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by Don FennellStaff Reporter

Brushing your teeth and shaving are daily tasks most men take for granted. But when youre Alvin Law, and you have no arms, you must learn to adapt. For the 51-year-old mo-tivational speaker from Calgary that means using his feet.

Its instinctive to me, this is my normal, he explained during a speech Saturday at the 13th Richmond Student Leadership

Conference.The theme of this years all-day summit at

R.C. Palmer Secondary was Overcome Ob-stacles, Open Opportunities. And keynote speaker Law can certainly relate.

Born without arms because of a morning sickness drug, thalidomide, taken by his birth mother, he was given up for adoption as a newborn and raised by foster parents whose love and encouragement helped to shape his independence.

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Don Fennell photoAlvin Law demonstrates to students how he uses a brush during a leadership conference.

This is my normalLeadership students get lesson in overcoming obstacles

Parentingadvice freeat MacNeillby Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

If the secret to good par-enting could be bottled up and sold at the 7-Eleven, ustered moms and dads across Richmond would no doubt be lining up around the corner with cash in hand eager to sample some.

And since theres no app for that yet available on iTunes, the next best thing might just be a conference next weekend at A.R. Mac-Neill secondary.

And its free.The 12th annual Learning

and the Brain Conference next Saturday (Nov. 20), from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 6611 No. 4 Rd., will feature keynote speakers Rob Inrig and Roger Garriock. Inrig is a counsellor and author, and Garriock is the director of Canadian operations for Destination ImagiNation.

They will be speaking words of wisdom on how parents can Achieve Gold Parenting for Success with a Finish Line Perspective and will talk about whats considered a must-have in the 21st century: Innova-tion Skills.

More than 500 parents, grandparents, caregiv-ers and educators took in last years conference and workshops.

The conference, organized by the Richmond School District and the Richmond District Parents Associa-tion with help from the City of Richmond, SUCCESS and the Richmond Chinese Parents Association, will feature workshops and ses-sions in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Ignatieff talks politics atRichmond Highby Christine LyonStaff Reporter

A few hundred attentive stu-dents packed the multi-pur-pose room at Richmond sec-ondary school Friday morning to ask questions of the leader of Canadas Liberal Party.

Michael Ignatieff, along with Vancouver Quadra MP Joyce Murray, Vancouver South MP Ujjal Dosanjh, and Richmond Liberal candidate Joe Peschi-solido, were on site to address the comments and concerns in effort to get the future voters involved in politics.

During the open mike session, Ignatieff explained that he rst got involved with the Liberal party as a teenager when Pierre Trudeau was running for of ce.

The rst question came from a student asking Ignatieff to compare Canadas universal

health care system to the American privatized model.

I think we do a better job, said Ignatieff. If any of you get real sick suddenly and you check into a hospital, nobodys going to look for your credit card or your parents credit card.

He said universal health care is one of greatest things the government has done and it must be saved and made more ef cient.

People were able to partici-pate in the town hall meeting online, including one Twitter user who asked how the Liber-als economic plan differs from that of the Conservatives.

We wouldnt give corpora-tions a $6-billion tax break, Ig-natieff started. When youre in a $56 billion hole, weve got to get our de cit straightened out and...make some investments in learning and care.

Christine Lyon photoFederal Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff spoke to Richmond High students about politics Friday morning.

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Motorists hoping for a quick end to costly AirCare tests appear to be on the road to disappointment.

The Lower Mainlands vehicle air emission testing program should be

renewed and continued until at least 2020, according to the ndings of a multi-agency review.

Although the program has become less relevant as new cars get steadily

cleaner, the report of the AirCare Re-view Committee says the air quality bene ts justify continuing it.

Termination of the AirCare program would result in increased emissions

that would cause negative health im-pacts on all residents of the Lower Fraser Valley, it says.

Consultants note the $45-million an-nual cost of running AirCare testing

centres is entirely borne by motorists through fees, so dismantling the pro-gram would not save TransLink or the government any money.

Nearly half the vehicles in the re-gion are exempt from testing because theyre less than eight years old.

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It hurt when I was young and labelled as a human who had no po-tential, but imagine my parents frustration, Law said.

Fortunately, none of them ever accepted status quo and Law not only became pro cient but excelled at many thingsincluding play-ing both the piano and drums.

When my mom rst heard me play Chop-sticks she cried, and then took me on the elderly womens tea party circuit in Yorkton, Sask., Law said. Theres nothing better in the world than a grandma hug.

But, he added, that kind of adulation is not real life.

Please take this the right way, but some of you are extremely over-

protected and I feel sor-ry for you, he told the students. At some point your parents are going to have to realize youre a human too and youre

going to leave the nest, but like all birdies youll get up and y again.

He remembers as a teen feeling sorry for himself and managing to convince his parents to buy a drum set for him.

I pictured every person who bullied or picked on me, but one day my

dad said he was tired of the noise and gave me a Glenn Miller album and told me to pretend I was in the band. Finally, I got a Led Zeppelin album and then a Rush album and every day I prac-tised and practised. All of a sudden it gave me strength. Do you think I ever imagined when I was six I would ever be cool? Its possible.

But Law stressed to the students there is a profound difference between confidence and ego. He said un-fortunately humans are cursed by their egos.

Never do anything with the intention of the applause, he said. Its the wrong kind of energy. But when we start to em-pathize with people and understand them, we open up our minds to all kinds of possibilities.

Do you think I ever imagined when I was six I would ever be cool? Its pos-sible.

- Alvin Law

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Martin van den Hemel photosMarjorie Knight shows Mayor Malcolm Brodie a photo of Samuel Brighouse during Wednesdays 131st anniversary celebration of the incorporation of Lulu and Sea Islands.

Richmond celebrates 131st birthdayby Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

The great great niece of Sam-uel Brighouse, whose former lands are now at the heart of the transformation of downtown Rich-mond, was on hand to mark three major events in the citys history on Wednesday.

It was 131 years ago when Mar-jorie Knights great great uncle and a small group of settlers suc-cessfully petitioned the Lieuten-ant Governor to incorporate Lulu and Sea Islands as the Township of Richmond.

And it was 20 years ago that Richmond received of cial city designation.

The celebrations took place in-side River Green Story Centre, a short walk from a construction site next to the Richmond Olympic Oval thats going to be a beehive of activity on Saturday.

Hundreds of cement trucks will be lining up beginning early Sat-

urday morning as workers begin to pour the foundation of the rst phase of River Greens landmark waterfront development.

To mark that signi cant moment in the projects history, a special ground-breaking ceremony also took place on Wednesday in front of the enormous excavation site adjacent to the No. 2 Road bridge.

The still un- nished four-metre-deep pit is already larger than a football eld and will house the 800-car parkade be-neath River Green, a lux-ury develop-ment whose first phase sold out in one weekend. Buyers lined

up to purchase the $3.5 million waterfront villas that boast unob-structed views of the North Shore Mountains in a project that will cater to the well-heeled with ve-star hotel-like service.

Elsewhere around the oval, buildings have been razed and replaced by mountains of sand, as the neighbourhood continues its

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Aspacs John Ryan (left)and Raymond Li (right) join M a g n u m s George Wong and Mayor Mal-colm Brodie for ground-break-ing ceremony.

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Transit tax hike not nal, mayors toldVote yes now, find better option later: TransLink

by Jeff NagelBlack Press

Metro Vancouver may-ors are being urged to jack TransLink property taxes to nance the Evergreen Line and other transit upgrades on the hope the tax hike can be switched to a more palatable revenue mecha-nism next year.

They will not vote on impos-ing a vehicle levy to fund transit expansionat least not yet.

TransLink board chair Dale Parker said public opposition to a vehicle levy was particularly strong and its not a prac-tical option now because it would require provincial government support to collect it ef ciently.

Metro mayors were briefed Tuesday on the proposed nancial sup-plement for TransLink, which goes to a vote Dec. 9.

The basic option before the mayors would commit

TransLink to raise $465 million for TransLinks share of the $1.4-billion Evergreen SkyTrain line to Coquitlam and the rst phase of the North Fraser Perimeter Road.

That would cost t h e a ve ra g e $692,000 home an extra $36.36 in increased tax starting in 2012 ($5.25 per $100,000).

Had the vehicle levy, dubbed the Transportation I m p r ov e m e n t

Fee, been used, it would have instead charged ev-ery registered vehicle $15 to $55, depending on the carbon footprint.

The board recommends the mayors approve a broader optiondubbed Moving Forwardthat adds on another $338 million in bus service and SkyTrain station up-grades.

That would lift the taxes on an average home by $61.65 a year ($8.91 per $100,000).

Daily we hear demands for additional transit in

under-served areas or where daily demand is overloading the system, Parker said.

TransLink cannot pro-pose a funding supple-ment to the mayors that isnt nanced from sources it has available, although new ones could be on the horizon through ongoing talks with Victo-ria in line with an accord struck in September.

The proposal would see the mayors pencil in the property tax hike for now to ensure work begins on schedule next year on the Ever-green Line and perimeter road.

Because Trans-Link has saved $40 million from its budget this year, it doesnt need to start col-lecting the higher property tax right away, buying time for the mayors and province to negotiate.

That means a tax hike approved now could be erased by 2012, before it even kicks in, and be swapped with different

funding sourcessuch as road pricing, a share of carbon tax or even the vehicle levy.

Can this get us far enough down the road that it gives us time to nd other solutions? asked regional mayors council chair Peter Fassbender.

The scenario requires trustsome mayors fear no deal will materialize with the province after they sign off, leaving them stuck with unwanted tax hikes.

Richmond Mayor Mal-colm Brodie said further property tax hikes are unacceptable so hell also likely reject both op-tions.

Given that the province appears to want TransLink to use property taxes,

Im not con dent that other alternatives would be found.

But Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said the region cant renege on its past pledges and mayors must vote for one of the two options.

Its put up our shut up time, he said. The Ev-ergreen Line is two-thirds funded. We need to come up with our third.

Stewart said hes trou-bled some mayors either dont remember the com-mitment or dont under-stand the implications.

The province intends to issue a request for pro-posals on the Evergreen Line in early 2011.

Parker said TransLink must approve a nanc-ing supplement to deliver its share now if its to be an equal partner and to preserve federal contri-butions for both the new SkyTrain line and the pe-rimeter road.

Transportation minister Shirley Bond has hinted the government may unilaterally act to ensure TransLink raises the mon-ey if mayors vote down the supplement.

Fassbender said more time to negotiate would provide a better chance to consider how to imple-ment something like the vehicle levy, noting theres been talk of options like adjusting the rate de-pending on the level of local transit service.

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Before Judge Robert Watt administered the official oath of citizen-ship on Wednesday, he asked each of the soon-to-be Canadians to think of themselves as a unique and colour-ful thread.

As you become citi-zens your thread is woven into the great tapestry which is the unfolding story of Can-ada, he told the 40 citizenship candidates at Richmonds WorkSafe BC.

Your thread makes the tapestry richer and stronger, more power-ful.

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This is one of the most solemn oaths that you will ever take in your life and it should never be taken lightly or for selfish reasons, Watt said.

On a lighter note, Watt also told the new Canadians they can now have two birthday cakesone on their real birthday, the other on their citizenship anni-versary.

A citizenship cake, Watt said in jest, must be red and white with maple syrup icing.

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Volcano may get credit for huge salmon runby Jeff NagelBlack Press

Fraser River shermen may have an Alaskan volcano to thank for this summers supercharged

sockeye salmon run that ended up being the big-gest in nearly a century.

The eruption of Kasa-tochi, an Aleutian Island volcano, fertilized a vast area of the north Paci c

Ocean by spewing out huge amounts of iron-rich ash, according to new re-search presented to the Cohen Commission into sockeye stocks.

Its one of the more in-

triguing ideas to arise in the hearings now under-way in Vancouver.

The judicial inquiry into the collapse of the 2009 sockeye run, when just over a million fish re-

turned, has been forced to also try to make sense of why almost 30 times more sockeye came back this year.

Kasatochis ash fell at precisely the right time

in the summer of 2008 to create huge algae and plankton blooms that pro-vided Fraser sockeye with a tremendously rich food source, researchers told the commission.

There was a massive increase, Dr. David Welch testi ed last week. It was a very large eruption.

Welch tabled satel-lite imagery of the ash plume and the resulting plankton bloom, which he said could well be respon-sible for the tremendous productivity of the Fraser sockeye run that came back this year.

The run size is estimated at 34.5 million, although of cials expect the nal count to drop to around 29 million.

Crucially, the eruption happened just as a major storm system was pound-ing Kasatochi, helping disperse the ash over a wide area of the Gulf of Alaska.

The summer timing also helpedlong hours of northern sunshine grew more plankton than oth-erwise.

And it all happened as young sockeye from the Fraser were arriving in that part of the ocean, just in time to gorge on the sh food bonanza at a critical stage of their growth.

Scientists stress there are many other factors that could have contrib-uted to the unusual re-turn.

But the theory is a sig-nal this summers salmon bounty was likely a uke and not a lasting rebound volcanic eruptions cant be counted on for consis-tent help.

Also at issue in the in-quiry is how far shery managers should go in trying to protect the bio-diversity of Fraser sock-eyeessentially whether the weakest stocks should be sacrificed if strong runs returning to certain tributaries can sustain shing.

The commercial fleet is sometimes ordered to stop shing to avoid endangering weak runs like Cultus Lake sockeye, which return intermingled with more abundant stocks like the Adams River run.

Rob Morley, Canadian Fishing Co. vice-president and chair of the Fisheries Council of Canada, sug-gested a better way to conserve Cultus sock-eye might be to ban all recreational activity on the popular boating and swimming lake.

We are under-harvest-ing Fraser sockeye signi -cantly, he said.

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Restorative justicegets $95K city boostby Christine LyonStaff Reporter

Richmonds restorative justice program will re-main a xture in the com-munity for another three years if city council votes to renew a funding con-tract.

Touchstone Family As-sociation has received city payments to help run the volunteer-based justice program since 2007, but the agreement expires at the end of this year.

On Tuesday, Richmond councils community safety committee unani-mously voted to renew the same funding contract un-til 2013. Under the agree-ment, the city would pay Touchstone $95,000 a year to help operate the program.

Founded in 2003, Rich-monds restorative justice program is a community-based alternative to the court system where trained volunteers bring local victims, offenders and their families face-to-face for discussion and reconciliation.

Coun. Bill McNulty said there was some skepti-cism and risk entering the initial funding deal, but he now supports the contract renewal.

It would be reprehen-sible if we didnt continue on with the contract, he said. It works, and were getting good value for our money.

McNulty said the alterna-tivethe court systemwould cost an arm and a leg, and success rates are just two or three per cent.

Recidivism rates under the restorative justice program were set out in an earlier report to coun-cil for youths (age 17 and under) referred from 2004 to 2006. The rates of re-of-fence for those who com-pleted their agreements was 12 per cent, versus 61.5 per cent of those who were referred but did not participate in a forum.

All of the adults who participated did not reof-fend, but 31 per cent of the adults who were referred but did not participate in a forum re-offended.

Touchstone partners with the RCMP to get re-ferrals.

A 2010 snapshot pre-sented to council showed that, as of Sept. 24, the program has had 41 referrals, compared to 32 in all of 2009. It has also held 25 community justice forums, compared

to 23 in 2009. This year, there have

also been 12 community accountability panels, which occur when victims are unable to meet with offenders.

Two-thirds of the offend-ers referred committed

theft under $5,000, and half are 14 or 15 years old.

Its a standard age where youth are starting to act out as well as test the boundaries and test their parents and test so-ciety, said Judy Valsonis,

director of operations at Touchstone.

RCMP Supt. Renny Nes-set has been involved with restorative justice for 12 years and recalls when it used to be done in-house, with no partner-ship organization.

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A couple of months ago, I was woken by some tremen-dous banging coming from downstairs. Very loud burglars? Hydro readers working over-time?

My husband was away on business so there was no one else to kick out of the bed to go see what was going on. By the time I made it down the steps, it became apparent that the banging was coming from the laundry room, and more specifically, from our washing machine. I had just stuffed the machine with a load of kids clothes plus a duvet and, well, the machine was having none of it.

And, like any woman with no mechanical inclination would do, I just turned the machine off, hoping that the problem would fix itself in the morning. No such luck.

My husband and I had bought our machine a mere

seven years ago when we moved back to Richmond.

At the time, $600 for the washing machine felt like a huge sum but I was commit-ted to using a front-loading machine that used less water and power than a top loader. Plus, the fact that we could stack the dryer on top enabled us to fit a laun-dry sink in the extra space.

We treated our machine well. I only bought the high efficiency laundry detergent (plant based) and never used more than suggested. The morning after the bang-ing started, I tried to run the machine empty, hoping the noise would go away, but as soon as the spin cycle started, the banging began again. Some technical intervention was obviously required.

When hubby came home I explained the situation, and we began calling around repair places to see what this might cost us. We had done some research on-line (thank goodness for Consumer Reports) and found that this model of washing machine was prone to breakdown in its spider assembly behind the wash-tub.

When the repair quotes started coming in, we were in for a shock. It would cost us $100 for diagnosis (even though we were pretty sure what the problem was), over $200 in parts, plus at least

another $200 in labour. The repair bill would be almost as much as the machine cost in the first place.

Thats when the fights started. I was committed to fixing the machine. Surely, washing machines were supposed to last 20 years. It would be an investment. Over my dead body would we landfill a machine that was fixable. My husband was just as adamant that he was not spending good money after bad. He was sure that as soon as we began fiddling with the machine, other parts would start to break down. We were at an impasse.

In the meantime, the laundry began to pile up. Luckily, the weather was still fairly warm and my poor kids were sent to school in shorts and skirts. My moth-

er-in-law offered the use of her machine and we loaded the car with four hampers full and did our laundry at her house.

This went on for a whole month! Neither my hus-band nor I were willing to compromise and I certainly wasnt going to help shop for a new machine.

Finally, my husband took matters into his own hands and placed an order for a new machine. When I saw the total, over $1,500, I blew my stack! Apparently, not only did we have to replace the washer, we now needed a new dryer since our old one wouldnt sit well on top (apparently). Sensing World War Three approaching, my in-laws kindly asked if they could please have our dryer because theirs was starting to go.

I posted an ad for our old washer, in the free section, and amazingly, someone came by to pick it up. Saving the machines from landfill soothed my guilty conscience, somewhat.

The moral of the story? Apparently, large appliances are no longer built to last. If youre thinking of upgrading your old machine to a newer one, just to keep up with everyone else, think twice.

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Its the job no one wants at least right now.Last Wednesday, Premier Gordon Campbell stated that

he was stepping down, as his personality had become so entangled with the issue of the HST that the business of government was getting bogged down.

Right away, there were rumours of many potential can-didates, from within the Liberal cabinet and caucus, and outside. Thus far, no one has stepped forward.

Several people have said no. They include John Furlong, the CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Commitee for the Olympics; Carole Taylor, former nance minister and Aboriginal Rela-tions Minister Barry Penner.

Several others are said to be interested, but remain coy. They include Fort Langley-Aldergrove MLA Rich Coleman, a 14-year MLA who has held many cabinet positions. He is cur-rently solicitor-general, and minister of public safety.

Other possible candidates include Education Minister George Abbott, Health Minister Kevin Falcon and Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts.

Abbott stated in an interview Wednesday that he is de -nitely interested, but needs to nd out nal details about the leadership selection process from the B.C. Liberal Party. He suggested that the leadership issue should be decided as soon as possible, preferably before the legislative session begins in February.

He also made the intriguing comment that all potential candidates from within cabinet have agreed that the party, and particularly MLAs, must rally around the new leader. He said the government has dug itself into a deep hole with the public, and only a united party has a chance of digging its way out.

His point about the publics opinion of the government is a very important one.

It is also a very important factor in keeping the number of leadership candidates down. Anyone who has embraced the governments handling of the HST issue, and that includes all members of cabinet and caucus, with the notable exception of Blair Lekstrom, is tainted in the minds of many members of the public.

Its no wonder so few are stepping forward to express inter-est in the premiers job.

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A washing machine not built to last

Shades of GreenArzeena Hamir

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lettersRefugee rights violated by federal billEditor:

Bill C-49, the new proposal to reduce human smuggling, is a agrant violation of the 1951 Refugee Conven-tion, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and dismisses equality pro-visions in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Canada has signed on to these international treaties and the Harper government has an obligation to uphold and respect them but has decided instead to ignore them.

The amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act place draconian restric-tions on asylum seekers if they arrive in Canada as part of a group, branding their arrival as a human smuggling event.

This bill would end up creating two classes of refugees and would only violate refugee rights.

Hatem Ela-AlimRichmond

Scooters should get free parkingEditor:

The latest adventure in city hall silliness is the so-called green eet of city-owned bicycles that nobody wants to ride. Staff admit the bicycles are rarely used at city hall. According to the story, the plan is intended to cut down on the number of car trips and parking spaces.

If the city was serious about cutting down on the number of parking spaces needed in the city, theyd be promot-ing all kinds of tiny transport, not just their silly green bicycles which they admit no-body wants to ride.

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However, instead of co-operation and consulta-tion, Richmonds 2041 of cial community plan process is being used as a tool to effectively rezone all single-family neighbourhoods to multiple family density. This approach will attract speculators, increase prices, and eventually drive out individual hom-eowners.

At the neighbourhood open houses, city plan-ners told individuals to organize their neigh-bourhoods if they do not like the plan. Why must neighbourhoods be on guard against their own local government?

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St. Paul Parish on St. Albans Road is welcoming the public to its regular Thursday bingo night, beginning at 6 p.m. The parish has hosted its weekly bingo night for 48 years, raising funds for various programs, including religious education, community outreach, youth program, hospital visitations, bereavement and seniors outreach.

New players this month get a free booklet of 13 games. Concession and doors open at 4:30 p.m. Call 604-277-3213 for more information.

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All are welcome to the Richmond Chinese Com-munity Societys 21st annual general meeting and volunteers apprecia-tion dinner and dance on Nov. 20.

The meeting runs from 4 to 5 p.m.; karaoke goes from 6 to 7 p.m. and the awards gala goes from 7 p.m. to midnight.

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Naturopath Dr. Neetu Dhiman will deliver a free workshop at Gallo-ways Specialty Foods on healthy food choices.

Dhiman is co-owner of Brio Integrative Health Centre in Richmond and has been practising naturopathic medicine since 2003. Dhiman is also an occasional col-umnist for The Richmond Review.

The free workshop is at Galloways Richmond lo-cation, 7860 Alderbridge Way, on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 5:15 p.m. Call 604-270-6363 to register.

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Is boiling water and making toast the extent of your culinary skills? The Richmond Food Security Society is hosting a series of basic food skills classes on three consecutive Monday nights.

The classes run from Nov. 15 to 29 at Garratt Well-ness Centre, from 7 to 9 p.m. The cost for all three workshops is $25.

In the rst class, chef Ian Lai will guide participants through knife skills. Students will then use their skills to cook a grain dish and the different types of grains will be covered in class. The second session, Stocks 101, will show participants how easy making vegetable and chicken stocks is. Lastly, in Chicken 101, Chef Lai will demonstrate how to de-bone and use all the parts of the chicken for cooking.

To register, call 604-727-9728 or e-mail coordina-tor@richmondfoodsecurity.org.

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Steveston Massage Therapy & Health Centre has a new look and a new location. You have chosen us as your Massage Therapists for over 10 years and we thought it was time to expand with our growing community.

We are now open weekends with evening appointments available, come join us at our new, larger, relaxed location.

At Steveston Massage Therapy & Health Centre you will work with Registered Massage Therapists who have completed a 3,000 hour program, the highest level of training in North America. This allows us to treat many different conditions in people of all ages, offering you the highest standard of care. We pride ourselves in listening to your needs and treating you with the same optimal care we would expect for ourselves. At our Health Centre you will leave with a treatment plan and the tools you need to help you back to health.

Watch for even more exciting changes coming soon. Our team and the services we provide are expanding.

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Since July 1st 1978, Dave Scott of Daves Fish & Chips has strived to provide the nest quality product with the friendliest service. For

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Many local students can say their rst work experience was at Daves. One person however, Bev, has loyally been with daves since 1986. Since 1992 Daves son Byron has been learning the business and has now taken over the day-to-day operation with the same commitment to quality and customer satisfaction as his father. The summer of 2010 brought the rst major renovation in 32 years. Only interior changes were undertaken as the building is designated as heritage.

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In April 2009, the Richmond Community Foundation welcomed a new endowment fund to the Family of Terra Nova Park Funds. North Fraser Port Authority, now Port Metro Vancouver joined our Family of Funds in support of Terra Nova Northwest Quadrant Rural Park.

Pictured above is Michael Chiu, Director of Richmond Community Foundation, Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Andrew Johnston, former Board Member of North Fraser Harbour Authority with a cheque presentation on Earth Day held at Terra Nova Park. Port Metro Vancouver is pleased to help recognize the importance of Terra Nova Park that is adjacent to the North Fraser and was home to the North Fraser Port Authority for so many years.

Richmond Community Foundation says thank you to Port Metro Vancouver and look forward to working hand in hand to help meet the needs of Terra Nova Park with this permanent endowment fund. If you would like more information on how you too can support Terra Nova Park, or establish your own endowment fund, please contact the Richmond Community Foundation of ce at (604) 270-4483 or go to our website at www.richmondfoundation.org for more details.

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Upgrades to reduce flood chances

Major improvements will be made to the pump station at the foot of No. 3 Road as part of an effort to reduce the risking of ooding in the city.

The city, province and federal government are jointly spending $450,000 to install inlet screens, and the existing inlet structure will be re-moved and replaced with an expanded one made of concrete.

The alterations are in-tended to prevent block-ages caused by wood debris or leaves that af-fect pumping capacity, including during ood-ing events.

By upgrading the No. 3 Road pump station, were ensuring the facility op-erates better to protect homes in the area, said Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap.

Across the province, Ottawa and Victoria are jointly spending $8.8 mil-lion in ood protection projects.

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Home construction rebound fuels job growth

Construction workers, trades and other indus-tries related to home building are basking in a surge of new housing starts that has added thousands of jobs in the Lower Mainland.

Metro Vancouver has recorded 12,584 home starts so far this yearnearly double what was admittedly a dismal 2009 in the depths of the re-cession.

This years new home construction is estimated to support 35,235 full-time jobs, according to Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association CEO Peter Simpson.

Thats 22,000 more jobs than the industry gener-ated in 2009, he said.

He conceded the con-struction industry still has a long way to go to reach the pre-recession building pace, when nearly 20,000 units a year were going up across the region.

But Simpson said the numbers are going in the right direction.

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