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Charlotte Diamond celebrates her return to the stage

City still hot over jet fuel pipeline plan

Singer’s cancer journey ‘was like being a caged lion’

Council calls for new process to consider change in jet fuel delivery

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Charlotte Diamond sang all the songs the kids wanted to hear— ”I am a Pizza,” “Octopus (Slippery Fish)” and “Four Hugs a Day.” A breast cancer diagnosis didn’t change anything. It certainly didn’t stop her from performing a Christmas concert at Lansdowne Centre that’s been a Richmond tradition since 1995.

Diamond had kept it quiet. But following last year’s show, she had surgery and spent the next eight months undergoing chemotherapy. It put her longtime stage career on hold.

“It was like being a caged lion,” she said in an interview with The Richmond Review. “It really was.”

Having regained her health, this month she’s celebrating with two concerts—including a return to Lansdowne Centre Sunday, Dec. 15.

“I’m through my cancer treatments. I’m on the other side. I’m feeling great, and I’ve got all this musical energy. I feel like I’m vibrating with it, so I know these are going to be excellent shows. For me it’s going to be a celebration to be out there again.”

At the Richmond show she’ll officially release of her first book, Slippery Fish in Hawai’i, a 20-page children’s board book whose illustrations bring to life one of her best known songs “Octopus (Slippery Fish).”

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

Charlotte Diamond will be bringing Christmas cheer to the community in her annual concert at Lansdowne Centre Dec. 15.

Charlotte Diamond •Sunday, Dec. 8: Holiday Celebration with Hug Bug Band and ShowStoppers, 11 a.m. at Vancouver Playhouse; tickets are $25 at TicketsTonight.ca or 604-684-2787 •Sunday, Dec. 15: Holiday Delight Concert with Hug Bug Band, 1 p.m. at Lansdowne Centre mall; free •Diamond’s new board book Slippery Fish in Hawai’i is available at charlottediamond.com and Splash Toy Shop (3580 Moncton St.)

The book also marks a new chapter in the performing artist’s 28-year career—and it came almost unexpectedly. Speaking at a conference in Hawaii, word trick-

led down to a publisher about the popularity of her songs. Soon Diamond had a publishing offer.

Illustrator John Aardema brought one of her best known songs to life

with drawings of Hawaii’s vibrant underwater world.

“Of all the things I’ve written I’m just so proud the book is out because it reflects it’s an international song now,” she said.

Born and raised in Richmond, Diamond is a former junior high school teacher who began singing and writing songs when her own two boys came along. She developed a preschool music program, which led to performances at her children’s parent-participation preschool. Word spread and soon Diamond was out with her own independently-released album.

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Senior government officials are about to get another terse letter from Mayor Malcolm Brodie’s office on a familiar topic.

As the latest deadline looms for a decision on a controversial jet fuel delivery project, Richmond council is reminding political leaders it doesn’t want it. “(The) City of Richmond remains opposed to the current proposal and advocates that the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation conduct a process which fully and openly considers the economic, environmental and social aspects of any new program for jet fuel delivery to the airport,” reads the motion made Monday.

Council endorsed the motion at a committee meeting after reviewing a report summarizing the city’s fears. The city contends inadequate resources exist to deal with a major jet fuel spill on the Fraser River or a fire at the proposed tank farm near Riverport.

Coun. Evelina Halsey-Brandt said she feels angry, upset and disappointed that concerns of Richmond citizens are being ignored.

“For Richmond’s concerns to be not addressed appropriately is very disappointing,” said Coun. Evelina Halsey-Brandt.

Coun. Ken Johnston added that he believes the proposed project is “a done deal.”

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Cancer didn’t get Charlotte Diamond down

Matthew Hoekstra photo Mayor Malcolm Brodie questioned the need for a new jet fuel pipeline at a news conference Nov. 26 at Garry Point Park.

Jet fuel project touted as ‘low risk’ From Page 1 Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation is proposing a new way to deliver jet fuel to YVR—by barging it up the Fraser River to a new tank farm at Riverport, where it would then be transported to the airport via underground pipeline travelling along Highway 99.

Fuelling aircraft at YVR today is a halfcentury-old underground pipeline connecting the airport with Burnaby’s Chev-

ron refinery. Tanker trucks deliver more fuel from the Cherry Point refinery near Blaine, Wash.

Expected to cost up to $100 million, the proposed project has been reviewed by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office, which referred the matter to the province one year ago for a decision. Minister of Environment Mary Polak now faces a Dec. 24 deadline to make a ruling or otherwise extend the deadline for a third time.

Following a news conference at Garry Point Park last Tuesday, at which the mayor and other opponents blasted the plan, the project’s director told The Richmond Review the proposal has been through a “comprehensive environmental review process.”

Said Adrian Pollard: “The project’s benefits are significant, the risks are low and the technical work completed will ensure it is built and operated safely.”

Shooting on Bridgeport sends man to hospital Drivers in the area sought as witnesses by police

by Martin van den Hemel

Richmond RCMP Cpl. Stephanie Ashton said Thursday afternoon that the victim was awaiting surgery and remained in hospital.

Staff Reporter If you happened to have been driving down Bridgeport Road between 6:20 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, between Shell and Simpson roads, Richmond RCMP want to talk with you.

It was at this time that a man who had seconds earlier been shot, ran out into traffic, seeking help from people he knew from across the street on the north side of Bridgeport Road.

Richmond RCMP Cpl. Stephanie Ashton said Thursday afternoon that the victim was awaiting surgery and remained in hospital.

The wounded victim crossed the street from near the front door of Ace Tile and Stone, at 11180 Bridgeport Rd., and now police are searching for witnesses who happened to be in the area, either in their vehicle, walking or working nearby. Anyone with information is asked to call the Rich-

mond RCMP at 604-278-1212.

According to an Ace Tile and Stone employee, the store had already closed for the evening when the incident took place.

A nearby tenant said he didn’t hear anything around the time of the shooting at 6:30 p.m. when Richmond Mounties were called.

But the man said he spoke to other tenants Thursday morning about the shooting as television news cameras filmed the scene.

“Nobody heard anything last night...no angry customers,” the tenant told The Richmond Review.

Another nearby shopkeeper said he was in his garage’s paint room when he heard from a co-worker that the area had been cordoned off by police and employees weren’t permitted to leave.

Courthouse evacuated after bomb threat The Richmond provincial court warehouse was evacuated shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday after Richmond Mounties received a threat.

Many media had gathered at the courthouse to cover the sentencing of convicted child sex predator Christopher Neil, who was scheduled to appear in court at 1 p.m.

Richmond RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Stephanie Ashton said the threat was made by phone directly to the RCMP about the courthouse, and it was of a serious enough nature that Mounties elected to clear the building.

Ashton was not aware of the nature of the threat, or whether it might have involved a bomb.

As of 3:30 p.m. Thursday, bomb-sniffing dogs had still not arrived at the courthouse, which remained empty.

—Martin van den Hemel

From Page 1 She now has over a dozen albums to her credit, along with countless concerts and speaking engagements.

Putting on the brakes earlier this year—and cancelling shows—was hard. But cancer didn’t get her down. Diamond was the chatty one during chemotherapy. The one who brought a lion puppet to hospital and decorated the treatment room.

In the midst of her cancer fight, Diamond’s friend and longtime accompanist Bob Wishinski lost his. The pianist, singer and member of Diamond’s Hug Bug Band died of lung cancer in April. The two had performed together for 35 years, including at last year’s Lansdowne show. His handiwork is also featured on the original recording of the song that’s now also a book.

The talented Linnea Good is now filling his shoes with the Hug Bug Band, but his sound hasn’t disappeared. Her son Matthew—who plays guitar and sings with the band—has picked up some of his licks.

“Bob is always there. I’m hearing his parts,” said Diamond. “He played the most spectacular music up until a month or two before he passed away.”

Diamond recently released a best-of compilation, 24 Carrot Diamond: The Best of Charlotte Diamond— a collection of 24 of her best known songs from the past 25 years. It’s a testament to her music’s enduring quality and widespread popularity. Last year popular daytime TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz sang “Four Hugs a Day” on The Dr. Oz Show in an episode about the importance of showing affection.

Diamond said when she first recorded those popular children’s songs, she hoped they would last, in the same way songs she learned as a child became part of who she is.

“I hoped that that’s what would happen—that parents would sing them and grandparents, and it would go on through the generations. It seems to have done that.”

During cancer treatments Diamond lost her hair and wrote a story in poem form she called The Lion Who Lost His Mane. It’s about adapting to change: the lion loses his mane, but his buddies—giraffe, hyena and zebra—stick with him and come up with ideas of what he could do.

Diamond hopes her writing will become a book someday. But right now she’s encouraging women to get mammograms—how her cancer was discovered—and is concentrating on returning to the stage.

“I’m definitely roaring and raring to go. I think of that Katy Perry song ‘Roar.’ I think sometimes performers are like that. We really really like to do our art form.”

photo Charlote Diamond and the Hug Bug Band return to Lansdowne Centre Dec. 15.

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Notice of Public Hearing Monday, December 16, 2013 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items: 1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 8907 (RZ 11-586861) Location/s: 7460 Ash Street Applicant/s: Man-Chui Leung and Nora Leung Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Single Detached (RS1/F)” to “Single Detached (ZS14) – South McLennan (City Centre)”, to permit development of six (6) single detached lots.

City Contact: David Johnson 604.276.4193 Planning and Development Department BYLAW 8907

2. OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 7100, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9065 AND RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9066 (RZ 12-605272) Location/s: 8451 Bridgeport Road and Surplus City Road Applicant/s: Hotel Versante Ltd. Purpose of Official Community Plan Bylaw 7100, Amendment Bylaw 9065: To amend OCP Schedule 2.10 (City Centre Area Plan): by re-designating the subject consolidated location to “Urban Centre T5 (45m)” from the existing designations of “Urban Centre T5 (45m)”, “Urban Centre T5 (35m)”, and road; and by inserting River Road between West Road and Bridgeport Road; together with related minor map and text amendments.

Purpose of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9066: To create a new “High Rise Office Commercial (ZC33) – (City Centre)” zone and rezone the subject location from “Light Industrial (IL)” to “High Rise Office Commercial (ZC33) – (City Centre)”, to permit the construction of a high rise commercial development with three towers of nine, twelve, and fourteen storey building height, a common five-storey base building, and approximately 19,882 m2 of commercial, hotel and office space.

City Contact:

Sara Badyal 604.276.4282 Planning and Development Department BYLAWS 9065 and 9066

3. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9069 (RZ 13-641189) Location/s: 3800/3820 Blundell Road Applicant/s: Khalid Hasan Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, to permit the property to be subdivided to create two (2) lots.

City Contact: Cynthia Lussier 604.276.4108 Planning and Development Department BYLAW 9069

4. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9071 Location/s: City-Wide Applicant/s: City of Richmond Purpose: To add definitions for “Medical Marihuana Production Facility” and “Medical Marihuana Research and Development Facility”; To amend the definition of “Farm Business” to not allow a “Medical Marihuana Production Facility” and “Medical Marihuana Research and Development Facility” as a permitted use; To amend the definition of “Office” to exclude a “Medical Marihuana Research and

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Development Facility” as a permitted use; and To amend the Specific Use Regulations – Uses Permitted in All Zones to not allow a “Medical Marihuana Production Facility” and “Medical Marihuana Research and Development Facility” as an agricultural (secondary) use.

City Contact: Kevin Eng 604.247.4626 Planning and Development Department 5. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9077 (ZT 13-646207) Location/s: 4691 Francis Road Applicant/s: Vanlux Development Inc. Purpose: To amend the Single Detached (ZS21) - Lancelot Gate (Seafair) Zoning District to allow a maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.55 to apply to the entire site.

City Contact: Edwin Lee 604.276.4121 Planning and Development Department BYLAW 9077

How to obtain further information: • By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call the CITY CONTACT shown above.

• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at http://www. richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/hearings/2013. htm • At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning & Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing December 6, 2013 and ending December 16, 2013, or upon the conclusion of the hearing.

• By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604.276.4007 between

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City’s top cops don’t meet criteria to take cars home Taking police vehicles home must be of ‘operational necessity,’ says RCMP

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter The B.C. RCMP is rejecting the city’s assertion that top ranking officers in Richmond should be permitted to take police vehicles home.

Insp. Ed Boettcher, officer in charge of communication services for the force in B.C. said in an e-mail to The Richmond Review the RCMP’s policy on approval of the overnight custody of police vehicles is clear.

“The ability to take a police car home is approved against a set of criteria that include operational necessity.

In circumstances where it cannot be demonstrated that the criteria are being met, approval is not granted.”

On Wednesday, the Review reported on the policy change that prevents Richmond RCMP’s senior officers from taking police cars home.

Senior staff at city hall say the Richmond RCMP’s Senior Leadership Team—Supt. Rendall Nesset and three inspectors—is on call 24/7 “to respond to emerging situations.” But under the new policy, the officers are forced to retrieve a cop car at the No. 5 Road detachment before responding to the scene of an after-hours incident.

City council endorsed to a plan Monday to circumvent the policy by agreeing to a 2014 capital budget that includes $105,000 in spending for four vehicles for the Senior Leadership Team.

The city will retain ownership of the

“They are on call 24-7 and regularly respond direct to scene and require vehicles that are designated and equipped for emergency response, with sirens, enhanced safety features, etc.”

— Ted Townsend police-outfitted vehicles, meaning the officers will be free to take them home.

The cost will be recouped by reducing the RCMP’s budget by the amount spent on the cars.

Existing RCMP vehicles previously used by the team will be reallocated to the Serious Crime Unit, according to a city staff report.

Hearing of the policy also prompted council to fire a letter off to the B.C. RCMP, also known as “E” Division, to relay a message that the policy is unacceptable.

At Richmond Fire-Rescue, by contrast, the city provides the fire chief and three deputy chiefs with vehicles, which they take home. They do so for the same reasons the city wants its top cops to take police vehicles home, according to city spokesperson Ted Townsend.

“They are on call 24-7 and regularly respond direct to scene and require vehicles that are designated and equipped for emergency response, with sirens, enhanced safety features, etc.,” he noted.

The city also extends the privilege of taking vehicles home to commuting employees for carpooling purposes.

Eligible staff pay a nominal amount for the perk, which allows staffers to use city vehicles to drive to and from city hall or the works yard.

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Notice of Public Hearing Monday, December 16, 2013 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

Notice of Public Hearing continued the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing December 6, 2013 and ending December 16, 2013.

Participating in the Public Hearing process: • The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. If you believe that you are affected by the proposed bylaw, you may make a presentation or submit written comments at the Public Hearing.

If you are unable to attend, you may send your

written comments to the City Clerk’s Office by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows: • By E-mail: using the on-line form at http://www. richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm • By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office • By Fax: 604.278.5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office • Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing rules and procedures, please consult the City website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/

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• All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. It should be noted that the rezoned property may be used for any or all of the uses permitted in the “new” zone.

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Three Kwantlen Polytechnic University fashion students will get to see their designs on the runway at Montreal Fashion Week this February.

Richmond residents Nicole Boyer and Capri Philip, along with Coquitlam resident Angela Huang, are three of 25 talented designers selected to manufacture the designs they submitted to TĂŠlio’s 2014 Canada’s Breakthrough Designers competition. This year, hundreds of sketches from across the country tailored to the theme of “texturesâ€? were submitted to the North American textile giant. The finalists’ creations will be made with materials provided by TĂŠlio, then modeled down the runway in Montreal to compete for one of five scholarships sponsored by the company. “It’s my first time being in a show, ever, and getting to be a part of the whole experience is really amazing,â€? says Boyer, a second-year student in the fashion design and technology program at the Richmond campus.

The students received their fabrics Nov. 7, all of which are black, white

Fashion student Nicole Boyer will showcase her Blade Runner-inspired design at Montreal Fashion Week.

or shades of grey. The theme of the competition is meant to encourage students to innovate a design that lights up the runway through texture, despite being devoid of significant colour.

Boyer says her design was inspired by an elaborate, furry coat worn by the character Rachel in the movie Blade Runner. “She wears a giant fur coat with

puffy sleeves. It has a lot of texture and is 1940s inspired. I’ve put a lot of detail and texture into my own design,� says Boyer, who lives in Steveston.

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The man behind a long running computer and technology show will be the keynote speaker at the Richmond School District’s next Learning and the Brain Conference.

Steve Dotto will speak at the 15th annual conference set to take place Saturday, Jan 25, 2014 at A.R. MacNeill Secondary School. The theme for next month’s event is “understanding and connecting with our children and youth.�

Dotto’s educational keynote will delve into the world of technology, social media and how it’s changing our community. He’ll discuss the new rules and responsibilities thrust on parents due to this major change. Dotto will put social networking in perspective and demonstrate how this new phenomenon benefits and challenges educators and parents.

The day-long event also includes a variety of workshops. Admission is free and all Richmond parents, caregivers and educators are welcome.

Some workshops will be presented in both English and Chinese.

For more information and to register, visit sd38. bc.ca or call 604-6686000, ext. 2943. —Matthew Hoekstra

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Newcomers Guide now available in Punjabi Punjabi is primary language of nearly 6,000 residents, according to census data Richmond City Hall unveiled Thursday the latest version of its Newcomers Guide, now published in the Punjabi language.

The guide, which provides new residents with information about the city, local government and community services, was previously only offered in English, Chinese and Tagalog.

Richmond has a growing number of new residents and introducing the New-

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EDITORIAL: A good will mission

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s it too soon to urge a little peace and good will this Christmas?

Probably not.

We’ve all seen the alternative, and it isn’t pretty.

Some of us, it seems, are so busy pursuing the material side of the holidays that we’ve lost sight of the spirit.

Stressed-out shoppers grimly hunting bargains in the aisles, screaming kids with surly parents and couples who look like they’re going to a funeral instead of experiencing the joy of the season. In short, people who bring their bad mood into a retail outlet to share with the staff and other consumers.

While this can be a tough time of year if your finances are tight, it doesn’t have to be a fiscal or emotional crisis.

After all, the most expensive item in the store is no gift at all if the giver is grinding their teeth about the cost and the resulting damage to their credit rating.

There’s nothing intrinsically wrong about giving big gifts, but not at the cost of civility and peace of mind.

There are any number of inexpensive ways of celebrating the holiday

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season that don’t require busting your bank balance or losing your mind.

Try asking the people in the stores, nicely, and you might discover some clever alternatives.

So this Christmas, a

suggestion: if you feel yourself starting to get anxious or angry, pause and take a deep breath and try to keep things in their proper perspective.

Try smiling. Do something nice like holding

a door open or letting a driver merge in front.

It doesn’t cost a thing.

Keep in mind, this is all supposed to be honouring the memory of someone who lived an impoverished life devoted to

the less fortunate.

Someone whose sacrifice might be better celebrated with a little more gratitude for the people in our lives and a little less drama at the tills this season.

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Finding writer’s peace at the coffee shop

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Life Lessons Andrea Phillpotts

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’ve been spending a lot of time in Richmond’s coffee shops this past month. It’s odd really because I don’t like coffee an awful lot but faced with a huge writing deadline, these cafés were the best place I could find some writer’s peace.

I visited a variety of shops, my only requirement being that they had tables with access to an electrical outlet. Some were rife with students and writers like myself, all hunched over intensely as they tapped out term papers or manuscripts.

Other cafés were human thoroughfares with people moving in and out like a train station. All were busy hives of activity for a cross section of society.

There were the couples, sharing time across a table for two. Young lovers would hold hands and chat shyly across their lattes, swirling their drinks with wooden sticks and checking on their phones. Older couples hung out together, reading their papers across from each other in companionable silence.

Other twosomes were there for business meetings. I was surprised at what I overheard about business partnerships gone sideways from the overheated coffee shop

meetings. I got the sense that these people choose public locations in an attempt to lessen emotional outbursts.

Workers from all professions popped in on their coffee breaks, women in pencil skirts and high heels, men in grubby coverall, and police in crisp blue uniforms. All had come in for a quick pick me up in an otherwise busy day.

My favourite patrons were the girlfriends, sitting at tables for as much time as the students, laughing over life’s little quirks, and talking with their heads close together. They came in groups of two to five and seemed to have the most fun of all groups, bringing in colour to the room in more ways than one.

The common thread is that all had come here not just for the heavenly bean but also to connect with others. Coffee shops are a way of relating to the whole even if you happen

to be a lonely writer tapping away at nine at night on a workday.

Humans are social creatures and need to interact even in an anonymous way in a coffee shop. In today’s busy world where people are often long distances away from home, coming in to a warm coffee shop is a way to feel a part of the human family. Leaving the cold outside and entering one of these shops makes one feel a little bit warmer inside not only with a smooth coffee but also with some genuine human contact.

Coffee shops are not just venues to feed our cravings for caffeine but also transplant homes in which to feed our hunger for human connections.

Andrea Phillpotts is a Richmond writer and teacher. Opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of any school district, organization, or school.

The common thread is that all had come here not just for the heavenly bean but also to connect with others.

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letters Seniors need a break from utility hikes Editor: How about giving an over-80 senior citizen who lives alone in an apartment a break on the utility rates.

I am struggling as it is to pay my bills; however, it really annoys me that I am paying the regular rate in my apartment where there are families of 2, 3, 4-plus who are using far more water than myself, including laundering two to three times a week. This includes rental units, who are sub-renting the extra rooms or sharing to help the initial renter to pay the monthly rent.

Years ago, back in 1994 through 2006,

I used to sign a declaration as an over-65 and was paying the single rate and had a break. Since 2007, however, I have had to pay the regular rate, which has continually increased well over 50 per cent.

I can only hope for a drastic change to assist us oldies—our pensions certainly have not increased.

Now we are informed in the local paper that another increase is coming.

Surely, there must be a way to assist the elderly apartment owners to return to the single rate.

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Perhaps we should use a few acronyms to make our concern more evident. For example: C.I.P.–Cast Iron Pedestrian: No fear, and less intelligence, jaywalks with no concern for safety!

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Editor: Re: Canada Line terminus “art .“ I wish to apologize to the current regime at Richmond City Hall.

It is very difficult to keep track of the cornucopia of gifts being showered on the Richmond public (aka repatriation of our tax dollars) by this same regime. Shame on me, I wasn’t aware of the Canada Line terminus plinth art contest. Heck,

Don’t snooze on your contributions.

I wasn’t even aware the word “plinth” existed.

A small historical digression: A few days prior to the start of the 2010 Olympic games (which coincidentally had the Canada Line completed just in time), I was a personal witness to a crew working late (ie. overtime?) one evening mounting a Canadian flag to cover the previously “au naturel“ end of the Canada Line.

Somehow, this simple, yet patriotic, accoutrement has vanished.

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The only other suggestion I submit is that we sequester a poll by the Richmond taxpayers as to the Richmond council member that has contributed most to our city motto, “For the City of Richmond to be the most appealing, liveable, and well managed community in Canada,“ and the winner have their effigy, (or at minimum enlarged photo?) mounted on the plinth, at least till the 2014 elections.

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letters Rats meet cats Editor: Re: “Fight against rats is a ‘never-ending battle,” Richmond Review, Nov. 29.

Let me pen an encomium to my dear, dear friend Nicolette. I have known this youngster for just over eight years now.

An inquisitive, affectionate dear little creature, she patrols our backyard in her never-outmoded, stylish, black and white fur coat.

Athletic from birth, she would, I recall, lift her arm and casually snatch a fly as it went by. She would catch it with no difficulty at all.

She had an unpleasant habit, it's true, of popping it straight into her mouth.

But I digress. I remember vividly the day my husband asked, "How long has that been there?", indicating the lifeless body of rattus rattus on the rug’s edge and carefully guarded

by Nico. Sometimes the bodies were alive (mice, thankfully, not rats) and it was clear she was trying her utmost to train us.

Or at least, to give us some of the fun of the chase. But in the end, it is Nico who is the best of our family at rodent control.

The other three cats don’t “do” rat! Though they are happy to do “mouse.”

All hail to felis catus!

Why don’t more of us use them for what they were domesticated to do?

Catherine Mori Richmond

Herring sale was a great idea Editor: This year I had a privilege to donate to B.C. Children’s Hospital by buying herrings in Steveston. What an amazing idea.

I just would like to thank you to all fishermen, organizers, sponsors and very hard working volunteers for very well organized event and job very well done. Amazing job.

Jerzy Bigosinski Chilliwack

Better Grades Happier Kids Time to deal with epidemic rat problem Editor: Having read Mr. Campolongo’s comments about the “never ending battle” with rats in the city it is yet time the city was held up as one of the worst offenders at creating the problem and doing nothing in the way of prevention.

Let’s start looking at some hard facts, ugly though they may be.

The city ripped out all of the vegetation and shrubs along Railway to create the new bike trail—all of the ditches and shrubs along that route were homes for our ugly little friends and where do you think those rats went? Into the adjacent neighbourhoods looking to set up new homes.

Walk along the seawall at Garry Point at twilight and the rocks are alive with rats. The city has built community gardens all over Richmond, but when the sun goes down those gardens are setting out a feast for every rat in the city.

We drop old houses and dig up those properties, driving all the little creature that have set up

housekeeping in them into all of the surrounding neighborhoods and yet, after everything the city has set before these nasty vermin as food and fodder the city does nothing but refer you to a pest control company when you call with concerns.

There is absolutely no rodent control program in the City of Richmond despite all of the underlying health concerns rats create.

We have a problem, an epidemic of rats. Our city can fund sending a posse of councillors and friends off on another “Sister City” trip half way round the world but can’t seem to find the funds nor the interest to do anything about the very significant rat issue this city has and will face in ever increasing amounts. This is part of the ugly side of any city, but most cities don’t choose to sweep it under the rug like Richmond does, and we are now starting to reap the rewards of years of not addressing this issue and it is only gong to get worse.

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To inform the public regarding a proposed project involving: (1) 78 Townhouses, and (2) seven new Single Family Lots To ask the public to complete a public survey Wednesday, December 18, 2013 5pm to 8pm General Currie Elementary School Gymnasium 8220 General Currie Road, Richmond, BC

Open House Agenda: 5pm - Start, mingle, review information, 6pm - 7pm - A short presentation by Developer, followed by a Q and A session, 7pm - 8pm - Mingle, ask more questions, public asked to complete Survey, 8pm - Closing Note: City staff will be attending the Open House, as technical observers

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The Magic of Orchestration Though Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote the songs, it’s orchestrator Robert Russell Bennett who selected the specific instruments to be played in particular moments. Chris beams: “he used traditional sounds mixed with Asian influences to great effect.”

Why Anna Sings (Almost) All the Songs The famous actor Gertrude Lawrence read “Anna and the King of Siam” and asked her lawyer to get Rodgers and Hammerstein to adapt it into a musical for her. This is why the story is so heavily focused on Anna and why she sings almost every song. Anna’s songs also have limited vocal range because Gertrude had “a nasty penchant for singing out of tune”—the limited range minimized the risk of notes going awry.

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community Yachts light up the Middle Arm this weekend The Richmond Yacht Club’s annual Parade of Lights is set for Dec. 7 and 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. both nights. Decorated vessels will be on parade in the Middle Arm of the Fraser River between the Dinsmore Bridge and Moray Channel Bridge (swing bridge).

Up to 15 boats will participate in the parade, a two

decades’ old Richmond tradition.

Spectators can watch the action from the Richmond Yacht Club clubhouse, 7471 River Rd., where hot chocolate, cookies and hotdogs will be available. Performances from the Richmond Singers and Salvation Army band are also planned, along with a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.

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Youth group hosts dinner for the needy Dozens of volunteers gathered at St. Alban Church on Saturday night to bring the Christmas spirit alive to less fortunate local families.

More than 120 people were treated to a winter community dinner hosted by a youth group from the City Centre Community Association.

More than 60 people volunteered to support the event, and some 40 people performed as part of the evening entertainment.

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But Yao said the majority of the money and resources were mustered together by the youth leadership team C-Change.

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When they arrived, deputies found the vehicle engulfed in flames. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded, extinguished the fire and subsequently located two victims inside the vehicle. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the collision is under investigation by traffic investigators with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff ’s Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department. The Office of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner will determine the identities and the cause of death of the victims.

But unofficial identification followed quickly in media reports. The passenger was Paul Walker, 40, reported to be an actor in a street racing action movie series called The Fast and the Furious. The driver was Mr. Walker’s friend and financial advisor, Roger Rodas, 38, a Pirelli World Challenge race car driver who owned Always Evolving, an auto dealership and racing services company.

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Mr. Walker’s official Facebook page said that he had been at a fundraiser for victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines hosted by Reach Out Worldwide, the charity he founded in 2010 to aid victims of natural disasters.

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department said that, “Speed was a factor … [but] how fast the car was going had not [yet] been established.” Photographs and videos show a heap of charred pieces of metal and glass piled on and extruding from a red shell resting on turned, bent wheels. Fragments were scattered along the boulevard.

The crash aftermath was soon eclipsed by the makeshift memorial nearby—an ever-growing mound of flowers, candles, and hand-lettered messages watched over by grief-stricken co-stars and friends.

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ten (74 percent) rate it as “good” (68 percent) or “very good” (6 percent), while only 22 per cent deem it “bad” (19 percent) or “very bad” (3 percent).

Overall, only 16 percent of British Columbians believe that the province’s roads are “not too safe” or “not safe at all” for motorists, while four-in-five (82 percent) consider them “very safe” or “moderately safe.”

This is the first of four surveys Insights West will conduct during the next year in partnership with Black Press. We hope these poll findings will find their way in the current speed limit and traffic safety review by the provincial government.

This week in Driveway, our “Question of the Week” and “Drives-U-Crazy” spots focus on speed-related issues please participate online. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca About the survey: Results are based on an online study conducted from October 23 to October 27, 2013, among 838 British Columbians who are aged 18+ and are Your Insights panel members. YourInsights.ca is Insights West’s in-house access panel offering on-demand samples for both clients and research suppliers looking for Western Canadian populations. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age and gender. While statistical margins of error are arguably not applicable to online panels/online studies of this nature, we have assumed that the same margins of error apply as if it were a true unweighted random probability sample with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points, nineteen times out of twenty. To view the detailed data tabulations go to www.insightswest.com

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Safety Tip: During the months of November and December there is an 86 per cent increase in crashes where a pedestrian is injured compared to July and August. Always be on the lookout for pedestrians – especially in dark, wet weather when visibility is limited, at intersections and near transit stops.

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driveway

Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 is a stylish price buster

by Zack Spencer

The Mercedes CLA 250 is here and it is a cause for celebration.

This stylish compact car is powerful, filled with all kinds of features and starts at an amazing $33,900. What this means for the entire car market is a trend towards more car for less money.

If Mercedes Benz can sell such a competent car for so little, the pressure will be on non-premium brands to sharpen their pencil, add more features, and revise their prices lower.

Mercedes already has a very affordable hatchback with the B250, which arrived about a year ago and is the basis for this CLA. Both of these cars open up Mercedes Benz to a new market of buyers who might have been thinking about buying a non-premium brand but now realized a CLA is within reach.

This, along with Mercedes strong resale value will help to keep lease rates low, amplifying the value this car offers.

Looks Mercedes helped create the “coupe” 4-door sedan several years ago with the CLS sedan, which is based on the E-Class sedan. By dropping the roof, raking the front and rear windows and adding a more aggressive front end, produces an eye-catching sedan that looks classy and aggressive at the same time. Mercedes has taken this formula and applied it to the B-Class platform to produce this coupe-like sedan. The base model comes with 17-inch wheels but the sport package is great value, at $1,600, which adds 18-inch AMG wheels and extra AMG exterior trim pieces. The side windows are slim as is the back window for limited outward visibility, not so much for the driver but the rear seat passengers, especially kids.

Inside One trend I’m not sure I like is placing a screen in the centre of the dash, like putting an iPad Mini in the permanently placed in middle of the dash. It doesn’t look particularly polished, almost like an afterthought. Audi’s new A3 sedan, arriving in March, has the ability to lower their screen, which I think is a better approach.

The premium package is a must because it includes a huge panoramic sunroof, backup camera, automatic

climate control and heated

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Zack Spencer

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front seats; all of this for $2,800. This is a small car; the roof feels very low and back seat passenger’s needs to be children or shorter adults. Rear seat outward visibility is limited and legroom is also at a premium.

Drive The launch event for this new CLA was held in the Washington DC area, leaving historic Georgetown and heading towards Maryland’s ports and navel academy. This provided some excellent stop-andgo traffic opportunities in Washington’s morning rush hour and then getting to stretch the new CLA’s legs on fabulous Interstate highways. The power plant is a direct injection turbocharged 4-cylinder engine with a healthy 208hp. The power goes through a 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission to the front wheels.

The more expensive and powerful 355hp CLA 45 AMG has an all wheel drive (AWD) system as standard equipment but the base CLA 250 will get this important option sometime in 2014. Power is fantastic, especially if the transmission is placed in the sportier mode. This car cruises effortlessly at highway speeds and passes with ease.

All CLA models come with a Collision Prevention Assist feature that alerts the driver to the possibility of an impending collision.

Verdict We are heading into a wonderful period of lower priced cars, or vehicle fitted with more standard features. This new CLA 250 is a perfect example of this. Other new entries include the latest A3 that arrives in March and starts at $31,100 and then the new BMW 1 Series will arrive in about a year.

For the price of a wellequipped non-premium brand Canadians can now get a premium German sedan for about the same price. zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca

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driveway

Alexandra car shops for herself for once

by Alexandra Straub

One of the questions I’m asked most often when

someone finds out about my line of work is “What car would you buy if I had an unlimited amount of

money?”

Well I have yet to win the lottery. But I can refine the question to, if

I had to buy a vehicle for my family, what would it be?

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owners of a 2001 VW Cabrio. We imported it from Southern California and have put quite a few kilometres on it. But, we needed something that was bigger, had more trunk space, was preferably a diesel and could make it through the snow.

So, the hunt began. It actually began in December of 2012. The better half and I went looking for an SUV. It didn’t matter if it had five or seven seats. We preferred a diesel but were not excluding gasoline options. The first place we went to was the Mercedes-Benz dealership.

The ML350 Bluetec was in a new generation and something we were interested in. However, with the options we wanted and a three month wait time, the price was out of our range and the wait was too long.

Then we looked into the Mazda CX-9. Granted, it’s not a diesel but a classy car and one that’s nice to drive. Again, the Ford Explorer Sport was not diesel, but a strong contender. Though, the fuel economy wasn’t as stellar as we had hoped.

We had spent the better part of a road trip in an Acura MDX in 2013 but wanted to wait until 2014 for the all-new version to come out. After taking that for a spin, that was top three on the list. We also fancied the Volvo XC90 and the Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel.

With all these great options, it was hard to narrow it down. But there was one that we had still not looked at. That was the 2014 VW Touareg TDI. It wasn’t hard to fall in love with it. As a VW owner, it’s something I should have thought about right away but for some reason didn’t. Regardless, testing it out fit everything we were looking for.

The Touareg was within our price range, it had a generous cargo capacity, all-wheel drive (for our various trips up the mountain) and best of all, a diesel engine.

I’m a huge supporter of alternatives to gaspowered vehicles, whether that’s diesel, electric or hybrids. It only seemed fitting to welcome this type of beautiful machine into our home.

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The Touareg was within our price range, it had a generous cargo capacity, all-wheel drive (for our various trips up the mountain) and best of all, a diesel engine.

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With our new addition to the family and smiles on everyone’s faces, we couldn’t be happier. We’ve also driven almost 2,000 kilometres in the first two weeks of having the Touareg TDI at home and have only filled the tank twice. Even better! alexandra.straub @driveway.bc.ca

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I shop locally

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Steveston Folk Guild welcomes Westwynds The Steveston Folk Guild is presenting the Westwynds for its annual Christmas show.

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Christmas at the cannery The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society, in partnership with the Steveston Merchants’ Association and Steveston Farmers & Artisans Market, presents the fourth annual Christmas at the Cannery: Festival of Trees.

Christmas trees uniquely decorated by Steveston merchants will be displayed throughout the Cannery.

Visitors can vote for their favourite by donation, which will go to the Richmond Food Bank. The cannery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site is located at 12138 Fourth Ave.

Christmas Fair at St. Anne’s The Parish of St Anne’s Steveston (4071 Francis Rd.) hosts a Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be baking, crafts, Christmas decor and books for sale.

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Santa Claus arrived in Steveston by boat last Sunday to kick off the 10th annual Christmas in Steveston Village, hosted by the Steveston Merchant’s Association.

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arts & entertainment Richmond Yacht Club Presents the Annual

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Vessels will be on parade between Cambie Road and the Dinsmore Bridge.

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A ROCA Family Christmas features seasonal favourites presented by both the choir and orchestra, marking the first time the full ensemble has been together for a Christmas performance.

“This is a program that will have lots of things you know,” said chorus conductor Brigid Coult. “This year we’re focusing on music that is much better known.”

Tsai, a Grade 4 student in Richmond, studies with James Malmberg and Samuel Tsui, and has completed Royal Conservatory of Music’s Grade 10 level for violin.

The Dec. 7 show is at 7:30 p.m. at Fraserview Church, 11295 Mellis Dr. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, $6 for children ages six to 12 and free for children under six.

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Youth choir presents annual festive concert The Richmond Youth Honour Choir is presenting its annual festive holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 15.

Holiday Harmonies is filled with songs to warm the heart and lift the spirit. The choir’s program includes both secular and sacred music.

A family-friendly concert, the evening promises to tickle funny bones, energize joy and even have the audience singing along.

The concert is 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Peace Mennonite Church, 11571 Daniels Rd. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and youth.

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Since September, the students have been writing, improvising, collaborating and rehearsing as they build material around a unifying thematic guideline.

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As part of Winter Wonderland, the B.C. Registered Music Teachers’ Association will host a musical performance Saturday, Dec.7 from 1 to 2 p.m. Emmanuel Children’s Chorus will then perform from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Winter Wonderland is an annual display organized by the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset, featuring 32 decorated Christmas trees and Saturday matinee musical performances.

On Dec. 14, band and choir students of Hugh Boyd Secondary will deliver two shows: 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Admission to the concerts is free, but monetary or non-perishable food donations for the Richmond Food Bank are encouraged.

Visitors to city hall are also encouraged to vote for their favourite decorated tree, whose sponsors help the Rotary Club provide support for international and local charitable projects. The Winter Wonderland display continues until Jan. 5, 2014.

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The King and I opens at Gateway Theatre Gateway Theatre artistic director Jovanni Sy is making his Vancouver stage debut this week as the King of Siam in a new production of a Tony Awardwinning musical.

The King and I is on the MainStage now until Dec. 31. The Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II classic about the clashing of cultural values and the healing power of sympathy for others is known for songs like “Getting to Know You,” “Shall We Dance?” and “Whistle a Happy Tune.”

Shortly after arriving in Bangkok, British school teacher Anna Leonowens (Barb Tomasic) tests the limits of the King of Siam (Jovanni Sy). Originally hired to educate the King’s wives and children, Anna turns out to have a mind of her own—questioning the King’s decisions and meddling in matters that are none of her business. But when British officials set sail for Siam, sent to investigate rumours that the King is barbaric, Anna is determined to prove the Brits wrong.

Tickets, $30 to $49, available at gatewaytheatre. com or 604-270-1812. Special performances include Dec. 10 at noon (tea matinee) and Dec. 10 at 7:15 p.m. (pre-show chat with artists).

Christmas brought to life with concert at Broadmoor Broadmoor Baptist Church will host a special Christmas concert with songs and stories Sunday, Dec. 15.

Storyteller Justyn Rees and singer-songwriter Russ Rosen will join with instrumentalist Brett Ziegler and percussionist Calum Rees in Christmas Tales, a show of music and theatre.

Rees will present a retelling of the first Christmas, presenting characters such as Joseph, the Inn Keeper and Dick the Shepherd, while Rosen will bring festive and reflective carols to life.

The show is travelling throughout B.C. this season.

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community Museum seeks artefacts for new exhibit For Richmond Museum’s upcoming Language of Learning exhibition that opens Feb. 25, 2014, the public is invited to share, by loaning or donating, objects or photos related to learning in Richmond.

The museum has a growing collection of artefacts from public schools, but would like to broaden the scope.

The museum is looking for both old and new objects that represent nontraditional forms of education. They could be items that represent a time when you attended an independent

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Rachel Lau, Cheryl Yip, Minervina Mak, and Karina Jesson created “Soap for Hope”, a club that collects donations of toiletries and cash, to help youth who are on the streets in British Columbia.

This all started with a project they were given in Grade 9.

Their English teacher Jennifer Mah started with a literature circle, where she told her students about their upcoming project, a community assignment. The four classmates decided to read a book, Theories of Relativities, about a boy who was living on the streets of British Columbia.

That’s when the girls got inspired. They wanted to make a club that would help youth in B.C. After gathering the necessary approvals, the foursome began organizing, making arrangements and scheduling when their first collection of donations would happen.

“Our goal is for B.C. youth to have good self esteem.”

— Karina Jesson Finally after all the hard work last February, they did their first collection of donations.

“Many people showed us lack of respect, since we were the little ones,” said Mak. They said they were so discouraged that they almost gave up hope. But still they got back up on their feet. Now they are doing their second collection of donations.

“Our goal is for B.C. youth to have good self esteem,” said Jesson.

They said that the first time they collected 900 items. And, just recently, they collected another 600 and raised $325.75.

“Soap for Hope” collects solely toiletries and cash products. All their donations go to Covenant House Vancouver, which provides “sanctuary and a brighter future” for some 1,500 street-involved youth who are homeless, lost and afraid.

“I feel so good doing this” said Yip. “We are honoured for starting this” said Lau.

House sales slow, as prices ease Median selling price fell to $990,000

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Richmond house sales slowed, and median selling prices eased in November compared to a month earlier, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s latest numbers.

109 houses traded hands last month in Richmond, down 9.2 per cent compared to October.

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6.5 per cent over that period to $990,000.

The number of townhouses that sold in November inched up compared to a month earlier, and prices were also up modestly to a median price of $528,500.

But the sale of condos was down sharply, from 132 in October to 104 in November, a drop of more than 21 per cent.

The median selling price remained strong, however, down just 1.1 per cent.

“This year’s activity has resulted in gradual and modest increases in home prices of approximately

one per cent over the last 12 months in the region,” said board president Sandra Wyant.

Across the region, sales were 1.2 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month.

Listings were 1.5 per cent above the 10-year November range.

Compared to a year ago, Richmond’s real estate market has seen much more activity.

House sales were up in November compared to a year ago by 43 per cent, while townhouse sales were up 50 per cent and condo sales were up 28.4 per cent.

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Touted by organizers as the biggest minor league hockey event in the world, the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament boasts more than 1,000 participants who went on to play in the NHL, with current NHLers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evander Kane also among the alumni.

“Players, coaches and parents are very excited (about this opportunity),” says Seafair coach and former NHL player Yogi Svejkovsky. “It’s also great for our entire association and the Richmond hockey community. Quebec is a very special experience not just in terms of the quality of hockey but also as a great cultural and life experience which these lucky boys will remember forever.

We are honoured to represent Seafair and the province.”

The Islanders (20-22) will have a chance to play some of the other elite teams this weekend at a tournament in Phoenix, where the Anaheim Junior Ducks, ranked No. 4 in the U.S., and the Los Angeles Junior Kings will be among those competing.

“The tournament will give us a great sense of where we are at, but either way our goal is to improve every day,” says Svejkovsky.

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Don Fennell photo Seafair Islanders Peewee A1 sport an overall record of 20-2-2 as they enter a tournament in Phoenix this week. They’ll spend part of next February playing in the prestigious Quebec international tournament.

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As good as the Islanders’ record is, Svejkovsky says they’re still far away— in all aspects of the game—from where it wants to be. But he’s encouraged by the steady progress being made.

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(Paul) doesn’t score a lot but then you look at his stats and his assists are just crazy. I feel like I have games like that too.

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Getting into the holiday spirit at Portrait’s Silver Ridge

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On Monday Dec. 16, the homeowners at Portrait Homes’ Silver Ridge community will demonstrate their Christmas spirit with a decorating contest.

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Silver Ridge is located in Maple Ridge, and among the judges will be Mayor Ernie Daykin. He will be joined by members of the Portrait Homes management team, and prizes from local merchants, including Chameleon Cafe, Golden Ears Cheeseworks and the Maple Ridge Art Gallery, will be handed out to the first, second and third prize winners.

“What triggered us to start this event was the effort some of our homeowners went through in decorating their homes and we thought, wouldn’t it be great to get more people into the

Christmas spirit?” asks Grimm.

Homeowners are encouraged to use lights and other decor items to make a festive display. Decorating has already started, and anticipation is building as the 16th nears.

Silver Ridge is a 105-acre master-planned community. The latest phase is Hampstead, a collection of four- and fivebedroom single-family homes.

Portrait Homes has been the recipient of many awards for Silver Ridge, including 27 Gold Georgies. Among the awards is Best Residential Development in B.C. and Best Residential Community in Canada. Portrait itself has been the winner of the Customer Choice Awards for 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and Best Single Family Home Builder in British Columbia for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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Among the gorgeous features you’ll find at G3 are stainless-steel appliances, laminate hardwood flooring and quartz countertops. The eating bar, above, is convenient for entertaining or a quick bite to eat, while the living areas, above right, and bedrooms, below right, are spacious and inviting.

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Three is a lucky number at G3, an exciting condominium development in Surrey’s Guildford neighbourhood that features three buildings with a huge variety of floorplans that will definitely suit the needs of all discerning buyers.

“The quality here is excellent,” says sales manager Margaret Bird. “It’s been especially appealing to first-time buyers.”

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G3 offers studio to two-bedroom homes, with several floorplans available. One of the most impressive things about the development is the beautiful views from some of the homes.

“From the north-facing homes you can see the (North Shore) mountains,” says Bird.

“From the east-facing homes, you can see Mount Baker and that area. It’s gorgeous.”

Some of the other beautiful features of the homes at G3 include stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops and an eating bar; a convenient touch for those on-thego or who enjoy entertaining. Soft-closing cabinetry with brushed nickel hardware is perfectly lit by the ceiling mounted track lighting and pendant lights.

Laminate hardwood flooring is featured throughout the living areas, with lush carpeting in the bedrooms and imported

porcelain tile in the kitchen, entry and bathrooms.

The bathrooms are elegant and luxurious, with a deep soaker tub, semi-frameless glass shower and chic wall-mounted vanity light.

Homeowners can still choose between two designer colour schemes, Sterling and Onyx, and will enjoy the nine-foot ceilings (higher on the top floor) and convenient frontloading washer and dryers that come with every home. Oversized storage and parking is also included.

“It’s a beautiful package,” Bird says.

Residents will also have access to the G3 residents lounge, which will include a gym, fireside lounge and a guest suite, among other things.

G3’s location is one of the top draws for buyers.

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“Location is key,” says Bird. “These are the only new condos in the Guildford area. We’ve seen a huge draw from Fraser Heights with parents wanting their kids to live nearby.

You’re within walking distance to so much.”

Available homes at G3 start at $149,900 for a studio, $169,900 for a one-bedroom and $219,900 for a two-bedroom. For more information, check out g3living.ca, call 604588-8238 or visit the showroom at 10439 154th Street, Surrey, open every day except Friday between noon and 5 p.m.

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Cheer and Dance Saturday at oval Part of annual Telus Basketball Classic now in its 14th year

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The 2013 Telus Basketball Classic, one of North America’s most unique and largest high school hoops tournaments featuring some 2,000 athletes, will award some $100,000 to participants—mostly through scholarships.

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Parity will make for exciting race in Richmond

by Don Fennell Sports Editor Parity promises to make this Richmond high school senior girls’ basketball season a memorable one, with top spot clearly up for grabs.

Two of the early favourites are the A.R. MacNeill Ravens and R.A. McMath Wildcats, with the Steveston-London Sharks—aiming for a third consecutive championship—certainly capable as well.

Even without Denise DeJesus at point guard, who graduated last year as the league’s most valuable player, the Ravens had plenty of reason to think this will be their year. And even usuallyreserved coach Fred Chiang can’t help but gush at the teams talent and depth.

MacNeill returns seven players from the 2012-13 team, bolstered by a solid group of Grade 11s.

“This group committed themselves three years ago to developing a girls’ basketball program at MacNeill, and as each year has passed the group has gotten stron-

ger and stronger,” says Chiang.

Last year, both the junior and senior teams reached the playoff semifinals.

At McMath, coach Bik Chatha welcomes back six players—now all Grade 12s— from last year’s team, while four Grade 11s who played at the junior level have also made the cut. Chatha especially likes his team’s athleticism and energy.

“We don’t believe in one key player, but in a team concept,” he says. “To achieve success every player is important and we need them to be playing their best every game. Our aim is to improve every day and to play hard.”

Though longtime Steveston-London coach Les Hamaguchi says his team is in “rebuilding mode,” he still believes the Sharks can contend for another Richmond title.

The Sharks return eight players from last year’s team, but only Aliya Prasad (a zone and league all-star) was a starter. Forward Precilia Kong and guard Emily Ip were a big part of last years’

rotation and Hamaguchi expects both will have productive seasons.

Also back are Joan Canave, Alexa Santiago, Michelle Koo, Joanne Li, and Johwena Si. Grade 11s Yoyo Mok, Queena Zeng, Crystal Mattu, Rebecca Chen, Janice Wong, and Tina Daschuk round out the roster.

Popular Hugh Boyd Trojans’ mentor Stuart Ruttan has every reason to believe in his players too.

“I like our athleticism and experience, and we have a bit more depth with five seniors returning and six Grade 11s who are just beginning to understand the senior game,” he explains. “The key to our team’s success will be the bench strength to sustain a solid set of starters.

It will be a process, but one that should be fun.”

Hoping to improve on last year’s sixth-place finish, the Hugh McRoberts Strikers boast five returning players (two Grade 12s) to help along six other Grade 12s who haven’t played hoops the past couple of seasons but were part of city cham-

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Macalipay has unique ability to adjust on the fly From Page 27

Macalipay has also developed into a strong leader on the court, and is now able to vocalize what he feels needs to be done to his teammates.

Coach Meier says if he has a flaw it may be that his talented point guard can be too unselfish. He is always looking to set up his teammates, but at times needs to look to score more himself.

Macalipay enjoyed an impressive opening game this season with 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and seven steals—the type of numbers he’s capable of on any given night, says Meier.

“I think my style has a lot to do with my speed, and because I’m smaller I try to use it create space or blow by defenders to get closer to the basket or even draw more

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defenders so my teammates are open to pass to,” Macalipay explains.

“As a point guard my role to distribute the ball is important. I have always been passfirst. I think I have improved my shooting, which for me is probably the hardest thing to work on. I’ve been working on it ever since I started playing and still have much to learn. But since Grade 9 (when he made the senior boys’ basketball team at McRoberts) I’ve felt more and more confident. Still, none of your skills can be perfect and there is always something to improve.”

Macalipay was introduced to the roundball game by his dad, who started taking his seven-year-old son to watch his games. Then when he joined the Richmond Youth

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“One moment he can be rolling on the ground laughing with his buddies about something that only a young teenager would lose it over, and the next moment he may as well be 32-years-old offering up advice to a friend about life.”

–Brian Meier Basketball League, his dad began teaching him such basics as shooting and dribbling. Not long after making Richmond’s under-13 team, Macalipay made the Strikers.

Now as team captain he is eager to raise his level of play even another notch while hopefully leading the team to a Lower Mainland title and a berth in the provincials.

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would be. But I really believe we can do it,” he says.

So, how good can Macalipay yet be? Meier, for one, isn’t sure, but is excited to find out.

“It has been an incredible experience to work with Arnold at various levels for the past few years,” says Meier.

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start on a Grade 10 team; never mind being able to start on a senior team in Grade 9 (and be a city all-star). Arnold has developed an incredible mind for the game. It’s as if, at his tremendous speed, he sees the game in super slow motion. The biggest difference that most people will be able to see in the evolution of Arnold’s game is that he used to be an average shooter at best, but has put a lot of time in to his shot and is now what I would consider to be a very competent shooter.”

Meier also marvels at Macalipay’s uncanny ability to read the situation that he finds himself in.

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and the next moment he may as well be 32-years-old offering up advice to a friend about life,” says Meier.

Macalipay aspires to play on Basketball BC’s under-17 team next summer, and to play at the highest level he can post-secondary. Being a strong academic student as well, he is also fortunate to be surrounded by a supportive family.

“I certainly hope that Arnold will be able to play Canadian inter-university basketball but I am aware that some schools will look at his size and may not give him a chance,” says Meier. “That will only fuel the competitive fire inside Arnold. If he does get the chance to play CIS ball, I wouldn’t want to be one of the teams that passed on him.”

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HOME SERVICE GUIDE

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CHIHUAHUAS, tiny tea cups, ready to go now, 2 males. $650. Call 604794-7347

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The ideal candidate will have experience, be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. A car and a valid driver’s license is required.

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N/S, N/P. Sep entry. (604)277-3776 RICHMOND: large & bright 1 Bdrm, cls to dyke. $725/mo. Utils inc. n/p, n/s. Jan. 1. (778)288-7784

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By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act and on behalf of Shelter Island Marina & Boatyard we will dispose of goods, namely: (1) 30’ Wooden Vessel; debtor “Robert MacRae� to recover $2,056.00 plus accruing storage and any/all other expenses related. This unit will be made available for sale after December 18, 2013. Unit is currently being stored at Shelter Island Marina & Boatyard, 6911 Graybar Road, Richmond, BC. Contact 604-434-2448 for further information.

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By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act and on behalf of Shelter Island Marina we will dispose of goods, namely: (1) 40’ Wooden Powerboat, “Skeena M2�; debtor “Stacey Langthorne� to recover $5,626.94 plus accruing storage and any/all other expenses related. This unit will be made available for sale after December 18, 2013. Unit is currently being stored at Shelter Island Marina & Boatyard, 6911 Graybar Road, Richmond, BC. Contact 604-434-2448 for further information.

HOMES FOR RENT

POINT GREY 3 bdrm & den, 2 lvl home, avail now. 4426 West 9th. $3200 + utils. NP/NS 604-649-3028

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Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Ian Macdonald are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, W. D. Macdonald at the following address on or before January 2, 2014, after which date the executor and executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

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Tzu Chi volunteers gave winter relief supplies to 631 families in Richmond. They distributed daily necessities to the clients of the Richmond Food Bank, such as toilet paper, shower gel, shampoo, lotion, tooth brush, tooth paste, laundry detergent and warm hat. On Nov. 26, there was a service at Peace Mennonite Church. The remaining three services were held at Richmond Food Bank in the following two days. Tzu Chi also made a donation to the Richmond Food Bank’s Dairy Program. Since 2008, this program has been providing fresh milk, eggs and cheese to underprivileged children, pregnant women and those with child, and seniors. Tzu Chi Foundation donated $12,000 to this program, and it was expected to help 400 people per week.

Kudos is a weekly feature showcasing announcements, achievements and good deeds happening around town.

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It’s a hat trick of awards for Tourism Richmond’s www.365daysofdining.com campaign. At this week’s Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s annual Canadian Tourism Awards, presented by the Toronto Star and Visa Canada in Ottawa, Tourism Richmond’s innovative year-long foodie-focused campaign captured The Social Media Initiative of the Year Award. Earlier this year, 365 Days of Dining won Best Social Media Campaign (Public) at the Vancouver Social Media Awards and Innovation of the Year at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards of Excellence. “We are honoured and proud to be recognized in this way by our peers with a Canadian Tourism Award for excellence,” said Tracy Lakeman, CEO of Tourism Richmond (pictured above with the latest award).

On Dec. 5, the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise held their annual breakfast in support of the Richmond Christmas Fund, where they presented the program with a $2,800 donation and bags full of toys and books. Pictured here from the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise are Christine Brodie (left) and Club president Kal Mahal (second from right), along with the Christmas Fund’s Wayne Duzita and Elizabeth Specht.

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