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If you or a loved one are released from Richmond Hospital after surgery, a stroke or another serious medical condition, and need ongoing medical care at Minoru Residence, it will cost you up to $894 per month. And that is a violation of the Canada Health Act, says federal Liberal health critic Ujjal Dosanjh. Minoru Residence has 10 convalescent care beds for people who are released from hospital, but who need a higher level of care than they can get from home care. It used to be free. But earlier this year, the B.C. Ministry of Health quietly instructed health authorities to start charging a new daily fee of $29.40. Since most patients needing convalescent care are seniors, and since many will need convalescent care for an average of a month to a month and a half, it hits the elderly the hardest. “This is absolutely reprehensible for any government to charge anyone for hospital care,” said Dosanjh, who has written both federal and provincial health ministers to protest the new

fees. “There’s a law in this country that says hospitals can’t charge any user fees,” he said. “It is reprehensible for any government to pass these costs off to people who can’t afford $800 or $900 a month.” Richmond Conservative MPs John Cummins and Alice Wong told the News they were not even aware the fees were being charged. Wong said she would bring the fee to the attention of the federal health minister. “It’s not up to me to decide whether it is violating the Canada Health Act or not, but I will definitely bring it to the attention of the minister,” Wong said. “If the staff in the Ministry of Health find B.C.’s practices to be violating the Canada Health Act, then the act clearly states that the money will be paid back by B.C. in the form of reduced transfer payments from Canada to B.C.” Liberal MLA Rob Howard said the Canada Health Act does not apply to convalescent care, respite or palliative care, which are covered under the provincial Continuing Care Act. However, the BC Health Coalition says he’s wrong. see Howard page 4

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Isha Kapoor, 6, checks out the candlelights before going on stage to dance, last week, when more than 160 people took part in the Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society’s Diwali and Eid festivals at the Richmond Cultural Centre. There was ethnic dancing, food, music and lots of fun. Diwali, which is one of the most important festivals in the Hindu and other Indian religions, celebrates the festival of lights. It is a five-day festival, which this year starts on Friday, Nov. 5. Eid is a three-day Muslim celebration, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. This year it begins on Nov. 16. For more photos, see page 11 and look online at www.richmond-news.com.

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City council were presented by staff with the proposals for the 2011 utility rates, the majority of which are forced on the city from Metro Vancouver. “The greatest cost of the increases is for infrastructure renewal,” said Brodie, who is also chair of Metro Vancouver’s finance committee. It means Richmond residents will have to dig deeper into their pockets in 2011 for their water, sewer, drainage and dyking, solid waste removal and recycling. see Clean-up page 4

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Tom Cruise will revive his Mission Impossible character, secret agent Ethan Hunt, right here in Richmond the News has learned. The award-winning actor will be performing his death-defying stunts in the fourth sequel of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol when he comes to the city early next month. One location has been confirmed, with three more possibilities in the works, but due to confidentially agreements between the City of Richmond and Paramount Pictures, the city cannot disclose the sites. However, the word in Vancouver’s stunt community is that the Richmond Olympic Oval could be one of the locations with a chase scene on the roof a possibility. Earlier, Cruise was photographed dangling from the Burj Khalif, the world’s tallest building, in Dubai doing a stunt for the same movie.

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The Richmond school district is adding its voice to the BC School Trustees Association, which is asking the B.C. Ministry of Education to refund money that districts paid for BCeSIS — the antiquated student database system that has become the bane of teachers’existence throughout B.C. Richmond is not the only school district that plans to write the ministry to complain. Some are even considering legal action. School trustees voted Monday to write a letter to the Minister of Education to lobby for improvements to the BCeSIS system, which failed at the most critical time — September, when school was just getting back in. “Basically, we have a system that’s not working,” trustee Donna Sargent said. She was responding to a report Monday by Iain Lancaster, who is in charge of implementing BCeSIS for the school district. Like other school boards in B.C., the Richmond school district pays $10 per student for use of the sys-

tem, which was intended to provide Richmond Teachers Association. a centralized database for things BCeSis was designed in the like taking attendance and report floppy disc era — when Netscape cards. Navigator was still a popular web In other words, the school disbrowser. trict paid more than $200,000 for a “The software was designed 15 system that fails at the most critical years ago for a much smaller systimes. tem,” Lancaster said. “It runs quite well most of the He added B.C. was the first time,” Lancaster said, adding the province to adopt a province-wide problem that locked the system up database system that centralizes at the beginning student records of the school year and other inforhas been fixed. mation. Teachers using The system the system might was designed by beg to differ. AAL for smaller — Donna Sargent Many have resortservers and fewer ed to bringing pathways. So their own laptops when thousands to school because the computers in of teachers across the province all their schools are old, and their lack try to log on at the same time, the of memory only aggravates a probsystem bogs down and locks up, lem of poor optimization software. turning a simple thing like taking The program was supposed to attendance into a prolonged exercise make things easier for teachers and in frustration. administrators. In September, the system was “If anything, it’s the other side of virtually inoperable. It caused the coin — it’s causing problems,” problems for districts trying to do said Al Klassen, president of the student transfers, said school board

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chairperson Linda McPhail. “If they’re going to charge us for this, they need to provide a system we can work with,” she said. Lancaster said the system is running on outdated software, and that about the only thing the district can do about it is lobby the Ministry of Education to ask AAL to fix the problem, which will take money. The whole system needs to be converted from the current Oracle system to a Java platform, he said. He added the ministry had been working with AAL to try to update the system, but that budget cutbacks in the ministry have slowed that process down. McPhail said the B.C. School Trustees Association has asked for a meeting with the minister to insist that something be done about the BCeSIS system. Many school boards are asking to be compensated because they have paid for a system that doesn’t work. “Boards are talking about going so far as a lawsuit,” she added.

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litter attendant for waste and litter removal along No. 3 Road’s Canada Line stations. Littering and debris has been a problem, mostly outside the Brighouse station, since the rapid rail transit kicked off two years ago. But councillors Ken Johnston, Harold Steves and Bill McNulty were opposed to the hiring of a dedicated litter warden, suggesting there should at least be more garbage cans at the station and that more should be done to force TransLink into bearing some of the clean up cost. Cleaning up outside the stations should be a priority for the city, however, according to Coun. Evelina HalseyBrandt. “A full-time attendant is absolutely necessary as

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All treats no tricks this Halloween

Richmond marked another unremarkable Halloween, according to Richmond Fire-Rescue and Richmond RCMP. While a 14-year-boy in Abbotsford had his finger blown off by a powerful firecracker, and police responded to a stabbing in Surrey, things were relatively quiet in Richmond. “There was no major incidents that we responded to,” said Jim Wishlove, deputy chief for Richmond fire-Rescue. Each year, the fire depart-

ment work with RCMP, city hall, and local schools to conduct patrols aimed at keeping Halloween vandalism to a minimum and to enforce the city’s fireworks ban. Fireworks cannot be legally purchased in Richmond. That hasn’t stopped people from buying them elsewhere and lighting them off in Richmond. There were plenty of people lighting off fireworks and firecrackers on Halloween night. “We have no ability to

Street-level pushers busted Two people are facing drug trafficking charges for selling crack and speed. Jungy Perida, 41, and Laarni Espina, 30, were arrested and charged with two counts of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The arrests came as a result of a joint investigation by the Drug Target Team and Richmond RCMP’s Marijuana Enforcement Team. It was the second such bust this year by the Richmond Drug Target Team. The investigation started in early October.

Investigators zeroed in on “street level” dealing taking place in Richmond and south Vancouver. Perida and Espina were identified as the heads of what police call a “street level organization.” On Oct. 14, police searched a home in the No. 5 Road and Montego Road area of Richmond, where they found 229 grams of methamphetamine, 11 grams of crack cocaine and several thousand dollars in cash. Perida and Espina are due in court Nov. 16 to face charges.

patrol for that specifically unless we get a phone compliant from the public and we certainly respond to it,” Wishlove said. It’s not yet known whether any fines for illegal fireworks were handed out Sunday night. “There’s no doubt that kids were still lighting them off though,” Turley said. There were legal fireworks shows at various locations in Richmond, including Hamilton, Cambie, South Arm and West Richmond community centres.

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Bosses at the Richmond Olympic Oval have managed to shave almost $200,000 off a projected net loss. With the facility not being handed back post-Olympics by Vanoc until the end of March and the refitted oval not being fully open to the public until after the summer, a near $1.2 million deficit was predicted for 2010. The City of Richmond and the oval corporation have planned ahead for the first year loss, however, and have retained enough cash in reserves. But figures for the oval’s second quarter — presented to city council on Monday — indicate that the facility’s management team has been working hard to lower the projected loss. According to the oval’s finance report, the biggest factor was in utilities, where a $79,000 positive variance was found in the first half of the year, mainly due to hydro costs being overestimated and the facility having no ice sheets in operation in the second quarter.

The oval’s utility expenses are expected to have increased, however, by the end of this year, with ice sheets being made. Other major factors affecting the softened shortfall were: cost of running programs ($56,000 under budget); operations and maintenance costs ($33,000 under budget). In terms of revenue, the oval generated $12,000 in single admission and month-to-month memberships; $10,000 from registered programs; $31,000 from event and room rental and $11,500 from other sources. At the beginning of the year, oval bosses had forecast a $1.2 million deficit, prompting concerns that the facility will become a massive drain on city resources in years to come. But it was explained that the large deficit was predicted due to Vanoc’s exclusive use of the oval until the end of March, followed by a few months of retrofitting the facility for public use. During that time, the oval corporation had no income but still had significant expenses — a scenario that will not

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Healing fee makes us sick

e don’t agree with much former prime minister Brian Mulroney says but we do agree with his recent comment that we need to have “a serious, adult discussion” about health care in Canada. Part of this discussion, no doubt, will include the question of user fees. The problem with the B.C. Liberal government’s decision to order health authorities to start collecting a “convalescent care” fee of $29.40 per day is that there was no conversation at all. Not even some MLAs were aware this fee had been implemented by stealth. In Nanaimo, NDP MLA Leonard Krog and Liberal MLA Ron Cantelon both say they were unaware of the new fee’s implementation, which can add up to nearly $900 per month. Cantelon — a B.C. Liberal — agrees with his NDP counterpart that the fee should not be charged. This new “convalescent fee” is vile on three counts. First, it hits seniors the hardest. Second, the sneaky way in which it was introduced is just plain irritating. Finally, it violates one of the core principles of universal health care – that no Canadian should have to pay for basic medical care. This is how the Gordon Campbell’s Liberals pay for all the tax cuts they like to brag about: It’s all clawed back through user fees and premiums. The implementation of this fee underscores one of the problems when local boards — like hospital boards — are regionalized. You can bet that if we had locally elected hospital board members, this new fee would not have been implemented without a fight. A question for our Liberal MLAs, the provincial minister of health and Premier Gordon Campbell: Who told you that you could do this?

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The Editor, Honestly, I cannot help but respond to the Premier’s recent televised speech with skepticism and question his integrity. He tried to convince us that his government could invest more resources in education while cutting taxes. Common sense tells us that this cannot be the case. The Premier also talked about his ambitious goal of improving student performance, but did not mention “how.” Since the time when Christy Clark was the Minister of Education, a succession of ministers have sung from the same song sheet. Yet in a recent presentation by the staff of the Ministry, student performance in the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) was reported to have dropped. Why? It is common sense that student performance will improve only when adequate supports are given to struggling students. Unfortunately, this has not been the case because of funding cutbacks. The Premier wanted to sell us the idea that student performance will improve by assessing all kindergarten students. More assessment will not help students to perform better unless the supports they need are provided. I suspect the Liberal government will play its old trick again, i.e., announce a few new initiatives and divert funds from the same pot without any new money. The Premier is certainly getting a failing score for not learning from his government’s mistakes. Chak Au Richmond School Trustee

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Let us write your speech, Gordo On Wednesday, Gordon Campbell went to the airwaves to try and convince British Columbians not to burn him in effigy. This is not about that speech. This is the speech he should have given: My fellow British Columbians, it has been a trying few months for myself and my government. I have recently taken some time to think back over my time both as premier and in opposition. I’ve asked myself how I came to find my approval ratings lodged in the lower depths of Satan’s outhouse. The answers I’ve come up with may not be satisfying, but they are the only ones I have. It seems that British Columbians do not feel that politicians should be put aside, they should be thrown with great force. Bill Vander Zalm’s tenure ended as spectacularly as the last flight of the Hindenberg. Glen Clark chained himself to the Fast Ferries and sank forever. I should not be surprised that my turn has come. Clearly, British Columbians have decided my time is up, and they are now waiting eagerly for a chance to toss me out of office. It is also clear that it was the HST that caused this change in my government’s fortunes. What is less clear is why it was this tax, this policy, this half-truth, that sparked the voter revolution.

Matthew Claxton PAINFUL TRUTH

Does no one remember the controversies of our first term in office? I suppose Joy McPhail and Jenny Kwan recall those days. The days of our austerity measures, our deliberately inflammatory First Nations Treaty Referendum, our contracting out of health care workers. We put in a $5 training wage so that McDonalds could make even more money. We pushed people off the welfare rolls, we banned teachers from striking, we once told poor people who needed dentures to get blenders instead (although we had to back down on that one). But people had hated the NDP so much that they were willing to put up with a little pain and turmoil if things got better. And things were getting better. Then I got caught driving drunk. Surely, the voters wouldn’t forgive that. But you did. And I believed it meant I could get away with anything. So the HST thing… well, we meant well. It looks good on paper, but who wants to campaign on something like that? So when Ottawa decided to sweeten the deal, we decided to just go for it. Hey, you

guys already swallowed the Carbon Tax, right? You swallowed a lot more than that. We’ve been feeding the voters a line about how the NDP ruined the provincial economy for a long time. Maybe you noticed that we couldn’t do much to stop this recent recession. Fun fact: the highest year-over-year GDP increase in recent B.C. history was 8.6 per cent, in 2000, under the NDP. Even adjusting for inflation, we only beat that once in the past nine years. The truth is that provincial governments can only do so much to help or hinder the economy. For our first seven years in power, we were riding a worldwide crest of wealth, and we were mostly smart enough to not screw up a good thing. I am not surprised to be the focus of the animosity towards the government. This has been almost a one-man operation since we arrived in Victoria. The premier’s office is more powerful than at any time in B.C. history. My recent shuffle of cabinet ministers serves mostly as a useful reminder of the top candidates to replace me. So today, I offer my head on a platter. I resign. Just let it be said that I screwed up less than Clark and Vander Zalm. Visit Matthew Claxton’s blog, Evolving Langley, at http://tiny.cc/A0D3W at www.langleyadvance.com

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Make families friends, not foes attract speculators, increase prices, and eventually drive out individual homeowners. Rather than this unethical use of the OCP process, each affected property owner should have received an addressed notice of intent to rezone, for it is very clear that most people are not aware of the plan nor of its impact. At the neighbourhood open houses, city planners told individuals to organize their neighbourhoods if they do not like the plan. Why must neighbourhoods be on guard against their own local government? Whose needs are being served by this massive rezoning of family neighbourhoods? Many Richmondites, including those who are comfortably housed, are concerned about the city’s

drive to attract expensive developments. One of the recent social planning study circles sponsored by the city concluded that while Vancouver is working to become the greenest city, Richmond wants to become the most expensive. This route is not sustainable. Destroying the neighbourhoods that currently provide affordable secondary units is not the solution. Existing family neighbourhoods should be seen as partners, not adversaries, in the effort to find spaces where affordable units are appropriate and welcomed additions to existing subdivisions. Marion Smith Richmond

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meeting with the school’s principal and vice principal on October 8, we were informed Reid’s support needs rank low due to the fact that he has limited health or safety concerns, despite the fact that his educational needs are high. While we completely understand the need to address health and safety concerns, we fail to understand why educational needs are no longer a significant consideration in determining adequate funding to assign educational resources. Parents of a typical child would never be told their child would not be taught a compulsory subject due to lack of teaching staff. We believe the school district has chosen to significantly reduce EA support for the most vulnerable children, because they can, as there is no accountability for our son’s learning outcomes. This school year is very different for Reid and has had a significant impact on him emotionally which further impacts his ability to learn. For the first time in six years Reid has asked to stay home from school. He expresses discomfort in being in the classroom. He asks, “why is nobody taking care of me?” As an act of frustration Reid hit a student recently during a time there was no EA support in the classroom. Reid’s behaviour at home is more defiant and aggressive. The result of this emotional turmoil will undoubtedly challenge Reid even further to succeed in his school life. By reducing his educational support you have added another hurdle for him to overcome. Limiting educational resource support for special needs children is damaging to my child and is no way to balance a budget. In our view, adequate educational support for special needs children is a core service that should be funded in the same way as any other mandated B.C. school curriculum course. It is our understanding from speaking to both the principal and vice principal that the school district is empowered to resolve this situation through the allocation of appropriate educational support services at the school level. Janet Carson, Dennis Scally Richmond

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Halloween oughtn’t be too safe The Editor, I am writing to thank the small hearty bands of teenagers who bashed lustily on my door Sunday evening, demanding Hallowe’en goodies. Fireworks exploded like small canons on the street, my guardian jack o’ lanterns kept most evil spirits at bay, and these costumed marauders radiated the joy of the hunt as they stood on my stoop. They had a long, long way to go between raids; I saw about one hallowed house per block in the Monds, and fewer on main streets. Stores handing out treats? Community

center gatherings and fireworks? Wishing each other a “safe” Hallowe’en? Bah, humbug! We British Columbians don’t entertain Maritime mummers, we don’t countenance the public chaos and reversals of Mardi Gras, and we don’t even party on graves for the Day of the Dead. The underworldly threats of Chinese Ghost Month are hazy to most. Without a return of Roman candle wars, let’s hold onto the mystery, mischief, and just a little mayhem that is the true Hallowe’en. J. Gray Richmond

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Puppy the tortoise was one of many reptiles saved in Richmond by a rescue society.

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Puppy and Chuckles are better suited for life in an appropriate sanctuary. The adoptable reptiles are listed on the society’s website at www.reptilerescuerichmond.org. Like any rescue group, you fill out an application to ensure that you can offer a safe and permanent home for these creatures. Donations are always needed to help care for these precious reptiles, and you can save your Canadian Tire money to help the Society purchase light bulbs and supplies as well as a generator. They also welcome gift cards to Superstore to buy vegetables for the lizards — one of the largest expenses at about $70 per week. But most of all, you can pledge to never buy an animal from a pet store. There are so many homeless reptiles right here in Richmond that it will be decades before responsible reptile-loving residents have any trouble finding just the right new family member. Christie Lagally is a volunteer pet columnist. View her blog at christielagally. wordpress.com.

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Community WELLNESS

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or if your character just evolved? What if you became the protagonist in your own life and took over the stage instead of playing the minor supportive role in everyone else’s story? Could you assume the role of the hero and change the trajectory of the plot? Would the changes you bring to your role enhance the sub-plots around you, making the drama of others on the stage more comedic than mundane, more uplifting than tragic? Look at your life – the drama, the pathos, the backstory, the complication of roles. Can you rewrite your own backstory — re-conceive your past with a fresh point of view, with the perspective of experience and the wisdom of

years, and in so doing, reconceive yourself? What can you change in your own character? It can be as simple as changing the way you walk on stage — how you carry yourself in the world, your wardrobe, your posture, your dialogue and your confidence. An actor can play many roles. Don’t get stuck in a role that is not your role of a lifetime. You are co-author of your own life. You can be the hero who makes a positive difference in the lives you can touch. Take control of your place on the stage. Be present, be responsible, and be heroic. So when the curtain comes down, you will have earned a standing ovation. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician at PrimeCare Medical. His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper and his Internet radio show can be heard on pwrnradio.com.

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Most of us would say we don’t need any more drama in our lives, yet we love to see it all around us. Only the most saintly among us will cover our ears when co-workers or classmates divulge the latest gossip. We are drawn into the fictional worlds of literature, television, theatre and cinema. We vicariously live the adventures of our heroes and heroines as they struggle to achieve their goals, make their relationships work and find love. Compared to fiction, real life can seem mundane — but it doesn’t have to be. Real life is drama, and you are the hero and protagonist in the story of your life. You have your own goals — some you still pursue, some you have abandoned. You have your own relationship issues — with your parents, friends, siblings, co-workers, classmates and partners, and throughout your life you seek love from others, and in your own heart. We play a variety of roles in real life, and our roles change as we change and the cast of characters changes. In much of our lives, we are performing. Who is the real you? Who is the playwright? What role do you play in the writing of your life story? How often do you sit back and watch in the audience, thinking you are not in the story? Do you just walk through your role day after day, without reflection or deliberation — your daily routine just as it is, wearing the same clothes, saying the same things, hanging out in the same places, listening to the same music and watching the same shows? Have you typecast yourself and lost your zest for your role? Whose fault is that? The director? The playwright? Are you stuck in your costume, thinking you can’t change it? Have you ever wondered how everyone else on the stage and in your life would react today if you acted out of character

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With new tough drinking and driving laws in effect, the Operation Red Nose campaign will become a vital safe driving service during the busy holiday season. Since 2002, Delta Gymnastics Society has been the local host of the award-winning national program that strives to keep the roads safe while at the same time supports amateur youth sport in the community. With the possibility of losing your license for three days and facing $600 in fines and charges by having an alcohol level between 0.05 and 0.08 per cent, the Operation Red Nose service will be in higher demand than ever. Much tougher consequences are given to those with over 0.08% alcohol levels. The difference between Red Nose and a regular taxi service is that both the driver and their vehicle are taken back to their homes. “On any given year, we need over 300 volunteers to provide nine nights of safe driving. This year, we estimate we need another 100 volunteers to keep up with the demand,” said Operation Red Nose co-ordinator Carlene Lewall. Volunteers have to be 19 years and over and are needed to fill many positions. Areas include dispatch office, greeters, drivers and navigators. All volunteers are required to

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complete a criminal record check prior to participating in the program at no cost to the volunteer. All volunteers receive an orientation prior to their shift. This year Operation Red Nose, in partnership with ICBC, CTV, Richmond RCMP, Delta police and local sponsors, will service the communities of Delta and Richmond on Nov. 26 and 27 and Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 and 31 between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. All proceeds will be directed to the Delta Sports Development Centre, the new home of Delta Gymnastics. To get involved, call 604-943-0460, e-mail orn@operationrednosedelta.com. or go to www.operationrednosedelta.com.

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Calling all churches, community centres and nonprofit organizations. The Richmond News will be publishing a listing of local Christmas fairs and bazaars on Wednesday, Nov. 17. We need your listing as soon as possible. Please send us the pertinent information about your event, including the date, what it involves and contact information to Michelle Hopkins at mhopkins@richmond-news.com.

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MUSIC

Nashville next stop for Richmond’s award-winning star BY MICHELLE HOPKINS

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Country singer Damian Marshall will be performing at the Sportstown Tavern on Friday.

on stage with all the other Rising star nominees. “It was pretty exciting … I sang Good Mother with her,” said Marshall. “Quite unreal, to be honest. It’s something else when you are performing amongst your peers … what an honour and a thrill.” Meanwhile, he’s been compared to award-winning Canadian country singer Paul Brandt and American country superstar Brad Paisley, comparisons he gladly accepted, Marshall said. He cited as his biggest musical influences Gordon Lightfoot, George Strait and Sting. When asked where he’d like to see himself in five years from now,

Marshall paused and said: “I see myself continually developing my talent. I hope to record that CD that showcases who I am as an artist; one that has positive impact in country music.” He plans to head to Nashville in the New Year to wrap up his new CD. Sportstown Tavern presents Damian Marshall Live on Friday, Nov. 5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. The tavern is located at 4991 No. 5 Rd. Tickets are $10 and include one drink. For tickets, call Shannon McDonald at 604-347-5447 or email shanna@ shannalynn.com. Tickets are $10 and include one drink.

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He has rugged good looks and a deep sexy voice — all that’s missing is the cowboy hat. Richmond’s Damian Marshall fits the country singer bill to a T. “I was attracted to country music because lyrically I love the way it conveys images and pictures in your mind,” said Marshall. “I’m also drawn to country music’s soulfulness.” This Friday, the rising country star will sing some of his new and previously recorded compilations, along with a few favourites from some of his idols, during an intimate concert at Sportstown Tavern on No. 5 Road. This is one country vocalist who has been riding a wave of successes. Born in Winnipeg, the eldest of 11 children, Marshall grew up in Calgary on good old rock n’ roll. His record collection was all AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. It was his grandparents who introduced Marshall to country music. The songster got his start when he won the 1996 Search For The Stars contest. It gave him the confidence he needed to pursue a career in country music. He was soon auditioning for his first country rock band, Alamo, based out of Edmonton and got his first paying gig as a professional singer/ acoustic guitar player. For a year, Marshall traveled across Canada playing the club circuit. “It was an invaluable experience, but I wanted to take my music to the next level,” he said. That dream would be realized in 2001 with the independent release of Fortunate One to Canadian country radio. The singer made his way to Music City (Nashville) to pursue his country music calling, but not unlike many before him, he retreated to the familiarity of home within the first

year, not sure how to make it in the competitive music business. It was his second single with CCMA nominated producer Tom McKillip that got him recognized in the industry. “It was to be thought-provoking, a little more melodic, and fun,” he said. In 2003, the soloist found even more success when he co-wrote Don’t Say Anything at All with recording artist and chanteuse Lisa Brokop, who sang backup vocals on the track. The ballad caught the attention of the country music industry and hit top 30 on the Canadian country music charts. More importantly, the song garnered Marshall a Star Radio Awards in 2004 for Best New Artist. With that brought opportunities to perform at some higher profile venues such as the Calgary Stampede, the Big Valley Jamboree, and the Merritt Mountain Music Festival. From there, Marshall was offered a record deal. In 2005, he packed up his guitar and headed to Nashville to write and record his album, Built to Last. That proved to be the winning record that propelled him to two top 15 singles in Canada, three top 20 singles, a CCMA nomination for the 2006 Chevy Truck Rising Star Award, nine BCCMA nominations between 2006 and 2007, as well as a brand new three-album deal with Busy Music. He hopes to release a follow up album later this year; one that will feature songs co-written with seasoned hit songwriters Wade Kirby, Monty Criswell, Lee Miller, Phil O’Donnell and Noah Gordon, to name just a few. One of the highlights of his career happened last year at the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards gala. Marshall joined one of Canada’s most beloved award-winning singer/songwriter Jann Arden

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Sports

Richmond Devils off to solid start in first season Women’s hockey team competes in B.C.’s top league BY MARK BOOTH

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Richmond is no longer a dead end for girls graduating from minor hockey. Thanks to the efforts of former longtime Richmond Girls Ice Hockey executive members John and Pat Korenic, the Richmond Devils are part of the top women’s hockey league in the province and holding their own as an expansion team with a 3-5-1 record to date. “It’s something we started to think about two years ago,” recalled John Korenic, who serves as the club president. “We were just hearing about too many graduating players who had no place to play so they stopped playing hockey. It’s so ironic given they are just 17 and aren’t even in their prime until they are 23 or 24.” It was during the early stages of their daughter

Natalie’s final season playing with Richmond’s Midget rep team when the Korenics took a serious look at launching a women’s club. They contacted the South Coast Female Amateur Hockey League for guidance and even the most recent expansion club that entered the fold. By last spring, the Devils had become members of B.C. Hockey and secured favourable ice times through the Richmond Arenas Community Association (RACA). Sponsors also stepped up to help off-set the significant start-up costs, never mind playing in a league that has two teams on Vancouver Island and another in Kamloops. “It’s been a lot of work but it’s exciting,” continued Korenic. “(RACA) was really supportive and wanted to see this work. We touched base with potential players, especially those who even

played in Richmond before, and the response was great. “The neat thing too is the girls coming through (Richmond) right now who are graduating are pretty excited. They now know there is a place to play.” With a focus on attracting talent right out of minor hockey, it’s not surprising to see the Devils roster have all but two being junior age (18-21). As an expansion team, they are classified as an “A” level club for this season despite a steady diet of “AA” teams in their league. It does mean the Devils have an excellent chance of earning a trip to the provincials in Fort St. John. When the Korenics were looking for a coach, they turned to Dave Szeto — a longtime coach with Richmond Girls, including stints at the Midget and Juvenile levels. Although Szeto knows

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Richmond Devils Josephne Chow heads up ice during recent South Coast Female Amateur Hockey League action against the Delta Jets. there will be growing pains as an expansion team, he insists the bar will remain high for his club. “We are taking the first third of the season as a building block,” said Szeto. “Consistency will be a key throughout the season. We have good quality players and it’s just the mental side of the game, stepping

up from minor to women’s hockey. We need to build the confidence. “The Korenics have done a great job giving these players a good opportunity in a great league. “We also have expectations and are demanding of the players to meet them. The community has been really supportive of this team and we want to

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The Connaught Skating Club came away with 12 medalsfrom the B.C. Coast Regional Championships in Mission. The strong overall showing means the Richmond-based club with have 28 skaters competing in the B.C./Yukon Sectional Championships — Nov. 1014. The Regional results include: Pre-Preliminary Ladies 8 and Under: Alisa Katsuno (gold). Emily Ni (bronze). Grace O’Bray (4th). Lydia Makhanko-Tang (6th). Pre-Preliminary Ladies 9-and-10 Gr. One: Megan Kan (gold). Pre-Preliminary Men: Basil Wang (gold), Daryl Prijatelj (silver). Preliminary 10&Under Group

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Ngan (15th). Angela Chuang - 16th Juvenile Ladies: Vanessa Lee (sixth), Amy Li (eight), Erin Blouin (15th). Juvenile Men: Evan Mak (gold), Angus Chan (7th). Pre-Novice Ladies: Eurwen Szeto (fourth), Lizabet Shein (seventh), Breliegh Loader (10th), Sarah Folkestad (15th), Christine Wang (18th), Danielle Gordon (20th). Pre-Novice Men: Kurtis Schreiber (bronze). Novice Ladies: Karina Tjew (silver), Katie Pattison (8th), Leanne Butler (16th). Novice Men: Mitchell Gordon (gold), Shawn Cuevas (fourth). Junior Ladies: Julie Gordon (5th).

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Baseball Canada’s women’s national team will be holding an identification/tryout Camp on Friday at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The women’s national team has been in existence since 2004 and has captured medals at three of the World Cups including a silver medal at the 2008 World Cup in Matsuyama, Japan. In August, Richmond City Baseball successfully hosted the Canadian Midget Girls All-Star Championships. “We are very excited about this tryout camp in Richmond and we are very fortunate to have access to this fantastic facility that hosted the world’s best at the 2010 Olympics,” says manager André Lachance. “We truly appreciate the efforts of Baseball BC and BC Minor Baseball to make it happen. Lachance along with some national team players, including 2010 MVP Kate Psota will be in Richmond to conduct the camp. “The province of British Columbia is very important to our program and we wish to take a look at as many athletes as possible,” explained Lachance. “We currently have two wonderful athletes in Amanda Asay and Becky Hartley on our team and we hope others will emerge from this camp.” The tryout is open to any female athlete, regardless of age and is also open to athletes that are currently involved in softball. “With the 2012 World Cup scheduled for Edmonton we want to work at having our top athletes in place so we can win a world championship in front of our fans.”

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6075

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Apartments & Condos

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6508

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Real Estate Services

6005

Lots & Acreage

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6515

Duplexes - Rent

2 BR Rmd. upper, updated, yard share wd, Williams/Garden City, ns, np. Nov $1000. 604-275-1868 BBY, METROTOWN. 3 BR, upper flr, 1½ baths, 2 sundecks, sh’d w/d, carport. Ns/np. $1,100/mo + ½ hydro. Dec 1st. 604-437-8484

6540

Houses - Rent

3 BR nr #2 & Granville, ns, np, close to everything, avail Dec 1 $2200 604-838-6437

6020

Houses - Sale

Richmond

PRICE REDUCED! 11800 Mellis Dr., Richmond Luxury home, 3700sf in an excellent area, 5 min. from Van. & very quiet. A dream home with open concept, 6 br, 7 baths, with legal suite for mortgage helper. Formal living and dining room with 18 ft. ceilings, gorgeous wall unit, spice kitchen BOSCH appls, HRV & ac. Very high end ﬁnishing with prof. interior designer colors & beautiful landscaping. $1,328,000.

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ACROSS

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Office/Retail Rent

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6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-55

Richmond

FULLY furn’d quiet bright Br, exc loc, ns, np, responsable, $460. incl util, wd, ref’s 604-277-5968 QUIET, CLEAN, large furn’d rm, prkg, np suit mature working male $500 incl utils/net, 604-277-6002

6602

9155

Houses - Rent

9105

Auto Miscellaneous

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9125

Domestic

1981 FORD Fairmont, auto Trans. Red, 98658 kms, good tires, runs great, only $2750 single owner, call (604) 984-8525

9129

Luxury Cars

1 BR, exc loc, nr Ironwood, 4 appl, np, ns, $680 incls utils/ cable/net. Dec 1. 604-277-5058 1 BR ste, nr Granville & #2, suit sngl prof, ref’s, incl cable tv, good cond, shar’d w/d, ns, np, $850+25 %util. Dec 1st. 604-272-2261 2 BDRM ste, Cambie & #5, in new home, n/s n/p, for 2 pers, Quiet, refs, $950 incl utils. Avail Nov 6th. call 604-307-9556 2 BR suite upper level, 13051 Blundell, $900 incl utils, ns, np, avail immed, 604-728-5258

1999 BMW 740IL, auto, black, 160km, perfect cond, $7,888 obo. tel: 778-322-3598

9145

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RMD 1 BR bsmt, suit 1 only, new home, prkg, np, ns, #4 & William $800 incl. Immed 778-389-9890

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

FOR LEASE 2000SF warehouse spase, River Rd. West, Ladner, Call 604-970-8545

9160

Sports & Imports

1990 BMW 320i, 2dr, blk, white leather int, 60K, auto, new brakes/tran, $9500 604 987-0633 1998 HONDA Accord, 4 dr, auto, fully equipped, A-1 cond, new brakes, exhaust, Aircared, highway driven $2,850. 604-524-6567 1999 VW Cabriolet convert $4900 obo, 111,000 miles, 5 spd, leather heated seats, new clutch/exhaust 604-831-9473, 604-943-8140

2003 ACURA TL-S, 3.2L, V6, new trany, dealer serv’d, loaded, 122K, $12,995, 604-220-7095

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2006 RED Toyota Corolla, 43,000 kms., std., excellent condition, sat radio, 604-261-9241 (eves)

9173

Vans

2000 CARAVAN, silver, good cond, family owned, $1400, 988-8070 or 813-5598

Fencing/Gates

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

Factory Direct Cedar Fence Panel for Sale & Installation 8291 No.5 Rd Richmond Call 604-275-3158

8155

Landscaping

HEDGE REMOVAL, stump grinding, excavator, concrete removal, etc Steve 604-724-3670

8160

Lawn & Garden

Ny Ton Gardening Tree cutting & topping, yard cleanup, trimming, hedging, 604-782-5288 PLANTSMAN LANDSCAPING Fall Clean-up, shrub & tree pruning, hedge trimming. Professional, insured. John 604-324-9303

8185

Moving & Storage

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Electrical

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8087 2010 TOYOTA Camry LE 2.5L, automatic, 44,000km, no accidents, great condition. $19900 778-322-9793

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Cleaning

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8075

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

8055

8060

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8193

Oil Tank Removal

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8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

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8205

Paving/Seal Coating

8255

Rubbish Removal

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8220

Plumbing

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8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

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