richmond news august 12 2015

The Liberal Party of Canadais off to a shaky start in the

new Steveston-Richmond Eastriding after candidate hopefulWendy Yuan accused formerMember of Parliament Ray-mond Chan of interfering inthe party’s nomination processfollowing concerns raised overfundraising in the Chinesecommunity.

“I was stunned to receive anemail from the Liberal Party no-tifying me that they would notgive me the green light,” saidYuan, who unsuccessfully ranfor the Liberals in Vancouver-Kingsway in 2008 and 2011.

The incident has resulted

in the riding’s entire execu-tive team resigning from thecampaign.

Meanwhile,on Tuesdayevening, itwas expectedthat formerRichmond MPand lawyer JoePeschisolido —the soul nomi-nee — wouldbe appointedas the riding’scandidate forthe upcomingfederal electionon Oct. 19.

The now former riding presi-dent, Peter Xie, said he wassurprised not to be consulted,adding the late-notice appoint-

ment meeting at the HamiltonCommunity Centre during rushhour was prohibitive to mem-

bers.Nevertheless,

Yuan’s support-ers planned toprotest.

The Liber-als had vowedthe nominationprocess wouldbe open to anymember, so longas the nomineemet a certainset of standards,details of which

are not known publicly. Nomi-nees would then be elected bymembers at large to become acandidate.

“Each applicant was subject

to a robust and rigorous vettingprocess that includes verifica-tion of all claims made on theapplication,” Liberal spokes-person Olivier Duchesneau toldthe Richmond News via email,adding Yuan’s application “didnot pass through our reviewprocess successfully.”

Yuan said she learned abouther denied nominee appli-cation on Friday. Peschiso-lido said he learned about hisgreen-lit application over theweekend, at the same time asXie.

Yuan said information from aparty member named How-ard Xu, via a sworn affidavit,“warrants the reversal” of thedecision as it “clearly spells outinterference with the party’sprocess” by Chan.

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! Wendy Yuanaddresses a roomfull of supportersMonday afternoonto announceher intention tochallenge thefederal LiberalParty’s decisionto not give herthe green light torun for the Liberalnomination in theriding of Steveson-Richmond East.The entire Liberalriding associationexecutive has quitin support of Yuan.Photo by GraemeWood/RichmondNews.

“ “I was stunned to re-ceive an e-mail fromthe Liberal Party no-tifying me that theywould not give me thegreen light

–W Y

Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]

Nomination process in question after Yuan scratched from ballot

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! Wendy Yuan’s supporters think they know who’s toblame for why her application to run for the Liberalcandidacy for Steveson-Richmond East was denied.

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Affidavit: Accuses former Liberal MP Chan of interference

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In the affidavit Xu states that he and Chanmet on May 16 at a restaurant in Vancou-ver. There, Xu claims:

“Raymond said to me: “Howard, goodnews, soon I will have Wendy Yuan disquali-fied.” I asked: “How?” He replied: “I willmake sure Wendy does not pass the greenlight.” He went on by saying “the Italianguy named Joe Peschisolido is going to beacclaimed.”

On Monday, in front of a packed confer-ence room of supporters at a local hotel,Yuan called on party leader Justin Trudeau’snational office to investigate the claims.

“I think it’s very troubling that one indi-vidual can have the power to interfere,”said Yuan, whose conference was held inEnglish and Chinese. “The only reasonablecourse of action is to set aside the decisionof the green light chair, with respect to mydecision,” said Yuan.

Campaign manager Michael Hillman saidYuan’s statements were offered in the inter-ests of the party, in order to move forward.

Later, speaking to media, Yuan saidher party’s democratic process had been“rigged.”

Xie told the crowd that it was backroompolitics that the party was trying to avoid.

“We are very shocked and very disap-

pointed….Even more disappointing is thatno reason was given to us, or members,or to Wendy herself. It’s totally against theleader’s commitments to open nomination,”he said.

On Tuesday, after no apparent solutionwas found, Xie and the entire executiveteam resigned fromthe campaign.

“Mr. Joe Peschiso-lido hasn’t won theeconfidence of theSteveston-RichmondEast Liberal membersor the confidenceof the members ofthe local executive,”stated Xie, via Yuan’scampaign managerSunny Chiu.

The News askedDuchesneau whatexactly was wrong with Yuan’s nomina-tion package. It also asked for commentsregarding Yuan’s allegations of a rigged pro-cess and whether Trudeau would personallyreview the process.

Duchesneau replied: “The (initial) state-ment speaks for itself. We do not have anymore comments.”

Yuan noted the party had successfully vet-ted her twice before. Late Monday night sheissued another statement:

“I fail to see how my application this timediffers from that of the last two elections Istood for. …They are trying to pick faults, ifany, in order to shut me down and cover-

up for a more devious reason. Thatdevious reason, many believe, haseverything to do with the fact thatI wrote to the party officials andraised my concern about one ofLPCBC’s fundraising sources in theChinese community,” wrote Yuan.

Notably, in another affidavit, Xuclaims Chan asked Vancouver-area candidates Edward Wong andSteven Kou for $10,000 donationsin order to give speeches.

“I will respect the person whodid the affidavit,” Yuan told media.Chan was present at Richmond

Centre candidate Lawrence Woo’s inauguralmedia address in March. He could not bereached for comment via Woo’s manager.

Yuan, an exporter and part-time residentof Richmond, said she had signed up about3,000 new Liberal members over the lasttwo years.

! Speed may have been afactor in a collision on ShellRoad just after 9 a.m. Friday,according to Richmond RCMP.The driver of the motorcycleis expected to recover but hassuffered severe burns. Therewas no one in the car.Photo submitted by Ed Lau

Amotorcyclist who slammed into aparked car Friday morning on Shell

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The 2015 KTM racing motorcycleburst into flames when the fuel tankwas compromised. No one else wasreported injured.

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The $2.75 cash fare for all bus trips starts Oct. 5.TransLink initially intended to charge passengers theadequate zone fares as they “tap out” the new cardsat the conclusion of their bus trip. However, the systemhas faced significant delays and the one-fare system isan easier system to manage.

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! A drone narrowly missed a seaplanenear YVR this week.

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30 months for man whoshot victim in the face

Drone narrowly misses seaplane

Shooting followed petty taxi cab dispute Aflying drone narrowly missed a seaplanethis week as the plane landed on the Fra-

ser River at Vancouver International Airport,the Vancouver Sun reports.

The pilot reported to Transport Canada thata black drone with four propellers missed thewindshield of the Seair Seaplanes’ Cessna208 on Monday by about three metres whenhis aircraft was 12 me-tres from touching downon the river.

The drone, or un-manned aerial vehicle,was seen turning northtoward the airport beforethe pilot lost sight of it.

The incident comes af-ter the City of Richmondintroduced a new bylawlast week banning dronesfrom all parks and non-GPS model aircrafts fromall but one park, ManoahSteves, which is situatedseveral kilometres southof the incident on the middle arm.

The incident is being investigated by theRichmond RCMP.

RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang said the incidentis as close a call as he can remember involv-ing a drone at or near the Vancouver airport.

“We are following up on leads — we mighthave a suspect,” said Hwang, adding hecould not say any more about the investiga-tion.

Seair operations manager Terry Hiebertsaid the incident was the first close call witha drone for the company, but he has heard in-creasing reports of drones in air traffic spaceas the aerial vehicles become more popular.

“There was no impact, but it’s just ratherstartling. Drones should not be out next to an

international airport,” said Hiebert.The near miss with the seaplane is one of

19 incidents already reported to TransportCanada in B.C. this year, and among 33reported in the past 16 months.

Reportable incidents to Transport Canadaare defined, in part, as a “collision, a risk ofcollision, or a loss of separation.”

As well as the possibility of a collision,drones can cause delays in air traffic.

A runway at Vancouver International Airportwas shut down for 25 minutes in August

2014 after a Carson AirBeech plane reportedseeing a drone on itsfinal approach.

The incidents put aspotlight on the growingproblem of drones in-truding into commercialair space. Risks includesmashing a windshieldor taking out an engine,with the ever-presentpotential for a crash andmultiple deaths.

Federal rules requireanyone using a drone for

commercial purpose to hold a special flightoperations certificate that can put restrictionson altitude, communications with air trafficcontrol, and minimum distances from airportsand airfields.

Recreational users don’t require permis-sion to fly their drones under 35 kilograms,however, they must stay nine kilometres awayfrom airports and airfields.

Transport Canada can issue fines of up to$5,000 for an individual and $25,000 for abusiness for flying without a certificate whenone is required. Between January 2014 andMarch 2015, Transport Canada issued 12fines for violations of federal drone rules. Van-couver airport officials said they are cooperat-ing with the RCMP investigation.

Aman who shot another man in the facefollowing a petty dispute over a taxi

cab has been sentenced to 30 months injail.

On July 24, B.C. Supreme Court JusticeBarbara Fisher found Russell Bidesi notguilty of attempted murder, but guilty ofunlawfully committing bodily harm in con-nection with the November 2011 shootingof Harpreet Sandhu.

Court heard the shooting happenedafter a night of partying and drinkingat the Holiday Inn on Cambie Road inRichmond.

Bidesi was with a group of friends in-vited to the party and Sandhu was with agroup of his own friends.

When the two groups left the party, theycrossed the street and were waiting on thepatio of a McDonald’s restaurant.

Relations between the two groups wereinitially cordial, but Bidesi got into anargument with Sandhu and slammed himagainst a window of the restaurant. Someof the others broke up the fight, afterwhich a friend of Bidesi appeared with agun in his hand. Sandhu backed awayand then a cab arrived.

Sandhu went to the cab and Bidesi ranat the vehicle carrying his friend’s gun.There was some argument about who wasgoing to take the cab. Bidesi pointed thegun at Sandhu and the firearm dischargedwith a bullet striking Sandhu in the chin.

Sandhu survived the shooting. Thejudge concluded Bidesi, 26, intended toshoot Sandhu but did not intend to killhim.

The judge imposed the 30-monthsentence on Bidesi on July 31. She alsoordered he provide a DNA sample andbanned him from possessing firearms for10 years.

In May, Bidesi was convicted of man-slaughter in the February 2012 fatalshooting of Kacey Rogers, 31, of Surrey.Bidesi was the architect of the homeinvasion that led to Rogers being killed bya shotgun blast through a window of thehome.

Two other men pleaded guilty to man-slaughter in the Rogers killing. Bidesi isto be sentenced in the Rogers case inSeptember.

Bidesi is also scheduled to go to trialAug. 17 in the murder of Bradley McPher-son, 28, who was shot to death at aChristmas Eve house party in Surrey in2011.

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Richmond’s significant demographic shiftas a result of immigration from China, as

well as city council’s contentious handlingof foreign-language business and real estatesigns, has brought the city significant interna-tional media attention over the past two years.

Most recently, in June, Germany’s largestbroadcaster, comparable to the CanadianBroadcast Corporation, spent several days inRichmond filming and documenting changesto both this city and Vancouver.

ZDF German TV producer Johannes Hano,based in New York, was producing a 90-min-ute documentary on Canada, which has yet toair. He travelled from coast to coast and saidabout 10 minutes of the two-segment showwill be devoted to Metro Vancouver, includingRichmond.

The documentary will touch on the effects offoreign investment and wealth-based migra-tion, largely from China, on housing affordabil-ity as well as socio-economic dynamics.

“It is very interesting what is going on here.We, too, have lots of immigration in Germany,but it is different; we have many refugees,”said Hano.

The global media has sought out communityactivist Kerry Starchuk, who helped raise apetition to include some English or French onall signs in the community in 2013.

“The city has actually really not been act-

ing responsible for what they’ve created. Itshouldn’t have been up to the residents and aperson such as me to put their reputation onthe line, but it’s heart-driven, it’s my home,”said Starchuk, who claims she was told by anow former city planner that the city’s unwill-ingness to implement a sign bylaw was a resultof potential harm to its international reputation.

Meanwhile, media from Hong Kong, Japan,South Korea, Armenia and the United Stateshave also visited Starchuk’s home.

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as the flurry of local news outlets that havesought her opinion as a de facto spokespersonfor part of the Richmond community.

Both Japanese and South Korean mediamade comparisons to issues in their owncountries regarding Chinese immigration.

According to the most recent NationalHousehold Survey from 2011, 62 per centof Richmond residents are foreign-born. Thenational rate is 21 per cent. Whereas in 1991when ethnic Chinese accounted for 17 percent of the city’s population, they now accountfor 47 per cent (2011).

! Johannes Hano,of ZDF GermanTV, directs hiscameraman duringa recent visit toRichmond to docu-ment the effects ofimmigration in thecity as well as MetroVancouver. Hano’screw was making a90-minute show onCanada; other stopsincluded the Albertatar sands, the Arc-tic, the Prairies andMontreal. Photoby Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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I understood that as herwanting to help out for whather dog had done,” Malanasaid. “I don’t think shewould have given us hername and phone numberif she wasn’t willing to dothat.”

While how Oscar’s vettreatment will be paid for isstill up in the air, the Ger-man Shepherd involved inthe incident may end uppaying the ultimate priceafter the City of Richmondinvestigated the case andruled the animal a danger-ous dog, Malana said.

According to the city’sbylaws, that means theowner must licence theanimal under the Danger-ous Dog category and pay

a higher fee of $272 for anun-neutered pet, or$218 if it has beenneutered.

Regular doglicences cost $33for neutered ani-mals, and $76 forun-neutered.

Malana, whodeclared she isa devout animallover — she waspresident of theAnimal Rescue and CareClub at high school — saidshe fears another dog, oreven a person, could beinvolved in a biting attackwith the German Shepherdwho bit Oscar.

“Personally, I don’t wantto see this dog destroyed,but what happens if it bitessomeone else, maybe even

a child?” said Malana, whois now a second-year Simon FraserUniversity student.

If Malana’s fam-ily is unsuccessfulat getting in con-tact with the Ger-man Shepherd’sowner to arrangesome form ofcompensation shesaid legal action isthe next step.

“She (dog owner) wasmade aware of that,”Malana said.

! Brigette Malanawith Oscar. Filephoto.

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Dear Editor,Re: “Be patient with the

newcomers,”Letters, Aug. 5.Coun. Chak Au pleads for

people to be patient with thenewcomers, but how about in-cluding all residents in that, sir?

Should long-time residentsnot also be extended that same“patience” as our city is beingdismantled in the blink of aneye?

How shortsighted of you tosuggest that only one groupof people should be extendedpatience and understanding. It’sinsulting.

We’re crying out here for ashow of patience in adaptingto the abrupt changes takingplace...for things to slow down.You can’t expect us to changeovernight. So, how about ap-plying that same empathy to allpeople, not just newcomers?

In one breath, and when itworks in favour of his argument,Mr. Au states that he doesn’tfeel “it is fair to make a sweep-ing conclusion” on a culture orgroup of people based on thebehaviour of a few.

In the next breath, he goeson to do that very thing in whatappears to be a double stan-dard: “Most” (of the Chinese

immigrants, have made theirbest efforts to integrate into thecommunity). “Many” (of themare living a life similar to yoursand mine). “Many” (of them,like me, live in a moderatehome and pay monthly mort-gages with hard-earned money).

So he, himself, uses sweepingstatements and generalizationsto make his point. In lumping“most” and “many” togetherwhen it suits him.

Convenient.It concerns me deeply that, as

a city councilor, he is seem-ingly undermining residents’concerns and is being divisiveand dismissive under the guiseof being somehow helpful here.He is rallying for a particulargroup while pretty much dis-counting the feelings of another.Alarming.

Many of the people ventingfrustration have also made greatefforts in this community andtheir feelings are very real. It’snot a matter of an impatientgroup conjuring up issues outof misguided ideas and gener-alizations. What is happeninghere isn’t because some peoplearen’t playing nice...this city isbeing stripped down and recon-figured at a rapid-fire pace, and

public figures have a responsi-bility to hear their concerns, notdismiss them.

I have been here 50 yearsand we’ve always exercisedpatience with one anotherthrough a show of welcomingand inclusiveness. But it shouldbe a two-way street, which iswhat Mr. Au’s letter completelyfails to acknowledge. He ratherinappropriately places responsi-bility (and blame) for issues cur-rently experienced by long-timeresidents. But he is wrong to dothat.

People are doing nothingmore than crying out for pres-ervation of what they’ve alwaysknown (because that counts,too.) Patience and understand-ing should be extended bycouncilors to all citizens, notjust “newcomers.”

Mr. Au has failed to set thatexample. Newcomers must alsoexercise patience and makean effort if this is to work. Theymust learn to adapt to the envi-ronment they’ve come to.

I am disgusted with the sug-gestion that newcomers shouldget a free pass and all respon-sibility in making a harmoniouscommunity lies elsewhere.

A community leader with a

good grasp on things wouldrecognize that it needs to be ameeting in the middle, not justan extension of welcome bysome in order to appease oth-ers. We all matter, sir. And whilenewcomers may desire some-thing, their needs aren’t the onlyneeds to consider. It’s upsettingthat you’ve ignored that.

You write, “Yes, some (newimmigrants) may still carry amindset they have developed inthe past....But one cannot ex-pect them to change overnight.”

In fairness, you must ex-tend that thinking to all. It isthe expectation that long-timeresidents should change overnight to accommodate newcom-ers that is causing so muchdistress.

“To blame the new immigrantsalone will not help to improvethe situation. I suspect that itwill be counterproductive,” youadd.

Well, Mr. Au, your letter is aperfect example of counter-productivity and full of blame.So, I’m not counting on you toimprove the situation, which willbe reflected in my vote.

D WildeRichmond

Where’s the patience for long-timers?

House bylaw’s phoney height = real waste

There’s a quick way to assess council ac-tion on development.

Just ask, “Does it help Richmond to bethe Garden City?”

Yes = Pass. No = Fail.The “half-assed house

bylaw” fails. That nick-name (from Coun. CarolDay) refers to proposedrule changes to alter hownew houses affect theirneighbours.

The future of our neigh-bourhoods depends onthe house bylaw. If fixed,it can rescue hope. Ifnot fixed, it can stifle theGarden City dream.

On council, only CarolDay and Harold Steves have looked aheadand cared, and we need them to keep it up.The rest are good people, too, and we needthem to wake up or step down.

The worst flaw is easy to fix. Simply definehouse “height” in the obvious way. In bylawterms, it’s the vertical distance betweenfinished site grade and the highest point.

The flaw came to light when a 2008 bylawthat was supposed to curb house heightbegan to spawn taller houses, instead.

Citizens found that the bylaw hadchanged “height” to mean the distance tohalfway up the roof. Mind-boggling!

With phoney height like that, houses arebuilt 1.5 metres taller than their supposedheight. Neighbours are robbed of their

sunlight.It seemed the 2015 house bylaw would

finally measure Richmond house heightto the top of the roof, as in the rest of theworld. But no, the details reveal that phoneyheight still applies to “2.5-storey houses.”That turns a low-waste concept into highwaste.

The photo at right shows an older homeof 2.5 storeys. The bigwindow below the peak,along with a skylight, letsthe small half-storey fillwith natural light. It wasdesigned as an art studio.

With half-storeys likethat, builders create livingspace — within the heightof a two-storey house —where there might havebeen attic voids.

The building may alsohave a smaller footprint,since the floor area is split

among three floors. That leaves more of thelot area for nature and gardens.

A true, 2.5-storey house tends to be af-fordable and eco-friendly, taking less build-ing material, upkeep and heating. By natureit suits medium-height ceilings, althoughthe house I’ve shown has a high vaultedceiling in the front.

I’ve added a white chevron to the im-age. It shows a roofline at the stated househeight limit, nine metres. That’s enough for2.5-storey houses, but the bylaw adds anuncounted 1.5 metres.

The red chevron shows the effect. Be-sides being far higher than the stated limit,it puts the structure outside the concept of

2.5-storey houses.But phoney 2.5-storey houses would

excel as trophy houses, imposingly tall andself-indulgent. Sooner or later, they’d belooming above our neighbourhoods, andkilling them.

We’ve pleaded with regressive councilmembers to stop the phoniness. We’veimplored them to respect our homes, theGarden City and our quality of life.

It’s high time to be heeded.The public hearing on the house bylaw is

on Sept. 8.Jim Wright is president of the Garden City

Conservation Society.

! This older, 2.5-storey house is 7.7 metres high.The white chevron shows the stated height limitfor new Richmond houses, 9 metres. The redchevron shows ‘phoney height,’ an actual 10.5metres that counts as 9 metres. As well, a newhouse could have a higher site grade and 75 percent more floor area. Photo submitted

JIMWRIGHTDigging deep

The future of our neigh-bourhoods depends on thehouse bylaw. If fixed, it canrescue hope. If not fixed, itcan stifle the Garden Citydream.



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Time to ‘green’ barren landing

Dear Editor,I have been a loyal, federal Liberal sup-

porter and active party member for manyyears, and am very disappointed in thelack of respect being shown to active partymembers and the organizational directionthe Liberal Party is currently taking in thiscurrent campaign.

I had great hopes for a rebuilding of theparty, but find that’s not happening.

I have nothing against leader JustinTrudeau. But his name will not be on theballot I cast on Oct. 19, nor on anyone inRichmond’s ballot, let alone the ballots inthe rest of the country, for that matter, ex-cept for the riding where Trudeau is running.

However, the Liberal campaign gurus areonly focusing on Trudeau and running a“Team Justin” campaign. They are forget-ting about the Liberal Party and the localcandidates.

I’m a grassroots liberal and prefer to sup-port the Liberal Party in my community. If Ivolunteer, I will do so for my local candidateand donate funds depending on who thelocal candidate is, not to support "TeamTrudeau” where I don’t have any idea howeither my time or money is going to supportRichmond.

There have been, for the better part of thepast year, two potential candidates seekingthe nomination in the new riding of Ste-veston Richmond-East. But even with theriding executive making numerous requestsfor a candidate selection meeting none wascalled until Aug. 11. This was done withoutthe common courtesy of discussion andnotification to the Steveston Richmond-Eastriding executive, even though the executivehad made numerous requests for such a

meeting to be called since last fall.I am on the Steveston Richmond-East rid-

ing executive, not as a supporter of any onepotential candidate, but as a loyal Liberalmember.

That said, one of the potential candi-dates, who was encouraged by the LiberalCampaign Team organizers in B.C. and inOttawa, and who did sign up members,recruit volunteers, build a campaign team,and become familiar with Richmond votersand their issues, was unceremoniouslydenied the opportunity to participate openlyand democratically as a candidate for thenomination at this hastily called candidateselection meeting — without any reasongiven.

Encouraging someone to seek a nomina-tion and then denying them the opportunityto put their name forward at a candidateselection meeting is not an open candidateselection process as Trudeau and his cam-paign team promised.

This also denies a majority of the ridingmembers the opportunity to go to the can-didate selection ballot box and vote for thecandidate they became a Liberal member tosupport.

This is a disappointing turn of eventsfor native born Canadians like myself, buteven more upsetting for new Canadianswho are becoming involved with the politicalprocess in our country. Referring to whathas happened in the Steveston-Richmond-East riding, a Liberal who is a new Cana-dian commented to me that, “I came froman autocratic country, and today I learnedso-called ‘democracy’ the hard way.”

Louise YoungRichmond

Dear Editor,In the harsh afternoon

summer sun, the barrenconcrete expanses of Ste-veston’s Imperial Landingappear more desolate thanusual.

Perhaps the city and thedevelopment companyresponsible for this eyesorecould incorporate into any

future rezoning agree-ment a commitment fromthe company to createa more park-like settingfor the south side of thebuilding structures in thiscomplex. More greenerywould certainly fit in withand enhance the plantingsthat already exist along theriverfront. In addition, some

of the added shrubs andtrees could come from theproperties of homeownerswho want to remove them tocreate larger driveways. Inthis way, this valuable foli-age can be preserved andput to good use instead ofbeing ground into mulch.

Marshall LetcherRichmond


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Cannery Society andGilmore elementary are therecipients of a $15,000grant from the PacificSalmon Foundation for twoPacific salmon projects.

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COMMUNITYin Focus

Recognizing the nature of reality and ourselves, we must accept the inescap-

able fact of change.Rapid and recognizable changes —

such as the weather, the time of day, theday of the week, the daily news, and ourmovements, conversations, and thoughtsthroughout each day — conceal the lessperceptible yet constant change in every-thing else, particularly what we take forgranted as being solid and stable.

This includes our bodies, our relation-ships and the seemingly unchangeableobjects we see and interact with each day.

We are surprised and upset whenmechanical possessions — like our cars,appliances, and hot water tanks — weardown or breakdown.

Should we be?We grieve the loss of our loved ones

when they age, become ill and die. Wemay be thrown into turmoil when wehave discovered that our most importantand seemingly stable relationships havechanged or ended.

Though we do know that we will age, aresubject to illness and accident, and oneday will die, we act each day as if our bod-ies and our sense of self are stable andpermanent.

When we notice grey hairs, wrinkles, ar-thritic pains, and the other signs of aging,often we are unhappily caught by surprise.

Why should we be surprised?If we are more mindful of the imperma-

nent, ever-changing nature of all thingsincluding our very selves, we won’t be soshocked, we may accept rather than la-ment change, and we will no longer ride arollercoaster of emotions with the inevi-table changes of life.

We can be dynamically responsive tochange as if swimming as part of theocean.

Accept what you cannot change, butchange what you cannot accept. Whensomething is wrong or something isneeded, speak up for others and yourself.

Help where you can. You always can.Each day, we face fleeting opportunities

to do good or grand things to help others.More often than not, most of us let thoseopportunities pass, and good intentions donot lead to action.

At the end of each day — and the end ofyour life, will you regret the good you couldhave done, but didn’t? The kind words youthought of saying but didn’t?

The easiest role to play is that of thecynical critic — to judge others and com-plain about what’s wrong with the world.

Each of us can feel this way at times, butsociety can only be made better by thosewho see a better future and act on it.

Be the change you want to see. See thechange you want to be.

Being dynamically responsive to change,we recognize that old habits and routinesno longer make sense in a changing world.

The old ways of seeing ourselves andthinking about the world no longer makesense.

Old ways of relating don’t work.We must consciously recreate ourselves

and our lives, rewrite our life stories, andcontinually create greater meaning eachand every day.

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Richmondhashealthy crop of jobsIt’s a curious statistic that

can make Richmond theenvy of most communities inthe Lower Mainland — theratio of jobs to employableworkers.

But as most things in life,and in business, too, thesituation has its pros andcons.

Starting on the positiveside of the ledger, Richmondboasts 1.36 jobs for eachperson who falls into the em-ployable workforce categorywithin the city. The figureputs Richmond in secondplace in that evaluation, notfar behind Langley City’sratio of 1.40.

In third place is Burnaby at1.24, Vancouver at 1.23, andNorth Vancouver City round-ing out the top five at 1.10.

At the bottom of the 17communities on the list isPort Moody with a ratio ofjobs to workers at 0.49.

All figures were derivedfrom Statistics Canada’s2011 National HouseholdSurvey and included thosewho work at home and thosewho don not have a fixedworkplace address.

The survey also brokedown in what sector thosejobs existed.

The sales and servicesegment led the way with29.3 per cent (32,215) ofthe overall total of 109,945local jobs.

Business, finance and ad-ministrative jobs came nextwith 18.6 per cent of jobs.

Management positionsconsumed 12.5 per cent,while trade, transport andequipment operators filledanother 11.5 per cent.

At the bottom of the listwere occupations in the

natural resources and agri-culture sector, accountingfor a mere 0.6 per cent ofoverall jobs — a figure total-ling 700 positions.

Another one of the posi-tives of having so many jobslocally is the fact a largeamount of local people inthe workforce also decide towork in Richmond.

According to the StatiticsCanada survey, just over 55per cent of the city’s labourforce — categorized asfixed place workers — stayon Lulu Island. That figure,which represents 40,705people, was tops in theLower Mainland.

In second place, but farbehind in the total, was Van-couver which had 27.4 percent of its residents forgoinga commute to another regionfor their job.

The numbers reallydropped off for third placeBurnaby which only retained6.1 per cent of its workingpopulation.

“Richmond is very fortu-nate to be one of the fewcities to have a higher jobs

to workforce ratio,” saidRob Akimow, chair of theRichmond Chamber of Com-merce. “This stat is largelytied to our city’s largest em-ployer, Vancouver Interna-tional Airport which employsapproximately one in fourpeople in our community.”

With such a diverse oc-cupational hub on Rich-mond’s doorstep, YVR allowsRichmond residents to workcloser to home and givesthem more time to spendwith their families, Akimowadded.

But with that comes somechallenges.

Akimow said the concen-tration of jobs locally puts astress on the city’s transpor-tation infrastructure for thedaily commute to and fromwork.

“To ensure a sustainablefuture it is paramount thatRichmond and the sur-rounding region has an ef-ficient transportation systemto ensure the quick andsafe movement of peopleand goods,” he said.

— Philip Raphael

! While Richmond enjoys a high ratio of local jobs to workers, thetraffic it creates is a cause for concern, said Richmond Chamberof Commerce chair, Rob Akimow. File photo

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An exhibit at the Gulf of Georgia Can-nery this summer is showcasing

the past, present and future of the B.C.coastline and how oil pipelines are im-pacting First Nations fishing grounds.

The Trading Routes: Grease Trails,Oil Futures exhibition displays benefitsand social and environmental risksassociated with rapid changes due tooil industry advances. It looks, in aninteractive manner, at the impacts onB.C.’s salmon-bearing rivers; the Fra-ser, Skeena, Nass, and Stikine.

Adding a little unique touch to theexhibition, nine non-Aboriginal and Ab-original artists created artworks rangingfrom sculptures and photos to videos,audio and a digital interactive map.

These aim to evoke a more “sensoryway of thinking,” said Ruth Beer, oneof the artists.

The display attempts to illustratechange as it’s experienced by differ-ent individuals. It shows not just theenvironmental, but also social, politicaland economic impact.

Beer said these factors are impor-tant to study because the change thathas occurred over the past 100 yearshas been significant and effects everyaspect of our lives.

“We hope to make a differencethrough raising awareness,“ said Beer,clearly passionate about the issue,adding, her aim was to get, “…visitorsto reflect on some of the issues.”

The event was made possible thanksto a federal government grant, saidBeer, who is a professor at Emily CarrUniversity.

The cannery’s public programs man-ager and curator, Karen Lee, said she

did a lot of research for the exhibitionand created the interactive map alongwith text panels.

Lee and Beer connected the exhibi-tion to the cannery in an attempt toexpand the audience and outreach ofthe artists’ work.

Beer said what is particularly interest-ing about the exhibition is that visitorscan see through the “lens of artisticpractice and hear the voice of artistsand other cultural producers.”

One of the artworks is a uniquesculpture which is open to interpreta-tion. Beer said the structure resemblesa meteoroid due to its black and shinytexture, but it could also represent anoil spill. Viewers are encouraged to usetheir imagination to alter its meaning,she added.

Trading Routes: Grease Trails, OilFutures is open daily from 10 a.m. to5 p.m. at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery,located at 12138 Fourth Avenue.

! Artist Ruth Beer, with a hand-woven copper mat that is part ofthe Trading Routes: Grease Trails, Oil Futures exhibition at the Gulfof Georgia Cannery in Steveston. Photo by Fatima Riaz/Special tothe News

ARTS in the City

WHAT’SOn! Saturday

How does technologyhelp make life better for thedisabled? Find out at theTechnology Fair through aDisability Lens event Aug. 15at the Executive Airport PlazaHotel & Conference Centre(7311 Westminster Hwy.)from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Formore information about thisfree event, call RichmondCentre for Disability at 604-232-2404, or email [email protected].

Enjoy an enchanting storyin the great outdoors Aug. 15at the Sharing Farm (2631Westminster Hwy.). That’swhere the Faerie Play will un-fold (show times 3:30 p.m.and 6:30 p.m.). The story

follows a child from the localtheatre school who is takenby one of the farm’s residentfairies and must be foundby the rest of the cast (andthe audience) before shedisappears forever into thefairy world. Admission: $15adults, $12 students/seniors.Children under six are free.For more information, call604-227-6210.

! SundayGet back in touch with

grass roots Richmond atLondon Family Farm Day2015 on Aug. 16 from 10a.m. - 4 p.m. London FamilyFarm Day offers a variety offun activities that includea petting zoo, pony rides,bouncy castle, face painting,

live entertainment, bake sale,plant sale, craft fair, conces-sion raffle prizes, and more,all set in amid this lovinglyrestored, landmark Victorian-era home and gardens. Lon-don Farm is located at 6511Dyke Road. Call 604-271-5220 for more information.

See fabulous birds ofprey that make Richmondtheir home at the RaptorFestival, Aug. 16 from 11a.m. - 4 p.m. at Terra NovaRural Park (2631 Westmin-ster Hwy.) The free eventincludes falconry displays at11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30p.m. For more information,call Richmond Nature Parkat 604-718-6188. Or [email protected].

!MondayCrafts, face-painting,

games and more. It’s allhappening at the free, Sum-mer Fun In the Park event atSteveston Community Centre(4111 Moncton St.) Aug. 17from 1 - 3 p.m. For moreinformation, call 604-238-8080, or email [email protected].

! UpcomingSit back and enjoy come

contemporary ballads byDennis Peterson Aug. 19from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at GardenCity Community Park. Thefree performance is partof the weekly Concerts inthe Park series which alsoincludes face painting, artsand crafts, and more. Call

the City Centre CommunityCentre at 604-233-8910 formore details.

Giddy up on over to theNature Park for a pony ridethrough the woods Aug. 22 atthe Richmond Nature Park.Suitable for children four to12 years old, the cost is $10per ride (cash only). Ticketsare available on a first come,first served basis. For moreinformation, call 604-718-6188.

Visit the Steveston DragonBoat Festival Aug. 22 from9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at BritanniaHeritage Shipyards (5180Westwater Dr.) for a fabu-lous day of fun. Enjoy freeentertainment on the World

Beat Stage, kids’ arts andcrafts, great vendors, foodtrucks, and of course, excit-ing dragon boat races. Foremore details, call DragonBoat BC at 604-688-2382,or email [email protected].

With the exception ofvampires, who wouldn’t wantto celebrate tasty, locallygrown garlic? It’s happeningAug. 23 at the 7th annualGarlic Festival at Richmond’sTerra Nova Park (2631Westminster Hwy.). Heldfrom 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Theevent is open to all ages andcombines organically grownartisan garlic and garlicgoods with family friendlyactivities.

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Rev. Maggie Watts-Hammond, Min. of Word, Sacrament & Pastoral CareRev. Yoko Kihara – Min. of Christian Development & OutreachWorship and Children’s Program Sundays 10:30 am

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Broadmoor Baptist ChurchA safe place to connect with God and fellow

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St. Albanan Anglican parish in the heart of Richmond

Services at 8:30 and 10:00 amSunday School 10:00 am

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SPORTSBehindtheScores

! Zach Lavine, the reigning NBA slam dunk champion and member of the Minnesota Timberwolves,wows a group of young basketball players enrolled in the Drive Basketball academy Thursday at theRichmond Olympic Oval with his aerial prowess. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

GRAEMEWOODStaff ReporterGWOODRICHMONDNEWS.COM

It’s rare we get a player ofhis calibre out here.The kids were all freakingout.– P B

About 150 blooming basketball stars intheir own right got to experience the

moves of one of the game’s best players lastThursday at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Zach Lavine of the Minnesota Timberwolves,who is also the National Basketball Associa-tion’s reigning slam dunkchampion, came to theDrive Basketball academyfor a one-day camp toteach kids from Grades4-8 keys to basketball suc-cess, from rhythm of steps,shooting techniques, aswell as discipline and workethic.

“It’s rare we get a playerof his calibre out here.The kids were all freakingout,” said Drive co-founderPasha Bains.

“I told him he was get-ting the Michael Jordan treatment,” quippedBains.

Lavine and his coach showed the youngplayers basketball moves and spoke on howto succeed in the game. He then put on aslam-dunk show to the delight of the audi-ence. Following that he fielded questions.One participant cheekily asked Lavine who

was the most overrated player in the NBA,to which Lavine replied that all players areprofessionals to have made the league. Headded, Kobe Bryant is his hero.

Lavine was selected in the first round ofthe 2014 NBA draft. As a rookie he aver-

aged 10 points per game. At the NBA All-StarWeekend he became the youngest dunkchampion since Bryant in 1997. At the camphe performed his dazzling ‘Space Jam’ dunkin which he bounces the ball high in the air,

runs toward it, jumps, putsit through his legs anddunks the ball from be-hind. Needless to say, thekids erupted in cheers.

“It opened their eyesto have someone in fleshfrom the NBA,” said Bains,noting the two had knowneach other since a youngage through regional bas-ketball camps, as Lavine isoriginally from WashingtonState.

Drive Basketball not onlyruns summer camps but

also fall club teams, out of the Oval. Further-more, it has training sessions for boys andgirls ages four to 18.

Bains, of Richmond High fame, createdDrive with another past provincial star, ChadClifford. Both are BC AAA High School MVPswho went on to play NCAA Division Onebasketball.

Lavine’sOval visit a‘slamdunk’withthekids

Richmond to host gymnastics championshipsGymnastics BC and the Delta Gymnas-

tics Society have begun planning for agymnastics celebration next spring at theRichmond Olympic Oval.

More than 1,700 participants from B.C.and Western Canada will participate in theWestern Canadian Gymnastics Champion-ships, the GBC Gymnaestrada and the an-nual Delta Invitational from May 5-8.

“Delta Gymnastics is currently celebrat-ing their 40th anniversary and is known as astrong club that delivers great events,” saidBrian Forrester, Gymnastics BC’s CEO. “It isfitting that they are hosting this trio of eventsthat will raise awareness and exposure for

gymnastics in a fantastic venue.”“We are very excited to host these three

events over the course of four days as it willexpose our participants to very different typesof competitions and performances,” saidAna Arciniega, Delta Gymnastics’ executivedirector.

The Western Canadian Gymnastics Cham-pionships are hosted annually by the westernprovinces and territories. For many of theathletes competing at these championships,this is their first chance to compete as amember of their provincial team.

The event helps identify future highperformance athletes and prepare them for

competitions such as Canadian Champion-ships, Western Canada Summer Games andCanada Winter Games. For other athletes,their participation in these championshipsmay be the pinnacle of their careers.

The Delta Invitational is one of the B.C.’slargest annual club competitions. It includesthe Cash & Carry Cup, a unique event wheregymnasts compete for $7,000 in prizemoney.

“Unlike a regularly judged gymnastics com-petition, the gymnasts receive scores basedmore on the execution of their performancerather than the difficulty of the skills,” saidArciniega. “This allows top athletes of all ages

to compete against each other in a friendly

competition.”In both the western and invitational events,

the gymnasts compete in team, all aroundand individual apparatus competitions.

Besides the competition, there will be op-portunities for national training camps andother activities for athletes and coaches.

Gymnaestrada is a non-competitive formof group gymnastics. It combines dance witgymnastics skills and acrobatics. Its mainfocus is on mass participation and perfor-mance.

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! Action from Delta Gymnastics’ last annual Delta Invitationalcompetition. The group is planning three major events in the nextyear, all to be held at the Richmond Oval.

SPORTS

Skills: Emphasis placedonparticipation

Group routines are per-formed for the joy of partici-pation rather than scores. Infact, there are no judges.

The event features bothworkshops and performanceopportunities. All GBC clubsand those affiliated withBC Rhythmic GymnasticsFederation, Special Olympicsand more are invited to takepart.

The organizing commit-tee will be posting details ofall three events at the Ovalsometime this fall.

“We have already startedwith preliminary planning andwill be posting updates thisfall,” added Arciniega.

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Dine on our Memphis-style BBQ Feast at The Buffetthis summer! Enjoy BBQ ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket,chicken and fish, including delectable southern sides,all slow cooked to perfection.

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Minimum gear requirements: skates, helmet, gloves(recommended), and stick if you want the true hockey experience.

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Have all your questions answered.

For more information email:[email protected] or

call 604-271-3702

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Sunday, July 19th, 2015 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.@ Richmond Ice Centre – Igloo

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Registration not required – just show up.

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@ Richmond Ice Centre – Igloo


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Aug12 -Aug 16, 2015WEEKLY SPECIAL

Fresh Pork ShoulderButt(2Pcs & Up)

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AmingShaoHsingCookingWine

640ml

129ea

129ea

289lb

Hereford Corned BeefHash 425g

Sun&Dragon GreenJackfruit inWater 482g

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Shanghai MalingLuncheonMeat 397g

Double HappinessLungkowVermicell 50g

Fresh Pork Butt Lean(3lbs and UP)

369lb

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BittermelonGreen BeansYellow Nectarine

239ea

Searay RoundScad-Galunggong 500g

SearayYellowstripeScad 369g

349ea

Soo Frozen PorkSausages Assorted 250g

Fresh Lean Ground Pork

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1008 FOR

Fresh Pork ShoulderButt (Bone in) (2 Pcs Up)

289lb 369

lb

169lb

599ea

149lb

79¢lb

169lb 99¢lb

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Sunrise PressedTofu 340g

199ea

Sunrise Mandarin SmoothMedium FirmTofu 700g

Skyflakes Crackers600g

SanMiguel Ice Cream-Assorted 1.5L

City Fresh FrozenDurian 454g

599ea

Local BartlettPears

Chinese Eggplant

阿民紹興廚用花雕酒

日龍青菠蘿蜜

空中霸王餅

新鮮西施骨(二塊以上)

獅牌冰鮮豬肉香腸-各口味

黃油桃豆仔苦瓜矮瓜

新鮮碎豬肉(瘦)

菲律賓雪糕-各口味冰鮮榴槤肉本地巴律梨

海威野生池魚海威黃尾池魚

日昇中華滑板豆腐

日昇白豆乾

新鮮一字梅頭(3磅以上)

雙喜山東名產龍口米粉上海梅林午餐肉希福碎咸牛肉

新鮮叉燒肉 (兩塊以上)

Manila’s Best MilkfishBelly

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馬尼拉牌牛奶魚魚腩

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