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Jail sentence hailed as victory for domestic workers
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Man who kept nanny against her will sentenced to 18 months in jail by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter The man convicted of keeping a Filipino nanny against her will at the family’s Richmond home in 2008 and 2009 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Franco Yiu Kwan Orr was found guilty last June by a B.C. Supreme Court jury, which acquitted his wife Oi Ling Nicole Huen. This week, B.C. Supreme Court Justice R.B.T. Goepel delivered the sentence, and said in his written ruling that he took into account Orr’s past good character and lack of a criminal record. This week’s sentencing was hailed as a victory for the rights of domestic workers. Ai Li Lim, staff lawyer and executive director of West Coast Domestic Workers’ Association, said Thursday afternoon that the message from the justice system is clear: “You will be punished if proven through a court of law that you have trafficked a person. You can’t do it in impunity.” Added Lim: “Certainly it’s a vindication of the bravery of this caregiver to come and report and be able to tell her story publicly. And it is also a vindication of the criminal justice process in terms of starting to address labour trafficking issues.” Lim said Canada’s management of the labour trafficking issue is in its relative infancy, but the court victory shows a lot of progress has been made. See Page 6
Martin van den Hemel photo Jacob Johal, 4, and his four-month-old brother Lucas, were at Richmond Country Farms on Wednesday, searching through the pumpkin patch. Located on Steveston Highway, just east of Highway 99, Richmond Country Farms is a popular place to visit for local preschool and elementary school children, featuring a live band playing on a stage, a fun ride out to the pumpkin patch, and plenty more sights and sounds to keep the youngsters entertained.
‘No question’ Walmart bid is ready for a public hearing, says mayor Residents urge council to reject plan, citing a ‘systemic favouring of developers’
by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter In an 8-1 vote Tuesday, city council advanced a SmartCentres bid to build a Walmart-anchored shopping mall along Alderbridge Way that would rival the size of Aberdeen Centre.
A handful of opponents urged council to reject the rezoning application because of the mall’s size, appearance and that some of the land was once considered environmentally sensitive. Having cleared the hurdle of first reading, the proposal
is now scheduled to go to a public hearing Nov. 18. “Is this good enough to go the public and (let) the public have their say? To me there’s simply no question. It certainly meets that standard,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie. See Page 3
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