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W E D N E S D AY , A U G U S T 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 ! Wendy Yuan addresses a room full of supporters Monday afternoon to announce her intention to challenge the federal Liberal Party’s decision to not give her the green light to run for the Liberal nomination in the riding of StevesonRichmond East. The entire Liberal riding association executive has quit in support of Yuan. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News.
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Liberal hopeful calls foul Nomination process in question after Yuan scratched from ballot Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com
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he Liberal Party of Canada is off to a shaky start in the new Steveston-Richmond East riding after candidate hopeful Wendy Yuan accused former Member of Parliament Raymond Chan of interfering in the party’s nomination process following concerns raised over fundraising in the Chinese community. “I was stunned to receive an email from the Liberal Party notifying me that they would not give me the green light,” said Yuan, who unsuccessfully ran for the Liberals in VancouverKingsway in 2008 and 2011. The incident has resulted
in the riding’s entire execument meeting at the Hamilton tive team resigning from the Community Centre during rush campaign. hour was prohibitive to memMeanwhile, bers. on Tuesday Nevertheless, evening, it Yuan’s supportI was stunned to rewas expected ers planned to ceive an e-mail from that former protest. Richmond MP The Liberthe Liberal Party noand lawyer Joe als had vowed tifying me that they Peschisolido — the nomination would not give me the process would the soul nominee — would be open to any green light be appointed member, so long – W Y as the riding’s as the nominee candidate for met a certain the upcoming set of standards, federal election details of which on Oct. 19. are not known publicly. NomiThe now former riding presinees would then be elected by dent, Peter Xie, said he was members at large to become a surprised not to be consulted, candidate. adding the late-notice appoint“Each applicant was subject
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to a robust and rigorous vetting process that includes verification of all claims made on the application,” Liberal spokesperson Olivier Duchesneau told the Richmond News via email, adding Yuan’s application “did not pass through our review process successfully.” Yuan said she learned about her denied nominee application on Friday. Peschisolido said he learned about his green-lit application over the weekend, at the same time as Xie. Yuan said information from a party member named Howard Xu, via a sworn affidavit, “warrants the reversal” of the decision as it “clearly spells out interference with the party’s process” by Chan.
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factor in a collision on Shell Road just after 9 a.m. Friday, according to Richmond RCMP. The driver of the motorcycle is expected to recover but has suffered severe burns. There was no one in the car. Photo submitted by Ed Lau
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motorcyclist who slammed into a parked car Friday morning on Shell Road is expected to face a long recovery after sustaining severe burns. Cpl. Dennis Hwang of the Richmond RCMP said the incident, which
happened in broad day light, shortly after 9 a.m. in the 2500 block of Shell Road, may be a result of speeding. The 2015 KTM racing motorcycle burst into flames when the fuel tank was compromised. No one else was reported injured. “The male in his 30s was brought to a local area hospital with extensive injuries due to fire. He is expected to
recover but it will be a long recovery process,” said Hwang. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor and the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) is on the case, said Hwang. “We’re thankful to anyone who was able to render assistance,” said Hwang.
Richmond residents taking trips to New Westminster , Delta or UBC via bus will soon save as much as $1.25 each way after TransLink introduced a temporary, single fare for all bus trips as it rolls out the new Compass transit card system. The $2.75 cash fare for all bus trips starts Oct. 5. TransLink initially intended to charge passengers the adequate zone fares as they “tap out” the new cards at the conclusion of their bus trip. However, the system has faced significant delays and the one-fare system is an easier system to manage. There is no announced time frame for a return to regular fares. Meanwhile TransLink stated the Compass system will be fully up and running by November, meaning Canada Line station turnstiles will be in effect. Taking the Canada Line to Vancouver will still cost the regular two-zone fare ($4 cash). Notably, should you pay cash on a bus to get to a station you must pay again to enter the station as the cash tickets are not transferable. The Compass fare is transferrable, however, and the card initially costs $6. That money will act as a reserve. One may load up the card with a monthly pass or put cash on it, otherwise known as “stored value.” The card deducts from the stored value each time you tap in or out from the machine. — Graeme Wood
Affidavit: Accuses former Liberal MP Chan of interference pointed….Even more disappointing is that Yuan noted the party had successfully vetno reason was given to us, or members, ted her twice before. Late Monday night she or to Wendy herself. It’s totally against the issued another statement: leader’s commitments to open nomination,” “I fail to see how my application this time he said. differs from that of the last two elections I On Tuesday, after no apparent solution stood for. …They are trying to pick faults, if was found, Xie and the entire executive any, in order to shut me down and coverteam resigned from up for a more devious reason. That the campaign. devious reason, many believe, has “Mr. Joe Peschisoeverything to do with the fact that Mr. Joe Peschisolido hasn’t won the I wrote to the party officials and lido hasn’t won the econfidence of the raised my concern about one of Steveston-Richmond LPCBC’s fundraising sources in the confidence of the East Liberal members Chinese community,” wrote Yuan. Steveston-Richmond or the confidence Notably, in another affidavit, Xu East Liberal memof the members of claims Chan asked Vancouverthe local executive,” area candidates Edward Wong and bers. stated Xie, via Yuan’s Steven Kou for $10,000 donations – P X campaign manager in order to give speeches. Sunny Chiu. “I will respect the person who The News asked did the affidavit,” Yuan told media. Duchesneau what Chan was present at Richmond exactly was wrong with Yuan’s nominaCentre candidate Lawrence Woo’s inaugural tion package. It also asked for comments media address in March. He could not be regarding Yuan’s allegations of a rigged pro- reached for comment via Woo’s manager. cess and whether Trudeau would personally Yuan, an exporter and part-time resident review the process. of Richmond, said she had signed up about Duchesneau replied: “The (initial) state3,000 new Liberal members over the last ment speaks for itself. We do not have any two years. more comments.”
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In the affidavit Xu states that he and Chan met on May 16 at a restaurant in Vancouver. There, Xu claims: “Raymond said to me: “Howard, good news, soon I will have Wendy Yuan disqualified.” I asked: “How?” He replied: “I will make sure Wendy does not pass the green light.” He went on by saying “the Italian guy named Joe Peschisolido is going to be acclaimed.” On Monday, in front of a packed conference room of supporters at a local hotel, Yuan called on party leader Justin Trudeau’s national office to investigate the claims. “I think it’s very troubling that one individual can have the power to interfere,” said Yuan, whose conference was held in English and Chinese. “The only reasonable course of action is to set aside the decision of the green light chair, with respect to my decision,” said Yuan. Campaign manager Michael Hillman said Yuan’s statements were offered in the interests of the party, in order to move forward. Later, speaking to media, Yuan said her party’s democratic process had been “rigged.” Xie told the crowd that it was backroom politics that the party was trying to avoid. “We are very shocked and very disap-
! Wendy Yuan’s supporters think they know who’s to blame for why her application to run for the Liberal candidacy for Steveson-Richmond East was denied.
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30 months for man who shot victim in the face Shooting followed petty taxi cab dispute Keith Fraser
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man who shot another man in the face following a petty dispute over a taxi cab has been sentenced to 30 months in jail. On July 24, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Fisher found Russell Bidesi not guilty of attempted murder, but guilty of unlawfully committing bodily harm in connection with the November 2011 shooting of Harpreet Sandhu. Court heard the shooting happened after a night of partying and drinking at the Holiday Inn on Cambie Road in Richmond. Bidesi was with a group of friends invited to the party and Sandhu was with a group of his own friends. When the two groups left the party, they crossed the street and were waiting on the patio of a McDonald’s restaurant. Relations between the two groups were initially cordial, but Bidesi got into an argument with Sandhu and slammed him against a window of the restaurant. Some of the others broke up the fight, after which a friend of Bidesi appeared with a gun in his hand. Sandhu backed away and then a cab arrived.
Sandhu went to the cab and Bidesi ran at the vehicle carrying his friend’s gun. There was some argument about who was going to take the cab. Bidesi pointed the gun at Sandhu and the firearm discharged with a bullet striking Sandhu in the chin. Sandhu survived the shooting. The judge concluded Bidesi, 26, intended to shoot Sandhu but did not intend to kill him. The judge imposed the 30-month sentence on Bidesi on July 31. She also ordered he provide a DNA sample and banned him from possessing firearms for 10 years. In May, Bidesi was convicted of manslaughter in the February 2012 fatal shooting of Kacey Rogers, 31, of Surrey. Bidesi was the architect of the home invasion that led to Rogers being killed by a shotgun blast through a window of the home. Two other men pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Rogers killing. Bidesi is to be sentenced in the Rogers case in September. Bidesi is also scheduled to go to trial Aug. 17 in the murder of Bradley McPherson, 28, who was shot to death at a Christmas Eve house party in Surrey in 2011.
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international airport,” said Hiebert. The near miss with the seaplane is one of 19 incidents already reported to Transport Canada in B.C. this year, and among 33 flying drone narrowly missed a seaplane reported in the past 16 months. this week as the plane landed on the FraReportable incidents to Transport Canada ser River at Vancouver International Airport, are defined, in part, as a “collision, a risk of the Vancouver Sun reports. collision, or a loss of separation.” The pilot reported to Transport Canada that As well as the possibility of a collision, a black drone with four propellers missed the drones can cause delays in air traffic. windshield of the Seair Seaplanes’ Cessna A runway at Vancouver International Airport 208 on Monday by about three metres when was shut down for 25 minutes in August his aircraft was 12 me2014 after a Carson Air tres from touching down Beech plane reported on the river. seeing a drone on its The drone, or unfinal approach. manned aerial vehicle, The incidents put a was seen turning north spotlight on the growing toward the airport before problem of drones inthe pilot lost sight of it. truding into commercial The incident comes afair space. Risks include ter the City of Richmond smashing a windshield introduced a new bylaw or taking out an engine, last week banning drones with the ever-present from all parks and nonpotential for a crash and GPS model aircrafts from ! A drone narrowly missed a seaplane multiple deaths. all but one park, Manoah near YVR this week. Federal rules require Steves, which is situated anyone using a drone for several kilometres south commercial purpose to hold a special flight of the incident on the middle arm. operations certificate that can put restrictions The incident is being investigated by the on altitude, communications with air traffic Richmond RCMP. control, and minimum distances from airports RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang said the incident and airfields. is as close a call as he can remember involvRecreational users don’t require permising a drone at or near the Vancouver airport. sion to fly their drones under 35 kilograms, “We are following up on leads — we might however, they must stay nine kilometres away have a suspect,” said Hwang, adding he from airports and airfields. could not say any more about the investigaTransport Canada can issue fines of up to tion. $5,000 for an individual and $25,000 for a Seair operations manager Terry Hiebert business for flying without a certificate when said the incident was the first close call with a drone for the company, but he has heard in- one is required. Between January 2014 and March 2015, Transport Canada issued 12 creasing reports of drones in air traffic space fines for violations of federal drone rules. Vanas the aerial vehicles become more popular. couver airport officials said they are cooperat“There was no impact, but it’s just rather ing with the RCMP investigation. startling. Drones should not be out next to an Vancouver Sun
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Immigration draws media’s focus ! Johannes Hano, of ZDF German TV, directs his cameraman during a recent visit to Richmond to document the effects of immigration in the city as well as Metro Vancouver. Hano’s crew was making a 90-minute show on Canada; other stops included the Alberta tar sands, the Arctic, the Prairies and Montreal. Photo by Graeme Wood/ Richmond News
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ichmond’s significant demographic shift as a result of immigration from China, as well as city council’s contentious handling of foreign-language business and real estate signs, has brought the city significant international media attention over the past two years. Most recently, in June, Germany’s largest broadcaster, comparable to the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, spent several days in Richmond filming and documenting changes to both this city and Vancouver. ZDF German TV producer Johannes Hano, based in New York, was producing a 90-minute documentary on Canada, which has yet to air. He travelled from coast to coast and said about 10 minutes of the two-segment show will be devoted to Metro Vancouver, including Richmond. The documentary will touch on the effects of foreign investment and wealth-based migration, largely from China, on housing affordability as well as socio-economic dynamics. “It is very interesting what is going on here. We, too, have lots of immigration in Germany, but it is different; we have many refugees,” said Hano. The global media has sought out community activist Kerry Starchuk, who helped raise a petition to include some English or French on all signs in the community in 2013. “The city has actually really not been act-
ing responsible for what they’ve created. It shouldn’t have been up to the residents and a person such as me to put their reputation on the line, but it’s heart-driven, it’s my home,” said Starchuk, who claims she was told by a now former city planner that the city’s unwillingness to implement a sign bylaw was a result of potential harm to its international reputation. Meanwhile, media from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Armenia and the United States have also visited Starchuk’s home. That’s not to mention the countless national headlines Starchuk has been a part of, as well
as the flurry of local news outlets that have sought her opinion as a de facto spokesperson for part of the Richmond community. Both Japanese and South Korean media made comparisons to issues in their own countries regarding Chinese immigration. According to the most recent National Household Survey from 2011, 62 per cent of Richmond residents are foreign-born. The national rate is 21 per cent. Whereas in 1991 when ethnic Chinese accounted for 17 per cent of the city’s population, they now account for 47 per cent (2011).
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ee Oscar, the Yorkiepoo who was attacked and badly wounded by a German Shepherd July 26 while splashing around in the off-leash area along the shoreline at McDonald Beach Park, is making a good recovery. You can’t say the same for his owner’s bank account. Medical bills for Oscar have almost doubled from his initial treatment total, topping $2,000. And with financial help from the owner of the dog who bit him likely not coming, court action to try and get some compensation may be in the future, said Brigette Malana. “When the woman who owned the German Shepherd talked to us after Oscar was bitten, she told us to ‘keep her in the loop.’ See Dog page 7
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Vet: Bills on the rise a higher fee of $272 for an a child?” said Malana, who un-neutered pet, or is now a second$218 if it has been year Simon Fraser neutered. University student. Regular dog If Malana’s famlicences cost $33 ily is unsuccessful for neutered aniat getting in conmals, and $76 for tact with the Gerun-neutered. man Shepherd’s Malana, who owner to arrange ! Brigette Malana some form of declared she is with Oscar. File a devout animal compensation she photo. lover — she was said legal action is president of the the next step. Animal Rescue and Care “She (dog owner) was Club at high school — said made aware of that,” she fears another dog, or Malana said. even a person, could be involved in a biting attack with the German Shepherd who bit Oscar. “Personally, I don’t want to see this dog destroyed, but what happens if it bites someone else, maybe even
From page 5 I understood that as her wanting to help out for what her dog had done,” Malana said. “I don’t think she would have given us her name and phone number if she wasn’t willing to do that.” While how Oscar’s vet treatment will be paid for is still up in the air, the German Shepherd involved in the incident may end up paying the ultimate price after the City of Richmond investigated the case and ruled the animal a dangerous dog, Malana said. According to the city’s bylaws, that means the owner must licence the animal under the Dangerous Dog category and pay
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VOICESof the Community Where’s the patience for long-timers? Dear Editor, Re: “Be patient with the newcomers,”Letters, Aug. 5. Coun. Chak Au pleads for people to be patient with the newcomers, but how about including all residents in that, sir? Should long-time residents not also be extended that same “patience” as our city is being dismantled in the blink of an eye? How shortsighted of you to suggest that only one group of people should be extended patience and understanding. It’s insulting. We’re crying out here for a show of patience in adapting to the abrupt changes taking place...for things to slow down. You can’t expect us to change overnight. So, how about applying that same empathy to all people, not just newcomers? In one breath, and when it works in favour of his argument, Mr. Au states that he doesn’t feel “it is fair to make a sweeping conclusion” on a culture or group of people based on the behaviour of a few. In the next breath, he goes on to do that very thing in what appears to be a double standard: “Most” (of the Chinese
immigrants, have made their best efforts to integrate into the community). “Many” (of them are living a life similar to yours and mine). “Many” (of them, like me, live in a moderate home and pay monthly mortgages with hard-earned money). So he, himself, uses sweeping statements and generalizations to make his point. In lumping “most” and “many” together when it suits him. Convenient. It concerns me deeply that, as a city councilor, he is seemingly undermining residents’ concerns and is being divisive and dismissive under the guise of being somehow helpful here. He is rallying for a particular group while pretty much discounting the feelings of another. Alarming. Many of the people venting frustration have also made great efforts in this community and their feelings are very real. It’s not a matter of an impatient group conjuring up issues out of misguided ideas and generalizations. What is happening here isn’t because some people aren’t playing nice...this city is being stripped down and reconfigured at a rapid-fire pace, and
public figures have a responsibility to hear their concerns, not dismiss them. I have been here 50 years and we’ve always exercised patience with one another through a show of welcoming and inclusiveness. But it should be a two-way street, which is what Mr. Au’s letter completely fails to acknowledge. He rather inappropriately places responsibility (and blame) for issues currently experienced by long-time residents. But he is wrong to do that. People are doing nothing more than crying out for preservation of what they’ve always known (because that counts, too.) Patience and understanding should be extended by councilors to all citizens, not just “newcomers.” Mr. Au has failed to set that example. Newcomers must also exercise patience and make an effort if this is to work. They must learn to adapt to the environment they’ve come to. I am disgusted with the suggestion that newcomers should get a free pass and all responsibility in making a harmonious community lies elsewhere. A community leader with a
good grasp on things would recognize that it needs to be a meeting in the middle, not just an extension of welcome by some in order to appease others. We all matter, sir. And while newcomers may desire something, their needs aren’t the only needs to consider. It’s upsetting that you’ve ignored that. You write, “Yes, some (new immigrants) may still carry a mindset they have developed in the past....But one cannot expect them to change overnight.” In fairness, you must extend that thinking to all. It is the expectation that long-time residents should change over night to accommodate newcomers that is causing so much distress. “To blame the new immigrants alone will not help to improve the situation. I suspect that it will be counterproductive,” you add. Well, Mr. Au, your letter is a perfect example of counterproductivity and full of blame. So, I’m not counting on you to improve the situation, which will be reflected in my vote. D Wilde Richmond
House bylaw’s phoney height = real waste JIMWRIGHT
sunlight. It seemed the 2015 house bylaw would Digging deep finally measure Richmond house height to the top of the roof, as in the rest of the world. But no, the details reveal that phoney here’s a quick way to assess council acheight still applies to “2.5-storey houses.” tion on development. That turns a low-waste concept into high Just ask, “Does it help Richmond to be waste. the Garden City?” The photo at right shows an older home Yes = Pass. No = Fail. of 2.5 storeys. The big The “half-assed house window below the peak, bylaw” fails. That nickalong with a skylight, lets The future of our neighname (from Coun. Carol the small half-storey fill Day) refers to proposed bourhoods depends on the with natural light. It was rule changes to alter how designed as an art studio. house bylaw. If fixed, it can new houses affect their With half-storeys like neighbours. that, builders create living rescue hope. If not fixed, it The future of our neighspace — within the height can stifle the Garden City bourhoods depends on of a two-storey house — the house bylaw. If fixed, where there might have dream. it can rescue hope. If been attic voids. not fixed, it can stifle the The building may also Garden City dream. have a smaller footprint, On council, only Carol since the floor area is split Day and Harold Steves have looked ahead among three floors. That leaves more of the and cared, and we need them to keep it up. lot area for nature and gardens. The rest are good people, too, and we need A true, 2.5-storey house tends to be afthem to wake up or step down. fordable and eco-friendly, taking less buildThe worst flaw is easy to fix. Simply define ing material, upkeep and heating. By nature house “height” in the obvious way. In bylaw it suits medium-height ceilings, although terms, it’s the vertical distance between the house I’ve shown has a high vaulted finished site grade and the highest point. ceiling in the front. The flaw came to light when a 2008 bylaw I’ve added a white chevron to the imthat was supposed to curb house height age. It shows a roofline at the stated house began to spawn taller houses, instead. height limit, nine metres. That’s enough for Citizens found that the bylaw had 2.5-storey houses, but the bylaw adds an changed “height” to mean the distance to uncounted 1.5 metres. halfway up the roof. Mind-boggling! The red chevron shows the effect. BeWith phoney height like that, houses are sides being far higher than the stated limit, built 1.5 metres taller than their supposed it puts the structure outside the concept of height. Neighbours are robbed of their
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! This older, 2.5-storey house is 7.7 metres high. The white chevron shows the stated height limit for new Richmond houses, 9 metres. The red chevron shows ‘phoney height,’ an actual 10.5 metres that counts as 9 metres. As well, a new house could have a higher site grade and 75 per cent more floor area. Photo submitted
2.5-storey houses. But phoney 2.5-storey houses would excel as trophy houses, imposingly tall and self-indulgent. Sooner or later, they’d be looming above our neighbourhoods, and killing them. We’ve pleaded with regressive council members to stop the phoniness. We’ve implored them to respect our homes, the Garden City and our quality of life. It’s high time to be heeded. The public hearing on the house bylaw is on Sept. 8. Jim Wright is president of the Garden City Conservation Society.
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Democratic rights denied Dear Editor, I have been a loyal, federal Liberal supporter and active party member for many years, and am very disappointed in the lack of respect being shown to active party members and the organizational direction the Liberal Party is currently taking in this current campaign. I had great hopes for a rebuilding of the party, but find that’s not happening. I have nothing against leader Justin Trudeau. But his name will not be on the ballot I cast on Oct. 19, nor on anyone in Richmond’s ballot, let alone the ballots in the rest of the country, for that matter, except for the riding where Trudeau is running. However, the Liberal campaign gurus are only focusing on Trudeau and running a “Team Justin” campaign. They are forgetting about the Liberal Party and the local candidates. I’m a grassroots liberal and prefer to support the Liberal Party in my community. If I volunteer, I will do so for my local candidate and donate funds depending on who the local candidate is, not to support "Team Trudeau” where I don’t have any idea how either my time or money is going to support Richmond. There have been, for the better part of the past year, two potential candidates seeking the nomination in the new riding of Steveston Richmond-East. But even with the riding executive making numerous requests for a candidate selection meeting none was called until Aug. 11. This was done without the common courtesy of discussion and notification to the Steveston Richmond-East riding executive, even though the executive had made numerous requests for such a
meeting to be called since last fall. I am on the Steveston Richmond-East riding executive, not as a supporter of any one potential candidate, but as a loyal Liberal member. That said, one of the potential candidates, who was encouraged by the Liberal Campaign Team organizers in B.C. and in Ottawa, and who did sign up members, recruit volunteers, build a campaign team, and become familiar with Richmond voters and their issues, was unceremoniously denied the opportunity to participate openly and democratically as a candidate for the nomination at this hastily called candidate selection meeting — without any reason given. Encouraging someone to seek a nomination and then denying them the opportunity to put their name forward at a candidate selection meeting is not an open candidate selection process as Trudeau and his campaign team promised. This also denies a majority of the riding members the opportunity to go to the candidate selection ballot box and vote for the candidate they became a Liberal member to support. This is a disappointing turn of events for native born Canadians like myself, but even more upsetting for new Canadians who are becoming involved with the political process in our country. Referring to what has happened in the Steveston-RichmondEast riding, a Liberal who is a new Canadian commented to me that, “I came from an autocratic country, and today I learned so-called ‘democracy’ the hard way.” Louise Young Richmond
Time to ‘green’ barren landing Dear Editor, In the harsh afternoon summer sun, the barren concrete expanses of Steveston’s Imperial Landing appear more desolate than usual. Perhaps the city and the development company responsible for this eyesore could incorporate into any
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ecognizing the nature of reality and our selves, we must accept the inescapable fact of change. Rapid and recognizable changes — such as the weather, the time of day, the day of the week, the daily news, and our movements, conversations, and thoughts throughout each day — conceal the less perceptible yet constant change in everything else, particularly what we take for granted as being solid and stable. This includes our bodies, our relationships and the seemingly unchangeable objects we see and interact with each day. We are surprised and upset when mechanical possessions — like our cars, appliances, and hot water tanks — wear down or breakdown. Should we be? We grieve the loss of our loved ones when they age, become ill and die. We may be thrown into turmoil when we have discovered that our most important and seemingly stable relationships have changed or ended. Though we do know that we will age, are subject to illness and accident, and one day will die, we act each day as if our bodies and our sense of self are stable and permanent.
When we notice grey hairs, wrinkles, arthritic pains, and the other signs of aging, often we are unhappily caught by surprise. Why should we be surprised? If we are more mindful of the impermanent, ever-changing nature of all things including our very selves, we won’t be so shocked, we may accept rather than lament change, and we will no longer ride a rollercoaster of emotions with the inevitable changes of life. We can be dynamically responsive to change as if swimming as part of the ocean. Accept what you cannot change, but change what you cannot accept. When something is wrong or something is needed, speak up for others and yourself. Help where you can. You always can. Each day, we face fleeting opportunities to do good or grand things to help others. More often than not, most of us let those opportunities pass, and good intentions do not lead to action. At the end of each day — and the end of your life, will you regret the good you could have done, but didn’t? The kind words you thought of saying but didn’t? The easiest role to play is that of the cynical critic — to judge others and complain about what’s wrong with the world. Each of us can feel this way at times, but society can only be made better by those who see a better future and act on it. Be the change you want to see. See the change you want to be.
! This picture of tranquility was submitted to the Richmond News by Man-kay Koon
Being dynamically responsive to change, we recognize that old habits and routines no longer make sense in a changing world. The old ways of seeing ourselves and thinking about the world no longer make sense. Old ways of relating don’t work. We must consciously recreate ourselves
and our lives, rewrite our life stories, and continually create greater meaning each and every day. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician. His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper. You can read more about achieving your positive potential in health at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.
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t’s a curious statistic that can make Richmond the envy of most communities in the Lower Mainland — the ratio of jobs to employable workers. But as most things in life, and in business, too, the situation has its pros and cons. Starting on the positive side of the ledger, Richmond boasts 1.36 jobs for each person who falls into the employable workforce category within the city. The figure puts Richmond in second place in that evaluation, not far behind Langley City’s ratio of 1.40. In third place is Burnaby at 1.24, Vancouver at 1.23, and North Vancouver City rounding out the top five at 1.10. At the bottom of the 17 communities on the list is Port Moody with a ratio of jobs to workers at 0.49. All figures were derived from Statistics Canada’s 2011 National Household Survey and included those who work at home and those who don not have a fixed workplace address. The survey also broke down in what sector those jobs existed. The sales and service segment led the way with 29.3 per cent (32,215) of the overall total of 109,945 local jobs. Business, finance and administrative jobs came next with 18.6 per cent of jobs. Management positions consumed 12.5 per cent, while trade, transport and equipment operators filled another 11.5 per cent. At the bottom of the list were occupations in the
! While Richmond enjoys a high ratio of local jobs to workers, the traffic it creates is a cause for concern, said Richmond Chamber of Commerce chair, Rob Akimow. File photo
natural resources and agriculture sector, accounting for a mere 0.6 per cent of overall jobs — a figure totalling 700 positions. Another one of the positives of having so many jobs locally is the fact a large amount of local people in the workforce also decide to work in Richmond. According to the Statitics Canada survey, just over 55 per cent of the city’s labour force — categorized as fixed place workers — stay on Lulu Island. That figure, which represents 40,705 people, was tops in the Lower Mainland. In second place, but far behind in the total, was Vancouver which had 27.4 per cent of its residents forgoing a commute to another region for their job. The numbers really dropped off for third place Burnaby which only retained 6.1 per cent of its working population. “Richmond is very fortunate to be one of the few cities to have a higher jobs
to workforce ratio,” said Rob Akimow, chair of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. “This stat is largely tied to our city’s largest employer, Vancouver International Airport which employs approximately one in four people in our community.” With such a diverse occupational hub on Richmond’s doorstep, YVR allows Richmond residents to work closer to home and gives them more time to spend with their families, Akimow added. But with that comes some challenges. Akimow said the concentration of jobs locally puts a stress on the city’s transportation infrastructure for the daily commute to and from work. “To ensure a sustainable future it is paramount that Richmond and the surrounding region has an efficient transportation system to ensure the quick and safe movement of people and goods,” he said. — Philip Raphael
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n exhibit at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery this summer is showcasing the past, present and future of the B.C. coastline and how oil pipelines are impacting First Nations fishing grounds. The Trading Routes: Grease Trails, Oil Futures exhibition displays benefits and social and environmental risks associated with rapid changes due to oil industry advances. It looks, in an interactive manner, at the impacts on B.C.’s salmon-bearing rivers; the Fraser, Skeena, Nass, and Stikine. Adding a little unique touch to the exhibition, nine non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal artists created artworks ranging from sculptures and photos to videos, audio and a digital interactive map.
These aim to evoke a more “sensory way of thinking,” said Ruth Beer, one of the artists. The display attempts to illustrate change as it’s experienced by different individuals. It shows not just the environmental, but also social, political and economic impact. Beer said these factors are important to study because the change that has occurred over the past 100 years has been significant and effects every aspect of our lives. “We hope to make a difference through raising awareness,“ said Beer, clearly passionate about the issue, adding, her aim was to get, “…visitors to reflect on some of the issues.” The event was made possible thanks to a federal government grant, said Beer, who is a professor at Emily Carr University. The cannery’s public programs manager and curator, Karen Lee, said she
did a lot of research for the exhibition and created the interactive map along with text panels. Lee and Beer connected the exhibition to the cannery in an attempt to expand the audience and outreach of the artists’ work. Beer said what is particularly interesting about the exhibition is that visitors can see through the “lens of artistic practice and hear the voice of artists and other cultural producers.” One of the artworks is a unique sculpture which is open to interpretation. Beer said the structure resembles a meteoroid due to its black and shiny texture, but it could also represent an oil spill. Viewers are encouraged to use their imagination to alter its meaning, she added. Trading Routes: Grease Trails, Oil Futures is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery, located at 12138 Fourth Avenue.
! Artist Ruth Beer, with a hand-woven copper mat that is part of the Trading Routes: Grease Trails, Oil Futures exhibition at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery in Steveston. Photo by Fatima Riaz/Special to the News
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How does technology help make life better for the disabled? Find out at the Technology Fair through a Disability Lens event Aug. 15 at the Executive Airport Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre (7311 Westminster Hwy.) from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. For more information about this free event, call Richmond Centre for Disability at 604232-2404, or email rcd@ rcdrichmond.org. Enjoy an enchanting story in the great outdoors Aug. 15 at the Sharing Farm (2631 Westminster Hwy.). That’s where the Faerie Play will unfold (show times 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.). The story
follows a child from the local theatre school who is taken by one of the farm’s resident fairies and must be found by the rest of the cast (and the audience) before she disappears forever into the fairy world. Admission: $15 adults, $12 students/seniors. Children under six are free. For more information, call 604-227-6210.
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See fabulous birds of prey that make Richmond their home at the Raptor Festival, Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Hwy.) The free event includes falconry displays at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. For more information, call Richmond Nature Park at 604-718-6188. Or email nature@richmond.ca.
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Crafts, face-painting, games and more. It’s all happening at the free, Summer Fun In the Park event at Steveston Community Centre (4111 Moncton St.) Aug. 17 from 1 - 3 p.m. For more information, call 604-2388080, or email stevestoncc@ richmond.ca.
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the City Centre Community Centre at 604-233-8910 for more details. Giddy up on over to the Nature Park for a pony ride through the woods Aug. 22 at the Richmond Nature Park. Suitable for children four to 12 years old, the cost is $10 per ride (cash only). Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. For more information, call 604-7186188. Visit the Steveston Dragon Boat Festival Aug. 22 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Britannia Heritage Shipyards (5180 Westwater Dr.) for a fabulous day of fun. Enjoy free entertainment on the World
Beat Stage, kids’ arts and crafts, great vendors, food trucks, and of course, exciting dragon boat races. Fore more details, call Dragon Boat BC at 604-688-2382, or email info@dragonboatbc. ca. With the exception of vampires, who wouldn’t want to celebrate tasty, locally grown garlic? It’s happening Aug. 23 at the 7th annual Garlic Festival at Richmond’s Terra Nova Park (2631 Westminster Hwy.). Held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The event is open to all ages and combines organically grown artisan garlic and garlic goods with family friendly activities.
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Lavine’s Oval visit a ‘slam dunk’ with the kids Basketball academy brings NBA star to Richmond
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was the most overrated player in the NBA, to which Lavine replied that all players are Staff Reporter professionals to have made the league. He GWOODRICHMONDNEWS.COM added, Kobe Bryant is his hero. Lavine was selected in the first round of bout 150 blooming basketball stars in the 2014 NBA draft. As a rookie he avertheir own right got to experience the aged 10 points per game. At the NBA All-Star moves of one of the game’s best players last Weekend he became the youngest dunk Thursday at the Richmond Olympic Oval. champion since Bryant in 1997. At the camp Zach Lavine of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he performed his dazzling ‘Space Jam’ dunk who is also the National Basketball Associain which he bounces the ball high in the air, tion’s reigning slam dunk runs toward it, jumps, puts champion, came to the it through his legs and Drive Basketball academy dunks the ball from befor a one-day camp to hind. Needless to say, the teach kids from Grades It’s rare we get a player of kids erupted in cheers. 4-8 keys to basketball suc“It opened their eyes his calibre out here. cess, from rhythm of steps, to have someone in flesh shooting techniques, as The kids were all freaking from the NBA,” said Bains, well as discipline and work noting the two had known out. ethic. each other since a young “It’s rare we get a player age through regional bas– P B of his calibre out here. ketball camps, as Lavine is The kids were all freaking originally from Washington out,” said Drive co-founder State. Pasha Bains. Drive Basketball not only “I told him he was getruns summer camps but ting the Michael Jordan treatment,” quipped also fall club teams, out of the Oval. FurtherBains. more, it has training sessions for boys and Lavine and his coach showed the young girls ages four to 18. players basketball moves and spoke on how Bains, of Richmond High fame, created to succeed in the game. He then put on a Drive with another past provincial star, Chad slam-dunk show to the delight of the audiClifford. Both are BC AAA High School MVPs ence. Following that he fielded questions. who went on to play NCAA Division One One participant cheekily asked Lavine who basketball.
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! Zach Lavine, the reigning NBA slam dunk champion and member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, wows a group of young basketball players enrolled in the Drive Basketball academy Thursday at the Richmond Olympic Oval with his aerial prowess. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News
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ymnastics BC and the Delta Gymnastics Society have begun planning for a gymnastics celebration next spring at the Richmond Olympic Oval. More than 1,700 participants from B.C. and Western Canada will participate in the Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships, the GBC Gymnaestrada and the annual Delta Invitational from May 5-8. “Delta Gymnastics is currently celebrating their 40th anniversary and is known as a strong club that delivers great events,” said Brian Forrester, Gymnastics BC’s CEO. “It is fitting that they are hosting this trio of events that will raise awareness and exposure for
gymnastics in a fantastic venue.” “We are very excited to host these three events over the course of four days as it will expose our participants to very different types of competitions and performances,” said Ana Arciniega, Delta Gymnastics’ executive director. The Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships are hosted annually by the western provinces and territories. For many of the athletes competing at these championships, this is their first chance to compete as a member of their provincial team. The event helps identify future high performance athletes and prepare them for
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Skills: Emphasis placed on participation From page 23 Group routines are performed for the joy of participation rather than scores. In fact, there are no judges. The event features both workshops and performance opportunities. All GBC clubs and those affiliated with BC Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, Special Olympics and more are invited to take part. The organizing committee will be posting details of all three events at the Oval sometime this fall. “We have already started with preliminary planning and will be posting updates this fall,” added Arciniega.
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Dine on our Memphis-style BBQ Feast at The Buffet this summer! Enjoy BBQ ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket, chicken and fish, including delectable southern sides, all slow cooked to perfection.
PLUS ADD-ON TWO SELECT GRANVILLE ISLAND BEERS FOR $9.95!
MON – THURS, 5PM – 9PM | JULY & AUGUST Adult $29.95
Senior $25.95
Kid $14.95
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Encore Adult $26.96
Encore Senior $23.56
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REDLINE CLEAROUT CASH 2015 Pathfinder ....................... $1,000
2015 Sentra................................. $750
2015 Rogue .............................. $1,000
2015 Note .................................... $500
2015 Juke.................................... $750
2015 Micra .................................. $350
2015 Altima................................. $750
*excluded Micra S MT Trim
30 YEARS OF SHARING THE INCLUDED ROAD THREE YEARS NO-CHARGE OIL & FILTER CHANGE SALES EVENT AUGUST 12 - 16, 2015 2015 NISSAN TITAN 4X4
2015 NISSAN ARMADA PLATINUM
2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5
$13,000
$8,500
$5,135
2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4X4
2015 NISSAN ROGUE
2015 NISSAN SENTRA
$4,000
$3,000
$3,000
2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE
2015 NISSAN MICRA
2015 NISSAN JUKE
$2,500
$2,500
$2,250
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VERSA NOTE, SENTRA, ALTIMA, MAXIMA, 370Z JUKE, ROGUE, MURANO, XTERRA, PATHFINDER FRONTIER, TITAN, ARMADA PLUS ANY USED VEHICLE, YOU WILL RECEIVE:
3 Night / 4 Day Accommodation Las Vegas Get Away for 2 OR Ipad Mini 16GB Wi-Fi
PLUS
• 3 Year No Charge Oil & Filter Change with car wash (excluding European makes) • $300CAB additional discount off specially priced ASP (Minimum 5 year/100,000 kms) 2015 NISSAN TITAN S CREW 4X4 THREE YEARS NO-CHARGE OIL & FILTER INCLUDED • $300 additional discount off specially priced Full Protection Package
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Modelcodesareasfollows:2015Titan(3CAG75),2015Pathfinder(5XBG15AA00),2015Juke(N5RT15AE00),2015Rogue(Y6BG15AA00),2015Micra(S5RG75AE00),2015Armada(7CTG75AA00).Cashdiscountscannotbecombinedwithspecialsubventedfinanceorleaserates.“ThreeYearsNo-ChargeOilandFilter”isnotincludedwithanyEuropeanmodels,anyV8Engine,370Z,Titan,ArmadaorNissanGTR.Vehiclemaynotbeinstockandsubjecttoadealerlocate.Allpricesareplusa$549processingfeeandall taxes. ÐLease payments of $64/$92/$61 on the must be made on a semi-monthly basis and cannot be made weekly. Weekly lease payments are for advertising purposes only. Posted Prices valid on Cash Transaction Only. My 3 Choice Event, customer can only choose only 1. Bonus Cash cannot be combined with 2 monthly payments on us or no charge ASP extended warranty. All Eligible Services must be completed during the Service Period, otherwise they will be forfeited. The Offer may be upgraded to use premium oil at the recipient’s expense. The Eligible Services are not designed to meet all requirements and specifications necessary to maintain the Eligible Vehicle. To see the complete list of maintenance necessary, please refer to the Service Maintenance Guide. Any additional services required are not covered by the Offer and are the sole responsibility and cost of the recipient. Offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain offers NCESI reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. Ask your retailer for details. ´Representative semi-monthly lease offer based on any new 2015 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG15 AA00)lease APR for a 60 month term equals 120 semi-monthly payments of $138 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First semi-monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Prices and payments include freight andfees.Leasebasedonamaximumof20,000km/yearwithexcesschargedat$0.10/km.Uponpurchaseof2015NissanArmada,customerisrequiredtopaya$2,000governmentgreenlevy.ThisofferisonlyvalidtillAugust31,2015.Offershavenocashalternativevalue.SeeyourparticipatingNissanretailerforcompletedetails.©1998-2015NissanCanadaInc.andNissanFinancialServicesInc.adivisionofNissanCanadaInc.SalesEventBonusappliestoonlyNissancontract,doesnotqualifyforcashpurchase. All advertised discounts apply to CASH or standard rate finance only deals only. Only vehicles sold till August 31, 2015. Altima model code T4LG15AE00 qualifies for the $4,495 discount, all other Altima models are $2,500 discount. Redline Clearout Cash only available to those models mentioned in the scroll above. *$5,135 off on 2015 Nissan Altima is for 2.5 model only (T4LG15 AA00). All other models are $3,750. $4,000 off Nissan Pathfinder is for all models except Pathfinder 2 and 4x4. $3,000 off Nissan Rogue is for all models excluding 2.5 S FWD (G6RG15 AA00). $3,000 off Sentra is for all models excluding 1.8S MT (C4LG55 AA00). $2,500 off Nissan Versa is for all models excluding 1.6S MT (B5RG55 AA00). $2,500 off Micra is only for 1.6 SR (S5S675 AE00). All other models are $1,250 off excluding 1.6 S MT which is a S5LG55 AA00.
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Fresh Pork Shoulder Butt(2Pcs & Up)
Manila’s Best Milkfish Belly
新鮮叉燒肉 (兩塊以上)
馬尼拉牌牛奶魚魚腩
2 lb
3 ea
Scallion 京蔥
阿民紹興廚用花雕酒
1 ea
29
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Sun&Dragon Green Jackfruit in Water 482g
Double Happiness Lungkow Vermicell 50g
1 ea
8 FOR
日龍青菠蘿蜜
29
Sunrise Mandarin Smooth Medium Firm Tofu 700g
空中霸王餅
日昇中華滑板豆腐
69
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Fresh Pork Shoulder Butt (Bone in) (2 Pcs Up)
1 ea
Fresh Lean Ground Pork 新鮮碎豬肉(瘦)
2
lb
Soo Frozen Pork Sausages Assorted 250g
上海梅林午餐肉
3 ea
3
1
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Hereford Corned Beef Hash 425g
希福碎咸牛肉
2 ea
59
Sunrise Pressed Tofu 340g 日昇白豆乾
1 ea
79
Fresh Pork Butt Lean (3lbs and UP) 新鮮一字梅頭(3磅以上)
3
99
69
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Searay Round Scad-Galunggong 500g
Searay Yellowstripe Scad 369g
2 ea
2 ea
海威野生池魚
新鮮西施骨(二塊以上)
89
Shanghai Maling Luncheon Meat 397g
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Skyflakes Crackers 600g
3 ea
29
雙喜山東名產龍口米粉
1
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69
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海威黃尾池魚
39
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San Miguel Ice CreamAssorted 1.5L
City Fresh Frozen Durian 454g
獅牌冰鮮豬肉香腸-各口味
Local Bartlett Pears
菲律賓雪糕-各口味
冰鮮榴槤肉
本地巴律梨
3 ea
5 ea
5 ea
79lb
49
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99
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Green Beans
Bittermelon
Chinese Eggplant
黃油桃
豆仔
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1 lb
1 lb
1 lb
99 lb
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