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by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter River Rock Casino Resort has become the most profitable casino in B.C., leaving the City of Richmond with a problem other municipalities only dream about.

Policy-makers debated Monday what to do with the millions of dollars pouring into city coffers each year— a reward for having a casino in their jurisdiction.

City council decided to largely stay the course by saving most for capital projects, but not before giving itself a bonus bank account.

Since the casino opened a decade ago, the city has funnelled much of its millions into capital reserve accounts, and to pay down debt from building the Richmond Olympic Oval, and now the Minoru Complex.

But high-stakes gamblers have pushed gaming revenues to new heights.

Richmond’s casino earnings totalled $21 million last year—nearly double earnings of five years ago—and there’s no sign it’s slowing down. B.C. Lottery Corporation predicts

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City’s share of gaming revenue •2003: $2.7 million (from Richmond Casino) •2004: $7.5 million (River Rock opened June 2004) •2005: $11.2 million •2006: $12.2 million •2007: $12.8 million •2008: $12.2 million •2009: $11.9 million •2010: $12.6 million •2011: $13.7 million •2012: $15.6 million •2013: $17.6 million •2014: $21.0 million continued growth in gaming revenue, fuelled by high-limit table games, in the next three years, according to its recently-released service plan.

Richmond’s new spending plan endorsed unanimously by council this week strays little from the current practice of squirrelling away most for capital projects, along with paying down debt and funding four RCMP officers.

Council also agreed to deposit $12 million of casino surplus into its capital reserves account. What’s new is the so-called Council Community Initiatives account.

With an initial investment of $3 million, the account would also receive two per cent of casino revenue annually, an amount estimated at $400,000 in 2016.

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Matthew Hoekstra photo Graphic facilitator Sam Bradd completes a giant poster of ideas shared at the city’s community workshop on the issue of language on signs. See story, page 3.

City seeks to enlist others in port fight Resolution asks federal government to ban port from buying farmland

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Richmond city council is asking for help in its fight to quash Port Metro Vancouver’s quest for farmland.

Civic politicians endorsed a resolution Monday they hope will earn the backing of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association, the Union of B.C. Municipalities and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

The resolution requests the federal gov-

ernment to cancel the transfer of 92.8 hectares of East Richmond farmland— the former Gilmore Farm—to the port’s Richmond property. It also asks to ban the port from buying more farmland, and to set up a formal dispute resolution process between municipalities and the port.

Amarjeet Rattan, director of intergovernmental relations for the city, said the resolution sends “a very clear signal” to federal officials that these are “serious concerns” for Richmond.

Council ordered the resolution after blasting the port’s long-term plan, calling the federal body “a pending threat” to farmland.

That plan, staff found, offers no assurances that farmland would be protected from port expansion.

The port already controls a large area of East Richmond, and city hall has no power to stop its expansion.

“A concern exists that Port Metro Vancouver has not stated where in the Metro Vancouver region it will expand its holdings, if it will expand in Richmond and that it will not expand on agricultural land,” noted Rattan in his report this week. “All indications are that Port Metro Vancouver will continue to purchase more agricultural land in the city and throughout the Metro Vancouver region for their future expansion.”

Port officials say the plan, finalized last fall, responds to growth in Canada’s trade while protecting the environment and “contributing positively” to First Nations and local communities.

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Sign forum stirs language debate Ideas shared at city’s first workshop addressing thorny issue of Chineselanguage-only signs

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter One of the final speakers at Richmond’s first public workshop on foreign language signs summed up views at his table—and much of the room.

“Despite our disparate differences, we do genuinely want to find solutions. We have an interest in doing that collectively here,” said Robert Lum, one of 100 participants who gathered at John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse on River Road Thursday night.

Drawing a varied crowd, the coffee-fuelled workshop was ordered by city council last fall after it opted for consultation on Chinese-only signs before deciding whether to regulate language and possibly face a court challenge.

Moderator Joanna Ashworth said the workshop wouldn’t result in decisions or conclusions, but would “begin a conversation,” albeit “a difficult conversation with a lot of emotions.”

Some suggested a bylaw requiring English is needed, while others said foreign-language-only signs are a symptom of a larger problem.

Some felt underlying racism in Richmond needed to be acknowledged, yet others said a simple inability to communicate is the real issue.

Henry Beh, executive director of the Richmond Chinese Community Society, said he favours education.

“It takes time to educate, but I know it works. We have to respect all our newcomers and welcome them,” he said. “They will have to learn our language, our culture as well, in exchange.”

Richmond’s single largest ethnic group—with 91,000 residents—is

Chinese, according to the 2011 National Household Survey. The second largest of Richmond’s 161 ethnicities, at 15,100 residents, is English.

The crowd also heard nine of 10 residents can communicate in English.

Richmond City Hall doesn’t regulate language on signs of businesses, development sites or advertisements, but does require a permit for outdoor signs.

In recent months city staff visited over 600 City Centre businesses and found just 10 had signs without English, according to Cecilia Achiam, a city manager responsible for the sign file.

“In talking to people face-to-face we’re reminding people we’re an inclusive community, you need a sign permit to do business, and by the way, if you don’t have signage in English you are losing at least 50 per cent of potential customers,” she said.

Some shops, however, include English on a primary sign but have a storefront covered with other material—flyers, banners, sale promotions— lacking English. Surrey tackled the issue of such “visual clutter” with a bylaw that, while not regulating language, limits all signs to 25 per cent of a building’s face.

University of B.C. geography professor Dan Hiebert suggested Richmond’s collection of Chineselanguage signs is linked to Canada’s immigration program. Of the city’s 117,000 immigrants, many arrived in Richmond under the business class program.

“You have a lot of people, more than 10 per cent of the entire population of Richmond, come here through that particular program… where people are required to start businesses, often very soon after they arrive in Canada. That also tells us the language of many entrepreneurs in Richmond is Chinese.”

Richmond isn’t alone in grappling with the language issue, Hiebert noted. Communities with large Chinese immigrant populations are located around the world, and

Matthew Hoekstra photos Some participants at Richmond’s first workshop probing language on signs suggested a bylaw requiring English is needed, Others said foreign-language signs are a symptom of a larger problem.

each have commercial districts with Chinese-only signs.

Ashfield, Australia embarked on a path of social change by appointing a Chinese social worker to encourage merchants to be inclusive. The city also offered free translation services and walking tours of business districts.

Another Australian suburb, Box Hill, organized community events and festivals, and started a campaign to de-clutter storefronts that included free graphic design consultation for merchants.

Richmond Hill, Ont., opted for a bylaw requiring at least 50 per cent of a sign’s text to be in English or

Ethels finalists announced Fundraising awards luncheon set for Monday, May 4 at Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter It takes great people to make a great city.

20 of those people will be recognized for their contributions to Richmond during the 22nd annual Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards, a fundraising luncheon scheduled for Monday, May 4 at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport.

The finalists are: Arts—Erin Ensor, Dawn Ewen and Patricia Rolston; Community (Professional)—Neena Randhawa, Jocelyn Wong and Lisa Yasui; Community (Volunteer)—Amanda Bostik, Lois Bouchard, Mary Scott and Barbara Williams; Sports—

Carolyn Hart, Tina Keng and Dawn Silver; Business—Traci Costa, Shatha Dawood and Eva Sun; Youth—Anne Guo, Elaine Ho, Sasha Johal and Karnpreet Sanghera.

The Ethels has raised more than $300,000 for local women’s charities, including the primary beneficiary, Nova House, a shelter for women and their children escaping domestic violence operated by Chimo Community Services.

The Ethels are named after Ethel Tibbits, the pioneering editor of The Richmond Review, who during the Second World War, took a strong stand against the internment of people with Japanese heritage, earning a reputation as a fearless firebrand.

Tickets are now available for the luncheon, by calling 604-247-3700, or e-mailing ethels@richmondreview.com Tickets are $55 each, or a table of 10 for $500.

The Ethels will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, May 4, with the luncheon starting at noon.

French. The city and its Markham neighbour also used zoning powers to encourage main street commerce and push shopping malls to the periphery, said Hiebert.

“All three cases give us a sense that these municipal governments took this issue very seriously,” he said.

“They put time, energy and money into the idea of social harmony.”

Richmond resident Kerry Starchuk has long called on the city to take action. The sign debate, she said, signals deeper issues that include a growing number of wealthy migrants displacing longtime residents.

“I would like to see action because this is pretty serious,” she said. “We’re dismantling the community.”

‘This is a really nice problem to have’ From Page 1 Staff say the account is intended for “one-time initiatives,” specifically “environmental, heritage, arts and culture, safety and security and infrastructure projects recommended by council.”

But Coun. Chak Au called the fund “quite unfocused.” He instead proposed a social services stabilization fund—an endowment fund with a principal of $12 million to help local agencies “who encounter funding difficulties from time to time.”

But the idea failed to gain traction, as opponents noted the city’s grant program would get more money—an estimated $600,000 more in 2016—as part of a new funding formula that gives the program 15 per cent of gaming revenue.

Coun. Derek Dang cautioned that once the city begins filling

funding gaps, it’ll be expected to keep that funding going, even if casino revenue dries up.

“This is a really nice problem to have,” said Dang of the city’s windfall. “We could do a lot of good. We could blow all of it all at once. But…once we start going down the path of sticking our nose into other governments’ business, the next thing you know, we’ll be owning it.”

Coun. Carol Day called on staff to draft guidelines for the new council fund to ensure the money is used for communitydriven projects. Council supported that, but not her move to drop “council” from the account’s name.

“I’m worried that the public will look at that as a slush fund for council, when in fact it is a community initiative account,” she said. “I don’t think it should be a slush fund or an emergency fund,

I think it should be for community initiatives.”

The new account would be in addition to council’s annual contingency fund of $100,000.

Coun. Harold Steves warned casino money might not be available in the future, given the Musqueam Indian Band will gain title to the land the casino occupies in 25 years under a deal with the province.

“We are not guaranteed these funds in the future, and if we’re spending all the funds now then we’re in trouble in the future,” he said.

Council is expected to ratify the spending plan March 23.

River Rock Casino Resort is the biggest money-making gaming facility in the province.

Burnaby’s Grand Villa Casino is the second most profitable casino, but its earnings were just over half of River Rock’s total.

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Minoru Chapel Opera City Opera Vancouver presents Classics of the Musical Stage You are invited to hear classic opera music performed on Wednesday, April 1 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the intimate and historic Minoru Chapel, 6540 Gilbert Road.

Great arias, songs and duets by Gershwin, Porter and Kern; here are your favourites in a single concert.

With two of City Opera Vancouver’s most glamorous and accomplished singers — soprano Michelle Keobke and baritone Ed Moran — host and narrator Tom Durrie will guide audiences through an unforgettable evening of unforgettable music!

The final Minoru Chapel Opera concert will feature Burnaby Lyric Opera on May 6. For more information, visit www.richmond.ca/ minoruchapel.

Development Permit Panel Meeting Wednesday, March 25 3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers Agenda Items: 1. 11771 Fentiman Place – DV 14-676341 - Rogers Communications Inc. - To vary the provisions of “Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500” to increase the maximum accessory structure height in the “Health Care (HC)” zoning district from 12 m (39.3 ft.) to 21 m (68.9 ft.) in order to permit the installation of a temporary telecommunications antenna pole at 11771 Fentiman Place.

2. 3011 No. 5 Road - DP 13-641791 - Urban Design Group Architects Ltd. on behalf of 0976440 B.C. Ltd., Inc. No. 0976440 - To permit the construction of a drive-through car wash and drive-through oil change service centre at 3011 No. 5 Road on a site zoned “Car Wash & Service Station (ZC35) – Bridgeport.”

3. 8180 Ash Street - DV 14-658670 - Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver - To (1) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to (a) vary the minimum lot width from 12 m to 8.3 m for proposed Lot 5; and (b) vary the minimum lot frontage from 6 m to 0.38 m for proposed Lot 4, to 2.7 m for proposed Lot 5 and to 0.60 m for proposed Lot 6; and (2) permit subdivision of 8180 Ash Street into six (6) lots zoned “Single Detached (RS1/B)” for the purpose of developing single-family dwellings.

4. 2671, 2711, 2811, 2831, 2851, 2911, 2931, 2951, 2971 and 2991

No. 3 Road - DP 14-659747 - Dava Developments Ltd. - To (1) permit the construction of a development with two (2) two-storey commercial buildings totalling 2368 m2 at 2671, 2711, 2811, 2831, 2851, 2911, 2931, 2951, 2971 and 2991 No. 3 Road on sites zoned “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA);” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to (a) reduce the required manoeuvring aisle width from 7.5 m to 6.0 m (Section 7.5.5); and (b) reduce the required setback of parking from property lines abutting a road from 3.0 m to 2.7 m and reduce the required setback of parking from other property lines from 1.5 m to 0.0 m (Section 7.5.17).

5. 8600 and 8620 No. 2 Road - DP 13-644888 - Balandra Development Inc.- To (1) permit the construction of nine (9) townhouse units at 8600 and 8620 No. 2 Road on a site zoned “Low Density Townhouses (RTL4);” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to (a) reduce the minimum lot width on major arterial road from 50.0 m to 43.29 m; (b) reduce the front yard setback from 6.0 m to 5.4 m; and (c) permit seven (7) small car parking spaces.

6. 7571 and 7591 St. Albans Road DP 14-658285 - Western Gardenia Garden Holdings Ltd. - To (1) permit the construction of sixteen (16) three storey townhouse units on a consolidated lot including 7571 and 7591 St. Albans Road on a site zoned “High Density Townhouse (RTH4);” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to (a) reduce the minimum building side yard setback from 4.5 m to 3.9 m at the southeastern corner of the building; (b) increase the maximum bay window projection from 0.6 m to 0.9 m to the south property line adjacent to Jones Road; and (c) allow seven (7) small car parking stalls at the site.

7. 7008 River Parkway and 7771 Alderbridge Way - DP 14-677534 - Onni 7771 Alderbridge Corp.

Inc. - To (1) permit the construction of a 324-unit apartment project in two (2) six-storey buildings over connected concrete parking structures located at 7008 Alderbridge Way and 7771 Alderbridge Way; and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning

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Bylaw 8500 to (a) reduce the required exterior side yard setbacks for portions of partially belowgrade parking structures from 3.0 m to 0.0 m on the west side of the site along Cedarbridge Way; (b) reduce the required interior side yard setback for limited portions of partially-below grade parking structures from 1.5 m to 0.0 m along the east property line of the site; (c) reduce the required rear yard setback for the attached belowgrade parking structures from 1.5 m to 0.0 m on both sides of the future property line that will separate the two (2) future lots to be subdivided within the site; (d) reduce the required visitor parking from 0.20 spaces/dwelling unit to 0.15 spaces/ dwelling unit for the development; and (e) reduce the requirement for the provision of one (1) WB-17 loading space to zero (0).

Please call 604-276-4395 for further information.

Let’s talk wildlife and nature Survey deadline is Tuesday, March 31 Richmond residents are invited to participate in an online survey to help the City understand the public’s knowledge, attitudes and activities around wildlife and nature in Richmond.

The survey and related information can be found at www.LetsTalkRichmond.ca from now until midnight Tuesday, March 31. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Data collected from the survey will be used to help the City generate educational programs and policies that better reflect the diverse interests of the community.

Questions regarding the survey can be directed to lclove@uvic.ca or the City’s parks department at parks@richmond.ca.

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Lawrence Woo to run for Liberals

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Lawrence Woo was introduced as the new federal candidate for the Liberal Party in the Richmond Centre riding on Friday, hours before a Richmond Cultural Centre nomination meeting where he was acclaimed.

A retired chartered accountant who lived in Richmond for 14 years and raised his children here, Woo currently lives in Vancouver, though his heart, family and friends remain in Richmond, he said.

“It is with great feeling that I have this chance to somehow come back to Richmond and represent people in the Richmond Centre riding.”

Woo said he’s long been interested and involved with community work, and that’s afforded him the opportunity to connect with many people, to learn their aspirations, to hear their complaints, and just listen to their thoughts on what can be done to improve the lives of people in our city, he said.

“I am concerned and I’m also worried about... where is our country going towards. The problems we are faced with, the difficulties we are faced with and the problems we are faced with today,” Woo said.

Woo said the Conservative government’s lack of leadership prompted him to step forward.

“The Tories are trying to divide us, cause all kinds of fragmentation and try to scare us by using all these fear-mongering tactics.

The Prime Minister of Canada coming out and criticizing someone for their wardrobe, and saying that it is offensive, to me, that is a really mindboggling incident.”

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Martin van den Hemel photo Retired chartered accountant Lawrence Woo was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate in the federal riding of Richmond Centre.

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Bleary-eyed passengers arriving at Vancouver International Airport from the United States are greeted by the keeper of the sky.

Hetux, an impressive wood and aluminum sculpture of a thunderbird in flight created by Connie Watts, has been a fixture at the airport since 2000.

With a wingspan over six metres, the thunderbird represents Watts’ grandmother and mentor Louise Watts, whose determination, creativity and generosity set a path for the younger Watts to follow.

At a free lecture Thursday at Richmond City Hall, Connie Watts will speak on creating artwork for public spaces and present an overview of her experiences working with aboriginal artists

Larry Goldstein / Vancouver Airport Authority Connie Watts will deliver a lecture at Hetux designed by artist Connie Watts.

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across Canada.

Watts’ talk is the first in a series of three lectures as part of Richmond’s annual Lulu Series: Art in the City program.

Watts has exhibited across North America, including a solo exhibition in Winnipeg titled Re-Generation— a culmination of her work to date—and as part of Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation—a 2005 group show that travelled throughout the U.S. Watts, a Port Alberni artist of Nuu-chah-

nulth, Gitxsan and Kwakwaka’wakw ancestry, recently cocurated the Richmond Art Gallery exhibition Interweavings, which showcased work from emerging First Nations artists and their mentors. At a panel discussion during the exhibition, Watts said she uses art to tell a story and to show a personality.

“Everything that we created was alive, and that is the philosophy that I create everything with,” she said.

Country music artists Shanna Lynn and

Damian Marshall will perform as Georgia Rain to open tomorrow’s evening.

The March 19 talk begins at 7 p.m. at Richmond City Hall council chambers.

Admission is free; reserve seats at lulu@ richmond.ca.

Upcoming: Norman Armour, artistic and executive director of Vancouver’s PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, on April 23; and Johanna Hurme, a founding partner of the Winnipeg architecture firm 5468796, on May 14.

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Former Richmond MP to help the Liberal cause Raymond Chan helps Justin Trudeau

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Former Richmond MP Raymond Chan sat quietly at the back of a meeting room at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel on Friday afternoon, smiling and nodding as Lawrence Woo was introduced as the new federal candidate for the riding who is set to challenge incumbent Alice Wong.

Chan retired from politics in 2008 after losing to Wong, but decided to take a behind-the-scene role in helping rebuild the Liberal Party following the 2011 federal election.

“He’s a very dedicated Canadian by choice,” Chan said of Woo. “With his background as a community

leader, who has spent most of his professional life supporting a social charity to help integrate Canadians, that shows his commitment to serve the community.”

Chan said that Woo isn’t really a politician, and agreed that’s probably a good thing. Woo, a retired chartered accountant, is the former chair of the social services agency SUCCESS. Rather than being a politician, Chan said Woo is a good person and intelligent man who has been involved in the local community for a long time.

“I decided to help the Liberal Party to rebuild after the 2011 election and I think I can contribute more to the party and to the community and the country by helping (Justin Trudea) rebuild.

That’s why I’m staying in the background, and helping him build the

team across the country.”

Asked what advice he’s offered Woo and other new Liberal candidates, Chan said: “I encourage them to be themselves, because most of them worry that they have not been in the political environment. I”m a good example that you can be forthcoming and open, and at the same time be accountable to the electors, and the citizens will see through all of the haze and support you. You don’t need to be a ‘politician’ to be successful in politics.”

Chan said he’s particularly enjoyed his retirement life. He first came to Canada at the age of 17, and worked two or three jobs at a time as a young man.

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Candidate takes issue with deficits From Page 5 Woo took issue with the Conservatives claiming the country’s economy is fine.

“I can tell you this is all incorrect...When you look just at the surface, you probably see things that seem to be OK. But this is just a mirage. If you dig deeper into the situation, you will know that things are not okay.

Things are actually in really bad shape.”

Since taking over the government in 2006, the Conservatives have run up “all kinds” of deficits, increasing the federal debt by $160 billion.

That debt needs to be repaid, he said.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Woo has served as the chair of SUCCESS, one of the province’s largest social services agencies, and is a founding member and former chair of the SUCCESS Foundation.

Woo started his accounting firm in 1983 and practiced in Vancouver until 2009, when he became vice president of a commercial real estate management company.

According to a press release from the Liberals, “With only one individual having fully completed the Liberal Party of Canada’s open nomination process, the Richmond Centre federal Liberals will be announcing the (acclamation) of Lawrence Woo as their candidate for the 2015 federal election.”

Conservative Alice Wong is the current MP for Richmond, which will be redrawn to be-

come Richmond Centre in the next election.

Wong won the riding

with 58.36 per cent of the vote in 2011. The Liberals last won the rid-

ing in 2006 in what was the last term for former MP Raymond Chan.

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EDITORIAL: Oversight of anti-terrorism activities is critical

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ver the weekend, there were numerous protests against the federal government’s Bill C-51, which proposes a number of new measures to combat the prospects of terrorism.

The Conservative government has proposed giving additional powers to the RCMP and CSIS, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Many of those protesting say these new powers will strip privacy from many Canadian residents. They also argue that both the RCMP and CSIS do not have sufficient independent oversight.

The Liberals have already said they will support the bill, and make amendments if they are elected as the government in the election this fall. NDP MPs, on the other hand, are stalwart foes of the bill.

The very different reactions from the two opposition parties speak volumes about the perceptions of this bill. The Liberals are clearly banking on the broad support among Canadians for more counter-terrorism measures, in the wake of the attack on Parliament Hill last fall and numerous homegrown terror plots.

The NDP, on the other hands, is

Seanna Nichol photo Protesters at the StopC51 demonstration organized by the BCGEU, Leadnow, and OpenMedia in Victoria.

taking its traditional principled approach, in standing up for civil rights over enhanced antiterrorism measures. The principled stance gets them plenty of positive mentions, but often does not translate into votes. Virtually

all polls show the NDP will finish third in the election, barring a lastminute shift by voters.

The need for enhanced anti-terrorism measures is pretty clear. However, there should be more oversight of both CSIS and the RCMP, should

they be granted new powers. At the very least, there needs to be a Parliamentary committee with MPs from all sides taking an ongoing close look at just how these new powers are being used.

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Auditor leak has B.C. Liberals bailing

B.C. Views Tom Fletcher

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arch has been a good month for the B.C. NDP, and it’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that.

Opposition critics fired a shot amidships at the B.C. Liberal government when they began questioning the lack of progress by the new Auditor General for Local Government.

This experimental vessel was launched in Premier Christy Clark’s leadership

campaign, and two years after it set sail, it is listing, taking on water and in danger of sinking.

The original idea was to expand the B.C. Auditor General’s office so it could check the financial performance of local governments too. Business groups were concerned about municipal taxes going up too quickly, with staff growing even as the province grappled with a hiring freeze.

Mayors and councillors began to talk of mutiny over that plan, protesting that their budgets are already required to balance and are subject to annual audits.

But this will be “performance auditing,” Clark insisted, not just making sure the figures add up. It will determine the public is receiving “value for money” on projects like arenas and services like police, by comparing different communities’ results. A new AGLG office opened in Surrey.

The “value for money” promise is on the rocks.

The government appointed a quasi-independent board (hello, BC Ferries and TransLink) that hired chartered accountant Basia Ruta, a veteran of the federal Auditor General office who had also served as chief financial officer at Environment Canada and had done local government audits in private practice.

NDP local government critic Selina Robinson started asking why this office has spent $5.2 million and produced only one audit out of a promised 18. Community Minister Coralee Oakes, a former Quesnel councillor in her first cabinet post, allowed that there had been some rough water but there is smooth sailing ahead.

Then came a big leak, in the form of a “work environment review” of the good ship AGLG that was given to the NDP by a seasick crew member.

It described chaos below

decks, with “shifting priorities and unclear direction,” as well as “wasted time and work” and “inefficient use of consultant and staff resources.”

Worse, the review noted a human resources monitor had been stationed at the office for most of January to maintain a “respectful workplace for all employees.”

“A peacekeeper,” as NDP leader John Horgan described the grim scene. “This is like we’re in Cyprus.”

Then it was confirmed that when the AGLG board tried to conduct a performance review, Ruta’s response was to hire a lawyer. Ruta seems to be decisive when protecting her job, if not when hiring, running the office or meeting her own work targets.

Whatever goodwill had been restored with local governments over this experiment is likely gone.

Municipal staffers have been dealing with new

auditor demands as their councils grind away at their own budgets, and now they see signs that what they have contributed may well have been swept overboard.

Oakes remains on deck, eyes fixed on the horizon. An audit of capital procurement in Rossland is finally scheduled to be done by the end of March, she said. Similar reports on Delta and Sechelt are due in April. The latest revision of that schedule is underway, no doubt in another series of long, acrimonious meetings.

Clark addressed the situation in her last question period before the legislature’s spring break this week. She didn’t have a lot to say about the AGLG’s voyage of the damned, mostly familiar rhetoric about “lower taxes, less red tape” and so on.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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Signage issue is indicative of a deeper problem

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Editor: I recently attended the workshop on the signage issue in Richmond.

Other cities in Canada, such as Richmond Hill and Markham, Ontario, dealt with the signage issue back in 1990 by implementing a bylaw that requires that signage be half English and/or French.

Why did our city council not do the same?

I know that our council always throws the Charter of Rights and Freedoms up as a roadblock to dealing with this issue. Has the Charter impeded on the issue being dealt with in other parts of our country? We need to come up with a solution before issues escalate any further than they have to date.

Editor: The off-shore undertakers have done their work. The developerhearse drivers are ready, willing, and eager to transport the body.

The coffin holding the remains of the concept of the traditional Canadian neighbourhood has been fitted together. All that is left to do is pound in the final nails and have the realtor-pall-bearers escort it to the gravesite.

The epitaph will read: “Here lies

a way of life that was too easily surrendered. Absence of foresight, lack of concern for educated community planning, greed, and stupidity contributed to its demise. Those who believe in the teachings of enlightened and responsible development grieve its squandered potential and its passing.”

Everyone say amen.

Ray Arnold Richmond

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Matthew Hoekstra photos Participants at Richmond’s first workshop, including Andy Hobbs (centre) and Matt PItcairn (right), discuss options for language on signs.

The City of Richmond needs to have more town hall meetings and they need to start listening to the people of Richmond and we all need to start listening to each other. We need

to re-establish the sense of community in Richmond.

In my view, the signage problem is indicative of a much deeper problem in Richmond. The frustration of many

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Richmond could learn lessons from Markham, Ont. Editor: Racial harmony was the objective. Sign language was the topic. The process was slick. Mayor and council, we were told, are deeply interested in what weighs on your heart provided you take no more than five seconds to share it, three words or less to say it and it can be written on a post-it note to be pinned to the big board. And lest you actually talk about what’s on your mind, here are the questions you must answer. Crowd control parading as dialogue! A sign of the times!

Eighty percent of the time the audience was talked to, most of which I could have happily done without. And yet, the evening had a bright spot—the last three minutes by the last presenter made it all worth it. It was the story of Markham,

Ontario, a town very similar to ours with the exact same problem – Asian dominance crowding out all others. Markham, according to the UBC professor who studied the issue, has resolved that problem through strong, pro-active civic leadership.

Markham uses all of its civic powers—licensing, by-laws, rezoning, education, negotiation, and it works. For example, they have prevented malls from being exclusive to one ethnic group on the premise that a community that shops together stays together. If our mayor and council wish Richmond to be a model of inclusiveness and racial harmony they should copy what has proven to be effective under very similar circumstances.

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Mental illness and addiction program gets $100,000 for support Funding from Community Gaming Grant earmarked for Richmond Addiction Services Society Local families affected by parental mental illness and addictions will receive more support, thanks to a $100,000 community gaming grant from the province to Richmond Addiction Services Society.

“We are extremely pleased that Richmond Addiction Services Society and the Supporting Families Affected by Parental Mental Illness and Addictions community table have again received this incredibly important funding,” executive director Richard Dubras said.

“Without this funding and support, the Richmond community would lose very important services and support to really resilient children, youth, parents and their entire families.”

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by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter A Richmond man’s bid to have his 18-year prison sentence reduced was unanimously rejected by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia last Wednesday.

Shminder Singh Johal was convicted of conspiracy to import cocaine, importing cocaine, importing firearms and bribing a border services officer in connection with a conspiracy to import more than 200 kilograms of cocaine into Canada from the United States nearly eight years ago.

According to the ruling, Johal recruited two men to help him in his scheme to import the cocaine and firearms.

Johal was sentenced to 18 years in 2012, while one of the men he schemed with, Baljinder Singh Kandola—a Canada Border Services Officer—received a 15-year sentence for, among other things, accepting a bribe while employed as a border services officer.

The third man, Richmond’s Herman Riar, who acted as the courier, pled guilty in provincial court to multiple charges and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Johal, who was 38 at the time of his sentencing in 2012, owned companies that imported car parts from the United States, and regularly crossed the border at the Pacific Highway Crossing, the court ruling states.

Johal got to know Kandola during those frequent trips, and the two gradually became friends and eventually became co-conspirators in the cocaine smuggling plan.

The plan involved Johal and Riar driving separate cars to Bothell, Washington, loading car parts into Johal’s car and cocaine into Riar’s. The trio took extra steps to ensure they weren’t discovered.

“Johal would in constant contact with Kandola on dedicated phones, supplied by Johal, equipped with special ‘puk lock’ security systems which make it extremely difficult to retrieve the records in the phones.

They would speak in Punjabi as a further security measure. Kandola would tell Johal when they could come through the border through his booth. Johal would go through first; Riar would follow. Kandola would pretend he did not know them, ask some questions, and then wave them through.”

But unbeknownst to them, their operation had been under surveillance for four months.

The three men were eventually arrested on Oct. 25, 2007, after Johal and Riar entered Canada through Kandola’s booth.

“In the trunk of Riar’s car were 208 kilograms of coaine and three firearms. The cocaine was worth $5 million to $6 million if sold by the kilogram. Around $225,000 in cash was later found in Johal’s home.”

In his bid for a reduced sentence, Johal argued that his sentence “should be similar to sentences imposed on similar offenders for similar offences in similar circumstances,” the court ruling said.

Johal argued his role was equal to that of Kandola, and that since Kandola received a 15-year sentence, his should be reduced down from 18 years.

And Johal referred to a fourth party, Vancouver’s Charles Lai, who in his sentencing in the U.S. District Court in Washington state, was described as the mastermind behind the scheme, and received just a 13year sentence.

But Chief Justice James Bauman, in dismissing the appeal, said the information from Lai’s sentencing hearing “cannot reasonably be expected to affect the result,” the court ruling said.

“The U.S Attorney’s off-hand description in Lai’s sentencing hearing of Johal as a ‘driver’ and ‘runner’ does not somehow displace (sentencing judge) Mr. Justice Romilly’s findings. Similiarly the sentence imposed on Lai by the U.S. District Court is not a helpful benchmark in British Columbia. It is the product of a very different sentencing regime and it was based in part upon the plea agreement,” Bauman ruled.

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While the principal players in Saturday’s Connaught Skating Club fundraiser at Minoru Arenas for skating legend Karen Magnussen were the skaters themselves, the efforts of a talented team of volunteers played an equally essential though less discernible role.

There were the ticket takers. The spotlight operators. The producers, and the costume makers. The music engineers, and the venue decorators. And that’s just a start.

They didn’t get a chance to take a bow, but they deserved to.

Predictably, Karen Magnussen Tribute: A Benefit Show was an emotionally-charged program. The brainchild of talented Connaught director of skating Keegan Murphy—ably assisted by a pair of ever-energetic co-producers in Eileen Murphy and Aundrea

Feltham—the evening was a fundraiser for the legendary Canadian figure skater who was the world ladies’ champion in 1973. Tragically, the now 62-year-old Magnussen is in the fight of her life after her lungs were burnt from inhaling gas after she escaped a North Shore rink following an ammonia leak. At the time she was doing what she loved most—coaching. Now, she is forced to endure an almost-constant struggle with rheumatoid arthritis and other serious, degenerative health issues.

Connaught held the tribute, which featured some 100 club skaters demonstrating their immense talent in individual and group performances, in place of a traditional spring show held every second year. With the skilled efforts of the volunteers, many of them parents of the skaters, it proved to be the ultimate team effort.

•More photos on Page 16, and video at richmondreview.com.

Don Fennell photo Anya Li, 6, was one of the many talented Connaught figure skaters who performed to great applause during the club’s fundraiser for Karen Magnussen Saturday at Minoru Arenas.

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Richmond Christian’s Samuel Cabuay takes the ball to the hoop in Saturday’s bronze medal game versus Credo Christian in the B.C. single-A high school senior boys’ basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre.

Gary Ahuja photo

Richmond teams impress at B.C. boys’ hoops championships

by Don Fennell Sports Editor So close.

That’s the heartbreaking consolation for a pair of Richmond high school basketball teams after the dust settled in the annual provincial senior boys’ championships Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.

The storybook finish the Richmond Christian Eagles seemed to be writing ended prematurely Friday night, when the No. 1-ranked team lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kelowna Christian Knights 68-58. The Eagles settled for third overall by defeating Credo Christian 70-54 in the third-place game Saturday morning.

The story was a parallel one to that of the R.A. McMath Wildcats are concerned. Entering the triple-A tournament as the fourth-ranked team, the Wildcats narrowly edged Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils 73-70 in the opening game Wednesday but gained momentum from it and just missed reaching Saturday’s championship final. McMath lost Friday’s semifinal game—a thriller that went down to the buzzer—78-75 to Fleetwood Park, which went on to win the tournament title.

McMath finished fourth overall, losing the bronze medal game 77-61 to Charles Hays on Saturday.

Richmond Christian, which was presented with the single-A tournament’s most sportsmanlike team award—an honour that is sadly often overlooked— placed two players on the first all-star team—guards Joacquin Arguelles and Sam Cabuay.

McMath’s Anthony Demch was joined by fellow Richmondite Owent Vint of the Matthew McNair Marlins on the triple-A second all-star team. McNair dropped its final game of the tournament 80-68 to Wellington on Saturday.

H.J. Cambie Crusaders competed in the provincial double-A tournament last week, losing to Bodwell 70-46 Friday after defeating Mt. Elizabeth 102-51 on Thursday.

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Scrubb brothers stand tall, again Siblings lead Carleton to national title

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In their five seasons as student athletes at Ottawa’s Carleton University, the Scrubb brothers won five national basketball championships.

The fifth, all consecutive, was earned Sunday at Ryerson University where the No. 1-ranked Ravens defeated No. 3 Ottawa Gee-Gees 93-46

Philip (above) and Tommy Scrubb won their fifth university men’s hoops title Sunday.

in the Canadian Interuniversity men’s hoops final.

Earning his second Jack Donohue Trophy as tournament MVP, Philip—who was also

selected player of the game, paced the Ravens with 28 points. Thomas, who is the CIS defensive player of the year and

also a previous tournament MVP, added 20 points in the win. Both brothers were selected tournament all-stars.

Spurred by support, Chan wins golf opener Two Richmond golfers enjoyed auspicious debuts at the 2015 Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour season opener last weekend at the University Golf Club.

Kathrine Chan won the girls’ 14-and-under division after firing

rounds of 75, 74, 76 (225) to win by 10 strokes. “Support from my mom and friends really helped me a lot for this 54 hole tournament,” said Chan at the end of the three days. “I feel very grateful to have my division title.

This gave me a good experience and

it will help me a lot throughout my golf career.”

A final round of 70 pushed Zaahidali (Ziggy) Nathu, 17, of Richmond to victory in the boys’ 17-19 division (78, 74, 70=222) with a five stroke winning margin.

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Community Worship

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

St. Alban

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Richmond United Church

an evangelical congregation

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

8151 Bennett Road, Richmond, 604-278-7188 www.brighouseunitedchurch.org

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

St. Anne’s - Steveston Anglican Church

GILMORE PARK UNITED CHURCH

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

Founded 1888. Richmond’s Oldest Church

Rev. Maggie Watts-Hammond, Min. of Word, Sacrament & Pastoral Care Rev. Yoko Kihara – Min. of Christian Development & Outreach Worship and Children’s Program Sundays 10:30 am Lenten Prayer Services: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm until March 25

INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH

STEVESTON UNITED CHURCH

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3720 Broadway Street (at 2nd Ave.) Please join us at 10am Sunday, March 22, 2015 for Worship Service and Sunday School 604-277-0508 • www.stevestonunitedchurch.ca A caring and friendly village church

A safe place to connect with God and fellow travellers on your spiritual journey 8140 Saunders Road, Richmond, BC 604-277-8012 www.bbchurch.ca Dr. Tim Colborne - Lead Pastor.

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

Maundy Thursday (April 2nd) Potluck Dinner (6 p.m.) and Worship Service (7 p.m.)

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COME AND JOIN US IN OUR CELEBRATION OF REDEMPTION! Worship Service.....12:20 p.m.

Sunday School.....2:00 p.m.

8151 Bennett Road, Richmond tel: 604-271-6491

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Fujian Evangelical Church

CATHOLIC

Good Friday Service (April 3rd) at 7 p.m.

Palm Sunday Worship Senrice (March 29th) at 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Dr. Warren McKinnon

8060 No. 1 Road (corner of No. 1 & Blundell) 604.277.5377 www.gilmoreparkunited.ca

4071 Francis Road, Richmond, BC

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.

April 3, 2015 – Good Friday Service 10am A Musical Play — The Deserted Mine — “Jesus lives here under the earth just as he does up above.”

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NANAIMO - Ocean & City Views.

Close to University. Owner can carry mortgage with reasonable payment. Ph: 1-(250)753-0160

DIANA, ID# 361005, DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR, SPAYED FEMALE, 3 YEARS 3 WEEKS Diana is a beautiful and affectionate cat. She loves people and getting her chin scratched is one of her favourite things in the world. Come meet this sweetheart soon!

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

627

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

Mr. Side Walk Power Washing Sidewalks, Driveways, Patios, Curbs Gum removal, Fences, Pool Decks 5 mil. liab. WCB. 604-802-9033

the richmond

AUCTIONS

Call Chris 604-277-4020

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

REVIEW

509

Clear the clutter!

Have crafts you want to sell?

Find bargains you need!

Spread the word!

Tables: $20 for one, $30 for 2

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

PETS

NANAIMO - Ocean & City Views.

Close to University. Owner can carry mortgage with reasonable payment. Ph: 1-(250)753-0160

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Sat., March 21st, 10:30-2:30

Power Washing, Gutters, Windows, Maintenance, Res/Comm. Lic/Ins’d.

Free Est. Call Dean 604-839-8856

477

PITTBULL pups purebred, born Feb 24th. Avail for viewing. Great bloodlines. $1000-$1500. 604-765-0453

COMMUNITY SALE AT South Arm United Church

PRESSURE WASHING

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $675. 1-604-794-5844

551

PLUMBING

BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

625

PETS

SEIZED VEHICLE Auction, City New West, Sat. Mar. 28th @ 10:30 am www.allcityauctioneers.com

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005

A+ Lawn & Garden - Residential & Commercial services. 604.908.3596

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

604 - 259 - 2482

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

338

EDUCATION/TUTORING

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

We specialize in: F Shingle Roofing F Flat Roofing F Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.

PERSONAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

2 coats any colour

287

182

ARBUTUS ROOFING & DRAINS (2006) Ltd

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

203

APPLY NOW: A $2,500 Penny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certificate Program at Langara College in Vancouver. Application deadline April 30, 2015. Send applications to fbula@langara.bc.ca.

More information: www.bccommunitynews.com/our-programs/scholarship.

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-5 ton truck, 2 men fr $45. Seniors Discount. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

REAL ESTATE

PETS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

180

MOVING & STORAGE

CALL 604-270-6338

Running this ad for 10yrs

Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

•Backfilling/trenching •Asphalt/concrete removal •Drainage •Retaining walls •Install concrete driveways/sidewalks

604-833-2103

email: admin@richmondreview.com PERSONAL SERVICES

• Pressure Washing

EXCAVATION

advertise in the Home Service Guide Call 604-247-3700

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

• Aeration / Power Raking

604-908-3596 6 04-9 -908-3 -3596

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE GRASS CUTTING $20+

M.S. MAINTENANCE & RENOVATIONS

To

** COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL ** KITCHEN & BATHROOM SPECIALIST PLUS TIDDLEY THINGS

LANDSCAPING

RENOVATIONS

• Edging

• Hedge Trimming / Pruning

• Trimming

CONSTRUCTION • RENOVATIONS

Only $89 including free hot water tank service!

Mike Favel • 604-341-2681

LAWN SERVICE • Residential / Commercial • Complete Fertilizing Programs • Rotary / Reel Cutting

BILL GILLESPIE

Heating System Service Special

Insured / WCB

REVIEW

RENOVATIONS

• Plumbing Service & Repairs • Boilers & Furnaces • Gas Work

604-868-7062

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TO ADOPT CALL 604-277-3100

SPCA Thriftmart 5400 MINORU BLVD • 604.276.2477

5431 NO. 3 RD 604.276.2254 & 10151 NO. 3 RD Richlea Square 604.241.7586

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL SPCA

Richmond Review · Page 19

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Pepper Lunch opening

Japanese DIY steak comes to Richmond

by Katie Lawrence Around Town

J

apanese restaurant Pepper Lunch has made its way to Canada, opening its first North American location right here in Richmond.

On the menu are items like Japanese-style steak, salmon, chicken, and seafood, certified Angus beef, pepper rice, pasta and curry rice.

Founded in 1994 by Kunio Ichinose, Pepper Lunch has grown into an international restaurant chain, with 350 locations spanning 13 countries.

Pepper Lunch Canada owner Christopher Sy was excited about opening the first Canadian location at 150-5951 No. 3 Rd. and sharing the Pepper Lunch brand with the Lower Mainland.

“What’s good about Richmond is there is a lot of cross-culture in terms of food, people, and it’s a nice place to start a new chain,” he said. “I would like to invite people from Richmond

and all over Vancouver to come try the first Pepper Lunch in Canada. I think you will enjoy your food.”

What sets Pepper Lunch apart from other restaurants is the way they have improved on the hot plate meal.

“Although DIY (do-it-yourself ) cooking is nothing new, the Pepper Lunch brand specializes in creating sizzle plates that hit hungry mouths with big flavours, finest quality cuts of meat, and unique sauces.

People can literally see exactly what they are eating and decide how they want it cooked. It is definitely an amplified version of DIY steak,” said Denis Sy, general manager of Pepper Lunch Canada, in a press release.

The Sy brothers and the Pepper Lunch Canada team are already looking to open a second location, with downtown Vancouver and Burnaby as possible options.

Katie Lawrence covers the social scene.

She may be reached at kt.lawrence10@ gmail.com.

BUTTERMILK DILL SAUCE 350 mL

399

CRISPY FRIES 1 kg/2.2 lb

499

Denis Sy, Mama Sy, and Christopher Sy received messages of prosperity.

Councillors Chak Au, Derek Dang and Bill McNulty have the first meals served at Pepper Lunch Canada with Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

GARLIC BREAD 330 g/11.6 oz

ITALIAN STYLE BEEF MEATBALLS

299

130-140 PIECES 1.36 kg/3 lb

mm mmmeatshops.com mme meat atsh at shop sh opps. s.co s.co com m ALL PRICES IN EFFECT FRIDAY, MARCH 20 UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.

99

SOLID WHITE CHICKEN

12

CHICKEN STRIPS

SUPREME HOMESTYLE LASAGNA

NOT CHOPPED & FORMED 27-33 PIECES 1.36 kg/3 lb

Bill McNulty and Derek Dang pose with Pepper Lunch founder Kunio Ichinose (centre).

99

12

$

save 6

save $3

907 g/2 lb

*Prices of products that feature the MAX special logo are exclusive to registered M&M MAX customers. Simply present your MAX card, or sign up for a FREE MAX membership in-store or online, to take advantage of these MAX discounts.

899 save $2

An offer on the hardest-working van.

THE 2015 SPRINTER 2500 144” CARGO VAN. TOTAL PRICE* STARTS AT $44,960*.

LEASE OR FINANCE AND RECEIVE 3 YEARS NO-CHARGE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.†

Lease APR

Lease Payment

%

5.99

1

60 Months

% $

Includes

$

2

4.99 573 3,000 1

1

$5,0001 Down

Delivery Credit

**Fees and taxes extra.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: • Best-In-Class Cargo Capacity3 • Best-In-Class Payload Capacity3 • Best-In-Class Fuel Efficiency4

Mercedes-Benz Vans Sales and Service Centre | 3550 Lougheed Highway, Vancouver, BC D#6279

604-676-3778 | vancouversprinter.ca

© 2015 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. Lease offer based on 2015 2500 144” Cargo Van (Stock #S1573605). National MSRP $41,300. *Total price of $44,960 includes freight/PDI of $2,895, dealer admin fee of $595, air-conditioning levy of $100, PPSA up to $45.48 and a $25 fee covering EHF tires. **Additional Options, fees and taxes are extra. 1Lease example based on $573 per month (excluding taxes) for 60 months. Lease APR of 4.99% applies on approved credit. Down payment or equivalent trade of $5,000, plus first payment and applicable taxes are due at lease inception. Cost of borrowing is $6,718. Total obligation is $44,106. Lease offer only valid through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. 2Please note the $3,000 discount has been applied/included in the calculation of the monthly lease payment, it is only valid on 2015 Sprinter Cargo Vans delivered before March 31, 2015. †Three years of scheduled maintenance covers the first 3 factory scheduled maintenance services or 3 years, whichever comes first; and is available only through finance and lease through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Scheduled maintenance interval for model year 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is the earlier of 1 year or 25,000 km. The specific maintenance services included are described in the applicable Owner’s/Operator’s Manual and Service/Maintenance Booklet. 3Based on a comparison of the Automotive News classification of full-size commercial vans. 4Based on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard Testing of 2014 model year Sprinter 2500 cargo van, 144” wheel base, standard roof, at 50% load capacity, and at highway/city speeds according to the standards of the “CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW HEAVY–DUTY MOTOR VEHICLES [Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations – Part 1037]” as conducted by Mercedes-Benz in September 2013. Stated fuel consumption based on highway driving cycle. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Not for comparison purposes. Fuel efficiency test results determined using Government of Canada approved test methods are not available. Offer is non-transferable, non-refundable and has no cash value. Certain limitations apply. Vehicle license, insurance, and registration are extra. Dealer may lease or finance for less.

Offers may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. See your authorized Mercedes-Benz Vans Boundary Dealer for details or call the Mercedes-Benz Vans Sales and Service Centre at 604-676-3778. Offer valid until March 31, 2015.

Page 20 ¡ Richmond Review

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Quality

food Affordable prices.

Grande Harvest Jasmine Rice 15lbs

Fresh Boneless Pork Picnic

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$ 49 ea

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Mazola Corn Oil

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Buswell St

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Manila’s Best FFW Milkfish

No. 3 Rd.

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$ 99

Specials in effect from March 18-22, 2015