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Richmond hosts short-track selections The home of the 2010 Winter Olympic long-track speed skating events played host to the 2014 Short Track National Team Selections last weekend.

The Richmond Rockets Speed Skating Club hosted Canada’s top short-track speed skaters.

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Court denies bid to release seized dogs But health has improved for seized Rottweilers, who have each lost between 10 and 15 pounds

by Jacqueline Langen and Martin van den Hemel Black Press A bid to have two Rottweilers released from doggy death row was denied by a Richmond provincial court judge, who ruled last week he didn’t have jurisdiction to hear the matter.

City lawyer Kevin Westell argued before Judge Dennis Schmidt that the court didn’t have the power to grant an interim release of the dogs before a scheduled hearing on April 10 at Richmond provincial court.

Fearing for the welfare of their pets, after learning they hadn’t been walked in months and had ballooned in weight, owner Nav Nijjer and his mother Prabjot Nijjer sought to have the court intervene and release the dogs prior to the court hearing.

But it wasn’t all bad news for the Nijjer family, who have seen a significant improvement in the health of their pets, Axel and Paris.

They appear to have lost between 10 and 15 pounds each in the past couple of weeks, are being walked daily, and are out in the yard

for a few hours each day, according to lawyer Joe Peschisolido, whose firm has been hired by the family after the City of Richmond applied to have the dogs destroyed.

The Richmond Review revealed two weeks ago that volunteers and staff at the Richmond Animal Protection Society were barred from walking the seized dogs, which have been labelled as dangerous by the city. A society policy had prohibited anyone from walking dangerous dogs, which under normal circumstances would have been seized for a maximum of 21 days.

Since they were seized on Oct. 25, following a minor biting incident involving a construction worker who suffered a dime-sized contusion to his upper thigh, the dogs have gained an estimated 25 pounds each.

The extra exercise, along with a change to their diet, has resulted in a notable uptick in their health, Peschisolido said.

The Nijjers are hoping their pets will be returned and have built an enclosure they say ensures that the dogs never escape again.

The enclosure was inspected by animal behaviour specialist Dr. Rebecca Ledger, who noted there are now three fences—each “at least five feet tall, robust and well-constructed”—between the Nijjer’s yard and the adjacent Henry Anderson Elementary School.

“These fences prevent school children from looking into your yard to see the dogs, and also prevent the dogs from seeing out or coming within 20 feet of the property line,” Ledger wrote.

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Jacqueline Langen photo With a shortage of youth entering the commercial fishing industry accompanied by a steady economic and stock depletion, the industry is drifting away from its cultural roots, and the future looks dim.

Steveston fishing fleet degenerating Lack of youth participation bodes poorly for Richmond’s commercial fishing industry

by Jacqueline Langen Contributor

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ichmond’s commercial fishing industry is drifting away from its cultural roots, and according to Japanese fishermen, the future is bleak.

“Things change, we have to adapt and start working in different fields.

There is a lot of work around, just not in the fishing industry,” said Japanese Canadian and former commercial fisher, Mitts Sakai.

The lack of youth participation accompanied by a steady economic depletion is forecasting a dim future for the fishing industry.

“The future of the fishing industry is not looking very bright,” said Sakai.

According to his son and past fishing partner, Mark Sakai, commercial fishing is a very capital-intensive industry and with today’s youth being more susceptible to career changes, there are a lot of barriers to entry.

“The characteristics of Generation Y tend to be much more mobile, much more acceptable of having shorter careers and of different types,” said Mark Sakai.

Today, youth have virtually no interest in the fishing industry. Depletion of fish stock, conditions, capital costs and lack of cultural tradition are all

Jacqueline Langen photo Capital costs coupled with reduced economic earning power are steering youth into alternate careers.

mitigating factors.

“Our children, they have more choice now with what they want to do with their career,” said Mitts Sakai.

“There will be very few of our sons and daughters becoming fisherman.”

Gulf of Georgia Cannery heritage interpreters say that they foresee alternative careers in their future.

Nikitha Fester, 22, has worked at the cannery for the past year and says there has always been very few women fishing in the industry.

“Women were never really fishermen—and personally, [fishing] is not in my nature. There’s not much about the lifestyle that intrigues me whatsoever. I plan to get my teaching degree and work with children who have special needs,” said Fester.

Heritage interpreter Devin Eeg, 22, said he’s never really considered it a career option.

“I don’t come from a fishing background and having studied the history of fishing for my job, most people go into fishing because they have a family or cultural tradition,” he said.

Another factor why Eeg does not consider a future in commercial fishing is because of the mass initial investment.

“It’s tough for people just coming out of school, we don’t have the capital,” Eeg said.

Due to different factors—including pollution, overfishing and more efficient fishing gear and factors unknown—the fish stock is not returning like it used to.

“You’re just not seeing that next generation becoming fishermen,” said Mark Sakai.

The Steveston fishing piers used to be filled with Japanese fishermen, but today, Vietnamese immigrants are predominantly selling seafood along Steveston’s docks.

“The Japanese are about two percent of the fisherman in today’s generation,” said Mitts Sakai.

According Richmond Coun. Linda McPhail, the industry’s limited number of commercial openings makes it very difficult economically to sustain a career.

McPhail said this is what causes many veteran fishers to leave the industry and why few newcomers

Jacqueline Langen photo Former commercial fisherman and current Steveston resident Mitts Sakai has witnessed the once thriving industry deplete over his time living in Steveston Village.

enter the field.

Mitts Sakai said that the fishing industry has changed immensely since he was fishing for work.

“I used to fish five days a week.

Now it’s pretty hard to make a livelihood, hardly catching enough fish to [cover] living expenses,” he said.

Alternatively, income is more likely to be made from more specialized types of fishing.

“Some fishers are carving out niches for themselves,” said McPhail.

Mark Sakai agreed: “They’re off snorkeling and diving for sea urchins or they’re doing specialty fishing for salmon row. As a young person, if you could find some sort of niche, you could probably make some money.”

With the inclusion of new waterfront developments, Steveston’s town site has experienced increased congestion, becoming more of a tourist attraction.

“There have been occasional complaints that development may cause some conflicts,” said McPhail.

However, McPhail said that tourism has helped the overall growth of the village.

A fair amount of rezoning has taken place throughout the village, turning what were once industrial cannery and shipyard areas into new businesses and residential waterfront homes.

“New development in Steveston has largely occurred as the commercial fishing industry downsized and lands formally used for fishing operations became a surplus to the industry’s needs,” said McPhail.

According to long-time residents, Steveston as a whole has changed

dramatically over the years. “When I was a child there used to be 10 to 12 canneries along the Fraser River,” said Mitts Sakai.

The canneries have essentially disappeared in Steveston – aside from the Gulf of Georgia Cannery.

The historic site was built in 1894 and is now utilized as a heritage museum.

“There are a lot of people who live in the area now and a lot of housing. That’s changed the nature of Steveston,” said Mark Sakai.

Jacqueline Langen photo Construction on Bayview Street is changing the original face of Steveston.

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Richmond heritage promoters sought for annual awards The Richmond Heritage Commission is calling for nominations for the annual Richmond Heritage Awards.

The awards recognize the contributions of individuals and organizations in preserving and promoting the city’s heritage.

Nominators are asked to send the commission a one-page summary describing the role of the nominee and the scope of the contribution, along

with contact information. Nominations can be e-mailed to kevin.eng@ richmond.ca or mailed to city hall, care of the Policy Planning Division.

Deadline is April 14. Awards will be presented at the Richmond Delta Regional Heritage Fair’s closing awards ceremony Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. The event takes place in the Performance Hall of Richmond Cultural Centre. Call 604-247-4626 for more information.

City Board Asphalt paving advisory April 1st to May 31st, 2014 The City of Richmond has contracted Columbia Bitulithic to grind and pave the following location in Richmond from April 1st to May 31st : • 5000 Block Jacombs Road • Westminster Highway – 400 meters west of Jacombs Road Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends. Night time work hours will be from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (typically).

Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures.

Delays may occur. The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged.

This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice.

Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189, or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca (City Services > Roads, Dykes, Water & Sewers > Construction Projects > 2013 Paving).

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Veteran volunteer receives recognition Frances Clark receives the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award for contributing 60 years of community service

by Jacqueline Langen Contributor A woman referred to by her colleagues as “the face of volunteering” received some grateful recognition for dedicating six decades toward improving the lives of others.

Members of Richmond Centre for Disability and city officials hosted an honourary event for Frances Clark last Friday after she received the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award for Lifelong Achievement earlier this month.

“You do these things because you want to see the difference and you enjoy the people that you work with,” Clark, 79, said of volunteering.

The founder of Richmond Centre for Disability was quick to spread the

Jacqueline Langen photo Frances Clark blows out the candles on a birthday cake during a recognition ceremony for the Richmond Centre of Disability founder.

credit around, expressing that there is a collective effort made by many volunteers that made the programs of the community successful.

“You don’t do things alone, you have to have people with you. If I didn’t have them at the time I

gathered them with me,” she said. “But the bottom line is you always had people that came along, who wanted to work with you, who had the same goals, and we made it happen.”

Clark was born with the congenital bone disorder osteogenesis imperfecta,

also known as brittle bone disease. She has suffered multiple fractures throughout her life, but has not let her disability deplete her drive to better the community.

“I commend you for serving your fellow Canadians, strengthening our community and promoting ability above disability. Your compassion and commitment exemplifies the Canadian spirit and sets an admirable example for all of us to follow,” said Richmond MP Alice Wong, who presented the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award to Clark.

As one of two national award winners, Clark receives a medal and a $10,000 prize.

Clark, a longtime Richmond resident, founded the Richmond Centre for Disability 28 years ago.

She was also involved in founding a federation of dog clubs to encourage responsible pet ownership.

Even after six decades volunteering, Clark is still driven to continue improving Richmond’s emergency services.

“There are still a number of things that I want to see accomplished in the community,” she said.

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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Contact the City’s service provider, Sierra Waste Services Ltd. Customer Service at 604-270-4722 or schedule online at www.richmond.ca/recycle.

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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.

Environmental Programs Information Line: 604-276-4010 www.richmond.ca/recycle

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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‘A Godzilla-sized red tape monster’

Lana Popham: ‘If government doesn’t take a step back, B.C.’s recycling system is going to end up in a giant dumpster.’

NDP takes aim at Multi Material BC recycling ‘failure’

by Jeff Nagel Black Press The NDP is accusing the provincial government of handing over control of B.C.’s blue box recycling system to Toronto-based multinational executives who will be unaccountable while B.C. businesses and households pay higher costs.

Opposition small business critic Lana Popham raised the issue of Multi Material BC in the Legislature Monday, calling on the province to change course before the agency’s new system for recycling packaging and printed paper takes effect May 19.

“If government doesn’t take a step back, B.C.’s recycling system is going to end up in a giant dumpster,” Popham said.

“The control of recycling should never have been outsourced to the large corporate interests based in Ontario and abroad.

This is a profound failure.

This program needs to be paused and the entire concept reconsidered.”

Popham’s comments follow the launch earlier this month of a campaign against MMBC by a coalition of business groups, including the newspaper industry, who say they can’t afford to pay high fees imposed under the new system.

“The Liberal government loves to claim they’re getting rid of red tape,” she said in an interview Monday. “So it’s quite ironic because MMBC is a Godzilla-sized red tape monster.”

Although MMBC is registered as a society, Po-

Evan Seal photo Multi Material BC will launch a new system of recycling packaging and printed paper on May 19.

pham called it a “dummy corporation” because two of its three directors are Toronto-based senior executives with Loblaws and Unilever, while the third is MMBC managing director Allan Langdon.

The Saanich South NDP MLA said the province should force MMBC to give B.C. stakeholders majority control.

Popham said the MMBC system will be “dangerously close to monopoly” resulting in less competition and innovation in recycling.

She also said municipalities have been pressured into signing contracts with inadequate compensation for their costs, the threat of penalties for contamination and a gag clause.

MMBC’s new recycling fees on businesses will be passed along to consumers through higher prices, Popham said, calling it a “hidden tax” that won’t be transparent to consumers.

Meanwhile, she says cities are unlikely to rebate property taxes that

households already pay for recycling.

“The slogan for MMBC should probably be ‘Recycle once, but pay twice.’”

In some cities where MMBC won’t provide services, such as Kamloops, residents will pay for nothing, Popham added.

MMBC says it will take new types of containers and packaging not collected in B.C. before.

But Popham noted glass will no longer be collected curbside in many cities and there’s little evidence the system will improve recycling rates overall.

She said a smarter approach would have been to extend the beverage can deposit-refund system to more containers, such as milk cartons and laundry detergent jugs.

Liberal MLA Eric Foster (Vernon Monashee) responded in the Legislature, saying the province made changes to exempt most businesses from MMBC fees and pa-

perwork if they earn less than $1 million in revenue, generate less than one tonne per year of packaging, or operate as a single outlet.

“We’ve got all kinds of validation on this — chambers of commerce,

local government, opportunities for local government to either continue the way they’re doing it or to have MMBC put their contractors in there to pick up,” said Foster, who serves on the government’s environment

City of Richmond

and land use committee.

“MMBC came forward as an opportunity to change people’s way of doing business and to put the onus on the original producers of the waste product or the recyclable product to reduce.”

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Do you know of someone deserving of a Richmond Heritage Award?

City of Richmond Heritage Commission calls for nominations

Aviator, ca 1936. City of Richmond Archives Photograph #1997 5 68 The annual Richmond Heritage Awards recognize the special accomplishments of individuals and organizations that have contributed to preserving, restoring and promoting Richmond’s heritage.

The City of Richmond’s Heritage Commission is encouraging the public to submit nominations for the 2014 Richmond Heritage Awards, to be presented at the Richmond Delta Regional Heritage Fair’s Closing Awards Ceremony, Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Anyone may submit a nomination for an individual or an organization.

Nominations

A one-page summary describing the role of the nominee and the scope of their contribution. All nominations must include the name, address and telephone number of the nominee, as well as the name, address and telephone number of the person nominating them.

Submission deadline: 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2014 Submit via: Mail:

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Richmond’s rich heritage is one of the things that make the community such a special place. It’s not often, though, that we pause and take special notice of the heritage treasures all around us. The buildings, landscapes, artifacts, and the people and their histories – all of them are rich resources of our collective past.

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Some of the ways an individual or organization may earn special recognition are by: • Restoring, rehabilitating, maintaining or adaptively re-using a heritage building, its interior, exterior or other characteristic features • By preserving or maintaining a heritage landscape • By promoting local heritage • By furthering the knowledge of Richmond’s heritage by relating our history or interpreting our past • By advocating for heritage issues or promoting heritage awareness There are no set criteria or limits on the nominations.

The Awards Jury will be composed of members of the Richmond Heritage Commission and guest jurors. All decisions of the jury are final.

For further information, please contact the City’s Policy Planning division at 604-247-4626 or email kevin.eng@richmond.ca.

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Dog owners’ backyard made more secure From Page 1 “The steps that you have taken to secure your premises, to protect the community from being able to detect Axel and Paris whilst on your property and the future management of the dogs will make the risk of either dog escaping from your property extremely low.”

Meanwhile, another dog previously on death row, remains at the soci-

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Martin van den Hemel file photo Prabjot Nijjer visited her dog Axel in January.

ety’s No. 5 Road shelter, despite an agreement reached between the city and the owner to have the dog adopted outside the community.

In January, The Review learned about the pit bull Dusty, who had been seized by the city after it bit a man.

The city reconsidered its original destruction application. City of Richmond spokesperson

Ted Townsend said that Dusty is being adopted out by a family that is in the process of moving out.

That family has requested that RAPS look after Dusty until the move is completed, believed to be some time in May, Townsend said.

Once the new owners complete their move, RAPS will be reviewing their new home.

Dogs were declared dangerous in 2010 Axel (also spelled as Axle) and Paris have been involved in three incidents.

•On Sept. 20, 2010, Jessica Lee and Jeff Chiang were walking their two leashed Dachshund dogs along Alberta Road when two Rottweilers (later admitted to be Axel and Paris) ran out from their property toward them. One of the Rottweilers lunged at the neck of one of their pets, and caused a wound. The other Rottweiler also charged to attack.

The dogs then followed four children who had been watching the attack back to their school, where other children were also playing during the lunch break. The Rottweilers chased and jumped on children, scaring some and causing others to cry. The vice principal was concerned enough to order a reverse evacuation, clearing the children off the playground and into the school, Richmond provincial court records indicate.

The city classified the dogs as dangerous.

•In 2012, a complaint from a school maintenance worker resulted in two more bylaw tickets being issued for Axle and Paris. Two bylaw officers observed Paris and Axel growling, barking and lunging towards a chain-link fence separating the property from the school ground. Because the Rottweilers had been classified as dangerous, they were required, when in the yard, to be inside an “enclosure”" as defined by the bylaw.

•On Oct. 25, 2013, Axel and Paris escaped from their yard and nipped construction worker Dustin Wang. Wang told The Richmond Review that the injury was so minor he didn't even initially notice it.

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There are two ways to register for these workshops: • Online at www.richmond.ca/register • By phoning the registration call centre from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at 604-276-4300 (press “2” at the prompt) If you register but cannot attend, please contact the registration call centre to make your space available for someone else.

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Merry King Preschool is for children born in 2010 and 2011.

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A 66-year-old Richmond man died following a motor vehicle accident near Merritt on March 21.

According to the B.C. Coroners Service, Lorne Joseph Gallop was the driver and only occupant of a pickup truck which left Highway 5 south of Merritt and rolled into a ditch. He died at the scene. Road and weather conditions were reported to be poor at the time of the crash, in the early morning hours of March 21. The B.C. Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate.

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Trio lauded for making a difference in Richmond B.C. Community Achievement Awards announced

by Jacqueline Langen Contributor Three people have been recognized for making a difference in Richmond.

UBC forestry professor Michael Feller, Touchstone Family Association executive director Michael McCoy and community volunteer Wayne Duzita were among the winners of the B.C. Community Achievement Awards.

The annual awards honour people who have made a significant contribution to their community.

Feller is an advocate for the responsible use of

B.C.’s forests and wilderness areas. He’s associate professor e m e r i t u s MICHAEL at UBC’s McCOY Faculty of Forestry and a longtime member of both the BC Mountaineering Club and The Alpine Club of Canada.

“From a health viewpoint to personal satisfaction, personal growth and generally improving one’s feelings of self esteem. There is a variety of reasons why natural environments are good for people,” Feller said.

Duzita has been a major contributor in the community for nearly 50 years and says that the gratification he feels from helping others perpetuates itself into something larger, driving his community service efforts to new lev-

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els as time goes on. “ Yo u ’ r e trying to take what ever it is that you’re WAYNE doing and DUZITA take it to another level that helps more people and supports more individuals or associations…Community work teaches you to work in harmony and without boarders,” said Duzita.

He volunteers with many organizations, including Trinity Western University Advisory Council, Richmond Christmas Fund, Tourism Richmond, Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation, YVR Golf for Kids, Canuck Place Foundation and Canuck Place Hospice.

McCoy is the executive director of Touchstone Family Association, a community service organization serving chil-

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dren, youth and families in Richmond. He has developed many services including Youth Restorative Justice, Front Porch Program and Eating Together.

“The most important part of any social welfare system is first how people take care of one another,” said McCoy. See bcachievement. com for a full list of winners.

Past Richmond recipients include Lois Carson Boyce, Cynthia Chen, Michael Chiu, Julie Halfnights, Esther Ho, Jim Kojima, Magdalen R. Leung, Donald McKenzie, Bill McNulty, Don Montgomery, Bud Sakamoto and Rob Sleath.

April 1st to May 31st, 2014 The City of Richmond has contracted Columbia Bitulithic to grind and pave the following location in Richmond from April 1st to May 31st : • 8000 Block Westminster Highway • Intersection of Bridgeport Road and No.5 Road • 6000 Block Steveston Highway • 8000 Block Steveston Highway • Knight Street North and South 450m from Westminster Highway Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends. Night time work hours will be from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (typically).

Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures.

Delays may occur. The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged.

This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice.

Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189, or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca (City Services > Roads, Dykes, Water & Sewers > Construction Projects > 2013 Paving).

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EDITORIAL: New era for liquor in B.C.

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iquor sales in retail stores are one step closer, with the provincial government unveiling some details about the standalone outlets which can be located within existing grocery stores.

Liquor will not be sold in corner or convenience stores, which removes one of the concerns of those who opposed selling liquor beyond the existing sales network.

Most convenience stores simply do not have the staff to oversee that the sales of such products conform to the desire to keep them out of the hands of minors.

While it is true that such stores sell tobacco products, that is something they have always done, and they are being pushed much harder to ensure that tobacco products are not sold to minors. Still, infractions do occur.

Those who currently hold private liquor

store licences, which generally go to those with pub licences, will be able to move their licences (presumably via sale or lease) into grocery stores.

The current restriction that licences must be for businesses within a five-kilometre limit will be lifted. Wisely, the government recognizes that this move gives an economic benefit to licence holders, and wants them to pay a transfer fee.

The standalone stores will be in larger grocery stores, and within the same building — not in standalone buildings, as is the case in Alberta. This makes a lot of sense.

Customers will be able to put groceries and liquor in their carts, but must pay for their liquor in designated checkout lines.

This move brings an era of civility to liquor sales that we haven’t seen before in B.C. It wasn’t that long ago that people had to go into government liquor stores, ask for the product they wanted, and receive it in

a brown paper bag, out of sight of prying eyes. Then we got government stores in shopping malls, and then we went to a mix of private and government liquor stores.

It will be wonderful to be able to pair liquor, particularly wine and beer, with food and get some expert advice on those pairings within stores, as is the case at some of the best U.S. grocery stores.

One step towards promoting B.C.-made beer, wine and spirits it to allow for pointof-sale demonstrating, tastings and advice.

While this does take place in liquor stores now, it can be expanded greatly within the confines of a larger grocery store selling a wide variety of products.

Sales of liquor in grocery stores begin in 2015. B.C. is entering an exciting era of treating liquor as a product to be fully enjoyed with meals and in social settings, in moderation.

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Can NDP overcome policy shipwreck?

B.C. Views Tom Fletcher

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he B.C. NDP leadership contest is officially underway, with the entry of Vancouver Island veteran John Horgan in a reluctant reprise of his 2011 run against Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth.

Unfortunately for them, weekend campaign events were overshadowed by revelations of flagrant abuse of taxpayers’ money by the executive and board of the Portland Hotel Society. A pair of audits finally released last week on this network of Downtown Eastside social agencies revealed systematic looting of the $28 million a year in taxpayers’ money that has kept this supposed charity running.

Alas for the NDP, local MLA Jenny Kwan not only failed to keep an eye on it, her recently separated husband was one of the executives who took part for years, and she benefited to the tune of $35,000 in luxury travel. That’s what we know about, since much of the evidence wasn’t produced for the

CTV News photo Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA Jenny Kwan has taken an unpaid leave of absence from her political duties.

auditors.

When this Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous scheme finally came to light, Kwan hastily paid back the $35,000 and announced she’s taking an unpaid leave of absence. Her tearful claim that she believed nothing was wrong is simply not credible. She not only must have known of her husband Dan Small’s jetset ways, she participated in at least two trips, one to Vienna and Bristol, England to do “research” and attend a poverty conference from high-end hotels.

If it wants to retain any shred of credibility as it spouts misleading poverty statistics and simplistic solutions, the party must get rid of Kwan, who has two years left to max out her MLA pension.

MLA pensions were a

factor in the 2010 ouster of Carol James, who infuriated the old guard by trying to defuse a public backlash against a generous pay and benefits package worked out in private between the NDP and the B.C. Liberals. Kwan would later take a leading role in the caucus revolt that forced James out as leader.

Long-time political watchers will see the PHS abuse as a bigger, uglier version of the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holdings Society scandal. There the siphoning off of bingo funds from charities cost Mike Harcourt his job as premier. In that case, NDP MLAs sat on the board, took their monthly cut and kept quiet.

There’s more. Horgan became enraged last year at the reporter who took a tip from the B.C. Liber-

als to reveal the NDP was skimming constituency office budgets to pay for its own “ethnic outreach” operation in Vancouver.

Horgan had rubberstamped the plan with a since-dismissed legislature accountant, and thought he had kept it secret after the Auditor-General blew the whistle. His willingness to assess its ethics remains in question to this day.

Then there is Craig Keating, who took over as party president from Moe Sihota last year. Did he inherit the $72,000 salary negotiated

by Sihota with the B.C. Federation of Labour and two of its largest unions? If so, do Horgan and Farnworth think this is appropriate?

Will the party’s joined-atthe-hip relationship with government unions even be discussed in the carefully staged leadership contest

that’s about to begin?

Then there’s the policy shipwreck left behind by Adrian Dix. His plan to use environmental assessment as a weapon to torpedo industrial projects remains popular with the party’s urban base.

Farnworth and Horgan have paid lip service to the notion that projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion should be properly assessed.

Meanwhile the federal NDP fights to keep stacking public hearings with pre-selected protesters.

The party may wish to consider what would give its next B.C. leader any hope of governing.

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

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Bingo cancellation hurts seniors Editor: A seniors centre is a community focal point where older adults come together for programs and services that maintain and improve health, quality of life, and most importantly a place to socialize.

These seniors have chosen bingo as their activity of choice, they come together twice a week for dinner, bingo and to socialize.

These 50-plus seniors are now being told that their weekly bingo games are to be cancelled due to Minoru Place Activity Centre not complying with the B.C Gaming Commission. These are the same seniors that comply with paying their yearly dues and would expect their centre to comply with it’s duties to the

commission. They have joined the centre for the most part to enjoy an affordable way, to interact with like minded seniors of their community.

They are now being pushed out of a place that they have called home twice a week for many years.

As is the case with many seniors, they are living on pensions that don’t allow them the luxury of being able to wander over to the larger bingo’s where it takes about $30 to sit in for a night of bingo, which was one of their reasons for joining the centre in the first place.

There are not many seniors that can afford to throw $120 dollars a month to the large bingo halls, double that if they want to maintain the two days a week they

have been playing at the centre.

Richmond will be spending $65.2 million over the next three years to build a new seniors centre and cannot afford to comply with the gaming commission on a license for bingo?

You would think with the amount of money being spent on the new and larger centre, they would be thinking about expanding programs, not eliminating them. Maybe their eight months of gathering data would have been better time spent if the committee would have used the time to strategize on how to bring more seniors into the bingo hall, and not spent on how to eliminate members.

Valerie Taylor Richmond

the directors were looking out for our best interests, that and the fact we were too lazy to actually read all the paperwork that is part of the “voting” process, and normally being out of town when this takes place. Even the “headlines” of the “information” booklet, delivered with our voting package, I find very misleading, saying “a special resolution can be triggered by just 300 members - less than one-tenth of the 1% of our membership.”

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Pay attention to credit union vote Editor: It was with growing interest and anger when I read of the outlandish increases in the directors salary over the last three years.

My husband and I have been depositors into this credit union going back into the days it was known as the Richmond Credit Union, approximately 1970. We, like I’m sure many of the ninetenths of the membership, who have not questioned the running of the credit union, trusted that

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Also quoting the fact that they have had to spend nearly $200,000 on postage and printing costs for this information, which should never had been necessary if they had paid attention to their membership objecting last year.

I wish to thank Mr. Nick Loenen for bringing this to the forefront, I hope more wake up this time around.

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Q2 Barbers is on the cutting edge of success

While the backbone of her business are the repeat clients, her store’s high-visibility location means passersby get to see her Once you find one you can trust and who understands your needs, employees do what they do best.

And many walk away impressed. you hold on for dear life.

When it comes to getting your hair cut, a good barber is a like a good mechanic.

So it is at Blundell Centre’s Q2 Barbers, where over the past seven years owner Vanessa Nguyen has steadily built a faithful following mainly through positive word of mouth.

What’s the secret to her success?

Nguyen said she offers what her customers want, at a competitive price.

“We do a very good job here.”

Vanessa Nguyen owner of Q2 Barbers, specializing in men’s and boy’s hairstyling, in front of her store.

Blundell Centre, located at No. 2 Road and Blundell, recently completed a major facelift, and Nguyen said she loves the new look.

Nguyen said after she studied at Ray Hair Arts Academy in Vancouver, an opportunity to open her first business surfaced at Blundell Centre.

After checking out the location, it was love at first sight, much the same way her customers react after getting their hair done.

It’s keeping her customers happy that results in referrals to new clients, and they continue to come back.

As for the name for her store, Nguyen said it was a “cute” idea

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Richmond’s newest street banners unveiled

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Joining the cherry blossoms currently adding splashes of vibrant colour to the city at the start of spring will be nine new street banner designs, unveiled at Monday’s council meeting.

While more than 400 entries were submitted for the 2014 street banner contest, nine were selected as winners: Ellane Reyes (who had two winning banners), Max Lindenthaler, Beth Belcourt, Fabian Dominguez, Joel Baziuk, John Bates, Clare Scott and Craig Robison.

The winning designs were selected by a panel of community volunteers, with two designs chosen through community voting via Facebook.

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Staff Reporter A Surrey company will soon be using a Richmond cement manufacturing firm for a pilot project aimed at converting environmentally-harmful carbon dioxide emissions into useful chemicals.

Mantra Energy Alternatives has struck a deal with Lafarge Canada to deploy an electrochemical reduction technology at Lafarge’s No. 9 Road cement plant.

“This will be the first pilot plant of its kind in the world,” said Mantra’s vicepresident Patrick Dodd in a press release.

Though Dodd could not be reached at press time, John Williams of Mantra parent company Mantra Venture Group told The Review Tuesday that if the system works as advertised, there’s the potential it could be deployed at all of Lafarge’s facilities around the world.

On paper, the technology would convert carbon dioxide, considered the most prolific greenhouse gas, into useful chemicals like formic acid and formate salts. The pilot plant would convert 100 kilograms per day of carbon dioxide emitted from the local cement plant into concentrated formate salts, which sell for about $1,500 per tonne.

Mantra is eying the formic acid for use in its patented fuel cells, which it bills as a significantly less expensive fuel cell with greater power density.

The technology was developed at the University of B.C. by Colin Oloman and Hui Li of the Clean Energy Research Centre at UBC. It was then purchased in 2008 by Mantra Venture Group.

Now that the deal betweeen Mantra and Lafarge has been signed, work will begin on the detailed engineering for the plant and the purchase of custom equipment.

“We are now in a position not only to complete the engineering, but also to simultaneously begin procurement, and to begin construction as soon as possible,” said Mantra president Larry Kristof.

by Jeff Nagel Black Press Jobs Minister Shirley Bond introduced backto-work legislation today imposing a 90-day cooling off period in the Port Metro Vancouver truckers’ strike.

The provincial legislation is expected to take effect Thursday, requiring the roughly 250 unionized truck drivers represented by Unifor to immediately return to their jobs.

Bond said federally appointed mediator Vince Ready is available to resume discussions immediately once truckers resume working.

“Introducing this legislation today is a necessary step in ensuring that future economic impacts are mitigated, and it comes after multiple attempts over the past weeks to end the dispute and to get Port Metro Vancouver back

to full capacity,” she said.

Bond called the cooling-off legislation the “least interventionist” of the options available.

The legislation provides stiff penalties for the union and its members if the strike continues.

Employees can be fined up to $400 a day, while the union would be fined a minimum of $10,000 per day, while union officers would be fined at least $2,500 per day.

Seven trucking firms are named as the employers of the unionized drivers – Aheer Transportation Ltd., Forward Transportation Ltd., Green Light Courier Ltd., Landway Transport, Port Transport Inc., Prudential Transportation Ltd., and Sunlover Holdings Co. Ltd. The legislation directs the parties to resume good-faith bargaining within 72 hours of the

legislation taking effect.

“We believe that a 90day cooling-off period is a reasonable approach that will require the parties to return to the bargaining table,” Bond said.

The province can extend the cooling off period by as much as 60 days.

Unifor B.C. director Gavin McGarrigle said the province’s announcement last week of pending back-to-work legislation undermined negotiations, because some companies then refused to engage in talks.

He said some drivers have indicated they won’t obey the legislation and are prepared to go to jail.

The dispute centres on rate undercutting within the industry and long unpaid waits to load containers.

NDP leader Adrian Dix told the legislature Monday that Port Metro Vancouver’s threat to

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Rogers leads high schoolers into Gran Forza V meet

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McMath team has high hopes

by Don Fennell Sports Editor One of the top midget-aged throwers in Canada is hoping to set the bar even higher at this weekend’s Gran Forza V track and field meet at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Emerging Richmond Kajaks’ star Camryn Rogers will be wearing the school colours of the R.A. McMath Wildcats at Saturday’s indoor meet, joining forces with a young McMath team looking to collectively take another step forward for local track and field.

“I’m usually participating as a Kajak but I’m super excited and proud to represent my school at this meet,” said Rogers. “I’ve been working a lot on technique and speed and doing a lot of weight training. I’m going to try to get a new personal best.”

This will be the fourth competition of the season for Rogers, who save for a couple of weeks rest has been training non-stop since last September. She capped the 2013 season by participating in the Kajaks’ gold rush at the provincial championships in Kamloops—placing first in the shot put and second in both the hammer and discus events—and stood tall at the Canadian youth championships in Langley where she was second in the discus event with a throw of 53.30 metres.

She began the 2014 season with a

Don Fennell photo Camryn Rogers competed in the shot put at the Harry Jerome Indoor Classic Feb. 1 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. She’ll be back at the oval this weekend for the Gran Forza V track and field competition.

personal best throw of 12.20 metres in the hammer throw at the Harry Jerome indoor meet Feb. 1 at the oval, and the following day threw a 20-pound weight 14.66 metres in a high school meet hosted by the University of Washington. She later gained even more valuable experience participating in a University of Washington senior meet.

“Hammer is my favourite event,” says Rogers. “I get such a huge adrenaline rush.”

Rogers will be joined at the Gran Forza V by McMath teammates Dakota Chan and Kate Schmidt—both 800-metre runners and both part of the Wildcats’ strong cross-country team—and by Kirsten Wilshire, Jessie Hebert, Sophie O’Bray, Sophia Kostiuk, Macela Bradley-Tse, Shannon Game and Thaila Scavazza.

The athletes can score points in five events: shot put, standing long jump, 50-metre sprint, 800-metre run and four-by-200-metre relay.

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Now located at 105-8033 Saba Rd. in the heart of downtown Richmond, Daniel Wang Agencies Inc. is excited about the opportunity to better serve their existing and future clients.

“These days, insurance and finacial services are intricately linked,” says Wang. “So if clients are doing home or business banking in the area, it’s easy for them drop by and see us as well since we’re just around the corner. They don’t have to traipse all over the city.”

“If you think of real estate it’s location, location, location,” says Wang. “We’re proud to be in the financial neighborhood, which reflects the type of clientele we want to reach as well.”

While the Co-operators is a long established, household name in the prairies, it is still building awareness of its brand name in B.C. Establishing a presence in the centre of Richmond can only help to accelerate that process.

“Together” is the operative word when it comes to the Co-operators, a philosophy that Wang keenly embraces.

If clients are doing home or business banking in the area, it’s easy for them drop by and see us as well since we’re just around the corner. They don’t have to traipse all over the city

The offices being just a half block from the SkyTrain is an additional benefit, providing the convenience of stopping in on your way to or from work, he adds.

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Skate pays homage to Birds Gone Wild! inspiring ‘Big Sister’ Devils’ hockey team hosting fundraiser in support of lupus society head coach Dav Szeto to help guide the new South Sports Editor Coast Female Hockey To those closest to her, League team.

Samantha Wong was afWong’s resolve was fectionately known as Big amazing, recalls Szeto, Sister—a fitting tribute to who has since taken the an individual who gave so reins of the league’s exmuch in a short time. pansion South Fraser Every spring for the last team—a role he sees as a three years, Richmond way to continue to honour Devils have hosted a and continue her efforts to charity hockey game in grow female hockey. memory of their inspir“I remember reaching ing former coach. But this out to Sammy, probably in weekend, at the family’s late spring before our first request, a public skate season,” Szeto says. “We will instead be held Sat- had talked on the phone urday from a couple of 5:15 to 6:45 times. She had p.m. at Misuch a passion noru Arenas. for the wom“The Wongs en’s game and wanted to I was so imhold a public pressed with skate so that what she’d alSamantha’s ready accomfamily and plished. But friends as SAMANTHA WONG even then she well as others wasn’t feeling in the community could well and didn’t know much participate and enjoy the she could contribute.” evening,” said Pat Korenic, But Wong came out to manager of the Senior A help in whatever capacity women’s hockey team and she could. a chief organizer of this “She had such a great weekend’s charity skate. knowledge of the loAll proceeds from the cal game and women’s $10 admission fee, 50/50 hockey overall and I knew sales and raffles will be she would be a good role donated to the BC Lupus model for our young team,” Society. Wong lost her bat- Szeto says. “Her presence tle to the chronic autoim- helped establish our mismune disease in 2011, only sion statement, even months after accepting an though it hadn’t been invitation from then Devils’ written yet. And even after

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she become very ill, and couldn’t participate on the ice, she still communicated via email with the players.

There was always lots of encouragement going both ways.”

Szeto found himself thinking of Wong the other night, while watching the Clarkson Cup—the championship of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League—on t.v.

“I was looking at the calibre of players in that

league and the Olympians and how far women’s hockey has come,” he says.

“And I was thinking of Sammy’s efforts as a pioneer in this game and how many people—even on my team whose average age is 26—recognize how much she contributed. Hopefully, these women can grow to become role models themselves.

Women’s hockey has made huge strides and it’s because of the foundation established

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After losing for the first game of the 2014 playoffs 3-2 to Aldergrove Kodiaks Sunday at Minoru Arenas, Sockeyes will look to draw on their regular-season experience when the teams resume the Pacific Junior Hockey League playoff final series in the Fraser Valley. The Sockeyes can regain a two-game cushion with a victory in Game 4, and then win their second consecutive championship back in Richmond Thursday. Game 5 goes at 7 p.m. at Minoru Arenas.

After taking a two games to none lead in rather commanding fashion—including a 7-1 opening-game win March 12 in Aldergrove—Sockeyes were OK in Game 3 Sunday in Richmond. The Kodiaks, however, were just a bit better. Unlike their collapse in Game 2, in which they blew a 4-1 lead and lost 6-4, Aldergrove took a 2-0 first period lead and were the hungrier team all night. Daniel Oakley made things interesting with his goal 1:36 into period two to cut Aldergrove’s lead in half, but Spencer McHaffie’s second goal of the game at 15:26 restored the Kodiaks’two-goal advantage. Jacob Wozney’s powerplay goal at 4:55 of the third period again made it a one-goal game, but that’s as close as the Sockeyes could get.

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However, there’s still plenty of room to grow the economy through woman-led enterprises. According to a 2006 study, the overwhelming majority of women-owned businesses are microbusinesses, which employ five people or fewer.

Furthermore, statistically, women are far more likely to enter into the retail or service industries (with 4 of 5 women-owned firms being service based) and to be in a slow-growth phase of development.

There are myriad reasons that this is the case. Firstly, women generally do not cite “becoming wealthy” as a motivator for starting their companies.

“Becoming their own boss” and “flexible schedules” tends to be the greater motivator for most women entrepreneurs. Additionally, women tend to have greater trouble securing financing and are more likely than men to finance their businesses with personal savings or debt. Finally, because women are also more likely to operate businesses in the service sectors their growth potential is

less than that of knowledge and manufacturing industries, which traditionally enjoy higher growth potential and profitability.

There are a number of initiatives aimed at closing the ownership gap and encouraging women to grow their businesses to very substantial sizes. The Women’s Enterprise Centre (WEC) was established in 1995 by Western Economic Diversification Canada, to assist women in starting and growing businesses in British Columbia.

They’ve grown to become the leading business resource centre in our province for women starting, purchasing or growing a small business and provide essential business services and resources, as well as referrals to many resources and other business service providers throughout the province.

The WEC offers aspiring entrepreneurs professional guidance from professional Business Advisors, start-up or growth loans up to $150,000 that emphasize business planning, training, guidance and advice, and practical skills development through mentorships, networking and their resource library.

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PURSE STRINGS, continued from page 17 the 137,000 women business owners in BC and, since 1995, they have responded to over 72,000 inquiries for business information.

The Richmond Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with the Women’s Enterprise Centre to work toward closing the ownership gap in BC and Canada. We are also proud to count The Richmond Review among our membership.

The Review has been organizing the

Ethel Tibbits Awards since 1993, in the name of entrepreneurs and pioneer editor Ethel Tibbits. The awards recognize the great work women are doing locally. This year’s Business Award winner was Shelley Smith, who owns and operates her business as a master dog trainer.

New members meet for breakfast

New members of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce were invited to a free morning of networking and breakfast on Wednesday, March 19 at Quilchena Golf & Country Club. Representatives of companies who became members within the past year met with chamber board members, ambassadors and staff to learn more about the value of their membership and community participation.

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ancouver Whitecaps FC celebrate their 40th anniversary this season as they enter their fourth year in Major League Soccer (MLS) – the top professional soccer league in North America. Whitecaps games are known for their electric, spirited atmospheres at BC Place. Whether you are bringing your kids and family, having a good time with friends or entertaining prospects for new business, there is an area in the stadium that is tailored towards your needs.

In 1974, the Vancouver Whitecaps played their inaugural season in the North American Soccer League, and in 1979, the club won the NASL Soccer Bowl championship. From 1987 to 1992, as a member of the Canadian Soccer League, Vancouver won four straight Canadian Soccer League (CSL) titles.

Since 2002, Whitecaps FC have supported professional soccer and youth development for both men and women and have strived to be a significant community asset.

Prior to joining MLS Whitecaps FC won two United Soccer Leagues (USL) First Division championships and two USL W-League championships. In 2011, Whitecaps FC began their inaugural season in MLS at Empire Field.

The club moved into the new BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver in early October of 2011.

Whitecaps FC made history in 2012 by becoming the first Canadian team in MLS to ever make the playoffs. In 2013 the team brought home the Cascadia Cup and continued to rank among the highest in attendance throughout the league. The club heads into the 2014 season with a new coach and young talented players leading us into what is sure to be an exciting year.

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Getting up and active with PAL Spring is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf and start getting active. Introducing regular physical activity into your life is an important first step towards better health, a happier mindset, and more. The whole family will benefit from increased activity and getting on the road to a healthier lifestyle.

There are so many known benefits to physical activity and an active lifestyle. Among them are a reduced risk of heart disease, premature death and stroke. Being active has also been proven to help improve self-esteem and confidence, help you sleep better, increase your energy and reduce depression, among many other things. Furthermore, it helps maintain functional independence, mobility, and bone health.

For many of us, it can be quite daunting to take that first step towards an active lifestyle. And it can be more challenging to start something new without any help. The good news is residents of BC have access to a free physical activity counselling service called the Physical Activity Line (PAL). Through a phone call or online, qualified exercise professionals are available to provide exercise and physical activity advice and help you develop a customized physical activity plan for every member of the family, from children to older adults.

When it comes to physical activity, more is better. To achieve the health benefits, it is important to try and progress towards the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines, which recommend at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day for children and youth and 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity activity each week for adults. Adults and older adults should also add muscle- and bone-

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sports

Ravens complete ascent to the top

by Don Fennell Sports Editor The journey is complete. Richmond Ravens are provincial champions.

But the local Peewee A girls’ ice hockey team’s ascent to the top is as much about process as pure talent.

Sure, there are plenty of skilled athletes among this group of 12-and 13-yearolds. But as much as their 4-0 finalgame victory last week in Cloverdale ended the rein of five-time defending champion North Shore Avalanche, it further established Richmond as the leading girls’ hockey organization in the province.

The Peewee team’s win capped a near-flawless season in which the Ravens lost only three games. They were undefeated in regular-season and playoffs. Further, the Ravens as a group netted 15 Pacific Coast banners.

North Shore collected the second most with four.

What’s more, with only three rep teams at Peewee, Bantam and Midget, the majority of the banners were won by house teams—proving that the Ravens’ development model is as directed at its C-level players as its Alevel players.

For Peewee coach Tony Lindsay, a key architect in the development model introduced by the association five seasons ago, the maturity and leadership demonstrated by a collective group of Grade 6 and 7 students leaves all but speechless.

“Our team was incredibly hard working and passionate about the game,”he said. “They truly cared for one another and that helped immensely whenever we faced adversity. The team always pulled together and found a way. We had an amazing leadership group, led by captain Kate Reilly and associate captains Naomi Choong, Aish Sander and Madison Warren. What truly set us apart from our competitors was our balance and depth. In the final all three lines scored, and that was the case throughout the provincials. The girls made all of us very proud.”

Completing her first season playing rep hockey, Isabel Carmichael emerged as the Ravens’leading scorer in the provincials with seven goals and 11 points.

Lindsay said her improvement over the course of the season was second to none. But, he noted, all three lines and five defence contributed equally to the team’s success. It is that mindset and culture, created by the players themselves, that Lindsay believes will continue to allow the Ravens to grow.

After a heartbreaking overtime loss in the 2013 provincial championship, the Ravens were determined to learn from the experience. At their insistence, they were back on the ice within a week working at their craft.

“They were so dialed in, focused on the process and what they needed to do this season it was really incredible,” Lindsay said. “We’ve tried to create a culture where the players took ownership of the team and decided collec-

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tively what their goals and objectives were. And with an exceptional leadership group, the girls really fed off that.

I believe players today really need to know their input is valued. In this case, with them taking ownership, they were accountable to each other. Before every game, we went around the room with each player saying what their goal was for that game.”

That resolve was even more pronounced at the provincials, particularly in the final when the Ravens played their best game of the season.

Though the first period ended scoreless, the Ravens clearly outplayed their

Avalanche as evident in their 11-3 shot advantage. They were even more dominant in the second period, outshooting the Avlanche 17-0 and taking the lead on goals by Carmichael and Jaden Cherry. An early third period goal by Choong gave the Ravens additional breathing room, and Ashley Morrow completed the scoring midway through the period. Brynn Waisman recorded the shutout.

Widely considered the top female Peewee A team in Western Canada this season, the Ravens won the prestigious Wickenheiser classic in Calgary in November, defeating the top Alberta

and Manitoba teams, and won two other tournaments.

Other members of the team included forwards Jessi and Nicole Soon, Sara Bourdon, Macy Young, and defence Mackenzie Johnston, Kallie O’Hearn, Jenna Proulx and Erika Palmieri. Assistant coaches were Chris Reilly, TJ Sander, Tracy Warren, Adam Carmichael and Kim Theodoric.

“This group of girls was amazingly consistent,” added Lindsay. “They loved to play, for themselves and for each other. We were very fortunate as coaches to have the opportunity to work with this special group. “

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sports Blues B.C. juvenile hockey champs five years in a row

Seafair nets provincial honours

Richmond Blues are BC Hockey champions for the fifth year in a row at the juvenile level.

The No. 1 team during the Pacific Coast league season proved to also be the best when it mattered most in winning the provincial title Sunday, defeating North Delta 6-1 at Minoru Arenas.

After a commendable round-robin record in which they went 3-2, including a 4-2 opening-game loss to North Delta, Richmond methodically began to turn up the pace of play. That began with an important 4-1 win over Coquitlam to cap opening-day play, followed by a 6-0 victory over Langley and a 13-1 romp over Juan de Fuca on Saturday.

After a 1-1 tie through 20 minutes, Richmond stepped it up again in their return engagement against North Delta with three second-period goals. They added two more in the third to win handily.

–by Don Fennell

A team epitomizing perseverance has scored Seafair’s first provincial championship in six seasons.

The Peewee A4 Islanders edged Elk Valley of Fernie 4-3 Thursday in the BC Hockey title game at Minoru Arenas. But it was the opening game of the tournament, a 10-5 victory over North Shore Winter Club, that defined their success.

Having faced few hurdles during the regular season, Seafair all but coasted into the district playoff banner game—in which they experienced their first real dilemma.

Leading by a goal head-

by Don Fennell Sports Editor

ing into the their period, they wound up losing the game to the North Shore Winter Club in the final two minutes of regulation.

“It was devastating for our team,” said Seafair coach Terrence Lau. “But winning our first game against the same North Shore team a week later really put an exclamation point on us getting back on track. We thought North Shore would be a real challenge for us.”

Armed with renewed confidence, the Islanders enjoyed relatively smooth sailing en route to the provincial final against Elk Valley. “Of all the seasons I’ve coached this one probably had the

fewest low points, but to have everyone come together again (after losing the banner game) and be prepared to put their best effort in (at provincials) was gratifying,” said Lau. “It was a true reward for preserving through the season.”

Knowing that Seafair would host the provincial championship only added to the Islanders’ determination. “We always had the mindset we were playing for the title.

This was the Stanley Cup of our tier and it had as much meaning for these kids as any level would.

Hopefully, our players take away from this experience that there are going to be ups and downs,

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but you’ve got to believe in team and in the process.”

Seafair president Nigel Shackles said the players, staff and parents who made up the Peewee A4 team represented the association with class. “They were the embodiment of the ‘great people’ part of our slogan we strive to

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be,” he said. “The players had a great week and capped off the undefeated run with the championship game. The coaches and staff of the team did a great job of keeping the kids loose and making sure they enjoyed all elements of participating in the BC championship, win or lose.”

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How do you like that, British Columbia?

This means, unlike the current program run locally by BC municipalities, this new program will be managed not by people whose first responsibility is our local environment, but rather, their Bay St. profits.

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$35 a year on average. The new proposed system does not guarantee to keep our local environment as its first priority, nor does it guarantee that there won’t be job losses here in BC. It doesn’t guarantee service levels, or say anything about how big business will pass along the costs to you when you go to pick up a pizza or buy groceries.

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JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits.

Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

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PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT

WOODWIND Canada Immigration Ltd. Salary: $27.50/hour, F/T. Job: Business Manager (NOC0123) for our Richmond location. Requirements: University Degree, 5 years experience in related field. Duty: Organize, direct, control sales and documentation departments to ensure personal information and documents are collected from in a secured format and timely fashion.

Evaluate and suggest changes administratively to president to made operations for coordinating Canadian and China offices more efficiently. Train Canadian staff members of the Chinese cultural and expectations from our clients - cultural, behavioral. Set up schedules and supervise business exploratory visits for clients and implement improvements. Together with Promotions Manager and other sales staff, represent our company at Galas, charitable functions, and business organization meetings. Interested parties please email to info@woodwindcanada.com, 604-2821783.

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PERSONAL SERVICES 188

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TEACHERS

PRIMARY Teachers Wanted in Shanghai Are you tired of being on the TOC list? There are opportunities for BC and Alberta qualified teachers at Shang Yin Canadian International Primary School in Shanghai. Successful applicants will teach Canadian curriculum in English. Contact Brian Butcher at bdbutcher@telus.net for more information.

HELP WANTED

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ADULT NEWSPAPER CARRIER FLOATER POSITION

TRADES, TECHNICAL

• Must have a reliable vehicle and valid drivers license.

apprentice with experience.

• Must be willing to deliver to all areas of Richmond each Wednesday and Friday.

• Trailer Mechanic F/T opportunity with local Industrial company!

• Newspaper delivery experience is an asset.

Pension Plan & Extended Benefits. Please E-mail: mike@megacranes.com fax resume: 604-599-5250

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

GARDENING

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DATA Entry Clerk: Richmond office requires temporary data entry clerk with good communication in English. Wage is $12 per hour. Please send your resume to ecsales@telus.net.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

PETS 477

PETS

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LAB X PUPS, very eager, ready to go. $500. Call/text 604-845-3972 Chwk.

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MAYA HOUSING Co-Op has 3bdrm unit for rent May 1st/14.

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CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

Hauling Anything..

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ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 503

ANTIQUES & VINTAGE

Joe 604-250-5481

RENTALS

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PETS

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P/B blue males & females.

Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN Pet homes. $1000. 604-308-5665

PET WEEK OF THE

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Creditors and others having claims against the estate of: Laurene Tkatschow, deceased, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executors c/o Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP, Lawyers & Notaries, Suite 208 - 4940 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6X 3A5, on or before April 18, 2014, after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then have notice.

DATED at Richmond, BC, this 13th day of March, 2014.

BARRY G. GRABOWSKI COHEN BUCHAN EDWARDS LLP Solicitors for Laresa Wright and Gregory Wright, Executors

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Ballin’ on the Beach at 6Pack

Dodgeball in the sand

Alex Jebson, Dave Hollander, Samantha Allen, Michael Reis, Lauren Kennedy and Keryn Gil had matching shirts.

Around Town Amanda Oye

A Amanda Oye photo Players participate in the round robin part of the Ballin’ on the Beach Dodgeball Tournament.

Kelvin Chau, David Cheng, Kevin Yeung and Wince Au take a break from dodging.

Angela Meng, Moe Ezzo, Hassan Karmali, Catherine Tham, Anna Borsuk, Dal Birak and Derrick Leong.

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“We want people to rediscover their childhood love of dodgeball,� said Kaitlin SterndaleBennett program director of the Vancouver Dodgeball League. “VDL organized tournaments are really just about engaging with the community, our existing players as well as the general public.�

While the league

Ken Ng and Jeff Yim.

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n interesting twist on a classic game brought people to the beach for the Vancouver Dodgeball League’s Ballin’ on the Beach tournament last Sunday at 6Pack Indoor Beach.

normally plays in a gym, heading to the beach for a tournament provided a nice change of pace to the game. “It takes so much more effort to do everything,�

Sterndale-Bennett said. “You (have to) conserve your energy.�

Standard dodgeball rules applied, the only change was that the courts were filled with sand and players were all barefoot.

The tournament started off with a quick round robin, which was followed by double elimination playoffs.

Prizes were awarded to the winners of two tiers, Panda Factory and Holding Place, and to the best dressed team.

The Vancouver Dodgeball League is based in Vancouver, but Richmondites wanting to get in on the fun will not have to wait long for their own league as one is set to start later this year.

Amanda Oye covers the social scene for The Richmond Review.

She may be reached at amanda.oye@telus.net.

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