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A team of Seafair hockey kids are making their way to Shanghai for a tournament and to make friends for years to come.

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HOCKEY

Seafair kids tackle Far East challenge

Richmond atom team heads to China for tournament and to foster future relationships Graeme Wood

Seafair Atom A1 hockey players Makayla Kusch, Declan Warburton and Tova Henderson show off their fancy garb and special pucks for their upcoming tournament in Shanghai. Photo submitted

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

Seafair’s Atom A1 ice hockey team will breathe fire on its opponents at an upcoming tournament in Shanghai, China.

It’s the first time a Seafair hockey team has gone to Asia to play in a tournament.

“We’re trying to build our sister association with Seafair and the team in Shanghai (and) trying to establish a legacy for both associations for future kids playing hockey to have the opportunity to go (overseas),” said team manager Ed Tien.

Parents will chauffeur the 17 players around Shanghai between the six scheduled matches this week.

Seafair will play teams from Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea.

The young hockey club will also shower their new friends with all sorts of hockey related gifts during the weeklong tournament that concludes this Sunday.

“For us as parents we wanted to create a legacy for other teams. It was important

that this inaugural event is as good as it can be,” said parent William Dennill, a graphic

designer who helped craft some of the gifts, including the Sino-Canadian design on their tournament jackets and pucks.

Former Richmond Sockeyes coach Aaron Wilbur, who travels to China frequently, helped register the Seafair squad in the tournament.

The Vancouver Canucks also helped in organizing the efforts and star players such as Daniel Sedin signed memorabilia for the Chinese kids.

Tournament costs were standard (about $1,800), according to Tien, other than the obvious flight and hotel bills.

China ranks 38th in international ice hockey, but by anecdotal accounts the sport is becoming more popular as the country develops economically.

SALVATION ARMY KETTLE

Corporate help sought after $25,000 drop Philip Raphael

Staff Reporter praphael@richmond-news.com

Richmond Salvation Army officials are looking at increasing their number of volunteers and securing corporate sponsorships to help run its year-round programs to help offset a drop of around $25,000 in this year’s kettle campaign.

Major Kathie Chiu said total donations from the public amounted to around $125,000, compared to $145,000 last year.

But it could have been worse, said Chiu as she marvelled at the generosity of the public

in Richmond who rallied in the last week before Christmas Day to boost the figure.

Also reining in the decline was the decision to slightly reduce the overall number of the iconic red donation kettles placed around the community, instead targeting them for the highest-producing locations.

Skewing the numbers further was the fact last year’s campaign stretched a couple of days longer.

Plus, the number people paid to collect donations — who earn minimum wage for a two to four-hour shift — was reduced compared to the 2013 campaign.

“We decided to go with 17 kettles this year

instead of 25, and cut in half the number of people paid to collect donations for us,” said Chiu who along with her husband Maj. Ed Chiu run the Salvation Army’s local operation at Richmond Community Church.

Going forward, the number of paid kettle workers is expected to diminish with hopes the vast majority will be volunteers.

While Chiu did not have an exact number of paid workers during this campaign, she said they constitute individuals in need, or the disabled who live on fixed incomes.

“For many, it may be someone who is not working and has a spouse who has a lowpaying job,” Chiu said. “Oftentimes, the small

amount of money they earn is offset by us not needing to provide their family with a turkey or toys for their children at Christmas.”

As for the impact on programs heading into 2015, Chiu said there were hopes to have a paid position to run a youth ministry coordinator that also works with families.

“We will need to look at filling that need with a volunteer,” she said, adding there will also be exploratory discussions to see if Richmond’s business community would be interested in filling some donation gaps.

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2015: Promises to be news-packed year Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

Here’s some of the stories the News predicts will be making headlines in 2015.

Casino review

Richmond City Council plans to review how its share of gaming revenue from the River Rock Casino and Resort has been spent and will be spent. Council has no clear, defined set of parameters for how to spend annual casino revenue.

Gaming revenue in the third financial quarter of 2014 hit $5.4 million, a record for a quarter. The year-to-date revenue is $15.4 million, which has put the city on pace for a record cash windfall. The city could collect $21 million this year and casino officials have indicated there seems to be no sign of decline in gaming at the Rock. Council has already earmarked $5 million per year for the next 10 years to pay for the new Minoru pool and seniors’ centre.

The city staff review, expected this year, could set a more concrete policy on gaming revenue expenditures.

Public consultation Public consultation and transparency at Richmond City Council was a constant issue amongst non-incumbent city council

candidates in the last municipal election.

While all the incumbents won, their relative popularity declined. And, despite the improvement, the city still only has a 32 per cent voter turnout, digging itself out of the abysmal category for citizen engagement.

Councillors Ken Johnston and Chak Au have promised town hall meetings and Coun.

Carol Day wants to create neighbourhood message centres. What will city council collectively agree to do (if anything) to better inform and engage its citizens on developments, changes and events in the city?

the Canada Line finally see functioning turnstiles? Will buses have a tap-card entry/ exit system? Perhaps this is an event for 2016.

and seniors centre and Fire Hall No. 1 should also take some form come December.

Federal election

Openings The 30,000 square foot City Centre Community Centre should be open by the summer; the first of two Kiwanis Towers seniors homes will open in the spring; the YVR designer outlet mall should be finished by the late spring; and the Richmond Olympic Experience will open its doors at the Richmond Olympic Oval this spring, as well.

Remarkably, there were few concrete promises made during the municipal election from those who were voted in as councillors.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie did note three specific items he would like to address: increased services for homeless, and perhaps a permanent shelter; a new or improved animal shelter; and a memorial garden.

For the first time, Richmond residents will vote for two Members of Parliament in two distinct Richmond ridings on Oct. 19 (tentative date). Incumbent Richmond MP Alice Wong has not officially stated she will run again, but if she does, will voters choose to back her again? How will voters judge how Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s policies — economic, environmental, immigration, governance — have affected Richmond?

What will voters make of Wong’s insistence to eat shark fins? Meanwhile, in Steveston, Conservative Kenny Chiu will attempt to go from the school board roundtable to the House of Commons. How will a Steveston riding be different with east Richmond attached to it as opposed to Delta? No Liberal, NDP or Green challengers have been declared for both ridings — and the clock is ticking.

Compass conundrum

Development

The Translink’s beleaguered Compass card has seen numerous delays. Last year the News, and everyone else for that matter, expected the card — whose system is used successfully in numerous cities around the world — to be working last summer. Will

Construction will continue, per usual, in Richmond’s City Centre and throughout the city’s main arterial roads: Cranes and road disruptions should shift from Minoru Boulevard (Kiwanis) to the Aberdeen and West Cambie area as several apartment towers are slated to begin construction; Building will begin on a city-funded 129-unit affordable housing complex, named Storeys, for vulnerable residents, in City Centre; Concrete slabs will soon be raised for a Walmart next to the Garden City Lands; The new Minoru pool

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Language sign bylaw The city is currently undertaking “public consultation” regarding the incorporation of official languages on signage at some businesses in the city. It remains unclear how encompassing this consultation will be. Will staff only consult businesses? Will there be a public hearing? Is Richmond City Council prepared to create a bylaw and have it be challenged in court? What is an appropriate percentage of English or French on signs?

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Duo pointing way to bright future Philip Raphael

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A pair of young Richmond entrepreneurs are pointing the way to a bright, business future — with their fingers.

Tony Yu, 24, and girlfriend Mikaella Go, 23, are the duo behind Nanotips, an innovative, nail polish-like product that when applied to the fingertips of your gloves allows you to operate touchscreens.

And while that may seem like a solution to a simple annoyance, judging by the number of touchscreens used in daily life — from smart phones to bank ATMs — the market is out there, and growing.

According to Statista, an online statistics portal that tracks business organizations, Apple, alone, sold a shade over 26 million iPads in the first quarter of 2014.

Those kinds of numbers are giving Yu and Go optimistic signals after spending the last year getting feedback from distributors across North America and Asia.

It took about six months to come up with the right formula for the product packed with electrically conductive nano particles which, en masse, simulates the contact skin has on a touchscreen.

“It works as a conductive bridge between your finger and the surface of your glove,” Yu said. “And that tricks a touchscreen into

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Touchscreens are electrically charged, and when your finger makes contact it draws current from that point of contact.

Yu, a UVIC grad in applied science, did not have the technical background at first to produce the formula. But he sought out experts in the industry and came up with a recipe which has a patent pending.

With the novel business developing, the two boosted their profile with an appearance on the CBC reality show Dragon’s Den where one celebrity investor, Jim Treliving of Richmond-headquartered Boston Pizza fame, showed interest in investing $60,000 for 15 per cent of the company. While that deal on the show, which aired in mid-November, did not come to fruition the duo did get some helpful advice to get them going.

Their rising profile also earned them an invitation to the Ted Talks event in Vancouver earlier this year, putting them in front of a host of influential business types.

“We have been completely astounded at the interest because this is a pretty simple product,” Yu said. “You can apply it in less than a minute and have touchscreen gloves for the entire winter.

“The reaction from people is most always, ‘Why didn’t I think of that.’”

Marketing plans are focusing on outdoor enthusiasts — Nanotips retails for $20 and is available online (nanotips.com) and at

The team of Tony Wu and Mikaella Go have been busy filling orders for their Nanotips product which allows users to wear gloves and still navigate touchscreens. Photo submitted Mountain Equipment Co-op stores in the Lower Mainland — but is expanding to the industrial sector, and beyond.

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Despite hectic schedules, the demands don’t feel like work, Yu and Go said.

“And looking back at what we’ve accomplished so far, it’s been quite a leap.”

ENVIRONMENT

Birdwatchers get set to celebrate record count

Birdwatchers of all ages turned out for the Christmas Count in Ladner and Richmond. Photo by Gord Goble/ Special to the News

Bird watchers from Ladner and Richmond were celebrating, of sorts, after unofficially pipping “rivals” Greater Victoria in this year’s annual Christmas Bird Count.

Bird watchers in Ladner and Richmond counted 141 species, compared with Victoria’s 140.

The Christmas count is conducted on any one day from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 within a 24-kilometre diameter area that stays the same each year.

Ladner count coordinator Jude Grass said she was pleased the weather was

mild and sunny, making it easier to spot birds. It also encouraged a greater number of volunteers to turn out.

Last year, Delta finished second to the Victoria count, due in big part to miserable weather in these parts and fewer volunteers.

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t’s a new year and time for resolutions. At the Richmond News, we’ve decided to make a few ourselves. In the spirit of recycling, we again resolve to foster conversations and bring Richmond readers the news that impacts them on a very real, material level.

More specifically, we resolve to drill down on what we saw as two key issues that emerged throughout the recent municipal election: development and accountability.

While they can be said in a word, each encapsulates a host of other issues — be they sign bylaws, affordable housing or the environment.

On the first point, because of how development has occurred

in this community, we are now home to some lovely condo, well-supported community centres, excellent seniors programs, minimal rental units, prohibitively high housing prices and cultural discord — there are always two sides to a boom.

In the next year, we at the News resolve to connect the dots, point out the ways in which each micro decision (decisions such as allowing developers to pay cash in lieu of building a minimum number of affordable units) has macro implications.

We also intend to show how decisions to insist on development fees have resulted in some real jewels — the new

Railway corridor, for example.

The point is, for every action there is a reaction, and that’s where the accountability comes in. While we celebrate the opening of the new museum at the Oval, a designer mall at YVR or even the construction of Storeys (an apartment complex for subsidized residents) we will make note there is no such opening for a new homeless shelter or housing co-op for lower, middle-income earners.

In other words, there is nothing inevitable about the growth of a city. Rather, it grows one small decision at a time, ultimately resulting in massive change.

Our resolution for 2015 is to help show the links.

Richmond’s Top 10 newsmakers of 2014 Here are my choices for the top Richmond newsmakers of 2014: 1. Glyn Davies (the teacher) – In October Davies picked up a Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and prior to that, in February, his Grade 7 class was a main participant for Education Week. As a teacher Davies, also took part in a five-month labour dispute between the B.C. government and the BC Teachers’ Federation, which captured a number of headlines.

2. Carol Day – 2014 started like many others for Day — railing against the Ling Yen Mountain Temple expansion proposal and rallying support against the planned jet fuel facility and pipeline at Riverport. She helped VAPOR form a legal case against the facility’s proponents and the B.C. government before stepping down from her executive role to successfully run for city council.

3. Davood Khatami – The owner of Bean and Beyond coffee shop was Graeme a driving force behind Wood the Steveston World Cup events over the summer of 2014. Khatami helped create immense buzz around the village (garnering television coverage) and the national merchant booths proved hugely successful, particularly on weekends, during the World Cup of soccer. The barista was also a voice for some merchants who disagreed with the Imperial Landing rezoning proposal.

4. Rob Howard - The former city councillor and MLA formed a new political slate, the Richmond Community Coalition, and stirred up many headlines with a wellcoordinated media campaign. He poached two sitting councillors in Chak Au and Ken Johnston, who were subsequently re-elected, Wood’sWord

and helped three council and two school board candidates run for public office for their first time. The RCC was arguably a factor in the city’s increased voter turnout.

5. Randy Fraser – You might say, “Randy who?” But for his candor, Fraser was a media favourite amongst Steveston fishers at Fisherman’s Wharf during the large sockeye salmon run in August and September.

6. Carolyn Quirt – The activist helped organize protests against the city’s euthanasia policy for “dangerous” dogs.

She also organized the Blue Dot campaign in Richmond, lobbying the city to declare a healthy environment a human right.

7. Claudia Li – The conservationist started 2014 on a campaign to inform the Chinese community about organic food and the value of agriculture, after running a successful campaign against shark fin consumption. Li was subsequently named an Ashoka Canada

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8. Alex von Bruksvoort - von Bruksvoort was named the Firefighter of the Year in 2014 at the local 911 Awards. He represents the city’s firefighters who made several headlines over the year due to service changes, new fire halls and trucks and the usual heroic acts.

9. Evelina Halsey-Brandt – The longtime city councillor called it a political career in 2014 but not before stoking the fire at city hall one last time by introducing a motion to consult the public on a potential sign bylaw to enforce Canadian languages.

10. Linda Reid – The Richmond East MLA made a number of headlines for questionable spending of taxpayers’ dollars. First, she made you pay $5,500 for her husband’s trip to South Africa, for which she apologized and paid back the money. Then she spent $79,000 on controversial office security renovations.

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LETTERS

Rename bridge after Rick Hansen

Richmond highrises a cautionary example

Dear Editor, I found Graeme Wood’s article “Street names tell a city’s history” News Dec. 24 interesting.

I would like to comment on his “Side note: ‘It’s time to rename the No. 2 Road Bridge.’”

I couldn’t agree more with that statement.

When the city called for suggestions for naming the bridge, I’m sure they received many — I know I sent one in.

I can’t think of a more boring name for the bridge than its existing one, and I don’t understand the decision either.

Yes, it is an extension of No. 2 Road, but it is also an extension of Russ Baker Way. There was an opportunity at hand to honour one of our own citizens who has contributed not only to the international visibility of this fair city, but someone who is dedicated to making this world a better place for everyone.

My suggestion was intended to honour one of Richmond’s more famous citizens; someone who performed a great feat and with his continued and undying dedication to spinal cord research, who better to name a Richmond bridge after but our own, world famous, Rick Hansen?

Yvonne Harwood Richmond

Dear Editor, A very interesting situation is developing in Vancouver`s Chinatown that should bring wry smiles to many Richmond residents.

It appears that Vancouver City Council has approved a 13storey high rise condo complex to be built in this community, and naturally enough of the residents are outraged.

King Mong Chan, a spokesperson for the community, had these comments, “ These condo units have very little to really add to Chinatown but increasing it`s property value. It really changes the entire character, and we see from existing condo marketing is that they are branding Chinatown as this place that is cool and hip to come to, but totally ignores and disrespects the heritage and cultural elements of Chinatown.”

Richmond residents who have lived here for more than 25 years must see the exquisite irony of this situation and take comfort in knowing the anguish that others are suffering.

We should invite these unhappy residents of Chinatown to visit Richmond and we can show them our downtown core of many high rises so they can see their future Alan Halliday Richmond

Letters policy The editor reserves the right to edit letters for brevity, clarity, legality and good taste. Letters must include the author’s telephone number for verification. We do not publish anonymous letters.

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My children are now old I’ve taught my children to enough to recognize that we

seem to accelerate in our passage through time. Each year passes more quickly as does each and every day. To use our time most wisely, we must be more deliberate, consider what matters most and walk in the direction of our dreams.

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Not everyone is keen on new year’s resolutions. In elementary school, I had to make a list each year.

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and week is precious, for everything we add to our list, we must remove something else. How can we decide what to do and what to stop?

Ask yourself, what brings greater value to my life and the people around me?

What must I do? And, of my current activities, which are really a waste of my time?

Consider four questions.

1. What should I do more of? Stretching?

Strengthening? Cardio exercise? Calling old friends?

2. What should I do less?

Eating out? Snacking?

Driving? Drinking with friends? Watching TV? Working and playing on the computer? Looking at my phone?

3. What should I cut out?

Smoking? Napping after supper? Hanging out with bad friends?

4. What should I add to my life? Language lessons?

Meeting new people?

Creating art or music?

Writing?

This is your life. This is your year.

What will you do with it?

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Canada Post bought a fleet of them.

However, since 2002, it’s also been just a bit flobbery. That’s not really an insult, just that Subaru traditionally set their street-

ready rally-rocket up as if it was about to complete a gravel stage: a softness to the springs, a bit more body roll.

Totally redesigned for 2015, this new car is harder edged, more aggressive, and ready to shred the street.

It’s more hardcore than ever, but have they kept that utilitarian friendliness?

Design:

Well, at first glance, you’d have to say no.

The most major design difference of this new WRX isn’t the fancy new corporate grille or the reworked hood scoop; it’s the sedan-only designation.

That’s right, no more wagon.

The WRX wagon (later hatchback) was extremely popular in past variants, splitting sales volume with the sedan right down the middle. It provided a tough, weather-proof alternative to the VW GTI and was loved by young families and active folks alike. Sadly, it’s no more.

To its credit, the new WRX looks pretty good, if a bit on the plain side. Like all WRXs, the little details grow on you, and despite the flashy, angular sheet metal, those are entirely reasonable 17” alloys tucked under the wheelarches. Replacement tires won’t break the bank.

LED headlights are now available on mid-level trims, and the body’s just flared out enough from a standard Impreza to be sporty — a good start.

Environment:

Breaking from Subaru tradition somewhat, the inside of the new WRX is actually pretty good. Make no mistake, the Germanic competition is still probably slightly ahead in terms of premium feel, but there’s much less of that old econobox plasticity you used to see inside the soonto-be-rattling interior of a WRX. Even better, the sedan is a little more practical than it used to be. Trunk space is up to 340L, and real legroom is up too, meaning adult passengers can actually squeeze back there without issue.

The seats still aren’t quite as heavily bolstered as they were in those first early cars, but the cloth covering looks like it’ll stand up to people who have multiple MEC memberships, and the dials are big enough to be used with your gloves on.

Instrumentation is a mixed bag, with a handy display between the gauges that provides a useful digital speed readout, and gentle coaching on how much gas you’re using. see ROCKET › page 11

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The WRX now gets a new direct-injected, 2.0L flat-four. Huffing plenty of boost through a low-mounted turbo, it out-muscles last year’s WRX by a staggering three horsepower, for a total of 268hp.

Okay, hang on a minute: that’s not the whole story.

The WRX’s new, smaller four is both considerably more efficient than the outgoing model, and much punchier as well. The peak horsepower improvements are only a mild side benefit compared to the improved delivery, which now knocks out a stout 258lb/ft from 2000-5200rpm.

Power falls off a little at the top end, but this WRX has a spry responsiveness that even pro-tuned Subies can only dream about.

With the six-speed manual, off the line holeshots are excellent. With the optional CVT, it’s still very quick reacting.

Oh right, the CVT. New for 2015, the WRX is now available with an available transmission that seems selected for its likelihood of offending purists.

However, it’s actually pretty good: it might not seem like it makes sense to put something as ordinarily economy-minded as a CVT in a car like the WRX, but Subaru has fettled it until it actually drives like a performance machine. Flick

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But if you don’t want an automatic WRX, nobody’s forcing you to get one - yet.

The six-speed manual is a little bit vague, with its cable-operated linkage, but it’s an improvement over past WRX gearboxes.

Regrettably, this is quite a rough-riding car, but the result is a huge leap forward in terms of cornering ability. Subaru seems to have spent their entire research budget on the new chassis, and it’s a corker. Equipped with a new torque-vectoring front end that can brake an inside wheel to dial in more bite, the new WRX turns in like the old car never did.

There’s oodles of grip from those stick summer-only Dunlops, and the car grips like a gecko through the corners.

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There were plenty of laughs and talent when the Richmond United Metro program held its annual alumni get together on Dec. 27 at Hugh Boyd

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At first glance, it seemed like a friendly pick-up soccer game among friends to maybe burn off some Christmas calories.

The skill level and tempo suggested it was much more than that.

For the past few years, graduates of Richmond Youth Soccer’s Metro program and current members of the U18 squad have gathered at Hugh Boyd Park on Dec. 27 for a holiday kick around. The line-ups for both sides were impressive and showcased what exactly this association’s rep program has accomplished.

There was Colin Jacques dribbling through midfield who now plays professionally for NK Rudeš in Croatia. He ripped a shot at goal, only to be foiled by second-year UBC goalkeeper Ante Boskovic.

Watching on the sidelines was Jason James, another local product who also has played in Europe and soon will be looking to earn a roster spot with the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Remarkably, over 30 Richmond United grads in the last seven years have gone on to play at the pro, university or college ranks.

“It’s an incredible (number) and it’s all about Richmond Soccer,” said longtime volunteer coach John Gattens. “I don’t think we blow our horn enough about what we do and produce here. “This game is something that started a few years ago with the 1991 group. It’s a good time to do it with many of the guys back in town.

“It’s all about getting together to play a little soccer and have some fun. (Laughing) the biggest decision is where are we going to go after the game to have a beer.”

Despite being the smallest association in the Metro Selects League, Richmond has enjoyed tremendous success in recent years, including winning four of five Coastal Cup titles in 2012. Even with B.C. Soccer launching a high performance league, Richmond United’s mandate has remained the same — providing a high quality training and development program at an affordable cost for players who wish to stay

with their hometown club.

The architects behind the success include longtime player development coach Doug Long and current technical director Roberto Scascia.

They are helping players realize their potential and educating a coaching staff who are all volunteers.

Gattens’ son Rory was part of a strong 1991 group that came through the system.

Back home from his Croatia, Colin Jacques fires on net during the annual Richmond United alumni game on Dec. 27 at Hugh Boyd. Photo by Mark Booth

He went on to play at UBC and Gattens stayed on as a Richmond United coach. This year he is guiding the U18 Metros, along with Ted Lorenz who also stuck around after his son graduated last season.

“I love working with kids and this is just a passion I have for giving back to our community,” said Gattens. “It’s pretty amazing what this program has done.

“Roberto is the best in B.C. at what he does and taught me so much as a volunteer coach. He is kind of old school where he may not be warm and fuzzy but ask any of these kids what he has done for them?”

Just off the top of his head, Gattens compiled a list of recent Richmond United alumni who have moved collegiate and pro careers or attending universities: 2008: Michael Branion-Calles (UVic), Gavin Barrett (UVic), Wes Barrett (UVic).

2009: Chase Wickham (University of Alabama Birmingham/USL Charlotte Eagles, Rory Gattens (UBC), Connor Radil (UBC), AJ Grewal (Northwestern College, Iowa).

2010: Cameron Stokes (UVic). 2011: Caleb Clarke (Vancouver Whitecaps/FC Augsburg, German Bundesliga), Jason James (GNK Dinamo Zagreg, Croatia), Declan Rodriguez (University of Milwaukee), Alex Orasa (UBC). 2011: Luke O’Shea (UBC), Bryan Fong (UBC), Alexander Escobar (Kwantlen), Colin Jacques (SFU/NK Rudeš, Croatia), Ante Boskovic (UBC), Jacob Quail (UBC), Fabrid Matuk (Teca UTN, Mexico), Jordan Gilles (Langara), Kyle Kemp (Langara), Taj Sangara (Croatia/Langara), Nicholas Chen (Langara), Wassem Baluch (Langara), Rylan Sangha (Kwantlen). 2013: Theo Lorenz (Quest), Connor O’Loughlin (McGill), Liam Doig (McGill), Max Tageson (Quest) Jason Roberts (UBC), Justin Turner-Pearce (Kwantlen).

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