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Richmond to regulate storefront posters City to regulate storefront posters, but some councillors say more work needed

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

It’s a common sight on storefronts in City Centre—posters and product signs exclusively in Chinese.

This “visual clutter” will soon be targeted by city hall in a bid to stem the proliferation of Chinese-only signs in Richmond. In a unanimously vote Monday city council ordered staff to craft a new sign bylaw to control the clutter, but not all councillors believe it’ll go far enough.

“This is a good start but I don’t think this is going to be the end of the Chinese-only signs issue,” said Coun. Carol Day. There have been calls for greater language regulation in Richmond. Others, including a group of Chinese community leaders called Signs of Harmony, have insisted education is the solution.

Coun. Harold Steves said residents are feeling hurt, not just due to a lack of English on signs, but because of changing neighbourhoods: investors driving up real estate costs, monster houses, noisy residential construction on weekends and the trading of farmland for purposes of future rezoning.

“There are a lot of reasons for feeling hurt in Richmond and I think the sign bylaw is the tip of the iceberg,” he said Monday. “A lot of people are leaving. A lot of people say they’re going to leave because of the big houses and the changes they’ve seen.

I think that the best solution: the signs should all be in English.”

Steves, who turns 78 this week, said as a kid growing up in a Japanese-populated Steveston, he didn’t see foreign language signs.

“They wanted everybody to learn English so they could work together with the English-speaking community. Nothing was in another language, and I think re-

Matthew Hoekstra photo Despite including an English business name, some City Centre shops clutter storefronts with posters and product advertisements exclusively in Chinese.

ally, that is the solution.”

But Coun. Bill McNulty believes education efforts by the city have been working.

“The community has responded positively and favourably to the wishes of other members of the community,” he said.

“We can’t expect to whitewash something overnight. It’s going to take time.”

Coun. Chak Au also said he believes the city is on the right track with education and outreach.

“This is a very emotional issue, and sometimes it’s very difficult to stay calm and rational.”

Au acknowledged Richmond Hill has a bylaw requiring at least 50 per cent of a sign’s text be in English or French, but said the Ontario city has never used it. Last year Richmond council was advised that unless it makes a compelling case, a bylaw regulating language wouldn’t stand up in court.

Au also noted the city’s move to rewrite its sign bylaw only deals with “the tip of the iceberg,” as many signs still fall outside the bylaw’s reach, including real estate signs, shopping centre interiors and bus shelters.

But he said it’s encouraging to hear the commitment from the Signs of Harmony group, which has pledged to approach businesses with Chinese-only signs to encourage the use of English.

“So instead of (the city) sending people out to enforce a law, we have people in the community working for us and with us, I think that is a very good approach.”

Martin van den Hemel photo Tait Elementary’s Mike Cui, seen here with Coun. Alexa Loo and RCMP Cpl. Kevin Krygier, was made Honourary Chief for the Day.

10-year-old gets dream police job for a day Richmond RCMP put on a special day for a special kid

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Tait Elementary student Mike Cui was the most popular student in school on Friday.

As Police Chief for the day, Cui could have barked out orders, but instead he was handing out military-style salutes to students and RCMP officers, and doling out stickers instead of tickets to schoolmates.

Richmond RCMP came out in force for Cui’s special day, with many officers taking part, and both the RCMP emergency coordination vehicle and a police cruiser on display outside for

students to crawl over and tinker with.

Richmond RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang said Cui’s special day came following a video he recently sent to Cpl. Kevin Krygier.

“In it he expressed his wish to be a police officer, drive a police car, and arrest bad guys,” Hwang said. “Mike is a special boy. He has Down Syndrome and works with a full-time educational assistant.

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Bi-weekly trash plan ‘a duty,’ says mayor But cutting garbage service isn’t what residents want, says Coun.

Alexa Loo

“The only way we’re going to succeed…is to smarten people up that aren’t recycling.”

— Harold Steves

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

A shift to bi-weekly garbage pickup, approved by council Monday, is needed to meet Richmond’s waste reduction goals, the mayor said Monday.

“There is no question that it’s a matter of duty. If we want to call ourselves sustainable, this is the route that we have to go,” said Malcolm Brodie.

Residents with city garbage pickup diverted 71 per cent of waste from the landfill last year. Richmond’s goal is 80 per cent by 2020. That, said Brodie, is “an incredible leap.”

“It’s very difficult because all the low hanging fruit is gone,” he said. “This is the kind of program we need to get to that 80 per cent.”

Other cities, including Vancouver, Surrey and New Westminster, have already made the shift to garbage collection once every two weeks from the current oncea-week schedule. With council’s vote Monday, Richmond will make the change in early 2016.

It comes at a cost of $2.6 million—the price of distributing wheeled garbage carts

Matthew Hoekstra photo Richmond residents received green carts for organic waste last year. Soon, residents will be getting garbage carts.

to single-family homes and townhouses with city curbside pickup.

The carts will be available in various sizes. The larger the cart, the more a homeowner will pay for pickup. Garbage tags for additional trash bags,

currently $2 each, will still be available.

But two councillors voted against the plan.

Coun. Alexa Loo pointed to results of a pilot project rolled out to two neighbourhoods a year ago. A survey showed 84

per cent of respondents in an area with weekly pickup preferred weekly service, and 52 per cent in a bi-weekly test neighbourhood favoured weekly pickup.

“We’re hearing from the people what they want.

We’ve had the public consultation. It sounds like people in Richmond want their garbage picked up weekly, and it doesn’t sound like they want to spend $2.6 million on changing that,” said Loo. Coun. Bill McNulty, who also

opposed the plan, noted survey response rates were low, and only captured two neighbourhoods. He said residents are still adjusting to current recycling programs, adding further consultation is needed.

“The concept is good, I think the idea and direction is good, but I’m not so sure the timing is right at the moment,” he said.

But Coun. Harold Steves said bi-weekly garbage pickup is a good way to educate those “who aren’t co-operating” with recycling programs.

“I think it’s time we did it.

The only way we’re going to succeed…is to smarten people up that aren’t recycling,” he said. “They’re going to think twice about it if they have to have that sitting around for two weeks.”

Suzanne Bycraft, manager of fleet and environmental programs, told council biweekly pickup won’t produce cost savings in the first year.

In future years, “as residents transition to the program” and garbage is reduced, the city expects to realize savings from Metro Vancouver in disposal fees.

Stolen dog returned thanks to family’s intervention Couple never gave up on their lost pet, who was taken by three men

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter

A local couple is elated to have their dog back after nine days of stress and worry, and are thanking an assertive Richmond family for stepping up.

It proves, the couple said, that although there are some bad people in the world, there are also plenty of good ones, including a family who last weekend had recognized their dog at Minoru Park from a poster they’d seen.

Paolo Medrano contacted The Richmond Review last week, seeking help in locating his eight-yearold teacup Maltese dog Portia, who had escaped from the family’s home on Rideau Drive, just east of Francis and No. 3 Road, on Thursday, May 14.

Medrano and his wife never gave up on their lost pet, scouring a 20-block radius of their home for hours every day.

They remained hopeful even af-

ter finding their first lead on May 20: Portia was seen being taken by three young strangers in a distinctive early 2000s Mitsubishi Lancer coupe, footage of which was captured on their home’s surveillance camera.

It turns out that a short time after she escaped, witnesses saw Portia at Rideau Park playing with three males in their late teens or early 20s, who had very dark skin.

Two other witnesses then saw two other young men pull up with the older white car and pick up Portia in a pathway between 8420 and 8400 Osgoode Drive, and then ride off around 6 p.m. that same day she went missing.

Richmond Mounties were called and treated the case as a crime, Medrano said.

“It was very difficult. It was just like losing a child,” he said.

The couple offered a reward, made phone calls, sent out texts and turned to social media for help, including Missing Pets BC and Facebook. But this story might have had an unhappy ending if not for a local family.

Last Friday evening, around 7 p.m., a local family was out at Minoru Park, and recognized the dog from

Portia is back with her family after being taken by three men. Another family recognized the lost dog in Minoru Park and took her back.

the posters of the missing dog that had been posted throughout the neighbourhood.

Portia was being walked by three young men who fit the description from the poster.

So the family confronted the three young men, and asked if that was re-

ally their dog.

Although the trio insisted it was their dog, they claimed the family had just moved, and no longer wanted it.

When it was pointed out that they and the dog resembled the descriptions from the poster, the men of-

fered them the dog, and quickly walked away.

Although Portia is now home, safe and sound, police are continuing their investigation, and seeking to identify the three men who had Portia in their possession.

Medrano said Portia seemed dehydrated, but there’s no indication she was physically harmed.

“She was very nervous and shakey and clearly uncomfortable,” Medrano said.

“The lesson here is there are good people in this world, and some bad, but never give up and do everything you can,” the couple wrote.

“Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support, prayers and best wishes. Portia is home safe with perseverance and the goodness of a kind family to step up to these three individuals.”

Medrano said the three men had ample opportunity to turn over the dog to either the local shelter or the SPCA. And based on what witnesses observed the afternoon Portia went missing, she wasn’t simply taken, she was lured away.

For what purpose? Medrano doesn’t know. He’ll leave that for police to determine.

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Police nab bandits after community mailbox break-in Pair pulled from Mercedes getaway car were wellknown to police

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Two people have been arrested after they were spotted early Friday morning damaging a community mailbox and stealing the mail inside.

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4 a.m. on May 22, local Mounties were called to a suspicious occurrence on the 8000 block of General Currie Road.

The witness saw a late ‘90s model Mercedes Benz leave the area, but police were quickly abele to contain the vehicle and arrest the pair without incident. The stolen mail was also recovered.

The two suspects, a 28-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman who are well known to police, have been arrested for theft.

“Mail theft is a high priority crime in Richmond,”

Hwang said. “We will continue to vehemently pursue it. Our officers reacted swiftly and decisively to make these arrests. We are working closely with Canada Post in these types of investigations.”

Charged with four and three counts of mail theft, respectively, are Robert Anthony Nordhagen, 28, of Richmond, has been charged with four counts of mail theft. Janessa Rachelle Wallace, 21, also of Richmond, has been charged withthree counts of mail theft.

Environmental summit coming to cultural centre on Saturday An environmental summit on the future of Richmond’s environment will be held this Saturday, May 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Richmond Cultural Centre.

Sponsored by the Richmond NDP, the summit will feature guest speakers Harold Steves, Barbara Huisman and Kimberley Wong.

Steves has served on Richmond city council continuously since 1977, and served a previous term as alderman from 1968-1973. From 19731975 he served one term as an MLA and is one of the founders of the Agricultural Land Reserve. He operates a family farm in Steveston with

Harold Steves.

his wife Kathy, raising pure bred Belted Galloway cattle.

Huisman is with VAPOR, a non-profit society seek-

ing to prevent the barging of aviation fuel through the ecologically sensitive Fraser River estuary.

Wong is a climate action activist who prides herself on being a go-getter full of optimism and perseverance.

The summit will also include entertainment, featuring Vancouver musician and environmental activist Luke Wallace.

Discussion periods will be included after each panel member’s presentation.

There is limited seating, but admission is free. Reserve a seat through Eventbrite.ca or phone Colleen Glynn at 604612-2489.

Cold case from 1970s prompts Mounties to ask for public’s help Man’s body found floating near No. 4 Road dyke on June 23, 1976

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter It’s been nearly 40 years, but local police still haven’t given up hope of identifying the body of a man found floating in the South Arm of the Fraser River near the No. 4 Road dyke in the summer of 1976.

While the pathologist determined the cause of death was drowning, and no foul play was suspected, Richmond Mounties have been unable to identify the body discovered by crew members from the government dredging vessel Samson V on that Wednesday, June 23, 1976.

It was the same week that the CN Tower in Toronto—which for 34 years held the title as the world’s tallest free standing structure— first opened to the public.

Richmond RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang said the man was described as a light-skinned male of Aboriginal descent, with blue eyes and gray hair, and was in his late 40s or early 50s. He stood about five feet nine inches tall, and weighed between 170 and 200 pounds.

The man had been wearing size 36 jeans, two pairs of socks (green nylon and grey wool) at the time of his death, and he had a single size 9 leather slip-on boot.

Hwang said that medical evidence suggested that the man had undergone spinal fusion surgery somewhere in North America, perhaps during the 1960s. The man’s rear molars were missing.

Investigators at the time cross-referenced the man’s body with a database of missing males, but found no matches. Trying to match fingerprint and dental records also proved fruitless.

Hwang said the file remains open with the Richmond RCMP’s serious crimes unit.

“Investigators are seeking the public’s help for any information that may assist us in identifing this male,” Hwang said.

Any information or inquiries can be directed to Cpl. Bob Basanti at 604-278-1212.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Plays to ‘celebrate Richmond’s rich diversity’ Gateway Theatre announces this summer’s lineup for its Hong Kong play series

by Matthew Hoekstra

“Richmond is literally Canada’s gateway to the Far East, so it only makes sense that the Gateway Theatre should be the cultural gateway to the east.”

— Jovanni Sy

Staff Reporter

Four contemporary plays from Hong Kong will be produced at Gateway Theatre this summer as part of the Minoru playhouse’s second annual Pacific Festival, organizers announced Monday.

Following last August’s inaugural series, this year’s plays will be staged in September and be offered at a lower price. One show is free.

At a news conference, artistic director Jovanni Sy said the festival is part of Gateway’s artistic vision, which also ultimately involves developing Canadian plays in Cantonese and Mandarin and exporting them to Asia.

“We have a dream, and that is to be Canada’s foremost hub for cultural exchange between North America theatre and Asian theatre.

Richmond is literally Canada’s gateway to the Far East, so it only makes sense that the Gateway Theatre should be the cultural gateway to the east,” he said.

The festival runs from Sept. 3 to 26. Plays will be presented in Cantonese with English surtitles. Tickets went on sale Monday.

Sy noted Richmond’s demographics lend themselves to such a festival, with 60 per cent of its population born outside of Canada, and almost half of the city being of Chinese heritage.

“Drawing inspiration from our dynamic city, I decided the Gateway Theatre needed to celebrate Richmond’s rich diversity, and thus the Pacific Festival was born.”

Last year’s festival drew 2,100 patrons over 10 days of theatre, said Sy. They seemed to

enjoy it. Each night after a show audiences waited to meet the performers, said Sy. “The response we received from this community was overwhelming. We welcomed Chinese speakers and non-Chinese speakers, we welcomed young and old, and we welcomed hundreds of first-time visitors through our doors.”

Organizers intentionally moved this year’s festival to September to avoid vacation conflicts and to secure all the plays from Hong Kong.

It begins Sept. 3 with two nights of The Will to Build, a free show performed outside in Gateway Theatre’s plaza. The provocative 45-minute play examines the hidden costs of progress and is scheduled just ahead of the city’s new family festival in Minoru Park Sept.

5. Creating The Will to Build involved hundreds of hours of interviews in Hong Kong. Their words are reenacted, documentary-style, on stage.

Play development evenings follow in the second week. The third is reserved for a double-bill of one-act comedies. Cook Your Life by MayMay Chan is a “four-dimensional” show, in which Chan will cook on stage and interact with the audience. MeChat explores our increasing reliance on technology and examines the lives of those who prefer to live online.

Matthew Hoekstra photo Plays in this year’s Pacific Festival at Gateway Theatre aren’t in English, but are barrier-free, says Esther Ho, producer of Gateway Theatre’s Pacific Festival.

In the fourth week Gateway will present its festival flagship, Tuesdays With Morrie, an autobiographical story of career sports journalist Mitch Albom who is battling Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Other free events, including drama talks with cast members, are also planned.

Festival producer Esther Ho described the

plays as “all Asian, without any cultural barriers.”

Sy added the shows will be enjoyed by English-speakers despite the language on stage.

“For English-speakers it’s like a welcome kind of eye-opening to a different way of living,” he said.

Festival passes are $60; individual tickets are $20 to $40. Call 604-270-1812 or visit gatewaytheatre.com.

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Critics doubt value of real estate speculation tax B.C. to mull options to restrain soaring home prices

by Jeff Nagel Black Press A speculation tax on homes bought and quickly flipped would do little if anything to restrain Metro Vancouver’s rising real estate prices, according to some observers.

Tsur Somerville, director of UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, said he sees little sign of the kind of short-term speculation that has sometimes been rampant in the region.

He said most properties are being held for considerably longer than in 2006, when condo buyers lined up for hours to get pre-sale assignments that might then change hands two or three times before the building was Tsur Somerville. finished.

A speculation tax was proposed last week by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and condo marketer Bob Rennie.

“It’s a weapon aimed at a problem that doesn’t seem to be in evidence,” Somervillle said.

He and others note a speculation tax on short-term flippers would do nothing to slow the buying of Vancouverarea homes by foreigners as a long-term safe haven investment.

“A foreign investor isn’t necessarily a speculator,” Somerville said. “If that’s what we’re concerned about, this is not the tool to get at them.”

He disputes that foreign cash is driving the market, apart from in select neighbourhoods.

But real estate consultant and developer Michael Geller said he has “no doubt” foreign money is driving prices up, particularly that of detached houses.

“Something definitely is not working at the moment,” Geller said.

But he predicts a speculation tax would be ineffective and governments should instead start by cracking down on investors who dodge capital gains tax by falsely claiming an investment home is their primary residence.

Geller said other tax options include reforming either the home owner grant to give resident owners a larger credit against property taxes, or adjusting the Property Transfer

Tax to charge more when expensive homes change hands.

“Maybe it should be a more finely tuned graduated scale there so if you’re buying a $5-million house it’s a larger percentage than if you’re buying an $800,000 house.”

Finance Minister Mike de Jong told reporters the province will consider various options to address home affordability, but stressed the government will proceed cautiously.

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He cautioned that a five per cent drop in Vancouver property values could mean a loss of equity for families of $60,000 to $80,000.

“You’ve got to be careful about having the state intervene to regulate pricing or depress pricing,” de Jong said, adding a reduction “will have consequences for a lot of families.”

Other countries’ use of taxes to try to restrain home prices have largely failed to do much other than generate more government revenue, he added.

NDP housing critic David Eby called on the province to begin to measure foreign ownership of B.C. real estate, adding he believes it’s a major problem.

“What we need is evidence about speculation, not speculation about speculation, which can quickly lead to prejudice,” Eby said.

“My concern is absentee investors – short term or long term – who don’t contribute to the community and just drive up values for their own profit. That is the core issue.”

Eby said other mechanisms that could be considered include rebating a portion of property tax through a B.C. income tax credit, or imposing special taxes on owners of more than one property.

Geller noted condos have not actually risen very quickly in value in the Lower Mainland compared to the “astounding” rise of detached houses.

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To make Cui’s dream come true, an authentic RCMP uniform was made for him, and he was made “Honourary Chief for the Day” on Friday, and received a framed proclamation signed and presented

by Richmond Coun. Alexa Loo. Cui’s duties included marching into the school gymnasium alongside RCMP officers, and inspecting the officers as his schoolmates looked on.

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Ex-chair of KPU to repay booze, political expenses Schoberg claimed wine, Scotch and Liberal fundraiser

by Jeff Nagel Black Press The former chair of Kwantlen Polytechnic University has promised to repay the school more than $4,000 in expenses he billed that included expensive bottles of wine and Scotch whiskey, and a political contribution to Surrey’s ruling municipal party.

Gord Schoberg claimed the expenses, which drew sharp criticism from Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson after they were revealed through a Freedom of Information request.

“I find it unacceptable for the board of a post-secondary institution to incur excessive costs for entertainment, especially when they involve meetings that are only between board members,” Wilkinson said in an emailed statement, adding he directed KPU to request that Schoberg repay the money.

The biggest expense was $3,500 Schoberg contributed to Surrey First in 2011 during a silent auction fundraiser for then-mayor Dianne Watts’ party. Schoberg was also the financial agent for Surrey First at the time.

He has also agreed to repay $125 for a 2011 BC Liberal fundraiser for Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap, $180 for two bottles of 18-yearold Glenfiddich scotch from an airport duty free shop, and about $370 for two dinners with wine in White Rock in the summer of 2013 with the KPU director who was

replacing him as board chair.

“What I want to do is repay the amount and hopefully that makes the situation right so that it doesn’t negatively reflect on the reputation of Kwantlen or the good work that the ministry’s doing,” Schoberg said in an interview Monday.

Schoberg said all the expenses were allowed under KPU policy at the time and had the approval of the KPU board.

Alcohol expenses weren’t banned until after he departed as chair and Schoberg also noted KPU board members aren’t compensated for their service.

But he acknowledged “heightened public awareness” of expenses involving liquor or political donations.

Asked how that could be justified by KPU, Schoberg said the university had recently rebranded from a community college and was seeking to improve its connections with stakeholders, including politicians.

He said the Yap fundraiser was another example where “we felt it was worthwhile reaching out to a local MLA in the Kwantlen catchment area.”

Wilkinson said the claims were “clearly inappropriate and unacceptable” and university boards are required to invest their money in education and research.

He told the legislature Monday that he has asked other post-secondary institutions to check their board expenses, but so far no inappropriate claims have been found elsewhere.

Kwantlen now has policies prohibiting expenses claims for any political events or for lobbyists.

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How best to deal with election debates

T

he Conservative Party has said it will not take part in the television debates organized by a consortium of television stations, thus finally breaking apart the monopoly on TV debates that has been held by the Canadian televison networks for the past 45 years.

That’s a good thing.

But manipulation by the Conservatives as to which debates their leader, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, will appear in is not a good thing.

While Harper is already committed to appear in several debates, there is far too much manipulation involved in this whole exercise. This is coming from a government that has taken manipulation from the prime minister’s office to

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper.

New Democrat Thomas Mulcair.

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a new level.

The Conservatives are correct in saying that people get information about political campaigns from a multitude of sources, not just television. In an age where social media is more important than

ever, examining how to reach voters should be a major concern of every political party.

What the whole shouting match over debates has proven beyond a doubt is that the political parties and the media are

Liberal Leader Trudeau.

Justin

not the ones to organize how political dialogue takes place during an election. Nowhere is this more true than in the organizing of debates where party leaders, who wield an inordinate amount of power under

our system, discuss issues with each other.

It would be better if Elections Canada took over administration of debates, based on guidelines that were agreed to by all parties. While the points of agreement would likely be minimal, that is actually an advantage. A debate should not be so proscribed that it loses spontaneity or turns potential voters off.

The advantage in having it administered by the national election agency is that no one involved in organizing it would have a political or advertiserdriven agenda.

Debates between political party leaders are an important part of democracy, and are very important milestones during an election campaign.

The federal debates need to be lively, catch significant voter attention and be scrupulously fair to all.

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pposition politicians were outraged over the B.C. government’s latest effort to secure its first major liquefied natural gas deal, announced last week.

Premier Christy Clark, Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman and Finance Minister Mike de Jong signed agreements with Pacific Northwest LNG for a long-term gas royalty structure that could run for 30 years.

The government says the deal guarantees minimum royalty revenue for the province, while the investors increase their revenue if the spread between gas prices in North America and Asia increases during the term.

Pacific Northwest is a partnership of some of the biggest investors and gas customers: Malaysian state giant Petronas, its Canadian subsidiary Progress Energy, Chinese state firm Sinopec, Indian Oil Corp. and Japan Petroleum.

These corporate giants will review a project development agreement, and if they approve, Clark will convene the legislature to approve changes that would compensate them if the new LNG income tax increases.

Environmental changes such as a “discriminatory” carbon tax increase or greenhouse gas regulations on LNG would also trigger compensation. Future changes to general carbon tax or corporate income tax rates would not.

NDP leader John Horgan warned that “too much lolly” is being offered, with no word of job guarantees for B.C. or a deal with First Nations at the proposed site near Prince Rupert.

“My biggest concern is that we’re tying the hands of future governments because a desperate government made commitments that they over-promised on and now they want to get a deal at any cost,” Horgan said.

Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver called it “shocking and irresponsible,” repeating his prediction that the global market is swimming in gas and will never support huge

Pacific Northwest LNG LNG processing and tanker loading facility proposed by consortium led by PETRONAS at Lelu Island, Prince Rupert.

green-field projects across B.C. For the investors, it’s like a mortgage. There are “subjects” to be removed before the deal closes, and this is a proposed $36 billion mortgage for pipelines, LNG processing and shipping facilities.

This isn’t just a political dispute. For example, Progress has drilled about 500 gas wells in northeastern B.C., and Petronas took it over with this development in mind. Without exports, B.C.’s whole gas industry is looking at a bleak future of low prices and demand.

Petronas delayed its investment decision to this year and cited exactly these concerns, certainty on taxation and royalties beyond the election cycle. With that in

hand, their obstacles remain federal environmental approval and a revenue sharing deal with a First Nation to host a terminal.

Pacific Northwest CEO Michael Culbert notes that answers to questions posed by the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation were submitted to federal regulators only days before they started voting on a $1 billion share of LNG proceeds over 40 years.

The vote was a resounding no, despite a redesign that put pipelines on a suspension bridge over the most sensitive salmon habitat.

Culbert suggests that given some time to examine environmental mitigation work, that answer may change.

Does aboriginal title offer a veto over projects like this?

According to the recent

Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Tsilhqot’in case, the short answer is no. Objections could be overridden if governments determine a project is in the interest of the greater public.

Talks have taken place with 19 First Nations affected by pipelines and facilities, and 14 have agreed. While they continue with Lax Kw’alaams and other Tsimshian Nations on the coast, it’s worth recalling that others are not so reluctant. The Nisga’a Nation has identified four sites as suitable for LNG terminals with a shorter pipeline route to the coast than Prince Rupert.

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

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Language is Important Editor: In Phoebe Jones’s letter “Chinese signs are a sign of limited English ability� she was right about one thing— we should not be overly simplistic about the issue.

If I could offer another take on the subject, the signs are a small part of a bigger discussion about what kind of culture we would all like to live in.

Nobody has an issue with small mom and pops trying to make a living. However, culture is defined and created by many different things including cuisine, architecture, natural environment and also language.

It is very difficult to learn about, understand, and join a new culture if you don’t learn the language.

I can imagine it would be very difficult to move to France and try to understand what cuisine and wine mean to them and there culture if you spend

very little or no time learning the language that communicates those thoughts and feelings.

I think that most reasonable people would agree that we would all like to live in harmony with each other as the Signs of Harmony group stated but I am interested in hearing how we do this if you have a group of people who have little or no interest in learning a new language because they can function fine with out it. How do we convince them that it is in their and our best interest that they learn the language of their new county and culture as fluently as possible so that we can all begin to work towards living in harmony together.

Being overly simplistic about explanations and questions is a sure fire way of never being able to come up with meaningful solutions.

Jesse Arnold Richmond

Chris DeVito photo Lining up for the free soil at the City of Richmond’s public works yard open house.

Getting an affordable piece of Richmond land Editor: Congratulations to Richmond for hosting another excellent work yard open house! The food, people and volunteers were great but the free soil was the most popular stop of all. That makes sense. It’s the only way anyone living in Richmond can afford to own some land!

Chris DeVito Richmond

when the oil barrel was $120 and now when it is below $60? Someone is definitely making a killing out of this prices.

What’s even more unacceptable is the government is not saying or doing anything about it.

They probably are just happy to be rolling in all the extra money from the taxes the people pay for this unchecked, unbelievable and ridiculous gas price. I bet the government would not be sleeping at night and would be on it first thing in the morning if the gas tax drops to half of what they collect now. What a shame.

Bernie Pascual Richmond

Kudos to Richmond Hospital staff

Editor: Kudos to the staff at Richmond Hospital.

As I have multiple sclerosis, even a minor illness can trigger a nasty MS response. That happened last week, when I had to go into Richmond Hospital by ambulance with an almost full body paralysis.

Only my head and my right hand functioned, and even that hand was weak. Scary indeed!

I was in Richmond Hospital for five days. I often hear complaints about the quality

of service in our medical system and the quality of the food in the hospitals.

Well, I am writing to say that the service provided by all of the nurses, doctors and support staff was outstanding (even in the face of my ongoing attempts at humour!). All were efficient, friendly, patient and attentive, sometimes in the face of challenging and demanding patients (hopefully not me).

Thank you to all of them, especially the team on the sixth floor of the North Tower.

Also, the hospital food was more than adequate (even if mostly food that I would not ordinarily eat at home or at a restaurant). They even provided limited menu options. I think that I ate more in the hospital than I would have at home.

I am thankful for our publicly funded medical system and for the outstanding and caring care provided by our health care professionals.

Ian C. MacLeod Richmond

Richmond needs bus shelters

Editor: The current state of bus shelters in Richmond is totally inadequate for the ever growing population at a time when people are being encouraged, more and more, to use bus services.

Many bus stops have no shelters or benches whatsoever while others are fully fitted with concrete pads, benches and accommodating shelter. On simply humanitarian grounds, all bus stops should be equally fitted.

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Editor: I am curious as to why the pump prices of the gas keeps going up. $1.35 a litre? That was the average price of gas when the price of oil per barrel where hovering around $120 per.

Now that the price per barrel is below $60, why would it continue to go up? Someone said markets dictate the gas price—for example, we are getting closer to summer and people are driving more at this time of the year. But if that is true, wouldn’t that show also in the price of oil in the world market?

Did anyone from government ever wonder why we are paying for the same pump price

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stand in the West Coast rain and wind waiting along with seniors with their walkers and mothers with their strollers for a bus to come.

The City of Richmond must give more priority to this matter. One suggestion would be that all developers be required to pay into a bus shelter budget, based on residential units constructed.

The shelters could be used to promote city events with tasteful signage for a captive audience to digest until the bus comes along.

Alan Johnson Richmond

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The annual event welcomes everyone on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 at over 44 sites in Richmond, with an opening celebration on Friday, June 5.

The Doors Open Richmond weekend will start with an opening celebration at the Steveston Museum and Visitor Centre (3811 Moncton Street) from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. First Avenue between Chatham and Moncton Streets will be closed for a neighbourhood

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by Jeff Nagel Black Press More policy changes are being promised by the provincial government on how garbage disposal and recycling can be regulated.

But it’s not yet clear whether any new rules will steer more garbage to waste incinerators, landfills or other technologies in the years ahead.

Environment Minister Mary Polak appointed Surrey MLA Marvin Hunt to review the issue last fall when the province rejected Metro Vancouver’s attempt to ban out-of-region waste hauling – a measure to protect the regional district’s tipping fee revenue.

Hunt has proposed six guiding principles that mirror much of what Metro is already doing to promote recycling and waste reduction, and enforce bans on dumping recyclables.

But he also suggests local governments let business take the lead in determining what emerging waste technologies will be most productive.

“Let the market do the deciding,” Hunt said in an interview.

“You have to allow the private sector into this otherwise we will never advance technology beyond where we are.”

Belkorp Environmental wants to build a mixed-waste material recovery facility that pulls recyclables from garbage that would otherwise be landfilled or incinerated.

The company pitches it as a way to greatly

boost Metro’s recycling rate and predicts it will also leave little garbage left to burn in a new incinerator, effectively killing that Metro initiative.

Hunt is skeptical that Belkorp can extract as much usable material from garbage as it claims, but says the firm shouldn’t be denied the right to risk its own capital in the attempt.

“We’re trying to get as much value out of that residual as we possibly can.”

Metro has been reluctant so far to grant Belkorp a licence for its plant – regional planners think the resulting material will be too contaminated and suspect the company is mainly trying to ensure garbage keeps going to its Cache Creek landfill, rather than an incinerator.

But Hunt said building a costly processor that fails to extract plenty of recyclables from garbage would be a quick way to lose money.

Recycling industries also worry they’ll have less access to recyclable material if garbage processors are built, particularly if that results in fewer households using blue bins.

Hunt said he agrees the best quality recyclables come when households or businesses separate them – which he said local government should encourage – rather than leaving it to mechanized sorting.

The former Surrey councillor championed waste-to-energy when he served on the Metro board.

Today, he still thinks the economics favour waste-to-energy proponents, who will have short hauling distances and valuable energy to sell compared to garbage “being dragged all the way to Cache Creek to just put it in a hole.”

Hunt said Lehigh Cement’s plan to burn Metro garbage as fuel in its Delta operation looks particularly promising.

Minister seeks options to keep

by Tom Fletcher Black Press Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says reforesting farmland in B.C.’s Interior is contrary to the intent of B.C.’s agricultur-

al land reserve, and he’s looking for a way to put a stop to it.

British health and household products manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser Inc. has bought up more than 8,000 hectares of farmland

from Prince George south to Quesnel, planting the land with trees and vowing to keep the forest on the land for 100 years or more. Local governments are concerned that long-time farming and

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Evan Seal file photo Some Metro Vancouver garbage ends up at the Vancouver landfill in Delta, while the rest goes to either the Cache Creek landfill or the existing waste-to-energy incinerator in Burnaby.

“I definitely believe that the residuals have value to them,” he said.

He said regional districts are right to carefully regulate the industry so as much is extracted from waste as possible.

Hunt said garbage tipping fees should be high enough that they encourage people to recycle, but not so high that waste flows out to Abbotsford or the U.S. to avoid Metro tipping fees, or is illegally dumped.

“Metro Vancouver created their own problem,” Hunt said, noting the region was forced to reform its tipping fee structure in April after the province blocked Bylaw 280.

More detail on what the province will propose is expected later this summer when an intentions paper is released, followed by

consultations in the fall. A final waste planning guideline is expected to be released in 2016.

Metro was supposed to reveal several more prospective sites for a new wasteto-energy plant last year, but it has yet to secure options to purchase any of them.

Metro solid waste manager Paul Henderson said regional district staff are continuing to assess the implications of the rejection of Bylaw 280 on the waste-to-energy project.

He said the flow of waste out-of-region has stabilized since the April tipping fee changes but added it will be important to see what further changes the province proposes.

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Don Fennell photo Serving as acting mayor, Coun. Ken Johnston (left) helps Richard Collier unveil a city-commissioned plaque Saturday at the newly-named Collier Throws Centre in Minoru Park. The centre, which meets International Association of Athletics Federations standards, honours the many significant contributions to track and field by the longtime Richmond Kajaks throws coach.

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He sports the same fervent determination all the greats do. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than one’s best. But in the pursuit of excellence Richard Collier has always seen the big picture, recognizing that every situation

presents an opportunity to learn and grow.

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BY CRAIG RICHMOND, CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority

“Why is this exciting?

Because the five million extra passengers we plan to add by 2020 will result in 5,0007,000 new jobs in BC and up to $500 million in additional GDP to the BC economy.”

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ancouver Airport Authority recently held its 2014 Annual Public Meeting, where we got a chance to review all the amazing things that happened at YVR last year. I hope some of you had a chance to attend as we went over what was an incredible year at the airport, highlighted by our sixth consecutive win for Best Airport in North America at the Skytrax World Airport Awards. We also donated more than $900,000 to 76 community partners and processed a record-setting 19.4 million passengers at YVR. In short, 2014 was a big year.

In 2014 we developed a new Strategic Plan. As a foundation for YVR’s objectives and initiatives, the Strategic Plan provides the fundamental direction for the organization for the future. This new five year plan can be summed up in two words—grow sustainably. Our plan states that we are aiming to grow to 25 million passengers by 2020.

Why is this exciting? Because the five million extra passengers we plan to add by 2020 will result in 5,000-7,000 new jobs in BC and up to $500 million in additional GDP to the BC economy.

In addition to our ambitious aeronautical targets, we are always looking for innovative ways to generate non-aeronautical revenue, which helps run the airport and keep costs low.

In January 2014, we broke ground for the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Centre Vancouver Airport—BC’s first luxury shopping centre.

Phase 1 will feature 600 brand new jobs, with an additional 400 in Phase 2. And I’m thrilled to report that you will be shopping at the Designer Outlet Centre by July 15, 2015—enjoying yearround savings of up to 70%.

We are looking well beyond the opening in July, and even past 2020 as we plan and prepare for not just the future of YVR, but the future of Richmond and the surrounding community.

Last month we launched our newest Master Plan consultation called YVR 2057 and to connect with you, our community and stakeholders, we

CRAIG RICHMOND, CEO YVR

Craig Richmond have launched YVR 2057’s website and activation.

I hope you get a chance to visit the site, www. yvr2057.ca, or visit the activation at one of the many community festivals our team will be at this summer, and really get involved in the future of YVR. So Master Plan consultation is underway, and while we get your valuable input, we will continue aiming for the targets and goals in our Strategic Plan. This Plan envisions YVR as a gateway between Asia and the Americas. It also emphasizes our commitment to sustainability—a key objective noted by stakeholders ten years ago.

To be a leader in sustainability, YVR must continue to strive for excellence under our four

pillars: economic, environment, social and governance. But being sustainable also means remaining competitive. And staying competitive for YVR means becoming a true international connecting hub, flowing people and cargo across the world.

To achieve this, we’re working on new transit connections and processes—such as full International Transit Without Visa. Transit without Visa means that passengers aboard international flights that connect through YVR en route to anoth er international destination don’t need Canadian visas.

The best way to get people to understand what it is and why we want it is to point out the many places you have probably already seen this in action, without thinking about it, like Heathrow, Schiphol, Dubai, Singapore or Hong Kong. These are transit hubs, facilitating easy movement of people and goods. You see people arrive from all sorts of countries, have a bite to eat, shop a bit and then head out to other countries—never having technically set foot in the country through which they are transiting. That’s it. The regulatory details are very complex, and are taking some time to

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Kajaks’ throws coach has inspired many Humble man from Hawaiian island finds calling in track and field circles

by Don Fennell Sports Editor

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old by family they had a surprise for him, Richard Collier thought they were heading to his favourite barbecue restaurant in Steveston. But when they got to Minoru Park, and he saw the familiar faces, he began to tear up.

He knew instantly something was up, though it took another a few minutes to realize just what. The longtime throws coach of the Richmond Kajaks Track and Field Club was about to be presented with a rare civic honour. The recently re-constructed throws facility where he spent so much of his time during the past 25 years was being renamed the Collier Throwing Centre.

Clearly, this was an unexpected gift for a humble man from the Hawaiian islands who grew up on the “other side of paradise.”

Growing up on School Street in the Honolulu suburb of Kalihi, Colllier rose to great heights in a sport he entered knowing nothing about. The club needed a coach and he offered to help.

That many of the athletes, past and present—as well as many prominent figures throughout the track and field community— made it a priority to be by his side during the official dedication last weekend speaks to his esteem. A plaque, attached to the hammer cage, will honour his many contributions to sport.

Collier was a talented athlete in his own right as a youth, showing a particular proficiency for football which he played and later coached at the high school level. But it was only after his son Garrett joined Kajaks that he stepped up to become the club’s throws coach because there wasn’t one. He succeeded in large part because of his characteristic work ethic. He soaked up as much about the throwing disciplines as quickly as he could, and he never stopped learning.

“I don’t think Richard actually thought about it. He just did it and loved every minute of it,” said his wife Sam. “Having him be able to experience Saturday, and to see everyone there, meant the world to him and really surprised him. I think it gave him an opportunity to see the total effort and work that he’s put in, something I don’t really think he’s ever done. He said to me Sunday that he wondered if he was really deserving of all of it.”

Track and field became a family affair for the Colliers. After Garrett joined the Kajaks—initially as a runner—followed in short order by his dad, his mom Sam completed the circle as a volunteer and continues today as a longtime employee at BC Athletics.

A chance meeting one day, some 25 years ago, between Sam and Sherry Pfeffer at a Richmond Dairy Queen got things started.

They had attended both elementary and high school together and were swapping stories when Pfeffer noted her kids were enrolled in Kajaks and that Sam should think about signing up Garrett. Ironically, Garrett had just picked up the discus at Diefenbaker Elementary School and seemed to be really enjoying it.

“Track and field has pretty much been our life since,” said Sam. “When Garrett was young we found it a wonderful way for the family to experience it all together. And we’ve made great friends with other kids and their parents. Throws in particular has been wonderful. They seem to be such a great bunch, so supportive of each other. When you’re all in an event relegated to the early morning or late evening, and you tend to be out in a cow pasture somewhere, you get to know you fellow competitors and their families real well.”

Family has been at the root of the Kajaks’ success from the start.

The contributions of the Colliers, led by King Richard (as he’s affectionately referred to by longtime friend and BC Athletics president Brian McCalder), have only served to advance that.

The Collier’s strong family ties are firmly planted 4,300 kilometres (2,700 miles) away in Hawaii, where Sam and Richard first met. She was jogging along the Ala Wai canal in Waikiki in 1974 when he— at the time a driver for actor Jack Lord, who for 12 years played the role of Detective Steve McGarrett on the original Hawaii Five-O television drama—spotted her. Waiting nearby on the set, he stopped her to ask if she wanted to grab a cup of coffee nearby.

She said yes, and the rest is history.

In 1984 the family pulled up stakes and moved to Richmond, where Richard Collier started his own business and would soon discover a penchant for coaching.

“I know he misses Hawaii daily,” said Garrett. “He cares very much for the people in his life. He’s always tried to give as much as he can, even if it stretched him thin. And I can’t ever remember my dad complaining.”

He refuses to do so now either, despite battling idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis which is a terminal disease of the lungs, the cause of which is still unknown. The condition has forced Collier, 73, to step away from his passion for coaching and hand the reins to one

Don Fennell photo Surrounded by loving friends and family (wife Sam and son Garrett in the photo above), Richard Collier was honoured last Saturday with the naming of the Collier Throws Centre at Minoru Park.

of his former pupils—his son Garrett.

The enormity of filling his dad’s shoes isn’t lost on Garrett, but he’s looking forward to accepting the challenge.

“I spent the last year explaining the life of a coach to my fiancé and even dragging her along to track meets so she knows what she’s getting into,” he said. “It’s an honour to be stepping in for him.

We both have different coaching styles, but we want the same things—our athletes to enjoy the successes we never had.”

Coaching is clearly in the blood, adds Garrett, noting that his brother Brandon has coached football for one of the best high school programs in Hawaii. “It’s happily unavoidable,” he said.

While he was coaching throws at Kajaks, Richard Collier was also for a period coaching football too—the defensive backs to be precise—at Vancouver College high school when he met a Canadian Football League hall of famer. Originally from North Carolina, Grover Covington was a defensive end who played all 10 of his pro seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and won the Schenley Award for most outstanding defensive player once and led the Ti-Cats to a Grey Cup victory in 1986.

“He saw my daughter Asianna when she young and said (we) should think about her being in track,” Covington said. “I was thinking she’s no sprinter, but he said, no, as a thrower. Asianna blossomed as a fantastic thrower and earned the opportunity to go to the University of Georgia. And then our youngest, Autumn, also took up throwing and is going to Cornell.”

Even his son Christian Covington, who was recently selected by the Houston Texans in the NFL Draft (the only Canadian to earn the honour), tried his hand at throwing before concentrating on football and earning a scholarship to Rice University. Grover believes throwing helped to heighten Christian’s co-ordination and confidence.

Both Grover Covington and his wife Natasha look at Richard Collier with the utmost admiration.

“He’s one of those special kind of guys,” said Grover. “He just won’t let you settle. He sees greatness you don’t see, so he continually encourages and pushes you. He’s influenced a lot of families and has done everything he can to help his athletes get to the next level and prepare them for life. Even now (with his illness) it’s been hard to keep him away from the track. He loves it that much.”

Collier has clearly passed on his dedication to and passion for throws to his athletes.

Richmond’s Jennifer Joyce, who was ranked as high as 11th in the world in the women’s hammer throw after reaching a mark of 67.07 metres at the 2009 world championships in Berlin, Germany, appreciates that her former mentor is so widely respected. But she said it’s also because of his embracing personality.

“Richard is rarely without a smile, always up for a joke, and relishes any opportunity to make a bold statement for the sake of shock value,” she said. “I remember as a young thrower his giving me the gears. Jenn, you’ve got two speeds—slow and stop. All his throwers became accustomed to the light-hearted jokes and good-natured ribbing as a part of the training process, but he still demanded excellence. It’s this magical blend of hard work and fun

that has helped develop so many successful throwers.”

Like Collier as a coach, Joyce became a thrower by chance. She was 13 years old, walking to hurdles practice, when she happened to pass by the throwers.

“Hey you,” Collier yelled. “Come throw with us.”

Joyce tried to decline, but Collier wouldn’t take no for answers and before she realized it she was off to her first discus practice— which she hated.

She left thinking ‘Phew, I’m glad that’s over’ and vowing to promptly return to her aspiring hurdles career. But when she returned for hurdles practice the following day, she neglected to avoid the throws area and rounding the corner was spotted again.

“Hey, you’re back,” Collier said. “Grab a discus. Let’s get going.”

Thinking who was she to argue, Joyce heeded the instructions and her career as a thrower was in bloom. Soon, she began to enjoy the community of throwers and the environment Collier had created based on a simple premise: Have fun and train hard.

To be successful and meet their potential, Joyce said an athlete needs a coach who has a good technical eye and who is willing to put in the hours watching thousands of throwers a year. Collier upheld his end of the bargain for scores of athletes.

“He weathered countless cold, rainy days watching thousands upon thousands of throws,” Joyce said. “And when you coach developmental athletes (as she went on to do upon graduating from the University of California at Berkeley) a large number of those throws are going to look ugly. Richard put in so much time all for the sake of developing young ahtletes. It is a debt that I can never fully repay. I just hope he knows how much I appreciate that he was the person to put a hammer in my hand (in 1994) and tell me I was going to be good at it. Richard changed my life that day.”

An emerging talent in the throws circle, Camryn Rogers too has high praise for Collier.

“Richard has given up his time for athletes of all ages and is very selfless, every day,” she said. “As athletes, we love it when he tells stories of his years in the field along with memories of adventure and life in Hawaii. And he finds humour in anything and everything, a loving person who always believes in his athletes even if they have doubt in themselves.”

Outgoing Kajaks’ president Bev Larssen was invited by Collier to start coaching with Kajaks in 2012. She said in that relatively short span he has shown not only a remarkable dedication to developing successful athletes, but also great coaches.

“His passion is infectious and his dedication an inspiration,” she said. “While track and field celebrates individual performance, the road to achieving personal bests is much easier with the support of a team. The leader of this team has been Richard Collier.”

Doug Clement, who founded the Kajaks along with his wife Diane in 1961, said Collier’s contributions to the club and track and field in general over two-plus decades have been pronounced.

“He’s aided generations of young people toward finding their potential,” Clement said. “Track and field is really just a game, but it’s a game from which people can learn about themselves and how hard works pays off. Richard has embodied that.”

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REGISTERED NURSE

Bayshore Home Health currently has a vacancy for a Registered Nurse in the South Delta / Ladner area. This position is to provide services to a child who has complex medical needs and requires an experienced nurse to attend Kindergarten with the child in the Fall. If you are an exp. RN and love working with children, have excellent leadership and communication skills, we would like to hear from you. ICU or ER, and Pediatric experience is an asset; however, Trach & Vent training will be provided as well as client specific orientation.

Interested individuals are encouraged to fax their resume to: 604-739-7435 or email: pedsvancouver@bayshore.ca

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KOEHN, Miriam Jane It is with sadness we announce the sudden passing of Miriam Jane Koehn on May 20th, 2015, at the age of 86. Jane was pre-deceased by her husband Frederick, her brother, Maynard, and sister, Arlene. Jane leaves behind her 2 children: her daughter Tami Beales (Russell); her son William (Yvonne); her grandchildren, Joel, Kaylee, Alyssa, Lauren, and Rebecca. She will also be remembered by her niece, Debra Kezar (Chip).

Born on October 18th, 1928, to Verna & Orrin Colburn, Jane grew up in Newport Vermont. Jane worked as a telephone operator with AT&T for 11 years. She loved her job and had many memories of her time spent working in both Vermont & Florida. In her younger years, Jane was an avid water skier and snow skier, as well as an accomplished golfer. She had a bit of a wild streak that attracted her to car racing. She was one of few female competitors racing on the dirt track, winning many accolades for her efforts.

In 1956, Jane married Fred Koehn and the young couple eventually moved to the wide-open spaces of Canada. As a railway man’s wife, Jane experienced life in many different places –Toronto, Ottawa, Schreiber, North Vancouver, and Prince George –but she never lost her love for Vermont.

After Fred retired, he and Jane moved to Richmond where both would live out their days. Here, Jane re-discovered her passion for bridge and was a regular at Minoru, West Richmond, and Steveston Community Centres.

We would like to thank Dr. Morris Gordon for his wise and tender care over the many years Jane has been his patient. And a very special thank you to Jane’s fellowship of bridge players. You were there for her always and your friendship gave her great joy.

A celebration of Jane’s life will be held on Saturday, May 30, at 10:30 a.m. at the Richmond Funeral Home, 8420 Cambie Road, Richmond. A reception will follow. Jane will be returning to her beloved Vermont where she will join her family.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Richmond Funeral Home, Arbor Memorial Inc. 8420 Cambie Road, Richmond BC, V6X 1K1 T: (604) 273-3748

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MOVING GARAGE SALE! Sat May 30, 9am-3pm 9533 Thomas Drive [Williams & Railway] Couches, Coffee table, Dining set, Bed, lots of household items. For more info call 604-961-4764

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Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association event

Katie Lawrence photos Taiko drummer Kayla Charchuk performed with group San Taiko at the Buddha Birthday Celebration.

Father Saman Vazinkhoos and his daughter Noosheen attempt to balance a ball on a straw to a flag and back to practice mindfulness and patience.

Kathy Pan performs the pipa on the main entertainment stage, a rare stringed instrument.

Celebrating Buddha’s birthday

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his past Sunday, the Vancouver Centre chapter of the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association hosted a celebration for Buddha’s birthday at their temple on No. 5 Road.

The celebration was open to the people of the Lower Mainland to help people learn about the purpose behind Buddhism, and the members of Dharma Drum’s community

Mansoor Mohseni traced some Chinese characters at the calligraphy station.

Dharma Drum Mountain Association is the third largest Buddhist Association in Taiwan and was founded by Venerable Master Sheng Yen. It has since grown all over the world, and there are two chapters in Canada: Vancouver Centre, and Ontario.

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were happy to welcome everyone to the party.

“We’ve opened our doors to the people of the Greater Vancouver area, and also we invited our neighbours to come and send their prayers and blessings with us together,” said the Abbess of Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre, the Venerable Chang Wu. The festivities included a live stage with a variety of entertainment acts, a free vegetarian lunch, Meditation sessions, a Chan Tea ceremony, and many childrens’ craft activities.

There were also several Buddhist traditions, like bathing the Buddha, a wishing tree, and a pathway of the seven steps of the Buddha.

The abbess said having such a great turnout at the celebration of Buddha’s birthday was “absolutely wonderful.”

“It’s a great joy to share our joy with the people in the community. Also, the more people come together, the better energy we’ll generate, and everyone is hoping for peace and joy,” she said.

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