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Artist Jeanette Jarville is one of four Richmond artists who are displaying this works in a show called Spring Sensations in Abstract. See story, page 4.

Autism Centre gets big boosts

by Erin Boe Contributor

The Pacific Autism Family Centre received two major boosts from financial institutions this month.

On Thursday, TD Canada Trust donated $75,000 to the centre’s foundation, while BMO Financial Group presented a $100,000 cheque to the Sea Island facility which is slated to begin construction any day and be

completed by May of 2016.

Sergio Cocchia, CEO and co-founder of the Pacific Autism Family Foundation, said the project is “being developed as a spoke model with the hub being in Richmond, but ultimately each spoke being established around the province.” Cocchia said the foundation envisions the centre will provide access to information and services for people with autism throughout the course of their lives.

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New provincial legislation could make elected school boards obsolete, and remove the rights of residents to steer education policies in their own communities, trustees across the province are warning.

Richmond Board of Education chair Eric Yung said many aspects of Bill 11: The Education Statues Amendment Act, are “extremely alarming,” and he urged residents to raise their concerns with their local MLAs. “There are several aspects of Bill 11 that are extremely alarming when it comes to the autonomy of school boards,” Yung told The Richmond Review Thursday, speaking as an individual trustee If Bill 11 passes as it’s currently written, Yung said the Minister of Education would have the power to reverse board decisions at his or her own discretion, as well as issue directives that would compel the boards to act within a short timeframe. Previously, the minister could only remove a board if it didn’t pass a balanced budget.

Local trustees joined others across the province in approving a strongly-worded April 20 letter to the province, which outlines their concerns.

The letter contains three motions, one of which demands the province “immediately withdraw sections of Bill 11 that override the authority of democratically elected Boards of Education.”

Trustees also passed two motions which request that the B.C. School Teachers Association publicly advocate strongly against the erosion of local Board of Education autonomy in Bill 11, and that the association “demand an immediate review of the intent of Bill 11 legislation and an opportunity to recommend amendments prior to final adoption...”

In the letter to education minister Peter Fassbender, B.C. School Trustees Association president Teresa Rezansoff said that the predominate view of trustees is that Bill 11 is a “challenge to the autonomy and authority of locally elected Boards of Education.”

Rezansoff added that the“absence of appropriate consultation and review processes” compounded the association’s concerns.

“If British Columbia is to maintain an outstanding public education system,” she wrote, “there must be a respect for the individual needs and input of local communities through their elected representatives: B.C.’s boards of education.”

If Bill 11 becomes law in its current form, the proceeds from the sale of the Steveston secondary schools—which is currently earmarked by local trustees to buy land for a downtown Richmond elementary school—could instead be used to fund overdue seismic upgrades at local schools, for example, Yung said.

“A lot of the devil will be in the details. But what we do know is it’s alarming,” Yung said.

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Richmond’s first chief librarian remembered

Joseph Siqueira oversaw library as it moved from card catalogue to computer

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

It was 1976 and Joseph Siqueira faced a monumental task. He had to deliver Richmond its own library.

A community effort had succeeded in winning approval through referendum for Richmond to break away from the regional library, and Siqueira was appointed Richmond’s first chief librarian.

Siqueira, whose love of literature still lives in the aisles of the library, died last week. He was 87.

Born in Agra, India in 1928, Siqueira put his leadership skills to work in 1976, after a newly-formed library board appointed him chief librarian just three months after Richmond became independent from the Fraser Valley Regional Library system.

Richmond had outgrown its association with Fraser Valley. The community wanted a bigger, better collection.

“I can’t even imagine it,” said Greg Buss, Richmond’s current chief librarian, of the challenge facing Siqueira. “People wanted it because they had expectation of more books, better branches, more staff, and of course that’s a pretty big task to do all those things quickly.”

Siqueira stayed in his role until he retired in 1989. By that time the library had become known for achieving numerous firsts.

“He was a real visionary,” said Buss.

“Books were really his passion.”

Buss, who worked with Siqueira as deputy librarian, remembers his former colleague’s love of learning and literature, and his strength in listening to the community. “(He) really listened to what the community wanted, ensuring what was happening was meeting their

Chris Bryan file photo Former Richmond Public Library chief librarian Joe Siqueira (left), along with current chief librarian Greg Buss, are seen at the library in a 2001 photo. Siqueira, who helped move the local library into the automated age, died last week at the age of 87.

expectations. And if they had some ideas of their own, he was more than happy to listen and to work with people to deliver services that really represented what they wanted,” said Buss.

In Richmond Public Library’s fledgling years, Siqueira worked to build up collections and acquire a broader range of material.

Siqueira reflected on those early days in a 2001 interview with The Richmond Review.

“We were getting very lousy service,” said Siqueira of the former regional system. “The people of Richmond were very eager for library books.”

The first task for Siqueira was cataloguing all the books because there

was no way to look up a book other than finding it on the shelf.

A few years into his mandate, Siqueira asked the city to spend $30,000 to put the library’s collection on microfiche. This allowed patrons to search by author, title and subject—a significant leap in automation.

But he wasn’t without his detractors, who preferred the old system.

“People used to say to me, ‘Joe, you’ve gone from bad to worse,’” remembered Siqueira.

Microfiche was an innovation in making the library more userfriendly, something that was a hallmark of Siqueira’s 14 years on the job. Before he left the job, the library was accessible by computer.

Richmond’s current chief librarian said Siqueira was ahead of his time with automation.

“It’s hard for us to think back to 1976 and what was meant by automation in those days, but he was one of the very first who introduced automation into libraries in Canada,” said Buss.

Siqueira died April 15. He is survived by his wife Welda, his children Joanne, Corinne, Edmund and Steven, along with grandchildren Christopher, Nicholas and Claire.

He also leaves behind brothers Johnny, Vincent and Julius, and sister Flavia.

A memorial celebration is planned for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at Richmond Funeral Home.

“It’s hard for us to think back to 1976 and what was meant by automation in those days, but he was one of the very first who introduced automation into libraries in Canada.”

— Greg Buss

Airport sets sight on 25% growth in next five years

5 million more passengers by 2020 means extra 5,000 to 7,000 jobs in B.C.

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter

Craig Richmond has some lofty goals in mind for the growth of the Vancouver International Airport.

After a record-setting 2014 that drew 19.4 million passengers to the airport, the president and CEO of YVR

said he want to see airport passenger traffic increase by 25 per cent by 2020.

“There is a lot to the plan and I will outline it in a moment but it can be summed up by two words: grow sustainably,” Richmond said Wednesday at Aviation Forum 2015 at the Vancouver Board of Trade. “We are aiming to grow to 25 million passengers by 2020—yes this is an audacious goal but wait, it gets better—at the same time we are going to reduce our greenhouse gases by 33 per cent.”

The additional five-millionplus passengers will result in between 5,000 and 7,000 new

jobs and up to $500 million in additional gross domestic product to B.C.’s economy.

“We will achieve this passenger growth by creating a sustainable connecting hub between Asia and the Americas, advancing air policies, delivering remarkable customer experiences while bringing economic and social benefits to the people of British Columbia,” he said. ““It won’t be easy, but we are in a competitive business and we have to continue to seek out more new connections so we can achieve our goal.”

Richmond revealed that the new McArthurGlen luxury shopping centre on Sea

Island, next to Canada Line’s Templeton Station, will open in late spring and create 600 new jobs.

There were many highlights to 2014, Richmond said, including: • January brought the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner by Japan Airlines • All Nippon Airways was welcomed to YVR, connecting Vancouver directly to Tokyo • Air Canada Rouge began transborder service in April, while Icelandair began service to Reykjavik • Philippines Airlines new service connected Manila to Vancouver and New York • China Eastern announced

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in June new service between Kunming and YVR, making Vancouver the first North American Link to this key gateway city and popular

tourist destination • Air France began non-stop service between Vancouver and Paris Every new international flight to Vancouver generates big benefits locally: the equivalent of 200 direct jobs.

“These passengers take taxis, rent cars or hop on the Canada Line. They eat at restaurants in Vancouver, book hotel rooms, visit attractions and shops,” Richmond said.

To speed up the flow of people and cargo, the airport continues to work on new transit connections and processes, including international transit without visa.

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Richmond artists extract the abstract from spring New art show puts recent works of four Richmond artists on display

Spring Sensations in Abstract •A new exhibition featuring works of visual artists Joyce Kamikura, Adrienne Moore, Jeanette Jarville and Shamsi Ashti, along with works from Bulgarian sculptor Nikola Kolev •April 25 to May 16 (Opening Reception April 25, 2 to 4 p.m.) at Jeunesse Gallery of Fine Arts, 2668 West 4th Ave. in Vancouver

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

Richmond painters Jeanette Jarville, Joyce Kamikura and Adrienne Moore (top photo)are putting their unique styles on display in a joint exhibition, which also features Richmond sculptor Shamsi Ashti (above).

LEFT: Abstract by Adrienne Moore.

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elements of design that are compelling factors in my paintings,” said Kamikura.

Adrienne Moore’s expressionistic paintings are semi-abstract collages. Using a layering technique, the Steveston painter lets intuition be her guide as compositions evolve.

For the abstract painter, spring—with its organic bud and flower shapes—provides evocative landscapes, she said.

“Spring is the renewal and awakening of creative involvement, and a rebirth of inspiration for the artist,” said Moore, whose Irish Celtic roots live in her paintings.

For the Richmond sculptor in the exhibition, Shamsi Ashti’s clay creations include the deeply personal and the highly abstract. Personal works explore themes from the journey of life, ranging from deprivation to joy. Her abstract pieces are inspired by mythology, folklore, history and politics.

“The abstractness is expressed in the lines, shapes, and movements, which invoke expression of solitude, pain, heartache, transformation, existence and hope,” she said.

Ashti’s use of clay links with her Iranian roots. Besides sculpture, clay has deep ties to Iranian masonry, pottery and reliefs.

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The days are longer, the weather is warmer and signs of new life can be seen in flowerbeds—even attics, if raccoons have found a way in.

To celebrate spring, four Richmond artists have come together for an exhibition of painting and sculpture that puts the the new season in focus, albeit in an abstract way.

Spring Sensations in Abstract features recent works of painters Jeanette Jarville, Joyce Kamikura and Adrienne Moore, along with sculptor Shamsi Ashti.

“Spring is the time for new beginnings.

Abstracts invoke feelings, and this show is about innovative, imaginative work,” said Jarville, a mixed-media artist and Matthew McNair grad.

Jarville’s figurative paintings are big and bold—depicting modern romance and intimate relationships through people with simplified features that could represent anyone. The fresh abstracts are part of a catalogue influenced by her B.C. upbringing and strong connection to the past.

“I moved to Berlin to attend art school as Emily Carr University’s first exchange student accepted to Germany. I chose Berlin because of its avant-garde, exciting art scene, museums and galleries full of Old Masters’ work to study. I also had family roots from there—places with ancestral meaning to explore.”

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“There are going to be many more senior citizens with autism in the future, so the centre is a resource centre for many, it’s a place to come to access resources to try to help them. We envision that people across their lifespan for both themselves and their families, they’ll be able to access those programs and access proper information from the centre.”

Cocchia believes “our society should definitely be interested in autism and how we as a society address this growing population,” saying that the number of people being diagnosed with autism is increasing. Today, one in 68 children in the province of British Columbia is being diagnosed as being on the spectrum and there are 69,000 individuals in the province that are recognized as being on the spectrum.

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From Page 3 It means passengers aboard international flights connecting through Vancouver International Airport, and destined for another international city, won’t need to obtain Canadian visas.

With this system expanded, Richmond said in a few years, an additional 10 new destinations could be added in the U.S., Central and South America.

Beyond growth, Richmond said the airport’s strategic plan is to deliver a remarkable experience.

For the years ahead, an upgraded baggage system and buildings as part of the Expedited Transfer Facilities project, are nearing completion. They’re part of a $1.8 billion

gateway strategy that saw the new $213 million AB Connector opened in January.

The airport is also striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent, waste by 50 per cent, potable water consumption by 30 per cent and improve ecosystem health.

Richmond also announced the airport is building runway end safety areas at the end of the south and crosswind runways.

“These areas are international safety standards to protect aircraft and passengers in the unlikely event of an overrun or undershoot.

And we are doing in this in advance of the federal regulation because it’s the right thing to do,” he said.

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Eighteen finalists have been announced for the seventh th annual Richmond Arts Awards.

Out of 91 nominations, the finalists have been narrowed down to 18, with three finalists in each of the six categories. The finalists are either individuals or institutions with some rising stars in Richmond’s performing and visual arts scenes.

The annual Arts Awards recognize the achievements and contributions to the arts by Richmond residents, artists, educators, organizers and business leaders.

The finalists are: •Artistic Innovation: Glen Andersen, Gateway Theatre Pacific Festival, Marina Szijarto.

Arts Education: Miyouki Jego, Richmond Academy of Dance, Richmond Music School Society.

Business and the Arts: Michael Audain, Lansdowne Centre, Univar Canada.

Cultural Leadership: Bong Ja Ahn, Sara Holt, Stephanie Sy. Volunteerism: Geok Bin Phua, Dan Propp, Marvin Skelton.

Youth Arts: Alexa Fraser, Angelica Poversky, Nancy Zhang.

This year’s selection panel included Jonathan Der, violinist and assistant conductor of the Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra; Mila Kostic, visual artist and Richmond Art Gallery board member; Adrienne Moore, the 2009 winner for Arts Education and a visual artist; Andrew Wade, a playwright and Richmond Arts Coalition board member.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie will announce the winners at a special ceremony on Tuesday, May 12 at City Hall.

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Budget funds transit, rewards ‘rich’ seniors

The Federal budget, released earlier this week, brings several changes that will help people saving for retirement and caring for their family elders. The question, in my opinion, is in the details.

Compassionate care benefits help people who leave work temporarily to care for family members. The benefits extend from six weeks to six months. Some concerns about the eligibility requirements include whether the family member you care for qualifies, whether the type of care you provide qualifies and whether the kind of illness that your family member has qualifies.

Another question that might be asked is whether your job is affected if you have to spend more than six months away. Consider also when the rules come into force.

A second important change in the budget applies to the withdrawal limits for RRIFs. Currently, the typical RRSP must change to a RRIF in the year the contributor turns age 71. That won’t change. But the minimum annual withdrawal requirement will drop (apparently as a result of seniors liquidating their RRIFs too quickly) from 7.38% to 5.28% of the market value of their RRIF on January 1 of the year in which they make the withdrawal.

cut the small business tax rate from 11 to nine per cent by 2019 on the first $500,000 earned.

The federal budget is balanced for the first time since 2008, with a $1.4-billion surplus that will go to pay down the debt.

Home builders applauded a targeted home renovation tax credit for seniors to help them make their homes more accessible. It rebates up to $1,500 out of $10,000 of spending on items like wheelchair ramps and walkin bathtubs.

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Metro mayors say the new fund should ensure the more than $1.5 billion in federal contributions assumed under their plan will materialize, provided area voters pass a referendum to raise their share through a sales tax hike.

“The fact there is new federal money focused on transit is excellent for this region,” Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore said. “However we have to make sure we can bring our regional portion to the table.”

The big personal finance change in the budget is an increase in the annual contribution limit from $5,500 to $10,000 for Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) effective next year.

TFSA contributions don’t generate a tax deduction but the interest, stock dividends and capital gains earned within them aren’t taxed and the money can be withdrawn at any time.

The higher limit will be useful to well-off seniors who must withdraw more than they need from retirement accounts. They and others will be able to gradually shield more money from tax within TFSAs rather than taxable investment accounts.

Critics say the change mainly benefits the wealthy and will threaten federal tax flows over time as more Canadian wealth is tax sheltered.

“This is so blatantly for the very rich,” said Lorraine Logan, president of the Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of B.C. She said the budget will appeal to wealthy retirees but is silent on the concerns of lower-income seniors, from affordable housing to sustaining federal health transfers to the provinces.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper at Aberdeen Centre earlier this year. The governing Conservatives released their budget this week.

EDITORIAL: Budget is very much a political document

T

he federal budget, brought down by Finance Minister Joe Oliver on Tuesday, is more of a political document than an economic one. This isn’t surprising, with a federal election planned for this October.

The governing Conservatives have made a clear statement of their political philosophy in the document. It contrasts sharply with the campaign platform offered up by the NDP, the Official Opposition.

Meanwhile, the Liberals have yet to release their election platform, and were left on Tuesday

mouthing platitudes about how the budget “caters to the rich.”

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau made it clear that he won’t support the budget, as he obviously disagrees with its contents.

The Conservative philosophy, as stated in the budget, calls for a multitude of tax breaks, particularly for families with children and seniors.

It continues the emphasis on tax reduction and credits that has been part of virtually every Conservative budget since the party was first elected in 2006. It also continued the trend of making multi-year promises, but not funding many of them for years to come.

It is very much in line with the

approach taken by the late Jim Flaherty, finance minister from 2006-2014.

The Conservatives claim the budget is balanced, but it is only balanced because of a raid on the reserve fund and the sale of General Motors stock. Nonetheless, the party does believe in keeping revenue and spending roughly in balance, and it is clearly not a “big government” party.

The NDP, by contrast, have also been clear that their philosophy calls for much more government activity — particularly in the area of child care. Leader Thomas Mulcair has promised that an NDP government would institute $15 per day daycare

across Canada, at a cost of about $5 billion.

It also would reverse the Conservative plan which would allow spouses to split income for tax purposes.

The NDP decries this as a “break for the rich,” and on Tuesday was also critical of an increase to $10,000 in allowable contributions to Tax Free Savings Accounts each year.

As voters prepare for plenty of political spin and manipulation over the next few months, (to say nothing of intensive advertising campaigns), a focus on the basic philosophies put forward by each party can be helpful in clearing up the confusion.

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letters

Hobbyists bylaw is all about safety for park users

Editor: The bylaw is all about safety for all park users and has nothing to do with being fair or unfair. It is a welcome piece of legislation.

I have lived at Steveston London Park for many years and I have seen instances of reckless behaviour by these hobbyist. Some hobbyists will listen when told that their behaviour is not consistent with the neighbourhood and others will just ignore you and carry on.

The behaviour would consist of flying over houses when people are about in their yards in the summer, buzzing the field when children are leaving school at the end of the day, taking over the baseball court by the playground and flying their models from there leaving no room for the children to shoot some hoops.

Then there was the situation one Saturday morning last year when one hobbyist was seen climbing over a neighbours fence to retrieve a downed model snagged on a tree.

Isn't that trespass?

Flying model airplanes in a neighbour-

Flying model airplanes in a neighbourhood park with adjacent houses, school and playground is not a good mix no matter how experienced the flyer. hood park with adjacent houses, school and playground is not a good mix no matter how experienced the flyer. The comment of the person being interviewed is self-serving and suggesting that when the kids come to play soccer he leaves is misleading. Children don't play soccer that early in the morning at that end of the field as the only people out and about are the tai chi group and early dog walkers.

Perhaps the local hobbyists might find a solution by finding a sympathetic farmer who would allow them to fly on his/her land away from homes, schools and playgrounds.

Kai Tham Richmond

Neighbourhood needs a break from constant construction chaos

Editor: My neighbours and I are very pleased to see your front page article about reducing the height of these monster houses as well reading other notes from concerned Richmondites.

Our personal experience with one monster house under construction has been a disaster.

I have never before been abused like this, by the crew, when I mentioned that they were breaking the noise regulations on the week-ends.

We have made at least 24 calls to the police and city hall, but the crew simply didn’t care. (and told me so, to my face).

Our fence has been destroyed by their careless

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The property and work area has been a complete disaster since day one, and I don’t believe that they care; nor do they clean up. By a county mile this is the worst work site I have ever seen.

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Ruling throws port trucking into ‘chaos’

by Jeff Nagel Black Press Port Metro Vancouver is reviewing its options after a judge found its new licensing system that sharply reduced the number of permitted container truckers was imposed unfairly.

The new licence system cut up to 600 trucks from the system in January, resulting in layoffs to drivers, and spawning a lawsuit that challenged the port’s point-based system for deciding the winners and losers.

The methodology gave an advantage to companies that applied early and was“procedurally

deficient and profoundly unfair,” Judge Robert Barnes found. New licences were part of the reforms flowed from a month-long container truckers strike last year and aimed to end rampant undercutting caused by too many trucks competing for business.

“While we endeavoured to apply the selection process in as fair a method as possible, with respect to certain applications, the Federal Court of Canada has disagreed,” the port said in a statement. It’s unclear whether the port will appeal the ruling, which directs the port to issue licences to late-filing companies that otherwise met the same standard as the early filers.

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Richmond hotel occupancy rate returns to national heights Once the cream of the crop in the 1990s, latest figures show hotels have returned to pinnacle

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter There was a bit of Back to the Future for Richmond’s hotel industry in 2014.

During the late 1990s, Richmond’s hotel occupancy rates earned serious bragging rights, putting Lulu Island in the same company as some of the hottest destinations in North America.

Last year, according to PKF National Report, Richmond returned to the summit, boasting the country’s highest occupancy rate of 75.4 per cent.

And so far this year, it looks like 2015 will be a good one too.

Year to date figures to February indicated Richmond had the highest occupancy rate in Canada at 64.1 per cent, well above the Canadian average of 49.8 per cent, and B.C.’s average of 50.9 per cent.

“Now I recognize that we only have 5,000 rooms to fill, but it’s all relative when you consider budgets, population and tourism product of other cities throughout Canada,” Tourism Richmond CEO Tracy Lakeman said at Tourism Richmond’s annual general meeting last week. “This is something we as an organization and a community should be very proud of.”

Lakeman said the credit for those numbers should be shared with local community partners,

Tourism Richmond CEO Tracey Lakeman.

including the Vancouver International Airport, the City of Richmond, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Richmond Cares Richmond Gives, and the Steveston Merchants Association, among others.

“Our industry understands the value of partners and working together for a common goal of growing our economy by growing tourism revenues,” Lakeman said.

The good news extended beyond visitors spending time in local hotels.

According to the Industry Association of Canada and Visa Canada, Richmond was one of the top 10 cities visited from four of the five visiting countries: the United States, China, the United Kingdom and Germany.

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QUARTERLY REPORT

Dominion Lending Centres Chief Economist Says US Style Housing Crash Unlikely in Canada Responding to recent news reports about the IMF warning of an overheated Canadian housing market, the Chief Economist for Dominion Lending Centres, Sherry Cooper, says the prospect of a soft landing is good news for homeowners, “there is no doubt that letting some steam out of the boiling markets is a good thing because were prices to rise rapidly for too long, a nasty correction would be likely.”

Bank of Canada Remains On Hold With Hopes of Economic Rebound As was widely expected, on Wednesday April 15, 2015 The Bank of Canada announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Core inflation, at 2 percent, is a reflection of the dampening effects of a slowing economy offset by the pass through effects of the lower dollar.

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in the January MPR); however, the second quarter is expected to see a rebound to 1.8 percent growth, revised up from earlier expectation. The Bank continues to assert that, “Underneath the effects of the oil price shock, the natural sequence of stronger non-energy exports, increasing investment, and improving labour markets is progressing.”

This will be aided by an improvement in the U.S. economy and the easing in financial conditions.

Chief Economist for The Bank is hopeful Dominion Lending Centres that global growth will strengthen in coming months to 3-1/2 percent—consistent There remains a good deal of uncertainty with their forecast in January’s Monetary in this sequence: While March Policy Report (MPR)—as a direct result employment in Canada improved of central bank rate cuts and quantitative substantially, business investment easing in Europe. Lower commodity remains disappointing, manufacturing is prices will boost growth in some weak—especially in the auto sector—and countries. The Bank also believes that the improvement in trade has been less strong growth will resume in the United than expected.

States after a weak first quarter, which, of Real GDP growth is projected to rebound course, has yet to be confirmed. in the second quarter and subsequently First quarter growth in Canada has been strengthen to average about 2 1/2 per revised downward to 0.0 percent in the cent on a quarterly basis until the middle April MPR (from 1.5 percent growth of 2016. The Bank expects real GDP

growth of 1.9 per cent in 2015, 2.5 per cent in 2016, and 2.0 per cent in 2017.

The Bank also believes the risks to the outlook are balanced, an upgrade since the last policy meeting in March. As a result of this view, they judge that the current degree of monetary stimulus is appropriate and have left rates unchanged.

I am cautiously optimistic that the Bank has got it right, but I continue to believe that the risks are on the downside for the economy and inflation. My forecast for Canadian growth this year is 1.5 percent-below the Bank’s 1.9 percent forecast.

Much hinges on the U.S. economy. The April MPR revised down its U.S. growth forecast for this year from 3.2 percent to 2.7 percent.

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Cooper, one of North America’s most respected economic experts, points out that existing home sales were down 2 percent year-over-year in January, but were still up moderately outside of Alberta. Later data suggests that in February, sales rose month-over-month as gains in Toronto and Vancouver offset faltering markets in other parts of the country. More recently, Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in March from February, led by gains in the big Toronto and Vancouver markets.

Sales were even up in Calgary where sales had slowed in recent months in the wake of the oil price decline.

“With home ownership at a record high of 70 percent of households and interest rates at record lows, national sales growth will stabilize at a modest pace,” says Cooper. “However, steady demand from immigrants and non-resident purchasers in Toronto and Vancouver should continue to support housing markets. In addition, Millennials are in their first-time homebuying years. While many might be priced out of the single-family home market, many will take the plunge into condos.”

On the supply side, housing starts and completions are down and are now trending slightly above household formation rates. Taking replacement demand into consideration, the current pace of overall home construction is at appropriate levels to meet long-run demand. We have also seen evidence of a recent increase in dedicated rental housing construction as institutional investors are providing increased funding in this long-overlooked area of the housing market. Condos have effectively replaced traditional apartment units and are an affordable alternative for those who are priced out of Toronto’s detached housing market. Rental vacancy rates remain at extreme lows in Vancouver and Toronto.

Cooper says the bottom line is that there is little evidence of an upcoming U.S.-style housing crash anywhere in Canada, even in the hardest hit energycentered markets.

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Youth orchestra journeys into the unknown Saturday’s “Voyages” concert has a certain science fiction feel

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

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The Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra will premiere a new work from Canadian composer Tim Labor at a concert this Saturday.

The concert will feature Labor’s Skylark: Adventure for Orchestra, along with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Also on stage will be soloist Bob Kong on clarinet.

Music director Stephen Robb has titled the concert “Voyages,” as each work depicts a journey into the unknown.

Labor is a Canadian composer and sound designer based in Los Angeles, where he serves as associate professor in the University of California’s Department of Music.

The composer rooted Skylark in the film music genre, drawing inspiration

Tim Labor is a Canadian composer and sound designer based in Los Angeles. The Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra will premiere his new composition Saturday.

from the early science fiction writings of E.E. Smith’s The Skylark of Space. Originally published as a series in the 1920s, Smith’s writings later became a book—considered one of the earliest novels of interstellar travel.

According to director Robb, Labor’s piece features “very dense textures,” including 10 separate string parts that occur at various times in the score.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s work is a symphonic poem based on One Thousand and One Nights, also known as The

Arabian Nights.

“It is perhaps RimskyKorsakov’s most popular and enduring work for orchestra,” according to Robb. “In four movements the work is a huge tour de force for the orchestra, and features many solos from our concertmaster, principal cello, and our winds, brass and percussion.”

The April 25 concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Richmond Pentecostal Church, 9300 Westminster Hwy. Tickets, $10 for adults and $7 for children and seniors, at the door.

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Opera returns to Minoru Chapel on May 6 Burnaby Lyric Opera will present highlights from the classic opera La Traviata at Minoru Chapel on May 6.

Set in mid-19th century Paris, La Traviata tells the tragic story of a Parisian courtesan who sacrifices all for love.

Selections will be performed for shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. as part of the City of Richmond’s Minoru Chapel Opera series.

La Traviata is one of opera’s greatest romances and considered a masterpiece today. But when it premiered in 1853, not all appreciated Giuseppe Verdi’s work.

Censors balked at the contemporary edge of the story, and audiences were scandalized by Verdi’s frank depiction of a high-society courtesan in love.

Based at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, Burnaby Lyric Opera aims to give emerging professional and semi-professional opera singers a chance to sing leading roles.

Under direction of David Boothroyd, local rising opera stars will perform: soprano Gina McLellan-Morel (Violetta), tenor Brian Lee (Alfredo), baritone Andrew Greenwood (Germont), bassbaritone Brandon Thornhill (Marquis) and mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson (Flora).

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by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

Pianist Angeni Wang has performed like a pro for years in theatres, churches and recital halls. Next Saturday she’ll command attention again, this time as a soloist with the Richmond Orchestra, conducted by James Malmberg.

Wang is just 16 years old.

The exceptional musical talent began playing at age six, and her younger brother Arthur—who has also become a rising musical star and plays with his sister as a duo—followed.

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Beethoven Symphony No. 6 •Richmond Orchestra. Concert also features guest soloist Angeni Wang on piano performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 •Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m., Richmond Pentecostal Church, 9300 Westminster Hwy. •Tickets: $6 to $20 (under age six free), at 604-276-2747, roca.ca or at the door

second-hand keyboard, so her parents decided lessons on a real piano were in order. She developed into an accomplished pianist under the guidance of Richmond teacher Victor Shevtsov.

Wang, now studying under Xiao Li, has won numerous awards, including the 2012 BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association trophy for the highest mark

in the ARCT (Associate of the Royal Conservatory) diploma exam, and the prestigious Tom Lee Trophy at the Richmond Music Festival that same year.

Wang was also one of three Canadian pianists selected to compete in last summer’s Cooper International Competition at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. And last month Wang was the lone Canadian to compete in South Carolina’s annual Hilton Head International Piano Competition.

Teaming with her brother last year at the International Northwest Piano Ensemble Competition, the pair won first prize in the 16-and-under category.

For the May 2 Richmond Orchestra concert, Wang will perform Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2—one of the Russian composer’s most loved pieces.

Richmond Orchestra musicians, meanwhile, will focus their energy on Beethoven, performing the composer’s Symphony No. 6, also known as the Pastoral Symphony for being a musical tribute to the great outdoors.

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Michelle Koebke will sing music from classic operas at a May 2 concert in Richmond.

World of Music and Arts will host a spring music concert and arts show May 2.

Soprano Michelle Koebke and tenor Sergio Flores will join local pianist Anna Vavilova to perform music

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Guests are welcome to peruse an art show and sale in the lobby before and after the concert.

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Garbage toxins suspected of contaminating hawks

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Tests find high levels of flame retardants in area raptors

Black Press Researchers have found high levels of toxic flame retardants in Lower Mainland raptors, including one Cooper’s hawk in

Langley with the highest levels of the contaminant ever recorded in a wild bird.

The average concentration of PBDEs, a

flame retardant used on furniture, electronics and carpets, averaged 1,873 parts per billion in the livers of 15 raptors tested in the Lower Mainland, and that reading hit 197,000 in the case of the Langley hawk.

The birds tested between 2000 and 2009 had all died from being hit by cars or similar trauma.

Lead researcher Kyle Elliott, from McGill University, says more species are adapting to urban areas, where they encounter higher levels of chemical pollutants, which can then bioaccumulate in top predators.

Hawks, for example, eat starlings that often feed on garbage.

Elliott said it’s impossible to say the ultratoxic hawk was contaminated by the waste transfer station in Langley – a scenario Metro Vancouver officials doubt because garbage there is swiftly compacted, giving birds little access – but he suspects avian access to garbage is part of the overall problem, whether it’s via landfills, dumpsters or bagged garbage at the curb.

“There were very high levels across the entire Lower Mainland,” he told Black Press.

“We do know these brominated flame retardants are often associated with human refuse. And starlings have 15 times higher levels near the Burns Bog landfill as compared to other sites in the Lower Mainland.”

Elliott said the PBDE levels found in Cooper’s hawks in the Lower Mainland were higher than found in any other study elsewhere.

The Langley hawk, found dead in 2002,

showed no signs of emaciation or sickness but had PBDE levels 100 times higher than levels known to decrease thyroid levels in eagles and suppress the immune system in kestrels, Elliott said.

The findings were presented in a research paper in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

More research is underway to gauge the sources and effects of chemicals like PBDEs on a breeding group of Cooper’s hawks in the Metro Vancouver area.

The Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL) in Delta often takes in injured raptors found near the Vancouver landfill in Delta with injuries or infections that defy explanation and make treatment challenging, according to bird care supervisor Martina Versteeg.

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Life of Reilly Richmond teen fast maturing into one of Canada’s top medley swimmers

by Don Fennell

As an emerging star on the national team, it also helps Reilly that the Canadian High Sports Editor Performance Centre for swimming in Vancouver is also located at UBC. t first, Luke Reilly was star“It’s really amazing for my swimming to be struck. able to train under Jozseph Nagy and Tom His entire life he’d looked up to BriJohnson,” he said. “They’re so knowledgean Johns, and now suddenly the swimmer able and experienced in the sport. And with he admired most had become his coach.

Steve (Price) and Brian (Johns) it gives me a “It was a bit weird,” says Reilly, the lanky really strong coaching support system.”

Richmond teen who may sooner than later Although Reilly’s time in the 400 indiwind up breaking his mentor’s longstandvidual medley at the national trials was not ing Canadian record in the men’s 400-metre his best ever (it was his second best), he individual medley. (Johns, who also holds was encouraged because he feels his stroke the short-course mark of four minutes, 2.72 execution and technique were a lot better seconds, set at the 2003 Canadian Interthan last spring’s Canadian trials in Victoria university Championships, was 26 years when he clocked a PB of 4:15.86—a meaold when he set the long-course mark of gre 0.06 seconds off Alec Page’s winning 4:11.41 seconds during the 2008 Olympics pace—and well beyond last summer when in Beijing, China). he placed seventh in the “I had looked up to this Commonwealth Games in person my entire life and Glasgow, Scotland where he waited to get his autograph scored a time of 4:19.72. at the pool and listen to Swimming Canada’s Junior his speeches. Suddenly I Male Swimmer of the Year in was communicating with 2013, after setting a nationthis person on a day-to-day al age group record in the basis.”

400 I.M. at the world junior Eventually, the angst championships in Dubai, waned and Reilly the stuReilly is still evolving as an dent began soaking up the athlete. Like all swimmers, sage advice of Johns the he plans out his season well teacher. in advance but says the “It’s amazing to be getting itinerary can change based this first-hand experience on a number of factors. about everything. I can “One of the biggest always go and talk to him. changes I’ve experienced Like before nationals, when in the last year or so is getI got really nervous, he ting to know myself as a was a voice of reason,” said swimmer more,” he said. “I’m Reilly. more knowledgeable about “You know Luke,” Johns what I need to do to pretold him. “I was always more pare for meets and to swim nervous for trials than for LUKE REILLY fast than say three years ago any other meet.” when I was very inconsistent. I Reilly, 19, punched his ticket didn’t really prepare well. I think I’ve always to the 2015 Pan American Games this gotten enjoyment out of swimming, but as summer in Toronto by winning the men’s I’ve grown I’m able to manage swimming 400 I.M. in four minutes, 17.21 seconds at better. With swimming, you have to be so the Canadian Swimming Trials earlier this aware of your body and when you grow month in Toronto. He also won the 200 I.M. you lose that feeling so you have to re-learn in 2:01.57. positioning again. And you never want too “I’m extremely stoked about competing at the Pan-Am Games and I would like to make much weight because you have so much more distance to go, so you want to work my country proud,” he said. “But right now on having lean muscle.”

I’m focusing on training. When it comes Reilly’s rigid training schedule requires sigcloser I’ll probably think about it more.” nificant commitment—two-a-day workouts, Reilly has always been a fish in water. averaging two-plus hours each, are rouShunning such activities as soccer, a tine—and sacrifice. But coach Price said the precocious five-year-old dove into the pool payoff is great, especially when you have to with such affinity during his Red Cross overcome moments of adversity like Reilly lessons that his parents soon enrolled him and his UBC teammates did in winning in the Richmond Kigoos summer swim the Canadian Inter-university Swimming club. The experience with the Kigoos only Championships for a fourth consecutive ramped up his passion for swimming, and year at the Saanich Commonwealth Pool in in short order he made the next logical February. progression into winter swimming.

“Luke worked very hard to qualify and While Reilly found winter swimming more stood tall to score for the team,” said Price. competitive, it only whetted his appetite.

The men’s team was just selected as the Eventually he found his way to the Univeruniversity’s team of the year. sity of B.C. campus and the opportunity “One of the things Luke has done really to train with the Dolphins Swim Club. His well in his second year is show greater familiarity with the surroundings, and with resiliency,” Price said. “He trains very hard the university swim coaches Tom Rushton, and pushes himself, and has become better Steve Price and Brian Johns, only made it focused on the end-game.” that much easier when he decided to enroll as a student in UBC’s art program in 2013 See Page 21 and swim for the Thunderbirds.

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Pan-Ams this summer, perhaps Olympics next From Page 20

Price said part of Reilly’s maturing as a young athlete is learning how to balance swimming with the other aspects of his life. He said mental strength is perhaps Reilly’s greatest ability and he’s learned to hone that while continuing to develop his skills. “He’s also learned to handle disappointment better,� Price said. “He didn’t quite qualify for the world championships team he was hoping for, but the selection is even higher than the international standard by design. But there’s no question he is certainly on his way.�

Price anticipates swimming in front of a home crowd, and on the world stage at that, at the Pan-American Games this summer in Toronto will be invaluable for Reilly as he strives to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. “It will be a big step for him and a good shot in the arm,� said Price.

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sports Cricket in the park Cricketers enjoyed the fine weather last weekend to tune up for the B.C. Mainland Cricket League’s 2015 season which officially begins Saturday.

Richmond’s Division I side hosts the Meralomas at noon at Minoru Park.

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AMAZING VALUE

8 fundamental reasons why Brentwood TWO is the best real estate value in Metro Vancouver.

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SHOPPING & DINING 350+ of the best fashion, dining, grocery, entertainment and services are all downstairs

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SERVICE & SECURITY Shape’s commitment to own, operate and manage all properties in their portfolio

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AMAZING HOMES Side-by-side washer dryer, integrated appliances and Burnaby’s best kitchen

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ENDLESS VIEWS An average balcony size of 167 sq.ft. with amazing views from every home

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VERIFIED VALUE A sound investment with long-term appreciation & quality living

THE VISION Over $1 billion invested

TRANSIT AT YOUR DOOR 100 steps to Brentwood SkyTrain station ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Expect big holiday celebrations, events, live music and public markets year round

VISIT THE PRESENTATION CENTRE & THREE SHOW HOMES TODAY. 4567 LOUGHEED HIGHWAY, BURNABY (BRENTWOOD MALL). OPEN DAILY12-5PM THEAMAZINGBRENTWOOD.COM 604.563.8386 The developer reserves the right to make changes and modifications to the information contained herein without prior notice. This is not an offering for sale. E.&O.E.

WILLINGDON AVE.

NOW SELLING. TWO BEDROOM HOMES FROM $442,900 - $723,400 THREE BEDROOM HOMES FROM $886,900 - $2.9 MILLION

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Contemporary 4-bedroom homes in stylish Morgan Heights

South Surrey has long been a fashionable address, and the recent growth of the Morgan Heights area has brought a new urban appeal to this community.

Sakura is a new community of 75 four-bedroom townhomes that opens up the Morgan Heights residential market to family-sized homes. The affordable luxurious homes have spacious floorplans that are well in line with layouts for single-family homes.

“The entire property won’t just be a great place to come home to at the end of the day, but it’s also designed to have wonderful spaces to relax and explore with your family,” says Carly Willey, sales manager for Sakura.

Sakura is offered by CastleHill Homes, a local developer with over 40 years experience building homes on the West Coast. With their HomePOINT™ technology, each townhome is ready for home automation, with an opportunity for each homeowner to customize to meet their own needs.

Sakura homes are stylishly designed to reflect the outdoorsy appeal of the larger South Surrey area, with a twist of sophisticated urban flare. Elegant wood overhangs; detailed stonework and impeccable landscaping make each home special and a source of homeowner pride.

Residents at Sakura will also enjoy the convenience of the two-level Clubhouse. The main level will house a fitness centre and yoga studio, and the upper level wellequipped social area with full kitchen and lounge.

Interiors at Sakura feature open concept designs with contemporary appeal. Entryways are simply stunning with 20’ ceilings and modern chandelier lighting, glass stair railings, and wide plank laminate flooring leading into the main floor living space. Cozy fireplaces bring as much warmth as the oversize windows bring natural light throughout each home. Kitchens are sized for family life as well as easy entertaining, with large islands adorned with beautiful quartz countertops and designer lighting. Large patios or decks with gas hook-ups expand the living space to the outdoors.

Sakura is located at 15688 - 28th Avenue in South Surrey. Affordably priced to start in the low $500s, the 4-bedroom townhomes range in size from 1,846 to 2,231 sq.ft. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for a spacious family-sized home in Morgan Heights!

Pre-register now for an opportunity to buy in the first limited release of homes, before this spring’s Grand Opening, by calling 604-538-5588 or online at www.SakuraLiving.ca

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Let an experienced Realtor go to work for you

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OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

#52 - 11771 KINGFISHER DRIVE • $528,800 WELCOME TO THE PERFECT TOWNHOUSE PACKAGE! Large, updated and move-in ready 1600 sq. Ft. 3 Bedroom townhouse in westwind’s somerset mews, 19+ complex. Tasteful updates throughout, great storage and a large patio to enjoy the lovely backyard gardens. Excellent downsize from a house option. A LOVELY PLACE TO CALL HOME!

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#306 - 8040 BLUNDELL RD • $249,800 TOP FLOOR WINNER! Beautifully maintained and lots of updating in this large 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 condo. Fantastic newer kitchen, updated baths and flooring, great storage, supersize outdoor balcony and super central convenient Richmond location! Suite Good Buy!!

#210 - 11240 MELLIS DR. • $318,000 ENJOY THE SPACE this extra large, bright and lovingly maintained, immaculate, 2 bedroom, 2 bath in Mellis Gardens. 1300 sq. ft. with large rooms, great storage, 2 balconies and all in a totally rainscreened 19+ building. Easy access to everything. CALL TODAY TO VIEW!

308 - 6233 LONDON • $299,900 Bright and beautiful view corner 546 sq. ft. studio/open 1 bedroom condo in London Landing. Modern hi-end finishings throughout, 9’ ceilings, built-in murphy bed to maximize space and storage and gorgeous panoramic views from all windows and large balcony.

CALL NOW TO VIEW!

Very charming and spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in always popular Burkeville. Many updates in this well-laid-out home. Gorgeous original fir floors, nice large family room addition on the back as well as newer fully finished double garage with loads of storage above.

Don’t let the view from the street deceive you. This is a good size home that is excellent for entertaining too. All this on a 50’ x 120’ fenced lot. Call for a viewing or come by the open on Sunday April 26 from 2-4pm and see for yourself.

Passion & Dedication for Your Real Estate Needs 1605 53A STREET, TSAWWASSEN 1648 SPYGLASS CRES., TSAWWASSEN

OPEN SATURDAY 2-4

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A RARE FIND! Fabulous view property, 7 bedroom custom built rancher with full basement. Recent renovation features open concept living, granite and marble counter/floors in kitchen and ensuite and stainless steel appliances. Basement features huge games room that would make a great theatre or gym space and lots of storage. Private back yard is an oasis featuring concrete divers pool and hot tub. Entertain on your huge upper patio while watching spectacular sunsets out to the ocean and Vancouver Island — SUNNY TSAWWASSEN AT IT’S BEST! $1,320,000.

WELCOME TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HOME in desirable Imperial Village! Impeccably maintained and cared for, the home features a great layout with 4 bedrooms and games room up, a den on the main and an abundance of natural light throughout. The back yard offers a private retreat with well manicured gardens and a tranquil water feature. Fantastic location close to schools (including Southpointe Academy), shopping, transit and just blocks away from the newly built Tsawwassen Springs Golf Course — TRULY A GREAT FAMILY HOME! $938,800.

Aaron Munro

604-868-7858 aaronmunro@sutton.com

Seafair Realty

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 21

COMING EVENTS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 114

CURIO SALE The Richmond Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop is having its Spring Curio Sale on Saturday, April 25th from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

Items incl fine china, silver, crystal, jewellery, vintage linens, paintings and much more. The RHHA Thrift Shop is located in the heritage church building at the corner of Chatham Street and Second Ave. in Steveston.

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

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HELP WANTED

INFORMATION

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Only those of interest will be contacted.

CHILDREN 86

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FULL TIME TRUCK DRIVER

Required by Richmond Building Supplies Co. Ltd. Must have a clean driving record & be in good physical condition as regular lifting is required.

Please email your resume to: rbsadmin@shaw.ca

Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities Up To $400 CASH Daily F/T & P/T Outdoors. Spring / Summer Work. Seeking Honest, Hard Working Staff. www.PropertyStarsJobs.com

EDUCATION

OWNER OPERATOR Zip Courier presently has an opening for an owner/operator with a minivan, full size van, or hatchback/ SUV to join our busy, growing fleet. Full-time work Mon-Fri, work is all over the Lower Mainland, start from home.

CLASS 1 HIGHWAY LINE HAUL COMPANY DRIVERS

We provide training, a pleasant work environment, better than average earnings, uniforms...

Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Class 1 Drivers for the SURREY area. Applicants must have a min 2 yrs industry driving experience.

Join our winning team!

To join our team of professional drivers please send off a resume and current drivers abstract to: careers@vankam.com For more info about Line Haul, call Bev, 604-968-5488 We thank all applicants for your interest!

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

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CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

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CONSTRUCTION SITE In your NEIGHBOURHOOD

HOMESTAY FAMILIES Are you available to be a homestay family this summer?

International students want to meet you and learn about your culture, while studying English.

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We are an industry leader of building products, located in Surrey, and we are growing. The team is hard working, the work environment is fast-paced with good people, and the benefits are excellent.

Top notch warehouse worker / driver with a positive attitude, willingness to learn and ability to do heavy lifting is required for immediate start. Mon. - Fri. If you are dedicated, have leadership ability and are looking for good solid employment send your resume: Fax: 604-513-1194 Email: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com

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PERSONAL SERVICES

IMPERIAL Ballroom address: #1-7900 River Road, Richmond Website: imperialballroom.ca Crystal Li and han Ly , current ranking of No. 3 in Canada for 10 dance tel: 604-279.5459/ 778-858,6300

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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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

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Email resume to: accounting @richmondnotary.ca

PERSONAL SERVICES

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NANDO’S CHICKEN, Ironwood, Richmond. Looking for grillers, full and parttime. Training provided.

Contact 604-725-1221 or 604-5129723, 604-448-9884.

Free Employment Services Servicces emplooyers for job-seekers and employers Richmond Storefront 290-3631 No. 3 Road Richmond, BC V6X 2B9 T:778.732.0285

HOME STAY FAMILIES

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#200-11251 River Rd.

WAREHOUSE WORKER / DRIVER

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

We Offer Above Average Rates!

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HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER (childcare) Call Ruel / Lanie 778-297-8881 or email: marasiganr94@yahoo.com

• All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Required by Fish Processing Plant for day shifts.

Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta.

Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889

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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE GRASS CUTTING $20+

Heating System Service Special

• HEDGE & TREE PRUNING • HOUSE PAINTING • PRESSURE WASHING

Licensed, Insured & Bonded Local Plumbers www.1stcallplumbing.ca

FINANCIAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

WE GUARANTEE no-hassle Service Backed by Professional Installation and our no-nonsense Home Improvement Warranty

Accounting & Tax Services Personal and Corporate Taxes Accounting and Management Consulting Clean up past accounting records Year-end preparation, Setting up accounting Software Full Cycle Payroll, GST/PST/WCB Returns Raju Nanduri CGA 160 - 3031 Beckman Place Richmond BC. 778-688-2999 rsncga@gmail.com

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

Ronaldo’s Painting Insured/WCB/Free Estimates Ronaldo, 778-881-6478 Visa/Mastercard

Rona Building Centre 7111 Elmbridge Way Richmond, BC

Joe 604-250-5481

www.paintspecial.com

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PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

Saturday Apr 25, 9-3 Fundraising for Camp Byng and other adventures!

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

NEW & REPAIR. Bath & Kitch, flrs, tiles, moulding, dry-wall, painting, plumbing, wiring. Job guaranteed.

WCB ins. Patrick 778-863-7100.

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PLUMBING

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

~ SUNDAYS ONLY ~ 6 am to 4 pm Phone 604-859-7540 Richmond

Sunday, May 3, 10am-1pm Tables still available.

Free Admission - Over 75 Tables Southarm Community Centre 8880 Williams Road Ph: 604-238-8060

RENTALS HOMES FOR RENT

RICHMOND. Spacious newly reno’d 3 bdrm rancher, 4 appls, wall-towall, blinds, cov patio, storage, garage, prkg, fenced. $1650/m. N/P. May 1. 604-833-2103

By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act and on behalf of Marvel Auctions Ltd. we will dispose of goods, namely 1) Miscellaneous goods, debtor “Randell Levi” to recover $1,650.00 plus accruing storage and any/all other expenses related. These goods will be made available for sale after May 8, 2015. Goods are currently being stored at 4508 Beedie Street, Burnaby.

Contact 604-434-2448 for further information.

Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca

604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~ ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

1. Operate a BROKERING FACILITY at 110-5900 No.6 Road, Richmond, BC where Used Carpet, Used fishing line, Used car airbags and Used nylon rope would be received, sorted and processed for the purpose of recycling. These activities will reduce the volume of waste destined for disposal.

PRESSURE WASHING

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

4. Ensure no more than 50 tonnes of Recyclable Materials would be on the site at any one time.

It should be noted that this application is at a preliminary stage and has not gone to the Solid Waste Manager for his consideration. Therefore, aspects of the proposal may change as the application proceeds through the review process.

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS bythebay.com

ARBUTUS ROOFING & DRAINS Ltd We specialize in: F Shingle Roofing F Flat Roofing F Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs

SAND & GRAVEL SALES All types of sand & gravel 604-560-9255

PETS

Residential / Strata

604 - 259 - 2482 www.arbutusroofing.com

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

PATRICK’S RUBBISH REMOVAL *Landscape *Trimming *Yard Clean *Const. Clean. *ANYTHING!!!

1 Ton Truck. Call Patrick for Prompt Quality Service @ 604-808-1652.

2. Operate within the boundaries of the land or premises with the legal description of: PID 023-768-169, Lot 1, Block 4N, Plan LMP33086, Section 4, Range 5W, New Westminster Land District.

3. Operate 9am- 6pm, Monday to Saturday.

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

Free Est. Call Dean 604-839-8856

MIRACLE MOVING

VECTOR RENO’S Specializing in all interior & exterior home renovations & additions Call 604-690-3327

The Scrapper

TRETHEWEY @ MACLURE AVE

TAKE NOTICE THAT SOP International Recycle Inc., 110-5900 No.6 Road, Richmond, BC has applied to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (“Metro Vancouver’’) pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw for a Licence to:

POWER WASHING since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

www.affordablemoversbc.com

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

CONCRETE FORMING, FRAMING & SIDING. 604.218.3064

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

BROKERING FACILITY NOTICE

604 - 861 - 6060 We do tile roofs, gutters, windows, siding drvwy. WCB insured. Our #1 goal is to satisfy our customers.

AFFORDABLE MOVING

JAPANESE PRO GARDENER Lawns, Power Raking, Hedges & Trees. Free Estimates 604-839-8856

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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MIN. EXPRESS PAGING SYSTEM Reasonable Rates 604-270-6338

HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations Repairs - 604.878.5232

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Gilmore United Church 8060 #1 Rd Rmd JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

GARAGE SALES

MOM’S UNITE (Kids Stuff) SWAP MEET

12th Richmond Scouts

2 coats any colour

TRANSPORTATION

FLEA MARKET

GARAGE SALES

Multi - Family Garage Sale!

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

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GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)

GARDENING

Brad 778-552-3900

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MULTI POO miniature black brown & tan 4-6 lbs hypo allerg, exc family pet, vet cert $1600. 604-341-1445.

604-275-3158

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

CEDAR FENCE INSTALLATION

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Plumbing • Electrical • Woodwork • Drywall • Bathrooms • Painting • Handyman • Textured Ceilings • FREE Quotes Door Repairs: Patio • Pocket • Bi-folds • Shower

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GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black & black/tan. 7 weeks old. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

Residential & Commercial Clean Courteous Service FREE ESTIMATES

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• Pressure Washing

RENOVATIONS

Call George 778 886 3186

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

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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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Plumbing * Heating * Electrical * Carpentry * Painting * Tiling All Types of Home Renovations, Maintenance or General Repairs around the house Guaranteed, with Free Estimate www.westwindhome.ca Fully Licensed, Insured, WCB

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Victor Shevtsov photo Grace Hoff presented the BCRMTA Community Service Scholarship to Jasper Lin Yi Zhu. The presentation was made at the BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Richmond Branch’s Scholarship Recital held on Sunday April 12 at St. Alban Anglican Church.

Victor Shevtsov photo Colleen Myskiw presented the Winfred Proud Memorial Scholarships to Amanda Yee and Jeff Zhang at the BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Richmond Branch’s Scholarship Recital.

The ANAF284 Dart team head to Penticton today to participate in the ANAF dart tournament. The Ladies Auxiliary of 284 donated shirts for the trip. Left ro right, back row: Kirk Piche, Phil Dew, Paul Good, Tim Daganais, Len Cowan, Gary Owens, Chris Dinnell, Bob Stradling. Front row Deb Tew, and Ladies Auxiliary 284 President Shirley Gibbons.

Yaohan Centre made a $3,000 donation to Richmond Hospital Foundation, thanks to gifts raised at the Brenda & Friends concert featuring well known performer Brenda Lo and other singers. Proceeds from the event on March 27, 2015 will help improve local health care in Richmond.

Left to right are: Carleen Pauliuk, Director of Donor Relations & Events, Richmond Hospital Foundation, Ivy Lui, Yaohan Centre, Aaron Leung, A A Property Management Ltd., and Kim Schuss, Board Member, Richmond Hospital Foundation.

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STEPHANIE WONG When the University of B.C. golf season—which will be Stephanie Wong’s last—winds up next month with the Canadian university/college championship May 26 to 29 in Guelph, Ont., the engaging young Richmondite will retain a devotion to both. She says her four years of attending UBC, and playing golf, have been very rewarding but it’s 100 per cent because of her teammates. “They’ll be like family for the rest of my life,” says Wong, who tied for second with Kat Kennedy of Okotoks, Alta., both at 2-under 142 at the recent Battle at Primm collegiate golf tournament in Nipton, Calif.

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