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The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations.

The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program that costs taxpayers less.

Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper,

Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.

How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.

The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profits will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC.

Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected officials are already calling a “scam?”

And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?

or pretty much anything else that comes in a package, businesses will be passing their increased costs on to you.

It’s time to contact Premier Clark and ask her.

What’s going on here?

Email Christy Clark at premier@gov.bc.ca or call 250-387-1715. For more info, visit RethinkItBC.ca. #RethinkItBC. This Message is brought to you by:

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Celebrating Richmond’s Women’s of Distinction ing the local community for more than five decades, including 21 years as a member of Richmond council during a period of major cultural change in the city.

•Longtime Richmond Chamber of Commerce manager of administration and events Mary Gazetas, a champion of local heritage Carol Young was the Community Professional and food security was among the women hon- winner. oured at the 21st annual Ethel Tib•Anne Gillrie-Carre won the Sports bits Women of Distinction Awards.

Award. A basketball coach for more The awards, organized by The Richthan three decades, Gillrie-Carre has mond Review and held at the Radisshared her passion for the sport with son Hotel Vancouver Airport, also countless Richmond youth. served as a fundraiser for Chimo •Festival of Voice founder Elena Community Services’ Nova House, a Steele won the Arts Award. A classishelter for women and their children cally-trained vocalist, she runs Elena escaping domestic violence.

Steele Voice Studio.

While the final numbers aren’t •Certified master dog trainer Shelin yet, Richmond Review publisher MAYOR MALCOLM ley Smith won the Business Award.

Mary Kemmis, who emceed the •Emma Partridge won the Youth BRODIE event, said this year’s Ethel Tibbits Award. An honour-roll student, elite Awards raised more than $26,000. athlete and outstanding leader, she Offering opening remarks, Richmond Mayor is considered a difference maker at R.A. McMalcolm Brodie reflected on the namesake of Math. the awards, and how she might view the list “In addition to encouraging and recogof 2014 nominees. nizing exceptional young people who are “I think she would be very pleased, and from making a difference in our community, the her reputation I think she would be honoured awards program’s support of Nova House that her name was being used in conjunction helps women and their children build better with such an important event.” lives, and a richer future, away from domesBrodie congratulated nominees and win- tic violence,” said Jas Dhillon, chief customer ners, and thanked volunteers and sponsors service officer at Coast Capital’s Richmond for supporting the event.

Centre branch, which sponsors the Youth “Each of you has added so much to our com- Award. munity. You are all leaders in many many difThe Ethels are named after the pioneering ferent ways.” editor of The Richmond Review, Ethel Tibbits, Mary Gazetas, whose countless achieve- who was a firebrand in the community who ments include saving Britannia Shipyard and made a name for herself in the editorials she co-founding the Richmond Fruit Tree Shar- penned, including her fearless criticism of the ing Project, was honoured with the Pioneer internment of those of Japanese heritage durAward. Gazetas, who died in 2012, was also ing the Second World War. an author, artist and former City of Richmond The Ethels has raised more than $300,000 for employee. local women’s charities since 1994.

Also honoured were: •For more photos, see richmondreview.com •Corisande Percival-Smith won the Com•For more on the event, see our special secmunity Volunteer Award. She has been serv- tion beginning on page B1.

Ethel Tibbits Awards raise more than $26,000

Rob Newell photo The Marcus Mosely Chorale wowed the crowd at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport with a performance at the beginning of the Ethel Tibbits Awards.

Rob Newell photo Carol Young (left) is congratulated on her win by Richmond Chamber of Commerce president Brian Williams and Richmond East MLA and Speaker of the Legislature, Linda Reid.

Steveston still stealing scenes as filming grows Filming up in Richmond; drawing tourists and fans of Once Upon a Time

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter The sometimes sleepy small town of Storybrooke, depicted in the popular TV series Once Upon a Time, is actually Steveston. It’s a fact most locals already know, but tourists are now also paying attention.

Filming activity jumped 33 per cent in 2013 over the previous year, according to a new report pointing to film tourism as a boost to the city.

“Film tourism continues in Richmond, due particularly to the global popularity of Once Upon a Time and also due to other productions such as the major feature film Godzilla,” noted Kerry Gillis, the city’s acting film and major events liaison, in a report presented to city council Monday.

City hall’s film office frequent-

Philip Chin (@iPhilFlash) photo Godzilla was partially filmed in Steveston.

ly fields requests from people planning vacations, wanting to know the ABC show’s next filming dates. And proof the show is drawing fans to Steveston Village is Tourism Richmond’s Visitor Centre, which has a hard time keeping souvenirs in stock from the fantasy-drama series.

Once spent 23 days filming in Richmond last year, using Britan-

nia Shipyards, Garry Point Park and Steveston Village streets as locations. Crews spent another five days in the village filming the spinoff Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Two dozen other productions filmed here in 2013, including a handful of feature films and other popular TV shows such as A&E’s Bates Motel, CTV’s Arrow and the

long-running American drama series Supernatural.

In all, 186 days of filming were recorded in Richmond in 2013, according to Gillis, up from 140 the year before. The majority, 79 per cent, took place on cityowned land, with Vancouver Airport Authority lands and private property also serving as locations.

Some predicted a depressed year for filming in 2013, given B.C.’s shift away from the HST, but Gillis said it proved to be “unusually busy.” Should the popular TV series that shoot here be renewed, the future of filming in Richmond will remain bright— and possibly get a boost from Canada’s weaker dollar.

Beyond tourism, the city noted positive economic spinoffs for private property owners and tenants, who were paid approximately $600,000 during the filming of 40 TV episodes in popular locations such as Steveston.

Indirect spending can also add up, as film crews bring an average of 100 people per day to their sets. According to the city, film crews try to source local supplies whenever possible.

Filming in Richmond 2013 Films •50 Shades of Gray (YVR) •Godzilla •Grace •Fairly Odd Summer •If I Stay •Pale Green •Parked •Robocop •The Interview TV Series •Almost Human •Amazing Race Canada •Arrow •Bates Motel •Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern •CBC Kids - Will’s Jams •Cedar Cove •Continuum •House Hunters International •Intelligence •Once Upon a Time •Once Upon a Time in Wonderland •Psych •Rogue •Simply Ming •Supernatural Commercials •Toll House Cookies •Chobani •Suddenlink Communications

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Development Permit Panel Meeting Works & 19 Public Transportation Committee Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Anderson Room, City Hall 4:00 p.m.

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Regular Council Meeting Monday, March 24, 2014 Council Chambers, City Hall 7:00 p.m. (open meeting) Anderson Room, City Hall 4:00 p.m. (closed meeting)

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Wednesday, March 26 3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers Agenda Item: 1. 10011, 10111 & 10197 River Drive and portion of 10199 River Drive - DP 11-564405 - Oris Development (River Drive) Corporation - That the plans involving changes to the design of building “A” (addressed as 10011 River Drive) be considered in General Compliance with Development Permit (DP 11564405).

Please call the Planning Department at 604-276-4395 for further information.

Development Permit Panel Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Council Chambers, City Hall 3:30 p.m.

Lights out for Earth Hour Saturday, March 29 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

The City of Richmond is inviting you to participate in Earth Hour by turning off lights and other unnecessary equipment on Saturday, March 29 from 8:30–9:30 p.m.

This initiative helps raise energy conservation awareness and demonstrates a united commitment for action against climate change.

Last year during this special hour, Richmond decreased its electrical use by three per cent. We would like to meet or exceed last year’s reduction.

To encourage you to turn off lights

Minoru Chapel Opera is back Vancouver Opera presents Scenes Rarely Seen You are invited to hear classic opera music performed in the intimate and historic Minoru Chapel.

Wednesday, April 2 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Minoru Chapel, 6540 Gilbert Road After two sold-out shows in December, Canada’s secondlargest opera company,Vancouver Opera, offers Scenes Rarely Seen, showcasing two operas that are seldom performed: Iphigénie en Turide by Gluck and Savitri a

by Holst, two mythical stories connected by compelling themes of life and death.

Admission is $20 adults, $18 students/seniors (+GST). Doors open 30 minutes prior to show.

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Proposed RailwayRoadway Grade Crossing Regulations Opportunity to provide feedback On February 8, 2014, Transport Canada published its proposed railway-roadway grade crossing regulations that are intended to increase safety at Canada’s federally regulated grade crossings by establishing enforceable safety standards. Following publication, the public and other stakeholders have 90 days to submit comments.

As there are nearly 60 railwayroadway crossings in Richmond, the City is reviewing the proposed regulations to determine any impacts. In particular, Section 93 pertains to blocked roadway crossings. The proposed wording does not specify a maximum time that a moving train can block a crossing.

We encourage the public and business owners to review the proposed regulations and provide feedback directly to Transport Canada, particularly if you have been negatively impacted by a blocked crossing.

For background information on the proposed regulations, please go to: www.tc.gc.ca > Rail > Rail Safety > Grade Crossing Regulations Consultations. To view the proposed regulations, please go to: www.gazette.gc.ca > Proposed Regulations > scroll down to Department of Transport – Proposed Regulations: Grade Crossing Regulations.

To provide comments, send an e-mail to: railsafety@tc.gc.ca.

Please consider copying the City on any correspondence (transportation@richmond.ca) so that we are aware of any issues.

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The deadline for comments is May 9, 2014. Thank you for your participation.

Lulu Series: Art in the City Free Guest Speaker Event For several decades, Vancouver muralist Richard Tetrault has involved his community in the creation of large-scale mural projects. Learn more about this creative process on April 9 when Vancouver muralist, Richard Tetrault presents the second of three talks in the 2014 Lulu Series: Art in the City.

This presentation takes place: Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 p.m.

Richmond City Hall Council Chambers, 6911 No. 3 Road Using murals to explore cultural identity and as an expression of personal dignity and strength, artist Richard Tetrault’s public art projects typically involve youth mentorship, community activism, extensive planning and outreach.

In this presentation, he will reveal both the challenges and successes of these projects as they reflect a process of engagement with the diverse communities of his Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. More at richardtetrault.ca.

This talk will be preceded by a short performance by Killer Apps, playing original music on digital devices.

For more information and to reserve your seats, visit www.richmond.ca/luluseries.

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Medical marijuana facility gets green light MediJean now awaits Health Canada license

by Jacqueline Langen Contributor Richmond’s first large scale medical marijuana facility has been given the green light by city officials.

City council unanimously approved MediJean’s bid to rezone its medical marijuana research facility at 11320 Horseshoe Way, pending the company getting a license from Health Canada.

The company will provide medical marijuana to patients who have received a legitimate prescription. Patients are eligible to order

their supply and have it delivered directly to their home until the expiry of each prescription. “It’s like Amazon.com for medical marijuana,� said Chris Dollard, MediJean’s chief operating officer.

The 40,000-square-foot facility has room for up to 15,000 kilograms of cannabis.

Approximately 220 strains of marijuana shipped in from around the world will be grown and re-developed into hybrid strains, specific to treating a variety of medical disorders.

The facility is located directly behind the Richmond RCMP detachment. MediJean picked the location in order to increase security as well as transparency.

The cannabis research company has been discussing the project with Richmond staff

and councilors for the past year, making sure the city understood what MediJean would be doing throughout their facility. “A number of us actually visited the facility and were impressed with the research and security of the establishment,� Coun. Linda Barnes said.

The federal government’s existing medical marijuana program ends March 31, when all licences to possess and grow the drug expire, and licensed commercial producers become the legal distributors.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie has said his concern with the new Health Canada regulations is the lack of a federal plan to close out the old program. Brodie said there could be hundreds of home-based medical grow-ops in Richmond whose licences will expire in the spring. —with files from Matthew Hoekstra

Medical marijuana users ordered to stop growing Medical marijuana home growers have been ordered by the federal government to provide written notification by April 30 that they’ve halted production and destroyed any leftover pot.

Authorized personal grow-ops for approved medical marijuana users become illegal April 1 as their licences expire and the country switches instead to a system of regulated commercial production.

Health Canada said in a statement March 14 it will notify law enforcement of any users who fail to comply with the notification requirement, an apparent shift from past refusals to disclose locations to local authorities on privacy grounds.

Many B.C. municipalities are keen to stamp out medical marijuana home grows, but most also don’t want to take on the burden of fixing what they see as a problem created by the federal government. — Jeff Nagel

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by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Purchasing a new washing machine could net a Richmond homeowner a rebate of $200 under a proposed B.C. Hydro program supported by the city.

City staff are recommending Richmond partner with the utility in offering rebates to promote the purchase of energy- and waterefficient washing machines for clothes.

Throughout the months of May and October, B.C. Hydro is offering a $50 to $100 re b a t e — d e p e n d i n g on the efficiency—on the purchase of new machines. Staff are recommending Richmond match the rebate, and spending a maximum of $20,000 on the program.

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Community Charter Section 24 The City of Richmond hereby gives notice that the City intends to provide assistance to the Richmond Food Security Society, pursuant to Section 21 of the Community Charter. The nature of the assistance provided will be in the form of a Partnering Agreement between the City and the Richmond Food Security Society, whereby the Richmond Food Security Society will be providing the service of community gardens administration for the City, a service which City Council believes is necessary and desirable in order to provide this recreational activity offered in City parks.

The Partnering Agreement commenced on May 1, 2013 and has a term of three years.

Any inquiries concerning the proposed assistance may be addressed to parks@richmond.ca or: Dee Bowley-Cowan Acting Manager, Parks Programs City of Richmond 5599 Lynas Lane Richmond, BC V7C 5B2 604-244-1275 City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000

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Reform could boost legitimate farming, deter underuse

by Jeff Nagel Black Press More agricultural land in the Lower Mainland might actually be farmed if cities crack down on property owners who abuse the current rules to avoid paying higher property taxes.

That’s the advice to Metro Vancouver from consultant Scott Bowden of Colliers International, who studied options to intensify agricultural and industrial land use on behalf of the regional district.

Bowden said too much land is underused because it’s too easy to qualify for farm tax status, which reduces the property tax owners pay by as much as 99 per cent from what they’d pay at residential rates.

“We have seen evidence of this being abused,” he told a recent Metro Vancouver regional planning committee meeting.

A Chilliwack man saved more than $100,000 by arranging to have a few llamas put on industrial land he owned, Bowden said, while similar cases crop up of

land owners adding a few cows or other livestock to achieve the “incredible benefit” of farm rates.

Bowden said one option would be to substantially raise the current threshold for farm status—it only takes $2,500 in annual agricultural revenue for properties that are four hectares or smaller.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves, who is also a cattle farmer, said the threshold should definitely be raised, adding he’s turned down requests to put a few cows on properties to help owners dodge paying tax.

He suspects many owners of giant houses on farmland avoid paying much higher tax bills by leasing out part of their yards to blueberry growers or livestock farmers.

Steves said tax relief should be reserved for “bona fide farmers.”

Bowden said cities should consider applying much higher residential tax rates in the Agricultural Land Reserve to increase the cost to wealthy residents who don’t even attempt to seek farm status.

Different residential tax rates can be applied in different geographic areas, he said, and the ALR could be defined as such.

“We could make it so onerous to be located in the ALR that they would be more inclined to lease

“We could make it so onerous to be located in the ALR that they would be more inclined to lease their property to a farmer in order to achieve the farm class status.”

— Scott Bowden their property to a farmer in order to achieve the farm class status.”

Meanwhile, Bowden said, legitimate farms should be allowed to average their production revenue over several years so they don’t lose farm status if they suffer the occasional money-losing year.

Another reform already enacted last year by the provincial government exempts a larger amount of the assessed value of farm buildings like greenhouses and barns on areas with poor soil.

Bowden said that change means a $1-million greenhouse today pays property tax on a much smaller fraction of the value, adding it’s hoped that encourages greater use of greenhouses.

Metro planners intend to discuss Bowden’s findings with local cities and provincial officials before recommending any changes.

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Just half of the 60,893 hectares of ALR land in Metro Vancouver is actively farmed, according to a regional district report.

Another 25 per cent isn’t farmed but has potential to be, while another quarter is categorized as unavailable for farming because of incompatible uses like parks, golf courses or housing.

Delta has the highest proportion—79 per cent—of its 9,400 hectares of ALR land actually farmed. It’s followed by Pitt Meadows at 60 per cent and Richmond at 59 per cent.

—Jeff Nagel

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by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter A government-funded charity that helps immigrants settle in Canada has pledged to pull its Chinese-only advertising from local bus shelters after drawing criticism for not including one of Canada’s official languages.

“We are working closely with our funder to address this issue. All the (advertisements) in Chinese for this campaign in Richmond will be removed this week,” said Queenie Choo, CEO of SUCCESS, in a statement issued Monday night.

The ad promotes a problem gambling program for Chinese-language speakers. The text features only Chinese characters, apart from a name and phone num-

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Matthew Hoekstra photo A bus shelter advertisement from SUCCESS at Cambie and No. 5 roads highlighted counselling services for gambling addiction.

ber, which leads to a Chinese voice message.

“SUCCESS has no intention of alienating anyone with this advertisement.

We are also working on an internal guideline on placing advertisement of this nature that English shall be a base language, as appropriate, and other languages can be an addon,” said Choo.

Nearly three-quarters of SUCCESS’s funding comes from government.

Beyond settlement services, the charity also offers services in language training, employment, counselling, economic development, health care and housing.

As reported in The Richmond Review, the ad campaign drew the attention of Kerry Starchuk, a longtime resident who has advocated for English to be included on public advertising and storefront signs. She called

Choo’s decision “a step in the right direction.”

“SUCCESS receives considerable public taxpayer dollars as a Canadian immigrant support organization whose mission is to build bridges, harvest diversity and foster integration,” Starchuk said.

“They have now recognized that placing their advertisements in an official language reinforces an inclusive medium for all Canadians.”

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RICHMOND PICKS UP LARGE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS With Richmond’s Large Item Pick Up program, residents in single-family homes and townhomes with City garbage and/or Blue Box service can have up to four large household items like furniture, mattresses, exercise equipment and appliances collected each year.

TO ARRANGE FOR PICK UP:

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Sierra Waste Services will contact you to provide a pick-up date and confirmation number.

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On your scheduled pick-up date only, place booked items at the curb before 7:30 a.m. or no earlier than 8:00 p.m. the night before.

Please visit the website for a list of accepted items, program restrictions and safe handling instructions for items like mattresses, freezers and fridges.

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MATTRESS HANDLING Wet mattresses cannot be recycled and pose safety hazards for lifting, which is why you need to cover your mattresses in plastic before placing them at the curb for pick up.

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Editorial: Awards remind us all about the difference we can make

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t’s not about winning, it’s about the journey. That according to Anne Gillrie-Carre, a longtime Richmond educator and coach, and one of several women honoured at the 2014 Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards last Friday.

Winner of the Sports Award, Gillrie-Carre embodies the ideals behind the 21st annual event, having carried the spirit of community with her on stage when she told the crowd she felt honoured to have worked with the youth that she has.

Gillrie-Carre said she hoped her legacy will be to inspire them to give back as others have given to them, and to work on character development— not the winning, not the losing.

That spirit of caring, of determination, of community, was evident throughout the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport ballroom, where the awards—organized by The Richmond Review— were handed out. It was a day to honour the great women of our community made more remarkable by the hundreds who attended.

Longtime former councillor and community advocate Corisande Percival-Smith won the Community Volunteer Award. Richmond Chamber of Commerce stalwart and community volunteer Carol Young was named winner in the Community Professional category.

Festival of Voice founder Elena Steele won the Arts Award. R.A. McMath student and difference-maker Emma Partridge won in the Youth category. The Business Award went to certified master dog trainer Shelley Smith.

The event also served as a fundraiser for Chimo

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This year’s Ethels also took time to honour the memory of Mary Gazetas, a woman who touched many with her zest for life and zeal to make Richmond a better place. Gazetas died in 2012, but several members of her family were able to accept the award, including twin sister Phoebe Dunbar.

Gazetas was known for many things. In her later years, it was perhaps for her writings about the caregiver’s journey for Alzheimer’s, a disease

that struck her husband Aristides. In a 2009 column in The Richmond Review, Gazetas shared her feelings—and fears—with readers, and how her husband’s condition had worsened. She was frank, telling us she was trying to make the best of a difficult situation.

“I know our life together has changed, and thank goodness I have three wonderful children, family and friends who are helping us all through this sad time when we can’t bring him back home.”

It was a journey Gazetas never expected. But it was one she nonetheless faced with courage and determination.

Green propaganda machine gathers in B.C.

CIRCULATION MANAGER RACHAEL FINKELSTEIN, 604-247-3710 circulation@richmondreview.com CIRCULATION LITO TUAZON, ROYA SARWARY 604-247-3710 circulation@richmondreview.com

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anada’s sleek, imported green propaganda machine rolled into the capital last week for a couple of days of meetings.

You wouldn’t have heard about it, because they didn’t stage any protests or press conferences. Instead they met quietly with selected reporters as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle. They didn’t invite me for some reason, but from what I can gather, it was a friendly network-

ing session.

When I speak of our U.S.directed environmental movement, many people still don’t know what I mean. They see the signwaving on TV and assume it’s all spontaneous, driven by passionate volunteers.

Nuke the Whales for Jesus, as we used to joke in the 1970s.

It’s an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S. The Victoria event was an annual conference called Organizing for Change, sponsored by Tides Canada. Thanks mainly to the work of B.C. researcher Vivian Krause, this offshoot of the U.S. Tides Foundation now at least identifies itself while it pulls B.C.’s political strings.

Organizing for Change currently includes Ecojustice, Greenpeace, Sierra Club B.C., ForestEthics Advocacy, ForestEthics Solutions, Georgia Strait Alliance, Dogwood Initiative, Pembina Institute, West Coast Environmental Law, Wildsight and Seattle-

based Conservation Northwest.

Tides is itself a front for wealthy charitable foundations based mostly in Seattle and California, funded by billionaires who see “saving” B.C. as their personal eco-project.

Their hired activists met with Environment Minister Mary Polak to discuss her just-introduced Water Sustainability Act. This was to demand heavy fees and choking regulations on water used for “fracking,” that nefarious gas drilling technology so demonized in fake documentaries and celebrity protests.

Tides no longer attempts to hide its strategy of targeting energy development in B.C. and Alberta.

Its tactics are well known, too. Environmentalists need high-profile wins, and the economic pain is best inflicted outside of the U.S., the biggest polluter in world history.

Organizing for Change’s stated priorities for the year are the “last stand of the Great Bear Rainforest,” the “Sacred Headwaters”

and the Water Sustainability Act. Professional protesters are mainly just taking credit for the 2012 buyback of Shell’s coalbed gas licences around the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Tahltan Central Council declared that territory theirs in 1910, and having pros roll in with slogans and graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to the outcome.

Their greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear Rainforest, which is continually portrayed as being in peril from hunting, logging and of course, oil and gas development.

One of the documents Krause unearthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar Sands Campaign Strategy 2.1” that has proven remarkably prophetic. As Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics were negotiating the 2007 Great Bear land use plan, other network members were preparing to “raise the negatives” and market Alberta as a unique threat to planetary integrity.

I’ve written before about the distortions and evasions required to present such a fossil fuel fairy tale. Suffice it to say that while we have busloads of protesters in B.C., you don’t see them in those benevolent petro-states Angola, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Kuwait or Algeria. They’re not saving the whole planet, just the safe and lucrative parts.

And as I mentioned after the protester-staged Neil Young concert tour, it’s amazing how American oil and gas interests and Alaska oil tankers remain invisible to this sophisticated network.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert met with the green machine too. He wants all of B.C.’s groundwater mapped and measured deep into the Earth’s crust. That should take a while.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Editor: I’m seriously concerned about recent decisions made by the city to deem three dogs dangerous. Thankfully their fate changed when the bylaws manager changed his mind on one dog.

The two dogs we hear about the most are Axel and Paris, who have been mentioned in the media many times. One of the dogs may have nipped a man that quickly ran when he saw these dogs (unfortunately they escaped their yard), yet the city decided both of the dogs were subject to a destruction order when one of them was just tagging along with the other.

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The exhibition was on display in the centre’s performance hall from Thursday to Saturday. The artwork varied as artists used a variety of mediums. Paintings, photographs, sculptures and even a music composition were on display portraying the unique wetland culture of the slough.

The historic fishing village is a hot spot for artists, but other than this event Dorrington expressed the rarity of having the art on display collectively.

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by Don Fennell Sports Editor Tony Cheema is sticking to his guns—Richmond Devils are good enough to be provincial champions.

And save for an unlucky bounce during last weekend’s BC Hockey Senior A women’s finals at the Richmond Ice Centre, they may well be.

But, concedes the Devils’ rookie coach, “that’s the way hockey works.� “We had a good provincials and played hard, we just couldn’t find the puck luck,� said Cheema, whose team’s lone setback was a 5-4 loss Friday to South Fraser, a result decided in the last minute of play.

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over Simon Fraser University on Thursday and later blanked Dawson Creek 8-0. But the highlight of the weekend was a scoreless draw against Kamloops Vibe. Eventual provincial champions with a 3-1 win over South Fraser on Sunday morning, Kamloops has been Richmond’s biggest nemesis in the three-year history of the Richmond team. But the Devils proved this weekend they’re capable of being equal with the Vibe. “Consistency is what we need to clear that final hurdle,�said Cheema.“If we can play every game during the season the same as we did in the provincials, we can realize that goal. I

can honestly say that in the last four games we played exactly the way I wanted us to.�

Veteran player Carly Millman said this season was as rewarding and enjoyable as any in the team’s short history. “We had seven new players this year, but also still a healthy core,� she said. “We had a lot of individual skill and spent a lot of the season trying to harness that and mesh as a team. As Tony always says I believe we are the best team in the league when we play like a team.�

As with many of her teammates, Millman is a graduate of the Richmond Ravens girls’ hockey program. She played some recreation-level hockey after graduating from the Ravens, but longed for a more challenging environment which she finally realized with the emergence of the Devils. “Every girl has played at a high level and everybody plays because they love the game,� said Millman. “But for me it’s also been really fun getting to know the younger play-

ers and seeing how much Richmond girls’hockey has developed.�

While pleased the opportunity now exists for young female hockey players to continue with the game at a competitive level, Millman said she’d like to see more opportunities to help increase players’ skills.

She suggests something like a hockey bootcamp or perhaps a co-ed spring league. “Ideally, I’d like to see something for girls where they can get specific training from people who know the game well and can help make female hockey even better, she said. “When you’ve only got a one hour practice you can’t work on everything.�

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Greig caps career with Canadian title Local’s MVP performance keys Langara College’s national men’s basketball championship

by Don Fennell Sports Editor Brody Greig made it look easy—again.

Consistently the top player on the Langara Falcons men’s basketball team throughout the season, Richmond’s Greig was again at his best when it mattered most last Saturday. With the Canadian College Athletics Association men’s championship on the line, the talented point guard powered his No. 1-ranked Falcons past a talented and experienced Red Deer Kings 8886 victory in the title game at Quest University in Squamish.

Barely shy of a triple double with 24 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists, Greig’s final college game was much like many of his previous—stellar. And it further validated his selection three days earlier to the All-Canadian all-star team for the second straight year. Not surprisingly, he added MVP honours with his weekend performance.

“What can I say Brody makes it look so easy. He is a triple-double machine,” said Langara coach Paul Eberhardt, who was selected Canadian coach of the year last Wednesday.

The national title was Langara’s first since 1999.

“This is an amazing group of young men and I am so proud of hard they worked and how much heart they showed on our way to winning the gold medal,” said Eberhardt.

Langara Falcons won the Canadian college men’s basketball title Saturday in Squamish.

The No. 1 seed, Langara opened with a 103-77 win over Concordia University College of Alberta.

Greig led the way with a triple-double 14 points, 10 boards and 14 assists. Fellow Richmondite Elliot Mason had a great shooting game going 10-for16 from the field including four three-pointers to score 25 points. He also pulled down 10 rebounds.

Langara later outscored No. 4 ranked and Quebec champion Vanier Cheetahs of Montreal 103102 in overtime. Greig won the game on a staggered screen, calmly taking the ball to the rim to score the winning layup.

“This may have been the most impressive comeback of any team I have ever coached,” said Eberhardt. “To be honest I am still trying to figure out

how we won that game.”

Mason scored an incredible 18 points in the fourth quarter to spark the Falcons’ comeback.

“All those hours in the Langara gym and the Richmond Olympic Oval taking tens of thousands of shot paid off for him in a big way,” said Eberhardt.

Selected a second team all-star, Mason led the Falcons with a game-high 33 points including six three-pointers. He also collected eight rebounds.

Greig had 27 points, 11 boards and 13 assists. He finished the tournament averaging 22 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists per game.

The Falcons finished the year as the highest scoring team in the country averaging 99 points per game.

Galaxy tops Seafair mates for Peewee title In a highly intense game, Seafair C5 Galaxy blanked the Seafair C1 team 1-0 recently to win the Presdident’s League Peewee C playoff hockey championship.

In doing so, Galaxy also pulled off something rarely achieved—also winning the regular season and the Team Achievement Award banner for sportsmanship. Galaxy also won tournaments in Mission and Semiahmoo.

Galaxy’s attention is now focused on winning a spring break tournament in Burnaby.

The Galaxy players are Fintan Casey, Matthew Chappell, Cole Cho, Daniel Feldman, Seth Grenzberg, Pierce Holland, Elijah Kim, Jack Leong, Geoffrey Magrill, Markus Nimi, Kaedon Samy, Matthew Satosono, Ryan Shoji, Jacob Stewart, and Jared Wong.

Josh Fenske-White played goal throughout the season as a call-up player.

•Two Seafair teams are competing in provincial Peewee championships this week.

The A1 Islanders are playing at University of B.C. through Thursday, while the A3 Islanders are in Nelson for the Peewee Tier 3 championship.

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Battle and Blades weekend coming to Olympic oval

by Don Fennell Sports Editor Billed as Battle and Blades Super Weekend, a trio of international events March 20 to 23 at the Richmond Olympic Oval will provide a unique opportunity to see the stars of tomorrow today.

The action kicks off Thursday with the Intact Insurance Speed Skating Qualifier, which continues through Sunday.

“It represents the beginning of the next Olympic cycle,”said David Morrison, head coach of the short track speed skating legacy program at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Speaking at the Battle and Blades Super Weekend press conference Monday, Morrison said the qualifier will provide an opportunity to see potential development team members in action, and perhaps even future Olympians.

“Sochi may just have finished, but the hard work continues,” Ted Houghton, executive director of the BC Speed Skating Association said in a press release.

“Before the next Games, there will be many national championships, world cups and qualifying events

such as this qualifier where the best and most exciting talents continue their journey to the top.”

Fencing makes its debut at Battle and Blades Super Weekend on Saturday, with the action also continuing Sunday.

The Victor Gantsevich Fencing Grand Prix is one of only three men’s epee grand prize competitions to be held this season, and the only one in North America. Organizer Igor Gantsevich, co-chair of this year’s event, said: “It’s a very prestigious event worth double points on the international world rankings.” He added next year’s event will include a team component.

“This is a great opportunity to promote the sport of fencing in B.C., and also to promote Richmond as a sport destination city,” B.C. Fencing Association president John French said in a press release. “This will be the highest level fencing competition held in the whole of North America this year.”

The only single day event is the North American Karate Cup on Saturday.

Karate Canada’s national team athletes will take on the national teams of the

Midget Blues finish on a high note Richmond Midget C3 Blues finished the season on a high note for its graduating seniors by winning the President’s League Blue Group playoff hockey championship on the weekend.

In an all-Richmond final, the C3 team outscored the C1s 2-1 in overtime. The teams each went 2-2-1 versus each other during their season series.

The Blue group is the top seeded teams in the “C” division.

Richmond C1 got on the scoreboard first, with a goal by Tyler Georgelin. Only six minutes remained in the third period when Colton Rodger of the C3s notched the tying goal. The C1s held the advantage in play early in overtime, but goalie Danica Lum stood tall in net. With just 17.6 seconds left in the first overtime, C3 captain Kevin Coates sent a brilliant pass to spring Matthew Lee for a breakaway and the winning goal.

Richmond C3 team members are captain Coates, alternates Lee, Ryan Kollmuss and Evan Braun, and Emerson Chan, Ryley Hamson, Sam Kiang, Justin Kucheran, Ryan Molina, Shawn Purewal, Sebastian Robitaille, Jinder Sandhar, Nick Seto, Chris Sipsas, Jerry So, Conph Zhi, Lum and Rodger. Coaches are Jim Seto, Roger Hamson and YuZhi Kiang. Team manager is Lily Hamson.

U.S. and Mexico.

“This is a regional qualifier for the Pan-American Games in Toronto in 2015,” said Sandeep Gill, regional training centre coach for Karate Canada. “Typically the winner gets to represent Canada at the PanAms, but because Canada is hosting we’ll send 10 athletes from this event—one per category.”

Elite level karate, speed skating and fencing will share centre stage this weekend at Battle and Blades Super Weekend at Richmond Olympic Oval. From left: senior national karate team athlete Jusleen Virk; speed skater Courtney Shmyr; and fencers Emma von Dadelszen and Dylan French.

Don Fennell photo

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Community Worship

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

REFORMED CHURCH (RCA)

St. Alban

Fujian Evangelical Church

UNITED STEVESTON UNITED CHURCH 3720 Broadway Street (at 2nd Ave.) Please join us at 10am Sunday, March 23, 2014 for Worship Service and Sunday School 604-277-0508 • www.stevestonunitedchurch.ca A caring and friendly village church

welcomes you to Sunday Worship Services

an Anglican parish in the heart of Richmond Services at 8:30 and 10:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am The Reverend Margaret Cornish 7260 St. Albans Road, Richmond 604-278-2770 • www.stalbansrichmond.org

St. Anne’s - Steveston Anglican Church 4071 Francis Road, Richmond, BC

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English Services: 9:00 & 10:45 a.m.

Mandarin Service: 9:00 a.m.

Minnanese Service: 10:45 a.m.

Richmond United Church

12200 Blundell Road, Richmond, B.C., V6W 1B3 Phone 604-273-2757 • www.fujianevangelical.org

The Rev. Brian Vickers, Rector • 604-277-9626

8711 Cambie Rd. (near Garden City Rd.) 604-278-5622 Come for 10am Sunday Worship and Children’s Sunday School and after-service coffee and fellowship.

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Sunday 8:30 a.m. - Contemplative Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Family Eucharist with Church School Wednesday 10:00am. Eucharist, 11:00am Bible Study, 7pm Eucharist • www.stannessteveston.ca

Rev. Dr. Warren McKinnon Founded 1888. Richmond’s Oldest Church

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CHRIST-CENTERED CHRISTIAN CHURCH www.cccc-richmondbc.com COME AND JOIN US IN OUR CELEBRATION OF REDEMPTION! Worship Service 12:20 p.m.

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BAPTIST A safe place to connect with God and fellow travellers on your spiritual journey

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OBITUARIES

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OBITUARIES FIDDLER, Jean Fiddler June 9, 1921 - Mar 16, 2014

With much love and sadness, we announce the peaceful passing, in hospital of Jean Fiddler ((Milligan) (Gardiner), our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She is predeceased by her husbands, Larry Fiddler (2010) and Hugh Milligan (1975).

She leaves her sister, Betty Lou Sloan, children, Loraine Martin, Bob Milligan (Moira), Bonita Elliott (Bryan), Gary Milligan (Anna), step children, Douglas Brown (Doreen), Henry Brown (Sue), former son in law, Don Martin and grandchildren, Patrick (Trish), Graham, Ryan, Curtis, Garrett, Robbie, Angela, step children Lisa, Shawn, Scott and Blair.

Her life long enjoyment of assisting those who are less fortune, by providing a ride, a kind word or a special something for shut ins, was part of who she was. She was a dear and valued friend who loved us all, was genuinely interested in our lives, and had a generous and caring heart for all from the youngest to the oldest and everybody in between.

She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. There will be a funeral service on Mar. 22, Saturday, at 1100 Brighouse United Church, 8151 Bennett Rd., Richmond, V6Y 1N4. Donations to Brighouse United Church or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Worship and Children’s Program Sundays 10:30 am For more information, please check our website or call the office Everyone is welcome!

Broadmoor Baptist Church

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8060 No. 1 Road (corner of No. 1 & Blundell) 604.277.5377 www.gilmoreparkunited.ca Rev. Maggie Watts-Hammond, Min. of Word, Sacrament & Pastoral Care Rev. Yoko Kihara – Min. of Christian Development & Outreach

Sunday, 10 am – Worship & Sunday School

Minister: Rev. Stuart W. Appenheimer, B.A., M.Div. Brighouse Pre-school:604-272-2480 • Brighouse UC Day Care: 604-278-8469

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VENDORS are coming together to display their products, and business opportunities and raise money for Multiple Sclerosis too. Admission is free. The fundraiser will be a raffle for door prizes featuring products from the participants. The event will be held March 23 from 1:30 PM to 6PM at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Avenue, Coquitlam, BC email: vendoreventhq@gmail.com

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BRIGHOUSE UNITED CHURCH

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RPC Childcare Fall/Summer registration is on now for Daycare, Preschool and Out-of-School Care. We do pick-up/drop-off for school age children to Anderson, Cook, Debeck, Garden City, General Currie and St. Paul’s. Spaces limited. For more info: rpcchildcare.blogspot.com 604-278-3264.

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training.

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Pursuant to a March 23, 2012 determination by the Director of Consumer Protection BC, a related Compliance Order of the same date and a Supplemental Compliance Order dated November 30, 2012, The Cash Store and Instaloans are required to refund to all borrowers with loan agreements negotiated between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012, the amount of any issuance fee charged, required or accepted for or in relation to the issuance of a cash card. This Compliance Order applies only to loan agreements negotiated in the Province of British Columbia.

A Notice of Refund Eligibility was mailed to all clients of The Cash Store and Instaloans who negotiated a loan agreement between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012 who also purchased cash cards at the time of negotiating that loan agreement. The Notice of Refund Eligibility that was mailed to clients included a claim form that eligible claimants can use to verify their identity for the purposes of claiming a refund.

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This Notice is to all persons who borrowed a payday loan from The Cash Store or Instaloans located in British Columbia during the period November 1, 2009, to March 23, 2012, and who also purchased a cash card at the time of negotiating the payday loan.

If you feel that you may be eligible for a refund related to this Notice you may request a claim form from any branch of The Cash Store or Instaloans.

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Claim forms may also be downloaded from www.cashstore.ca or www.instaloans.ca.

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If you arrange to receive a claim form, your completed claim form can be submitted: • • •

By fax to Cash Card Refunds B.C. at 604-320-1655 Or by attachment to an email sent to claims@cashcardrefundbc.ca Or by mail to: Cash Card Refunds B.C. #200, 4946 Canada Way Burnaby, BC V5G 4H7

• Newspaper delivery experience is an asset.

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Completed claim forms are to be submitted by July 31, 2014.

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Ethel Tibbits Awards

Ethels celebrate 27 amazing women

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Zabeena Rahiman, Shaneena Rahman, Zarina Gaffar and Zohra Ali.

Former B.C. health minister Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid, Turning Point Recovery Society executive director Brenda Plant and Global BC’s Randene Neill. Plant was a nominee in the community-professional category.

Michelle Woo and Elly Muljono.

Nancy, Alisa and Amanda Carey. Alisa was a nominee in the sports category.

Bibiane Dorval and Sylvester Tai.

he passion, commitment and hard work of 27 amazing women was celebrated at the 21st annual Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards, presented by The Richmond Review at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport last Friday.

“Every year it gets better and better,” said Mary Kemmis, publisher of The Richmond Review and master of ceremonies for the event.

The Ethels celebrate women who are making a difference in the community.

“They really want to give back where they live and work,” Kemmis said. “It really is all about

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sharing what they know and sharing their energy with others.”

This year, 26 women were nominated and six took home awards.

Additionally, Mary Gazetas, who passed away in 2012, was honoured with the Pioneer Award.

The Ethels were named after the pioneering editor of The Richmond Review.

Everyone at The Review pitches in to make this event happen.

“I am always thrilled and amazed at the way our team comes together to pull this off,” Kemmis said.

Amanda Oye covers the social scene for The Richmond Review.

Elana Gold from The Richmond Review, an event organizer.

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awards

The Richmond Review is proud to have hosted the 21st Annual Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon on March 14, 2014 at the Radisson Hotel

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Richmond RCMP congratulate the Winners of the 2014 Ethel Tibbits Awards.

Richmond RCMP Superintendent Rendall Nessett shown here with Regular Members and Civilian Staff of Richmond Detachment

The women of Richmond RCMP are proud to serve their community in all capacities at Richmond Detachment.

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2014 Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards

Mary Gazetas wins Pioneer Award

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he legacies of this year’s Pioneer Award honouree are many, and her contributions to Richmond outstanding. Mary Gazetas passed away in 2012, but her impact on our community lives on.

Whether it was Britannia Shipyards, Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project, Richmond Sharing Farm or Garden City lands, Gazetas’s passion for preserving local heritage and helping people are reflected in the projects she played a pivotal role in establishing.

MARY GAZETAS Her community-minded nature and enthusiasm impacted many who worked with her, as well as those who read her weekly column in The Richmond Review.

Several members of Gazetas’s family attended the 2014 Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards, including her twin sister Phoebe Dunbar.

The sisters grew up “at the foot of the mountains,” said Dunbar, whose mother would take the family every year to Lulu Island. “Some of those early visits…introduced us to this incredible community, and I don’t think Mary ever forgot that. It was years later she came back, and she was embraced by so many of you that have talked to us today and talked to us through the sad time two years ago.”

Dunbar said her sister allowed the family into the community through her column.

“Mary felt so blessed to be a part of you,” she said. “Although we don’t live here in

Rob Newell photo Mary Gazetas was remembered for her great dedication to the community. Her twin sister Phoebe (left) and brothers John and Tim along with nieces and sister-in-law accepted the award.

Richmond we feel we know you.”

As a twin, Dunbar reflected on regular bicycle rides in Richmond when her sister was still alive. People thought she was Mary.

“I took a lot of her credit,” laughed Dunbar.

“I’d come back to her house on the river and say, ‘Mary I don’t know who I talked to, but I had a lot of fun and I spoofed them.’”

Gazetas died April 17, 2012 at Richmond Hospital after a brief illness. She lived a rich and varied life as an artist and educator in a number of Canadian cities throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s with her husband Aristides and children Michael, Sophie and Calliope.

Gazetas later arrived in Richmond and worked for the City of Richmond as a man-

ager for culture and heritage services. After she retired from the city in 1998 she became active as a teacher at Langara College, a volunteer with the food movement, a pioneer of Richmond community gardens and later community farms, and a writer. She wrote for a number of anthologies, published her own book of paddling on the West Coast and has become known for her writings about the caregiver’s journey for Alzheimer’s.

The Pioneer Award was established in 2009 to recognize lifetime achievement. Past winners include Frances Clark, Lois Carson Boyce, Sally Houston, Olive Bassett/Jennifer Larsen and Irene Frith.

—Matthew Hoekstra

About Ethel Tibbits The Richmond Review founded the Ethel Tibbits Awards in 1993 as a way to recognize Richmond’s exceptional women.

The awards are named after Ethel Tibbits, who joined The Review in 1932 and quickly became editor and owner.

Tibbits distinguished herself as an editor to be reckoned with from her first day at the paper. She wrote hard-hitting, intelligent and incisive editorials week after week. It was the darkest days of the Depression, and her writings explored the daunting issues of the day. ETHEL TIBBITS She criticized the big banks, who boasted of profits while many citizens struggled to get by. She offered insightful analysis of global trends, such as the mechanization of the workplace, and the resulting losses of labour-related jobs. She also criticized the shameful move to intern B.C.’s Japanese-Canadian residents during the Second World War. This is how Ethel Tibbits introduced herself to readers when the paper expanded to become The Marpole-Richmond Review on June 22, 1934: “The editor and owner—we have to apologize for being a woman. Yes, we know the position would carry more weight if filled by a man, but it so happens we cannot qualify on that ground and you will have to take us as we are. No, we are not fair, fat and forty—we are long skinny and forty-five....

“Our policy is a ceaseless endeavour for something better in government than that which we now have now; and that job is plenty big enough to have any editorial staff on its toes for the next few years.”

Frances Clark – Founder of Richmond Centre for Disability Born with osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease), medical experts questioned what kind of life she’d be able to lead. Suffering multiple fractures during her childhood, she also lost her hearing at the age of 18 (and relies on a powerful hearing aid today). Not permitted to attend school by local school authorities, she gained her education through government correspondence.

Today, Clark’s big heart and equal determination have earned her widespread respect and admiration.

Having just celebrated her 79th birthday (March 18), Clark has volunteered for 60 years.

And the two-time recipient of an Ethel Tibbits Award shows no signs of letting up.

In the 1950s, having already secured a strong reputation as a community leader, she turned a childhood passion for dogs into a hobby and then into a successful business. After breeding Frances Clark has lived every one of her 78 and showing dogs for many years and achieving years determined to make a difference. numerous records in the field, she founded “That’s my life,” she said. “I love trying to the Western Federation of Individuals and make a difference.”

Dog Organization—FIDO—that focused on The recent recipient of a Prime Minister’s community services and public education relating Volunteer Award, which honours inspiring to responsible pet ownership and the benefits Canadians from all walks of life, the longtime Richmond advocate for people with disabilities of the human-animal bond. When she stepped is truly an inspiration. Each day she shows what down in 1994, FIDO’s membership included more than 100 organizations and 250 individuals. can be done, not what can’t.

Clark later turned her hobby into a successful business. She operated Hi-Hope Kennels for 24 years, which led to her join the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. The local business network asked her to become the society’s civic affairs representative to city council, an opportunity that proved to be a great learning experience and in turn led to community initiatives that address priorities in community services, accessibility and disability issues.

In 1985, Clark founded the Richmond Centre for Disability, bringing together representatives from the City of Richmond, United Way and individuals with disabilities from the community. It soon became the voice for persons with disabilities and the advisory body to the city. Her work was instrumental in the creation of the Independent Living Resource Centre in 2000, which in 2013 served over 27,000 people.

In 1995, Clark championed the establishment of the Richmond Therapeutic Equestrian Society which provides a horseback-riding program for children and youth with disabilities and the Pacific Assistance Dog Society which trains dogs for the deaf and/or physically disabled. She also facilitated development of the Steveston Residence Project for people with disabilities.

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Elena Steele

2014 Ethel Tibbits Awards

Carol Young wins Community - Professional Award

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“I believe in magic, hard work and being in the moment,” says voice teacher Elena Steele. “I see magic when my students sing.

I teach them how to cross the border of fear and have strength, power and how to live their dreams on the stage.”

After five years on the stage and 28 years teaching, Elena’s mission is still the same — for her students to feel good about themselves.

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n her position as manager of administration and events at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Carol Young has her hands full. Her passion for excellence often sees her investing time beyond the regular workday to ensure nothing is missed, and each gathering she oversees gets better every year.

Young is this year’s winner of the Ethel Tibbits Community Professional Award. In accepting the award, Young called it “an incredible honour” to be among the group of five nominees.

Young said working and volunteering in the community has opened many doors for her, and she thanked her team at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce.

“Twenty-three years ago they took a chance

Rob Newell photo Carol Young is manager of administration and events at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce.

on me when I was reentering the workforce.

It’s not about one person, it’s about your team and everything they do for you.”

Beyond the chamber and its four dozen annual events, Young is active with the social and charitable organization Daughters of the Nile (sister organization

to the Shriners), and has assisted in organizing therapeutic riding fundraisers. Young also volunteers to organize one of Richmond’s largest events—the annual Dinner with the Mayor.

Also nominated: Ahlay Chin, founder and executive director of the Chinese Mental Wellness Association of

Canada.

Margie Hardy, older adults co-ordinator at Steveston Community Centre.

Brenda Plant, executive director at Turning Point Recovery Society.

Roz Walls, co-ordinator of the Supporting Families and Parental Mental Illness and Addictions Initiative.

Shelley Smith wins Business Award

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helley Smith is a certified master dog trainer and now an Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards Business Award winner.

Described as Richmond’s answer to Cesar Milan, TV’s famous dog whisperer, Smith, standing at the podium Friday, said she was out of her element.

She’s used to being in front of groups of people who have dogs.

“I’m really honoured. Thank you,” she said.

Armed with a psychology background, Smith has helped countless Richmond families over the past decade, providing personalized training that enables dogs and their owners to enjoy a long and happy relationship.

With a kind, funny and sometimes quirky style, Smith devotes herself 100 per cent to what she does.

Also nominated: Yasmin Ali & Kathryn Lucarino, co-founders of the Community Outreach Pharmacy.

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners of the 2013 Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction awards. Like Ethel Tibbits you all set a great example for the rest of us and your contributions make Richmond the best place to live in the lower mainland. It is this kind of service and entrepreneurship that makes Richmond a true community and not just a city.

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2014 Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards

Elena Steele wins Arts Award

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At Friday’s 2014 Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards, Steele was honoured with an Arts Award.

A classically trained vocalist, who for many years was a professional singer, Steele’s greatest gift is her ability to draw out the natural talents of others.

Principal of Elena Steele Voice Studio, her students range in age from four to over 65. Under her tutelage, hundreds of people have honed their vocal abilities and discovered their potential. She’s also the woman behind Festival of Voice—an annual concert at Gateway Theatre showcasing the talents of her students.

Steele said she arrived in Canada 22 years ago from Ukraine with her husband and two children.

She was a singer and teacher, but considered herself lucky to land any job in Canada. In that first job, she worked as a dishwasher.

“I was always thinking I was the lucky one, because I was washing dishes all my life and nobody pays me, but Canada pays me.”

After that she improved her education and opened her voice studio.

“To be a teacher is a privilege, and is a big honour.

I consider myself very fortunate,” she said, before singing Barbara Streisand’s “Here’s to Life” for the crowd.

Also nominated: Marina Szijarto, creative director of the Richmond Maritime Festival.

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2014 Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards

Corisande Percival-Smith wins Community - Volunteer Award

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Rob Newell photo Sandra Bodenhamer (right) receives her scholarship from Review publisher Mary Kemmis and Richmond Community Foundation chair Sylvia Gwozd.

Sandra Bodenhamer wins Ethel Tibbits Scholarship The Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards recognizes outstanding women—and also pays it forward.

Mary Kemmis, publisher of The Richmond Review, announced at Friday’s luncheon that Sandra Bodenhamer is the 2014 recipient of the Ethel Tibbits Scholarship.

The scholarship is offered through the Ethel Tibbits Endowment Fund, established by the Review through the Richmond Community Foundation. The scholarship is designed to assist Richmond women who aim

to upgrade their education or job skills in order to better support their families.

Bodenhamer, a young Richmond mother and volunteer on the board of the Richmond Food Security Society, plans to return to school to obtain a master’s degree in public health.

For seven years she has worked as a dietician, program co-ordinator and research co-ordinator for chronic disease programs with a society that supports First Nations people in the Downtown Eastside.

orisande PercivalSmith’s lifelong dedication to the community in which she lives earned her the 2014 Community Volunteer Award.

Percival-Smith served on Richmond council for 21 years during a period of major cultural change in the city.

She championed Richmond’s diversity— playing an instrumental role in supporting the construction of the Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple on Westminster Highway—and her contributions to Richmond continue today. She is president of the Textile Arts Guild of Richmond.

She is a passionate and long-standing advocate of library services in Canada and is involved with many other local organizations including the Richmond Community Foundation and United Way. In accepting the award, Percival-Smith reflected on Richmond’s first transition house for women, and how she lobbied Victoria to make it a reality.

Looking across the room, she said the crowd was full of people who she’d crossed paths with over the years.

Rob Newell photo Corisander Percival-Smith was honoured for her more than five decades of community service.

“It’s interesting when I look across the room—we really are a village,” she said.

“I know so many of

you are my friends.”

Also nominated: Amanda Bostik, advocate for the construction of a playground

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Christine Campbell, co-founded the Tee Cup Golf Tournament.

Qi Chen, volunteers at Bodhi Meditation Centre.

Leanne Chew, mentors teens and young adults Christen Haines, Kids Supply owner helps countless local families through her generosity.

Susan Hutcheon, volunteer active in many areas, including Youth Now-Leadership Richmond Program, the Richmond Christmas Fund and Dreams Take Flight Vancouver.

Shyrose Nurmohamed, director and educator of a local Montessori based preschool.

Mary Scott, volunteer with Richmond Women’s Resource Centre and seniors’ wellness clinics.

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2014 Ethel Tibbits Awards

Hon. Linda Reid, MLA

Anne Gillrie-Carre wins Sports Award

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basketball coach for over 40 years, Anne Gillrie-Carre has shared her passion for sport with countless Richmond youth.

The recipient of this year’s Sports Award, Gillrie-Carre said she was simply honoured to be considered for the prize.

“I coach basketball, I coach a lot of things. I always tell my players it’s not about winning, it’s about the journey. And my journey through sport has come through my infancy all the way through to today.”

Following a playing career on the University of B.C.’s basketball team, Gillrie-Carre was hired as a physical education and band teacher by Richmond School District in 1977. Through basketball and numerous other sports, Gillrie-Carre has shared her passion with countless students and players, and today coaches the top-ranked R.A. McMath junior girls basketball team.

She told the crowd she feels

“It is about the girls and women in our lives.

My heartfelt congratulations to all the Ethel Tibbits recipients and nominees.”

Rob Newell photo Anne Gillrie-Carre winner of the Sports Award with Richmond publisher Mary Kemmis and sports editor Don Fennell.

blessed and honoured to work with the youth that she has—including coaching kids of the kids she previously guided. ‘”I hope that my legacy will be inspiring them to give back as others have given to them, and to work on all the character factors that go into sport. Not the winning, not the losing, but

character development.”

Also nominated: Alisa Carey, president of the Richmond Field Hockey Club.

Margaret Hobson, Richmond dragon boat team coach and founder.

Michelle Weisbom, group fitness instructor at Steve Nash Fitness.

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Emma Partridge wins Youth Award

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n honour-roll student, elite athlete and outstanding leader, Emma Partridge is considered a difference maker at R.A. McMath Secondary. On Friday she was recognized at the 2014 Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards.

Partridge was named winner of the Youth Award. Mom Gillian Partridge accepted the award on behalf of her daughter, who was in Costa Rica on a humanitarian trip offering assistance at an elementary school there. She described Emma as feisty, competitive, independent and bossy.

“These are qualities, while they make parenting sometimes a challenge, they also make her an

outstanding leader at her school,” said Gillian, who offered thanks to her daughter’s teachers.

Emma has contributed time to numerous events and organizations, including the Richmond Sports Awards with her high school leadership class, Halloween for Hunger food drives, We Day and the B.C. Student Leadership Conference and Spirit Team.

She’s also co-chaired the Richmond Student Leadership Conference and many other projects.

Also nominated: Janice Callangan, who is involved in many fundraising endeavours for non-profit organizations, including the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

Muriel Faifman, who volunteers for various humanitarian projects, including Helping Spirit Lodge Society.

Emma Partridge was off in Costa Rica on a humanitarian trip while the Ethels were announced Friday.

Congratulations to Carol Young on your Ethel Tibbits Woman of Distinction Award as a Community Professional!

Carol’s 23 year service to the Richmond Chamber of Commerce is an exemplary model of the excellence we strive for daily. We are proud to work with such a distinguished individual.

Thank you Carol for everything you do!

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Starting the spring cleaning

A good starting place when doing a spring decluttering is to take a good look at your closets and other storage systems.

By Kerry Vital Spring has arrived, and the time-honoured tradition of spring cleaning can begin. The best place to start might be your closet. If you’re not sure where to start, having a professional come in and take a look might be a good option.

“We see our closet every day and it can be overwhelming,” says Michelle Carnaby, manager

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Springing forward with new decor

By Kerry Vital Like clothing, decor is subject to trends. This spring, old is new again and hot new colours are coming to the forefront.

“One of the hot colours this year is called Rare Orchid,” says Sheryn Calvert of Calvert Design Studio. “It’s a purplepink colour that we’re also seeing in fashion.”

Calvert notes that fashion is always a big inspiration for home decor, whether it’s colours or fabrics.

“Fashion is ahead of us,” she says. “We look to them to see what’s coming up.”

Sarah Antonich of Beyond Beige Interior Design is also seeing shades of pink and orchid, along with other floral colours. However, these colours aren’t just for little girls; shades of pink can be easily incorporated into adult furnishings as well, or perhaps via a piece of art or other wall decor item.

Another currently trend is all shades of blue, especially navy.

Homeowners can incorporate it into their home with accents such as toss pillows.

“It’s easy to incorporate trends with small items,” says Calvert. “You don’t have to redo everything. Changing up a few accessories is not that costly.”

The Georgie Awards are presented by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association. Many first-time winners took home the golden statue this year at the gala ceremony, which honoured the best in both new home construction and renovations.

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Georgie Award winners take home the gold The best in British Columbia’s residential construction industry are honoured at the annual Georgie Awards.

By Kerry Vital Taking home a little golden statue isn’t just for Oscar winners. On Feb. 1, British Columbia’s best residential builders, renovators, designers and marketers were honoured with their own golden prizes at the Georgie Awards.

The Georgie Awards are presented by the

Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC, and recognize the best of the best in B.C.’s residential home construction industry.

“The excellent work from the winners – and indeed all the finalists – demonstrates that B.C. is truly the leader when it comes to innovative design and quality construction,” says CHBA BC President Rob Capar.

This year’s gala ceremony took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, emceed by broadcaster Wayne Cox. Among this year’s big winners was Portrait Homes, who took home five awards.

“We have an incredibly talented team that design and build great homes in fantastic

communities,” says Robert Grimm, principal at Portrait. “I couldn’t be more proud of our team for their continued dedication and commitment to being the best they can be!”

Portrait was honoured with the Customer Choice Georgie Awards, as well as the awards for Single Family Production Home Builder of the Year and Residential Community of the Year and Best Landscape Design for Hampstead in Maple Ridge.

“Potential home owners can be confident in purchasing a Portrait home,” says Grimm. “We are dedicated to looking after our home owners

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Adera Development Corporation also went home a winner, with awards for Best Multi-Family Low Rise Development for Sail at the University of British Columbia and Multi-Family Home Builder of the Year.

Solterra Developments was also well-represented at the Georgies, with their awards for Best Project Identity, Best Multi-Family Kitchen – New and Best Interior Design Display Suite – Single-Family or Multi-Family, all for Keefer Block in Vancouver.

Talisman Homes took home the Best Single Family Home up to 2,000 Square Feet under $500,000 for their home at Tsawwassen Springs, while first-time winner Saiya Developments Ltd. received the Best Single Family Home over 2,000 Square Feet under $750,000 award. Another first time winner, Alchemy Construction Ltd., took home the award for Best Townhouse Development for their Lonsdale Contemporary project in North Vancouver.

Epta Properties received the Best Multi-Family High-Rise Development award for their condominium project Avra in White Rock.

Forge Properties was also a big winner at the Georgies, with four awards for Best Advertising Campaign, Best Sales Centre, Best Salesperson of the Year in New Home Construction for Adriana Cikojevic and Marketing Campaign of the Year, all for their condominium project Royce.

Among the renovators honoured at the Georgies was Shakespeare Homes for Best Residential Renovation over $800,000 for their Mountain Highway project in North Vancouver and reVISION Custom Home Renovations for Best Residential Renovation $500,000 to $799,999.

Blackfish Homes and Construction took home the award for Best Custom Home valued under $750,000, while Tamlin Homes received the award for Best Custom Home valued between $750,000 and $1.5 million.

In two of the more exciting categories of the night, Atira Women’s Resource Society won the awards for Best Innovative Feature and Best Environmental Initiative, both for their development built out of recycled shopping containers. Located in the Downtown Eastside, the homes provide safe, affordable housing for women in the neighbourhood.

For a full list of winners and finalists, visit www.georgieawards.ca.

The gala awards ceremony took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, and was emceed by Wayne Cox. Portrait Homes was among the big winners, taking home several awards for Hampstead, below.

Martin Knowles photo above, Portrait Homes photo below, Brian Dennehy photos below left and left.

Making it all make sense “ from page. 1 for Stor-More Closet and Blinds. “You may want to close the doors and just ignore it.

Sometimes getting a fresh set of eyes is a good thing.”

She suggests emptying the closet completely and taking a look at everything you’ve pulled out of it.

“If you haven’t worn it in 12 months, you’re not going to wear it,” Carnaby says.

“People can be sentimental about their clothes, but if you have a fresh new organizer, why would you put back something you don’t use?”

Organizing a closet, or indeed almost anywhere in the home, is about more than functionality. Closet storage has come a long way from the plain white metal shelving and plastic boxes that many grew up with. Now doors, baskets, shelving, rods and racks are all available in a variety of finishes and colors. You can even find dedicated racks for ties, belts, pants and more. Shoe collectors can keep their favourite and most beautiful pairs on display while keeping the others tidied away.

“You can also find pull-out laundry hampers, for example,” says Carnaby. “It’s possible to organize almost anything.”

However, just because something looks good doesn’t mean it will work for everyone.

“Sometimes something that looks pretty isn’t necessarily the most functional,” says Carnaby. “If you have 20 pairs of shoes, you don’t want storage for only 10. You need to have a game plan for what you’re storing.”

Storage is also about more than just clothing and shoes. Carnaby says that she often sees people requesting storage for crafting materials, home decor such as holiday decorations, and wrapping paper and bows.

“A professional can take your ideas and work with them,” says Carnaby. “There are so many things you can do with a closet now.”

Another benefit of having a professionally organized closet is being able to get rid of furniture pieces that can clutter a room by installing drawers and shelving in the closet itself instead of having to store clothing and other items in a chest of drawers.

“The possibilities are endless,” Carnaby says.

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Shakespeare Homes wins Georgie for North Vancouver renovation

By Kerry Vital For North Shore builder Shakespeare Homes, winning a Georgie Award is one more feather in their cap.

“We were up against some great competition,” says Mark Cooper, president of Shakespeare Homes. “This win is really a tribute to our talented staff and trades.”

Cooper and his team earned the Georgie Award for Best Renovation over $800,000 for their Mountain Highway project in North Vancouver.

The original home was built in the early 1960s, and came with a set of challenges. Among them were the strict rules that governed the location and height of the house, as well as regulations around the stream-side location. The original house had a broken foundation and was beginning to slide down to the creek, and the owners were looking for a change. One of the homeowners had grown up in a heritage house and wanted to include some of those details in his new home. However, new zoning rules would have required the home to be built right against the road due to setbacks from the stream and boundaries of the property. Shakespeare Homes went to the city of North Vancouver and learned that they could re-build the home right where it stood.

“The Georgie committee appreciated that we were working with many restrictions,” says Cooper. “It takes more than pretty pictures to win a Georgie.”

Inspired by the actual 1880s architecture of the original neighbourhood, Shakespeare Homes added a third storey to the house, and incorporated hand-cut granite

stonework, double-exposure cedar shingles and exposed rafters and soffits, among other heritage details.

“We were also working with an eye to building green,” Cooper says. Among the environmental initiatives in the new home is a natural storm water treatment system that collects runoff, filters it and releases it back into the creek.

Shakespeare Homes also built a detached garage with its own heritage-

style architecture. It looks like a carriage house, with its own heat, power and bathroom, and features a vaulted cathedral-framed ceiling.

“This home is a real testament to the high quality that Shakespeare Homes provides,” says Cooper.

Shakespeare Homes was also a finalist in the Best Residential Renovation $300,000 to $499,999 category for a project in Deep Cove.

Shakespeare Homes received a Georgie Award for their Mountain Highway project in North Vancouver that re-built a 1960s home into a heritage-style deam home while taking into account many restrictions.

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Want in on a secret that’s savings local landlords, realtors and contractors thousands of dollars at a time? Then take a drive to Richmond Wholesale Appliance Centre, near the Richmond Olympic Oval, which is one of this town’s best-kept secrets.

Does the idea of saving more than $2,000 outfitting a kitchen with high-end stainless steel appliances intrigue you? Co-owner Claudia Kolar has been helping customers save thousands of dollars by supplying them with scratched or dented appliances. In many cases, the scratches and dents are on the back or the side of the appliances, so depending on the design of one’s kitchen, would be completely invisible to the discerning eye of friends and family.

A name brand fridge, with a suggested retail price $4,000, currently sells for only $2,295, a great example of the deals to be had at Richmond Wholesale Appliance. Purchase that fridge with its matching oven, and Claudia said you’ll save even more.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Where to splurge and where to save in your kitchen renovation

By Kerry Vital Home renovations can be costly, to both your time and your wallet. But not everything has to be topdollar. Many local experts have plenty of ideas for where you should splurge and where you should save.

Kitchens and bathrooms are oft en two of the most expensive renovations in the home, as well as probably being the rooms used the most. You might be hesitant to choose less expensive options for either space, but it’s the surfaces that you really wouldn’t want to cut corners on.

“People use their countertops every day,” says Aaron Woods, marketing manager for FLOFORM Countertops. “You want to spend money on the things you see every day.” Sheryn Calvert of Calvert Design Studio says that the biggest splurge in a home should be the technology, especially when it comes to kitchen appliances.

“Steam ovens are a new way of cooking,” she says.

“The food retains more flavour, and you can cook multiple items in a steam oven without transferring the flavours and scents between them. It’s a healthier way of cooking.”

It’s also best to splurge on the items that you care the most about. Do you love the look of elegant built-in cabinetry or the most up-to-date stainlesssteel appliances, for example? The things that make you smile are worth leaving a bit of extra room in the budget for.

Calvert also recommends purchasing items that will make your life easier, whether it’s a gadget that you’ll use every day or a storage solution to keep your counters clutter-free.

“You want to get things out of your sight,” she says.

These things don’t have to be expensive, but any time savings are well worth the cost, especially first thing in the morning.

Calvert’s biggest tip for saving in the home is a wellknown adage.

“I’m a big advocate of reduce, reuse, recycle,” says Calvert. “Reuse and refresh items that you want to bring to life again.”

Keeping your kitchen clutterfree can be one of the best investments you can make in your kitchen, along with the things you see every day such as countertops and cabinetry.

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Shedding some light on a bright situation

By Kerry Vital Like most home decor items, lighting has changed over the years. Gone are the yellowgold fixtures, mood lighting and lava lamps.

Instead, something much more modern is taking shape.

“LED is the hottest topic in lighting right now,” says Jim Ormshaw, lighting product specialist for the Robinson Group. “I’ve been in the business for 30 years and I have never seen so much conversation on one topic.”

LED bulbs, or Light-Emitting Diode, are more energy-efficient than older bulbs, and have a much longer lifespan. They emit less heat, and Ormshaw notes that they have a much better colour now than they did in the past, as well as are capable of being dimmed.

The rise in LED has influenced lighting design, especially with the generous rebates offered by the B.C. government when homeowners swap their old lightbulbs for the Among the trends in lighting this year are the rise of LED bulbs, new style. plenty of sparkle and polished metals.

“It really makes sense to switch them out,” The Lighting Warehouse photos above and below right, Robinson Lighting and says Ormshaw. Something that homeowners Bath photo above right. need to keep in mind is that the 100-watt incandescent bulb will no longer be available in British Columbia once the current supplies in fixtures that will use LED bulbs.” stores are exhausted, along with the 75-watt. Homeowners are Antique-style bulbs with an exposed still able to purchase 60-watt and 40-watt bulbs for now, but filament, often called Edison bulbs, are also those will also be banned at the end of 2014. seeing a resurgence.

“We feel that LED bulbs will replace the compact fluorescent “We’re seeing them in regular fixtures and bulbs,” says Sub Ketchen, owner of The Lighting Warehouse. old-fashioned ones as well,” says Ketchen. “It’s “They’re really making great strides and represent energy a great vintage look.” savings for the consumer.”

Edison bulbs are available in a variety of Because LED bulbs have a 20- to 25-year life span, Ormshaw designs, from the traditional lightbulb shape notes that they are great for hotels and other businesses, as well to orbs to cylinder styles. as high-traffic areas in the home that will need the lights on Ormshaw has noticed a return to a more frequently. vintage look himself when it comes to “The price for LED bulbs is dropping dramatically,” says Ormshaw. “Right now there is a big race to manufacture “ more page. 10

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Modern lighting gets inspiration from fashion and bling “ from page. 9 lighting fixtures, including popular finishes such as antique bronze and copper.

“The industrial look is still popular,” he says.

“We see brushed nickel, stainless-steel and black quite frequently.”

What Ormshaw doesn’t see anymore is the old-fashioned stained-glass Tiffany-style lamps that were once seen in every high-end home.

“They seem to have faded off into the sunset,” he says.

Ketchen is noticing a distinct lack of colonialstyle fixtures on the market now, along with the disappearance of heavy ironwork and medieval designs, though he notes he still sees them occasionally.

“They’re popular in Whistler-style homes,” he says.

Among the popular finishes Ketchen is seeing are polished chrome and nickel, especially in a bathroom setting.

“We are seeing some brass finishes starting to come back,” he says. “Not the really bright polished brass we grew up with, but some different, softer tones.”

Choosing the perfect light for your home is about more than walking into a store and choosing Like many other home decor products, bling something that’s only meant to illuminate your space. is showing up in the lighting world.

Robinson Lighting and Bath photo above, The Lighting Warehouse photos right “Crystals are a strong trend right now,” says Ketchen. “We’re seeing the traditional crystal chandeliers, but we’re also seeing crystals used in a more modern design, with different shapes. There are some really fascinating designs right now.”

While traditional lamps and other fixtures are still an important part of the lighting market, modern and contemporary styles are being purchased by younger and older consumers alike. Ketchen notes that purchasing the perfect light for the home is more than walking into a store and picking something that will illuminate your space sufficiently.

“The lighting business is very much a fashion business now,” he says. “The lighting is a very visible element in your home now. It’s a critical part of the design like the paint or the mouldings. Buyers are much more design-conscious.”

He suggests buyers consider whether the light they are purchasing is meant to be the main focal point in a room or whether it is meant to work with other elements in the space.

“Right now it’s possible to change the lighting effects in a room,” Ketchen says. “You can dim the lights for a party or have them brighter if you’re studying. It can really change the ambiance of a room.”

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New colours and textures are popular for spring decor “ from page.1 It’s also the best way to add a pop of colour if you’re not sure of how it will look. Changing a pillow or drapery can be a lot less expensive than purchasing a brand-new chair or sofa in the season’s latest colour that may no longer be popular in a year.

“Switching out toss cushions and throws to a bright vibrant colour is a simple and cost-effective way to brighten up your space,” says Antonich. “Wallpaper is also an instant game changer.”

Wallpaper has come a long way since the fussy florals and patterns everyone shudders at the thought of. Now, you’ll find plenty of options for any taste, from muted stripes to bold patterns and textures.

When it comes to decor, old textures are new again.

“We’ve come full circle with 60s Mod textures,” says Calvert.

“It’s coming back in a big way.”

She’s also seeing a return to velvet, though this one is different than the ones many saw growing up.

“It’s a velvet with no sheen, sort of a matte finish,” she says.

“We’re also seeing more sophisticated fabrics like wools and other suiting fabrics.”

Patterns are also going back in time, with herringbone Among the trends for spring this year are pops of colour, herringbone patterns showing up in many applications, including flooring, fabrics and and shades of pink, orchid and blue. stone, among others.

Photos submitted by Calvert Design Studio “We’re still seeing a lot of eclectic design,” says Antonich. “A mix of modern, traditional and rustic with an international flair.”

“We’re also seeing big architectural lights, like pendant lights,” says Calvert. “They’re simple, refined and not fussy.”

Even the metals used in home decor are changing.

“Copper and brass metals are coming back,” Calvert says. “But you have to be really careful with that. You don’t want to put in brass faucets in the kitchen for example. You have to use them in a refined, very selective way.”

She recommends adding the metals as an accent on a piece of furniture. She recently saw a copper sink that she describes as “stunning” as well as a copper hood fan.

“You wouldn’t do the whole house,” she says. “It’s also a more subdued metal than in the past. It’s more of a soft matte brass rather than the shiny one we had before.”

Antonich is also seeing a return to old-fashioned metals such as copper, gold and rose gold.

“Gold hardware in the kitchen including hood fans” is something new for spring, she says.

In the bedroom, Antonich suggest crisp white linens to enhance the airy feeling of a room that should be made for relaxation.

Decluttering is the best way to renew your home for spring, Calvert says.

“Spring is about rebirth and renewal,” she says. “A William Morris quote that I like is ‘Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful.’ I think that says it all. You want your home to be a refuge.”

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Traditional and contemporary combine in countertop design

By Kerry Vital One of the big decisions to be made when renovating or building a kitchen is the countertop. It’s one of the first things you notice in a kitchen, and the most-used surface in the house. But like anything else in your home, countertops are subject to changing trends.

“Stone is the biggest trend right now,” says Aaron Woods, marketing manager for FLOFORM Countertops. “We’re seeing a lot of granite and quartz lately.”

Woods attributes this to the style and hardness of the product, which can take more wear and tear than other materials.

Natural products are also popular due to the ability to be completely different from one piece of stone to the next.

“With natural stone, every shipment is different,” says Amit Thale, director for Aeon Stone + Tile. “There’s a uniqueness to that.”

“The organic and natural look has a big presence,” Woods says. “We’re seeing a return to more natural patterns.”

Classic colours such as greys, whites and taupes are still popular, Thale says, with more of Like most items, countertops are subject to trends. It’s important to consult a professional an emphasis on the white and grey side. when choosing a countertop and ensuring it fits with the other elements in your kitchen “White and grey offer homeowners the clean, such as cabinetry and flooring. simple lines they’re looking for,” says Domenic Aeon Stone + Tile photo above, Caesarstone photo above right, FLOFORM Countertops photo right Oppedisano, chief operating officer for “People tend to stick with classic colours in their countertops,” Caesarstone. “We’re also seeing thinner edges Woods says. “The bright and bold tends to be in the paint, which is and thinner countertops in general. This gives the homeowner the an easier application and less expensive.” clean look they’re looking for.”

When homeowners are replacing a countertop or choosing He also notes the increase in waterfall-style countertops, which pour over the edge of a section of cabinets or kitchen island and reach something for a new home, Thale recommends bringing cabinetry and flooring samples as well, to ensure the entire room is cohesive. to the floor.

Something else to keep in mind is to always work with a certified “Contemporary style is getting stronger and stronger,” says Peter Raimondi, branch manager for White-Wood Distribution Vancouver. countertop professional who can advise you on your options and work with you to find the perfect countertop for your home that “People are looking for clean lines and no clutter of any kind.” also fits your style and budget.

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