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A medieval Christmas

by Christine LyonStaff Reporter

Choir members at St. Alban’s Anglican Church are busy brushing up on their Latin for this year’s Christmas Eve service, which promises

to be full of old-fashioned pomp and ceremony.For the fi rst time, the church at 7260 St. Albans Rd. is hold-

ing a medieval-themed service, complete with incense, Gre-gorian chants, and a choir clad in monks’ robes.

“It’s a candle-lit service so we’ll have candles throughout,

and holly and cedar and all of the things that make it kind of special,” said choir member Joan Swan.

The archaic service is the brainchild of St. Alban’s new choir director Kevin Zakresky, who is also the assistant director of Chor Leoni men’s choir. “I think he wanted to do something that was in the spirit of the thing, but just give people an idea of how Christmas Eve was in an earlier time,” said Swan.

The medieval service starts at 11 p.m. on Dec. 24. It will be preceded by a traditional family service at 7 p.m.

“It’s a different expression of Christmas for today’s soci-ety,” said St. Alban’s Rev. Margaret Cornish.

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Richmond in mix forWhitecaps soccer facility

by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

Richmond remains a pos-sible site for a new multi-million-dollar practice facility for the Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club.

The Whitecaps are gearing up for their entry into Major League Soccer in 2011, and will be playing their future home games at B.C. Place.

And while the team is cur-rently playing its games at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby and practising at Simon Fraser University, it is looking to relo-cate to a new training facility, one that would also host the national team.

Burnaby and Surrey are two other alternatives, but club president Bob Lenarduzzi said the team has its ears open to any city with a large enough parcel of land—eight to 12 hectares—that could accom-modate the complex.

The club last had contact with Richmond in the spring, he said. “We’re quite open to any municipality interested in hav-ing the training centre in their backyard,” Lenarduzzi said.

In 2005 the City of Richmond reached a memorandum of understanding to obtain a siz-able portion of the 55-hectare Garden City Lands.

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Local church offering service from an earlier time as churches prepare for full pews in age of ‘spiritual longing and religious illiteracy’

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Nominations sought for 18th annual Ethel Tibbits Awards


The 18th annual Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards will be hosted in a new home next March.

Our community’s best and brightest women will be feted during a fundrais-ing luncheon at the Radisson President Hotel and Suites on Monday, March 7 at noon.

Nominations are now being accepted in five categories: Arts, Sports, Youth, Business and Com-munity.

If you know of a local woman who deserves recognition for the work she’s been do-ing in the communi-ty—whether it’s vol-unteering for a sports team, bringing a busi-ness to new heights or championing the arts— please take the time to fi ll out a nomination form.

Nominators must obtain the consent of each nominee.

The nomination deadline is Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 at 5 p.m.

The primary ben-efi ciary of this year’s luncheon will once again by the Nova Transition House for battered women and their children, oper-ated by Chimo Crisis Services.

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“It opens up new paths, new ways of looking at Christmas and what it’s about—and the choir’s been having fun learning a few Latin chants.”

Cornish said holiday services at St. Al-ban’s draw bigger crowds than regular Sunday sermons, but she doesn’t like to focus on numbers.

“What we’re hoping is to mediate God’s love to people and to give people an opportunity to feel the holiness of the season and to remember who they are and whose they are.”

Cornish was recently admiring a downtown department store window display, decorated with merchandise and a small nativity scene in one cor-ner.

The woman in front of her turned to her partner and said: “Look at that, the church is trying to horn in on Christ-mas.”

“I didn’t say anything, but I just thought, for many people, they don’t focus on the Christ in Christmas,” Cor-nish said. “It’s shifted for some people into a very secular event, and that’s unfortunate because there’s lots about the holiness of the season that can give us new life.

“Studies show that what brings us happiness is to be in community, and to gather at the holy times, for all faiths—

not just Christianity—is what gives us happiness and a sense of purpose.”

Despite statistics that suggest church attendance is declining in Canada, one retired Simon Fraser University humani-ties professor says Christmas services remain very popular.

Donald Grayston goes to Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver where, on Christmas Eve, he has to arrive 45 minutes early to get a seat.

“Most people, when they come to church on Christmas Eve, not having come since the previous Christmas, bring with them a mixture of feelings: sentimentality, nostalgia, hopes and fears, concern for the spirituality of the festival in a time of consumerism, and so on, rather than any great desire to be challenged,” he said.

The retired Anglican priest made the mistake one year of bringing up child poverty at a Christmas service.

“I got crap for that, for spoiling the mood on Christmas Eve,” he said. “It has become a feel good occasion, and foolish is the cleric who tries to cut across that.”

Despite the large turnout at holiday services, Grayston says we live in an age of “spiritual longing and religious illiteracy,” and many Christmas church-goers might not fully understand why they are there.

While he doesn’t believe there is a connection between the commer-cialization of the holiday and church attendance, he says the weight of public activity around the season has

shifted.“Ninety-seven per cent of the Christ-

mas-related energy goes into shopping and presents and stuff, and three per cent goes to going to church.”

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Gathering at holy times gives us happiness, purpose, pastor saysSelected Christmas services in Richmond

•Steveston United Church (3720 Broadway St.): Christmas Eve carol service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. There will be congregational candle lighting, senior choir anthems and solos, and lighting the Christ candle.

•The Tapestry Church (9280 No. 2 Rd.): Candle-lit Christmas Eve service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. Adult choir and some special musicians will lead a reflective night service.

•Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church (11295 Mellis Dr.): “Come Let Us Adore Him” on Friday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. Bring family, friends and neigh-bours for this free celebration.

•Richmond Pentecostal Church (9300 Westminster Hwy.): Candlelight service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m.

•Brighouse United Church (8151 Bennett Rd.): Friday, Dec. 24 7-8 p.m.•Bethany Baptist Church (22680 Westminster Hwy.) on Friday, Dec. 24 at

6:30 p.m.•Our Savior Lutheran Church (6340 No. 4 Rd.): candlelight service on

Friday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and worship service on Saturday, Dec. 25 at 10 a.m.

•St. Paul Roman Catholic Parish (8251 St. Albans Rd.) on Friday, Dec. 24 at 6:30 p.m. (for families with young children), 9 p.m. and midnight. Also on Saturday, Dec. 25 at 9 a.m. and noon.

•Trinity Lutheran Church (7100 Granville Ave.): services Friday, Dec 24 at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25 service, at 11 a.m., is followed by a potluck.

•North Richmond Alliance Church (9140 Granville Ave.) on Saturday, Dec. 25 at 10:30 a.m.

by Benjamin YongContributor

If you’re old enough to drive, you’re old enough to vote, ac-cording to Liberal leadership candidate Mike de Jong.

He promised Wednesday to lower the voting age in B.C to 16 from 18, if elected.

“Year after year voter turnout has declined and among young people, participation is even worse,” de Jong said in a news release.

“Young people can drive at 16, they can enter the military and be raised to adult court. We give them these responsibilities, so why not take the next logical step and let them be full par-ticipants?”

Delta-Richmond East MP John Cummins said it’s not a good idea.

“I think (18) is certainly low enough. By the time they’re 18 most young people are out of high school and are either in university or in the workforce. That’s a much more appropriate age to be voting than 16 where you’re basically a dependent,” said Cummins.

Voting is as much about paying taxes and ensuring your tax dol-lars are well managed, he said.

Politicians need to do a better job listening to and representing constituents, rather than focus-

ing on age to increase voter par-ticipation, added Cummins.

“Are teachers going to take all these kids down at break time to the polling station and make sure they all vote?”

Linda Reid, Richmond East MLA, thinks it’s a great oppor-tunity for youth to participate in the political process.

“I was a teacher before I was elected. I have tremendous faith in young people to bring judge-ment to bear,” said Reid.

She also echoed de Jong’s sen-timents that the maturity asso-ciated with getting behind the wheel of a car makes them as prepared as any other voter to cast a ballot.

“To get them when they’re keen, in Grade 10, starting out, thinking of career choices, doing some of those things and asking

their opinion on what the lead-ership of their province should look like, I’m absolutely fine with that,” said Reid.

Joanna Lai, a Grade 12 student at Steveston-London Second-ary, said politics doesn’t yet fall on the radar for her and her friends.

“We have other things to worry about such as school and extra-curricular activities,” said Lai, 17.

There is a lack of education and awareness in high school that doesn’t leave students prepared to make an informed decision when it comes to voting, she said. Change from government isn’t felt in her age demographic, she said.

“It doesn’t really impact me that much, I can still live my life with any type of [leadership].”

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It was then when the soccer club first ex-pressed an interest in building a six-fi eld fa-cility requiring up to 12 hectares and was will-ing to invest up to $20 million.

At that time, George Duncan, Richmond’s chief administrative of-fi ce, said he was open to having exploratory discussions with the Whitecaps. Duncan could not be reached for a comment on Friday, and Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said he was unaware of any dis-cussions involving the Whitecaps.

Lenarduzzi said the investment would actu-ally be up to $30 million, including $17.5 million already committed by the province.

Asked if the club wants to purchase the property on which it will build, Lenarduzzi said that’s not necessary, and said during discussions with Delta, it considered a lease arrangement.

The new practice facil-ity would be available for public use, he said.

Coun. Ken Johnston, who still referees and plays soccer, said hav-ing a professional club’s training facility in Rich-mond “would be the Holy Grail.”

“It would be fabulous

for the city, great for youth development, and would encourage kids to pursue sports at a higher level,” Johnston said.

And although the city now owns the Garden City Lands outright, the spectre of an on-going lawsuit by the Musqueam Indian Band continues to loom, and would likely spoil the business case for bring-ing the team here.

According to The Rich-mond Review’s sister pa-per, The Surrey Leader, the City of Surrey-owned site of the annual Clo-verdale Rodeo and Ex-hibition was also being discussed.

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts confirmed that talks were ongoing with the club.

According to Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, the Whitecaps are look-ing at the city’s Central Valley which already is home to several artifi -cial turf fi elds and other sports and fi tness com-plexes as well as the multi-sport Centre for Excellence.

Asked when the train-ing facility is needed, Lenarduzzi said: “The timeline was yester-day. We would like to conclude something as soon as possible.”

—with fi les from Black Press

Mixed reaction to lowering voting age

CUMMINS REID

Mike de Jong renews debate of lowering voting age to 16

‘The timeline was yesterday’


Affordable housing initiatives in Richmondby Derek Dang

Affordable Housing is a critical part of making communities socially inclusive. However it is a difficult goal to attain with the absence of dedicated senior government programs and funding.

The City has set out a number of initiatives including the Richmond Affordable Housing Strategy which has been in place since May 28, 2007. Each new development in Richmond has to provide affordable housing units or cash in lieu and the City has looked at alternative housing models such as legal suites, coach houses and laneway houses. Through the development process we have managed to achieve:

• 243 affordable (low end of market) rental units

• 186 market rental units (exclusive of secondary suites/coach house units)

• 244 affordable homeownership units

• 60 secondary/coach house units through rezoning applications

Further, the City has received 370 secondary suite applications to allow a single secondary suite in single family homes, in addition to 36 applications for converted single family homes.

Why is this important? Given the

pattern of Richmond’s population growth, we’re expecting a 28% increase over the next 20 years. The expected increase of the population aged 17 and younger is 18.2%, and 13% will be 65 or over. This means approximately one third of Richmond’s population may require a supply of affordable housing (i.e. students, entry level workers, newly retired, aging and fixed income residents.)

In addition to the increasing demand, reasons to support affordable housing initiatives are because socially inclusive communities are positive ones.

Is there a need in Richmond? Generally speaking, we define affordable housing as shelter costs that do not exceed 30% of a household’s income, whether living in market or non-market housing. Based on 2006 census figures, Richmond had 10,470 renters with incomes below $60,000 including 9,150 of these renters with annual incomes of $49,999 or less.

Clearly, there is a need and the City has set a strong example for addressing this need. Provincial and Federal governments need to make an investment in comprehensive programs and funding for housing in addition to the City of Richmond’s efforts. Housing co-ops and affordable housing programs are examples of programs that can be reintroduced. The City continues to forge related relationships with both levels of governments.

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Adrian Grant Duff will be at the Port of Vancouver bright and early Sunday morning with binoculars, a notepad and an eagle’s eye.

Grant Duff is co-ordinator of the Vancouver Christmas bird count, which also covers the northern part of Richmond.

Tomorrow’s event is one of hun-dreds of counts taking place across North America from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5. Data collected by avian enthusiasts helps scientists understand how winter birds are faring and identifi es species in need of conservation.

About 120 volunteers will head out in groups to survey assigned areas, including Richmond Nature Park, Green Acres Golf Course and Terra Nova Rural Park.

“It’s a big event and people love it and it’s very important to get the trends of bird populations—whether they’re up or down,” said Grant Duff.

Last year Vancouver recorded 118 species on count day.

The most common is the North-west crow, but bird watchers are always on the lookout for rarities.

“Everybody’s excited about owls and some people go out early just

before dawn to see if they can fi nd an owl,” said Grant Duff.

Snowy owls tend to show up ev-ery four years in November, and Grant Duff is hopeful one will be spotted.

Meanwhile Jude Grass is prepping for the Ladner Christmas bird count on Dec. 27. It covers a 454-square-kilometre area that includes much of South Richmond.

Grass is still seeking volunteers to either sit at home and count feeder birds, or brave the cold and wet. This year a kayaking group will scour the South Arm marshes.

“They don’t really have to have any skills. It would be nice if they were interested in birds, obviously,” she said.

Grass is proud to say Ladner had the No. 2 count in Canada last year with 140 species—a total of 197,301 birds—recorded on count day.

The most common are raptors and waterfowl.

This year, Grass has her eyes peeled for a hawk owl, which was seen recently at Rifl e Bird Sanctu-ary.

She has her fi ngers crossed for good weather on count day.

“Our biggest problem is either a big snowy day or a very wet, windy day when the sea is very rough,”

Grass said. “When you get ducks out on the water and they’re bob-bing up and down it’s impossible to count them.”

Grass has been participating in the Ladner count for 35 years. She remembers when Richmond was mostly farmland and says develop-ment has slashed bird populations over the years.

“That’s the biggest threat right now, we’re losing agricultural land and open spaces so it’s affecting birds like the raptors.”

At the end of count day, birders compare results and brag about unusual sightings.

Canadian statistics are sent to Bird Studies Canada, a non profi t con-servation organization, which has partnered with the U.S. Audubon Society to organize the count.

Denny Colvin photoSnow geese are a common sight for Richmond bird watchers.

Christmas bird count gets underwayOpen call for volunteer birders in South Richmond

Christmas bird count•Vancouver count (includes

northern part of Richmond) goes Sunday, Dec. 19

•Ladner count (includes South Richmond) goes Dec. 27

•To volunteer in South Richmond, contact Jude Grass at 604-538-8774 or [email protected]


2010: A Year to Celebrate.

Malcolm Brodie, Mayor

Where has this year gone? After so much planning and excitement, 2010 has slipped by so quickly. The City of Richmond and our residents achieved so much together. We share many indelible memories of the Olympic Winter Games when we hosted celebrations for the world. Richmond is left with so many shining legacies.

Our City has did not succeed by sheer luck. Many of the values that have ensured our success were established generations ago including;

Environmental sustainability – Richmond is protecting the environment in many different ways. The City is involved everyday in the protection of farmland and environmentally sensitive areas as well as in reducing our carbon footprint and harmful emissions.

Housing for all – City Council has worked hard with the various stakeholders to provide more affordable housing for the community.

Diversity – To strengthen Richmond, we welcome newcomers from all over the world to be a part of our community and business sector.

Volunteerism – Richmond’s strong volunteer networks add immeasurably to our quality of life and raise our standard of living.

So, as we look forward to the festive season and year-end, let’s show our thanks for the efforts of all who have made Richmond a better place. You have helped make Richmond such an active and supportive community which provides residents with immeasurable advantages.

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Construction advisoryOctober 18 – December 31The City of Richmond has contracted Triahn Enterprises Ltd. to upgrade and install new storm sewers at the following location in Richmond from October 18 to December 31, 2010:

• Garden City Road between Alderbridge Way and Cambie Road. Work will be done

o October 18 to December 31o Monday to Saturdayo 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Southbound traffic will be reduced to a single lane during construction, and northbound traffic may be reduced to a single lane at times. 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 Milton Chan, Senior Project Engineer, at 604-276-4377, or visit the City’s RoadWorks webpage online at www.richmond.ca/services/rdws/projects/projects.

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Lingyen Mountain Temple has withdrawn its controversial expan-sion proposal so that the City of Richmond can review its land use policy.

Under the redevelopment plans, the Buddhist facility at 10060 No. 5 Rd. would have covered 233,000 square feet in fl oor space, reached 14 storeys at its highest point, and housed a statue of Buddha nearly four metres high.

On Wednesday, temple offi cials offi cially took their proposal off the table, allowing city planners to re-examine the No. 5 Road back-lands policy.

First adopted in 1990, the policy allows for assembly uses on a strip of farmland between No. 5 Road and Highway 99.

Religious and educational institu-tions requiring large parcels of land may locate in the area, provided they actively farm the backlands of their property.

“The No. 5 Road backlands policy has been amended a number of times with respect to farming re-quirements since its initial adop-tion,” said Joe Erceg, general manager of planning and devel-opment.

“The latest development applica-tion for the area calls for a larger scale of development and greater building heights than were envi-sioned when the policy was fi rst adopted. It’s appropriate that we review the policy and what our fu-ture objectives are for this area.”

City staff will examine what im-provements may be needed, in-cluding land uses, massing, height and densities, traffi c management, servicing and sustainability is-sues.

The review is expected to be com-plete in 2012. Any new develop-ment applications for the area will

be considered after that time.Temple offi cials revealed their up-

dated expansion plan in Septem-ber after withdrawing a proposal in 2005. They say the facility has reached capacity.

James Cheng is the architect be-hind the latest Lingyen redesign, which includes 10 stepped-roof

buildings in traditional Eastern temple style.

“Of course we are disappointed not to be able to move ahead,” he said.

“There are thousands of people that are in support of the temple and they were very emotional about it and this will be a big dis-appointment to them.

“The message that we’d like to send out to them is we’re not abandoning the project. We’re just postponing it to have better input and better understanding.”

Offi cials had hoped to rezone the temple property, creating 12

hectares for institutional use and 19 hectares for agriculture.

At a series of public open houses, many area residents complained the completed temple would be too large, create traffi c problems, and set a precedent for other reli-gious institutions along No. 5 Road to expand.

Area resident and Richmond school trustee Carol Day, who has been a vocal opponent of the development, is pleased the city is reviewing its backlands policy.

“I think this is a great oppor-tunity for the two sides to come together and fi nd a compromise,” she said.

“Up until now I think the illusion a lot of developers had is that the only stamp at city hall is an ap-proved stamp.”

Day said residents recognize the temple’s need to expand, but they would like to see a smaller-scale redevelopment, similar to the In-ternational Buddhist Society on Steveston Highway.

Cheng said the policy review will set development standards for the other properties on No. 5 Road between Steveston Highway and Blundell Road.

He respects the city’s wishes and is prepared to modify his design depending on the outcome of the review.

Construction of the envisioned facility was expected to take 10 to 15 years since the temple re-lies on donations. In the long run, Cheng said this delay isn’t a big concern.

“It is not an overnight thing. It is something that hopefully the com-munity would want and it’s built over time and it is for the future generations.”

Meantime, Cheng said the temple would like to continue to farm the agricultural land, start planting trees along the property line, and improve drainage.

Temple withdraws expansion plansCity staff to review No. 5 Road backlands policy first

“We’re not abandoning the project. We’re just postponing it to have better input and better understanding.”

- James Cheng


How much of what you give will end up as garbage?Decrease holiday wasteDuring the first two weeks that follow Christmas and the New Year, a larger-than-normal mountain of trash ends up in the region’s solid waste transfer stations. Data collected in previous years shows the number of vehicles dropping off garbage usually goes up by about 10 per cent after the winter holidays.

The best way to reduce our garbage this holiday season is not to create it in the first place.

Give something like this:• An experience. Provide dinner, movie gift certificates, hockey game tickets, or local

skating rink passes to family and friends.• A gift that lasts. Pass on a family heirloom or start your own tradition.• A group gift. Pool resources with a few people to give a really nice gift. • A gift wrapped with just a pretty, reused ribbon or bright raffia. Avoid the packaging

altogether.• When deciding between two gifts, choose the one with the least amount of

packaging. Reuse gift bags and tissue or avoid the packaging altogether by reusing pretty ribbon or bright raffia.

Give your garbage can a break! Visit www.MetroVancouverRecycles.org for a comprehensive list of things that can be donated, reused or recycled.

Be safe this holiday seasonSafety tips from Richmond Fire-RescueIt is that time of year again when trees are decorated, candles are lit and people are getting into the festive spirit. But this is also the time to take extra care and keep loved-ones safe from potential holiday hazards.

Most fires related to this festive time can be prevented.

Richmond Fire-Rescue wants everyone to have a safe and happy holiday season and offers the following holiday safety and Christmas tree care tips:• Choose a sturdy, stable tree-stand that will not easily tip. If it is for a cut tree, ensure it

has a large water reservoir/stand and refill it daily.• Make a fresh cut to the bottom of the cut tree trunk prior to placing it in the water

stand.• Check the roots daily and keep the soil moist. Ensure live trees have no brown spots

or loose needles.• Make sure your artificial tree is labelled as fire-retardant.• Use lights which are in good condition and tested and labelled by Underwriters

Laboratory Canada (ULC) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Never use indoor lights outside.

• Avoid overloading electrical circuits and extension cords.• Always unplug Christmas tree and other indoor decorating lights before leaving

home or going to sleep.• Keep candles well away from trees and decorations. Never leave a burning candle

unattended.• Place your tree at least one metre (three feet) from fireplaces or other heat sources. • Safely dispose of cut trees as soon as possible after Christmas. Dried-out trees are

highly flammable and should not be left in a house or garage, or placed against the house.

For more information, please contact Richmond Fire-Rescue Fire Prevention at 604-278-5131.

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by Jeff NagelBlack Press

Most B.C. seniors in

nursing homes will be hit with another signifi cant jump in residential care rates in January.

The province announced more than a year ago it would raise the fees by 10 to 13 per cent for care home residents whose after-tax income is at least $22,000 a year.

But the hike was phased in over two years for ex-isting clients, so a senior in care whose monthly rate jumped $81 last January will see another $81 increase starting next month.

Someone earning $22,000 or more will pay an extra $1,956 in 2011 compared to 2009.

“I know people who are just shocked, they can

hardly find the words to describe what they’re feeling,” B.C. Health Co-alition co-chair Alice Edge said.

Notices of the latest increase began arriving in early December.

The new policy of taking up to 80 per cent of resi-dents’ after-tax income allows for a minimum of $275 per month for spending on inciden-tals.

“We are hearing that’s not enough,” Edge said. “The seniors I’ve talked to are very stressed about these increased rates.”

The money left over can disappear quickly to pre-scription medicine, den-tal care, other personal

care items and add-on services like television and telephone.

Even worse, she said, are cases of couples where one spouse is in care and the other is liv-ing at home.

With fees draining more of the cash of the spouse in care, the one at home can be pushed to the edge of their ability to maintain the house-hold.

“They are experiencing a lot of fi nancial distress around this.”

Health minister Colin Hansen said in a state-ment the new fees are more equitable, lowering the rates for the lowest-income seniors.

Someone who makes

$14,000 a year now pays $894 per month, about $46 less than in 2009.

But only about a quar-ter of the poorest seniors in care are expected to pay less under the new system.

Overall, the fee changes are bringing government an estimated $54 million more per year.

“All of the additional revenue is being rein-vested in care,” Hansen said.

He stressed individu-als or couples who feel they cannot make the payments can also apply for reduced rates on the basis of hardship.

“No senior will be de-nied care based on in-come alone.”

Care home rates climb again for many seniorsSecond year of residential fee hikes hit all but poorest

Two women believed to have stolen money from a 73-year-old Richmond resident late last month are pictured in surveil-lance images released by local Mounties on Wednesday.

Now police are hoping the public can identify the pair.

Richmond RCMP Cpl. Sherrdean Turley said the two women are alleged to have stolen money from an ATM machine at the TD bank at the corner of No. 3 and Cook roads on Wednesday, Nov. 24.

On that day, police re-ceived a report that a lo-cal woman had lost her wallet in the Richmond Centre mall.

A short time later, the woman was notifi ed by her bank that her debit card was used at a TD bank.

Anyone able to iden-tify the women in the

surveillance images is asked to call Const. Billy Leung at 604-278-1212, or if they wish to remain anonymous call 1-800-222-8477.

Turley also said resi-

dents shouldn’t keep their PIN numbers or se-cret access codes in the same location as their debit or credit cards.

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Richmond RCMP are looking for these two women in relation to stolen cash.

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Though the new 2,000-square-metre Trinity Western University campus in downtown Richmond won’t be ready to welcome stu-dents until September of 2013, locals won’t have to wait nearly that long to enrol.

In an exclusive interview Tues-day, university president Jona-than Raymond and vice-president David Coons announced that efforts are underway to secure temporary accommodations in the vicinity of the new facility, at the corner of Elmbridge Way and Minoru Boulevard.

Once an “executive level teach-ing location” is obtained, Coons told The Richmond Review that the plan is to begin offer-ing enrollment into liberal arts and other yet-to-be-determined courses, with classes kicking off in the temporary home in Sep-tember of 2012.

The Review first announced in April of 2008 that Trinity was opening a brand new campus in Richmond on the site of a major new residential development in the heart of the city.

That news came shortly before the global economic meltdown, which ultimately delayed the con-struction timeline.

But that all changed last May, when pre-loading for Phase I of the residential development dubbed Quintet fi nally began.

Trinity Western University has been told that the fi rst phase of construction will be completed by March of 2012. And the second phase comprising three towers and more than 300 units—sales of which could begin as soon as the spring of 2011—should be wrapped up by mid 2013.

Sales of the initial phase were so strong that Quintet’s devel-oper, Sunrise Berhad owner and Malaysian tycoon Tong Kooi Ong,

bumped up the timeline for the start of the second phase’s con-struction. It will include both the university and a brand new com-munity centre.

Ong’s firm has donated the space for the university, in ad-dition to a 2,800-square-metre community centre for the city.

Earlier this year, a total of 250 apartments and townhomes at Quintet, starting at $249,900 for a 500-square-foot one bedroom condo, sold out in a matter of days.

Ong apparently has strong Lower Mainland roots, and as part of his wish to give back to the community, put out a call for proposals for educational insti-tutions interested in coming to his latest development on Lulu Island.

Trinity’s proposal for a new cam-pus at the fi ve-tower residential complex beat out bids from Uni-versity of B.C. and Simon Fraser University.

Trinity will be responsible for funding the internal furnishings of the new campus, which will include a Centre of Dialogue meeting space on the fourth fl oor, a forum for conversations, discussions and debates about important issues like immigration and health.

In this context “education be-comes a back door diplomatic mission,” Raymond said. “In time, the university will be the hub of what we do.”

With a student body of about 4,000 full-time and part-time students, mainly at its campus in Langley, Raymond envisions growing the university to more than 6,000 students in the com-ing years and perhaps adding space in other nearby projects.

“We see ourselves really im-mersing ourselves in the busi-ness community,” Coon said.

Aside from the liberal arts courses, the composition of the

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Trinity is hoping to attract adults who have completed only a cou-ple of years of their university education, and are seeking to fi nish what they started.

Tens of thousands of adults in their mid-30s and who live in the Lower Mainland fi t that descrip-tion, Coons said.

While there won’t be much parking for students at the new campus when it opens, it’s hoped that most will capitalize on the campus’ proximity to two Canada Line stations at Brighouse and

Lansdowne.Raymond noted that Trinity of-

fers a top-notch university educa-tion recently ranked by Maclean’s magazine as among the best in the country.

Among senior-year students, 74 per cent evaluated their experi-ence at Trinity as excellent, while another 21 per cent rated it as good, enough for top honours in the country.

The numbers for fi rst-year stu-dents was nearly as impressive, with Trinity finishing second only to King’s University in Nova Scotia. While Trinity is a Chris-tian-based educational facility, all religions are respected and students of various backgrounds welcomed, Raymond said.

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Clear law needed to curb identity-jacking Schoolyard bullying may appear to be a little

less frequent on the playground in recent days. But it certainly hasn’t gone away.

Bullying has made an easy transition to the online world. Through social networking, online chat, blogs and web sites, the Internet makes work easy for a bully. Cyberbully-ing can be worse than anything dished out at the monkey bars—crude remarks or photographs can spread like wildfi re online and last for months, if not years.

But it’s not only kids who are on the receiving end. Anyone is a potential target—from politicians and profes-sionals to neighbours and friends. A growing trend in cyberbullying seems to be impersonation.

There ought to be a law.A growing number of Twitter and Facebook accounts

are popping up whose creator isn’t the person he or she claims to be. Some accounts produce harmless satire against politicians. Others have more sinister motives, such as students taking cruel jabs at others by imperson-ating them.

And it spreads like lightening through social networks, giving rise to the oft used term “going viral.”

The prime minister’s incoming chief of staff, recently elected Conservative MP Julian Fantino and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford all have Twitter accounts created by impostors. The latest satirical Twitter account that crossed our desk is “KevinFailcon,” targeting Liberal leadership contestant Kevin Falcon.

In a media report this week a Queen’s University profes-sor suggested such accounts could do real harm to their political targets. No doubt. How about the kids, teachers and bus drivers being targeted? Whereas playground and water cooler bullying can be a he-said, she-said affair, identity-jacking is relatively easy to establish and is often traceable.

A clear-cut law making this activity illegal with real penalties would help curb such forms of cyberbullying. Stealing and using someone’s credit card is clearly illegal. Government needs to help set the public’s moral compass to recognize stealing one’s online identity—even in jest—is similarly wrong.

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When I was in Mrs. Martin’s Grade 5 class

at James Thompson El-ementary, I remember having an epiphany.

Every morning, for as long as I could remember, we said the Lord’s Prayer before starting class. It finally dawned on me that this was a Christian prayer. There were words in the prayer that I could never quite understand, and, having been raised a Shia Ismaili Muslim, I was uncomfortable with. I finally stopped participating.

My teachers noticed, as did the other non-Christians in class. They started to follow suit. By Grade 6, we were told we “could leave

the room” during the Lord’s Prayer. So, Salim, Harish and I would segregate our-selves, stand outside for the prayer, and then go back in.

Thankfully, by Grade 7, we stopped saying the prayer before class. It must have been a big deal for all the parents when this decision came through. All I can remember was that I finally didn’t have to proclaim my “differentness” at the beginning of each day.

Fast-forward to 2010 and I would hope that society has progressed to the point that we value inclusive-ness in our schools, rather than segregation. And yet, I’m seeing a familiar scene being played again. My daughter, who is now in Grade 3, is uncomfortable with some of the Christmas carols, especially the more religious ones.

I noted on one of her assignments last year that she had to fill in the blank: At Christmas, we go to (fill in the blank) to cel-ebrate the birth of Christ. The answer was church. I’m wondering how many parents had the following conversation like we did:

“Well, no darling, we don’t go to church. Why not? We go to jamat khane. No, that doesn’t make us less Canadian.”

“Bring the Christ back into Christmas” proclaim many of the churches at this time of the year. You know what? I fully agree. Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. But, there are also many other reli-gious celebrations at this time of the year that aren’t given acknowledgement within our school system, let alone equal weight: Hanukkah, Guru Nanak Jayant, Kushyali, Kwanza, and Ashura.

I think the question that

needs to be asked, how-ever, is what role does religion have in our public school system? If we are a multicultural community that includes all people, our children need to be exposed to all faiths—equally. If reli-gion doesn’t have a place in schools, then we need to extract the religious sym-bols out totally.

I think taking religion out of our schools will be very difficult. Classes, especially at the primary level, are full of Christmas and Easter activities. With some inge-nuity, they could be easily converted to winter and springtime themes. But, change always encounters some resistance. Whatever choice our society makes, let’s make sure no more kids are left standing in the hall.

In the meantime, to all my friends and family, Merry Christmas, Kushyali Mubarak, Happy Hanukkah, Good Kwanza, Eid Mubarak and Sawastdi Bi Mai.

Arzeena Hamir is co-ordi-

nator of the Richmond Food Security Society. Reach her at [email protected].

Can religion be removed from the public education system?

Shades of GreenArzeena Hamir

Every morning, for as long as I could remember, we said the Lord’s Prayer before starting class. It fi nally dawned on me that this was a Christian prayer.

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lettersAttending committee not part of ‘responsibilities’Editor:

Re: “MP silent on airport noise,” Dec. 11. It is important to note that MP Sukh Dhaliwal is a mem-ber of the committee on transport and, as such, was simply performing his normal Parliamentary responsibilities by attending.

He did not make a special effort to appear. My Parliamentary responsibilities require me to at-tend two committees—the committee on human resources, and the committee on citizenship and immigration. It is not typical for MPs to participate in committee meetings that they are not members of. Subject-matter experts (e.g. NAV Canada) are invited as witnesses to speak to the committee and transcripts and audio recordings are made avail-able to the public after such meetings for review.

With respect to the issue of airport noise in Richmond, any changes on federal regulations that affect noise must be considered on a Canada-wide basis. The economic benefi ts that aviation brings to a region must be balanced with those who live around airports.

Snap decisions to address a single airport may not be appropriate for other areas in Canada.

Despite accusations of silence, I have had an open dialog with the minister of Transport, and the ministry is aware of the problems concerning airport noise.

Alice Wong Richmond MP

Parade of Lights a successEditor:

On behalf of the Richmond Yacht Club, thank you for being the media sponsor for another successful community event, our annual Parade of Lights on the Middle Arm, Dec. 11 and 12.

In defi ance of the wet weather Saturday, many residents turned out both nights to enjoy our cre-atively lit boats parade by. We also thank the Salva-tion Army and band, Richmond Singers, Sea Scouts and Sea Dragons, Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 6, and those residents and yacht club members who brought donations for the food bank and Richmond Christmas Fund.

A huge thank you to the following businesses and yacht club members that generously provided prizes for the parading vessels: RYM Propellers, Skyline Marina, Ocean Yachts, Galleon Marine, West Marine, BFI Insurance, Munsie Mechanical, Peter and Carla Vassilopoulos, Vancouver Marina, Nikka Fishing, Jan and Bill Wilmot, Pacifi c Yacht-ing Magazine, Shelter Island Marine Store, and Mel and Irene Frith. The clubhouse and marina will continue to be lit every night between 5 and 9 p.m. until Jan. 1 at 7471 River Rd.

Barb IrwinRichmond Yacht Club

Regular enforcement of road rules neededEditor:

Re: “Drivers not getting it: police,” Dec. 11. Are the police that surprised at the amount of

speeding tickets being handed out? Obviously they do not see nor care what happens on local roads.

One just has to drive along Steveston Highway at any given hour to see the problem of speed-ing. Many of our roadways—whether it be Gilbert, No. 3, Blundell or Francis roads—seem to be the racetrack of choice. Traffi c enforcement appears to be hit-and-miss at best and needs to be applied full-time, not the three-day blitzes and periodic enforcement Richmond receives.

Bruce NeilRichmond

Heritage building should be budget priorityEditor:

Given that it ruined one of the last remaining green spaces in Steveston Village to create a new home for the building that once housed a Japanese hospital, I was saddened the city does not appear to have included funding for the hospital’s restora-tion in its list of 2011 capital projects.

Instead, the city plans to spend $800,000, ac-cording to newspaper reports, to restore the Ste-veston interurban tram, which is kept largely out of the public view in a locked train shed. Meanwhile, the hospital sits with its boarded-up windows and moss-covered roof in what used to be a small oasis of trees and fl owers in the heart of Steveston. Clearly there is something wrong with this picture.

Terry DavisSteveston

Cash best used elsewhereEditor:

Wind Waves—unoriginal and poorly placed. Lenin and Mao—a simple political cartoon. Water #10—shiny and superfi cial. Doors of Perception—a gimmick, done before. Heads—most original but probably the least appealing to the public.

Some of the funds being made available for the purchase of the questionable Biennale pieces could be used another way. Until the needs of lo-cal, regional and national artists are met we should not allow any funding for any of these pieces.

These are challenging times for everyone. Money could be used to aid some of the more disadvan-taged in our community to have access to art and the art-making process. So I agree with the three who voted to not support a survey. No survey or pur-chase should be made until we can afford to do it.

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Fruitcake—the perfect gift

The shop-ping cart in question was

overflowing with dried fruit and nuts, neon green cherries, glossy red maraschinos, buxom pecans, almond slivers, and dark eyed raisins.

With so many pack-ages, it could mean only one thing.

Fruitcake time was here.

I nodded to my shopping neighbour in understand-ing. Ours were fruitcake families, one of those who see this festive dessert not as a doorstop or the butt

of holiday jokes but as a family treasure anticipated every year.

The oldest fruitcake in the world was made in 1878 by a family in Michigan. Apparently, the baker passed away before the cake could be consumed so the dessert was saved as a family heirloom. Clearly, fruit cake with its high sugar and al-cohol content can last for a very long time.

In fact, when my mother makes it, she makes sure it has time to age, for the tannins to start to work, the flavours and spices to mingle.

Fruitcake has a storied and delicious history reaching back to the Romans or Ancient Egypt. It is international with many variations such as stollen, panforte, cozonac, birnenbrot, and Caribbean black cakes. Every country, every family has its own preferences and techniques, varying the fruit and nut con-

tent, the alcohol used to cure it (or not), and the lightness or dark-ness of the batter.

A good fruitcake is a true treasure.

It has captured

society’s imagination. There are at least two movies entitled Fruitcake.

Fruitcake is a staple with late night comedians from the legendary Johnny Carson’s insults to Jay Leno who sampled the aforementioned 1878 cake on his show. To be “nuttier than a fruitcake” has entered our lexicon meaning someone who, well, is a fruitcake.

But best of all, fruit-

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a loaf of goodness. To get a fruitcake from someone is like a Christmas valen-tine. It means I care, I love you, and Merry Christmas.

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Andrea Phillpotts is a Richmond writer and teacher. Opinions expressed in this col-umn do not necessar-ily refl ect those of any school district, organi-zation, or school.

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Your Pet Vet lettersPhallic symbols, art as a 100-mile-diet, good grief!Editor:

Re: “Public art goes to public vote,” Dec. 16.

Couns. Harold Steves and Bill McNul-ty, as well as Mayor Malcolm Brodie, oppose a public consultation over the purchase of the Biennale art.

Why am I not surprised? These are the same men who voted

in-camera to spend $178 million of taxpayers’ money on the Olympic oval. The small cost of these marvellous sculptures (no more than $4 million if each is $800,000) is a fraction of the cost of that very oval. Small wonder that they continue to begrudge us the right to have a voice in the spending of a tiny fraction of that vast amount even if it is in the interest of city beautifi ca-tion.

But it gets worse: Coun. Ken John-ston’s doctor calls Water #10 a “salute to urology.” And the esteemed council-lor himself believes it looks phallic. Dear God! It no more looks phallic than the oval looks like an ovary.

But what takes the cake, is local painter Chris Charlebois’s urging of a “100-mile-diet approach.” Is art to be eaten? Is this a call to use Judy Chicago as our lifeline in this travesty of a “Who Wants to Spend a Million Bucks on Icky Foreign Art” game?

Why don’t we just place a baker’s dozen of locally manufactured cup-cakes randomly throughout the city and see which ones get eaten fi rst? It would not cost much, we would prob-ably get worldwide attention—and the problem would be solved. We would not have to look as though we appreci-ate innovative and interesting art.

Catherine (McAnulty) MoriRichmond

Challenging times, but not for everyoneEditor:

It’s time for the taxpayers of B.C. to wake up and hold their provincial MLAs accountable for what’s hap-pening at B.C. Ferries, because it’s happening all across BC.

David Hahn came to BC Ferries in 2003, but as B.C. taxpayers (that actually pay his salary) we had no right to know how much we paid him. Only recent changes to freedom-of-information laws finally gave us that right.

We first learned Hahn’s base salary was $494,923 in 2009. That rose to $519,231 in 2010. Factoring in bonuses and incentives his salary was over $1 million.

Citing a tough economy, the gov-ernment announced last year it was freezing or eliminating many grants going to B.C. charities.

It’s also been suggested that although gaming revenues have exploded under the B.C. Liberals, they no longer even allot the 33 per cent of revenues to charities and non-profits as mandated, but rather, that percentage has dropped to a dismal 10 per cent.

One would think B.C. has more money than it spend. Times must be good. Yet, reports released last month confirm that the child poverty rate in B.C. is still the high-est in the country, the number of our homeless and “working poor” continue to grow and affordable housing is non-existent in the lower mainland.

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Another foot found south of the border

The latest chapter was added last week to the Pacific Northwest disarticulated foot mystery when a hiking boot containing human remains was found in Tacoma, Wash.

The discovery was made on Sunday, Dec. 5 along the shoreline of Tideflats in Tacoma, and inside the shoe investigators found the remains of a human foot that has still not been identified.

A $1,000 reward has been posted for “infor-mation leading to the arrest and charges filed for the person in this case,” the Tacoma Police said in a CrimeStoppers press release.

When Coun. Ken Johnston heard about the discovery, he shook his head, calling it such a tragic story.

It was nearly two years ago that Johnston’s wife discovered a shoe on the banks of the Fraser River that resulted in Johnston making two newspaper front pages in the weeks before the 2008 municipal election.

He ultimately made a successful return to council, his efforts no doubt assisted by some timely publicity.

The Johnston’s discovery—ultimately matched to a 25-year-old man reported missing earlier in 2008—was the seventh found foot since August of 2007 in the Pacific Northwest, mostly in B.C.

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TransLink narrows list of smart card names to four

Will it be Otter, Umbrella, Compass or George?

Those are the four leading names so far as TransLink weighs what to call its new smart card, which will have a lasting place in the wallets of many Metro Vancouverites.

The new proximity card payment system is to roll out in 2013, auto-debiting users’ accounts and eventually replacing existing passes and tickets and wiping out fare zone boundaries.

“We’ve had some reasonably good reaction to some of them,” TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie said of the names, which he said are

not a firm short list.“We may throw a few more back onto the

list,” he said.While Compass, Umbrella and Otter got good

early reviews, Hardie said George needed a bit more explaining with test audiences.

“George, of course, is George Vancouver,” he said. “His ship is the Discovery. So there are some links there that can make for some interesting campaigns and branding.”

TransLink hopes to unveil the name of the new card in mid- to late-January, the same time it announces the successful proponent to build the system, along with accompany-ing faregates.

If George is to set sail, he’ll have history on his side. But then so does Otter, which fol-lows in the footsteps of smart cards named after other critters starting with the letter O – namely Orca in Seattle, Oyster in London and Octopus in Hong Kong.

—Jeff Nagel

Metro Vancouver wishing for a greener Christmas

Create memories, not garbage.That’s the advice from Metro Vancouver of-

ficials, who urge consumers to look for ways to reduce packaging during the gift-giving season.

The two weeks after Christmas typically bring a larger-than-normal mountain of trash clog-ging the region’s waste transfer stations.

Waste generated then can be about 30 per cent more, adding 4,000 tonnes of garbage or the equivalent of 500 full garbage trucks.

“Think about what you are buying and where it will end up,” said Metro waste management committee chair Greg Moore, the mayor of Port Coquitlam.

“Give your family and friends something that won’t get buried in a landfill after a few months. Give gifts that last or share an experience.”

Tickets to movies, a hockey game or passes to the local skating rink are one way to give an experience.

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The kids at Alexander Hamilton elementary have a lot more on their plate than just dodge ball and fl oor hockey in gym class.

All students take dance lessons from a profes-

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“The kids love it. We have way better par-ticipation in this than in other types of con-certs,” said principal Alan Sakai.

In lieu of taking regular physical education for a week in December, stu-dents are taught choreo-graphed hip hop dance moves.

“The kids have been practising since last Friday, so they’ve had about three or four half-hour practices each. This is our third year so the kids know what they’re doing.”

The children perform cartwheels, handstands, and even moves like “the coffee grinder” that in-volve a fl ailing of limbs while an extended leg sweeps in a circular mo-tion to the beat of old and new remixed songs. Everything from the 1994

dance hit “I like to Move It,” by Reel 2 Reel to more modern tracks like “The Time” by the Black Eyed Peas is blared from the speakers during the performance.

“When I go into schools it is mostly hip hop, but we fuse in different things. So we’ve done cultural, musical theatre, and just getting the kids used to listening to differ-ent types of music from different eras, genres and cultures,” said Sue Cejalvo-Howse, dance

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She said students are given assignments to practise at home, and they also have to come up with their own moves.

“The things that we stress when we come in are to have all the kids participate and dance at a similar level, and making them work on their listening and team working skills, and their musicality.”

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Real Estate Foundation appoints Jack Wong new CEO

Jack Hall, chair of the

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His appointment be-gins Feb. 1, 2011. Cur-rently, Wong is a mem-ber of the foundation’s board of governors.

Prior to his CEO ap-pointment, Wong was with the Vancouver Board of Trade for 10 years, most recently as assistant manag-ing director of finance and administration and formerly as comptroller and director of admin-istration.

Wong has also served as chair of the Rich-mond Museum Soci-ety and vice-chair of the Richmond Spirit of B.C. Community Com-mittee.

Wong has also worked as project controller for major real estate de-velopment projects in greater Vancouver.

He is a cer t i f ied member of the Soci-ety of Management Accountants of British Columbia and holds a bachelor of commerce and business adminis-tration from the Univer-sity of B.C.

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“We wish Karin Kirk-patrick, current CEO, the very best in her new assignment as CEO and Registrar of the Private Career Training Institu-tion Agency.”

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Apartment vacancy rates in Metro Vancouver have dropped slightly to 1.9 per cent, according to the latest

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CMHC senior market analyst Robyn Adamache cited an increase in jobs in the region and a steady infl ux of new residents.

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It’s really a tale of two markets. While it’s got harder to fi nd purpose-built rental apartments, 3,500 more investor-owned condos have gone into the rental market.

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She didn’t mind the pastel build-ings at all or the loss of privacy, or even that her property was being hemmed in on all sides by multi- family homes.

From her perspective, this was still her home and she liked what it had to offer. She continued to garden and plant trees in the back-yard, and enjoyed the short stroll to nearby St. Paul’s Church for Sunday morning mass.

“It was home. And you know when you’re happy with where you are, that was it.”

Over the last 15 years, those back-yard trees have grown to the point that her yard has the same rural feel as it did in those simple times in the late 1960s, when she fi rst moved to

Richmond from Saskatchewan.French recalls one neighbour on

Jones Road having pigs, chickens and a jersey cow living in a beauti-ful pasture.

The entire neighbourhood com-prised single family houses, and Richmond was simply a sleepy suburb of Vancouver, peppered with working farms.

She remembers her unobstructed views of the North Shore Moun-tains which one day became blocked when developers started building Queen’s Gate on nearby

General Currie Road.So it’s ironic that 32 years after

buying her home at 8511 Blundell Rd., French has fi nally decided to end one chapter of her life, and at the age of 80 has retreated to Queen’s Gate, the same develop-ment that once blocked her clear look at the North Shore.

French’s home is unique.To the east and north are three-

storey wood frame condos, and to the west are three townhomes.

She would have been completely on an island of sorts had it not been for the city planner who wanted to ensure she wasn’t alone.

“They weren’t going to leave an orphaned lot,” French said.

But French finally decided it was time to sell, and last month reached a deal that brought her much more than what she was originally offered many years ago by developers.

She’s now moved into her new condo, and isn’t turning back.

“People have been so friendly,” French said of her new neighbours. “I’m not missing the old place at all.”

The new owner plans to eventu-ally rezone the 8,6000-square-foot lot for multiple family and build three or four townhouses.

‘Island’ owner fi nally sellsCecile French didn’t sell until she was good and ready

The house Cecile French recently sold, after developers hemmed it in on three sides with

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Cecile French outside her house with realtor Lynda Terborg.


Call for nominations 2011 Vancity Board of Directors election

Vancity is modernizing its electoral process to reflect best practices in governance while maintaining cooperative principles and democratic tradition.

Vancity is pleased to announce that it will offer online voting* in addition to existing voting channels in 2011.

Notice to membersThe Nominations and Election Committee is seeking to fill 3, three-year director positions in 2011.

Potential candidates are required to submit confirmation of their intention to run for the Board no later than 12:00 noon on February 18, 2011. Interviews with the Nominations and Election Committee will be scheduled and held prior to March 1, 2011.

For more details on electoral process changes or the call for nominations, go online at vancity.com. If you have any questions about the nomination package, please call Vancity’s Governance Department at 604.877.7595.

Returning officersWe are looking for returning officers to assist in certain branches between Tuesday, April 26 and Saturday, April 30, 2011. To apply for a position, please send a letter, fax or email with your name, address and phone number and indicate which branches would be most convenient for you. If hired, additional information may be required. Submit your letter by Friday, February 11, 2011 to:

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More Consequences of the New Drinking and Driving Laws

Two months into the new anti-drinking-and-driving ‘regime’ in British Columbia and the perhaps ‘unintended consequences’ continue to unfold. In mid-November, the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police traffic-safety committee recalled 2,200 roadside breathalyzer devices. Reportedly, lab tests found that the devices’ margin of error meant they could generate a ‘warn’ reading for a blood alcohol content lower than the new .05 threshold.

The recall, which has been completed, involved re-adjusting the devices from .05 to .06 “out of an abundance of caution,” given the “greater emphasis put on the evidence they produce….” Those who may have been wrongly caught by this too wide margin of error may have little recourse. Eric Gottardi, chairman of the Vancouver criminal-justice subsection of the Canadian Bar Association recommended that despite the seven day time limit for appeals, motorists who believe they may have been wrongly suspended should ask the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles for a retroactive appeal, citing the device recall.

More recently, a number of Vancouver criminal lawyers observed, and Crown Counsel has confirmed, that since September 20th, the number of impaired driving charges has dropped by up to 90 per cent. They said that the new laws have effectively decriminalized impaired driving, and made an administrative process out of (what was) a criminal process and thereby rid impaired drivers of the stigma of a criminal record.

These critics of the new ‘process’ also said that while the burden on the court system has been reduced, the government is “sidestepping the real issue of court backlogs—a shortage of judges and prosecutors.” And they said it

has wrongly created two distinct groups separated by a September 20th charge date, which will be the subject of an upcoming constitutional challenge.

The above-noted lawyers also allege that while impaired driving charges are being laid where a serious crash has resulted or where the driver has an impaired driving record, “if you

blow ‘fail,’ that’s it. …People suspected of being impaired are not being taken to the police station for a breathalyzer and charged criminally.” This amounts, they say, to extremely severe penalties for drivers who are only slightly over the limit but a “huge break’ for drivers who are drunk.

The reported RCMP response: Drivers who display “gross symptoms of impairment” are still being arrested and breathalyzed. A disturbing side bar to the allegation that only injured or injuring “drunk drivers” are now being charged criminally is a recently published study in the B.C. Medical Journal showing that because of the legal difficulties inherent in police attempting to collect blood alcohol evidence from injured impaired drivers, “only seven to 11 per cent of them are eventually convicted of impaired driving.”

The medical study also reported that nearly one third of the impaired drivers involved in BC crashes from 1999 to 2003, after having killed or maimed, went on to do so again.

These unfoldings aside, Andrew Murie of MADD Canada supports the new regime, commenting that immediate sanctions at the roadside are much more effective in deterring drunk driving than criminal charges.

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Richard Lam photoA Christmas tree is refl ected in an ornament at Richmond City Hall. The deco-rated trees—30 in all—are part of the Richmond Sunset Rotary Club’s Winter Wonderland event. The trees can be viewed for free during city hall hours.

Ironwood library hosts Christmas carol singalong

Do you love singing Christmas carols but hate standing out in the cold?

Then the Ironwood branch of Richmond Public Library is here to help.

The branch is hosting a Christmas carol singalong today (Saturday) from 3 to 3:45 p.m.

This is a free drop-in program for kids and families.

Jeanette Chan, a local music teacher with 25 years experience and a member of the B.C. Reg-istered Music Teachers’ Association will lead the singing.

“One of the best parts of the Christmas season is the music, so this will be a great opportunity for families to gather togeth-er and sing some of their favourite Christmas car-ols,” said Kat Lucas, head of Ironwood branch.

“Plus, the added perk is that you don’t have to stand out in the cold weather to do it.”

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Falcon joins chorus for later rapid transit runsUnion also demanding more NightBus service


B.C. Liberal leadership contender Kevin Falcon is pledging to extend late-night SkyTrain service to help revelers get home from bars and restaurants if he becomes pre-mier.

There have been calls for years for SkyTrain to run later than the current last downtown Vancouver departures of about 1:15 a.m.—well before bars close—but they intensi-fi ed this fall when police began en-forcing tougher drinking and driving roadside penalties.

Falcon said he’d seek to extend service to as late as 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights to help make SkyTrain a more realistic alternative for young people to get home with-out getting behind the wheel.

“Most of the kids aren’t out of the establishments at 1:15 in the morn-ing,” he said.

“My worry is they’re left with mak-ing other decisions that may not be responsible decisions. A $75 cab fare back to Surrey is not a particu-larly realistic option.”

TransLink offi cials aren’t com-menting but they’ve repeatedly rejected calls for later rapid tran-sit service over the years, saying SkyTrain must shut down for a few hours overnight for maintenance and cleaning.

“We’re only talking about two nights a week,” Falcon said.

Falcon had no clear explanation of why he didn’t mandate TransLink to implement later SkyTrain hours in the eight years that he was trans-portation minister—as he did in forcing the authority to start install-ing turnstiles.

“There was some resistance,” he said. “I had resistance to the idea of putting in faregates too. I had to press pretty hard to make that happen.”

Falcon isn’t endorsing another demand for later transit service—this time one being spearheaded by the bus drivers’ union, which wants more NightBuses added to cover transit demand after SkyTrain stops running.

“There are buses available and there are drivers available,” said Don MacLeod, president of Cana-dian Auto Workers local 111. “It’s just a case of government getting additional funds to TransLink to deliver that service.”

Adding an extra 50 hours of ser-vice every Friday and Saturday night—enough to add at least one bus to each of the 12 existing Night-Bus routes—would cost another $560,000 based on TransLink’s cost of $108 per service hour.

NightBuses run until well after 3 a.m. but MacLeod said they’re now often full because of the increased demand, leaving would-be riders stranded at stops.

Black Press fi le photoLiberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon said he’d seek to extend rapid transit service to as late as 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.


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Q: I want to start my son collecting coins. What are the best book to put coins in?

A: There are lots of different types of coin albums. For those who want to collect each coin (i.e. pennies or nickels) in a type of separate album, we have books for $4.50. We carry the complete range from penny to toonie. For more advanced collectors, we have fancier books priced from $11.95 - $17.95 and from 1¢ - $2.00.

For those who want an album that fits all sizes of coins, we have a 3-ring binder that comes with 5 different size pages and fits 143 coins; the beginner version is $14.95 and the deluxe hard binder and dust cover edition is $23.95.

We also carry an album for $24.95 that is primarily geared to Canadian size coins.

Extra pages are available for all above albums.

Individual pages to build your own album are also available and start at $1.00.

We also carry a large selection of stamp albums for the novice to the most advanced collector.

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Q: I’m interested in refreshing my look for the New Year. I’d like to look my best, but am afraid I’ll end up not looking like myself. What should I consider before making my decision?

A: The first thing to ask yourself is “what exactly stands out when you look in the mirror?” Is your skin looking dull? Do your laugh lines hang around even when you’re not laughing? Do you miss having cheeks that could be pinched? Have your lips lost some of their pout? Most women (and many men) have noticed these changes which are all a natural part of aging.

You have many options. You can brighten your dull skin by removing broken capillaries and sun spots with a medical-grade Fotofacial. Or, you could use Botox to soften lines around your eyes and minimize frown lines. Also, if restoring volume is your goal, your physician could recommend a dermal filler.

Whether to proceed with any treatment is both personal and important. A knowledgeable physician will begin by listening to your concerns and identifying your goals. It is often recommended to combine a few different treatments to obtain your best results.

In the end, your result should not be an expressionless face with bee stung lips, a concern heard all too often. You should walk away with subtle changes that enhance and restore your youthful look while giving you the confidence that you still look like you.

Q: How can we protect ourselves from colds?

A: When we look at colds we are so engrained in the “medical” way of thinking that we just assume that a cold is a bad thing or a sickness. A different way to look at this is to realize that a cold, with all of its symptoms – runny nose, cough, congestion, etc, is a way that the body cleans itself, a cleansing process. It is necessary and it is a vital way that the body stays healthy. The person with the cold may not FEEL the greatest as they go through the symptoms but it is necessary.

The best ways to prevent getting a cold during this busy season are to:• Wash your hands often.• Take your vitamins regularly and eat properly.• Get enough rest.• Avoid excessive stress.• Avoid excessive amounts of sweets and alcohol.• Keep exercising.• Say “NO” when you are feeling overwhelmed.• And see your Chiropractor for an adjustment - because a healthy nervous system will help your body to heal faster.

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Q: I would like to take my children to see Megamind 3D, but I’ve heard 3D movies can be dangerous. Is this true? What about 3D TV’s?

A: Taking your children to see an occasional 3D movie will not harm your children or their vision. Most children will love the special effects and embrace the new technology. However, I would exercise caution in exposing your children to continuous exposure of this technology. Children, especially young children, should not be watching hour upon hour of TV, 3D or otherwise.Approximately 5% of the population have visual conditions that will prevent them from appreciating 3D movies. Images will not seem to pop out of the screen and the movie won’t have such a startling effect. Amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (eye turn) are two visual conditions that may interfere with your children’s ability to fully appreciate 3D movies. These conditions interfere with the two eyes working together and may go unnoticed. Some children may experience headaches, dizziness or nausea when watching 3D movies. This is because 3D movies do not exactly replicate true 3D space, and some children may be sensitive to these discrepancies. Other children may have a mild undiagnosed eye teaming condition that causes problems under specific viewing conditions.

3D movies are useful vision screeners. If your children (or yourself) do not appear to appreciate the 3D movie effect, or they complain of headache, dizziness, or nausea after watching a 3D movie, I would recommend having your children examined by an optometrist. It is possible to alleviate these symptoms and to train your children to see 3D!

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A veteran Mountie from Alberta who has publicly defended the force against calls for an independent provincial police force has offi cially taken over the RCMP in B.C.

Assistant Commissioner Peter Hourihan has become the new commanding offi cer for the province, the force announced Wednesday.

He replaces Deputy Commissioner Gary Bass who has been promoted to head of RCMP operations in Western Canada.

Hourihan’s arrival comes as the B.C. government and RCMP are negotiating a renewal of the policing contract that sees the federal force provide province-wide services.

The RCMP has held the contract since 1950, when it took over from the B.C. Pro-vincial Police, which was dissolved by the provincial government of the day.

In Alberta, where the provincial government is also negotiating a renewal of its policing contract with the RCMP, Hourihan recently responded to an open let-

ter calling for creation of an independent provincial police service with a letter of his own.

“Alberta has a provincial police ser-vice which is founded and prioritized on community policing — that service is the RCMP,” Hourihan wrote in a Calgary newspaper.

“The RCMP in Alberta is accountable to Albertans and their governments.”

The married father of two has 34 years of experience in Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, Ottawa, Manitoba and most recently in Alberta, where he was criminal operations offi cer for the entire province.

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A: There are instances when an investment you are holding will distribute a non-taxable payment to you called a “return of capital”. Return of capital distributions reduces the adjusted cost base (ACB) of your investment for income tax purposes. As a result, although the distributions are not taxable currently, the reduced ACB results in a larger capital gain or smaller capital loss when you dispose of the investment in the future. Therefore, return of capital distributions can be thought of as tax-deferred income.

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Q: When I go to the dentist and they take new x-rays, am I going to over-radiate?

A: This answer is a big NO, although many people often express concern about getting “x-rayed” at their dentist appointments. Here’s the reality, x-rays are naturally occurring and we are all exposed to them at all times. The average person receives an “effective dose” measured in millisievert (mSV), or microsievert (uSV) for smaller doses, of about 3000 uSV per year from natural sources such as comic radiation from the outer space, and earth sources in the soil. This works out to be about 8 uSV per day. Most of this background radiation comes from our homes in the form of radon gas which is about 2000 uSV per year (although it varies from one location on the continent to another).People living at higher elevations receive about 1500 uSV more per year than people at sea level and a four hour fl ight will give you another 30 uSV per fl ight.By comparison one dental x-ray is about the same as a half day of natural background radiation or 4 uSV. A full panoramic x-ray fi lm is only 3-11 uSV and even a dental cone beam CT scans of the jaws which we use for planning implant placement has 40-135 uSV (depending on the scan) which is equivalent to 4-21 days of natural background radiation.The newer digital x-ray machines we use now have a much lower levels (divide by ten) than older traditional analogue x-ray machines. A medical CT scan by comparison will give you an equivalent radiation dose of 1000 days (8000 uSV) or a mammogram of 88 days (700 uSV).As such, dental x-rays are considered to contribute a “negligible risk” by the U.S. Health Protection Agency due to their very, very small amount of radiation.However because the radiation dose effects accumulate over your lifetime we do need to keep this in mind and balance the benefi ts with the risks associated.

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Metro chair Jackson back for fi nal yearDelta mayor says 2011 is her last as chair, as provincial decision on garbage plan looms


Delta Mayor Lois Jackson is back as chair of the Metro Vancouver board for a sixth straight year.

She was acclaimed at the Dec. 10 Metro board meeting.

“It will be my last year,” Jackson said, adding she will step aside as board chair at the end of 2011 regardless of whether she seeks another term as mayor in Delta in municipal elections next fall.

“That is a long time for the region to have someone sit as chair,” she said. “I am very humbled to have

been there.”Jackson said a key

priority for next year is to get the provincial government’s approval to proceed with a draft solid waste manage-ment plan that could see Metro build a new garbage incinerator in the region.

Metro reps met recent-ly with new environment minister Murray Coell to brief him on the plan but Jackson isn’t opti-mistic there will be a speedy answer while the B.C. Liberal leadership

race is underway.“I’m very concerned

they’re going to dither through the whole year and we won’t have a de-cision made,” Jackson said.

She said it’s also criti-cal to pursue senior government funding for sewage treatment plant upgrades estimated to cost Metro at least $1.4

billion in the years ahead.The region has also wrapped up

public consultations on its pro-posed new regional growth strat-

egy, which could get final approval in the new year.

District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton held his position as vice-chair after a challenge from Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, who was nominated by New West-minster Mayor Wayne Wright.

Walton is also taking on a much more prominent regional role as chair of the Mayors’ Council on Re-gional Transportation, which has final say on any proposed tax and fee increases to fund TransLink.

Walton narrowly beat out Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender for the role Dec.9, while West Vancouver

Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones defeated Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini to take over as mayors’ council vice-chair.

The mayors’ council wants to ne-gotiate new funding sources for TransLink—such as road pricing, a vehicle levy or share of the car-bon tax—to avoid simply raising TransLink property taxes.

Talks with Victoria are expected over the next few months on what mechanisms to use to raise Trans-Link’s $400-million contribution to the Evergreen Line as well as a range of other transit expansion projects.

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A: Acupuncture (EIMS) is an effective treatment for the shoulder strain injuries which can result from a variety of work and sport activities. Yet the affected groups of muscles are different for each case; therefore the precise diagnostic and applications of EIMS treatment to the affected area are the keys for a successful recovery. For complicated cases of shoulder pain we use in-clinic medical thermography and range of motion measurements. These diagnostic methods help with localizing the injured muscles which then treated with EIMS.

Q: I feel run down and tired this winter. Could massage possibly help relieve this feeling?

A: There are several ways massage therapy can help you elevate your mood, fi ght stress, and prevent infections. Massage therapy has been in the news recently as a factor in raising the feel good hormones and also helps control body’s stress hormones. Research is further showing that massage therapy helps to balance your immune system. It has been found that after a certain number of massage therapy treatments by RMT’s, there was an demonstrable elevation in marked white blood cells pertaining to fi ghting infections and controlling infl ammation.

Q: My son was playing hockey and took an awkward hit along the boards. The point of his shoulder hurts a lot and he has limited movement. I took him to see the doctor and he said it was a grade 2 AC joint sprain. Should we start moving the shoulder as soon as possible or leave it in the sling?

A: The AC joint is short for the acromioclavicular joint. Separation of the two bones forming this joint (Acromion process and Clavicle) is caused by damage to the ligaments connecting them. It is sometimes also referred to as a shoulder separation injury. Grade 2 simply means that there is significant movement or laxity in the ligaments holding the the bones together which means that the ligament is either partially stretched/torn. The injury will often come with a step deformity at the point of the shoulder. This injury needs to be taken care of very carefully. Initiation of movement too soon may affect the healing process and the scar tissue might not lay down tight enough to hold the joint together. The first stage is to immobilize for at least 10-14 days until inflammation is gone and scar tissue starts to lay down. During the first stage light pain free movement is encouraged, such as bending down at the hips and drawing a circle with the arm. movement should not go past 90 degrees. 2nd stage involves Active release technique on the rotator cuff muscles to start encouraging full range of motion coupled with isometric and concentric exercises. This stage is arguably most important to prevent frozen shoulder. When full range and full strength is achieved then the last stage is eccentric type exercises with game simulation stress on the joint starting at low intensity to high intensity. Therapists at Evolution Sport Therapy are proficient at handling sports injuries and will ensure a rapid return to work and play.

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Q: How can I prepare for hot water heater problems?

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Q: Do I ‘own’ my strata parking spot or my locker?

A: If you are considering buying or selling a strata property, be aware of the designations stated on your strata plan. This designation will have an impact on the price of your property, and on the rights and use of it.

Simply because the seller has the use of parking stalls or storage lockers does not mean that they will be available for the buyer. Take note of how they are designated on the strata plan (ask your realtor to guide you on how to obtain a copy for your records)

Property can be designated either as a separate strata lot or as common property (CP). CP can be further designated as limited common property (LCP). CP, including LCP, is owned by all owners within the strata corporation as tenants in common. If the parking stall/locker is part of a strata lot, the new purchaser will automatically have the use of the area. This is rare in the Richmond area.

LCP is common property that is designated for the exclusive use of the owner of a particular strata lot. If the parking stall/locker is designated on the plan as CP, it is usually under the control of the Strata Council. When buying or selling a strata that includes the use of a parking stall or locker, the listing SHOULD NOT include the number of the stall or locker unless the Strata Council has confi rmed in writing what stall or locker a buyer will be intitled to use. The Council has the right to change your stall or locker number at any time, so be sure as a buyer or a seller to get that clarifi ed in writing before you sign.

Verify verify verify !! Doing your homework now can save issues and money when you buy or sell a strata. If you are not currently working with a Realtor, I am available for consultation. Just ask Deb!

Q: What’s this Wikileaks all about?

A: Wikileaks may be the mother of all U.S. government data breaches but it is just the most public of many such leaks. Corporations have major issues too, but with few effective disclosure regulations we rarely hear of them. With data as mobile and distributed as it is, and with limited government and public awareness of the true costs and complexity of managing such systems, such breaches are inevitable. Cyber crime has also taken over from illicit drugs as the most expensive form of criminal activity for societies to deal with. Part of the Wikileaks issue is political. With governments folding their policies around ideology instead of reality the pressure for real information to be leaked in the public interest is very high. Canada under the Harper administration is no different, in particular with Harper’s penchant for muzzling scientists and restricting the flow of information on issues most people would consider to be in the public interest. As a Private Investigator I’ve had a hand in leaking information myself when it’s been in the public interest, and will do so again. Wikileaks, I’m afraid, is a sign of sad times.

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by Don FennellSports Editor

The Richmond Sock-eyes now boast the best record in the Pacifi c In-ternational Junior Hockey League, following a 9-2 drubbing Thursday over the Mission Icebreak-ers.

But that doesn’t mean there still isn’t plenty of room for improvement.

“We’re trying to keep the message consistent, which is we have to out-work the other team and play as five-man units each time we’re on the ice,” said Sockeyes’ head coach Judd Lambert.

Lambert likes a lot about his hockey team, which at 22-4-3 is a point better than the Delta Ice Hawks in the competi-tive Tom Shaw Confer-ence (where fourth-place Grandview Steelers have more points, 39, than the Abbotsford Pilots, 31, which lead the Har-old Brittain Conference). But, he doesn’t believe they’re good enough to win consistently if they’re not playing cohesively.

“When we keep every-one involved we’re pretty good,” he said.

Lambert appreciates there isn’t such a thing as a perfect game. But he believes any team can outwork its oppo-sition more often than

not. For this edition of the Sockeyes it’s all but incumbent.

“There aren’t one or two guys we can count on to always be our best, so we rely on balance,” he said. “(Fortunately) we have a lot of balance and resiliancy. We have four lines all very capable (of scoring).”

One signifi cant concern as the season progresses is the Sockeyes’ pen-chant for giving up the puck which frequently leads directly to opposi-tion goals. If the team is to enjoy playoff success, it’s a pattern that must change.

“I keep notes on all the goals we give up, and at least half are in our net seconds after we have the puck on our stick and then, literally, give it

away. I believe we can be a puck-control team without giving it away as much as we do.”

Bad pinches and hav-ing players trapped in the corners are both scenari-os that contribute to such giveaways. In the last two games alone, including a 6-3 win over the Delta Ice Hawks in Ladner on Tuesday, the Sockeyes lit-erally gift-wrapped goals for the opposition.

•The typically quick-starting Sockeyes did so again in Thursday’s victory over Mission as Mitchell Smith put Rich-mond up 1-0 just 2:39 into the game. He later added an assist.

Feisty captain Patrick Hunter also had a goal

and an assist for Rich-mond, while Sam Chichak

and Sebastien Pare both enjoyed two-goal games. Drew Spencer had three assists.

The Sockeyes are sched-uled to play Grandview Sunday at Burnaby Win-ter Club, and to host the Ridge Meadows Flames Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Minoru Arena.

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Sockeyes leapfrog HawksRichmond now tops in Pacific International Junior Hockey League after 9-2 win Thursday

Don Fennell photosJockeying for space, Richmond Sockeye Turner Popoff is known for his solid defensive play. But Thursday he added to the offence with a rare goal in the Sockeyes’ 9-2 win over Mission.

R.A. McMath Wildcats are playing in a tour-nament in Hawaii this week.

Wildcatstip off holiday hoopsschedule

Sam Chichak celebrated his ninth and 10th goals of the season. Eli Wiebe focuses for a faceoff win.

“We’re trying to keep the mes-sage consistent, which is we have to out-work the other team. When we keep everyone involved we’re pretty good.”

- Judd Lambert

by Don FennellSports Editor

The R.A. McMath Wild-cats are deservedly basking in the Hawai-ian sun this week, after last weekend netting the Sutherland Sabre invita-tional senior boys’ high school basketball tourna-ment title.

Led by tournament MVP Max Pecarsky and all-stars Jeff Harrison and Ricky Hernandez, Mc-Math is now 7-0 against B.C. competition this season.

The Wildcats are cur-rently playing in the Le Jardin invitational in Hawaii, through Dec. 23. The tournament fea-tures some of the top programs in the state as well as teams from the U.S. mainland.

•Many other Richmond high school teams are also attending tourna-ments in sunbelt states during the festive sea-son. Richmond Colts senior boys are in San Diego this week for their annual training and exhi-bition tour, with games lined up against Mission Bay and Point Loma high schools; Palmer Griffi ns senior boys are in the Swoosh tournament in Anaheim through Dec. 20, and Steveston-Lon-don senior girls are in L.A. through Dec. 22.


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Christine Wong of Rich-mond is Canada’s third-ranked Canadian female amateur golfer.

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Coach Weber begins Team BC Christmas camp here

Team BC’s Christmas Camp is set to begin Monday, Dec. 20 in Richmond, and will con-clude to Wednesday, Dec. 22.

The three-day camp is highlighted by an exhibition game between Team BC and the Valley West Hawks of the BC Major Midget League. Team BC will be competing at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, N.S., Feb. 11-18, 2011.

‘We are now entering a new phase of the development of Team BC, having named the team Dec. 1. During the Christmas Camp in Richmond we (Team BC) must learn to come together and work as a team,” said Team BC head coach Russ Weber. “The exhibition game vs. the MML Hawks is an opportunity to begin the process of learning to play as a ‘short-term’ completion team. The fl oor hockey game vs. the Special Olympians at the

South Arm Community Center is an oppor-tunity to experience the team building we need. As head coach, both events are a vital process for Team BC to experience and I am looking forward to these three exciting days in Richmond.”

The exhibition game between Team BC and the Hawks will be held at the Minoru Arena on Dec. 22 at 12:15 p.m. Attendance to the game is free and BC Hockey would like to encourage all hockey fans in the Lower Mainland to come out and support Team BC.

The previous day, Dec. 21, Team BC will hold a special team building activity when they host a ball hockey game against athletes vying to participate in the Paralympics. The game will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the South Arm Community Centre.

Team BC’s quest for gold will begin on the fi rst day of the Games when they take on Team Quebec. Joining BC and Quebec in Pool A will be Ontario and Nova Scotia. Team BC will look to improve on their fourth place fi nish at the 2007 Canada Winter Games.

The BC Hockey High Performance U16 Pro-gram is designed as an introduction to BC Hockey’s High Performance Program, exposing players, coaches and offi cials to short term competition. The Under 16 Program also acts as a precursor to the BC Hockey High Performance U17 Program, which is used to identify and train players and team personnel for Provincial, Regional and National Teams.

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715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXESRICHMOND. Newly renovated large 3 bdrm upper suite. Southarm area. Avail. immed. $1350/mo. incl. utils. James 604-657-0649

736 HOMES FOR RENTRICHMOND. #2 and Williams, 4 bdrms, 2 baths, NS/NP. $1990/mth. Available now. No garage. C.21 Prudential 604-760-3379.RICHMOND, #4 RD: 3 bdrm, den, lrg sunken fam/rm. Avail now. $1850/mo. N/P. 604-649-7694Richmond. Exec. newer 3 bdrm upper w/pri. 1 bdrm ste dwn. lam fl r. f/p. den. 8 appls. patio, garage. N/P. Immed. $2595. 604-833-2103.

741 OFFICE/RETAILON CANADA LINE

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746 ROOMS FOR RENTRICHMOND. NEW quiet home, furn, own full bath. Pri ent. sec. Incl cbl/net. Prof. Refs. Ns/np/nd. $590. 604-241-0788 or 604-551-0462.

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONEXTRA LRG room. Incl hydro, cble, shrd kit & prkg. $520 For clean, quiet person. 604-274-7079 aft 5pm

750 SUITES, LOWER4TH/GRANVILLE, G/L 2 bdrm suite pri ent. $850 incl heat & hydro (no ldry) NP/NS. Suit single (couple rent neg). Ref’s. 604-244-7862BLUNDELL & #2 RD. Nice large 2 bdrm, near schools, bus, shops, n/s, n/p, avail. Jan 1. $850/mo. + 40% utils. 604-277-4194OFF BRIDGEPORT 2 Bdrm Gr level suite with 6 Appl. NS/NP Clean, Quiet & bkyard. Easy access to Hways, bus/skytr. $990 plus Util/wireless internet. 604-214-7784RICHMOND 1 bdrm g/l $795. New home, sep entry, incl util. Avail now Refs Suit 1-2. Ns/np. 778-708-5971RICHMOND: 1 BDRM, hrd wd fl rs, new appls, heat/h. wtr incl. Bus stop in front. Shrd W/D. $750/mth. Phone 778-237-7700.RICHMOND, 5/Blundell. 1 bdrm bsmt suite. N/P. N/S. $600/mo. incl utils. Avial Jan 1. 604-278-6571.

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751 SUITES, UPPER

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RICHMOND. 3 bdrm upper lvl 1 bath. W/D. N/S. Nr amenits. $1200 neg. 604-278-6604, 778-316-3163.

STEVESTON. 3 bdrms, 1 bath. D/W, lndry. lam. fl rs. Nr schools. $1200. Avail. now. 604-329-1283.

752 TOWNHOUSES

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of James Stanley Gaskin, for-merly of 11140 Blundell Road, Richmond BC V6Y 1L3, Deceased, who died on Octo-ber 28, 2010, are hereby required to send the particu-lars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Jo-Ann Kwantes 5688 51 Ave, Delta BC V4K 3T7. On or before January 10,2011, after which date the estate’s assets will be distrib-uted, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Jo-Ann Kwantes, Executrix.


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December Dime Drive

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KUDOS to:

General Currie Elementary

for raising $900 worth of dimes!

Thank you to the following groups for participating:

Alpha Daycare * Alpha Stone * Alzheimer Society, Chinese Resource Centre

Bee Happy Child Centre * Coast Capital Savings Credit Union *

Excel Education Centre * Family Services of Greater Vancouver *

Finning Canada, Branch 14 * General Currie Elementary * Lobat’s Place *

Rainbow Family Child Care * Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society *

Schneider Electrica - Vancouver R & D * SUCCESS * Team Ray Wang *

Touchstone Family Association * Volunteer Richmond Information Services

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PHOTO LEFT: Matthew McNair students Chris Cameron, David Hoang, Tyler Arce and Alexandra Panganiban won three trophies, including one for most original, for their homage to the Richmond Olympic Oval at North Surrey Secondary’s 29th annual gingerbread competition. TOP: Matthew McNair’s Meghan Lott’s gingerbread house creation helped her school to a fi fth place fi nish against 139 other students with 54 exhibits at the competition.

Local business lead-ers are recognized for

their support of the Richmond Christmas

Fund at the annual Richmond Chamber of Commerce Christmas

lunch Tuesday. A host of local businesses,

including The Richmond Review, stepped up

this year with cash and in-kind donations to

help those who are less fortunate. Tuesday’s

lunch was held at the Sheraton Vancouver

Airport Hotel.

Yvonne van Duin, owner of Island Veterinary Hospital, raised $1,500 for local animal welfare groups in her annual pet pictures with Santa fundraiser. The cash will be split between the local SPCA and Richmond Animal Protection Society.


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Saturday, December 18, 2010 The Richmond Review · Page B1

Letters to Santa

The Richmond Review asked young readers to send us their letters to Santa. Being an avid reader of the Review, Santa will have plenty of work ahead of him once he reads this special section, featuring a selection of letters. Reading between the lines, he might even discover who’s naughty and who’s nice.

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Letters to SantaHi Santa,I hope you are doing well and

Merry Christmas to you.I only have a couple of requests

for Christmas. I would really like the Lego Green Army Men Jeep. I would also like a Nintendo DS so I could play games with my friends. I will leave some cookies and milk for you to have a snack during your long journey. Thank you for all the wonderful toys you have given to me. I like to share them with my brother.

Evan StathamAge 8

Dear Santa,My name is David and I am send-

ing you my Christmas list. I would like a Mario Brothers game. I would like to play it with my brother Evan. He is always mario and I like to be Luigi. It is the game with the Yoshi in it. We have put Christmas lights outside. We have decorated a tree so you will know to come to our house. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thank you.David Statham

Age 5

Dear Santa,This year for Christmas, I do not

wish to receive presents but I do wish to receive time. I want time to spend it with my family and friends this Christmas.

This Christmas I am going to spend a night at my best friend’s home and I hope that, that night you would come and deliver me my wish...time...happiness..love...a happy jolly Christmas! I believe...

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Letters to Santa

Dear Santa Claus,I know a Christ-

mas greeting from Indonesia: would you like to hear it? This is it. “Sela-mat Hari Natal.” I learned it from my brother’s friend’s mom. Did you know it already?

Do you fly around the world in one night? You must be tired. On Christmas Eve, does Mrs. Claus bake cook-ies? Where does she get her ingredi-ents?

Where do you get your eggnog from? It needs milk. Do you get that from a cow or a reindeer? What is it like in the North Pole? Do you go to Canada dur-ing summer vaca-tion or Mexico?

My dream is so that every poor orphan will get a mom or dad and that the poor people will have money. What’s your dream? My wish is that my dad will come for Christmas.

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Letters to Santa

Hi Santa! How are you? I heard that

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My name is Nicole Lee, a carrier of Richmond Review! I have been very good this year. I also did my best dur-ing my fi rst term for school.

My dream I am reaching is going to mini school in McNair and getting good grades. That is all I am hoping for. What I want for Chiristmas is everybody getting along. No picking on eachother, no stereotyping, no prejudice, no bullying etc. (No wars) Also, to give food and water to all the poor countries and stoping animal cruelty ETC. (also to help me to we, World Vision Etc.) And to give everyboy a warm and happy Christmas!

Thank-you Santa for all your effort these years! I love you Santa! I will never forget how great, caring and loving you are! Have a won-derful Christmas season!

Nicole Lee, Age 12

Dear Santa,Read these jokes and have a good laugh!Where does Santa stay when he’s on holidays? At a Ho-ho-tel!What does Santa use when he goes fi shing? His north pole!We are sure you have been a very busy man. Thank you for being such a

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Christmas is the most festive time of year and that means Christmas parties every weekend in December with co-workers, friends and family.

Despite the holiday merriment, it can be so much trouble to dress as cheerful as you feel! Basic black is simple and stress-free, but every so often you want to have a little extra sparkle standing beside all those Christmas decorations. In this month’s style prescription, we’ll share 10 ways to look cheery and save money for those Christmas gifts by spending $20 or less.

Wear red! No need to copy Santa, but a crimson evening top or skirt (not together!) will make even Mrs. Claus envious. This could also be a scarlet red accessory and the perfect accent to black. If you ran to the stores after reading our Fall 2010 trend articles, then top these accessories with a shiny brooch to be evening ready.

Or wear gold, silver, or bronze! No, you’re not qualifying for the Olympics, but these precious metal

colours have a fancier feel if Christmas red isn’t for you.

Wear ruby red lipstick. The grand entrance of a red lip is the best finishing touch like the star on a Christmas tree.

Get a red or sparkly manicure if your hands are your favourite asset. Red nails feel very 50s Mad Men, while gold or glittery nails scream party-time.

Wear lush fabrics such as velvet, satin or silk. All of these fabrics say, “Evening and ready to party.” (Say it in your best James Bond voice.)

Wear fabrics with a little sparkle. Look for tops, scarves or belts with metallic threads, sequins, or beading. This season, many stores feature sequin or beaded vests, but stay safe by sticking to neutral colours such as black, cream, champagne and silver. Tinsel is not the goal.

Wear an all-black outfit with dressy jewelry such as rhinestones or pearls. All the New York fashion insiders wear black to look sleek in every season. The added bonus, most people can’t recognize that you wore the same outfit to last year’s party if they’re distracted by your dazzling jewelry.

Add a whimsical touch à la Lady Gaga. Yes, a giant bow on your head will make you feel silly, but I’m going to wear a giant red bow belt from H&M to look like the

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Wear a large scarf over last year’s party top. You could even purchase fancy material from a fabric store and finish the raw edges for less than $10. Fabricana on Garden City Road in Richmond has a great selection and many East Indian fabric stores on Fraser Street (Vancouver), such as Rokko Sarees & Fabrics, have fantastic beaded, sequined and sheer fabrics.

Wear vintage. My mom’s friend recently got my mom hooked on perusing every big Salvation Army Thrift store for hidden gems. So if my mom can handle the stale stench of moth balls, so can you. If you’re not keen on digging, then visit vintage stores that have handpicked the best pieces. Places in Richmond are Couture Consignment and Kid Supply Clothing Co. (it also has adult clothing).

To see other Holiday Style ideas, links and photos, search for our Facebook fan page, Richmond Review – Style Rx! Happy holidays and happy primping!

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shops and services.

*Essential oils and relaxation products

available at Apollo Holistic Centre

*Bikram Yoga gift packages and certifi cates available

*Canucks apparel

available at

Collector’s Den

*Slapchop

available at

Showcase

*Men’s and Women’s fashion and

accessories available at Ardene,

Aries Fashions, Be Young,

Bryan’s Fashions, Chantel G

Fashions, Fast Base, Infi nity

Fashion, Label Express, LG

Cashmere, Maximillian for Men,

Mimosa Accessories, Outbound,

Timbo Dino, Urban Bazaar,

Vivi Fashions, Winners and Zellers

Cool stuff for kids and kids at heart…


*Apple products

and repair

available at DMac

*Wide selection of home decor items

available at Artistree Picture Framing

& Digital Imaging, Forum Home

Appliances, HomeSense, Home

Outfi tters, JYSK, La Maison,

Ming Wo, Oriental Touch, Ulferts

and York Furniture

*Holiday chocolates and

treats available at Purdy’s

*Kids books are available at

Black Bond Books

*Great toys are available at Showcase, Toys “R” Us and Zellers *Clock from Clock Gallery

*CD’s, DVD and

iTunes Gift Cards

available at

Best Buy and

Future Shop

*Electronics available at

Best Buy, DMac, Future Shop

and Zellers

Electronics, toys and treats, even home décor, there’s something for everyone at Lansdowne Centre.

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The Richmond Review Dec. 18, 2010 Print Edition