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all it a Catch 22.

City council postpones a decision on a new bylaw that would address concerns regarding mega home developments, pending more public input.

Meanwhile, the residents and homebuilders who had attended said meeting, hoping to offer public input, file out without having had the chance to voice their concerns because the bylaw has been postponed.

I get that process matters, and the process in this instance is that if a bylaw is sent back to staff, the issue is off council’s agenda and it’s on to the next item.

However, process can also be a way to, intentionally or otherwise, stifle debate and bury dissent. Not everyone would be willing to give up a Monday night to participate in the functioning of our democracy. It does not bode well for any of us if those willing to do so are sent home without an opportunity to speak or even witness councillors address the issue.

If there was one buzz word that made its way into every speech and press release during the last civic election, that word was “engagement.” Candidates of all slates and stripes committed themselves to greater community engagement.

Of course, the irony here is that the bylaw is deferred due to a lack of public input.

Never mind the fact offering public opinion regarding the bylaw is exactly what those folks were there to do; there has been a deluge of public input on this issue over the last few years, if not decades.

I could easily fill every page in this paper just with the mega home letters we’ve received to date.

And what about the formation of the Westwind Ratepayers’ Association? Not to mention the fact the association managed to pack the Westwind elementary school gym with residents and developers all offering “public input” on this issue, albeit with no councillors present.

And then there’s been the various petitions and protests at city hall.

I get that Coun. Linda McPhail’s suggestion to defer speaks to the specifics of this particular bylaw, which, as it currently stands, may well need to be honed. However, it didn’t escape anyone’s notice that deferring the issue just at the start of summer, when council doesn’t sit, has allowed for an even lengthier delay.

Now the plan is to host two “public education” meetings on July 8 for residents and July 9 for developers, although anyone can attend either. (See story page 8.)

Okay, let’s try this again. I imagine many of the same folks will be there. But this game is getting wearing, and wearing people’s patience with democratic engagement is a dangerous game indeed.

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Dear Editor, As a former teacher and grandparent of two children attending a public school in Richmond, that along with all the others in B.C. is facing the challenge of maintaining the highest possible educational standards while dealing with drastically reduced budgets and support, I am appalled by (Premier) Christy Clark’s plan to provide scholarships for Japanese, Chinese, and Korean nationals to help pay for their studies in our schooling system.

Having provided already flush private schools in the province with special tax and funding privileges, this plan to finance the education of students of families that are probably wealthy enough to send their children overseas to study without the need of extra financial assistance is an insult to the parents and taxpayers of this province. Our children get only one journey through the school system and our government has an obligation to focus all of its attention and resources on providing our public school students with

the best possible learning environments and opportunities rather than looking for ways to offer unnecessary and unwarranted support for those who can readily afford to exploit alternative educational opportunities for their children.

One can only conclude that Christy Clark’s philosophy of education is grounded in the elitist principle of “Those that already have should be able to get more.” Or perhaps it is simply, “Let them eat cake.” In any case I wonder how many of those naive parents of public school students who voted for Clark in the last election are now surprised or upset about her policies related to the allocation of education-related funding and resources.

If you are, I would suggest that you get your children to teach you how to do homework, because you obviously didn’t do any before you decided who to vote for in the last election.

Ray Arnold Richmond

Celebrating hoops success Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond Youth Basketball feeds growing hoop appetite,” News June 25.

I would like to add my congratulations to all those involved with the youth basketball league – it has grown so very much since the start. That growth has been in participation numbers and the competitive successes of many of the teams.

There have been many people involved with the growth of the league – people with commitments such as Mark Winograd – and of course coaches such as Tim Carkner (recent recipient of Basketball B.C.’s Coaching Recognition Award) and committed parents such as Chris Kennedy. They are commit-

ted people with the right values teaching our youth the great game of basketball – a perfect combination.

We have been involved with RYBL for many years and will continue to be there to support the league through coaching and officials’ clinics, and offering tournament and league opportunities.

RYBL has established itself as an affordable option for our Richmond youth with programs from recreational to competitive headed by coaches who care about kids.

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LETTERto the Editor

Hopes dashed as Make Steveston a modern resort city defers bylaw Dear Editor, Re: “Mega home bylaw on hold,” News, June 25 I have been talking with family and neighbours about Richmond council’s plans to write up bylaws protecting our neighbourhoods after many years of avoiding the obvious problem.

Richmond residents were overjoyed to hear that council was finally making this a priority, so it is extremely disappointing that council has put this off for another three months for “public consultation” (ironically on an issue the public has been united and vocal about for years.)

During that time, how many neighbourhoods are going to suffer because a long overdue solution has been put off even longer? Every time a new house is built further back on the lot, neighbouring residents’ backyards lose sunlight. What used to be a green backyard becomes a tiny courtyard.

Every time trees are cut down and replaced with oversized

concrete driveways, and mega homes with metal fences are built that don’t fit the existing streetscape, neighbourhood s are forever changed and not for the better. How many more residents will lose what they love about their neighbourhoods because of this delay?

How many planned subdivisions of the 1970’s and 80’s will become “little boxes” of different colors “all made out of ticky-tacky,” and which “all look just the same.”

Shame on council for once again putting developers and future residents ahead of homeowners and current residents. Kudos to Carol Day, however, for voting not to delay this discussion and continually standing up for the voices of the people of Richmond.

When the next election comes around voters need to remember who is on their side protecting neighbourhoods and who is more interested in pandering to the developers.

Michael Seidelman Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: “Steveston Buck and Ear sold,” News, May 28.

Whilst reporting the changes coming up in Steveston, the News has raised the issue of the present status of Steveston.

It appears that the heritage tag is choking the businesses. We have seen old, established businesses closing down as they are losing trade to online commerce.

These people may have to demolish older buildings and put up new buildings that can support the kind of activities that can survive in a resort.

Sometimes, I wonder how a street can be classified as a place of heritage if it has no buildings with character or features that depict the skills of the trade of those days or architecture reminiscent of that period. Just because a building is old or built in 1895 or 1900 does not make it a monument that should be preserved.

Rather, it should be demolished and replaced with a modern building.

What legacy will Steveston leave behind for future generations? A derelict town full of old buildings with no character but only history?

I can see a bright future for Steveston if it builds up into a modern niche resort with a magnificent pier and shopping and eating places on it.

Look at Brighton in the UK, it is a big city but still has a pier and a thriving business community at the waterfront with small shops.

Steveston has a good fishing industry that can supplement the town’s economy.

This is food for thought; the city needs to relook at Steveston’s future planning.

S.Ramji Richmond

Mega homes prove politicians out of touch Dear Editor, Re: “Mega home bylaw on hold,” News, June 25 The elected politicians (past and present) of Richmond are acting like misbehaving children denying any responsibility for the city’s out of character neighbourhood monster homes and foreign owned property speculating investment ghost houses.

This is good evidence that our politicians did not drive, nevermind

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walk, the various neighbourhoods of our city and seriously question what was beginning to happen with developers flouting the city’s bylaws and negatively changing the character of some neighbourhoods.

Where was, and is, the leadership at city hall?

As I write this letter, I am parked in front of a hideous looking, bylawflouting, three-storey home being built with a two-storey detached micro rental suite. It’s a ridiculous-

looking building for this neighbourhood.

The city bureaucrats in the planning and permit department sat on their collective butts and did nothing. No one within these departments had the foresight or fortitude to effectively address the concern of oversized, sometimes strange looking, homes being built in some neighbourhoods.

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Goodbye to my ‘garden city’

Dear Editor, I received one of those over-sized political flyers from MP Alice Wong last week — the second one in two weeks paid for by the taxpayers of Canada. It included six pictures of Alice, two of (Prime Minister) Stephen Harper and his wife, along with lots of Conservative propaganda.

No attempt was made at partisan impartiality, as is required when mail-outs are sent to all Canadians by our MP’s at taxpayer expense. Instead, continual references are made to “our Conservative government,” “our plan,” “the Conservative family…”

Harper’s party has no respect for Canadian democratic institutions and continually pushes the envelope.

In B.C., no provincial government advertising is allowed within four months of an election unless it is something like a forest fire advisory, no “action plan” stuff.

Ontario has now brought in legislation that requires government advertising to be vetted by a provincial auditor to insure that it is impartial.

Canadians need the same kind of protection against Harper’s advertising offensive!

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I fear that Richmond will have to change its description, because if anyone advertised their business with such blatant disregard for the truth, they would be in trouble for false advertising.

I feel displaced from an area I loved. The monster homes that now surround me have denied me privacy and sunlight. I now have drainage issues in my yard because the neighbouring homes are raised and any yard that was there to soak up moisture is now covered in pavement, which also provides no habitat for wildlife.

Having grown a much admired garden over my 23 years here, and having kept my home in good order, I thought I would be spending my final years here.

But, now retired, I cannot sit out in my own garden due to constant construction noise, which started approximately five years ago and I believe will continue for another five years.

As each of us feels forced out by all this, our houses are sold and demolished.

I always thought I might be featured in the local newspaper as the “little old lady still tending her garden,” not as a letter writer stating her disappointment at the failure of our local government to protect its citizens from the monster mansions behind electronic gates, which mar the beauty of this once “Garden City By Nature.”

So, sadly, I leave the home and garden I love next week. Though I say “goodbye Garden City By Nature,” you were actually gone long ago.

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t’s the Richmond mega home that’s so big it’s a hotel — a luxury one, to boot.

Listed on several online hotel agency websites, such as Expedia.com, HotelPlanner.com, and Hotels.com, the house at 8260 Gilbert Road is one of more than 100 properties openly offering guest accommodations on a nightly basis on online sites such as AirBnB.com.

The City of Richmond does allow for boarding and lodging as a secondary use for compensation, however, the property must be a permanent residence to someone, and bylaws limit temporary rentals to just two guests.

“It appears the owner is advertising (the home on Gilbert) as an eight room hotel, which is contrary to zoning. Now that we are aware of this, we will be investigating,” said city spokesperson Ted Townsend, adding the city is presently investigating seven other “illegal hotel” complaints.

“We’ve had issues with people running their houses as a hotel,” said Townsend.

The Gilbert house is available for about $400 - $600 per night.

The house is described as a four-star guesthouse within close proximity of Kwan Yin International Buddhist Temple and Aberdeen Centre.

“Treat yourself to a stay in one of eight individually decorated guest rooms, featuring fireplaces and flat-screen televisions. Your select Comfort bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets,” a listing reads.

! City officials are investigating this eight-room, Gilbert Road property which had been advertised online with several hotel agency websites.

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There’s even “free” parking.

The property in question was listed for sale last year by New Coast Realty realtor Rex Chan for $2.7 million.

Chan said the owner could not sell the home and decided to keep it. When asked, he said he was aware the property was listed as a hotel on Expedia.com, but he wasn’t sure if the owner had a business licence (which would only apply to a bed and breakfast situation, at any rate).

Two hours after Chan took the Richmond News’ phone call the listing was taken down.

The house is next-door to the Richmond Community Church, just south of Blundell Road.

A YouTube video by Barn Owl Photography describes it as a “custom built, 4,377 squarefoot luxury family home in Richmond Broad-

moor, situated on a 10,000 square-foot lot.”

There are no business licences shown for the aforementioned property on the City of Richmond’s website for either 2014 or 2015.

Townsend said a motel or hotel type of business is not allowed in residential-zoned neighbourhoods.

“It’s not a permitted use. They can have a bed and breakfast, but there’s very specific regulations around that,” he said.

He said bed and breakfasts can accommodate guests for up to 30 days. They also require a permanent resident to occupy the property. There are also fire and health code inspections required to rent a room for nonresidential purposes. Bed and breakfasts also need to register under the Hotel Guest Registration Act. Townsend noted there are only about a half dozen legal ‘B and B’ businesses in Richmond.

The Hotel Association of B.C. did not respond to questions from the News.

The News also asked the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training to clarify the legalities of home rentals.

Greg Steves, executive director of the Residential Tenancy Branch, said people may rent their homes on a nightly basis if it’s permitted by a municipality. He noted it is incumbent upon local governments to enforce zoning regulations.

When asked for a comment about illegal rentals, Tourism Richmond stated it could not comment on the matter until it researched the issue.

Tourism Richmond receives a two per cent tax on sanctioned hotel charges in Richmond.

Mega home talks split in two The City of Richmond is holding two public consultation meetings to discuss proposed changes to residential zoning regulations.

One meeting, on July 8, is intended for the general public while the other, on July 9, is intended for builders and developers.

The city created two meetings at Richmond City Hall council chambers to accommodate large crowds and to facilitate “good discussion,” according to city spokesperson Kim Decker.

The meetings are part of an extended public consultation period that Richmond City Council approved last week.

At issue is complaints about large, new homes being built too close to existing ones and/ or being built out of character from the existing neighbourhood.

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Interested parties are invited to attend an information session and workshop on the City of Richmond’s newly established Carbon Marketplace. Learn more about this pilot program on: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Richmond City Hall Room M.2.004 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

There will be a short presentation by City staff, followed by a question and answer period. City staff will also be on hand to help assess the applicability of your project and register for the program.

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itizens group VAPOR has lost its legal challenge of the B.C. government’s granting of an environmental certificate for the controversial Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project.

The group — set up by Richmond residents to protest the plan to barge aviation fuel up the south arm of the Fraser River to a dedicated off-loading terminal, which will then be piped to YVR — had been challenging the certificate at the B.C. Supreme Court on grounds the public was not properly consulted during the environmental assessment process.

However, last Wednesday (June 24) the court ruled in favour of the provincial Environmental Assessment Office and the fuel delivery plan proponents Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation (VAFFC) — a nonprofit organization owned by a consortium of most of the commercial airlines at YVR. VAPOR and its environmental expert, retired DFO biologist, Otto Langer, they are “disappointed” by the court’s decision and are re-

! Richmondbased protest group VAPOR has been trying to halt a jet fuel pipeline that would run from the south arm of the Fraser River to YVR.

viewing it with their legal counsel to determine what can be done next.

In the meantime, VAPOR requested again that airlines using YVR “objectively re-examine other options of supplying jet fuel to YVR that avoid transporting highly toxic and flammable jet fuel in the south arm of the Fraser River by tankers and barges for storage and distribution via pipeline across Richmond to YVR.” —Alan Campbell/Richmond News

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ichmond RCMP has charged 44 yearold Chinese national and Richmond resident Bao Sheng Zhong with three counts of fraud for selling fake gold ingots and Buddha figurines to at least three local victims.

“To my knowledge, this arrest is perhaps the first publicized of its kind in Canada.

This type of crime has occurred in other parts of the world,” stated Cpl. Den-

nis Hwang, who called the investigation “comprehensive and complex.”

Zhong allegedly posed as someone in the construction industry who had unexpectedly unearthed a treasure trove, said Hwang.

He said Zhong used sleight of hand to swap out a fake piece with a real gold piece when having it appraised.

—Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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Liquor policy diluted mond’s sister city Wakayama.

A parks report notes there will be more seating in the little park. Big Red the dog’s permanent dog dish will remain.

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he City of Richmond is ignoring its own council policy by allowing Park Road Liquor Store to move to the new Walmart development at Alderbridge Way and Garden City Road.

City planner Wayne Craig told the city’s planning committee a “vegetative buffer” would suffice in separating the store on Alderbridge Way from the Garden City Lands.

The store would also be about 300 metres from West Cambie Park.

Normally, the city does not allow liquor stores within 500 metres of parks. As such, the city needed to amend the zoning for the area.

The liquor store will not be inside the Walmart itself, according to the application

by First Richmond North Shopping Centres.

Councillors unanimously approved the move.

! Ginseng art questionable

Proposed public artwork at the Oval Village consisting of black and white photographs of ginseng roots set in glass and scaled to the proportion of human figures got the boot from Richmond city councillors Carol Day, Linda McPhail and Harold Steves at a parks and recreation committee meeting last week.

Coun. Bill McNulty approved the artwork, which will be sent back to Intracorp River Park Place for review.

Councillors questioned how the art fits in with the community.

! King George rugby fields ready

The King George Park rugby field upgrades have been completed, reported the parks department.

! City seeks public transit shelter input

! Tiny Steveston park to get a makeover

A small, niche park behind the Steveston Post Office, called Steveston Town Square park, is set for a renovation after City Council approved a $250,000 concept plan that features a Japanese Torii gate and Suikinkutsu sounding bell.The features are said to compliment the newly renovated Japanese Fishermen’s Benevolent Society Building, which sits just behind the post office.

The Suikinkutsu is sourced from Rich-

The City of Richmond is seeking public input on transit/bus shelters as its advertising contract expires in December.

The survey is found at LetsTalkRichmond. ca and asks various questions about transit shelters, such as the importance placed on weather protection, lighting, transit information, as well as the importance of advertising revenue for the city.

The survey also asks for locations where a bus shelter would be most beneficial.

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“There is no green on there at all. They wo weeks early, three weeks early, the earliest in 25 are all ripening at the same time and it’s and 35 years and a Juneberry that’s never blossomed going to be a rush to get them out there in June in 50 years. (to market),” said Gurpal Birak, owner As the News journeyed Lulu Island from north to south, of Birak Berry Farms, headquartered at crunching over the scorched earth that is usually Rich4200 No. 6 Rd., as he inspected some mond’s rich and ripe berry land, the commentary from blueberry bushes in the baking, early the farmers had a familiar groan to it. afternoon sun.

Despite assumptions to the contrary, the current, “They are very small, but very sweet.” seemingly unrelenting heatwave — on the tail of one of Birak, who operates 30 acres of strawthe mildest winters and warmest springs on record — is berries, 10 acres of blackberries and 350 wreaking havoc with the city’s blueberry and raspberry acres of blueberries, started harvesting crops.

June 19 — the earliest he’s had to do Tiny, yet super sweet, berries, ripening almost overnight, that in 35 years and a full two weeks was the common complaint from seasoned professionahead of schedule. als, with a collective career nearing a century, on vast, “The race is on (to harvest and get it to market).”

A similar tone was echoed further south on Richmond’s blueberry map near No. 6 and Blundell roads, where ! Gurpal Birak, owner of Birak Berry Farms, says Bob Fisher has been farming it will be a rush to get his berries to market.

10 acres for 30 years, with his Photo by Alan Campbell/Richmond News father another 20 years before.

A lot of the crop is Last year, that was only about five to 10 “They’re so small and not even worth per cent.” already wanting to turn blue. picking; maybe even Harvesting at Fishers Blueberry Farm The U-pickers will not even started June 22 — it’s normally some pick them,” said Fisher, while as much as 30 to 40 time in July — and with it produced a inspecting his “bluecrop No. per cent. surprise dating back half a century.

1” variety and taking a short – B F “My father planted a Juneberry variety break from his regular, 16way back in the beginning and in all hour, harvest time day. these years, it’s never actually been ready “The biggest problem has to harvest in June — until this year,” been the fruit ripening way too smiled Fisher, picking his way through the peat-soiled quickly and not getting the opportunity to rows of bluecrop blueberries, closely followed by Cocoa, size up. This happened last year as well, but his faithful black Labrador. not quite to this extent. ! Bob Fisher, above and below, of Fishers Blueberry Farm, inspects his berries, “At this rate, I reckon we will be done about Aug. 15.

“A lot of the crop is not worth even picking; which he says are ripening too quickly. Photos by Alan Campbell We’re usually still going a month after that.” maybe even as much as 30 to 40 per cent.

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etty and Ben Baerg have been running “We’ll certainly have a lot less this year, Shell Road Farm, a five-acre raspberry about half the normal 7,000 pounds,” she and Tayberry farm, complete with backadded. yard sales kiosk, on Shell Road just south “Last year, it was hot as well, but there of Steveston Highway for 25 years. was lots of rain near the end of June, Next month, when the last Cascade, which helped.”

Chemainus or Ukee raspberry is picked The Baergs only sell the berries that on the clay acreage behind the family were picked the same day. What’s not home, the “season over” sign will go up sold goes straight into the deep freeze. one last time, as the 71-year-old Baergs One customer has already bought everyhave sold up to retire to Sardis, thing that’s in the near Chilliwack. freezer.

“The Tayberries are already “We have no irrigaLast year it was hot past their peak and they don’t tion out there, so we usually start until the last week as well, but there was rely on nature,” said of June,” said Ben Baerg, a Betty about the lack lots of rain near the retired aircraft mechanic. of rain. end of June, which “The heat has really affected “It’s about $100 a the size. A few have heat scald, day to hook up to the helped. it affects the pigmentation. And water, so that doesn’t – B B the roots sometimes don’t have make any sense for a the strength to produce the fruit small operation such when it’s this hot.” as this.”

Betty, who gave up her nursAsked to think ing career 25 years ago to run the farm, back if it’s been this hot, this long before, said the intense heat in May and June will Betty couldn’t recall an early heatwave as ultimately cut their season’s crop in half. sustained as the current blast.

And queried about how the couple felt about giving up their farm to new owners, whose intentions are unclear to the Baergs, a hint of a tear formed in one of her eyes.

“I guess it’s bittersweet,” she said, assuming no pun was intended.

“We have met so many good people and have many very good customers.”

To that end, the Baergs, despite their last ever crop being drastically smaller than

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average, have not adjusted their price — $4 for a pound, $54 for a flat.

“It’s our last year and we wanted to be loyal to our customers,” she said.

Birak’s blueberry prices will also remain true at $2 per pound.

“It’s always the same price; the same price as last year,” said Birak. “That way, my customers know what to expect.”

Fisher, meanwhile, believes the rapid ripening of the blueberry is driving the price down a little this season.

“Everyone is rushing to the market at the same time,” he added, noting that his main outlets are in the B.C. Interior, Calgary and the cruise ships that dock in Vancouver.”

! The raspberries at Shell Road Farm are sweet this season, but are in short supply. Photo

by Alan Campbell/ Richmond News

! Ben Baerg shuffles back and forth all day on his bike, from the pickers to the sales stand.

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solar-powered catamaran, driven by some of B.C.’s most passionate environmentalists and anti-tar sands activists, is sailing into Steveston Harbour on July 7 to draw some attention to the “Save the Salish Sea” movement.

“The boat will dock in six communities to speak with people about the threats facing this unique body of water, to share stories and connect with community members interested in taking on the challenge of climate change locally,” said Eoin Madden, climate campaigner for the Wilderness Committee.

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Save the Salish Sea is part of the broader TankerFreeBC campaign

and is in conjunction with other groups such as the Georgia Strait Alliance, and Friends of the San Juans.

The movement claims a number of proposed fossil fuel projects (namely Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion in Burnaby) will add 1,231 more ships on the Salish Sea. “Historically, the Salish Sea has not been a shipping route for crude oil, a plan that threatens all our coastal communities.Our tour will bring the truth to these coastal communities.

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zone to enrich a few oil barons,” said Madden.

With proposals (all passed by the National Energy Board with no federal environmental review) to build an expanded LNG facility in Delta and a coal terminal in Surrey, as well as the jet fuel terminal for Vancouver International Airport in south Richmond, the south arm of the Fraser River alone could see an estimated 460 Panamaxsized tanker runs per year, where presently there are none.

The groups call the projects a “juggernaut of fossil fuel development.”

—Graeme Wood/ Richmond News

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evelopers are concerned about the added cost of having to install home energy saving features, even though they are passing those costs on to new homeowners.

Last year, the City of Richmond required new townhomes to be rated EnerGuide 82, as part of the its push to reduce community carbon emissions.

However, the policy is driving up housing costs, which conflicts with another city goal — producing affordable market housing.

Coun. Harold Steves said he acknowledges that the new homeowner is stuck financing the energy savings in the short term.

However, he said in the medium to

long term, the savings will be earned back (based on an assumption conventional energy costs will rise).

“I don’t think there is any market affordable housing in Richmond, so it isn’t going to make much of a difference anyway,” said Steves.

In a report to Richmond City Council last week, city planners proposed allowing developers their choice of building townhomes according to EnerGuide 82 standards or the Energy Star for New Homes standard, which would allow builders to access utility rebates from BC Hydro ($700) and FortisBC (unannounced).

But those rebates likely won’t add up to the initial costs associated with the

higher standard of energy efficiency.

Urban Design Institute member and local developer Dana Westermark (Oris) said it costs about $4,000 per unit to meet the EnerGuide 82 rating, including hiring an energy advisor.

Other developers cited costs of up to $10,000 per unit.

Developers have noted that such extra costs for energy efficiency are ultimately accounted for in the overall costs of a development. Other charges include childcare amenity and public art fees.

The city’s change in requirements is said to be a small departure from the city’s existing EnerGuide 82 requirements, according to the report.

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Break out the crayons and markers for a special, kids (aged six to 12) colouring contest July 2 - 4 at the Richmond Centre for Disability (100-5671 No. 3 Rd.). In partnership with the Richmond News kids will get to decorate special art work with a disability focus that has been created by artist Earthstar Jai Smith.

Entries in the contest will be accepted until July 24 with winners announced on July 30. For more information, call Richmond Centre for Disability at 604-232-2404, or email rcd@rcdrichmond. org.

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What could be better? And it starts July 3 as the Music At the Cannery series gets underway for another season.

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Admission is by donation.

Cash bar will be available.

Concerts are held outdoors on the Cannery’s Tank Deck, so it’s advised concert-goers dress warmly for cool summer evenings. The July 3 performance presents the Irish Wakers.

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Young artists can display their talents at a special, Children Drawing Arts Day July 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Richmond Centre for Disability (100-5671 No. 3 Rd.). The event is free, all supplies will be provided, and refreshments will be served. The event is open to children aged six to 12, and youth aged 13-17. For more info, call Richmond Centre for Disability 604-232-2404, or email rcd@rcdrichmond. org.

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Grab your runners and yoga mat and join hundreds of people as they get ready to work out at Richmond Rocks!, an outdoor workout at Minoru Park on July 19.

Benefitting Touchstone Family Association and KidSport Richmond, Richmond Rocks! will feature an inclusive 108 minute bodyweight bootcamp and yoga class in the park to raise support and awareness for children’s overall well-being. Tickets are $20 and are available at richmondrocks.ca. Each registrant will receive a $30 giftcard to Vida Spas, a class pass from YYoga and more, in appreciation of their support of this event.

Family fun in the great outdoors. That’s what’s in store for you during the Summer Fun Nights at King George Park Gathering Place (4100 No. 5 Rd.). Weather permitting, this free event will feature games, activities, face painting, music and more. The fun goes July 28, Aug. 11 and Aug. 18 fro m 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. For more information, call the Cambie Community Centre at 604-233-8399, or email cambie@richmond.ca

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new personalized learning program fit for the 21st century just completed its first year at Palmer secondary school and the Richmond School Board expects more than twice as many students come September.

The SKY No Limits program at the Richmond Virtual School is a product of the information age children are being born into, said head teacher Gary Chan.

“It’s not your basic worksheet and test course; it’s much more personalized. Why teach things in a factory education model when you can personalize things?” asked Chan.

The reason, according to teacher Shaun Fraser, is that kids have a lot more going on after class hours.

Not only are they participating in the usual clubs, sports and social activities, they also have information at their fingertips at all times.

“These kids have all these things that they’re doing and for them to bring it into the classroom is valuable,” said Fraser, sharing an example about one student who was doing yeoman’s work studying music history outside of school. He said that student now earns course credits for the work being done outside of school.

“We bring their 3-9 lives into their 9-3 lives,” said Chan.

“It’s for the kid who’s bored sitting in rows in a classroom. They want more out of their education and they think they have some interest that isn’t being explored by sitting in a regular classroom,” said Chan.

There are nine, Grade 11 students in the program this year. Every other day they are in “virtual school,” whereby students have flexible starts to the day and work on independent projects, unique to their own interests.

One of those students is Kaelan Baker.

“I love doing projects, that’s where I thrive. Regular classes have so many tests and it kind of weighs me down; it’s not something I’m very passionate about. So doing projects helps a lot with getting my point across and showing my teachers what I know,” she said.

Classmates Hannah Goertz, Edmond Wu and Tal Mader joined Baker outside, in the field, with their laptops to speak to the Richmond News.

There, they rifled off emails, worked on papers and surfed the Internet through a weak WiFi signal under the sun.

“It’s a new way to learn and so far it’s been working out really nicely,” said Goertz.

The students take half of their courses in regular classes (Day 1) and the rest at the virtual school (Day 2). But they must be at school every day, although they do have flexible mornings on the second day.

“This is a class. We’re actually doing a lot of talking. When you walk in, it may seem we’re being super antisocial and only on our computers, but every once in a while,

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we gather and have good group conversations,” explained Mader.

Wu said one of the challenges is going to two schools at one time (the students are not necessarily from Palmer).

The virtual students take English 11, one science course and an “independent directed studies” class that is their “passion project.”

They also have a one or two-week, work internship for credit.

Even the teaching models are different.

Fraser said he feels more like a mentor because the students are more independent.

“It’s a different feeling for sure. So, I feel

my role as a teacher is more (about) connecting them with content as opposed to instructing.”

Chan said having the students work on their computers at home and in school is expected.

As for distractions, Chan and Fraser say they monitor Internet use and also have students keep a “tech journal” of their school and leisure online activity.

The 2015 program is expected to more than double by next year as it’s seeking a Grade 11 cohort of 25.

Chan noted the students must apply and be highly motivated to learn independently.

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So, we took to the club’s driving range where they have a chipping green and practice bunker in the back.

The first thing I noticed about Strong’s approach to fairway bunkers is his analysis of the lie. Most of us may just waltz into the bunker and have at it, but Strong looks at details, such as how much sand is covering the ball and the slope of the bunker.

Shot assessment must be done on all shots, mind you.

Strong says whatever your setup routine is, let it be consistent and not too time consuming. I like to take one to three practice swings, but once I nick the grass just slightly I step up to the ball. With bunkers you’ll have to trust your eyes a bit more.

Swing tempo in or out of bunkers is also a key; any effort made to swing harder will upset the rhythm of your movements and the results can be disastrous.

“Show me a shot where you’re swinging your hardest and let’s compare it to one where you have good tempo, maybe at 90 per cent. I guarantee you you’re ball doesn’t go further,” said Strong.

In other words, leave the machismo at home and be a smart, consistent golfer.

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For hackers, like me, there’s a real danger in hitting the top of the ball or getting too much sand because you cannot take a practice swing that touches the sand.

Dig your feet in a few centimetres to acquire a solid stance and if you’re on an uphill slope you’ll want to widen that stance and use an iron with more loft in order to not hit the bunker’s lip.

Other than less stable footing and not taking a divot, a fairway bunker shot should be just like any ordinary shot. All in all, while there is a price to pay for hitting a fairway bunker, recovering from it shouldn’t be as onerous as a greenside bunker.

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he new, incoming board chair and executive director for the Richmond Chamber of Commerce hope to engage the business community with “task forces” on contentious issues, such as the stalemate at Steveston’s waterfront boardwalk.

“We’re hoping to provide more opportunity for comments and public forums,” stated chair Rob Akimow, who is also the director of advertising for the Richmond News, with 13 years of marketing experience.

Should the chamber be able to act as an intermediary between the two embattled business groups — developer Onni and Steveston merchants — as well as the City of Richmond, which holds the power to rezone the land to commercial retail, it would be just one theoretical example of how the member-driven business group is hoping to better engage with the community to promote its interests.

Newly appointed executive director Matt Pitcairn, the organization’s former director of communications and policy, said another opportunity for a task force is to help businesses that may be affected by the construction of the George Massey bridge.

“These are just ideas at the moment,” prefaced Pitcairn, 31.

Granted only 1,000 out of 14,000 registered Richmond businesses have chamber cards, Pitcairn said increasing membership is one of the chamber’s main goals.

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Akimow, 37, said membership and engagement would start with getting more young business leaders on board.

“They’re ambitious goals and with Richmond transforming so rapidly we need to make sure we’re on pace,” he said.

Pitcairn is a former regional organizer for the BC Liberal Party and spent three years with the chamber before his appointment Thursday. With a Bachelor of Arts in political science, Pitcairn said his strength is advocacy.

As a testament to his advocacy, he won the silver medal for the Voice of Business award at the 2014 Canadian Chamber of Commerce Conference.

In the three years with the organization, Pitcairn said he worked on advocating for policies such as increased air access at Vancouver International Airport, a stronger economic policy

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If a business is having trouble with how a bureaucracy is acting, for example, it may be the chamber’s role to step in.

Pitcairn said business taxes in Richmond are competitive but added that “lower taxes and less red tape are always a good thing.”

Pitcairn wasn’t ready to discuss specific issues that need to be improved for Richmond’s business community. However, the organization has taken a public stand on a number of key political issues. For example, it supports the Liberal government’s plan to replace the George Massey Tunnel with a bridge, although a 2013 vote showed only 51 per cent of 245 members favoured it.

Last year, Pitcairn helped research and write a report that urged all levels of government to focus on maintaining and improving the Fraser River’s economic viability. The report notes the importance of the fishing industry as well as the need for the port to expand operations.

Another controversial stance the chamber recently took was supporting the proposed 0.5 per cent transit tax.

Along with advocacy, the chamber aims to facilitate networking opportunities for both small and large business. Luncheons and golf tournaments may help smaller companies gain clients, procure business. Also, the chamber offers a group insurance plan, which allows smaller business to provide employees with benefits at a better rate.

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KUDOS ! Grade 4 and 5 students at Bridge elementary school were on hand at Richmond City Council on June 22 to collect their first place award from Mayor Malcolm Brodie for the 2014-2015 Climate Change Showdown.

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! Richmond MLAs Linda Reid and John Yap were on hand as the Industry Training Authority (ITA) introduced its apprenticeship advisor, Christine Klar, who will act as an on-the-ground resource for apprentices and employers in Vancouver and Richmond. More than 30 local apprentices, employers and industry representatives gathered at the Executive Airport Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre along with ITA board member Rick Kasper, left, and ITA’s CEO Gary Herman. Photo submitted

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! Five students from Richmond have been accepted to a special, month-long summer program in Waterloo, Ontario. Anushka Nair (above left), Darren Sheh (centre), Nancy Zhou (right) will join Frank Jia, and George Tso who are among just 658 students chosen nationally to study in-residence, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). The group was selected for their academic achievements, as well as their leadership, creativity and flair. Photos submitted

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ucked away in the rural section of No. 3 Road south of Steveston Highway is where Sophie O’Bray lives her dream.

During the summer, the Richmond teen is at the Pacific Banner Stables seven days a week, doing everything from barn work to preparing for the biggest competition of her life.

O’Bray leaves for Lexington, Kentucky next week where she will be representing Canada at the prestigious North American Junior Young Riders Championship. She is one of just nine dressage competitors from across the country competing at the Junior Level and is part of the B.C./Quebec team that includes Victoria’s Emma Heusser.

The competition runs from July 14-19. Her horse Trevor leaves later this week for the long trailer ride which is expected to take three days.

“Half the battle is getting him there and dealing with what will be a different kind of heat for him,” explained O’Bray. “You just don’t know how he is going to react.

There will be lots of walking the first day or two and then we got an additional five days to get him ready to go.”

Horses have been part of O’Bray’s life from almost as long as she can remember.

Her mom Jennifer began equestrian riding at Pacific Banner Stables in her late 20s. And it was her grandmother, Marcia Westermark, that got her and her younger sister started in horseback riding.

“I think I was two or three when I first sat on a horse and I haven’t stopped since,” smiled O’Bray, who will be entering her Grade 10 year at McMath Secondary in September. “We went on trail ride during a trip to Alberta and I told my mom I wanted to go faster. She didn’t know I could handle it but when

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“It’s amazing you can have like this special bond with an animal. I don’t think many people get to say my teammate is this 1,200 pound horse.”

Initially, O’Bray didn’t know what equestrian discipline she wanted to pursue. She was introduced to the fundamentals of dressage but also did some jumping at another barn down the street and attended a jumping camp in Vernon. Dressage just seemed like the better fit for a young rider who also happened to be an accomplished dancer.

“I thought it was neat to take the aspects of the other thing I liked to do and put it on a horse,” she said. “It’s really like dancing with my horse. I do think I’m a bit of a perfectionist where jumping it’s mostly about getting through the course as fast as you can.”

She has leaned on the expertise of her one and only coach Marcie Doyle since.

The challenge recently has been putting together a competitive schedule for O’Bray to continue her ascend. The dressage community in the Lower Mainland is a tight one and local competitions are typically limited to Thunderbird in Langley and Southlands in Vancouver.

O’Bray was fortunate enough to qualify for the Canadian team without having to leave the province.

The selection process was based on scoring at least 62 percent on specific tests and on her freestyle ride in competitions. Her grading also had to be done by at least two judges.

It was a goal that didn’t seem possible when O’Bray first teamed up with Trevor after spending the previous four years riding Luke.

“When I first got on Trevor it was

! Sophie O’Bray and her horse Trevor will be representing Canada in the dressage competition at the upcoming North American Junior Young Riders Championships in Lexington, Kentucky. The 15-year-old McMath student trains out of Pacific Banner Stables on No. 3 Road. Photo by Mark Booth

just an awful start,” she laughed.

“It just wasn’t working. Finally, something clicked and he became my pony. I’m told when I am with him his eyes light up. I think he likes me.

“I took my first shot at (qualifying for Kentucky) last year just to feel the water. The idea was to train through the winter and see where (Trevor) comes out of it. We are ready of it.”

O’Bray’s long term goal would be representing Canada one day at the Olympics. She also hopes to have the chance to train in Europe where the sport has many more opportunities, including equestrian scholarships at Hartpury College in London, England.

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ears of hard work and months of speculation culminated with Glenn Gawdin becoming the first Richmond player to be selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 11 years.

The 18-year-old forward with the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos was taken in the fourth round by the St. Louis Blues.

The last local product drafted was Raymond Sawada by the Dallas Stars back in 2004.

Gawdin and his family were huddled around the computer early Saturday morning as the second day of the draft unfolded from Florida.

“I just kept refreshing the page and my agent actually called with the news before the pick was made,” said Gawdin.

“I’m definitely excited and there is some relief too. It’s something you have been thinking about for pretty much your whole lifetime. Now I’m just looking forward to beginning the grind of the next challenge in front of me.”

Gawdin put up big offensive numbers during his days playing at the rep level with Richmond Minor and Seafair. His scoring prowess continued in his one season of major midget with the Greater Vancouver Canadians, but he has since developed into more of a complete player. It was responsible play at both ends of the ice that got the Blues’ attention.

“Glenn is a two-way player who makes great plays off the rush and in the zone,” said Bill Armstrong, Blues Director of Amateur Scouting. “He is one of those players that coaches love because he is always in the right position.

“He certainly has something to add to us.

He is a smart and savvy player and, as a coach, you love to have him. We’re excited to get him.”

Gawdin will be making his way to St. Louis next weekend for the Blues annual Prospects Camp, slated for July 6-9.

Each day will feature a practice session, followed by a four-on-four scrimmage. The Blues’ 2015 draft selections will be joined by 17 other prospects in the organization.

Gawdin won’t have to look hard to find a familiar face.

Former Greater Vancouver Canadians teammate Adam Musil was also picked by the Blues in the fourth round on Saturday.

The pair finished one-two in team scoring the one season they played together as 15-year-olds before making their way to the WHL. Musil plays for the Red Deer Rebels.

“It’s pretty surreal,” laughed Gawdin who attended the NHL Combine in Buffalo with Musil earlier this month.

“We have stayed in touch, and, being in the same conference, we play Red Deer four times a year.”

Gawdin had 54 points, including 15 goals in 72 games this past season with Swift Current. He also helped Canada win bronze with a pair of goals against host Switzerland at the U18 World Championships in April.

! Richmond 2002 Islanders get the runner at second base during their game against the Abbotsford Outlaws during last weekend’s U14 Lower Mainland Cup at London Park. Photo by Mark Booth

RMHA announce scholarship winners R ichmond Minor Hockey Association has awarded 23 scholarships/awards of merit, worth a total value of nearly $20,000.

The scholarships/awards of merit recognize players who demonstrate dedication to RMHA along with exemplary performance in the areas of academics, community involvement, and leadership within hockey, including as a player, coach, referee or volunteer.

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