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Documentary based on author’s book to launch dialogue at Kwantlen by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Canadian literary giant Margaret Atwood is coming to Richmond next month. Kwantlen Polytechnic University announced yesterday the prize-winning author will take part in a town hall discussion following the screening of the 2012 documentary Payback. Jennifer Baichwal’s film is based on Atwood’s 2008 bestselling non-fiction book, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, which examines how debt influences relationships, societies, governing structures and the fate of the planet. Atwood, born in Ottawa, is winner of many international literary awards. She has authored more than 50 volumes of poetry, children’s literature, fiction and non-fiction. She’s best known for her novels, which include The Edible Woman (1970), The Handmaid’s Tale (1983), The Robber Bride (1994), Alias Grace (1996) and The Blind Assassin (2000), which won the prestigious Booker Prize. Sheryl MacKay, host of the CBC radio program North by Northwest, will emcee the event, which also includes a keynote speech from Dr. William Rees. Rees is a University of B.C. professor, human ecologist and ecological economist. Organizing the event is Kwantlen’s Miss Representation Action Group, a group of faculty, staff, students and community members dedicated to sparking dialogue to create change. All are welcome to register for the event, which takes place 4 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the Melville Centre for Dialogue at the Richmond campus. Tickets, $25 to $125, are available at kwantlen.ca/missrep.
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Matthew Hoekstra photo HK B.B.Q. Master, tucked away under Superstore on No. 3 Road, has again been recognized by the 2013 Chinese Restaurant Awards with a Best BBQ Shop prize. The restaurant has won the title in all five years the awards have existed, and is one of many Richmond eateries honoured this year. Eric Leung, manager of HK B.B.Q Master, said yesterday fresh meat and a good deal keep diners coming back to his Hong Kong barbecue restaurant on No. 3 Road. See page 5.
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Long-time local resident and Richmond Mountie Gary Law’s political aspirations took a troubling turn recently when he says he became the target of threats that were serious enough for him to turn to his fellow RCMP officers for help. Law told The Richmond Review Tuesday that he decided last month that he’ll be seeking a nomination to run for a political party in Richmond Centre during the upcoming provincial election. Not long after announcing his desire to seek public office, Law said he was contacted by somebody he knows in the community who tried to dissuade him from pursuing a career in politics. See Page 7 ADD AN APPLE PIE FOR ONLY
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