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Kicking into the spirit

Richmond is abuzz this time of year with charitable funding drives.

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Disabled still fighting uphill battle for inclusion Graeme Wood

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n a day that both celebrated persons with disabilities and challenged society to improve accessibility and inclusiveness, the Richmond Centre for Disability opened its doors Wednesday to educate Richmond residents.

The 2014 United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities raised awareness of how technology can improve the lives of the disabled. Experts gathered in New York to discuss three main themes: disabilityinclusive sustainable development goals, disaster risk reduction, and creating enabling work environments.

These are issues Dave Thomson, the centre’s education coordinator, knows a lot about. Thomson helps people get back to work by setting up ergonomically-friendly workplaces, connecting the disabled with computer technology (such as e-books), and improving accessibility at the workplace (such as installing ramps).

The UN notes disabled people hold a wealth of employable talents that are often wasted in societies due to prejudice.

“There are a lot of people who aren’t working because they aren’t able to make that bridge back. They don’t think their employers will do it, or they don’t know if the workplace

There are a lot of people who aren’t working because they aren’t able to make that bridge back.

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will take them back because they need this or that,” said Thomson, whose centre facilitates subsidies for back-to-work programs.

According to the UN, disabled people are two to four times more vulnerable in an emergency.

“A lot of it, from my standpoint, is just medication …you can only have a certain amount at a time, so they won’t give much out. In an emergency, they say people should have this amount of cash and so on. But those with disabilities, how do they get past that (medications)?” asked Thomson, who requires medication himself for fibromyalgia.

Regarding accessibility, Thomson noted work is being done in Richmond and throughout Metro Vancouver to ensure buildings are accessible and include features such as wide doorways and bathroom handles.

The UN notes sustainable development means inclusiveness on social, environmental and economic fronts as well.

Dave Thomson (left), the education coordinator for the Richmond Centre for Disability, and Nick Marskell, an RCD intern, welcomed people to the centre for the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News One of Thomson’s education points for the public, is what he calls the “invisible disabled.” These are people who may not necessarily appear disabled. Thomson himself is one such case. Although one may not know it, he needs medication to remain still throughout a conversation.

On Wednesday the provincial government

announced that starting in January it would be lifting red tape for those on disability assistance. It will allow people to earn their 12-month maximum allowance of income during any period of time, instead of capping allowable income month by month. This will benefit those who can only work seasonally or for short amounts of time.

DIGITAL CURRENCY

Demographics make Richmond bitcoin-friendly: Co-founder Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

Bitcoin machine at Lansdowne Centre

And it begins. Among the hundreds of bank machines in Richmond, at least two stand alone in offering a fast-growing currency taking the online world by storm.

Bitcoin machines have sprouted up at Waves Coffee in City Centre and at Lansdowne Centre.

The digital currency is currently valued at about $428 per bitcoin. Consumers buy bitcoin with traditional currency. They may trade it digitally anywhere in the world or

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buy products from people or retailers who accept the model.

At DMac Computers at Lansdowne, a BitSent Bitcoin machine dispenses bitcoin codes to a consumer’s smartphone, which has a digital wallet mobile application that accepts a code, representing the bitcoin, after cash is inserted.

BitSent COO and co-founder Karen Williamson said Richmond’s “demographics” were a reason for installing the machine.

Williamson said an advantage of bitcoin is the next-to-nothing transaction fees.

“So you can send bitcoins anywhere in a

matter of minutes” by exchanging the codes for cash or products, said Williamson.

Some say that lends itself to money laundering, however all bitcoin transactions are public record at an online website known as Block Chain.

An employee at DMac said about a dozen people use the BitSent machine every week.

“I find it takes a couple months to take off but it’s been growing over the past month or two,” said Williamson.

She noted consumers must trust digital wallet companies, which she says fall under Canada’s consumer protection guidelines. see BITCOIN › page 4

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Bitcoin: Favours techies ‹ from page 4 Common criticisms of Bitcoin are that it’s unregulated and the value of a bitcoin is highly volatile.

Values at the Lansdowne machine (connected to the Internet) are set by the Bitpay exchange rate, which gathers trading prices from various Bitcoin exchanges and companies and averages them out.

Williamson’s company buys its bitcoins on the open market and takes a five per cent fee.

On Wednesday BitSent charged about $450 for a bitcoin.

Many people use bitcoin on Craigslist to buy and sell items. For instance, one bitcoin may fetch a pair of Canucks tickets in the lower bowl: the buyer sends her bitcoin code

to the seller’s digital wallet and the seller sends the tickets via email.

And the digital, paperless world spins.

Bitcoins can be divided up to 10 decimal places so you can also buy cheaper items.

PayPal can now be used to purchase bitcoins, as the currency gains traction.

Bitcoin inherently favours computer programmers who can “mine” bitcoins by solving ever-increasingly difficult algorithms from the shared public network.

There are about 13.5 million bitcoins in the world and the public network will be capped at 21 million. Some speculate it’s a scheme or the values will plummet as Bitcoin won’t gain mainstream traction. Others speculate a bitcoin will only rise in value, over time.

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Chocolate factory not just for Charlie Nature Path Philip Raphael

Staff Reporter praphael@richmond-news.com

Part education. Part fun. All yumminess.

That sums up what you’ll discover when you walk into ChocXo, a newly opened cafe fronting the Ironwood area Chewters Chocolates, which counts some of the top names in North America’s restaurant, cruiseship and hotel business as clients.

ChocXo is the creation of Wade Pugh and Richard Foley, industry veterans who have 60 years of experience between them.

Pugh said he doesn’t often get direct feedback from consumers, which includes visitors staying at the upmarket Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas where his chocolates are placed on the bed pillows daily.

But when he steps into the comfy surroundings of ChocXo — with its leather club chairs and cozy tables — there’s the chance to bask in the smiles of customers watching how cocoa beans are transformed into silky smooth, sweet treats.

Pugh said he and Foley have invested plenty — around $1 million-plus — to install small-batch, chocolate-making equipment visitors can view from inside the cafe through large, picture windows.

It’s all about showcasing the bean to bar process where organic, fair trade cocoa

hosted its open house where a promotion offered visitors free chocolate for a year.

The catch was you needed to dress up as an Oompa Loompa, the diminutive orangefaced, green-haired and white-coveralled characters made famous in Roald Dahl’s classic book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

The same deal Wade Pugh shows off chocolates at his cafe at 102 - 11220 is being offered at Horseshoe Way. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News.

Pugh’s public opening on Dec. 6 from 10 beans from Central and South America are a.m. to 5 p.m. Plus, there will be 25 “golden roasted on site to produce the foundation tickets” tucked inside bars being sold, which for high quality chocolate that goes into will fetch a prize bag. the production line for not only a wide Guided tours will be conducted from 11 array of goodies such as chocolate bark and a.m. to 3 p.m. And kids will receive free, flavoured chocolates, but lattes, mochas, chocolate-covered Oreo cookies. frappes and hot chocolate served by baristas If that all sounds very Willy Wonka-like, in the ChocXo cafe. the aura isn’t dampened by the fact a pair of “This little laboratory we have in the back spouts in the production viewing area offer here is a small replica of what we also do in customers a chance to sample free, liquid Irvine, California now,” Pugh said, adding chocolate shots during store hours. that facility south of the border can produce “This really is an opportunity to become a 1,000 lbs. of chocolate a day and recently chocolate destination,” Pugh said.

on right path Richmond-based Nature’s Path Foods Inc., a Canadian, family-owned organic food company, has been recognized as one of the 10 best companies to work for in Canada, according to the Financial Post.

“We at Nature’s Path are deeply humbled to be named,” said Arran Stephens, co-founder and co-CEO of the organic breakfast and snack foods company, via a news release.

The annual, national honour identifies fast-growing employers who also lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces with progressive and forwardthinking employee programs. Categories include a company’s physical workplace, work and social atmosphere, health benefits, financial benefits, family-friendly policies, vacation and time off, and employee communications.

“Above all, we strive to nurture people, nature, and spirit. Each of our team members share our original vision to always leave the Earth better than we found it,” said Stephens.

The company is North America’s largest producer of organic breakfast and snack foods. Brands include Que Pasa, Flax Plus and EnviroKidz.

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Beginning Monday, December 15

The 404 Ladner Exchange / Richmond–Brighouse Station will no longer service Ladner Exchange and has been rerouted to remain on Steveston Hwy. and end at the Riverport Recreation Complex.

This route is changing to the 404 Four Road / Richmond–Brighouse Station.

Travel options from Ladner Exchange towards Richmond-Brighouse: • Board the 601 Bridgeport Station or 620 Bridgeport Station and disembark at Steveston Hwy. and 99 Hwy. at bus stop 58047 and walk to bus stop 56598 for the 404 Richmond-Brighouse Station.

Travel options from Richmond-Brighouse towards Ladner: • Board the 404 Four Road and disembark at Steveston Hwy. and 99 Hwy. at bus stop 58153 and walk to bus stop 58048 for the 601 South Delta/Boundary Bay or 620 Tsawwassen Ferry.

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The grassroots environmental group VAPOR will be back in court in February to conclude its arguments against the provincial government’s decision to approve an environmental certificate for a planned jet fuel terminal on the Fraser River near Riverport.

VAPOR chair Otto Langer said last week’s BC Supreme Court appearances were not enough for either side to make their respective cases. Additional dates are Feb. 10, 11 and 12.

VAPOR contends the jet fuel proponent, VAFFC, an airlines consortium, as well as the provincial government failed to properly consult with the public.

Langer contends the public opposes such a plan and that other delivery methods to the airport are available. The airlines want access to cheap, offshore fuel supplies and contend they can meet environmental standards and prevent spills.

Man missing Richmond RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Gordon Wycotte, a 25 year-old man of First Nations descent who is known to engage in an “at-risk lifestyle.”

Wycotte was last seen on Nov. 28. He is six feet tall and weighs about 200 pounds.

Wycotte is known to frequent the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver.

“We hope Gordon or someone who knows him will hear this message and help him make contact with his sister,” said Const.

Tammy-Lyn Walker. Gordon Wycotte If you have any information, call Walker at 604-644-0941.

Stunt ‘unacceptable’ Immigration Watch Canada’s antiimmigration stunt of posting a banner over Highway 99 reading “Fight Gridlock: Cut Immigration” reached Ottawa last week as NDP MP Don Davies of VancouverKingsway denounced the fringe group’s “racist and unacceptable behaviour.”

Citing the race riots in Ferguson, Missouri, over the shooting death of an AfricanAmerican teenage boy at the hands of a white police officer, Davies warned that Canada “must be vigilant in our quest for a society of equality and justice.”

He called Immigration Watch Canada’s banner “thinly veiled prejudice.”

Immigration Watch posted an online reply, calling Davies a “disgrace to Parliament.”

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AEDs come online Graeme Wood

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London Drugs stores are the first privatesector establishments in Richmond to have publicly accessible Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (AED) registered with the BC Emergency Health Services’ new registry.

Meanwhile, the City of Richmond leads the way in placing AEDs at public venues The new, online registry allows 911 dispatchers to inform a first responder that an AED is nearby.

Portable AEDs are easy to use by anyone and have a simple set of instructions inside the box. First responders to a heart attack incident attach the AED to the patient’s chest and push a button to activate it.

Using an AED in the first moments can save a life and prevent other serious injuries.

When used with CPR in the first 10 minutes of a sudden cardiac arrest, the chance of surviving such an episode increases from five per cent to up to 75 per cent, as per the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

“We advocate to all public facilities to have their AEDs readily available to the public,” said Shelley Parker, a program manager at HSF. The City of Richmond has 30 AEDs in public spaces such as pools, ice rinks and

parks and is in the process of registering with Health Services as it just opened this week.

“The City of Richmond has an excellent system set up that sends a number of alarms and signals as soon as an AED cabinet door is opened,” noted Parker.

The foundation advocates for other large gathering places to have registered and publicly accessible AEDs. In April the Richmond News reported that large malls in Richmond have their AEDs under lock and key.

At the very least, Parker said the foundation would like all AEDs registered.

“We would like to see everyone (private, public, companies, groups, individuals with an AED at home) registering the AEDs whether they are accessible by the public or not. It helps to organize an event if the 911 dispatcher can tell a caller that there is an AED in the mall and that it’s accessible by contacting security or an information desk,” she said, adding some groups have a concern about vandalism or theft and choose to keep their AEDs out of public view.

“While there is always a risk of this — as with any piece of equipment that the public has access to — we find that most people are respectful of emergency equipment, like fire extinguishers, and use it only when it’s needed,” said Parker.

100 Women Elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

First of all, we have Mary Ellen Smith in 1918, the first woman ever to be elected in the British Columbia Legislature. In 1921 she was the first and only female Cabinet Minister in the entire British Empire and, in 1928, was the first woman in the Empire to serve as Acting Speaker of the House. Mary Ellen Smith began her political career the exact same year Canadian women were first allowed to vote in federal elections… and just one year after British Columbia’s women were granted the right to vote provincially. “So remember who came before you. Who fought for your right to vote, for a female wage bill for pregnancy leave, for the appointment of women judges…the list goes on and on.”

I feel some affinity with Nancy Hodges, the 7th woman elected in B.C. and the first woman Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. She was appointed Speaker in 1950 – a first in both B.C. and the Commonwealth. She went on to become the first B.C. woman appointed to the Senate of Canada.

Our tradition of firsts in B.C. is ongoing. In 1991, Rita Johnson, the 23rd woman to be elected in B.C., became the Province’s first woman Premier – and the first woman Premier in Canada.

Elizabeth Cull was the first woman to be Minister of Health and Finance, Shirley Bond was first Attorney General, Carole James became the first woman leader of the official opposition in our Province, and Jenny Kwan was the first Chinese Canadian Cabinet Minister in British Columbia.

In 2011, our current Premier, Christy Clark, the 46th woman elected in British Columbia, became the Province’s second woman Premier. In 2013, she made history as the first woman to lead a party to victory in a B.C. general election.

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I am honoured to serve as Speaker, and the longest serving current MLA, at a time when the Speaker, the Lieutenant Governor and the Premier are women and when both parties with official status in the Legislative Assembly have been led by women. 914 MLAs have been elected since Confederation. Today 31 of British Columbia’s 85 MLAs are women which has us at 36% of those elected. 8 of 20 Cabinet Ministers are women and half of the Legislative Committees are chaired by women. Our first 100 women MLAs provide a rich diversity of role models; women leaders who have worked hard to make BC a better place. Should you find yourself in Victoria between December 27th and 31st, come by the legislature and see the next generation of leaders participating in the BC YOUTH Parliament. It is how I started.

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Plan a safe ride home

T

he season of celebration is upon us once again.

And just as the Santa’s and reindeers and snowmen light up roofs and lawns to lift spirits throughout the community, celebrations of other sorts get spirits flowing in other ways. This is the party season, as co-workers, families and friends join in celebration of the joy and goodwill that herald the approach of Christmas Day. It’s the season of raised spirits – and of raised glasses.

That means it’s also the season to take a sober second look at how you’re getting

around.

It’s really hard to get full enjoyment of the Christmas season in the back seat of a police cruiser. Or during a ride to the hospital. Or, for that matter, in the coroner’s wagon.

If you like to imbibe a bit of alcohol this Christmas season then please, keep it in the responsible zone. If you’re partying with friends, make sure there’s someone to hang on to the car keys – someone who isn’t drinking, or someone who will arrange for a taxi or an Operation Red Nose driver or some alternative way to get home.

We’re happy to see that Operation Red Nose numbers are looking strong already – in its first weekend of operation, 81 volunteers gave 57 folks in Richmond a safe ride home.

And, of course, don’t forget transit – with the Canada Line and a host of bus routes across the city, there’s no excuse for driving drunk when you’re close to a transit stop.

If you’re hosting a party, keep in mind that you could be held responsible if a drunken guest runs into trouble on the way home.

The main thing is to keep the good times rolling, all the way past the ride home.

Oil has seeped into every aspect of our lives D Shutting down a pipeline, espite the promises as those on Burnaby you hear chanted InTheHouse Mountain are hoping to do, on Burnaby may sound noble to some Mountain these days, there Keith Baldrey Columnist folks, but it will have little is no conceivable way the oil impact on the oil industry. industry will be out of our It is too massive, too deeply lives in our lifetime. entrenched in our society Oil is everywhere. It affects everything. The clothes you wear, the for the halting of a pipeline’s construction to constitute more than a blip in the overall computer you use, the television you watch, scheme of things. the food you eat — all are touched by oil at There is a refusal by many of those on some point, either at the creation stage or on Burnaby Mountain to acknowledge this fact, their journey to the consumer. and to pretend that there is no inconsistency A recent book by journalist Rose in advocating for eliminating or weakening George, entitled 90 Per Cent of Everything, an industry while at the same time relying on documents that almost everything you use that same industry for their livelihood. in life has travelled to your destination by Of course, some do acknowledge this container ships, fueled by diesel oil. She spent a year on those ships, noting that pretty inconsistency and say just because they drive a car, that doesn’t mean they can’t well everything we buy, we ship. work towards curbing carbon emissions.

The little-noticed world of shipping, and Fair enough, but lost in the chanting from the irreplaceable role it plays in the world, many of the Kinder Morgan protesters is any is just one example of how deeply oil has notion of realism. seeped into our daily lives.

Another example of the quiet little “inconsistency” that exists for so many of those who condemn the oil industry, is the pension fund they pay into.

The B.C. public sector pension fund is administered by the B.C. Investment Management Corporation, which has more than $100 billion in investments that fund the pensions for more than 500,000 people — teachers, professors, MLAs, municipal workers etc.

Public sector unions such as CUPE and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation have been at the forefront when it comes to attacking the oil sands industry. Yet their members stand to financially benefit from that very industry, because of the inescapable role oil plays in pretty well everything, including their pensions.

The BCIMC’s investment holdings include $603 million invested in Suncor, one of the largest oil sands companies. Another $409 million is with Enbridge (you’ve heard of it, right?), while $372 million is

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All told, the BCIMC has almost $3.6 billion invested in the oil sands alone (including, ironically, a small stake in Kinder Morgan). Plus another half billion dollars in companies associated with pipelines. Plus hundreds of millions of dollars in Alberta real estate — including a property in Fort MacMurray, which is Ground Zero for the tar sands — and the Alberta government itself, all of which benefit hugely from that province’s oil sands development.

Want to fight climate change?

Drive less, fly less, buy less, and reconsider your investments. But don’t think that shutting down a pipeline is going to have much impact, other than easing some guilty consciences of people who will continue to use the oil industry just as much as they did before the protests on Burnaby Mountain.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC

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ANAF property tax bill should be forgiven The Editor, Re: “Stevestob Club may close if city doesn’t offer tax relief,” News Nov. 26.

I was very upset to read that the Steveston Army and Navy may close because of its high property tax bills.

With all the charitable work they do for the

neighbourhood, they should be exempt altogether from paying tax like other charitable organizations.

It’s not like the city cannot afford it. Every year there is a multimillion dollar surplus that the council spends on its pet projects and we receive

many millions of dollars in casino money, which is supposed to be going to the community.

I think it’s high time that the city honour our vets and forgive any taxes owing as it won’t even be noticed in the budget.

Leslie Tallosi Richmond

Help the poor, then what?

The Editor, I recently received a video in which a homeless shelter provides a five-star dining experience for it’s cliental.

I could not help but ask myself “and then what?”

How do they move these unfortunate people forward and keep them moving

onwards and upwards?

Is this the rise before the fall back? Does this wonderful gesture add to these individuals’ frustration in life?

How can it be made to restore their self esteem?

I guess one dream-cometrue is better than a life time of nightmares, but what’s

the long term answer?

Something I was surprised to learn recently is that right here in Richmond there are a lot of children going to school hungry.

Thanks to a school breakfast program, at least these kids can eat before classes.

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THEFRIDAYFEATURE ‘Tis the season of giving Those generous of heart have their choice of many causes to support during the Christmas holidays Philip Raphael

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hristmas is known as “the giving season,” a time for good cheer, good times, and goodwill.

Judging by the flurry of activity by numerous groups in and around Richmond, the holidays comprise all of those elements as charitable efforts are aplenty.

Some start months before turning the calendar page to December. Others just get going in the final few weeks of the year.

But each have in common a strong allegiance to making life better for the community as a whole.

Here then, is a run down of just some of the drives and collections made in Richmond at this special time of year.

Kettles keep whistling Salvation Army Christmas kettles campaign runs until Dec. 24 in various high traffic locations You could call it the sound of Christmas.

It’s the recognizable jingle of bells that accompanies the traditional red collection kettle of the Salvation Army which can be placed outside a busy shopping plaza, perched beside the door to the local liquor store, or nestled inside the entrance of a brightly lit mall.

In Richmond, there are up to 20 dotted around at various locations where passersby can deposit their donation and get a smile, thank-you, and perhaps even a candy cane from those tending the kettle.

Overseeing the local efforts is L’Nielle Pantoja, kettle coordinator.

“This morning, we have 14 kettles out,” Pantoja said, checking her computer list Monday of where and who is minding the collections. “As December progresses, we’ll have more going out each day.”

The campaign runs from Nov. 22 and ends on Dec. 24. In that time, the fundraiser — the Salvation Army’s biggest of the year — is projected to bring in about $150,000 in Richmond. All donations stay in the community where they are collected and are used for a variety of programs, much of it directed towards family services such as funding

Bruce Stygall, above, is a long-time volunteer with Salvation Army; Seafair players fill their hockey bags for the food bank; father/daughter dentists Michelle and Doug Nielsen, right, aim to put a smile on the faces of those less fortunate. kids camps, providing legal services to those who cannot afford to hire a lawyer, and the weekly community kitchen which in Richmond feeds people each Thursday at the Gilbert Rd. location.

Helping the Salvation Army reach its fundraising goals are the businesses that allow the kettles to be placed outside their premises, said Bruce Stygall who has been a volunteer locally for the better part of two decades.

“We have a good relationships with our corporate sponsors, places like Safeway, the liquor stores, the casino and the malls. And I enjoy doing the kettles because I love interacting with people,” Stygall said, adding he and his wife, Willa, usually take a shift together and are kept busy chatting up the people who drop their change or roll up their dollar bills and slide it through the kettle’s slots.

“We tend to do quite well when we’re together.”

Although the campaign is well underway, the Salvation Army is still in need of volunteers to preside over a kettle.

All of those assigned to the kettles undergo a criminal record check. To enquire about volunteering, call 604-277-2424.

Slapshot for foodbank Seafair Peewee A1 team — Fill Our Hockey Bags With Food Richmond Food Bank drive Dec. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Save On Foods (Terra Nova and Ironwood)

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The Christmas season is often a time when the calendar can be jam packed with ice hockey tournaments or practices. But for the past two years, one group of young players has used their off-ice time to help the city’s less fortunate.

Wearing their jerseys and toting their hockey bags, the Safari Minor Hockey Peewee A1 team has been posted outside two Save On Foods locations, at Terra Nova and Ironwood, to collect donations for the Richmond Food Bank.

The event is dubbed “Fill Our Hockey Bags with Food!” And that’s exactly what the public has done. Last year, they collected $1,753.16 in cash donations, plus 625 food items.

The team will be at it again this Saturday (Dec. 6) at the same two Save On Foods locations from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“We have a really great group,” said Germaine Lee-Nelson, the team’s manager. “There’s plenty of leaders on the team, and all of the players have a wonderful sense of responsibility and understanding of how important it is to give back to their community.”And while all donations are gratefully accepted, the food bank is asking the public to consider items that are on the healthy end of the grocery aisle.

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The sign outside Doug Nielsen’s dental practice may read Steveston Smiles, referring to his patients. But at this time of year, it’s the generous actions of his patients that is making him smile.

That’s because a drive in aid of the Richmond Food Bank has, in its first few days, already resulted in a generous response from the community.

Nielsen, who is joined in the practice by daughter Michelle, has put up a home-based, teeth-whitening kit as a prize for those dropping off goods at the Steveston No. 1 Rd. location which has been a fixture in the community since 1973.

Michelle said the idea for the drive came from Kristina Simpson, a dental assistant at the practice. see Charity › page 13

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Blanketing the community

Realtors Care Blanket Drive Collection dates: Mid to late November Website: blanketdrive.ca Hearing Deb Rosen speak about the success of the annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive you begin to understand the power of community connections which have developed over the past two decades to assist the less fortunate.

That’s how long the Lower Mainland-wide event, organized by the Real Estate Board of Vancouver, has been running in which local realtors distribute plastic bags to their clients who fill them with not just blankets but all manner of usable clothing items, from shoes and sweaters to coats and toques.

While the official collection date for items was Nov. 17 to 24, many people began gathering their goods for donation months prior.

“I started in September,” said Rosen, who along with fellow Richmond realtors Diana Dickey, Gord Lockhart and Charmaine McCarthy, act as organizers for the local campaign. “When I meet clients, I give them bags, tell them what we’re doing and tell them the reason I support this is that everything goes directly to the people who need it. And people jump on board because of that.

“A lot of people are moving — selling and buying houses — and they are packing up. Now, they have a bag they can put stuff in that they don’t want, knowing their realtor will pick it up and bring it here,” she added. “This is a real community effort. It’s not like we’re soliciting for clients. We’re just trying to do a good deed.”

One donation that stood out in Rosen’s mind this year was a bag stuffed with 76 toques that were hand-knitted by an 80-something lady who suffers with arthritis.

“That was just exceptional,” Rosen said.

“Apparently, she knits every year. But this time was likely going to be her last because of her arthritis, so she decided to donate the toques to us because they would be distributed locally.”

Once all the donated goods are collected, they are sorted on tables inside the Salvation Army’s Richmond Community Church where families that have been identified to be in need of assistance are invited to come pick out what they need.

Those families are then invited back to partake in a special Christmas dinner event held over two nights — Dec. 18 and 19 — at the church.

For more information on the annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive, visit rebgv.org/blanket-drive.

It’s a wrap Richmond Christmas Fund Sandhu Family Community Initiative Toy & Book Drive Donations accepted until Dec. 14 at the Riga Showroom (7691 Bridge St.) One of the largest charitable efforts undertaken during the holiday season is organized by the Richmond Christmas Fund.

Through Volunteer Richmond, it assists roughly 2,000 people, or 750 households locally thanks to a variety of fundraising and donation drives.

Among them are the Toy-A-Rama Toy Drive which has drawn together four businesses, plus the Richmond Chamber of Commerce to collect gifts which are then distributed to children whose families have applied for assistance.

Toys can be dropped off until Dec. 15 at: Nurse Next Door (120 - 12000 First Ave.), Richmond Chamber of Commerce (202, North Tower, 5811 Cooney Rd.), WealthSmart Financial Group (3251 Chatham St.), Signarama (120 - 4471 No. 6 Rd.)

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and Riverside Mortgage Group (118 - 6033 London Rd.).

The Christmas Fund also receives financial help from the Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Christmas Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 11at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. Last year, the event raised $11,400 for the Christmas Fund.

If you are looking for some help wrapping gifts, you can also help out the Christmas Fund with a wrapping service at Lansdowne Centre and Richmond Centre. The services are offered during mall hours at Lansdowne Centre until Dec. 24, while at Richmond Centre, wrapping continues until Dec. 26.

New this year is the Sandhu Family Community Initiative which launched a Toy and Book Drive.

Until Dec. 14 donations of new, unwrapped toys and children’s books will be accepted at the Riga Showroom (7691 Bridge St.) daily, except Fridays, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Hamper drive touches down at YVR

Quest Food Exchange Drop off of donations on Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Spirit of Haida Gwaii sculpture on Departures Level 3 of the International Terminal Building Donations for Christmas hampers are touching down at YVR on a regular basis during the holiday season.

This is the fourth annual Quest Hamper Drive that supports the Quest Food Exchange, allowing the airport community to rally together and donate holiday spirit in the form of a turkey dinner to a family in need.

The goal this year is to help more than 500 families and YVR is encouraging members of the local community to drop off completed hamper(s) on Dec. 11. For every hamper donated, the Vancouver Airport Authority will purchase one turkey to complete the dinner.

Each hamper should contain the following: 2 cans of soup 1 box of crackers 2 boxes stuffing 2 cans of veggies 2 boxes instant mashed potatoes 1 can cranberry sauce 2 packets instant gravy 1 box of cookies 1 box of granola bars

Kicking off a good cause

Richmond FC food bank drive Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at West Richmond Community Centre

This holiday season Richmond FC has chosen to support the Richmond Food Bank which serves approximately 1,400 people a week.

Saturday Dec. 13, the soccer club (featured on front) will be holding a collection for nonperishable donations and cash donations at the West Richmond Community Centre.

Among the most needed items for the food bank are canned soup, meat, fish, fruits and vegetables.

Personal hygiene Items are also needed.

Tania Webster, the club’s administrator, said Richmond FC usually alternates which community groups it supports at Christmas time.

“Last year it was the Richmond Christmas Fund,” she said, adding this is the fifth year Richmond FC has held a Christmas drive.

In addition to collecting food this year, the soccer club has assisted Richmond Food Bank clients by offering free youth registration through its Everyone Can Play initiative.

“That drew 35 players to all levels, from house to metro,” Webster said.

(Editor’s note: If you know of other Christmas campaigns in Richmond, let the News know and we will add them to this story on our website.

Email the details to: editor@richmond-news.com.)

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Among the highlights is Coun. Chak Au who will chair his first committee: Public Works and Transportation.

Veteran councillors Bill McNulty and Harold Steves will chair the Community Safety Committee and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee, respectively.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie will chair the Finance Committee and General Purposes Committee. Au and Coun. Derek Dang will only sit on four of the six committees, as will newcomers Coun. Carol Day and Coun. Alexa Loo.

If you have an issue with parking in the city, call upon Day who will liaise on the Richmond Parking Advisory Committee. She will also liaise with the Advisory Committee on the Environment.

Seniors and older adults can call Coun. Ken Johnston as he will liaise with the Seniors Advisory Committee. You can also call Johnston on issues related to the Richmond Traffic and Transportation Advisory Committee.

Dang will be the liaison for the Economic Advisory Committee as well as the Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee.

Full appointments can be viewed online at Richmond-News.com on the City Hall page.

Meanwhile, Steves and Brodie will represent Richmond at Metro Vancouver for regional issues, such as waste disposal, water and air quality. Brodie will have a seat on the Mayor’s Council for TransLink.

Return-It School recycling program opens up a world of possibilities

Last year, over 3 million beverage containers were recycled through the Return-It School program

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The Ret ur n-It School recycling program started in 2000 and provides schools with the tools and support to implement or improve beverage container recycling programs. It is offered free to any registered elementary, middle or high school in British Columbia.

As Joanne Drew from Windsor Secondary in North Vancouver explains, the ReturnIt School program is about more than just recycling beverage containers.

Her school has been involved for the past nine years. With the program, special needs students learn valuable life skills by participating in various community activities.

“Our students learn practical life skills like learning how to communicate and fundraise by holding community bottle drives and handing out flyers.

We use the extra resources to provide fun and interactive experiences for them so they learn to do everyday tasks.

We take these everyday activities for granted but for these students, they are important lessons that impact their future.”

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“Not only do our students benefit by learning useful work and life skills, they also get to participate in more recreational outings like going to a farm, interacting with neighbours and also giving back to the community through charities.

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“Whether it’s helping the school by making sure that every child goes on fieldtrips or purchasing technology and equipment that students need or even bringing in presenters and authors to speak at the school, at the end of the day, it’s the kids who benefit.”

Organized annually by Encorp Pacific (Canada), a notfor-profit product stewardship corporation, the Return-It School program encourages students, teachers and parents to recycle and collect beverage containers.

Participating schools are given everything they need to run the

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The Jaguar XF is the brand’s best seller and competes with other midsize luxury sedans such as the BMW 5 Series, Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

The Jaguar XF is rarer and therefore provides more exclusivity, making it appealing to younger buyers or those wanting to stand out from the crowd.

The XF doesn’t see many changes for 2015, but Jaguar added some standard features to spice up the lineup. The 2015 model is available in seven different flavours ranging from the mild-mannered XF 2.0T to the high-performance XFR-S.

Design The Jaguar XF is possibly the best looking executive sedan. It features an aggressive stance with sleek and aerodynamic bodywork.

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Power is rated at 240 hp and 251 lb-ft of torque.

Powering the XF 3.0 AWD models is a 3.0-litre supercharged V6. Output is increased to 340 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque.

Moving up to the performance models, the XFR and XFR-S, motivation is provided by a 5.0-litre supercharged V8. The motor in the XFR puts out 510 hp and 461 lb-ft of torque, while the XFR-S bumps output to 550 hp and 502 lb-ft of torque.

Regardless of which powerplant is under the hood, it will be mated to a ZF eightspeed QuickShift automatic transmission.

There is no pure manual option but there are paddle shifters mounted to the steering wheel for some manual control.

The standard layout is rear-wheel drive, but XF 3.0 models come all-wheel drive.

The AWD system has a rear bias which keeps the Jaguar feeling lively, yet the traction is there for all-weather driving.

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ou don’t have to go far to be tempted by some form of advertising suggesting that you should treat yourself to a sweet treat, especially this time of year. I usually notice the constant exposure to these “food cues”, but it’s especially apparent during the holidays. We make more than 200 food-related decisions each day, and we’re unaware of most of them! I recently went to finish up my Christmas shopping and lost count of all times I was prompted to eat.

Often, people explain that they were doing so well with their “diet” until the holidays came and it threw them off track. So, why does this happen? It happens for many reasons, and it is a different story for each of us.

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again! These temptations may also be treats that aren’t readily available all year long, making them that much more appealing. Also, we may think that since this season only happens once a year, we deserve to treat ourselves and if we don’t, perhaps we will miss out. We may let ourselves have complete freedom and promise ourselves we will get right back on track in the New Year and lose any weight we gained during the holidays. The problem is, these thoughts can turn into unhealthy habits and work against us not only during the holiday season, but all year long. Here are my top tips for a healthy holidays.

1.) Avoid all-or-nothing thinking. If you have a treat (as you should every once

in a while) don’t be hard on yourself and decide that you may as well overindulge for the remainder of the day, or week, and wait to get back on track until you can be perfect. The truth is, we are all human and we can’t be perfect.

2.) Find healthier alternatives to your favourite treats, but still pay attention to portions. Sometimes we make healthier versions of our favourite holiday dishes which is a great idea, but remember this doesn’t mean we should eat three times as much!

3.) Have the treats that are worth it. Pick your favourite and if you can “take it or leave it,” then leave it!

4.) Plan non-food focused activities to spend quality time with family and friends. You get bonus points if it is something that incorporates exercise like walking, snowshoeing, or skating.

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t’s not every day such thing as a perfect you meet an icon, let husband.” And similarly, alone 16 of them! And there is no such thing as SipsHappen these icons came in one a perfect grape. Cabernet Eric Hanson of my favourite packages Sauvignon, has structure — red wine. This month I but lacks softness. That’s was thrilled to be invited why winemakers blend to Richmond’s most prestigious wine in Merlot. And Cab Sauv’s cassis nose event, Sip Wine’s 17th Annual BC is wonderful, but Cabernet Franc’s Iconic Reds Tasting and Competition. perfumed bouquet adds elegance.

Sip owner, Simon Wosk assembled Blending is all about adding balance and a collection of the best B.C. reds for complexity. guests to judge. Among the judges, was After all of the hard work of tasting iconic B.C. wine expert, John Schreiner. and judging 16 wines (and it really is All of the wines had been decanted hard work), the results were revealed. three hours before tasting to allow them Among the top three wines, the first to “breathe” and strut their stuff. Most choice was Church and State 2011 red wines benefit by being poured into Quintessential ($55), followed by Poplar a decanter ahead of tasting. Aerating Grove 2009 Legacy ($50) and Hester them encourages the wine’s bouquet and Creek 2011 The Judge ($50). flavour, which has been constricted in But I didn’t always follow the pack. the bottle for years, to evolve. It’s like I included the Lake Breeze 2010 releasing the genie out of the bottle!

Tempest ($45) as my favourite and was The reds were tasted blind so fancy also impressed with Gray Monk 2011 labels and prestigious names didn’t Odyssey Meritage ($35). influence the scores.

I was pleasantly surprised with All of the wines were BordeauxChurch and State’s 2012 Trebella style wines. They were blends with at Meritage Red ($20), which was inserted least two of the following: Cabernet into the tasting to cleanse the palate Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, after a mid-tasting snack. It was my fifth Malbec, and Petit Verdot. favourite although it wasn’t considered As my wife says, “There is no an icon because this is its inaugural

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John Schreiner (left) and Simon Wosk sampling some reds. Photo submitted release.

And I really enjoyed the See Ya Later Brut ($23), which was used to toast a venerable Richmond Icon, the late John Levine. Levine came up with the idea of this Iconic Red Tasting, as well as the Vancouver Wine Festival.

“Brother John” worked at Sip and was the resident wine guru whose presence was larger than life. His knowledge of wine was as infinite as the grapes in the Okanagan.

If you want to find out why they’re considered to be among the best that B.C. produces, visit Sip Wines in Ironwood very soon.

Eric Hanson is a local retired teacher and wine educator

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his past midSeptember to mid-October we had a drop in the markets of between seven and 10 per cent or so, in case you did not notice!

Notice I did not sugarcoat it by calling it a correction. It was a drop, pure and simple. If I called it a correction, I would be presuming that the market’s previous level was incorrect. That would be dead wrong as I am a believer that the markets always adjust to all news affecting our assumptions of future earnings.

Like the other countless times that the market dropped, it also rebounded — stimulated by more positive news.

Unlike the many talking heads that lie through their teeth, I do not know what the markets will do in the future because I do not know what the news will bring.

I believe that the free enterprise that is reflected in the world’s stock markets has had quite a good track record when compared to buying gold bricks, term deposits, bonds and day trading on “hot tips.”

The current level of stock prices is a very accurate assessment of their fair market value because their value is assessed through the price negotiation involved in an average of 42 million trades per day.

Those are a lot of trades!

I have an interesting example that the inner child in all of us can relate to.

Back in September of 2012, a financial advisor had a contest at his trade show booth. Visitors to the booth were asked to guess the number of jelly beans sitting in a glass jar on the counter. Of the 38 participants, the range of

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their guesses was between 498 and 9,999. The average of all their guesses was 2,716.

The actual number of jelly beans was 2,650.

That’s only 66 jelly beans difference! I have anecdotal comments from several sources that the same experiment was conducted at other trade shows with similar results. My feeling is that if the experiment was conducted with a higher sampling of entries, perhaps several thousand, that the difference between the average and the actual may have been even smaller.

The message here is that together, we know more than we do alone.

By allowing millions of stock trades to determine a fair market value of a stock, we can simply buy into that market through a non-speculative and highly diversified approach, hold those investments for the long run and stop trying to guess where the future is headed.

I’m not alone in this.

2013 Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama often states: “In an efficient market, prices fully reflect available information.”

Fama is a smart scientist and I’ll take science over speculation any day.

Opinions expressed are those of Richard Vetter, a senior financial advisor with WealthSmart Financial Group / Manulife Securities Incorporated in Richmond, B.C. Manulife Securities Incorporated is a Member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

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Shark and Eagles shine on big stage

Competing for the very first time at the provincial AA boys volleyball championships, the Richmond Christian Eagles turned in a solid showing, finishing 13th. Photo by Gord Goble

Steveston-London Sharks and Richmond Christian Eagles turned in solid showings in their respective tiers at last week’s B.C. Boys Volleyball Championships at the Langley Events Centre.

Reaching the tournament was a significant accomplishment for both programs as the Sharks faced somewhat of a rebuilding year after winning provincial bronze in 2013, while the Eagles were competing at the AA level for the first time.

Steveston-London placed a 11th in the 20-team AAA tourney and even managed to take a set from the eventual champions.

The Sharks went 2-1 in power pool play to earn the 15th seed, thanks to wins over North Peace (2-0), Prince George (2-0) and a narrow 3-2 loss to Lower Mainland rival David Thompson. That setup a round of 16 match-up with No. 2 seed Earl Marriott.

The Richmond champions hung tough with the South Surrey powerhouse, falling 25-19 and 25-18 in the opening two sets, before surprising the Mariners with a 25-22 win. Marriott closed out the match with a 25-16 victory

and went on to defeat No. 1 seed Kelowna in the final.

The Sharks moved onto consolation play where they outlasted Belmont in a five set thriller (24-26, 25-20, 22-25, 2725, 15-13) and also beat Van Tech.

An impressive season ended with a loss to Nanaimo’s Dover Bay. Up against schools with significantly higher enrollment numbers, Richmond Christian more than held its own.

The Eagles went 3-0 in power pool play to earn the 13th seed for the championship round. They produced wins over Ballenas (2523, 25-13), Smithers (25-23, 25-8) and Parkland (25-16, 19-25, 15-8).

It was then off to the round of 16 against No. 4 Woodlands where Richmond Christian fell in three games (25-20, 25-17, 25-19).

The Eagles closed out the championships with a loss to WL Seaton before defeating Parkland and Selkirk to finish 13th.

At the provincial “A” girls championships in Kelowna, Richmond Christian reached the quarter-finals before falling in three sets to eventual gold medal winner Immaculata.

HOCKEY

Sandhu named to Team B.C. for Canada Winter Games

Seafair Hockey alumni Jordan Sandhu will be playing for Team B.C. at the upcoming Canada Winter Games in Prince George.

The 15-year-old forward, who is currently with the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League’s Greater Vancouver Canadians, was among 20 players named to the roster Tuesday. He was selected by the Kelowna Rockets in last spring’s Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

Sandhu currently has 18 points in 20 games with the Canadians. His older brother Tyler, now a member of the Everett Silvertips, also participated in B.C. Hockey’s High Performance Program and suited up

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Team B.C. is the defending champion at the Canada Winter Games after winning in 2011 in Halifax. That squad was coached by Richmond’s own Russ Weber. This edition will feature Jim Dinwoodie behind the bench.

“The Team BC evaluation staff has put on thousands of miles and countless hours to get to this place in our journey, but after looking at our completed roster, I am extremely excited at challenge that lies ahead,” said Dinwoodie. “Hearing the excitement in the boys’ voices after making the calls today makes the whole process

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“Our roster has depth in all three areas with elite level skill and a very high hockey IQ. You can see the depth in our roster. Our challenge will be to bring them together and have a singular focus on competing for gold. We now have to focus on the task at hand and our preparation to compete for gold in our home province in front of our fans in Prince George. We are hoping this extra motivation will help us get there.”

There still is some local flavour on the Team B.C. staff with Mitch Pinsky as director of operations.

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