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Cyclist waiting at traffic light dies
Acyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon at the corner ofRuss Baker Way and Gilbert Road after an SUV struck her asshe stood waiting at the light.The vehicle was travelling northbound on Russ Baker at
around 3:50 p.m. when the driver appeared to lose control ofthe SUV, before colliding with the 36-year-old victim.Out of respect for the victim’s family, police did not disclose
her name.“The cyclist was taken to hospital with life threatening
injuries and at 4:22 p.m. ... (she) succumbed to those injuries,”said Cpl. Stephanie Ashton, spokesperson for RichmondRCMP. The driver remained at the scene and, according toAshton, speed is being considered as a factor in the crash.“She wasn’t riding at the time, she was stationary, so that in
itself is certainly unexpected,” saidAshton.The SUV rolled to a stop in a field about 30 metres away
from the intersection. No charges had been filed by Thursday.
Mounties are searching for suspects in a pair of relateddrive-by shootings Monday night, in which the shooters arebelieved to have initially targeted the wrong home.Police also say one of the shootings was initially mis-
reported as firecrackers, leading to an unsecured crime scenefor about 15 hours.Richmond RCMP’s Cpl. Stephanie Ashton said the at-large
suspects shot at a home in the 3600-block of Williams Roadaround 10:30 p.m. Monday. One hour later, police believe thesame suspects shot at another home on Bamfield Drive in the
Cambie neighbourhood, believed to be the intended target.“Based on our evidence it’s believed the suspects had the
wrong address onWilliams,” saidAshton.In what Ashton describes as a “confusing” twist, the
Bamfield shooting was accurately reported by neighbours asgunshots and investigated as such.However, the first incident onWilliams was initially
reported as firecrackers. As a result, police left the scene afternot finding anyone using firecrackers.The next day, neighbours alongWilliams (between the
West Dyke Trail and No. 1 Road) awoke to find bullet casingslittering the sidewalk and road in front of the home. Thewitnesses then called police who then arrived on the scenearound 2 p.m.No one was hurt in both shootings, saidAshton.On Tuesday, the News spoke to one man who lives next
door to the apparent mis-targeted home onWilliams.While wanting to remain anonymous, he said he heard what
sounded like firecrackers at around 10:30 p.m. while watchinga movie with his children. He said he stood up to look out thewindow, but was pulled down by his quick-thinking son.After calling police, he said officers attended his home. He
told police he saw a van speed off west onWilliams and thatthe officers got back in their car and sped away quickly.! Full story at richmond-news.com.
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Mounties, left, sealed off thescene of the tragic accident atRuss Baker Way and GilbertRoad. Above, the vehicleinvolved in the collision endedup in a nearby field afterhitting a cyclist waiting atthe intersection Wednesdayafternoon. Photos by GraemeWood/Richmond News
Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]
Driver appears to have lost control,killing 36-year-old woman
Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]
Mounties collect evidence at the scene of the WilliamsRoad shooting. Photos by Graeme Wood/Richmond News
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The Orphaned WildlifeRehabilitation Society(OWL) received a chequefor $4,000 last week fromJoel Sagar, a boy classmateshave nicknamed the “BirdMan.”The Richmond youngster
has a passion for birds andon a trip to OWL he foundout he could sponsor one.That’s where the sparkignited and the fundraisingideas began.The seven-year-old
started sketching pictureswith friends and familyto be sold to the highestbidder, but since productionwas slow, he changedstrategies. He then startedselling pens that say “Givea Hoot” with the help ofhis parents, Sean Sagar andAnneke Wijtkamp.“When he was 18 months
old we used to go to theReifel Bird Sanctuary acouple times a month tofeed the ducks and see the
birds,” says Sean Sagar.His father helped with
the development of the pensand his mother assistedwith sales and marketing.The pens come in fivecolours and are sold for$1.50. When a purchase ismade, he thanks the buyerby smiling and singinghis personal catch phrase:
“Thanks for giving a hoot.”The younger Sagar also
received help from TaylorKerr and Jade Campbell,two friends and mentors inGrade 5 who had previouslyraised funds for disasterrelief in the Philippines.“I want everyone to
know that they can make adifference, especially kids,”
OWL’s Bev Day with Richmond ‘s Joel Sagar whose passionfor birds resulted in a donation of $4,000 to the Delta-based, wildlife organization. Photo supplied
Kid, 7, gives a‘hoot’Lukasz JoncaSpecial to the Delta Optimist
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Looking for a cellphoneor laptop? Richmond’s citycore area seems to be theplace to pick one up — ifyou’re a thief.According to the RCMP,
the number of thefts fromcars has almost doubled inthe first five months of thisyear, compared to 2013,with electronics topping thelist of pilfered goods. Andoften, the items have beenleft in plain view inside theowners’ vehicle.That’s why the RCMP
launched a blitz at the endof July to make the publicaware of how inviting theyhave made their vehicles tothieves.Groups of RCMP
volunteers have beencombing parking lots andstreets doing safety auditsof vehicles and then leavingthe owner a ticket tuckedunder the windshield wipergrading their efforts — or
lack thereof — to targetharden their property.“We are reminding people
to not leave anything behindin their vehicle,” RichmondRCMP spokeswoman Cpl.Stephanie Ashton.The blitz is getting
increased attention in highincident areas of the city.According to stats from
the RCMP, there were609 thefts from vehicles
reported from January toMay in 2013, while 1,169had occurred over the sameperiod this year — a 92 percent increase.And of the 246 auto
break-ins reported thisMay, the majority wereclustered along the No. 3Road corridor, and variousadjoining side streets, fromWestminster Highway toAlderbridge Way.
Double trouble for car theftsPhilip RaphaelStaff [email protected]
South Arm Community Police Station volunteers JackbowLee, right, and Hayden Rossi perform a safety audit of acar. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News
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there were plenty of others,not only keen on the filmgenre like him, but alsointent on learning combatskills from a classic age.That’s why he is
anticipating a bevy ofwould-be knights andmusketeers to try their handat the art this Sunday during
an open house celebratingthe 10th anniversary ofAcademie Duello’s Schoolof Modern Swordplayand mounted combatprogram, called Cavaliere,at Richmond’s Red ColtEquestrian Farm Co-op(12320 No. 2 Rd.).“For a lot of people in our
programs, this is the firstplace where they’ve riddena horse or swung a sword,”Boorman said, adding howinvolved the sessions getdepends on a number offactors.“It depends on your
level of comfort around biganimals and maybe yourbalance, but we start at an
appropriate point for eachperson,” he said.Classes are limited to
age 12 and up. Spectatorsare welcome to the openhouse which begins at 10
a.m. with the introductorymounted combat workshop.At 1 p.m. there is a minitournament and mountedgames for experiencedriders.
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Learning the skills for mounted combat is part of the actionSunday at Red Colt Equestrian Farm Co-op. Photo submitted
A call to arms on horseback City loan approvedOn Monday, Richmond City Council officially passed
a $3 million loan, using casino revenue, for rentalsubsidies at a planned 129-unit social housing complex.The News previously reported the funding for the
City Centre site was a cost overrun. However, MayorMalcolm Brodie noted thereafter that the loan wasplanned. City staff initially asked developer Intracorp forcash, in lieu of building 29 affordable housing units, tofund the loan.Many of the details of the project have remained
private due to inter-governmental and inter-agencynegotiations, said Brodie, who noted Monday the city hascontributed $16.8 million from its housing reserve anddeveloper contributions and about $7 million worth ofland, which is expected to be leased at a “nominal” rate.Last year, the city stated it had approved a “financial
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OPINIONSend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at [email protected]
There’s nothing quite likethe August long weekendto inspire some serious,
warm weather enjoyment.Sure, Canada Day gets us out
in patriotic droves, and LabourDay closes out the summernicely, but this weekend is allabout enjoying the dog days ofsummer in all their B.C. glory.So, take advantage of the extra
time off – if you get it – and thefantastic weather, and find apatio, park, beach, boat or otherlocale to enjoy some summerrelaxation.Every year around this time,
we urge readers to get out andenjoy what this region has to
offer … but we’d be remiss if wedidn’t issue a safety reminder atthe same time. Long weekends– and summer generally – comewith their own dangers.For example, according to the
Canadian Safe Boating Council,40 per cent of boating-relatedfatalities are linked to drinking.Driving and alcohol are a
deadly mix as well, of course– and alcohol tends to come outduring long weekend barbecuesand gatherings.Open windows in homes
can lead to accidental falls forchildren, or robberies; closedwindows in cars can lead to deathor serious injury.
There’s a summertime spike inaccidents related to motorcycles,bicycles, rollerbladers,skateboarders and, yes, evenpedestrians – there’s just moreof them out and about this timeof year.And it wouldn’t be summer
if we didn’t hear about anunprepared day hiker caught outin the woods without sufficientsupplies and lost overnight.It all sounds a bit dreary and,
yes, perhaps even morbid, but thetruth is that a little precaution,planning and common sense willgo a long way in keeping you andyour family safe – and enjoyingthe summer.
City working hard to expand parks, trails network
Richmond’s parks andtrails are often cited toexplain why Richmond
is a great place in which to live.The city has won awards
for innovative design andoverall excellence.The popularity of the new Railway
Greenway is the most recent example of ourcreative parks and trails planning.City Council fulfilled its long-held vision
for the area after it refused to allow residentialdevelopment on the corridor and insteadprovided a linear park for the enjoyment ofall.Pedestrians, bicyclists and skaters have
enthusiastically enjoyed travelling the fulllength of the Greenway from the MiddleArmto Britannia Shipyards National Historic Siteon the SouthArm.As our community grows, the need for
new parks and outdoor public amenities willexpand with it. City Council is working hardto address this demand.This summer, we will complete a number
of projects. Already popular,the relocated bike terrain parkrecently opened in its newvenue at Garden City Park.An accessible playground
is being built at King GeorgePark.
Work is also progressing on the relocationand expansion of the playfields in MinoruPark, which will include Richmond’s firstcombined baseball/soccer field to have an all-weather artificial turf surface.Another new park is under development
in partnership with the private sector in therapidly-growing Capstan Village area.In our City Centre, you will soon see some
interesting changes. A realignment of RiverRoad to connect with Gilbert Road east of theOval is nearing completion. Once that newroadway is open, the section of the existingRiver Road immediately east of the Oval willbe closed to feature a new park with a publicpier.A number of other waterfront properties
further along River Road will eventually
become the 40-acre Middle Arm Park. Theseamenities will add immeasurably to ourquality of life since they are connected to ourrapidly growing City Centre.In south-east Richmond, a new park
will soon be located on the former FantasyGardens site. As part of redevelopment, thecity secured 12 acres for parkland.The new park promises to restore elements
of the site’s original botanical gardens alongwith other recreational, agricultural andheritage features.Later this summer, the city will open a new
play environment at the Terra Nova RuralPark. Featuring a variety of fun and creativeplay elements from slides, swings and ziplinesto climbing structures, a maze and a ropeferry, we look forward to these imaginativeadditions to this unique and diverse park.Yet the most important new jewel in the
crown may well be the Garden City Lands, a136-acre open space located at the edge of ourCity Centre.In June, city council approved a legacy plan
which provides a combination of recreational,
wellness and cultural uses along with urbanagriculture and environmental preservation inkeeping with its inclusion in theAgriculturalLand Reserve.As with Terra Nova, time will be taken
to implement the park plan so that it addssignificantly to the quality of our publicspace.One of the first features to be completed
should be a perimeter walking trail to enableresidents to enjoy the site as it matures.These are some of the components of the
city’s 2022 Parks and Open Space Strategyadopted last Fall (available on the Citywebsite at www.richmond.ca/parks/about/planning).In that document, City Council set the
priorities for our network of parks and trailsto meet the needs of our community over thenext decade. All residents of Richmond canenjoy diverse outdoor recreation and wellnessopportunities while celebrating our naturalenvironment.Summer is here; enjoy our ever-expanding
parks and trails network!
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Mayor MalcolmBrodie
The Editor,Re: “Pool size woefully inadequate,”
Letters, July 30.I am writing in response to the letter by
Chris Neale. I disagree with him.I am the chair of theAquatics Services
Advisory Board, and have been a boardmember for almost 10 years.We have had wide ranging consultations,
with the general public, with City Hall staffand with City Council since at least 2007 – atsome point, enough should be enough!I know that there are some who would like
a 50-metre pool, but for at least seven yearsthe advisory board has recommended that 25-metre pools better meet user needs.A 50-metre pool would be great for
younger and competitive swimmers (thedemographic that Mr. Neale would have mostserved at UBC), but not so much so for themultitude of other user groups.We already have a 50-metre pool at
Watermania to serve competitive swimmers.We need something that is functional, not
some pretty design. We need flexibility, basedon user demand, City Centre demographicsand the aging population.We need: more lanes for swim lessons; a
teach pool; space for therapeutic programsand seniors’ aquasize classes.We need the flexibility to have warmer
water tanks for the young children andseniors. Most of all, we need more pool space.The proposed design provides 12,648
square feet of pool space, up from 7,860 now,so an increase of 61 per cent more waterspace, and configured into two or three pools,including a 5,383 square foot leisure pool.Under the options considered, a 50 metre
pool could be accommodated, but the leisureand hot pools would be much reduced in size,the teach pool lost, and most importantly,much flexibility in serving the needs of awider user groups would be lost.Anyone interested in reading the staff
recommendations can find them at richmond.ca/plandev/city-projects/minoru-precinctand the link in the “Multi-Purpose Complex”section.It is always easy to criticize public servants,
but when they do a good job, they often gettaken for granted. While today (at least), I say“thank you.” Now, it is time to get on with it.
Ian C. MacLeodRichmond
LETTERS
Size doesn’t matterMINORU POOL
Where’s the cash, Alice?POLITICS
The Editor.Re: “Brothers ‘share’
success,” News, July 25.Has something with
politicians changed? Itused to be that electedofficials would show upto events, and have theirpicture taken presentingsome over-sized cheque.In the picture presented,
I see Alice Wong, MP,not only presenting nocheque for this communityproject, but then asking alllevels of government tocontribute.
Hold on! Did she forgether cheque in Ottawa?Usually, those coming tofundraisers show up withfunds?
Thank you to the Kinsfor bringing your chequeto support our community.
Jerome DickeyRichmond
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Arather dejected looking Otto Langer lookspast the latest anti-jet fuel sign he’s nailedto a post on the West Dyke Trail and stares
toward Sturgeon Banks.A short distance away, two massive cargo shipspass along Steveston Jetty and Sand Heads to hisleft — as if they were plowing through the greenmarsh itself — as scores of Richmondites cycleand walk behind him.“Basically this is the bulrushes, the cattails andfurther out, the carex marshes. It’s sedge,” saidLanger, a retired Department of Fisheries andOceans marine biologist and local environmentalactivist, referring to Sturgeon Banks, a strip ofmarshland and mudflats that run the length of theWest Dyke Trail.
“That’s basically the engine that drives the FraserRiver Estuary and makes this piece of land allthe way from UBC to Point Roberts one of themore productive estuaries in the world. So, everyyear, the plants convert solar energy into usefulcarbohydrates and sugars and they’re eaten bythe insects and break down. In the spring youhave billions of insects in the river, and when the(juvenile) salmon come down the river — youmight have up to a billion in one year — that’swhat they feast on. This is their nursery ground.Without the marshes we are a little bit lost,” saidLanger
While industrialists are lining up, along with PortMetro Vancouver (PMV), to make their case forexpanded riverfront infrastructure and deeperdredging of the Fraser River, environmentalists andscientists, like Langer, are sounding old warnings.
Such plans, says Langer and others like him,will accelerate the erosion of Sturgeon Banks ifnothing is done to mitigate the deleterious man-made effects on an area that presently providesvital, unique wildlife habitat, human recreation
and flood protection for the city.In the last 20 years scientists believe the Banks— part of the largest estuary on Canada’s westcoast — have eroded at an alarming rate of 10-15metres per year, on average.The width from the dike to the marsh’s foreshoreedge is about one kilometre, on average. Widelyaccepted (possibly conservative) estimateshave sea levels rising about 1.2 metres by 2100,meaning waves could be crashing against the dikeby that time, especially if the erosion continues.
Need to ActAccording to Langer, about 20 years ago “the oldFraser River Harbour Commission got upset at abig conference when I said the harbour authority,and the then Department of Public Works, as wellas the (Canadian) Coast Guard were basicallyrobbing the river of sand for cheap fill fromdredging the channel.”Despite his and others’ warnings, it is presentlyunclear who is ultimately responsible formanaging and protecting Sturgeon Banks. Also,how it’s being managed seems to be by an
increasingly ad hoc fashion.As Brent Gurd, wildlife biologist for the B.C.Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources— which manages the wildlife in the 5,100hectare marsh and intertidal mudflat — notes:“At some point we will have to act because notacting is not an option.”Gurd and the ministry, along with the City ofRichmond, Environment Canada, the Departmentof Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), First Nationsgroups and others have met with PMV four timesthis year in preliminary, feasibility talks on what todo about the erosion.
Dredging causes erosionAt issue, largely, is the fact dredging the Fraserresults in less sediment (earthy particles smallerthan sand) reaching the Banks.Michael Church, a professor emeritus ofgeomorphology specializing in river stability, saysfurther dredging of the Fraser will result in greatermarsh degradation.By dredging deeper “you increase the cross-sections and decrease velocity of the river and
that will encourage more sand to fall on thebottom of the river. Of course, that fills up theexcavation and they have to drill it all over again,”said Church.
With less sediment reaching the Banks the ocean’stides and waves become deeper and stronger,respectively, and slowly pull the land away fromthe shore and into the sea, Church explained.“Those are my judgments and that’s myspeculation,” said Church.
According to an engineering report from the Cityof Richmond issued last week, in 1960 the draftof the main channel of the Fraser was 8.7 metres.By 1976 it was 10.7 metres. Presently, Port MetroVancouver is tasked to dredge the Fraser to adepth of 11.5 metres.Each year, the port excavates about 2.5 tothree million cubic metres of sediment. Churchestimates only about 1.3 million cubic metresreaches the delta.The port sells the material to developers to usein construction in order to subsidize the costsof dredging, which — before 1998 — was thefinancial responsibility of the federal government.This year Surrey Fraser Docks expressed interestin dredging to a depth of 13.2 metres.
A recent report from the Richmond Chamber ofCommerce noted 18-metre shipping hulls maysoon need to be accommodated.But how deep the port will go is undetermined,notes Harbour Master Chris Wellstood.“There are a lot of impediments that restrictus from dredging deeper. The George MasseyTunnel is the big one. There are also lots of utilitycrossings that prevent us from going deeper. We’llhave to solve all those issues before thinkingabout going deeper,” said Wellstood.
When asked if digging deeper is necessaryto stay economically competitive, Wellstoodacknowledged it would be but was “hesitant ongiving a number.”But, dredge too deep and parts of the river and thecity land could collapse inward, warned Langer.Citing a study from 1995, biologist Gurdacknowledges lack of sediment is “the leading
Sturgeon Banks eroding at an alarming rateGovernment agenciesmeeting to discussaction plan
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The sun sets across Sturgeon Banks, which runs the length of the West Dyke Trail.Experts warn that action needs to be taken now, rather than later, to stop the Banks fromdisappearing. Photo by Roger Corbin/@rogercorbin
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hypothesis” for the erosion, but also notesthe marsh may be weakened by human-drivennutrients, a result of sewage and agriculturaldischarge.He says the additional nutrients in the watermay be weakening the roots of plants, asthey’re not required to dig deeper for food. Asa result, the plants may be more susceptibleto being uprooted in storms. Furthermore, it’sbelieved the Steveston Jetty diverts fresh riverwater, making the Banks saltier, thus limitinggrowth.“So you get a number of factors workingtogether ...Even if we solve the sediment issue,we still may not see return of the marsh to alevel that we think could occur,” said Gurd.
Why save the Banks?For Richmond residents, the interest in savingSturgeon Banks is at least three fold:One, the West Dyke Trail provides recreationspace for people and is an iconic tourismdestination.Two, it’s an important ecological system, hostto fish and at least 47 bird species in additionto small mammals; the Banks are part of thePacific Flyway and without them the city’scommunity parks may be even more inundatedwith geese in the fall.And, following a recent “eruption” of visitingsnowy owls, Gurd said sandpipers wererecently found feasting on a thin layer ofbiofilm in the mudflats.“The mudflat doesn’t look that important, butthere’s lots going on,” said Gurd.
Three, by absorbing storm surges, almostlike a sponge, the Banks provide the cityflood protection for one of the longest, mostvulnerable stretches of dike for the city.“We worry a lot about flood protection.Sturgeon Banks provides wave energydissipation,” said Lloyd Bie, manager ofengineering planning for Richmond.
The Wild WestOver the course of his 77 years Coun. HaroldSteves, worried about the rate of erosion, sayshe’s slowly watched the waters approach hishome, across from the dike.When asked who is in charge of protecting theland, the longtime city councillor is stumped.“Nobody. Nobody,” said Steves.“Basically it’s zoned agriculture by the city.DFO has a major say over it from a fisheriespoint of view. It’s a wildlife management area,which is a joint federal/provincial designation,and it’s protected by the (United Nations)Ramsar agreement, which is an internationalagreement for wetlands protection. But there’sno one authority. They can all overrule eachother, which is the case of the port. It’s difficultto say whom. Oh, and Metro Vancouver hassome jurisdiction over it,” said Steves.
Langer echoes Steves’ concerns.“It’s hard to figure out. Even for me and I spentmy life on it. Federal fisheries has no fieldoffices anymore on the Fraser,” said Langer.The longtime Richmond resident is concerned
about the lack of proactive, organized efforts atall levels of government to effectively mitigatethe destruction of wildlife and fish habitatalong the river.“We’re into a lot of hypocrisy and double speakin government. I just think that’s how they’vebeen trained,” said Langer.
Costly credits?Langer says there is a misguided approachto the river’s management taking place. Heparticularly takes issue with DFO and what isknown as the Habitat Management Program,which sees PMV receive credit for rebuilding orenhancing wildlife habitat, in order to developprojects elsewhere along the river, such as theTerminal 2 expansion of the Roberts Bank portfacility in Delta.
Carrie Brown, PMV director of environmentalprograms, said the port is looking at SturgeonBanks as a possible spot to gain credits.“It’s a preliminary concept for habitatrestoration. …It’s part of the port’s habitatenhancement program,” said Brown.“It’s one of the sites that has been consideredand in its early preliminary concept phase,”said Brown.“Environmental stewardship is core to us.We know the relocation of Fraser Riversediment has changed the dispersion patternsof sediment coming out of the river,” addedBrown.
Langer thinks the port ought not to be creditedfor saving the Banks as it’s the one primarilyresponsible for its demise.“Port Metro Vancouver is probably the biggestthreat to the estuary,” he said.According to DFO spokesperson CarrieMishima, via email, the habitat offsets “shouldnot address environmental damage for whichanother person or organization is clearlyresponsible to rectify.”It remains undetermined whether restoring
Sturgeon Banks would result in PMV credits.(Read more about the habitat credit programonline at Richmond-News.com)
Gutting relationsThe apparent gutting of DFO has made strangebedfellows between Langer and Tom Siddon,the Progressive Conservative Minister ofFisheries and Oceans from 1985 to 1990, whosaid the recently passed Bill C-38 “made aSwiss cheese out of the federal Fisheries Act”and “significantly” reduced the principles of anintegrated co-management system for riparianareas.Indeed, the highly regarded Fraser RiverEstuary Management Program, which revieweddevelopment projects and coordinatedintergovernmental cooperation, was shut downin 2013 due to budget cuts.
“It was probably not a good move but not asurprising move considering how governmentswant to save money,” noted professor Church.It ensured agencies were talking. Now it’sup to individuals to talk to one another; itreduces the chance you get a well-managedmanagement process for the river,”The closure has also largely put the port incharge of environmental approvals; somethingLanger says is a conflict of interest.
Brown disagrees.“We’re all part of the global circle. The porttries to offset the impacts of port development.The habitat enhancement program is aproactive measure to try to provide abalance between development and healthyenvironments,” said Brown.The cuts could mean a more cumbersome wayof getting things done on Sturgeon Banks,noted Gurd.“It’s always a challenge for agencies toget together in the face of ongoing cuts toresources and increasing demands to deal withother people’s plans, like development, that
cause us to be more reactive, than proactive,”he said.The meetings this year between the interestedagencies has seen each party express theirconcerns.“I think most of us at the feasibility table weresurprised at the rate (of erosion). We did notknow if there was an annual survey or whoserole and responsibility it was to understandthe dynamics of the edge of the bank,” saidLesley Douglas, Richmond’s manager ofenvironmental sustainability.
Finding solutionsOne of the ideas proposed within the group isto dump piles of sediment in front of the Banks’intertidal mudflat so it can gradually build themarsh and mudflats back up.Agencies will need to assess issues likesediment particle size, location and mobility inthe water.Other ideas include putting rock sea berms inthe Georgia Strait and installing pipes acrossthe Banks to pump out sediment.There are various factors that need to beconsidered, namely the hydrology of the area,not to mention cost and who pays for it all.Gurd noted the changing nature of winterstorms is another factor that needs to beconsidered.
“It’s the storms that can cause a lot ofchange in a very short period of time. They’re(increasingly) unpredictable,” he said.At any rate, who is doing what and what isbeing done is a massive question that willneed to be answered sooner, rather than later.
Langer is far from convinced.“It’s not a simple thing to tinker with and alot of things they’re rationalizing to improvenature, I think, is a smokescreen to rubberstamp the industrialization of the Fraser…Howmany fingers do you have to have, to fill howmany thousand holes in the dike?”
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Biologist Otto Langer, left, says the erosion of Sturgeon Banks is symptomatic of the increasingly unguided, reactive management of theFraser River caused, in part, by government cuts to programs and the scientific community. Richmond city councillor Harold Steves, right,has grown up next to Sturgeon Banks his entire life. His cows are the last remnants of agriculture on the land, which is quickly eroding.Photos by Graeme Wood/Richmond News
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Steveston HistoricalSociety’s Loren Slye,above, stands outsidethe Japanese Housebehind the StevestonPost Office andMuseum. Left, singerHolly McNarland willplay at the Buck andEar. Photo above byChristopher Sun/Special to the News
McNarland gig for houseBy Christopher SunSpecial to the News
With numerous projects on the go and moneyscarce, the Steveston Historical Society is holding adinner and show fundraiser next Saturday eveningwith music by JunoAward-winning musician HollyMcNarland.Monies raised will benefit the society, which is
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The new bike terrain park at Garden City Comunity Park opened onWednesday. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News
The City of Richmond unveiled the Garden City Bike Terrain ParkWednesday.Located at the southwest corner of Garden City Community Park, the
near one-acre site acts as a de facto replacement for the old Steveston bikepark, once located at No. 2 Road and Moncton Street.“The Bike Terrain Park was designed with safety at the forefront and
features jumps, tracks and skill elements that appeal to bikers of all agesand skill levels,” noted a city news release.According to the city, key elements of the Garden City Bike Terrain
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Richmond athletes brought hometheir fair share of medals fromthe recent B.C. Summer Games inNanaimo.
Here’s a list of Richmond medalwinners:AthleticsBoys 100 metres (bronze): Egidio Cantarella;Boys 200 metres (silver): Egidio Cantarella. Boys300 metres: Nathan Loewen (silver). Girls 300metres (silver): Georgia Lam. Boys 800 metres(bronze): Nathan Loween. Boys high jump (silver):
Amisi Merveilles. Boys triple jump (silver): AmisiMerveilles. Girls shot put (gold): Camryn Rogers.Girls shot put (silver): Valerie Wideski. Girls dis-cus (gold): Valerie Wideski. Girls hammer (gold):Camrym Rogers. Girls hammer (bronze): ValerieWideski. 4x100 relay (bronze): Catherine Ylo,Georgia Lam, Beyonce Robinson.BasketballBoys (silver): Nathan Schroder, Ryan Liu.LacrosseGold: Sekawnee Baker, Cameron Overby.RugbySilver: Jericho Kaus, Quin Griffith.
SoccerSilver: Owen Greaves.RowingBoys Singles Skills (silver): James Houston. BoysSingles Time Trial (bronze): James Houston.SwimmingBoys 50 metre freestyle (bronze): Lionel Han.Special Olympics male 50 free (silver): Cullen Yee.Special Olympics male 50 back (gold): Cullen Yee.Special Olympics male 100 free (gold): Cullen Yee.Special Olympics male 50 butterfly (gold) CullenYee. Special Olympics male 50 breaststroke (gold):Cullen Yee.
Richmond athletes bring home medals
Field hockey trio wearing Team B.C. coloursNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
A trio of Richmond FieldHockey Club standouts arewearing Team B.C. colours thissummer.
Dakota Chan, Rachel Kwanand Delaney Booker all earnedthe opportunity to representtheir province following a lengthyevaluation process which beganback in December.
Chan, who is entering herGrade 9 year at McMathsecondary in September, helpedB.C. win silver at last weekend’sU16 National Championships atRutledge Field in West Vancouver.
Chan finished the tournamentwith three goals and multipleassists as B.C. went 5-1 in round-robin play and lost 2-0 to Ontarioin the championship game asthe hosts ran into excellentgoalkeeping.
Chan, who was playing for thesecond time in the provincialteam program, plays at the clublevel for the RFHC’s U14 Eagles.
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Booker graduated in June andsuited up for the RFHC’s U18Owls in the spring season. Shehopes to continue her careerat the University of Victoriathis fall. Booker became thefirst Richmond player in recentmemory to be invited to a three-day national team developmentcamp back in May at UBC.
Kwan, 17, will be making herprovincial team debut next week.She played for the RFHC’s U17Pelicans this past spring. She willbe entering Grade 12 at McMathnext month.
All three girls were initiallyselected to Field Hockey B.C.’sregional training program thatran from December to April. Alsoselected to the U15 Train-to-Trainregional program with Chan wereKate Schmidt, Klara Marsh andMaya Rosser of the U14 Eaglesand Georgia Booker of the U15Finches.
Richmond Field Hockey Club players (left to right) Dakota Chan, Delaney Booker and Rachel Kwan areplaying for B.C. teams this summer at national championships.
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Richmond Islanders will be hoping foranother impressive run when they concludetheir season at the upcoming U14 NationalChampionships at Softball City in SouthSurrey.
The rep “A” girls fastpitch team is comingoff an impressive silver medal finish at theprovincial championships in Victoria.
The event featured plenty of parity asseven of the 13 teams finished round-robin play with 2-2 records, including theIslanders. Based on their run differential,Richmond was seeded fifth for the doubleknockout playoff round and rallied for anexciting 3-2 win over the No. 4 Delta Heat.The locals began play Sunday with a loss tothe White Rock Renegades, sending them tothe loser’s side of the bracket.
Improved defence and hitting, alongwith outstanding pitching, produced threestraight wins over the Langford Lightning,Ridge Meadows Pride and Surrey Storm— setting up a rematch with a rested WhiteRock team in the final. A well played gamesaw the Islanders take an early lead, onlyto have the Renegades jump out in front inthe fifth inning. Richmond pulled even aninning later before White Rock producedthe game winning run with two outs in thebottom of the seventh.
Coached by Troy Latrace, the Islanders’roster includes: Georgia Hoar, AnnieMorrison, Emilie Sherritt, Harper Gibson,
Kristen Naidu, Emily Latrace, Ellen Yam,Kasey Wright, Miranda Herle, Natalie Carasand Caitlin Gordon.
The coaching staff also features BillSherritt and Karen Wright.
The nationals, which will be a jamboreeformat at this age level, are scheduled forAug. 6-10.
Meanwhile, the 2002B Islanders also wentthe long route to earn a silver medal at theU12B Provincial Championships.
Richmond opened the 16-teamtournament by going 3-1 in round-robinplay to secure fourth place in the eight teamdouble-knockout championship round.The girls opened the playoffs by losingin the sweltering heat to Ridge Meadows,setting the stage for a long journey back tothe final.
The Islanders eliminated the LangleyExtreme, Poco Raves, Ridge Meadows andthe Coquitlam Classics to finally meet upwith the No. 1 seed North Vancouver Starsfor the gold medal.
Richmond got off to a good start,knocking in three runs in each of the firsttwo innings, but it was the well-rested Starswho eventually took the gold medal.
The weekend was a huge success for theIslanders who scored more runs than anyother team in the tournament, includingbeing accountable for five of the 11 “overthe fence” home runs that were hit.
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Holly McNarlandThe Steveston Historical Society Fundraiser presents
Live at the Buck & Ear
Saturday
August 9th
2014
25.00 ticket includes a burger and a beer
Dinner starts at 6:30 show starts at 8:00
All proceeds go to the Steveston Historical Society
Purchase tickets at the Buck & Ear or call 604 781 9266
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