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Things to do before the new Harmonized Sales Tax kicks in July 1: 1) get hair cut; 2) buy new house; 3) read a newspaper; 4) die. Haircuts, new homes, newspapers and funerals are just a few of the dozens of goods and services that will cost more when the HST is implemented. Bill Vander Zalm says there’s one more thing taxpayers should

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The meeting is part of his province-wide campaign to drum up support for an anti-HST petition led by Vander Zalm and Chris Delaney, deputy leader of the B.C. Conservative Party. Vander Zalm said the HST will hurt small businesses. Craig Williams, vice-president of he Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, recently sent a letter to the press refuting Vander Zalm’s claims, saying “the assertion that the HST is bad for business is not correct.” Indeed, apart from B.C. restaurateurs — who say they were

lied to about the tax — most business sectors in B.C. support tax harmonization, saying it is simpler to administer. On July 1, the seven per cent PST disappears and becomes melded with the five per cent GST to create a single 12 per cent sales tax. While tax harmonization may be simpler for business, it is proving bewilderingly complex for consumers trying to figure out just what goods and services will be subject to HST that is not currently subject to both taxes. see Funerals page 4

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Richmond has finally set its compass on hosting the highly popular 2011 Tall Ships Maritime Festival — but the clock is ticking. Ideally, it takes around two years to successfully plan and deliver an event on the scale of the four-day festival. City of Richmond staff, however, revealed this week that a June 2011 date is now on the table and if Richmond passes up this opportunity, another won’t arise until 2014. The festival tours on a three-year cycle. After a two-hour long meeting, city council’s parks and recreation committee agreed to host the massive event, which attracted 400,000 over four days to Steveston when it was last held in Richmond in 2002. But a whole host of factors dictate that time is of the essence, such as: marketing the event; securing sponsors and getting confirmation of attendance from key crowd-pulling tall ships from around the globe. Complicating matters further is the proposed date of June, with several councillors expressing reservations about the typical weather, sea conditions and the fact that most people will still be working. Nonetheless, it’s full steam ahead for Richmond to host next year’s Tall Ships Maritime Festival, which usually attracts some of the world’s most magnificent tall sailing ships from countries such as Japan and Russia. Should the event go ahead as planned, the festival will see three kilometers of waterfront — from Garry Point Park, through Steveston village and down to Britannia Heritage Shipyard — transformed. One of the biggest attractions will be the mock gun battles fought out by some of the tall ships. “I really like the Garry Point idea, it’s ideal for this,” said long-time festival supporter Coun. Harold Steves. “(Garry Point) will allow us to bring in the bigger ships from Russia and Japan.

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Like many kids his age, seven-year-old Ryan Yamada loves dancing, soccer and gadgets. But the Grade 1 boy requires constant attention at school and drifts off into another world within seconds of his classroom educational assistant’s (EA) attention being diverted to another special needs student. If he’s not supervised during playtime, there’s every chance he’ll run off if he sees a dog in the distance or catches a glimpse of someone with candy. And he gets very upset and frustrated when he’s not included with the other kids. For those reasons, every minute of every day that her seven-year-old son Ryan is at school, Karen Yamada sits at work, almost sick worrying about her child. With the axe about to fall on 15 EAs amid Richmond School District’s $6 million shortfall, Yamada’s nervous daily preoccupation with Ryan’s welfare could be more acute than ever when the new school year kicks off. “There is always a fear as I know he’s going to have so many problems anyway,” said an emotional Yamada as she prepared for Ryan’s birthday party. “Now, if it turns out he’s not going to have someone there to help him, he might end up getting held back a year. “To be honest, I can’t see him progressing into Grade 2, 3 and 4 without the kind of help he gets right now. He’s so far behind as it is. “I feel so helpless all the time, it’s heartbreaking, really. But it’s not just about his education, it’s about his safety as well.”

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Karen Yamada is worried about next year for son Ryan, unlike her daughter Laura, 9, left, who excels at school. Since he was four months old, Ryan has been identified as having learning difficulties. Doctors have never been able to pin down exactly what Ryan’s condition is. Suffice to say, he has significant speech problems and is classed as “special needs.” With almost 100 school district jobs cuts on the table, Yamada wonders if those needs are going to be met next term and if her son will be able to continue to get the support he needs to be included in a mainstream school, such as McNeely elementary. “What troubles me is that there is another girl with special needs in Grade 2 that Ryan shares an educational assistant with,” she said. “She has Downs

Syndrome and is communicating with the EA via sign language, so it’s already a tough job for her to support just these two children. But the support he gets from his school is tremendous. “He’s such a good natured child and he’s a beautiful little boy. But I can’t help but think what will happen if his EA gets cut.” Kathy Champion, the school district’s director of instruction, learning services, told the News she fully expects a negative impact when staffing levels are reduced from Richmond’s 305 EAs. “There’s no question there will be an impact. Any reduction in service levels will have an impact and it’s impossible to expect everything to be the same as it was,” Champion said.

“We’re going to have to be helping our schools to make as much use of their resources as possible. There’s no doubt it’s going to be tough.” With the prospect, perhaps, of more students having to share EAs, the big question is how will the district decide what students require more support than others. “It’s a very complicated process, but there have been guidelines for many years,” Champion said. “There are health and safety concerns and whether or not the student is medically fragile. Also, is the child prone to running off the playground or impulsive or perhaps struggles to use language for communication and uses actions instead of words?” Champion added that,

after the student is assessed for support needs, the school itself is assessed to work out whether it can address the concerns or support needs of a particular student. “There are so many more students in the system with different kinds of conditions now that require support, and it’s become harder and harder to meet those needs over the years,” Champion said. Despite her worries, Yamada is very thankful for the opportunity for her son to be involved in mainstream schooling. But that can only happen if her son has an EA by his side, helping him cope with a regular classroom environment. “The fact remains that our son is a special needs child, and as such does require additional attention to thrive in the educational system,” she said. In desperation, Yamada wrote to Premier Gordon Campbell, expressing her concern over her son’s future health and safety, to which she received a personal reply filled with “rhetoric” and an assurance that education minister Margaret MacDiarmid would contact her. “She hasn’t replied, of course,” Yamada said. “It’s not just about his education, it’s about his safety. He gets so upset when he’s not included. I can see that getting worse next year because less support at school could mean he won’t have enough supervision to be able to play with other kids. Ryan being included and being able to grow up with the other kids is the most important thing in the world to me.”

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Funerals: ‘It’s a service’ Council: June too early Continued from page 1 “If they are currently subject to GST, they will be subject to HST,” Finance Minister Colin Hansen explained. For example, funerals are PST exempt, but not GST exempt, so British Columbians will now pay 12 per cent on funerals, whereas they only pay five per cent now. Why funerals? “It’s a service,” Hansen said. As for exemptions, if it is GST exempt now, it will remain HST exempt. Vander Zalm says the B.C. Ministry of Finance has done a lousy job of explaining the tax to consumers. The B.C. Finance Ministry’s web site does not list the dozens of goods and services that will now be subject to the HST. Hansen told the Richmond News his ministry decided not to publish such a list. “What we set out in the web site is the principles of what is exempted and then basically anybody can determine whether a product is or isn’t subject,” he said. In other words, if consumers want to know what goods and services they will pay the HST on, they must try to figure it out themselves. Ironically, the information is available on the Ontario Ministry of Finance’s web site, which provides an easy to find, easy to understand list. Ontario and B.C. are harmonizing their taxes at the same time, so many of the goods and services subject to the HST in the two provinces are similar. There are

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exceptions, however. For example, in B.C. children’s diapers and feminine hygiene products are subject to a “point-of-sales rebate,” but adult diapers aren’t, whereas adult diapers in Ontario will be HST exempt. The B.C. Finance Ministry’s HST blog site (http://hst.blog.gov.bc.ca) provides a number consumers can call to find out information on the HST:1-877-388-4440. But when the News called that number to ask if the HST applies to new home sales, the staffer taking the call didn’t know and referred the question to a Revenue Canada 1-800 number. Vander Zalm, who has studied the new tax in detail, will be talking on May 9 about the impact the tax will have and how he hopes to see it repealed. His “army” of volunteers needs 10 per cent of every B.C. riding to sign the petition. The petition’s deadline is July 1 — the same day the HST comes into effect, but even if it succeeds, the provincial government is not legally obliged to act on it. It is only legally obliged to vote on the petition’s recommendation to repeal the HST. If Vander Zalm hits his petition target, he may at least have the NDP on his side in the legislature, as NDP Leader Carole James has come out in opposition to the tax. And if Liberals don’t vote to repeal the HST? “We have an army of people ready to move to recall,” Vander Zalm said.

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Continued from page 1 “And we could well have cruise ships coming in there in the future.” Dave Semple, the city’s manager of parks and recreation, said the festival’s entertainment strip could be like “walking through the O Zone,” in reference to the city’s successful Olympic site. A lot of work is needed in a short space of time. However, some of the infrastructure needed to host the festival along the threekilometre stretch has already started. Indeed, the consultants hired to help plan the festival stressed to council this week that if it wanted the city to host the festival, it should act now. “Most of the corporate sponsors you might be looking for usually plan at least a year in advance,” said one of the consultants, Susan Archibald. “It’s critical that we get into the marketplace right now on this.” Time pressures aside, it was the June weather that proved to be a sticking point for most councillors, who harkened back to the 2002 festival, which was held in August. “I’ve fished that river in June and the weather can be very blustery,” Steves added. Coun. Greg Halsey-Brandt, who has a sailboat, pointed out that there’s a lot of debris on the river in June. “I can’t think of a worse time for maritime traffic than June,” he said. “June is also a tough sell for getting people to come.” City staff explained the June date was put forward by the American Sail Training

Association (ASTA), who would be bringing the tall ships to Richmond as part of its annual Tall Ships Challenge. The ships essentially do a Pacific Ocean circuit, with Richmond penciled in for the early part of the challenge, along with Victoria and Port Alberni. It was suggested to council that waiting for an August date could mean risking losing some of the higher profile ships, which would have to sail up from Hawaii near the end of the challenge. “It’s the gun battle ones that we really want,” Steves said. Among the attractions at the 2011 festival will be ships arrival and sail past; ship boarding and viewing; on-board receptions; waterside tours; gun battles; water taxi service; entertainment stages and fireworks. Although council agreed to go ahead with the June plan, staff was asked to look into the possibility of hosting the festival in August. Richmond’s attempt at hosting the event eight years ago highlighted the festival’s popularity, but also created a catalogue of logistical nightmares with horrendous traffic jams and long lineups to board ships. City staff assured council that lessons have been learned from 2002 and plans are in place to minimize similar lineups. It’s projected that all costs incurred by the city to implement the plan and host the festival — approximately $6 million — will be recovered in full through ticket sales, government grants and corporate sponsorship.

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It is the key to accused serial killer Charles Kembo’s defence. Kembo claims a gang of extortionists had kidnapped his wife, Margaret Kembo, twice, and one of his many lovers, Sui Yin Ma, once. And he later claimed the same gang of thugs kidnapped his step-daughter, Rita Yeung, the night police say she died. But when interviewed by police five days after the alleged kidnapping, Kembo neglected to mention the incident to police, who were accusing him of murdering her. “Mr. Kembo, I am going to suggest to you that if there was a shred of truth to what you are saying about the extortionists, you would have said to police, ‘She’s in the hands of an extortionist. I haven’t heard from her for four or five days now. I’m concerned about her well being,’” Crown prosecutor Hank Reiner said Wednesday during cross-examination. After Kembo’s arrest, Staff Sgt. Bill Fordy of the

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HST: add salt and pepper No one likes paying taxes. No one knows this better than Bill Vander Zalm, who is using the harmonized sales tax like some kind of magic elixir to bring him back to life, after languishing long in political obscurity. The press has tried to ignore him and his cohort, Chris Delaney of the B.C. Conservative Party. There is good reason to treat their Fight HST campaign with some cynicism. After all, on the right, the majority of businesses say harmonizing the provincial and federal sales taxes makes for a lot of accounting efficiencies. And on the left, Vander Zalm has never been seen as a champion of lower and working class people. Meanwhile, the Liberal government seems content to let others — both supporters and detractors — do most of the talking as it has done a poor job of explaining the HST and how it will affect the average consumer. The Liberals’ approach to communications, in general, is to simply reiterate the same mantras over and over again — even the ones that aren’t true — in the hopes of what? Hypnotizing people? We’ve seen this strategy in their misleading line about unprecedentedly high education funding. In the case of the HST, instead of simply explaining what goods and services will now bear the tax that didn’t bear the PST, the Finance Ministry is letting Bill Vander Zalm do that. Because it has done such a poor job of explaining the tax, the rumour-mill is working overtime spitting out stories of baby formula and kids sports being subject to the HST. Not true, says Finance Minister Colin Hansen, who is criticizing Vander Zalm for spreading misinformation about the HST. But if Vander Zalm, or anyone else, could get good, valid information from the finance ministry about the HST, maybe there would not be so much misinformation out there. Vander Zalm will be here May 9 to talk about the tax and his efforts to have it repealed. You can take what he says with a grain of salt. For the inevitable rebuttal — via a letter to the editor — from our MLAs and/or Colin Hansen, add pepper.

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The Editor, To Premier Gordon Campbell: My letter to you is about the fact that the proposed HST will place further financial pressures on struggling low income earners, students, young adults, families and renters already striving to make a living. HST costs is apt to be passed onto renters who already face exorbitant rental costs. Please reconsider the implementation of the HST to give hope to students, young adults and families already overwhelmed by anxieties. Financial stress has a direct adverse impact on mental and physical health. HST will affect the provincial health budget. Crime will go up. We will need funding to provide more policing. And so forth. The economy of British Columbia depends on the morale of the people. Farina Reinprecht Richmond

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Vote your conscience, trustees Our children’s education is taking a whopping hit and it appears no one is ready to stand up and fight for proper funding of education. School trustees don’t appear able to fight. Richmond school trustee Donna Sargent said that if they didn’t pass the budget, the Ministry of Education might simply sack them and install a “puppet” trustee who would do their bidding. Retired teacher Jim Rollins and educational assistant Linda Brooks urged the trustees to not pass the budget, but in the end, they did. “You guys should not have passed this budget,” Brooks said. “I know it’s not your fault, but somebody’s got to take a stand.” School boards are not legally allowed to pass deficit budgets. But they are also not obligated to pass budgets they don’t, in good conscious, stand behind. Trustees Rod Belleza and Chak Au voted against the budget, so it would appear they are standing up for students. I’m sure, though, that both knew everyone else would be voting for the budget, so they could safely vote against it without risking their jobs. If the current board has no choice but to pass a nogood budget, I feel for the trustees, who are caught between a rock and a hard place. But if they can’t fight, who will? Parents don’t appear ready to fight this one either. A letter from News reader Rosemary Casson

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said that only 24 parents attended one public meeting about the school board budget earlier this year. Richmond’s MLAs certainly aren’t taking the reins: none of them showed up at the April 19 school board meeting where the budget was passed. The provincial government’s lone voice in this situation is Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid, who wrote a letter defending the government, saying that education funding is increasing (of course it is, but costs are increasing even faster.) If provincial education funding was keeping up with increasing costs, I don’t think we’d be hearing about devastating cuts to school employees, which seem consistent across the province. A province-wide public opinion poll by Angus Reid shows 81 per cent of those polled said that the provincial government should do more to protect public education. Seventy-nine percent said the provincial government should increase funding to public schools. Clearly, the people of B.C. are not swallowing the government’s line about increasing education fund-

ing. Hardest hit in Richmond by this harsh budget, designed to eradicate a $6million shortfall, will be the district’s special needs students. The cuts eliminate 94.6 positions in the district, or about 2 staff positions per school. Among the reductions: 18 learning resource teachers, 15 educational assistants and eight secondary school youth workers, all of whom work with the district’s most vulnerable children. In 2008, then superintendent of schools Bruce Beairsto told me that Richmond was the provincial leader in inclusionary practices, but that the district spent well over twice the funding it receives for special needs students. At that time, he told me that the district received $16,000 each year for a student with autism, but the cost of an educational assistant was $42,000 each year. He also told me that although the total number of students in Richmond was dropping, the number of students with special needs was rising. So it’s the kids on the margins – those who need help, but who can squeak by without it — who will suffer most from these brutal cuts. The bottom line is, schools are for the kids. It’s time for someone to take a stand and speak up for B.C.’s students. Comments and questions always welcome at tracy. sherlock@gmail.com.

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The Editor, Re: “Richmond schools getting fair shake,” Letters, April 14. Open letter to Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Education: It’s important to set the record straight in terms of the funding provided by government for School District 38 (Richmond). While your comments regarding funding for education were accurate as far as they went, they do not reflect the complete reality of our situation. Below, we have attempted to respond to your statements and provide relevant additional information. “Our government is proud to be able to fully fund full day kindergarten and the last year of the negotiated teachers’ contract. In fact, B.C. school districts will share an additional $112 million next year despite the districts’ own estimates that there may be 6,000 fewer students in Grades 1 to 12.” We acknowledge the increase in funding of $112 million for B.C. school boards. We also note that $54 million of this amount is slated for fully funding the fifth year of the provincially negotiated settlement for teachers. The remaining $56 million funds full day kindergarten on a per student basis, and full day kindergarten is also a ministry mandated initiative. Thus, we believe these amounts do not represent an increase due to new money. Instead they give school boards the resources they need to provide the ministry’s expected level of service, as both of the initiatives noted above are obligatory for school boards. “The Richmond school district will receive $2.4 million more funding next year, and per student funding in SD 38 will be 27 per cent higher than in 2000/01.” Regarding the funding increase that school district 38 received for 2010-2011, we note the following: ❚ 69 per cent relates to increased enrolment and labor settlement funding, the latter increasing as a result of the number of students increasing. These monies are therefore earmarked for the additional costs associated with classroom instruction. ❚ Approximately 30 per cent of the increase is due to salary differential funding. However: In 2009-2010, the district lost $1.1 million in salary differential funding mid-year. The “increase” received for 2010-2011 (approximately $800,000) therefore does

not cover the loss in funding we experienced this year. None of the $2.4 million addresses the following 2010-2011 additional cost pressures: ❚ Carbon offset costs; ❚ MSP premium increases; ❚ Teachers’ Pension Plan employer share increases; ❚ Deterioration of facilities because no Annual Facilities Grant funding was provided in 2009-2010; ❚ Energy cost increases. We do acknowledge that approximately one per cent of the funds do comprise a true increase for the Richmond school district: ❚ $23,000 for transportation; ❚ $10,000 for unique geographical factors. “As a result of our prudent approach, the Ministry of Education is also able to provide $110 million in annual facilities grant (AFG) funding to help boards of education maintain school properties. Richmond will receive almost $4 million in AFG funding to maintain local schools.” School District # 38 (Richmond) did not receive any AFG funding for the 20092010 year. Due to the lack of AFG funding in 2009-2010, we have had to bear emergent costs in the amount of $900,000 related our building infrastructure for the 2009-2010 year from our operating fund. It is somewhat misleading to note that the entire $110 million is available to school boards, as it is not: only $56 million has been released to school boards; the remainder of $54 million will be released, as per Ministry staff “...prior to March, 2011.” As a result the Richmond Board of Education to date has received $1.8 million AFG funding rather than $4 million. While the funding you described in your correspondence is welcome and appreciated, we respectfully request that you rescind your letter of April 14, as it does not completely reflect the funding realities in School District 38 and, in fact, could be perceived to imply that our school district has misrepresented or misunderstood its financial situation. We ask that the factors presented above be acknowledged in any public correspondence regarding the realities of education funding in School District 38. Linda McPhail Chairperson Richmond Board of Education

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The St. Alban’s Players present Magic Moments ... Dance Into Spring on Saturday, May 1 in the church hall, 7260 St. Alban’s Rd. There will be a selection of music, ranging from Big Band to the 50s, and through to the 70s. Come and enjoy refreshments, entertain-

ment and prizes. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the church hall. For more information, call 604-278-2770. The City of Richmond presents Doors Open, an annual arts and cultural tour on Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free event happens all over Richmond. For more information or a full listing of venues, call 604-

247-8333, or email doorsopen@richmond.ca. The Richmond Chinese Community Association (RCCS) presents the Asian Heritage Fair on Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in house at 8171 Park Rd. The event includes various booth displays of Asian culture, as well as a Wheel of Fortune with lots of prizes. Admission is free. Call 604-270-7222 or 604-276-4391.

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Why I LOVE Minoru Place. . . “The Sunday Movies are always worth seeing”

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Born in County Durham in the North of England, Peter Ludlow came to live in Edmonton, Alberta in 1980. He worked in Real Estate but in 1983 the company he was with went out of business. Luckily he found work selling furniture for the BRICK during a boom in business. Wanting to escape the cold Alberta winter, Peter ﬂew to Samoa in the South Paciﬁc. While there he met a beautiful Samoan woman, he brought her back to Alberta but she

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ried and lived in Burnaby, BC where they had three daughters but sadly they separated. Peter came to Richmond where he joined the Minoru Senior Activity Centre in 1997. He joined the Writer’s Group and has written many stories, he also sings in the Glee Club and a local Church choir. Many days you will ﬁnd Peter in the Centre computer room. In October 2009 Peter was voted onto our Minoru Activity Centre Board of Directors.

All members hope that Peter will successfully publish some of his stories and be happy in Richmond - Mary Milikic

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In May, Canadian Finance Ministers will meet again, to discuss reform of our Canada Pension Plan (the CPP). In the meantime, various groups are releasing reports and opinions on the issues. A little background The main concern everyone has is the ability of Canadians to support themselves in retirement. Now, the average retired Canadian lives on 56% of their pre-retirement income. And as more baby boomers have started leaving the workforce, with statistics showing they have low levels of savings, pressure is mounting on the CPP to assist. And now? The world is not ending. Canadians with little or no savings, at age 65, may qualify for the Old Age Security (OAS), Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits, and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). For a couple (married or common law) provides a total annual income of $34,800. But this probably won’t be enough down the road, given inflation. What groups of Canadians are most affected by all this? Keith Ambachtsheer, a pension consultant, says it is middle income Canadians without employer pensions (such as the self-employed and small business person). Numerically, this group has 3.5 million Canadians. The Groups and what they are saying The Canadian Labor Congress wants the CPP expanded, by raising worker/employer contributions. Mr.Ambachtsheer suggests instead that the current contribution rate (9.9%) stay the same but be applied to a larger base income (from the first $47,200 of a worker’s income to $94,900). Mr.Ambachtsheer recommends a “Canada Supplementary Pension Plan” (CSPP), which would create income in retirement similar to that of an annuity. CARP, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, prefers a supplementary plan that is mandatory and universal. It would produce a specific income amount and would not be part of the CPP. Sound redundant and maybe costly? The famous CD Howe Institute favors changing RRSP rules, but relatively few Canadians have RRSPs, so this plan won’t likely have an impact. Ms. Tina Di Vito, BMO’s director of investment strategies, suggests changing RRSP tax rules to allow for “regular” tax treatment of dividends and capital gains. This may help some Canadians. The Canadian Bankers Association proposes that Federal regulations be revised to allow for new pension plans to be separate from the employment relationship (such as third party pension plans). The CBA favors giving all Canadians a chance to participate in a structured pension plan. For working Canadians who are self-employed or in small business, this would probably be a step forward. Summary My main concerns about pemsion reform are as follows. First, I have not seen anything in the literature about the problem of income loss to a surviving spouse. When a spouse dies, the survivor loses the OAS of the deceased and only receives 60% of their spouse’s CPP benefit. Their expenses don’t drop proportionally! This issue should be addressed. Second, too many Canadians who retire in the coming years will depend too heavily on the CPP. I agree with the Canadian Bankers Association that middle income Canadians, self-employed, or in small businesses who don’t now have pension plans should be given the opportunity to launch them. The other question here is whether the cost of running such a plan dictates that the new pension plan ought to be part of the CPP. I leave that to the experts, but as Baby Boomers age and as statistics show we are living longer, these concerns are becoming more important.

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Minoru Place Activity Centre is open to all citizens 55 years of age and older. A Facility Pass ($20.00) is required to participate in clubs and user groups. Registered programs are exempt, as are day trips, special events, and support groups; some conditions apply. Honorary Memberships are also available to citizens 90 years of age or older. The spouse of a member may also participate even if he or she is under the age of 55. Come experience the beneﬁts of recreation!

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MINORU PLACE Membership Has Its Beneﬁts…

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Cafeteria and Catering Services are available at Minoru Place Activity Centre. Enjoy the pleasure of delicious and nutritious full course daily lunches or Friday night dinner. Hours Mon – Thur 8:30am - 4:00pm, Fri 8:30am - 7:00pm, Sat 9:30am - 2:00pm. Meet a friend for lunch in our cheerful dining room or enjoy a cup of coffee in our lounge with a good book. Minoru Senior Society members may purchase lunch for $5.00 and non members for $6.00.

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When Carl Huggins looks at his eight-month-old daughter Cassidy Elizabeth, he feels “copious amounts of joy.” But sometimes, when the Richmond native holds her, he is haunted by visions of another baby girl. It was Canada Day, 1992 in Sarajevo, capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian war was raging on. Huggins and his comrades were attempting to reach the beleaguered airport in hopes of opening it up so that UN humanitarian aid could flow through. As they headed by armored personnel vehicle towards the airport, along what they dubbed Sniper Alley, Huggins popped his head out of the hatch on the lookout for enemy fire. Then, as he looked out at civilians walking across the street, Serbian sniper fire broke out. “I watched as a young lady, visibly pregnant, got shot in the chest,” he said, still noticeably shaken by the memory. “I asked my commander if I could go to her aid and he gave me a nod, yes.” With the armoured vehicle acting as his shield, the veteran of the Gulf War crawled to the fallen woman and dragged her into the vehicle. “Myself and a couple of other soldiers delivered the baby and then we tried to save the mom, but she ended up dying shortly after delivering her baby,” he recalls. (The baby was subsequently handed to local medics.) Huggins, 42, paused for a moment, his eyes showing signs of reliving the horror, and added: “When you come from a civilized country and you see this, life just doesn’t make sense anymore. “I kept looking around me and thinking what the hell am I doing here? You grow up respecting people, caring about others and helping people, and all of a sudden you are in this hell, where ethnic cleansing is going on.” For his outstanding military

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Carl Huggins shows off his Commander-in-Chief commendation for his bravery in the line of fire. service as a member of November Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, Huggins was awarded one of our country’s highest honours. Last Friday, during a ceremony at Vancouver’s Seaforth Armoury, Higgins received the prestigious Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation for assisting in reopening the Sarajevo airport amidst Serbian fire and shelling. “I felt humbled and very honoured to be recognized,” said Huggins. “I don’t think I did anything special, I did what all of us 40 guys did, our job.” He was to join his fellow soldiers to receive his lapel pin last year in a ceremony in Ottawa from Governor-General Michaelle Jean, but Huggins was enjoying the birth of Cassidy Elizabeth.

“Cassidy was only three months old so I really didn’t want to leave her,” he said. Today, Huggins is a Surrey parking enforcement officer for the Commissionaires — a nonprofit organization whose mandate is to provide meaningful work for exmilitary and RCMP personnel. He received a honourable discharge in March 1993 — he was 22. “I was physically and emotionally exhausted and spent,” Huggins said. Nearly 20 years later, Huggins still has nightmares and hasn’t slept through the night since. When he joined the Canadian Armed Forces right out of high school, an 18-year-old Huggins was full of promise and adventure. “Friday night was my graduation dinner and dance and the following

Monday I was downtown enlisting,” said Higgins, a Richmond secondary graduate. “I wanted to see my country and travel overseas.” Huggins thought he was prepared for what he might encounter in war-torn countries. Reality, though, was a far different story. “No one can prepare you,” he said softly. “My mother’s uncles were both airforce pilots during the Second World War and my dad’s father was at Normandy Beach on D-Day and for Juno Beach … so I had an idea that things could go sideways.” Huggins just didn’t realize how askew things could go. He saw first-hand just how cruel people who once lived as neighbours — Serbs, Croats and Muslims — could be. “I saw tortured bodies hanging

on meat hooks in basements,” he said, shaking his head. He also vividly remembers stumbling across a concentration camp filled with 150 to 200 emancipated males — aged three to 80. “We took a wrong turn one day and discovered this camp of malnourished Croatians and Muslims, who were being held by the Serbs,” he said. “You could see their ribs and their eyes were sunken … we called for medical help because we were afraid to feed them as we didn’t know how long they had been without food.” His company helped medical personnel get the men and children to refugee camps. “It was heartbreaking, but it felt good to know we helped save their lives.” The few bright spots in Sarajevo were when the soldiers played football, soccer or Frisbee with the local children. “It struck me how these kids, amidst this war and rubble, still had that playful innocence about them,” he said. Huggins admits war has changed him. “I’m harder and harsher in some areas of my life,” he said. A smell or a sound can set him off into a nightmarish spiral downward. “I just shut down when that happens,” Huggins said. There are bright lights in his life, however, namely his fiancée and mother of Cassidy, Christa Hall. “I met Christa in 2008 although we went to elementary school together, she was my younger sister’s friend,” he said with a smile lighting up his face. “She’s such a joy and she is a big help in my healing process.” However, Huggins concedes he needs counseling to deal with his demons. “It was chaos there. Nothing made sense,” he said. “When we arrived for our tour of duty, on the

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Have you ever watched two people who are laughing and then found yourself smiling at their genuine happiness? You don’t even have to know what they were laughing at to feel their happiness transfer to you. It’s because a good mood is contagious. Other people’s happiness, when it is genuine, can rub off on anyone who witnesses it. Unfortunately, other people’s bad mood can also rub off on anyone who witnesses it. If we are not careful, grumpy people can make us feel irritable; mean people can make us feel hostile; critical people can make us feel sad. And vice versa. It would be great if we could make ourselves immune to the negativity of others, but that is easier said than done. We can try to limit our exposure to their toxic energy, but we can’t always predict when a person is going to randomly decide that we

will be the Strategy target of their three is to toxic dump for rationalize that day. and underBecause it stand why is impossible a person is to anticipate acting in a or control the negative way. FAMILY FUNCT ION negative emoFiguring out tions of others, their motives we often have to find ways and accepting that they to handle the contamination are entitled to their opinafter it has occurred. ions should build empathy. The first strategy is to Unfortunately, knowing and ignore, avoid, or walk away feeling are two different when possible. Engaging things. It doesn’t always feel with them just escalates and right to make excuses for perpetuates the negativity. their ongoing inappropriate If you can’t ignore the behaviour. person, the second strategy The fourth strategy is is to tell them politely and taking action to solve the firmly how you feel. You problem. You may need to may need to say that their communicate with a mediatone of voice is inappropritor that can help to diffuse ate, or point out that they are the hostility. taking out their frustrations The goal is to find an on the wrong person. appropriate and productive Try to validate that you outlet for the toxic dumper understand their feelings, while also standing up for while still making it clear your own right to not be that it is not acceptable for dumped on. This is obvithem to lash out at you. This ously not possible when the might work if they actually offender is a random stranger listen. that you come across during

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Redwoods Golf Club in Langley, topped a field of 42-professionals. Kung settled for a three-way tie for second after shooting a 71, along with Scott Shepherd (Hi-Knoll Golf Centre) and Sergej Dronov (University Golf Club). A four-way tie for fifth included Kendal Yonemoto (Golf Study Program) and Bryn Perry (Seymour

Creek). Parry, a one-time regular on the Nationwide Tour, captured the Tour’s season-opening event a week earlier at Beach Grove in Tsawwassen. The Srixon Tour is highly competitive, with many players being former major tour players, including the PGA, Nationwide, Canadian,

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Gunners edge rivals again for U13A Coastal Cup title

In thrilling fashion, the Richmond City Young Gunners are Coastal Cup champions. The Gunners added to their decorated 200910 campaign with a 3-2 win in penalty kicks over District 4 League rival Dunbar Spartans to capture the U13A boys title last Saturday at Richmond High. The locals entered the final as the favourites having defeated Dunbar in three of four meetings this season, including a 3-2 win just a few weeks earlier in the Pioneer Cup final. Richmond’s road to the Coastal championship game included wins over North Delta (6-0), Coquitlam Metro Ford (3-1) and Surrey Pegasus (1-0) in the semifinals. The Gunners drew first blood in the late stages of the opening half when Patrick Metcalfe converted a penalty after a hand ball infraction. They extended the lead on a brilliant long

shot from Fraser Kirkland and the hosts looked to be in full control. An own goal off of a corner kick provided the Spartans with some life and the Vancouver squad used the momentum to produce the equalizer on a cross that found an unmarked player at the far post. Twenty minutes of extra time couldn’t determine a winner and the teams went to penalty kicks. That’s where Richmond goalkeeper Raffy Paterno came up huge, stopping Dunbar’s first, third and fourth attempts. Damon Couling and Metcalfe converted from the 12-yard spot for the Gunners to conclude the afternoon of drama. Metcalfe’s two goals earned him player-of-the game honours. The Gunners line-up also includes: captains Savin Sandhu (midfield) and Matt Legge (forward); along with Ovie Odjegba (forward), Jordan Lau (midfield), Luevin Ray Ebora

(midfield), Christos Platis (midfield), Matthew Thomas (midfield), Chandler Wittig (defender), Balraj Saran (defender), Matthew Ward (defender), Devon Gautreau (defender) and Jas Tatla (defender). The Gunners head coach is Brent Branker and he is assisted by Paul Legge.

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Townhouses Rent

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The Richmond News April 30, 2010 A33

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Aries March 21 - April 19: Chase money, especially money owed to you, or pursue past dollar sources such as a former job/employer. Pay old bills. Life is easy, mild. But don’t start any new projects before May 11. You might discover, early week, that there is a ﬂaw or major hindrance in something you thought was “in the bag,” especially in romantic, creative or speculation zones. Work with a Gemini, Taurus or Capricorn to overcome that ﬂaw. (Or just accept it.) Communications are affectionate, especially with someone who means a lot to you (enemies can mean a lot, too!). Happiness, Wednesday/Thursday!

Cancer June 21-July 22: A former friend, schoolmate, could pop by, phone. If this occurs Sunday to Tuesday noon, or Friday/Saturday, it could have bigger implications – opportunity, love, travel, etc. Be engaging, welcoming. Your domestic scene has “lightened up” lately, and will stay light until late July. (This also takes the pressure off marriage and other partnerships.) Use this interval to prepare for the resumption of “serious matters” in this arena late July through 2012. Get contracts signed, disagreements settled, etc. Someone out there wants to “rescue” you. If the knight’s white, say yes.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Mysteries, intimate bonding, sex, pregnancy, lifestyle change, commitments and consequences, crime, research, dreams, investments, ﬁnances, inheritances and other people’s money – these continue to occupy you, and continue to be subject to delays, mistakes and misunderstandings. Be patient. Reprise the past – e.g., grab a former lover, chase former ﬁnancial situations, revisit former mysteries. You might be contemplating marriage, or another cultural passage. Wait: January to June 2011 will bring your answer, ring your bell. Security, home Sunday-Tuesday. Romance mid-week.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Your energy and charisma soar, you love life and it loves you! But once every four years your April/May high-energy period will occur while it is unwise to begin new projects – as now. These 1-in-4 year phases must be meant to nudge you into cleaning up your past, or seizing it so you don’t lose something --- or someone – valuable. That might be why old ﬂames, nostalgia, old contacts, and past “ungrabbed” opportunities return, as they are doing now. So use your high energy and magnetism this week, but use it to reprise (or clean up) the past. Joy, Friday/Saturday!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Start nothing new before May 11. Reprise the past in career, prestige areas – and protect these from mistakes, supply shortages, missed meetings, etc. A former career role might return. You’re still assertive/aggressive, your face is redder than usual, you want quick results, and you might push people too hard – this from last October to early June 2010 (and Monday/Tuesday!). On the good side, higher learning, foreign countries and lawyers beneﬁt you. Your social life has picked up! Work hard Sunday to Tuesday noon. Be ﬂexible, welcoming mid-week. Mysteries, intimacy late week.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Relationships remain your prime focus. Don’t start new ones. Protect ongoing contacts from (your?) neglect. You could deal with a former spouse, business partner or contact, or a former opportunity might return (especially one involving the public, relocation, sex, ﬁnances, and/or a social group). You could grow increasingly intimate with a friend or affectionate bond. That’s good. If you learn a secret Sunday/Monday, it’s true. Take care if a relationship conﬂicts with your career or community status. Slow down, attend to home, family mid-week. Romance, creativity visit Friday/Saturday!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Lie low, rest, make no demands.Cleanup,handleoldobligations,governmentrelated tasks, administrative duties – and be nice. (Bureaucrats do engage in revenge sometimes.) Your speech and writing is a bit aggressive, male, volatile – and unusually friendly – last October to this coming June. Neglected chores will return. So might an old ﬂame, but a quiet or restrictive or burdensome one, perhaps someone you want to protect. (Remember, this is your year for career success, not for shenanigans.) Big money, mysteries and sex favour you Sunday to Tuesday. Mid-week’s mellow.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Start nothing new before May 11. An assortment of old friends, former lovers, teachers, schoolmates, even bosses might have started ﬂowing in – most of these won’t last, so be non-committal until you see who “sticks.” A Taurus, Gemini and/or another Virgo ﬁgure prominently. Romance, creative or speculative urges, love for happy children – these bless you Sunday to noon Tuesday. The “person” side of this shines bright; the sex/ intimate side meets problems, perhaps due to security factors. Relationships intrigue you Friday/Saturday. For 15 years, marriage/love will fascinate you.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The accent remains on work — you have a lot to do, including chores you neglected weeks or months ago. Tackle these. If unemployed, contact former employers, or return to a former ﬁeld. But DON’T start any brand new work projects, nor buy machinery. All this to May 11. If a co-worker’s driving you crazy, just take a deep breath. Your spouse is affectionate. If you’re unattached, others respond sweetly (but don’t seek anyone brand new before May 11). Money has “signiﬁcance” or involves important news Sunday-Tuesday. Be domestic, or in nature, Friday/Saturday.

May 2 - 8 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Romance is deep, meaningful, might be of marriage quality. This applies especially if an old flame has wandered back. Take a chance on this. But don’t start a brand new relationship now – it would forever remain an “unfinished symphony.” Same advice applies to creative, speculative, sports and pleasure projects. Work is pleasant, co-workers affectionate. Your energy and charisma soar Sunday to noon Tuesday – much succeeds, but don’t push love toward intimacy too soon, and beware mixing gambling with investments. Money’s important mid-week – be nimble! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Rest, lie low and contemplate people, things, your life Sunday to noon Tuesday. There is much to think over, and a series of valuable insights, especially in the areas of home, security, spirit, government, sex and intimacy, romance and large finances. Your relations with others (or one other) are at a low, and critical point. Don’t expect agreement, but do realize you are probably in the “power seat” of this relationship now. (As opposed to last October/November, when roles were switched.) A “déjà-vu” situation might exist. Your energy and charisma return mid-week. Money, Friday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: You’re busy, but not pressured (much) – enjoy the respite.Your popularity rises Sunday to noon Tuesday – seek friends, be happy, flirt with a casual acquaintance you haven’t seen in awhile, have fun! (That casual friend might be the key to a significant social, even partnership event.) But realize restlessness can interfere with job success. Settle into rest, contemplation and mild withdrawal Tuesday noon through Thursday. True insight, inspiration arrives Thursday. Your energy and charisma surge Friday/Saturday! Attract and do. But don’t start anything new before May 11. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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AUTOMOTIVE 9105

Auto Miscellaneous

THE CAR WRANGLER Unable to care for the car you rely on? Need help you can trust? Trust

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Save time, money and stress! Call Ramblin’ Ryan for pick-up, delivery to best shops, prices in Metro.

9125

Domestic

1993 MERCURY Grand Marquis, White with Blue Leather Interior, 4 DR Sedan, Power Windows, Power Locks, 4.6 Litre OHC Engine. Pristine Condition, only two owners. Air Cared and ready to drive away. $2495 Firm. Call 780-202-4222 or 780-542-9876

Scrap Car Removal

9145

604-725-7102

9110

9145

Sports & Imports

1989 CORVETTE Roadster conv, view at www.corvette4sale.co.nr $14,000 obo 604-701-2257

Pays $150 minimum for Full-Size Complete Vehicles. Free Removal! 2-Hr. Service in Most Areas

Call 778-316-3217

1997 TOYOTA Corolla. 221K, auto, gold ext, beige int. Well maintained, great on gas! Add’l 4 winter tires on rims. $3,400. 604-719-4439

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Call 310-2345 or visit bcaa.com/motorcycle

Sports & Imports

2004 HYUNDAI Sonata, immac, loaded, luxury version. Only 69km, 1 year warr. remaining, drk grey w/tinted rear, blk leather int, 4 snows, 1 owner, paid 35k, now $13k, obo. call 604-926-1206

9522

Motorhomes/RVs

2001 TOYOTA Solara SLE conv. V6, loaded, 1 owner, well kept, 198K, $9950, 604-506-7585

1991 FORD F150 rwd long box, grt work truck, exc tires, brakes/ trans. $2300. 604-988-2657 2002 AUDI A4 1.8T Quattro. Sport pkg. orig. owner, dealer serviced; no accidents. Exc. cond. 90,000 kms. $11,090. 604.988.5662. 1994 FORD RANGER XLT, ext cab, 4X4, 6 cyl, 5 spd, not air cared, $999, 604-255-5453

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9522

Motorhomes/RVs

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2006 JAG 28JBSS, bunk, slide out, vy clean, storage, surround sound. $15,500 778-908-8876

2005 SMART Pulse diesel, mint, 72ks, s/roof, ralley wheels, fully load, air cond, 1 owner no accid, n/s, n/p. $7,900. 604-921-7221

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9160

THE SCRAPPER CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

9130

9160

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

Collectibles & Classics

1991 BENTLEY Turbo R, Rare, only 62K km, new tires, stereo, battery, style & performance. $32,500, 604 987-0633

Scrap Car Removal

2005 VOLVO XC70. Blue w. tan leather. Immaculate family car. 112K. $19,900. 604-926-1778.

9515

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9540

Trailers/Tents/ Campers

1996 RUSTLER 5th Wheel Bunkhouse, sleeps 8, A/C, awning, ext shower, bunks, tons of storage. $9850. Langley. 604-881-4566

2006 2 BR, 39 ft, 2 slides, queen bed, front bunks, $28,000 obo. 604-522-5213

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8087

Blinds & Draperies

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8035

Carpet Cleaning

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8055

Cleaning

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8060

Concrete

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8075

Drywall

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8080

Electrical

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Gutters

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Handyperson

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Landscaping

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8160

Lawn & Garden

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8180

Home Services

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8185

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8195

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8195

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8205

Paving/Seal Coating

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8220

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Roofing

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8250

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8240

PLUMBERS

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8225

Power Washing

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8255

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8255

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8300

Stucco

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8315

Tree Services

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8335

Stucco

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Window Cleaning

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