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Redesigned News launches with a hug EVEEDMONDS Editor

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“Four hugs a day, that’s the minimum.

Four hugs a day, not the maximum.”

–Charlotte Diamond.

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udging by the surging popularity of cuddle parties and puppy piles, it seems many folks around town aren’t getting their quota. Karin Whittaker, a local Cuddly Party host, can barely keep up with the demand.

She’s turned her Richmond apartment into a veritable Cuddle Party haven, hosting weekly events. But, as you’ll read in Alan Campbell’s first-person report, not everyone’s feeling the love.

The healing power of touch may be well documented, but hugging strangers, and, in some cases, paying for it, gives rise to a myriad of questions — and queasy feelings for some. (To be clear, our cuddle host only asks for donations to help support her parties, but some professional cuddlers charge $80/hour.)

Regardless of whether you think it’s creepy or curative, it’s an undeniable curious phenomenon that surely says something about our culture, our values and our times; that’s why we’re writing about it.

As with all our features, we aim to spark conversation and challenge perspectives.

Moreover, these puppy piles are happening around town, and there is significance just in that. Being engaged with the place we live gives us roots, and nurturing those roots is the impetus behind our redesign and the launch of the Richmond News weekly.

It’s no coincidence that we are starting the paper with a feature that we hope will stimulate conversation, followed by a section we’re calling Voices, made up of letters and columns. You’ll still find news and city hall updates, but they’re mixed with some new features, such as Neighbourhood Watch, where reporter Graeme Wood hones in on a particular neighbourhood and talks to folks about what’s happening on their street.

Stepping away from predictable news troughs and giving residents a greater voice is risky, but it speaks to our conviction that Richmond readers are looking for something a little grittier, something genuine, something that reflects an honest dialogue with all members of the community.

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Play by rules City needs to stand its ground Dear Editor, Re: “Here we go again,” News, April 3.

Thank you for bringing attention to the zoning issues surrounding Onni’s Imperial Landing development.

When you ask either merchants or residents of the Steveston area what they would like to see happen with these empty buildings, you will likely not get the same answer from anyone.

However, most will agree that they would like to see something happen with them, rather than having them continue to sit empty forever. I do not believe that Onni has ever had any intention to use the space as prescribed in its current zoning of mixed maritime use.

And I do believe that they will wait as long as it takes, even if it’s five or 10 years of empty buildings, in an attempt to shame the city into giving them the retail zoning that they want.

This project, to Onni, is miniscule compared to their full portfolio.

The Steveston Merchants Association (SMA) has had many discussions with city officials, Onni representatives, Steveston merchants, and residents. A compromise proposal was created after close to a year of discussions. It is a compromise where nobody really has an outright win (a sure sign of a fair deal), but everyone stops losing. The proposal that the SMA put together is as follows: ! Allow Onni to rezone 25 per cent to retail space, giving the residents a new restaurant/clothing, grocery store, etc. ! Mandate that 25 per cent of the development remain as mixed maritime use. This mixed maritime space could be easily filled, I believe, if the city was able to build a marina in front of this development. There are currently over 400 people on a waiting list to moor their boats in Richmond. ! Mandate that 50 per cent of the development be leased out as office space. This will give existing merchants To celebrate the launch of the Richmond News’ weekly new customers. It will paper today, the News is giving away a $25 gift card for provide Onni with a the Bean & Beyond Cafe in Steveston for our new “Letter higher lease rate than of the Week” feature. Each week, our editorial team will mixed maritime (but lower than retail). choose the most compelling, best-written and topical It has been almost a letter about the issues affecting Richmond as the winner. year since the topic of Send your letters, as ever, to editor@richmond-news. the Onni development com. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for rezoning has hit the brevity, clarity, legality and good taste. Letters must media and social netinclude the author’s phone number for verification, not works. It is always the publication. summer months that

Open letter to Richmond City Council members: In the ongoing stalemate regarding the re-zoning of the retail space for Onni Group’s Imperial Landing development in Steveston, I can’t believe that this current council would consider amending the zoning of this development, in their favour.

Onni Group went ahead and built the development with a clear understanding of what the retail portion was zoned for, “mixed maritime use,” did they not?

If that zoning classification for the retail section of their development wasn’t what they really wanted, and they hoped they could get a variance once it was built, that was a gamble they undertook with their eyes wide open.

It didn’t work out like they hoped it would. Tough luck. It can remain unleased for all I care. It’s not unattractive, even if vacant. Play by the rules set out, or try to change the rules BEFORE you build!

If this current city council buckles to this developer’s demand for negotiating a re-zoning after the fact, you’ll make it very clear to all Richmond taxpayers, where Richmond City Council’s interests lie.

I’ve lived in Richmond for more than 25 years, and I have a pretty good idea of how pro-development this, and past, elected officials have been.

I suppose you could say that development is inevitable, but it needs to be in the hands of those we elect, and not in the hands of the developers whose only motivation is profit.

Let them lose all their projected profits for the retail sector of their development. Don’t screw over the established merchants of Steveston, who’ve struggled to build their markets.

That was the risk Onni Group undertook by building first and asking for changes after the fact.

They must play by the rules laid out before construction started, or suffer the purported loss of their projected profits.

Moving the goalposts after the game has started is simply poor sportsmanship; if you’ll forgive the sports analogy.

With diminishing respect as a Richmond taxpayer.

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As I understand, and logically, I don’t think the city can force Onni to take tenants. And I don’t think Onni has any real intentions of accepting anything other than 100 per cent retail, at much higher rates than they would fetch under the current zoning.

It is a very slippery slope to allow developers to build whatever they want with the intention of strong-arming a rezoning later on. The buildings have been designed for retail rather than mixed maritime. I believe that Onni’s true intentions were evident from the start.

This company appears to have no interest in the community of Steveston as a whole; no interest in preserving its heritage, or enhancing the residents’ experience, and they do not care about the existing merchants. If the city gives in to Onni’s “wait them out” approach, this will open the door for other developers to do the same.

With both sides not moving for different reasons, what will trigger the eventual occupation of the development? In my opinion, this will happen when the city is able to put plans in place for a marina on some scale.

This should and could be funded

by Onni, either fully or partially. The city needs to stand firm on this and continue to work for an outcome that benefits Steveston’s residents and tenants, both currently and for generations to come.

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LETTERSto the Editor

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Diverting parents’ focus Dear Editor, Re: “BC Liberals on a collision course with teachers, trustees,” Opinion, April 3.

I am writing in response to Keith Baldrey’s column which appeared in last Friday’s issue. Baldrey’s article attempts to present itself as an unbiased view of controversial Bill 11, but his piece seems more like Liberal apologetics in disguise.

Firstly, Mr. Baldrey describes teacher professional development days as “mysterious untended weeds,” as though teachers are engaged in some clandestine activity of Illuminati-style proportions.

Our professional days can be viewed by anyone who cares to watch — they, too, can learn about special needs students, ESL learners, improved assessment, school-wide literacy initiatives, new software etc. Perhaps such individuals would develop a greater appreciation for what teachers are dealing with in the classroom.

Secondly, he describes the idea that the Liberals are out to privatize the education system as the work of “conspiracy theorists.” Labeling any idea as a conspiracy is a way of undermining its credibility — the idea of privatization as far-fetched obscures the fact that the Liberal government has a privatization agenda, and is moving towards that goal in all areas of public life, whether it is health care, public transportation, the energy sector, or education.

Mr. Baldrey also dismisses school boards as public bodies elected by “a small portion of the electorate.” Given the low turnout in the last provincial election

and vote splitting on the left, doesn’t that description more aptly describe the Liberal government itself?

To put it to parents in a nutshell: Bill 11 would give the education minister sweeping powers to install puppet school boards that dance to his tune. Any board members who actually does their job and advocates for better funding for schools will be fired and replaced. Once again, this government uses the legislative hammer to thwart the democratic process. It is an abuse of power.

The Liberals are masters at creating initiatives for which they have no intention of providing funding. If the education minister intends to overhaul my professional development, does he intend to pay for it like most corporations do? I strongly doubt it, given that he has been pleading poverty whenever it comes time to give money to education.

Ultimately, Bill 11 is a distraction — a smoke-screen. The government continues to provoke teachers with these so-called improvement initiatives, not because it cares about education or teacher competence, but because it wishes to undermine and belittle teachers in public.

The government wants parents to question whether teachers are really doing their jobs, rather than questioning whether the Liberals are living up to their responsibilities as a government and funding education adequately.

Michael Mikulin Richmond music teacher

MLA’s thanks from the heart Dear Editor: This week I will complete the Healthy Heart Program at Richmond Hospital and I will be healthier for it.

Healthy Heart is a cardiac rehabilitation and cardiovascular disease prevention program which has been in operation for more than 20 years. Participants include adults who are at risk of developing heart disease or who have experienced a cardiac event such as a heart attack, bypass surgery (which was the case with

me). The program consists of education and exercise.

For me, the best part of the program was learning from the other participants, their perspectives, life experiences and knowledge, yet sharing the common bond of being cardiac patients.

And I am indebted to the excellent staff who made this program such a great learning, life-changing experience. I want to express much appreciation for the friendly, caring professionalism of Joan Prescesky, Karen

Tyldesley, Rishma Dhalla and Emily Chou. Kudos also go to Fiona, the program’s tireless volunteer and Dr. Andrew Jakubowski, cardiologist, program medical director.

While the program is coming to an end, I know that the lessons learned will help me in my new beginning of personally living a “heart healthy” life. For this, I am deeply thankful for the Heart Healthy Program at Richmond Hospital.

John Yap Richmond

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Facilities need to grow with Richmond Coun. BILL McNULTY City Scene

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s our city grows and evolves, council must continually invest in our infrastructure to ensure we have the facilities required to service the needs of our new and existing residents.

Last year, as part of a record capital budget, council earmarked $122.7 million to build a handful of major facilities to meet our most pressing community needs.

This included a multi-purpose Minoru Complex, two new fire halls and a new City Centre Community Centre.

All of these projects were top priorities for council and will be completed by 2017 or sooner.

The new $79 million Minoru Complex will house an older adults centre, aquatic centre and sports and recreational space formerly housed in the Minoru Pavilion.

The current Minoru Aquatic Centre is over half a century old and needs to be replaced with more modern facilities. The current Minoru Place Older Adults Centre is no longer large enough to deliver the level of services

needed by our rapidly expanding older adult population.

Our major facilities plan also funded construction of two new fire halls, which will begin this year: a new combined fire hallambulance station on Cambie in north Richmond and the new central Brighouse Fire Hall at Gilbert and Granville Avenue.

When these new facilities open, Richmond will have built five new halls, completed a major upgrade of another fire hall and acquired and retrofitted the Richmond Community Safety Building, the new base of operations for the Richmond RCMP, within the span of just over a decade.

All this ensures all of our public safety buildings will remain operable post-disaster and have the space and modern equipment and systems necessary to meet community needs.

We also topped up funding for the new City Centre Community Centre, which will open later this year at Minoru and Firbridge, providing much needed service for the fastest growing area in our city.

The new 30,000 square-foot centre will include a community living room; multipurpose program spaces; fitness area and change rooms; aerobic and dance studio; meeting rooms; games room and lounge; kitchen; arts studio and music rooms.

This record investment in major facilities was made possible through sound financial planning by council. Most of the investment comes from our reserves, which we have diligently built up over the years.

Having retired all our previous debt, the city was also able to take advantage of extremely low borrowing costs to finance part of the construction costs.

We’ll use casino revenues over the next decade to pay off that debt so that the borrowing cost doesn’t impact property taxes. We’ve followed up last year’s record investment with another $92.5 million in spending in our 2015 capital plan.

About a third of this year’s investment will go into the ground. Clean drinking water, flood protection and responsible sewage disposal are services we often take for granted, but they are critical to keeping Richmond a clean, healthy and safe com-

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About $12 million of this year’s plan will go towards expansion and improvement of our parks system.

This year, we will complete a comprehensive makeover of Lang Park in the rapidly growing City Centre.

Other exciting projects include first phase development of the park plan for the Garden City Lands, continued development of the new Gardens Agricultural Park on the old Fantasy Gardens site and the first phase of the new Tait Waterfront Park in north Richmond.

Work will also begin on a new community waterfront pier on the Fraser River middle arm at the north foot of Hollybridge Way. You can learn more about all of the city’s 2015 plans at our annual capital projects open house on April 16 at city hall, 3 to 7 p.m.

Residents can meet with staff, look at display boards and learn more about this year’s projects planned in their neighbourhood and across the city.

Visit www.richmond.ca for more details.

Dear Editor, Re: “Transit fix, not bucks, needed,” Letters, March 27.

The letter from the Wongs hit it right on the head.

If you don’t use transit, how can you design a system that works for those who do?

It’s not until you see the lights of your connecting bus disappearing down the road.

Or you realize the bus you need simply isn’t going to show up.

Or that you’re going to be late for work or school because no steps were taken for buses not to be held up by construction or accidents like all the single-occupant cars, that you really understand what has to be done.

If, like the Wongs suggest, anyone who works for or is on the board of TransLink was required to actually use transit, it’s likely a very different system would evolve.

And perhaps then there wouldn’t be so much resistance when more funding was needed to expand it.

David Magowan Richmond

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Kids wow Ellen

Richmond RCMP are warning the Chinese community that anyone caught harming a child will be investigated and prosecuted to the full force of the law.

Last December, 30 year-old Chinese national Wei Wang was convicted of aggravated assault for super-gluing her seven week-old nephew’s ears to his head.

“What followed was a lengthy criminal investigation.

As investigators dug deeper, a bizarre tale unfolded of deceit, jealously, and the cultural pressures to conceive male offspring,” stated Richmond RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dennis Hwang in a news release.

In February 2013, the seven week-old infant was found by his parents crying. Painstaking surgery removed the substance and the child made a full recovery.

“This was a bizarre, yet extremely sad case. We have zero tolerance towards any types of crimes against children. We will investigate them to the full extent of the law,” said Richmond RCMP’s Chris Tarasoff.

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Two young Richmond dancers took the Ellen Show by storm last week.

The pair of 12-yearolds — Andree Bonifacio (known as AC) and Reyond Lucky Ancheta (known as Lucky) — make up the dance duo Lucky Aces, a product of Richmondbased Fresh Groove dance studio.

The hip-hopping kids danced to DJ Snake’s “Turn Down For What,”

wowing the talk show host and her live audience.

In a breathless postdance interview, which can be seen on YouTube, the kids told DeGeneres how they got their stage names and how they would love to be back-up dancers for Ariana Grande.

To thank them for coming on the show, DeGeneres handed them a pair of VIP passes to an Ariana Grande concert in

" Reyond Lucky Ancheta, left and Andree Bonifacio, both 12, meet Ellen DeGeneres after their live dance routine.

Vancouver.

Fresh Groove studio director Cesar Tantoco told media the memory of the performance will last long

for Lucky Aces.

Ancheta said his parents called him Lucky because he survived a premature birth.

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MLA Yap on road to recovery Dining out on fast food for most of his 10 years in office, by his own admission, took its toll on John Yap. But it still came as a shock to the Richmond MLA’s system when he learned late in 2014 that he had serious, life-threatening heart disease.

After undergoing a quintuple heart bypass operation more than three months ago, Yap is nearing the end of

his “Healthy Heart Program” recovery.

“I’m onto the last few sessions at Richmond Hospital,” Yap told the News.

“It’s an eight-week, part exercise and part nutrition education program.”

Yap said his health-scare came totally “out of the blue” and he’s now had to completely change his diet.

“I’m really grateful for this new lease on life.”

A Richmond youth soccer coach has been charged with two counts of assault following abuse and bullying complaints.

B.C. Soccer has suspended former Richmond FC coach Roberto Sciascia “indefinitely from all soccer related activities.”

Sciascia’s suspension was connected to a court appearance last week, amid complaints from

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Sciascia is due in court again later this month, but details of the case are subject to a publication ban.

On Saturday, Richmond FC released a statement, saying: “Richmond FC removed Mr. Sciascia from any soccer related activities once learning that formal charges were made against him...”

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Killed by the cuddle Hugging a stranger holds more fears for reporter than armed soldiers, terrorists

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quatting on a rug on the floor, directly opposite and just a couple of feet away from Karin Whittaker, a relative stranger, I began to question what I’d gotten myself into.

After Whittaker had graciously agreed to set up an impromptu, truncated 15-minute Cuddle Party workshop in the Richmond News’ office I was now within seconds of hugging, fairly tightly, a woman I’d only met for the first time in person half an hour earlier.

As a journalist of more than 17 years, I’ve won stare-downs with armed Serbian soldiers in Kosovo (admittingly I was in NATO Challenger II tank) and I’ve shrugged my shoulders after being followed home by former Northern Irish terrorists who I’d been writing about.

But this time, I was nervous — I didn’t know why — and I was genuinely taken aback at how apprehensive I was.

After all, Whittaker, a certified Cuddle Party facilitator, had explained clearly in her gettingto-knoweach-other, setting-theground-rules workshop

— usually an hour or so long that precedes every one of the official cuddle parties in her Richmond apartment — that I could say “no” to any of her cuddle or (nonsexual) touch requests.

Hell, we’d even practised saying “no” with some playacting during our little Cuddle Party “warm-up.”

I must have been good at disguising my discomfort because Whittaker said she felt a “good vibe” about how things were

going thus far.

I guess, if I was that uncomfortable, I really should have refused her polite advances as we moved into what’s known at the real event as “freestyle cuddle time.”

However, I was sure I felt a bead of sweat form on my brow as Whittaker asked if she could stroke my arm.

In the interests of experiencing first-hand what happens at a Cuddle Party, however, and in the spirit of my journalistic duty, I said, “yes, you can.”

As a smiley Whittaker reached over and gently stroked my arm, I thought to myself, “OK, that wasn’t that

" Cuddle Party facilitator Karin Whittaker runs through the workshop.

Party had been hastily arranged in bad, was it?” the News’ brightly-lit boardroom, I had mentioned during the with a photographer popping in workshop that I was happier to and out — not the most conducive be asked than be the initiator of for social interaction. physical contact, and within a And unlike most couple of minutes, Cuddle Parties, Whittaker had moved onto As a smiley Whittaker there was no proposing we hug reached over and gen- soft lighting or background music, it out right there on tly stroked my arm, and only Whittaker the rug.

I thought to myself, and myself were Feeling I’d come this far and I might “OK, that wasn’t that in the room for the most part — your as well keep going bad, was it?” average Cuddle now, I, again, – Alan Campbell Party would have said, “yes” to her 10 to 20 people. amiable request.

Even allowing Suffice to say, I felt very strange, not least because for those mitigating factors, I still cannot wrap my head around why it’s a common complaint in my people would go to a Cuddle Party household that I have an issue and snuggle into intimate positions even hugging family members. with relative strangers.

And by the time we’d moved As Whittaker candidly admits, onto a “sitting huggle” — hugging however, her parties are not for while side-by-side facing opposite everyone. directions — me getting a I wouldn’t put anyone off going shoulder rub and then Whittaker to one, but they’re certainly not wrapping her legs around my for me. waist from behind, I found myself Perhaps that says more about clock-watching and keen for this me and my limitations than it does particular train to reach its final about Cuddle Parties? destination.

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" Cuddle Party facilitator Karin Whittaker gives reporter Alan Campbell a hug.

Cuddly facts:

Cuddle Party is a federally recognized, non-profit educational organization, according to its website. Its board of directors trains and certifies new Cuddle Party facilitators.

Cuddle Party was the brainchild in 2004 of two relationship coaches in the U.S., Reid Mihalko and Marcia Baczynski.

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Cuddle Party facilitator explains why strangers seek solace from snuggling

" Cuddle Party regulars love doing the “puppy pile”

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arin Whittaker noticed there was a vital ingredient missing from her life.

About a year ago, while on a break from her partner and while her daughter was traveling overseas, Whittaker wasn’t feeling her usual, bouncy self. It was only when she started taking a long, hard look at her circumstances that her dawn of realization broke.

“My life spark was diminishing…and when I connected the dots, I realized there was a void; I was in a hugfree, massage-free desert,” said Whittaker, who at the time was on sabbatical from her job teaching pre-schoolers in Richmond.

“I started asking friends to give me a hug; asking them to hold me and I noticed then that my bounce was returning.”

Shortly afterward, one of Whittaker’s friends told her about these cuddle parties she saw on the TV news.

Her interest piqued; Whittaker looked online to see if there were any such parties happening close by. The nearest was in Victoria.

“I went to Victoria and I was so elated by the experience that when I came back home I set up

three trial parties with friends. I realized then I was on the right track,” said Whittaker.

By the fall of last year, Whittaker had taken the next step and had begun a six-week program en route to becoming an official Cuddle Party facilitator.

And — after nine, threehour Skype sessions with her trainer; six section readings and assignments; attainment of a First Aid certificate and two practicum Cuddle Party events — she became Cuddle Party “facilitator #89.”

She started hosting parties once a month at her Minoru Boulevard apartment. It’s now so popular, she’s running them almost every weekend.

What happens at a Richmond Cuddle Party?

at the start creates the safety and interaction between the participants; sets the guidelines and boundaries and usually lasts for about an hour and starts off with a ‘welcome circle.’ It ends with participants practising saying ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to each other’s requests.

“Then it’s freestyle cuddle time and social time with some music on; regular cuddlers will already be cuddling; some will be on the couch talking; some will be holding someone’s hand.

“Many can go through a whole party not cuddling at all, and that’s perfectly fine; there’s no rule that says you have to cuddle.”

Asked to explain “freestyle cuddle time,” Whittaker rattled off a shopping list of potential snuggles, including: Shoulder rubs; sitting huggles (sideby-side but facing opposite directions); spooning; spoon trains (as per spooning, but with multiple bodies lined up); puppy pile (imagine a pile of puppies clambering around each other).

One particular cuddle, peculiar to Whittaker’s parties, was dreamed up by one of her regulars. Called “Uta’s fantasy,” after its maker, it features groups of four or five people cuddling, touching, stroking or massaging one person, who’s given “blanket consent” to the others to go ahead.

“It’s like Christmas, you just close your eyes and you receive all these gifts from friends at the one time,” explained Whittaker, who got emotional while describing the feeling.

Freestyle cuddle time usually lasts for about two hours, before gradually winding down with another circle gathering.

Who goes to a Cuddle Party?

The majority are single, some having no affection in their lives.

Most are middle-aged single people, both men and women.

“There’s a core group of about half the party that usually come to every event,” she said. “We have women-only parties, as well.

We have people from all sorts of backgrounds; from unemployed to company CEOs.” Sue McDonald, a single, 42-year-old Richmond mom of two teenaged boys, regularly attends Whittaker’s parties.

McDonald was actually online looking for a poker party when she stumbled across the thread for Whittaker’s event.

“I’d heard that lots of people who go to the parties were single and not getting enough touching, but it wasn’t like that for me, I was getting what I wanted from other relationships,” said McDonald, an executive assistant who used to play rugby and softball before getting injured.

January was her first Cuddle Party and she’s been going every week since. There are lots of people with touch issues at the parties, said McDonald, who gets a “rush out of empowering them” to get over that.

Roslin Lintott, a close friend of Whittaker, has been attending the Richmond parties from the very beginning.

“I had gone through a divorce and then a rough break-up at the

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time,” said Lintott, 48. “For me, it was therapy. It was about the feeling of being cared for without the pressure.

Lintott goes back to the parties once a month or so, just when she needs “some of that therapy.”

“I love the companionship and…I sometimes need a cuddle, because I’m not in a full-time relationship right now.”

It’s weird, right?

“When I’m holding someone in my arms and they’re quietly weeping because it’s the first time in three years they’ve been held — I know, then, I’m doing the right thing,” said Whittaker, when asked how to respond to the “weird” tag for her parties.

“It’s not for everyone, I understand that. But it’s one of the most natural things in the world and is very uplifting.”

And unlike some professional cuddling services across the country, parties such as Whittaker’s are by donation.

You can sign up for one of her parties at meetup.com/ cuddlepartykarins.

Well, what doesn’t happen, despite the intimate nature of the interactions, is sex. It’s all strictly fully-clothed and platonic, according to Whittaker.

“The most important aspect that’s getting missed (by the media) is the workshop,” said Whittaker.

“The workshop

" Cuddle Party facilitator’ Karin Whittaker, front, gets a head massage from Sue McDonald, centre, who, in turn, gets cuddle from Roslin Lintott

There are 11 Cuddle Party rules; the main one being that your PJs must stay on the whole time! You don’t have to cuddle anyone at the party if you don’t want, but you MUST get permission to cuddle with a verbal ‘yes.’ Why bother cuddling at all?

According to research, there are a number of significant health benefits to a daily snuggle with your partner or even strangers

What are the rules?

Here a few of the highlights: 1. Research out of the University of Toronto claims those who make cuddling a mandatory ending to sex, report “higher levels of satisfaction with their sex lives” because it reaffirms the bond.

2. All that cuddling releases oxytocin, which is basically your “good time” hormone.

3. The oxytocin released during cuddling can actually ease pain in individuals.

4. Oxytocin can also strengthen a person¹s immune system.

5. Research has shown that infants who are recipients in a “volunteer cuddlers” program in hospitals have faster weight gain and shorter hospital stays.

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Oval ups marketing regime for new projects GRAEME WOOD Staff Reporter

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ew amenities at the Richmond Olympic Oval will be promoted at a cost of roughly $500,000 this year, according to the facility’s quarterly financial statements.

The marketing costs for additional retail spaces, the Richmond Olympic Experience sports museum as well as the YYoga exercise centre will eat into the Oval’s reserves.

Last year, with a City of Richmond contribution of $3.2 million to the Oval’s bottom line, the Oval had a surplus of $1.6 million.

This year that surplus — which is allocated for future capital expenses — will be about $780,000.

The three-page report to council states that “a portion” of the marketing costs is considered one-time expenditures.

The Oval’s administrative costs are expected to jump 26 per cent, from $2.7 million in 2014 to $3.3 million this year. Meanwhile, membership fees and program revenues are expected to rise 17 per cent, from $6.5 million in 2014 to $7.6 million this year.

The $10 million ROX museum, largely funded by corporate sponsors, according to the city, is expected to open by this summer.

The Oval will host 40 marquee events this year, according to the report.

" Have your say on housing issues A public hearing will be held April 20 at Richmond City Hall for a proposed bylaw

amendment that aims to increase restrictions on three storey homes within city-zoned residential properties.

The proposed bylaw aims to limit flat-roofed homes to 25 feet in height, as opposed to 29 feet. Should a home be built with a thirdstorey, it must be built into a pitched roof.

Furthermore the city aims to prohibit thirdstorey balconies.

The bylaw is in response to widespread complaints in the city, by property owners, that new homes are too large. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. with city council

" City wants Steveston library to hold on tight.

The City of Richmond is tabling various short-term options for the expansion of the Steveston library, to city council.

Four options were presented in a report to city councillors this week.

The first option, recommended by city planners, is to maintain the status quo of the 4,000 square foot facility. Such an option would prevent the Steveston Community Centre from expanding its fitness program until a permanent library is built, which could take up to five years.

A second option, and the most expensive, is to accept a lease agreement with Onni Group at the Imperial Landing boardwalk development. Operating costs would increase by $500,000 and the discounted lease, under the existing offer from last May, would expire in 20 years.

The city is also suggesting a portable structure could be an option for the next 15 years.

The portable would be placed in Steveston

Park, east of the police station. Such an option would offer immediate relief for the community centre’s programs.

A fourth option is to find leasable space in Steveston Village. The report does not indicate what exactly are the options but notes such a plan would be “challenging” if the city were to acquire more than 10,000 square feet (as " The Richmond Olympic Oval is set to have a string of new amenities is needed, according to the Richmond Pub- including retail services and the Richmond Olympic sports museum. lic Library executive). accept downloading of social services from The last three opsenior governments.” tions would cost between $3.7 and $4.5 The centre assists women who face a million. As such, city planners are suggestcombination of social, health, financial, and ing that the library remain in place until the cultural difficulties. city drafts a new facilities plan. The report The city’s report does state it is council’s indicates the city is looking at the empty prerogative to give additional money for this city-owned property across the street as a year, however, doing so would “constitute development option for the new library. reliance on city funding for social services, a provincial responsibility.” " Women’s centre could see more In February, city council awarded the centre funding next year about $16,000 in gaming revenue grants The City of Richmond’s social planners when the centre had asked for $32,000 to are recommending to city council that the cover operating losses. cash-strapped Richmond Women’s Resource Without additional money the centre is Centre be allocated additional funding next expected to face more closures in the short year and long term.

Planners, in a report to council this week, The report notes provincial funding, outside are pitching a recommendation that stops of gaming grants, was cut off in 2004. A decishort of assisting the centre immediately, sion from council is expected next week. namely because the city’s policy is to “not

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s the City of Richmond plans to host a Labour Day weekend party with the intention of drawing local residents away from the final days of the Pacific National Exhibition, we can look back at another attraction that tried to do the same thing 46 years ago: the Skookum Slide.

Old photos from the Richmond Archives reveal a rather bizarre structure — a 30-foot high, 190-foot-long slide — near the corner of No. 3 Road and Westminster Highway, adjacent to Richmond Square Shopping Centre, now simply named Richmond Centre.

Archivist Bill Purver is always excited to share the story of the Skookum Slide with visitors since it was such a unique attraction.

“Anyone living in Richmond who was age six to 12, or so, back in the day, should remember the Skookum Slide. But it only lasted a few years,” said Purver.

The slide was built by the Skookum Slide Ltd. company and based on others in California; although Richmond’s three-storey structure featured a large, striped canopy roof to shelter children from the rain.

Despite a population of only about 55,000 people in 1969, Richmond was chosen as a

location because of its proximity to Vancouver by car, according to Purver.

Parents would pay 25 cents for three rides or, if they had some shopping to do, $1 for 20 rides.

Kids would scurry up the slide and go down in a burlap sack. After they were done, they could go for ice cream at the Dairy Queen, as the slide was situated in the shop’s parking lot.

The Richmond Review newspaper compared the slide to one at the PNE, and Skookum’s president John Stokes noted: “They charged 25 cents (for the PNE slide), while we charge just a nickel.”

The slide was short lived, however, as the company only leased the land. Eventually, in 1973, Richmond Square had begun eyeing expansion and forced the slide company to pack up and leave the township.

Old photos of the slide reveal a different Richmond; that of urban sprawl with few multi-storey buildings and street trees in the town’s centre.

Visit RichmondArchives.ca to see original copies of the Skookum Slide proposal to city council.

Do you have a memory to share? Send in your photos and memories to gwood@richmond-news.com Next week: I dig up some photos of old street hockey matches.

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ith only about 1,000 residents, Burkeville is Richmond’s smallest neighbourhood and, arguably, one of the most unique.

So, what’s all the talk about in Burkeville these days?

Arguably, the loudest chit-chat going on in the neighbourhood is the City of Richmond’s proposal to introduce a coach house bylaw to the area.

Burkeville is just one of two neighbourhoods in Richmond (Shellmont being the other) designed with back lanes that can accommodate the mini houses that theoretically provide affordable housing for renters.

Close to three years ago, the issue came to the forefront but soon disappeared and the city only approved a few coach houses on a case-by-case basis.

The city will be holding a public consultation process this spring to determine the residents’ thoughts on such a bylaw.

Graham MacFarlane, a resident there for the last 23 years, is applying to the city to build a coach house for himself.

He lives in a split-level home but says he’s the unfortunate victim of a coach house gone wrong, behind his house in the back lane.

There, a full two-storey structure has been built, which is larger than some actual homes in the neighbourhood (many of them World War II-era heritage homes).

“People aren’t happy,” he said, listing off the names of every neighbour around him, as most people in Burkeville can do.

“Even (the neighbour who built it) said, ‘Oh my God, I didn’t know it was going to be so big,’” chuckled MacFarlane.

So, the city must determine if residents want coach houses, and, if so, they must then look at issues such as impacts to traffic and drainage as well as the dimension, configuration and architectural designs of such structures.

" Graham MacFarlane has applied to the city for a permit to build a coach house in his back yard Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

MacFarlane said, with or without the policy, Burkeville has a number of back lane garages that appear to have been turned into living accommodations.

He believes a bylaw would be practical in setting guidelines.

MacFarlane said his coach house will be one storey with a pitched roof, not a two storey house that ruins people’s privacy.

So, are people worried the neighbourhood is changing too much?

Yes and no, MacFarlane contends.

“It’s changing slowly enough that (new residents) are assimilated. The community is the Borg. But there are changes. When you have suites you have a more transient population that is not as vested in the neighbourhood,” he said.

Meanwhile, the neighbourhood is surely set to receive a few more lost “visitors” as the luxury outlet mall on Templeton Street gets set to open this summer.

As it’s spring, you’ll know having visited the neighbourhood that there are several well-kept gardens.

" Reporter Graeme Wood (top photo) hones in on the close-knit community of Burkeville (approx. pop. 1,000) and came across a nice community touch — free plants.

At MacFarlane’s corner, someone has even bagged some extra plants and put up a sign to give them away for free.

It’s clear the friendly Burkevillian way continues as the neighbourhood gets set for some big changes and surely a few more headlines down the road (or lane).

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Since then, the local entity of CARP — a national, non-partisan, non-profit organization that has a mission to “enhance the quality of life for all Canadians as they age” — has boosted its original membership by around 25 per cent to almost 1,000 members.

Whether it has been informative events with engaging speakers for people in the second half of their lives or social occasions to bring like-minded folks together, few can deny CARP Richmond has been a resounding success in its first year.

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“If we look at other chapters close by as a comparison, I think we can give ourselves a little pat on the back.

“The people on our committee put a lot of effort into it to get media coverage and word is getting around about us.”

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Featuring resource information, dozens of exhibitors, live entertainment, seminars and a multi-cultural food fair, Pauls anticipates upwards of 1,000 people to attend the six-hour event at South Arm United Church.

“We’ve been working on this for the last few months; this will probably be the biggest event we’ve put on, so we’re very much looking forward to it,” added Pauls.

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o, I dusted off the old golf bag, emptied it of the crushed beer cans, half-eaten energy bars, broken tees and crumpled chip bags and was off to embark on this ambitious journey that should take me from hack status to respectable bogey golfer.

Saturday was a brilliant sunny day for my first golf lesson with Mark Strong, the Richmond Country Club’s head pro.

Strong is tasked with the challenging job of reforming this scuffer in quite possibly every aspect the game of golf has to offer: driving, chipping, putting, mechanics, etiquette and even psychology.

“My goal is to improve your scorecard by 30 strokes,” he told me, without even seeing me tee off.

Evidently, Strong is stealthily capable of looking someone up and down to know what to expect. Although, the fact my bag of clubs didn’t have a three-iron, sand wedge or threewood in it and I wasn’t wearing golf shoes surely helped him recognize this was only my second or third time on a fulllength golf course.

“We’ll work on that (equipment). There’s a lot of things we can work on; I’ve noted quite a few things,” said Strong following the round.

Great! Hey wait, a minute?

It’s not easy learning something new, as an adult. The key, however, as with most things, is to keep an open mind and be patient. That’s what I’ll be doing as Strong begins giving me tips to improve my swing and approach to the game.

For the record, I’ve rarely played full-length courses. This course is 6,800 yards, whereas I’m used to executive courses that are about 3,500 yards long. And, of course, I’ve always made time for Richmond Pitch and Putt each summer.

Saturday’s mulligan-free round started with Strong introducing me to some of the club’s amazing features, such as a clubhouse that SCORECARD: was recently renovated to the Score: 119 tune of $3 million; tennis, Out of bounds: 0 swimming, a fitness facility, Balls in water: 3 lounges and a great restauTotal putts: 45 rant; you name it, the club Greens in regulation: 2 has it.

Pars/Birdies: 0 / 0 But the real gem of the club is, rightfully, the golf course. Built in 1958, the course has matured wisely to offer up an inviting, yet moderately challenging, round for the beginner and intermediate golfer.

Towering evergreen and deciduous trees line each fairway and sweeping farmland views are exposed on the perimeter.

My favourite part of the course was certainly the back nine holes where you can catch glimpses of the North Shore mountains and many of the water features become more prominent (we’ll get to those at a later time, I’m sure).

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This year, the course has been afforded a $2 million irrigation upgrade. Strong pointed out the pools of water in the farm fields that represent the sort of terrain and hydrology the course must deal with being in south Richmond.

Being the first week of April, conditions were a bit soft and muddy in the deep rough, but the fairways were in incredible shape. Every good course asks you to pay the piper for your mistakes and you can get in trouble by hitting into the woods here, as I did on hole five and various unmentionable others.

Oddly enough, I wasn’t too terrible with my driver, but my years of pitch and putt experience seemed to do nothing for the surprisingly fast, rolling greens this day.

Heading into the last hole, I was at 113 and needed what would amount to an impressive bogey on the par five to stay under 120 and, thus, set the benchmark for this summer’s big sporting project in Richmond.

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" World renowned Porsche tuning specialist Nakai Akira will be demonstrating his craft at Aberdeen Centre starting on Friday. Photo submitted.

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“Literacy for Life” is a free adult program held on Friday nights from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. beginning April 10 and running until June 26. The first six weeks — focusing on reading, writing and computer skills — will take place at the Richmond Public Library, Brighouse (Main) Branch in the 2nd floor Community Place. Weeks seven to 12 — covering skills to improve job prospects or explore further education opportunities — will take place at Kwantlen Polytechnic University Learning Centre, Richmond Campus (8771 Lansdowne Rd.) To register, call 604-231-6413 or visit yourlibrary.ca/events.

Come and hear local B.C. authors read from their works and talk about the writing and publishing process at the Read Local BC event April 10, 11 and 18.

From 7 — 8:30 p.m. at the Brighouse (Main) branch of Richmond Public Library.

Authors on hand on April 10 include: Evelyn Lazare (The Ladies Who Still Don’t Lunch), Marilyn Wilson (Life Outside the Box: The Extraordinary Journeys of 10 Unique Individuals. On April 11 from 10:30 —11:30 a.m. authors include: Lesley Taylor (The Dynamic Introvert) will talk about How to self-publish, Nick Noorani (365 Tips for Newcomers: Your First Year in Canada).

Finding it hard to make “cents” of your personal finances? Richmond Public Library is hosting a free seminar called “Budgeting 101: 6 Easy Steps to Manage Your Money” April 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Brighouse Branch. The program is presented by Lisa Rogers from Credit Counselling Society.To register, visit any Richmond Public Library branch, call 604-231-6413 or register online at yourlibrary.ca/ events.

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will get a rare opportunity to see a unique demonstration of Porsche tuning by the renowned Nakai Akira at Aberdeen Centre. Starting April 10 (noon to 5 p.m.) and Saturday (1 — 4 p.m.), Akira will use his special craftsmanship, combining Japanese and Euro tuning elements on a Porsche chassis.

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Get an appreciation and understanding of what life and work was like in Richmond-past at the Living Theatre event at Britannia Heritage Shipyard (5180 Westwater Dr.) on April 11 and 25 from 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Come experience workshops designed to inspire children six to12 years to engage with cultural and historical topics while exploring historical buildings. Registration is required. Cost is $73.50 for seven sessions. For more information, call 604-7188050 or email kbaker@richmond.ca.

Explore one of Richmond’s most unique neighbourhoods during the Walk Richmond visit to Burkeville April 11 from 10 — 11 a.m. Meet at Sea Island Neighbourhood Park (1891 Wellington Cr.) between Airport Dr. and Catalina Cr. For more information, call Richmond Fitness and Wellness Association at 604-2388004, or email walking@ richmond.ca.

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Kumon West Richmond will be hosting a fundraising event with several fun family activities with all proceeds going to Richmond Youth Service Agency. Activities include a free Easter egg hunt, book drive, math activities and games, face painting, circle-time and storytime for ages 0 to five. The event runs from 1 - 4 p.m. at Kumon West Richmond, (120-6751 Westminster Hwy.).

So, you think you can spell? Come see a crop of young spellers at the Spelling Bee of Canada — BC Regional Contest April 12 at Lansdowne Centre. Students between ages six —14 are eligible to participate. Finalists from this regional competition will be invited for a contest for the national title May 3 in Toronto, Ontario.

Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Temple (8240 No. 5 Rd.) is offering an academic workshop called “Buddhism Now: Opportunities and Challenges.” The free event on April 12, from 9 a.m.

— 4:40 p.m., brings together four distinguished scholars of Buddhism to give lectures on the theme of “Buddhism Now: Opportunities and Challenges.” To register, visit ddmba.ca/.

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— 3 p.m. inside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site. All adhere to the “Make it, Bake it, Grow it, Catch it” philosophy. Only approved products that are made, baked, grown, raised, caught or harvested by the approved vendor in B.C. can be sold at the market. For more details, call 604 664 9261.

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Concerned about your finances in retirement? A free workshop on the ins and outs planning your “golden years” takes place April 14 from 7 — 8:30 at the Richmond Public Library Brighouse. Participants in the workshop, presented by Sean Oliver, division director at Investors Group, will learn various financial planning strategies to help achieve and maintain retirement goals. To register call 604231-6413, or register online at yourlibrary.ca/events.

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Shops at the soon-to-beopened European-styled, 240,000-square-foot, designer outlet mall near Vancouver International Airport is looking for some help.

Around 600 retail jobs need to be filled in the first phase of McArthurGlen Vancouver Airport, and a two-day career fair is being held April 10 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and 11 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) at the River Rock Casino Resort (8811 River Road, Richmond) in the Whistler Ballroom to staff those positions.

According to the mall’s developers, the jobs are for some of the world’s most iconic fashion brands, in roles including retail management, operations and sales in both full-time and part-time positions.

“We’re excited to bring new career opportunities with some of the most notable fashion brands to the city,” said Robert Thurlow, general manager of McArthurGlen Vancouver Airport. “As we lead up to our grand opening, we are looking for candidates passionate about a career in fashion retailing, who can help in making McArthurGlen Vancouver Airport the ultimate shopping destination in the region.”

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ou could call Judy Jobse the ultimate optimist.

There she was, 27 years ago, a single mom of two, needing a job to support her young family, and she’s on the bus — she didn’t have a car or driver’s licence — on the way to a job interview for a service department job at a Ford dealership in North Vancouver.

Back then, the automotive industry was still very much a man’s domain, but the challenge of breaking into that specific workplace wasn’t the utmost on Jobse’s mind at the time.

What she wanted to do was use her people skills to be that personal link between the business and the customer.

“It’s not that the car business really intrigued me initially,” said Jobse. “It was the job that enticed me because it was people-orientated, and that’s who I am.”

Today, 28 years later, Jobse, 55, has risen through the ranks of the car service industry, from that first job as service department cashier at Dave Buck Ford to fixed operations manager at Richport Ford in the Richmond Auto Mall where she was recently recognized

with a Peak Performer Award that Ford employees receive for exemplary results in their ongoing training and job performance.

“I had no idea when I started I was going to end up in a service manager position,” said Jobse, who credits the tutelage from a female service department manager who interviewed her at her first job for helping her career’s trajectory.

“Having a female service manager wasn’t the norm back then. I was very surprised,” Jobse said. “But she offered me the job based on my enthusiasm.”

It didn’t even matter that Jobse didn’t drive.

“As long as I could get to work on time, it was fine,” she said, adding knowledge of the “big blue oval’s” products came later on as she sought out and attained other jobs. “I just loved the job because I was doing something different every day and I wanted to help people.”

And that goal is one Jobse said she feels women are well suited for.

“That whole persona that the car sales and service business being mainly a man’s world has changed

help someone who is maybe now,” she said. “Women having a bad day,” she said. are looked at as being very “That’s my job. That’s what valuable in the business I’m good at. And that’s why because what goes on at a I’ve stayed in this industry. dealership is not just about “I do love the cars, but I also cars. It’s very much a people business, and women tend to love the people.”

Getting to the place where be very compassionate. And Jobse is today has had what we’re finding is that and continues to have its women on the front counter, challenges. those ones dealing directly “I think as a woman you with the customers have have to work twice as hard those skills. We’re bred with to get to the same level as a them.” man because this business Jobse said people’s lives has for so long been a man’s today are played out at such business, and a hectic you have to pace that It’s not that the car when a business really intrigued prove yourself as a woman,” she broken me initially,...It was said. “And I’ve down the job that enticed me had customers vehicle who have not they are because it was peoplewanted to so reliant orientated, and that’s deal with me upon who I am. as a manager upsets – Judy Jobse because I’m a their woman. schedule “That’s OK, I respect that it can present a major because for them it’s obstacle. probably always been that “You can have a family with way. I’m not the kind of kids in the car, broken down person who would say, ‘Well, on the side of the road, and it’s usually going to cost them I’m the boss and you need to deal with me.’ No, because a fair amount of money to some people have grown up put things right,” she said. with certain ways.”

“Right there, there’s two But that hasn’t stopped her things that generally do not from encouraging other make people happy.” women, and men, from But that’s where Jobse exploring the industry. said she, and her team, “It’s very near and dear to my thrives — finding solutions heart to try and get people to the problems of 30 to 35 into the business because it’s customers a day. been so great to me.”

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Chamber deal to help Chinese-Canadian businesses Chinese-Canadian businesses got a helping hand recently as the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs signed a deal last month in Ontario.

Incorporated in 1994, the ACCE encourages entrepreneurship to strengthen the competitiveness of Chinese-Canadian businesses in the global market. It also seeks to assist Chinese-Canadians in developing new businesses by providing quality training in the form of seminars, workshops, conferences and special programs on relevant business topics, as well as a network where members can share resources and provide mutual support.

“This agreement will expand the ACCE’s reach not just into Richmond, but into the Vancouver (Lower Mainland) and for our Richmond members and business, it gives them access to one of the most successful Chinese Business Associations in Canada,” said chamber chair Gerard Edwards, who signed the agreement March 7 at the 2015 ACCE Awards Gala in Markham.

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" After making the Vancouver Writers Fest a success, Camilla Tibbs will be bringing her experience in theatre managment to Gateway Theatre. Photo submitted

hey say that in performing comedy, timing is everything when it comes to getting a laugh.

Camilla Tibbs knows that well, although being on cue didn’t seem to matter much to her.

She got the laugh.

Trouble was, she wasn’t appearing in a comedy.

“It was in high school and the production was Fiddler on the Roof. And it must have been my delivery during rehearsal that had my cast mates laughing,” says Tibbs, who was recently named General Manager at Gateway Theatre.

Her line?

“He has no feeling,” Tibbs somewhat reluctantly divulged during a phone

interview Tuesday afternoon.

“That was my first and last speaking role.”

While Tibbs, now 42, retreated from the footlights it helped spawn a career in the arts management side of things that has taken her from Vancouver to the U.K. and back home again, working with a myriad of performing groups, ranging from the University of Warwick and London Symphony Orchestra to the Arts Club Theatre and most recently the Vancouver Writers Fest where she is currently executive director — her first day at Gateway Theatre is June 22.

“I remember, as a teenager, watching either the Oscars or Tony’s and thinking I wonder how you put all

of that together in a show. I wonder who organizes that?” says Tibbs, who is originally from England where she and her family lived a somewhat Nomadic life — her father was a member of the Royal Artillery — before putting down roots in West Vancouver when she was 10. “Although I was a member of the school (Sentinel secondary) choir and got involved with the chorus in a couple of productions, I became more interested in the job of the student helping the show’s producer than a performing role.”

That prompted Tibbs to explore the backstage, behind the scenes world, starting with the University of Warwick where she earned degrees in American and English literature.

“At the time, the university had the biggest arts complex outside of London,”

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Tibbs says. “All of the student productions were done in professional venues.”

Initially, she worked in publicizing shows, then started producing.

“It was a great experience because you’re working in a professional context with responsibility to professional crews and an arts centre frequented by the general public.”

When Tibbs landed back in the Lower Mainland she expanded on her arts management career, working with several organizations including the Arts Club Theatre Company, the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival.

With her start date at Gateway Theatre pinned on the calendar, Tibbs says she is anxious to start in her new surroundings. And job one out of the gate for her is gaining knowledge.

“I don’t subscribe to the theory of striding in and making your mark on an organization the second you get in the door,” she says.

“It’s very important to get to know how things work before you look at ways that it could be changed or improved.”

Some of the challenges she sees on the horizon include growing Gateway’s Pacific Theatre Festival which this September enters its second year of a showcasing world-class contemporary theatre from Hong Kong and Canada.

“I’m also keen to bring more Chinese-Canadian audiences to the venue, but also maintain the (Gateway’s) signature series and continue the develop the current audience.

“Jovanni (Sy, Gateway’s artistic director) is taking a great opportunity to show the unique position the theatre is in with such a large ChineseCanadian community and how you can cross from one audience to another and serve the full population.

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hen Edward Guo, Nicholas Lin and Veronica Ng signed up for their high school ultimate team, little did they know the doors it would open in the years ahead.

The McRoberts graduates were named last week by Ultimate Canada to national teams that will be competing in this summer’s World U23 Championships in London, England.

Guo and Lin are members of the Team Canada open squad while Ng will be suiting up for the mixed team.

“Ultimate was my first-ever team sport,” recalled Guo. “A couple of friends older than us said we should come out and play.

It wasn’t difficult to make the team and it was really nothing more than a friend thing at the time.”

Their participation coincided with ultimate’s popularity beginning to take flight in the Lower Mainland.

Played with a frisbee, the non-contact sport is a best described as a mixture of soccer, basketball and football. The frisbee only can be advanced by passing and catching it. Points are scored by completions into an end zone.

Teams play seven aside on a field that is 70x40 yards, with 25 yard end zones. Like volleyball, there is no running clock. The game’s duration is determined by reaching a point total. A typical match is played to 15 points with each score worth one point.

“It could be really fast or take 15 to 20 minutes to score a point,” said Guo. “A lot of people have their specialties and like other team sports there are offensive and defensive players. Everyone needs the basic skills to play like throwing, making decisions and making cuts.

“All you need is a frisbee and cleats and you are good to go.”

Another unique feature of ultimate is there are no officials.

If a foul has occurred, he will indicate it to the player who initiated it and the disc will be advanced to that spot. The call can be contested which leads to a discussion between the two players involved and sometimes others on the field.

“It’s usually resolved really fast,” continued Guo. “A lot of it has to do with the spirit of the game which is a big factor in ultimate. “ It’s something we also teach to all the younger kids we coach too.”

Guo and Ng typically play the striker position. Their strengths are cutting (equivalent to running pass routes in football) and

" One time McRoberts teammates (clockwise) Nick Lin, Edward Guo and Veronica Ng will be playing for Canada at this summer’s World U23 Ultimate Championships in England. Lin and Guo also play for semi-pro teams in Vancouver. Photo by Gord Goble

scoring which usually requires making catches in tight spaces.

Lin thrives as a thrower which can be far more difficult than it looks — especially at the sport’s highest level where everything is done at a high speed.

“I am practicing all the time,” he said “When you are dealing with a 175 gram disc you have to test out the weather every time you play. Some days if there are 40 km/h winds, there is no way you are going to get the long throws down. It will just blow the disc over.

“That’s when you need to focus on the short throws with a lot of spin on them. Really, there is so much practice involved.”

When the trio graduated from high school, there were three Lower Mainland club teams. Now there are 10 and the sport even offers a semi-pro level with two

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While Ng plays for a Vancouver team in a women’s league, Guo and Lin suit up for the Vancouver Riptide and Vancouver Nighthawks respectively.

The Riptide play out of Swangard Stadium in Burnaby and are part of the 26team American Ultimate Disc League that features franchises across the continent.

Vancouver opens its season this weekend at San Francisco and plays its home opener April 25 when the Seattle Cascades comes to town.

“Every week we are travelling or a team comes to us,” said Guo. “ESPN3 also televises a lot of the games. It’s a pretty cool experience to be part of it. “ Lin was recently signed by the Nighthawks which are part of the 16-team Major Ultimate League. The Nighthawks play

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out of UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium and will open their season on the road against the San Francisco Dogfish April 19 before hosting the Seattle Rainmakers April 25.

Guo, Ng and Lin earned their national team spots after coming up little short during the selection process two years earlier. A recent college tournament in Las Vegas served as the final evaluation for the Canadian teams.

“We will be training with the Vancouver based players and try to build some chemistry with them,” added Guo. “There is also a mandatory tournament in Vancouver where the entire Canadian team will come together before we go to London.

“The United States is usually the team to beat every year and it always seems to come down to a U.S. and Canada final.

Japan is extremely strong too.”

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" The sixth ranked McMath Wildcats opened the Richmond Senior Girls Soccer League season with a 2-1 victory over the McRoberts Strikers last week. Photo by Mark Booth

he most attractive aspect of high school soccer can also be it’s greatest challenge as well.

With the club level of youth soccer offering so many tiers, students look forward to the rare opportunity of playing alongside their friends and classmates. Over about a eight-week season it means team chemistry has to be developed quickly and egos need to be put aside.

No one knows that better than longtime coach Stephen Burns who is once again overseeing the top 10 pre-season ranked McMath Wildcats.

With a roster that features B.C. Premier, Metro and club rep level players, Burns watched an expected candidate step up in his team’s season-opening 2-1 win over McRoberts last week.

“My best player today was my centre back who plays at the Gold level,” said Burns. “She is an athletic kid who could play Metro if she wanted to. You are going to get surprises like that (in high school soccer). It doesn’t matter which level you play and that’s what I am trying to get through to the girls.”

The Wildcats might have been the best team in the province a year ago.

A penalty kick defeat in the quarter-finals to eventual champion B.C. AAA champion Fleetwood Park was their only loss of the season. McMath went on to settle for a misleading fifth place.

Six players have graduated from that squad, including two key starters, but there is more than enough talent for the Wildcats to make plenty of noise again. They begin the campaign ranked No. 6 in the province.

“We could be very close to last year’s team,” continued Burns. “It’s going to depend on a couple of things but we have a chance to be in the same position.

“With not many AAA teams in Richmond, we know we will be in the playoffs. We will see what happens from there.”

McMath is headed to a tournament hosted by the University of Victoria April 16-18 and should get tougher tests in league play if the match against McRoberts was any indication.

“We could have buried a few more chances but they made it difficult for us too,” Burns added. “McRoberts has some good athletes and I thought both teams were better in the second half.”

Richmond league games are typically played Tuesday and Thursday with the regular season concluding April 23.

Other schools with teams this year include Richmond High, Steveston-London, Hugh Boyd, McNair, MacNeill and Cambie.

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ichmond swimming standouts Luke Reilly and Noemie Thomas will be making a splash for Canada at this summer’s Pan American Games in Toronto.

The pair turned in outstanding performances at last week’s National Trials to be among 36 swimmers nominated for the Canadian team. Reilly dominated the individual medley events — winning the 200 and 400 metre races. Thomas, a butterfly specialist, captured the 100 metre event and was second over 50 metres.

The Pan American Games are slated for July 10-26. The swimming events will take place at the Pan Am Sports Centre which hosted the National Trials. Thomas will also be swimming for Canada at the FINA World Championships in Russia — July 24-Aug. 9.

The 19-year-old Cal-Berkeley University freshman entered the Trials looking to bounce back from the 2014 event when an ankle injury slowed her progress and eventually kept her off the Canadian teams headed to the Worlds and the Commonwealth Games.

She wasted no time in securing her national team status this time, capturing a thrilling 100 fly race by edging Canadian record holder Katerine Savard — 58.17 seconds to 58.18.

Both were under the world qualifying standard. ‘’It was the last couple of strokes that made the difference for me,’’ said Thomas. ‘’I just wanted to make the team so bad. After missing the cut last year it was great to come back and validate what I’ve been doing all season.’’

Thomas was fresh off helping Cal-Berkeley capture the NCAA championship that included being a member of the winning 4x50 medley relay team.

Reilly secured his spot on the Pan Am team spot by showing he is the top medley swimmer in the country. The UBC standout won the 400 metre by nearly two seconds and added the 200 title on the final day of the trials with a clocking of 2:01.57.

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he Richmond Rockets capped a dominating season in the Metro Women’s Soccer League by capturing the U21 “B” Cup with a 2-0 win over the North Shore Elite.

The Rockets entered the single game elimination cup playdowns with plenty of momentum after dropping just one game in regular season play to capture division honours.

Richmond outscored its opponents 53-7 in the process.

Rockets coaches Raf Perri and Tom Stewart attributed the team’s success to the great bunch of girls on the team who like being around each other.

Perri noted the backline, for most of the games, was impenetrable, while the midfielders and strikers pressured opposing teams constantly.

Having Mariyah Hamzagic, the best goalkeeper in the league, was a bonus for the team.

The coaches noted they never lost sight of the fact that it was important for the players to develop their skills, but to have fun while doing so.

There were no egos or superstar attitudes to deal with.

When needed, different individuals stepped up their game throughout the campaign, yet it was always a team effort to achieve the league title and the cup win.

The Rockets roster also includes Ayesha Ali, Courtney Bergunder, Emily Carver, Holly Fellowes, Ashley Johnston, Andi Jordan, Ashley Kidd, Danielle Kiss, Jamie Kolb, Andrea Lynn, Kiana Maeda, Sarah Meyers, Rebecca Pattyson, Camille Robinson, Jade Ronse, Christie Stewart and Brittany Yurkin.

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