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Matthew Hoekstra photo Linda Barnes stands outside the Japanese Fishermen’s Benevolent Society Building. The building, which was moved and restored, opens its doors to the public on Friday.

Doors open to Steveston’s Japanese heritage Annual Doors Open event marks unveiling of new Steveston Museum building dedicated to Japanese history

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Doors to one of the last remaining symbols of Japanese heritage in Steveston will swing open to the public this weekend for the first time.

The Japanese Fishermen’s Benevolent Society Building, located next to Steveston Museum, will open Friday at 6:30 p.m. during a block party marking the start of Doors Open.

The city’s eighth annual weekend event opens doors to arts and heritage buildings, along with cultural institutions and places of worship, allowing visitors a chance to explore 44 sites at no charge.

The newly-restored former office building from the 1890s—now dedicated to telling the story of JapaneseCanadians in Steveston—is a centrepiece this year.

“This is really one of the first times the story of the Steveston Japanese community has come together,” said Linda Barnes, a retired city councillor and chair of the Steveston Historical Society building committee, which took on the task of seeing the structure come to life.

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Martin van den Hemel photo Daoping Bao, head of Dinosaurs Unearthed, has taken a big bite out of the travelling exhibition business. His firm, which is less than nine years old, is poised to become the world’s biggest when it merges with another business this summer.

Dinosaurs Unearthed is leaving a big imprint Richmond firm combines fossils and animatronics with education

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter

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rom the fossilized remains of the failed Vancouver tourist attraction Story-

eum, entrepreneur Daoping Bao has in just nine years built a travelling exhibition company that is poised to become the biggest such business in the world this summer.

Dinosaurs Unearthed, headquartered on Featherstone Way in Richmond, creates indoor and outdoor exhibitions for museums, zoos, science centres and amusement parks around the world, complete with animatronics that seemingly breathe life into these longextinct creatures.

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of Dinosaurs Unearthed and former Storyeum employee, said it was in late 2006, at a dinosaur exhibition at Storyeum, when a couple of key people walked through and said they were impressed: the executive director of marketing at the Toronto Zoo and the executive director of the Okanagan Science Centre.

“Those two people contacted us and said...’we saw the (exhibit) that’s there and it’s really well done. Who’s done it and can I get more information,’” said Brenner, who at the time was Storyeum’s spokesperson.

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Kyle Gomes photos Palmer student Hannah Goertz (centre), seen here with hosts Vicky Leung and Aaron Liu, is this year’s RichCity Idol winner.

Palmer’s Hannah Goertz wins RichCity Idol

Matthew Hoekstra photo Richmond farmer Bill Zylmans shows some of his Westminster Highway U-pick field’s bounty.

Strawberries come earlier than ever The start of berry season is well underway in Richmond

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

It’s a sure sign of summer—fields of strawberry plants full of ripe fruit—and it’s come earlier than ever before, according to one local farmer.

“We’ve never started picking as early as this year,” said Bill Zylmans at his U-pick field Monday. “My mom and dad started growing in 1952 and never harvested this early.”

Zylmans’ W&A Farms fruit and vegetable stand started selling strawberries May 18.

His U-pick field opened last weekend, and it was busy.

Zylmans, 58, grew up in the strawberry farming business. The earliest his parents ever picked came in the early 1970s, he said, and that was a week later than this year.

“We didn’t have a winter, so the plants didn’t go dormant,” he said of Richmond’s unusually warm winter.

Without the rest that prolonged cold temperatures bring, the plants stayed active, leaving them with less energy to produce big fruit.

“The berries themselves are awesome,” he said.

“What we’ve lost a little bit is the size. But

you could say we made up with it in flavour.”

Strawberry sales at W&A Farms (17771 Westminster Hwy.) will likely continue for another three or four weeks. But with the unprecedented early start, Zylmans said it’s hard to say when the season will actually end. The stand is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. U-Pick hours are daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting.

Bob Featherstone started selling berries May 27 from his farm stand on Steveston Highway at No. 4 Road (open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.).

After a month of drought conditions, Featherstone is hoping for some rain.

“If we don’t get some moisture pretty quick, it’s going to be maybe a short season with a fair amount of smaller sized berries around,” he said Monday.

Featherstone has been farming strawberries since he was a teenager. His father and grandfather also grew strawberries in Richmond. Despite all that experience, Featherstone still has a simple way to enjoy the fruit.

“Just pick one off the bush and put it in my mouth. Even with a little bit of dust on it.

That’s about as fresh as you’re going to get.”

Strawberry seekers will also find local berries in East Richmond at Birak Berry Farm, 4200 No. 6 Rd. Birak’s farm stand is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Richmond Country Farms (12900 Steveston Hwy.) also has strawberries.

Grade 11 student sang Bon Iver’s ‘Skinny Love’ R.C. Palmer Secondary School’s Hannah Goertz was named the 2015 RichCity Idol at Gateway Theatre on Thursday evening.

The top singers from 10 different schools in Richmond, many of whom have been singing before they could even speak, came together that night in a friendly competition for the title.

The event, now in its twelfth year, was dubbed “an amazing display of raw talent,” by judge Steven Ngo, founder and executive director of the HUM organization.

Goertz, who appeared on stage in a dress of her own making, was first selected to be among the top 5 finalists by the three judges before being voted into her winning title by an enthusiastic audience.

The Grade 11 SKY student’s winning performance featured the song “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver, a rendition that the judges dubbed to be “breathtaking with an angelic voice.”

Having entered her school idol competition every year since grade 9, Goertz was ecstatic to take the stage Thursday night as a part of the city-level competition for the first time.

“I’m so honoured to have worked with the other contestants,” Goertz said after her win was announced.

Kyle Gomes photos Hannah Goertz gets mobbed by fellow RichCity Idol contestants following her win.

“There was so much practice and hard work but the best part was getting to bond with the other idols and making so many new friends. I’ve never done anything like this before.”

Shawn So from StevestonLondon came in a close second and Hannah Bergeron from R.A. McMath was third.

However the idols said that this event didn’t even feel like a competition.

“I had to remind myself that we were competing for a prize. It didn’t feel like a competition, there’s no rivalry we were so close,” said Goertz.

Ngo, who was judging this year’s event for his first time, said: “This event is a great avenue for high school students to showcase their talent. It’s such a strong part of the community.”

Judge Anna Toth, a RichCity Idol 2010 alumnus, agreed, saying that the competition was an impressive event where each artist had the opportunity to be heard with a

good amount of contrast between each unique style.

“The performances were absolutely breathtaking,” said one audience member. “There were many moments where I felt myself choking up with emotion…the kids are such great storytellers with their music.”

What’s next for Goertz?

The artistic teen had always envisioned her future as one in fashion design, but in lieu of her success through the preliminary school competitions and ascension to the city finals, she said that she’s now considering pursuing singing as a career.

She said RichCity Idol was a driving force behind this.

“I’ve never done anything like this. It was absolutely surreal to work with the coaches and the other contestants. they’re so talented and I’m so honoured to have worked with them.”

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City Page Community news covering June 3 - June 16, 2015 Bring your own slug (BYOS) to the Nature Park Slugfest on Sunday, June 7

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Regular Council Meeting Monday, June 8, 2015 Anderson Room, City Hall 4:00 p.m. (closed meeting) Council Chambers, City Hall 7:00 p.m. (open meeting)

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Community Safety Committee Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Anderson Room, City Hall 4:00 p.m.

10 Development Permit Panel Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Council Chambers, City Hall 3:30 p.m.

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General Purposes Committee Monday, June 15, 2015 Anderson Room, City Hall 4:00 p.m.

Slug lovers unite! The Richmond Nature Park is the place to be for all those who have, or want to gain, an appreciation for these slimy yet fascinating creatures. On Sunday, June 7 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., join us for Slugfest, a free family event, at 11851 Westminster Highway.

Competitions will be held to find the heaviest, smallest and slimiest mollusk. Cecil, the giant slug, will judge this year’s Most Beautiful Slug contest. The event culminates with the Great Richmond Slug Race.

Slugfest is suitable for all ages.

Admission is by donation. Proceeds support educational programs at the Nature Park. Parking is free but please consider your impact on the environment and come by bus or bike. For more information, please call 604-718-6188 or visit www.richmond.ca/parksprograms.

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Monday, June 15, 2015 Council Chambers, City Hall 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Anderson Room, City Hall 4:00 p.m.

Food scraps banned from garbage Starting July 1 Please make sure you have food scraps recycling for your complex before July 1. This is when surcharges will be applied to garbage loads that contain food scraps.

Richmond is offering its Green Cart program to all multi-family complexes. Please contact your property manager to confirm if you have service arrangements in place. For more information, call the Environmental Programs Information Line at 604-276-4010 or email garbageandrecycling@ richmond.ca.

Agenda Item: 1. 7411 Moffatt Road (formerly 7411 and 7431 Moffatt Road) - DP 07363924 - Matthew Cheng Architect Inc. – That changes to the design of the development at 7411 Moffatt Road be considered in General Compliance with Development Permit (DP 07-363924).

Please call 604-276-4395 for further information.

Richmond RCMP Business Link Educating businesses in crime prevention This program’s focus is to educate businesses in crime prevention strategies to help reduce crime.

Email your business name and street

address to RCMP_Business_Link@ richmond.ca to receive an email alert should a commercial break and enter occur in your neighbourhood.

For more information on securing your business, please visit www.richmond.ca/businesslink.

Clothes washer rebate program Replace your old clothes washer with a new, highefficiency ENERGY STAR® model and receive a $100 or $200 rebate.

The rebate is available to Richmond residents for prequalified clothes washer purchases and installations done from May 1 to June 30, 2015.

Before purchasing your new clothes washer, please view full eligibility and rebate submission details at www.richmond.ca/savewater.

On-street parking regulation Did you know there is a three-hour parking time limit on city streets?

The City’s Traffic Control and Regulation Bylaw 5870 states: No person shall park a vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on any highway abutting any premises used for residential or commercial purposes for more than 3 hours unless such premises are the property or residence of such person or the property of his employer.

If someone other than yourself or someone living in your home parks directly in front of your residence for more than three hours during the day, this would constitute an infraction of the above bylaw. Your own vehicle(s) and guests are able to park more than three hours while directly adjacent to your own residence (but not for more than 48 hours without moving).

Enforcement of this three-hour time limit is on a complaint basis only and subject to available resources. To report the infraction, please contact the RCMP non-emergency phone number at 604-278-1212.

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CELEBRATE BC Seniors Week June 1-7 with over 19 events and activities in Richmond.

For enquiries regarding parking enforcement and permit parking, please contact Community Bylaws at 604-276-4345 or parking@ richmond.ca.

15th annual Island City,

by Bike Tour Sunday, June 14 Come celebrate cycling as a form of recreation, fitness activity and transportation by joining the City of Richmond and Richmond Active Transportation Committee on the 15th annual Island City, by Bike tour.

This year’s tour will feature long (19.5 km) and short (7.2 km) rides, both of which will start and finish at South Arm Community Centre (8880 Williams Road). Both routes will feature the nearly completed Parkside neighbourhood bike route along Ash Street. The longer route will also take in parts of the Railway Greenway and Crabapple Ridge neighbourhood bike route.

Come out at 9:30 a.m. if you would like a pre-ride bike and helmet safety check. Otherwise, the rides depart at 10:30 a.m. (long ride) and 11:00 a.m. (short ride).

Tour leaders will be conducting the rides so all you need to bring, other than your bike, is your helmet and a sense of humour in the offchance that it rains.

Use course #770358 to register: • Online at www.richmond.ca/register • Through the Registration Call Centre, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 604-276-4300 • In person during facility hours

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Jewellery store owner Casino revenues rise again who under-reported sales Strong showing for first quarter at River Rock Casino figures fined $241,061

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

Ivan Yiu Fai Leung also receives 12-month conditional sentence

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter A Richmond man who pled guilty to income tax evasion earlier this year, will be both lighter in the wallet, and have plenty of free time at home to contemplate his illegal actions.

Ivan Yiu Fai Leung pled guilty to “wilful evasion or attempt to evade compliance with the Income Tax Act and the failure to remit GST.” Fai was fined $241,061 and received a 20-month conditional sentence.

For the first 12 months of his conditional sentence, which provincial court Judge Maria Giardini referred to as “basically a jail sentence, served in the community,” Leung must remain at his Westminster Highway home at all times.

“This is basically a house arrest provision,” Judge Giardini ruled.

For the final eight months, he must remain home between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., except under certain conditions, including medical emergencies or with written permission of his supervisor.

Judge Giardini said it was important to send the right message to both Leung and the community about his actions.

“I sometimes observe, on tax-related offenc-

es, that people forget this is a victim, which is the Canadian taxpayer...So if people do not pay their taxes or do not remit the GST they are supposed to collect, it means that some or all of us, to one degree or another, are deprived of a benefit because that money has not gone into the government’s accounts and cannot be used to provide services,” she wrote.

Leung was described as a “recent widower” who was a “mature individual who should have known better,” she wrote. “You have had some health challenges. It appears you have been a good provider for your family. You have been in Canada...since 1973-1974. You have contributed to the community. These are all positive mitigating factors.”

But Judge Giardini also noted that beyond the amount of taxes evaded and the GST not remitted, was the fact that “to an extent, there is a breach of trust.”

Judge Giardini said Canadian citizens are expected to pay their taxes in a “self-reporting system.”

“The tax system is based on individuals doing their duty and being honest and reporting accurately. It is obvious that the Canada Revenue Agency cannot assess and audit every person and every business. So that element of trust, individual trust in your case, has been breached,” she wrote.

Although he now lives in Richmond, Leung is a former Fort St. John resident who ran a jewellery store and under reported his sales figures.

Revenues at River Rock Casino Resort show no sign of decline, as first quarter financial results show more growth in gaming income to pad city coffers.

Richmond City Hall received $5.25 million from the River Road casino for the first three months of 2015, according to financial statements presented to city council Monday.

That’s 17 per cent more than the $4.48 million the city got in the same period the year before.

River Rock, the most profitable casino in B.C., has been setting gaming revenue records each year since 2011. Richmond’s take

for hosting the casino last year totalled $21 million.

The casino’s buoyant start to 2015 is due to a three per cent spike in gaming revenues and nine per cent drop in expenses, according to financial statements.

“River Rock’s improved gaming volumes can be partially attributed to the expansion of its high limit baccarat gaming area and the associated addition of 15 new tables,” said Rod Baker, president and CEO of parent company Great Canadian Gaming, in a news release.

In March Richmond council approved a new spending plan for casino revenue. It’s largely consistent with past practice of banking most for capital projects, along with paying down debt and funding four RCMP officers.

It also created a $3-million Council Community Initiatives account, which will receive two per cent of annual casino revenue, for special projects.

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Nearly three-quarters of B.C. residents support a tax on absentee homeowners to help quell real estate speculation, according to a new poll.

The Insights West online survey found 73 per cent rated it a “good� or “very good� idea, while 17 per cent called it a bad idea and 10 per cent weren’t sure.

The poll also found 76 per cent of homeowners believe the value of their own homes is raised when foreigners buy into the market.

Eighty-six per cent of respondents believe people who own homes but don’t live in them are speculators and not really part of the community.

Opinions were also broken down by ethnicity and the poll found 35 per cent of East Asian respondents—21 per cent of all respondents— believe the debate about foreign real estate ownership in B.C. is “inherently racist.�

Insights West vice-president Mario Canseco said that’s a problem for policy makers trying to find a proposal that won’t alienate important groups of voters. “You don’t want to do anything that’s going to jeopardize some of your votes,� Canseco said. “There’s a group of people—one out of three East Asians—who whenever they hear about this discussion of a tax for absentee homeowners they do believe it’s question related to race

and not necessarily related to economics.�

Despite the discomfort of some with the foreign ownership debate, the poll found East Asians just as supportive of an absentee owner tax, which was championed last fall by failed Vancouver mayoral candidate Meena Wong.

Seventy-three per cent of East Asians back the idea as good or very good, while 74 per cent of self-described “whites� backed it and support was strongest of all among South Asians at 83 per cent.

East Asians were also strongly in agreement (88 per cent) that absentee owners are speculators and not contributing to the community.

Questions have been raised about the practicality of enforcing an absentee owner tax, and Canseco acknowledged the issue is more pressing in Vancouver and nearby municipalities where house prices have soared the most.

He pointed to New York City as one jurisdiction where such a tax is in the works. “The way we feel about this with big houses in the City of Vancouver is the way they feel about it in the City of New York with big penthouses,� he said.

Owners of New York luxury apartments worth more than $5 million who can’t prove they live there at least six months a year will have to pay a minimum 0.5 per cent property tax surcharge, escalating in steps to four per cent for units worth more than $25 million. “They’re trying to find ways to make those people pay their fair share because they’re only there two weeks a year so they’re not paying it in sales tax,� Canseco said, suggesting something similar might work here.

The survey of 825 B.C. adults was conducted in mid-May with a margin of error of 3.5 per cent.

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Building is now a museum of local Japanese history From Page 1 “It’s been awhile in coming, so we’re all very excited.”

Talks began swirling around the building, last used as a rental house, nearly a decade ago.

Originally located at the east end of Chatham Street, the building is believed to have housed administrative offices for a former 30-bed Japanese hospital and a Japanese language school.

Redevelopment of the Army, Navy and Air Force Legion 284 prompted the city in 2010 to relocate the building to a pocket park surrounding Steveston Museum at Moncton Street and First Avenue.

Five years later, it’s fully restored—complete with front porch and heritage doors— and its interior is now a museum of local Japanese history. The building is connected to the Steveston Museum and Visitor Centre by a covered breezeway, and is free to visit.

Smells of fresh paint and new graphic panels filled the air inside this week. Exhibits, developed with assistance from the local community and Burnaby’s Nikkei National Museum, demonstrate how central Japanese people were to Steveston’s early life.

Before the Second World War, 2,000 of 2,500 residents were of Japanese decent.

“They had a huge role in bringing the community to life, and overnight they disappeared into internment camps,” said Sheila Hill, curator of exhibitions for Richmond Museum. “It’s a challenging story to tell, but one worth telling.”

One display has enlarged a photo showing scores of Steveston fishing boats seized after Japanese-Canadians were shipped to the B.C. Interior during the war.

Doors Open 2015 •10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7 •Free access to 44 heritage, arts and culture sites •Opening celebration Friday, June 5, with block party at Steveston Museum and Visitor Centre, 3811 Moncton St., featuring live music, crafts, entertainment •Behind-the-scenes tours at Gulf of Georgia Cannery, the BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus and the city’s warehouse of artifacts are also available; preregistration required by today (Wednesday) at noon •Map at richmond.ca/ doorsopen They left with few possessions, creating a challenge for curators to find artifacts to help tell their stories.

But exhibit co-ordinators manage to tell lots with little. One room is dedicated to Japanese culture, and includes traditional lattice doors built by a Richmond man and salvaged from a local house. Another exhibit shows artifacts from local martial arts clubs.

Barnes hopes the displays will lead to more artifacts, photographs and stories of Steveston’s Japanese people that can be shared in future exhibits.

“It’s really a story of the resilience of the Japanese community,” she said. “Many could have given up and said that’s it. But they didn’t.

They came back and made this community what it is today.”

Matthew Hoekstra photos The Japanese Fishermen’s Benevolent Society Building is now a museum of local Japanese history.

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Editorial: Election Amendment law not needed

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he B.C. Liberal government is in the process of adopting the Election Amendment Act, which will give candidates and political parties the ability to access hitherto private data about voters from past provincial elections.

The NDP, unfortunately, has gone along with the basic thrust of this law. The most principled opposition has come from Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver, and independent Vicki Huntington has also been challenging the law.

The main purpose behind the law is to allow well-funded political parties, notably the BC Liberals and NDP, to “mine” voter data and craft campaigns to

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in implementing the law until there was more public consultation. While the NDP supported the amendment, the BC Liberal majority voted against it.

B.C. is, in some ways, the wild west of politics. There are no restrictions on donations from businesses, associations, wealthy individuals or unions to political campaigns. While there are limits on spending during campaigns, the most crucial and strategic spending is often done before the campaign is underway.

While there is now full disclosure of those who donate to political parties, the amounts raised by the BC Liberals and the NDP are considerably more than is truly needed to properly run a campaign. The BC Liberals alone raised more than $10 million last year.

Now the political parties are being handed another tool that, in a day and age when it is easier than ever to collect a raft of data about individuals, will allow them to hone their message and specifically target individuals.

Citizens should always be suspicious when governments bring in new laws that are not even on the radar screen for ordinary people. This law is designed solely to help those who are already hip-deep in politics.

There was no public outcry calling for political parties to be given more information about voters.

This law is an invasion of privacy and will only lead to political manipulation, all in the name of winning an election.

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A whopping 37 per cent of B.C. is designated as parks and protected areas for environmental and cultural values.

Ever since U.S. billionaires and their environmental clients decided more than a decade ago to supervise our society, the impression that British Columbia is a primitive colonial backwater in need of “saving” has only been reinforced.

In late April, the province and coastal aboriginal leaders announced completion of marine planning areas for Haida Gwaii and the North and Central Coast.

U.S. activists knew about the announcement weeks before the legislature press gallery did, and a documentary crew was sent up to advance the narrative of the saving of the “Great Bear Rainforest.”

Within minutes of the announcement, the World Wildlife Fund website trum-

peted the creation of the “Great Bear Sea,” continuing the penchant of outsiders for renaming large parts of B.C. to fit their marketing strategies.

Unlike the “Great Bear Rainforest” land use deal of 2007, the Sierra Club, ForestEthics and Greenpeace were not represented. Instead, Tides Canada CEO Ross McMillan sat beaming in the audience.

McMillan’s role in directing U.S. foundation money to B.C. has prompted him to declare himself “a principal architect of the Great Bear Rainforest project,” although in the early years he and his staff (currently 24 people) stayed behind the scenes while Sierra, Greenpeace et al took the credit.

At the event, two aboriginal leaders gave a nod to the real funder of the ongoing effort to “save” the B.C. coast, the Gordon and Betty Moore

e might call ourselves Super, Natural or even The Best Place on Earth, but how is B.C. viewed around the world?

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encourage their own supporters to come to the polls, while at the same time (and likely quite secretly) coming up with ways of targeting specific supporters of the other parties from casting votes. Along the way, they will be digging into voters’ privacy in a way that has caused the Information and Privacy Commissioner great concerns.

It is unfortunate that there has been so little attention paid to this. As Huntington noted in a press release, after an amendment to the bill was defeated, “People don’t want to be targeted or harassed based on whether or not they voted.

This bill won’t encourage voter participation. It will reinforce voter cynicism.”

The amendment, introduced

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Foundation. Gordon Moore is a co-founder of Intel Corp., maker of most of the world’s computer processor chips, now spending his vast fortune on the Amazon basin, B.C. and other “threatened” places.

Other Silicon Valley and Seattle billionaires helped finance the original effort, and a strategy document surfaced in 2008 describing their plan to de-market the Alberta oilsands by creating a blockade against energy exports on our Pacific coast.

That campaign has featured a fake cancer study and grossly exaggerated greenhouse gas claims compared to U.S. coal and oil production.

The effort has since expanded to natural gas, with false horror stories about “fracking” finding a receptive global audience.

Last week I wrote about

the plan by British manufacturing conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser to buy up farms in the B.C. Interior and replant them with trees. Contrary to my description, “RB Trees for Change” isn’t participating in the dodgy European carbon credit market.

They’re just doing it for global marketing purposes, covering pioneer-cleared farms of our colonial backwater with forest for 100 years so they can advertise their soaps and cold pills as carbon neutral. Another 10,000 hectares of B.C. “saved” from destruction by benevolent foreign interests!

Back to reality. B.C.’s Auditor General issued a report last week calling on the province to do more to prevent the “cumulative effects” of industrial development. A familiar example of this is the struggle to maintain caribou herds in northern B.C.

The B.C. government mustered a response from the multiple ministries that have worked on this since 2010.

Among other things, they noted that 90 per cent of B.C.’s vast area is now covered by regional land use plans created to manage cumulative impacts. A whopping 37 per cent of B.C. is designated as parks and protected areas for environmental and cultural values.

Maybe that’s still not good enough, but it’s better than anything I can find in Europe or the U.S. That’s particularly true of California, home of Hollywood, Silicon Valley, a pipeline spill, heavy oil refining and gridlocked freeways.

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

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Tail is wagging the dog in language saga

Editor: The ongoing saga over language, signage , culture and ethnicity in Richmond has gone on for far too long.

Canada and Richmond are home to many cultures but only under two official languages—English and French. Existing guidelines makes this clear to all new arrivals. Immigrants to Canada expecting to one day become Canadians have a right to retain their culture and mother tongue, but they must first fulfil Canada's language obligations.

Unfortunately, some affluent immigrants making their home in Richmond do not see it this way. They have taken over the business community and are imposing their priorities, including language, on the authorities. Traditional Canadians who have lived in Richmond for generations have become the victims of this transformation. Early Canada was built by immigrants, most of whom arrived penniless. They worked hard and learned to speak English with the pride that one day they would become truly Canadian and holders of a citizenship

City of Richmond

certificate and printed passport . Today, Richmond has unfortunately become a safe haven for some wealthy arrivals who carry out business activities with little transparency. Effectively, Richmond is becoming a gated community surrounded by an ethnic fence .

Canadian status must only be granted to those who have acquired an ability to communicate fully in at least one of its official languages. Many Richmond shops are stocked with imported goods that bear no English/French labeling and/or expiry dates. In view of Canada's rules and regulations, this is wrong and must not be allowed. Signage language is not the right of the business in question. The priority should be that It must firstly be in English and secondly, multilingual if so desired.

We have reached the point where the tail is wagging the dog . Will the authorities at city hall take firm steps to stop the foreign takeover of our city ? Canadian values are being highjacked and are at risk of being lost.

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Dinosaurs Unearthed poised to become huge exhibition firm

From Page 1 They were referred to Bao, an Emily Carr trained artist.

The Toronto Zoo asked Bao if he could come up with the content for a large dinosaur exhibition to open in May of 2007, much larger than he’d ever produced. He had two animatronic dinosaurs in his inventory, but the zoo sought 17. And it was less than six months before the Toronto Zoo exhibit was scheduled to open.

Toronto Zoo had issued a request for proposals, but with the short timeline, other firms shied away from the project.

At the time, there were only two big players in the exhibition business, with decades of experience, and Bao was a new player. But he recognized an opportunity, and took a big financial risk in reaching a handshake agreement with the Toronto Zoo’s management, he said.

“You’re crazy,” his doubters told him. “I said if I can make one, I can make a hundred, no difference. They said ‘you’re crazy’...The market needs crazy people anyway, if we’re not crazy, there’s no industry.”

Bao recalls meeting with representatives from the Toronto Zoo, and looking them straight in the eyes. They reached an informal deal, but on one condition: not a single penny of upfront money was coming from the Toronto Zoo. “If you deliver, I pay you. If you don’t deliver...,” Bao said.

That was Nov. 11, 2006, he quickly recalled, sitting at his desk in a large office that’s adorned with dinosaur-related trinkets, a photo of his wife and daughters, and a picture of him meeting Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. The exhibition was slated to open less than six months later, in May of 2007.

So Bao risked his own money and reputation—and that of his partners—to create the

exhibit, knowing that if he failed to deliver on time, the Toronto Zoo would simply come up with an alternative exhibit, and Bao’s sevenfigure investment would be wasted.

But Bao did deliver the goods, and on May 1, 2007, a 15,000-square-foot, 17 animatronic dinosaur exhibition opened at the zoo, that included more than 30 fossils, four full-size skeletons as well as interpretive content. A 1,500-square-foot exhibition also opened at the Okanagan Science Centre that same month.

In fact, it was on the grand opening day, with people lined up outside about 15 minutes before opening, when Bao finally signed the contract for the Toronto Zoo exhibition.

“And they were both huge successes,” Brenner said.

Toronto Zoo’s management was impressed, and wrote Bao a letter.

“They said that this was one of the best attractions,” Bao said.

From that risky deal, Bao has steadily grown his business, from two employees nine years ago to 17 today and 165 people in a factory Bao founded in China.

While people often complain about the quality of goods made in China, Bao said you get what you pay for, and since his company is focused on quality, that’s what he gets.

Sure, there’s plenty of cheap goods made in China, but the best phone in the world, the iPhone 6, is also built there, he said as he pointed to the device in his hand.

Dinosaurs Unearthed has received a signed offer from Atlanta-based Premier Exhibitions, a publicly traded company, that this summer could make the Richmond firm the “largest exhibition company ever, in the world,” Bao said.

Premier Exhibitions tours Titanic, Bodies, Pompeii and King Tut, among others.

“You’re crazy,” his doubters told him. “I said if I can make one, I can make a hundred, no difference. They said ‘you’re crazy’...The market needs crazy people anyway, if we’re not crazy, there’s no industry.”

If Premier’s shareholders approve the deal in a late August vote, Bao will become president and CEO of the newly merged company, with Bao and his investors owning 47 per cent of the new enterprise which will continue to be known as Premier Exhibitions, with Dinosaurs Unearthed maintaining its name as well.

While dinosaurs have been their specialty, they are this year expanding to both insects (Xtreme Bugs) and sea creatures (Creatures of the Deep).

While their largest animatronic dinosaur is a 118-foot long Sauroposiedon that stands more than six stories tall, Bao insists it’s the little things that are the secret to the successful formula of his business.

From professional, dedicated and passionate staff, to a willingness to go the extra mile when making a promise, to paying attention to the tiniest of details, to thinking outside the box when problem solving.

But the backbone is trust, and with more than 90 per cent of their customers either owned by government, private companies or non-profits, Bao said their reputation is the most important thing.

Even if that means they lose money when something unforeseen occurs, he said.

“Those people have to have confidence in

you. They book a year or two ahead of time...If you screw up once, everybody will know.”

There was one exhibition in Sudbury, Ont., a few years ago where the exhibit was delivered by train from Vancouver, he recalled.

But there was a big snow storm, halting the train at the railyard.

Bao spent tens of thousands of dollars to transfer the items from the train, into a warehouse and then onto trucks in the hopes the exhibit would arrive on time for the opening.

“We did it. They couldn’t believe it.”

All the magic that goes into producing their exhibitions—from initial artwork and design, to managing the manufacturing process (the dinosaurs are made in a dedicated factory in China), to creating accurate, current and relevant educational information, to the support and service team that tackles any technical issues that might arise (from delivery to installation to ensuring the animatronics work flawlessly)— happens in their office and warehouse space that sits alongside Steveston Highway just east of No. 5 Road.

Dinosaurs Unearthed works closely with a paleontologist who ensures the scientific accuracy of their exhibits, including the vetting of the educational content and the construction of the animatronic models. Today’s dinosaurs even feature feathers and fur, consistent with the latest scientific findings in the field.

Bao estimates that 20 million children and families view their exhibits every year, so they take great pride in ensuring that experience is authentic and educational. Bao is now part of a group that over the next three years hopes to build a 190,000 square foot dinosaur-themed attraction in Macau, complete with rides.

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Police shoot dog while investigating break-in Family pet shot in the face, requires thousands of dollars in surgery

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter A family’s dog was shot in the face by police Friday morning while Mounties were investigating an interrupted break-in at a home near Garden City Road and Capstan Way. According to Richmond RCMP, police responded to the 9000 block of Walford Street around 8 a.m., after a homeowner found a stranger in his home who fled the scene.

Investigators contained the area, and officers scoured the neighbourhood, looking for the suspect, who was described as an Asian male in his 30s and who was wearing a black jacket and carrying a large duffle bag.

About an hour later, as police continued their search of the residential neighbourhood just northeast of Garden City and Capstan Way, two officers were alerted to a large black duffle bag matching the description of what the suspect was carrying.

The bag was found in a fenced yard of a home on the 3000 block of Garden City Road, which had Beware of Dog signs posted.

The officers made “cautionary noises” in a bid to rouse a dog or dogs before entering

the property and retrieving the bag, police said.

Richmond RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang said among the concerns faced by officers was the possibility that the suspect was nearby.

“Our officers received no feedback and attempted to retrieve the duffle bag. They were then confronted by two pitbull-like dogs and hastily exited the area, narrowly escaping,” Richmond RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang said.

As the officers fled from the two dogs, one of the officers fired a single shot at the dog that was closing in on him, striking the dog in the head “Our officers are shaken but uninjured,” Hwang said of the incident, noting that many RCMP officers have pets themselves.

The dog was taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment, and according to media reports, the medical bills have topped $4,000.

Hwang said police are continuing their investigation into the shooting, but noted that there is a compensation process in place for situations like this.

“We consider the discharge of a firearm whether intentional or accidental, very serious and it will be fully investigated,” Hwang said. “This is an unfortunate incident.”

Any decision pertaining to compensation for the injuries to the dog would have to await the outcome of the investigation, Hwang said.

But he noted that police are not denying what happened.

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“We focus on leadership The explicit development and character part development,” said Master involves a Joseph Jung, whose family discussion owns the school. “We use of the martial arts as a vehicle to theme, Master Arneil Ona. develop leaders,” he said. while “the All classes at the school implicit part is within the martial are based on themes relating arts training itself,” Jung said. to leadership and character This means “teaching character development. Past themes development through the actual that they have used include physical training what it means confidence, courage, collaboration, to set goals, what it means to be dedication, integrity and honesty. dedicated, what it means to work “Every month we have a different hard, those types of things.” theme and we talk about a The physical part of training is different aspect of done according to what it means to be a Tong Moo Do, which leader,” Jung said. is a martial arts style The goal of classes that mixes aspects is not just to teach of different styles what each theme together. means within the “It’s the concept context of the of trying the best physical act of parts from a variety martial arts training, of martial arts styles but what it means in and combining those everyday situations into one system,” said as well.

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While each class is designed to be a learning experience, the instructors also strive to make training fun and exciting.

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“I think a lot of times people feel intimidated by the thought of going into a martial arts school,” Jung said.

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A new exhibit examining the role of Chinese-Canadians in war efforts has opened at Britannia Shipyards.

One War, Two Victories is a collection of stories and photographs presenting the experiences of Chinese-Canadians who served in the Allied war efforts during the Second World War. The exhibit was first shown at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa in 2012. It is in the Chinese Bunkhouse at Britannia Shipyards (5180 Westwater Dr.) during site operational hours (Monday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) until Sept. 30.

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Steve Ko photo George Chow, a Second World War veteran, looks at the One War, Two Victories exhibit.

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Nikki Yanofsky will perform at the Richmond Olympic Oval June 14 as part of a Pan Am Games torch relay celebration.

Singer Nikki Yanofsky joins Pan Am Games celebration Pop singer made famous by singing Canadian Olympic spirit song to play at Richmond Olympic Oval

by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

A 21-year-old pop singer made famous for recording a TV theme song for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games will headline entertainment at a Pan Am Games torch relay celebration in Richmond June 14.

Nikki Yanofsky of Montreal will perform during a free community celebration at the Richmond Olympic Oval—a facility built for an event that launched her career.

Yanofsky introduced herself to the world at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics, where she sang the Canadian spirit anthem “I Believe,” written by Stephan Moccio and Alan Frew.

She’s since continued to develop her musical career, releasing a second studio album, Little Secret, in May. The jazz-pop record is produced by jazz legend Quincy Jones. She calls it “a mix of Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Ray Charles and Quincy— mixed with me.”

Expect to hear Yanofsky perform some of her new material, along with older favourites—but apparently not that song from the Olympics—during the Richmond event.

The Pan Am torch relay begins May 30 in Toronto, where it returns July 10 for the opening ceremony of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. Richmond is one of five

Pan Am Torch Relay celebrations Richmond Olympic Oval (4 to 8 p.m.)

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•Festivities include games, face-painting, free barbecue; performance by percussion band Kutapira cities outside Ontario where the Games’ torch relay will travel through.

After arriving in Richmond June 14, the torch will first visit Steveston Community Centre, which will host activities from 4 to 7 p.m., including a free barbecue.

Then at 7 p.m. the torch will arrive at the oval as part of an evening of entertainment and ceremony, including the lighting of a cauldron. Festivities at the oval run from 4 to 8 p.m. Interactive sports and games, an urban beach playground, a visit

by Pan Am mascot Pachi the Porcupine and food trucks are all part of the event.

Besides Yanofsky—who will perform at 7:25 p.m.—other performers scheduled for the oval stage are the Phase III Steel Drummers, Tropicana, Mariachi del Sol and the Top Line Vocal Collective.

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Adult learning in the computer age Teaching makes transformation in the online world

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or adult learners eager to rechart their career path, or simply wanting to bolster their resumes, the learning options are virtually endless.

From the continuing education offerings by the Richmond School District, to the Third Age Learning program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University—where quizzes/grades/prerequisites are shunned in favour of discussion/humour/ insight—the way people are accessing information and knowledge is different from even a decade ago.

“For people interested in learning new things, there are more options than ever,” Michael Khoo, head of the Richmond School District’s continuing education program, said.

The Richmond School District is gradually phasing out face-to-face teaching in its adult continuing education program, offering instead six-week online courses that begin every month and start at $119, and are monitored by an instructor who is available to answer questions and guide students along.

The learning material can be accessed any time, any day.

Online courses (ed2go. com/richconted) include accounting and finance, business, computer readiness, healthcare and medical to law and legal, personal development, and writing and publishing.

Why the move away from the traditional classroom setting?

Simply put, there’s a dwindling demand for that form of instruction, while the supply of online educational offerings are seemingly endless, including minuteslong instructional videos on YouTube where people can apply their knowledge right away. Others are also turning to Google to find answers.

The Third Age Learning program at Kwantlen is aimed at “providing those 50 and over with creative and stimulating educational activities.”

Known as TALK, the program is described as a “participatory learning experience with no quizzes, grades or prerequisites.”

Instead, the learning process is “full of discussion, controversy, humour, insight and wisdom.”

Aside from taking part in course, people who sign up can become a course facilitator, help plan curriculum, identify speakers, prepare newsletters, recruit new members and help organize special events and promote the program.

TALK membership is open to anyone north of 50, with an annual membership fee of $10. TALK courses are offered at low fees to cover administration costs, and earlier this year, talks included: The Nature and Value of Privacy, a Primer on Tea in China and Japan, and Some Basics about Hearing.

What’s changed, Khoo said, is that people don’t want to wait for anything.

“For people interested in learning new things, there are more options than ever.”

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Like accessing a vending machine, consumers want things right away.

And that instant, anytime/ anywhere access seems best suited to the online medium.

“What’s happening is many providers can’t keep up with the demand,” Khoo said.

While some older learners are comfortable with turning to their computer screens for classes, others are less inclined to do so.

What does the future hold?

Khoo said the online distribution of learning

materials will continue to become more sophisticated and engaging.

Webinars, which contain some live interaction with an expert, will continue to be popular, he said.

But not all the details are clear on how people will access educational material in the future.

Specifically, there’s no definitive model on how people will be charged for online learning.

“In this day and age of Internet technology, where everyone can access information for free, the big challenge for the delivery of knowledge is the expectation of low cost and no cost to the customer,” Khoo said. “That’s a hard financial model to keep solvent.”

Then there’s the issue of whether all learners have access to a computer that’s linked to the Internet, and whether that means learning will only be accessible to those who can afford it.

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The new units are located at Saffron on the Park, at 8600 Park Rd. and 6828 Eckersley Rd. Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie thanked the senior levels of government for taking on the ownership of these units, which were secured through Richmond’s affordable housing strategy.

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Sandwichers and living longer It is now common knowledge that we are living longer than ever. The statistics show that we are, on average, living well into our 80s. Over the last several years, the many implications of this shift have changed society. The tremendous growth in condominium development in the last 20 years, for example, is partly due to a “geriatric demand” (if you will) for dwelling on one level.

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The elder part For a family that has assumed responsibility for looking after parents, the first concern is probably medical. That involves making sure the parents’ living area is adequate and proper. It may involve a temporary arrangement while waiting for space to open in a care facility.

Whatever the situation, sandwichers need to make sure every available care is engaged. That involves their local health authority, who will assess the parents and potentially send people over the week to help with bathing, meal preparation and so on. Living areas need to be adequately equipped with everything from wheelchairs to grab bars. Doctors, still in short supply, need to be seen regularly.

Medications need to be understood, controlled and kept current.

Sandwichers also need to make sure all financial benefits and programs are claimed, including an application for CPP (which does not come to us automatically) at age 60 or later, depending on the circumstances. OAS is applied for at age 65 (eventually at age 67).

Parents may also be eligible for the Guaranteed Income Supplement, depending on their sources of income, which can be roughly $700 and so should be considered.

Discussion with a planner should also be arranged, and planning documents such as Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements and Wills should be made, especially while parents have capacity.

Living arrangements should be considered, because if there is a house involved, the entire family may have to live in it. Or, in today’s real estate market, selling it may raise enough funds to pay the costs of renovating the sandwichers’ home or of a care facility.

The kids In this sort of environment, children can be left out. Parents demand attention, and kids may as a result receive less than they need. Since time is at a premium, the best step sandwichers can take is to arrange time for children, whether through a separate, temporary caregiver or even a babysitter for an evening. Beyond the financial decisions that need to be made involving kids and parents, the hardest part of being a sandwicher is managing time.

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Summary In the U.S., nearly half of adults in their 40s and 50s have a parent over age 65 and are raising a child or financially supporting a child over the age of 18. One in seven adults is financially supporting an aging parent and a child. I expect that the numbers in Canada are not far off. Being older may be financially easier in Canada, given our healthcare system, but other responsibilities are no easier.

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Wildcats dealt a cruel twist of fate Tiebreaker rule leaves McMath devastated for second straight season at B.C. soccer champs

by Don Fennell Sports Editor

They deserved a break. Instead, the R.A. McMath Wildcats were dealt yet another cruel twist of fate.

For the second successive season, the top high school girls’ soccer team in Richmond, and indeed the Lower Mainland, was forced to settle for fifth place at the provincial AAA championships which concluded Saturday in Victoria.

Despite not dropping a single match in regulation or overtime, as was the case in the 2014 tournament, McMath was prevented from advancing to the final four as a result of penalty shots. Last year, eventual-champion Fleetwood Park Dragons of Surrey defeated McMath in the dreaded oneon-one showdown. The Dragons also put the dagger through the Wildcats’ hearts this season in a forced shootout between the sides after they both finished atop their pool with two wins and tie each; the draw being against each other. Fleetwood Park lost this year’s final 2-0 to Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils of Coquitlam.

“It was devastating, and this one was probably even tougher (than last

season) because we didn’t give up a goal,” said McMath coach Stephen Burns whose team blanked Burnaby North 5-0 and Mt. Baker 2-0 and played Fleetwood Park to a scoreless draw.

All told over the past two years, the Wildcats under the guidance of Burns and assistant coach Paul Pedersen, has outscored their opponents 151-14 in 42 matches— winning 37 of those. The remaining five matches ended in draws.

“After seeing all the other competitors, I think we had a legitimate chance to win again this year,” Burns said. “Last year everyone said McMath was clearly the best team.”

While it’s little consolation to either the 2014 or 2015 Wildcats, Burns expects the tournament committee will revisit its current format in which penalty kicks are used as the first tiebreaker. He expects instead goals for and against will be used to break a tie in the standings.

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Heading into the B.C. high school girls’ soccer championships last week in Victoria as the No. 1 seeded team from the Lower Mainland, members of the R.A. McMath Wildcats had reason to be optimistic. But in a cruel twist of fate, the team had to settle for fifth place despite not losing a single game at the tournament for the second year in a row.

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Produced by Connaught director of skating Keegan Murphy along with Aundrea Feltham and Eileen Murphy, the Karen Magnussen Tribute: A Benefit Show, which showcased 100 of the club’s competitive skaters, raised $12,000 to help cover mounting costs Magnussen faces after her lungs were burnt from inhaling gas after escaping

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After winning the district championship last week to complete an undefeated season, it’s clear the Richmond Christian Eagles have been bitten by the volleyball bug.

The Grade 8 boys’ side tuned up for the final playdown Wednesday by scoring a three sets to none victory over J.N. Burnett Breakers in the city’s Bantam high school championship a week earlier. Only days prior, the Eagles topped the field at the Hugh McRoberts Strikers’ invitational.

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Richmond Christian Secondary School’s Grade 8 boys’ volleyball team enjoyed an undefeated season.

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Conrad “Ding” Francisco Conrad “Ding” Francisco passed away peacefully on May 28th, 2015 in Richmond, B.C. at the age of 71.

He was born in Sta. Ana, Manila, Philippines, to Avelino and Eugenia Francisco on Dec.23rd, 1943. He had a large and loving extended family, including sister Nina, and brothers Stanley and Emanuel. At a young age, he developed a love for all things technical, from cars, to computers, to hi-fi stereos for his beloved classical music, eventually finding his calling in electronics. In 1967 he met Josette Hermano, who would become his wife, friend, confidant and conscience for 44 years. Together they sought a new life abroad, settling in Canada in 1971.

Conrad worked as an avionics technician for Canadian Airlines, Air Canada, and then MTU. Armed with generosity and determination, he and Josette forged a happy life in Canada, in a new culture they would come to call their own, in the new country they would come to call their home.

Conrad is survived by his wife Josette, son Carlos, daughter and son-inlaw Monica and Chuck Johnson, and grandchildren Madeleine and Garrett.

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Job duties include: Supervise and care for our son in our absence. Bathe, dress and feed our son. Prepare milk formulas and change diapers. Oversee our son’s activities, such as meals and rest periods. Maintain a healthy environment in the home. Keep records of daily activities and health information.

Wash dishes and do laundry.

Job Type: Full time, Contract Wage: $10.50/hour Skills Requirements: -Education: minimum high school education -Training: 6 months full time training in caregiving -Experience: 1 year work in child care or related job Work Location: Unit 303-8120 Lansdowne Road, Richmond, B.C. The In-Home Caregiver has the option to live in our residence where care will be provided.

OPTIONAL ACCOMMODATION IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON A LIVE-IN BASIS. THIS IS NOT A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

Contact information: Please apply to the employer Zunaira Naeem with a cover letter and resume via email to: Zunairaezaya303@yahoo.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 102

ACCOUNTING/ BOOKKEEPING

Hiring P/T Experienced Bookkeeper - Sage 50 (Richmond B.C.) Requirements: • Attention to detail and accomplish deadlines • Ability to manage confidential information • Productive/Spanish an asset Qualifications: • Exp. in quick books/sage 50 • Microsoft Office: Excel/Word • Payroll exp.-T4S/Certificate • WCB, GST • Invoicing/filling/bank reconc.

Email: info@bellphillipssafetygroup.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SUCCESSFUL weekly community newspaper, central Alberta. Excellent web marketing presence.

27,000 circulation. Owner approaching retirement. If you are serious about wanting to own your own newspaper contact Joyce, 403575-0090. Email: jeweb1@xplornet.com.

HELP WANTED

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Kids and Adults Needed

Papers are delivered to your door. No need to insert flyers either!

Deliver 2x week, Wednesdays and Fridays, right in your neighbourhood.

Call our circulation department for information.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today!

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or email us at circulation@richmondreview.com

HIGH CASH PRODUCING Vending Machines. $1.00 Vend = .70 Profit.

All on Location In Your Area. Selling Due to illness. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629 Website WWW.TCVEND.COM LOCAL, reputable, craft manufacturing company looking for reliable, motivated pieceworkers. Training provided at no cost to you. We are VERY busy! Unlimited earning potential. Please leave your name and number ONLY at 604-826-4651 or at our email craftmanufacturing@gmail.com. We respond to ALL calls and messages in the order they are received.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

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

Weekly start dates. Job board!

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SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available.

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12080 - 12133 1st Ave. 3011 - 4099 Chatham St. 10060 - 10411 Freshwater Dr. Cornerbrook Cres. St Brides Crt. St Brides Pl. St Vincents Crt. , St Vincents Pl. 5011 - 5971 Williams Rd. Elkmond Rd. Florimond Rd. Kirkmond Cres. Lamond Ave. 3088 Francis (one drop-30 pprs) , Seafair (Francis - Blundell) Fairhurst Rd. Littlemore Pl. Ullsmore Ave. Youngmore Rd. Elsmore Rd. Vinmore Ave. 2000 Blk River Rd, Westminster Hwy Ledway Rd. Linscott Crt. Linscott Rd. Lancing Crt. Lancing Pl. Lancing Rd. Ludgate Rd. Ludlow Pl. Ludlow Rd. Langtree Ave. Laurelwood Crt. Lynnwood Dr. 5011 - 5786 Blundell Rd 7040 - 7960 No. 2 Rd. Donald Rd. Grandy Rd. Udy Rd. 4011 - 4770 & 4776 - 4780 Blundell Rd. 4771 - 4775 Blundell Rd. 7071 - 7791 Montana Rd. 5500 - 6999 No. 1 Rd. Forsyth Cres. Westminster Hwy. 5388 - 5988 Forsyth Cres.

Gibbons Dr. Tiffin Cres.

McCallan Rd. Tilton Rd. Gibbons Dr. Westminster Hwy Richards Dr, Semlin Dr, Trutch Ave Hankin Dr. Musgrave Cres.

Dunsmuir Cres. Semlin Crt. Semlin Dr. Barnard Dr. Barnard Pl. River Rd.

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HOME SERVICE GUIDE PLUMBING & HEATING

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

RENOVATIONS

To

BILL GILLESPIE 604-272-2809 or cell: 604-841-2479 EDUCATION

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FARM WORKERS

GREENHOUSE WORKER (35) Windset Farms - 3660 41B St. Ladner BC V4K 3N2 F/T Contract, 40hrs./week includes weekends.

Duties: Picking, Pruning, De-leafing.

Start Date: September 7, 2015 $10.49/hr.

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! Fax Resume: 604.952.2763 E-mail Resume: recruitment@windset.com

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HELP WANTED CEMENT MASON

Experienced Cement Mason required for city curb & gutter and sidewalk work.

We offer excellent Union Wages & Benefits!

Email resume to: gblltd@telus.net or Fax: 604.294.3745

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HELP WANTED

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

FULL TIME TRUCK DRIVER

email: adcontrol@richmondreview.com HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES 182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

287

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

• Pressure Washing

M.S. MAINTENANCE & RENOVATIONS

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

Insured / WCB

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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26 Years Serving Rmd.

Joe 604-250-5481 A-1 Painting Company - Interior / Exterior 20 years exp. Summer Special 10% off (604)723-8434

STEFANO PAINTING Exterior Summer Special 10% Off FREE Estimates (604)720-1390

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SUNDECKS

PLUMBING

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LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service Call Plumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains.

Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441

P/T Evening Positions Available 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Starting fr: $11.03 - $13.02 Ability to work weekends is req.

K-Bro Linen operates a large modern commercial laundry facility located within a short walk from Lake City Skytrain in Bby. Apply in Person

8035 Enterprise St., Burnaby June 5, 2015 between 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

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TRY A CLASSIFIED AD

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

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 260

ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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GARDENING

Fax Resume: 604-888-4749 E-mail: ars@cullendiesel.com

MECHANICS

With late model diesel engine experience req. for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. Positions available in Surrey. Detroit Diesel & MTU engine exp. considered an asset.

Factory training provided.

Union Shop - Full Benefits Fax Resume: 604-888-4749 E-mail: ars@cullendiesel.com

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

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

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

SPECIAL SUPER SALE Gutter windows skylights siding for $375. (under 2500sf) We use soap WCB Insured.............604-861-6060

MIRACLE MOVING

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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

FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.

778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

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HANDYPERSONS

RENOVATIONS, Bathroom/Kitchen Remodeling, Drywall, Tiles. Free estimates. 604-518-8460.

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Central Creek Construction Refinishing floors, no dust, tiles & crown mouldings & baseboards.

604-773-7811 / 604-432-1857 centralcreek@gmail.com Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service.

Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.

1-800-573-2928

PETS

RENTALS

PETS

BLUENOSE BULLIES CROSS LAB PUPPIES. Ready to go $300 firm Call btwn 12noon-6pm 778-551-0769 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 JACK RUSSELL; Adopt a beautiful 8 yr old Jack Russell, she is petite, standing 11’’ at the shoulder, and weighs 11lbs. All white with brown markings around both eyes & ears, with her right ear being 1/2 white.

(604)846-8212

HOMES FOR RENT

TRANSPORTATION 845

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

MULTIPOMS. Under 8 lbs. 5 weeks old. Beautiful & fluffy. Velcro dogs.

Can email pics. Vet checked, 1st shots. Guar’d. $800. 604-746-8074 The Scrapper

Residential / Strata

MARINE

604 - 259 - 2482 www.arbutusroofing.com

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

604-537-4140

PIT BULL PUPS- born Feb 24th.

Blue/Blue Brindle. Shots. Wormed. $850-$1250. 604-376-0920

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Purebred CAIRN TERRIER Pups Shots, dewormed. $800. House pets. 604-854-1978, 604-807-5204

OMNI Painting Property Solutions Interior/Exterior, Epoxy coat flooring, Exterior repairs, Power-washing. Call Shawn @ 604-710-7347

BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED 10’, 12’ or 14’ with or without motor or trailer. Will pay cash 778-868-9342

WANTED pure black LAB PUP female 6-8 wks. Give full details & telephone # to Box #001, 20258Fraser Hwy Langley V3A4R6

www.paintspecial.com

Yellow Lab, female, 4 yrs old, spayed, vet checked, shots. $700 obo. No sunday call, 604-795-4681

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

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

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

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

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

. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS...”OUR BIG 35TH ANNIVERSARY SALE” 20X20 $4500. 25X24 $5198. 30X30 $7449.

32X36 $8427.

40X46 $12140. One end Wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca.

ARBUTUS ROOFING & DRAINS Ltd

$45/Hr

RILEY’S REPAIR SERVICES Home Repair Specialist Call Jeff (604)323-4630

Commercial Transport & Diesel Engine

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

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

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

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Union Shop - Full Benefits

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

www.affordablemoversbc.com

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

Required for Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. 2nd/3rd year level position available in Abbotsford. Engine experience considered an asset.

Factory training provided.

MOVING & STORAGE

POWER WASHING since 1982.

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

AFFORDABLE MOVING

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Commercial Transport Apprentice

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PRESSURE WASHING

Mr. Side Walk Power Washing Sidewalks, Driveways, Patios Strata, Comm. Res. 604-802-9033

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

Advertise across the lower mainland in the 17 best-read community newspapers!

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GREENWORX Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls.

Returfing, Demos, Drainage, Concrete cutting, Jack hammering, old swimming pools filled in & decks. 604-782-4322

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

Free Est. Call Dean 604-839-8856

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

Ring up profits!

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

604 - 720 - 2009

Live In Caregiver needed for Elderly Lady in Richmond.

Contact Rose 604-274-2512.

Required by Richmond Building Supplies Co. Ltd.

300

GARAGE SALES

ESTATE SALE: 8860 MYHILL RD, Richmond. Sat. & Sun. June 6 & 7, 9am - 2pm. Lots of Treasures!

Everything Must Go! NEB.

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

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

AUCTIONS

BUD HAYNES, WARD’S Firearms Auction. Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m., 11802 - 145 St., Edmonton, Alberta. Denny Harding Estate, Sask. Store Dispersal. Over 200 new guns. Website, catalogue w/pictures. Phone 403-347-5855 or 780-451-4549; w w w. b u d h ay n e s a u c t i o n s . c o m . www.WardsAuctions.com.

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

K-Bro Linen Systems

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

#1 AAA Rubbish Removal Residential & Commercial Clean Courteous Service FREE ESTIMATES

Please call Marilou at 604.542.7411 or email: marilou@blackpress.ca

PRODUCTION STAFF

and I’m a Nice Guy!

Mike Favel • 604-341-2681

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Newspaper Promoters Required.

Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal location. Early morning shifts.

Monday - Saturday.

IN-HOME Cargiver Needed in White Rock - Elderly Lady. 2 years Contract, HS+2 years experience, $10.33/hour/40 hours, BC Medical & CPP. English, Cantonese & Mandarin a must. Required Chinese cooking, personal care etc. Live In optional and not a condition of employment. Please contact : Sin Lai janesmlai@hotmail.com 604-9168216

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944

.Kluane First Nation www.kfn.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

• Aeration / Power Raking

RENOVATIONS

in the

Call 604-247-3700

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

• Hedge Trimming / Pruning

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• Edging

• Trimming

5 MINUTE EXPRESS PAGING SYSTEM PLUMBING SERVICES AT REASONABLE RATES CALL 604-270-6338

Only $89 including free hot water tank service!

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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

RJ’S PLUMBING & HOME SERVICE

Heating System Service Special

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

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2 coats any colour

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

Elliot, ID# 282707, Domestic Short Hair, Neutered Male, 2 Years 8 Months

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

Elliot is a handsome and sweet young boy who’s looking for a second start at a forever home. He would love to find a home where he will be cherished and loved his whole life...could that be your home?

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Painting

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Richmond Carvers Society show at Steveston Community Centre

Around Town Katie Lawrence

Carvers put on a show

T

he largest wood carving show in Western Canada, hosted by the Richmond Carvers Society, took place at the Steveston Community Centre this past weekend.

Ken Fotheringhame’s Bust of Samurai was detailed and won a first place ribbon.

Advanced carver Mike Cohene produced a lovely bird statue.

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Katie Lawrence covers the social scene.

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

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Len Sawyer, a 25 year member of the society, stands with one of his latest creations, Fawlty Towers.

Richmond Carvers Society president Ron Glauser created a small guitar for one of his entries.

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Richmond Carvers Society member Kati DeGraaf poses with the mask she made under the tutelage of Rupert Scow.

Wood carving clubs from across Canada and Washington State submitted over 200 entries ranging from student to expert in the judged contest, while about 100 other carvings were on display for show.

Show chair and Richmond Carvers Society member David Phillips said that the annual event is a great way to spread the word about the club.

“We hold the show every year to encourage carving and for carvers to show their work. Some of the carvings are for sale, but the sale is not the purpose for the show,” he said.

The Richmond Carvers Society has been in the community since 1988, and Phillips feels like the club is a great way to bring people together.

“Whether you’re a student, a youngster, or whether you’re an adult, it’s a nice, relaxing way to spend your time as a hobby,” he said.

The society welcomes carvers of all ages and skill levels to join them Wednesday nights at Hugh McRoberts School at 6:30 p.m. until midJune, before taking a break till September.

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We Wish To Thank All Our 2015 Sponsors

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