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Ma Murray’s tradition lives

NEWS Sidewalk parking job garners online banter GOLF SECTION Young golfer noted for impressive swing BUSINESS Solution to net pollution caught COMMUNITY 100-year-old vet honoured SPORTS Team India made a stop in Richmond with hopes of one day curling at the Olympics

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Not sure what you’re doing this Saturday night, but I’ll be at the River Rock Casino — in case you’re wondering. No, I won’t be pumping coins into the slot machines. I’ll be there to attend the annual Ma Murray Awards hosted by the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association (BCYNA).

I’m proud to say, we’ve been nominated for two awards: Newspaper Excellence and Multimedia News Story. The ﬁrst is awarded to a paper that manages to create a stellar full package, everything from a powerful front page, to provocative headlines, to engaging stories, to creative page design, to helpful ads. The fact we’ve even been nominated is a thrill. The Multimedia News Story award goes to a paper for producing a story through a variety of online platforms. For us, it was our coverage of October’s municipal election. I feel particularly good about this one because, on election night, we tried things we’d never done before. We did a “homepage takeover,” loading our website up with charts, graphs, proﬁles and more. We did Facebook Live videos from various campaign headquarters. We even turned our boardroom into a studio where former Mayor Greg Halsey-Brandt and his wife, former city councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt, offered commentary on the results.

Most satisfying about that night was the fact we saw our highest page views ever. People wanted this news. I say this because, frankly, it can get discouraging when we see what stories take off online. “Stupid Richmond drivers” is a favourite theme; cars slamming into buildings or parking on sidewalks (see left) are crazy popular. Those stories have their place, but it’s far more satisfying for us to get that kind of readership for stories we’ve actually put some muscle into, stories that are rooted in substantive, local issues. Which brings me to why these awards are called the Ma Murray’s.

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Is the ’Richmond driver’ bad reputation justiﬁed?

Phil Gray

Monique V.

Yes. I drive very, very carefully in Richmond. There is bad driving in Vancouver too, for a different reason.

Yes. Cars don’t stop for me. Sometimes I wait for them to stop, they just go ahead.

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In Richmond, cars position themselves wrongly or it indicates to turn right but turns left. Whereas in Vancouver, speed is the issue.

Angelo Furtado

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I don’t think it’s justiﬁed. Because I’ve driven in many places and there are always crazy drivers, so you can’t generalize one area.

They drive so fast on Moffatt (Road). I don’t know why, because there is a pre-school there. They should slow down but they don’t.

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Kind of. Sometimes they don’t signal. It depends on individuals. Sometimes they have bad behaviours. Richmond drivers are a little bit worse (compared to drivers in other cities).

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Yes. The impression is developed by people naturally. Seems like the majority of people think like that. I’ve just moved (to Canada) half a year ago ... I’m more careful when driving here than when I was in Mainland China.

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Barriers here to stay Replacing straws is step in right direction Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

Re: “Crash barriers are just plain ugly,” Letters, April 20.

Dear Editor, Banning single-use plastic straws and bags is a step in the right direction. But please, Richmond, don’t dawdle. Sometimes going cold turkey leads to the best results. Glass straws can substitute plastic straws and they’re available straight and bent.

legs of old jeans, sew the bottom together, add handles, and you’ve got a sturdier carrier bag than plastic ever was. As for recycling all that plastic, soft and ﬂexible, to keep it out of the landﬁll — just what is it actually being recycled into?

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To replace plastic shopping bags, cut up the

Did MP, MLAs forget about Easter? Dear Editor, I was pleased to see that Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido and the four Liberal MLAs sent their blessings in last week’s paper, wishing our Jewish neigbours a joyous

Passover. What puzzled me was they didn’t take the same opportunity to wish Richmond Christians a Happy Easter, which was celebrated this year at the same time as Passover. After all,

the most important religious holiday to Christians is Easter. Would it have been politically incorrect to have included Easter blessings?

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Five-cent cigars, with 10-cent pay... Re: “There’s nowt as queer as folk,” Column, April 11.

nition for “nostalgia”: Nostalgia: The creative ability to remember ﬁve-cent cigars while forgetting the ten-cent wages.

Regarding the reminiscing with rose-coloured lenses, I’m put in mind of a daffy-

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The barriers that are replacing concrete barriers ARE being used on a racecourse.

More drivers are using Richmond streets as their personal speedways. As such, it has become imperative to protect both property and life the most effective ways possible. If it requires using racecourse tactics to accomplish this, so be it. Until drivers realize that it is everyone’s responsibility to drive safely and within the law, I don’t see ugly barriers, but rather an effective solution. As to environmental concerns, can I say “life ﬁrst?” If you want to save the environment, drive slower, walk instead, or use electric/hybrid cars. Don’t facilitate the use of gas-guzzling cars to pollute our air and to be used as out-of-control battering rams. That is more ugly than any barrier.

Doug Johnson

While I agree with letter writer Bernard Morris that the newly installed impact barriers are ugly, this may only be the beginnig of more to come. Have a look around at any major intersection and you will see many fences, power poles and utility boxes that have been replaced, or destroyed many times over. Not a day goes by that there is not some car piled up into someone’s yard. The root of the problem is speed, running of yellow and red lights and poor driver training. Drivers do not stop at or behind the double solid white line as they are required to before proceeding around a corner. The speed limit is just a sugestion as almost all cars speed as there is little fear of getting caught. Speed enforcement is minimal, at best. Look around at the type of cars some ﬁrst-time drivers get behind the wheel of. Five hundred plus horsepower cars are not for the untrained.

The officer in charge of the Richmond detachment says his officers do a wonderful job of enforcement, but one only has to drive down any main artery in this city and you will soon find out how untrue that is. The RCMP need to look no farther than Vancouver, Delta, Burnaby — who all run heavy traffic enforcement several times a year — to educate, fine and hopefully reform habits of Richmond drivers.

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School support workers Steves school ask for more hours gets funding Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

Support staff bore the brunt of cuts when school district budgets were tight, according to their union, and now they’re hoping the Richmond School District will restore some funding to their members. The school district is preparing its 2019/20 budget and has been seeking feedback on proposed spending. At the April board of education meeting, CUPE’s president and vice-president said they had hoped more funding would come for support workers. Ian Hillman, president of CUPE Loc. 716 that represents support staff in the Richmond School District, pointed out that the number of custodians and groundskeepers have been reduced over the years or haven’t been replaced on retirement. “Increasing stafﬁng in custodial and grounds departments will enhance the

appearance, cleanliness and safety of our schools,” Hillman told the board.

In addition, school district trades are understaffed, and work orders can take up to a year, Hillman said. CUPE vice-president Stacey Robinson asked for increased hours for clerical staff and educational assistants (EAs). “With only 32 hours worth of wages per week, many (EAs) have taken on part-time jobs to supplement their income to attain a decent living wage,” Robinson said. Increasing their hours would mean they could put more time into the classroom, she added. Violence towards EAs should be a focus of the school district, Robinson said, adding that “low pay and dangerous working conditions” are two reasons why there’s a shortage of educational assistants in the school district. She asked the board of education to increase their hours to 35 per week. Robinson also appealed to the school

board to pay clerical staff in schools for 40 hours per week, up from the 35 hours they are currently paid.

“When talking to our members who work in clerical positions, they all say they work 40 hours already but are only paid for 35,” she said. “They currently miss breaks, take shorter lunches and work extra unpaid time.” The Richmond School District is expecting a $1 million surplus at the end of the 2018/19 school year, thanks to an employee health tax grant and other savings and grants. The school district also has $8.6 million in unrestricted funding and about $50 million in capital reserves. The draft budget includes some requests for multi-year funding items and some one-year funding requests. The 2019/20 budget for the Richmond School District is projected to be about $201 million with a net surplus of $1.8 million. More online at Richmond-News.com

Another seismic school upgrade was announced in Richmond — the second in three weeks — this one to Manoah Steves elementary. The Minister of Education was in Richmond on Wednesday morning to announce funding for a planned seismic upgrade to the school’s classrooms and gym, and a replacement of the administrative ofﬁce and main entrance. Funding for the project is $12.8 million. The school’s Montessori program will move to Grauer elementary during the upgrades, expected to be done by summer 2021. Steves elementary is considered to be at high risk for damage in an earthquake. “We’re extremely pleased with today’s funding announcement to seismically upgrade Manoah Steves elementary, and we look forward to creating a safe and inspiring learning environment that fully supports the educational journey of our students and staff,” said Richmond schools superintendent Scott Robinson in a press release. Construction, expected to start this fall, will reduce the capacity of the school by 25 seats. Funding has been allocated to seismically upgrade Mitchell elementary, Hugh Boyd secondary, Tait elementary and Ferris elementary. Five other schools are in the business case development process. — Maria Rantanen/Richmond News

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Woman, 60, arrested at YVR amid organized theft ring crackdown

This car was spotted on the weekend parked on the sidewalk near the Olympic Oval, right next to a sign prohibiting speciﬁcally that. Facebook photo

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Another driving faux pas, Richmond-style, is gathering steam on social media — after an errant motorist parked on the sidewalk,

right next to a “no vehicles on sidewalk” sign.

An explicit photo of the misdemeanour was uploaded to Facebook group “Richmond Learns to Park” on Sunday by Paul Phelan. It shows a white Mercedes parked on a wide section of a brand new

sidewalk out front of a new condo development in the Richmond Olympic Oval district.

Phelan’s caption reads “Richmond: the only place where you need a sign that says no vehicles on the sidewalk, yet it’s still disobeyed.”

A 60-year-old woman has been arrested at YVR as part of a police crackdown on organized crime. The woman is alleged to have stolen a purse from a passenger in the international arrivals terminal last Wednesday around 10 a.m. The suspect, a foreign national, is believed to be part of a larger, organized theft group travelling from airport to airport.

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“They are often difﬁcult to identify and detect as they are extremely good at their craft. “If a theft has been reported, it is largely after the fact. The suspect or suspects have long since vanished with police working hard to play catch up.

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Prank on church sign elicits laughs Megan Devlin

Historic school sites ‘not likely’ needed Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

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A church sign in Richmond that read “be gay and horny” earlier this month got community members laughing after someone broke in and rearranged the letters. The sign, at St. Alban’s Anglican Church near Granville Avenue and No. 3 Road, was broken into sometime between April 12 and 13 and the cheeky message was there for all to see in the morning. “Oh my god, it was so funny,” said Dina Morgan, who drove by the sign while dropping her kids off at the SkyTrain. “The minute my little one, who is gay, said it, (they) started squealing in the back seat.” Morgan’s kids made her stop and take a picture on the way home, and the image made rounds on social media over the weekend. Randy Murray, communications ofﬁcer with the Diocese of New Westminster, said the sign casing was locked, but someone

St. Alban’s sign was pranked. Dina Morgan photo was able to break in. The prankster switched the letters around, and took out the extra ones. The missing letters have not been returned. “You’ve got to admire its pithiness,” Murray said of the message. St. Alban’s previously had an openly gay female priest, and blesses same-sex marriage ceremonies. The sign was changed back to display the regular Holy Week message.

The Richmond School District owns a range of properties, some residential, others parks, and still others vacant lots, but just one, at Dover Park, is earmarked for a new school. Some properties contain a piece of Richmond history, like the one-storey building on the northwest corner of the McNair secondary school site. It was built in 1932 and is known as the Radio Canada Building. From 1938 to 1976, all CBC broadcasts were transmitted across the province from the facility, which then also had a large tower. It currently houses the

school district’s Technical and Information Services department, but is too small and is at a high risk for damage during an earthquake. Also, its temperature can’t be properly controlled, and it’s not appropriate for a datacentre, according to the school district’s draft Long-Range Facilities Plan (LRFP). The school district faces other facility challenges as well, as outlined in the draft LRFP. The 35-year-old main school board office building on Minoru Boulevard is described as having insufficient space, Continuing Education is spread out over seven sites, the Welcome Centre is in the lobby of the board office and international education is split between two sites. The school district also has some “potential sur-

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plus” sites, with a total value of $88 million, that have either been acquired for future schools or stayed in school board ownership for historical reasons. This includes two lots in the Agricultural Land Reserve: the former No. 8 Road School at River Road and former Trites School sites. The draft LRFP has assessments of the long-term education need of each of the potentially surplus properties. Except for the house beside Anderson elementary, assessed as “not likely” needed, and Dover Park, all other “potential surplus land holdings,” including seven lots, three vacant and four with rental homes just south of Paulik Park, are identiﬁed as not needed for educational purposes. Interactive map at Richmond-News.com

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Richmond city council have asked staff to organize a public meeting to address concerns residents might have about a homeless camp that has sprung up in east Richmond. Angela Ellis and Jonathan Chow expressed concerns to the city’s public safety committee about the Hamilton camp, saying petty crime has risen in the area and they’re worried about safety.

council she has met with the community centre staff and was impressed by how they are dealing with those living in the camp, adding they know all the people by name and have a sign-in sheet for those visiting the centre. “I’m really proud of the staff that are working at the Hamilton Community Centre,” she said. A report to council lists actions that the city is taking to address the issue, including increased patrols by the RCMP and city staff reaching out to agencies to look for long-term solutions.

Chow said there were incidents of public defecation, property crime and drugs used openly by those living in the camp.

There have been about a half a dozen tents at Boundary and Westminster Highway for the past few months with people living in the camp.

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Staff expect the meeting to be held in May.

Eco-law challenges council Following a request from a non-profit environmental group, Richmond council will consider how legislation to hold oil companies accountable for carbon emissions would fit with what the city is already doing to fight climate change. Gordon Cornwall with West Coast Environmental Law led a delegation to

council, asking it to push for provincial legislation to support municipalities in holding oil companies accountable and to write directly to 20 companies telling them the city expects them to pay a “fair share” of the costs associated with climate change.

the two initiatives would ﬁt in with what the city is already doing to address climate change, what the impacts of the legislation would be, to create a draft letter for council to send to oil companies and to write a draft motion for the UBCM on the initiative.

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The Richmond RCMP’s decision to deny a chauffeur’s permit to an applicant with a history of alcoholism was upheld by city council at an appeal hearing Tuesday. A taxi driver (whose name the Richmond News is withholding) applied for a chauffeur’s permit in late February, sponsored by Richmond Taxi Co., but Cpl. Dean Etienne of the Road Safety Unit, refused the permit on the grounds he had “a pattern of instability and substance abuse.” While council agreed with the RCMP, they voted to grant the driver another appeal after Jan. 1, 2020. At the hearing, the driver

told council he has been sober for six months and has a sponsor through Alcoholics Anonymous. He added, he has driven a taxi for 37 years and never drinks and drives. In his appeal letter to council, the man acknowledged that his past alcohol abuse caused him to hallucinate, resulting in mental health calls to the RCMP. Coun. Linda McPhail told the man she applauds him for his efforts to get over his issues with alcohol. “But I think we have to think about our community and the safety of our citizens,” she added. The driver holds a chauffeur’s permit with the City of Burnaby, according to council documents. Police reports from around

the Lower Mainland date back to 2008, outlining incidents where the taxi driver caused problems while intoxicated in public and acted belligerently. Police ﬁles from 2016 to 2018 describe him as being found intoxicated several times, causing disturbances and experiencing paranoid thoughts that people were going to kill him and his family. Etienne concluded that the driver shouldn’t receive a chauffeur’s permit and that in the last two years, there’s been a “distinct increase in the rate and severity of the calls for police.” Only Coun. Chak Au voted against the denial, stating he’d prefer a delay. In the end, the vote to hear another appeal on Jan. 1, 2020 passed unanimously.

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Tim Jordan’s ‘haunted house’ in Burkeville is on life support after a neighbour complained to the City of Richmond about his tented displays, which have been around for the best part of 40 years. File photo/More at Richmond-News.com

beloved community ﬁxture in one of Richmond’s oldest neighbourhoods could soon be a thing of the past.

The “Burkeville haunted house” has caught the attention of the City of Richmond after someone in the tiny Sea Island community complained about homeowner Tim Jordan’s tented structures. For 35 of the 39 years he’s lived in his detached Hudson Avenue home, Jordan has laid on the free Halloween entertainment for his neighbours and their kids. But, following recent complaints, believed to be from the same person, Jordan originally had until May 11 to remove the seven tents, which play host to decades of his dedication, such as a spiders’ lair, a demon daycare, mad scientist’s lab and an alien spacecraft. “A (city) building inspector and plumbing and gas inspector came out about six weeks ago,” a glum Jordan said Monday. “I was told each one of my tents require a permit. I didn’t know this, after 39 years... Nobody complained until now. “I realize now I was unknowingly doing something (wrong), but I would think, after all this time making it a community event for free, a solution could be worked out.

“I’ve never had a safety issue, never had a cut ﬁnger or an insurance claim. This is my drug-free, mental health medicine for all the other stuff going on in my life. I dreamed of this for retirement, working on it more often.” By Tuesday morning, however, and after further discussion with a city building inspector, Jordan has been advised to make an application to the city’s board of variance, to ask for a “variance of use” of his property, which would allow the tented structures to remain. A City of Richmond spokesperson told the News, via email, that inspection staff hadn’t given Jordan a deﬁnite time frame for compliance to the zoning bylaw and, instead, is “granting time for the owner to consider a

variance application or potential modifications of the accessory buildings for consideration as play structures.” In terms of why, in 39 years, nothing has been said to Jordan about his structures, the spokesperson added that “complaint-driven notification is often required. The city’s course of action for non-compliant issues is to first educate, then allow time (for) compliance.” Jordan understands a complaint came in last Halloween about his tents and the general, unsightly state of his yard but, because it was Halloween, he thinks it wasn’t acted on. Continued complaints this spring, however, brought the authorities to his door six weeks

“I admit, I let the yard go. It was my wife’s health and my dad and brother both passed away recently,” explained Jordan, who has had to give up his catering business of 40 years to care for his wife. “I had to clean out my parent’s house in Seafair, where there was 60 years’ worth of stuff. My wife’s health got worse and I became her full-time caregiver. The yard became a low priority. “But it’s cleaned up a bit now and (the yard) has passed an inspection.” Issues with ﬁre safety were apparently highlighted by the city’s building inspector and Jordan said he’s prepared to put in an expensive sprinkler system if need be. “I’m not aware of new neighbours, so I’ve no idea who complained. No one has come to me personally,” he added. “On the Burkeville Facebook page, there has been overwhelming support. Some have offered to help me store the displays, but I don’t think it’s practical to do so. Storage is very expensive. I’m still hoping for a solution with the city. “I started this for my own reasons; I just wanted to celebrate Halloween in my own little way and it grew and grew. It’s really an institution here in Burkeville. “But it won’t be going without a little bit of a ﬁght. If people start shoving me around a bit too much, I’m going to start shoving back.”

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Then, on May 3, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at City Centre Community Centre, Hammond will host the Manifesto Megaphones, an art café takeover. Through block prints and collage, participants will make megaphones to amplify public declarations.

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Due to the sheer amount of time families spend in the kitchen, not to mention the number of tasks performed in this space, it is easy to see why remodelling magazines consistently rank kitchen renovations as projects that will enable homeowners to recoup a high percentage of their investments. According to some reports, midrange major kitchen remodels costing an average of $86,015 recouped 59 per cent of that investment.

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9 Richmondites joined an egg hunt at the Steveston Community Centre on Saturday, in celebration of Easter (photos #1-5). The same day, seniors got into the swing of it (photos #6-9) at a charity

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Located near the corner of Gilbert Road and Granville Avenue, the new Seniors Centre at Minoru Centre for Active Living offers an inviting, active and friendly environment for those 55 years and older. This fully accessible facility is set in beautiful Minoru Park, close to public transportation and other City facilities. Activities include registered programs, out trips, special events and support groups. Plus, with an annual Seniors Facility Pass you can choose to join any of the over 25 different activity groups that meet regularly. Come and experience the benefits of recreation!

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Pick up a copy of the Minoru Seniors Society Newsletter from the front desk to ﬁnd out about special events, programs, upcoming trips and the latest news • Drop by or call us at 604-238-8450 • Visit www.richmond.ca/seniors or www.minorucentre.ca

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Seniors May 2019

SENIORS CENTRE AT MINORU CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING

7191 Granville Avenue, Richmond, BC Phone: 604-238-8450 • Fax: 604-718-8462 email: seniors@richmond.ca www.richmond.ca/seniors www.minorucentre.ca

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Saturday: 7:00 am–9:00 pm Sunday & Stat Holidays: 8:00 am–5:00 pm

Minoru t-shirts and golf shirts are available! Get your “Movin’ Still Groovin’” shirt and support this Minoru Seniors Society fundraiser. T-Shirts $15, Golf Shirts $35, available now at the Minoru Centre for Active Living front desk.

SENIORS FACILITY PASSES

The Seniors Facility Pass is $23 per year and supports the Minoru Seniors Society. This pass is available for those 55 years and older and to spouses under the age of 55 years. There is no charge for a Seniors Facility Pass for those 90 years and older. Passes are valid one year from date of purchase.

Seniors Facility Pass beneﬁts:

Special pricing in the Cafeteria Access to over 25 weekly group activities • Voting privileges at the Annual General Meeting • •

Additional Passes:

(Seniors Facility Pass must be purchased in addition)

Billiards Pass..........................................$36/year Table Tennis Pass ................................$36/year Wood Working Pass..........................$36/year Wood Carving Pass............................$36/year

Additional Fees:

Ballroom Dance.............................. $2/Drop-in Movie Matinee................................. $2/Drop-in

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

11960 Montego Street (Corner of No. 5 Road) Richmond, B.C. V6X 1H4 (604) 783-1362

Come and visit us Worship Service: Sundays 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Senior Pastor - Rodel Orila

rodel.orila@yahoo.com

Richmond United Church 8711 Cambie Rd. (near Garden City Rd.) 604-278-5622 Come for for 10am 10am SundayWorship Sunday Worshipand andChildren’s Children’s Come Sunday School and after-service coffee and fellowship. Sunday School and after-service coffee and fellowship.

Rev. Dr. Warren McKinnon

Founded Founded 1888. 1888. Richmond’s Richmond’s Oldest Oldest Church Church

CAFETERIA Join us for a delicious, aﬀordable meal prepared by our professional team or stop by for coﬀee and some freshly baked goods in our brand new, bright and welcoming cafeteria open six days a week. Homemade soups are featured daily with member discounts available with a Seniors Facility Pass. View weekly menus online: www.minorucentre.ca/cafeteria/ The cafeteria accepts cash, credit/debit cards and cheques.

Hours of Operation

Mon–Thu ....................................................... 8:30 am–4:00 pm Fri ........................................................................8:30 am–7:00 pm Sat ....................................................................10:00 am–2:00 pm Sun.............................................................................................Closed Hot Lunch Entrée Service: 11:30 am–1:30 pm (Mon–Fri only) Friday Night Dinner: 4:30–6:00 pm. Call 604-238-8450 by 9:00 pm on the Wednesday prior to the Friday Night Dinner to reserve meal(s). Saturdays: Soup and assorted sandwiches

Hot Lunch Entrées

Members......................................................................................... $7* Non-Members........................................................................$9.50*

St. Alban

an Anglican parish in the heart of Richmond

Services at 8:30 and 10:00 am Reverend Paula Porter Leggett

7260 St. Albans Road, Richmond 604-278-2770 • www.stalbansrichmond.org

ST. ANNE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH - STEVESTON Our multicultural community welcomes you to worship 4071 Francis Road, Richmond BC

Sunday 8:30 am Eucharist and 10:00 am Family Eucharist with Church School Wednesday 10:00 am Eucharist with Bible Study at 11:00 am The Reverend Brian Vickers, Rector www.stannessteveston.ca • 604-277-9626

Friday Night Dinner

Members.........................................................................................$9* Non-Members........................................................................$11.75* *plus 5% GST on all items

SHOPPING BUS SERVICE This service offers access to local shopping at reasonable rates with pick ups and drop offs at nine different independent seniors housing locations. Mondays.................... Lansdowne Mall ($2 per round trip) Walmart, Garden City ($2 per round trip) Thursdays.....................Seafair Centre ($2 per round trip) Only purchases that can be carried are accepted as bus storage is limited. For a full schedule of designated pick up locations and times, call 604-238-8456.

MINORU WELLNESS FREE

STEVESTON UNITED CHURCH 3720 Broadway Street (at 2nd Ave.)

Please join us for 10am Worship Service and Sunday School Rev. Brenda Miller 604-277-0508 • www.stevestonunitedchurch.ca A caring and friendly village church

WELLNESS CLINICS

Have your blood pressure checked by a retired volunteer nurse and pick up information on programs, services and support available to seniors in the community. Holistic health appointments, manicures and pedicures are available for a fee. The clinic is oﬀered the third Wednesday of each month. Call 604-238-8450 to book an appointment. Wed, May 15..................................................9:00 am–12:00 pm FREE

HEARING CLINIC

Call 604-238-8450 to make a hearing test appointment. Mon, May 27 ............................................................2:20–4:20 pm

TRADITIONAL ANGLICAN CHURCH

SAINT SAVIOUR’S PARISH celebrates the HOLY EUCHARIST this Sunday at 1:45 p.m.

at Richmond Presbyterian Church, 7111 Number 2 Road, Richmond. This coming Sunday: LOW SUNDAY (EASTER I) Biblical Christian Faith and Traditional Anglican Worship according to the Book of Common Prayer. www.traditionalanglicanvancouver.ca • 604.275.7422

To advertise in the Church Directory, please call 604-249-3335.

SOCIAL Social activities can enhance mood and improve cognitive function while reducing loneliness and isolation. There are a variety of social activities oﬀered at the Seniors Centre with many of them included in the Seniors Facility Pass.

BRIDGE: DUPLICATE

Play this popular variation of Tournament Bridge in a casual setting. Played in partners, identical hands are played at each table, heightening skill and reducing chance. Fri...............................................................................12:30–4:00 pm Free with Facility Pass or $4.00/Drop-in

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The latest on Alzheimer’s Research Where are we? For the (estimated) 6 million Americans and 750,000 Canadians and their families living with Alzheimer’s Disease, and those who may have it but don’t know, Alzheimer’s research is probably a frustrating, anxious topic. Though there are some promising signs, right now there is still no light at the end of the proverbial tunnel and nobody can or would give a reliable “lightworthy” prediction. There are numerous studies, in various stages of endeavor, by numerous researchers and that may be the best we can say. There are no medications, except for those that slow the progression of Alzheimer’s (and not necessarily that well) and so the effort continues. Here is a “state of the union”. Some studies

How important are relationships – let me count the ways!

The venerable New England Journal of Medicine has this year published several articles on the topic. One of them describes a Trial, where patients, given a protein, showed no benefit in cognition. Another April article discussed why some experiments fail.

This discussion is not a variation of Elizabeth Browning’s famous In another article, from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, poem. It is that about the tragedy described in the casethe Brown it was stated Scientists can apparently now better predict progression of v.Alzheimer’s Pearce Estate reasonsinvolving for judgment recently with a(whose new procedure, Positronwere emission tomography. released). The is a the claim But that does notcase deal with issuefor of avariation prevention.of a mother’s Will by her son, the Plaintiff. In still another study, involving examining the brains of living former NFL Background players, the same Tomography procedure revealed that some players have elevated levels of a protein called Tau protein. There was no relation between The deceased died in late-2012. She had married twice and had levels of this protein and cognitive test performance or mood symptoms. What awas common Informer her first shesigns hadoftwo of interestlaw alsorelationship. was that only one NFLmarriage, player showed the well children, one ofmeasurement whom wascomparable the Plaintiff. That marriage ended in known Amyloid to those levels seen in Alzheimer’s divorce, andagain, in 1973, the deceased remarried. Disease. But, this study does not bring us any closer to understanding much more about Alzheimer’s. Her second husband had a child from a previous relationship. My favorite published in the magazineinScience Daily, determined That child, study, a daughter, died tragically a car accident in 1989.that eatingthat Garlicincident, “could maintain healthy guts second microorganisms and improve cognitive After the deceased’ marriage eventually health ininthe elderly”. Apparently, as we age, our “guts” change and there may be ended 1995. a relationship between those changes and cognitive decline. The researchers are Innot1999, the deceased a relationship which happy, yet recommending thatentered we eat more Italian food but I havewas to expect that it until died unexpectedly in 2004. After that couldthe not husband hurt ! relationship, she declined into depression and alcoholism, and A Summary study died at age 68. A recent article in an Israeli newspaper raised the issue of scientifically “starting Her Plaintiff, wasunderstanding born in 1965of and marrieddisease. in over”,eldest in anchild, effort the to gain a better Alzheimer’s 1990. That disease marriage In 1995, hea started living Alzheimer’s tendsended to startinin1993. the Hippocampus, part of the brainwith that his second wife (theyShort married in 2001). a daughter creates new memories. term memory tendsThey to be had affected first. Nervewho cells deteriorate. Overdeceased. time, the brain Two types of Alzheimer’s never met the Thatshrinks. marriage ended as well. are known. One is hereditary (rare) and the other is random. Causes of random Alzheimer’s The Plaintiff’Its isrelationship with his mother wasAmyloid poor, though are unknown. believed that the accumulation of the Beta protein seemingly not the as poor described evidence. Hebetween testifiedthe is a cause. But, writer as says that therein is his no full correlation toprotein’s an abusive relationship, existence and cognitiveincluding abilities. not having enough food when he was young andofnever beingand appreciated. Meanwhile, in 2016, a group 33 scientists physicians published an article discussing the findings from to hundreds studies that the showed a connection The relationship seemed end inof1995, when deceased between bacteria and viruses, and the existence of Alzheimer’s Disease. moved out of her house to end her second marriage. The It is estimated that the the overt symptoms of Alzheimer’s are seenhe 15-20 years after deceased asked Plaintiff to help her, and when arrived starts. Somoving once a person’s is evident, attheir thedevelopment house, he started things cognitive out ontofailure the front lawn,the disease is advanced, to the brain is too great and generally, “it’s too late”. embarrassing thedamage deceased. Overensuing the last few decades, memory has been significantly studied. However, The fight seemed to cause considerable frustration onthe brain’s electrical characteristics in conjunction with memory and cell activity both sides, and the Plaintiff seemed to have lost interest in their have apparently not been sufficiently studied. There may be a connection relationship. There was only sporadic contact afterward, which between electrical activity and the presence of Alzheimer’s. caused the deceased considerable sadness. One of the researchers in the article referred to homeostasis, which is a state Around the deceased sold Our her brains hometry and thethis. So, for of internal2005, equilibrium in our bodies. to gave maintain Plaintiff’ sister $200,000 of the proceeds.willShe did nottogive theus to example, ifs our blood pressure rises, mechanisms be activated return Plaintiff anything and, in herDisease Will, bequeathed him $10,000. The a state of equilibrium. Alzheimer’s disrupts homeostasis. The researcher says this: sought to vary her Will. Plaintiff “…in Alzheimer’s, Court’s decisiona disruption occurs in the homeostatic control of the neural circuits connected to memory and learning. Our preliminary results suggest that The Court heard eightare witnesses, several of whom the genes known to beevidence involved infrom Alzheimer’s connected to that control. ” contradicted the Plaintiff’s evidence -- including his sister, who One study found that electrical activity in the brains of random Alzheimer’s testified that they observed no shortage of food in the household. patients showed that nearly half had epilepsy-like “attacks” during sleep. Their cognitive condition deteriorated quicker those who did not experience The Court analyzed the law of Willsthan Variation, referring to the such attacks. So irregular electrical activity seemsEstate) to have and somesubsequent connection to most important case (Tataryn v. Tataryn memory deterioration. it provides anof opportunity for early diagnosis of cases, and discussedAnd, the obligations a Will maker with respect toAlzheimer’s. their legal and moral duties toward children. The writer summarized the work of another researcher, who is studying the The Court considered the abuse the deceased endured, and the immune system as a cause of Alzheimer’s. That researcher believes that older Plaintiff’ s apparent unwillingness toallows have Alzheimer’s a relationship with her persons’ immune systems weaken, which to develop. The over some years. immune system “monitors” the body and a disruption of homeostasis will cause immune system fightdeceased’ the disruption. In Alzheimer’s brains, it the may be The Court heldcells thatto the s reasons for not leaving that immune cells can’t enter the brain, though they should. If they did enter the Plaintiff a more generous bequest were valid and rational. Since brain, they would act to remove “waste” cells, etc. but as that doesn’t happen, it their estrangement was the Plaintiff’s fault, her bequest was not allows Alzheimer’s to develop. So the researcher is (for the last 20 years) studying “unjust inequitable, ” and her moral duty toward was of how the or immune system can act in a better way to prevent thehim advancement negated. The Plaintiff’sItclaim dismissed, and more the Will Alzheimer’s development. may bewas as simple as “less sugar, sleep.stood. ” Summary Summary The Court delivered thorough and thoughtful analysis There is some promise ina the study of Alzheimer’s but don’t assume of anyaquick solutions are coming. Fortunately, a lot outstanding people working in the family’ s tragic circumstances. Onofthe evidence, thearePlaintiff field, sonot there hope.or Meanwhile, this also says,with fromhis a legal perspective, chose toishave rekindlewhat a relationship now is that theremother. may be many whoare seem now,clear, doingbut Estate deceased Thepeople reasons notcapable wholly areplanning of some sort, but in whose minds, incapacity is developing. It may be that at probably complex. times, we can’t spot a person who may be incapacitated or at least is “having a bad day” due to poor brain function. It all suggests that we should not wait too long to do planning, and to at least try and get more sleep. Maybe eating more Italian food would help too!

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Connect with other men and share good laughs while discussing hobbies, sports, philosophy and music. These sessions oﬀer stimulating conversations on the second and fourth Friday of each month. Fri, May 10 and 24...................3:00–4:30 pm Free with Facility Pass or $4.00/Drop-in

Dine in a welcoming and inviting social atmosphere with nutritious meals oﬀered at a reasonable price. Call 604-238-8450 by 9:00 pm on the Wednesday prior to the Friday Night Dinner to reserve meal(s). Take out option also available. Fri.................................................. 4:30–6:00 pm $9*/members, $11.75*/non-members *plus 5% GST on all items

BALLET: FUNDAMENTALS

Improve mobility, posture, coordination and energy levels while learning introductory ballet techniques including barre work and dance combinations. Exercises are modiﬁed for individual needs in this fun and supportive environment. Mon, Apr 29–Jun 17............. 9:30–10:30 am $6.80/Drop-in

UKULELE: BEGINNER

Play this easy-to-learn instrument for fun and to increase cognitive abilities. Ukulele required at each class. Thu, May 2–Jun 20 ............10:00–11:00 am $6.80/Drop-in

UKULELE: ADVANCED

Continue to learn even more advanced FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE skills and pieces to play on this string Come for dinner, stay for the fun. Enjoy instrument. Ukulele required at each class. local community performances and a Pre-requisite: Ukulele: Intermediate. variety of activities. Call 604-238-8450 or Thu, May 2–Jun 20 .................12:10–1:10 pm visit the centre for more details. $6.80/Drop-in Fri................................................. 6:00–8:00 pm $2/Drop-in

FITNESS

GENERAL INTEREST

ESSENTIAL OILS A range of registered and drop-in ﬁtness FOR EVERYDAY

classes are offered at Minoru Centre for Active Living for seniors of all ages, fitness and skill levels. Find a full list of all fitness activities at www.minorucentre. ca/senior-programs/seniors-fitnessand-wellness/

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Cover the basics of essential oils for use in everyday application to calm, de-stress and boost immunity. Make and take home a roller ball applicator for personal use. A non-refundable $15 supplies fee added when registering. Thu, May 23 ............................. 6:00–8:00 pm $8/1 sess. (#2727522)

Last year, 47 B.C. workers died as a result of asbestos exposure. When you lose a loved one, the pain never goes away. Let’s make our workplaces healthy and safe. Sunday, April 28 For more information about ceremonies in your area, visit dayofmourning.bc.ca

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MCARTHURGLEN DESIGNER FREE BRAIN HEALTH SERIES: PAIN MANAGEMENT OUTLET SHOPPING TRIP

Learn various techniques used to relieve persistent pain and develop a plan for better pain management and quality of life. This series is oﬀered by Vancouver Coastal Health and Richmond Addictions Services Society. Registration required. Thu, May 23 ................................1:30–3:00 pm Free/1 sess. (#2724533)

Check out this unique shopping experience located locally on Richmond's Sea Island near the airport. This trip includes a stop at 'The Deck Kitchen & Bar' restaurant for lunch. Price includes transportation only. Wed, May 8......................10:00 am–2:30 pm $18.75/1 sess (#2727626)

FREE SENIORS WEEK JUNE 3–9: "ON THE MOVE"

Celebrate with other Richmond seniors with a variety of free or low cost workshops, presentations and activities around the City.

Activate! Health and Wellness Fair:

Kick oﬀ Seniors Week 2019 with this biennial Health and Wellness Fair, TEE TIME showcasing community programs, services FREE CANCER: SURVIVING Play a round at Vancouver's Rupert and resources for those 55+ years. Visit AND THRIVING Park Pitch and Putt, meet new friends the vendor fair, wellness clinic or try Learn valuable tools to better manage and enjoy social time. Price includes one of the 20+ interactive and engaging health, daily living and ways to keep active. transportation, green fees and equipment. workshops with a focus on transportation, These sessions are designed for adults living Wed, May 15................................12:15–4:45 pm mobility and health. This free, interactive with or aﬀected by cancer and caregivers. event has something for everyone. $36.50/1 sess (#2727622) This program is presented by SelfMon, Jun 3.........................10:00 am–4:00 pm Management BC. Registration required. HEALTH & WELLNESS Fri, May 24–Jun 28..... 10:00 am–12:30 pm Free/6 sess. (#2726963) QIGONG FOR HEALTH:

OUT TRIPS Register for leisurely day trips throughout Metro Vancouver, featuring ﬁne dining, live theatre, festivals and more. Spaces are limited, so register early. Find a full list of trips and tours by visiting the centre or viewing the Parks, Recreation and Culture Guide at www.richmond.ca/guide.

3 ways to register 1.

Online: www.richmond.ca/ register 2. By phone: 604-276-4300, Mon–Fri, 8:30 am–5:30 pm 3. In person: at any community facility

BEGINNER

Maintain health, increase vitality and experience inner peace and healing with this ancient form of Chinese medicine that includes gentle physical movements, breathing techniques and meditation led by a certiﬁed Qigong instructor. Wed, May 1–Jun 19..................8:50–9:50 am $7.70/Drop-in

EVENTS AFTERNOON DANCE & SOCIAL

Socialize and get moving to guided dance steps with an instructor. Price includes light refreshments. Thu, May 16................................ 1:00–3:00 pm $10.70 (#2727607)

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteers play an integral role at the centre. Discover the opportunities available and ways to support the Society by contacting Jacqui at 604-238-8452 or jacqui.oostergo@ richmond.ca for more information.

REGISTRATION

Starting Saturday, May 11, the Summer 2019 Parks, Recreation and Culture Guide will be available online (www.richmond.ca/guide) with a paper version available for pick-up in all City facilities. Online registration begins Tuesday, May 14 at 10:00 pm (8:00 pm for Aquatics programs) with in-person and Call Centre registration starting on Wednesday, May 15.

NOW HIRING

DELIVERY DRIVERS Must have cargo van or covered truck and valid driver’s license NO MINI VANS OR SUV’S

• 1 day a week, early Thursday mornings • Pick up newspapers from warehouse • Deliver newspapers to carriers Please call 604-249-3353 or email: kmurray@van.net

Regional watering regulations MANAGING THE DEMAND FOR DRINKING WATER

LAWN WATERING REGULATIONS MAY 1 to OCTOBER 15 | TWO DAYS PER WEEK Residential lawn watering allowed between 4 am and 9 am EVEN ADDRESSES Wednesday, Saturday

ODD ADDRESSES Thursday, Sunday

Watering trees, shrubs and ﬂowers with a sprinkler is allowed any day between 4 am and 9 am. For the complete regulations, visit metrovancouver.org To report a violation, call 604-276-4355

The Maple Residences an Independent living Residence in Steveston has a beautiful 5th floor 2 bedroom + den suite available June 1st or sooner. 870 square feet, west facing overlooking the gardens, 9’ ceilings, large windows and your own walk out deck. Walk in shower, emergency call button in suite. A robust recreation program. Included: enjoy a continental breakfast every morning, lunch and dinner served by our staff in our large dining room. Afternoon and evening tea daily. The Maple Residences is a secure Residence with 24 hour staff. Call for more information 604-277-4519 - or email eileen@themapleresidences.com

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MORE BIZ NEWS online at Richmond-News.com

Harbour gives new life to ﬁshing nets and take out the stuff that is not recyclable, weigh and bag them, and send them to the recycling depot in Richmond,” explained Chow.

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“Then (SOP) turns the nets into pellets. Once They are in pellet form, they can be sent to China because they are now usable products and don’t have those tariffs.”

Richmond Harbour Authorities have launched a new ﬁshing net recycling program after the old program fell through. When Glenn Chow joined the Steveston Harbour Authority about two years ago, there were many stripped ﬁshing nets waiting to be recycled — but there was no way to recycle them.

Chow said the discarded fishing nets are “huge” problems across Canada where many fishermen just cut the worn-out nets and dropped them into the sea, to avoid the high cost of sending them to the landfill.

They were discarded nets ﬁshermen sent to the authority’s earlier recycling program, which collected ﬁshing nets in Canada and shipped them to recycling plants in countries such as China, Slovenia and the Philippines.

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“(The program) kind of fell through because China, I believe, put more tariffs on imports into China because they didn’t want everyone’s garbage, and nets were considered garbage on their way to recyclers,” said Chow, operations and security manager for Steveston Harbour Authority.

sitting there. There were times when we just had to bury them because we had no way of recycling them.” Chow and his colleagues spent a lot of time looking for alternatives and last year they ﬁnally came across a new local recycling company, SOP Recycling Richmond Inc., that would take these nets.

“And other places want a large number of nets that we wouldn’t be able to gather...So we were stuck with a whole bunch of nets

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mercial Fishing Net Recycling Program accepts fishnets from B.C. for free — fishermen can arrange a time to drop the nets or ship them to the authority’s site in Steveston. The authority will receive a fee from the depot to sustain the program, according to Chow. “We are going to take anybody’s nets in B.C., have a team of net strippers, who are basically fishermen, pay them to strip the nets

“It would get the ﬁsh and ocean animals caught up in the nets and cause all sorts of hazards,” said Chow. “(And) it’s not a material that’s easily broken down. It’s bad for the environment just to bury it. And plus that nylon is being reused in different products, and the poly is actually chopped up as fuel for use in cement factories.” “In the past two to three months, 27,130 kilograms have been sent to the depot in four separate deliveries,” added Chow. For more information about the program, check StevestonHarbour.com.

Celebrating B.C. Wine Month locally Kid’s sleepwear recalled on Steveston Highway has its own winery, Country Vines Winery, boasting “small lot wines.”

First up, Lulu Island Winery, on Westminster Highway, is the largest winery in Metro Vancouver and is known for its ice wine, a dessert wine made from grapes that were frozen while on the vine.

The winery has a tasting room that is open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. every day. Richmond’s Canada Berries, near Blundell Road and Highway 99, is renowned for its fruit wines and makes good use of

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It’s wine month in B.C., and Richmond is home to three wineries, each boasting unique, local drinks to sample.

On Richmond’s agricultural land, the winery has 15 acres of grapes and multiple tasting rooms. In addition to its ice wine, Lulu Island Winery has several red wine blends, white wines and even fruit wines, including a blueberry and a raspberry wine.

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April became B.C. Wine Month in 2018 in response to Alberta’s boycott of B.C. wine during last year’s inter-provincial dispute over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline.

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“B.C. wineries enrich our communities, attracting tourism to our province and opening up employment opportunities,” said Premier John Horgan when B.C. Wine Month was established last year.

“There is no issue with consumers using this product as an unopened sleep sack,” Health Canada’s warning says.

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Team India on the rocks in Richmond Men’s rink competes at 20th annual Paciﬁc International Cup with Olympic dreams Mark Booth RICHMOND NEWS

They left Richmond with no hardware but the invaluable experience will go a long way towards chasing their Olympic dream. Team India made their debut at the 20th edition of the Paciﬁc International Cup (PIC) that wrapped on Sunday at the Richmond Curling Club. The men’s rink featured four Indian nationals who now work in North America and came together via Facebook to play in bonspiels. After initially entering beginner tournaments, the team has stepped up its game. The PIC offered an ideal format where rinks from throughout the continent and beyond play games over four days. India opened with a 7-6 win over Australia then proceeded to lose its next six games. A 6-4 extra end loss to last year’s B.C. runner-up Abbotsford was also among the highlights. “I watched curling during the (2006) Torino Winter Olympics instantly fell in love with the sport,” explained 32-yearold P.N. Raju, the team’s skip. “I Googled to see where was the nearest I could play and they were building a rink in Northern India for the South Asian Winter Games but it was for ice hockey and skating.” Raju would get to throw his ﬁrst rock six years later when he accepted a job in San Francisco. His teammates — Giri A.S., Vinay Goenka and Kishan Chennai work in Chicago, New York and Denver respectively. The men have even gone back to India to run introductory “street” curling sessions for kids. “During the Winter Olympics, curling is the most watched sport in India,” continued Raju. “I think it’s because it’s like chess on ice and chess was invented in India. A lot people like the whole strategy aspect of it. It’s so much fun to watch, especially when a lot of rocks are in play.”

“We did our ﬁrst bonspiel about three-and-a-half years ago and usually get together a couple of times during the year,” he added. “We were at a bonspiel in Seattle the previous weekend but I had to go to India for work. It’s a learning process for sure.” It’s progress off the ice that could have the Raju rink representing its country soon.

Team India skip P.N. Raju releases his rock during round-robin play against Abbotsford at the Pacific International Cup at the Richmond Curling Club. Photo by Mark Booth The World Curling Federation (WCF) won’t recognize India until it has created its own curling governing body. For that to happen it has to be endorsed by the India Olympic Association. The hope is it will be officially welcomed during the WCF Congress in September. That would pave the way for India to play in the Pacific Asia Championships in November and

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potentially the 2022 Winter Olympics qualiﬁer. Extra Ends… Comox Valley were crowned 2019 men’s PIC champions after an 8-1 win over Royal City. The B.C. dominance also included Langley defeating Abbotsford 7-4 for bronze. Yukon took the women’s title with a 9-5 win over Nanaimo.