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REVIEW WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012
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Rare ribbon seal spotted in Richmond First sighting of animal in B.C.; 4,000 km from Arctic home by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter
Steveston’s heart put on a sleeve Sales of trendy T-shirts help raise cash for school supplies and programs by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Haute couture it’s not, but a made-inSteveston T-shirt has quickly become the must-have fashion piece of the season. The T-shirt, emblazoned with seven iconic Steveston street names, made its official debut at Sunday’s Steveston Farmers and Artisans Market as the beginning of a Lord Byng Elementary fundraiser. “It was really positive. We had a few people say this was the best thing
we’ve seen at the market in a long time,” said Dionne McFie, chair of the school’s parent advisory council. The idea started with Hien Tran, who saw similar shirts in California. He planned to make a few Steveston designs for family and friends, then pitched the idea to McFie and other Byng parents as a fundraiser for the council, which collects cash for school supplies and programs. “I’m really hoping these shirts are successful,” said Tran. “They are sure healthier than chocolate almonds.” Moncton, Chatham, Railway, Britannia, One Road, Georgia, Bayview and Steveston cover the shirt, available in black, white and grey. Volunteers behind the project have a goal of selling 500, but with a special Canada Day
edition and onesie in the works, they might beat that target. McFie said the simple shirt is helping put Byng on the map. “We’re proud. Byng is this little jewel in the middle of Steveston,” she said. “I want people to talk about Byng and how wonderful of a school it is.” Principal Al Zarchikoff said the T-shirt helps students draw connections between their longtime school and their historic community. On July 1, T-shirts will be sold at the Steveston Salmon Festival’s trade show and at Sara’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream at 3500 Moncton St. On July 15, T-shirts will be sold at the Steveston market. Orders can also be placed at byngfundraiser@ gmail.com. Regular shirts are $15 for children and $20 for adults.
A ribbon seal was spotted at a South Arm float home community. Sandra Ens (www.livingmain.com) photo
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Matthew Hoekstra photo Hayley McFie (Grade 4), Julia Abbott (Grade 6), Holt McFie (Grade 1) and Tyler Tran (Grade 1), along with principal Al Zarchikoff show off their new Steveston apparel at Lord Byng Elementary.
An unexpected visitor has showed up in an East Richmond float home community—the first sighting of its kind in B.C. A ribbon seal heaved itself up on a marina dock in the South Arm of the Fraser River around noon last Wednesday, about 4,000 kilometres away from its home in the Arctic. Sandra Ens, a realtor with RE/MAX Select Realty, said the 85-kilogram male parked itself on a small wooden dock next to her boyfriend’s float home. “I didn’t even know there was such a thing,” she said. “We thought it was just a mutation of something, and then found out it’s from the Arctic and it was the first time it had ever been seen in B.C.” A call was made to the Vancouver Aquarium’s rescue team to ensure the animal wasn’t hurt. An assessment determined the seal was fine, just lost. “It must have been tired or just wanted a break,” said Ens. She said the seal wasn’t active at first, but by Thursday morning, it was rubbing its belly, stretching and scratching. By 1 p.m. that afternoon, it jumped back into the water. Spending most of their lives in the icy waters off Alaska and Russia, ribbon seals aren’t known for coming ashore. They average 1.5 metres (five feet) long and 80 kilograms (175 pounds). Researchers have found the animals challenging to study because they spend much of their lives floating on ice and in open water. Paul Cottrell, Pacific marine animal co-ordinator for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, confirmed this is the first known sighting of a ribbon seal in B.C. waters. See Page 5
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