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The Richmond public will, after all, get its chance to win or bin one of the Biennale temporary public artworks. City council voted Monday night 5-3 in favour of surveying Richmondites on what piece of public art, or not, they want to retain when the exhibition winds up next spring. Councillors Bill McNulty and Harold Steves were joined by Mayor Malcolm Brodie in opposing the staff recommendation to go ahead with the survey and sourcing subsequent “funding options” to buy one of the artworks. The public will, however, also have the “none of the above” option, if they’d rather the city not retain any of the Biennale installations. The Lenin/Miss Mao piece is valued at $700,000, Wind Waves at Garry Point has a $400,000 price tag and Water #10 on the middle arm dyke at Cambie Road could cost around $600,000. City staff’s proposal to survey the public was defeated at committee level two weeks ago in a tied vote, before going before full council this week. For more on this story, go to www.richmond-news.com.
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Canuck legend Trevor Linden laced up and took to the ice with some students from Brighouse elementary Monday. Linden was at the oval to announce Scotiabank as the facility’s first Community Legacy Program partner. See story on page 4. For the full photo gallery check out the Richmond News online at www.richmond-news.com.
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The number of loonies that have been dropped into the Salvation Army’s Christmas kettles is slightly higher this year than last. This is good news for Maj. Brad Smith, who runs the fundraising campaign, but it’s why those loonies are dropped in that warms his heart. “There was a worker at one of the kettles and a little boy came up and said, ‘what’s this money for?’ The worker said, ‘it’s for a little boy, just like you, so he can have a good Christmas.’” The boy left but came back a minute later with another loonie. The worker said, ‘You’ve already put your loonie in.’ The boy responded, ‘But this is for a little girl, so she can have a good Christmas too, just like my sister.’” Smith has run the annual Christmas drive for the past three years and every
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Mary (left) and Brad Smith gather clothes and toys, along with volunteers for the annual Christmas dinner. year he hears more sweet stories about why people give and poignant tales about why people receive. He expects to hear more again when the Salvation Army holds its annual Christmas dinner Thursday and Friday, Dec. 16 and 17 at 6:30 at the Salvation Army church, 8280 Gilbert Rd. (just south of Blundell Avenue). “We can serve 150 people each night, but people need to reserve; we’re filling up.” Along with a turkey
dinner with all the fixings in a festively decorated hall, tables laden with donated clothing, bedding etc. will line the walls of the chapel. Guests are welcome to look through and see what they can use. Anyone with kids is asked the children’s gender and age as Santa will be making an appearance with a sack-full of toys. Why people take advantage of the charity’s long-standing tradition are as varied as the stories of life: some come every
year, others have never been before, some come alone, others with their families. What remains constant is the fact they come. The Salvation Army’s Christmas dinner has never been an empty house. “There are a lot of people less fortunate than ourselves.” But there are also a lot of people whose generosity astounds. Many of the meal servers are high school students, others are church members, others still are people compelled to do something kind for a stranger. Smith added, all the money raised during the Christmas fundraising drive goes directly to supporting families and individuals in need. “None of it goes to the church or to pay salaries.” This week and next is the critical time for the Salvation Army in terms of fund raising. Money raised now will help families throughout the year.
Car crash victim to receive $3 million BY SANDOR GYARMATI Postmedia News
A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury when a tractor-trailer crashed into her vehicle in the George Massey Tunnel has been awarded $3 million in damages. Pamela O’Connell, who was 58 at the time of the accident on Nov. 27, 2007
when a big rig crushed her Volvo against the wall of the tunnel, was awarded that amount last week in B.C. Supreme Court. The accident in the northbound lane occurred as emergency crews had just cleared an earlier accident. The semi trailer swerved into the counterflow lane, hitting the Volvo. O’Connell was
trapped inside her car for almost an hour before she was rescued and airlifted to hospital. Hospitalized for five months, O’Connell also suffered broken bones and other internal injuries. She had been employed full-time as a service contract administrator for a medical imaging company prior to the accident.
Her brain injury, which also caused a personality change, resulted in her no longer being able to live independently, the court heard. Justice Barbara Fisher ordered the truck driver, Andy Tak Yan Yung, who has admitted liability for the collision, and his employer, Fortune Pacific see Tunnel page 4
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A 20-year-old woman will be sentenced in March after pleading guilty to disposing of her newborn baby boy in a Richmond dumpster. Courtney Taylor appeared in Richmond Provincial Court Tuesday. Acting on a tip, police found the baby’s body after a three-day search through tons of garbage at Burns Bog in February. Crown spokesman Neil MacKenzie said Taylor was charged with “disposing of the dead body of a child with intent to conceal the fact that she had been delivered of it.” He said the court ordered a pre-sentence report. At the time of Taylor’s arrest, Richmond RCMP said the full-term baby was born at her boyfriend’s Richmond apartment on Jan 31. Police were told the baby was not breathing and was blue when it was born. RCMP said they believed Taylor and her boyfriend disposed of the body by wrapping it in a towel, putting it in a garbage bag and placing it in a dumpster at a local school. The RCMP originally recommended four charges, including infanticide, indignity to a dead body and neglect to obtain assistance at birth. — Postmedia News
2010: A Year to Celebrate. Where has this year gone? After so much planning and excitement, 2010 has slipped by so quickly. The City of Richmond and our residents achieved so much together. We share many indelible memories of the Olympic Winter Games when we hosted celebrations for the world. Richmond is left with so many shining legacies. Our City has did not succeed by sheer luck. Many of the values that have ensured our success were established generations ago including;
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Vancouver Canuck legend Trevor Linden urged Richmond’s youth to get out and use their Olympic oval. Linden was at the oval Monday morning to announce Scotiabank as the facility’s first Community Legacy Program sponsor. But before lacing up the skates for a spin on the oval ice with around 50 very excited Brighouse elementary kids, the former Canuck hero told how the oval has an important part to play in getting local youth off the couch and into sports. “(The oval) gives them an opportunity to experience different sports,” he said. “A place like this can get kids off the couch and get them away from the computer.
“It’s not important whether they become the next (champion), but it’s important for them to engage in sport and learn discipline, dedication and teamwork. Those traits will help them in life.” Linden was joined at the oval for the Scotiabank announcement by Mayor Malcolm Brodie, oval general manager John Mills and Scotiabank Richmond manager Christine Lim. The bank was revealed as the oval’s Community Legacy Program’s first corporate sponsor. However, Scotiabank would not say how much it had paid for the privilege or how long the sponsorship lasts. “It will offer the community legacy financial support,” Lim said. “We want to make sure that this community has the resources and has the programs it needs. We will be finan-
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“Victor would be so happy and so proud.” That was the sentiment from Micheal Ghirra, the youngest brother of Victor, as he reflected on the incredible 1,400 toys donated and collected during the 4th Annual Victor Ghirra Toy Drive. For 12 years, Victor and a colleague from their Vancity office would dig deep into their own pockets every Christmas to the tune of $1,000 and buy as many toys as they could from Toys R Us — unbeknown to any of Victor’s friends and family. They would then cram the massive magical load into Ghirra’s suburban sleigh and deliver it to the BC Children’s Hospital. Every year, on arrival at the hospital, Ghirra was always asked by staff, “Who are you and where did these toys come from?” Not once did he divulge his identity or the origin of the generosity to the hospital. He never even told his wife, four kids or four close brothers, most of whom attend or attended McNair secondary. On the night of Oct. 20, 2007, the hospital’s “secret Santa” passed away, aged 37, as he slept. It was later believed his sleep apnea — a condition that causes oxygen to be cut off during sleep — was responsible. On Saturday, at the East Richmond banqueting halls owned by hisbrothers, his family marveled at yet another magnificent collection of toys, gathered in Victor’s name for worthy causes such as Children’s Hospital, the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, Richmond Christmas Fund and Surrey Memorial Hospital. “It’s the one day of the year that’s still his,” Micheal Ghirra said of
nitely something I want to consider as well, though.” Han told the News back in July, that she’s dreamed of being a model since the age of five.
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Victor Ghirra, above, and, right, some of the McNair students who helped the Ghirra family’s toy drive. Continued from page 5 the big toy drive wrap up. “You could feel he was in the room. No one was mourning his passing, everyone was just sharing their stories about Victor.” More than 200 of the toys were collected by students at McNair secondary, where Victor and his brothers were educated. And by the time they start delivering the gifts to the charities this week, Micheal fully expects the number of toys to top the 1,600 mark.
There was also the small matter of $3,000 in cash donations. “It wasn’t just small toys either, there were i-Pods, big firetrucks, they gave big stuff,” Micheal said. “I think there was probably about $18,000 or $19,000 worth of toys in there.” More than 400 people packed into the Riverside Halls on the weekend in memory of Victor, known to friends and family as the “man with the golden heart,” due to his gener-
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The Editor, Exactly where was city council’s highly vaunted due diligence when they embarked on what is rapidly turning out to be one of Richmond’s most expensive projects? There certainly was no market research done, no referendum was ever held in case the taxpayers turned it down and, as it transpires, there wasn’t even a resemblance of a business plan. Instead, council’s policy was, “Let’s get this project for Richmond then we’ll think what we can do with it.” No mention of the matter could be leaked to the public in case word got out. Then $20 million was allocated for converting the owe-val after the Olympic Games. Most of this has been spent according to (the city) but the corporation is back asking for another half-million to build a climbing wall. And it will get it. And next year they will be back asking for more and they will get that too. City Hall has always been more than generous to this project. As usual, Coun. Bill McNulty will be concerned. He always is. But why wasn’t he concerned enough at the beginning to do something about it? According to the latest figures, “the great impetus to Richmond’s economy” is showing a quarterly loss of almost $300,000 after an annual subsidy of $5 million from casino revenue and Olympic Legacy funding of $5.5 million. And they’re still asking for more for additional capital projects — all for a membership of 2,600 of which approximately 2,150 are Richmond residents. Slightly more than one per cent of the population. In other words, almost 99 per cent of the population do not use this bottomless pit. And when they approve this extra expenditure, I would remind city hall that every night one child in five in Richmond goes to bed hungry. And people sleep under viaducts in this weather. Robert M. Paul Richmond
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Keep ’em poor, just not too poor You’ve got to have money to make money. The latest study came out this week saying that the rich are getting richer, and getting richer faster, than they ever have before in Canadian history. And why shouldn’t they? The rich are not like you and me. They live in a special place where they are shielded from the cares and woes of the modern world. For a normal person, bankruptcy and crushing levels of debt are a problem. To a rich person, they are an inconvenience. Donald Trump has seen several of his businesses go bankrupt. He once personally owed about $900 million of debt, enough to buy yourself a small central Asian dictatorship. Is he currently living in a used fifth-wheel in New Jersey, eating government cheese? Of course not. Like a car company, he has become too big to fail. His companies rebuilt, his debts slowly paid off, and at more generous terms than you or I will get if we fall behind in the rent or mortgage. No matter how far a really rich person falls, they never quite fall back down to being “normal.” Jailbirds Martha Stewart and Conrad Black are not going to be bagging groceries to make ends meet. Your average ex-con doesn’t have book deals and wealthy friends to fall back on. It is possible to become rich. You need to work
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hard, usually, and you also need a big, heaping serving of luck. Self-made millionaires often talk about how anyone could do what they did, if they had the grit and determination. (They seldom talk about the luck part.) But logic is against them. You can’t build a business without employees. If everyone headed off to become an entrepreneur, there would be no one to hire to fill all those vital but dull jobs on the assembly line, driving the trucks, answering the phones, or keeping the books. Don’t think about putting all your money into the stock market, either. If everyone invests their cash in the markets, it causes a boom and then a massive crash. A Depression-era proverb puts it simply: you know it’s time to get out of the market when the shoeshine boy is giving you investment tips. Economists like Milton Friedman have gone even farther to ratify the idea that not everyone can be rich. They believe that a certain number of unemployed people are necessary for the health of the economy (read: the health of the economy as seen from a mansion).
If employment rises above a certain level, this argument goes, inflation gets cranked up and keeps on cranking. Inflation destroys wealth, ergo, we need to have some unemployed people. So, for the benefit of those who do have jobs and savings and stocks, some people must be kept miserable. This kind of thinking leads to governments that try to keep unemployment low — but not too low. Not everyone can be rich. And our current system requires that not only must there be working stiffs, there must be people who are genuinely povertystricken. The unemployed, the underemployed, the people working for minimum wage and going to the food bank because their pay cheque can’t cover both rent and food — they’re there by design as much as by accident. They keep wages low, by providing a threat to workers higher up the food chain. Pour encourager les autres, as they say. So the rich will keep getting richer. The poor may not get much poorer. There’s no real profit in having people in rags begging on street corners. They’ll scrape by, they’ll be allowed to avoid starvation. But if the system doesn’t change, they won’t go anywhere. Matthew Claxton is a reporter of a News’ sister paper, the Langley Advance.
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Keep focus on real issues The Editor, In a recent news story, James Cheng, the spokesman and expansion architect of the Lingyen Buddhist Temple, was quoted as saying that there was a religious undertone to the opposition and there would be no complaint if these plans were for a cathedral. I hope Mr. Cheng has only been misquoted. As a member of the community who is not in support of the current proposed expansion plan of the Lingyen Buddhist Temple, I wish to put on record that I would object to the construction of a cathedral on the same site if it were of the same size and height, simply for the reason that it is not appropriate to have such a large building on agricultural land and not matching with the neighbourhood.
I have been active in promoting inter-faith dialogue and cooperation on social and ecological issues in our community and do not want to see the present debate on a land use application being influenced by unnecessary religious divisions. The coexistence of different houses of worship along No. 5 Road has been envied by many other communities as a model of a harmonious society and we should take pride in it. Therefore, let us stick to the debate on the real issues and avoid making unfounded comments. I would rather like to see the proposed meeting between the temple and CALE taking place sooner than later and that an alternative plan can be worked out. Chak Au Richmond
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the city does not appear to have included funding for the hospital’s restoration in its list of 2011 capital projects. Instead, the city plans to spend $800,000, according to newspaper reports, to restore the Steveston Interurban Tram, which is kept largely out of the public
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They sing music that was popular during the Middle Ages and don clothing that went out of style more than five centuries ago. They are the Madd Regaeles Muse, a troupe that transports its audience back to the times of medieval peasant songs. The musical ensemble is coming to Richmond this Thursday, Dec. 16 at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard — part of the Steveston Folk Guild series. The News spoke to two of Madd Regaeles Muse’s founding members, Alan Sherman, songwriter, vocals, guitar, mandolin and banjo, and Rita Ciammaichella, vocals, tenor recorder and mandolin, to glean a little more information about this distinctive company founded in 1998. “The music is a real mix of different voices that was quite popular in the 15th and 16th centuries,” said Sherman. “Our Christmas concert has a nice holiday feel to it and we perform a mix of traditional songs and lesser known songs. One of my songs, Holly King, is a Celtic pagan carol which speaks of the celebration of the solstice.” For many, the solstice highlighted the return of the light, the winter solstice, when the days became longer. During medieval times, music was an important part of every day life and of holidays and special occasions. “Holly King is about a mythical warrior who battles on the solstice,” he said. “I wrote it from the point of view of a mortal.” The concert, he went on to say, is a real feast for the eyes and ears.
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Hari Mavridakis (left), Eva Ziltener, Kirsten Maier-Smith, Alan Sherman and Rita Ciammaichella are part of the Madd Regaeles Muse, an ensemble that performs songs that used to be sung by minstrels who travelled from town to town, singing songs that often reflected the political situation of the times. The troupe, which consists of up to six members, including regulars Kirsten Maier-Smith, vocals and percussion, and Eva Ziltener, vocal, recorder and violin, offer a mystical blend of medieval dress, instruments, percussions, tales and poetry in song. The members sing with soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices, and are accompanied by guitar, recorder, bodhran (Irish framed drum) and other ancient instruments. “Those who love vocal harmonies will love our music,” said Ciammaichella. “Audiences have told us they enjoy the acoustic unplugged sound that we do.” Madd Regaeles Muse harkens back to time when the minstrels travelled from town to town singing songs about the political
issues of the day or to remind town folk to stay out of trouble. “The music ranged from tragic to prayerful … in the end it was very much a political commentary of the times,” said Ciammaichella. Madd Regaeles Muse has found many of the ditties either online or at the library. “There are many books devoted to researching the medieval times,” she added. When asked how the troupe was formed, Ciammaichella said they (Sherman, Maier-Smith and herself) met while performing in a choir. “We were a bunch of friends who got together with a shared passion for this type of music,” she said. Sherman agreed and added: “I was attracted to the music because it talks about the same things my
students at St. George (a private all-boys school in Vancouver) talk about.” Case in point, Sherman said. Their first medieval CD, Love, Lust and Libation, deals with those three basic human desires, something he quipped, today’s teens think they have invented. “I also love that the music has amazing arrangements and that audiences get a real kick out of seeing each member dressed in clothing from the Renaissance period (14th to the beginning of the 16th century),” he added. Madd Regaeles Muse has performed all across the Lower Mainland, including a number of gigs for the Welsh Society Pub and for Steveston Folk Guild, as well as in communities such as Harrison Hot Springs, Seattle and
Victoria. Madd Regaeles Muse will enchant with chansons, a few madrigals (A madrigal was a sort of secular vocal music composition, written during the Renaissance and early Baroque eras) and other ditties from the medieval times up to the present, as well as Celtic folk and original compositions. “We sing in three languages,” added Ciammaichella. “We will perform a few songs from our newest CD, Holly King, which is a multi-lingual mix of lesser-known Christmas songs, mid-winter carols and original music. “The audience should be prepared to laugh as well. Songwriters during the medieval period got away with a lot.” The troupe will also perform one of its most moving songs, Two Absent Friends, written by Sherman four years ago. Two Absent Friends was inspired by two friends talking about the colleagues who had passed away. “Two Absent Friends is a homage to the old tradition of keeping the memory of friends alive,” said Sherman. “It has an unusual bass that gets its lead from the melody, and I wrote for our bassist.” The Steveston Folk Guild presents Madd Regaeles Muse on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard, Chinese Bunkhouse, 5180 Westwater Dr. in Steveston. Tickets are $10 at the door; a portion will benefit the food bank. The Steveston Folk Guild is also asking for cash or food donations to the Richmond Food Bank at this Christmas concert. For more information or to reserve your seat, call 604-2729294.
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At least two teams feel they are in position to take a serious run at the McMath Wildcats’ status as the top senior girls basketball in Richmond. The Wildcats have owned the city league in recent years including a perfect run last season. The Steveston school has a surplus of all-round athletes and will always be a factor, especially with an outstanding group of juniors on the horizon. However, standing in McMath’s way are a couple of schools hungry for their first-ever city title. The Hugh Boyd Trojans came close last year, falling to McMath in the championship game. With four returning starters it’s not a stretch to suggest they are actually the team to beat. “We come back this season with a lot more experience and an even deeper bench,” said Boyd coach Lindsay Cox. “We’re in a
position where we should be more consistent than last season.” Her key returning players include Natasha Steblin, Christina Schultz, Courtney Miller, Rachel Berg and Jerizza Beltran. The most intriguing player on the Trojans roster is Grade 8 Allya Prasad whose outstanding skill set and potential was enough for Cox to put her on the senior team. “This is her number one sport and she has a lot to offer,” said Cox. “She’s coming off the bench right now but she is just like another starter who will be a key contributor for us.” The Steveston-London Sharks know all about how a Grade 8 player can make a difference playing senior ball. Two years ago, Anmol Mattu cracked their starting line-up and last season she elevated her game that much more, earning league MVP honours. This past summer, she captained the provincial U15 team to a third place
finish at the nationals and was named to the tournament all-star team. Now, veteran head coach Les Hamaguchi is excited to see what this dynamic point guard has to offer in just her Grade 10 year. “Everything goes through her and she definitely is a difference maker our there,” he said. “She is ready to take on more of a leadership role and we expected to see so many things teams will do to try and stop her. What makes me excited is we believe we have some other options to support her.” Returning Sharks include Joanna Lai who joins Mattu in the backcourt. Up front, they will be counting on Taylor Bakken, Jamie Wheeler and Allison Monk. Hamaguchi also sees plenty of potential in six-foot San Diego Grade 11 transfer Lindsay O’Loughlin who should only get better as the season progresses. At the buzzer… • The senior girls league
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Reigning city MVP Anmol Mattu is just Grade 10 despite playing her third season at the senior girls level with the Steveston-London Sharks. is at full capacity with all 11 secondary schools fielding teams this season. There is some concern on
for the future, however, as the Richmond junior girls league features just four teams — Boyd, McMath,
Steveston-London and Cambie. McRoberts has aged up six juniors to play senior this season.
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Aaron Oakley turned aside 19 shots for the win. The Sockeyes visited the Delta Ice Hawks last night in a key divisional battle. They return home Thursday to host the Mission Icebreakers. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at Minoru Arena. Icing … • The Sockeyes lessened the crowd in their goal crease by sending James Davison to the Comox Valley Glacier Kings of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey
League for future considerations. •Former Sockeye standout Brad McGowan, who played a significant role in the team’s run to the Western Canadian championship in 2009, is on quite a tear with the B.C. Hockey League’s Surrey Eagles. The 20-year-old Langley native leads the league in scoring with 59 points, including 26 goals. The outstanding start has earned him a scholarship to Rochester Institute Technology (RIT) for the 2011-12 season.
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Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. If you’ve been looking for a home-based opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work. Qualified applicants receive training, support and monthly remuneration. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.ca
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GREENBRIER HOTEL seeking F/T Front Desk Supervisor. $18 hr. Compl. High Schl & sev. yrs of exp. req. Due to clientele, fluency in a 2nd lang. an asset but not mandatory. e-resume: admin@greenbrierhotel.com KOREAN food cooks, no cert G-9. 40hr wk $18-20/hr Korean, no/basic English. 3 yr exp, Duties, train 1 PR or 1 Cdn, cook/plan menu, check & order supp. Fax: 604-872-0799. Jangmojib, 8320 Alexander Rd., Rchmd BC email: jangmojib@hotmail.com
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BETON SYSTEMS hiring F/T Secretary. Previous clerical exp. and high school dipl. required. $20/hr. Fax: 604-444-4238
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Apartments & Condos
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