Richmond News January 6 2016 by Richmond News

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NEWS: New federal review may affect bridge project 5

COMMUNITY: At 75, Kajak continues to take life in stride 11

! Some locals were quick to lace up and take advantage of the short-lived opportunity to skate outdoors last weekend when the mercury dipped below freezing, turning a ﬂooded section at Garry Point Park into a skating rink. Photo by Philip Chin via @iPhilFlash

Dog owner says sorry to hero

Lucas MacNeil approached Ken Brodie, 73, after ‘horriﬁc’ attack in park Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

s 73-year-old Ken Brodie stood outside his house talking about the injuries he sustained while helping a stranger in a vicious dog attack, a solemnlooking young man from down the street approached. “I’m sorry for what happened, and I just want to thank you for everything you did for my girlfriend,” said Lucas MacNeil on Monday, extending his hand to Brodie. MacNeil is also the owner of the dog in question.

“It’s OK, it’s OK. I’m just glad no one was hurt any more,” replied retired mailman and longtime Richmondite Brodie, who has been hailed by the public as a hero after helping save two women and a toddler from what police called a “horriﬁc” attack by MacNeil’s Rottweilerhusky cross. Brodie was in his backyard garden, next to Whiteside elementary, on Dec. 30 when he heard cries for help from twin sisters Jessi and Kati Mathers, 21, from nearby South Arm Park. Brodie jumped his seven-foot fence and ran to the scene,

where he attempted to remove the dog from the women but was subsequently attacked. “It was like a killing machine,” Brodie told The News. “(Kati) looked like a pin cushion with all the puncture wounds on her lower extremities.” The 80-pound dog, named Yogi, is now in the custody of the Richmond Animal Protection Society (RAPS) and MacNeil has said he will attempt to prevent his dog’s euthanization. Brodie said he lost a pint of blood from his bite wounds by the time he got to Richmond Hospital. He required eight

stitches. However, Kati bore the brunt of the attack as she distracted the dog from Jessi and her three-year-old son, who was physically unharmed. Brodie said the dog ran between both sisters, attacking them both, however it had pinned Kati down when Brodie arrived. After kicking the dog, it turned on Brodie, who needed to leave the scene and call 9-1-1. Several other people heard the cries and called 9-1-1. A young couple, in the park at the same time, was also reported to have assisted after Brodie intervened. See Rottweiler page 3

BARRY MACDONALD is an author, teacher, and counsellor who will lead you through the corridors of boyhood to make sense of these questions and more. A sought-after speaker, he has presented to thousands of parents and teachers and was also identiﬁed as one of 25 Inﬂuential People to Watch by The Vancouver Sun.

ARTS: Painter aims to change the plight of endangered rhinos 21

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Flores warmly remembered by colleagues Alan Campbell

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! The body of Ephraigm Flores was recovered from a pond in Garden City Park.

body pulled from a pond in Garden City Park on New Year’s Eve has been conﬁrmed as that of missing 23-year-old Ephraigm Flores. Although family members identiﬁed Flores on the weekend via an online fundraising site, the death was only announced by the BC Coroner’s Service on Monday. Flores, who lived in Toronto but had family and work connections in Richmond, was visiting the city and had not been seen since returning from a music event at B.C. Place on Boxing Day. After his family raised the alarm on Dec. 27, Richmond RCMP asked the public to keep an eye out for Flores. But fears for his wellbeing grew as items

of his clothing were found in the park and police began to search the pond near Garden City Road and Granville Avenue. In the early afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 31, search teams from the RCMP and Richmond Fire-Rescue discovered Flores’ body in the frigid waters of the pond. Although both the coroner and Richmond RCMP continue to investigate the death, police say there doesn’t appear to be suspicious circumstances. Flores’ family has now launched a crowdfunding campaign to ﬂy his body home to Toronto for a funeral. In an emotional post written by a woman identifying herself as Flores’ sister, the fundraiser states, “For the past few days, the Flores family spent the holidays looking for Ephraigm. He was lost. He was missing and everyone, even people we do not know, tried to search for him.

“On behalf of our family, thank you for all the efforts, it means a lot to us. Now, we have found him. But, the situation is not what the family expected.” The campaign had raised more than $13,000 in its ﬁrst day and, as of Tuesday morning, stood at more than $16,000. It appears that Flores used to work as a nurse at Rosewood Manor in Richmond, as tributes to his character were posted online by his former colleagues. “I could not have asked for a better best friend, you showed me a warmth and care I have never felt. You lived life fearlessly, and gave me the strength to do so too,” said one former colleague, while another said, “My condolences, thoughts and prayers are sent out to the family and friends! “I can tell you that everyone at Rosewood is deeply saddened!!”

Rottweiler owner to fight pet’s termination From page 1 Richmond RCMP arrived shortly after and shot at the dog, missing it three times as it ran away. “The dog was momentarily distracted and returned to re-attack the victim and now one of our officers,” explained Richmond RCMP’s Cpl. Dennis Hwang. “She was then forced to discharge her service pistol at the dog.” Kati was sent to Vancouver General Hospital after suffering more than 100 bites to her body, a fractured arm and a detached biceps. Police stated she was covered in blood and in critical condition, at the time. She was released the next day. “She (Kati) was trying to draw the dog away from attacking her three-year-old nephew, the son of her twin sister,” said Hwang. Jessi also sustained multiple lacerations to her body while, apparently, defending her son from the dog. Meanwhile, over the weekend, the toddler’s father, Jordan Kelly, told media his son was physically unharmed but is having nightmares. Kelly said he had sought RCMP victim services. “The boy was luckily unharmed. Their drive to protect the boy was incredibly heroic,” added Hwang, who also had high praise for Brodie. “He unselfishly put himself in harm’s way in order to protect a fellow human being,” he said. After the News broke the story on Brodie’s heroics, most Metro Vancouver news agencies reported on the incident in the days that followed.

! Ken Brodie (photo by Graeme Wood) ran to the aid of twins Jessi and Kati

Mathers who were being attacked by Kati’s boyfriend’s dog, Yogi, (photos from Facebook) while walking in South Arm Park with Jessi’s three-year old son. Kati was mauled, apparently trying to divert the dog away from the toddler.

The public praised Brodie, however some attention also fell on the Mathers sisters’ open use of drugs and alcohol on social media, particularly after Kati identiﬁed herself on Facebook as the more serious attack victim. Family friend Alegria Gomez had initially started a GoFundMe online fundraiser to raise $2,000 as the twins recovered from their injuries, unable to work in the food industry. But Gomez told The News she subsequently took the fundraiser down after the Mathers experienced public “slander and humiliation” online. On Monday, Jessi and Kati also visited Brodie to thank him. Earlier in the day, MacNeil posted on Facebook that the media had “stretched this story to build attention.” However, MacNeil also appeared to take

issue with the Mathers taking Yogi outside without him. “My dog was taken without permission from his home, when I have stated many times not to take my dog without me. He was tied to a tree (and) when untied or provoked he attacked,” wrote MacNeil, “Now he (Yogi) is being held, and his life threatened, before all the facts of the case have been brought to light,” said MacNeil, who is calling for a full investigation. Clinical animal behaviourist Dr. Rebecca Ledger said a full investigation would have involved a medical examination of Yogi immediately after being taken to RAPS. According to RAPS CEO Eyal Lichtmann, such an examination was not called for by the City of Richmond, which will make the decision to euthanize Yogi, or not. “They may have missed the boat depend-

ing on how quickly they got the blood or urine samples,” said Ledger, who said the attack was one of the worst she’s heard of. Another aspect of the investigation will involve Yogi’s home environment, she said. “It’s very rare for dogs to behave this intensely, this aggressively, for no apparent reason. So what we need to do is understand more about the incident itself,” added Ledger. Possible causes of aggression are toxic substance ingestion, disease and feeling threatened, she added. Lichtmann said Yogi has been in isolation since the incident and only paid staff members are allowed to interact with him. The city can only euthanize a dog with the owner’s permission. Without permission, it must seek a court order, which the owner can ﬁght.

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Video explains tax increase Graeme Wood

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Minoru Complex A 110,000 sq. ft. multi-purpose facility featuring:  two—25 metre swimming pools, a large leisure pool with a river run, multiple spray elements and play features including a mega soaker, and therapeutic features including two hot tubs, saunas and a cold plunge pool;  a two-storey seniors centre with a full service café and amenities to cater to a range of abilities and interests;  a 7,000 square foot fitness centre; and  outdoor plaza spaces, team rooms and an event room to support sports and special events.

he City of Richmond is hoping a new video it created will clear the air when it comes to understanding how property taxes are determined. After Richmond city councillors expressed concern that local homeowners could misconstrue tax hikes resulting from higher 2016 property tax assessments as the same as municipal tax increases, the city commissioned the creation of the video, now available online at YouTube.com and at Richmond-News.com. The video attempts to explain the separate roles BC Assessment and the city have regarding property taxes. Last month, the city raised its property taxes by 3.1 per cent, however the share of municipal taxes is determined by property value granted a ﬂat rate is applied across all properties. This year, BC Assessment increased property value assessments for all residential properties across Richmond by an average of 9.85 per cent. Single-family home assessments will, for the most part, be higher than the average, while multi-family units will, in general, be lower than the average. “In general, property owners whose assessments have risen by more than the Richmond-wide average will see an increase in the municipal portion of their tax bill. However, property owners whose assessments have increased by less than the city-wide average will see their municipal taxes rise by less than

3.1 per cent and may even see a decrease in their municipal portion taxes,” noted the city, via a news release. The city goes on to state that property owners are to be reminded that the municipal portion of the property tax bill only represents roughly half of the entire tax bill. Additional property tax charges are levied by Metro Vancouver regional district, TransLink, the Province of B.C. (school taxes), the BC Assessment Authority and others. “Year-over-year changes in these charges may vary signiﬁcantly from the change in the municipal property tax. The city has no control over other taxing agencies, but acts as tax collector on their behalf.” The video highlights the fact municipal taxes are determined by the city’s budget requirements. City staff have noted costs to the municipality have risen above the Consumer Price Index and thus a 3.1 per cent tax hike was necessary. Councillors were adamant to include contact information to BC Assessment in the video in order to prevent residents from phoning the city over assessment disputes. Taxpayers can ﬁnd out additional information about property taxes, including details on homeowner grants, online at Richmond.ca/ tax. On Tuesday, the province upped the homeowner grant threshold from $1.1 million to $1.2 million. More information on property assessments, including how to appeal an assessment, can be found on the BC Assessment Authority website.

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New enviro review could impact bridge plans: MP as yet, either with Todd Stone or anyone else, and I haven’t even seen the full project Staff Reporter (description) yet,” said Peschisolido on ACAMPBELLRICHMONDNEWS.COM Monday. “I plan to sit down with (Richmond) MLAs ichmond’s newest MP is confident a John Yap and Linda Reid to discuss the meeting next week between the federal issue and there is a meeting next Monday and provincial Liberal parties will answer his (between the caucuses), of which I will be questions about the $3.5 billion toll bridge, a part of. I’m sure at that meeting we will be set to replace the Massey Tunnel. talking about the Massey Tunnel project.” Joe Peschisolido, who was elected to the Peschisolido said he’s standing by his new Steveston-Richmond East seat last Ocpre-election pledge to bolster the federal tober, said he has concerns for the environenvironmental review process, mental footprint of the ten-lane, which, as it stands, is a “harmo3.5-kilometre span, construction nized” operation, run primarily, in of which is due to begin in 2017 this province, by the government’s and finish in 2022. B.C. Environmental Assessment One of the pre- and post-elecOffice (BCEAO). tion pledges Peschisolido and the “The (federal environment) Trudeau government made was ministry has been pre-occupied to strengthen the federal environwith the talk in Paris until recently. mental review process, which has But we will very soon be getting been widely regarded as being down to it and we will be look! Joe Peschisolido watered down and weakened ing at existing projects and how during former Prime Minister our (new) proposals will apply to Stephen Harper’s reign. these projects,” he added. Peschisolido has been told that the federWhether any such revamp of the envial environment ministry is now fully focused ronmental review process arrives in time on following through with that promise and to affect the “Massey Bridge” remains to expects to see some action within the next be seen, as environmental studies for the month or two. project have been underway since 2014. However, the Steveston-Richmond East And, according to the “project definition MP wants to wait until he’s spoken personreport,” there are plans to submit an enally to the man at the forefront of the project vironmental assessment application to the — B.C. transport minister Todd Stone — BCEAO early this year. and counterparts across the river in Delta The third and final phase of public conbefore making his opinions public. sultation on the project is now underway “I haven’t been involved in any discussion and runs to Jan. 28. More details on how to

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! The new toll bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel will stretch 3.5 km across the Fraser River and cost around $3.5 billion. Photo submitted

participate are available online at masseytunnel.ca. Once public consultation is over, the B.C. government will submit the project application for environmental review, which is expected to be completed before the end of the year. In terms of funding the bridge, Peschisolido said the federal government, as far as he’s aware, has not had any conversations with the B.C. government with regard to possible funding models. The City of Richmond was conspicuous by its absence at last month’s project un-

veiling — in Richmond — which featured, along with Stone, an MP and mayor from across the river in Delta. Richmond’s mayor, Malcolm Brodie, has been critical of the project from the outset, but was bemused by the apparent snub. Asked this week why the City of Richmond wasn’t invited, a ministry spokesperson would only say that the city was given an “in-depth technical brieﬁng” of the project two weeks prior to the announcement last month. See Farmland page 6

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Dykes checked after quake

Yuan named to intercultural post L

ocal businesswoman and former federal candidate hopeful leading up to last October’s election, Wendy Yuan, has been named to Richmond’s Intercultural Advisory Committee for a two-year term. Yuan came to Canada in 1984 and has lived in Richmond since 1994. She is the founder and CEO of Bradley Paciﬁc Enterprise Ltd., an export company

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ast Tuesday night’s earthquake that rattled some windows and startled many across the Lower Mainland wasn’t enough to trigger Richmond’s emergency response plans. Still, it had city workers conduct a visual inspection of the city’s dike system to ensure no damage was suffered in the brief, 4.8 magnitude jolt that was centred northeast of Victoria. City spokesman Ted Townsewnd told the News crews were out Wednesday making the checks, but that sensors on areas of the dyke system did not indicate there were any breeches at the time of the quake. Townsend also said reports on social media shortly following the quake questioned the effects on overpasses along Hwy. 99. “We met with Mainroad Contracting, which is responsible for highway maintenance, and those concerns were found to have no basis,” Townsend said.

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based in Richmond since 1995. She has been an active member of the community since 2001 and has since served on various boards of non-proﬁt organizations including the Canadian Red Cross, SUCCESS Foundation, Richmond Economic Development Committee, Richmond Sunset Rotary Club and Ethno Business Council of BC.

! Wendy Yuan

Farmland: Gain not clear ! City workers were tasked with checking Richmond’s entire, 49 km long dyke system. Photo submitted

There were no reports of damage to any city buildings that would put emergency plans into action, Townsend said, but the event served as a useful reminder to the public that being prepared for a post disaster situation should be a prime concern. “While last night’s quake was fairly minor, it reminds us that we live in an earthquake zone and people need to have an earthquake plan and supply kit,” he said. “From public surveys, we know that people have a good understanding of that,

but few have acted on it.” Townsend said a rule of thumb is to be prepared to last 72 hours without outside assistance. “In reality, recovery help may even take much longer than that,” he said. This summer’s severe wind storms that battered Lower Mainland communities and left large populations without power for many days was another reminder how important it is to have emergency plans in place, Townsend added.

From page 5 Stone told the News last month that, with regard to concerns over the loss of farmland in Richmond from the bridge building, there would actually be a “net gain” to farmland in the city. However, when the News asked where these gains would come from, the ministry was unable to give speciﬁcs at this time. Richmond’s Otto Langer, a former Department of Fisheries and Oceans scientist and critic of the current environmental review process, previously listed a ﬁve-point plan for strengthening federal envi-

ronmental reviews: 1. Restore habitat protection provisions in the Fisheries Act. 2. Upgrade habitat enforcement capabilities for DFO staff. 3. Restore the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to facilitate more scientiﬁc review and public input. 4. Remove PMV from any authority to conduct environmental reviews 5. Develop a national energy policy focused on fossil fuel divestment. The Massey Bridge, when built, will be the biggest of its kind in B.C.’s history. After not being invited to

the unveiling, Brodie said he still has many unanswered questions about the project, namely concern over northbound trafﬁc backing up even more at the Oak Street Bridge and tolling of the new bridge leading to more congestion on Highway 91 and on the Alex Fraser Bridge. Brodie also questioned how the bridge project became the province’s top project, “rather than ﬁxing public transit across the region.” Although the toll rate is still to be determined, Stone said it would be comparable with the Port Mann Bridge pricing, which is $3.15 per cross-

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Pair charged in Dover Park shooting Kim Bolan

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wo well-known gangsters have been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Matin Pouyan in Richmond’s Dover Park last August. Charges were approved against Thomas Duong, 20, and Sahand Askari, 31, after an investigation by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with support from Vancouver police and Richmond RCMP. Duong was already in custody on an Alberta charge. Askari is believed to have ﬂed Canada after the Aug. 21 shooting of Pouyan, who’s also entrenched in the gang world. The CFSEU announced the development in the case Monday at a news conference in Surrey. “Upon further investigation into this shooting it was uncovered that the victim went to Dover Park to meet with the alleged suspects,” Const. Jordan McLellan said. CFSEU Chief Supt. Kevin Hackett said the suspects “showed a complete disregard for public safety by discharging a ﬁrearm in a populated residential area.” “The combination of a quick response by the Richmond RCMP and a thorough investigation led by the CFSEU-BC was integral in successfully getting charges approved against the two men involved in this shooting. We remain committed to doing everything possible in bringing charges against the most violent gang offenders in the province.” The Vancouver Sun has learned that po-

lice were nearby when Pouyan, Duong and Askari met in the park on the late summer evening. After he was shot, Pouyan made his way from Dover Park to a nearby gas station, leaving a trail of blood. He refused to cooperate with police. Duong was arrested a short time later on charges he had breached previous courtordered conditions. He was sent to Alberta where he had been out on bail on other charges. A Sun reporter attended his Richmond court appearance in September. There was no mention of the fact he was a suspect in the shooting of Pouyan, his one-time associate. Askari was wounded in a 2007 shootout in the same park. Also in attendance at the earlier shootout was Pouyan, who later faced charges in connection with it. Both Askari and his brother Siavash are well-known to Lower Mainland law enforcement agencies for their gang connections and frequent contacts with police over the years. In October 2010, the brothers flew into Vancouver Airport from their native Iran. Siavash kicked a Vancouver Sun photographer, who was there to cover his arrest by CFSEU officers on outstanding warrants. Siavash was later convicted of mischief for sending the photographer’s camera flying through the air. Sahand was identified by police as a “suspect first” after he and two other ganglinked men — Nikki Tajali and Vahid Mahanian — were wounded in the first Dover Park shooting nine years ago.

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Mayor right to question bridge deal Dear Editor, Re: “Snubbed Richmond mayor has big questions over 10-lane toll bridge,” News, Dec. 18 Delta’s population is roughly 100,000, while Richmond’s population, at 207,000, is more than twice that. Yet as your article reports, Delta ofﬁcials were invited while Richmond was “conspicuous by its absence” at the revealing (in Richmond) of the $3.5 billion (Massey Tunnel replacment) bridge project. What was wrong with this picture? “Nobody from the City of Richmond was invited,” Mayor Brodie said. “You’ll have to ask the ministry why.” Well, I want to ask that question. Did the News get any answers to the question? Maybe it was because the Christy Clark government doesn’t want to hear what anyone from Richmond has to say about the project. They certainly avoided public consultation, or much public exposure of their plans, most of which were apparently deleted in any case. Quite the reverse of how they forced the Metro mayors into the transit referendum ﬁasco of 2015. It is interesting to look at the traditional spectrum of left/right in this regard. Mayor Brodie’s stance in support of Richmond’s environment seems to put him in opposition to larger, right-wing governments on several issues, making him an ally of more progressive politics. Sometimes standing on principle just does that to a politician. Keep on asking all those questions, Mayor Brodie. Somebody has to do it. Steve Bridger Richmond

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Dear Editor, I have heard all sorts of concerns about the bridge replacement for the Massey tunnel. Some are valid, like what happens to the traffic in Richmond after it crosses the bridge. Are there replacements or additions planned for the Oak St. or Knight St. bridges? Will the Fraser Street Bridge make a comeback? I am skeptical that the bulk of traffic from south of the river terminates in Richmond. Other concerns are...strange. It’s unclear why anyone on Richmond council would be concerned with traffic diverting to the Alex Fraser bridge? There is no doubt that, given current traffic patterns and volume, the George Massey Tunnel is inadequate But what about 10 years from now? If the predictions are correct, the most common vehicles on the roads will be self-driven. This means that volume of traffic will decrease substantially from what it is today as there will be less need to own a car that sits idle for 90 per cent of the time. The bridge construction will be complete about

! Could the bridge replacing the Massey Tunnel become a white elephant within a decade?

ﬁve years from now at a projected cost in excess of $3 billion (that’s billion with a “B”) and an expected service life in excess of 50 years. Who knows how many people will be driving in 10 years, never mind 50. I look forward to my current vehicle being the last I own. R. Pekarek Richmond

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ongratulations, readers! You came through with ﬂying colours. I say that as the Richmond News carrier for a good number of you. I had to give up my newspaper route for a caregiving reason after half a year, but you’d proven yourselves by then. As I brought the paper to 125 doors, I saw many of you. No one was ever unpleasant. Most exchanged greetings with me, engaging with warmth and respect. Early on, one of you — working in a home ofﬁce — popped out to receive the paper and offer me two $20 gift cards for fast food restaurants. You’d been given them and don’t eat there and thought I might like them or know someone who would. I did, thank you. One hot day, you — an exuberant fellow slinging green bins of trimmings onto a recycling truck — kept up with me from

house to house, with good-natured comments when our paths met. Then, you fetched something from the cab and said, “You need this more than me.” I’d just taken a break, so I gratefully declined the bottled water. Another sunny afternoon, you — a young man and woman driving by — called out as you came to a stop. I’d delivered the News to your parents’ house earlier, and you liked my “Digging Deep” column and talked about follow-up action. Soon after I resigned the route, some of you dropped in at the Richmond News ofﬁce with a note of thanks and a $100 gift card. I bought Christmas dinner with it, so the family could share in your kindness. One reason for doing the route was to earn income that I could pass on to good causes, and the money I’d saved on Christmas groceries enabled me to give $175 to the food bank. (After donation tax credits, the net outlay is about $100). Then I responded to you with my family’s

homemade Christmas cards. My route usually wound up at the Richmond Animal Hospital. You, staff — mostly young women — always welcomed me with big smiles and thoughtful words. After each visit, you sent me home with a booster shot of happiness. All of this matters to a newspaper carrier who is trying to get the job done well, in any conditions, at modest pay. It’s related to a stated goal of Garden City Conservation, respect for the legacy name “Garden City” as a community value. The garden of the concept is more than a green milieu buzzing with life. It needs people to steward it and make it homelike, with none too lowly to belong. When I delivered your paper, you saw a senior who might have depended on it to make ends meet, and I felt at home with you. In that way, you helped us to be who we want to be, the Garden City. Jim Wright is president of the Garden City Conservation Society

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‘Going forward,’ let’s ‘like’ get rid of ‘awesome’ Dear Editor, Re: “Banish silly expressions,” Letters, Dec. 18. I must agree with Victor Godin’s wish to banish silly expressions. But, let’s go further and try to improve our grammar. Mine certainly needs improvement. Here are some things needing the heaveho. For instance, if you think something is good, or of which you approve, why say, “Awesome?” And you eastern folks who come from Canada, that part of the country east of Manitoba, can you stop ending

every sentence with “eh?” And why is everything an “issue?” In fact, that usage has crept into many people’s language. Instead of saying, “we’re having a problem,” they say, “There’s an issue here.” And when politicians are accosted for not “going forward” (just bugging, Victor) with something they promised, they say its “work in progress.” And “like” is a preposition, not an adverb. The slogan “Winston tastes good like a cigarette should,” is grammatically incorrect. Even the former president of

Stop the games, is there cash for cops? Dear Editor, I am confused; I understand that Richmond City Council is seeking to start their own police department. They conservatively estimated the start-up cost to be $20 million. I know that they would be giving up a 10 per cent subsidy of all policing costs from Ottawa. I know that without that subsidy, and with the wage difference between a municipal ﬁrst class constable and an RCMP ﬁrst class constable, we will pay about $17,000 more per year for each constable. I know under the city’s plan, Richmond would pay for things such as attraction and selection; presently, the federal government covers that cost. Local police pay about $5,500 per member successfully recruited. OK, so we know

it will be expensive, but council says we can afford it and need the protection. Yet, when the RCMP ask for funds to hire a few more members to give us better protection, council says the money is not there! Does the RCMP need to do more with less because we do not have the money or is council setting them up to look bad in the future? In any case, the people of Richmond deserve protection not games. If we have the money council claims we have, we should support the request of the RCMP and increase the strength of the detachment. I am sure council must have noticed the population in Richmond is growing which puts more pressure on all the emergency services. Scott Stewart Richmond

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Winston said so. The correct form is, “Winston tastes good as a cigarette should.” Why that incorrect usage from a company that knows better? The company president said it was because that’s the way certain people talk. He meant, of course, dummies, because it’s mainly dummies who smoke. Then there’s those politicians who don’t use one word when ﬁve will do, as in, “At this point in time, “instead of saying,

“Now.” Maybe they think it sounds more learned, or that they have been beyond high school. Then there’s the increasing use of adjectives in place of adverbs as in “This machine works good,” instead of well. As for Victor’s mention of the constant use of “exactly,” the other word is “absolutely.” Garry Simpson Richmond

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Heritage buildings secure Dear Editor: Re: “Heritage buildings at risk?” News Dec. 18. The City of Richmond has a number of mechanisms in place to plan and manage our heritage resources, particularly in Steveston Village. Buildings such as the historic home of the Cannery Café cannot be redeveloped without the approval of council. In 2009, after several years of effort and with the guidance of the Richmond Heritage Commission, Richmond Council approved the Steveston Village Conservation Strategy and amended the Steveston Area Plan to better manage village buildings. It provides a number of tools for council to manage changes to buildings in the village. The Steveston Village Heritage Conservation Area contains approximately 90 buildings, 17 of which are identiﬁed as a heritage resource. The Cannery Café is one of the 17 buildings that are identiﬁed as heritage resources. As a result there are mechanisms and a process available to work with the property owner to conserve this building long-term, with a focus on preserving its exterior. In general, the city works with private property owners to achieve conservation,

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Rubbing salt in taxpayers’ wounds Dear Editor, On Dec. 23 it was three degrees Celsius out and warming, light rain was in the forecast.

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Longtime Kajak only started running at 40 MATTHOEKSTRA Contributor

wisting and folding a pair of bright orange runners, Jean-Jacques “JJ” Schmidt is explaining the mechanics of running shoes outside his West Richmond home. With 35 years experience in the sport of running, he’s like some kind of strides scholar. It’s hard to believe he only discovered the sport at age 40 — with a little help from his daughter. “She’s the reason why I became a Kajak and a runner,” he says of daughter Frederique. “If it wasn’t for her I probably would have never run. I maybe would have chosen something else.” Lately Schmidt, days away from his 75th birthday, has been busy helping organize the annual Steveston Ice-Breaker, an eightkilometre run/walk set for Jan. 17. It’s one of the first local road races of the new year, allowing folks with fitness resolutions a chance to hit the ground running. “There’s no bad time to start being active,” says Schmidt, now seated in his home office decorated with athletic and coaching awards. “You want to be active in your life. Move. Running is nice in the way you can do it anywhere. You need very little equipment.” Born in Paris, Schmidt relocated to Algeria as a child with his family after the war.

! Jean-Jacques “JJ” Schmidt outside his West Richmond home. The avid runner has now been

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It’s there he met his future wife Jacqueline. He later joined the French Air Force, serving as a telecommunications specialist for ﬁve years in France. When he and his wife began looking for new horizons, they found Vancouver in

1971, arriving with their three kids, two suitcases and a few hundred bucks. “We were very well received in Canada, especially with three children; they really took care of us. I love Canada for that,” says Schmidt, his French accent still strong.

He became a Canadian citizen, bought a home in Richmond and started a long technology career focused on product development. Then came the running. James Gilmore elementary, where his kids attended, had a physical education teacher keen on the sport. Daughter Frederique took to it and needed a running partner. Dad volunteered. They started slow: run, walk, repeat. Soon they were running the length of West Dyke. Frederique joined the Richmond Kajaks Track and Field Club and Schmidt was asked to help. Within a year Schmidt was a certified running coach, specializing in middle and long distances, as well as cross-country. He also started running with the club’s master runners under the tutelage of Doug Clement. Schmidt’s athletic career had begun—at age 40. Schmidt began running marathons. His best came in 1986, the Expo 86 marathon, where he finished first in his age group with a blazing time of two hours, 37 minutes. His most memorable race came in 1991 at the Portland marathon. A lingering groin pain was nagging him, but he packed painkillers and went ahead. Despite an injury that doctors later determined was a stress fracture, Schmidt finished first among Canadians while setting a course record for the 50-plus group. His record held for eight years, and was only broken by another runner after organizers changed the course. See JJ page 12

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JJ: running is a sport, jogging is a job From page 11 “I was so motivated. I was in great shape,” he says, pointing to a framed photo of himself in the race. The stress fracture wouldn’t be his only injury. In the mid-1990s his right knee gave way, requiring surgery and effectively ending his competitive running career. Gone were his marathon days and a schedule of racing nearly every weekend. “It gave me more time to focus on training other people. I started coaching adults at this time, and have them beneﬁt from my experience—not only how to run, but also how to avoid injuries,” he says. “When you have an injury like that you can do two things: you can give up running, sit down and watch TV, or you can go out and exercise. With proper guidance and doing the right exercise you can overcome your injury.” Today he runs about 10 kilometres three days a week and ﬁlls out trains at Thompson Community Centre gym most other days. He also still coaches with the Kajaks and

has never lost enthusiasm for the sport. “It’s the sense of belonging — to get to know (other runners), to do things together. Organize races, for example. That’s why you want to keep going.” His advice for new athletes: take it slow and ﬁnd someone who can help with training. “Running is a sport, jogging is an occupation. The difference is when you jog, your style is not that important. When you run, your style is very important. The way you run will decide whether you’re going to get injured or not or whether you’ll improve or not.” Schmidt hopes at least 200 runners will participate in the Steveston Ice-Breaker, which raises money for the Kajaks to help promote the sport in Richmond. Schmidt will be on the sidelines helping organize— otherwise he’d be running and proving age is just a number. Says Schmidt: “Am I really older? Yeah I’m older, but I’m not necessarily old.”

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nity to shop at the on-site BC Liquor Store where wines from all participating wineries will be available for purchase. Purchased wines can be shipped at no cost to your nearest BC Liquor Store for pick-up after the festival. The BC Liquor Distribution Branch will also help everybody with its Get Home Safe program, provinding a complimentary transit ticket to patrons as they leave the tastings. If this isn’t enough to whet your appetite, there is much more. Perhaps my favourite event is the Sunday Vintner’s Brunch. This extravaganza of wine and food takes you on a tour of 15 top restaurants and caterers, each one pairing a dish to a speciﬁc wine from around the world. The celebrate chefs and wine personalities will share the secrets of their wine and food pairing. Once your appetite is sated, hit the dance ﬂoor to burn off some calories. Classy! During the nine-day festival there are 20 wine dinners, three lunches, four wine minglers, and eight wine seminars. Most events are at downtown restaurants or the two convention centres. Many of them have an Italian theme but there are other regions featured, including Croatia, California, Washington, and B.C. For all the information including prices and locations, check the festival website online at vanwinefest.ca. You have less than a week before you can order tickets to all the delicious events. Public tickets go on sale at 9:30 a.m. this Tuesday, Jan. 12. Call 604-8733311. Educating your palate and keeping resolutions have never been so easy! Eric Hanson is a retired Richmond teacher and local wine expert.

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their life. However, if your front teeth have lost over one mm of length in your forties or fifties, there may be some cause for concern. There are three main reasons for the loss of accelerated tooth length. The first reason is that the back teeth don’t fit together properly. The brain sends signals to continually grind away tooth structure, day and night, in an attempt to make the back teeth fit together properly. A second reason for front tooth wear is that your lower jaw keeps growing long after the teeth have come in, subsequently running into upper front teeth and wearing them away. The lower jaw usually wins this battle and proceeds to wear away the upper teeth until it has “room to breathe”. The third reason for tooth wear is that the brain sends signals to teeth to grind, during sleep. This night grinding can occur even if the teeth and jaw are in the proper alignment. For the first two conditions of tooth wear, dental treatment to change the position of the teeth or jaws can stop the tooth wear from worsening. For the third condition, true night grinding, a grinding guard worn during sleep is the only treatment that can slow down tooth wear.

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Ask A Professional you carried a lot of boxes of coins into your store. Q: IInoticed was laughing to myself and thinking where are you going

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to put them.

It has gotten to where I am now storing instead of putting coins on display. I decided that I need to make room to put them out on display for sale. So I decided that we needed a sale to let customers get a great deal and allow me some space to put out more coins.

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All 2015 Royal Canadian Mint are 10% off the Mint issued price. This includes Proof and Specimen sets, Lunar coins and single issues. Many of these have been sold out at the Mint and we still have them in our stock.

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The sale does not include 2016 coins, gold coins or any bullion coins. We are going to run this sale in both my Richmond store and Sears Metrotown store until the end of January, 2016.

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Every Year my New Year’s goal revolves around weight loss. I know what to eat, but every year I do not reach my goal. Could you offer some guidance or thoughts on where I could be going wrong. You are not alone with this question, especially coming out of the holiday season where many of us may have over indulged a little. Realizing you want to make a change and setting some goals are your first step towards your end results. Once you have set some goals it is important to look at what may be limiting you in reaching those goals. Quite often trying to change our body composition is not only about the food we eat. It is important to recognize what may be limiting you from reaching those goals or what is triggering you to make the choices you are making. Next time you find yourself reaching for food, stop and ask yourself “Am I hungry”? If you are not actually hungry, think about why you are wanting to eat. Are you bored, stressed, frustrated, has someone or something set you off? Hunger and appetite are two different things. Hunger is our body’s need to eat where as appetite is our body’s desire to eat. Once you recognize the difference between your hunger cue and appetite cue you can begin to address the triggers that may be influencing your choices. The way you react to certain situations may be what is limiting you in reaching your goals. When it comes to your goals , keep them inspiring and yet attainable; there is nothing more demotivating than setting a long term goal without achieving some short term success. To start, match your habits or behaviours to your goals. If your goal is weight loss, try eating more vegetables or drinking more water. Always focus on what you can do, not what you can’t. Measure your progress weekly and, if you are moving towards your goals, then keep going. If you are moving in the wrong direction, check your triggers, behaviours and adherence and adjust accordingly. Remember to ask yourself “Am I hungry?”. Recognize that change takes time, practice and patience. Focus on taking it day by day and not how far you have to go. Long term change takes time, but every day is progress. By starting today, you are one day closer to achieving your goals.

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ARTSin the City Prepared by the Richmond Arts Coalition:

Until Spring 2016

Trading Routes: Rivers, Fish and Oil: Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site (12138 Fourth Ave.). The multi-media exhibit focuses on the ecology and cultural changes caused by industry and development along Northern B.C.’s river ways and eulachon “grease trails.” For more information: Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society call 604664-9009 or email: gog. info@pc.gc.ca.

Until Jan. 31

Exhibit by Tony Bowden: Thompson Community Centre (5151 Granville

Ave.). For more information, email thompsonartcommittee@gmail.com.

Jan. 17

First-Class Honours Recital with Medal Presentation: The Richmond Branch of the BC Registered Music Teachers Association will hold a special recital Jan. 17 at 1:30 p.m. at South Arm United Church (11051 No. 3 Road & Steveston Hwy.). Students achieving high marks in the August 2015 RCM exams will perform and medals will be presented. Tickets are $2/ person or $5/family at the door. For more info, call : 604.268-9559 or email info@bcrmta.com.

Jan. 17 & 31

Cannery Farmers’ Market: The Cannery Farmers’

Market at Moncton St. and Third Ave. continues the tradition of Steveston’s indoor winter market, providing a unique experience for Lower Mainland residents and visitors alike. Operated by the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society, it features local food and artisan merchants, inside a historic cannery setting. Admission is free. Market dates are Sundays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Jan 17 & 31, Feb. 7 & 21, Mar. 6 & 20, Apr. 3 & 17. For more info, visit online at canneryfarmersmarket.org.

Jan. 20

Writer’s Critique Night: The Richmond B.C. Writers Club invites you to their Writers’ Critique Group at the Richmond Public Library Ironwood Branch (11688 Steveston Hwy.) from 7 - 8:30 p.m. This free

event happens every third Wednesday of the month, where writers and poets share up to three pages of their creative writings and thoughts out loud. Everyone is welcome! To register, visit online at yourlibrary.ca/events. For more info, email richmondbcwritersclub@gmail.com.

Jan. 23 to April 3

Peter Aspell: The Mad Alchemist: An opening reception for a showing of B.C. painter Peter Aspell’s (1918-2004) work will be held Jan. 22 from 7 - 9 p.m. at Richmond Art Gallery. The exhibition will include paintings representing Aspell’s wide-ranging interests in symbolism, mythology, and portraiture. For more info, call 604-247-8300, or

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Jan. 24

Family Sunday at the Richmond Art Gallery: Family Sunday is a free drop-in art program that offers families the occasion

to explore the gallery exhibitions together through various art activities. Family Sunday is on the fourth Sunday of every month from 1 – 4 p.m. For more info, call 604-247-8313 or email gallery@richmond.ca.

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Delicate art reveals plight of endangered rhinos PHILIPRAPHAEL Staﬀ Reporter

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ing Yeung’s voice starts to break as she looks over one of her latest creations. It’s a painting of a Northern White Rhino named Sudan. He’s 41-years-old and one of just three left in the world. “They feel like my babies,” says the Richmond artist. Since she started researching the plight of rhinos being illegally poached about a year ago, Yueng has turned her talents as a freestyle Chinese painting instructor to the majestic, yet primordial looking creatures, dabbing delicate sheets of rice with water colours to capture their ungainly, yet graceful form. In each painting of the rhinos, Yeung has placed ornate bracelets draped over their horns as a sign these animals should be revered for their mere presence and not the purported folklore-based “cures” that their horns have for a myriad of ailments. That’s why Yeung, who was born in Hong Kong and has lived locally since 2000, is launching an exhibition of her rhino art called Tusk and Horn that debuts Jan. 13 at the recently opened City Centre Community Centre (5900 Minoru Blvd.). “I am Asian, and I want to spread the word to everyone that this is not right,” she says. “The problem with using rhino horns comes mostly from the Asian community. And I want to make things right.”

Yeung said she hopes to draw attention to the continued poaching of rhinos through her art and focused on the remaining three Northern White Rhinos who live at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. “They have the last three protected there with armed guards 24 hours a day,” Yeung says, adding she became interested in them when there were five. Two have since passed away from old age. “It’s really sad. The remaining three are too old to produce any offspring, although the scientists are trying to find a way to fertilize the eggs from one of the females with a Southern White Rhino,” she says. “But when the last, pure, Northern White Rhino is gone, that’s the end.” Yeung says she is also concerned with the other rhino species which are on the endangered species list. “I want my work to be a wake up call for people here, raise awareness about rhino poaching and have it stopped,” she says. “This is the least I can do. “This poaching is just nonsense.” Illegal trade in endangered animal parts made headlines in Richmond last spring when a local antiques dealer was sentenced in a U.S. Federal Court to two and a half years in prison for smuggling half a million dollars worth of rhinoceros horns, elephant ivory and coral from the U.S. to Canada. Tony (Xiao Ju)Guan was arrested in March 2014 as part of “Operation Crash,” a U.S.wide crackdown on the illegal trafficking in rhinoceros horns, for his role in smuggling rhinoceros horns and items carved from el-

A tale to sink your teeth into SHELLEYCIVKIN Book Club

he novel Food Whore by Jessica Tom is like Doctor Faustus, except in this case, the main character sells her soul to the devil’s food cake. When legendary New York Times restaurant critic Michael Saltz loses his sense of taste, he enlists 22-year-old NYU graduate student Tia Monroe to be his palate and ghostwrite his reviews. Promising her an unlimited expense account at Bergdorf Goodman and all the fancy clothes she can buy, plus dinners at the best New York restaurants, Tia figures this is her ticket to the world of professional food writing. All this in return for her taste buds and discretion. For the first few months, Michael Saltz feeds Tia a pack of lies and she swallows them like candy. Getting sucked into Saltz’s world of excess and exploitation like dirt into a Hoover, Tia guilelessly savours her new world of designer clothes, and gorges herself at upscale restaurants. But when she sees Saltz’s restaurant reviews in the New York Times and realizes that he’s passing her words off as his own, that’s when she gets her first wake-up call. Saltz manipulates Tia into leading a double life — essentially a life of lies — in order to keep his secret.

He insists that she sever all ties to her regular life, including her boyfriend Elliott, and friends. Saltz creates an unsavoury world of intimidation and domination, and Tia must be ready to jump whenever Saltz tells her to. Meanwhile, she’s still a grad student. The lightbulb finally goes on when Tia realizes that she’s been sacrificing not only her voice and her social life, but her whole identity. And for what? Over-priced clothes and expensive meals! She’s become the quintessential food whore. At the end, having survived all kinds of humiliation, Tia finally earns her gastronomic chops and exacts “revenge, a dish best served cold.” And she learns an important lesson in the bargain: “You think you’re the one who keeps the secret, but really it’s the secret that keeps you.” Author Jessica Tom articulately eviscerates restaurant culture and exposes the opportunistic potential for phony food reviews. While there are lots of novels about food and restaurants, most tend to be light and fluffy, unlike Food Whore, which you can really sink your teeth into. I expected meringue, but instead I got meat. Good thing I’m a carnivore. For other popular reading suggestions check out Richmond Public Library’s website yourlibrary.ca/goodbooks. Shelley Civkin is the communications officer with the Richmond Public Library

! Richmond artist Ming Yeung displays one of her paintings of an endangered Northern White Rhino that will be displayed in her show called Tusk and Horn at the City Centre Community Centre starting Jan. 13. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News

ephant ivory and coral, from auction houses throughout the U.S. to Canada. Guan was arrested after ﬂying from YVR to New York and buying two endangered black rhinoceros horns from undercover special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at a storage facility in the Bronx, New York. After purchasing the horns, Guan had the undercover agents drive him and a female accomplice to a nearby express mail store, where he mailed the horns to an address in

Point Roberts, Wash. In addition to the jail term, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered Xiao Ju Guan, to forfeit wildlife items found during a search of his Richmond business, Bao Antiques on Alderbridge Way just east of No. 3 Road, the U.S. department of justice said. Judge Swain noted Guan’s conduct “feeds demand for the slaughter of rare and already endangered species.” — with ﬁles from the Vancouver Sun

House gets artistic touch Philip Raphael Staff Reporter

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ranscombe House in Steveston will come alive with an artistic vibe come the new year as the city announced Rhonda Weppler as the heritage building’s ﬁrst artist in residence. During her year-long stay in the upstair’s portion of the restored Edwardianstyle home that dates back to the early 20th century, Weppler will lead free workshops in painting, textiles, sculpture and photography. She will also introduce the community to other visiting artists whom she is inviting to Steveston. And she will host monthly Open Studio days to provide visitors with a “behind the scenes” look at her own creative process while she works on a public sculpture commission. Her programming will be focused around the theme of “details of place.” “A lot of my collaborative projects with Trevor Mahovsky, and my own solo work, looks at objects as cultural artifacts and also the tradition of still life,” Weppler said by email from

San Francisco. “Our world neighbourhood, at a paris ﬁlled with stuff. We are ticular time,” she said. “For surrounded by material example, a cigar butt, a lost things that seem solid, but earring, and smashed car their identities are fragile.” window glass can suggest She added that an object people and a narrative. The may have a powerful mean- end result is somewhere ing for people at between documenone point, then tary and fantasy.” later be tossed When it comes away, like it is to engaging the beneath notice. community, Wep“This is as pler said one of the true for statues free workshops she as much as it plans to hold at is for toys, and Branscombe House ! Artist in resithe digital era will focus on those dence Rhonda only emphasizes Weppler overlooked details that,” she said. “I in the Richmond have always had area. an interest in what I think Weppler said she applied of as the ‘texture of the for the position of artist in world’: the kinds of objects, residence because she or details, that make up our has, in the past few years, environment, and in part become increasingly interI am working through a ested in leading community desire to collect or archive projects, as well as working them.” on them. An example of that is “I am optimistic about a project she has been publicly engaged art working on in San Franpursuits in general, and cisco for the past year, what art can be and do collecting pieces of debris for the public,” she said. off the streets on her daily “When I saw the call for the walks, then photographing Branscombe House artist them at night in a still life in residence I was thinking arrangement it would be exciting to have “It is interesting to me the opportunity to commit what these small bits can to, and shape almost a full say about a particular year of programming.”

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SPORTS Beyond the Scores 35TH ANNUAL RIBMHT OVERALL STANDINGS Major Midget Division GP W L Okanagan HA 7 6 1 Prince George 7 5 2 Cour dAlene 7 4 3 Yale HA 6 2 3 Pacific Coast HA 7 2 5 Anaheim Jrs 6 0 5

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■ (Above) Richmond A2 Blues Hunter Barnes closes in on a Cloverdale opponent during Bantam Tier Two action at the 35th annual Richmond International Bantam Midget Hockey Tournament. (Right) Richmond Midget A1 Blues Jovan Jankovic and James Houston put the squeeze on an Alaskan opponent during a 3-2 win.

Home ice not so friendly for hosts

ome ice provided little in the way of an advantage at the 35th annual Richmond International Bantam Midget Hockey Tournament. The holiday event, hosted by the Richmond Minor Hockey Association, was once again a big success with 60 teams from both sides of the border competing five divisions. However, by the time the playoff round got underway last Wednesday not one local team was still in championship contention despite large representation from both of the city’s associations. The Richmond Blues and Seafair Islanders entered the Midget Tier One competition as two of the frontrunners in top flight of regular season play in the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association.Yet both got off to slow starts and their fates were determined by day three of the tournament. A lack of firepower proved to the Blues undoing as they opened play with a 3-1 loss to league rival Cloverdale on Boxing Day. Matt Ast’s goal less than three minutes into the contest was the only goal the hosts could muster. Cloverdale would go on to reach the championship game before falling to North Shore Elite. Richmond dominated the Alaska Arctic Lions the following day but still only managed a 3-2 win on goals by

Jonah Cheung, James Houston and Mason Rai. The Blues were still in a must-win mode in their Monday morning encounter with Abbotsford. The Fraser Valley squad jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead on its way to a 5-3 upset win. The locals enjoyed a lengthy two man advantage in the third but couldn’t cut into the deficit. Richmond then closed out the tournament with consolation losses to Vancouver Thunderbirds (5-3) and California Wave U16 AAA Wave (4-0). It was an ironically similar path

traveled by the Islanders who also dropped a 3-1 decision to North Vancouver in a tough match-up right out of the gate. Next was the Kelowna Junior Rockets who handed Seafair a 3-0 loss. The Saanich Braves then sealed the Islanders’ fate in a 5-3 defeat, despite a pair of goals from Isaiah Harms and a solo marker by Mitchell Lavoie. Seafair concluded round-robin play with a 4-0 setback to the California Wave, before salvaging a 5-2 win in consolation action against the Kam-

■ Caliifornia’s Golden State Elite edged the Delta Hockey Academy Wild 4-3 to capture the Bantam Tier One championship in a showdown of unbeaten teams.

loops Lions. Lavoie led the way with a pair of goals. Justin Getz, Jordin Kojima and Brandon Lum had the others. The North Shore Winter Club Elite were crowned division champions after a 6-2 win over Cloverdale. The Richmond A1 Blues at least flirted with a playoff berth in the Bantam Tier 2 Division. The Blues opened play with a 3-1 win over Cloverdale A2 on goals by Austin Gounder, Diego Montinola and Ryan Xu. The hosts then fell 10-2 to the Alaska AA Oilers, before rebounding with a 5-4 victory over Semiahmoo A2. That set the stage for a must win against the Portland Junior Winterhawks and the American side prevailed 4-2. Alaska went on to defeat Golden State Elite Eagles in the division final 3-2. Golden State captured Bantam Tier One honours with an entertaining 4-3 win over the Delta Hockey Academy Bantam Varsity #2 in a showdown of unbeaten teams. The Prince George Cougars won the Major Midget crown with a 3-0 triumph over the Okangan Hockey Academy. Semiahmoo 15s took Midget Tier 2 honours with a 2-1 win over Alaska 16AA Oilers.

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Host Sockeyes earn 3 points at Winter Classic

■ A falling Brodie Crawford tries to lift the puck past a sprawliing Cole MacInnis in the Grandview Steelers’ net during action from last weekend’s Pacific Junior Hockey League Winter Classic at Minoru Arenas. The host Richmond Sockeyes jumped out to a 3-0 lead in this game but Grandview battled back for a 4-3 victory in overtime. Photo by Mark Booth

ichmond Sockeyes earned three of a possible four points at the Pacific Junior Hockey League Winter Classic but it’s the one that got away they will fret about the most. The Sockeyes did the expected Sunday night and closed out the Winter Classic with a 4-1 win over the Langley Knights. The event featured all 10 PJHL teams playing two games over three days at Minoru Arenas. The hosts opened play on New Year’s Day with a stinging 4-3 overtime loss to the Grandview Steelers. Richmond looked poised to blow the Steelers out of the rink in the first period and close within a single point of second place in the Tom Shaw Conference. The Sockeyes opened a 3-0 lead and could have had a few more as Grandview was hit with six consecutive minor penalties. However, the locals failed to convert a lengthy two-man advan■ The all-rookie line of Nicholas Wicks (centre), Kyle Uy and Noah Wozney tage and only came enjoyed a productive weekend at the out of the frame PJHL Winter Classic for the Richmond with a 3-1 cushion. Sockeyes. Despite Richmond enjoying a 23-14 margin in shots on goal over the final 40 minutes, it was the Steelers who managed to pull even on a pair of second period goals. That set the stage for Brandon Volpe to complete the comeback at the 3:08 mark of overtime. Grandview also defeated Delta 4-3 on Saturday to come away with four points from the weekend and extend their lead to four over the Sockeyes with a game in hand. Michael Tilbury, Nicholas Wicks and captain Jordan Anders had the Richmond goals. Two nights later, the Sockeyes handed Langley its 29th loss in 33 games, scoring twice in the third period to pull away. Wicks capped a productive weekend with two more goals and an assist to earn first star honours. Linemate Noah Wozney also scored. Connor Kavanagh had the other. The Sockeyes return to action Thursday when Aldergrove visits Minoru at 7 p.m.

Gilles shines in NLL debut with Colorado Mammoth Jordan Gilles has wasted little time finding the scoresheet, even as a defensive specialist in the National Lacrosse League. Playing in his first-ever regular season game, the Richmond native scored on his only shot as the Colorado Mammoth opened the 2016 season with a 16-15 home floor win over the Georgia Swarm last Friday. In doing so, Gilles, became just the second defenseman in recent team history to score a goal. The 21-year-old Richmond Roadrunners Lacrosse product was considered one of the steals of the NLL Draft when the Mammoth selected him in the sixth round, 52nd overall. Gilles proved it by earning a roster spot and signing a twoyear deal with the club. The McMath graduate is coming off an outstanding career in the B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League where he helped the Coquitlam Adanacs win a pair of championships. He then was re-united with his former Intermediate coach Greg Rennie and helped the Delta Islanders reach the league finals for just the second time in franchise history. Gilles was also named the league’s most sportsmanlike player and used his excellent speed to be a major threat in transition, scoring nine goals and adding 11 assists.

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John Wesley Warbrick, 58, of Nanaimo, British Columbia, passed away peacefully on December 30th, due to complications with his MS, surrounded by family and friends. John was born in Brantford, ON on Aug. 29, 1959. He was married to Kathleen on Aug. 13, 1983. John is survived by family members: Kathleen Warbrick of Nanaimo, BC; his daughters Cordi and Charmaine Warbrick of Richmond, BC; his son Aaron Warbrick of Nanaimo, BC; his sister Heather Robdrup of Lethbridge, AB; and other family and friends. For celebration of life details, please contact Charmaine by email: cwarbrick@hotmail.com

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Freybe

$ 50

/ea. 500g...............................................$109/ea.

Pineapple Bun

1200/ea. 100g...........................$100/ea. DELI

$ 6" ..........................

Black Forest Ham

RUSSET POTATO

$ 69 $8.12/kg....................................... /lb.

Fruit Cake

$ 99 /ea. 600g..........................

BOSC PEAR

Product Of CALIFORNIA $2.18 KG

Pork Collar

$ 99

Sunflower Oil

/lb.

Cervelat Salami $ 88 100g...........................................................$ 18 100g .............................................................

Coconut Tart

88¢/ea.

3" ................................

Swiss Cheese

$ 79 100g ...............................................................

Valid Wednesday, January 6th - Sunday, January 10th, 2016 while quantities last.

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604-232-1188

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