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Wanna sheep with your Big Mac, fries, sir? Landscaper’s ‘baaa-rmy’ green idea cut down by city’s animal bylaws
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Landscaper Sandy Chappell thought he had the perfect solution for clearing a parcel of overgrown land next door to McDonald’s — sheep. Unfortunately, his plan contravenes just about every sub section of the city’s bylaw on the control of domestic farm animals.
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An ingenious, green-minded plan to clearcut an unsightly vacant city centre property has fallen foul of Richmond’s animal control bylaw. Landscaper Sandy Chappell was called in the spring by a developer to hack back a parcel of land adjacent to McDonald’s restaurant on Alderbridge Way that was overgrown with 15-feet high blackberry bushes and thick bamboo. Chappell used heavy machinery to get the work Scan the page for video done in July, but by the end of a long, hot summer and a wet late August, a lot of vegetation had grown right back. So Chappell, who also keeps a 60-strong herd of sheep on three acres of land in the Cambie Road area, came up with an environmentally-friendly solution — send his sheep out to graze. “I’ve been doing these clear-cutting things for years and years,” said Chappell. “But, instead of using heavy diesel machinery again, I thought it would be a great idea to put some sheep in and have them eat the rest instead. “This used to be a farm after all; the foundations of the barn are still there and this is good, agricultural land.” Chappell insisted there’s plenty of natural shelter on the land for the sheep under large trees. “They prefer to sleep outside anyway,” he added. Chappell was asked by the landowner, Modern International Holdings — which has applied to rezone the land from auto-oriented commercial to build a nine-storey hotel — to
cut the vegetation back, after being ordered to do so by the city in May. However, it claims they had no knowledge of the landscaper’s novel, green plan to keep the weeds down. And as inventive as Chappell’s plan is, it contravenes just about every single sub section of the city’s bylaw on the control of domestic farm animals. As such, the city has ordered him to get his sheep off the property as quickly as possible or face fines. City spokesperson Kim Decker, while acknowledging the tactic was unusual, said the bylaws are in place to protect the welfare
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$70,000 paid out after Disgusting driver abuse travel firm collapse BY ALAN CAMPBELL
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A consumer watchdog has paid out almost $70,000 to customers after a travel firm went bust overnight. Consumer Protection BC refunded a total of 44 claims — affecting 72 people — resulting from the collapse in April of Alameda Travels Ltd in Admiralty Centre in the Cambie business district. Another 22 claims worth around $40,000, involving 37 people, remain outstanding. However, some of them may not get paid out due to a lack of proof of payment. Compensation payments come out of the watchdog’s BC Travel Assurance Fund. A peculiar aspect of the investigation was the fact that the majority of the customers paid for their flights and/or vacations in cash. “It is a little bit different to see so many cash transactions,” said Manjit Bains, vice president of corporate relations for Consumer Protection BC, which is responsible for enforcing consumer law and issues travel firm licences across the province. “I’m not sure why that was; maybe it’s just the culture of the area. But I would always recommend using a credit card if possible as most credit card companies will refund in this instance.” At the time, one News reader, Tingting Yao, accused Alameda’s owner, Deanna Leung, of doctoring a cheque she’d made out to the company. When looking at her bank statement, Yao noticed the name on the cheque had been changed from the company’s to the owner’s. However, the RCMP probed the firm’s sudden closure in May, but found no cause for a criminal investigation at the firm on McKim Way, just southwest of the Cambie and Garden City roads
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intersection. No website was ever listed for the firm, but their office window suggested it specialized in trips to Thailand and Hong Kong. Bains told the News how the company has now lost its $15,000 security, which every firm pays in order to be licensed. “We would always urge people to book through a licensed agency and you can check on our website who is actually licensed,” added Bains. “I would also urge people to always get proof of payment, no matter what you use to pay for your services.” Alameda is the fourth licensed travel firm to go under this year. Consumer Protection BC has paid out a total $142,000 from the travel fund so far this year, compared with last year’s $187,000. Since 2004, more than $1.1 million has been paid out from the fund, benefiting some 1,462 consumers. For more information, on the BC Travel Assurance Fund and licensed agencies, log onto www. consumerprotectionbc.ca. Consumer Protection BC offers the following tips: 1. Pay with a credit card. Be cautious if a travel agency only accepts cash as a form of payment. 2. Keep proof of payment documentation. Ask for (and keep!) documentation for your travel services. This could include receipts, contracts, itineraries, boarding passes, hotel vouchers and more. 3. Research the limitations of the Travel Assurance Fund. It’s important to know that the Travel Assurance Fund doesn’t cover purchases made by gift certificate, damage deposits, dissatisfaction with the quality of service and circumstances beyond the control of the supplier (such as natural disasters, bad weather and more).
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Richmond Mounties are investigating the discovery of a body on the middle arm dyke on Tuesday morning. The 32-year-old man was found dead by passers-by on River Road, near Cambie and No. 3 roads, around 6:20 a.m. The area was sealed off for a few hours. Police and the B.C. Coroners Service continue to investigate to determine how the male died. However, at this time, there doesn’t appear to be any suspicious circumstances.
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A young woman was subjected to a torrent of abuse and was even spat at after parking legally in a disabled parking spot. A shocked Brenda Cheng, 23, told the News how she dropped her able-bodied mom off Friday on No. 3 Road outside Shoppers Drug Mart at Richmond Centre. Her mom then walked Send us inside the mall to pick up feedback Cheng’s 13-year-old autistic and epileptic brother, Richard. But when Cheng pulled into one of the disabled spots outside Shoppers and placed the disabled permit on the dash, she was stunned as to what happened next. “My driver’s window was halfway down and I could see this man, aged about 50 to 60, pointing at me and muttering stuff,” recalled Cheng. “He kept muttering about me taking up a disabled spot or something and pointing and he started to get closer, so I rolled up the window as he was kinda scaring me. “He then walked right up and spat a huge chunk of saliva on my window.” Cheng said the man, who was relatively well dressed in a polo shirt and trousers, then walked away very fast and jumped into a nearby car. The stunned woman jumped out of her car and started taking pictures of the offender as he drove out of the parking lot. “He looked at me smiling and laughing and gave me the finger. He then high-fived the woman sitting next to him in the car,” said Cheng. “It was very bizarre behaviour and obviously disgusting, as well.” Another witness to the shocking incident managed to take down the man’s licence plate, which Cheng intends to hand over to the police. “I don’t get it. Why would you behave like that, all angry and stuff, then be smiling and laughing the next moment?” questioned Cheng. “He looked like a regular white guy.” Cheng said, thankfully, neither her brother nor mom witnessed the incident. This story is generating comments on the News’ website. To post a comment, scan the page using the Layar app on your Smartphone.
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News Acupuncturist faces fines, dismissal with insufficient evidence to support that acupuncture services were provided to patients covered by MSP and private insurers. The CTCMA hired a private investigator in March to monitor activities at Qiu’s clinic and on several occasions noted very little traffic in and out of the premises at a time when up to two dozen patients a day were recorded as receiving services billed to private insurers. Other evidence from a former patient’s testimony indicated they received limited services, yet were recorded as having been treated on 10 occasions from January to March 2012. Thi Tran testified she visited the clinic in hopes of relieving back pain and declined acupuncture treatment. She was then asked to sign a set of 10 treatment records that already had her name and personal health care number.
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Qiu: Could face criminal charges Continued from page 4 she was signing. Mary Watterson, registrar for the CTCMA told the News penalties for Qiu’s alleged actions could include fines, re-payment of court costs, being removed from the college’s list and prevented from practising. Watterson added, the province’s MSP may also require Qiu to repay the alleged mis-billing. It’s also possible Qiu, who is thought to still be in the country, could face a criminal investigation involving the MSP and private insurers. A decision on the CTCMA’s penalties is expected sometime this month.
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School support staff, employer reach impasse The latest proposal by the government included cuts to paid sick time by two thirds and sick day Unionized non-teaching staff pay by 15 per cent for the newest and their employer, the BC Public employees in order to make up for School Employees’ Association the wage increases. (BCPSEA), gear up to enter another Workers currently have 18 sick round of negotiations early next days per year, according to Kaiser. week after parties reached an That would go down to six. impasse Monday. “Our sick bank is On the one side, worksacrosanct to us,” she ers want a four per cent said, adding workers increase over two years haven’t gone on strike in without concessions, while Post a comment 13 years. government is offering the “We’re suffering online same increase, but with conhere. Some of us are cessions. using the food bank, “If it continues like this, we’ll more people have to work two jobs. have no option but job action,” said On top of that, it’s difficult attracting June Kaiser, president of CUPE 716, people to the profession.” which represents Richmond workShe added teachers have said ers. “We don’t want to. We’re makthey won’t cross the picket line if it ing very little money now and with comes to job action. job action we’ll make even less. But Workers and the BCPSEA return we’re not standing for this anymore.” to the bargaining table next Monday Education assistants haven’t to Wednesday. received a wage increase since 2009, As negotiations continue, according to Kaiser, despite inflation Minister of Education Peter and the ever-rising cost of living in Fassbender sent a letter to school B.C. board chairs requesting secretary BY YVONNE ROBERTSON
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treasurers develop a cost savings plan to fund wage increases for support staff. The Richmond School Board responded with an open letter to the ministry (see Choice Words on page 8), saying such a request would force the board to make significant cuts to schools. “With the letter, we wanted the public to know we will be doing this because we have been instructed to do so, but it means we will have to make cuts to staff and services,” said board chair Donna Sargent, though she couldn’t specify what would be cut first. If the government agrees to a four per cent increase without concessions next week, it’ll be up to school boards to find the extra money through cost savings. Although Sargent hasn’t received much feedback from Richmond school district staff and parents, the board’s letter was one of the most read stories on the News’ website. “In developing the cost savings plan, the secretary treasurers can determine what they feel are core education services they don’t want
cut and can bring that to the table to be reviewed,” said a ministry spokesperson. The ministry added the government has been clear that negotiations with public sector workers have fallen under a cooperative gains mandate since 2011, meaning it wouldn’t be coming up with money to fund modest compensation increases for workers. More than three quarters of the sector have settled under cooperative gains agreements, according to the ministry. Further, a number of school districts have already come forward with cost savings plans. “Other public sector unions have negotiated better offers so we don’t understand why we’re the ones who don’t get any increases,” said Kaiser. “ICBC, BC Ferries, transit employees, these contracts cost millions. We work with vulnerable children. Four per cent over two years is not a hell of a lot of money. “It’s laughable when the government says there’s no money. There’s money for what they want to pay for.”
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layton Stoner has yet to make his mark in the National Hockey League as a premium player with the Minnesota Wild, but he’s secured a big reputation off the ice this summer with the killing of a grizzly bear. We should thank him. In a move that was the exact opposite of Brigitte Bardot kissing a baby seal, Stoner has drawn attention to the issue of our provincial government auctioning off this province’s wildlife like nobody else could. The only possible increase in media exposure would have been if he had clubbed the grizzly to death with a hockey stick. It must be emphasized that Stoner did nothing wrong in the legal sense. He won the right to kill in a macabre annual lottery, paid for his licence like any other “game” hunter and was entitled to take just the bear’s head and pelt for a keepsake while leaving the carcass behind to feed other wild animals. The morality of his actions is an entirely different question. In our view, hunters kill to eat. If they are not killing species at risk, there is nothing wrong with that. But shooting a large animal at the side of a river where it regularly comes to drink or fish is no more hunting than trying to hail a taxi. Of still more concern is the accuracy of our government’s population estimates of a species many observers state is at risk. Then there is the question of why the provincial government refuses to honour the ban on trophy hunting of grizzlies that Coastal First Nations declared in 2012. We’d love to hear what the courts might say about that.
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Schools at risk of cuts Open letter to Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education, At its Sept. 3, 2013 meeting, the Richmond Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to send you this letter expressing our concerns regarding your correspondence of August 26, 2013. The news that the government and the CUPE negotiating team are now back to the bargaining table is most encouraging. Bargaining in good faith is a goal of any negotiation process and one our board strongly endorses. While we recognize a wage increase for CUPE employees is warranted, we feel obligated to communicate strongly and clearly that sufficient funding for education is essential in order to maintain the high quality of education we offer for all of our students. It is imperative that the government make the provision of adequate funding to cover all costs associated with K to 12 public education a top priority. This includes providing districts with funds to support any negotiated wage increases. Boards have been directed by your Ministry to identify cost savings in order to fund any negotiated wage settlement. Our board has always been diligent and has attained necessary cost savings through staff and other reductions to balance our budget. Therefore, the directive to find further savings will inevitably mean a reduction in service levels through further staff cuts. BCSTA, at its 2013 AGM, made the following a part of its policy, and we fully supported this motion: “Government should fully fund Boards of Education for all increases in their costs attributable to the Government.” The recent announcements reducing BCPSEA to an advisory role without consultation is alarming in its implications for the future of the co-governance model in our province. It is our hope that the scheduled round of bargaining results in a successful and reasonable provincial framework, and further that this framework does not put the financial burden for any negotiated settlements on school districts. Yours sincerely, Donna Sargent, chairperson On behalf of the Board of Education (Richmond)
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s students are heading back to school, it is time for us to reflect on the kind of children we would like to bring up. Children are future citizens who will provide leadership to shape our society. While as parents we may focus on the academic success and future careers of our own children, we should also care about raising up a generation that is responsible, positive, industrious, caring, compassionate, and willing to contribute. As a community, we have to provide the best possible opportunities and resources to support all children in our society to develop these important values. According to the 2011 census, about 18 per cent of our population (32,000 persons) in Richmond is aged 16 or under. In our schools, there are about 22,000 students in 38 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools. These are the children whom we have to provide adequate nurturing and support for their optimum growth. While all children are born with great potential, not all of them are able to develop to their fullest due to all kinds of challenges and obstacles. For example, recent studies show that more than 30 per cent of Richmond children under the age of 17 live in lowincome families, which is
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higher than the provincial average. As it is being said in a document on child poverty in Richmond, our concern is not whether 30 per cent or 10 per cent of children live in poverty, but that all children should be given the same opportunities to grow and develop. Children living in poverty are often more vulnerable because there are more barriers between them and the resources they need. The research data obtained from the Early Development Instrument (EDI) and Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) conducted by UBC’s Human Early Learning Partnership project has identified that in certain areas in our community there are high percentages of children who are vulnerable on one or more scales. It is necessary to expand programs, such as the recreation fee subsidy, to assist more children who cannot afford to participate in community activities. Perhaps it is fortunate that we have a strong partnership in Richmond, consisting of the City, Richmond School District, Vancouver Coastal Health, the RCMP, business com-
munity, community agencies, faith groups and so on, working collaboratively to meet the challenge of providing the best possible opportunities for all children. The city is committed, as reflected in its new Social Development Strategy (www.richmond. ca/socialplan), to provide the vision, leadership, and social investment to support Richmond children, youth and families. This is an action-oriented document as concrete short, medium and long term action plans from 2013-2022 are identified and will be monitored for their implementation. Furthermore, as one of its term goals for 20112014, City Council is committed to the development of an updated youth strategy to address the needs and build on the assets of youth in the community. However, that is not to say that the city can provide all things to all children in the community. The senior levels of government have continuously passed additional responsibilities onto municipalities without providing resources. It is a serious challenge for the city to fill the gaps being left behind. There are also competing priorities for the resources that the city can allocate. But I still believe firmly that every small step we take to invest in our children today will pay back in a big way tomorrow.
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Take public trough away from the pigs The Editor, I have received information via the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation that senators and other parliamentarians are allowed to collect their very lucrative pensions even if convicted of defrauding taxpayers. There appears to be something wrong with this scenario since I believe that we all agree elected officials should be held to a higher standard than the rest of us since we, the people, put our trust in them as our representatives for how our monies are spent. It appears that this principle has been lost to the “winds of time” since greed has overwhelmed such principles. John Williamson, a Conservative MP from New Brunswick has introduced Bill C-518, a private members bill, that would take away the pensions from people like Raymond Lavigne, a
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senator, or any federal politician who is charged and convicted of defrauding taxpayers. The bill specifically states that any conviction of those who were MPs or Senators on June 3, 2013 will result in loss of their parliamentary pension — meaning that as long as the bill passes, parliamentarians, if they are convicted, would lose their pensions, even if they resign. Mr. Williamson’s private members bill should be wholeheartedly supported by the public to show that we, the people, are fed up with how public funds are being spent. “Pigs at the trough” may be an appropriate term to be used when such behaviours are brought to the public’s attention. Charn Deol Richmond
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Funding needs to keep apace The Editor, Re: “Schools at risk of cuts,” Letter, Sept. 11. I’d like to applaud the chair of the Richmond Board of Education and the rest of the board for their letter to education minister Fassbender, urging a settlement for the sake of our kids. Negotiating in good faith is important. An agreement that is fair for both sides is what should be aimed for and political gain of any kind that either side may seek to reap should be immediately refuted by the public. What surprises me is that the letter from
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the board did not explicitly call for consistent, stable funding, to my knowledge, a long frustration of our trustees. We ought to provide a fully funded, high quality K-12 public education to our kids and nothing less. But we also need the funding to keep up with those costs and maintain the mandated balanced board budget. Let’s get these negotiations done and over with so we can get back to putting our kids first in education. Ramesh Ranjan Richmond
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The Editor, “Take a close look at this picture,” Friday Feature, Sept. 6. I want to thank Mr.Diaz for his willingness to share his experience with such openness and frankness. The more we talk about mental health and its impact on lives, the further we can go to chipping away at the stigma which surrounds it.
Diaz’ story also witnesses to the importance of the support and understanding from family and community members in a person’s struggle with mental illness. And as seen in Diaz’s experience, there is so much hope. Debbie Plomp Richmond
Happy to see boxing knocked out The Editor, Re: “Boxing coach’s biggest fight is outside the ring,” News, Sept. 6. I couldn’t help but chuckle at the “unintended censoring” by Richmond of a proposed amateur boxing event at the oval because of seemingly prohibitive rental charges. Actually, the sooner that boxing events of that type, especially amateur ones, are eliminated, the better off the world will be. It has become increasingly apparent
that any sport that “features” head contact offers nothing good to prospective athletes. And boxing leads the parade in promoting head concussion! There are many other sports (e.g., wrestling) that teach youth self-defence in a troubled world where our wellbeing may be challenged. How to go Richmond! Earle F. Zeigler Richmond
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Arjan Bhullar said the news sends a clear message to young athletes that there’s a place for them at sport’s top table. Baseball was next with 24, and squash third with 22. “It’s probably the most important day for the sport’s history,” said Bhullar, a Commonwealth Games champion who is vowing to compete in the next Summer Olympic Games — 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. “This sends a clear message to the young athletes that there will be a place for them to aspire to since the Olympics represents the pinnacle of our sport,” Bhullar said, adding he gives much of the credit to former Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning wrestlers Daniel Igali (Sydney 2000) and Carol Huynh (Beijing 2008) who made personal presentations to the IOC in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital city Sunday. The sport’s governing body,
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Arjan Bhullar is familiar with making comebacks. The Olympic and Commonwealth Games wrestler has fought back in his fair share of contests to be declared the winner. But early on Sunday morning, one of the most important victories his beloved sport earned was one he helped fight away from the mat as Olympic officials voted to keep the sport in the quadrennial competition. “Yeah, I was pretty excited. I was watching the IOC news conference from Buenos Aires and when they announced wrestling was back in I jumped up and down and did a few fist pumps,” said the Richmond resident who grew up training in a gym his parents set up in their home. Wrestling, which has been a mainstay of the modern version of the Olympic Games was on the chopping block of sports earlier this year as the International Olympic Committee was exploring ways to make its summer event more appealing. Citing waning interest and TV viewership, wrestling had to grapple with baseball and squash for the sole spot of sports being included. In a vote among IOC officials, wrestling managed to pin down the majority of the 95 votes with 49.
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Steveston Harbour is scheduled to get some upgrades and maintenance work worth several million dollars. Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay made the announcement that the federal ministry of Fisheries and Oceans will provide a $7.9 million investment in maintenance, repair, construction and dredging projects at small craft harbours across British Columbia, including Steveston and Ladner harbours. “Our Government recognizes that small craft harbours play a vital role for the fishing industry and local communities,” Findlay said. “The investment announced today demonstrates this government’s commitment to providing safe and functional harbours. It will support local economies, create jobs and benefit commercial fishers and their communities for years to come.” The projects include the installation of a metal trestle at the Third Avenue wharf and regular maintenance dredging at Steveston Harbour, and the dredging of the basin at Ladner Harbour. This year, Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Small Craft Harbours Program will undertake repair and maintenance work at core fishing harbours across Canada through an investment of approximately $63 million. The investment will fund more than 100 major repair, construction, maintenance and dredging projects at small craft harbours across Canada.
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1890s buildings still in use in Fairhaven by Benjamin Yong When choosing a destination, there are many factors tourists may consider — the scenery it provides, the location it’s in, or perhaps the history of the place itself. If the latter is the case, the town of Fairhaven,Washington has that in spades. Founded over a century ago, Fairhaven is tucked away in southern Bellingham and has become known for its vintage feel combined with modern-day amenities. “We’ve got about a dozen historic buildings.The oldest buildings are from 1901, the 1890s, and one from 1889,” says John Servais, member of the Historic Fairhaven Association and publisher of the official fairhaven.com website. Many of the buildings once used as saloons, grocery stores and drug stores have been restored and are still used for the same purposes today.The Fairhaven Pharmacy has been at the same intersection of 12th and Harris since 1890, although now operates across the street from its original location.
“When my wife and I travel on road trips, we check out historic districts in other places like California.They sometimes have buildings from 100 years ago but they are no longer used for whatever they were built for.You can walk through hallways and look through open doors into rooms, but there’s often red velvet rope separating you from the historic furniture inside,” says Servais. He adds that there’s no barricades between visitors and any of Fairhaven’s 20 or so Fairhaven’s historic buildings find historic roles. restaurants, four jewelry shops, business in California. He purchased several of the buildings two bookstores, and the many other establishments now residing in the that were set to be demolished and rented them out, which historical structures with names like The eventually attracted several businesses to the area. Morgan Block, Sycamore Square or the Fairhaven is located just off of the I-5 at exit 250. Knights of Pythias Building. Visit www.fairhaven.com for more information. The small town’s resurgence began in the 1970s when a man VIEW MORE originally from Bellingham named Ken Imus returned to WITH Washington State after making millions from the car dealership
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Plan for the long term Last of our 10-part series Few of us remember being toddlers, but many of us sure remember raising them! “Johnny, put that down! Mary, stay inside the yard and Tommy, stop chasing Mary! For goodness sake kids, could WEALTH you all please settle down!” Sorry parents, they will never settle down but will instead become more “grown up” in their restlessness. We are all impatient in many different ways, including how we invest our money. Symptoms of this include active stock trading, incessantly switching mutual funds and following the latest “gurus”. A few years ago, I asked one of my sons to do some research on the flows of money into and out of mutual funds, using data from the Investment Funds Institute of Canada. The results backed up observations I’ve had for years: Investors in Canada buy high and sell low. Bad idea. Because Canada doesn’t have too many studies available on how investors do, versus the markets, I looked south of the border, knowing their investor behavior is not much different than ours. Each year, Dalbar Research measures mutual fund investor performance versus market benchmarks. The research shows that the “average” equity fund investor significantly underperforms the market rate of return. The main reason for this poor relative performance is lack of investment discipline. The short-term focus of many fund investors compels them to buy high and sell low, and to hold funds for less than five years, on
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Punjabi School at the India Cultural Centre’s Gurdwara Nanak Niwas (Sikh Temple) had a year-end celebration this summer. Students were presented with participation certificates by Mrs. Kashmir Kaur Johal. They also recited stories and poetry in Punjabi. The event was coordinated by Balwant Sanghera and teacher Prabhjit Kaur.
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Sea Cadet Terry Zhang from Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Bicknell in Richmond was recently awarded the Army, Navy and Airforce Veterans (ANAVETS) Medal of Merit as the top Boatswain Cadet on the six-week Boatswain Mate course at Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) QUADRA’s Cadet Summer Training Centre in Comox, B.C. Terry was selected out of 30 of his fellow shipmates from across Canada. PHOTO SUBMITTED
Dinaz Partovi (far left) poses with the giant sunflowers she and her husband Jessi have grown in the front yard of their home on Danforth Drive. Near left, fellow Richmond resident Brenda (photo by Gord Goble) stands by her sunflowers at her home at Williams Road and Garden City. They reached a height of over 10 feet.
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From left, Glen Janse, club captain, Ken Bailey, charity chair, Dr. Marianne Sadar, lead scientist at BC Cancer Agency, Loyd McNichol, director of Lohn Foundation and Doug Nelson, CEO of BC Cancer Foundation. BY YVONNE ROBERTSON
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Back in 2003, the members of the Country Meadows Seniors Men’s Golf Club decided to donate all proceeds of their annual charity golf tournament to prostate cancer research. Little did they know that 10 years later, their contributions would directly help in the discovery of a groundbreaking drug, made by Dr. Marianne Sadar For photos at the BC Cancer Agency which is believed to overcome treatment-resistant prostate cancer. “We’re a club of 160 men over the age of 65,” said Lorne Carney, a member of the charity committee. “This disease affects one in six men, so we thought, why not help a cause that will affect us. Many of our members have passed away because of it and four men have it now.” The new drug begins clinical trials early next year and is believed to shrink cancerous tumours and have applications for certain types of breast and ovarian cancers, according to Carney. “It’s very gratifying to be making such a
difference,” said Carney. “Also, to know the implications it has for other types of cancers is really fantastic as well.” One of the club’s members, Harold Mahood, introduced Dr. Sadar to the group in 2003 when she was just starting out as a research scientist. The members decided that 100 per cent of proceeds from the tournament would go to her research and would help equip her lab. They played the latest round at the Annual Charity Golf Classic this past Friday, Sept. 6, raising $138,000, bringing the total to $850,000 for Dr. Sadar and her prostate cancer research. The money will continue to support Dr. Sadar, as the new drug, EPI-001 enters Phase One clinical trial. “There used to be a time when men were a lot more reluctant to talk about prostate cancer,” said Carney. “That’s changing now, there’s been a lot more awareness. Now, people are starting to understand it and see that it really is the worst cancer for men.” All 140 spots for the tournament were filled Friday and each player paid a $125 participation fee. Other donations come from the Lohn Foundation and small businesses.
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Seafood lovers will not want this Saturday’s (Sept.14) event at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery to be the one that got away. That’s because the national historic site in Steveston Village will be hosting the second annual Best Catch Sustainable Seafood Festival. From noon to For video and 4 p.m. the cannery photos at the western foot of Moncton Street will be the site of demonstrations by four top chefs including Robert Uy and Karen Barnaby who will be cooking up some tasty examples of fish dishes you can try your out at home after picking up some fresh seafood of your own at the nearby public wharf. Uy, who works at the Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport’s Apron restaurant will be using albacore tuna, while Barnaby, former head chef at the Fish House in Stanley Park, will be cooking pink salmon. Barnaby is now working in product development for Richmond-based
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Chef Ian Lai will be among those cooking up some fabulous seafood at the second annual Best Catch Sustainable Seafood Festival Saturday. Albion Fisheries. Joining those two will be Ian Lai, chef instructor at the Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver and founder and program director of the Richmond Schoolyard Society. Lai will be lending his skill to spot prawns and local halibut. And Richard Boucher of the Curious Oyster Catering Company will be work-
ing with sustainably raised oysters. The cooking demonstrations will take place at the top of each hour and samples will be available. In between there will be a variety of musical acts to entertain visitors. For more information, visit bestcatch.gulfofgeorgiacannery. com. The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada located at 12138 Fourth Ave.
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A friend of mine recently posted a link to a controversial article written by the wife of an RCMP officer. She examined the tendency for the public to automatically finger FAMILY FUNCTION point and blame the police. She acknowledged that although there are few bad apples in the policing field most members are working very hard to serve and protect and make it home alive at the end of the shift. Many of the comments on her article were supportive. They respected that men and women in first responder professions risk their lives every day. The author’s main point was the public shouldn’t judge a situation they know very little about, or automatically blame the police when they don’t know what led up to the decision that the officer made. The other side of the comments on her article were extremely hostile, police-bashing, angry-at-the-man type sentiments. She eventually had to close the comments when individuals threatened her and wished her police officer husband would beat her to death. As I read through the progressively more disturbing comments, something occurred to me. Regardless of whether you support the police or hate cops, we can all agree there needs to be more accountability. I don’t mean holding a person or group accountable — I mean being personally accountable. Whether we are bureaucrats, corporation heads, teachers, parents, or blue-collar workers, we can all be more accountable for our behaviours and choices — both the ones we make and the ones we don’t. This would include what we say or stay silent on, how we spend our money and time, our attitude, what we consider important, and whether we jump to blame or jump to find solutions. We are all responsible to act the way we would if we knew everybody was watching, even when nobody is watching. We are all responsible to respect other people’s things, families, beliefs, and lifestyles as if they were our own. We are responsible to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our fellow humans, whether that means protecting the environment, speaking up against an injustice, or simply being honest and trustworthy. Personal accountability is fairly simple: work hard to be a person others would admire; adhere to the law or run for office to change the law; admit when we make mistakes; accept the consequences when we slack, break a rule, or screw up; exercise our right to vote so the people we want representing us are elected; appreciate and value the people who are trained and willing to do the difficult or dirty jobs that we can’t or don’t want to do. Everybody is where they are today because of the choices they made yesterday. If you commit a crime you will be treated like a criminal. That is the choice you made and it’s not a police officer’s fault that you made that choice. On the other hand, if you are in a position of authority and you abuse the privilege or power that has been entrusted in you, you will lose that position of authority. I’m glad there are men and women who are willing to be spat on, attacked, and threatened with weapons as their profession. Sure, some police officers are corrupt or lack integrity; some have been on the traumatizing and sometimes thankless job too long; some have personal problems that affect their judgement; and some abuse the authority they have been entrusted with. Most of them are individuals who are caring, responsible, brave, and calm in threatening situations. I’m all for accountability, but if we cop bash, the type of young men and women we need in policing will think twice about choosing that profession. Danielle Aldcorn, BSW, MA, is a registered clinical counsellor at Satori Integrative Health Centre.
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Judd Lambert (far right) is back as head coach of the Richmond Sockeyes this season after a one year hiatus. His staff includes former player Darryl Fowler. The defending PIJHL champions play their home opener tomorrow night (7:30 p.m.)against Abbotsford at Minoru Arena.
Sockeyes reload to take a run at another title BY MARK BOOTH
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The Richmond Sockeyes will celebrate their championship season on Thursday night with likely more players from that team in the stands than on the ice. The 41-year-old franchise will unveil their latest collection of banners and trophies when it opens the Pacific International Junior Hockey League regular season against the Abbotsford Pilots at Minoru Arena (7:30 p.m.). The Sockeyes capped a dominant campaign last April by capturing the Keystone Cup in Manitoba — marking the second time in five years they were crowned Western
Canadian champions. The 2013-14 edition currently features just seven returnees from that team thanks to graduation and players moving on to higher tiers of junior hockey. High scoring forwards Dean Allison (Vernon), Daniell Lange (Coquitlam) and Danton Heinen (Surrey) have all earned roster spots in the B.C. Hockey League. Throw in departed 21-year-olds Sam Chichak, Jeremy Hamaguchi, Rudi Thorsteinson, Stephen Campbell and Jake Roder, leaving local product Daniel Tait as the only returning player of their top nine scorers. Yet don’t feel sorry for this PIJHL juggernaut. It attracts top incoming talent simply for its success and track record of developing
players. This year is no exception. “It’s probably the biggest turnover of players since I have been here but to be quite honest I like what we got here,” said longtime Sockeyes general manager Richard Petrowsky. “I don’t see any reason why we can’t contend.” Heading the class of 2013 recruits is 16-year-old John Wesley who led the Delta Wild Academy team in scoring last season and to a second place finish at the Richmond Midget International Tournament. Forward Jacob Wozney and defenceman Nicholas Patey played for the Major Midget Greater Vancouver Canadians last season while 18-yearold — Mac Colasimone — landed with the Sockeyes from Ontario
Midget AAA and through word of mouth. “His father got his job transferred out here and happened to be staying at the same hotel Daniell Lange’s mom worked at,” explained Petrowsky. “She told them to play for the Sockeyes.” The entire organization breathed a sigh of relief when Judd Lambert decided to return behind the bench to replace the departed Aaron Wilbur. Lambert initially left at the end of the 2011-12 season to spend more time with his young family but has apparently made a minimum two-year commitment to the club for his second go around. The former standout goalie guided the Sockeyes to their 2009 Keystone Cup win.
Richmond Roadrunners Bantam A2 lacrosse team capped an outstanding season with a silver medal finish at the Provincial Championships in Delta. The Roadrunners earned a semi-final berth by winning all three games in round-robin play After outlasting a strong team from Nanaimo, 12-10, Richmond returned to the floor hours later to slip past Prince George, 6-5. A physical 8-5 win over Kelowna followed the next day. In the semi-finals, the locals overcame a 7-5 third period deficit to defeat Burnaby, 11-7. The championship game against Campbell River saw the Island squad jump out to a 5-1 lead then hold off the Roadrunners for a 9-6 victory. Ryan Jensen was named to the tournament all-star team and earned a Game MVP award. Also honoured were Taylor Dudlets, Diesel De Guzman and Josh Bourne. Mitchell Lavoie received the Warrior Fair Play Award. The Roadrunners also featured: Sam Loewen Ben Dickinson, Ryan Curtis, Justin Preston, Anton Bobyrev, Connor Sexsmith, Kyle Ahlfield, Taylor Dudlets Jordan Roberts, Tyson Brown, Jacob Lorenz, Brock Jung, Hunter Van Hest, Dawson Yates, Conor Dimmick, Forrest Wheeler, Nathan Domanski and Quin Griffith.
Homegrown star joins Oval volleyball academy Carla Bradstock led Cambie to 2002 provincial title before decorated career at UBC and pro stint in Europe One of the greatest volleyball players ever to come out of Richmond is now working in her hometown as part of the Volleyball Centre of Excellence coaching staff based out of the Olympic Oval. Carla Bradstock will be assisting head coach Joanne Ross for the 2013-14 program. The Cambie secondary graduate earned Most Valuable Player honours back in 2002 when the Eric Enns-coached Crusaders won the provincial title on home court over Langley’s DW Poppy. The triumph marks the last time a Richmond girls team has won a B.C. high school volleyball championship.
Bradstock went on to enjoy an outstanding university career with the UBC Thunderbirds — again being recognized as MVP in 2008 when her team won the CIS national championship. She was also named Canada West Player of the Year. Bradstock played for the national team program and professionally around the world for Sollentuna Volleyball Club (Sollentuna, Sweden), ASKO Linz Steg Volleyball Club (Linz, Austria), and Shirvan (Baku, Azerbaijan). She is also a former Miss Universe Canada contestant. “I am greatly looking forward to working with the High Performance program at
the Olympic Oval,” said Bradstock. “And contributing to the future successes of all athletes involved in the program.” Also joining the Centre of Excellence Staff is Alex Tyzuk. After playing several years for Team BC and winning several top awards at the Western Elite Championships. As a a setter, Tyzuk spent three seasons with UBC. During this time he sustained a shoulder injury that ended his indoor volleyball career, but he threw himself into coaching and mentoring with several local clubs, including: Thunder Volleyball Club, Thunder Beach, UBC Atomic Programs,
UBC Skills Clinics and the Team BC Volleyball. “I’m very excited to be able to work with the athletes and the Centre of Excellence this year and help them grow, develop and prepare for the next step in their respective volleyball careers,” said Tyzuk. The Oval Volleyball Centre of Excellence is a leader in superior coaching, technical leadership and competition hosting that will guide athletes and coaches from community grassroots participation to high performance opportunities with Volleyball BC and Volleyball Canada.
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Ryan Weber and Mitch Pinsky (left) have been named to staff for U16 Team B.C. hockey team that will be competing at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George.
Richmond’s Weber & Pinsky named to U16 Team B.C. staff
After a successful run a year ago, in the B.C. Major Midget League (MML) B.C. Hockey has turned to a couple of with the Valley West Hawks and Greater Richmond coaches to be part of the Team Vancouver Canadians. B.C. U16 staff for the 2015 Canada Winter Pinsky has served as a District Games in Prince George. Evaluator for the B.C. Hockey Male High Ryan Weber will serve as Performance program since 2010 an assistant to head coach Jim and has attended numerous High SCAN WITH Dinwoodie while Mitch Pinsky Performance Events ranging from has been named director of the Male U17 Provincial Camp to hockey operations. the Lower Mainland U16 District TO REVEAL VIDEO Camp. Weber has been involved As Director of Operations, with Richmond, South Delta and he helped Team B.C. win the gold medal Seafair Minor Hockey Associations over at the 2012 Western Branch Challenge. In the past 10 years as coach, assistant coach June, Pinsky was recognized for his work and trainer. He has also been part of the with the B.C. Hockey High Performance coaching staff for various B.C. Male High Development Award. Performance events and he led Team BC to The U16 program plays an integral role a gold medal at the 2012 Western Branch in the development of B.C. Hockey’s elite Challenge. Weber spent a couple seasons coaching level players.
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Hirayama among 18 players selected for Sevens program Richmond rugby standout Nathan Hirayama is among 18 players who have received carded athlete status to be part of the Canadian Sevens program that will be preparing for the 2013-14 IRB Sevens World Series. Based out of Langford’s Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence and Canadian Sport Centre Pacific, Canada’s full-time training environment includes: technical and tactical support through world-class coaching, nutritional support including breakfast and lunch most training days, medical and strength and conditioning support, video analysis and sport psychology. The centralized athletes are allocated Sport Canada AAP cards, whereby each carded player receives financial support to enable them to commit to the daily training environment necessary for them to be competitive on the world stage. Carded players will also receive tuition support to attend post-secondary education throughout the year or after their rugby careers have finished. Hirayama, 25, enjoyed an outstanding high school career with the McRoberts Strikers where he was coached by his father Gary
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- a one time national team player himself. He continued his career at the University of Victoria and at the club level with the B.C. Bears. Canada’s National Men’s Sevens Team, coached by Geraint John, competed in all nine events on the IRB Sevens World Series, finishing 12th and re-qualifying as a core team for next
year’s circuit. 2012-2013 Season highlights include winning the Plate and Bowl championships in Las Vegas and New Zealand respectively and Plate runner-up finishes in Hong Kong and Dubai. Canada also finished the recent Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow with a 51 record to capture the Plate Championship.
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Aroy-D Green Jackfruit 565g 阿羅地青菠蘿蜜
Searay Seafood Mix 400g
椰菜花
3
Philippine Datu Puti Vinegar 1000ml 菲律賓白醋
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Fresh Cauliflower
紐西蘭特級羊肩 $ 69
大牛s魚
好運牌特級香米 (8公斤)
99
New Zealand Whole Goat Leg
綠香檳提子
1 lb
29