recruitment, succession planning and increasing patient capacity in doctors’ offices.

Other strategies seeks to expand the reach of doc-tor’s offices and increase patients’ understanding of the health care system.

The doctors’ group probed the situation in Rich-mond last fall. Doctors were surveyed, as was the community in a non-scientific sampling of 1,511 residents. The assessment found 83 per cent of re-spondents have a family doctor, while most who don’t are looking for one. Those without a family doctor tended to be younger, or new to Canada.

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Summer block party approvedMinoru Park could welcome a crowd of 40,000 during Labour Day weekend

by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

City council approved $170,000 in funding Monday for a new summer festival that one councillor believes can pick up where another left off.

The Richmond World Block Party, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5, will be have a multicultural focus. Planned for the day-long party at Minoru Park are entertainment acts, a few dozen food trucks, a chef showcase and a sports zone featur-ing the world’s lesser-known athletic pursuits.

Coun. Linda McPhail said the party could fill the void Richmond Multi-fest left when the long-running East Richmond summer festival ended several years ago.

“The festival can celebrate Rich-mond’s significant diversity through music, food and culture, and cater to families and children. I believe that bringing different cultures together to celebrate their diversity can cre-ate a greater sense of community and understanding and intercultural harmony.”

City planners, who aim to court sponsors to boost the budget by another $75,000, estimate the festi-val could draw over 40,000 people.

Bryan Tasaka, manager of major events, told council staff will devel-op a transportation plan to accom-modate the large crowd, adding that Minoru’s proximity to a Canada Line station is a “big bonus.”

Katie Lawrence photoWith some help from Auntie Julie, Jayden Feng made a seed bomb during Seedy Saturday at Thompson Community Centre. See story, page 19.

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Workers remove all signs of the historic retailer from Richmond Centre


On Sept. 10, 1964, a crowd of 2,000 people stood outside a No. 3

Road building that would be-come a Richmond institution for 50 years.

That morning, then Richmond Reeve Henry Anderson cut the ribbon on a Simpson-Sears store—the second largest store in

the department store chain—as store manager Duane Cotterell stood by.

“We’re dedicating this new store particularly to the people of Richmond and pledge ourselves to bring you first quality merchandise backed by Simpsons-Sears long standing guarantee of ‘satisfaction of money refunded,’” said Cotterell in a letter to shoppers published in The Richmond Review on the eve of opening day.

That pledge ended Feb. 22 when the Richmond store closed for good. Last week workers removed the iconic Sears name from the side of Richmond Centre with the help of a bucket truck.

The closure was long anticipated. Sears Canada announced in 2013 it would shutter its Richmond Centre store along with four others in Ontario.

Richmond staff spent much of February preparing the retailer’s exit. They also held small gather-ings and large events to mark the store’s final days. One such event was an employee dinner that drew 130 staff. Retired workers were invited to another dinner, at which 80 former employees shared memories over a meal.

“They did a great job at get-ting everything ready,” said Sears spokesperson Vincent Power of staff. “We were appreciative for their steadfastness and the care with which they continued to do their work.”

Sears opened to much fanfare. It got its start just months before the neighbouring Richmond Square shopping centre wel-comed its first customers and just hours after a new four-lane Minoru Boulevard was completed.

Grand opening specials in-cluded toilet paper for five cents a roll, bedspreads for $9.99, vinyl asbestos tiles for 10 cents apiece, cartons of cigarettes for $2.99 and women’s flannel pajamas for $1.99. There were even “specials for small fry” that included a metal tricycle for $5.88 and a wooden wagon for $8.99, according to an advertisement in The Richmond Review.

Sears expanded the store in 1967. In 1973 another shopping mall, Richmond Centre, opened across Saba Road. The removal of the road in 1989 paved the way for the merger of Richmond Square and Richmond Centre, along with the relocation of Sears to its location near Richmond City Hall.

Richmond has always been a great community for Sears, said the company’s spokesperson, who added Sears didn’t vacate its Richmond store because of poor performance.

“The landlords of the mall of-fered Sears a significant amount

of money to end our lease early along with four other stores, and it made financial sense for Sears to accept that offer, even though we are sorry to see our department store at Richmond go,” said Power.

The company continues to oper-

ate a Sears Home store in Rich-mond, selling major appliances, furniture and mattresses, along with other Sears department stores elsewhere in the Lower Mainland.

As for what’s moving into Sears’ old Richmond Centre space, mall owner Cadillac Fairview isn’t revealing plans.

“We don’t have any announce-ments we can make to the general public,” said Sheila Luft, general manager at Richmond Centre.

Meanwhile, Lansdowne Centre will also soon have a major vacan-cy. Target Canada is in the process of liquidating all its stores. It’s not clear when the Richmond store will close for good—Target didn’t respond to The Review by press time—but in January a spokes-person said liquidation could take four to five months.

The opening of the original Sears store in September 1964 drew a crowd of 2,000, according to a report in The Rich-mond Review.

A full page ad in the Sept. 9, 1964 edition of The Richmond Review announces the grand opening sales at new Sears stores in Richmond and Burnaby.

Sears department store all but a memory

Richmond Reeve Henry Anderson cuts the ribbon on the Richmond Square Sears store with manager Duane Cotterell on Sept. 10, 1964.

Sears Cnada photoRichmond Sears employees pause for a group photo during the exit prepara-tions last month.

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RCMP bomb squad called to No. 1 and Blundell roads; no explosive component found


Police are investigating after the discovery of an improvised explosive device in West Richmond Monday af-ternoon.

At 12:20 p.m. Richmond RCMP re-sponded to a call of a suspicious vehi-cle inside a parkade of a low-rise apart-ment building in the 7800-block of No. 1 Road, near Blundell Road.

Officers found a suspicious object in-side a car, later determined to be an im-provised explosive device, and called in the B.C. RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit.

Police evacuated the building over concerns for residents’ safety and cor-

doned off an area around the building. Richmond Fire-Rescue and B.C. Ambu-lance were put on standby as residents left the building and boarded a bus to take them offsite.

Explosives experts deployed a spe-cialized robotic vehicle and later de-termined the device to be safe.

Const. Dennis Hwang, media liaison officer with Richmond RCMP, said it was determined the device “did not contain an explosive component.”

Around 5 p.m. police allowed resi-dents to return to their homes.

“We are very thankful for their pa-tience in this trying situation. We’re looking for anybody who has any infor-mation on this event or any suspicious behaviour around that area at that time or even days before,” said Hwang.

RCMP towed the car to the Richmond detachment where it’s undergoing fo-rensic identification, said Hwang.

Improved explosive device found by police

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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 and Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing March 6, 2015 and

ending March 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 March 6, 2015 and ending March 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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Trio of councillors call for more budget review, but mayor calls financial plan ‘modest’


City council cemented this year’s tax and fee hikes by approving Richmond’s five-year financial plan in a 5-3 vote Monday, but not before some council-lors called for a shakeup at city hall.

“Richmond is rich—real real rich. If you look at our net financial assets I think we are the best in the province,” said Coun. Chak Au, one in a trio of councillors to vote against the plan. “We are so rich there’s room for us to im-prove our service without really charging a high tax rate.”

Richmond homeowners will pay $31 more in prop-erty tax this year thanks to a 1.9 per cent increase. Utilities have again also jumped by up to $34 more this year.

Last year’s tax increase was three per cent—a usual figure and consistent projection in the city’s five year plan. Council narrow-ly voted to offset this year’s increase with its $21.1-mil-lion windfall from River Rock Casino Resort last year.

Au, arguing the city’s revenues are growing faster than its expenses, rejected “automatic” tax in-creases. Aside from casino revenue, Richmond has a

vibrant housing market and strong rate of business expansion, he argued.

“There’s room for us to have lower tax increase or even (a) tax cut,” he said. “There’s enough room for us to explore further and dig deeper.”

Other opponents, coun-cillors Ken Johnston and Carol Day, also took issue with the plan’s annual three per cent tax hikes. Johnston is pushing for a review of city service levels—an idea being probed by staff—and Day reminded council that tax increases compound.

“We have to add them up,” she said. “Many seniors and families are living on very limited incomes, and those increases are just plain not affordable for the average taxpayer.”

All three opponents also called for greater council involvement in the budget process.

But Coun. Harold Steves suggested budget talks happen all year long at the council table. As far as freezing taxes, Steves said he doesn’t want to learn the “same lesson all over again.”

“The reason we’re in good shape right now is because of the bad shape we were in 10 or 15 years ago, when we did exactly what Coun. Au has sug-gested and cut our tax increase to zero. It was so bad, it’s taken us 15 years to recover.”

Coun. Derek Dang ac-knowledged Richmond is rich, but said it’s also a city that plans for the future because of sound financial management.

“If there’s a rainy day, we’re ready for it. Lots of

communities can’t say that,” he said. “No one is trying to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes. We’re doing our best here at the city to create value and to give good service.”

A five-year financial plan is required of all munici-palities under provincial law. It includes previously-adopted budgets, includ-ing Richmond’s $330-mil-lion operating budget, $93-million capital budget and the utilities budget.

Calling Richmond’s plan “modest” and “prudent,” Mayor Malcolm Brodie said the city is planning for the future with over $120 million being spent on its

current civic facilities plan, and another estimated $200 million in projects still to come. Tax increases are needed to pay for such plans, along with contracts “handed” to the city, add-ed Brodie, who challenged his rivals to consider what services they plan to cut.

“I’m looking forward to the service level review, because I’m waiting for you to look the people of Richmond in the eye and say: This is going to be a service cut that will affect you,” he said. “I just know how far that’s going to get.”

Property tax is the largest revenue stream in Rich-mond, paying for half the city’s budget. Residential properties shoulder 55 per cent of the burden, while businesses provide 36 per cent of the tax revenue.

With council’s vote Mon-day, the five-year plan enters a two week public consultation period before final adoption.

Tax plan approved but splits council

New generation aren’t interested in taking over traditional family practicesFrom Page 1

It also found that just 15 per cent of family doctors are accepting new patients, while another 43 per cent welcome new files only in certain circumstances.

The average age of B.C. physicians is growing, and there are fewer younger physicians to replace them. The new generation of physicians aren’t interested in taking over traditional family practices. Instead they’re showing interest in working in clinics or as hospitalists, according to Kliman.

“They are actually interested in family practice, they’re just not interested in our style of family practice,” he said.

To address patients’ needs following a physician’s re-tirement, the group plans to create a toolkit for doctors that will help support transitions. Plans also involve building neighbourhood networks that will improve succession planning.

Kliman said this is the first time a commitment has been shown—and resources made available—to ad-dress these issues, adding it should reap rewards for all involved.

“I am confident that this will be successful. It is a very short timeline and will require a lot of work to get done,” he said. “All of these things that we’re doing are meant to increase that bond and actually attach patients.”

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Melody A. Johnson is a Toronto-based theatre artist who was born and raised in Brantford, Ontario (home of Gretzky and Alexander Graham

Bell). It was her mother’s love of show business that inspired Melody not only to become an artist, but also to write Miss Caledonia. Miss Caledonia was inspired by the story of your mother, Peggy Ann Johnson (Douglas). What did you do in terms of researching her younger life? Did you discover anything surprising in your research? My mother and I began a dialogue about life on the farm and also her escape into pageant life. I then tried to figure out which scenes/characters might be fun/interesting to follow. My mom kept everything from sashes and trophies to photographs and news clippings so I had a lot to work from. An encourag-ing note from Bing Crosby was a surprising treasure to find. I learned a great deal about farm life. It wasn’t all Oklahoma! The Douglas family farm was just recently sold and so it too was always in my life. Your character transitions are so crisp and precise. What was the rehearsal process like to get them this way? Are any transitions harder to get into? My directors were quite rigorous in terms of the character and environmental transitions. Some of the most challenging for me are finding the male energies. The sawing scene with my grandfather, my mom’s father, is the most difficult but also one of the most fun to do. Pageant culture is somewhat controversial in modern society. What is your take? From the 4H Clubs, to pageants, to sororities and community groups, my mother learned what she could from each experience and developed many invaluable skills. The pageants themselves helped her gain confidence and really opened up her world as a young woman. She loved the camaraderie of being with other girls and women, so the pageants were a very positive experience. If you are entering a pageant you must ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?”, and hopefully find, as my mother did, what one can take away from it, and use the experience to move forward. It’s about approaching the entire endeavour from a place of power. Full interview at gatewaytheatre.com/melody

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Nominations sought for Richmond Arts AwardsSixth annual awards celebrate the best in Richmond arts in six different categories

The deadline to submit a nomination to the

Richmond Arts Awards is Monday, March 16 and all artists, arts administrators and educa-tors, volunteers, supporters and patrons of the Richmond arts community are encouraged to get their nominations in.

Award nominations are sought in six cat-egories: Business and the Arts, Volunteerism, Cultural Leadership, Artistic Innovation, Arts Education and Youth Arts. All artistic disciplines are eligible including visual, performing, literary and culinary arts, craft, environmental arts and new media.

Over the years, the program has attracted 156 nominations among the six categories, recogniz-ing both well-established institutions as well as rising stars in Richmond’s music, theatre, dance and literary arts scenes.

Three finalists in each of the six categories will be named in April.

Established in 2009, the Richmond Arts Awards program is designed to recognize the achieve-ments in and contributions to the arts by Rich-mond residents, artists, educators, organizers and business leaders. The public is encouraged to submit nominations by Monday, March 16 at 5 p.m. for the Awards. Award recipients will be announced on May 12 at the Richmond Arts Awards ceremony hosted by Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

For more information on the Richmond Arts Awards and submit your nomination online, see www.richmond.ca/artsawards or pick up a nomi-nation form at the Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate.

Volunteers are Stars Awards return April 14 to River Rock

Do you know a volunteer who is dedicated to helping others and is determined to make a positive impact?

If so, you can nominate them for a Vol-unteers Are Stars award.

Presented by Richmond Cares, Rich-mond Gives and the River Rock Casino

Resort, the 2015 Volunteers Are Stars Awards will take place April 14 at the River Rock Show Theatre. The event cel-ebrates Richmond’s volunteers, as well as businesses and non-profit organizations that have made a significant contribution to the community.

“Our theme this year is ‘Pride in Our Community’,” says Elizabeth Specht, executive director of Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives. “The fact that Richmond has so many volunteers, each making a

difference in their own unique way – that says a lot about our community and how much people care about it. The Volun-teers Are Stars Awards are a celebration of that shared sense of community pride.”

Anyone can nominate an individual, community group, non-profit organiza-tion, or caring company for a Volunteers Are Stars award by completing a nomina-tion form at www.volunteerrichmond.ca by the March 16 deadline.

Humanitarian activist Dan Pallotta will

be this year’s keynote speaker.The 2014 Volunteers Are Stars award

recipients were: Milan Ilich Award for Leadership – Barbara Goodwin; Constella-tion Award: Individual – Jim Lamond and Linda Wong; Constellation Award: Group – Richmond Restorative Justice Program and the Nite of Hope Committee; Shoot-ing Star Award (youth under 25) – Steven Chen and Hans Choi; Nova Star Award – RichCity Idol; Shining Star Award – Lansd-owne Centre.

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Author and social entre-preneur Dan Pallotta will be the first speaker in the 2015 Caring Companies Forum Series.

On April 15, Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives —formerly Volunteer Rich-mond—will launch the series at the Pacific Gate-way Hotel.

Pallotta invented the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days, which raised in ex-cess of half a billion dollars in nine years. He’s spoken at Stanford, Harvard Busi-ness School, and the Gates Foundation, among many others, and his TED Talk, “The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong,” is one of the most watched of all time, with over 3.4 million views.

“We’re honoured to have Dan as the first speaker of our Forum Series,” says Elizabeth Specht, execu-tive director of Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives. “His message is powerful and persuasive, and will resonate with everyone

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B.C.’s new seniors’ advocate has is-sued her second

report, and the media mostly ignored it.

When this new office was promised by a campaign-ing Premier Christy Clark two years ago, I suggested that B.C. already has 85 seniors’ advocates. They’re called MLAs, and inquiries go to their local offices.

Much to the chagrin of the opposition, Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mack-

enzie’s mandate is not to pursue individual cases, and so she won’t be serv-ing up a fresh assortment of horror stories to embar-rass the government.

Instead, it is to look for “systemic challenges” and recommend ways to deal with them. The latest re-port is based on a survey of more than 500 seniors from around the province, and the key finding was not what she expected.

“We were surprised to learn of the lack of awareness among seniors, particularly low-income seniors, of government programs and the sub-sidies available to assist them,” Mackenzie said.

The survey found that 60 per cent of seniors living on $30,000 or less annual income didn’t know they are eligible for discounts on Medical Services Plan premiums. For income less than $22,000, the entire $864 cost of individual MSP premiums is waived.

Other frequently overlooked programs

are a monthly rent subsidy called Shelter Aid for Elderly Rent-ers (SAFER), grants for disability modifications called Home Adaptations for Independence, drug cost assistance called Fair Pharmacare, property tax deferment and the federal Guaranteed Income Sup-plement program. Those older than 75 with income of less than $30,000 reported the lowest awareness of assistance designed specifically for them. But you don’t get these benefits unless you apply and show that your income qualifies.

The survey also found that the biggest fear of low-income seniors is that they won’t be able to afford to stay in their homes. See home adapta-tion, property tax and rent subsidy programs above.

Awareness and usage of the SAFER program was lowest in the north and highest in urban areas, perhaps not surprising since the B.C. government

exists more in theory than in fact in many remote places.

So what should the government do about this? Well, it could adver-tise these programs. The government does lots of advertising, but not about old news like the SAFER program, which dates back to the 1970s.

Clark’s government did a whack of advertising in the election year, 2013. Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan, heavy on the hardhats and blueprint-style graphics and arc welding and stuff like that.

Then last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teachers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care while teachers demanded twice as big a raise as all the other unions.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still brag-ging about the response rate for $40-a-day paren-tal strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100

per cent of eligible par-ents. This demonstrates that the government can indeed give away money with great efficiency, just by telling people how to get it.

The NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to find the most tragic problems from complaints coming into constituency offices, and use those to ambush the government.

A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too different to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and denounce politicians for being heartless, as if the health minister stayed up late plotting how to break their granny’s heart.

Maybe this seniors’ ad-vocate wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press. [email protected]

Seniors’ advocate strikes a chord

B.C. ViewsTom Fletcher

Editor:Re: the response from Peter Ladner

suggesting missing “the bigger picture.”

I disagree with his accusation of missing the bigger picture. Mr. Lad-ner has not provided a definition of the current process to be a referen-dum/plebiscite or binding plebiscite. Anyone can speculate on benefits of such a spending program. It is called sales promotion.

TransLink never provided any details of how much pollution was added to the environment or the total costs to the economy result-ing from all those vehicles requiring aircare to proceed to the test, wait for the test, do the test, wait for the results and return to point of origin.

I am not aware of the total GST remittances submitted to Ottawa when BC Hydro was and is required to collect a levy and not a TransLink tax. I understand a tax would not attract GST.

I am not aware of the value in lost opportunity to mitigate the cost and environmental impact of public transportation by way of affording private vehicle operators to transport passengers for a small fee. Why is it necessary for the public to transport one passenger while passing private vehicles with vacant capacity are denied an opportunity to provide the service at no cost? Surely, room exists for better transport utilization and efficiency.

A separate police force for the tran-sit system would not be necessary if we had a regional police force with associated savings. Remember the is-sues related to the Pickton murder in-

vestigations between the competing police forces. Consider the existing recognition associated with manag-ing integrated investigation teams for gang, homicide and drug issues. Toronto has a metropolitan police force and has had it for years. Sell/downsize the local redundant com-munity police headquarters facilities, eliminate unnecessary jurisdictional duplication and put the proceeds where it belongs into policing.

Remember the past declarations by TransLink about fare evasion being insignificant. Unbelievable?

Recently, TransLink apologized for the lack of an elevator until 2016 at the Metrotown station to be an inconvenience. Inconvenient? May I suggest this situation resulted from poor planning and poor execution. What is the total monthly cost to TransLink for mandated staff wash-room facilities? We still do not know the future costs of additional river crossings or funding plans.

Sorry, I am not and did not suggest or expect perfection. I do expect good/better/best efforts with emphasis on “BEST” by the team

at TransLink and accountability for executives and managers. After the fact audits as suggested by Mr. Ladner will not prevent the horse from leaving the barn. Effective per-formance safeguards are necessary to prevent the horse from leaving the barn.

The cost of government requires effective containment with balanced budgets and no increased debt. Please get the house in order before seeking another blank cheque.

Ken McLennanRichmond

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Editor:I saw something during a ride on

the Canada Line recently that my mind is still trying to process.

Amongst all the bent heads, flying thumbs, and tiny glowing screens a woman was reading a book—no, really, an actual book! And she didn’t seemed to be the least bit uncomfortable or embarrassed about doing so!

It was, like, you know, one of those books with no pictures and a lot of words on each page and it seemed that she was reading each page very slowly and care-

fully. Surely she couldn’t have been getting as much informa-tion or learning as much about things as the young woman sitting next to her who was rap-idly scrolling through countless images, messages, and text in the same time it took this absorbed woman to work through one page of her paper artifact.

I couldn’t help but wonder if she was just falling back on a temporary, old- tech alternative because she had forgotten to re-charge the batteries in her iPad or SmartPhone, or she actually pre-

ferred reading, you know, books, to digitally-related activities. In any case she had a peaceful aura about her that I couldn’t help but notice, even as the electronically connected passengers around her seemed as oblivious to her pres-ence as they were to everyone else’s. I’m not sure that I will ever see such a strange sight again but I did depart the Canada Line sta-tion possessed by a curious need to find a, you know, book store, and see what was inside.

Ray ArnoldRichmond

Editor:Last Wednesday’s hazardous materials

container fire at Port Metro Vancouver in Vancouver harbour and the container ship grounding in the Fraser River last January are examples of what we can look forward to should the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation’s proposed project come to fruition.

Imagine the chaos if the Riverport sports entertainment complex and adjacent waterfront condominiums were

engulfed in the heat and acrid smoke of a jet fuel fire?

The gridlock on No. 6 Road and Ste-veston Highway at peak theatre times is an example of how difficult it would be to evacuate the area and how difficult it would be for first responders to access the area in the event of an emergency.

How can the project move forward without a very significant upgrade of the roadway infrastructure to and from Riverport and a new fire hall in the area

with the specialized equipment needed to fight a jet fuel fire?

So the questions become: Who pays for the roadway improvements? Who pays for the new fire hall? Will it be the City of Richmond? Will Richmond taxpayers will end up subsidizing a project most do not want?

The Reasons for Ministers’ Decision document approving the proposed project states that the project will gener-ate $500,000 a year in property taxes, “a

portion of which will go toward support-ing fire protection services.” There is no mention of roadway improvements.

I don’t understand the silence on this topic.

As a minimum there should be a pub-licly available analysis by the City of Rich-mond that either verifies or refutes the numbers and the assertion in the decision document.

Frank SutoRichmond

Passenger was actually reading a book

A message to dog walkers

Editor:As a frequent walker at

South Arm Park, I enjoy the beautiful scenery and relaxing quietness. One thing that is most frustrating to me is the people who walk their dogs and think that it’s OK to let their dog do their business (poop) wherever they please. You have to always be aware on the pathway or you may step in some-thing unpleasant!

Dog walkers who are responsible for cleaning up after their pet—kudos on you, that’s awesome!

Dog walkers who are irresponsible and do not clean up after their pet—it’s disappointing that you think this beautiful park is your pet’s toilet and have no regard for the rest of the community who use the park.

There is an elementary school, high school and a community center sur-rounding this park and with the nice weather, more and more people will be using it.

Please, dog walkers clean up after your dog, there is a by-law that says this is what you must do. The park should be a pleasant place for every-one to enjoy.

On a side note, please also remember, that South Arm Park is an on-leash park.

J. FreemantleRichmond

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Eagles enter basketball provincials as No. 1 seedRichmond Christian one of four local teams to reach B.C. high school boys’ championships this week at Langley Events Centreby Don FennellSports Editor

The last time the Rich-mond Christian Eagles reached a provincial high school senior boys’ bas-ketball championship tournament, in 2003, Tim Subion was in middle

school. Today, the Rich-mond Christian grad, and a former Eagles’ player, is head coach of the No. 1-ranked team at this week’s B.C. single-A tournament which tips off Wednesday at the Langley Events Centre.

“Obviously we’re ex-

tremely happy, and the entire school and alumni is excited,” says Subion. “Although I feel like there are a lot of competitive teams out there, it’s defi-nitely an honour to be ranked No. 1 and is a tes-tament to how hard the boys have worked from the start of the season.”

The Eagles are paced by a pair of extremely quick, skilled guards in Grade 12 guard Joaquin Arguelles and Grade 11 guard Sam Cabuay. At five-foot-nine, Arguelles is four inches taller than the five-foot-five Cabuay, but both are only 145 pounds.

“They’ve definitely been our leaders,” says Subion. “Everything we do starts with those guys, but their energy and effort is contagious. That, and their ability to score, has been their big-gest influence.”

Subion says a strong work ethic is the strong suit of the Eagles.

“I always tell the boys, is commitment, hard work and personal sacri-fice,” he says. “That’s the motto we always follow. When we talked early in the year, we as coaches asked the boys what their goals were and would to expect if they hope to go all the way to winning a provincial championship. Most of them are very good stu-dents and have put that first, but basketball has been their other prior-ity. We push them hard but no one of them has complained. They under-stand what is required and have managed time well.”

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Spring trends

W ith the warm, sunny days

calling for an end to the bulky layers, we tend to look ahead to spring as a season for reinvention. We take the time to declutter our homes for spring cleaning, plan relaxing vacations to rejuvenate ourselves, and see the transformation of seasons as a new start. So it’s no wonder spring and summer fashions are fi lled with exciting trends and creative revivals. One of the biggest trends of the spring and summer seasons is the resurgence of 1970s fashions.

The mod 1960s were a hot trend for fall and winter, but a majority of designers this season leaned towards the carefree bohemian era. Whether it’s with adoration or dread, the 70s are back in full swing. The look dominated the runways at Gucci, Dries Van Noten and Etro. The 70s trend is characterized by

patchwork, fringe, tie-dyed fabrics and loose, relaxed silhouettes. Wide, fl owy dresses were presented at Anna Sui and Chloe, while Saint Laurent showed ensembles that would fi t right in at hip music festivals. If you’re not ready to swap the skinny jeans for a pair of bell-bottoms, then try out the 70s trend with accessories. Fringed bags and scarves are simple ways to add a touch of hippie-chic to

your daily outfi ts.Another huge style

trend for spring that crossed over from fall is utilitarian. Stella McCartney and Rodarte both carried utilitarian jackets in their collections. Minimal anoraks made an appearance at Marc by Marc Jacobs and even Chanel showcased khaki and olive ensembles. Try out the utilitarian trend this season by looking for pieces with metal buckle details, square utility pockets, camoufl age, or khaki and olive shades. A fun way to sport this trend is by pairing a utilitarian jumpsuit with a chic belt and statement necklace, as seen at Ralph Lauren and Dior.

In terms of textile, denim is all the rage. A classic fabric that can be dressed up or down depending on its wash, the ubiquitous denim was spotted in a

variety of forms on the runway. Chloe presented a relaxed denim jumpsuit, while Stella McCartney showed wide indigo skirts. Even Italian label Fendi and all-American Michael Kors sent

models down the catwalk in Canadian tuxedos of denim on denim. With typically sophisticated designers including jeans in their spring collections, denim is offi cially a major trend this season.

Leather is also another big textile for spring. Usually reserved for brisk fall days, leather and suede garments have been popping up in a lot of spring lines. Striped leather

dresses were seen at Louis Vuitton, modern lasercut leather dresses at Prada and eye-catching leather coats at Dior, Miu Miu and Proenza Schouler. With our milder climate, we can get away with transitioning our leather pieces into spring and summer. But take a cue from the designers and try a leather or suede garment in a more vibrant shade.

As for colour, hot shades of the season are white, yellow and red. Head-to-toe white ensembles are a chic and airy option for spring. Long, fl owy oversized white dresses were seen at Lanvin and Dior. The key to mixing and matching white pieces is to combine diff erent textures. Try pairing white jeans with a white silk blouse over a long lace cami.

Gingham is another trendy pattern for this season. Reminiscent of picnic baskets, gingham details were seen at Oscar de la Renta, Altuzarra and Diane von Furstenberg. What could be a better reminder that fun and relaxing days in the sun are approaching?

With all the fashionable options available this season, there’s something to complement any style and personality. So give your style a boost this spring by trying out a few trends.

Celia Leung is editor of Coco & Rico, a Vancouver based magazine focusing on local fashion, beauty and arts. She writes monthly on style and fashion in The Richmond Review. Reach her at [email protected]

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‘Relentless’ Wildcats step up at provincialsby Don FennellSports Editor

Outside of Langley’s Brookswood Bobcats, who repeated as pro-vincial AAA high school senior girls’ basketball

champions Saturday at the Langley Events Centre, no team gave Abbots-ford’s W.J. Mouat Hawks as much trouble as Rich-mond’s Robert A. McMath Wildcats.

The ‘Cats, who clawed

out a fifth-place finish, seemed poised to post the upset of the tournament Thursday when they were tied with the Hawks with two minutes to play. While the Hawks went on to win 67-60 and then topped

Riverside Rapids 68-53 in the Final Four before bow-ing to Brookswood 60-48 in the final, it was Impres-sive stuff for a McMath team of mostly Grade 11s that went in ranked No. 7. Not only was the loss to Mouat their only defeat in the tournament, but they also looked strong in wins over Fleetwood Park 62-46, Charles Best 67-48 and Kelowna 61-54.

“I’m so incredibly proud of all 15 kids,” said McMath coach Anne Gillrie-Carre. “Those that weren’t on the floor as much as oth-ers (still) put the team first, and they all contributed in a big way to the success of this team. I know we faced some adversity through in-juries and sickness to even just make the provincials and I hope all the kids en-joyed the journey. Being part of a team is an incred-ibly valuable part of one’s life, and when things aren’t

going well you can always reach out to a teammate for support.”

For many, Gillrie-Carre foremost among them, the McMath versus Mouat tilt was the game of the tournament. Though dwarfed by the much bigger and experienced (mostly Grade 12s) Hawks, the Wildcats led for much of the game before run-ning into foul trouble late.

“The kids battled hard against a height deficit game after game,” said Gill-rie-Carre, who noted most of the teams they faced

had at least two or three players six-foot-one or taller. “Our tallest player is only five-foot-10, and hav-ing to battle that was a real challenge. It’s one thing to play one game with that deficit, but four in a row is a lot of punishment.”

But Gillrie-Carre believes the Wildcats, armed with an even better under-standing of the dilemma after their experience at the provincials, will be bet-ter prepared to deal with it going forward. She be-lieves they will also be mo-tivated by the challenge.

“We were able to take a lot of Mouat’s outside game away, but it was hard to keep them from scoring in the paint too while try-ing to sustain the kind of hard work it took to play that kind of defence,” she said. “But we also have to do a better job of eliminat-ing unnecessary fouls.”

As they left the floor fol-lowing their final tourna-ment victory over Kelow-na, it seemed clear the returning players are anx-ious to take up the chal-lenge. The message: “We can’t wait for next year. “

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Richmond under-18 United boys’ soccer team will play for a provincial title this summer.

by Don FennellSports Editor

Short-term pain secured long-term gain for the Richmond under-18 metro boys’ soccer team this season.

Perhaps a bit unlucky to start, when they engaged in many low-scoring games, the experience eventually paid dividends as the side has secured an automatic berth in this summer’s Pro-vincial Cup July 9 to 12 in Surrey.

United barely scraped into the “A” Di-vision at the Christmas break (the top four teams from each group form the “A” Division and United actually need-ed another team to lose in order to ad-vance), but since then it’s been virtually smooth sailing.

“Our credo was from worst to first, and we went on a roll winning three games and tying three games before winning against North Vancouver to secure the league championship,” said coach John Gattens.

The 1-0 victory in the match against North Vancouver defined the character of the boys on this year’s team, he said.

“This is probably the hardest-working group that we have had in the metro program for a few years,” he said. “Past teams that I have coached were scor-ing teams, and this one has been more defensive minded—keeping the ball and making (opponents) chase it. To put things into perspective, we al-lowed only 17 goals in 21 games or a .809 goals against average—best in

the metro select league.”The next goal for Richmond’s un-

der-18 side is to try to win the Coastal Cup title, before advancing to the pro-vincial final where they’ll be seeded as a league champion.

“I hope the boys, (also) in their final year of high school, can (maintain) the focus and motivation,” said Gattens.

As a warm-up for the Coastal Cup (play begins April 18, with the finals May 2 and 3 in Aldergrove), United played an exhibition in Squamish against Quest University last week-end. The match afforded some of the players some insight into the post-sec-ondary opportunities. Gattens hopes many will continue to play soccer at the next level.

United nets under-18 metro soccer league banner

Richmond’s Willine Kwee netted silver in the Canadian college badminton championship last weekend in Halifax.

Badminton ace nets silver

Following up her gold medal in women’s singles at the recent provincial college badminton champion-ships, Richmond’s Willine Kwee earned silver at the nationals in Halifax last weekend.

Playing for Kwantlen Ploytechnic University, the Eagles’ second-year player went two-for-three in pre-liminaries as she won Round 1 over Kristyn Visser of the ACAA (21-9 and 21-10), and Round 4 over Lindsay Ross of ACAC 2 (22-20 and 21-13). The business major advanced to the semi-final round but fell 2-0 to Olivia Lei of OCAA 1 (21-9 and 21-4), and then dropped the bronze medal round to Cindy Fu of OCAA 2 (21-10 and 21-14).

KPU Eagles head coach Morgan van Heukelom was very pleased with how his team competed at Nation-als. “Willine, Rosalynn, and Veronica played extremely well against some of the top badminton players in Canada, which also included some very experienced international players,” he stated, “We are extremely proud of their performances, their ability to adapt to changing situations, as well as their attitude and com-mitment to our program.”

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In more ways than one, this was a banner season for three Richmond lacrosse teams.

The under-12, under-14 and under-16 teams all made it to the recent B.C. field lacrosse champion-ships, with the latter two reaching the podium. The under-14s netted silver and the under-16s—unde-feated all season—earning gold.

Coached by Jason Dudlets, Colin McKay and Rod Jensen and man-aged by Roberta Mercer, the under-16s—Jacob Lorenz, Justin Preston, Ryan Jensen, David Delatycki, Brett Clark, Liam MacIntosh, Luke Avon, Kieran McKay, Jordan Roberts, Cam-eron Overby, Taylor Dudlets, Brock Jung, Sekawnee Baker and Tyler Moxin—outscored Mission 9-5 in their final game.

Coached by Henri Fagan and

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Traye Dorian, Keith Munro, Dawson Yates, Liam Birch, Hunter Van Hest, Brandan Faganand, Jake Hothi and Dillon Maher—lost a heartbreaker 7-6 to Penticton.

Richmond lacrosse’s under-16 team won provincial gold.

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Richmond under-14s netted silver medals.

The Storm faced the Dragons in the Bantam Division girls’ final at the recent Rich-mond Cosom Floor Hockey Association round-robin tournament at J.N. Burnett.

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The league raised $600 for the Richmond Food Bank, and recognized Susan Scott’s significant and longtime efforts to

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• Trimming • Trimming

• Edging• Edging

• Aeration / Power Raking• Aeration / Power Raking

•• Complete Complete

Fertilizing ProgramsFertilizing Programs

• Hedge • Hedge

Trimming / PruningTrimming / Pruning

• Pressure Washing• Pressure Washing

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LAWN SERVICE

LANDSCAPING

GRASS CUTTING $20+• HEDGE & TREE PRUNING • HOUSE PAINTING

• PRESSURE WASHING FREE EST.

Darrin 604-789-2206

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

On February 10, 2015, at the 8200

block of Saba Road and 11411 No 5

Rd, both of Richmond, B.C., Peace

Officer(s) of the Richmond RCMP

seized, at the time indicated, the

subject property, described as:

$300 CAD (Saba Road), on or about

16:48 Hours, $7775.10 CAD and $40

USD (No 5 Road), on or about 20:00

Hours, and an Apple iphone (Saba

Road), on or about 16:48 Hours.

The subject property was seized

because there was evidence that the

subject property had been used in

and/or obtained by the commission

of an offence (or offences) under

section 212 (Procuring) of the

Criminal Code of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the

subject property, CFO file Number:

2015-2727, 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:

On February 14, 2013, at the 8100

block of Ackroyd Road, Richmond,

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

Richmond RCMP seized, at the time

indicated, the subject property,

described as: $1,630 CAD, on or

about 22:23 Hours.

The subject property was seized

because there was evidence that

the subject property had been

obtained by the commission of an

offence (or offences) under section

354(1) (Possession of property

obtained by crime) of the Criminal

Code of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the

subject property, CFO file Number:

2015-2702, 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:

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Warehouseman’s Lien Act

In accordance with the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, Mar-vel Auctions Ltd. located at 4080 Vanguard Rd, Richmond, BC. will be selling on March 19th @ 5:30pm stored goods belong-ing to: Rita Naidu $5,263.97, Anna Ansmits $25,093.54, George Delmas $4,368.92, Hugh Mah $11,508.54, I. Lakhani $18,952.94 plus costs of sale. All outstanding balances payable to:

AMJ Campbell VanlinesVancouver

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Seedy Saturday at Thompson Community Centre

The beautiful weather last weekend was

the perfect setting for the Richmond Food Security Soci-

ety’s annual Seedy Saturday event, hosted by Thomp-son Community Centre.

Seedy Saturday is held every year on the first Saturday in March, and aims to educate the public on the impor-tance of seeds and encourage them to start their own gardens.

“We feel that food se-curity starts with grow-ing and seed security, so it all links together because we want peo-ple to grow. We want people to understand where their food comes

from,” said Erika Simms, program co-ordinator for the Richmond Food Security Society.

A few eager gardeners wanted to get started on their yards early, purchasing from a few nurseries who were selling all kinds of fruit trees, berry bushes, and different shrubs and plants outside.

Indoors, there were seeds and gardening products for sale, a seed swap, and information booths from the Shar-ing Farm and the Bath Slough Revitalization Initiative, along with many others.

There were also a couple of children’s ac-tivities, which included making “seed bombs.” A combination of soil, clay, and wildflower seeds, seed bombs are rolled into a ball and set aside to dry. Then on a nice day, take it outside and toss it anywhere and see colourful wildflowers grow in the spring.

“It’s like guerrilla gar-dening, you throw them to beautify an area,” said Simms.

Katie Lawrence covers the social scene. She may be reached at [email protected].

Around TownKatie Lawrence

Green thumbs off to a seedy start

Katie Lawrence photosPosing with her favourite berry plant, raspberries, Isis Haywood helped out her grandpa while at the plant sale.

Urban Fruitery’s Julia Hilton gives some advice on how to pick the right apple tree.

Erika Simms (right) and her daughter Hannah test the soil and clay mixture for the seed bombs.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves was at the event sell-ing seeds from his family’s farm.

One of the booths at Seedy Saturday was a seed swap, where gardeners could bring their own seeds to ex-change for new ones.

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Richmond Orchestra and ChorusRichmond Chorus Brigid Coult, Conductor

Missa GaiaMusic in celebration of Mother Earth

Ticket Prices:Adult: $18 advance/$20 at the door

Senior/Student: $15 advance/$18 at the doorChild (6-12): $6 advance/$10 at the door • Under 6 Free

Tickets Available at: Long & McQuade (604) 270-3622

6760 No. 3 Road, RichmondRichmond Orchestra & Chorus (604) 276-2747

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Saturday, Mar. 14, 7:30 pmFraserview Mennonite Brethren Church11295 Mellis Drive, Richmond

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Langley Farm MarketLangley Farm Market

MEATMEAT

GrimmsGrimms Honey Maple Smoked Ham......................................... .............$1.38 /100 g

FreybeFreybe Mexican Salami ................................................. ..$1.89 /100 g

Arla Lite Havarti...................................................... .$1.49 /100 g

Fresh Beef Finger Meat(12.08 kg).............................................$5.49 /lb.

Fresh Pork Shank Meat(5.92 kg)...........................................$2.69 /lb.

Frozen Turkey Wings(2.18 kg).................................................$.99 /lb.

DELIDELI

BAKERYBAKERY

GROCERYGROCERY

Almond Cookies (300 g) ...........................................$2.80 ea.

Orange Loaf (450 g) ................................................. ...$3.00 ea.

Mango Swiss Roll (600 g) .................................. ...$4.50 ea.

Fruit Cake (6") ...........................................................$11.80 ea.

San Remo Sea Salt

Fine or Coarse (1 kg) .................................................... .$.99 ea.Balocco Wafers, (250 g) ................................................ ..2/$5.00

Spliga Di Puglia Pasta, (500 g, assorted) .................1.19 ea.

Prices in effect Wed. March 11 - Sun. March 15, 2015. While Quantities Last.

Langley Farm MarketLangley Farm MarketLangley Farm Market

We Are Hiring(Produce stocker / Meat Cutter / Cashier)

BC YELLOW NUGGET POTATOES

product of BC

2 for$200

GALA APPLE

product of BC (1.52 kg)

GREEN KALE

product of California

GREEN GALA

GREEN, SEEDLESS GRAPES

product of Peru (4.38 kg)

GREEN, SEEDLESS

lb. $199

ea. $199

BOSC PEARS

product of USA (1.74 kg)

Store Hours:Monday-Saturday 9:30am - 9:00pm

Sunday 9:30am - 6:00pm

GAI LAN

product of Mexico (2.18 kg)

lb. 99¢

BOSC

lb. 79¢

lb. 69¢5 lb bag

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