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Mega homes tops the list of local issues for 2015; language debate a close second.

Head to Garry Point Park with your Christmas tree where Richmond Fire Rescue will put it through a chipper. Firefighters will also be collecting donations for local charities

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Put your foot right into 2016 ALANCAMPBELL Really?

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hoosh! Did you see it?

In case you blinked, that was 2015.

Did you enjoy it? Me? I think it was OK; I mean, I’m not really sure; it’s all a bit of a blur.

It’s only in late December, when we in the newsroom pore over the previous 12 months to compile the “year in review” that I realize how much has gone before.

Mega homes and the lack of English on signs dominated the news, as usual, but, save for a little progress on both counts, that could be any year in Richmond.

But, really, has it been 11 months since Target waved the white flag? And was that cuddle party eight months ago? I still shiver as if that were yesterday.

Here we are, however, about to tackle another 366 days (2016 is a Leap Year), but my focus is stalling on the 365th day of 2015.

Why? In my native Scotland, the last day of the year, “Hogmanay,” as we call it, rivals, if not surpasses, Christmas in anticipation.

It’s an evening, vacuum-packed with excitement, usually fuelled by a beverage or three, which creates an almost tangible buzz.

House parties, pub crawls and ceilidhs (garden variety: community hall, bagpipes, accordion, tartan, kilts, whisky, highland dancing, you get the picture) are aplenty.

The former festivity takes me way back to childhood, when my parents’ friends and neighbours used to turn up en masse at our door with their “carry-oots” (liquor take-out) full of booze and the party could really start.

My hazy memory is of Scotch & Wry (Scots comedy skit) on the TV, my mum drinking some awful “snowballs” — a mixture of custard-coloured Dutch eggnog, called Advocaat, and lemonade — and myself and my little brother sneaking some Babycham (sweet sparkling wine) up to our bedroom.

As the clock edged towards “the bells” at midnight, though, the fun really kicked in with tradition.

With about a minute or so to go, someone in the room is “elected” to get punted outside the front door to be the “first foot.”

Historically, this poor sod is supposed to be “tall, dark and handsome,” but with such a creature often in short supply at many house parties in Scotland, anyone will do really.

And so, as midnight strikes, everyone charges their glasses, cheers, kisses etc. and, hopefully, someone will remember the frozen soul previously banished from the home.

It’s only then that he, or she, is royally welcomed with a wee dram (whisky) over the threshold as the first person to set foot in your abode for that year; hence “first foot.”

I hope your first step into 2016 takes you all on a path to health and prosperity.

Cheers!

Alan Campbell is a reporter with the Richmond News. You can reach him at acampbell@richmond-news.com

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Dear Editor, Re: “Is it ‘Happy Holidays’ or ‘Merry Christmas’ Reporters go head-to-head” News Dec. 23, 24.

Thank you Alan Campbell for being reasonable. Graeme Wood I have a few words for you — with respect.

The meaning and spirit of Christmas has been sabotaged and polluted by big business, saturated with advertising and fashioned into a materialistic, indulgent and debt-ridden sham.

Much of the success of the season is measured by business profit margins. To further rub salt into the wound, the dogmatic secularists, in the name of equality and political correctness, have attempted in the last several years to tease out the word “Christmas” from the Christmas season.

Without Christmas, there would be no “holiday season” or “happy holidays.”

Of course we could continue to break

from tradition and create a holiday season and call it… a shopping madness holiday, or a just because gift exchange holiday, or a donations holiday.

Interestingly, other cultures and religious groups don’t seem to have a problem with the word, perhaps in part because they recognize their own vulnerability in a secular society.

Since we respect other celebrations such as Diwali, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Chinese New Year and so on, and call them by their proper name, I expect that the same courtesy be extended to the Christian celebration of Christmas.

I have noticed that this year there has been a resurgence of the use of the word Christmas.

And so to all who are not offended I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas.

N McDonald Richmond

Lighten up and enjoy ‘Happy Holidays’ Dear Editor, Re: “Is it ‘Happy Holidays’ or ‘Merry Christmas’ Reporters go head-to-head” News Dec. 23, 24.

Let’s review December holidays from oldest to newest: Winter Solstice Hanukkah Yule Christ’s Mass (a specifically Roman Catholic rite) Christmas (the general holiday)

Christmas Eve New Year’s Eve Boxing Day Looks like holidays (plural) to me, even for the religiously minded. Lighten up, all.

I’m Jewish, and UT if someone sincerely (not as a challenge) wishes me “merry Christmas,” I hear “may your celebrations be as filled with joy as I wish mine to be.”

So, I respond, with equal

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Dear Editor: Re: “Mayor: Big questions marks over $3.5 billion toll bridge,” News Dec. 18.

About that gold-plated bridge, in my opinion, $3.5 billion is a little bit excessive, just so Christy Clark can wear a hard hat during the next election!

Terrence Murphy Richmond

good wishes. “And to you and your family, too.”

For the religious: Jesus himself celebrated Hanukkah (it’s in the Gospels.)

For the non-religious: Do you expect strangers to greet you on your birthday (another event eclipsed by the general public’s agreedupon dates for public greetings)?

Go peace or go home!

George Pope Richmond

Letters Policy Send your letters to editor@ richmond-news.com. Include your name and city. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for brevity, taste and legality. The Richmond News does not publish anonymous letters.

How Japanese seniors keep sharp!

A CNN online article from last weekend talks about the “Las Vegas” centre in Yokohama. It’s actually a care facility, with a room converted into a casino. The residents-turned-gamblers enjoy various games, including Mahjong and baccarat, complete with casino chimes and pings.

Mr. Kaoru Mori, Chairman of the Japan Elderly Care Service (operator of the Las Vegas centre), said: “We believe this casino stimulates the brain and helps to prevent or suppress the development of dementia.” A recent Suwa Tokyo University of Science study found that elder gamblers showed increases in brain activity (both frontal and parietal lobe) and recognition.

But there is a risk of addiction. U.S. gaming industry data shows that half of all adult visitors to casinos are over 50, and the AARP states that seniors are the fastest-growing segment of U.S. gambling addicts.

So what’s the answer?

One senior who lives alone told CNN that often she doesn’t talk for an entire day, but in the casino she plays games and speaks with people. At the Yokohama centre, no actual money is used; residents compete for prizes using fake bills. This may be an answer.

In addition, I think gambling should be studied further before being tried at care facilities here, and should be only one way used to stimulate residents’ minds.

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his time of year we see a lot of packaging, wrapping paper, ribbons and string, not to mention all manner of things inside the attractive containers. Without thought or effort, this material easily transforms into litter. Litter is a Road Rules-worthy topic for two reasons: one theoretical, the other practical and cautionary.

Years ago, people tossed packaging, wrappers, newly-devised disposable ‘stuff ’ on sidewalks as they walked along, and out their car-windows as they drove along. This behaviour hardly merited consideration of the resulting unsightliness, uncleanliness, and potential danger when the weather or other natural forces, in turn, tossed it back onto windshields or under tires. Much of the material “back in the day” was organic and ultimately decomposed.

Roadside litter increased exponentially as car usage increased. Behaviour change became imperative.

Today, cultural historians consider the “Don’t be a litterbug” campaign a textbook example of how media messaging to educate, reinforced by legal prohibition and law enforcement can produce a massive cultural shift.

Today littering is widely considered intolerable, unacceptable behaviour, an affront to decency and the rights of others to clean and safe public spaces.

People still litter, of course, but not without risk of being quickly called to account. City streets and highways are generally litter-free, clean and hence comfortably passable.

Let’s trim our waste!

Indeed we have gone the next step: litter must be sorted and disposed of accordingly. Such a successful behavioural shift has been seen in other ‘cultural shift’ efforts: anti-smoking, and anti-drinking and driving efforts, for example.

Road and highway ‘litter’-‘debris’ is the better term-is now often the result of insecure racked loads on cars and vans, and in the backs of light ‘pick-up’ trucks.

Sometimes more substantial in size and mass, debris on the road can cause havoc, especially on highways where higher speed limits translate into higher forces at play when solid objects collide. The tendency may be to swerve to avoid risking loss of control.

Depending on the surrounding traffic, swerving manoeuvres may set in motion a potentially catastrophic chain of events-catastrophic for the load-bearing vehicle, and for the vehicles surrounding it. If seemingly doable, barrelling on over it can cause serious damage to a vehicle’s undercarriage. Road Rules has written many articles about the dangers of breaking down on high-speed roadways.

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Do not take chances. Do not underestimate the forces that will be in play if strapping or cords or clips detach or fail in some manner. Go for redundancy with multiple straps independently secured. Make sure all objects including heavy objects in truck boxes are securely locked in. And please, while driving on the roadway, pets are not safe in open truck boxes-period.

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Thanks for help with homeless Dear Editor, During Homelessness Action Week in October, the community of Richmond came together to support the annual Richmond Homeless Connect.

This year, more than 50 guests were welcomed. They enjoyed the services provided by community services volunteers such as haircuts, foot care, dental hygiene, flu shots and bike repair, as well as a pancake breakfast by Steveston Rotary and a nutritious luncheon.

Guests were also provided with clothing and footwear collected by Richmond Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop, take away hygiene kits and a nutritional snack. Local community agencies on site provided information and referrals to income assistance, addiction services, youth services, mental health services and employment services.

Homeless Connect would not happen without the help and support of many. On behalf of the organizers, the Richmond Homelessness Coalition, we would like to thank Richmond residents who donated warm clothing and personal care items.

Christmas is a time of giving and the Rich-

mond community responds amazingly to the many needs of our community. With this letter, we would like to come back to our community to ask for help on behalf of the organizations that provide help to people experiencing homelessness year round.

These organizations respond with support to individual needs of the people they serve.

There are always unanticipated needs that come to their attention as a result.

These organizations are: St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Outreach and Advocacy (which includes a year-round drop in program), Richmond House, a men’s shelter run by Richmond Salvation Army, Turning Point Housing Society and CHIMO Community Services that provides outreach and support services to people experiencing homelessness.

Any one of these organizations could put community donations to good use, supporting people experiencing homelessness.

Please contact them directly for information on how to make a donation.

Lynda Brummitt Facilitation administrator Richmond Homelessness Coalition

Show of kindness appreciated Dear Editor, This letter is to convey my heartfelt thanks to a very kind gentleman with a red truck.

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I thank you and I wish you well in the new year.

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Language capability a responsibility The following is an open letter to the strata council at Wellington Court, re: “Chinese-only strata prompts human rights complaint,” News, Dec. 23, 24.

Dear council members, My name is Tom Zheng. I am a Canadian of Chinese descent and I have been living in Canada since 2002. I completed my bachelors at McGill University and I am currently pursuing a degree in law at King’s College London.

Chinese is my first language. Just like you, I am proud of our heritage and proud of how our collective culture and traditions have contributed to the Canadian identity.

A few days ago, I read in the papers that not everyone is happy with your decision to only use mandarin Chinese in your strata meetings. While at first glance, this seems to be just a rational decision, given the vast majority of the participants speak Chinese.

However, I believe that how this issue will be resolved will have a lasting impact on relationships among the various ethnic groups living in Richmond, and in Canada as a whole.

Chinese Canadians have come a long way from the days of railroads and head taxes.

Today, almost 1.5 million of us call this beautiful country our home.

Whenever I visit China, my relatives and friends are envious of the fact that I have the privilege to live in a country that is prosperous, democratic and tolerant. Around the world, Canadians are known as the “nice” guys, partly because we are sensitive and respectful of each other’s cultural backgrounds, and we are one of the few remaining countries in the world that understands

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that multiculturalism, when adopted properly, is a powerful catalyst to a peaceful and vibrant society.

Philosopher Zhuang Zi once said: “When one enters a foreign land: Respect its customs, and observe to its values.”

Let us suppose that what happened here happened in China, and you, a local resident who only speaks Mandarin, are unable to attend the strata meetings because the organizers have decided to conduct the meeting in English and English only. How would you feel? How would you feel if you are not able to participate in these meetings in your own country, where you were born and raised?

English and French are the official languages of this country; they are the languages that bind all of us together, regardless of our skin color or our accents. Speaking at least one of the official languages makes it significantly easier for anyone to take advantage of all of the wonderful opportunities this country has to offer. Not to mention, I personally believe it is our civil responsibility, as immigrants, to speak an adequate level of English or French.

Canada is a tolerant country, but we should not take advantage of this tolerance to deprive others of rights they rightfully deserve.

It is neither Canadian (or Chinese) to alienate others just for matters of convenience.

Consequently, I strongly urge you to start adopting English at your strata meetings and provide on-site translators for non-English speakers. It is the right thing to do.

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Summer drought Stage 3 water restrictions were put in place across Metro Vancouver after a serious drought hit the region. The restrictions went into effect in mid July and ended in early September. The restrictions led to Richmond issuing 407 violation tickets, totalling $208,200 in fines, after the city received numerous complaints of lawn watering.

The city ended up spending an additional $500,000 watering juvenile trees by hand with reclaimed water.

The drought was preceded by an unusually warm winter. In three months, from May to July, Richmond saw under 20 millimetres of rain when the annual average for that time is about 160. Local firefighters were busy dousing brush fires and trails were closed.

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Transit It’s generally agreed that improved transit is need in the Lower Mainland, but the province refused to increase funding and regional mayors didn’t want to raise property taxes. So, the Mayors’ Council spent close to $6 million trying to convince taxpayers to agree to a 0.5 per cent regional sales tax to fund transit projects in Metro Vancouver. Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie was a lead hand on the council. Several Richmond councillors disagreed with the tax, as did 73 per cent of the Richmondites. Richmond was above average in its opposition, as only 62 per cent of the region voted ‘no.’ A stale-

mate of sorts resulted after the failed vote as transit projects have been put on hold.

However, what hasn’t been put on hold is a planned 10-lane tolled bridge at the George Massey Tunnel crossing. Details of the $3.5 billion project have remained a mystery to the City of Richmond as the provincial government has shut out Brodie, who continues to argue that the money would be better spent on public transit, from the process.

What is known is that the province will need to acquire farmland to widen Highway 99.

3

Federal election The federal election took some intriguing twists and turns in Richmond. Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the election in early August and made this city one of his first stops. The Conservatives subsequently missed several all-candidates meetings. Nevertheless, MP Alice Wong squeeked out a victory after CTV News initially called Liberal Lawrence Woo the winner.

In Steveston-Richmond East, lawyer Joe Peschisolido made a big comeback, defeating his former Canadian Alliance ally Kenny Chiu despite charges from nomination candidate Wendy Yuan that the Liberals manipulated the party’s nomination process.

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Language debate Richmond’s great language divide continued to garner national headlines in 2015, a year in which Richmond city council chose to take on an educational approach with businesses, instead of imposing a mandatory bylaw to address Chinese-only signage.

While Chinese-only signs only account for about four per cent of officially regulated signs the city proposed to address all secondary signs, in an attempt to “declutter” business fronts.

The city received legal advice that a mandatory bylaw, dictating signs must be at least 50 per cent English or French, would violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, unless it could be shown that the issue is affecting community harmony.

Meanwhile, international media outlets, such as national broadcasters from South Korea, Germany and Japan, continued to visit Richmond to document the rapid demographic changes, as well as the signage controversy.

In December, the city started to look for a new bylaw officer who will be tasked to educate businesses and enforce a new “clutter” bylaw.

The language issue ended the year with a flurry when a condo owner made a human rights complaint because his strata council spoke in Chinese-only. The story prompted a record number of comments on the Richmond News’ website and social media.

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Terborg called for lower home height limits (a return to 2008 standards), better bylaw enforcement mechanisms and greater restrictions on house massing. The city eventually passed new building bylaws to address the first two issues and stated it would commit to further work on issues such as backyard setbacks.

Several long planning committee meetings, public workshops and public hearings led to the changes. The meetings, for the most part, pitted residents against developers and discourse often led to secondary issues such as housing affordability, intercultural harmony and tree preservation.

In November, council agreed to terminate land-use contracts in order to have every residential property fall under one set of city bylaws.

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H

e looks like a cross between a bear and a husky — but at just five-months-old, Polar has already undergone two major surgeries.

Under the care and watchful eye of staff and volunteers at RAPS’ animal shelter on No. 5 Road, the Samoyed pup is slowly on the road to recovery.

Just last week, a severely injured Polar was surrendered to the charity after his previous owners apparently dropped furniture on him by accident.

The little ball of white fluff, described as a “wonderful boy” needed expensive, emergency operations to fix his damaged hip and leg, totalling out at around $3,000.

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However, the charity will still need to find money to pay Polar’s vet bill and subsequent medical care.

So RAPS’ president Fearn Edmonds kicked off an online gofundme page in a bid to recoup as much of Polar’s expenses as possible.

“It’s not just the surgery that’s expensive, it’s the after-care for the animal, as well,” said RAPS’ new CEO and executive director, Eial Lichtmann.

“The animals can’t wait until the money is raised, however, and we’re very grateful for the support from the Richmond veterinary community.

“Polar is a typical example of the kind of animals that come into our care at RAPS; the vet bills are our biggest expense every year.”

! Polar the Samoyed pup needed emergency

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Edmonds, on her gofundme page, said that Polar “has been through more pain than most dogs throughout their whole lives.

“Polar does not act like a puppy. His eyes are full of pain and broken promises. His beautiful soul has been darkened and now he has been left in a strange place with a bunch of people he has never met before.

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“Our hope is to give Polar back his puppyhood and a loving forever home once he’s back on his four legs again. With your help, Polar will play once again.”

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Year in

Review From Chinese signs to development debates the News looks back at the year that was

January

! Popular P l llocal band Thor reunites at the

Pumphouse Pub.

! A drug lab prompts a Hazmat response

on Triangle Road.

! Home height restrictions are discussed

at Richmond city council.

! West Richmond residents hold a town

hall meeting to rally against residential break-ins, which hit an all-time high in 2014.

! Keith ‘Dick’ Easterbrook becomes first

in B.C. to receive the Royal Canadian Legion’s 70-year service pin.

! Developer Charan Sethi installs solar panels on a townhouse development.

! Elections BC reports that local politicians tipped the $1 million mark in spending during the 2014 election. The Richmond Community Coalition supplants Richmond First as the biggest spender. ! RCMP Const. Kwesi Millington is found guilty of perjury in the Braidwood (Robert Dziekanski) inquiry. He’s later sentenced to 30 months in prison. ! Sears closes in Richmond Centre. ! Metro Vancouver mayors begin a

campaign to promote a regional transit tax. ! A warm winter puts farmers on highalert for upcoming p g crops.

March

! The City of

Richmond rakes in a record $21 million from River Rock Casino revenues in 2014.

February

Th Richmond Ri h d Women’s ! The

Resource Centre makes a pitch to Richmond city council for more grant funding. The centre temporarily closes later in the year to save money. ! Vandals destroy a slide at T Terra N Nova Rural Park. ! Target begins

liquidating its inventory at Lansdowne Centre.

! City of Richmond reports having more $200,000-plus earners — that includes b fit and d payouts t — than th any other benefits local government organization, other than TransLink. ! The City of Richmond announces a “multi-pronged” public consultation process on foreign language signage. ! Blueprints for an international trade

centre at Bridgeport are submitted to the city.

! The Westwind

! Frances Clark, a longtime community activist and founder of the Richmond Centre for Disabilities, passes. ! Bath Slough gets buzzing as volunteers plant wild flowers to encourage bee habitat.

May

! Interpol Interp and the Chinese government

are reported to be seeking the arrest of Michael Ching, the developer of Richmond’s proposed international trade centre, on corruption charges. Ching donated to several municipal politicians. ! After Westwind residents host a town hall on residential construction, concerned developers begin to turn up at city hall to voice their opposition to proposed bylaw changes. ! Ron Mahy, the father Cristy Mahy, who died in 2014 after being hit by a car while cycling on Sea Island, continues his long wait for criminal charges against the driver, who subsequently left the country.

! Big potential changes abound for

Steveston: Rod’s Building Supplies is in talks with a developer wanting to build a grocery store; Steveston’s Marine and Hardware applies for a brewery licence; Councillors pitch a pier at Garry Point; and Steveston Harbour Authority mulls a marine industrial park. ! RCMP IHIT probes murder on grounds

of Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple.

! Hamilton residents rail against city plans to allow McRae’s Environmental Services to operate next to a residential zone. ! At a four-hour planning committee

meeting, the City of Richmond proposes new residential building bylaws to curtail mega homes. Council decides to hold off on a decision for more public consultation.

July

! Richmondites celebrate the 70th

Steveston Salmon Festival.

! Richmond RCMP suspect Darwin Lescano in the murder of his mother, Redelma Belisario. He’s arrested and charged the next month.

! VAPOR loses a court battle against the

! Tait elementary student Mike Cui becomes a Richmond RCMP officer for a day.

! Richmond city council approves a

! The Buck and Ear pub sells to a franchise restaurant group.

! Steveston Seafood House fails to

! A community roundtable on foreign

! RCMP Const. Benjamin ‘Monty’

! Mounties M ti shoot

Ratepayers’ Association forms to pressure city hall i t tterminating i ti lland-use d into contracts and better enforcement of building bylaws. ! The Richmond School District sees a decline in enrolment by 500 students and is hit with a $4 million budget shortfall.

language signs is hosted by the City of Richmond.

Robinson found guilty of perjury in Braidwood (Robert Dziekanski) inquiry.

He’s later sentenced to 24 months in prison.

April

! Th The B.C. B C Human Rights Tribunal rules a family from Hong Kong held a Filipino nanny like a “virtual slave” in a Richmond hotel. ! Cuddle parties become a thing as a Richmond group encourages physically comforting strangers.

June

jet fuel facility proponents, VAFFC, after trying to argue the public consultation process was flawed.

$250,000 “mirror ball” tower as a public art display in Minoru Park. convince Richmond city council to alter zoning at Onni’s Imperial Landing on the Steveston boardwalk, which is left empty for another summer.

a dog during an investigation, which sparks an investigation.

! The region falls under Stage 3 water restrictions as a major drought continues.

! Richmond city

council asks the city to investigate the merits of licensing marijuana dispensaries.

! A developer unveils plans to build a new, private athletic club in east Richmond.

! Musician Nikki

! McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Mall opens with great fanfare on Sea

Yanofsky headlines 2015 Pan Am Games celebrations at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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! Information sessions on mega homes are held at Richmond City Hall.

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! Richmond Hospital opens a new pediatrics unit.

! A six-hour public

hearing takes place as Richmond city council decides to lower home height restrictions to nine metres. Oversized ceilings are kept but the city pledges to address additional measures, such as backyard setbacks.

! The Richmond Review shuts down after 83 years of

publishing news in Richmond.

! The City of Richmond moves to restrict residential construction noise on Sundays and holidays. ! July marks a record month for home demolitions.

August

! The Paperboys perform on the main stage of the

12th Annual Richmond Maritime Festival as the hot summer persists.

! A Richmond School

District report indicates school closures are imminent. Public consultation begins.

! The Steveston

Harbour Authority launches a fishing net recycling program to remove abandoned nets from the West Coast.

! A trial for Richmondite Yuan Xi Tang begins after Crown Counsel accuses him of murdering his mother. He’s later found guilty. ! Richmond reports it handed out 407 tickets for water restriction violations. ! The City of Richmond asks Port Metro Vancouver

! The Liberal Party of Canada finds itself in hot water in Richmond after nomination candidate, and local businesswoman, Wendy Yuan claims “kingmaker,” and former Richmond MP, Raymond Chan thwarted her bid for the StevestonRichmond East riding. Lawyer Joe Peschisolido is sworn in at a quiet ceremony as the riding executive resigns in protest. ! A drone — or unmanned aerial vehicle — narrowly misses a seaplane on the Fraser River a month after the City of Richmond restricted such use to Manoah Steves Park. ! Germany’s national broadcaster ZDF is the sixth foreign media company to visit Richmond to document Chinese immigration to the city, according to community activist Kerry Starchuk. ! A federal election is called and Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes Richmond one of his first campaign stops.

September

! Ri h db i Richmond businessmen Salinder Burmy and Ramanjit

Bachra die in a tragic jet skiing accident on the Fraser River. ! Richmond hosts the first Richmond World Festival, attended by 25,000 people. ! Richmond’s religious institutions and non-profit groups assemble to welcome Syrian refugees.

to commit to protecting farmland. The port responds by asking the city to free up land for industry.

October

! A series of local all-candidates meetings for the federal election takes place. Conservative candidates fail to attend some of them. ! Liberal leader Justin Trudeau whisked into Richmond, didn’t take questions from media and promises more Canada Line trains.

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! MP

Alice Wong rebounds from an early call by CTV News that Liberal Lawrence Woo had won the Richmond Centre riding and defeats Woo by more than 1,000 votes at the end. ! The NDP reverts back to third-party status nationally and locally, where its candidates garnered just 12 per cent of the popular vote.

November ! Several merchants pan a proposed Steveston Business Improvement Association. ! Harvest Power comes under fire for its stinky composting

emissions, which are close to 1,000 per cent above permit levels.

! Xun ‘Sunny’ Wang, who ran an immigration-consulting se firm in Richmond, is sentenced to seven years in prison for providing fake passports and other services to roughly 1,200 immigrants. ! The $10 million Richmond Olympic Experience opens as 16 local contributors to sport are inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame.

! Richmond resident Scott Lecy goes public with his complaint that his neighbour’s house is operating like a hotel.

! Home prices continue to soar near the end of 2015 as a typical detached home in Richmond reaches $1.25 million. ! A public hearing takes place to address land-use contracts.

Richmond city council decides to terminate the LUCs early, bringing all residential properties under one set of bylaws.

! City crews cut down

trees in a Steveston park to install a Japanese garden. ! Joe Peschisolido rebounds from early partyy turmoil and accomplishes a historic political win in the federal election, taking the Steveston riding, which had not been represented by a nonconservative party in over 40 years.

! Council approves a nearly $600,000 plan to bring the Japanese tall ship Kaiwo Maru to Richmond in 2017. ! Students from Steveston-London secondary visit the Normandy grave of WWII Richmond soldier Bob Bowcock.

December ! A City of Richmond report indicates transitioning to a municipal police force would cost about $20 million. Council will soon decide if the cost is merited in order to have better local control of policing. ! The first Syrian

refugee family arrives in Richmond. ! The City of Richmond reports building permits hit an annual record of $876 million (construction value), and only by the end of October. ! A job posting for a city

sign bylaw inspector is placed online. ! Halloween in

October brought out costumed locals to the streets of Richmond. The McFie family from Steveston take it to a whole other level. Photo by Alan Campbell/Richmond News

! Library hours are cut back by Richmond city council as property taxes rise 3.1 per cent. ! The province announces a new bridge at the George Massey Tunnel crossing will cost $3.5 billion and be finished in 2022. ! A group of Richmond homeowners files a Human Rights

Tribunal complaint after their strata council switches to Mandarin for official business and meetings.

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Const. Gurch Bharaj, of Richmond RCMP, was investigating a break and enter at a residence in Richmond on Oct. 26 in the 4000 block of Larkspur Ave. Of the items that were stolen, one stood out to Bharaj — a hockey bag containing equipment belonging to Grant Chen.

The bag had special meaning for Grant, as it was donated earlier in the year by the Richmond Minor Hockey Association.

“Hockey has a profound meaning for many of the officers at Richmond Detachment,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang.

“The lifelong love of the game began with our fondest childhood memories.

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And Chris Blanchette, manager of Canadian Tire in Ironwood Plaza, also stepped in to help.

“Const. Bharaj presented the hockey bag and gear to Grant, an early Christmas present if you will,” added Hwang.

“Grant’s smile was an early present for us as well. It really helped him restore his faith in people.”

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By now most of you are aware that our Federal Government is expediting the advent of some 10,000 Syrian refugees due to arrive by year’s end, and up to 25,000 arriving by the end of February 2016.

St. Gregory Armenian Church has been serving the Greater Vancouver Armenian community since the early 1980’s. Two years ago our parish decided that it cannot stand by and ignore this ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria, and took the necessary steps to become a private refugee sponsor with the Canadian Government.

We initially started our program with sponsoring relatives of our church members.

Once that was fulfilled and considering the magnitude of the suffering including those in the minority Armenian Christian population, we immediately expanded our efforts.

We’re pleased to announce that as of mid December we have sponsored about 90 people comprising mainly of young families. Three of the families have arrived and the rest at various stages of the process, are expected in the next 2-6 weeks.

This is great news of course as the unbearable conditions that these families have had to endure will soon end as they arrive to Canada.

This unprecedented influx will however demand an enormous amount of coordination, sacrifice, and support from our community and every Canadian who is willing to help the innocent caught in midst of these atrocities.

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Tree chipping at Garry Point Park: Jan. 2 & 3: Want to get 2016 off on a “green” note? Do the environment a favour and get your Christmas tree recycled. In Richmond, there are a number of ways, but one of the most popular is the tree chipping Jan. 2 and 3 at Garry Point Park. It’s the Richmond Firefighters Association’s 29th annual Christmas tree chipping event. Firefighters will help return your tree to nature from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days at the corner of Moncton Street and 7th Avenue. Donations will support seven local Richmond Firefighters Society charities.

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The Wizard of Oz: Until Jan. 3: There’s no place like home for the holidays.

That way you can take a trip over the rainbow and enjoy one of the most popular musicals of all time — The Wizard of Oz. The delightful classic is on stage at Gateway Theatre until Jan. 3. Gateway Theatre has reinterpreted the classic 1939 film with innovative staging, fresh choreography, and featuring a culturally diverse cast that includes an enchanting crop of bright new talent alongside more established performers. Times: 8 p.m. evenings; 1 and 2 p.m. matinees. Admission: $48 adults, $20 students, group rates available.

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Winter Wonderland skate: Until Jan. 3: What’s the Christmas holidays without a skate around one of Richmond’s ice rinks? So, lace up your skates and glide through a real Winter Wonderland until Jan. 3 at Minoru Arenas.

The rinks will be decorated with real snow banks to skate around, more than 20 real and decorated trees, and thousands of sparkling lights. This year the arena will also be surrounded in a delightful, newly designed scene that includes a backdrop of mountains and trees and adorable animals having fun in the snow. As well, there is 600 feet of additional rope lighting added to this wonderful familyfriendly spectacle. Regular admission rates apply.

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If you are new to the district, you must register at Central Registration located at 7811 Granville Avenue. Registrations for all new students will commence January 4, 2016.

Parents/legal guardians must personally register their children by presenting the following documents: (1) Student’s original Birth Certificate; (2) Student’s and Parents’ original proof of status in Canada; (3) Parents’ proof for ordinarily resident status in BC; (4) Current residential address; (5) Other documents may be requested - last school report card, immunization records, reports for extra classroom support, legal custody documents or consent letter from the absent spouse who has joint custody.

Please see the school district website, sd38.bc.ca for the required documents during registration.

If registered by May 27, 2016 the student will attend the English catchment school for the 2016/2017 school year provided there is space available. If registered after that date, the student will be placed at a nearby school if space and resources are not available in the student’s catchment school.

The deadline for new Early French Immersion, Late French Immersion and Montessori applications is January 15, 2016. District Program Options Application Forms are available at schools, Central Registration and online.

What should I do if I want my child to transfer to a non-catchment school?

NOTE: Parents/legal guardians should be aware that some schools have been designated as “full” by the school district, and will not be able to approve first time transfer applicants due to a lack of available space and resources.

(1) The parent/legal guardian of a student who wishes to transfer to a non-catchment school may obtain a Transfer Application Form for Richmond Residents [RSB SA-23] from their catchment school or Central Registration, have it initialled by the catchment school or Central Registration. (2) The parent/legal guardian of a student who is not attending a Richmond public school and wishes to transfer to a non-catchment school must first register at Central Registration and after doing so, may obtain a Transfer Application Form [RSB SA-23] and submit it to the requested school. Commencing January 11, 2016 at 8:00 am, transfer applications for students wishing to attend a non-catchment school will be received at the requested school. If the application is received at the requested school

by February 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm and space is available, students will be approved to attend in accordance with the priorities listed in District Guidelines, on a “first come, first served” basis.

Richmond resident transfer students have priority over non-Richmond resident transfer students.

Schools will mail letters to the parents/legal guardians of transfer applicants on February 29, 2016, advising them of the status of their child’s application. If the transfer application is received after February 12, 2016, then the request may be considered in accordance with the Ministry criteria.

What if my child already attends a non-catchment school?

Richmond Residents: Richmond resident students who are currently attending a non-catchment school, and wish to continue at that school for the 2016/2017 school year, are not required to submit a transfer request. Such students will automatically be enrolled at the school unless they withdraw or transfer out of the school. Please let the school know if you are leaving.

Non-Richmond Residents: All new students who reside outside of Richmond must submit a Transfer Application Form for Non-Richmond Residents [Form RSB SA-73] by February 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm.

Forms are available from Central Registration or online.

For more information, please go to the Richmond School District, Student Registration website: www.sd38.bc.ca or call Central Registration at 604-668-6058.

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Immigrant Settlement and Integration Program Language Training for New Immigrants: • Government-funded free language training for newcomers (LINC) • Free Conversation Circle focusing on Hotel & Hospitality Industry; • Free Conversation Circle focusing on Customer Service Industry Space is limited; please bring your language assessment record to S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Language Service Centre for registration at #200-8171 Alexandra Road, Richmond.

Employment & Settlement Workshops: Jan 11 - 20, 2016 A.M. : Pre-employment training for Newcomers (Mandarin) Jan 12 – 15, 2016 P.M. : Job Search Workshops for Immigrant Professionals Jan 14, 2016 P.M. : How to become a Licensed Early Childcare Educator Jan 14 & 21, 2016 A.M. : Information for New Immigrants (Mandarin) Jan 15, 22 & 29, 2016 P.M. : Empower You in Business Start-up (Mandarin) Jan 19, 2016 P.M. : Financial Literacy Jan 26, 2016 A.M. : Subsidized Housing Program for New Immigrants

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or the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, 2015 started out with a bang.

After nine years at the helm, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s former executive director Craig Jones stepped down. During the transition period, 24-year chamber veteran Carol Young took on the role of acting executive director, and began the process of charting a new direction.

Speaking Up for Richmond Business The chamber also continued its long-held role for speaking up for Richmond businesses.

Through listening intently to members and stakeholders, the Richmond chamber’s Policy Advisory Committee was able to draft policies: Increased Trade with Paciec Gateway; Enhanced Push for Mobile Business Licence and, Protecting the National Economy by Managing the Lower Fraser River.

All three policies were adopted by the BC Chamber of Commerce at its annual general meeting in May. Increased Trade with Paciec Gateway was adopted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in October.

Further to this success, after two years of successful operation, the chamber applauded Richmond City Council’s recent motion making the 2013 Inter-municipal Business Licence (IMBL) pilot a permanent program; in conjunction with the municipalities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, Delta and Vancouver.

This initiative has been a signiecant beneet to chamber members in the construction and trades sector, relieving a large administrative burden.

The Richmond chamber is proud to have been a provincial leader on this ele dating back to 2007.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, then leader of the federal Liberal Party when he visited in July, was one of the speakers who addresed chamber members this year.

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Navigating Change The Richmond chamber also navigated great change this year.

Young started 2015 with strength as the acting executive director. Her two decades of experience, most recently as manager of administration and events, gave her the intimate knowledge of the organization she needed to hit the ground running and to lead with aplomb until a permanent replacement was found.

That permanent replacement was announced at the Richmond chamber’s AGM in June: former manager of policy and communications Matt Pitcairn.

Pitcairn said at the time, “I am honoured and humbled to take on the role of executive director at the Richmond chamber.

This community has given me so much, and I look forward to giving back. Local businesses are the back bone of our city and I plan to ensure we provide our membership with the utmost value and relevance at all times.”

Since his appointment to the role, Pitcairn has focused on engaging membership

and the business community, working with the board of directors to develop a twoyear strategic plan and end opportunities to work with the chamber’s community partners for new and relevant events.

Federal Eelection One such event was July’s luncheon with Federal Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau.

A non-partisan luncheon with the now prime minister was an exclusive opportunity for Richmond chamber members and interested citizens to ask their questions for the future of Canada directly.

The Richmond chamber also partnered with the Richmond News to host an All-Candidates Debate at the Richmond Country Club. The large audience engaged candidates with their own questions via a smartphone app, Pigeonhole Live, which integrated seamlessly into the format.

Members posed questions to the candidates with a focus on economic policies and with an eye to issues that impact local businesses.

Invigorating Speakers Justin Trudeau was not the only exciting speaker to take the stage at the Richmond Chamber in 2015. Speakers in the past year included Craig Richmond, president and CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority, Tamara Vrooman, president and CEO of Vancity, Craig Wright, chief economist at RBC, Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Lynne Platt, U.S. Consul General to Vancouver.

Educating Business People The Richmond chamber’s successful Lunch & Learn series continued throughout 2015, with entertaining and educational seminars presented by the experts. One very successful series was July’s Social Media Month, which took business owners through the ins and outs of managing their company’s online presence, presented by Mapa Social, a leading innovator in their eeld.

Unparalleled Events The Richmond chamber has always been known for world-class events and 2015 was no exception. Events such as a Chinese New Year Banquet Dinner, Dragon Boating Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival were delivered in Richmond’s two most common languages – Mandarin and English and brought people of all backgrounds together to celebrate. The 13th Annual 911 Awards honoured our city’s erst responders at a gala dinner in April. Also, on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 25, the Richmond chamber of Commerce, in partnership with title sponsor TD, recognized the top business performers in Richmond at the 38th Annual Business Excellence Awards.

Twenty seven enalists, all outstanding organizations operating in Richmond, were honoured in nine categories, along with the induction of one hall of fame member.

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Dunfee (right) with coach Gerry Dragomir (centre) and fellow Canadian racewalker Inaki Gomez. Photo submitted

Race walker Evan Dunfee isn’t one to rest on his laurels. For the 25-year-old, 2015 has brought new levels of success. In July, he produced a big upset in winning gold in the PanAmerican Games in Toronto in the 20km event. In August, he finished 12th in both the 20km and 50km races at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing. Looking ahead to the 2016 Rio Olympics, Dunfee will try and build on his success, fighting for a spot on the podium. Dunfee will take Richmond News readers along his journey to Rio; sharing thoughts on training, competing and what it’s like to be a top-level athlete.

A time for giving thanks for supporting an athlete’s journey T

he phrase “it takes a village” has never applied to amateur athletes more than it does today.

Professional sports teams have long been fitted with every “ist” imaginable — physiologists, nutritionists, biomechanists, to name a few, while amateur athletes fended for themselves, trying to wrangle up their own ragtag support team. Luckily for us, over the years resources have become available through organizations such as Canadian Sport Institute and, especially here in Richmond, the Olympic Oval. With the ever-shrinking margins for success in sport, these resources have become a crucial part of Canada’s mounting attacks for global sport dominance.

Personally, I have taken full advantage, and surrounded myself with, a star line-up of researchers, therapists and coaches.

While their direct impact varies, each one of them has played a role in helping shape me into the athlete I am today. Whether it is keeping me healthy, strong, focused or improving my technique, these are the people to whom I owe a tremendous deal of gratitude this holiday season.

Gerry Dragomir: My one and only race walking coach. As I have improved as an athlete, he has improved as a coach through the past 14 years, culminating in him being named the 2014 Canadian Coach of the Year across all sports.

Having been there every step of the way, Gerry and I now find ourselves less in a coach-athlete role and more in a mentor-mentee role, as we bounce ideas off one another.

Marilou Lamy: My physiotherapist for the past six years. Marilou has successfully kept me injury free.

Knowing my body better than I know it myself, she’s mainly prevented injuries from occurring by addressing strength imbalances.

When any niggles do creep in, she knows exactly how to address them.

Devon Goldstein: Having Devon come on board in the last year to guide my strength program has been a huge addition. I credit a good portion of my 50km breakthrough to my improved strength, a direct result of Devon’s programming and watchful eye.

Kirsten Barnes: As my sports psychologist, Kirsten’s role has been to get me mentally prepared and help train my focus as well as guide my goal setting. Her professional skills are multifaceted, and her personal experience as an Olympic gold medalist has allowed her to relate completely to the highs and lows of the day-to-day grind.

Other members of my team, whom I unfortunately can’t go into detail about but are nonetheless valuable, include my massage therapist Garfield Crooks, my biomechanist Nikki Reiter, my nutritionist and physiologist Trent Stellingwerff and my doctor Linda Thyer.

Obviously, through my time in sport there have been countless others who have helped me get here from coaches, to teachers, to those who believed in me when no one else did. I would be remiss not to mention a couple of them. Top of that list are my parents, who fall into each of those categories. Without their financial and moral support, I would be nowhere! And the last person that receives special mention is Chris Dalhuisen. From coach to close friend, Chris is one of my biggest supporters. Had he not stepped in to coach the Kajaks when I was running, I doubt I’d still be in the sport.

It is clear that making it to the Olympics isn’t a solo affair. So, the next time you see an athlete atop the medal dais, think about all the people it took to help get them there.

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YVR celebrates milestone mark

! Tom Orange (centre) and the rest of the Fuggles and Warlock Craftworks brewery crew near Ironwood Plaza raise a glass to their efforts to produce smallbatch beers that are finding popularity in liquor stores and pubs. Photo by Graeme Wood/ Richmond News

Brewery finds a base in Richmond GRAEMEWOOD

The grain flows freely into the three-vessel at the moment, and Colyer is usually found brewhouse system (lauter tun, masher and creating seasonal variations.

Staff Reporter whirlpool) and once they’ve come to the end Much like finding a synergy with the local GWOODRICHMONDNEWS.COM of their journey, a local farmer picks up the farmer, the company worked in collaboration waste to use as animal feed. with Salt Spring Coffee to produce ‘Bean Me eer. Now there’s a temporary solution.”

“It’s a win-win for everyone,” said Orange.

Up’ espresso milk stout.

So said Homer Simpson.

From there, batches of beer are sent to the If you’ve seen Fuggles and Warlock beer However, what isn’t temporary is Richsix, 4,000-litre fermenters to make the bever- before, you’ll have noticed its distinct packmond’s first production brewery, Fuggles and age a little more fun. aging themes.

Warlock Craftworks, south of Ironwood Plaza Then it’s on to the two big carbonation As noted on its website, the beer’s brandon Horseshoe Way. tanks to make the product sudsy. ing has a particular focus on “geek culture,” President Tom Orange and his partners, When a batch is complete, the brewmaster with references to video gaming and pop most of whom are from will can or bottle the beer culture. The company motto is “keeping beer Richmond, recently moved with a new packaging sysweird.” their brewing operations tem (a six-head bottle filler, Colyer was instrumental in creating a Star We wanted to be here to from a brewing facility in that produces 40 bottles Wars-themed YouTube video to introduce Langley to become a fully provide a much needed per minute, and a cask online visitors to the company. It’s probably independent suds manucanning system). They also no coincidence Star Wars VII opened within brewery destination for facturer. provide pubs with kegs. a week of the first bottles and kegs being “We wanted to be here Richmond.

Orange won’t say how shipped out of Horseshoe Way. to provide a much needed much capital the company Having put the lids on the first few batches – T O brewery destination for has invested to start the of beer, the last thing Fuggles and Warlock Richmond,” said Orange. brewery, but it is “signifiplans to do is create a tasting lounge and Orange and his team cant.” patio at the front of the facility. have armed themselves There appeared to be no “It will be a casual room featuring a to the teeth with some of the best, modern corners cut on a recent tour prior to the offireplace lounge, sports on TVs, and a video brewing equipment available in order to ficial opening; the brewery has a hop-injector game section,” said Orange. boost production and expand the company’s to improve the efficiency of the dry-hopping The company will also sell branded merreach out of the province, including a plan to process; it also has an estimated 20,000-cuchandise, such as glasses and t-shirts. tap into Asian markets. bic-foot cooler, outfitted with a new refrigeraPatrons will be able to pop in and fill their “So, we will have to work hard to produce tion system, to store the outgoing product. growlers for a competitive price, considering enough great product to keep up with the Furthermore, the facility also features a the beer literally just came out of the tap. sales,” said Orange. new testing lab for beer sommellier Dan Colyer expects to present the core lineup Presently Fuggles and Warlock beer is ‘Fuggles’ Colyer, of beers as well available at more than 200 private liquor who is currently as his seasonal stores and pubs in the Lower Mainland and working on a new creations and Fuggles and Warlock beers: Vancouver Island. sour beer recipe. even test batches, Red Rye IPA – A dry-hopped classic - 7.3% alc/vol It has won a number of awards at local “Most of the for tasting.

Personas West Coast Common – A fruity and tasting competitions. time we can nail The tasting smooth malt base lager – 5.1% alc/vol Earlier this year, the company gutted an it with one try, but room, which will Destiny IPA – A lighter IPA with fruit and hop aro11,000-square-foot industrial warehouse sometimes it takes have seating lookmas - 6% alc/vol and secured building permits and a business about two or three Shiva White IPA – A citrusy wheat IPA with aggresing out into the licence to start moving in custom-designed, sive bittering - 5% alc/vol iterations to get brewery’s producstainless steel brewing equipment from New- it dialed in,” said Bean Me Up – A coffee-infused milk stout - 5.7% tion warehouse, is lands Systems in Abbotsford. alc/vol Colyer. expected to open Hopper Texas Brown – A brown ale with citric West Orange brings in malted grains from a local Fuggles and in the New Year, Coast hops – 6.5% alc/vol supplier and from there they enter into a mini Warlock has six following a public conveyer system and into the mill. beers available, hearing process.

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) continued its march towards the goal of 25 million passengers annually by 2020 by recording its 20 millionth passenger for the year on Dec. 22.

“Our goal remains clear: to connect British Columbians proudly to the world while establishing YVR as a world-class sustainable gateway between Asia and the Americas,” said Craig Richmond, YVR’s president and CEO in a press release. “We are committed to creating new jobs, increasing access to global destinations and opening new markets for B.C. goods through innovative strategies that continue to drive growth.” One such strategy is ConnectYVR, a new rates and charges program for airlines that comes into effect Jan. 1, 2016.

The passenger identified as YVR’s 20 millionth was travelling from Calgary with his cousin received a $10,000 travel voucher for his next trip departing Vancouver.

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SPORTS Beyond the Scores

PJHL invades Minoru for Winter Classic Mark Booth

Sports Editor mbooth@richmond-news.com

J

ust hours after ringing in the new year, the Richmond Sockeyes will return to work on home ice as part of the inaugural Pacific Junior Hockey League Winter Classic.

It will feature all 10 PJHL teams playing two games over three days at Minoru Arenas. The event is part of the league’s 50th anniversary celebration and provides a convenient format for junior and college scouts.

The Sockeyes have stuck to their usual holiday schedule leading up to the weekend with three straight practices before enjoying New Year’s Eve off. They hit the ice Friday night to take on the Grandview Steelers at 7 p.m. Richmond will also play the final game of the Winter Classic on Sunday (7 p.m.) against the Langley Knights.

“I think we are all looking forward to it,” said head coach Judd Lambert. “I really hope a lot of scouts and coaches that are interested in junior ‘B’ players come out. It will be a really good showcase for them.”

The Sockeyes (16-10-2-2) will be looking to close just a three point gap on the Steelers (18-8-1-2) for second place in the Tom Shaw Conference thanks to a solid month of December. The teams played to a spirited 3-3 tie on Dec. 20 at the Burnaby Winter Club.

■ Brett Gelz and the Richmond Sockeyes host the PJHL Winter Classic starting Friday at Minoru Arenas. All 10 teams will be in action over three days. Photo by Mark Booth

Brett Gelz’s early third period maker looked like it might stand as the game winner until Sean Norbury equalized with 3:10 remaining. Richmond’s 38 shots included glorious chances for Matthew Cox and Nicholas Wicks that would have provided

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some insurance.

Still, it was an encouraging performance against a veteran opponent that typically thrives at its smaller home ice venue.

“When you compare the amount of space behind the net (at Minoru) and here it’s like

an ocean and a puddle,” laughed Lambert.

“Part of their game is intimidation but not so much in a physical way. It’s trying to put you into a panic mode.

“We do have to move the puck quickly against them but not as soon as we touch it or one-timers along the boards. We have time to make passes and I think we got better at it during periods of this game.”

With a line-up chock-full of 17-year-old rookies, the PJHL regular season has been all about getting this team ready for two potential opponents loaded with experience in the playoffs — the Steelers and defending champion North Vancouver Wolfpack.

“The gap is still there, but we are getting closer,” continued Lambert. “It’s something we are working on every day we step on the ice. It’s about being mentally tough and believing in the type of game we play. They are a good hockey team and it’s unfortunate we couldn’t hold a couple of leads against them. But we are still trying to build towards February (and the playoffs).”

The rest of the Winter Classic schedule of games includes: Friday — Mission City vs.

North Vancouver (1 p.m.) and Abbotsford vs. Delta (4 p.m.). Saturday — Langley vs.

Aldergrove (10 a.m.), Ridge Meadows vs.

Abbotsford (1 p.m.), Port Moody vs. Mission City (4 p.m.) and Delta vs. Grandview 7 p.m.). Sunday — Aldergrove vs. Ridge Meadows (1 p.m.) and North Vancouver vs.

Port Moody (4 p.m.).

ARTHRITIS EDUCATION EVENTS: RICHMOND

1. UNDERSTANDING ARTHRITIS

Get a clear picture of what is really happening in your body when we talk about Arthritis. This will aid you in understanding the importance of self management (pain management, medications, exercise and complementary therapies, etc.) and learn about the many tools and aids you can use to make life easier. We will also discuss the various programs and services available to you in the community.

DATE: Sunday, January 17, 2016 | TIME: 1:00 pm– 3:00pm

2. EXERCISING CONTROL OVER ARTHRITIS

Almost two-thirds of Canadians struggling with arthritis believe that physical activity poses the risk of aggravating their symptoms. Are you missing out on some of the most effective treatments for joint pain? Join this 2 hour workshop where you will learn the truth about this and walk away more confident in your understanding of how and why ‘movement matters’.

Swimmer Magnus Batara has earned further recognition for his big splash in international waters last summer.

The 23-year-old has been named the Richmond News’ Athlete of the Year after winning four gold medals for Canada at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Batara was presented with movie tickets from Richmond realtor Keith Liedtke in honour of his achievement.

His dominance in the pool included gold medal swims in the 100 and 200 metre breaststroke events.

He also touched the wall first in the 100 butterfly and helped Canada capture the 4 x 100 medley relay.

Major awards are nothing new to Batara.

He was named B.C. Special Olympics Athlete of the Year back in 2014. His decorated eight year career as a competitor also includes winning six gold medals at the 2012 B.C. Summer Games.

When he is not in the water, Batara is active in other sports including soccer, floor hockey, basketball and track and field.

The Richmond News is proud to recognize Magnus as Richmond’s 2015 Athlete of the Year.

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ALL FOUR PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND TAKE PLACE AT: Richmond Public Library Brighouse Branch, 100 – 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond TO REGISTER FOR ONE OR ALL FOUR POGRAMS PLEASE CALL Richmond Public Library at 604-231-6413 We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia

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Richmond High had to change season outlook

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the potential one-two punch of first team all-star Grade 11 guard Jon Mikhlin and Grade 12 forward Jeremy Bariso. However, the outlook took a sudden turn when Mikhlin transferred to St. George’s.

Head coach Mark Twyford moved ahead with the players that wanted to be wearing the legend-

t’s been an up and down start through the first three weeks of the season for the defending city senior boys basketball champions which is hardly a surprise given their lack of experience.

Last spring, the Richmond Colts were pencilled in as one of the teams to beat again, led by

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ary maroon and white school colours. He praised the early season play of Phil Gundic.

“Right now, it’s about guys getting a chance to start and getting them experience,” he said.

The Colts took a 6-6 record into this week’s Port Moody Tournament.

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Richmond Stroke Recovery Centre is accepting applications for the position of co-ordinator. This is a part time paid position of four hours a week. The work entails maintaining existing programs and schedules and introducing new ones, greeting and dealing with potential members and fielding enquiries of interest in the club, and collaborating with the executive on advertising and fund raising.

We meet Fridays 10 am to 1 pm at South Arm Community Centre.

Please send resume to Co-ordinator, Richmond Stroke Recovery Centre, c/o South Arm Community Centre, 8880 Williams Road, Richmond, B.C., V7A 1G6.

“Please send resume to Co-ordinator, Richmond Stroke Recovery Centre, c/o #2 - 10771 Mortfield Rd., Richmond, BC V7A 2W1. Only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Closing date January 14, 2016.”

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OBITUARIES CHAMBERLAND, Rudy Passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2015.

Prayers will be offered at 7:00 pm on Thursday, January 7th, 2016 at St. Paul’s Parish, 8251 St. Alban’s Road, Richmond, with a Funeral Mass on Friday, January 8th , 2016 at 10:30 am. Donations to your local food bank are appreciated.

Ocean View Funeral Home 604-435-6688 Condolences may be offered at: www.OceanViewFuneral.com

STOROSHENKO, Carol−Ann December 11, 1942 − December 22, 2015

Carol−Ann Storoshenko (Cunningham) is survived by her husband of 54 years Morris, son Mike, daughter Lisa, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, mother Jean Littlejohn, brother Doug Littlejohn, sister−in−law Carolyne and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her daughter Kim Storoshenko Wearne, brother Jim Cunningham and step−father Bill Littlejohn. Carol will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. No service will be held as requested

by Carol.

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1440401

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1440506

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1440524

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