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by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

It’s a message they hope will bring comfort to the young survivors of the devastating earth-quake and tsunami that hit Japan last March.

“We are all people, together in this world, who help each other in a time of need,” said Moreen Rutherford of the Richmond Textile Arts Guild.

Together with the City of Richmond’s Sister City Committee, the Steveston Rotary Club and the Steveston Community Centre, the guild’s members have been making uniquely-designed comfort quilts for the many children of the fi shing village of Onagawa, Japan who lost their parents, extended families and all their possessions and a lifetime of memories as a result of the disaster.

Rutherford explained that in one of the quilts she made, she incorporated origami cranes, maple leafs and special Japanese fabric into its

design to symbolize Canada and Japan coming together during the country’s crisis.

The Comfort Quilt project was led by former Richmond councillor Corisande Percival-Smith, and Eileen Ryan-Lewis. A total of 62 (a number that fi gures to grow as the groups continue to craft quilts) have thus far been assembled and the goal is to try to ship them to Japan by No-vember.

The quilts will be brought to Richmond’s sis-ter city, Wakayama, later this year, and together with representatives from that city and the City of Richmond, will be brought to Onagawa.

Richmond Sister City Committee chair Sylvia Gwozd said that the $80,000 raised in just a few hours in Steveston shortly after the tsunami, has grown by another $55,000 through many more events, bringing the total to $135,000.

That money will be used to purchase school supplies for the children in Onagawa.

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Caps boss lobs one at

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Soccer stars at nationals

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Firefighters host show-

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Martin van den Hemel photoDisplaying the quilts they made and are shipping to Onagawa, Japan are (from left) Martha Samsin, Corisande Percival-Smith, Vickie McLeod, Moreen Rutherford and Freda Hopper.

Quilted comfort for OnagawaQuilts being donated to children of earthquake-ravaged Japan

Smart meter leaves couple dumbfoundedInstaller breaks socket, leaves homeowners in dark


Malcolm McRae and his wife Rieke knew long ago that their BC Hydro smart meter was going to soon be installed.

So after returning from a brief lunch in Steveston on Wednesday, they weren’t completely surprised by a door hanger that greeted them at the front door, indicating the work had been done.

But the first sign something was amiss happened moments earlier when their garage door opener wouldn’t work for some reason.

As it turned out, their power was out, and what should have been a minutes-long installation be-came an exercise in frustration for the longtime Steveston couple.

They were informed that they’d have to hire an electrician if they wanted the electricity re-stored.

Something had gone wrong during the install, and they were informed they were on the hook for the repair bill.

“It is really upsetting,” Rieke told The Richmond Review. “They’re trying to tell you you’re at fault, that it’s a fire hazard and that you’re responsi-ble.”

During the installation, one of the four clips that connects the smart meter to the home’s electrical wiring, inexplicably snapped off.

It wasn’t a simple fix, and the McRaes were told they’d need to hire somebody to fix the problem, since it was their responsibility.

That had them scratching their heads, since their old power meter hadn’t been a problem until the installer came by.

But after the Review reached Keith Anderson, BC Hydro’s director of deployment for the smart meter project, Rieke was told that the utility pro-vider would be sending over one of its own elec-tricians.

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Friday, September 30, 2011 Richmond Review · Page 3

by Jeff NagelBlack Press

Opponents of BC Hydro smart meters were out in force both inside and outside the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Tuesday.

Mayors and councillors, many of them from Van-couver Island, questioned wireless radiation health risks, privacy concerns and the ultimate costs of the meters at a convention forum.

They heard assurances from Hydro offi cials and health offi cers that the meters are safe and won’t steal personal information.

Surrey’s deputy fi re chief told delegates the meters could actually make cities safer by giving advance warning that a transformer is getting dangerously hot before it sparks a fi re.

The devices are supposed to detect power outages faster, catch electricity-stealing pot growers and encourage users to be more effi cient.

Victoria Coun. Marianne Alto said her council heard from hundreds of concerned residents before proposing Hydro freeze the $930-million rollout, undertake more public consultation and allow households to opt out.

“There needs to be time to have that conversa-tion,” she said. “For me it’s about choice.”

Alto said the issue echoes the defeat of the har-monized sales tax, adding the meters again raise the spectre of a big government body rushing to impose something that many residents fear will hurt them.

“Had Hydro done a quality public information and consultation piece far in advance there would be less concern,” she said.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, who chaired the smart meter session, said he has no concerns about them.

“Look at all the ubiquitous use of cellphones and all the other frequencies that are in our airwaves,” he said, adding smart meters would be on less than a minute a day.

Various wifi networks blanket much of the Lower Mainland—some of them installed by local cities.

Moore noted some B.C. cities are installing their own wireless smart water meters at homes to elec-tronically monitor real-time water use.

Others have installed wireless parking meters.Another fear of smart meter opponents is that

BC Hydro will eventually use them for time-of-use pricing, forcing users to pay more at peak times in a bid to smooth out electricity demand.

Hydro denies it has any timeline for such a move.

Hydro crews have already installed 100,000 smart meters across B.C. and that’s to rise to 250,000 by later this fall.

BC Hydro launched its own counter-offensive this week, telling UBCM delegates their radiation expo-sure from the wireless networks in the Vancouver convention centre adds up to 4,590 minutes this week, equivalent to years of exposure to a house-hold smart meter.

Martin van den Hemel photoVancouver White-caps FC chief executive offi cer Paul Barber smiles as he shares a David Beckham story during a presenta-tion at a Richmond Chamber of Com-merce luncheon on Thursday.

Hydro smart meter fears aired at UBCM100,000 new meters already installed

Smart meters are being installed around B.C.

Martin van den Hemel photoMalcolm McRae and his wife Rieke were outraged when a BC Hydro smart meter installation left their home without power for hours Wednesday, and initially had them on the hook to pay for electrical repairs.

‘We didn’t know what was going on’

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The McRaes were frus-trated because they weren’t initially given an explanation of what went wrong, why their power was out, and why they were responsible for the fix.

Thankfully by 6 p.m., their power was re-stored.

“At least I haven’t got a bill yet,” Rieke said when asked if she was handed a bill.

But she’s still upset with how their situation was handled.

“They should have never left the house, and put that hanger there (on the door). We didn’t know what was going on here.”

Build it like Beckham, Barber tells chamberby Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

Soccer fans shouldn’t be treated like fans, but like customers, Vancouver Whitecaps FC chief executive offi cer Paul Barber said during a Thursday Richmond Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Sheraton Van-couver Airport Hotel.

For five years, and before coming to Vancouver, Barber was responsible for the key operational aspects of one of the largest soccer clubs in the world, Totten-ham Hotspur FC in the English Premier League.

Last year, he was brought on board to usher in a new chapter in the Vancouver Whitecaps history, with its debut in Major League Soccer.

As the team’s fi rst season reaches a major milestone with a relocation into the newly renovated B.C. Place on Saturday, Barber said he’s been disappointed by the club’s performance during its inaugural season.

“We’ve let our fans down,” he said.And if Vancouver fans don’t like the prod-

uct they see on the fi eld, like a customer in any other business, they have the choice to take their money elsewhere.

In Vancouver, there are plenty of enter-tainment options, he said.

And so Barber sees fans as not eternally loyal, but instead as customers who de-serve to be treated with respect, with good service, good pricing and a good product on the pitch.

And he’s a big believer in the club invest-ing time and money into growing the sport

at the community level.He praised Burnaby businessman Greg

Kerfoot for purchasing the team in 2003, but said that soccer can be a money pit.

A major league franchise comes with a $40-to $50-million price tag, he said, and that’s not including the cost of a stadium, the players and the day-to-day operations of the club.

The team spent some $4 to $5 million on youth development alone, he said.

And there’s no guaranteed return on that investment.

During his presentation, Barber recount-ed a story about soccer superstar David Beckham, who one day signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with Brylcreem, a hair styling product, only to shave his head the following day.


City Appointments 2012Richmond City Council wishes to fill vacancies on the following Advisory Committees/Boards:• Advisory Committee on the Environment • Agricultural Advisory Committee• Aquatic Services Board• Board of Variance• Child Care Development Advisory Committee• Economic Advisory Committee• Family and Youth Court Committee• Gateway Theatre Society Board• Heritage Commission• Intercultural Advisory Committee• Museum Society Board• Parking Advisory Committee• Public Art Advisory Committee• Public Library Board• Seniors Advisory Committee• Sister City Committee

Persons interested in serving the community, in a voluntary capacity, on any of the above advisory bodies are invited to submit an application, along with a resume, to the attention of: Gail Johnson, Manager, Legislative Services, City Clerk’s Office, no later than Friday, October 7, 2011.

Please refer to the webpage noted below for the staff contact and information on the purpose or mandate of these committees.

Application forms can be obtained at the Information Desk, Main Floor, Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, or on the City website at www.richmond.ca (City Hall > City Council > Boards & Committees > Advisory Committees).

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2012 City Grant Program Applications accepted until October 14The City of Richmond supports the enhancement of a positive quality of life for all its residents, and City Council recognizes that one means of helping achieve this goal is through an annual Grant Program to support the work of community service groups.

In July 2011, Richmond City Council adopted a City Grant Policy establishing three separate Grant Programs: 1. Health, Social and Safety 2. Parks, Recreation and Community Events 3. Arts and Culture

Information and application forms for the Health, Social and Safety, and Parks, Recreation and Community Events Grant Programs are available on the City’s website at www.richmond.ca (City Services > Social Planning > City Grant Program) or from the City Hall Information Counter, 6911 No. 3 Road, 604-276-4000.

Applications may be submitted for only one program per year and will be considered from non-profit organizations meeting the program criteria. Completed applications must be received at the Richmond City Hall Information Counter by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14.

The vision, criteria and application forms are being developed for the 2012 Arts and Culture Grant Program and will be posted on the City website on October 21.

If you have any questions regarding the program or your application, please call 604-276-4220.

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by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

A bylaw requiring res-taurants to catch grease with a trap before it en-ters the sewer system ap-pears to be working.

“To date, there appears to be a high compliance rate with this bylaw,” said Lloyd Bie, the city’s manager of engineering planning, in a report to council this week.

The failure of a sewer main at Lansdowne Road in City Centre—a major piece of the local sewer system puzzle—has el-evated awareness among

city offi cials about the major problem that fat, oil and grease can cause if fl ushed.

Bie called the impacts of grease on the municipal sewer collection systems a “growing concern” for the city and Metro Van-couver.

Yet restaurants—be-lieved to be the main culprits behind grease dumping—appear to be following at least one key rule. The city inspected 193 restaurants in the first half of 2011. Just three were found not to have grease traps in-stalled, as required by Metro Vancouver’s sewer use bylaw.

Remaining restaurants were found to be “gener-ally in compliance.”

But Bie noted that in one-third of the restau-rants, traps are cleaned by restaurant staff, leav-ing questions of just how the grease is disposed of.

The Lansdowne main has suffered three fail-ures in two years, due in part to grease buildup. The most recent failure came in February when it became completely plugged with grease.

Inability to remove the grease resulted in re-placement of the sewer main 20 to 30 years be-fore its planned replace-ment date, city staff say.

Grease is clearly hav-ing a fi nancial hit. The latest Lansdowne main replacement cost the city $870,000 to fi x, accord-ing to city sewer man-ager Romeo Bicego. And a clogged Gilbert Road sewer main is forcing Metro Vancouver to twin the pipe to facilitate fu-ture maintenance. Clean-ing it is “prohibitively expensive,” according to Bie, but the cost of twin-ning is estimated at over $60 million.

Richmond staff esti-mate the annual cost of clearing grease from plugged sewer lines is $300,000. Metro Van-couver spends another $800,000 per year clean-ing grease clogs, accord-ing to the city.

Metro Vancouver’s by-law relies on local en-forcement. Richmond has one half-time enforce-ment offi cer responsible for inspecting approxi-mately 900 food service establishments.

Martin van den Hemel photoA crew works to replace a pipe clogged by grease in City Centre—in this case an $870,000 job.

Grease dumping a ‘growing concern’ with three failures of downtown main


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Last Friday’s car crash that injured two Royal Bank employees inside their offi ces has managers now con-sidering safety upgrades because it’s the second such incident in a little over two weeks.

Around noon on Sept. 23, a Mer-cedes Benz sedan that had been parked in the lot outside the Royal Bank at No. 3 and Cook roads smashed into the bank.

The vehicle didn’t come to a rest

until it was jutting halfway into the building.

The driver was uninjured, but two employees suffered minor injuries and had to be taken to hospital via ambulance. Both were discharged from the hospital that same day, ac-cording to Heather Owen, spokes-person for the Royal Bank.

Owen said there was another vehicle crash at the bank on Sept. 8. It was the result of “mechanical failure of the vehicle,” but she said the accident was not serious, and there were no injuries.

“Because of the timing of the two incidents, RBC has investigated the design of the parking lot. We have confi rmed it meets design stan-dards and is deemed safe. Never-theless, we are considering some additional measures to prevent any future incidents,” Owen said.

According to Owen, the most recent crash was the result of the driver mistakenly putting their car into drive, rather than reverse.

“The driver then pressed the ac-celerator, driving their car through the window of the branch.”

Bank mulls changes after two crashes in two weeks

Paul Clarke photoTwo people were taken to hospital after a car crashed into the Royal Bank at No. 3 and Cook roads. It was the second such inci-dent this month.


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A book, an eagle and a runner can all be found in Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s new logo, the institution said Monday.

“We’ve evolved so much over our 30-year history, it was time to evolve our brand into something that refl ected our incred-ible growth as an institu-tion,” said spokesperson Joanne Saunders.

A lying letter “K” pays homage to Kwantlen’s name while “express-ing a modern aesthetic of motion, freedom and progress,” according to the institution.

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Martin van den Hemel photoRichmond Fire-Rescue’s Kirby Graeme is welcoming locals to Saturday’s grand opening of the Steveston Fire Hall at No. 2 Road and Steveston Highway.

New Steveston hall opens SaturdayMounties moving into new headquarters too


It’s a big week for local emergency responders.

On Saturday, the new $6.5-million Steveston Fire Hall will be opening its doors to the public for tours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The state-of-the-art structure boasts eco-friendly features almost everywhere, from geother-mal heating and cooling, solar panels that produce power, a green roof, and energy efficient light fi xtures with occupancy sensors.

No onsite parking will be available, so the city will be operating a shuttle bus service between the old Steveston Secondary School property down the road, as well as the

Westwind Elementary school lot at 11371 King-fi sher Dr. Shuttles will run from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Locals will be invited to tour the facility, climb aboard a real fi re truck, watch extrication rescues, as well as children’s face painting, and a bouncy fi re truck should weather permit. There will also be food and beverages.

Meanwhile, the Rich-mond RCMP has relocated into a renovated facility at 11411 No. 5 Rd., with the official opening on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 8 a.m. A dedication ceremony will be held on Nov. 7, but no public tours are available.

“The old detachment served the members and the community well over the years,” RCMP Supt. Rennie Nesset said. “But we simply outgrew it.”


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2012 Richmond Street Banner Contest includes visual arts from the following categories:

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Ten designs will be selected for display on banners in selected locations from March 2012 to March 2013.

A $300 honorarium will be awarded for each of the selected designs.

Banner Contest ThemesBanner designs must reflect the following themes:

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Contest closes October 30, 2011

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Cultural centre goes green

It’s a centre for local culture with a garden on top.

Richmond Cultural Cen-tre now boasts a rooftop garden—a new outdoor space reserved for arts programs and events.

The city, together with sponsor Canadian West-ern Bank, will host an official opening of the space today (Friday) at 5 p.m.

“The new rooftop gar-den is going to be integral to providing innovative programs ranging from growing food in small spaces to water conser-vation techniques,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie, in a news release.

The previously unused space now features sus-tainable elements such as recycled glass pebbles along, pillar cisterns and planter troughs to cap-ture rainwater, apple trees and food plants including blueberries, lavender, spinach, kiwi

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The public will have a chance to see the gar-den during Culture Days events this weekend. On Friday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m., playwright Lucia Frangione will give a read-ing and talk. On Saturday, Oct. 1 at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. chef Ian Lai will present “Cultural Salad,” a culinary arts workshop about local food.

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EDITORIAL: Contract talks don’t have to be a spectator sport

Teachers’ contract bar-gaining should not be a spectator sport with

blood-thirsty zealots cheer-ing on their combatants like teens at an after-school fist fight. There are more adult ways to conduct negotia-tions than fear mongering, rabble rousing and put-downs.

With school now underway, both sides in the B.C. public school teachers’ dispute should loudly pronounce their intentions to bar-gain in good faith and then duck under the cover of silence until there’s something worthwhile to report—like a settlement.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Public School Em-ployers’ Association could create a teachable moment for thou-sands of B.C. students by engag-ing in respectful negotiations.

No doubt there are extreme challenges facing both sides in this dispute because the teachers are expected to live within the same “net zero” deal accepted by other public sector unions.

With an arbitrator ruling that issues traditionally discussed at the provincial table should

remain there, and class size and composition regulations left out of the discussion for now (the province has until next April to contemplate the implications of a Supreme Court ruling that struck down class size and composition regulations), both sides have a narrow range of concerns to deal with.

One option is for both to bear down on a few key non-monetary items to obtain a short-term deal or stall for a year or more until the way is clear for a possible return to bargaining of class size and composition, wages and benefi ts.

Regardless, it should be under-stood by all that teachers have

the legal right to bargain and complaints of unreasonable con-cessions or unrealistic demands are typical opening bargaining positions.

With these volleys out of the way, it’s time for some serious bargaining.

But, please, let’s do it quietly.– Langley Times (Black Press)

B.C. Education Minister George Abbott.

When my daughter was born, she was

the first baby in our family for almost 20 years. My mum was super excited and quickly assembled all our traditional foods that are served to nursing mothers—Indian sweets, nuts, and savoury dishes full of butter and fat. I wanted nothing to do with them.

For me, nursing my child had always been some-thing I wanted to do for

her health and to bond with her but this was also my time to lose all the baby fat I had gained. I had gained over 45 pounds with this pregnan-cy and it was coming off!

I really shouldn’t have worried. Inside a couple of months, I lost almost 20 pounds and the rest came off, slowly but surely. Looking back, I should have indulged! Nurs-ing a child on demand is (almost) your ticket to eat-ing anything, especially with a baby who nursed round the clock, every two hours!

I think every culture has some sort of traditional food that is fed to nursing mothers. And, there’s usu-ally pretty good reason why those foods are chosen. At fi rst, I couldn’t understand why my mum kept wanting me to eat khaadi—it’s a soup-like curry, made with yogurt and chickpea fl our. One of the spices used for fl avouring is fenugreek. It turns out that fenugreek is a lactation stimulant.

And the Indian sweets?

Having been to my home state of Gujarat and my ancestral village, I can safely say that it would have been very rare for a woman to gain 45 pounds during pregnancy. Nursing mothers there need as many calories as they can get.

I decided to do a bit of research to see what other cultures fed new mothers. In Ethiopia, a porridge dish called genfo is served while in Fujian, China foods that contains lots of protein like duck, chicken and pork are eaten and vegetables are avoided because they are too yin or cold. I get it—meat dishes contain lots of iron and that mums should fi ll up on them.

In many cultures, new mothers go home to stay with their parents and are fed and taken care of in the house they grew up in. I let my mother do my laundry. Sometimes, you just have to bend the rules, for a bit of sanity.

Traditional foods, intergenerational stories, and ways to support new

mothers are the topic of conversation at the upcoming Baby Cafes, organized by Vancouver Coastal Health. As part of World Breastfeeding Week, the cafes are a time for new mothers to meet each other and share their stories.

This year’s fi rst cafe co-incides with Culture Days at the Brighouse library. A lovely lounge has been set up where mums can come on Oct. 1 and join the con-versation between 10 a.m. and noon. Don’t worry if you’re not available. There are two other cafes at Waves Coffee house in Steveston on Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon, and at Richmond Family Place on Oct. 7 at the same time. There’s even a Facebook group so check it out!

Postpartum is a very special time for mum and baby. Enjoy, try to relax, and most of all, eat up!

Arzeena Hamir is co-ordinator of the Richmond Food Security Society. Reach her at [email protected].

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Re: “’Icon’ feted at Friday party,” Sept. 28. Thank you for the coverage of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society’s 25th anniversary celebrations.

Reaching this milestone is certainly a signifi cant accomplishment for a group of local people who recognized the cannery’s potential and accepted the challenge to save the prominent historic build-ing on Steveston’s waterfront.

We would, however, like to note a correction to the article in which it says that we “started” the society. We defi nitely didn’t do it on our own. Al-though we have been personally involved with the project for some time, there are many, many more people, not the least of whom are charter mem-bers. Bud Sakamoto, Joe Bauer, John Horton and Dave Scott were also instrumental in the creation of the site, and literally hundreds more deserve credit for its development and existence now as a premier tourist destination in Richmond.

The entire community can be duly proud of this unique piece of history.

Ralph and Edith TurnerSteveston

‘Mindless morons’ hit volunteers hardEditor:

Richmond has been served by volunteers who support marine search and rescue for 30 years. These volunteers supplement the arm of the regu-lar Canadian Coast Guard.

Rescue stations are located in Steveston and the Middle Arm of the Fraser River. The two stations respond to an average of 50 calls per year, saving millions of dollars of property as well as lives.

To the mindless morons who broke into our Ste-veston response facility, you not only stole equip-ment, you robbed the possibility of the rescue of people in distress.

You stole the ability for rescuers to adequately perform their task so that others may live. Now the volunteers have to spend the little dollars in their

coffers to replace this vital search-and-rescue gear. Theft is victimless according to the law. Tell that

to our rescuers. Tell that to the unrescued victims and their families.

Another mindless irk: paid parking in Steveston. A duty crew responds to a call from the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria. The crew fumbles for toonies. Two hours? Four hours? Six hours later the volunteer returns to base and has a parking violation fi ne. Makes another out-of-pock-et expense for an unpaid volunteer. (The writer is a 27-year volunteer.)

Wondering between the break-in, buying my own personal safety gear, carrying change for parking meters, is it worth the effort. You bet!

If you’d like to help us out with our equipment loss and to keep operations going, donate to The Strait of Georgia Marine Rescue Society, PO Box 36025, 10091 No. 1 Rd., Richmond, BC, V7E 131. Tax receipts will be issued.

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We still maintain a Steveston Rotary RV webpage as an informa-tion service for Richmond visitors, and I still get phone calls from those interested in RV camping in Richmond.

There are many from around BC with RVs interested in sightseeing here, others with family members having surgery here, and others coming to sports tournaments here. If they can’t use their RVs here many stay in Surrey and we don’t get their visit or tourist dollars.

The features needed are space in a nice locale, a potable water supply by hose for cooking and fi lling tanks and electric-ity to avoid generator pollution and noise. Washrooms and good transportation are other desirable features.

Except for the electri-cal outlets, McDonald Beach has all these features and a caretaker to support current users, and it also has a parking meter supporting boat trailer parking. It also has a Canada Line station a few kilometres away with excellent access to Rich-mond and the region. I’ve previously mentioned all this to city staff, and ad-vised that based on our prior temporary locations experience McDonald Beach could easily col-lect $50 per space daily for short term rentals.

London Farm has wash-rooms and similar ameni-ties to McDonald Beach and I’ve also mentioned the lightly used parking spaces east of it along Dyke Road as suitable for shorter RVs visiting Steveston for a few days.

Hopefully the city will consider the opportunity since it would be benefi -cial to local merchants, a great service to tourists and profi table for the city.

Another writer com-

plained a few weeks ago that the local sani-dump has been closed. I advised city staff of the need when the Lansdowne Road Shell sani-dump closed before the

Seniors Games, and again when the South Delta Shell closed their sani-dump after the Olympics.

Peter MitchellRichmond

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The fi tness folk con-tinue on to Steve Nash Fitness World around the corner. You know where I am. The Sandman Hotel and all that attaches to the property—Denny’s, Shark Club included—has become a Richmond landmark for freeway travellers.

I missed the entrance to the restaurant (which is clearly marked “wel-

come”) because I’m entranced by the outdoor patio and bar.

The room is handsome, well-appointed with ceil-ing fans and welcoming booths. All that’s missing are the walls. I’d vote this patio the best in the city.

The fi rst time I experi-enced Chop was when it opened three and a half years ago. I remember being impressed by the layout of the restaurant then, and I still am today. The relaxing patio, formal dining room with sooth-ing hues of dark brown and cream, and atmo-spheric lounge are com-pletely separate areas (with a tunnel between the dining room and lounge), which means it feels like three restau-rants, instead of one.

From the extensive and interesting wine list, I order a glass of Beringer Merlot (even though the drink special a $6 martini). If I’d ordered a bottle, my server would have decanted it at the table.

I peruse the menu, knowing I’m going to have a steak—there are 10 choices from prime

rib to Kansas City rib eye chop. Brandon, my effi cient server, suggests the lobster, scallop and gorgonzola dip as an ap-petizer and the beet root and arugula salad with warm goat cheese on a crostini. I agree.

Chop is a huge res-taurant endeavour with seating for 500 people. Richmond is home to the fi rst Chop, which is now represented in Edmon-ton, Kelowna, Winnipeg and Calgary. Recent acquisition of the well-established Sutton Hotel means Vancouverites can expect a Chop in their neighbourhood.

One other thing I like about Chop is their commitment to staff. This applies of course to the family company of Sandman. They want Red Seal chefs in the kitchen, so they pay the way for their staff to accomplish that goal. They also offer culinary student scholar-ships.

Chop (and the Sand-man’s other restaurants) made a conscious deci-sion to stay connected to the earth and nature, so four months ago, they

joined Oceanwise. This meant removing key items. With 120 restau-rants across Canada they used a lot of halibut (which is expected to be overfi shed eventually), so they replaced it with a lemon butter haddock.

As for the menu’s sea-sonal vegetables, such as the patty pan squash, they come from the ho-tel/restaurant’s farmland in Surrey. The steak? Certifi ed angus beef (and if not done to your liking, the next one is free).

Fresh is what Chop is all about. The kitchen has a small freezer because everything is fresh. The Winnipeg rye bread is baked in-house daily (and the baker’s name—Nina Ghass—is proudly posted on the front door). The bacon is hand-cut (ask for the bacon asparagus wrap-pers). They pickle their own beets. All sauces are made in-house. Thanks to a great team headed by Chef Michael Nezny

and in-store chef Teja Sangha.

When it comes to grill-ing, they don’t. They use a Montague broiler at 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit to cook the steak on all angles and lock in the amazing fl avour (the broiler cook has been here since Chop opened).

“People think of us more when it’s raining,” says Trystan Halpert, general manager. “When the sun’s shining, people barbecue steak at home.”

Well, it’s raining. So, I ordered the prime

rib. Medium rare. With in-fused mashed potatoes. And a side order of aged white cheddar mac and cheese (just because I love mac and cheese). I don’t have room for dessert.

As I head back to my car, I try to ignore the yoga mats and gym bags.

Arlene Kroeker may be reached at [email protected].

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Locals may have to wait a few more months before fi nding out whether a Target store is coming to Lans-downe Centre.

That news comes after last Friday’s announcement by the U.S. retail giant that it will be converting 105 Zellers stores in Canada, but Richmond isn’t on the initial list. Making the cut were Oakridge Shopping Centre in Vancouver, Delta’s Scottsdale Mall, Burna-by’s Metropolis at Metrotown, Coquitlam Centre and Langley’s Willowbrook Shopping Centre.

Target spokesperson Amy Reilly said a further an-nouncement of stores scheduled to open in March 2013 will be made in the coming months.

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“A national championship. That would sure be sweet if we could go all the way this year.”

So says Richard Petrowsky, general manager of the Richmond Sockeyes, who enter the 2011-12 hockey season heavy favourites to retain their Pacifi c International Junior B league playoff title.

Much of the nucleus of last year’s team which dominated the regular (fi rst in the Tom Shaw Conference and league at 37-5-0-4) and post seasons

(12-1-0-2) is back, with no shortage of motivation to add the Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial championship and Key-stone Cup Western Canadian title to their winnings. The Sockeyes last won it all in the 2008-09 season, defeat-ing the host Thunder Bay Wolverines when the tournament was played in Ontario.

While each hockey season is a long journey, made even more gruelling if a team succeeds on going on an ex-tended playoff run, the Sockeyes, like the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings, seem to be an anomaly. They don’t seem to ever rebuild but rather reload, which means they always seem to be contending for a title.

Recruiting is always a priority for PI-JHL teams and no club works harder at it than the Sockeyes. Petrowsky and his scouting staff did a masterful job during the off-season adding to what was already a formidable force. He genuinely believes this year’s rookie Sockeyes are even more skilled than last year’s incoming crop, which is dif-fi cult to debate after Kevan Killistoff (a 2010 Bantam Draft choice of the Vancouver Giants) and Justin Rai both had a goal and two assists in the home opener and Carter Popoff and Dominic Centis two points apiece.

“I thought it might be a bit tougher to get some kids this year, but we’ve got such a good reputation with our schol-arships and stuff,” Petrowsky says. “And then there’s our coaching staff (led by Judd Lambert). Word gets out there from other kids (about the quality organization the Sockeyes are).”

Himself a former Sockeye goalten-der who backstopped the team to its fi rst provincial championship in 1992, Lambert was a draft choice of the NHL New Jersey Devils and played several seasons of pro hockey before retir-ing. He took over the coaching helm with the Sockeyes in 2007-08 and the following season guided the team to a 39-8-0-1 regular-season record, a 12-0-0-1 mark in the playoffs and its fourth PIJHL championship. In 2008-09 the Sockeyes again showed their con-sistency by fi nishing second to North Delta Devils with a 33-9-0-6 record but were upset in the second round of the playoffs by Delta Ice Hawks. The Sock-eyes won their fi fth PIJHL title in 2010-11, sweeping the Abbotsford Pilots in the championship series.

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“We didn’t have any extra bodies around and our team was basically set,” Petrowsky says. “We had some-

thing like 13 or 14 ice slots from the September long weekend to our fi rst game so we simulated a lot of game conditions in practice.”

Petrowsky likes the competitive fi re he sees among the players, and their determination to improve. But he’s equally pleased by the cohesiveness led by returning captain Patrick Hunter and the rest of the leadership group.

“This group is pretty tight already,” Petrowsky says.

“And the young guys are really hun-gry.”

PUCK STOPS HERE

Though they begin the 2011-12 sea-son minus both members of last year’s goaltending tandem (Aaron Oakley is playing for the Toronto Junior Cana-diens of the Ontario provincial league and Devin Nijjer is focusing on his aca-demic studies), but early indications are the Sockeyes won’t miss a beat.

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2011-12 RICHMOND SOCKEYES•The Richmond Sockeyes are owned by a local group of businessmen that includes Maurice Lambert, Doug and Ron Paterson, Barry Watson and Bruce Mathers. Judd Lambert is the head coach with assistants Greg Harding, Scott Nielsen and Colin Falk. Richard Petrowsky is the general manager. Rocky Gardiner the trainer and Jeremy Gardiner the equipment man-ager.

•PLAYER ROSTERNo. PLAYER3 Matt Wagner, D *4 Keenan Webb, D5 Michael Ball, D (A)6 Turner Popoff, D7 Dominic Centis, D *8 Jeremy Hamaguchi, F (A)9 Patrick Hunter, F (C)11 Ryan Cooper, D13 Clayton Wright, D (A)14 Troy Kaczynski, F *15 Rudi Thorsteinson, F16 Kevan Killlistoff, F *17 Connor Wilson, F18 Sam Chichak, F19 Justin Rai, F *21 Dean Allison, F *22 Daniel Tait, F *24 Kyzen Loo, F26 Scott Wessa, D29 Kootenay Alder, G *33 Jonah Imoo, G *

LEGEND: (D) defenceman, (F) forward), (G) goalie), (C) captain, (A) assistant captain, (*) rookie.

Don Fennell photoJeremy Hamaguchi (left) and Rudi Thorsteinson close in on the Mission net during the Sockeyes’ season-opener last week against the Icebreakers at Minoru Arena. The two local minor hockey products look to pick up where they left off last season, when they led the Sockeyes to their fi fth Paciifi c International Junior Hockey League championship.


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Rookie Jonah Imoo shut out the Mission Icebreak-ers 6-0 in Richmond’s season-opening win Sept. 8, while Richmond Mi-nor grad Kootenay Alder seems poised to make a smooth transition to the junior ranks.

BLUELINE BATALLION

With Ryan Cooper re-turning from the Pentic-ton Vees, a late cut of the B.C. Hockey League team, the Sockeyes’ defensive corps is even deeper than it was on opening night a week ago. Fellow return-ees Turner Popoff and Keenan Webb are proven players who combine skill with toughness, while Mi-chael Ball, Scott Wessa and Clayton Wright are

also back in the fold.A strong defence was a

big reason why the Sock-eyes gave up an average of only 2.3 goals per game in 2010-11 and fans can expect more of the same this season. But the Sockeyes also like their d-men to contribute to the offence which play-ers like Cooper (24 points in 44 games last season) and Webb (21 points, but 16 in a breakout playoff ) excel at.

UP FRONTTwo big contributors to

last season’s offensive foray—leading scorer Jake Roder (53 points) and Jessie Siemens (22 points)—have both de-cided to pass on hockey to focus on school, but it doesn’t appear the Sock-eyes will have any diffi -

culty putting the puck in the net in their absence. Seafair Minor grad Jeremy Hamaguchi is set to build on his 19-goal, 42-point

season of a year ago, while fellow Richmon-dites Rudi Thorsteinson (who led the Sockeyes with 27 playoff points)

and Sam Chichak should have no trouble building on 34 and 28 point sea-son respectively.

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Don Fennell photoJonah Imoo blanked the Mission Icebreakers 6-0 in his Richmond Sockeye debut Sept. 8.


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Consummate team player Brayden Low seemed des-tined for a third- or fourth-line role with the WHL Portland Winter Hawks this season, but an injury at Hawk camp has set him back. He’s expected to be back in the Sockeyes’ lineup this week, and has been told by the Hawks to work hard and wait for his chance.

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Thursday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. versus Aldergrove Kodiaks

Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:45 p.m. at Port Moody Black Panthers

Tuesday, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. at Delta Ice Hawks

Saturday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m. at North Vancouver Wolf Pack

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Richmond Sockeyes play all home games, usually Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., at Minoru Arenas, 7551 Minoru Gate. Tickets are available at the door: $8 for adults, $4 for children and seniors.

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Like the Little Engine That Could, Richmond Red Hot Selects be-lieved.

No matter how challenging the task, the under-16 girls’ soccer club entered every match last season refusing to lose. In July, it paid off in a B.C. championship.

Now, the Selects are approaching an even greater test with the same resolve as they travel to Lethbridge next week for the national cham-pionships. It’s believed they’re the fi rst Richmond girls’ team to play for the Canadian title in more than 30 years.

“It’s been quite a drought for sure and it’s quite an honour to be able to go and represent not only Richmond, but B.C.,” says coach Clive Clarke.

Though the Selects’ roster features an abundance of individual talent, this is a team through and through, says Clarke. See Page 40

Nationals begin next week in Lethbridge

Don Fennell photoB renda Murillo (right) chases down an opponent during the Richmond Red Hot Selects’ run to the B.C. soccer hampionships in July. Murillo and her teammates will play for the Canadian U16 girls’ title next week in Lethbridge.


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The R.A. McMath Wild-cats have started the 2011 high school senior girls’ volleyball season in impressive fashion.

The Wildcats, under the guidance of coach Rob Forbes, fi nished second to Seaquam in an Ice-breaker tournament to open the season, and last weekend placed third in a 48-club invitational at the University of B.C., losing out in the semifi nals to a big, strong Kelowna team which is ranked No. 1 in the province.

Kristen Almhjell and Juliana Kaufmanis were both selected to the tour-nament all-star team.

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Onni’s Central in southeast False Creek is aiming to be an integral part of Vancouver’s skyline. With its original architecture and attention to detail, that is no long-shot goal.

“You would be hard-pressed to see something like this again,” says Onni sales manager Nick Belmar. “It’s where sculpture meets structure ... We wanted to make it a landmark for Vancouver.”

Central is unlike every other residential building that came before it. Instead of the typical tower and podium approach, meaning a tower surrounded by a base of commercial space or townhomes, one residential tower is turned on its side. Onni calls it the Skybridge.

“We are very proud of what they’ve done,” says Belmar. “Th e defi ning feature is absolutely the Skybridge ... it’s phenomenal.”

“So many of the downtown towers have been built in a very short time, and so they have become a sea of sameness. With the design of Central, we wanted something that would rise above the too-oft en dull waters of the

sea,” says architect Bruce Haden of DIALOG.

Th e building will feature two towers, one that will hold offi ce and retail space, and the other residential, topped by the Skybridge, which is set at an angle to maximize light and views of the water, city and mountains. A courtyard features a refl ecting pool set into a half-acre park area. Homes are available in one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse plans, ranging from 515 to 1,500 square feet, many with attached balconies or patios. Th e penthouses also include a terrace.

But the architecture isn’t the only thing attracting buyers. Belmar says about half of the 304 homes have been sold, and the high-quality fi nishings and proximity to everything Vancouver has to off er keeps bringing potential buyers in droves.

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Other features include European-made commercial-grade wide-plank laminate fl ooring in the living areas, and Berber-style carpeting in the bedrooms and walk-in closets.

Foodies are able to choose between honed natural stone or composite countertops, with a breakfast bar overhang in most homes. European-inspired cabinetry with a rift -cut oak veneer face is standard, fi tting in seamlessly with the modern over-height tile backsplash and stainless-steel under-mounted sink.

Bathrooms at Central are made for luxury, including porcelain fl oor tile and an oversized vanity mirror for all your grooming needs. A separate deep soaker tub with tiled front is ready for every bubble bath, and the glass shower enclosure includes a mosaic-tiled base and high-gloss tile from fl oor to ceiling. All of this combines with the solid composite stone countertops with a matching backsplash to become the perfect ode to relaxation.

Belmar is not exaggerating when he says how close to everything Central is.

Th e SeaWall, recently voted as the best public space in Canada, is just steps away, while a water taxi or the Aquabus is ready to whisk you across False Creek to Granville Island, Yaletown or the West End. Shopping, restaurants and every other service you could possibly need are close by, making Central the perfect neighbourhood hub.

Owners will have access to a 7,000 square-foot wellness centre that includes a fi tness centre, yoga studio and a steam and sauna room. A dining room with a professional kitchen will also be available for residents looking to host a party, and a games room, lounge/entertainment area and theatre are also included. Finally, owners will have the use of a quiet study room and a rooft op garden terrace with plots available for growing your own food.

Belmar warns potential homebuyers that they must not wait to buy a home at Central. “I tell them regardless of where, you must get into this building. You won’t be disappointed.”

Buyers will be able to take residence in 2014. Homes start at $347,900. For more information visit www.ownatcentral.com or call 604-682-8801.

Submitted photo above. Left photo by Martin KnowlesThe architecture at Central is second-to-none, including the innovative Skybridge (above). The kitchen in every suite is perfect for the budding gourmet (left), with European-inspired cabinetry and natural stone or composite countertops

Central rises above Vancouver skyline

‘Where sculpture meets structure’

Rooftop decks sometimes a better plan than a backyard

Outdoor spaces still usable for fall Even if the weather wasn’t as nice as we

could have hoped, there was no shortage of people enjoying the outdoors this summer. While many could be found on restaurant patios or the beaches around the Lower Mainland, some were enjoying the sunshine on their very own rooft op deck.

Many new home developments are including rooft op decks in their plans, responding to a demand for outdoor space without having to leave the comfort of your own home. With space sometimes at a premium, it is more useful to have a deck on the roof than it is to have a backyard.

Th e rooft op deck at Aragon Properties’ Flow at Port Royal “is so tranquil and wide-open,” says Aragon Director of Sales and Marketing David Wan.

With views of the Fraser River and a fi replace, the decks are usable year-round.

Azura Management’s Aviva on the Park in Port Coquitlam also boasts its own rooft op spaces at their townhomes, giving residents a bit of extra space for entertaining or relaxing.

For the ultimate in luxury, Adera’s Ultima at Pacifi c Spirit includes private rooft op lanais perfect for adding a hot tub. Th e lanais are the best place to check out the stunning views of the University of British Columbia.

Many developments include a rooft op deck as an amenity, including Barber Creek Development’s Edgewater in Surrey and Intergulf Development’s Kits360 in Vancouver. Edgewater’s deck includes an outdoor pool.

It’s doubtful anyone will regret owning a place with a deck, no matter what the weather.

“ The defi ning feature is absolutely the

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Richmond Raider Dylan Lam outpaces Ethan

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U16s fi rst local girls’ team to play in nats in 30 yearsFrom Page 29

It’s a sentiment that was echoed last summer by defender Alyssa Graeme who said “We’re all con-tributors here.”

“All of us have been so commit-ted, dropping other plans when needed for the team. We’ve wanted this so bad. It’s so amazing.”

The Canadian tournament be-gins Wednesday, Oct. 5, but the Selects wont’ play that day as they’ve received a bye. Their first game will be Thursday versus the

Yukon Strikers. They’ll play Alberta next Friday, with the playoffs to follow. The tournament concludes Sept. 10.

Clarke says the level of competi-tion will be intense. His daughter, Summer, who is a key member and leading goal scorer of the Red Hot Selects, played on the under-17 national team with several play-ers who will lead their respective teams in Lethbridge.

“Ontario, Quebec and Alberta will be particularly strong,” sug-

gests Clarke. “They’re usually the teams to beat.”

But Clarke is confident the Se-lects have what it takes to not only compete with the three aforemen-tioned, but also to defeat them.

“We’ve got some very good play-ers, the girls are in shape, and our team unit is very good. I think we’ll be alright,” he says.

“We always go into our games to win and we’re going to this with the idea we can take Ontario and Quebec. To be able to do that we

have to be committed to working hard on defence because that’s what defence is. Offensively I’m not worried. I believe we can play with anyone and put any team un-der pressure.”

Clarke says several local individ-uals and companies have shown their support for the Selects by financially assisting their trek to Lethbridge. He says Richmond Girls’ Soccer Association director of operations Stew MacPherson also deserves a tip of the hat for

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“That support has been huge in that we have been able to spend good quality time in developing our skill as a result of his help in procuring field times for us on short notice over the years. And Richmond has excellent facilities that we have been able to take advantage of.”


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111 CARETAKERS/RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS

Employment OpportunityCONTRACT POSITION FOR SITE MANAGER

A local strata corporation is seek-ing a special individual to become their site manager. It would be important that the applicant lives in Richmond; the strata is located in Steveston (south Richmond).

This is a part time position, 50 weeks per year and generally hours will be between 9 AM and 1 PM Monday to Friday (we might consider 5-6 hours per day for 3 days between Monday - Friday instead). The position will com-mence early in November 2011. General duties include meeting contractors, organizing inspec-tions, record keeping, attending a council meeting 1 per month. The individual must have good interpersonal; common sense; administrative (computer, or-ganizational) and time manage-ment skills. Preference will be given to someone with some knowledge of building mainte-nance The applicants should be bondable and have a vehicle available to them.

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KLAASSEN Farms is looking for an onsite Farm Operator/Manager for our Chilliwack Blueberry Farm Op-eration. Duties include, but are not limited to: Weed Control, Pesti-cide/Fungicide Control, Nutrient Ap-plications, Crop Harvesting, Farm Maintenance and some basic Equipment Maintenance. You will work closely together with the own-er, who will collaborate on a man-agement plan with you in order to gain the best economic value for our crop. The successful candidate will have some prior farm experi-ence, but all applicants will be con-sidered. Email your resume to [email protected] or fax to (604)702-5609

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125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home

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130 HELP WANTED

ALBERTA earthmoving company requires a journeyman heavy duty mechanic. You will work in a mod-ern shop and also have mechanics truck for fi eld work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawlers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.

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130 HELP WANTED

PRODUCTION LABOURER NEEDED for a growing fast paced Roof Tile Manufacturing Co. located in Surrey. Applicant must be prepared for and ca-pable of physically demanding work. Duties include but not limit-ed to general labour, cleanup, product stacking and must be a team player. Please fax resumes to: 604-599-5972 or email:

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SERVICE DISPATCHERNeeded for material handling company in Delta. The successful candidate will be an organized, courteous, patient, customer-focused team player with excellent communication skills. Must have knowledge of the Lower Mainland.Previous dispatch experience considered an asset, but not required.Arpac provides competitive salary, 100% paid extended benefi ts, RRSP plan, rewards program, monthly BBQs, and much more!

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Receptionist/Optometric Assistant Position:Pacifi c Eye Doctors-Richmond is seeking a full-time receptionist/optometric assistant. If you are energetic, bright and have great customer service skills, you’re the person we are looking for! Please fax your resume to (604) 273-4510 or drop off at #100-7997 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, Attn: Dr. Nina Gill.REVIEW

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156 SALES

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

LEAD ROOF TECHNICIAN$28.00 - $38.00 per hour based on experience. Commercial roof-ing co. hiring lead roofers with extensive exp. in commercial roofi ng, including: two - ply torch, single ply, sloped and metal.

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257 DRYWALLDRYWALL REPAIRS, CEILING TEXTURE SPRAYING. Small Job Specialist. Mike at (604)341-2681

260 ELECTRICAL#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

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

269 FENCINGPHIL’S FENCING: Custom blt cedar fences/gates/lattice. Repairs, decks & stairs, 604-591-1173, 351-1163

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272 FIREPLACES

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320 MOVING & STORAGE1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle.Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

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748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONLADY roommate. Cls to Ironwood Mall. Utils/cbl incl N/P no partiers. $425mo. (250)763-7553

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RICHMOND. Large 2 bdrm bsmt suite. Newly reno’d. N/S, N/P. Utils incl. 604-278-4167 or 604-721-8406

752 TOWNHOUSESRICHMOND: exec 2 lvl corner unit T/H, 3 baths, 3 bdrm, dble garage, $2050/mo. N/S, N/P. Avail now. C21 Prudential, 604-232-3025.

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827 VEHICLES WANTED

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE1999 - 22’ tent trailer- Layton. Very Good cond. Asking $4000/obo. (604)217-3038 or (604)850-5463

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE1993 Coleman trailer great shape rec service propane tanks incl. c/w org. manuals fold-out king sz & dble bed table & seating area converts into 3rd bed. $4995. 604-534-6305

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Coast Capital Savings Education Award recipient and Richmond resident Rachel Wong (right) accepts her award from Coast Capital Savings’ chief marketing and public relations offi cer Lawrie Ferguson. Wong is one of four Richmond stu-dents who earned an award, worth $2,000 to $5,000 each. (An incorrect photo was provided to the Review last week.)

Henry Pankratz, mem-ber of Canadian Blood Services’ board of direc-tors, presents Rich-mond’s Kate Lekas with a B.C. and Yukon peer recruiter award for her role as Canadian Blood Services champion at her workplace, the City of Vancouver. Over the past 10 years, Kate has been instrumental in the collection of more than 2,000 units of blood from City of Van-couver employees.

Joshua Ma, 10, accepts an award from Richmond’s Kumon Happy Learning Cen-tre’s Brandon Lee. Joshua is one of 400 students to be awarded the distinction of having made the North American Advanced Honour Roll. Joshua is in Grade 5 and is already learning algebra—a subject that usually isn’t formally intro-duced until high school.


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Friday, September 30, 2011 Richmond Review · Page B1

September 2011PRODUCTS

QUALIFIED TRADES EXPERT ADVICE

Heating your home

By Maggie Calloway

As reluctant as we are to eventhink of the cold damp days and months ahead, some action and attention to detail now while the weather is relatively mild could save you big prob-lems and lots of money if thingsgo pear-shaped with your fur-nace in the middle of winter.

Alex Williams, a partner

“ more page.4

“ more page.1

By Maggie Calloway

Th is couple bought the house with the inten-tion of renovating right from the start. Th ey had lived in the area and wanted to stay, and their kids had left the nest but live down the street with the grandchildren. Th ey felt comfortable in

the neighbourhood; they fi t in. So what to do? What is the next step?

Enter the brilliant My House Design/Build Team, who transformed this 40-year-old Lindal Cedar Home with sympathetic grace and made it into a home the owners will stay in for the rest of their days.

Like many people, this couple bought the house because they were attracted to the neigh-bourhood, the mature trees in the backyard and the high cedar ceilings in the house. But the reality was the house just didn’t work for the way we live today.

Forty years ago, design was much diff erent; we didn’t have great rooms and open plan living.

Rooms were smaller, with assigned uses and closed-off with walls. Th e bones of this house were great but it needed a fresh breath of air.

My House Design was contracted in the summer of 2010 and started the design pro-cess, applied for variance, and permits. Th ey started construction the winter of the same year. Because this was a total renovation, the couple moved into an apartment for the duration.

“We did the roofi ng prior to the weather getting bad then spent the rest of the winter working on the interior,” says Graeme Huguet, Managing Director of My House Design.

A major reno doesn’t have to be scaryA 40-year-old home in Delta gets an amazing renovation from the My House Design/Build Team.

By Maggie Calloway Lurking under your home is

something you would love to put out of your mind but you know you have to deal with it. Your damp crawlspace or base-ment is calling you.

Th e problem is while you are ignoring this space, unpleasant things could be going on.

Th e Lower Mainland is a rain forest, and as beautiful as it is, if we do not control moisture in this space, nasty things like mold thriving and spreading by producing millions of air-borne spores could be at work. Frightening rot and decay occurin damp environments, which could cause structural damage if left unchecked. Th e natural airfl ow in a house is from bot-tom to top, so moist air and other nasties are sucked up into the living areas, which could create a very unhealthy envi-ronment for people and pets.

But there are some steps you can take to make this a nice, clean, spore-free environment.

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“Th e best way to correct crawlspace problems is to

Getting into the basement

Turning on your furnace for the fi rst time after many

months has some important considerations to go

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My House Design/Build Team’s Managing Director Graeme Huguet (left) and Project Foreman Bruno Hoglund stand outside a renovated house in Delta. The team

at My House Design were responsible for all facets of this amazing renovation.Rob Newell photo

“ more page.4

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“It was very important to this couple that the newly designed home work not just for themselves but work when the kids and grandkids come over, which they do all the time. Th is is a close-knit family.”

First the team upgraded the plant. Th e original heating system was electric, which was changed over to forced air along with a heat pump. Th is allowed the family to have heat and air conditioning effi ciently at low cost. Energy-effi cient gas fi replaces were installed and a lot of care was taken to include build-green concepts into the home.

Th e ceiling was insulated from the top by taking off the existing roof, insulated using foam which created a higher R value, and then a new roof was installed. Th is kept the interior cedar ceiling, which fi rst attracted the home owners to the house, intact. Removing the roof allowed the team to install pot light-ing, which had a huge impact on the fi nished space.

“We changed all the windows and doors; they are all high-effi ciency, EnergyStar rated. All the windows have a type of glass which keeps the heat inside in the winter and the heat out in the summer,” Huguet says. “We added energy-effi cient skylights to add more light. Because we took everything down to the studs, we were able to insulate all the walls and insulate the crawlspace. Th e hot water is an on-demand system which is also very effi cient.”

An addition was added to the front of the house to give more space to the great room and the ability to create a covered entrance-way but care was taken to make it seamless. Th is addition is only six feet long but really made a diff erence to both the great room and the look of the exterior.

Th ere are three bedrooms upstairs; the

house is a split level, with an en-suite for the master and a walk-in closet. Downstairs there is a room which could be a bedroom but is used as a hair salon, a laundry room and another full bathroom. Th e gem of the downstairs is a wonderful family room/media room with a fi replace, a library area and a big television.

“Before we start any renova-tion, including this one, we do a full energy audit to show the ho-meowner where they are losing energy,” says Huguet. “Another reason is we want the homeown-ers to qualify for both federal and provincial grants. Once the renovation is complete we do another audit which will show the diff erence in effi ciency. Th is client received $3,000 in grant incentives.”

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Th e fi rst step depends on how old your furnace is. If it’s less than 10 years old, “(you) can take a chance and turn the furnace on because they have a lot of the newer technology and they don’t use much service,” Williams says. “If the furnace is over 10 years old (you) should get a licensed gas fi tter to come in for a full service check.”

He says they should check several things before giving you the go-ahead.

“Th ey should check the heat exchanger, the motor, the amperage draw, a clocking to make sure it’s burning cor-rectly and they should test with a monometer to see if the pressure going to the burner is correct,” Williams says. “Th e biggest thing is to check for cracks in the heat exchanger because over time metal expands and contracts with heat and eventually it breaks.”

Th e biggest problem with a cracked heat

exchanger is that it can release carbon monoxide into the house.

“I would say out of twenty furnaces over 20 years old, fi ve of them will have cracks,” Williams says. “If your family suff ers from chronic fl u-like symptoms or constant tiredness while at home and they feel better when they are away from the home, check the carbon monoxide levels in the home immedi-ately; your family may be being poisoned.”

Williams also says a furnace over 20 years old is only 50 per cent effi cient. One has to think about

replacing the unit if $50 out of every $100 you send to the natural gas provider is literally not providing any comfort to the family.

“Right now the federal government has a grant program called EcoEn-ergy and the provincial government’s program LiveSmart,” Williams says. “Just by changing your old furnace to a high effi ciency (one) you will get $1,390 back ... Th e average cost of put-ting in a high effi ciency furnace is $4,700 so you are only looking at around $3,300. If you are now losing 50 per cent on the dollar with your old furnace it doesn’t take long to pay for a new safe, effi cient one.”

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Th e technology of paint has come a very long way. In 2010 the federal government, in conjunction with the Canadian Paint Coating Association, came out with regulations restricting the VOC (volatile organic compounds) levels in paint. Th ey divided paint into 53 diff erent categories and set VOC limits for each of the categories.

“Th e two common ones the homeowner would recognize are the fl at and non-fl at paint,” Skelly says. “Th e legislation doesn’t care if its latex or oil-based paint; it just says for fl at paints the limit is 150 grams per litre and for non-fl at paint, eggshell, semi-gloss and

gloss, the limit is 250 grams per litre. What this means is, as of this month ... manufacturers cannot make any new paint product which does not meet these new standards, although the retailers can sell this paint until they run out.”

Skelly says that this shouldn’t really aff ect homeowners. “Th is would mostly aff ect your painting contractor if you are in the middle of, or planning, a renovation as they traditionally used alkyd paint which no longer meets the federal standard. Th e beauty of alkyd paint was its ability to cover in one coat, so the painting contractors will have to radically change the way they do business,” he says.

“Manufacturers like ourselves have formulated new paint which does a great job while adhering to the new regulations. For the homeowner this means paint with great durability while still having low VOC,” Skelly continues. All this is great news for those of us concerned about the air quality in our homes.

Ever wonder how the fashion designers, car companies, paint companies and interior designers come up with their colour palette for the coming seasons? Wonder no more.

“I have been following colour trends through a group called Th e Colour Marketing Group,” says Skelly. “Th is is a group of hundreds of professionals from many diff erent professions who all need to get the colour forecast right. A

mistake for this group has devastating consequences. Can you imagine a car manufacturer painting his new cars teal green when the trend is to grass green?”

It’s quite the process in choosing the colours, Skelly says.

“We come up with a palette of about 30 to 40 colours we jointly agree colours are going (towards). We deal in very fi ne detail such as the tone of each colour, not just say red. Is it apple red or rust red? It’s pretty interesting to see experts from so many diff erent backgrounds sharing information and then coming to conclusions. So much depends on getting everything right.”

And the answer to what colour trends we can expect?

Warm colours across the country are on trend, except in some ethnic populations of Vancouver where bright primary colours are very popular.

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By Maggie Calloway Your kitchen is looking a little worn around the edges and as

much as you would like to gut the whole room, it just isn’t in the budget right now. So what can you do?

A gallon of paint can do absolute wonders, and have a good look at your cabinet doors. If they are salvageable, take them off , remove the hardware, sand and paint. You will be amazed what a diff erence it will make to the whole kitchen. If the hardware is dated change it to something sleek and modern. If the upper cabinet doors are beyond saving, think about just changing the doors or, if it suits your personal taste, leave the doors off for a more country look. Be careful what you display; no one wants to see your cereal boxes, but dishes look great.

I removed all the upper cabinets from one wall of my kitchen and installed open steel shelves. All my plates, casse-role dishes and cereal bowls live there. I love the look and the convenience of just reaching up for whatever I need. I have a laundry room off my kitchen which is too large a room to hold just a washing machine and hot water heater, so I installed rows of shelves around three sides of the room and created a pantry. One shelf holds appliances like my KitchenAid mixer

and two diff erent sizes of crockpots, which gets them off the counter.

While I am talking about counters, be ruthless about removing “stuff .” Clearing off the counters will make a huge diff erence in how the whole kitchen looks.

If your budget stretches to a new fl oor, here is where you can make a great change. A fresh fl oor looks terrifi c. Again, if budget is an issue, look into peel-and-stick tiles.

When the time comes to start from scratch and gut the whole kitchen, think about how you have been using your current kitchen. Write down what worked and what didn’t. Th ink about deep drawers for pots and pans rather than shelves and, if a separate pantry isn’t possible, where you are going to store food and supplies.

Th e kitchen is the one room you need to get right; it really is the heart of the home and the most expensive to build so mistakes are not easily fi xed.

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Now is the time to do an inspection of the state of your gutters, clean them of debris, and make the necessary repairs. If your patch jobs of years past are starting to fail, it is probably time to bite the bullet and install new ones.

If you are unsure about where your leaks are, clean the gutter. Th en, with the help of a spotter, fl ood the gutter with water. All the trouble spots will be apparent and easy to mark. To repair, dry each area completely, then dip a paintbrush into a can of roofi ng cement and apply a very thin layer to the leak-ing area. To further enforce the repair, cut a piece of metal fl ashing, which should be the same type of metal as the gutter to avoid cor-rosion, and press into the cement. It is impor-tant you then cover the metal with a further application of roofi ng cement, then spread out the cement to level the patch. Otherwise, your repair will impede the fl ow of water.

Something else to keep in mind is to make sure you do your repairs when the weather forecast is for sunny weather, as your repairs need time to dry before being hit by rain.

Shell Busey has some wisdom on caring for our gutters and downspouts.

“Almost everyone, when dealing with gut-ters, gets out the ladder, leans it up against the aluminum gutter, putting both the weight of the ladder and their weight on the gutter. Now you have an aluminum ladder pressed against an aluminum gutter, which could act like greased lighting,” Busey says. “Th e best, and safest, way is to use ladder stand-off s

which insert into the ladder then rest on the roof.”

Aft er cleaning your gutters, he suggests laying a yard stick along the inside of the gutter.

“Th en take a small level to make sure the gutter is sloping toward the downspout,” he says. “You will be amazed how oft en this is not the case.”

Busey warns that standing water in a gutter can freeze during a cold spell, then thaw, and then freeze again with the next bout of cold.

“Th is is when the seams of the gutter are blown apart. It is vital people check the slope; they can repair seam problems forever but if the slope is wrong the same thing happens again and again.”

A great hint Busey passes along is to check where all the gutter repair items are manufac-tured. Turns out a great number of them are manufactured in the southern states where they wouldn’t recognize a rain forest.

“Th ey don’t have to deal with algae, moss or mildew down there,” Busey says. “Some of the inserts moss up to the point they don’t let water through to the gutter, it just washes over the top.”

Once we have looked aft er our gutters we need to make sure the downspouts are han-dling the fl ow. If there is a concern, or you are seeing signs of seepage in the basement, you may want to investigate redirecting the water away from the house and into the perimeter drain by intercepting the fl ow at the bottom of the downpipe.

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My home is predominantly white. White walls, white painted fl oors, white slip covers. Th e texture is in the knobby weave of the sea grass rugs and the heavy old oak dining table. Th e shots of colour are in the art and the dust jackets of books on the shelves of the built-in bookshelves.

I love this style; it fi ts my personality. I hate clutter, as it makes me feel unsettled; I don’t go in for things that require dusting. Mention the word tchotchke and I freeze in place.

I immediately pass on magazines as soon as I fi nish reading them and my clothes take up about four feet of closet space ... for both winter and summer.

I somehow escaped the sentimentality gene, so I have no piles of old birthday and Christmas cards and as soon as I realize I haven’t worn or used an item I donate it. You get the picture.

But the grey, damp and cold days of winter are approaching. Th e fi rewood is waiting in the shed to feed the wood stove, and the house needs a hit of cozy.

It’s time to discover the best way to warm up your home without adding to the heating bill and bankrupting yourself in the process.

Th ere are very easy and frugal ways to warm up a home.

Perhaps changing the covers on the sofa throw cushions to a warm red and pulling out a couple of throws to toss over the back of the sofas. Flowers for the living room and dining table can change from white to reds and oranges. Drapes, which have been taken down and cleaned over the summer, can go back up to be drawn against winter nights.

Paula Akoury, Maren Vanoene and Joyce Steven, three designers at Chinz & Company, are experts at creating cozy. Th ey are so passionate about design and helping clients make the most of their space.

Th ey all agreed that it doesn’t take a lot to change the atmosphere; just very careful additions of colour to warm the room. In addition to adding hits of colour, they suggest warmer tone rugs on hardwood fl oors or a lampe berger to introduce woodsy scents through the house. A berger is a vessel with a wick in oil; you light the wick then blow out the fl ame and the heat infuses the room with the perfume. Th ey also suggest putting out fi replace tools on the hearth even if you don’t have a working fi replace. All these things help layer the

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And don’t forget the outdoors. Your front door sets the tone of welcome to family and friends, so hang a beautiful wreath on the front door, then relax and enjoy. A wreath doesn’t have to have a Christmas theme to add a touch of warmth and welcome to your outdoor spaces.

All of these things will go a long way towards making your home warm, comfortable and welcoming.

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Planting bulbs in the fall, when thoughts are still on family barbeques and the beach, is a perfect example of delayed gratifi cation. It’s the gardening equivalent of giving yourself a secret hug.

Th en, when you despair of the seemingly endless grey rainy days of spring, nature does her magic and produces a wondrous array of colour. Suddenly, all is right with the world.

In Metro Vancouver, we are blessed with the most amazing online company specializing in not just the most stunning choice of bulbs but a bred-to-the-bone commitment to personalized service.

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Th ey made the decision at the beginning to focus on the website and brochure as sales tools. Th eir decision allowed them to concentrate on what they do best without the overhead of running a brick-and-mortar outlet plus the benefi t of passing the sav-ings onto the customer. Th e mailing list has grown to 25,000 with clients across the country. A third colleague, Wendy Leroux, soon joined the company, with the title of Customer Care Manager.

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The best time to plant is in the fall, says Rylan van der Pauw of Triple Tree Nursery in Maple Ridge.

By Maggie Calloway

Every spring, as soon as the weather starts to warm up, there is a rush to the local plant nursery to buy just the right tree or shrub. Th e rest of the spring, summer and early fall the homeowner is a captive to watering duty in order to keep the new plantings alive.

Th e best time to plant is in the fall. Th e new trees or shrubs get time through the seasons to acclimatize to their new home. Th e rainy season looks aft er the daily watering and the roots, which can’t help but be damaged to a certain degree during replanting, can rejuvenate without stress. By the time the hot weather comes, the plants are established

and can more easily handle less care. If you are planning a renovation next

year, which would most likely take place during spring, summer and early fall, chances are your garden is going to need some rehabilitation. Why not sit down with a knowledgeable person at your local nursery and make a plan well in advance?

Rylan van der Pauw, of Triple Tree Nursery in Maple Ridge, says, “People need to think about trees and shrubs as the bones of the garden. Th e rest such as perennials, annuals and bulbs can be introduced over the following seasons.”

Van der Pauw is certainly willing to give homeowners a few tips.

“Th e perfect scenario would be a homeowner sitting down with us to make a plan personalized to their space, taste and budget well ahead of fall, then we can arrange for the trees and shrubs to be delivered directly to their home from the grower and our people can supervise the proper planting

plus the application of suitable nutrients such as bonemeal and transplant liquid,” he says. “Th e huge advantage is there is less stress on the plant if they don’t have to spend the summer on a nursery lot. We have great built-in irrigation to keep everything fully hydrated but the less a tree is moved the better.”

Fall is the perfect time for planting for exactly that reason.

“Th e very fact of the grower digging a tree from the fi eld damages the fi ner roots. Now you have a situation where all the foliage has to be hydrated by compromised roots, which can be substantial on a larger tree or shrub,” he continues. “Th is is the reason planting in the fall is much more desirable because the tree can be greatly assisted by the natural rainfall. (Hydration is) much more diffi cult (with) surface watering through the summer. With proper handling, planting and support with nutrients, by spring the tree or shrub will have rooted out enough to support themselves.”

Renovating your garden is a great opportunity to think about what would you like to attract. Do some research about attracting birds, butterfl ies and bees to your garden, which will not only enhance your space but contribute to the overall health of the environment.

Nursery has some tips for the perfect spring garden

Rylan van der Pauw of Triple Tree Nursery, top, has a few tips

for homeowners looking to do some planting. He recommends

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shrubs that will make up the bones of the garden.Rob Newell photos


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