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Matthew HoekstraAlan Resinger demonstrates the acrobatics of his control-line airplane, created from balsa wood. This city-ownedgreen space on RiceMill Road is the domain of hobbyistswhopilot control-linemodel aircraft—a space they say isgetting crowdedbecauseof a controversial bylaw. See story, page3.

Beneath the model flight path

New group to followroute of city staff inurging businesses toinclude English

by Matthew HoekstraStaff ReporterA group of Chinese leaders is

vowing to visit businesses withChinese-only signs and urge own-ers to include English.Calling itself the Signs of Harmo-

nyGroup,members say they aren’tin favour of a bylaw regulating lan-guage on signs. Instead, they planto “locate, communicate, educateand improve.”Their strategy includes encour-

aging businesses to use English,while workingwith other businessowners to improve signs that“maycause misunderstanding,” such asthose with multiple languages setin different colours, and specialtyshops that aren’t able to translateall products.“Without English…signs may

confuse some people and maycause frustrations,” according tothe group’s Tuesday news release.Group members are: Capilano

University business professorAllen Zhu; president of RoyalPacific Realty Group David Choi;

former radio host Han Yan; SimonFraser University professor JanWalls; Ken Tung, president of aRichmond information technol-ogy company and former SUC-CESS chair; developer MagdalenLeung; business owner MichaelChiu; and former SUCCESS CEOTung Chan.The group encourages people to

report, with photos, any businesssign lacking English to [email protected] Richmond Hill, Ont. re-

quires at least 50 per cent of asign’s text be in English or French,Richmond doesn’t regulate lan-guage on signs of businesses, de-velopment sites or advertisements.Last fall Richmond city coun-

cil adopted a plan to consult thepublic on the language issue andasked staff to confront businessowners to encourage the additionof English on signs.At a March 12 public forum, Ce-

cilia Achiam, the city managerresponsible for the sign file, saidstaff had already visited over 600City Centre businesses.“In talking to people face-to-face

we’re reminding people we’re aninclusive community, you need asign permit to do business, and bythe way, if you don’t have signagein English you are losing at least50 per cent of potential custom-ers,” she said.

Chinese leaders sayeducation, notregulation for signs

Signswith little or no English on themare frequently seen inRichmond.

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Matthew HoekstraAlan Resinger, with his electric-powered competitive control-line aerobatic airplane at Rice MillRoadfield, alongwith othermodel pilotsGeraldBoydandBruceDuncan.

Public field suited forcontrol-linemodel planesonly, say lease-holders

by Matthew HoekstraStaff ReporterNear the George Massey Tunnel, several ki-

lometres from the airport, a pair of unusualrunways mark an otherwise ordinary field.The airstrips are circular, and the aircraft

tethered.This city-owned green space on RiceMill Road is the domain of hobbyists who pilotcontrol-line model aircraft—a space they sayis getting crowded because of a controversialbylaw.Control-line pilots have noticed othermodel

aircraft flying here since city council’s decisionto banmodels at all other Richmond parks byAug. 1.Now model pilots who aren’t members of a

control-line club are being asked to go else-where.“While we initially may have suggested that

Rice Mill is an option, it’s not really a goodoption for those other than people with fixedline aircraft, because others would conflictwith that use,”saidTedTownsend, city spokes-person.Council has delayed final adoption of the by-

law to give staff time to investigate whetherthere’s a suitable site to fly radio controlledmodel aircraft, quad-copters and drones inRichmond. For now, still in effect is the oldbylaw, which only bans gas-powered modelsin city parks.“It’s going to take some time towork through

becausewe need toTransport Canada regula-

tions and other issues to find a suitable loca-tion, but we’re trying tomove through that asquickly as possible,” said Townsend.The city already has an agreement with the

Vancouver Gas Model Club to allow control-line planes at Rice Mill Road. The planes areconnected to operators by control lines, andflown above a paved circle at low-altitude.Othermodel aircraft can interferewith flying

circles, overhead wires and even a dog clubthat shares part of the field, according to theclub.“When you’re talking about drones that are

flying loose, with high tension lines above,you’re talking about something that can getout of control,” said Gerald Boyd, a longtimeclubmember.“They’re untethered. They’re allover the sky.”Boyd said the field is open to new control-

line pilots, but theymust join a local club andbe members of the Model Aeronautics As-sociation of Canada, which provides liabilityinsurance.“The field has been in use by us for over 30

years and is also leased by us,”said Boyd, whonoted his club shares the field with the Pa-cific Aeromodellers Club. “We welcome (newmembers) to fly at our club, but please joinMAAC, and then we will be protected andthen the city will be protected.”Although interest in control-line planes isn’t

what it once was, the Vancouver Gas ModelClub still has around 25 members. Most, in-cluding Bruce Duncan, got into the hobby ata young age.Duncan first joined the club in 1953 after

a childhood interest in flight led to a pilot’slicence and a lifelong passion for balsa-woodmodels.“I always liked airplanes,”he said.“I’d ridemy

bike to school and pretend it was an airplane.”

RiceMill Roadpilots draw the line

Bank robbed nearpolice station

byMartin van denHemelStaff ReporterA bank robbery suspect

won’t be winning any intel-ligence awards for his deci-sion making on Wednesdaymorning.The bandit allegedly struck

a Bank of Montreal at No. 5Road and StevestonHighwaybefore sprinting away around10:30 a.m.What he probably didn’t

realize is that the RCMP’sRichmond headquarters arejust a stone’s throw awayfrom that same intersection,and at any given time of day,police cruisers, both markedunmarked, roll through.A gas jockey said he saw

a man in jeans sprint down

Steveston Highway, com-ing from the direction ofthe bank, before the areawas flooded with policevehicles.Richmond RCMP Cpl. Den-

nis Hwang said police man-aged to nab the suspect.Themale suspect, in hismid

40s, waswell known to police,Hwang said, adding that thepublic and great team workcombined to help locate theman.

Martin van den Hemel photoRichmond Mounties were quick to respond to a bank robbery at the Bank of Montreal at No. 5RoadandStevestonHighway, just a stone’s throw from their headquarters.

Mounties don’t have to drive farafter nabbing robbery suspect

The B.C. government has firedAgricultural Land Commissionboard chair and CEO RichardBullock, and will pay out hisfive-year contract until it ends inNovember, Agriculture MinisterNorm Letnick said Thursday.Bullock will be replaced effec-

tive immediately by long-timeSaanich mayor Frank Leonard,who was voted out after nearly20years in last fall’s civicelections.Letnick said with new regula-

tions taking effect to managethe Agricultural Land Reserve with twozones, it was time to make a change and letLeonard and the board choose a new CEO.The B.C. government has been at oddswith

Bullock since early in his five-year term,whenhe stopped appointing commissioners to sixregional panels around the province.The opposition New Democrats say the

move is another example of the Liberals at-tacking B.C. farmland.“Richard Bullock has been an effective

advocate for the protection of farmland inBritish Columbia. Instead of thanking him,the Liberals are showing him the door be-fore the end of his term,”said NewDemocratagriculture spokesperson Lana Popham.“Byfiring him the B.C. Liberals are continuingtheir war on B.C.’s agricultural land.”Popham noted that Bullock fought back

against B.C. Liberal MLA andformer Agriculture Minister PatPimm when he tried to inter-fere in an application beforethe commission, which tookcourage and conviction.“Bullock is a true champion

for agriculture, who is re-spected by all sectors of theagriculture industry for his ex-pertise and fair-mindedness,”Popham said. “This is a criticaltime for B.C. agriculture, as theLiberals prepare to release new

regulations stemming from Bill 24, whichweakened farmland protections on 90 percent of ALR land. By replacing B.C.’s agri-cultural watch dog with someone with nobackground in agriculture, the B.C. Liberalsare making it clear that their attack on theALR has only just begun.”Leonard takes over as the ALC deals with a

vast Interior“zone two”with relaxed rules forsecond residences and non-farm activities.Commissioners are also expected to dealwith applications by a Britishmanufacturinggiant buying B.C. Interior farms to turn backto forest for European Union carbon credits.Letnick said the regional panels are up and

running, and he doesn’t expect the changeat the top to cause delays in making deci-sions on farmland use or exclusion.

—with files from Black Press

Liberals fire head ofAgricultural Land Reserve

RichardBullock.


By Ken Johnston

The City ofRichmond hasbeen a leader inembracing corporateenergy efficiencyand reducinggreenhouse gas(GHG) emissions formore than 20 years.From simple steps such as convertingto energy efficient light bulbs to majorundertakings such as our district energyprogram, Richmond is constantly seekingnew ways to reduce our reliance oncarbon-based energy sources and limitour overall energy consumption.Of particular importance to me is the

BC Climate Action Charter throughwhich Richmond has committed tobeing carbon neutral. The numbers arestill being validated for 2014 but it isexpected the City will be recognized forcarbon neutrality for the second straightyear. Due to our accumulated surplus ofGHG offsets and the ongoing growthof our organics diversion program, it isprojected the City will also achieve carbonneutrality for 2015 and 2016.Other initiatives include the City’s Green

Fleet Action Plan, adopted in 2013, andthe revised High Performance BuildingPolicy, adopted in 2014. We’ve introduced

electric vehicles into our City fleet andtaken many other steps to curb fueluse. Construction begins soon on twonew fire halls and the multi-purposeMinoru Complex. All will be built to meetaggressive targets for reduced energy useand GHG emissions.Our innovative district energy program

creates an economically viable andsustainable energy supply for its usersfrom sources that are locally producedand controlled. In coming years, we willbe the power company for thousandsof residents and businesses in the WestCambie and Oval Village area.We’ve created a number of programs

and resources to allow homeowners andbusinesses to join us in saving energy andmoney. The Building Energy Challengeprovides resources and training tooperators of commercial, multifamily andinstitutional buildings and businesses toreduce energy use and costs. We partnerwith many agencies to offer rebates andother resources to help homeowners saveenergy too. Currently, residents can geta $100 or $200 rebate for purchasing anEnergy Star model clothes washer beforethe end of June.To find out more about these

and other initiatives, visit our websitewww.energy.richmond.ca and watchfor a special upcoming report in thisnewspaper later this summer.

Join us as we reduce energy use –and cost

Derek DangCouncillor

Carol DayCouncillor

Chak AuCouncillor

Bill McNultyCouncillor

Alexa LooCouncillor

Linda McPhailCouncillor

Ken JohnstonCouncillor

Harold StevesCouncillor

Malcolm BrodieMayor

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Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and weekends. Night time work hours willbe from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (typically).

Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures. Delays may occur.The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged.

This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice.

Questions may be directed to WasimMemon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189,or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca (City Services > Roads, Dikes,Water & Sewers > Construction Projects > 2015 Paving Program).

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The RichmondNight Market’sLolliDuck Adventurebegins tonightThere will be more for families to see and

do when the Richmond Night Market opensFriday to launch the 2015 season.Founder Raymond Cheung, of Firework

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Adventure, is bigger than ever, with anexpanded food section that’s 25 per centlarger than last year, and has more than 100vendors offering cuisine from Taiwan, Korea,China, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam andeven Greece. New this year are the mindsbehind the BBQ offerings featured annuallyat the PNE.Cheung said this year’s market will also

feature an expanded entertainment area,with more carnival-style games for familiesto enjoy.And for those looking for smart phone cov-

ers, inexpensive jewelry and other trinkets,there will be 170 retail booths as well.Cheung is particularly proud of one new

feature this year: the Throne of Rotato, a fi-breglass creation inspired by the iron thronefrom the popular HBO TV series Game ofThrones.Those planning to visit the market are

invited to purchase a new $2 coupon bookthat offers savings of more than $250.The Richmond Night Market is located

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Richmond Night Marketaims to draw familieswith pirate theme

RichmondNightMarket founder RaymondCheung sits comfortably on theThrone of Rotato,inspired by the uncomfortable iron throne from the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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Anartist’s renderingof theMcArthurGlenVancouverAirport centre,anopen-air retailmallunderconstructionnear the airport onSea Island.

McArthurGlen outlet mall willopenwith at least 46 shops,including recognizable brands

by Matthew HoekstraStaff ReporterA new retail mall now under construction

on Sea Island will boast many recognizablebrands when it opens this summer.McArthurGlen Vancouver Airport an-

nounced its first list of tenants Wednes-day—46 in all—ahead of Phase 1 openingnow scheduled for early summer.New shops coming to Richmond include

Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein andMavi Jeans, alongwith a new location of Vancouver’s SecretLocation—a store that markets itself as partlifestyle boutique, part restaurant.Twelve of the brands are already at Rich-

mond Centre mall five kilometres away. An-other nine brands also have outlets at Smart-Centres’ Queensborough Landing shoppingcentre at the east end of Lulu Island.The mall will, however, boast the first Lower

Mainland location for some brands, includingthe women’s activewear store Lolë and con-temporary designer label Ports 1961.Several more stores are in the process of

completing leasing terms. At opening, mallmanagers expect the first phase of the cen-tre to be 70 per cent full, according to a newsrelease.“We are very happywith theway leasing has

progressed and feel shoppers will be thrilledwith the brandmix,”said RobertThurlow, gen-eral manager, in a news release. “From Coachto Polo Ralph Lauren toMountainWarehouse,there is really going to be an exciting mix ofluxury, premium and lifestyle brands that will

appeal to everyone at McArthurGlenVancou-ver Airport.”The open-air village-style mall, whose early

plans called for the first phase to be completeby last fall, is a joint project between Van-couver Airport Authority and London-basedMcArthurGlen group.It’s being built near Canada Line’s Templeton

Station on Sea Islandwith“pedestrian-friendlywalkways, tree-lined streets, a dancing foun-

tain, gentle landscaping, a luxury piazza and avariety of façades,”according toMcArthurGlen.Restaurants, cafes and open-air seating ar-

eas are also planned, along with a children’splayground and on-site entertainment.Once the mall opens, a second phase is

scheduled to open 18 to 24 months later, ac-cording to Ally Day, McArthurGlenVancouverAirport’s marketing manager.A career fair for themall’s first 600 retail posi-

tions is planned forMay 24 and 25 at FairmontWaterfront Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Itfollows an earlier career fair at River Rock Ca-sino Resort last month that drew over 1,600applicants.The job fair, at 900 Canada PlaceWay, is May

24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 25 from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Applicants are asked to bringcopies of their resume and cover letter at thedrop-in style fair.

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Traveller fined $18,000for smuggling in goods

XiaoWeiWumay have to pay upadditional $63,000 for return of items

by Martin van den HemelStaff ReporterIt was an expensive trip for a traveller who quietly brought

back nearly $80,000 worth of jewelry, designer clothing andaccessories, but didn’t declare them to customs officials.Xiao Wei Wu appeared in Richmond provincial court last

month after pleading guilty to evading the payment of du-ties, andwas sentenced to not only a $18,559.50 fine, but alsoa nine-month termof probation that includes 60 hours of com-munity service.Last September, Wu was returning to Vancouver Interna-

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discoveredWuwas carrying several undeclared items, includ-ing a Piagetwatch, a necklace, a pair of earrings, two bottles ofeau de toilette, Chanel hand bags, a wallet, two pairs of Salva-tore Ferragamo shoes, Hermes scarves, and nine other piecesof high-end clothing, Canada Border Services spokespersonStefanieWudel said.The total estimated value of the undeclared goods was

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May 15 isdeadlinefor voters torequest a ballot

by Jeff NagelBlack PressElections BC says it has

now received and screened616,519 Metro Vancouvertransit referendum ballotsfrom 39.5 per cent of regis-tered voters.The breakdown of re-

turned ballots shows thecount has surpassed No-vember’s municipal elec-tion turnout in most mu-nicipalities.Spokesman Don Main said

Elections BC has caught upin processing incomingballots and no longer has asignificant backlog to workthrough.The latest numbers come

as a final push is on by boththe Yes and No camps in theMetro Vancouver transitplebiscite to ensure everyvoter gets a ballot.Some residents may not

have received ballot pack-ages because they mis-placed or lost them or theyreceive one for other rea-sons, such as an addresschange.

Midnight on Friday, May15 is the deadline to askElections BC for a new oneby calling 1-800-661-8683.Ballots can also be re-

quested up until May 15at one of nine Elections BCplebiscite offices in Metro

Vancouver, where votingcan also be done on thespot.There is one located in

Richmond Centre. For oth-er locations and hours seehttp://www.elections.bc.ca/plebiscite/where.html.

Ballots can also be requested up until May 15 at one of nineElectionsBCplebiscite offices inMetroVancouver.

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by Bob NilesContributor

Many of ushere in Rich-mond are

faced with an unusualsituation, the situa-tion being that theold house next doorwas demolished, thena new one was builtand sold, but nobodymoved in.And now we all of a

sudden live in a fancyneighbourhood withno neighbours! Or, parttime neighbours that justlive next door once inawhile. Neighbours thatare gone months at atime and leave their largeinvestment in The City ofRichmond’s real estate inyour care.“Fools!”my wife calls

them. “Who would dareleave their beautifulhouse, worth almost 2million dollars, in the careof an nincompoop likeyou? Fools!”No argument here.

But I’m not a completenincompoop, I’ve devel-oped my limited level ofnincompoop-ary throughyears of paternal training.My Dad was the best atmessing up any and alljobs Mom gave him. Hismotto was ‘Get it wrongthe first time and she’llphone someone the sec-ond time to have it doneright.’ Besides they didn’task me to redo theirhouse plumbing.My wife’s also mad

cause they gave me a keyto their house to....? I for-get. But now it’s becomemy second home. I hauledmy TV over and boughtan extra 100 ft. of coaxial

cable. Now I get all my TVstations in HDPnQ. HighDefinition Peace-n-Quiet.And the longer they’re

away the more it’s likehome to me. After thesecond month of theirabsence the wife and Ibarely see each otheras I have taken up fullresidence in their home.A situation that the wifeis jealous of because Ilive in a nicer home thanher. And a situation thatalmost got me arrested.I’m in their house

(because I now live there)having a long hot shower,when some idiot comesin their driveway and layson the horn. You run fromthe shower ( soaking wetbecause you forgot tobring a towel with you)and wrap yourself in thecurtains to find out whatnincompoop makingall the hullabaloo. And

it’s them! My part-timeneighbours.Their horn is blaring

because your brother-in-laws broken down motorhome is blocking thedriveway.You quickly paste your

clothes on ( it looks likethat when you dress wet)and run out the back door,in an effort to hide yoursomewhat illegal entry.And in doing so forget-ting to remove the niceneighbour lady’s showercap. “Welcome home!” yousuggest as you suddenlyremember, and removethe ill-gotten showercap. And it’s at this verymoment you realize thegravity of the situation.The motor home’s in

the driveway because it’stransmission is in theircarport. An electricalcord is running from theirhouse to your teenag-

ers room to power somevery bright lights (somesort of science project hesays). Their 16 piece patiofurniture set is still at yourmother-in-laws. Your fill-ing your in ground poolfrom their hose. There’sstill a load of laundry intheir washer, one on topof their dryer and one inthe dryer. You still haven’tcleaned up from the partyyou had in their back-yardtwo weeks ago. The toi-lets plugged to overflow-ing. The grass you saidyou’d cut and water is sofar just an empty promise.And then all of a suddenyou remember why theygave you their key. Some-thing about making acommitment to feed andwater their cat Mitsy.All this plus you’ve

rented their basementout to a non-Englishspeaking, perhaps Eastern

European, perhaps drugunderworld, perhaps vio-lent and somewhat shadycharacter till the end ofthe week.Lucky for you your

neighbors don’t speakEnglish. Which for a time(or maybe longer) is go-ing to save your butt. Ohthey’ll look at you funnyfor a long time, and neverleave anything in you careagain (something thewife already knew ‘Fools’).And sometime in thefar distant future they’llget over Mitsy. A longhaired cream colouredPersian cat last seen inand around No. 3 Rd. andBlundell. With the pos-sibility of a reward, or willtake care of your housefor an extended periodwhile absent. Anyone?

BobNiles is a Richmondwriter.

I lovemy part-time neighbours

The Alberta electionmay or may not proveto be a seismic shift in

Canadian politics.The governing Progressive Con-

servatives, in power under sevendifferent premiers since 1971,were dramatically thrown out ofoffice by voters — capturing just10 seats and coming in third. Tak-ing their place as the governmentof Alberta is the Alberta NDP, aparty which has never held morethan 16 seats in the legislature.In the past, most of its electoralstrength has been confined to the

Edmonton area. The NDP won 54seats, although there was a tievote in one Calgary riding. Finalresults there are not yet official.Political scientists are having a

field day with the election. Thereare many reasons for the fall ofthe PCs and the rise of the NDP,but the overriding one seems tobe that the PCs took power forgranted after 44 years.While new PC leader Jim Prentice

was capable and experienced, hisactions in luring most of the oppo-sitionWildrose Party’s MLAs to hiscaucus, and bringing in a budgetthat punished ordinary Albertans,

seemed to infuriate voters. TheNDP under Rachel Notley seemedthe best option for many of them.This election could have implica-

tions for the federal election inOctober. The Conservatives wonall but one seat in Alberta in 2011.If there is a significant shift awayfrom them (although they are notdirectly connected to the Al-berta PCs), it could hurt the party’schances of being re-elected asgovernment.The federal Liberals could also

be hurt by the shift to the NDPprovincially, while the federal NDPin Alberta, who now hold just one

seat there, are likely to benefit.In B.C., there are also implica-

tions. Notley opposes the North-ern Gateway pipeline, whichwould now seem to have littlechance of being built. She backsthe twinning of the Kinder Morganpipeline, and she also wants moreAlberta oil processed in Canada— something many people of allpolitical stripes agree with.It is quite likely that she and B.C.

Premier Christy Clark can work welltogether onmany issues, includ-ing pipelines and adding value toresources extracted in Canada.

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EDITORIAL:Will Alberta election resultslead to a seismic shift elsewhere?

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Editor:For the plebiscite for better transit, the

Elections BC site in the Richmond Centremall is useful for voters—if one can find it. Icouldn’t until I asked the way. A map wouldhelp, so I’ve adapted one above.The plebiscite office is near the main en-

trance in the middle of the Minoru Boule-vard side. It’s also near the escalator to thedining terrace, shown above with an oliveswoosh. Either way, you’ll spot the OrangeJulius corner, and the plebiscite office is justdown the aisle from it.Until Friday, May 29, one can vote there.

Until Friday, May 15, one can register and geta ballot there too. Every day except Sun-days, it’s open during Richmond Centre mallhours, but voting ends at 8 pm on May 29.As well, elections.bc.ca/plebiscite can help.

Another good online source is the conciseform of the mayors’ transit plan. To read it,just google “overview mayors council”.One may wonder what’s best for a healthy

environment. The Garden City Conservationdirectors thought it through and arrived at“Yes.”The mayors’plan would combat air pol-lution, greenhouse gas emissions and loss ofgreen space to pavement.Of course, the Ministry of Transportation

weakened the mayors’ clear ballot ques-tion and has not governed Translink well.While hampered like that, the mayors havebolstered their plan with the Jimmy Pattisonpanel for accountability. By giving the may-ors the support they deserve, we get a bet-ter chance for the better future we deserve.I’ve just shared two maps with you—one

with a graphic and one as words alone. Theyare two aspects of enabling informed actionin the plebiscite. Empowering informedchoice is a constant Garden City Conserva-tion aim. Now and always, we hope it helps.

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Still finding the way intransit plebiscite

TheElectionsBC site in RichmondCentre.

Editor:Every day, businesses and consumers

across Canada rely on Port Metro Vancou-ver terminals to get goods to and from160 trading partners around the world.Based on historical trends and indepen-

dent forecasts, it is expected Canada’swest coast trade of goods using shippingcontainers will double between now and2030 at an average annual rate of about4.5 per cent.This growth is being driven by increas-

ing Canadian demand for consumergoods made in Asia, such as electronics,food and clothing, as well as Asian de-mand for Canadian goods and resources.Port Metro Vancouver is federally man-

dated to support Canada’s trade objec-tives and provide a high level of safetyand environmental protection. Despiteplans to maximize the ability of currentterminals to handle more containers, andworking with our colleagues in Prince Ru-pert to understand how much additionalcapacity their planned expansions willprovide, it is clear we will still need morecapacity by the mid-2020s.That’s why we are proposing to build

the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, asecond container terminal, in deep water

at Roberts Bank in Delta. We recentlyreached a major milestone when we sub-mitted our Environmental Impact State-ment to federal regulators, who have nowmade it available for public comment.This comprehensive document capturesfour years of work by a team of experi-enced professionals conducting scientificstudies and consulting with regulators,Aboriginal groups, local government andthe public about the potential environ-mental, economic, social, heritage andhealth effects of the project’s construc-tion and operation.Like any major infrastructure project,

the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Projectwould not be without its effects. How-ever, the conclusion of our assessment isthat the effects of the project, followingimplementation of mitigation, are notlikely to significantly affect the environ-ment. Should the project receive ap-proval and be built, we would undertakea robust monitoring program to ensureour proposed mitigation measures areworking.The results of our assessment and our

proposed mitigation will be reviewed bya federally-appointed independent panelwith final approval resting with the Minis-

ter of the Environment.A panel review is the most stringent

environmental assessment process inCanada. We appreciate the input we’vereceived during our consultation to dateand we look forward to hearing morefrom you during the environmental as-sessment.

If you’re interested in finding out moreabout the project, I invite you to visitportmetrovancouver.com/RBT2 or ourDelta Community Office at 5225A LadnerTrunk Road.

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I n both Canada and the United States, therelatively recent laws controlling the use ofelectronic communications devices while

driving are enacted on a province-by-province,state-by-state basis. All Canadian provinces andterritories now have such laws; this past week,Oklahomawas the latest to join 45 other USstates andWashingtonDC in enacting such laws,effective in that state in November 2015.

‘Cellphone driving’ and ‘texting-while-driving’laws are provincial or state-based rules, and thereare enough differences tomake generalizing aboutthemdifficult. Some states, for example, ban textingwhile drivingwithout banning talking on a handheld cell phonewhile driving. Fines and penaltiesvary fromprovince to province and state to state.

That said, however, certain generalizationsabout this relatively new area of driving safety areemerging as useful guides for every driver whateverprovincial or state borders he or she is drivingwithin or crossing.The foremost is that, beyondcell phone talking or texting, any distracted drivingbehaviour increases the risk for crashing: eating,drinking, reading, hairdressing, applyingmake-up,selectingmusic, radio-tuning, child-minding, pet-minding, conversing, etc.

And yet the allure of ‘your car’ as ‘your roadcastle’, your living room or dining room or officeor entertainment centre on four wheels ismorethan an irresistible phantasmagoria. Car designersandmanufacturers have purposefully designedandmarketed your vehicle to provide this extra

‘functionality’. It takes vigilance to stay focused onwhat should be every driver’s number one goal: topay attention to the road.

Driving while talking on a cell phone or textingis, however, proving to be amongst the riskiestdistracted driving behaviours.There aremanyreasons for this. Young drivers are inexperienceddrivers but habitual cell phone users. Habitualbehaviours are hard to control. Drivinginexperience can translate intomiscalculations ofspeed and distance travelled. Reportedly, studiesshow that cellphone talking and texting takethe ‘longestmind/eyes-off-the-road time of alldistracted driving activities.’

We are also told that studies show that fiveseconds is theminimal time in which texting anddriving distracts from road focus. In five seconds, at88.5 kph (55mph), a vehicle travels the length of afootball field.

The important distinction in the laws as they arecurrently written between hands-free and hand-held usage is not substantiated in the “studies”.Either way, talking on the phone takes yourmindoff the road.

Enforcement of these new laws is difficult and,even thoughwhen surveyed, most drivers saytexting and driving is socially unacceptable, morethan 20 percent also admit to doing it anyway.Most people would say both behaviours areprevalent.

Most people expect no legal consequences fornon-compliance. Real consequences, can, however,be horrific beyondwildest imagining. Hence theneed, not to worry aboutmastering the detailsof the rules but rather to remember this simplegeneral rule: Don’t ever text while driving, evenwhen stopped at a stoplight. If youmust use yourphone, to comply with the laws in themajority ofjurisdictions use it ‘hands-free’ and be brief.

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Companies finedforworkplacehazardsbyMartin van denHemelStaff ReporterMore than half a dozen lo-

cal firms have been fined forworkplace-related safety vio-lations byWorkSafeBC.Best Choice Roofing Ltd.

was fined $5,000whenWork-SafeBC observed two of thecompany’s workers tiling theroof of a two-storey garage inthe back yard of a house thatwas under construction.“Both workers were wear-

ing fall protection harnesses,but neither was connectedto a lifeline,” according to theWorkSafeBC report. Thework-ers were exposed to a risk offalling about four metres.Colin James Rallings/CLTC

Contractingwas fined $2,500in relation to its hazardousmaterial abatement work.WorkSafeBC inspected two

of its worksites and foundunsafe practices related toasbestos abatement and dis-posal.“Both times, the firm was

ordered to submit a writtenNotice of Compliance outlin-

ing the correctivemeasures itwould take to eliminate thesedeficiencies and both timesthe firm failed to do so,” theWorkSafeBC report said.Emporio Construction was

fined $1,000 in relation to aworkplace accident in whicha worker lost his footing andfell three metres to a con-crete floor, suffering seriousinjuries.“Medical aid was only sum-

moned when an unexpectedvisitor to the site happenedto see the injured worker ly-ing on the floor,” the reportsaid.“WorkSafeBC’s investiga-tion found that Emporio Con-struction had no contract inplace with the subcontractorand that it did not conductregular inspections of theworksite as required.”Greater Vancouver Roofing

& Construction Ltd./GV Roof-ing was fined $7,500 whenWorkSafeBC observed fiveworkers on the steep roof ofa two-storey house.“One was unloading bun-

dles of shingles deliveredby a truck-mounted crane.The other four were apply-ing plywood sheathing, as-phalt roofing and buildingpaper. None of the workerswere wearing personal fallprotection gear and no other

form of fall protection was inplace,” the report said. “Thefirm is being penalized forrepeatedly failing to ensurethat a fall protection systemwas used as required, a high-risk violation.”Omni Gas Ltd. was fined

$7,051.80 for a fall at a two-storey house that was underconstruction.Two of the firm’s workers

were connecting an air con-ditioning unit in the attic, butthe second floor ceiling hadnot yet been installed and nowork platforms were avail-able, soworkerswere insteadstanding on the top plates ofwalls, on the roof trusses andusing a ladder.“One of the workers lost his

footing and fell more thanthree metres, sustaining seri-ous injuries.“Medical aid was only sum-

moned when an unexpectedvisitor to the site happenedto see the injured workerslying on the floor. After para-medics removed the injuredworker, the scene ws no se-cured as required after a seri-ous accident, but rather wascleaned up.”Shawn Roofing Ltd. was

fined $5,000 for a repeatedand high-risk violation of fallprotection procedures at a

Richmond house construc-tion project.The firm’s workers were

working on a moderate tosteep sloped roof, and no fallprotection was used, expos-ing workers to a risk of fallingas much as eight metres.At another new house

construction project in Co-quitlam, two of the firm’sworkers were installing anasphalt shingle roof, withoutfall protection equipmentthat exposedworkres to a riskof falling up to nine metres.Shawn Roofing Ltd. was also

fined $7,500 for work relatedto a two-storey house thatwas under construction.“One worker was wearing

a fall protection harness butwas not connected to a life-line. The other did not have aharness. No other form of fallprotection was in place.”Topsong Industries Inc.

was fined $5,000 in relationto three of its workers whowere performing re-roofingtasks on a two-storey house.“All three were wearing fall

protection harnesses butnone was connected to alifeline, even though lifelinesand anchor pointswere avail-able on the roof.Wei Dong Wu was fined

$2,500 when WorkSafeBCobserved a representative ofthe firm, and one of its work-ers, performing a re-roofingactivity.“Neitherwas using personal

fall protection gear and noother form of fall protectionwas in place,” the report said.PMH Contracting Ltd. was

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by Tom FletcherBlack PressMembers of the B.C. Nurses’

Union brought a sea of pinkumbrellas to the B.C. legisla-ture Thursday to call on theB.C. government to honoura provision that requireshealth authorities to replace

absent nurses.BCNU president Gayle Du-

teil said 2012 contract provi-sion replacing absent nursescan’t be implemented with-out more registered nurseshired to provide the relief.“It’s a sad fact that we don’t

have enough nurses to deliv-er safe care for meeting the

staffing mandated by ourcollective agreement,”Duteilsaid. “We don’t have enoughnurses to backfill vacancies,to backfill absences, and wedon’t have enough nursesto meet the daily spikes inacuity.”The recent settlement of

1,600 union grievances for

staffing includes $5 millionfor specialty nurse training, $1million to support increasedRN staffing and $2 million in“grievance settlement funds”paid to nurses affected bystaffing shortages. The staff-ing fund isavailable to licensedpractical nurses who want toupgrade their training.

New campaign aims to getfood out of landfill

by Jeff NagelBlack PressMetro Vancouver residents waste a lot of

food and the regional district is launching anew campaign to prod them to do better.The Love FoodHateWaste campaign, found

online at lovefoodhatewaste.ca,mirrors a suc-cessful British initiative credited with cuttingfood waste 21 per cent over five years.Metro officials hope to achieve similar gains

here by offering similar tips and ideas on howto improve howwebuy, use and store food tomake it last longer and use it more efficiently.The regional district estimates 100,000

tonnes per year of food, beverage and dairyproducts are tossed out that should havebeen used.Foodwasted in an average day in the region

consists of 80,000 potatoes, 26,000 bananas,

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per year of unavoidable foodwaste that’s con-sidered inedible, like meat bones, egg shellsand pineapple skins, all of which is supposedto go in organic food waste bins.Metro got 500 households to complete

kitchen diaries tracking what they bought,ate and tossed last November.Nearly half the food disposedwas tossed be-

cause residents bought toomuch, didn’t use itin time or either cooked or served too much.Metro estimates the lack of efficient meal

planning behind that adds up to $700 worthof food being wasted per household eachyear.Despite the region’s organicwaste dumping

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Residents toss out 100,000tonnes of food a year

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by Jeff NagelBlack PressTransLinkwill likely abandon

its zone system and tap-outrequirement for buses andcharge all bus riders for onezone only when it eventuallyrolls out the rest of its delayedCompass card program.There’s no final date set yet

to fully activate the faregatesand smart card system, whichwas mandated by the provin-cial government seven yearsago and supposed to havebeen operational by fall of2013.It’s been bedevilled by tech-

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a full launch have been theslow read times to tap in andout on buses – slowing downservice – and the fear thatmany passengers will fail totap out when exiting and beovercharged.Three quarters of Metro

Vancouver bus riders travelonly one zone but would becharged the default threezones if they fail to tap out.Communications vice-pres-

ident Colleen Brennan saidcharging for one zone only onbuses – effectively forgoingthe extra zone charges thata quarter of bus passengersnow pay on routes that spantwo or three zones – appearsto be the best way to solvethe bus system problems.Passengers would still

be asked to tap out but itwouldn’t be mandatory andthey wouldn’t be chargedmore if they fail to do so.“The solution that makes

the most sense would be togo to a single zone on an in-terim basis on the bus duringpeak periods,” Brennan said.“That’s looking like the sim-plest option thatwouldmakeit simplest for our customersas well. So that’s the one thatwe are exploring.”In any event, it’s not clear

how TransLink would havebeen able to stop bus passen-gers on two- or three-zoneroutes from tapping the exitvalidator early on their trip

and paying only one zoneanyway.TransLink officials weren’t

able to provide an estimateof how much extra-zone rev-enuemight be lost as a result.But it would presumably

mean a transit price break forpassengers on multi-zoneroutes, such as buses be-tween South Surrey and theCanada Line or the 555 fromnorth Langley over the PortMann Bridge to the Millen-nium Line. A trip downtownfor those riders might dropfrom the three-zone cost of

$5.50 to $4 for two zones.Optional bus tapoutswould

erode one of the prime ben-efits expected from the Com-pass system– accurate detailson the start and end of eachtrip soTransLink planners canmore precisely match routeservice levels with demandand ultimately shift from thecurrent zones to a distance-based pricing system.As for the system’s techni-

cal performance, Brennansaid progress has beenmadeby the U.S. contractor, CubicTransportation Systems.

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Martin van den Hemel photoHenry Anderson Elementary student Raine Wang, centre, was recognized this week forwinning the first-runner-up award in the Junior 2-A category at the UCMAS B.C. Provin-cial Abacus and Mental Math Competition held April 26. More than 200 students com-peted and had to complete 100 math sums in eight minutes. Joining Wang, at centre,are (from left) Harumi Kumala, Anderson Elementary principal Pamela Essex and UCMASRichmond’s Binu Kumar.

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Richmond ArtsAwards winnersannouncedSix winners were recognized in the seventh annual Rich-

mond Arts Awards on Tuesday at Richmond City Hall CouncilChambers.Established to recognize the achievements and contribu-

tions to the arts by Richmond residents, artists, educators,organizers and business leaders, the Richmond Arts Awardsare administered by the City of Richmond.The 2015 award recipients are:

·Miyouki Jego for the Arts Educa-tion Award, which recognizes anindividual or organization whoseachievements and contributions toarts education have been significantand far reaching.·Glen Andersen for the Artistic

Innovation Award, which recognizesan individual artist or organizationproducing visionary, creative work, ex-hibiting innovation within in their artsdiscipline or bringing a new culturalexperience to the city of Richmond.

·Michael Audain (Polygon Homes) received the Businessand Arts Award. This award recognizes a business that hasmade a significant contribution to the arts in Richmondby supporting a Richmond-based artist or arts organiza-tion through sponsorship, philanthropic and/or volunteerservice.·Geok Bin Phua received the Volunteerism Award, which

recognizes an individual who has made a significant contri-bution to the arts in Richmond by supporting a Richmond-based artist or arts organization through volunteer service.·Angelica Poverskywas recognized

for the Youth Arts Award, honouringRichmond’s young artists, musiciansand cultural contributors.·Sara Holt received the Cultural

Leadership Award, which recognizesan arts professional or organizationas a leader in their arts discipline, aswell as their organization steward-ship and their contribution to Rich-mond’s cultural development.In its seventh year, 91 nominations

from the public were reviewed forconsideration for the awards.This year’s selection panel was comprised of violinist and

assistant conductor of the Richmond Delta Youth Orches-tra, Jonathan Der; visual artist and Richmond Art Galleryboard member, Mila Kostic; 2009 (inaugural) winner forArts Education and visual artist, Adrienne Moore; andplaywright and Richmond Arts Coalition board member,AndrewWade.For more information about the Richmond Arts Awards,

visit richmond.ca/artsawards

A series of photographs of FinnSlough are on display at RichmondCity Hall’s galleria.Passing of Time by SandWan is an

outreach exhibition of Richmond ArtGallery.The photographer became pas-

sionate about natural landscapes

after immigrating to Canada, andsince 2012 Wan has been photo-graphing the aging South Richmondsettlement.According to Wan, Finn Slough has

“unimaginable and primitive beautythat is both simple and compelling.”“This untamed and carefree spirit

focuses my eyes and captures myheart. In my soul, I have a quiet forceexpressing my feelings for this pieceof land,” according to his translatedartist statement.The images can be viewed at

Richmond City Hall weekdays from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Nine First Nations artists will receive$5,000 scholarship awards from YVRArt Foundation this year, the VancouverAirport Authority organization announcedthis week.Each year the foundation awards schol-

arships to emerging aboriginal artists intwo categories: Youth (under age 27) andMid-Career (age 27 and up).This year’s Youth winners: Jay Bellis, 23,

Haida; Shoshannah Greene, 22, Haida;Harrison Hemeon, 17, Squamish; KelseyJules, 20, Shuswap; Danika Naccarella,17, Gwa’sala-nakwaxda’xw/Nuxalk; EdwinNeel,24, Kwakwaka’wakw; Cole Speck, 24,Kwakwaka’wakw. This year’s Mid-Careerwinners: Dean Heron, Kaska/Tlingit; Dani-elle Morsette, Sto:lo/Suquamish.Scholarships allow winners to attend an

art institution or study with a mentor overthe course of a year.The foundation will recognize the win-

ners at a reception on the Sea Island air-port May 29. Also at the event, last year’sscholarship recipients will unveil artworkswhich they’ll exhibit at the airport for oneyear.“Sharing the rich cultural stories from

B.C. First Nations is dependent on today’syoung artists,” said Susan Jackson, thefoundation’s executive director, in a newsrelease. “We are proud to help these youngvisionaries realize their creative potentialand contribute to the success of a newgeneration of artists.”The YVR Art Foundation has awarded

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First Nations artists recognizedwith scholarships

Recipientsof last year’sYVRArt Foundation scholarshipswill soonunveil artworks thatwill beexhibitedatVancouver InternationalAirport for oneyear. From left: Charlene Johnny-Wadsworth, Kelli Clifton, RavenPearson LeBlanc, George Lawson, Sage Paul, Skill JaadeeWhite, Luke Parnell andLondonGunn.


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byMartin van denHemelStaff ReporterThree Richmond women

will feel right at home asthey compete for the titleof Miss World Canada onSaturday.Hugh Boyd grad Sachi

Mahadeo joins VeronicaWen and Cynthia Zhouduring the national finalsto be held at Queen Eliza-beth Theatre in DowntownVancouver this weekend.For Mahadeo, the road to

the event has been pavedby hardships she’s had toovercome and made herthe resilient person she istoday.Mahadeo lost her mother

in 2007, when she diedunexpectedly in hospital,and her father died just afew weeks later.Dealing with the loss of

both her parents triggereda bout with depressionand she developed a panicdisorder.While she supports Miss

World Canada’s chosencharity, Variety—The Chil-dren’s Charity, the causethat’s close to her heart ismental illness.“I want to encourage

others to get help, speakabout it, and keep tryingeven if you feel hesitant.Talk to your family doctorif you can’t speak to yourfamily,” she said.After seeking profession-

al help, Mahadeo said she’sbetter able to cope withher panic disorder, andshe’s hoping to end thesocial stigma that existsaround mental illness.Mahadeo, 27, graduated

from the University ofToronto with an honour’sdegree in a specialist pro-gram for human resources.She also has a certificatein fashion styling from theToronto Fashion Academy.“Miss World Canada will

provide me with a plat-form to bring more aware-ness to help eliminate thestigma of mentall illnessand be an example, that itcan get better or even becurable in time,” Mahadeosaid.Wen is a local resident

and is originally fromChina.This isn’t the 19-year-

old’s first beauty pageant.She was first runner-up in

the 6th China InternationalAdvertising Model Compe-tition.Outside of modeling,

she enjoys singing too—having reached the finalof The Water Cube Cupsinging competition—andart, winning a gold medalin the International AngelCup painting competition.Zhou, 17, had to over-

come a language barrierto become one of the topstudents in her school,achieving honour-rollstatus since entering highschool.She lives in Richmondand

is a student at Sir WinstonChurchill Secondary inVancouver, where she’s en-rolled in the InternationalBaccalaureate program.Zhou enjoys graphic

design, and has designednumerous logos, posters,cards and even a magazinefor various organizationsand companies.

Roberto Vazquez photoHugh Boyd’s Sachi Mahadeo among three locals competing inMissWorldCanada.

by Erin BoeContributorThe Richmond Youth Hon-

our Choir shared some oftheir memories of their trip toWakayama, Japan by singingsongs used on their tour dur-ing their season end concerton Saturday,May 9.The choir hadgone to Japan

for 10 days in March to singwith theWakayama Children’sChoir, who visited Richmondin 2013 and performed withthe choir. The purpose of thattrip was to celebrate the 40thanniversaryof thesistercity re-lationshipbetweenRichmondandWakayama.“Music is clearly a wonderful

way to break downwalls, healbroken hearts, develop andstrengthen friendships,” artis-ticdirectorHeidiEppsaid inanexcerpt fromtheconcert’spro-gram. “We reach out to eachother, connecting throughtime and space whenwe singeachother’s stories.That is notalways aneasyor simple thingto do, especially when theyare painful stories, like ‘Lullabyfor Hiroshima.’ Still, by givingthem voice in song we canempathize and express careand respect for eachother.”TheconcertatPeaceMenno-

niteChurch,entitled“NotesBe-

tweenFriends,”featuredsongsof friendship, songs fromAnneof Green Gables, Toy Story, anda Japanese folk song amongothers.ThePreludechoirperformed

“Ice-Cream” and “KindredSpirits” from Anne of GreenGables: The Musical while theChamber and Debut choirperformed “Listen to the Mu-sic,” their own commissionedpiece byVancouver composer

TimothyCorlis.The Chamber choir per-

formedBrunoMars’“CountOnMe,”andToyStory’s“You’veGotaFriend.” Thechoir performed“Ki’nan’askom Tinan,” a CreeHonour song by RichmondcomposerMary Fontaine.TheWakayamachoir learned

“Kompira Fune, Fune,” a tradi-tional Japanese folk song, and“Lullaby for Hiroshima,”a songperformedinbothEnglishand

Japanese, and commissionedfor theopeningof theHiroshi-maexhibitatUBC’sMuseumofAnthropologya fewyearsago.Another piece was “Malala,

Pakistani Girl,” which was bylocal composer, LarryNickel.The concert ended with

“Stand ByMe,”a popular songfrom the tour, with JamesGill as a soloist and audiencemembers standing up andgrooving along.

Erin Boe photoRichmond Youth Honour Choir members performing one of the songs from when they wereon tour in Japan.

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and highly talented expertswith extensive subspecial-ties, all sought out for theirsurgical care and receivereferrals from other doctorsfrom around the province.I would like to introduce

you to Dr. Daniel Rapo-port. Dr. Rapoport gradu-ated from the UBC UrologyResidency Program in 2008,completed a fellowship atthe internationally re-nowned Duke University inNorth Carolina and returnedhome to B.C. He is a giftedsurgeon and is also inter-nationally renowned forhis subspecialty interest inreconstructive surgery fol-lowing trauma such as spinalcord injuries or damagefrom radiation therapy totreat cancers.Along with his talented

colleagues, Dr. Ken Poon,Dr. Kiara Hennessey andDr. Corrie Krahn, he haschosen to make RichmondHospital his home becauseof the high-calibre health

care team here and the bestsurgical equipment andfacilities, made possible withthe help of donors. Here isDr. Rapoport:“Urology really appealed

to me. I saw there was aneed for this type of care,and it’s personally rewardingto make such a big differ-ence in the lives of so manypatients.“I treat people from all over

the province, but certainlymany are from Richmond.There’s a real mix of agesand my patients are bothmen and women who re-quire care for a wide varietyof diseases and conditions,many of which are life-threatening or life-changing.Whether it’s surgeries forpatients with prostate,kidney and bladder cancers,procedures for kidney andurinary tract stones, or treat-ment for complex urinarytract infections, there’s not alot we can’t do here.“Richmond Hospital is a

great hospital. There’s a col-legial feel here, and we havea terrific community of sup-port. People go to bat for ushere. It’s a very progressiveenvironment. As surgeons,

we have brought all ofour subspecialties here todevelop the best possiblecare and Richmond Hospitalhas been very supportiveof that.“It’s an exciting future for

urology patients. In general,there’s an evolution towardshaving more minimally inva-sive procedures and shorterhospital stays as well asmore day procedures wherepossible. That’s somethingwe look forward to.“We set high standards for

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have the state-of-the-artmedical equipment andfacilities. That, in turn,helps us attract and retainthe expertise necessary toprovide the very best care tothe community of Richmondand beyond.”

Natalie D. Meixner is presi-dent and CEO of RichmondHospital Foundation. Seewww.richmondhospitalfoundation.com for info.

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Richmond Public Library is hosting twofitness information programs for adults andseniors at the Brighouse branch.“Personal Fitness: The Big Picture”happens

Friday, May 22 from7 to 9 pmand“Keep onMoving: Fitness Activities for Older Adults”takes place onMonday,May 25 fromnoon to1 p.m.These programswill be presented by Ken-

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The Richmond 2003B Islanders honouredtheir moms Sunday by winning their sec-ond gold in as many weekends at the 12-team North Delta invitational.Buoyed by the late additions of Kyla

Sagerte and Emma Hawthorne, called upfrom the under-12 Dragons due to injuryin illness, the Isles capped another domi-nant performance with a 12-1 final-gamevictory over the Surrey Storm 03. With stel-lar pitching supported by strong defence,Richmond handed Surrey its first loss ofthe season.The Islanders outscored their oppo-

nents 38-10 in going 3-1 in round-robinplay. Their only loss was a 3-1 setbackto the Storm. In the playoffs, the Island-

ers blanked Lakehill Blue Rebels 11-0 anddoubled Vancouver Wildcats 8-4.Sunday’s championship game was tied

1-1 after two innings before the Isles’ batscame to life in the third. With two away,Chole Maher hit a double and Gabi Papil-lion and Emily Smith followed with sin-gless. Shae Sever then contributed a dou-ble before Sarah Dawson, after taking awalk, came home on a hit by Emma Knapp.capping a five-run inning. The plate powercontinued in the fourth with consecutivesingles by Taryn Hill, Kayla Baxter, JJ Leungand Kaitlyn Eng. A sacrifice bunt by Sagertmoved the girls around and the top of theorder finished off the inning for anotherfive runs.

Isles 03Bwin second goldin asmanyweeks

The Richmond Islanders 2003B girls’ fastball team addedmore gold to their medal collection inNorthDelta onMother’sDay.

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If we were home toMajor League Baseball

Just sayingDon Fennell

A ll the talk latelyabout Seattleseemingly on a

very short list for a Na-tional Hockey Leaguefranchise in the nearfuture, elicits memo-ries of the VancouverGrizzlies and howmuch our communitymisses professionalbasketball.That ship has sailed, of

course, and the Grizzliesare now a very successfulteam based in Memphis,Tenn., and in the midst ofthe NBA playoffs. Maybeone day we’ll get another

shot at being home to anNBA team, but enoughabout that. It’s just toodarn depressing.So, how does the idea

of Canada’s West Coastmetropolis becominghome to a Major LeagueBaseball team strike you?It’s only a figment of one’simagination right now,of course. And there’sbeen no indication MajorLeague Baseball is poisedto expand. But you have toimagine they’re listening,so who knows what thefuture might bring?With its strong owner-

ship and affiliation withthe Toronto Blue Jays, theVancouver Canadians havemorphed into one of theconsistently most success-ful clubs in minor leagueball. Venerable Nat BaileyStadium is a populardestination to spend asummer evening, and isconstantly expanding itsseating capacity to meetthe growing demand. Howmuch of that interest is aresult of the beautiful oldballpark, or the entertain-ment of baseball and thesuccess of the C’s canbe debated. Likely, it’s acombination of both thosefactors. But it sure seemslike Major League Baseballcould succeed locally.After all, there’s a built-in

natural rivalry that wouldinstantly be spawned

with the Seattle Mariners,whose home is just a fewhours south of the border.What’s more, however,

Canada’s West Coast hasa proven track recordof being a major leaguecity. The support for theVancouver Canucks is offthe charts, and among thebest in pro sports.And with a growing

population, and an ever-increasing influx of newmoney, there are morereasons than not to thinkthe time is now.There’s already plenty

of interest in baseballthroughout the province,and an impressive list ofBritish Columbians whohave not only made theMajor Leagues but havebecome some of thegame’s best players. Thelist includes Brett Lawrie,Adam Loewen, Justin Mor-neau and Jeff Francis.And that’s just for start-

ers.Imagine, too, how much

youth baseball couldbenefit from the presenceof a Major League Baseballteam here. And how manymore ball players theprovince could send to thepros. More importantly,imagine how many moreball players there wouldbe, inspired simply by thedream and the chanceto be one of the Boys ofSummer.


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and more schools are on the waitlist. This program needs$20,000 to $25,000 per year to keep it running.

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Silver’s not a bad consolationprizeas theRichmondIslanders2001B girls’ fastball team canattest.In a competitive seven-team

tournament in Langford lastweekend,thelocalteamearnedthe greyish-coloured medalsfollowinga4-0 losstotheSouthDelta Invaders in a well-playedfinal Sunday.After a shaky start in which

they fell behind 3-0 in the firstinning, Richmond pitcher IzyWick came on in the fourthinning and held the Invadersscoreless over the last threeinnings to give her team thechance of a comeback. But de-spite threateningallgame,withrunnersonbase infiveofthesixinnings,Richmondfailedtopro-duce a timely hit and left seven

runners stranded.Richmondwent into theplay-

offsastheNo.1seedaftergoing4-0inround-robinplay.TheIslesdefeated Nanaimo Diamonds11-2, Parksville Rage5-0,Nanai-mo Breakers 6-1 and LangfordLightning13-3.In their lone semifinal playoff

game, Richmond outscoredParksville 9-2 with the mercyrule invoked after 4 ½ innings.TheRageactually led thegame2-0 after an inning before Isles’pitcher Megan Saez Co settledinto a groove and struck outthe side in the top of the sec-ond. The Islanders respondedtoSaezCo’seffortby rackingupninehits, fivewalks and scoringnine times over the next threeinnings. Saez Co finished thegamewith10 strikeouts.

CoachedbyGregDee, JeffCollins andBetsonSaezCo, theRichmondIslanders 2001Bgirls’softballteam (BriannaBaignee, AlexBorbely, Han-nahCollins, KateDee, AutaumHilyer,TjammieKo, JaimieMuller,AshaPannu,Jessica Ryan,MeganSaezCo,and IzyWick)earned silver fortheir efforts ata tournamentlastweekend inLangford.

Richmond’s 2001BIslanders minesilver in Langford

by Don FennellSports EditorRichmond City Baseball is

hosting its annual VictoriaDay long weekend Bantamrep baseball tournamentthis week. Play beganThursday night, with actionin the 12-team invitationalcontinuing through holidayMonday at Blundell Park.The championship final isscheduled for 2:30 p.m.In each of the past two

seasons, the invitationalhas proven to be a micro-cosm of the Chuckers’ over-all campaign. Last year thehost team won three of fourgames, but unfortunatelydropped the championshipgame 7-3 to Spruce Grove

(Alberta) in the under-15AAA event. The year beforethey bowed out early af-ter an 8-7 loss to arch-rivalWhite Rock in the tourna-ment’s opening game.Scheduled to open this

year’s tournament Thurs-day versus Aldergrove,Richmond was to have Fri-day off before resumingplay versus Spruce Groveat 11:45 a.m. Saturday.Teams are divided into

four pools, who will eachplay a pair of round-robingames before playoffs be-gin Sunday morning. Alsoparticipating are teamsfrom Vancouver, Victoria,Cloverdale, North Island,Abbotsford, Tri-Cities andOkotokos, Alta.

Bantam baseballtournament on tap

Don Fennell photoGavinLunnyandhisRichmondChuckers teammateswillbe inactionat theBantamAAAinvitational thisweekendatBlundellPark.


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Maddog at homewith Powerhouse

by Don FennellSports Editor

Known by her teammates andfriends simply as Maddog,Grade 7 Tomekichi Homma El-

ementary School student MadelineGillis sports a particularly zealousspirit.Identifiable by the trademark war paint she

often wears in athletic competition, fromwhich she draws inspiration, Gillis has facedmany challenges in her young life. But insoftball she has found solace.In the past year, the alumni of the Rich-

mond Islanders rep program has, along withher family, struggled through her father’s—a former Islander coach—personal battlewith cancer. The weight of dealing withsuch a challenge put incredible weight on a12-year-old’s narrow shoulders. The externalpressure nearly resulted in her quitting thesport altogether and walking away froma passion she has dedicated herself to foreight years.In January, Gillis in consultation with her

family, dediced she would honour a commit-ment to attend the University ofWashingtonspring camp. But upon its completion shewould have the family’s full support of anydecision regarding her future in the sport.At the University ofWashington, Gil-

lis (or Maddog to most Huskies playersand coaches) is well known. Mentored byHuskies’pitcher Kasey Stanchek for thepast three years, and encouraged by headcoach Heather Tarr who is a personal friendof her dad’s, she found herself competingwith some of the best players in the PacificNorthwest and discovering a passion toplay again. At the conclusion of the camp,Maddog’s future in the sport would take anunexpected turn.Recognizing Gillis’ enormous talent and

potential, she was asked by JimWilkerson,head coach of Bellingham-based Power-house, to consider joining his under-14 girls’fast pitch team. TheWashington team bringstogether select players from the region.

Powerhouse is an American travel team thatprovides young athletes the opportunity toimprove their softball skills, and compete atthe highest level, by participating in tourna-ments throughoutWashington, Oregon andCanada.After a tryout, it was determined byWilker-

son, associate coaches Phil Smith and AustinWilkerson, and Gillis herself, that not only didPowerhouse need Maddog, but she neededthem just as much. And so a Canadian waswelcomed to the fold with open arms.“Maddie has been a great addition to our

family. She is a girl with an infectious spiritand passion for the game,” saidWilkerson.Since joining Powerhouse, Gillis has quickly

become a part of its core group of greatathletes. Starting at third base and short-stop, she has become one of its most trusteddefenders and when called on has eventaken to the mound to pitch. However, Mad-dog has really made her mark batting in theNo. 5 spot in the lineup and currently leadsthe team in runs batted in as well as on-basepercentage.This weekend, wearing her familiar No. 20

jersey, Gillis will enjoy a home-coming ofsorts. With Powerhouse crossing the borderto compete in the Canadian Pride and Powerrep A tournament at Softball City, she willjoin up with her new teammates inWhiteRock to compete in an event featuring 45elite youth teams. Playing at home will bespecial for Gillis, not only because she’llbe afforded the opportunity to competeagainst some of the best teams from Canadaand the U.S., but also to reunite with some of

her closest friends and former Islanders nowplaying for the likes of the Renegades, Heatand Storm. Players may play for differentteams, but many of the friendships forged asIslanders will be lifelong.And while Gillis has, already, been offered

the opportunity to be part of the 2016 Power-house, she hasn’t ruled out a potential returnto Richmond in the future. For now, though,her desire to play softball and the love of the

game is back.“Maddog is one of those special players all

coaches look for,” said Huskies’ coach Tarr,who envisions Gillis earning the University ofWashington’s familiar purple and gold in thefuture.“Both she and her dad have been a part of

our program for years, and the courage Mad-die showed to continue the pursuit of herdream is inspirational.”

Suiting up for Bellingham-based touring girls’softball team, Richmond’s Madeline Gillis findscomfort playing the game she loves

Forced to deal with her dad’s fight against cancer, Richmond’s Madeline (Maddog) Gillis verynearly gave up the gameof softball. But her commitment to attend a spring camphosted by theUniversity ofWashington Huskies reignited her passion and led her to accept an opportunity toplay this season for a touringgirls’softball teambased inBellingham,Wash.

“Maddog is one of those spe-cial players all coaches look

for. Both she and her dad havebeen a part of our program foryears, and the courageMaddieshowed to continue the pursuitof her dream is inspirational.”

—Heather Tarr

Provincial team tryoutsthis weekend in Richmond

Don Fennell photoAbout toscorea touchdownwhileplayingcommunity football for theRichmondRaiders last sea-son,DarbyKwanwill be tryingout for Football BC’s under-18 team thisweekendatMinoruPark.

by Don FennellSports EditorHigh school players from

around theprovincewill gatherthis longweekendinRichmondin what will be the inauguralsteptowardwhattheyhopewillearn them a spot on either theprovincialunder-16orunder-18teams.This will mark the fifth year in

a row Football BC has hostedthe camp at Minoru Park, partof a process to ultimately selectrosters of up to40players each.“Our under-16 team has par-

ticipated in a tournament host-

edbyFootballManitobathelastcoupleyears,but thateventhasnowbeen cancelled,”said Foot-ball BC communications direc-torDaniel Fung.As a result, he explained,

whatevent(s) the teamwill par-ticipate in this year is yet to bedetermined. However, the un-der-18 team will participate ina tournament in Auburn,Wash.inDecemberfollowingthe2015high school season.Fung said camp participants

will be playing for more thanjust spots on the B.C. teams.He said many Canadian inter-university programs including

UBC and Queens will be in at-tendance. Simon Fraser Univer-sitywill alsohaveapresence.Inpartnershipwith theB.C. Li-

ons, sixbursaries in theamountof $1,000 each will also be pre-sentedduringthecamptoplay-ers who demonstrate on- andoff-field excellence as well asleadershipqualities.Two members of the Hugh

Boyd Trojans (Darby Kwan andTyler Moxin) will be trying outfor the under-18 team, whileMarcas Okell and Tony Mont-gomery of the Richmond Raid-ers are expected to be amongtheunder-16attendees.


Six-storey wood frame construction comes ofage… again

I t’s been more than half a decadesince British Columbia gave thegreen light for six-storey wood

frame construction. Although thenew building code raised plenty ofeyebrows – and even some ire – whenit was introduced in 2009, today anincreasing number of developers areembracing the opportunities it creates.One early adopter was Adera, a Van-

couver-based developer long known forits commitment to cutting-edge greenbuilding techniques. Adera’s Sail atUBC was the first true six-storey woodframe residence on campus. It wasawarded gold for Best Low-Rise Resi-dential in Vancouver/North Shore atthe Urban Development Institute’s 2014Awards for Excellence as well as BestMulti-Family Low-Rise Developmentin BC at the 2013 Georgie Awards. Thecompany’s newest UBC project, Prodi-gy, is well under construction and salesare brisk.

More Bang for the BuckSo what’s the appeal of wood? For

most homebuyers, a prime consider-ation is the affordability factor.“A six-storey concrete building will

typically cost an additional $60 to $70per square foot when compared toan equivalent suite in a wood-framebuilding — which can add up veryquickly,” said Al Poettcker, CEO andpresident of UBC Properties Trust(UBCPT). “Wood frame is an excellent

way to gain 50 per cent more densitywithout significantly changing the finalcost to the buyer.”He added that wood frame buildings

provide an interesting aesthetic benefit.“Six-storey wood frame buildings

are not allowed to have any combus-tible materials on the façades,” he said.“So developers use materials such asbrick, metal or fibre cement siding likeHardiPlank. Often when people standoutside, they can’t tell it’s a wood framebuilding.”

Quiet Time“Because the weight of two extra

storeys requires more support, there isa lot more wood mass in a six-storeywood frame,” Poettcker said. “So thesebuildings tend to be quieter.”Taking this concept a step further,

Adera’s newest six-storey wood frame– The Shore in North Vancouver’sCapilano neighbourhood – has intro-duced advanced acoustic technology toreduce sound transmission even more.“People often think a concrete

building is quieter than wood frame,”said Eric Andreasen, Adera’s vicepresident of marketing and sales. “Infact, an independent sound engineerconducted field tests and confirmedthis new system has made The Shorethe highest performing wood framebuilding in the province – probably inCanada – equal to or even better thanconcrete.”

struction,” Poettcker stressed. “Butdevelopers have definitely respondedwith stricter protocols to deal with thisoutside possibility.”

Vision and HistoryGeller said he’s thrilled with the

rapidly increasing number of six-sto-rey wood frame buildings now foundthroughout the Lower Mainland. “It isa testament to the legitimacy of thisconstruction approach that Ontario hasrecently copied BC by allowing six-sto-rey wood frame construction,” he said.“People have forgotten that many of

Vancouver’s original buildings weresix-storey, heavy timber construction –just walk through neighbourhoods likeGastown and you’ll see them still there.So you could say it’s like we’re goingback to the future.”

Safe and SustainableMichael Geller, architect, developer

and well-known advocate for innova-tion in housing, acknowledges thatwhen the legislation was first in-troduced, many had concerns aboutwood’s shrinkage over time. “Peoplewondered if it would be exacerbated byadding two extra floors,” he says. “Nowwe’re seeing ever increasing use of pre-fab joists and laminated wood prod-ucts, so it’s no longer an issue.”As a bonus, many of these products

also reduce waste because they aremade from young, renewable wood.And here’s something many consum-

ers aren’t aware of – but should be. Afive- or six-storey residential buildingis subject to stricter fire suppressionregulations than a building of fourstoreys or less.“Fires rarely happen during con-

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NAKANO,Fukumi Peggy

Born August 25, 1935 in Steveston, BC. Passed away suddenlyand peacefully on May 11, 2015 in Richmond at the age of 79.She is predeceased by her husband Toshiyuki. She is lovinglyremembered by daughters Kathleen (Jon) Spence, Geraldine(Kevin) Eedy, and Alison; granddaughter Nicole Spence; andby many relatives and friends. A funeral service will take placeon Thursday May 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the RichmondFuneral Home, 8420 Cambie Road, Richmond. A specialthanks to Dr. Adam Chang and all the staff at CourtyardGardens for their care, support, and friendship. In lieu offlowers, a donation to the Parkinson Society BC or a charity ofyour choice would be appreciated. Koden gratefully declined.

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June 10, 1937 - May 10, 2015Edward went Home May 10,2015. He was diagnosed withMyelodysplastic Syndrome in2009, after which he receivedblood transfusions every 6weeks, though the time be-tween steadily decreased untilhe endured them bi-weekly.He prayed for the donors onwhose gifts he depended andwas thankful for the excellenthealth care staff. Edward wasa man of various interests.Those he could not experiencein person he did so throughbooks. He was a word-smith,always enjoying a good de-bate.He loved his family, his highschool sweetheart Katie, chil-dren Dennis, Corinne (DarrellGushue), Keith (Jennifer), andGrandsons Philip and Connor.He was thankful for God’sforgiveness.

When friends said “Hang inthere” he would reply “I can’t, I

do not have the energy tohang on but God is holding me

and He’s not letting me go.”The Memorial Service is at

1:00pm on May 15th atRichmond Bethel Church,

10200 No. 5 Rd. Richmond, BC

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FLETCHER,Molly Eileen

Molly passed away in Langleyon May 9th, 2015 at the age of87. She will be greatly missedby her family and friends.Predeceased by her belovedhusband Arnold, she is sur-vived by her sons, David(Barb), Arnold, Ron (Glenys),Martin (Lori), grandchildrenChris, Jason, Trevor, Rylie,Jenna and Laryssa, greatgrandchildren, Draven, Theronand many nieces and neph-ews. A Celebration of Life willbe held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers donationsmay be made to the

Langley Lodge - 5451 204 St.,Langley, BC V3A 5M9

SEIFERT, RudiApril 27 1935 - April 15 2015

Rudi died in Hawaii just shortof his 80th birthday doing whathe enjoyed. He leaves behind:his wife Iris (Adios my love),daughters Nadine (David) andChristine Seifert, step daugh-ters Jacqueline Kaye (Brian)Suzanne Logan (Dave) andJulie O’Shea (Kevin), grand-children Sarah, Andrew, Joel,Brendin, Kayla, Amadien,Browyn, Halen, Erica, Liam,Ryan, Samantha, Emily, greatgrandson Matteo, brotherBurghardt Seifert (Wera), sisterInge Becker (Friedel), niecesand nephews in Germany andCanada, and too many goodfriends to list. Predeceased bygrandson Cole. Special men-tion must go to his pals Billand Patrick; breakfast won’t bethe same. The wild birds andMissy cat will miss him too.In lieu of flowers pleaseconsider a donation in Rudi’sname to the Richmond AnimalProtection Society.Happy sailing Rudi, Vatie, Opa

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Plumbing *Heating * Electrical * Carpentry * Painting * TilingAll Types of Home Renovations, Maintenance or GeneralRepairs around the house Guaranteed, with Free Estimatewww.westwindhome.ca Fully Licensed, Insured, WCB

Call George778 886 3186H O M E I M P R O V E M E N T S

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

260 ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 ServiceCall Lic #89402 Same day guarn’tdWe love small jobs! 604-568-1899

269 FENCING

S&S LandscapingCEDAR FENCEINSTALLATION

604-275-3158

281 GARDENING

AWARD WINNERSHedges, trees, gardens, lawns.

A & B Landscaping (604)202-3893

15% SENIORS DISCOUNTA+ Rating with BB Bureau

•Lawn Cuts/Trim •Aerating•Leaf Cleanup •Power Rake•Hedge & Shrub Trimming

•Pruning Trees •23 yrs. exp.•Insured •Free Estimates

Brad 778-552-3900

281 GARDENING

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSGUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/PowerWashing since 1982. WCB/Liabilityinsurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSA & B GUTTERS

Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. QualityWork. Best rates. 604-202-3893

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HANDYMAN CONNECTIONHANDYMAN CONNECTIONHandyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations -Repairs - 604.878.5232

VECTOR RENO’SSpecializing in all interior & exterior

home renovations & additionsCall 604-690-3327

320 MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPINGAcross the street - across the world

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

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

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

Free estimate/Senior Discountwww.miraclemoving.ca604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

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

604-537-4140

.Brothers Moving 604-720-0931

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

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

Ronaldo’s PaintingInsured/WCB/Free Estimates

Ronaldo, 778-881-6478Visa/Mastercard

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com604.339.1989 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.

BESTWAY PAINTINGBenjamin Moore Accredited

Spring Special$150 OFF Interior Painting

$250 OFF Exterior Paintingfor all early bookings.

Drywall Repairs. WorkSafe.Fully Insured. 15 Yrs exp.

Free Estimates, Call John,778-881-6737

338 PLUMBING

BRO MARV PLUMBINGPlumbing, heating, clogged drainsBBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

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

Call Aman: 778-895-2005

MIN. EXPRESS PAGINGSYSTEM

Reasonable Rates604-270-6338

LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service CallPlumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains.Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441

341 PRESSURE WASHING

Mr. Side Walk Power WashingSidewalks, Driveways, Patios

Strata, Comm. Res. 604-802-9033

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

604 - 861 - 6060We do tile roofs, gutters, windows,siding drvwy. WCB insured. Our #1goal is to satisfy our customers.

POWER WASHING since 1982.WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simonfor prompt service. 604-230-0627

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FIVE STAR ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

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

ARBUTUS ROOFING& DRAINS Ltd

We specialize in:F Shingle Roofing F Flat RoofingF Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs

Residential / Strata

604 - 259 - 2482www.arbutusroofing.com

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

#1 AAA RubbishRemoval

26 Years Serving Rmd.Residential & CommercialClean Courteous Service

FREE ESTIMATESJoe 604-250-5481

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865

386 WINDOW CLEANING

A & B WINDOW CLEANINGQUALITY WORK - BEST RATES

Work Safe / Insured. 604-202-3893

PETS

477 PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has foradoption spayed & neutered adultcats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

German Shepherd pups, vet check,1st shots, own both parents, gd tem-pered, farm & family raised in coun-try, good guard dog/family pet. bornfeb 11. $750; 604-796-3799 or604-845-6027, no sunday calls

GERMAN SHEPHERD-X PuppiesFamily raised, $400. Text or Call forpictures: 604-798-2691.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

551 GARAGE SALES

ABBOTSFORDFLEA MARKET

Abbotsford Exhibition ParkTRETHEWEY @ MACLURE AVE~ SUNDAYS ONLY ~

6 am to 4 pmPhone 604-859-7540

GARAGESALE

TOWNHOUSE COMPLEXANNUAL SALE-

9880 PARSONS RDSat. May 16th9:00-1:00pm

RICHMOND. Moving Sale. Sat.May 16, 9-3 p.m. 4540 Garry St.Lots of variety. Everything must go.

RICHMOND Multi Family Garage8471 Elsmore Rd.

Saturday, May 16, 9am - 2pmCancelled if raining.

551 GARAGE SALESRICHMOND. Sat. & Sum, May 1617, 10-2 p.m. 11206 4th Ave. Col-lectibles, tools, fishing, signed ltdprints, vintage disney/toys, antiquechina cabinets, household & more.

563 MISC. WANTED

Have Unwanted Firearms?Have unwanted or inheritedfirearms in your possession?Don’t know how to dispose ofthem safely and legally?Contact Wanstalls and we willcome and pick them up andpay you fair value for them.Wanstalls has been proudlyserving the Lower Mainlandfirearms community since 1973.We are a government licensedfirearms business with fullycertified verifiers, armorers andappraisers.

Call today to set up anappointment 604-467-9232Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

Langley - 2 SEPARATE TITLESSxS Duplex, 4 suites 8500s/f lot,fully reno’d, new siding/windows.

Rent $3400. $669K or $339Keach side. Call 604-807-6565

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

MODULAR home 2BR/2BA Readyto move to your lot. Over $100K inrenos in 2008. New roof, plumbing,wiring, gyproc, fixtures, [email protected] $75,000

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENTRICHMOND. Spacious newly reno’d3 bdrm rancher, 4 appls, wall-to-wall, blinds, cov patio, storage, gar-age, prkg, fenced. $1650/m. N/P.Avial immed. 604-833-2103

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLEREMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT$$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200The Scrapper

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RichmondMounties raised$270and collected10boxesof food for theRichmondFoodBankSocietyduringPoliceWeekatWestRichmondCommunityCentrenexttoHughBoydPark.

The Richmond Gogos held their first annual Turn to the Sun sunflower seedlingsale,organized incooperationwith theRichmondGardenClubwhowerealsohav-ing their annual plant sale on Saturday, May 9. Money raised goes to the Grand-mothers toGrandmothers Campaignof the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

The Richmond Hospice Association held its annual Hike for Hospice at GarryPointParkonMay2.TheHikeforHospicekickedoffNationalHospicePalliativeweek,May3 to9, andhighlights thepeoplewhoare involved indelivering thecare, programsand support.


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Richmond Review May 15 2015