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Dear Richmond-Steveston residents,

This past year has been eventful and historic for British Columbia. Since the election one year ago, ourgovernment has been busy introducing important legislation, consulting with citizens on important issues, anddelivering on our election promise of a Strong Economy and Secure Tomorrow for BC.

In the spring, our government passed Balanced Budget 2014, a blueprint for spending restraint and afoundation for a strong, prosperous economy. This put us on track to being one of only two provinces in Canadawhose budgets are balanced. This strong commitment to fiscal restraint is reflected in our Province’s AAA creditrating, whichmeans we spend less to service our debt andmore on financing core programs like health andeducation.

Our government’s commitment to prudent fiscal management and balanced budgets means that BC is trulyfocused on growing our economy. Premier Christy Clark has been hard at work spreading this message to ourtrading partners in Asia, having led five trademissions to the region since 2011.

Our Premier also continues to lead efforts to ensure B.C.’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) opportunities arebrought to fruition. There are several potential LNG projects in the works and each will be instrumental indeveloping a once-in-a-generation chance to grow the economy, eliminate our debt and create thousands ofjobs for BCworkers.

In order tomeet the demand for the estimated 1million jobs that LNGwill create by 2022, our government isreshaping our education system to encourage young British Columbians to enter trades. We recently unveiledBC’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, a 10-year plan to ensure education and training programs are alignedwith thelabourmarket demands. As a part of this initiative,WorkBC hosted a “#findyourfit” interactive career fairaimed at connecting BC youth to jobs created by LNG opportunities.

I have personally beenworking over the past year as Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform to theMinister of Justice and Attorney General. This past fall I consulted extensively with British Columbians todetermine what they wanted to see changed. I heard several consistent messages: better choice, increasedconvenience, and a few other common sense reforms—like enabling grocery stores to sell liquor, allowingchildren to join their parents at pubs, and permitting beer gardens to operate without fences. However, ourgovernment understands that public safety has to be considered beforemaking changes. Therefore, liquor willbe sold separately from grocery products and laws prohibitingminors from consuming liquor will continue tobe enforced.

I have never beenmore optimistic for British Columbia as I am now. As your BC Liberal MLA, I believe that ourProvince is on the right track andwewill keep focused on building a strong economy and secure tomorrow forour great province. Mywarmest wishes to you and your loved ones as you enjoy the summer season.

Best regards,

John Yap, MLA

Riding Association President’s Message by Ray Holme

As the president of the Richmond-Steveston riding association, I can attest to John’s deep commitment to hiscommunity.

As yourMLA, John has been busy working on successful province-wide initiatives such as theLiquor Policy Review. He has also spent countless hours helping constituents solve problems they encounterwith government and promoting worthwhile local initiatives.

John has been involved withmany community-based projects, such as advocating for the replacement ofRichmond Lion’s Manor, obtaining provincial funding for the dredging of Steveston Harbour, as well as fundingfor local charities and sporting events.

John understands that being an elected official means providing robust, consistent service to his constituents.I encourage you to become involved with local Richmond-Steveston BC Liberals to support John in ourcommunity. To find out more information, feel free to email us at [email protected].

Thank you,

Ray HolmePresident, Richmond-Steveston BC Liberal riding association

Today, June 6, 2014, is the 70th Anniversary ofD-Day. The Normandy Landing was the largestand most ambitious seaborne invasion in militaryhistory.

In total, 14,000 Canadian soldiers, 450 paratroopers,and 10,000 sailors were involved in the operation.Canadian soldiers were tasked with taking Junobeach, one of the five beaches Allied forces were setto land on and subsequently begin the liberation ofWestern Europe.

Within two hours, Canadian soldiers crushedGerman defenses and established control of thebeach.Wemust never forget the incredible sacrificesCanadian men and women in uniform have madefor our country. I extend my deepest thanks to allCanadian veterans across my riding and the provincefor their bravery and absolute dedication to ourcountry.

Today’s BC Liberals are delivering on promises that benefit you and yourfamily. Grassroots BC Liberal volunteers are already preparing for the 2017election and need all the help they can get. To donate and join Today’s BCLiberals, please visit bcliberals.com

At the Post-budget discussions, in February 2014, inRichmond with Speaker Reid, Min.Wat, Finance Min.De Jong, MLA John Yap, and Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

Remembering a D-Day hero: John presenting theQueen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal to Chinese-Canadianveteran FrankWong who landed at Juno Beach withthe D-Day Invasion forces; Frank passed away at theage of 94 in September 2013.

John and President of the Richmond ChineseCommunity Society AlexWong visit with membersof the Chinese Stamp and Numismatic Society ofCanada at Lansdowne Mall.

John with “super volunteer” Ray Holme at the BCLiberal Convention in May, 2014 held in Kelowna.

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Bountiful strawberry season expected

They are big, red, juicy, full offlavour, and about a week or twoearly.And that has a couple of

Richmond’slargest strawberryproducers busy asa stretch of justthe right blendof weather in thepast month or sohas created one ofthe better crops inrecent memory.Bill Zylmans,

who runs familyownedW&AFarm onWestminsterHighway says this year could beone of the best ever — even betterthan 2013’s bountiful harvest.“Last year was okay, but what

we’re seeing this year is going tobe over the top,” said Zylmanswhose father started the businessin 1952. Today, the 18 acres hededicates to strawberries representshis biggest crop.On a good year, each acre can

yield three tons of fruit.“That ends up to be quite a pile

of strawberries,” he said, addingthe average yield per acre is oneand a half to two tons.

“This is going to make upfor all those average years,” hesaid. “With the (operating) costsgoing up all around us, we need apayback year like this.”The key to the expected bounty

has not only been the near-perfectweather this springbut a chilly periodstretching backinto the wintermonths.“That puts

them (strawberryplants) into adeep dormancy,”Zylmans explained.“Back before lastChristmas we had a

few good and cold days. That helpsput them to sleep that much more,which allows them to come backin the spring just that much moreenergetic.”Heading into early April, when

Zylmans began making his roundsof the strawberry fields, there wasthe right mixture of mild weatherand just enough rain to kickstart thegrowing cycle.“My plants were telling me this

was going to be a good season,”Zylmans said. “They were lush,flamboyant and the buds started tocome out a bit earlier than normal.This is probably the third earliest

season in 20 years now.”According to the Farmer’s

Almanac, the temperatureforecasted for southern B.C. inJune is expected to be three degreesabove average (17.5 Celsius) withbelow average rainfall of 15 mm(30 mm below average).Heading into July temperatures

are anticipated to remain averagefor the month (16.5 degrees) withbelow average precipitation.That’s good news for the

strawberries.“We don’t want extreme heat.

This last week has been awesomeand a little timely rain is okay, too,”Zylmans said.But things can change quickly.

Just ask fellow longtime farmerBob Featherstone whose 12-acrestrawberry crop along StevestonHwy. in south Richmond lastseason met a different fate thanZylmans’.“Last year was a bit of a

disaster,” Featherstone said. “Theweather took its toll on the lateberries, which are called Ranier.They are beautiful tasting, and justas we were ready to start harvestingwe got four straight days and nightsof rain.”That caused much of the crop to

spoil.“They all went to mould and we

never picked another berry afterthat,” he said, adding a normalseason is four weeks long.“Last year, we picked for two

and a half weeks and that was theend of the season,” he said. “Theyare a good berry on a dry season.When you get too much moisture,well, things didn’t pan out.”But this time around,

Featherstone is optimistic theseason will be a good one forcustomers to enjoy strawberries

fresh from the fields.Featherstone said his operation

is a little different from some localstrawberry stands in that all thefruit is fresh picked on the day.“We don’t have a cooling

system, so there’s no previousday’s berries sold on our farm,”he said. “We’re bringing in berriescontinually. So, you’re buying fruitthat, in some cases, is less than anhour old. It’s as fresh as you canget them.”

A rash of domestic violence cases againstwomen, including the death of a Richmondmother, has led to women’s groups soundingan alarm for what they call a systemic failureto address male-on-female violence within thecriminal justice system.A rally was held at the provincial

courthouse in Downtown VancouverThursday to raise awareness of violenceagainst women, following what organizerssay have been at least eight, recent serious

cases involving alleged domestic violence.One of those cases happened in Richmond.

On May 4, Jian Hua ‘James’Wu is allegedto have killed his wife in their apartment uniton Granville Avenue. The couple had twochildren, according to police. Wu is now incustody and charged with second-degreemurder. His next court appearance is July 2.A publication ban has prevented the woman’sname from being released to the public.Women’s groups such as the Vancouver

Rape Relief andWomen’s Shelter and theBatteredWomen’s Support Services attendedthe rally while Richmond’s Nova Transition

House, which runs a shelter for abusedwomen and their children, lent its support.The groups note men are largely to blame

for violent attacks against women (83 percent, according to a 2013 Statistics Canadareport) and conviction rates in such cases arealso abnormally low. Most cases of domesticviolence involve men that women know— only 16 per cent of cases involve strangers.Also, based on homicide statistics Aboriginalwomen are disproportionately represented ashomicide victims.Janet Woo, the manager of Nova House

since January, said it was important to lend

support to the rally, although she could notattend.“Sometimes even making that first call can

be scary. It’s important for rallies like thisto make sure people are aware of services,”said Woo, who said she’s worked in crisisintervention in Richmond for 11 years.“We can help them, provide info on coping

strategies and safety planning,” said Woo,who indicated Nova helped 126 women and86 children last year.The Nova House is part of Chimo

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We’re bringing inberries continually ...It’s as fresh as you canget them.- Bob Featherstone

Bill Zylmans of W&A Farms in east Richmond says this year’sstrawberry crop is even more fruitful than last year’s decent harvest asthe right mixture of weather since April has produced big, sweet andflavourful strawberries. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News

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For all you dog owners, the lesson of thisstory is, never introduce a few treats to a packof dogs. Rarely does anything good come ofthis. Just ask 11 year-old Sheltie, Sean, and hismaster Sandra Gracie, a resident of Steveston.

On Tuesday morning, Gracie and Seanwere walking along the Steveston boardwalklike any other day and a group of dogs (all ontheir leash, according to Gracie) convergedon one another. In a split moment, Seanwas under attack by a dog believed to be aHusky-cross as a scuffle ensued over sometreats. It happened in a flash, and Gracie isn’tsure who introduced the treats, but, whenall the masters gained control of their dogs,Sean was left with several puncture wounds,including one near his carotid artery.

Now, the reason we can still speak of Seanin the present is because of the quick actionsof Gracie’s friend, Kenn Smith, and the factveterinarian Dr. Joseph Martinez happenedto be walking by.

“It happened just as I was there,” saidMartinez, who gained local hero statusin 2010 for saving University of Victoriabunnies from being euthanized .

Smith carries a small First-Aid kitwherever he goes and Martinez is trained inemergency procedures on dogs.

Martinez ran over to Sean andimmediately applied pressure on his wounds.Then, with the help of the Husky’s owner,Sean was carried over to Martinez’s Little

Paws Animal Clinic on Second Avenue wherehe underwent a 30-minute procedure thatresulted in a shaved neck and a bandaged leg.

The next day, Sean was in good spirits.“Nobody’s going to bring him cookies

anymore, that’s for sure,” chuckled Gracie.“I’m so lucky to have Dr.Martinez. Had

I been there by myself, we wouldn’t havegotten (Sean) here as well as we did,” saidGracie.

Martinez says people need to rememberdogs have pack mentalities and introducingtreats in a large group of dogs who areunfamiliar with one another can haveconsequences like this event.

Gracie said the Husky’s owner was veryapologetic and paid for the surgery.

“The people who helped were absolutelywonderful,” she said.

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Dr. Joseph Martinez came to the rescue ofSheltie Sean — much to the relief of ownerSandra Gracie. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News.

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Apilot program to calm speeding trafficin Richmond will see two signs popping upwhere drivers can’t, and shouldn’t, miss them— right in the middle of the road.The City of Richmond has teamed up with

local resident Ken Thibault, who is the B.C.distributor for a Montreal-based technologysolution company, which has already madethe road signs being widely used in EasternCanada and the U.S.Yesterday, the two, four-foot high, one-

foot wide warning signs — telling drivers toslow down in a school zone — were erectedin the centre of the road at crosswalks onTweedsmuir Avenue, outside Maple Laneelementary in south Richmond.The signs are specially designed to

completely bend over and then spring backshould they be clipped or, at worst, run overby an errant or worryingly inattentive driver.City spokesperson Ted Townsend said

the plan is to see how the signs work out,probably over the span of an entire schoolyear, before looking at erecting more acrosssimilar danger spots in Richmond.“They’re designed to primarily address

speeding issues in school zones,” saidTownsend, noting the signs are seasonal

and can be easily removed and replaceddepending on school vacation periods.“Maple Lane especially has had issues

with this and that’s why we’re trying out thesignage there. We consulted with the firedepartment, the RCMP and the school districtand all were supportive.”Townsend said the centre-of-the-road

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100th Anniversary of the Komagata Maru IncidentHon. A. Virk: Today The House remembers the passengers on a ship named theKomagata Maru. On May 23, 1914, that ship entered Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet carrying376 passengers from India.

Why had they come here? I’ll tell you why. They were simply looking for a new life,a better life in Canada. This is something most immigrants, including my own family,understand very well. But that did not happen, Madam Speaker. Instead they wereturned away and not allowed to enter Canada. What made this event even more tragicwas that upon their forced repatriation to India 19 passengers were killed.

Regrettably, like the historical wrongs against the Chinese community, the KomagataMaru was one of several incidents in the 20th century involving exclusion laws inCanada and United States.

Earlier today the Premier and the Opposition Leader joined together in a non-partisanway. Together with the support of all members of this House they proclaimed May 28th,2014 in British Columbia to be known as Komagata Maru Remembrance Day.

…a very famous American writer, James Baldwin reminds us “If history were past,history wouldn’t matter. History is present. You and I are history. We carry our history.We act our history.”

Apology for Past Discriminatory Practices against Chinese CanadiansHon. C. Clark: The Legislative Assembly’s apology today signifies our deepest regretfor the hardship and suffering our past provincial governments imposed on ChineseCanadians. The entire Legislative Assembly acknowledges the perseverance of ChineseCanadians that was demonstrated with grace and with dignity throughout our historywhile being oppressed by unfair and discriminatory historical laws. Moreover, weacknowledge the overwhelming contribution by Chinese Canadians to British Columbia’sculture, history, and economy.

On behalf of the province of British Columbia and on behalf of this entire LegislativeAssembly, we sincerely apologize for the province’s historical wrongs. We are sorry forthe discriminatory legislation and racist policies enacted by past provincial governments.We will ensure that this never happens again.

Thank you for setting your differences aside, recognizing that today, this historic day andthis formal apology, is not about politics. It is about doing the right thing, over 100 yearslater, addressing an historical wrong that is nothing less than a stain in our history.

Thank you for coming together to make this happen. We cannot undo the past, but byacknowledging it, by apologizing for it, together we can ensure that we and our childrenlearn from these mistakes and never, ever make them again.

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Amulti-faith group of students has beenfound to be kind, twice over.Last February the Richmond News reported

on students fromAz ZahraaAcademy andRichmond Jewish Day School packingand delivering lunches to low-income andhomeless people in Vancouver’s DowntownEastside as part of RandomActs of KindnessWeek.Their acts of kindness were recognized by

the non-profit organization RandomActs,which oversees and promotes many RAKactions across the continent. For the students’efforts, RandomActs handed the Grade 6 and7 students $3,000 for their schools.But instead of keeping the money, the

students decided to give it to Covenant HouseVancouver, an organization that helps youthaffected by abuse, addiction, health problemsand/or poverty reach a point in their liveswhere they can achieve independence.To boot, another donor matched the

donation, meaning Covenant took in a much-needed $6,000.“When RandomActs presented us with

the award, this was another opportunity forstudents to shine and really show us what we

have been trying to teach them— and theydid. They chose to pay it forward and showempathy, compassion and leadership.We aretruly moved and humbled by our students,”saidAz Zahraa teacher Jessie Claudio viaemail.“We hope we were able to foster a sense

of doing for others and showing them theincredible power of collaboration and howthey are able to make a difference in theworld one step at a time,” added Claudio,who worked hand–in-hand with Jewish DaySchool teacher Shoshana Burton.“It is empowering to see the impact of our

teaching and that it has gone beyond just agood lesson plan,” said Burton via email.

Students’ kindness recognizedGraeme WoodStaff [email protected]

Students take to the streets of Vancouver’sDowntown Eastside to deliver food.Photo submitted


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OPINIONSend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at [email protected]

Seattle’s city council hasmade the audaciousdecision that if you’re

going to work within citylimits, you deserve at least $15per hour.With the highest minimum

wage in the country set to bephased in over three years,all eyes will be on the city tosee which prognosticators’ tealeaves are correct.Business groups are decrying

it, warning it will raise prices,push jobs out of the city andruin the Seattle economy.Labour groups are promising

that this will be a boon tolocal business as employees

will soon have more spendingmoney to put back into theeconomy.No doubt, some businesses

already on the bubble won’thave the wherewithal tocontend with the higheroverhead. That is the nature ofventure capitalism.But the trend in the last 30

years has been for the costof living to rapidly outpacegrowth in wages, and we worrythis represents a greater threatto the economy as a whole.Every year the cost of living

in the Lower Mainland isdragged ever higher by ouralready absurd real estate

market. Every extra dollarspent on housing is one thatcould have been spent in a localbusiness.To her credit, raising the

minimum wage to $10.25 wassomething then-B.C. Liberalleadership candidate ChristyClark campaigned on andimplemented shortly afterbecoming premier, though shehas rejected recent calls to raiseit any higher.While $15 will hardly rescue

the middle class, it’s nice tosee at least one jurisdictionhas decided that the race tothe bottom has gone on longenough.

ASEAN market rich with opportunity for Richmond

On May 22, 12diplomats fromfive Southeast

Asian countries (Indonesia,Malaysia, Philippines,Thailand and Vietnam) made avisit to Richmond. It was hosted by TourismRichmond with the assistance of theRichmond Chamber of Commerce.This was a very important visit and

the delegation included the most seniorrepresentatives from these countriesin Vancouver, who are all part of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), which includes 10 nationscomprising one of the world’s mostpopulous and rapidly growing regions.The objective was to help the

representatives from these countries get toknow our city better and develop closer tiesbetween Richmond and their countries, withthe hope it will bring new opportunities fortrade and business development.With our advantages in geographic

location, infrastructure, and human

resources, Richmond has allthe elements to develop into aninternational trade hub. Knownas Canada’s gateway to thePacific, in 2013 as many as 18million travellers went throughour international airport

(YVR), which is rated the best in NorthAmerica and eighth in the world. Richmondis also the largest vehicle importer inWestern Canada with 187,000 vehiclesimported in 2012. In the recently adoptedRichmond Resilient Economy Strategy, it isestimated the transportation of people andgoods directly or indirectly accounts foralmost 70 per cent of the city’s economicbase employment.With China poised to pass the U.S. as

the world’s largest economy, and Indiabecoming the third-largest economy, weshould prepare ourselves to play a moreimportant role in Canada-Asia trade andcreate more employment opportunities forour residents. TheASEAN countries, with acombined population of 600 million people,are a big market for Canadian goods. They

also have a high demand for investment,technology, talent, and services to supporttheir rapid economic growth, and Richmondcould benefit by providing a link betweenCanada and theASEAN countries.In fact, the interest of ASEAN countries

in Richmond has been increasing in thepast two years. Last October, a high levelbusiness delegation, led by the DeputyMinister for International Trade of theVietnamese government, visited Richmondand had a productive meeting with theRichmond Chamber of Commerce.This past May, the Indonesian Consulate

General and Philippine Consulate Generalparticipated in theAsian Heritage Monthcelebration hosted by the RichmondChinese Community Association atLansdowne Centre mall.However, the recent visit represented a

collective interest of theASEAN countriesin Richmond. During their visit, they hadthe opportunity to explore and be impressedby the high-tech industry, agricultural,tourism, sports, and community facilitiesavailable in our city. The feedback has been

extremely positive. When Mohd HaniffAbd Rahman, Consul General of Malaysiain Vancouver, spoke on behalf of visitorsat the end of the trip, he said Richmondwould be high on the priority list of theircountries for future business developmentand cooperation.For our part, the city’s new economic

strategy is focusing on this area bycontinuing to build on Richmond’s statusas a major gateway for goods movement inand out of Canada.We will continue to collaborate with

partners such as YVR and Port MetroVancouver to pursue transportationand other infrastructure improvementsthat support increased trade, while alsoprotecting community livability. We’re alsoworking closely with Tourism Richmondand other community partners to buildtourism as the Asia Pacific market isemerging as a leading prospect for newtourism to Canada.The door to the ASEAN market is now

open and I am sure there are many moreopportunities ahead.

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The Editor,My grandma was a teacher, my mom

was a teacher, my sister is a teacher andI have been teaching for 15 years. I don’trecommend that any young person pursue acareer in education. What I have experiencedwhile being a teacher has really taken theenjoyment out of the job. Seventeen years ofcoaching basketball (volunteer), organizingtournaments, and giving up my free time forwhatever the school needs. Today, I found out

that the government is taking 10 per cent ofmy salary because they believe teachers arenot doing 100 per cent of their job. What ajoke. Guess what Christy Clark? You just losta long-time coach, someone who gave up fourmonths of every year to coach basketball. So,I hope taking my 10 per cent and treating theteaching profession like garbage was worth it.You can only kick someone so much.

Jon Paul SaltelRichmond

Joy of teaching being killedSTRIKE

The Editor,The BC Teachers’ Federation’s (BCTF)

strike is now spreading like wildfire. Withthe government’s lockout and the decisionto cut teachers’ pay by 10 per cent during therotating strike being ruled legal, the situationdoes not seem to have an end any time soon.With the potential for tensions to worsen, Icannot express enough how critical it is forthis entire mess to be sorted out, and fast.As a recent high school graduate, I know

how harmful job action is for students of allages. It takes away students’ ability to seekhelp with homework or personal issues, andit impacts students mentally, physically,and emotionally. After-school activities are

forced to stop, and many students are leftfeeling frustrated with concepts they didn’tunderstand in class. I know because I’ve feltthe consequences of job action and strikesfirsthand when I attended a high school. It allbuilds up to incredibly negative feelings andstagnant learning.I urge the provincial government and the

BCTF to compromise and hear each otherout. If they cannot do that, then please, bringin a mediator. At least they would be ableto represent both sides fairly. The educationsystem should be designed for learning, not apolitical battleground.

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Comets recorded Rock Around The Clock to kick off a little knowngenre called “rock ‘n’ roll.”It was quite a year, 1954; it also produced a seemingly endlessstream of graduating talent out of Richmond High, including asupreme court judge, surveyors, professors, accountants, schoolprincipals and teachers.They were the first grads to emerge from the new Richmond Highat the time, and the remnants of that vintage crop of six decadesago reconvened last week at Richmond Country Club for whatwas bound to be their final Class of ‘54 reunion.For many people, it’s a massive undertaking to organize, contactand corral grads for 25th, 40th and, on rare occasions, 50threunions. But a 60th anniversary?“We got 32, which was pretty damn good considering we’re allin our late 70s,” said one of the reunion organizers, Ray Gora, 77.“But I tell you what, many people have health and other issues,so to get 32 out of the 67 who graduated is a job in itself.

“But a lot of the credit shouldgo to Bruce Hawboldt, whodid all the donkey work, all theemailing and calling for the lastyear or so.”Gora helped pull off the 25th,50th and 55th reunions, whichattracted 100, 108 and 40 gradsrespectively.“For the 50th, it was a realchallenge but we managed toget hold of every single studentwho was alive, except one,”added Gora.“We scoured phone records,

talked to friends to get a lead, studied phone books. It took aboutthree years to put that one together.“Thankfully, we only had to start this one last year.”However, with the inevitable passage of time, Gora concededlast week’s trip down memory lane may well be the last for the“Class of ’54.”“I’m not sure whether we’ll have another one,” he said.“It’s getting tougher and tougher to pull people in.”

Blade bummerWithin seconds of him doing it, Jim Akizuki knew what wascoming next.In Akizuki’s woodwork class run, by teacher Mr. (Bernie) Reid, itwas a cardinal safety sin to leave your plane blade-side up whenyou weren’t using it.“One day, I was planing this piece of wood and I guess I was justlazy or forgot, but I placed the plane blade-side up,” said Akizuki,now 78.“Within seconds, Bernie was right there and said, ‘OK, bendover.’”

In those days, corporal punishment, whether that be the belt, thecane or whatever, was a legal recourse for teachers to restoreorder, administer punishment or set an example.Reid’s “tool” of choice was a paddle, a three-foot long plank ofwood resembling a cricket bat.A couple of smacks on Akizuki’s backside was all it took. “I neverdid it again, that’s for sure,” Akizuki laughed, as he joked andshared a beer with the now 91-year-old Mr. Reid in the restaurantat Richmond Country Club.Reid taught woodwork and drafting at the time and was alsoRichmond High’s baseball coach. He went on to become theschool’s vice principal in 1974 before taking the principal roles atCambie and then Hugh Boyd, where he retired.“There are some pretty sharp characters in this room, so you hadto have your wits about you back then,” said Reid.“They were a great bunch, but once in a while, one or twoneeded to be brought into line when they started horsing around.One on the backside, that’s all it took.”Reid said he rarely resorted to the “paddle,” noting that he usedit maybe three times in an entire school year.Asked if he thought classrooms would be a better place ifcorporal punishment was still around, Reid said, “Yes, I definitelythink there would be less bullying for a start; it kept most of themin line.”

Colour TVs, rock ‘n’ roll and the Class of ‘54Strict teachers, corporalpunishment recalled as first evergrad class of Richmond Highregroup for possibly last reunion

REUNION

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The grads of ‘54, left,reunite, below left, forthe 60th year. Below,woodwork teacherBernie Reid, 91, relivesthe moment he smackedstudent Jim Akizuki, 78, withhis infamous paddle forbreaching a safety rule inhis class. Colour photos byGord Goble/Special to theNews

Reunion organizer Ray Gorasenses the 60th bash maybe the last.

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“I wasn’t that keen on school, too manyrules and regulations,” are not the kind ofwords you’d expect to hear from a man whograduated from Richmond High to become asupreme court judge.“I enjoyed the sports, but not much else,”added Allen Melvin, who now lives in Victoria.“I was at the 50th reunion, but many of us stillget together every September. We should stillhave one for our 70th reunion.”

A happy teachers’re-“union”Eileen Aderneck, Sylvia Vasel, Trudy TenfordRoberta Black and Donna Krog have morein common than being from the Class of ’54— they all became teachers.Vasel and Krog taught physical education,Tenford taught a “bit of everything” and Blacktaught elementary.“This was the best class ever,” said Vasel,who now lives on Hornby Island.“It really was the best student body and mostof the teachers were great as well. I say mostof them, because there was one or two who,well, that’s all I’ll say.”Tenford and Black have been friends for 71 oftheir 77 years and Krog just “loved” school to

bits.“I missed school for a week one time becausemy sister got scarlet fever and we were allquarantined,” recalled Krog.“I cried for the entire week.”

Calling it a RichmondHigh careerRoy Akune graduated from Richmond High,did his stint as a student teacher at Richmond

High and was the school’s principal from 1986to ‘90.If anyone deserves the tag, “Mr. RichmondHigh,” it’s Akune, who was Steveston bornand bred before, as a five-year-old, he andhis family were interned to Alberta during theSecond World War, only to return to Richmondand Richmond High in 1952 for Grade 11.“(The class) all got along very well; therewas no real hierarchy and we all grew up inRichmond,” said Akune, who also went on tobecome Richmond School District’s deputysuperintendent from 1979-85.“I remember a very strict French teacher calledMrs. Wright, Mrs. Ethel Wright,” said Akune.“I wasn’t a very good French student and shewas very aware of that!“In those days, (teachers) were allowed to bevery strict, it was almost expected.”Later, as the principal at a different school,Akune was asked to come back to RichmondHigh to assess and inspect some areas of hisformer school, including Mrs. Wright’s Frenchclass.“I remember feeling very, very uncomfortable,”Akune said with a knowing smile.“I don’t know how she felt; I didn’t ask her.”

Judge-to-be: Hated rules and regulationsREUNION

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These grads, in no particular order, Eileen Aderneck, Sylvia Vasel, Trudy TenfordRoberta Black and Donna Krog all grew up to be teachers. Photos by Gord Goble/Special tothe News

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Grads of ‘54, left,who have sincepassed away wereremembered at the60th reunion. Right,Roy Akune graduatedfrom Richmond High,and later became astudent teacher andprincipal at the school.Far right, a full classlist.

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Steveston-LondonSharks finished second atthe recent B.C. SecondarySchools AAA GolfChampionships at theSquamish Valley Golf andCountry Club.

The Sharks fired roundsof 299 and 298 (four playergross aggregate) to finish 20shots back of winner Princeof Wales and 11 ahead ofthird place St. George’s.

Senior and ColumbiaUniversity bound Curtis

Chan led the way, finishingsecond among individualscorers with a 6-undertotal after back-to-back69s. Diego San Pedro alsocracked the top 10 —placing tied for ninth withrounds of 72 and 77.

Other Sharks scorersincluded: Nicholas Miu in19th (78-75) and Alex Chenin 31st (82-77).

Prince of Wales’ JordanLu topped all players with a14-under total.

Steveston-London finish 2ndat provincial championships

McMath Wildcats silver medal winning 4x100 junior girls relay team of Sara Cathcart, Zandalee Uyeyama, Kelsey Jacksonand Meghan Higashitani on the podium at last weekend’s B.C. Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships.

McMath Wildcats’ young up-and-comingtalent was on full display again at lastweekend’s B.C. Secondary Schools Track andField Championships in Langley.

The Wildcats captured their first-everRichmond title last month, thanks mainlyto the Steveston school’s dominance at theGrade 8-to-10 levels — pushing them pastdefending champion MacNeill and perennialpowerhouse Cambie for the very first time.That group also showed it can stack up withthe province’s very best too.

Leading the charge was by multi-talentedGrade 10 standout Sara Cathcart whowalked away from the championships withfour medals.

Her busy weekend was highlighted by afirst place finish in the in the junior girls’high jump with a best leap of 1.55 metres.She added a third place in the long jumpthanks to a personal best leap of 1.55 metres.

Cathcart was also prominent on thetrack, teaming up with Zandalee Uyeyama,Kelsey Jackson and Meghan Higashitani tofinish second in the 4x100 relay. Cathcart,Uyeyama and Higashitani then joinedGeorgia Booker for a gutsy bronze medalperformance in the 4x400 relay.

McMath was sitting second on the finalleg when anchor runner Higashitani collidedwith another team and almost fell. Sheovercame the mishap and a sore knee to stillget her team on the podium and nearly reelin the runner-up finisher.

At one point, Cathcart had to jugglethree events at the same time. She steppedaway from the long jump competition torun the 4x100 and came back to qualify forthe finals. That gave her three more jumpsbefore racing off for the 4x400 relay.

McMath’s juniors also enjoyed success infield events as Camryn Rogers captured thehammer throw with a best effort of over 53metres.

She also added a bronze in the shot putthanks to a throw of 12.41 metrees.

Thanks to Cathcart and Rogers’performances the Wildcats finished secondin the final junior girls team standings

to Semiahmoo. Both girls train with theRichmond Kajaks.

Other highlighted performances forMcMath included the Grade 8 boys 4x100relay team of Nicholas Higashitani, NishaanDulay, Benny Bruschinski and Andre Belislefinishing third. Nicholas Higashitani wasalso sixth in the 100 metres and eighth in the200

Sarah Kamimura was fourth in the Grade8 girls high jump event, while ConnorForsyth nearly made the podium in thesenior boys high jump, placing fourth with abest leap 1.85 metres.

Meanwhile McNair sprinter Georgia Lam,a Kajaks’ teammate of Cathcart and Rogers,won silver in the junior girls 100 metres witha clocking of 12.57. She also placed fifth inthe 200 (26.62).

Cambie’s Riley Pawlik also reached thepodium with a silver medal finish in thejunior boys long jump. Teammate AndrewTon was seventh.

McRoberts’ Michelle Chan won bronze inthe junior girls javelin.

Richmond athletes were prominent inthe Grade 8 boys long jump as Burnett’sEric Che was fourth, followed by Cambie’sSheldon Cabeltes in sixth and McMath’sAndre Belisle in eighth.

Cambie senior athlete Mohamed AbdulBaasit advanced to the 100 metre final,placing eighth in a time of 11.16 seconds. Hejust missed out on the 200 final as well, withthe 10th fastest qualifying time (23.06).

Steveston-London’s Merveilles Amisi wonsilver in the Grade 8 boys triple jump with abest leap of 11.20 metres.

MacNeill’s Kyle San Juan was fifth in theGrade 8 boys discus. Aljon Palino (Cambie)was eighth in the Grade 8 boys high jumpand Amisi 11th.

Burnett’s Rami Hamdan was 12th Grade 8boys shot put. MacNeill’s Leena Douk placedninth in the Grade 8 girls shot put.

Adrian Emata (Cambie) was 11thin senior boys long jump. Nisha Dulay(McMath) was eighth in the Grade 8800 metres.

Cathcart’s four medalsleads way for Wildcats

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD


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FIGURE SKATING

Connaught wins 19 medals at Victoria Day eventConnaught Skating Club

sent a large contingent of79 skaters to the recent2014 Victoria Day InterclubCompetition in SouthSurrey and produced someexcellent results.

The Richmond clubreturned homewith 19 medalsand 20 top fivefinishes.

Here is abreakdown of theresults:

Star U10Gr. 1: DorothyYuen (1st), LizaShepelev (3rd),Ellie Cheung(4th), YolandaZhang (6th).

Star U10 Gr.2: Ariel Sheng (4th), RiaMesotopitis (9th).

Star 4 U10 Gr. 3: KaleighChan (4th), Solana Wong(9th).

Star 4 U10 Gr. 4: MollyLiao (9th).

Star 4 U13 Gr. 1: SukieYeung (5th).

Star 4 Boys: RonaldChang (3rd).

Star 4 13 and Over Gr. 1:Viktoria Tryfonova (3rd).

Star 5 U10 Gr. 1: IsabellaJin (2nd), Silvia Li (13th).

Star 5 U10 Gr. 2:Chantelle Wang (4th),

Jocelyn Chiu(6th), Roanna Lu(10th), IsabellaHe (12th).

Star 5 U10 Gr.3: Michelle Wang(5th), VanessaRong (5th).

Star 5 U13 Gr.1: Jessie Liang(5th).

Star 5 U13 Gr.2: Jessy Ma (7th).

Star 5 Boys:Wesley Chiu

(4tH0, Victor Lum (6th).Senior Bronze Ladies Gr.

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Monsie Godinez (1st).Pre-Intro Interpretive:

Heather Gustavsson (1st),

Nicole Gustavsson (2nd).Pre-Juvenile U11 Gr. 1:

Averyn Ngan (5th), JamieCheung (6th).

Pre-Juvenile U11 Gr.2: Samantha Yeung (3rd),Emily Ni (5th), Caitlin Tai(6th).

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Juvenile Men: Daniel

Han (2nd).Pre Novice Ladies U14

Gr. 1: Claudia Makhanko(2nd short, 2nd long. 2ndoverall).

Pre-Novice Ladies U14Gr. 2: Danica Vangsgaard(3rd short, 4th long, 4thoverall), Megan Kan (5thshort, 8th long, 7th overall),Made Sheung (8th short,9th long, 9th overall).

Pre-Novice Men: BeresClements (2nd, short, 2ndlong, 2nd overall), MicahLynette (4th short, 4thlong, 4th overall), BasilWang (5th short, 5th long,5th overall), Martin Yushko(7th short, 6th long, 7thoverall), Wilson Leung (8thshort, 8th long, 8th overall).

Novice Women: ElvieCarroll (7th short, 6th long,

6th overall), Bianca Duca(14th short).

Junior Women ShortProgram: Danielle Gordon(4th).

Junior Men LongProgram: Kurtis Schreiber(3rd).

Senior Women ShortProgram: Larkyn Austman(1st).

Senior Men ShortProgram: Mitchell Gordon(1st), Garrett Gosselin(2nd), Daniel Chen (4th),Shawn Cuevas (5th).

Senior Men LongProgram: Jairus Godfrey(1st).

Connaught also had anumber of young skatersparticipating at the Star2 and Star 3 levels. Theyincluded:

Star 2: Naimi Chi, EmilyLeung, Ella Han, LaurenEmsley, Ami Wong, KaylieYung, Arianna Fong,Isabella Deconti, Keith Lau,Quirin Teh, Kyle Yeung.

Star 3: Doris Liao, TarynStrayton, Grace He.

Beres Clements

Connaught skaters returned with a number of medals from the Victoria Day InterclubCompetition in South Surrey.


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The first Cherokee wasproduced by American Motorsback in 1984 and was the firstmodern SUV without a body-on-frame chassis. Its innovativedesign and appearance provedquite popular and spawnedmany imitators.So many infact,we now have an entiremarket segment of them,known as cross-over utilityvehicles.

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