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Tory candidate steps down after financial woes revealed Saip claims finances were disclosed before nomination Dale Saip, the newly-chosen Conservative candidate for DeltaRichmond East, stepped down Thursday afternoon in the wake of revelations that he’d twice sought creditor protection in B.C. Supreme Court’s bankruptcy court, including a 1993 bankruptcy and a 2005 creditor proposal. Saip said he stepped down after the Conservative Party called him to question about a Vancouver Sun story Wednesday that outlined his financial problems, problems he said he fully disclosed to the party before they accepted his nomination. “My challenge in all this was I gave them all the information they needed. It was their job to do what you did yesterday and then come back to me and ask me questions or say “you’re not the guy.” Instead they let me go through this whole thing and I stand up on the stage with my
kids and my family and now today I am going to walk away from it.” Conservative Party spokesman Fred DeLorey issued a one-line statement that was more targeted at Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff. “If Michael Ignatieff is successful in forcing an unnecessary election, Dale Saip will not be a our candidate in Delta – Richmond East,” he said. Saip, who had hoped to replace longstanding Tory MP John Cummins, filed a creditor proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act in 2005 after owing the federal government nearly $90,000 in back taxes. The case was resolved two years ago after a third party agreed to pay $50,000. But the Canada Revenue Agency continues to have two outstanding tax claims on all of see Saip page 4
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Going dark for the planet On Earth Hour Saturday it’s time again to dim lights Special to the News
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Rev. Grant Ikuta carefully holds a crane that, in Japanese culture, symbolizes hope. The association stemps from folklore that said if you fold 1,000 cranes your wish will come true. The minister of the Steveston Buddhist Temple said he felt compelled to help the Japanese following the earthquake. To help, the temple is holding a 12-hour vigil/prayer/chanting session on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 4360 Garry St. As part of the vigil, people will be asked to participate in the folding of 1,00 cranes in the hopes that the nuclear disaster will not escalate. For information, see story on page 6.
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Richmond will be a whole lot dimmer come Saturday evening. The fourth annual Earth Hour is starting at 8:30 p.m., and the city is urging Richmondites to flick off the switch — and to leave it off as much as possible afterwards. “Just asking people for one hour is one thing, but we hope we raise awareness and look at other ways to support sustainability,” said city of Richmond spokesperson Ted Townsend.
Richmond City Hall will have its lights turned off during the hour. The City urges Richmond residents to do their part as well. Richmond came 16th out of 71 cities and towns in the province last year in energy saved, but it couldn’t have been worse then Richmond’s showing the year before — coming second last to only New Westminister. In 2009 Richmond saved 0.3 per cent of energy on Earth Hour, but last year saved eight times that at 2.4 per cent, beating out cities like Vancouver, White Rock, Victoria, Surrey and Burnaby. see Awareness page 7
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