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W E D N E S D AY , F E B R U A R Y 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 " A new year means new wonders for this little girl who was celebrating the Year of the Monkey on Sunday night at Aberdeen Centre. Photo by Gord Goble/Special to the News. See more pictures of Aberdeen, the Lingyen Mountain Temple and the Buddhist Temple on Steveston Highway in the Pulse, page 20 and online at Richmond-News. com.

English a must on bus shelters Graeme Wood

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hinese-only bus shelter ads will soon become a thing of the past in Richmond. The City of Richmond is moving ahead with a new contract for bus shelters on city property, after its ﬁve-year agreement with Pattison Outdoor Advertising expired at the end of 2015. City spokesperson Ted Townsend conﬁrmed the city had made English language requirements in its request for proposals last year. Townsend said the city is reviewing the proposals and expects to submit a recommen-

City can make language demands on city land dation to Richmond city council “as soon as possible.” Such ads have sparked controversy in the city, similar to Chinese-only business signs. However, unlike business signs, which the city chose not to regulate, the city is able to make its case for English on bus shelters. Townsend said such a request is possible and not in potential violation with the Canadian Charter of Rights because the shelters are on city land. “Pattison is allowed to place the bus shelters there and sell

advertising through a contract with the city, which gives us the ability to make our preferences a requirement, whereas business signs are on private property,” explained Townsend. There are currently 48 Pattison-owned shelters; the city receives about $60,000 in revenue from them. The city is also seeking to upgrade many of the shelters, although details of the new contract will be made available to council in the near future. The city had compared different models of bus shelter man-

agement, including becoming the sole proprietor of shelters, as is the case in Burnaby. The vast majority of cities in B.C. outsource advertising to companies, such as Pattison. Last month, Coun. Chak Au complained to the city that Pattison had allowed a mostly Chinese Budweiser ad on a bus shelter. Pattison took the ad down in front of Richmond City Hall but left up several similar ads around the city. Pattison did not respond to several requests from the Richmond News for an explanation.

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trip to Japan last year by Coun. Bill McNulty was extended by two days to include a visit to Okinawa to research public facilities. The trip also included a senior City of Richmond manager, which was not part of the original proposal to city council. “We went there for best practices, to look at facilities. One of them was a swimming pool and we picked up some great ideas. We can justify that trip to understand the way facilities should be built,” said McNulty, who was joined by parks manager Mike Redpath in April 2015. The council-approved trip was primarily intended to secure a Japanese tall ship, the Kaiwo Maru, for a Canada 150 celebration in Steveston in May 2017. However, the visit to Okinawa, Japan’s subtropical prefecture, and Redpath’s involvement, were not included in McNulty’s initial proposal last year, which required $12,000 from a council contingency account, for the councillor’s expenses. According to recently released records, obtained through a freedom of information request made by the News last August, McNulty’s portion of the 12-day trip cost $13,321. A businessclass ticket accounted for just over half of the costs, while McNulty had $2,090 for daily allowances. Redpath’s total expenses were $10,500. Regarding the city’s policy of business-class travel, McNulty said: “If you’re going to do business and you want to get off the plane and do

business right away away, withou without spending two days to recover, you need to weigh [the choice of] business class and economy.” The trip began on April 19 with four nights in Tokyo, instead of two, as planned. “Tokyo was our base,” said McNulty. While in Tokyo, McNulty took a train to Yokohama to hand a letter of invitation to the captain of the Kaiwo Maru, which is maintained by the National Institute for Sea Training. The plan also detailed a visit to a maritime museum. The trip to Japan was required because the institute stated it required face-to-face negotiations, according to McNulty. When asked, McNulty said Internet communication, such as FaceTime or Skype, was not an option. “We’ve talked about that, but they want face-to-face,” said McNulty. After four nights in Tokyo, the pair spent two nights in Richmond’s sister city, Wakayama, as planned, where McNulty secured a Japanese garden ornament for a park in Steveston. From Wakayama, it was off to Nagasaki for a two-night stay, which included, per the plan, a visit to the Nagasaki Tall Ship Festival.

In Nagasaki, McNulty and Redpath presented letters of invitation to captains of tall ships in attendance (from South Korea, Russia and Japan). Another week-long trip to Japan, costing $30,000, is planned for this April, in order to ﬁnalize the details and potentially sign more contracts with other ships. “It’s the same thing, you have to sit down face-to-face. …That’s the way they do business,” said McNulty. “We’re going there to look at all their requests, from clearing customs to tugboat pilotage, literally everything to get them docked and in the country,” he said. This April’s trip was also approved by council and includes mention of a “delegation.” The itinerary is similar to the 2015 trip. McNulty said he doesn’t know which staff member will go with him this time, and that decision is up to Richmond’s CAO George Duncan. McNulty said there are some opportunities in the U.S. He added, however, that Coun. Harold Steves may travel to Mexico City to procure another ship. Steves said Coun. Linda McPhail may go instead, as she is planning a vacation there. “I’d rather not go,” said Steves.

Semple takes job as ‘Mr. Steveston’ Graeme Wood

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senior City of Richmond manager has been tasked to handle a number of projects in Steveston as part of a “special assignment,” according to city spokesperson Ted Townsend. Dave Semple, co-manager of community services, which is one of the city’s top management positions, will be working with the federal and provincial govern" Dave Semple ments on issues pertaining to Steveston’s waterfront. Semple will act as a liaison to the Steveston Harbour Authority and the Britannia Shipyard Society, for which he is the board’s chair. Semple will also work on planning Richmond’s Canada 150 celebrations for 2017, said Townsend. To recognize his new roles, Semple’s been given the title of General Manager, Interagency Programs and Steveston Waterfront Major Initiatives. Cathy Volkering-Carlile is now the sole manager of community services. In 2014, Semple took a leave from his city duties to run for Richmond city council.

" Art intended to reﬂect Storeys’ goals

A $50,000 art installation will welcome residents and visitors to the Storeys building on Anderson Road, once the 14-storey tower is built. A horizontal mural by renowned local artist Richard Tetrault was selected as the cornerstone artwork for the building that will include 129 units of housing for vulnerable and/or low-income people. The mural will be placed above the entrance and pay homage to Richmond and the many social agencies that will operate out of the building, which is presently under construction. Tetrault stated the mural will feature a collection of images inspired by Richmond’s topography and its people. A number of faces in the mural reﬂect different moods in order to project a “people ﬁrst” theme, according to Tetrault.

Strata to hold meetings in English, new problems emerge Graeme Wood

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nglish is expected to be the primary language spoken at the next Wellington Court council meeting later this month, according to the strata’s property management firm. While the news is a welcome sign for resident Andreas Kargut, who filed a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal complaint against his Chinese-only strata council in December, a new problem has emerged for the beleaguered townhouse complex. Property manager Aaron Leung, of AA Property Management, told the News he expects English to be the primary language used to conduct business at the next meeting, scheduled for Feb. 23. Leung said his firm would act as a translator for members of council who communicate in

Mandarin. Otherwise, all official proceedings will be conducted in English, he noted. “If someone is speaking in Mandarin, it will be translated into English. Council agreed in principal the meetings will be in English,” said Leung. The News contacted strata president Ed Mao, who declined to comment but referred questions to Leung. Kargut said he wants an official interpreter for the meetings, but Leung said the company would try translating the meeting first. Last summer, Kargut’s strata council decided to conduct council meetings in Mandarin, after a controversial ousting of non-Mandarin speaking council members. Kargut claimed the new council was upset the old council spent too much money on repairs. Meanwhile, Kargut said, Wellington Court has been beset by other problems. The latest, according to Kargut, is an illegal fruit and veg-

etable distribution operation, allegedly taking place in one council member’s garage. Last month, Kargut documented the council member unloading pallets of mangoes from a delivery truck on a Monday afternoon. “I see this moving truck. And I think, what an odd time to move. And I see a guy carting off a skid of fruit boxes into the garage,” he said. Kargut saw the garage had several full pallets of mangoes. “Our Block Watch captain is doing nothing about it. So I went to the city and they found the allegations quite serious and they showed up with the bylaw officer and health officer.” The city told me she (the member) admitted to running a fruit-distribution company out of her garage,” he said. Richmond spokesperson Ted Townsend confirmed the city spoke to the alleged, illegal food distributor and officers ordered an end to

" A photo shows the alleged alleged, illegal food

distribution operation at the Wellington Court townhouse complex. Photo by Andreas Kargut

the operation. Kargut said this latest problem is another indication that the existing council is not respecting the rights of all strata members. “They’re using common properties with complete inconsideration for anyone else,” said Kargut.

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with an arrest. “The manner in which this individual has allegedly conducted himself placed the safety of the public and police in harm’s way,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang. Before being arrested, Hart is alleged to have rented vehicles on two separate occasions using stolen identification, possessed stolen property including identification and credit card information; stolen gas from a Richmond gas station and caused damage to a Richmond hotel room, which was rented using stolen identification. After he was released from custody in November, Hart was reported as being

wo people were taken to hospital with stab wounds after an incident inside a home in Richmond on Monday night. Shortly after midnight, Richmond Mounties were called to a disturbance at a residence in the area southeast of Cambie and Shell roads.

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Monday, February 15, 2016 - 7 p.m. Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items: 1. OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 9000, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9506 Location/s:

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Purpose: A Zoning Text Amendment to the “High Rise Office Commercial (ZC33) - (City Centre)” zone to allow vehicle sale/rental as a permitted secondary use on the property at 8477 Bridgeport Road. City Contact: Sara Badyal, 604-276-4282, Planning and Development Division. Bylaw 9507

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Purpose: To incorporate the No. 5 Road Backlands Policy, which allows institutional uses within the first 110 metres east from No. 5 Road if the remaining portions (Backlands) are actively farmed, within Richmond’s Official Community Plan. City Contact: Minhee Park, 604-276-4188, Planning and Development Division.

• At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning and Development Division at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing February 5, 2016 and ending February 15, 2016, or upon the conclusion of the hearing. • By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing February 5, 2016 and ending February 15, 2016.

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Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)” to “Single Detached (RS2/K)”, to permit the property to be subdivided to create two (2) lots. City Contact: Cynthia Lussier, 604-276-4108, Planning and Development Division. Bylaw 9511

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Yoga teacher enjoys ‘being a service’ to others Injuries suffered in collision have slowed but not stopped Anila Lacroix’s journey MATTHOEKSTRA Contributor

nside the circular conﬁnes of Caffè Artigiano, windows offer a clear view of heavy rain testing the limits of storm water drains at the new shopping mall on Sea Island. Still, sparkling sidewalks are nearly void of shoppers on this dark morning. Anila Lacroix isn’t among those clamouring for Coach clutches, but the Burkeville resident agrees to meet here for chai and politely obliges when pressed on pronunciation. “It’s Aw-nee-la. But getting people in English to say it that way, it’s almost arrogant,” she says over a recurring roar of bean machines. Anila is an Indian name, given to her by her yoga teacher Baba Hari Dass a decade ago. “He gave me Anila. I liked it because it gave me new purpose. I like that in a lot of different cultures. Once you become a better version of who you’re going to be, you get to rename yourself.” Lacroix, 42, teaches yoga and mentors and trains others at YYoga, Salt Spring Centre of Yoga and Perfect Hearts Yoga in Steveston. She’s also a Lululemon ambassador and known to

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locals who attend her classes as someone who is authentic. She insists her goal isn’t to be the most popular teacher, but one who has integrity. “I really enjoy being a service to people,” she said.

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“Along with my thirst for learning, I want to share, so that I can help other people because my teachers did that for me.” At her Terra Nova YYoga classes, for example, Lacroix sometimes invites discussion that result in some memorable conversations. “Everyone gets lifted because we see the curiosity or the willingness to open up a

little bit.” Born in London, England, Lacroix moved to Canada with her family as a young girl. She grew up in North Vancouver in a home where she learned mindfulness and shared in discussions on important life questions. After high school, she travelled — and her experiences were eye-opening. In Australia for a year, she cycled the scenic Great Ocean Road and opened her senses to all that surrounded her, unlike the people on tour buses unaware of the beauty around them. “That is a perfect picture of what we all do all the time if we’re not careful. I thought I need to make sure, as much as I can, that I’m always trying to see the abundance,” said the mother of two. “Stop and enjoy whatever it is that you can enjoy.” Lacroix trained as a yoga teacher under Baba Hari Dass, a now 92-year-old monk from India, who has practised continual silence since 1952. Her ﬁrst training session at Salt Spring Centre of Yoga was terrifying, but it piqued her curiosity. “There were people of all different ages at the centre asking really hard-hitting deep questions in a graceful way. They were willingly exposing themselves and being vulnerable in an effort

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The Community Charter requires that City Council adopt a 5 Year Financial Plan each year prior to the adoption of the Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw. The proposed 5 Year Consolidated Financial Plan (2016-2020) Bylaw 9521 is currently available via: • the City’s online public engagement website at www.LetsTalkRichmond.ca • the City’s website at www.richmond.ca • email request to finance@richmond.ca or phone 604-276-4218 • printed copy, available at Richmond City Hall – Information Counter, 6911 No. 3 Road The City is required by the Community Charter to undertake a process of public consultation before the bylaw is adopted by City Council. Please submit your feedback by Friday, February 26, 2016 by: • Commenting on the Let’s Talk Richmond website at www.LetsTalkRichmond.ca • Emailing finance@richmond.ca • Written submissions to the Finance Department, Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, V6Y 2C1 It is anticipated that Bylaw 9521 will be considered by City Council for adoption at the Regular Council Meeting on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Richmond City Hall Council Chambers. Public delegations at the Council Meeting are permitted with regard to this bylaw. City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000

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" A vehicle crash three years ago left Anila Lacroix with lasting injuries, but the dedicated yoga teacher still ﬁnds time for her students. Photo by Matthew Hoekstra/Special to the News

to better themselves.” Lacroix’s teaching schedule of 20 classes a week and yoga retreats was derailed three years ago when she suffered serious injuries in a vehicle collision. Today, she walks with a cane and continues to seek treatment. She stays active, on advice of doctors, teaching nine classes each week. Some would-be yogis — as the beginning of a new year

produces — are only starting to get active. Lacroix is quick to advise beginners to think beyond the weight of their body, and consider the weight of their mind. “Physical yoga is what gets everyone into yoga these days, but the deeper yoga is worrying less about losing the physical weight, and paying a lot more attention to losing psychological weight.” Becoming physically ﬁt is a

much more achievable goal for the long term if it’s set by the individual, Lacroix added. “If it’s something we do because society tells us we have to look like a certain size, it’s going to be really hard to maintain,” she said. “But if it’s from you, you want to feel better in your body, you want to feel better in your mind, you want to breathe better, then it has far more chance of sustaining.”

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Credit city hall when it’s due Dear Editor, If the good folks at city hall are doing something I disagree with, I will be the ﬁrst one to whine. Therefore, I would also like to give credit when credit is due. We would like to thank the people who were responsible for putting the handicap signs up along the river by Terra Nova. It has been a great help for some of us “older” folks. Brink Nielsen Richmond

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We know why bridge is being built Dear Editor, Re: “More info on tunnel option needed, Letters, Jan. 29. Coun. Chak Au in his letter expressed his hesitation to support Massey Tunnel expansion because of a lack of information and many unanswered questions. Those questions should have been posed to the B.C. government. An options analysis, feasibility studies, environmental impact and costing should have been done and the information made available to the public. But let’s face it, there was no

intention by the provincial government to expand/twin/retrofit the tunnel. The government, in collusion with Port Metro Vancouver, decided to build a bridge to further industrialize the Fraser River and facilitate larger vessels to export fossil fuels to China — a country that is choking on pollution. Admittedly, traffic congestion is a problem, but a car-centric model, with an overbuilt bridge, road expansion and the lack of a welldefined regional transportation plan flies in the face of a goal for carbon

emissions reduction. Not to mention the impact of this project on the environment. There’s a lot more at stake than driver inconvenience. What we need now are more resources going into innovation, green technology and rapid transit if we expect to even remotely meet carbon emission targets. What a waste of time and money it was for Christie Clark to attend the Paris Climate Change Conference. N. McDonald Richmond

Bridge project is pie in the sky Dear Editor, As someone who has lived in Richmond my entire life and has, for the last few years, been commuting to Surrey for work, I feel I have a unique perspective on this whole Massey Tunnel Replacement Project. I think we can all agree that the current state of the George Massey Tunnel is not suitable for the level of traffic that crosses it every day. Our region is growing and we need to come up with strong, stable solutions for people to get from place A to B and back every day. If you’re a Richmondite going into Surrey, Delta, Ladner, Tsawwassen or White Rock, it’s fine to take the tunnel in the morning. But for everyone coming home from work, coming into Richmond or heading into Vancouver, it’s about five or six lanes merging into one counterflow lane. It’s an unmitigated disaster. So here, twinning the tunnel makes sense. Double the lanes, lessen the congestion. But with a colossal, tolled, 10-lane bridge, many Richmondites will opt to take the tollfree Alex Fraser Bridge instead. And so will a lot of people from Surrey and New Westminster, once the Patullo Bridge is turned into a brand new toll bridge. Everyone knows that bridge is next for redevelopment. Imagine that train-wreck waiting to happen. People, now more than

ever, are feeling it in their wallets. The province keeps increasing MSP rates, ICBC premiums, hydro rates, transit fares and BC Ferries fares. Now, they want to charge you to cross (more) bridges. Then, throw in the loss of farmland, the eventual industrialization of the Fraser River caused by the dredging of the river and removal of the tunnel, as well as the subsequent threats to our food security that will all be enabled by Premier Christy Clark’s Massey Tunnel Replacement Project. These are the effects of a poorly constructed plan from the provincial government. Normally, a government would consult with mayors, councillors, and local stakeholders ﬁrst and come together on viable options, then, implement them. But Clark’s approach is to announce a project with a nice hard hat photo-op and then sell the plan to everyone whether they like it or not. Just ask Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Richmond city council what that experience has been like. Here’s a better solution: Extend the Canada Line south of the Fraser. Connect it to Surrey and Delta’s respective business centres. Most of those taking the tunnel are single occupancy vehicles. Add in viable transit options now and you take a lot of those off

the road. With a better transit system, we won’t need to worry about the log-jam at the Oak Street Bridge because rapid transit will be a viable option. Then you twin the tunnel. To pay for all of it, take the $3.5 billion allotted to the project and you will probably even find some savings. Bridge proponents will tell you that the bridge solution has space for future transit lines. But there are no specifics and there is no official plan for transit. Proponents of the bridge will tell you that there will be a net-gain in farmland. But B.C.’s transportation minister, Todd Stone, has yet to provide any specifics as to how that will happen. Proponents of the bridge will say that 60 per cent of traffic going through the tunnel stops in Richmond. When asked how that data was collected, they say “using Bluetooth technology,” which most cars don’t have. They’ve constructed this massive $3.5 billion project and don’t have specifics on transit or the changes to farmland or traffic data. In the private sector, if you’re asking for $3.5 billion for anything and you don’t have specifics, you’ll find yourself in a tough place. Ramesh Ranjan Richmond

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Time to move on from Loo’s selling us down river sad soccer affair Dear Editor, Re: “Red card for soccer club,” Letters, Feb. 3. I do agree with Laura Heroux in that the situation with coach Roberto Sciascia and the Richmond soccer club was a truly sad affair. It sends a message to all coaches in all sports that we now must be fully aware of the consequences of parents or players who do not agree or like the coach’s philosophy. Coach Sciascia’s situation reminds me of what happened in the late 1400s during the Spanish Inquisition to those who would not confess and eventually many were persecuted and eventually executed based on hearsay. Thank goodness for the ﬁne justice system we have today which thoroughly investigated this case and concluded to stay the charges against Sciascia. What happened to him can happen to any coach in sport and, frankly, that is a very serious problem for all youth sports. All coaches today must be aware of who is watching and what is being said about them. Would it not have been easier if the parents came to the Richmond head coach or board with their concerns? Heroux goes on to say many players left the sport and infers that it was because of Sciascia and his old-school

methods. I scoff at the notion that any players left the program because of this. If there is a positive to be found in these bizarre events, it may bring the Richmond soccer community closer together. This was also the case 10 years ago when a board member absconded with hundreds of thousands of dollars of Richmond youth funds and the club was left penniless. This year is the club’s 60th anniversary and we should be focused on 60 more years of helping our youth in Richmond develop and nurture the most popular sport in the world and not to dwell on the negatives. What is missing here in this story are the hundreds of metro soccer players who have come through the Richmond metro system in the past and went on to colleges and universities and still play in the adult leagues today. We have built a good soccer program here in Richmond and I ask that you come out and watch a game on our fantastic facilities and you will see for yourself. John Gattens Life member Richmond Girls Soccer Life member Richmond Soccer for Life Richmond Metro Select coach

Don’t let heritage get in the way of healthy proﬁt storefronts in these new buildings remain empty, with papered-over windows and for-lease signs replacing wonderful momand-pop stores. What is happening in Dunbar should be a cautionary tale for what could very well be in the works for Steveston. In particular, we should keep an eye on the futures of The Cannery Cafe building and the village’s two hardware stores resting in the hands of a developerfriendly city council. Heritage? Can’t let a silly issue like that get in the way of proﬁt-taking by off-shore investors. Ray Arnold Richmond

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Dear Editor, Re: “Massey bridge yes/no debate rages on,” Letters, Feb. 3. In regard to the bridge issue, letter writer Leslie Tallosi actually thinks Alexa Loo and Ken Johnston on city council are the “only ones with any sense.” Really? The real question is, have Loo, Johnston (or Tallosi) made any effort to seek out the facts? Mayor Malcolm Brodie, as well as councillors Harold Steves and Carol Day, have all shown real leadership by attending numerous events by the stakeholders in this issue. So has MP Joe Peschisolido, and 90 per cent of Richmond agrees with some frightening facts from the experts. Here is what they document: 1) The bridge has nothing to do with traffic. The bottleneck just gets moved a few miles down the road at a staggering waste of $3.5 billion of taxpayer’s money. If moving traffic was the real reason for a bridge, one more tunnel can do the same thing for a tenth of the cost. 2) The bridge is being forced on us by unelected, appointed bureaucrats at Port Metro Vancouver to move extremely dangerous goods on the river, and for financial reasons, the province has colluded in the matter. That’s why our three useless MLAs are hiding under their desks in their high security bunkers in Richmond, evading the media. Linda Reid, Teresa Wat, and John Yap don’t represent Richmond. They represent the premier. 3) So let’s start with LNG. In the United States, shipping LNG on the river and storing it near people is banned by the EPA. Why? Because if any LNG spills on the water it will cause a massive ship explo-

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Discover the inspiration to capture the beauty of nature through art and architecture, the desire to preserve and protect it as well as and educating the upcoming generations about the importance of nature at the Pecha Kucha ‘For the Love of Nature’ event from 6:30 - 9 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Richmond Nature Park. Hear 10 diverse guest speakers presenting 20 pictures for 20 seconds each on the topic at this free event. Refreshments are provided. Parking is free. Richmond Nature Park is located at 11851 Westminster Highway.

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Speed Skating Club is hosting its Short Track Speed Skating Competition Feb. 13 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Warm up starts at 7:30 a.m. and racing runs from 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. A total of 168 skaters — from ﬁve to 71-years-old are scheduled to take part. The free spectator event is the last competition before many of the participants head off to the BC Winter Games Feb. 25 - 28 in Penticton. The Richmond Animal Protection Society will host its Annual Pub Night Feb. 13 to raise funds for the animals. For the ticket price of $25, this valentine-themed event will feature a burger buffet,

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The Dharma Drum Mountain Vancouver Center welcomes all to its free Chinese New Year celebrations on Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The centre (8240 No. 5 Road) will have different programs and performances suitable for all age groups. Activities include experiencing meditation, drumming lessons, calligraphy and performances of Chinese instruments and traditional

London Heritage Farm (6511 Dyke Road) is hosting a Valentine’s Tea on Feb. 13 from 12 - 5 p.m. Come enjoy the farm’s own blend of London Lady Tea and scones with London Farm jam/ jelly and other home-made goodies. Cost: $12.50 per person. Call 604-271-5220 for reservations. Parker Place mall (4380 No. 3 Road) will have a Chi-

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nese calligraphy writer on site Feb. 13 from 2 - 4 p.m. who will be writing Chinese calligraphy couplets to everyone attending.

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You are invited to drop by Branscombe House (4900 Steveston Highway) to visit Rhonda Weppler, Richmond’s ﬁrst artist-in-resident on Feb. 14 from 12 - 4 p.m., and get a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the processes involved in her creative work. Learn about the technical aspects of making a work of public art as well as her varied inﬂuences and inspirations. Get your Chinese New Year celebrations off to a good start by attending the Richmond Chinese Community Society’s annual lion dance Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. outside the H&M store at CF Richmond Centre. Celebrate the year of the monkey Feb. 14 at Parker Place (4380 No. 3 Road) where there will be a traditional dragon dance from 3 - 5 p.m. During the performances the mall will give out prizes to customers. Plus, traditional Chinese New Year foods and reusable bags will be distributed after the show.

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Learn more about Steveston cultural history at the premiere of Nikkei Stories of Steveston Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Steveston Buddhist Temple (4360 Garry Street). The presentation pays tribute to the struggles and successes of Japanese Canadian pioneers and their descendants. Ten short documentary videos reanimate the people, places and events of the historic Steveston Japanese Canadian community.

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was conjugating an Italian verb when something triggered my lexicological curiosity. Conjugate, I thought, looks very similar to conjugal — but the ﬁrst has to do with grammar, the second with marriage. My dictionary told me that conjugate is a term used also in other ﬁelds. In biology, for example, one speaks of bacteria conjugating, meaning that they become temporarily united. Both conjugate and conjugal can be traced to the Latin “jugum,” meaning yoke (related is the Latin “jungere,” to join, root of the words junction, juncture). The mental picture of husband and wife yoked together is conjured up also by the expression to get hitched — a colloquialism from 1844 meaning to get married. Centuries before it became one of the sacraments of the Catholic Church, marriage

was an established practice involving rituals that varied depending on the period, the society and the status of the involved families. In Ancient Rome there were various kinds of marriage, with different contracts, but all were intended for life and for the purpose of begetting children. Our words marriage and marry come from the Latin for husband, “maritus.” Matrimony, on the other hand, has its root in “matrem,” the nominative case of the Latin “mater,” meaning mother, and the sufﬁx “-monium,” signifying condition or state. The English adjectives nuptial, connubial derive from the Latin “nubes,” (cloud) on which the Latin verb “nubere” (to put on a veil, get married) is based — the linking concept is cloud as a kind of veil. Since about 1200, English has used the verb to wed (“weddian”) rather than marry to signify the union of husband and wife. Wed has a Germanic root, meaning to pledge. The Old English “weddung,” meaning the

state of being wed, and “Pflicht,” duty), means to source of the word wedpromise solemnly; troth ding, is documented from is a variant of truth, first It’s fascinating how some about 1300, although in recorded in 1663. In fact, words move through medieval England the ceranother word for engageemony was usually called ment is betrothal. language with the dance “brydlop,” literally the It’s fascinating how of time. bride run, which referred some words move through to the custom of conductlanguage with the dance ing the bride to her new of time. Take buxom. Its home (a related word is root is the Middle English elope, meaning to run off, and in the 19th “buhsum,” meaning capable of being bent century specifically to run off to be married (related is the German “biegsam,” pliable), in secret). and by extension obliging or obedient. Before marrying, a couple usually gets In the 1400s, a bride promised to be engaged. Originally engage meant to give as buxom — obedient — to her husband. Evena pledge, and later to enter into a contract. tually buxom signified vigorous, good-temSince the early 1700s, it has referred to the pered, and by the 20th century it described preliminaries of marriage. an ample-bosomed woman. Wedding vows have changed greatly, but I wonder, would a modern bride with a traditionally the bride and groom would lexicological bent dare to weave buxom into plight their troth at the altar. Plight, from the her wedding vows? Old English “pliht” (related to the German Sabine Eiche is a writer and art historian

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n just over two weeks, four of Richmond’s most talented young musicians will become part of a very select group when they get the chance to perform with a fullyﬂedged orchestra. After winning the Concerto Challenge at the Richmond Music Festival in November, violinist Isabel Lago, 16, and pianists Sue Wang, 13, Hail Lun Yu, 11, and Matthieu Foresi, 10, will be the main attractions at the third annual Rising Stars concert with the Richmond Orchestra on Feb. 27. According to Natasha Foresi, the nonproﬁt Richmond Music Festival’s executive director, the acclaimed judges in November — Corey Hamm, Nikolai Maloff and Marcus Takizawa — were only tasked to pick three winners, one from each age category. But such was the quality of the top two in the 11-and-under section, they asked the festival if they could have four winners this time around. “The number of participants (25 this year) has grown every year,” said Foresi. “The judges loved both of them (in the junior category) and they were really close on their marks, so they asked if there was a way we could include them both.” Foresi said the winning spots for the Concerto Challenge are coveted in the local music world because “it’s not often that young musicians have the opportunity to play with an orchestra. “We’re very happy to give them this

chance, as to be able to play with the Richmond Orchestra is very, very valuable.” Foresi said the event itself, hosted at the Richmond Pentecostal Church, usuNatasha Foresi,i Ri Rich"N t h F h ally has an edge mond Music Festival’s due to its unique blend of seasoned executive director. musicians and the up-an-coming talent each performing one movement of their chosen concerto. “Next year, we are hoping to expand it to a composition challenge,” added Foresi. “We are hoping that students will be writing works for the orchestra itself to play. That could be the ﬁrst of its kind in the Lower Mainland area. “I know of something like that in Victoria, but not around here. That would be special.” Rising Stars, which will be conducted by James Malmberg, is on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Richmond Pentecostal Church, 9300 Westminster Hwy. Advanced tickets cost $18 (adult), $15 (student) and $6 (children under 13). Door prices are $20 (adult), $18 (student) and $10 (children under 13). Advanced tickets can be purchased online at roca.ca or in person at Long and McQuade in Richmond, 6760 No. 3 Rd.

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ARTS in the City

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et me start by saying that City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg requires a bit of a commitment. At more than 900 pages, some have argued that it’s far too long. But if you’re up to the task, this novel is worth it. Set in the crime-ridden, dirty and corrupt New York City of 1976/77, City on Fire is populated by an eclectic cast of New Yorkers: the rich Hamilton-Sweeney clan; Mercer Goodman, an innocent, gay, black southerner who has moved to the city; Sam Cicciaro and Charlie Weisberger, two kids from Long Island who feel the pull of the punk scene and immerse themselves in the city; and Sam’s father, Carmine, whose expertise with fireworks has been discarded by the city in favour of big conglomerate fireworks. His story makes up several “interludes” in which we learn about the history of fireworks in America. There are many, many more characters in the novel, all of whom are connected in some way, although most of them don’t know it. When one of the main characters is shot in Central Park on New Year’s Eve, it seems possible that almost any one of them could have been the culprit. City on Fire is part mystery, certainly. But it’s also an homage to the lonely people that populate New York — the way they are interconnected even as they languish alone. And New York itself figures prominently in the book.

Streets, intersections, boroughs and landmarks create its ever-present backdrop. The seedy undercurrents of the city, the arts scene, the ﬁlthy-rich " City on Fire, by Garth Risk developers Hallberg, is a longer read, but and suburban well worth the effort, according culture all to reviewer Christine McCrea. feed into the story. The book culminates in the famous blackout of 1977 and each character must endure a long difﬁcult night of chaos on the streets. Like the roaming bands of rioters determined to “take back the city,” they come to terms with their lives and relationships as they face the darkness, both physical and emotional. I loved the grittiness of this novel, and I became lost in the story. The characters, the mystery and the strong sense of place make City on Fire more of an experience than a linear narrative. I highly recommend it! For other reading suggestions, visit Richmond Public Library’s website at YourLibrary.ca/GoodBooks. Christine McCrea is a librarian at Richmond Public Library. One of her favourite books is Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden. On her bookshelf for later is Birdie by Tracey Lindberg.

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" Chinese New Year events were celebrated at numerous places and in a variety of ways across Richmond on Sunday evening. From the Lingyen Mountain Temple (left) where Georgina Ho and Lilian Chong enjoyed a hug, vibrant dance numbers at Aberdeen Centre (above) and a time for reflection (right) at the International Buddhist Temple on Steveston Highway — each welcomed the year of the monkey in a unique way. Photos by Gord Goble/Special to the News

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Wildcats still coasting with playoffs underway Mark Booth

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here are competitive home games on the horizon for the McMath Wildcats. It’s just going to take a little while longer to get there. The Wildcats are continuing their “homestand” this week as heavy favourites to win another Richmond Senior Girls Basketball Championship. The only real suspense of the eight team tournament is which school will be joining McMath in Thursday’s final? The Tia Tsang led McRoberts Strikers are the best bet after going 8-1 in the regular season but it’s still going to be a daunting task to keep up with the province’s No. 2 ranked AAA team. McMath entered the post-season after easily winning their own tournament and likely won’t be challenged again until the semi-finals of next week’s Crehan Cup Lower Mainland Championships which also take place at the Steveston school. It was actually part of the plan when coaches Anne Gillrie-Carre and Paul Jones put their schedule together. The Wildcats played in three very competitive tournaments over consecutive weeks in January and the idea was to make the Wildcat Classic an opportunity to catch their breath. GP Vanier was expected to give them a better challenge in the final but the Courtenay school was not at full strength and was promptly taken care of — 77-25. “We were hoping to have some easier games and one competitive game,” said Gillrie-Carre. “It did give us a chance to

practice some things against different people and we were able to give all the kids different playing time. “Our challenge all season has been playing (these type of games) all week then go banging into these hard weekend tournaments.” When the Wildcats advance to next month’s provincial tournament, they will have not seen two of the province’s top five ranked teams all season — Riverside and Kelowna — while only facing No. 1 Brookswood once back in early December. It wasn’t like they were trying to avoid those teams, it’s just the way tournaments unfolded, especially with many having a large mix of AA schools. “We haven’t seen them but they haven’t seen us either,” said Jones. “It’s just the way it worked out. To be honest, I don’t really pay much attention to our opponents anyways, just what we are doing instead. We used this tournament to focus on taking care of the basketball, rebounding and stretching our defence.” SFU bound Jessica Jones was named the Classic MVP. Her starting teammates — Jessica Zawada, Bobbi-Jo Colburn, Lyric Custodio and Justin McCaskill were all named all-stars. The city final tips off at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Lower Mainland AAA Championships start the following week with McMath advancing directly to the quarter-finals. Churchill, Handsworth and New West, all honourable mentions in the latest provincial rankings, are expected to the Wildcats’ biggest challengers.

■ McMath’s Hannah Partridge posts up a GP Vanier opponent during the championship game of the Wildcat Classic. McMath is hosting the city championships with final set for Thursday at 7 p.m.

Steveston-London & McMath win city junior titles

ot only are the Steveston-London Sharks and McMath Wildcats the respective teams to beat at this week’s Richmond Senior Boys and Girls Senior Basketball Championships, their futures look bright too. The West Richmond area schools both captured city junior titles last week. The Sharks won the boys championship with a 50-34 victory over the RC Palmer Griffins in Friday’s title game played at Richmond High. The Griffins were looking to cap a perfect run in city play, that included a 45-40 win over the Sharks in their season opener back on Dec. 8. It would turn out to be Steveston-London’s only loss against Richmond opponents. The Sharks took control of the final with a big run just before halftime and never

looked back. Both teams had their hands full in their respective semi-final games. StevestonLondon held off the McMath Wildcats 65-59 and the Griffins needed a last second basket to trim the host Colts 60-58 in a thriller. The Sharks opened the championships with a 76-27 win over MacNeill, while Palmer defeated Richmond Christian 75-36. Other first round scored included Richmond High defeating McNair 69-39 and McMath getting past Cambie, 63-44. Richmond High will join the Sharks and Griffins at the Vancouver and District Championships after beating McMath 48-30 in the third place game. The district playoffs start next Monday. Meanwhile, the Wildcats capped a season of dominance in the Richmond Junior Girls League with a 44-25 win over the Cambie

Crusaders. McMath opened the playoffs with a 42-25 victory against Richmond Christian, while the Crusaders earned their spot in the final by slipping past Richmond High 45-41. With 10 returning players from last year’s squad, which finished sixth at the Grade 9 Provincial Championships, the Wildcats will be looking to make another deep post-season run — this time to the Telus B.C. Junior Girls Championships next month in Langley. To do that, they will need a strong showing at the Lower Mainland Tournament that will feature a competitive field of teams. The Wildcats roster includes: Alyssa Azote, Macaela Bradley-Tse, Dakota Chan, Jalen Donaldson, Allison Fast, Morgan Flynn, Shania Falerio, Capri Horstmann, Sophia Kostiuk, Martha Melaku, Jessica Porter and Jennifer Vonas.

The girls are coached by Kira Carre, Becky Atkinson, Steven Flynn and Doug Tweedlie. At the buzzer… The Wildcats are also city champions at the Bantam Girls level after a hard-fought 26-23 victory over the MacNeill Ravens in the title game. In a very competitive tournament, McMath slipped past Steveston-London 32-27 in the opening round, and Palmer, 26-23, in the semi-finals. The Ravens reached the final for the first time in school history with wins against Richmond High (37-31) and Hugh Boyd (33-31). Palmer will join the Wildcats and Ravens at the V&D Championships after trimming Boyd 34-32 in another thrilling game. That tournament starts Monday and will take place in Richmond.

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Playoff picture still unclear for Sockeyes with three games left

ith the Pacific Junior Hockey League regular season set to conclude on Sunday, the Richmond Sockeyes can still finish anywhere from second to fourth in the Tom Shaw Conference. The Sockeyes (19-14-3) head to Aldergrove on Wednesday night to take on the Kodiaks, four points back of the second place Grandview Steelers. Richmond also hosts the Delta Ice Hawks on Thursday at Minoru (7 p.m.). Delta was two points behind Richmond, entering its tilt with the Kodiaks on Tuesday night. The locals will close out their schedule on

Sunday at the Burnaby Winter Club against the Steelers, in what very well could be a quarter-final preview. The Sockeyes dropped a 6-4 decision on to the road to the Abbotsford Pilots last Friday. The hosts took control with four unanswered goals in the second period. Arjun, Badh, Kyle Uy, Jordan Andrews and Noah Wozney scored for Richmond. Nicholas Wicks chipped in with three assists to lift his team-leading point total to 40. The Sockeyes also played the Port Moody Panthers to a 1-1 tie 24 hours earlier. Kurt Russell made 36 saves.

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女士選擇牌三文治醬

11 ea 99

Pak Choy 奶油白菜

加拿大北極貝

1 lb 29

Sugar Mandarin

Roma Tomato

Fresh Dragon Fruit

砂糖桔

羅馬番茄

新鮮火龍果

1 lb

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1 lb 99