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Man who shot sixyear-old boy pleads guilty
First in a series about Richmond individuals, groups and businesses who are making a difference for people in the community.
Christmas food drives take bite out of hunger
by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter The 54-year-old Richmond man who accidentally shot a six-year-old boy in the chest with a rifle in the summer of 2011, has pled guilty to criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Fang Chi had been facing four counts, including pointing a firearm and unlawfully discharging a firearm, but his lawyer, Vince Michaels told The Richmond Review Thursday that Chi has pled guilty to only one criminal count. The young boy suffered the relatively minor gunshot wound during an early afternoon incident on Aug. 2, 2011 at 10760 Whistler Crt., near Steveston Highway and Gilbert. The last RCMP update released the week of the incident, indicated the boy was recovering in hospital, and in stable condition. Chi is being prosecuted by Crown counsel Jennifer Carmichael, and the case will be heard by veteran Richmond provincial court Judge Ron Fratkin. Michaels wouldn’t indicate what sentence the defence will be arguing is appropriate, and Carmichael could not be reached for comment by press time
Donations now filling the warehouse, but volume down from last year by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter
Matthew Hoekstra photo Richmond Food Bank operations co-ordinator Alex Nixon and volunteer Gary Lake, who is also the society’s pastpresident, unload food donations Thursday.
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Results of classroom collections, office food drives and larger community campaigns poured into the Richmond Food Bank this week, making Christmas brighter for a record number of people who rely on donations. “We appreciate the support the community’s given for the people we serve,” said Alex Nixon, the food bank’s operations co-ordinator. “We hope that people will continue to give.” Volunteers at the food bank on Cedarbridge Way are now serving record numbers—over 1,500 people each week, up from 1,300 last year at this time. On Thursday, volunteers were busy unloading donations at the food bank warehouse, while other volunteers distributed food to those lined for food. See Page 3
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