Richmond News September 29 2023

Richmond man gunned down

Anti-SOGI protests spark backlash from educators

MARIA RANTANEN mrantanen@richmond-news com

leaders to join us in condemning these actions ”

MARIA RANTANEN

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The name of a 29-year-old Richmond man, killed early Sunday morning in Richmond’s city centre, has been released by police “in hopes of advancing its investigation”

“Jackie” Giang Giang Tran was found by police around 5 a m near Cooney and Anderson roads suffering from gunshot wounds

Despite attempts at rescuscitation, Tran died at the scene. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken conduct of the investigation

“Our members will be working with the Richmond RCMP over the next few days to canvass the area for witnesses and for CCTV,” said Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of IHIT.

IHIT is asking anyone with information or anyone who was driving or parked on Anderson Road, Cooney Road, Eckersley RoadandParkRoadbetween3a m and5a m withdash-camera video, to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc gc ca

In anticipation of anti-SOGI protests across Canada last week, the Richmond Board of Education and other local education groups released a statement speaking out against hate, vandalism and attacks against LGBTQ persons

Marches took place in many communities across Canada last Wednesday morning, with organizers saying it was to “protest LGBTQ indoctrination ”

In late August, rainbow crosswalks at Richmond schools were targeted with homophobic graffiti nine times, including several incidents at a recently painted one at Palmer secondary “Acts of vandalism are unacceptable, and our board and partners wish to condemn hate in our schools, our community, and in the City of Richmond,” the statement reads. “We are encouraging other local political

The statement supporting the school district’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) policy comes from board chair Debbie Tablotney, the president of two education unions as well as administrators and parents in the Richmond School District

“We believe that Richmond students, staff and families deserve to feel safe and accepted for who they are and to learn and work in an environment free of discrimination,” they said About two dozen communities listed locations for the “I Million March 4 Children” protests in B C , but Richmond was not on this list

SOGI policies are meant to guide educators to talk about valuing diversity and responding to discrimination This might include discussing the human rights code, sexual orientation and gender identity

Help police ID body

ALAN CAMPBELL acampbell@richmond-news com

Police are asking the public to help identify the body of a man pulled from the Fraser River in Richmond more than a year ago. Richmond RCMP say the body was recovered from the north arm of the Fraser River on May 30, 2022

The man was clothed in a red Taiga branded jacket, a black hoodie with a skull logo and the words “Buffalo 1972 David Bitton” surrounding it on the left breast

He was also wearing a grey long-sleeved shirt with an image of a wolf silhouette and the words “Howl You Doing?,” a grey T-shirt, black sweatpants, and black Adidas size 10 5 training shoes

Anyone who can help is asked to contact Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 and quote file #2022-14167

The man found dead in the Fraser River in Richmond was wearing these clothes

Church denied tax break for mall properties

MARIA RANTANEN mrantanen@richmond-news com

A Richmond church has been denied a tax exemption for three commercial units they own in a strip mall since they have yet to renovate the space into a worship area

Richmond Emmanual Church has bought three commercial units at President Plaza on Cambie Road, but because no renovations have been done nor has the city received a building permit application for renovations their request for a tax exemption was denied by the City of Richmond

A site visit was done by BC Assessment and city staff in August 2022, and it was determined “the design, condition and configuration of the units were not conducive to being used as a public place of worship,” according to a staff report going to city council’s finance committee next week

In its report, city staff note a building permit application was expected in April 2023 but none has yet been submitted.

A tax break can be given if a property is being actively used as a place of worship, but not during construction

Taxes for the three properties at President Plaza in 2023 were assessed at about $27,000

The city gives about $1 4 million in tax breaks to various charities, largely churches and child-care centres

Of this, churches receive about $484,000 in tax exemptions, non-city owned properties received about $132,000 in tax breaks, while city-owned or leased properties account for about $847,000 in tax breaks.

“The City recovers this shortfall through tax increases to general taxpayers,” city staff note in their report to the finance committee Tax exemptions are allowed for non-profits and charities that don’t conduct commercial ventures.

Last week, volunteers from the Army, Navy Air Force (ANAF) 284 in Steveston approached city council to ask for a tax break or tax deferral as they are $50,000 in arrears

The city lawyer, however, noted, because ANAF 284 runs a commercial business on the property, provincial legislation doesn’t allow them to get a tax exemption

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Max income set for Steveston rental housing

MARIA RANTANEN mrantanen@richmond-news com

People living in a 25-unit affordable rental building in Steveston will only be allowed to earn up to $72,000 and will pay less than 30 per cent of their monthly income in rent if a proposed housing agreement is approved by Richmond city council.

The housing agreement is coming to next week’s planning meeting, and maximum household incomes are part of the contract

Those living in two-bedroom units can’t earn more than $72,000 per year, and those in studio apartments will be allowed to earn up to $58,000 annually These are standards set by BC Housing

City council recently approved the housing complex, at the corner of Railway Avenue and Steveston Highway, after the federal government gave a grant of $9 1 million to build it, located on city-owned land

The units are meant for women and children, and there will be 15 studio apartments and 10 two-bedroom apartments

There was initially opposition to the proposal from nearby residents, including a petition against the building, but, when it came to city council for approval, that opposition had died down with no one speaking against it

On the other hand, a seniors affordable rental building proposed by Kiwanis on Railway Avenue, was opposed by several nearby residents at the same meeting In the end, city council also approved that building

The agreement further stipulates that the rental units are meant to be permanent housing, that is.

Furthermore, the agreement stipulates the units can’t be used for shortterm rentals or be sublet

The rental building will be managed by Turning Point Society

A fire was spotted from a porta potty at Richmond Secondary last Friday Photo submitted

Porta-potty ablaze

VALERIE LEUNG

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The smell of a porta-potty wasn’t the only thing that caught the attention of students and staff at Richmond Secondary last Friday

A fire was spotted coming from the porta-potty in the corner of the school sports field on Friday morning

Jim Wishlove, Richmond Fire-Rescue fire chief, said the blaze was dealt with quickly by a school staff member

“When we arrived, one of the school administrators had put the fire out with a fire extinguisher and that was helpful,” said Wishlove

“The fire was quite far from the building so there was no risk of it spreading nor damaging anything else nearby”

The cause of the fire was undetermined

Properties in tax arrears at auction

MARIA RANTANEN

mrantanen@richmond-news com

More than 100 homes in Richmond were advertised two weeks ago to be auctioned off due to unpaid property taxes

Most of the owners, however, resolved their tax issues, according to the city, and the number of properties for sale at a public auction continued to dwindle throughout the weeks leading up to the auction.

In the end, six properties were for sale with seven people bidding on them

The ad listing more than 100 delinquent properties was in the Richmond News’ Sept. 14 edition.

According to the community charter, municipalities are required to hold a tax sale on the last Monday of September for any properties whose taxes are two years delinquent on the first day of the year

Those who bid on a property need to pay immediately.

The original owner, however, has one year to redeem the property if they pay back all outstanding charges and interest costs

The city noted it’s rare that properties with a building or structure change hands at tax sales

Man pleads guilty to 4 sex crime charges

MARIA RANTANEN

mrantanen@richmond-news

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A Richmond man has pleaded guilty to four out of 17 charges and will be sentenced in November. Satvir Sanghera, who was originally charged with 17 counts of various crimes, including sexual assault and possession of child pornography, has pleaded guilty to four counts and will be sentenced in November.

Sanghera pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault, which took place in December 2015 and April 2019, and two counts of obtaining or communicatingforsexualservices,datingtoApril2016and June 2019.

The charges stemmed from several incidents in Richmond, but some allegedly took place in Vancouver and Coquitlam

The trial was delayed twice, and, in the end, Sanghera pleaded guilty in December 2022 to the four counts

The other 13 charges haven’t been dropped yet The sentencing hearing for Sanghera will be held on Nov 27

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Veterans club asks for relief on its $50K city tax debt

MARIA RANTANEN mrantanen@richmond-news com

A veterans organization in Steveston is $50,000 in tax arrears and has asked Richmond city council for some relief

Two volunteers from the Army, Navy, Air Force Club 284 on No. 1 Road near Chatham Street approached city council last Monday with their ask, saying tax forgiveness or at least a deferral would help the club after COVID-19 left them without reserve funds.

Walter Cadwallader and Mark Grattan with ANAF 284 noted the club gives out between $30,000 and $50,000 in donations to 30 chari-

ties a year

“We are here to ask council to give us some relief or forgive taxes for the year,” Cadwallader said “Hopefully, in the worst case, to defer those taxes”

Coun Carol Day questioned whether the club is looking at new management, noting, with the “incredible location” of the club, it seemed they weren’t maximizing it to bring the public in

The volunteers told city council they have hired a new manager “with a lot of experience and very good reputation,” who starts on Oct 1

The city’s lawyer, Tony Capuccinello Iraci, however, noted non-profits aren’t allowed tax exemptionsifthey runacommercialbusiness.

“There’s a provision in the community charter which prohibits assistance to business –businesses defined includes activity as well as commercial undertaking and would not be permitted,” Capuccinello Iraci said “So, when you have non-profits using premises for principal use that is commercial in nature, that’s caught by the prohibition and would not be permitted”

When asked by Mayor Malcolm Brodie how long they would have to pay off their taxes,

Capuccinello Iraci said it’s a maximum period of three years.

Day suggested city council refer the matter back to city staff to see if there are any other opportunities to help the organization “a loophole we might have missed”

Brodie said, however, if city staff were to work with ANAF to figure out a solution, it would be contingent on their financial books being open to city staff

City council voted unanimously to ask city staff to liaise with ANAF to see if they could come up with some other solution to help with their overdue taxes

Bains calms safety concerns amid IndiaCanada tension

VALERIE LEUNG Vleung@Richmond-News com

As tensions continue to bubble between the governments of Canada and India, a Richmond MP is highlighting the importance of safety for his constituents and fellow Canadians

The shooting death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the parking lot of a Surrey gurdwara on June 18 has sparked allegations of involvement by the government of India and raised safety concerns for many in the Indo-Canadian community Parm Bains, MP for Steveston-Richmond East, said citizens shouldn’t have to worry about their safety while living in Canada

“Canadians should know that our safety is paramount,” said Bains, adding Canada has been a “beacon of safety throughout history” for people around the world.

Last week in Parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a “potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen”

While Bains said it would be “irresponsible” of him to speak about the investigation itself, he wants to focus on what he and the government can do, which is to ensure the “safety of Canadians”

Maintaining the “rule of law, the Charter of Rights, which allows us to practice our religion and freedom that we enjoy” is more important now than ever, he added

Bains told the Richmond News that living in Richmond his whole life has shown a city can live in harmony and be accepting of differences whether it be faith or traditions.

“We should be proud of the harmony we’ve enjoyed in the City of Richmond,” he said, highlighting the city’s “Highway to Heaven” on No 5 Road

“We have a five-kilometre corridor with over 20 different religious institutions, people from all different faiths, all side-byside with one another

“At this time, I would encourage everyone to come together and be proud of what the Prime Minister has done to ensure that we will not tolerate other nations trying to infringe on the freedoms that we have”

When asked what Canada’s next steps are, Bains said they will need to let the national security agencies and public safety agencies do their work.

Pathways part of Richmondite’s routine for 34 years

DAISY XIONG

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When Karen Person isn’t working, she spends her day at Pathways Clubhouse in Richmond and helps in their kitchen this has been a routine for her since 1989.

The non-profit organization on Granville Avenue provides vital support for people dealing with mental health challenges and those who’ve recovered

“For me, I need routine in my life. When I don’t work, I don’t want to be alone in my house and watch TV the clubhouse is made up of many different people with different personalities, and everyone gets along,” said Person

“It’s been a good place for people who are going back into the workforce or need a place to come for a couple of hours a day to socialize ”

Person grew up in a small town in northern B C until she experienced mental health challenges in her 30s and moved to Vancouver for treatment. She was diagnosed with depression and was in a psychiatric ward for two months

“I felt I was in a deep hole and I couldn’t get out of it I didn’t want to shower, wasn’t functioning well at work and wasn’t looking after myself. It just wasn’t good,” recalled Person.

“I think it’s the fact that everyone was moving on with life and I wasn’t I was the person that would stay home with my mom and I didn’t have friends in high school or elementary school.”

when she is not working Daisy Xiong photo

After leaving the hospital and receiving training to work in the restaurant, Person found a job in Richmond as a dishwasher She was then introduced to Pathways, a non-clinical organization offering opportunities for people with mental health challenges to get training, social opportunities, volunteering, etc.

“I feel safe, I feel comfortable here,” said Person, who has been off medication now for a long time

“I like working in the kitchen, I do the socials I can just come and hang out in the morning, go to do strolls and then come back, two days a week.”

Person said she made the right decision to follow her doctor’s advice to move to Vancouver, a larger city where she expanded her social network and received support from organizations such as Pathways.

She said if someone is not feeling well mentally, they should tell somebody and seek help, and it’s important for those around them should give a listening ear

At Pathways, once someone becomes a member, they become a member for life, no matter where someone is in their mental health journey, according to Erin Lee, a staff member at Pathways

“I think a lot of people come here, because it’s a safe place to be where they know that other people have a story of their background and some people are open to talking about it, some people are not ”

She said the organization is purposely understaffed to create the need for members to support each other so they feel needed

“I feel very supported here They are the kindest and most open people that I’ve met here People are very funny and supportive here so it’s just a fun place to be,” said Lee.

RCMP’s Yankee 30 program having profound effect on youth

ALAN CAMPBELL

acampbell@richmond-news

com

It’s not just great for the children and youth, it’s great for our members as well

That’s the assertion of Sgt Thomas O’Hara, the officer in charge of Richmond RCMP’s Youth Section, when asked about the success of the “Yankee 30” program.

The initiative which involves a nonpolice support worker from the Ministry of Children and Family Development accompany an officer to a call about an at-risk youth kicked off in January as a pilot before being made permanent in July

Since its inception, around 600 calls have been made to the Yankee 30 program,

named after the call-sign for that particular service

And O’Hara lauded the program, believing that it has enabled the police to forge a level of trust with many vulnerable children and youth, who might otherwise be lost down the path to a criminal lifestyle.

“It has been quite surprising how the community accepted this program,” O’Hara told the Richmond News

“When we first launched it, I would say some members were reporting that many youth had some distrust around it But since then, with the consistency and them realizing there is a genuine concern for their safety, that has largely changed.

“We would check up on them weekly Not for the purpose of anything criminal, just asking if there is anything we can help them with it kind of built up a rapport”

That progress, added O’Hara, is very much down to the presence of the aforementioned government support workers.

“Back in January, there was this one particular youth getting into a lot of trouble with us and his family He was not on the path to a lifestyle of a law-abiding citizen and he already had certain court conditions imposed on him,” explained O’Hara

“He wouldn’t engage with us at all But in last six months, he has changed drastically Through the supports in this program, he

has been able to get a part-time job He wasn’t going to school But he went into the alternate program and is looking to going back into the regular school program”

O’Hara said that, having quick access to a support worker to accompany officers on Yankee 30 calls, has made a world of difference

“Before Yankee 30, if it’s urgent, trying to get a support worker to attend with us could be somewhat cumbersome,” he said.

“But since this program started, it is much easier for us to engage with (the support workers) and the process is so much more fluid. It’s better for the youth, our officers and the youth’s family.”

Karen Person (right) likes to help in the kitchen and socialize with other members and staff such as Erin Li (left) at Pathways Clubhouse

Richmond labyrinth a quiet space for healing, solace

42-foot circle is a being engineered by Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Richmond Funeral Home and hospice

VALERIE LEUNG

vleung@richmond-news.com

“There aren’t a lot of quiet spaces in this world, but we’re hoping we can change that for the people in the community looking for a place to reflect, remember and grieve ”

Richmond pastor Christoph Reiners at Our Saviour Lutheran Church is working with Richmond Hospice and Richmond Funeral Home to build a labyrinth to offer a place of solace for anyone in the community in need of a quiet space by themselves or with family.

The project, titled Labyrinth of Our Saviour, will be a 42-foot labyrinth circle made of a paver stone footpath between low-growing plants in the church’s backyard on No. 4 Road, just south of Westminster Highway

“This is a tool that we offer to the community to explore what it means to be human and what it means to embark on this pilgrimage through life,” said Reiner “This is a project for the community and for the people, not for the church ”

A member of the church, Eva Harris, told the Richmond News the last couple of years have been difficult for many, includ- ing people involved in the ongoing over-

dose crisis

“There’s no real support for those who are going through that specific type of grief and I’m hoping to reach out to those, as well as supporting organizations, to help them,” said Harris

She added that once the footpath is laid out, the church will invite community members to help with planting the flowers and greens in between

Erin MacPherson, manager of Richmond Funeral Home, described the labyrinth as “more than bricks and mortar”

“It builds awareness and empathy within the Richmond and Lower Mainland community around the topics of grief and loss,” said MacPherson

“I think it’s a place for people of all faiths to seek solace during a difficult time or a time of meditation or thought ”

A donation of $10,000 was made by the Arbor Memorial Foundation to help jumpstart the project. MacPherson said the project is still actively raising funds as they have a goal of raising an additional $20,000 to complete it

Construction of the labyrinth will start this fall.

Chaoyin Bilingual School wholeheartedly embraces the importance of mental health. We are dedicated to fostering a nurturing environment that prioritizes the well-being of our students and staff. Through counseling services, awareness initiatives, and a compassionate community, we stand united in our commitment to promoting and supporting mental health for all.

A 42-foot labyrinth is planned in the backyard of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Richmond From left to right: Christoph Reiner, pastor at Our Saviour Lutheran Church; Erin MacPherson, manager at Richmond Funeral Home; Eva Harris, member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church; and Mark Hensman, chaplain of Richmond Hospice

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YVR therapy dog program becomes permanent fixture

VIKKI HUI vhui@richmond-news com

Five four-legged volunteers welcomed travellers to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) with kisses and invitations for belly rubs on Wednesday morning.

The therapy dogs, Trigzee, Kobe, Freya, Peyton and Grover, are part of the Less Airport Stress Initiative (LASI) to help visitors relieve stress and enjoy their stay at YVR.

One of the families they encountered was Matt and Karyn Anderson, who stopped by YVR with son Joey during their visit from Victoria, B C

Karyn told the Richmond News it was their first time meeting LASI ambassadors, and it was “amazing” to see the dogs

“As soon as Joey saw the dogs he (had) a big smile on his face And we also got smiles on our faces and were like, ‘Let’s go see the dogs!’” said Matt, who added that the encounter has helped relieve the family’s stress “a little bit ”

“It’s really cool We like dogs, our little boy loves dogs,” he said.

The LASI program, held in partnership with St John Ambulance, was first introduced in 2017 and has since become a permanent fixture at YVR

Eric Pateman, YVR’s chief experience offi-

cer, told the News that 75 per cent of people in an airport “feel some sort of anxiety or stress for travelling ”

Not only are the therapy dogs popular with travellers, but they’re also a hit with the 26,000 airport employees.

“Almost all of our staff, I know, come down on their lunch breaks and just get their cuddles in,” said Pateman And the program’s success is measured by one thing smiles.

“For us, it’s an investment that you put out to enhance that guest experience. There are no traditional (key performance indicators),” Pateman explained

“It’s an easy way to just put smiles on people’s faces ”

Under the current program, two therapy dogs are available before security in YVR terminals five days a week from 11 a m to 2 p m

Therapy dogs from St John Ambulance are pet dogs volunteering with their owners who usually come in “really good behaviours,” said St John Ambulance’s provincial volunteer coordinator Susan Bakajic

They are not required to go through

training and can start working as therapy dogs once they pass an assessment

To become a YVR ambassador dog, Bakajic explained, the dog must be calm and able to handle crowds. They can be any shape or size, as long as they’re at least one year old

“We are placing the dogs at peak times when there’s a lot of travellers in the building. And so we do want to make sure they can handle the noise and the different smells and the environment,” said Bakajic Old dogs may sometimes have to teach the youngsters how to do the job, and a few bribes with treats might be necessary, but the ambassadors are usually ready to work when they arrive at the airport

Although the LASI program is currently only available five days a week, Pateman is hoping to extend it to seven days a week by winter Depending on the availability of volunteers, he also wants to extend the hours

For now, however, the program will be limited to dogs.

“(For dogs) the training programs would be easier It’s really hard to train a snake,” said Pateman, who added there might be other opportunities involving animals to improve guest experience in the future.

The Andersons posing with Trigzee, a YVR LASI volunteer Vikki Hui photos

Non-profit stands against MAiD for those with mental illness

MARIA RANTANEN mrantanen@richmond-news com

Caution: This story deals with the subject of suicide

Karim Jessa is concerned about the fact Canada will allow medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for people struggling with their mental health next March

If you’d asked him six years ago, however, it might have been a different story

And that’s his main point: When he got the right help for his mental illness, he no longer wanted to die

It was just after his marriage had broken down, he had been unemployed for a long time and had no steady housing

He had hit rock bottom, and he told the News it’s only because he was a “coward” that he didn’t take his life at that point

But, since then, he has con-

nected with Pathways Clubhouse and has slowly found meaning in his life, volunteering, working and connecting with people, despite having

depression

“I am a completely new person today,” Jessa said “If (MAiD for mental illness) had been around at that

time, I wouldn’t be around here today,” he added. One psychiatrist cautions that there is no reasonable way to say whether mental

illness is irremediable, that is, incurable.

“When people with sole mental illness get MAiD, we know some of them would have gotten better, even when we wrongly predicted they wouldn’t (we just won’t know which of these patients would have improved instead of getting MAiD),” Dr K Sonu Gaind said in a discussion paper put out by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto

Furthermore, Gaind argues that, since suffering is cumulative, “life suffering unfortunately fuels much of the suffering of those with mental illness, even more so for marginalized populations”

“In my opinion, wide MAiD expansion represents a colonial legacy of policies that favour the autonomy of the privileged at the expense of the marginalized,” Gaind added

This is why a new law that allows people struggling with mental illness to access MAiD, set to take effect next March, concerns Jessa Pathways members and staff recently had a heated discussion on MAiD and what their stance would be for people with mental illness

As it is part of the Canadian Coalition of Clubhouses, Richmond-based Pathways Clubhouse was asked to give its stand on the issue The national coalition plans to come out with a position later. In the end, although some argued for it and others against it, the consensus was Pathways “believes in hope and opportunities for those living with mental illness, cannot support MAiD for persons with mental illness as the sole determining factor. It would go against all that we believe and hope for with our members” See P11

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Karim Jessa, a member of Pathways Clubhouse, believes there is help for people with mental-health issues. Maria Rantanen photo

University argues pros and cons

FromP10“Weareaboutpeopleregainingtheirlives,”Jessa told the News “We don’t want to say ‘here’s the easy way out’”

As an organization that supports people with mental illness, it would be “contradictory” to support MAiD for mental illness, Jessa added

In the University of Toronto discussion paper, however, Dr Justine Dembo points out that MAiD is not “death on demand,” rather it has rigorous safeguards in place.

But she also makes the point that “medicine is far from a point where we can relieve each person’s suffering to a degree that it is bearable to that individual.”

Not giving MAiD to people suffering from mental illness would further stigmatize them, Dembo added, saying “it gives these individual the same right to a thorough assessment for MAiD as anyone else with any other severe, unbearable, and treatmentrefractory illness.”

Denying MAiD would imply that mental illness isn’t as “severe” as nor as serious as other illnesses

However, in the same paper, Dr. Mark Sinyor argues there has been “virtually no research” on MAiD for mental illness, there’s a lack of consensus on what “enduring and intolerable suffering” is and a lack of consensus on the reliability of doctors’ predictions on “irremediability.”

“Instead, the court in Quebec and the Canadian govern-

ment relied on the opinions and conjecture of advocates, many with little scientific background, who relied on methodologically weak and/or largely missing evidence,” Sinyor said in the paper

Sinyor further states proceeding with MAiD for mental illness without testing the question about how many Canadians could have gotten better instead of using MAiD is “unconscionable and fundamentally anti-scientific ”

Jessa knew as a young adult that he had mental health issues, but he refused treatment at that time

Before seeking help, Jessa was “seriously looking for options to end my life ”

While he believes Canadians should be able to have freedom and nobody should dictate how they live, he also believes that every suicide attempt is someone “shouting out ‘I need help, but no one is listening ”

If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, help is available.

● In an emergency, call 9-1-1

● In a crisis, call 1-800-784-2433

● In need of support, call 310-6789 (no area code needed) You can find a full list of resources at Gov.bc.ca/gov/content/mental-health-support-in-bc/suicide

Chak Au, Richmond City Councillor 604-276-4134 cau@richmond.ca

Local help for mental health, addictions

Localandregionalresourcesareavailableforthosestruggling with their mental health or wanting to deal with substanceuse disorder.

BC 310 Mental Health Support Line: 24/7 310-6789 (no area code)

BC Crisis Line available 24/7 at 604-872-3311 or 1-800-SUICIDE

Chimo Crisis Line available 8 a m to midnight at 604-2797070

Kids Help Phone available 24/7 at 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868

Seniors Abuse and information Line available weekdays 8 a m to 8 p m (except holidays) at 1-866-437-1940 or 604437-1940

Foundry Richmond (youth services): 604-674-0550

Richmond Addictions Services available 8:30 a m to 4:30 p m (8 a m to 8 p m Wednesdays) at 604-270-9220

Richmond Mental Health and Substance Use Service (VCH) available 24/7 at 604-204-1111

Child and Youth Mental Health Richmond: 604-207-2511

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‘Virtually no research’ on MAiD and mental illness.

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“Besafe,Bewell”

Amazon driver gets stuck in Broadmoor

ALAN CAMPBELL acampbell@richmond-news com

If you live in the Broadmoor neighbourhood of Richmond and were expecting an Amazon delivery last week, you may have wondered what went wrong

Turns out your delivery driver tried to take a short cut over some City of Richmond road repairs on Demorest Drive near Garden City and Francis roads and ended up getting his van stuck in a crevice between the curb and the plates.

Suffice to say, the incident at around 12:30 p m last Tuesday caused a great deal of hilarity on social media, where people were being thankful that it wasn’t another overpass being hit on Highway 99

While another suggested the driver should have piled some of his parcels into the front seat to balance the van’s weight.

According to one local resident, another Amazonvanarrivedtohelpbutactuallymadethe situation worse, before the stricken van was eventually towed out later in the afternoon. City spokesperson Clay Adams told the Richmond News that the city has been doing

Construction in limbo

VIKKI HUI

vhui@richmond-news com

The building permit for a $3 9 million mansion in a Richmond neighbourhood may lapse soon if it remains abandoned

The Richmond News recently spotted the half-completed building enclosed in a fence at 7931 Sunnymede Cres

Was your Amazon parcel late last week in Richmond? Here’s why City of Richmond photo

work to construct a new drop-off curb at the entrance to the Rideau Park Resource Centre, which is operated by the school district Adams said that, despite the gap between the steel plate ramps and the curb being marked by cones and a warning barricade, the driver still managed to get stuck

“Crews are on site today doing the first part of a scheduled laying of asphalt to fill the road section,” he added

Overgrown weeds can be seen all over the 14,000-square-foot property, and the walls of the building are encased in house wrap.

City spokesperson Clay Adams confirmed that the owner of the mansion halted construction four months ago for reasons unknown, and the building permit is about to expire

“The last inspection was four months ago and there is no indication work has been

carried out since then,” he added

Under city bylaws, construction must happen within a six-month window or the building permit will expire and cannot be restored

According to city records, the property sits on land valued at $3 million and gener-

ates $13,263 73 per year in taxes

Other properties in the neighbourhood are valued between $3 million to $4 million on average City staff have informed the owner they may have to apply for a new permit if the current one expires

City council decides on open call for Oval board members

MARIA RANTANEN

mrantanen@richmond-news com

The City of Richmond was looking for board members for the Olympic Oval Corporation.

This came after city council decided not to appoint the board members recommended by city staff earlier this year, rather they wanted a public call for members

The City of Richmond, as the sole shareholder of the Oval corporation, appoints the board of directors

In June, however, when city staff brought recommendations to city council, Coun.

Carol Day suggested opening up the search for board members to members of the public who might be interested.

This was approved in a 6-3

vote with Couns Alexa Loo, Andy Hobbs and Mayor Malcolm Brodie voting against the motion

The Oval Corporation is an arms-length entity owned by the City of Richmond.

In the past, city council has voted in board members recommended by city staff

The Oval’s budget was expected to be about $1.8 million in the negative last year,

but, in fact, the year ended with a $700,000 surplus

The city was looking for people for the board of directors who have experience in high-performance sports management or operating a sports facilities, in entertainment, business management and corporate governance, or people with experience in law, commercial real estate, marketing and sales or retail

Construction for a mansion in an expensive Richmond neighbourhood was halted four months ago

Vikki Hui photo

Richmond resident spearheads global sexual violence awareness

VALERIE LEUNG vleung@richmond-news com

A Richmond resident is creating a documentary to raise awareness about sexual violence and domestic abuse in Canada and globally Vedanshi Vala, founder of BOLT Safety Society, a Richmond-based non-profit working to end violence against women, recently went on a humanitarian mission to Kenya

While there, she was inspired to create a documentary telling the stories of people and non-profits working in different countries to build safe spaces and resources to help victims of sexual violence

“I think storytelling is so powerful and hearing it from (local people in Kenya) firsthand - what they’re going through, what they’re working on and how the world can support them,” said Vala

During her trip to Kenya from mid-August to early September, the goal was to understand what organizations are already doing to help those in need and find ways to add to their work while documenting the process.

“We don’t want to go in with a saviour complex because it’s so misguided to do that,” she said

“Our objective was really just to work in partnership with the people that are already doing

such amazing work and see how we can help elevate it and take it further.”

Sexual violence and domestic abuse occur worldwide, Vala added

“These things don’t just happen in one place of the world or to one group of people It’s a big misperception around sexual violence that it only affects a certain demographic, but it can happen to anyone

“What we really need now is for the community to come together and support safety.”

Vala told the Richmond News the topic is quite sensitive for some, especially those from conservative backgrounds where conversations about relationships and sex are quite often taboo.

“It’s about meeting people where they’re at, and with respect and consent being so fundamental to any culture, we have found ways to get through to people with that in mind.”

BOLT Safety Society recently received a grant to continue the documentary project in Canada, but Vala and her team are looking to raise money for a trip to India in 2024 as well to make it a “multi-continental project.”

The goal is to raise $5,000 by the end of the year to support the documentary project in India between January and March next year Vedanshi

Seals released into wild

Six rescued seals were released back into the wild in Richmond last Thursday morning

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society and its volunteers rescued six seals at the end of June after they were abandoned by their mothers as pups

The harbour seals, between the ages of two to three months, were released at Iona Regional Beach Park on Sept. 21 in the morning.

“When we are able to release them back out there’s that bittersweet feeling,” said Lindsaye Akhurst, manager of Vancouver Aquarium Mammal Rescue Centre

“You’re happy because they’re able to go

back out, but a little sad too because they’ve been with us for two or three months and we get to work with them so closely”

Valerie Leung/Richmond News

Vala (right) in Kenya during a humanitarian mission BOLT Safety Society photo

Out & About in Richmond, with Grant McMillan

We had everything in Richmond on the weekend, from rabbit petting in the Rabbitats Lansdowne Centre location, as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival, to rock painting in Steveston Butallinall,everythingwaswellmanagedwithpolitecrowds, just out for a good time There are many things to be proud of in Richmond, even our residents’ dress sense when it comes to the annual Pirate Run at Garry Point Park

Grant McMillan/Contributor

Riddles and rabbits at Mid-Autumn Festival celebration

VIKKI HUI

vhui@richmond-news com

“Which month of the year has 28 days?” was one of the many riddles displayed in Lansdowne Centre’s tunnel of lanterns last

weekend.

The Richmond mall held a two-day celebration in partnership with Rabbitats in advance of Mid-Autumn Festival, which lands on Sept. 29 this year.

Long lines were seen in Lansdowne Centre on Saturday afternoon as community members lined up to meet and feed rescued rabbits

Admission was by donation to

Rabbitats in support of their operations to help abandoned rabbits across the Lower Mainland Richmondites also got to test their wit by guessing riddles for a chance to win prizes, while

young community members enjoyed a series of festive crafts Mid-Autumn Festival, which takes place this Friday, is also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival.

Lansdowne Centre held a two-day Mid-Autumn Festival celebration last weekend Vikki Hui photos

Do you remember growing up in Richmond?

ALAN CAMPBELL Acampbell@Richmond-News com

Buying candy from the local store, road hockey and falling into ditches these are all memories being shared in a new exhibition about growing up in Richmond

The Richmond Museum’s “Richmond Kids,” takes a trip down memory lane, exploring what it was like to grow up in Richmond in different times

Quotations, photographs and objects from different decades bring to life diverse childhood experiences ranging from school days to buying candy at the local corner store to playing road hockey, Saturday morning language lessons, falling in ditches and adventures with family pets.

The exhibition opened to the public on Saturday, Sept 23 in conjunction with Culture Days activities at the Richmond Cultural Centre.

“The Richmond Museum’s newest exhibition looks at Richmond’s past through the eyes of children,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie “It will evoke memories for visitors of all ages Family members can reminisce about how times or places have changed, however

so much of childhood is the same.”

Visitors will get hands-on with interactive exhibits, testing themselves in a Richmondbased game of chutes and ladders, sharing favourite childhood memories, building imaginative structures with tiles and blocks, playing games of “I Spy” and hopscotch, creating colourful art and enjoying a quiet moment with a book in the story corner.

Richmond Kids runs from Saturday, Sept 23 toSunday,Aug 25,2024attheRichmondMuseum (7700 Minoru Gate), in the Richmond Cultural Centre. Operating hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p m weekdays and 10 a m to 5 p m weekends Admission is by donation

Children play on the sand dunes at Garry Point Park in Steveston.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Be careful whom you add to that bank account

Introduction

In our society as people age, daily activities can become more difficult. In some families, children or other trustworthy persons are asked to assist. Responsibility for the payment of bills and expenses may be handed over to those persons. In addition, some people add those assisting persons to their bank accounts, to facilitate the payment of expenses and, perhaps, to also manage the funds in the account(s).

PowersofAttorney(POA)arealsousedtofacilitatethemanagementofbankaccounts. Itiscertainlycommontotakebothsteps;appointingapersonasAttorneyandadding them as an account holder

The question arises, however, what authority such a person, added to the bank account, actually holds. Our law appears to be that the level of authority a person has, depends what steps were taken when they were actually added to the bank account. If there is no indication in writing what authority the senior person intended to give the “new” account holder, the added person holds the funds in the account in Trust for the senior person and if the senior person dies, the funds belong to their Estate If, however, the senior person signs a Deed of Gift, Declaration of intention or similar kind of document, that document will reveal the extent of authority given and the treatment of the funds on death.

There are several cases over the years, which clarify the issue Last year, reasons for judgment were released in a case known as Re Campbell Estate. Earlier this month, further reasons were released, with respect to one of the bank accounts, as well as the entitlement to costs.

Facts

The deceased couple were married over 65 years. They had 3 children. Of the three, the two sons lived out of the town in which their parents lived but maintained regular contact.Thethirdchild,adaughter,remainedinthetownandhadacloserelationship with her parents.

The Husband died in 2014 and the surviving Wife died in 2017.

Wills were made in 2010 by the couple In 2016, the Wife added one son to 3 of her bank accounts. On the day of her death, that son withdrew most of the funds from one of the accounts.

The Wife added her other son to another one of her bank accounts. Under the Will, thedaughterwasthenamedExecutrixandshearrangedtofreezethatparticularbank account, to avoid a withdrawal from that account by her brother

The daughter, as Executor, launched action, claiming various remedies, including the return of the funds (to the Estate) withdrawn from the Bank account, and the release by the Bank of the frozen funds, to the Estate

Courts Decision

The Court had to decide whether the Wife had, in adding her sons to the bank accounts, intended a gift to her sons or whether she had only intended that they have access to the accounts for more limited purposes.

The Will described the transfer, outside the Estate, of various properties owned by the deceased couple They were all passed to various members of the family through joint tenancy title arrangements, where title passed via the Right of Survivorship (a legal term), outside the Estate

The Lawyer who drafted the Will was not instructed as to the bank accounts. Under the Will, the residue of the Estate was left to the three children in equal shares. After her husband died, the surviving Wife needed a greater level of assistance with daily life, including purchasing groceries, as well as transportation to medical appointments.ThedaughterhadtovisitherMothermorefrequently assheseemedto be losing her cognitive function.

The daughter had been assisting her Mother financially, by paying bills and other expenses. She was a joint holder on 2 of her Mother’s Bank accounts. Her Mother was, by 2015, making large withdrawals of money, which was out of character The 3 children together sought to arrange their addition to all bank accounts, in order to better protect their Mother

In September 2016 the two sons were added to the accounts but the daughter was not involved or in attendance at the meetings with Bank staff She discovered it after the fact. Over half a million dollars sat in the accounts.

The Court could find no evidence that the deceased Wife intended to gift any of the bank account funds to her sons. The funds were thus held by the sons in Trust for the Estate

In the decision earlier this month, the Estate was awarded costs against the two sons and funds in the remaining account belong to the Estate

Conclusions

Inmyview,thiscasewascarefullyandproperlydecided Thedeceasedwascognitively impaired when she added her sons to her accounts and there were no documents nor expressions of any intent to gift her sons any of the money In general it is sensible to add children to a Bank account in order to protect their parent from the potential exploitation by a subsequent person with whom their surviving parent may enter a relationship However, when adding a child to a Bank account, there is necessity to protect the family as well

Therefore, some planning (and documents) should accompany such addition of a child to a valuable bank account, particularly where there is more than one child in the family

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Philanthropist brings community together for his 90th birthday

VIKKI HUI vhui@richmond-news com

A Richmond philanthropist celebrated his 90th birthday doing his favourite thing bringing people together and building community connections

Friends from across the country and around Richmond gathered at Richmond United Church last Saturday, Sept. 16, to show their appreciation for Orval Chapman

Chapman is a long-time Richmond resident and the founder of the Richmond Oxfam Committee

Each attendee was greeted at the door with a warm “Hello, do I know you?” from Chapman, who just turned 90 years and two days old at the time

Chapman, who used to be a teacher, told the Richmond News he wanted to bring his friends together to “increase (his) spirits and carry on the work” he has done as a volunteer

“I want to say thank you to people who have been kind to me and I hope that maybe some of the people who hear what I have done will be interested in doing something similar,” he explained

Seeing more than 60 people, some he hadn’t seen for years, sitting together and enjoying a meal together, Chapman said he felt “very happy.”

Becky Mortensen, one of the organizers, told the News she wanted to help out because Orval is “always doing something for everybody else”

Mortensen met Chapman around 30 years ago through her mother, who was also involved in fundraising for the community

“If he knows you and when your birthday is, he always acknowledges it,” she said

Despite the scale of Saturday’s party, it did not draw the attention of the fire department

Unlike Chapman’s 65th birthday

“Each person had a (lit) candle and we were singing songs

and singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and the smoke in the candles set off the smoke detector,” said Mortensen.

“The fire department came and said we had too many people We didn’t realize that

“It was a big celebration”

No pain, no illnesses

Now a nonagenarian, Chapman said he’s living well with no pain and no illnesses

Orval Chapman decided to celebrate his 90th birthday by bringing the community together last weekend

He is also still rocking his brown hair and he has never dyed it.

“You may wonder why I am still here,” Chapman said in his speech to his friends

He credits his parents, who lived a long time, and the medical system He also credits the fact he never smoked or drank alcohol.

“I did not have to do hard, dangerous work I never married However, I have been fortunate to have kind, generous, interesting lady friends,” said Chapman

“I try to look on the positive side.”

As Chapman gets back to his causes, he has one message for the community

“People, be kind to one another,” he said

Richmond philanthropist Orval Chapman (centre, blue suit) decided to celebrate his birthday by bringing the community together last weekend Vikki Hui photo

Richmond Red Sox clinch first-ever championship

VIKKI HUI

Vhui@Richmond-News com

An adult baseball team from Richmond has snagged their first-ever championship win in the 45+ division.

The Richmond Red Sox beat the Burnaby Pirates

2-1 on Saturday, Sept 16, for the Lower Mainland Baseball Association’s final playoffs for the season

The Red Sox were up 2-1 at the top of the ninth inning when a short fly ball was hit to the centre field.

It didn’t seem like centre fielder Rafer Boyle would

catch it in time, said Red Sox coach Warren Oikawa, who added the Pirate baserunners thought the same

“Rafer caught the ball on his belly, jumped up, threw a rope to our first baseman Dusty McAvoy, stretched his whole body and ended up on his back to turn the double play to win the game,” said Oikawa

“There are movies made with that ending ”

Oikawa told the Richmond News he is “very proud” of the players

“It took me three years to

build the Richmond Red Sox, now we are contenders,” he said With the first championship win under their belt, the Richmond Red Sox team is set to start training again in January in preparation for the 2024 season

The 2023 season was dedicated to teammate Darren Shane’s father, Leonard Shane, who passed away after battling cancer

Leonard, like his son, “always had a smile for everyone,” said Oikawa

Sockeyes maintain their perfect 6-0 season on the ice

STEVE ERICKSON Contributor

The productivity of scoring continues to be one of the strong points for the Richmond Sockeyes as well as getting a strong performance in net from Calgary’s Thomas Popa

His season started off playing in the first six regular season games, allowing 16 goals while facing 164 shots with a save percentage of 0 902 and a goals against average of 2 67

Entering game five of the regular season would be a real test for the squad knowing that in order to maintain their domination meant staying focused and playing a full 60 minutes.

North Vancouver had ideas of their own, knowing they were facing a team that has explosive fire power from all areas of the ice and continues to chase rebounds that might be kicked out.

Vernon’s Nick Noren continued to set a record pace, opening with his first of three on the night at 1:42 with assists from Teo Lin (5)

and Matthew Stewart’s second of the early season.

The lead was short-lived with the Wolf Pack getting two of their own as Hunter evened the game at one at 3:12 followed by Cruz getting his first of the season on the power play with North Vancouver holding a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes

The first saw penalty trouble for Richmond, taking five of the seven minors assessed while North Vancouver was outshot 18-12 after one.

The second saw Stewart (first of the season) at 13:47 followed by Justin Grant’s fourth while both teams traded a pair of minors and Richmond outshooting North Van by a 17-7 margin and 35-19 after two.

The third saw Lin get his third on the power play at 3:28 with McIntyre and Grant doing all the hard work setting him up while on the PP only to have North Vancouver’s Matthew Carniel make it a 4-3 contest

Penal

ties traded

With the game on the line, discipline would

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play a key role in the outcome that saw both teams trade three penalties that would see North Van pull Bencsik a couple of times looking for the equalizer in the late stages

With the net empty, Lin jumped on a loose puck in front of the penalty box breaking in on the right side and sliding one across to Noren, who got his second of the game and the insurance goal at 18:38

Give credit to North Van, as they never quit pulling Bencsik again, only to have Noren get his hat-trick goal at 19:28, giving Richmond its fifth consecutive win and maintaining the perfect record

The third saw Popa face 18 shots while North Van’s Bencsik faced 14 with Richmond outshooting North Van 53 to 33 through 60 minutes

Three stars:

1st Nicholas Noren (3G/0A)

2nd Teo Lin (1G/3A)

3rd Matthew Carniel (1G/0A) Streak keeps going Continuing a winning streak isn’t easy for

any team but having the motivation to keep the “streak alive” says it all and for the Sockeyes it’s playing a full 60 and having a no-quit attitude

Playing rivals White Rock Whalers, they knew it wouldn’t be an easy task considering their last meeting was a 5-3 win on home ice, outshooting the Whalers 44-23

Penalties proved costly for the Whalers, however, resulting in a 6-4 win for the Sockeyes to keep their six-game winning streak alive.

The true task for the Sockeyes comes as they play their cross-town rival the Delta Ice Hawks in the first “tunnel” series contest Sept. 26 at Delta’s Ladner Leisure Centre with the faceoff set for 7:35 p m

The Sockeyes’ next home game is Sept 28 against the Port Moody Panthers with a 7 p m start time

Game Stars:

1st Nicholas Noren (2G/0A)

2nd Rajun Parmar (0G/2A)

3rd Jeevin Ball (1G/1A)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

Pursuant to the BC Self Storage Lien Act, the owner of Lucky Box Storage (formally Mitchell Storage) DBA Canstore Rentals Ltd has a lien upon all personal property located at the self-service storage facility for rent or other charges incurred for the storage of the personal property. Due to the failure to pay the rent, the owner is enforcing its lien and intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the personal property located in the container listed in this notice

The person liable as debtor for whom the lien exists is Lulu Chien The contents will be sold by private or public sale on (October 5, 2023) or thereafter at 11660 Mitchell Road, Richmond BC V6V 1T7. 604.322.0533. This notice is being provided pursuant to BC Provincial law before the sale. The tenants listed may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable expenses incurred to redeem the personal property

Auction start: October 5, 2023

Auction items:

• Auction end: TBD

The Richmond Red Sox were crowned champions of the Lower Mainland Baseball Association 45+ division last week

YVR’s ‘Red 5’ wrapped in Indigenous art

MARIA RANTANEN

mrantanen@richmond-news com

A 17-year-old Musqueam artist has designed an Indigenous art piece that adorns the newest fire truck “Red 5” at Vancouver International Airport

When she was asked to create the design and saw the massive truck, Summer Cannell thought of a thunderbird, the legendary bird that is a symbol of the protector and the giver of life who brings water, “the source of all life,” Cannell explained.

She wanted the artwork to symbolize what it does ensure passengers at YVR are safe in case of an emergency

“WhenIfirstsawRed5,thecanvas,Ithought this is such a strong truck, and just like the thunderbird, I wanted it to protect people,” Cannell told the Richmond News

There is even a legend of a thunderbird in Steveston that saved the salmon during a period of low water due to a drought, giving the Indigenous legend a connection to Richmond

The unique shape of a fire truck as her canvas instead of a two-dimensional one presented its own logistical challenges Cannell created the design by hand and it was then made into a pdf

It was put on an adhesive “wrap” that was then placed on Red 5

“I was excited to have my own work (on the truck), but I was also excited to share the knowledge I have of First Nations culture ... with the community,” she said Cannell comes from a long line of artists

In fact, her father, Thomas Cannell, designed the six-storey high “Sea to Sky” art piece installed on corner of the Paramount building on No 3 Road next to the Brighouse Canada

Line station Symbol of friendship

The original idea to wrap the latest fire truck at the airport in Indigneous art came from YVR fire chief Chane Thomas who wanted to honour the Musqueam-YVR friendship agreement and show the fire department’s dedication to this agreement

Thomas wanted to “create something that had meaning to us and had meaning to our friendship agreement and the Musqueam

people”

Thomas described the final result as an “amazing masterpiece.”

Red 5 with its unique artwork was kept under wraps from the rest of the fire department until it was ready

When it was finally revealed and Cannell read her story about why she wanted the thunderbird on the truck, “that’s when I got emotional,” Thomas said

“It means a lot to the deparment and the organization,” he added.

Yellow truck named ‘Red 5’

The truck’s name “Red 5” might sound confusing to a layperson given its bright yellow, red and orange colours

But “red” is airport-speak for emergency vehicles,atermrecognizedintheaviationindustry, Thomas explained easier to relay than a term like “fire fighting vehicles”

He thinks Red 5 is the only airport fire truck inCanada,andpossiblyinNorthAmerica,that is fully wrapped in Indigenous art

And other local fire departments have sat up and taken notice

Vancouver Fire-Rescue has reached out as they’re looking to do something to their trucks, Thomas explained

The “ wrap ” on Red 5 was designed by Musqueam artist Summer Cannell Photo submitted

All Richmond schools to display ‘Every Child Matters’ flag

VIKKI HUI

vhui@richmond-news com

This week, all Richmond schools will display the “Every Child Matters” flag in commemoration of victims and survivors of the residential school system.

The campaign is spearheaded by current and past students of Hugh Boyd secondary’s social justice class, who raised funds to purchase and distribute 50 flags for the upcoming National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

The goal of displaying the flags is to “create meaningful conversations in schools” about the significance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, said Grade 12 student Jasmine Dulay, co-chair of the Boyd Equity and Diversity Student Committee

The students also hope to “make survivors and their families feel acknowledged and welcomed within Richmond schools,” she added.

Dulay told the Richmond News taking action is critical for truth and reconciliation “Withoutactionandstepslikethese,NationalDayforTruthandReconciliationisjustgoing to become another day off, ” she explained.

“We hope that by having these flags in schools, it reminds students to educate themselves on reconciliation and how they can be better allies.”

Although the students were hoping all schools would raise the flag on their flagpoles during the school week, most may not be able to do so

“Because of Canadian flag protocol, they’re not allowed to do that, so they would have to actually get a third flagpole to fly another flag,” explained Sheila Maracle, Richmond School District’s Indigenous learning consultant

For now, most schools will be displaying the

flag at their main entrances

In addition to displaying the “Every Child Matters” flag at the main entrance, Boyd students will be placing gifts, shoes and candy under the flag and writing letters to children who didn’t make it home.

They will also gather in a circle on the school field for drumming and a moment of silence

Maracle will then collect their letters in an orange container and burn them as an offering as part of her Haudenosaunee Mohawk

culture.

Asking to be heard

The “Every Child Matters” flag is a reminder of the legacy of Canada’s residential schools system, or the “Indigenous holocaust,” as Maracle calls it.

“Every child that went to residential school, every child that didn’t make it home, every child that was murdered, thrown into an incinerator as a baby, or thrown into the river and unmarked graves…

“The flag is to remember that this happened,” she said

When planning activities and campaigns for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Maracle said it is crucial to focus on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action for education

The calls to action include consulting and collaborating with survivors, Indigenous peoples and educators to create mandatory age-appropriate curriculum on the issue and committing to building students’ capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy and respect.

“The calls to action, everything, is all part of the same movement to make ourselves seen and heard by this country that is socialized to look down on us and think less of us,” said Maracle.

Students at Hugh Boyd secondary raised money to buy 50 “Every Child Matters” flags for all schools in the Richmond School District. Michael Taylor photo

30-foot canoe is new First Nation meeting place at YVR

SUNEET GILL

Contributor

Built from a 600-year-old red cedar log and spanning 30-feet, Vancouver International Airport’s (YVR) hand-crafted canoe is not only a symbol of Musqueam culture, but of two communities coming together to practise traditions passed down for generations Musqueam and the airport began building the canoe in May 2019 after Mary Point, director of Indigenous relations at YVR, received a call from operations staff about the possibility

“I spoke to our Elders about how we would be able to move forward with building a canoe,” she said. “We don’t want to build a fine piece of art We want something that we can use for team building and learning and continued cultural sharing”

Point also said she thought the idea epitomized a 30-year long friendship agreement the airport has with the Musqueam Nation, which is based on achieving “a sustainable and mutually beneficial future for (the) community,” according to YVR.

When it came to deciding on which type of canoe to build, Point showed Lyle Sparrow, a Musqueam Elder and carver, sketches from Spanish artist Jose Cardero of canoes Indigenous Peoples took when they greeted him

during his 18th century expedition along the B C coast

She said it was then that Sparrow told her the sketches depicted ocean-going canoes, which had not been built in the Musqueam territory in more than a century

More than 120 YVR staff signed up for multiple lunch-and-learns to help strip, dig out, shape and test the canoe on the water along with 10 Musqueam Elders and their families. Point said staff also participated in a canoe-naming competition.

“Then, we invited others from (the) community to actually take it a little bit further,” Point said

“Our cedar weaver Sandra Fossella came with her auntie, Thelma Stogan They taught the staff how to strip the bark off the canoe and then how to make cedar roses and cedar rope and what you do when you first make something, a traditional item, you have to give your first one away”

Once the team finished the canoe in September 2019, they wanted to take it out on a journey from YVR to the Musqueam Cultural Centre

However, Point said with the Fraser River being too choppy, the pandemic in 2020 and the airport’s CEO Tamara Vrooman catching COVID-19 last summer, the canoe remained

in storage at YVR

But in August this year, YVR unveiled the canoe along with the Gathering Place, a new space in domestic arrivals for housing the canoe and where passengers can learn about Musqueam history from a timeline featured on the wall.

The Gathering Place was created after

Craig Richmond, YVR’s former CEO, left the airport

While it is tradition for the airport authority to dedicate a space for a CEO once they leave, Point said Richmond wanted to give it to Musqueam, because the YVR friendship agreement with the First Nation was the highlight of his career

Point added there will be a canoe-naming ceremony later this fall, likely in October

“When we pulled the bark off the canoe, there was an image of a grizzly bear swimming in the water, and the carvers Lyle and (Johnny Louis) said, ‘The canoe is trying to name itself,” she said

“And I was like, ‘I already put out a let’sname-that-canoe contest,’ and (they said), ‘Well, the canoe is telling you it’s got a name already’”

Point said the canoe is YVR’s “first usable piece of art,” and she hopes to see it out on the water more often than in the Gathering Place

“The canoe will not always be there when you come, because we’re encouraging our staff now that we’re sort of on the other side of the pandemic to learn and to start their own canoe club here,” she said “Our staff needs to get with (Louis) and his canoe club and take it out on the water”

Former YVR CEO Craig Richmond (right) with current YVR CEO Tamara Vrooman at the canoe in The Gathering Place

Flag and statue reminders of residential school survivors

An orange “Survivors flag” will be raised at Richmond city hall this weekend and at the “Together” statue in front of the Minoru Centre for Active Living will be lit up in orange.Both events are planned to commemorate Canada’s Indigenous people and their history

Saturday, Sept 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

In anticipation, the city is holding events throughout the week, including a conversation with Chief Robert Joseph and an art show featuring Indigenous art

“The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a time to honour the survivors of the residential school system, the children who did not make it home, as well as their families and communities,” the city said in a news release. “It is a time to commemorate and reflect on the historical and ongoing impacts of residential schools”

Some activities taking place this week:

Thursday, Sept. 28 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Come to an author talk and reading with Joseph Kakwinokanasum Joseph was nominated for the 2022 Canada Trust Rising Star, and was a featured author at the Windsor

Library hosts Indigenous events for Truth and Reconciliation

VALERIE LEUNG

vleung@richmond-news com

Richmond Public Library

The “Together” statue at the Minoru Centre for Active Living will be lit up in orange for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation this Saturday

Writers Festival This program is recommended for adults It is free but registration is required Location: Brighouse Library –2nd Floor Program Room (2nd floor)

Saturday, Sept 30 from 10:30 to 11 a m & 1 to 1:30 p m

Brighouse library will be featuring picture books written by Indigenous authors and two storytimes during the day Details about Family Storytime can be found on the Richmond Public Library website More info on events at Richmond.ca/NDTF

(RPL) is hosting an Indigenous author series ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day. The Indigenous author series showcases the talent of Indigenous authors, artists and illustrators through various writing workshops, author readings and presentations until November

Programs and events aim to teach the history and legacy of residential schools and honour Indigenous communities, families and survivors, explained Stephanie Vokey, spokesperson for RPL.

RPL’s Brighouse branch will have Indigenous-themed storytime and Indigenous-created films on their Launchpad media wall screen throughout Sept 30 from 10 a m to 2 p m

Events are as follows:

Sept. 28 - Author talk with Joseph Kakwinokanasum from 7 to 8 p m

Oct 3 - Film club showing Bone of Crows from 6 to 8:15 p m

Oct 11 - Writing workshop with Kim Spencer from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m.

Oct. 21 - Truth and Reconciliation through storytelling with Christine McKenzie from 1:30 to 3 p m

Nov. 2 - Reconciliation through stories from 6:30 to 8 p m

To register, visit Tinyurl com/mw72xfvp.

National Day for TRUTH & RECONCILIATION

On September 30th, we honour residential school survivors, the families whose lives were changed forever, and the children who never came home.

It is a day to learn the truth about our country’s history, and to take up the shared work of reconciliation.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HAMILTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 17, 2023 6:30pm AT 5140 SMITH DRIVE, RICHMOND BC

The following business will be transacted during this meeting:

1 to receive the report of the directors and the consolidated financial statements of the Hamilton Community Association;

2 to elect directors for the ensuing year

In Loving memory of

Robert Lawrence Ford

November 2 1947 - October 1 2021

We can’t bel eve it has been 2 years since your ife slipped from ours How wonderful life was when you were with us We m ss your laughter, kindness, your adventure stories, your strength and your heart of go d You gave your all to everyone n your ife You are in my heart and all those around you

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November 22, 1926 - September 8, 2023

Ron Jensen (Betty) ust shy of 97 years of Rchmond, BC, passed away peacefuly September 8th She was born in Carleton, Ottawa

Roni (Betty) and her new husband Martin moved out west to Richmond and setted n on Lesle Road in Richmond in 1946

Predeceased by her husband Martin, Ron is survved by her daughter Kristine, sons Lee (Fay), Peter (Dane), Mont (Mariyn) and her grandchidren Beau and Cody

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There wil be no service as requested

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