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District deals with parents’ rat fear

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Jane McGayden, principal at James Whiteside elementary, says the rat problems have been dealt with.

One of the solutions was to seal the crawl-space underneath the school to keep the rats at bay.

Budget cuts blamed for the rodent factor The problem of schools dealing with rats in Richmond may be one of the many early symptoms of the sweeping cuts forced on the Richmond School District last year, as it struggled to deal with a $6 million deficit.

Eleven early-shift custodians — the persons responsible for maintaining the city’s schools and keeping them clean — were axed last year as part of the near-100 staff cull.

The district’s assistant superintendent, Nancy Brennan, wasn’t sure exactly how many custodian hours have been lost as a result.

She’s agrees, however, that it’s now having an effect at the ground level.

“It’s definitely a factor,” Brennan said.

“We’re doing things differently than we did before and we’ve had to reassign our priori-

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“But other districts don’t even have daytime custodians.

Although, I’ve yet to work at a school where they’ve never had a rat problem.”

There has been a decrease of hours worked by custodians across the district, Brennan said.

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Government workers knew for years about potential danger at a Richmond foster home but failed to protect a troubled and mentally challenged teen from a man who himself had been a victim of horrific sex abuse in a government-run care facility.

A freedom of information request

by The Province has uncovered disturbing new evidence of system flaws and blundering by Ministry of Children and Family employees, in the case of Kevin Fanning.

Fanning, 51, pleaded guilty last fall to sexually exploiting and sexually assaulting a vulnerable 17-year-old boy in late 2009, while hired as an overnight caregiver in a Richmond foster home.

Government documents show no criminal record and background checks were done on Fanning, or on the previous relief workers employed at the Richmond foster home, even though ministry workers and a Community Living British Columbia official prodded the foster parent to complete checks.

In October 2010, B.C. Provincial Court Judge Ron Fratkin sentenced Fanning to 60 days in jail plus three years’ probation, while noting he should never have been hired.

It was revealed in court that Fanning and the victim “would smoke marijuana and, on occasion, they would be naked . . . also watch pornography together.” At some point, a sex act took place between the two.

Fratkin read from a psychological report on Fanning — who was one of the victims in a high-profile 1990’s case — which described how, after he was abused starting at the age of 11, he went on to display cruelty to animals, abused substances, developed see Staff page 4 07283111

Don’t call the pied piper just yet.

That’s the message from the Richmond School District after parents reported their kids’ school is being overrun by rats.

Anonymous emails from parents to the News and to a radio station claimed that James Whiteside elementary had a serious rat infestation.

One parent said that every day for the last month, students, including their child, had sighted rats, rat droppings and urine in and around the school, which is on Williams Road, just west of No. 4 Road. Another parent said a teacher at the same school said some floors had not been mopped since January.

“Some of the moms have started to wipe their child’s desk every morning as that is where they eat their lunch, I have seen the wipes after they are done and they are disgusting,” wrote the parent. “As far as I know, the school has called a pest control company … (however) the droppings continue to be everywhere. Our kids play on the floor, eat at their desks and use school equipment that could have been trampled by rats during the night.

“Do we have to wait for an outbreak of some new disease before the school board does something about it?”

When the News called the school district, its assistant superintendent, Nancy Brennan, was already in a meeting discussing the situation with school board chair Donna Sargent.

Brennan admitted there had see Brennan page 6

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“He thought about himself and only himself.”

— Crown counsel on Orlando Carderas Mangaoang who has admitted to killing his wife.

City considered for major event

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Richmond-born Shea Emry (second from left, top), also a member of this year’s Grey Cup champion team the Montreal Alouettes, brings the CFL trophy to Richmond’s city hall, posing with first responders, who will be honoured at the eighth annual 911 Awards on April 27 (www.richmondchamber. ca). At the hospital, left, Emry visits with Keith Sewell and his newborn son, Logan, who takes a nap in the cup.

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Food chain missing a link Strategy calls for more agriculture wholesalers

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The food chain in Richmond is missing a vital link, according to Coun. Harold Steves.

We have farmers, retailers and consumers. Absent are the wholesalers and distributors — which are often one and the same.

The city and Metro Vancouver have to rebuild that link if residents are to enjoy the fruits of their land, he added.

This is one of the main objectives outlined in a new Regional Food System Strategy adopted by Metro Vancouver’s board of directors Friday.

The strategy was developed by Metro Vancouver’s agriculture committee, of which Steves is the chair.

“Right now, some farmers do local, direct marketing, but that can only be done on a small scale.”

Steves, who raises cattle, takes his livestock to a slaughterhouse either in Langley or Pitt Meadows, where the meat is processed, then sells it directly to consumers.

Most farmers, however, sell their produces to American wholesalers/distributors.

The produce may eventually work its way back here, but maybe not, which explains why so much of the fresh produce found in local stores is from stateside.

Before he sold his beef directly, Steves would sell his cattle to an auction house in Kamloops. The cattle would then be sent to a feed lot in Alberta for fattening; a slaughter house for butchering; the States for packaging; back to Canada for retailing.

Finally, a steak would land on someone’s dinner table.

“For the farmers, so much of the value is lost as it goes through the chain.”

The new strategic plan suggests making industrial zones conducive to agriculture wholesalers/distributors by providing them a five-year reprieve from paying taxes until they get enough farmers to make it viable.

And viable it will be, according to Steves.

“There are so many farmers in the export market, but if they had a processor, they would switch to the local market.”

Another component to the strategic plan is education. Metro Vancouver has $35,000 to spend on teaching people about the need to foster a stable and sustainable local food system. Last year, a number of grants were given to schools to help them set up school farms or some kind of agricultural education program, said Steves.

“If we want people to become more aware of the food they eat, the best place to start is the children at school.” see Volunteers page 4

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Richmond is in the running to host a major national sporting congress next year.

The city’s bid to host the 2012 Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance Congress was short-listed and a delegation will arrive in town next week to peruse hotels and facilities.

If successful in its bid, Richmond will play host to more than 500 of the country’s major players in Canadian sports, tourism and event hosting.

Alliance members include top brass from the world of national athletics, baseball, soccer, winter sports, basketball, golf, watersports and also municipalities and tourism agencies from across Canada — many of whom are frequently tasked with hosting a world championship event.

And should the congress come to Richmond next year, the city will have a chance to showcase itself as being the location for such large-scale events.

“Having 500 delegates here for a congress would have an immediate impact on tourism,” — Ted Townsend said city spokesman Ted Townsend. “But many of them are people who decide where world events are held. And we have been trying to position Richmond as a place for major sporting events to be hosted, so we’ll be making a major pitch to secure a number of future events.”

Townsend said he hopes next week’s site visit by the organization would be extended to enable the city to show off what Richmond has to offer.

“This event traditionally gets held back East, so it’d be quite something if Richmond were to win the right to host the congress,” he added.

“We’ve already had a fair bit of success in attracting events and we have a strong track record of being good hosts, we have the sports facilities, the accommodation and the transportation to deal with major events. And we have a great community base of volunteers, that’s our horsepower.”

The congress is considered to be Canada’s largest annual gathering of sport, tourism professionals and event management firms.

Held in April each year, the congress is a business-to-business events marketplace, where events rights holders have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with municipal representatives interested in hosting events in their communities.

A decision is expected in April.

“This event traditionally gets held back East, so it’d be quite something if Richmond were to win.”

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Continued from page 1 sexual-identity problems and by the age of 19, turned to male prostitution in Vancouver.

All of these glaring red flags should have been seen, if government workers had “done their jobs properly,” Fratkin said.

Information in a government review obtained by The Province proves Fratkin was right. Review documents also say “many caregivers” have hired Fanning over the years. However, Children and Family Minister Mary Polak, who turned down several interview requests, would not say how many times or where Fanning worked.

“The foster home is to be closed due to foster parent unwillingness and failure to protect his child in care from harm by adequate-

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Non Profit Sector as an Employer British Columbians health and social service needs. Their ability to reach out to children, families, youth, seniors, people at risk, the disabled and others among society’s most vulnerable is one of their strengths, putting the needs of individuals at the heart with a citizen-centered focus.

The sector has a unique ability to mobilize voluntary contributions of time and money and to provide leadership at the community level, leveraging trust and credibility to deliver programs that are tailored to the people and communities that need them.

The non profit sector has an important and growing role both in the design and delivery of public services, and in the ways in which they are improved and held to account. A viable non profit sector is critical to the province’s ability to deliver support programs and meet the significant social challenges affecting vulnerable British Columbians. Thank you for your support of these incredible agencies in our community.

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From drug counselling to giving employment advice, from providing housing to childcare, the non profit sector delivers a range of public services to meet

Continued from page 3 The Richmond school district was recently looking into developing a Farm to School Program, in which locally grown food would be sold at elementary schools as part of the lunch program.

But because the district was trying to use funds from different sources with varying interests, “the whole thing got very complicated,” said Trustee Linda McPhail.

“There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that this is a really good project,” but McPhail has yet to find a school to take it on.

She acknowledges it would take significant volunteers hours from staff or parents.

A final component of the strategic plan is

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The Ministry of Agriculture did a study in 2007 that found B.C. will need an additional 240,000 acres of irrigate farmland and one million acres of rangeland to meet the needs of our population by 2025.

The committee is hoping the inventory will tell them what land would be available to help bring the total up to that 240,000 acres.

Following the inventory and consultation with stakeholders, the agricultural committee will devise an action plan, to be completed this year.

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ly screening his relief staff,” the ministry review concluded.

“The failure to ensure adequate supervision . . . resulted in the child in care being harmed for an ongoing period of time by a staff member.”

Ministry documents dating back to 2005 show case workers were concerned the foster parent was delegating too much responsibility to relief workers — yet two government workers “signed off ” on “home safety checklists” that showed no criminal-record checks were completed for the relief workers.

The RCMP put out a call for additional victims but has not charged Fanning with more offences.

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Wife killer gets 10 years, his kids beg judge for mercy Orlando Mangaoang gets double-time credit, will only serve two and a half years in jail

past . . . . He confessed and apologized for what happened and I forgive him. I’m asking for the court to show mercy to my father.”

Court heard that the marriage became tumultuous after Editha, a nanny, came to Canada from the Philippines and sponsored her husband and their kids to follow her to Canada.

They argued over money

“The past is the past and we cannot change it ...”

— Mangaoang’s son and Mangaoang’s perception that his wife was unfaithful to him.

Then one night following an argument, he struck her over the head with a metal object, fracturing her skull.

He spent up to 30 minutes strangling her with his hands, then cut up her panties in a search for semen before placing her half-naked body in a cardboard box.

The following day he drove to a remote location in Richmond and dumped the body. Three weeks later, Editha’s body was found and Mangaoang was arrested. He confessed to the killing and was charged with seconddegree murder.

But in January the accused pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter.

In sentencing him on Wednesday, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bill Smart said that what precipitated the killing was not clear, but that all of Mangaoang’s anger, frustration and contempt for his wife exploded in rage.

Smart noted that the Crown was satisfied that in his rage Mangaoang did not have sufficient intent for murder.

He said he was satisfied that the accused had shown “great remorse,” was otherwise a law-abiding citizen and was determined to devote his life to helping his children.

He said the four children

were the other victims of the crime.

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A judge has sentenced a father of four to 10 years in prison for strangling his wife to death in their Richmond home.

But after double-time credit for pre-sentence custody, Orlando Carderas Mangaoang’s sentence was reduced to two and half years in prison for the May 2007 slaying of his wife, Editha, 41.

In court Wednesday, the judge quoted from letters written by 49-year-old Mangaoang’s three sons, begging for mercy for their dad.

One son wrote that they miss Mangaoang a lot and “would hate to see him grow old” in prison.

“We would like to continue to have him be part of our lives because he’s the only one we’ve got. The past is the past and we cannot change it but we can alter the future.”

Another son wrote that his father was a changed man and that he had grown close to him.

“I know that what he did was unacceptable and unthinkable. The past is the

“They lost a mother and their relationship with their

father has changed forever.”

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Continued from page 1 been a small rat problem at James Whiteside, but added that she was surprised to hear of the claims, as the matter had been dealt with almost two weeks ago.

“This first came to the attention of the school principal in the middle of January, after which the maintenance department was contacted and a whole bunch of things were rolled into place,” Brennan said.

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“When the school first made us aware, we called in a pest control company. Some rats were caught and the maintenance department blocked a number of holes that the rats might have been coming through.

“But there are very few schools that don’t experience this, as most schools sit on some kind of parkland.”

Brennan said that students eat in their classrooms all the time and sometimes leave food lying around.

“That’s what attracts (the rats) in,” she said.

“The maintenance department also had an additional three nightshift crews out at the school in the middle of February. All the carpets were steam-cleaned.Since then, the pest control company has been inspecting the school once a week and they have found no further signs.”

Brennan also countered reports of unmopped floors and overflowing garbage cans that were attracting the rats. “The custodians are on an A and B type schedule, where they would clean a classroom every second day.

But the garbage gets emptied every day,” she said.

Brennan added that she was disappointed that parents went to the media first, as opposed to the school principal.

And as far as she’s aware,

no other school has experienced a rat problem recently to the extent of James Whiteside.

After going over with Brennan all the measures that were taken last month to eradicate the problem, school board chair Sargent was “confident that protocol and process for dealing with this has been followed.

“But we do take it very seriously, even if it’s just one rat. From what we know, this is not a problem across the district.”

Dalton Cross, a Vancouver Coastal Health senior environmental health officer, said the health department had received no reports of a rat infestation at Whiteside or any other Richmond school.

“If we did, we would investigate the issue and do a full inspection,” said Cross.

“But as far as we’re aware, this kind of thing has never really been an ongoing issue at Richmond schools.

It’s not been something that’s stood out over the years.”

The health department is actually in the process of its bi-annual school inspection right now in Richmond.

But Cross said no red flags have yet to be raised over Whiteside or any other local school with regard to rats.

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remier-designate Christy Clark won the Liberal leadership race as a self-styled “voice of change.” But how new has yet to be seen.

Sure, she wasn’t in caucus when the Liberals dropped the HST bomb on us. But while she billed herself as an outsider during the campaign, Clark comes to the job with significant political history.

She was deputy premier to Gordon Campbell during a period of deeply unpopular government cuts and the era of the B.C. Rail sell-off.

And while she’s come out as promoting a “families first” agenda, it was hockey mom Clark who often rankled in her cabinet stints as Minister of Education and Minister of Children and Family Development.

As education minister, it was Clark who imposed a contract on teachers, eliminating class-size limits and services for kids with special needs. That’s ominous, as the teachers’ fiveyear contract will expire June 30.

Clark also campaigned on cutting health-care spending, rather than increasing it. It’s hard to see how that will win over families with ailing elders.

In Clark’s former political life, she was often criticized for a combative shoot-from-the-hip-and-ask-questions-later style.

As premier, she may no longer have that luxury.

In her favour, Clark is a populist, unlike the often-aloof Campbell. She also says she wants to decentralize decisionmaking, another welcome departure from the Campbell era.

It’s early days for Clark. Only time will tell if her plan for change is real, or if we’ll get the same political gunslinger dressed up in outsider’s clothing.

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Band-aid cameras not the answer The Editor, A couple of months ago Global B.C. news had an article about how red-light cameras were going to help stop infractions at intersections.

I came to Richmond from Toronto in 1998. One of the first things I noticed was how frustrating it was to drive here.

The traffic is very stop and go. Go one or two blocks and I would most likely come up against a late amber or red light.

There is no traffic flow. Back East there was, on some of the more busy streets, sequenced lights; do the speed limit and one would get a sequence of green lights. Traffic actually flowed.

Sequenced lights would move traffic, reduce frustration and the amount of exhaust being spewed out by vehicles starting from a stop; visualize the exhaust coming out of a bus or loaded dump truck.

It would also reduce the amount of oil being squeezed out of leaky oil pan gaskets from older vehicles as engines rev up and start a stopped vehicle, as well as the amount of brake pad dust being released from every vehicle stopping at a red light.

Pedestrian crossing lights should also be sequenced into the scheme of things for the same reasons as above.

I imagine drivers, because they are frustrated, are pressing their luck and others’ safety by runnning a stale amber or red light. Red light cameras are a Band-Aid not a solution.

Klaus Gade Richmond

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Local farming needs resurrection Fifty years ago, Richmond was the breadbasket of Vancouver.

Richmond farmers grew bumper crops of vegetables in the rich clay soils and harvested blueberries and cranberries from the Lulu Island Bog in central Richmond.

They periodically burned off portions of the bog to create vibrant regrowth of low bush blueberries and cranberries as First Nations had done for thousands of years.

My high school biology teacher Garnet Carefoot sent us into the bog to collect water, bugs and plants to set up “balanced aquariums” in the classroom.

Usually, there were too many water bugs, too much algae or not enough oxygen-producing plants, and one species would over consume and die.

By the time I graduated from UBC with a degree in agricultural genetics and economics, Richmond’s city council had destroyed more than half of the city’s productive farmland and oxygen-producing bog by rezoning it as ‘urban.’

They then dumped garbage into the bog and sewage into the river.

I became a science and art teacher. In the mid-1960s, as co-chairs of the Richmond Science Teachers Association, fellow science teacher Marie Quilter and I joined with environmentalist Will Paulik to present briefs to Richmond’s city council to save the last remnants

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of the Lulu Island Bog. We were successful in saving only half, now the Richmond Nature Park.

The dispute over the remaining half continues 45 years later.

The first environmental group in Canada, the Richmond Anti-Pollution Association, was formed to fight for sewage treatment, recycling and the environment.

I was elected as a RAPA candidate to council in the fall of 1968. It took over a decade to get secondary sewage treatment in Richmond. More than 40 years later, we are finally getting recycling, but some politicians would rather add to greenhouse gases by incinerating much of our garbage.

In 1973, the Dave Barrett-led NDP government established the B.C. Agricultural Land Reserve to save the five per cent of B.C. land that can grow food. At that time we produced 86 per cent of vegetables and small fruit in B.C. Today we produce 43 per cent.

The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture predicts we will need an additional 240,000 acres of irrigated farmland by 2025 if we are going to feed our-

selves.

Yet the same forces of economic growth that were devouring farmland in 1973 are gobbling up our farmland today.

The new South Fraser Perimeter Road is consuming 240 acres of farmland and Vancouver Port wants 2,600 acres for port expansion. They have already bought the 227 acre Gilmore farm in East Richmond.

On Feb. 25, Metro Vancouver adopted a comprehensive 52-page food security strategy to guarantee enough nutritious food for our growing population.

This report makes local agriculture more viable by increasing local food production to supply the growing number of farmers’ markets and support new distribution and processing businesses.

The strategy proposes establishing an agricultural trust to buy threatened farmland, improving availability of nutritious food through urban agriculture, developing agricultural enterprise zones on industrial land for new food processors and reducing food waste.

As chair of the Metro Vancouver Agriculture Committee today, I am pleased to have assisted with both projects.

Many people question the stability of the global food system and its ability to produce healthy food.

We can only hope we are not too late.

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However, for the past two and a half years, Ms. Wong has been silent on the issue.

Not only was she unable to provide an urban park for Richmond as she promised in her campaign, but her inaction has cost taxpayers $59.2 million in the Garden City Land Agreement of March 2010 between the federal government, the Musqueam First Nation, and the City of Richmond.

Alice Wong’s ineffectiveness on this issue has resulted in the federal government profiting at the expense of Richmond taxpayers for the disposal of an asset that the federal government no longer needed.

The land was surplus Crown land. Why was Alice Wong not able to convince the federal government to declare the Garden City Lands no longer surplus to its needs, thus enabling the federal government to gift or donate the land to the City of Richmond?

I believe Alice Wong’s ineffective leadership has cost Richmond taxpayers $59.2 million.

I would like to invite Ms. Wong to a public discussion on her role in the Garden City Lands Agreement of March 2010 and on the future of the Garden City lands in general.

Joe Peschisolido Richmond federal Liberal candidate

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No piece of land is safe and most of it is up for eventual residential development, including our agricultural and industrial lands.

Common sense has to prevail if this is to be a livable city for future generations.

If council goes along with the myopic and revisionist thinking of staff, I can only ask councillors, do you want another municipal election based on community conflict and a campaign to again save the Garden City lands?

In other words, where have you been and have you not heard what the majority of Richmond voters want and is that not why you bought the land from the federal government and the Musqueam? Was it not to protect its features as an agricultural and a natural, open space area?

You have betrayed the public if you now see it as a possible future land bank for city council, staff and development land speculators to again threaten it with residential and similar developments.

In that the other two DND lands are an integral unit with Garden City lands, all three quarters of this land should be properly retained as farmland and open space/ natural areas and properly zoned as such in the Metro and Richmond bylaws.

Staff arguments that this is not the customary approach is simply myopic and not helpful for planning our future land needs for sustainability in an over-crowded city and lower m ainland.

If we are to have a livable city in a livable region we have to come up with new approaches, be more creative and not just use the past cookie-cutter approach advocated by staff.

That tired development oriented approach will not serve us and future generations with the food and open space needed in the midst of an over-developed urban environment.

Otto E. Langer Richmond

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The Editor, Re: “City approves controversial plan,” News, March 2.

I have found it rather disappointing that we have to again provide arguments why the Garden City lands should remain in the ALR as farmland and not in a urban classification, as has been done in the Metro plan and bylaw, up for approval by Richmond city council and oddly supported by city staff.

Where have the city hall staff been in the past five years and who have they been listening to?

Obviously not the majority of our councillors or the public.

Has Richmond not learned anything throughout the battles over the years to protect the lands associated with the Garry Point, Terra Nova and the recent five-year struggle to protect the Garden City lands as ALR/agricultural lands for farming, nature, open space and, indeed, to keep the options open for future generations, such as environmental and food sustainability?

The arguments of the city’s planning manager and staff are out step with the present, not in tune with the public’s demands and revisionist in their logic.

For your planning manager to argue that rezoning Garden City to urban uses would put it in tune with Terra Nova zoning is extremely misleading and ignores the fact that Terra Nova was in the ALR and over 90 per cent of Richmond residents wanted to retain it as farmland.

Unfortunately, they were overruled by a pro-pavement city council and the prodevelopment Social Credit government of the day.

For our planning manager to more or less pretend it was not originally used and zoned as farmland is to deny history and the real facts of that unfortunate, pro-development effort by the council of the day.

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Multiculturalism, integration, assimilation — they all rely on one another to be successful. For the most part, unfortunately, I believe that recently there is resentment, friction and frustration, towards the Chinese community.

They are not to blame, our past and present city council are.

Before this occurred, new immigrants learned English because they had to, in order be heard and understood.

An example is the large Punjabi-speaking group that arrived prior to those from Hong Kong. They have done well with their English. Years ago, I attended an open house for a development proposal (which were the informative type then, where we all heard a speaker go over the plan, followed by questions at the microphone by the audience).

A new Punjabi immigrant did his best to ask questions in his limited English. This group has done well in mastering the language.

For some reason, one can speculate why, when the large influx of Chinese came to the city, somehow council, in their wisdom, started having announcements and notices in Chinese.

This was never done before for other languages and this was also around the time council discontinued the nativity scene on the city hall roof, only to insult the new immigrants by saying that the display would offend them!

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The Chinese people aren’t at fault. Why should they learn English if information is presented to them in their our own language everywhere they turn?

Because of this situation, the Chinese community has taken this advantage to the extreme, such as: ! Restaurants, stores and businesses not answering their telephones in English. ! Stores needing to hire Chinese-speaking staff, and then replacing other qualified workers. ! Signs so large one can’t find the English. ! Neighbours unable to communicate.

This all leads to friction and frustration.

I challenge and encourage the Chinese community to be the ones to take the initiative to let city hall know they don’t want all this translation and want to fully be Canadian citizens and integrate.

Let’s erase the line in the sand that exists in Richmond.

Multiculturalism, integration and assimilation must go together. Let’s bring Richmond back into Canada.

D.M. North Richmond

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Community LIFE LESSONS

In Your Corner

Vulnerability brings strength

A major downside of living near a busy airport (YVR) is the noise created by engines during takeoffs, landings, and night-time maintenance run-ups.

Under the terms of its lease with the Government of Canada, YVR is responsible for developing a Noise Management Plan for flights occurring within a 10-mile radius of the airport.

The Plan, which must be approved by Canada’s Minister of Transport, will only succeed with input from a broad range of participants.

As Howard Jampolsky, who chaired a city task force on aircraft noise, has observed: “The issue is not going to be resolved overnight.”

While I’m looking forward to the upcoming House of Commons Transport Committee’s report on noise – which will include my own input – considerable local progress has been made in the interim, including a significant reduction in noise from float planes.

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Of course there is still more that can and should be done. But we are making progress in solving this problem. The tireless work of the Airport Noise Task Force Committee in cooperation with YVR, NAV Canada and the Government of Canada is undoubtedly enhancing the quality of life in Richmond.

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action to date is the proposed construction of a ground runup enclosure. When this is completed, hopefully before the end of this year, it will virtually eliminate night time run-up noise for those living in proximity to the airport.

According to Mr. Jampolsky, this alone should solve a large percentage of the noise issues related to YVR for those particular residents.

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There are many situations that can bring up the feeling of vulnerability, such as relationships and money issues.

The mind can come up with a huge list of things that can SIMPLE evoke this feeling, but when you live your life in awareness you will notice when these situations surface and my recommendation is to allow yourself to be vulnerable and see what happens.

We’re simply conditioned to close our heart off in such times and we forget the heart can bear it all — when has your heart ever abandoned you or never been there for you? The heart doesn’t abandon anyone or anything, everything and everyone is welcome. In moments when we are feeling vulnerable, if we allow it to show itself and be totally present with it, you may discover that it’s love sitting there wanting your attention, it’s just showing up in our mind as vulnerability disguised as love.

When you’re shutting down your heart, you’re really shutting it down to yourself.

I encourage you to share with others when you are feeling vulnerable and ask them to honour this gentle place within you. Any time I witness someone in this place my heart opens, so why would allowing our own heart to break open not give other people permission to to the same?

It has to begin somewhere, so why not let it be you who opens to the path of less resistance. Open your heart and be the example for others to do the same.

Lorraine Wilson is a life coach, guest speaker and group facilitator. For more information, visit www.keepinglifesimple. org.

The Proponent has now submitted its application (Application) to obtain an environmental assessment certificate which is required before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project.

In order to provide information to the public about the Application, and to receive comments from the public, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) invites the public to attend an Open House to be held: at:

Executive Airport Plaza Hotel 7311 Westminster Highway Richmond, BC

on:

Monday, March 7, 2011

from:

4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

At 5:15 p.m. there will be a presentation by the EAO on the process with an opportunity to ask questions about the process. A second presentation will also be given by the Proponent in relation to the proposed Project.

NOTE:

If you are unable to attend the Open House, you may still wish to make a written submission. There are 45 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the Application. The comment period will begin on February 25, 2011 and end on April 11, 2011. All comments received during this comment period will be considered.

The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process.

The EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: ! By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca ! By Mail: Jennifer Dessouki Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1 ! By Fax: Fax: 250-356-6448

An electronic copy of the Application and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the Application are also available for viewing at these locations: ! !

Vancouver Public Library – Central Branch (350 West Georgia St, Vancouver BC) Richmond Public Library – Brighouse Branch (1007700 Minoru Gate, Richmond BC)

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Many situations in life bring up the feeling of vulnerability and we feel open and exposed. More often than not, most of us refuse to let our guards down and open our hearts in fear of getting KEEP IT hurt. In reality, it is when our hearts break that we discover ourself and fear begins to fall away.

It’s useful if we have someone in our lives to whom we can express the moments when we are feeling vulnerable and they, in turn, honour the situation and not use it to their advantage. It can be a beautiful exchange when someone can create a safe place for you to be vulnerable.

But really, at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone does this or not, because we have the ability to allow ourselves to be totally open and vulnerable.

The answers we seek are always within and it is the meeting of being present with our own feelings of vulnerability that we begin to open our heart and no longer be held hostage to the feeling of vulnerability.

Such feelings can also reveal that we are not in a safe place and need to remove ourselves from such situations, but we inherently know the difference between letting our heart break and removing ourselves from an unsafe situation.

We are so busy shutting down our heart and protecting ourselves when we are feeling fragile, but allowing this feeling to be present will help you overcome the fear of it. Strange how what we fear can actually liberate us and set us free.

All it takes is being in the moment and present without a need to push vulnerability away or move towards it, simply just let vulnerability be and let it have its time with

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In the most recent Canadian Black Book annual Retained Value Awards, Toyota and Lexus models took top spot in seven of 17 categories.

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My test Yaris was a four-door sedan with an automatic transmission ($1,000) and it also came with a Convenience Package ($1,600) that includes air conditioning, power windows, power mirrors, power door locks, keyless entry and bunch of other stuff. It also bumped the full price to $17,350.

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Then again, while the Corolla offers more ‘car’ for the money, perhaps you want less ‘car’ and the best possible fuel economy.

And when it comes to fuel economy Yaris is best of the best, as it’s in a class full of super fuel misers.

A combined city/highway fuel efficiency rating of just 6.3L/100 km for a Yaris with a manual transmission and 6.3L/100 km with an automatic has allowed it claim the federal ecoENERGY award in the subcompact class for five years straight.

The Looks

A stretched body with a trunk gives the Yaris sedan a more conservative look than the Yaris hatchback.

The sedan is significantly longer, by 475 mm (18.7 inches), its wheelbase is also longer (by 90 mm) and it’s a little lower (65 mm).

Although they look the same from a front view, the overall design doesn’t have the same perkiness as the hatchback and the longer wheelbase also gives it a

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Why stop at dogs, bunnies when banning pet sales?

applies to the sale of bunnies Just like in Richmond, and dogs. Kittens and cats, Austin, Texas, recently the most abundant pet for banned the sale of dogs in adoption in Richmond, will pet stores. But it didn’t stop still be sold in pet stores. at just dogs. Austin city Furthermore, rescue councillors implemented groups such as Greyhaven a new law to ban the sale Exotic Bird Sanctuary and of cats, too, and to require PET TALK Richmond Reptile Education private breeders to spay or and Adoption Society are taking in record neuter their animals before sale. numbers of birds and reptiles – most of The councillors had a goal in mind: to which were originally bought at pet stores. reduce the euthanasia rate of animals in its Why are sales of kittens, birds and local shelter and run the facility as no-kill. reptiles any different than dogs and bunIt’s working. According to the Austin Public Information Office, its animal shelter nies? Fundamentally, the same problems of impulse pet buying and animal abandonhad a live outcome rate of 75 per cent prior ment or surrender exists. to the implementation of the new law. One Because RAPS takes in nearly every month later and after the closing of a large homeless cat and provides a cat sanctuary pet store, the live outcome rate at the city (on No. 6 Road) for unadoptable cats, while shelter soared to 88 per cent. That’s a huge Greyhaven and Richmond Reptile care impact for one bylaw to make, and the live for every bird and reptile in their care, the outcome rate includes all animals in the political pressure to stop the sale of these shelter – not just dogs and cats. animals isn’t heard as loudly.

On April 30, Richmond’s bylaw banning But it should be. Unfortunately, I will not dog sales in pet stores comes into effect. be able to attend the figurative ‘rally’ for While the Richmond Animal Protection Society already runs our local shelter as no- birds, reptiles and cats in Richmond.

Next week my husband, two dogs and cat kill, the pressure to stop retail puppy sales will be packing up and resettling in Seattle. was also spurred by the large number of Sadly, I will have to say goodbye to writing surrendered pet store dogs. my Richmond News pet column.

The problem is Richmond’s ban only

Christie Lagally

In the meantime, I want to say how proud I am that Richmond residents have made this city the most humane city in Canada.

Your efforts to ban the retail sale of dogs and bunnies, require cage-free eggs in city facilities and support a no-kill city animal shelter are what makes Richmond a true gem of a place to live for animal lovers.

And until birds, reptiles and cats have the same protection from our bylaws as dogs and bunnies, please support and advocate for those groups dearest to my heart

– RAPS, Grayhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary and the Richmond Reptile Rescue and Adoption Society. Like many other wonderful rescue groups in B.C., they are the ones fighting on the front lines against animal homelessness, neglect, abuse and indiscriminate sales in Richmond.

Christie Lagally is a volunteer pet columnist and founder of the Animal Welfare Advocacy Coalition. She will continue to write her blog (christielagally.wordpress. com) from her new home in Seattle.

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Dawn Petten plays journalist, Mikelle, whose picture is taken as she holds an orphaned boy during the civil war in Lebanon. What the photo means and how it defines her life are issues explored in the Gateway production Burning In.

The camera doesn’t lie, but it can certainly distort the truth, according to Dawn Petten.

It has the power to capture a person in a moment in time and hold the individual hostage to that image, Petten explains.

Petten plays the lead role in the world premiere of Burning In, opening at the Gateway Theatre Thursday, March 10.

Written by Canadian playwright Natalie Meisner, the play explores themes of media manipulation, First/Third World disparities, post-traumatic stress, and, of course, love.

The story revolves around Mikelle, a journalist who has worked in war-torn countries as a foreign correspondent.

While in the middle of covering the civil war in Lebanon, her photograph is taken as she holds a boy whose parents have just been killed.

The picture goes viral, spreading around the world, much like the photograph of the Afghan girl with the searing green eyes that was on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1984, explains Petten.

Mikelle’s photo becomes one of those iconic images that appeared to capture an entire reality in just one shot.

She hates it for that very reason.

On a personal level, the photo makes her a hero and launches her career. On a societal level, it paints a picture of journalists as caring individuals, doing good works, telling stories that need to be told so help can be sought. see Photos page 22

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Continued from page 21 Ten years later, in the throws of a crisis of conscience, Mikelle questions the selfrighteous image the media likes to portray of itself. She challenges the right of journalists, like herself, to exploit people in their most desperate and vulnerable moments. She suspects the media’s complicit role in such disasters.

The play also examines how we, in an affluent country, “consume” these images? Do they spur us to action? Often not, Petten says.

After the photo is taken, Mikelle continues covering war zones and is eventually taken hostage. The horrors of that experience are her undoing.

“She is not the person she thought she would be in that experience,” explains Petten.

The play begins when Mikelle is back home, plucked out of a geographical war zone and dropped into a psychological one — a kind of civil war within herself.

Back in her comfortable apartment, enjoying First-World amenities, Mikelle is tortured by disparities of wealth, twisted values and the absurdities of realities such as the fact in one part of the world people brave gun fire to put a ballot in a box, while here “we can’t bribe people to vote with a free concert,” says Petten, quoting her character.

It’s probably no coincidence that the author began her academic career in journalism before switching over to theatre, notes Petten.

Meisner, a playwright and poet from Nova Scotia, has had her plays staged across the country and has won numerous awards. Until recently, she was teaching literature at Mount Royal University in Calgary.

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Interestingly, though, Petten has no experience in journalism, political conflict or living in an impoverished country, yet her ability to articulate the realities of her character’s experience is remarkable.

Petten graduated from UBC’s fine arts program and has been working in and around Vancouver for the past 15 years.

While rehearsing for Burning In by day, Petten is performing in the Playhouse Theatre’s production of Death of a Salesman by night.

When it comes to discussing past projects, Petten gets most animated when talking about the Electric Company Theatre.

Last fall, Petten was in one of their productions called Tear the Curtain, which was built specifically for the Stanley Theatre, reflecting “the Stanley’s dual identity as both historic cinema and playhouse. Written as a screenplay, this live productions slips seamlessly between play and feature film,” according to the company’s website.

Petten describes it as “ground-breaking theatre” and says director Kim Collier is a director to watch as she stretches the limits of theatre in the ilk of one of Canada’s most provocative theatre artists, Robert Lepage.

Prior to Tear the Curtain, Petten was in Studies in Motion, also with Collier and the Electric Company Theatre.

The work, about 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, was again, an experimental blend of movement, drama and sound.

Petten played a nude model.

Burning In will be staged in Gateway’s Studio B from March 10-19.

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BABY STEPS Communities come alive as these waves of people gather, talking and laughing in little clusters.

What is this strange ritual? No, it’s not a special event, it’s the school run; picking up and dropping off kids at school.

When my oldest child started school, I resented the intrusion of an outside schedule on my life. I even know families who have chosen to homeschool partly for that reason.

Over time, my boys and their school schedules have pulled me into the community. At the moment, I have to go to the school three times a day, and it is a big time commitment. Yet, it is by getting out of the house and connecting with others around us that relationships are knit.

When I contemplate working full time again, I realize how blessed I am to have the chance to pick up and drop off my boys.

To be there to catch the overflowing joy or grief as my boys emerge from their classroom worlds each day is a special stage of life.

In this day and age of Facebook friends, the proximity of our relationships is often devalued. I love seeing photos of my cousins in New Zealand, but that acquaintance from 10 years ago who lives in Winnipeg cannot pick up my son when I am sick.

It is the friendly mom down the street who knows a good local window contractor that I can rely on, not my former colleagues on LinkedIn who live in different cities.

I once read an article about the “Soup Factor” in friendships; how many of your friends are close enough to bring you soup if you were sick? If we ever get the predicted earthquake or flooding like Australia experienced earlier this year, it is our neighbours who will be our support system, not our electronic connections.

When I first moved to Richmond seven years ago, I was drawn to our street as I saw our neighbour’s boys playing street hockey when I came to the open house.

Now that is the kind of neighbourhood in which I want to raise a family, I thought. Yet our first few years here were isolated and my street felt impenetrable and cold.

Not now.

Sarah Dakin

Through local school connections, the faceless houses have become friends’ homes. There is the elderly gentleman on the block behind us who bought the biggest tin of Scout Popcorn and made my son’s day. There are Rashida, Vanessa, Jenny and Hannah who have babysat for us. There is Mrs. Love up the street who always leaves a snack out for the paper boy and the couple down the street who helped us rescue a nest full of baby crows.

The houses now conjure up stories and faces. My sons can walk a few doors in either direction and pick up a playdate, and we see families we know biking by our windows. What a different feel to the neighbourhood this creates.

It is easy to complain about daily chores like picking

kids up at school. Some days when my hair is a mess, I would rather stay behind my keyboard. But these rituals of human connection matter. Greeting the letter carrier, saying “hi” to the bank teller, meeting a friend at the supermarket; as more of our time is spent online we need to remember the value face-to-face interaction.

A neighbourhood is about more than just houses. It is just like that old Cheers theme song, what we all really hunger for is a place where everybody knows your name.

And the local neighbourhood is a great place to start building such a community.

Sarah Dakin is a Richmond mother of three who enjoys interacting with the community. She would love to hear your comments at sarahdakin@gmail.com.

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Miscellaneous

The Richmond Artists Guild meets every second Wednesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. in the art room, Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate.

For more information, call Jennifer Taylor at 604-2411120.

Richmond’s Overeaters Anonymous, a weightloss program based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is looking for new members. For more information, visit www.oa.org.

The Developmental Disabilities Association collects used clothing, household items, furniture, pop and beer cans/bottles and liquor containers. These donations support the association’s programs and services for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Please call for pick up at 604-273-4332.

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All-Richmond match-up in PIJHL semi-finals

Sockeyes and Ice Hawks not only top two teams in league but combine to feature a whopping 19 homegrown players

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It’s the closest the Pacific International Junior Hockey League will ever come to having an allRichmond playoff battle.

When the Richmond Sockeyes and Delta Ice Hawks begin their muchanticipated Tom Shaw Conference best-of-seven final series on Saturday at Minoru Arena (5:45 p.m.) it will be more like an alumni game featuring Seafair and Richmond Minor graduates.

A whopping 20 players played their minor hockey for either association, including 11 in the Sockeyes’ line-up. It’s a reflection of Seafair’s outstanding run at the Midget “AAA” level, while Richmond Minor reached the Bantam tier one provincial final three years ago.

The Lulu Island flavour has helped both teams enjoy outstanding seasons and ultimately square off in what many believe is unofficially the PIJHL championship series. Both finished well ahead of any team in the Harold Brittian Conference, yet the league playoff structure brings together the two conference winners for the finals.

The Sockeyes (37-5-4) were seven points better than the Ice Hawks (34-9-3)

in the final standings thanks to taking four of six games in the season series. They have also gone 15 games without a loss in regulation time, which includes an opening round sweep of the North Delta Devils.

The Ice Hawks also made short work of the Grandview Steelers, winning their series in five games, and handed the Sockeyes their last regulation time loss back on Jan. 13. The most recent meeting was a 2-1 overtime win for Richmond on Feb. 15.

The Sockeyes also led the league in goals for and against, with the Ice Hawks were right on their heels in both categories. Despite some impressive firepower in both line-ups, expect to see a close-checking series with goals coming at a premium. At least that’s what Delta head coach Dave McLellan believes it will take to get his club back to the finals for the second straight year.

“That’s my gut feeling on it,” he said.

“Theoretically it’s two of the best teams in the league playing in the second round and I expect to see a lot of respect between the two teams and not wanting to give up too many opportunities.

“It’s also the nature of playoff hockey. What hap-

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Richmond Sockeyes and Delta Ice Hawks will meet for the fifth consecutive year in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League playoffs when their best-of-seven series gets underway on Saturday (5:45 p.m.) at Minoru Arena. pens defensively is there is more of committment to do the little things. It makes it tougher to score in general.”

McLellan added he must get through to his players, especially his blueliners, not

to gamble and potentially get burned by the Sockeyes’ lethal counter rush.

“They are very good at chipping and running with their weak side forward coming through. We have

to be smart when they’re trying to create the two-onones. We need to protect the middle and if they get the outside we need make sure we contain them.”

After game one at

Minoru, the series shifts to Ladner for game two on Sunday (8 p.m.) and game three on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.). Game four will be back in Richmond next Thursday (7:30 p.m.).

Wong and Bhullar among B.C. Athlete of the Year winners

Richmond’s Christine Wong and Arjan Bhullar were among the winners of Sport B.C.’s 45th annual Athlete of the Year Awards.

Wong was named B.C.’s Junior Female Athlete of the Year after an outstanding 2010 on the golf course. The sophomore student Christine Wong

at San Diego State University captured the B.C. Women’s Amateur by a whopping 11 strokes. She was also named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year and Pacific Northwest Golf Association Women’s Player of the Year.

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Bhullar was named B.C. University Athlete of the Year.

He finished his career at Simon Fraser last spring, winning the 2010 NAIA National Championship at 285lbs. Bhullar followed up that performance by representing Canada at the

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The McMath Wildcats junior girls basketball team’s impressive win streak was cut short at 19 games at the Vancouver and District Championships.

The host Wildcats lost 60-47 to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in the championship game.

The Richmond champions had advanced with earlier wins over Carson Graham (58-32) and Sutherland (5635). The second place showing was still good enough to earn a spot in the Provincial Junior Girls Championships — slated for March 10-12 in Abbotsford.

Despite his players being disappointed with the loss, McMath coach Peter Tyler said the game against the Saints was a learning experience as they had to adjust to a more challenging style of play. The North Shore school applied full court pressure much of the night.

“It was a good opportunity for us to see where we need to improve going forward to Provincials and it also provided a true playoff atmosphere, especially play-

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McMath Wildcats Katrina Tan looks to get past a St. Thomas Aquanis opponent during the Vancouver and District Junior Girls championship game. ing in front of a hometown crowd,” said Tyler.

McMath has been seeded ninth at the 16-team provincial tournament and will open play next Thursday against Vernon.

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Sports Thrilling ride sends Boyd to Kamloops for “AA” provincials

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The Hugh Boyd Trojans are off to the B.C. High School Boys “AA” Basketball Championships in Kamloops next week for the first time in their history after a nail-biting ride at the Lower Mainland playoffs.

The Trojans clinched their trip the Interior after a second place result at last week’s Mainland tourney which proved to be competitive from start to finish.

Seeded second in the eight-team event, Boyd opened play with a 73-69 quarter-final win over seventh seed Notre Dame, then overcame a 21 percent shooting performance to slip past King George 46-44.

With the top two finishers earning B.C. berths, a 63-42 loss to top seed St. Thomas More didn’t seem overly significant. However, the tournament format allowed the third place team to play-off against the runner-up if they hadn’t faced each other in earlier play.

It mean’t the Trojans having to head back to Notre Dame High School for an extra game where they squeezed past St. Patrick’s 59-55 last Friday.

“Nothing came easy for us,” said Boyd head coach Brock Aura. “It seemed like every game we had opportunities to win by more but would only hit one of two free throws (down the stretch) and allowed teams to hang around.”

Having to motivate his players after the 21-point loss to STM for a sudden-death playoff game, Aura drew on his own experience as a player at Boyd.

“I just told them in my two years of playing (senior ball) at Boyd, I didn’t the opportunity to go to the provincials,” he said. “Having never made it as a player was something I regret and I didn’t want them to have the same feeling.”

Devon Lung and Ryan Pidhaichuk were named tournament all-stars. The team’s impressive depth is reflected in Tyler Nett having earlier been named a Richmond League all-star. The roster also includes: Chris Bustillo, Daniel Chernov, Aidan Docherty, Tiernan Docherty, Kim Gapas, Juston Giorno, Conner Grams, Kelvin Lopes, Jude Sioson, Robbie Woods and Kevin Wu. Boyd opens play on Wednesday against South Okanagan.

Ward headlines Rumble VIII

There will be an Oscar feel to Rumble at the Rock VIII. The Saturday, Mar. 12 fight card at the River Rock Casino Resort will feature a very special guest at ringside — former World Light Welterweight Champion ‘Irish’ Micky Ward. His story is profiled in the award-winning feature film The Fighter — starring Mark Walhberg. The movie was nominated for best picture at the 83rd Academy Awards. Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won Oscars for Best Support Actor.

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Lost & Found

BIKE MOUNTAIN, found Seafair area, call to id, 604-271-2964

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For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

Beauticians/ Barbers

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General Employment

Office Personnel

LADNER FISH CO. has an immediate opening for Full Time Junior Accounting Clerk with good MS Office skills.

Accuracy a must.

Please fax resume to 604-946-6238

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Retail Sales

Now Hiring

FLAGPERSONS & LANE CLOSURE TECHS

• Must have reliable vehicle • Must be certified & experienced • Union Wages & Benefits Apply in person 19689 Telegraph Trail, Langley fax resume to 604-513-3661 or email: darlene@valleytraffic.ca

Counter Sales • Hardware and building material experience an asset • Computer skills required • Customer service skills required • Cash transactions/cash out experience needed • Team player/organized/ communicates well • Full time with benefits Email: calbertson@griff.ca

LABORATORY ASSISTANT Acme Analytical Laboratories (Vancouver), a premier BC mining laboratory, is looking to fill various Laboratory Assistant positions in Vancouver. Must be able to handle up to 40 lbs as some heavy manual labor may be required. Experience in a lab environment an asset but training will be provided.

Starting wage of approximately $12 (combination of base hourly rate and daily production bonus).

Detailed descriptions of the various positions are available on Acme’s website:

www.acmelab.com

Interested parties should submit resume and cover letter by email as instructed on the website.

LOGGING COMPANY looking for Owner Operator Logging Truck Contractors.

Short/long log for Mackenzie area. Fax 250-714-0525 Phone 250-714-1191 ext 225, ben@bcland.com include references and capabilities.

V A N CO U V ER ’ S L A R GE S T Lawn and Property Maintenance Company pays $120-$360 DAILY for outdoor Spring/Summer work.

Hiring honest, competitive, and energetic individuals to fill our various 2011 positions.

Apply online @ www.propertystarsjobs.com

1250

Hotel Restaurant

PART TIME helper preparing sandwiches, cash register, customer service, 10am-2pm Mon - Fri. Call 604-278-8614

1290

Sales

RICHMOND KIA FULL TIME SALES POSITIONS

Comes with great renumeration & benefits.

Busy enviromnment, lots of repeat and referral business. Please Contact:

Darren Sales Mgr @ 604-273-1800 or fax resume to:

604-273-1801

remembering.ca

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Security

Gate Security Requiredforaretailbuildingsupply store in New Westminster. This is a full-time position with five 10 hour days, including overtime. The ideal candidate will be customer service-oriented and have a knowledge of building materials.

Should be helpful, punctual and self-reliant.Completion of a BST I & II course an asset.

Email: rwhite@griff.ca

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Teachers/ Instructors

NORTH STAR Montessori Elem. hiring Early Childhood Educator BA/AMI/ECE/IST/1st Aid Cert.

Req’d. Min. 1 yr of exp. as a head teacher. $34k/year. Fax: 604-980-1805

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Trades/Technical

Auto Detailer

Prasad’s Auto Detailing (2003) Ltd., a well established auto detailing located at #150-8771 Douglas St., Richmond, BC V6X 1V2 is looking for a full-time auto detailer. Job duties include cleaning inside and outside of automobiles, rust proofing, paint sealant, and steam cleaning engines. Salary $15.25/hr. Mail or FAX resume to 604-278-0994.

GOOD YEAR (Burnaby) hiring F/T Motor Vehicle Repair Tech.

Must have: Min. 1 yr exp & high school diploma. $21.50/hr. E-res: rw@goodyearusa.com

EDUCATION Delta Employment Skills Program FREE Employment workshops including: • Résumés, calling cards, cover letters • Interview and communication skills DESP “Networking and Closing House” Event: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 from 10am – 4pm Join us for this event to honour the end of our program.

All present and past participants are invited to drop in!

After 18 years, the DESP will be closing its doors on May 31, 2011.

Thereafter, for a referral to an employment skills and job search program nearest you, contact your local Employment Resource Centre.

FOR MORE INFORMATION about Workshops, and to RSVP for “The EVENT”, CALL:

604-946-6926

Funded by the Canada – British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement

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For Sale Miscellaneous

FREE CATALOGUE 1-800-353-7864 HALFORD’S butcher equipment and supplies, leather, beads, craft kits, animal control equipment + trapping supplies. Order from our new web store and get free shipping until August 31, 2011. www.halfordsmailorder.com HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

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Garage Sale

3507

Cats

Sat. March 12 Cambie Community Centre 12800 Cambie Road, Richmond GET YOUR TABLE NOW!!!

Only $20 + tax 604.233.8399

2135

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

604-724-7652

3508

FOODSAFE 1 DAY COURSES – ONLY $62!

Richmond: Mar 12 or Apr 3 Vancouver: Every Sat, Sun & Mon Also Bby • Sry • Coq • M.Ridge • Lgly Health Inspector Instructors!

ADVANCE Hospitality Education BC’s #1 Foodsafe Choice Since 2003!

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604-272-7213

FOODSAFE 1 DAY COURSES Guaranteed best value!

Six Metro Vancouver Locations: Vancouver • Burnaby • Surrey • Richmond • Coquitlam • Maple Ridge All our Instructors are also working local Health Inspectors!

Classes held each week & weekend! Course materials available in 6 languages. Same-day Certification. Visit our website at www.foodsafe-courses.com or call 604-272-7213 ADVANCE Hospitality Education – B.C.’s #1 Choice for Foodsafe & WorldHost Training.

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ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $399+.

604-590-3727, 604-514-3474 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

Education

PAPILLONS, 2 male pups, CKC reg’d, CH parents, microchipped, 2nd shots, non-breeding pets only, $1100.00 call 604-805-3457 SHELTIE PUPS, Reg’d, shots, tatoo, fam raised. Ready for spring break $800. 604-526-9943

www.bccollegeofoptics.ca MARITIME DRILLING SCHOOL

Entry-level training for land and offshore oilrigs. Excellent wages, benefits and opportunities to travel the world.

March 28-April 16 and April 25-May 14, 2001.

Contact: 1-866-807-3960 www.mdslimited.ca

Music/Theatre/ Dance

IN HOME OR STUDIO LESSONS Piano, Theory & other instruments.

Allegro Music School 604-327-7765

www.trainingforjobs.com • Office Administration Diploma • Computerized Accounting Software • Payroll Specialist • Microsoft Office Specialist

Flexible Scheduling, Start Monday! E/I Supported Training.

3 Campuses to Serve you Better. Skytrain Accessible.

Enrol today! 604-248-1242

Train for a career as a

Health Care Assistant (HCA formerly known as RCA)

Spend 30 weeks training inside of a care facility!

OUR TRAINED PROFESSIONALS GET JOBS! CALL NOW! We are currently interviewing candidates for the next intake.

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6531 Buswell Street, Richmond (one block from Richmond Centre) Our program is accredited and instructed with the HCA provincial curriculum.

Financial Aid available for qualified applicants

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Ladner 30+ Years Experience

604-940-1934 Financial 5035 Services Avoid Bankruptcy, Stops Creditor Calls. Much lower Payments at 0% Interest.

We work for You, not Your Creditors.

6020

SHIH-TZU 1 female & 1 male, 1st shots, dew claws removed, multicoloured, vet ✔, DOB: Jan 14.

604-306-6459 or 604-518-4763

6005

TIMESHARE CANCEL. CANCEL Your Timeshare Contract NOW!!

100% Money Back Guarantee.

STOP Mortgage & Maintenance Payments Today.

1-888-816-7128, X-6868 or 702-527-6868.

6007

3535

Livestock/ Poultry

LAYING BROWN HENS. Started Pullets. Tame. Lay well. $9.50ea.

Cloverdale. ★ 604 541-0007

3540

Pet Services

5040

Business Opps/ Franchises

EARN $1600 PER MONTH. Business is booming. Immediate help required. Earn the day you start. Unlimited potential. http://london.sbcmovie.com

Legal Services

#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record.

Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited. FREE Consultation Toll-free: 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com

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Money to Loan

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KELOWNA - Upscale Adult Resort 4 Jacuzzi Stes., 6 ½ baths. Salt pool, media room & sauna. Lake, mtn & city views. Private 2 bdrm. res.

Fabulous semi-retired lifestyle.

Turnkey. $1,549,000.

1-877-762-7831 ClassAct@shaw.ca

Cares!

The Richmond News has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to finding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-06

Chilliwack

3 BR 3 bath T/H, garage, like new! near downtown Chwk. visit www.chilliwacktownhousefor sale.weebly.com 604-702-9833

6008-30

Surrey

SRY, GUILDFORD. 2 BR, 1 bath, 850sf g/l T/H, f/p, patio. $175,900.

Near schools, amens. By Owner 604-277-2512 or 604-657-3810

Sun Mar 6, 2-4pm, 2 BR, 2 yr old condo, 2 f/bath, granite counters, hrdwd flrs, balcony. $259,000.

Sutton Mala 778-859-4458

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Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

uSELLaHOME.com

Sell your home, only $99. 604-574-5243 Burnaby Highgate 2000sf 4 Br 3 1/2ba 1/2 duplex w/side suite $779K 418-1002 id5313 Chilliwack Like New, 3 yr old 816sf 1br+den condo nr mall $184,900 997-0603 id5329 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 Langley, nr seniors centre 1240sf 2br 2ba condo 55+ bldg $239,900 534-3435 id5297 Langley Resort Living updated 1400sf 2br, 2ba gated tnhse $459K 882-3760 id5324 Sry Sullivan Mews ground lvl 1200sf 2br 2ba tnhse, 55+complex $220K 834-6935 id5136 Sry Bear Creek Park Reduced 1440sf rancher, gated 45+ $279,900 597-0616 id5234 Sry Royal Hts river & Mtn view 3900sf 8br 6ba on 5500sf lot $759,900 537-5952 id5290 Sry Clayton 2yr old beauty 3000sf 6br 3.5ba w/2br bsmt suite $610K 612-9594 id5312 Vanc Mt Pleasant reno’d w/addition, potential for lg family, $1,079,000 732-0568 id5326

www.REALCARCASH.com

604.777.5046

CARPET RESTORATION/CLEANING Stain & Pet’s Odor Specialist Guaranteed Winter Special 15% OFF 604-536-7627 www.Emerald.ChemDry.ca

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

www.4pillars.ca

5060 YORKIE & Havanese X Toy size, 604-590-3727, 604-514-3474 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

Real Estate Services

Call 1-866-690-3328

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com

*6-month course starts April 4th, 2011

604-581-0101

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

Cut Your Debt by up to 70% DEBT Forgiveness Program

Optician Training BC College Of Optics

5005

Accounting & Bookkeeping Services Income Tax Preparation

LAB PUPPIES yellow & black, males & females, view reg’d parents $450. Ph 604-701-1587

1415

Has everything you need!

Sleeps 4, complete kitchen, TV, VCR, DVD. Best swimming pool in Whistler, heated year round, jacuzzi, sauna, underground parking.

Weekday Special: Sun - Thurs. $119/nt two night min.

Info at 604-785-5672 or

REAL ESTATE

6008

7 MO female mini poodle spayed, all shots & 3 mo Yorkie X female, 2nd set shots. $500 ea. 604-794-3287

1410

Education

FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com

EDUCATION 1410

FILA MASTIFF PUREBRED PUP without papers – RARE BREED Fawn Male, Born Dec 21, 1st Shot, will be big boy $1200 604-626-5888

Travel Destinations WHISTLER Ski in/Ski out 1 bedroom condo

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Dogs

Wanted to Buy

WANTED TO buy farm tractors, back hoe & equipment, any cond Call collect 1-604-794-7139

BOSTON TERRIER Pups, CKC reg. vet checked, good pedigrees, nicely marked, To view: 604-406-2415 or 1-604-794-3786

CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310

Richmond

**KIDZ ONLY SWAP MEET**

Dogs

7010

604-630-3300 or fax

604-985-3227

Real Estate

★ ALERT: WE BUY HOUSES ★ Foreclosure Help! Debt Relief!

No Equity! Don’t Delay!

Call us First! 604-657-9422

6508

Apt/Condos

MOVE-IN BONUS

1021 HOWAY ST. DOLPHIN SQUARE NEW WESTMINSTER 8200 PARK ROAD RICHMOND 1 Bdrm from $799 2Central Bdrms Location. from $959

Bach, 1 & 2 Bdrms. from 775

Include heat, hot water, $ D/W, gym & visual intercom.

U/G parking & storage avail.

Near transit/Skytrain & shopping.

Close proximity to Skytrain.

Close to Call for details. major 778-783-0258 shopping.

RENTALS www.caprent.com Close to City Hall.

RENTALS 604-273-0269 rentals@capreit.net

www.caprent.com CENTRAL LADNER 2 BR. 2 bath condo, balcony, mountain view, 1st floor, in quiet well-run bldg, on transit, gas fp, hw incld, 6 appls. no parties, ns. avail Apr 1, Pet neg. $1400/mo. 604-946-1727.

6020

Houses - Sale New Westminster

6020-22

BY OWNER Queensboro 6 BR or 7 BR hse, big lot, possibility 2 lots, all renos, $499,000.

604-515-7875 or 778-829-7675

* AT WE BUY HOMES *

We Offer Quick Cash For Your House

Damaged Home! Older Home!

Difficulty Selling! Call us first!

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We Will Take Over Your Payment Until We Sell Your Property. No Fees!

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❏WE BUY HOMES❏

Any Price, Any Location Any Condition. No Fees! No Risk!

Call Kristen today (604) 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

www.bcforeclosures.com 5 BR home from $19,500 down $1,925/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-32

6020-32

Richmond

RICHMOND - $1,568,000, 8 yr custom built, S. facing, 6 bdrm + den, 6 ba, 4200 sf, lot 9600 sf, tiled roof, hardwood, mortgage helper suites, sauna, 3 prkg. Free recorded msg 1-800-596-2197 ID# 7325 Mac Realty

6030

Lots & Acreage

ARIZONA BIG beautiful lots $99/mo, $0 down - 0 Interest. Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tuscon Int’l Airport. Guaranteed Financing! NO CREDIT CHECK! 1-800-631-8164 code 4040 or www.SunsitesLandRush.com

6020

Houses - Sale

Richmond

STEVESTON VILLAGE

Detached 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, Fabulous Reno – Hardwood & Granite 5 minute walk to Garry Point

$785,000 Appointment Only. Sunday 1-4 604-447-1373 6060

Real Estate Wanted

HOUSE WANTED PRIVATE BUYER

Detached House in Steveston Area.

Minimum 3 Bedrooms.

Good Price Please!

Call:

604-802-7391

6508

50% OFF 1st month for 2 bdrm suites

To advertise in the Classifieds call

6020-01

RENTALS

Personals

CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian pardon seals record.

American waiver allows legal entry.

Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation?

All CANADIAN / AMERICAN Work & Travel Visa’s.

604-282-6668 or 1-800-347-2540

Houses - Sale

Apt/Condos

MOVE-IN BONUS

10951 MORTFIELD RD. RICHMOND Bach $795 1 Bdrm $910 2 Bdrm $1041 3 Bdrm $1273

Includes heat, hot water, D/W, Outdoor pool, gym & visual intercom. On a major bus route. Well maintained landscaped grounds.

RENTALS 604-275-2664 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

6508

Apt/Condos

Family Friendly Complex ½ Month Move in Bonus –

Call for Details! 2 BR & 3 BR suites avail. Immed. and April 1st. Outdoor pool, close to shopping, schools & transit.

Heat & ht wtr inc. Small pets ok.

(604) 448-0842 SPECIAL $750 1 BR, $630 Bach., Bennett, Rmd Centre Nr McDonalds, w/w, Stv, Frg, laundry. 604-447-1563 or 937-5427

6520

Farms/Acreage

1 BR 205-6651 Lynas Lane. Mar 1, 4 appls, hw, prkg, ns, np, $850 604-272-8830.778-861-3722

FOR LEASE - Delta, BC. Large Equestrian Facility - 40 plus stalls, indoor ring - outdoor track & paddocks. Incls operators living quarters. Bruce Lawrie - Home LIfe Titus Realty 604-575-5262

1 BR apt, Richmond, on Ackroyd Rd, top flr, avail now, ns np, $850 + utils. 1-604-703-3527

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Auctions

NEXT AUCTION: March 26, 9am CAN-AM AUCTIONS

Shedding light on community issues

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WEDNESDAY – MARCH 9TH @ 3 PM ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES & JEWELLERY AUCTION Viewing Times: Tuesday, March 8th; 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 9th; 9:00 am ’Til Auction Time

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Houses - Rent

RMD, 3 BR, 2 bath, 1/2 duplex, 4 appl, 5491 Blundell Rd. Immed. $1100, ref’s, 604-240-5322 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification Required

9129

6565

Office/Retail Rent

2001 JAGUAR S-Type 3.0 Black on white, Auto, 135km, Elegant car, $6,588. Tel: 778-322-3598

9145

Scrap Car Removal

NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM ste, N. Rich. new reno, prkg, $850 incl utils, ns np, NOW, nr skytrain, Ang 778-891-1588 2 BR Suits Single. grnd lvl @ 4th & Granville, np, ns, no ldry, refs, priv ent, $850 incl heat/ hydro. couples rent neg. 604-244-7862 2BRM 5TH/CAMBIE $850 incl utils/cbl/net no lndry n/s n/p big kit sep ent, Apr 1st, 604 276 2599

• Victorian & Edwardian Furnishings • Royal Doulton & Hummel Figurines • Moorcroft Pottery • Several Dinner Sets • China, Crystal & Brassware • Sterling Silver Pieces & Flatware Sets • Oil Paintings & Watercolours • Engravings • Limited Edition Prints • Vintage Doll Collection • Oriental China • Selection of Persian Carpets • Gold & Sterling Silver Jewellery • Estate Pieces & Much, Much More…

NOTE: HOUSEHOLD AUCTIONS HELD EVERY WEDNESDAY @ 6 PM FOR MORE DETAILS AND PHOTOS VISIT: www.lovesauctions.com

LOVE’S AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS LTD. 2720 No. 5 Road, Richmond, B.C.

604-244-9350

3 BR, 2 bath, 2 extra rooms, balcony & lrg deck, own w/d, Shell Rd, nr Ironwood Plaza, nr all amens, $1500. 604-340-6643 3 BR Upper lvl clean & new paint, share wd, W. Ladner, nr bus/ shops, fenced yard, 2 decks. small pet $1350+ 604-724-3664 RV’s with expansion for rent, $750 mth, close beach & Tsaw Ferry, avail immed 604-943-6397

6605

Townhouses Rent

STEVESTON 2 br+den waterfront, new exec. 3 ba, fp, 7 appls, np, ns, ref , $1950. 604-277-5677

To advertise call

604-630-3300

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You’ll act unpredictably, and attract some oddballs!

Chase money midweek. Errands, Friday.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Popularity, optimism, entertainment, light romance and a general joie de vivre fill your days! But retreat briefly Sunday/ Monday: rest, contemplate, be charitable – plan future actions. Your energy and charisma surge Tuesday to Thursday – start important projects (better Wednesday dawn onward). You relate well to males now, whatever your own sex. Chase money Friday on. This day technically begins eight years in which your private life will grow more lively, and your career will benefit from background connections, government involvements, administration and management techniques.

Gemini May 21-June 20: The general emphasis lies on career, reputation, dealings with authorities and VIPs, parents and bosses (all of whom might display impatience, temperament, but will quickly “forgive” if you’re sincere). Walk proud, but show eagerness to please. Start things, seek responsibility, ask for a chance to prove yourself! Happiness and optimism, social joys and entertainment “touch you” Sunday/Monday. Retreat to rest, contemplate and plan Tuesday-Thursday. Your energy, charisma and luck surge Friday/Saturday: flirt or achieve! Eight years of exhilarating social life begins this month.

Cancer June 21-July 22: Your career will be unpredictable and exciting for the next eight years.

You get a lucky start, for your career is very favoured until June. So use the few months ahead to expand business, to seek a promotion, to display your talents to higher-ups, etc. In the years ahead, your career will feature (or be subject to) these themes: investment, other people’s assets, detective work, research, private arrangements, lifestyle changes – changes in general – high tech, humanitarian or group-oriented activities. Short range: go forward March and May. Save April for “former things.”

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The past 15 years have nudged you toward gullibility that ended in mistrust.

You might have been tempted by alcohol, other people’s money, sexual longings, secrecy, etc. Life has been dreamlike, watery – cotton batting, not steel. That ends this week (not entirely, such a long trend will take time to dissolve completely). From here on, for eight years, your mind grows clear, alert.

This clarity will end your doubt and suspicion. For the first time in many years, you are cleared to find and wed your true mate. Travel, legal, intellectual, publishing activities will also benefit.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: The past seven years have brought you clarity but stress in relationships.

You’ve dealt with fascinating but unpredictable people, and your links have gone on and off like a light switch. That ends now: for eight years to come, this “unpredictability factor” will quiet down (but still exist in finances and sex). For 15 years, spirituality, depth, sometimes confusion but a growth-oriented confusion, enters relationships. If single, you are likely to fall in love in a completely different way. Investments, sexual desires begin to enter your thoughts midweek: act soon, not late March.

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Gentle love, late week.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Tackle chores Sunday/ Monday. Fresh faces and opportunities arrive Tuesday to Thursday – love might be in the air!

Large finances, secrets and sexual promptings stir you Thursday night to Saturday – be a little cautious, especially Friday night. Don’t take big risks. This week starts eight years of slightly erratic employment and health factors: your employment prospects will improve in any area associated with food or shelter; for good health, you’ll need to avoid stress. April begins 15 years of true love prospects – but they might come early, this week and next!

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Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: You’re tired, in a wee hibernation mode until March 20 – pamper yourself, don’t overwork. Romance, charming kids, pleasure and creativity make Sunday/Monday interesting.

Tackle chores midweek. Relationships are bittersweet (or affectionate and snarling) Friday/Saturday.

Be diplomatic on the home front all March. Soon (April, technically, though it might have started even in 2010) a 15-year trend of “normalization” will enter your domestic sphere. You’ll find your true home. This Friday begins eight years of exciting, unexpected romantic, creative lightning bolts!

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Mar. 6 - Mar. 12 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Communications, paperwork, details, errands, casual friends, short trips and curiosity fill this week and next. In the slowest, most gradual way, like water on blotting paper, this area of your life will grow for the next 15 years. At the same time (perhaps illogically) your worries about money and income will fade. You enter eight years of “home excitement” this week. This can have a negative effect, bringing more stress to the home (so relax, exercise, guard digestion) and a positive one: money made from property, food/shelter areas. A big new life! Midweek joy, romance.

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Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: From this week onward, the tension, excitement, nervous energy and restlessness of the past seven years will fade, to be replaced by 15 years of expanding consciousness, more sleep, more dreams, expanding spirituality.

Nuance, poetic feelings, indescribable, subtle joys will become your everyday companions. Others will be inexplicably drawn to you. Rely more on your intuition, less on logic. You’ll see beyond the petty things of life.

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