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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 n There was a whole lotta movin’ and shakin’ going on last Friday as McRoberts secondary hosted the fourth annual Notorious Dance Competition, which drew 30 schools from across the Lower Mainland.

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Boy needs bone marrow donor Family returns from holiday to find son, 6, has aggressive cancer ALANCAMPBELL Staff Reporter

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e’s definitely fighting. He’s just trying to understand all of this and he’s trying his best to keep going.”

Lia Weekes was trying her damndest to hold it together when telling the Richmond News how her brave, six-year-old son, Joshua, was coping with his battle against a rare and aggressive form of leukemia.

“He definitely wants to go home and wants to get back to school and his friends.”

Every day for the last three weeks, Lia, along with husband Dagan, has been glued to her son’s bedside in BC Children’s Hospital, as Joshua underwent emergency surgery and 10 consecutive, grueling days of chemotherapy.

It was only the middle of February, two days before the family was due to return from visiting relatives in the Philippines, that there were any signs at all that Joshua

was sick.

Joshua was taken to He went off his food, BC Children’s Hospital was fighting a fever, that night. had diahrrea and Within 24 hours, wanted to sleep all the acute myeloid leukemia time. was confirmed and he His parents, who was rushed into surgery live near No. 4 and and started chemoBlundell roads, undertherapy that night. standably put it down “He had 10 consecuto a stomach bug of tive days of chemo and some kind. that seemed to help “But it just seemed the symptoms,’ said to get worse very his mom, who, as well quickly and by the as her husband, has time we got home, we planned to take the n Joshua Weekes, along with his parents took him straight to the Lia and Dagan, before what was thought next six to eight months family doctor here,” off work to be by to be a stomach bug turned out to be a said Lia. Joshua’s side. rare form of leukemia. Photo submitted “Within five minutes, “But his hair has he said go straight to started to fall out and Richmond Hospital. The doctors there did he doesn’t like that too much. He’s a bit blood work and told us straight away, ‘he’s sad and just wants to go home. too sick to be here, it’s leukemia.’

“I didn’t believe it. In my mind, he just See Joshua page 4 had a stomach bug.”

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The only way is up for Richmond kids High-rise children at risk of isolation “The data shows City Centre is more vulnerable when it comes to the isolation of children Staff Reporter and especially in terms of getting them ready ACAMPBELL@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM for school.”

The volunteer neighbourhood connectors, dging towards her questioner amid the who will likely be Chinese-speaking, will be screaming and yelling echoing off the walls like ambassadors, said Valsonis. They will be of the community centre, Judy Valsonis extrained by the non-profit, Richmond-based plains why children in Richmond’s City Centre Touchstone to support families new to the neighbourhood need more help than others. neighbourhood and help them connect to The Touchstone Family Association’s their community. executive director cited recent data which “The connectors will be from that particular highlights pre-schoolers in City Centre are the neighbourhood most at risk of isolation — not least due to the as well,” Valsonis fact the majority of them are growing up in added.

And there are many high-rises and often in the care of their non“The families English speaking grandparents. they will be help- children who are It’s that same isolation that can lead to ing will be identisocialization issues and other problems for a fied through vari- being looked after by child by the time he or she reaches kinderous Touchstone their grandparents, garten. programs.”

According to the United Way, one in three who don’t speak The “Vertikids in B.C. starts kindergarten with odds cal Parenting” English and don’t stacked against their success — in the program will classroom and later in life. In Richmond’s City take longer come out of their Centre neighbourhood, this number is worse; to seed, said homes that often. almost one in two.

Valsonis, who For that reason, Valsonis was more than cited research in – Judy Valsonis happy to receive on Friday $300,000 in Hong Kong and funding from the Lower Mainland wing of Holland about the United Way charity, to help kick-start two the vulnerability of children being raised in initiatives specific to City Centre: “Vertical high-rises.

Parenting” and “Neighbourhood Connectors.”

“We plan to hold focus groups on this in “We understand that more and more April: with parents from those buildings, those families are living in high-rises and becoming high-rises, hopefully attending,” she said.

“But we have to find out first who’s living in those buildings and then also maybe work with developers to create more social and green spaces in and around their buildings.”

In terms of the barrier of English being a second language, at best, for many children and families in City Centre, Valsonis said the goal is to reduce child vulnerability by helping families connect with their neighbourhoods and community.

“The Chinese language is used the most in City Centre and we’re not just n Tots and their parents were at City Centre Community Centre an English-speaking commufor the announcement that United Way will be putting $300,000 nity anymore,” she said. towards initiatives intended to help city centre kids become more “And there are many chilintegrated in their community. Photos by Alan Campbell dren who are being looked more isolated because they don’t really see after by their grandparents, who don’t speak their neighbours,” said Valsonis, when asked English, and don’t come out of their homes why the program was focusing first on City that often.

Centre and, in particular, the area around “Getting them out (of their homes) is the Cook elementary on Cook Road. first step in reducing that isolation and that’s

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n Lea Li, who immigrated from China three years ago, says programs run through Touchstone and the school district have been critical in helping her two toddlers integrate and prepare for kindergaten.

why we offer these things in Chinese; we have to get them out first. But we do tell people that, in order to be successful, they have to learn to speak English.”

Valsonis said Touchstone does try to talk to the people in question in English and does bring in English-speaking presenters for its programs, as well.

Friday’s launch of the program, under the umbrella of United Way’s “Avenues of Change” initiative, was translated into Chinese for the benefit of the community centre audience.

Acting City of Richmond mayor Derek Dang kicked off the event by describing a city that is growing and becoming increasingly diverse; he noted that the audience in the room, about 90 per cent of which were Chinese ethnicity, was an example.

Dang described Richmond as being a “cosmopolitan city” and partnering with United Way helped maintain the livability of the city.

“This gives children the best opportunity to move ahead and eventually become good citizens,” he added.

Michael McKnight, president and CEO of United Way of the Lower Mainland, said the funding was, “an investment in this neigh-

bourhood and is a catalyst for change.”

“From research we did with UBC, having English as a second language was a critical barrier for a child reaching its full potential,” McKnight told the News.

“Socialization is so important in preparing them for kindergarten. Otherwise, there is a high level of child vulnerability.

“This funding can help with parenting skills and quality childcare. But we need the parents to identify what they need; essentially, the parents will define it, but they have to have motivation.”

Lea Li — a stay-at-home mom-of-two toddlers, who used to work 70 hours a week in IT and lives in a four-storey apartment building in the Cook neighbourhood — told the audience about her struggles getting her young son to pre-school.

“He was crying all the time and it was very hard to find a way to get him to play more with kids,” said Li, who immigrated from China three years ago.

Li told of Touchstone and school district programs that helped her make connections with other parents in her neighbourhood and how her children are now getting more socialized.

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“But I tell you, he’s giving these nurses what for. (The nurses) say it’s good that he’s causing trouble; the feistier the better they say. He’s a feisty little boy, but he’s usually very polite.”

Lia said Joshua has been lifted a little by all the cards and love being sent to him by students and staff at DeBeck elementary, where he’s in Grade 1.

The big task that now lies ahead for the Weekes family is to find, in the next two months or so, a suitable bone marrow donor from Joshua’s rare ethnic background to help save the young boy’s life.

“If someone is from one of four backgrounds – Filipino, English, Icelandic or West Indian – or is a mix of them, that could be a match,” said Lia. “They need to be age between 17 and 35 though. The more people that try, the better, obviously.”

Lia said she and Dagan are still waiting to meet with the bone marrow transplant people.

“I asked (the doctors) if we could wait longer to give the search more time, but they said it has to be in the next two to three months,” added Lia. If Joshua’s blood count improves, his parents are hoping he can go home for a couple of days for a break, before he goes back in for two more rounds of chemo in a bid to eradicate the cancer.

“Then it will be all about the transplant and likely another two to three months in hospital,” said Lia.

n Six-year-old Joshua Weekes gives a big thumbs up on the day he started Grade 1 last September. Photo submitted

Although at first reluctant to talk about the shock of the diagnosis because “it made it too real,” Lia now wants as many people as possible to know, if it helps her son in some way.

She said people can help in two ways; by giving blood or getting tested for being a bone marrow donor.

“I didn’t realize how much blood is needed to keep Joshua alive; people can help by donating, no matter their ethnicity,” she added.

You can register to donate blood or be tested for a bone marrow match by going online to: Blood.ca/en/stem-cell/registeronematch.

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RCMP appeal for witnesses Charges dropped in homicide Jane Seyd

n The impact of the Sunday’s collision on Westminster Highway at Nelson Road can be seen on the 59-year-old driver’s car. Photo by Shane MacKichan

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peed and alcohol are being considered as factors after a fatal car crash in east Richmond on the weekend.

Around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, a 59-year-old woman died after the car she was driving, a grey Chrysler sedan, appeared to strike a hydro pole on Westminster Highway at Nelson Road, before veering off the road.

Richmond RCMP arrived at the scene and the road was closed while the investigation took place. Hydro lines were also down in the area due to the crash.

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The lone occupant of the vehicle, a 59-year old female from Delta, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Police say both speed and alcohol are being considered as factors in this collision.

“This was an extremely horrific collision scene to investigate, even by highly seasoned investigators,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang, of Richmond RCMP. “We are thankful to the professionalism of the Richmond RCMP Victim Services Unit, Richmond Fire-Rescue, BC Ambulance Service and BC Hydro.

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harges against two Richmond men accused of interfering with a dead body in connection with a North Vancouver homicide have been dropped.

The two were among four men arrested by police who converged on a North Vancouver address around 3 a.m. Sept. 29 in response to an investigation involving several jurisdictions across the Lower Mainland.

On Thursday, charges were stayed against Richmond’s Dyllan James Green, 20, and Jacob Michael Gorelik, 18, in North Vancouver provincial court.

Crown counsel Jeremy Hermanson said outside the court there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the charges against the two men, who had previously been released on bail.

Two other men arrested at the scene remain charged in connection with the homicide.

Tianyi Zhang, 23, of Richmond, has been charged in the first-degree murder of Peng Sun, a man in his

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29 - possibly inside a white Bentley that was the focus of investigation after police from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team arrived at the 900-block of Wellington Drive.

Zhang remains in custody but is expected to seek bail next month.

Zhang and a second man - Casey James Hiscoe, 21 - have both been charged with kidnapping Sun between Sept. 27 and 29 in North Vancouver.

The two men also

facecharges of kidnapping Sun with intent to hold him for ransom during the same time period. They also face charges of interfering with a dead body.

Hiscoe has been released on $25,000 bail and must abide by conditions that include living with his mother in Richmond, obeying a house arrest curfew, handing over his passport to authorities and having no contact with Zhang, Green and Gorelik.

Few details have been released about the case, including whether there is a connection between Sun and any of the accused.

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EV user aims to charge others up about alternative GRAEMEWOOD

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ichmond resident John Roston wants to charge up the discussion on electric vehicles in Richmond.

“We don’t expect everyone to go out and buy an electric car, but when you are considering buying a new car, think electric,” said Roston, an adjunct professor at the McGill University Schulich School of Music.

Having recently bought a Nissan Leaf, the Steveston resident said he found it difficult to find information on local electric vehicle (EV) use.

Recently, Roston started a website to share information about EVs as well as advocate for their use in Richmond; he’s hoping to maintain a presence at Richmond City Hall to keep local politicians ever mindful of the benefits of EVs. Roston notes that because Lulu Island is flat and temperatures are neither too cold in the winter nor too hot in the summer, battery life is bound to be better in Richmond.

Presently, there are 26 charging stations in Richmond noted on the website PlugInBC.ca. Five of those stations are on City of Richmond land and the city pays for the power (although a credit card is required, as usage is monitored by a third party company).

Roston said he hoped to be able to promote his new, grassroots EV advocacy group, Plug in Richmond, with business cards at such stations, however city hall denied his request as it constituted third party advertising.

Roston also inquired about funding from the city’s carbon marketplace but was, again, denied (the marketplace uses city money to assist low-carbon community initiatives in exchange for carbon credits).

While EVs are gaining in popularity in Canada, Roston has a way to go before any sort of critical mass of charged up environmentalists are hogging the lanes. According to FleetCarma.com, highway-capable EV sales in Canada reached 6,933 in 2015.

There were about 2,400 EVs in B.C. as of mid-2015. ICBC notes there were only 76 EVs in Richmond, as of Dec.31, 2014.

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However, sales in B.C. jumped after the provincial government re-introduced $7.5 million worth of point-of-sale grants for EV purchases in March 2015.

Earlier this month, the province also announced that EVs would be allowed access to HOV lanes, regardless of how many people are in the car. By 2030, the government estimates there will be 300,000 EVs in B.C. Gaining in popularity are private charging stations available for public consumption, for a fee. For example, the newest charging station in Richmond is found at the McArthurGlen outlet mall.

Roston said aside from the reduction in greenhouse gases (93 per cent of power in B.C. is renewable), EVs are “fun” to drive.

“They have great acceleration and they’re smooth, there’s no vibrations,” he said.

powers up his Nissan Leaf, for free, at one of the city’s electrical vehicle charging stations. Roston has launched a website devoted to sharing information about EVs and encouraging others to take the idea out for a spin. Photo

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n Roston’s five myths about EV

Myth 1 – Electric vehicles are expensive.

While suggested retail prices for mid-class cars are between $30,000 to $40,000, the B.C. government offers a $2,500 or $5,000 incentive grant and the BC SCRAP-IT program offers an additional $3,250 if you retire a gas vehicle.

Myth 2 – Charging is required at every destination. In fact, one charge from home is enough to make a return trip from Richmond to White Rock. Charging can be done overnight.

Myth 3 – Electric vehicles require a battery every couple of years at a high cost.

A typical new electric vehicle warranty guarantees the battery for eight years. While the replacement cost is usually about $7,000, gas savings (including power costs) will more than compensate for it. Furthermore, there is very little additional maintenance such as oil changes.

Myth 4 – The power grid can’t handle electric vehicle charging. Most charging can be done at night, when there is little demand for power on the grid.

Myth 5 – I can make a larger contribution to reducing greenhouse gases with other initiatives. B.C. government statistics show that household gas engine vehicle use accounts for 45 per cent of household GHG emissions. Short of taking transit, electric vehicles are your best bet.

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The power of suggestion can easily draw us into buying the food product that appears to be the best choice. Often there are 5 different brands of a product, for example bread, all claiming “healthy choice, natural, high fiber, no cholesterol, sugar free, high protein”. It can definitely become confusing and frustrating at times when trying to make the right choice.

MP shocked by port permit Steveston-Richmond East MP Joe Peschisolido said the Canadian government was “completely caught off guard” by Port Metro Vancouver’s issuance of a building permit late last month for a jet fuel terminal on the south arm of the Fraser River, near Riverport.

“The Minister (of Transport Marc Garneau) was shocked at the timing. He was caught unaware and was extremely disappointed in the timing of the permit. I’ll be less than dramatic and say I was shocked by it,” said Peschisolido.

In February, the port gave the green light to construct a jet fuel delivery terminal and six storage tanks, as well as parts of a pipeline to Vancouver International Airport Peschisolido questioned what the rush was, considering the government has instituted new interim requirements for pipeline projects before a more extensive review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. One of those interim measures, however, is that “no project proponent will be asked to return to the starting line.”

Still, Peschisolido indicated that the jet fuel project is “not a done deal.” He called the port an arms length entity that is nevertheless accountable to the Ministry of Transport.

Another interim measure is to assess direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions linked

to projects. This did not happen with the jet fuel project, nor was the Department of Fisheries and Oceans or Environment Canada involved in the environmental assessment (which was conducted by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Agency).

“The unfortunate thing is the changes that the Conservatives made were horrific; they gutted the whole system . . . Under the old act, there would have been a full assessment with the Ministry of Environment and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, but that was curtailed,” said Peschisolido.

Retired fisheries biologist Otto Langer and president of VAPOR, the Richmond and Delta-based environmental group opposed to the project, noted in a news release last week that a similar project was rejected by the federal government in 1989 due to the threat to public safety and the environment.

“This will allow barges and super tankers of jet fuel to sail up the Fraser River thereby causing a significant hazard to river life and public safety,” said Langer.

Peschisolido said reforms are on the way.

“We are committed to a full review of not only Port Metro Vancouver, but its structure and staff and everything. But that’s for the medium and long term,” he said.

— Graeme Wood/Richmond News

I suggest that you look past the marketing messages at 2 important sources of information that are included on the packaging: First, and most simply, read the ingredients list and know what is actually in the product. Your first hint that one of the foods may not be the best choice is if there is a long list of ingredients, particularly if you have no idea what many of those ingredients are. Look for simple natural ingredients such as whole grains or sprouted grains that are closest to their original form and avoid products with long lists of chemicals and additives. If the quality of ingredients is not good, then regardless of the nutritional breakdown, it is not a healthy choice.

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push to save Richmond’s least populated school is gaining momentum after parents of Burkeville’s Sea Island elementary raised concerns that its days may be numbered.

Burkevillian Lisa Smedman, a mother of a Grade 2 student, had 48 households sign a letter submitted to the Richmond School Board on Monday that outlines why the school should remain open and how its space can be better utilized.

Smedman said although the school only has 30 students, from kindergarten to Grade 3, and meets many requirements for closure, the neighbourhood depends on it as a community hub — something the board needs to consider.

“We’re trying to preserve the school in some way shape or form. The concern of the parents and people of Burkeville is that the school is the heart of our community. It’s the place that we use for community events and it’s the glue that binds us together,” said Smedman.

The Richmond School District is facing declining enrollment for the upcoming school year in September. In order to qualify for already delayed seismic upgrades for several schools, it must close those schools that are under-utilized and/or costly to operate, as the Ministry of Education will not perform upgrades on schools that are at 95 per cent capacity.

In order to close a school, the district has a number of conditions that it has outlined, to justify any particular decision. Most importantly, neighbouring schools must be able to accommodate new students from a closed school. Furthermore, the district considers the projected enrolment at a school, operating costs and the need for seismic and facility upgrades.

Smedman concedes Sea Island is well under capacity (81 per cent below its capacity of 195 students), however it is also used for a number of non-school uses, such as the continuing education program, district

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Smedman wants the board to consider upping the ante on outside agency use, such as a daycare. Parents have also suggested creating a Grade 4-7 split class, adding ESL students, a Montessori class and a special needs class.

As for the school’s high seismic risk, Smedman estimated for the cost of upgrading the existing building, a new, small school could be built. Or, the district could partner with the City of Richmond to build a hybrid school and community centre facility.

A report to the board on Monday indicated a full list of options for recommended closures. These will be presented to the board at a public meeting on April 4.

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Please give us recycling bins for recylable coffee cups Dear Editor, This weekend, I enjoyed a trip to Blenz Coffee in the Seafair Plaza by No. 1 and Francis.

When I entered the room, I loved the bright and airy atmosphere. I also noticed that it is a lovely place to do your homework.

I was amazed to notice that unlike other coffee vendors, Blenz served hot coffee in recyclable cups with recyclable lids.

Having relished the heart-warming coffee, I asked at the counter for the recycling bin.

I was told that they did not keep any recycling bins.

Then, I thought for a moment, “What is the point in serving coffee in recyclable cups when they do not house any recycling bins?”

On looking outside and around the plaza, we could not spot any recycling bins.

Unfortunately, I had to garbage the cup with an ounce of guilt.

I learned at school that if you recycle material it can be recreated into another form.

Dumping recycled material is an unfriendly act and fills the land fill, which is anyway overflowing with other garbage.

The solution to this problem is easy.

Can Blenz Coffee keep recycling bins in their kiosks, so we can return the empty containers to Mother Nature?

Pranav Advani Grade 6

I want the truth Dear Editor, Re: “Debating the Bridge,” News, Feb. 26.

Although I have to give some credence to the Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s perspective on the (Massey) Bridge debate, it strikes me that they are primarily interested in short-term financial benefits and are ignoring the longer-term impacts to our community as expressed by the Fraser Voices.

There are more effective and environmentally friendly solutions… unfortunately, our B.C. government has consistently demonstrated no courage to consider those solutions. It is time for the province to stop treating us like the emperor in Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”

When will they come clean and acknowledge that the true reason for building the bridge is to enable the expansion of the LNG plant at Tilbury?

Paul Dylla Richmond

Onni knew risk Dear Editor, Onni, a seasoned developer, knew the risk, took the risk and will continue to pay taxes on the property regardless.

If Onni cannot comply with the agreed zoning use at the time it committed funds, then one might think that Onni is attempting to circumvent the original zoning to achieve a higher revenue from the ground floor space.

I do not believe there is any urgency for the City to become involved in Onni’s financial predicament.

Under Steveston Maritime Mix Use zoning, an apartment building is a permitted use in this zone, only if there is no habitable space on the building’s ground floor. The zoning use was clear when Onni applied for and got the special zoning.

Donald Flintoff Richmond

Regional police is the way to go Dear Editor, Re: “Mayor missing out policing facts,” Letters, Feb. 26.

The future of Richmond’s policing policy remains unresolved.

Three compelling considerations include – accountability, effectiveness and cost.

Currently, accountability remains in the hands of Ottawa based officials and fails to meet the necessity of local accountability (suspensions with pay, training, transfers, E Division Headquarters costs, etc.).

Effective performance results can be compromised (investigations, prosecutions) by poor retention rates, transfers, force morale, unresolved abuse/harassment allegations (RCMP) related to distant human resource management, training and ineffective accountability.

Why are the RCMP incapable of investigating their own mem-

bers effectively?

In terms of cost, why have a separate police chief and associated support management staff in each regional municipality?

Why not have a borderless regional police force serving the entire region incorporating the existing TransLink policing function?

What is the annual cost of police witness attendance for duplicate court proceedings (necessitated by multiple jurisdictions) resulting from the existing multi border jurisdictions?

Surely, the loss of useful police patrol availability due to court obligations requires more officers (more taxation) or reduced public services.

The current choices provided for Richmond policing fall short of the medium and long term solution.

May I suggest the first choice — transition to a regional police force.

Second choice — amalgamation with one or more bordering police forces (Delta, New Westminster and Vancouver).

Third choice — continued RCMP reliance.

And a distant fourth choice — a new Richmond police force (more expensive and future structure uncertainty).

Many examples of single police forces serving much larger cities and areas (Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto) exist.

They incorporate homicide, drug, gang investigations, etc. within those forces without the existing cumbersome multijurisdictional complexities of the GVRD. The choice for Richmond — a new regional force or a transition toward that goal by joining

forces with one or more bordering municipalities with the ultimate goal (regional force) in the future with minimal reorganization costs as more communities join.

The region needs and requires decisive and rational leadership in defining and serving regional needs beyond municipal bounds.

Good luck all.

Ken McLennan Richmond

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Richmond’s cultural clock is ticking Dear Editor, Re: “Communicate to integrate,” Column, March 4.

Sabine Eiche managed to directly and concisely articulate how problematic the issues of integration, assimilation, and inter-cultural communication have become in our community.

I wholeheartedly agree with her proposition that certain initiatives, such as the library’s 50-language program, do more to facilitate continued isolation between various cultural groups rather than encourage them to learn how to effectively communicate with each other and find paths to co-operative involvement in the greater Canadian culture.

The spirit of liberalism and our declared intention to create a truly inclusive and respectful multi-cultural society are undermined by our post-modern and politically-correct inclinations to try and solve all contentious problems by trying to provide everything to all interests and wants.

Such solutions more often than not treat only the most easily understood surface issues related to problematic circumstances rather than encourage efforts to undertake the more difficult task of trying to understand and deal with their root causes.

And it could also be argued that they do nothing more than pander to our species’ most base, innate tribalistic tendencies and the inevitable distrust

and disrespect of “the other” that they foster.

Different immigrant groups have always tended to congregate in particular areas of the Lower Mainland and for decades we were accustomed to going, for example, to Broadway, Commercial Drive or Chinatown for their particular Greek, Italian or Chinese shopping and culinary experiences.

But we never had any sense that these were unwelcoming, isolated or exclusive ethnic enclaves that were wholly dissociated from the general Canadian society.

English was the accepted common language and every Greek, Italian, Chinese, Russian and Japanese immigrant that I knew during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s dedicated themselves to learning English as fast and thoroughly as they could so they could quickly become a more involved part of Canadian society.

I wish I could say that the same conditions and attitudes exist in Richmond, but I agree with Eiche’s contention that we are enabling rifts to develop in our community because of a number of culture-related reasons, all of which serve to inhibit rather than enhance our efforts to create a viable model of multiculturalism that other countries would be eager to emulate.

Unfortunately in Richmond, we continue to experience situations such as Chinese-only signage, Mandarin-only

strata councils, elected government representatives that support the consumption of shark-fin soup, untold numbers of immigrants who refuse to learn English, Chinese merchants and restaurants which discourage non-Chinese patronage and the wholesale deconstruction and reconstruction of our neighbourhoods by wealthy off-shore investors, all of which contradict everything that we would like to accomplish in creating a respectful, collaborative multi-cultural society.

In the end, both individually and collectively, we can choose to be either beneficiaries or prisoners of our cultural heritages and diversity, but inevitably those who choose to remain locked inside the exclusive confines of their particular ethnocentric values and beliefs end up being the true losers in a global community which is slowly, but surely, coming to realize that it is only through working together to solve our mounting social, economic and environmental problems that we will find formulas for preserving a healthy and dignified existence for all of us on this planet.

Prisoners and victims of our own limitations and prejudices or beneficiaries of the most positive aspects of our cultural diversities?

Time to choose.

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Community policing is a local matter Dear Editor, Re: “Mayor missing out policing facts,” Letters, Feb. 26.

While the city and the mayor have been painstakingly fair, it’s ironic that the writer himself is both selective and inaccurate.

Richmond does, in fact, pay for RCMP recruit training at Depot (Regina) on a cost recovery basis. This is part of the contract and the federal government and the RCMP do not provide the training for free.

Having been in charge of the VPD’s Recruiting Unit, the claim of additional expenses for national advertising and training is inaccurate.

The overwhelming majority of recruits are from the Metro Vancouver area. The process is extremely competitive and approximately six to eight per cent of applicants are hired.

Local police departments, like local fire departments, receive more than enough qualified local applicants.

Every month of the year, members are transferred to and from the Richmond Detachment. This occurs for many reasons, such as promotion or a member moving to a new assignment or another province.

When constables are replaced, most of them are recruits from Depot (Regina)

while some come from other assignments in B.C. or elsewhere. These transfers occur monthly, quarterly, year after year.

In a local independent police department, this does not happen any more than it does with the fire department. The relationships and experience acquired in a member’s career, remain in Richmond.

The notion that the RCMP’s current lower pay is somehow a good thing is not. The Federal Treasury Board has arbitrarily held back RCMP officers salaries and that will, quite rightly, change at some point to catch them up.

When that occurs, Richmond will have absolutely no input, but will pay its share of the costs.

It’s incorrect to say all cars would have two police officers, since municipal departments like the VPD have both one officer and two officer cars.

The deployment of police officers is based on thorough analysis of calls for service and results in roughly 60 per cent two officer cars and 40 per cent one officer cars, with more police officers working at 1 a.m. than at 9 a.m.

Most people can appreciate that many incidents (robberies, sexual assaults, fights, homicides, noisy parties

etc…) require more than one police officer and police are busier at 1 a.m. than 8 a.m.

The current Richmond policing budget, $41.5 million is sufficient for a department of 200 members and the transition cost, spread over three years, is affordable. As for a Police Board with the Mayor as chair, this model is used

in cities throughout Canada.

Community policing is a local matter and the mayor and council are much closer to Richmond than Ottawa.

So, yes, Mayor Brodie is more than qualified to be chair of a Richmond Police Board.

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In the middle of the forest, we created a beautiful little garden, including a miniature lawn. To my surprise, it grew lush and colourful and lasted the entire summer. I loved how quickly we created something so beautiful and so peaceful.

We visited that little spot all through the summer.

In reading The Happiness Project, I realized I have done what the author suggests in the form of Paulik Park, where I spend hours each week as a volunteer gardener. The RichMost of us in the club know mond Gardening Club, which my husband and about European chafer I joined four years ago, beetles and the damage the adopted the park in 2008 and now we have larvae leave behind, but the the pleasure of playing like 10-year-olds all question was, what can we over again. do right now to clean up the But it’s not just the gardening that aids my mess? “happiness project,” it’s also the chance to be among others who have the same passion.

All the guidance, the expertise and wisdom I have gained from fellow members, has kept me grounded in my project.

At a recent club meeting, for example, we had a passionate discussion about the damage the European chafer beetle is doing to lawns and boulevards in Richmond.

Walking through my own neighbourhood, I see the ravaged lawns everywhere.

Most of us in the club know about the beetles and the damage the larvae leave behind, but the question was, what can we do right now to clean up the mess?

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Also, water your lawn thoroughly (while still abiding by water restrictions) to ensure deeper roots, which better resist insects.

And so my “happiness project” continues as I lead my friends into the forest to keep creating beautiful gardens for all to enjoy!

You’re welcome to join us, if not in person then through this column, which I will be writing on a regular basis.

Lynda Pasacreta is the current president of the Richmond Garden Club. The Richmond Garden Club has been supporting urban gardening in the City of Richmond since 1957.

n In grub form, the European chafer beetle provides a tasty treat for birds, raccoons and other critters. Photo submitted

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n Dance teams from 30 schools across the Lower Mainland gave their best moves at the 2016 Notorious Dance Competition

Friday at McRoberts secondary. The fourth annual event was viewed under the watchful eyes of judges as competitors took part in senior, junior and duo/trio performances. Photos by Gord Goble/Special to the News

Submit Your Pictures To Editor@Richmond-News.com with The Pulse in the subject line. For more photos, visit RichmondNews.com

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n A total of eight members of the the Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy will be heading to Glasgow, Scotland March 20-27 for the World Championships of Irish Dance.

Taking part will be (left to right) Jadyn McInnis-Thorpe, Macaela Bradley-Tse, Emma Bradley-Tse, McKenna Laing, Kyla Froh, Caitlin Bradley-Tse and Shannon Game.

Missing from the photo is Mikaela Price. Also qualified, but not competing, are Jessie Hebert and Tomas McDonald. Photo submitted

n Education Week in Richmond was celebrated with a cake last week prepared by Dora Ho, culinary arts instructor at Matthew McNair secondary school, and one of her students, A. J. Rocha.

The cake depicted a miniature rendition of the school’s culinary arts kitchen. Photo submitted

n Richmond Chinese Community Society celebrated the Lunar New Year on Feb. 13 by giving the Richmond Food Bank a boost. Thanks to donations from the more than 45 different community organizations attending the event at Lansdowne Centre, the food bank received a cheque for $1,500. Photo submitted

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Colonial life in Africa through the eyes of a child CHRISTINEMcCREA Book Review

Written by a British expatriate, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight is a memoir of growing up in Africa.

Set in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Mozambique and Malawi, this book follows Alexandra Fuller from the age of three as her family builds a life in an unforgiving and remote land.

The Fullers believe in colonial rule.

Although they are immigrants to Africa, they consider black Africans an inferior race. Africans are employed as cooks, nannies, houseboys, labourers and trackers, but it’s the Fullers who run the farms on which they live. And initially, it is also the British who govern.

Over time, Africans begin to rebel against their European rulers. “Terrorism,” in the form of attacks on

WHAT'SOn n Saturday

The Richmond Public Library, in partnership with the Family Christian Fellowship, is offering free income tax clinics to help community members with low income file their income tax returns.

The clinics run March 12, 19, and April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in Community Place Room at the Brighouse (Main) Branch located at 7700 Minoru Gate. Singles with an income of $30,000, a couple with earnings of $40,000, or an adult with one child and a maximum income of $35,000, then you qualify for this service. To register,

white settlers, is a constant concern for the Fullers. Corruption in Africa is rife, war is rampant, and lawlessness is the rule.

Although the family lives with the uncertainty of government takeovers and later, spies, they never seem particularly bothered. They contend with police road checks (which usually involve a bribe) and violence, not to mention disease, scorpions and polluted water with relative ease.

In a sense, they are true Africans as all of these third world hardships are simply a fact of life for them.

Clearly, there is nothing glamourous about farm life in Africa. Alexandra, known as Bobo, is a true farm girl. She revels in the horses, dogs, dirt and rhythm of life on the farm.

Having moved to Africa at the age of three, she also clearly adores the continent; Fuller’s writing brings to life the smells, the sweltering heat

call 604-231-6413 or visit the Brighouse information desk on the second floor.

The Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church (11295 Mellis Drive) presents Rossini’s Petite Messe Solonnelle on March 12. Generally regarded by his contemporaries as the greatest Italian composer of his time, Rossini wrote Petit Messe Sollenelle later in life as part of a group of works he referred to as Péchés de vieillesse or ‘sins of old age’. The Richmond Chorus is proud to share the stage for this great work with the North Shore Chorus and guest artists Catherine Laub (soprano), Jennifer Stephanson (alto), Matthew

and the stunning beauty.

On a more intimate note, Fuller describes the family’s loss of several children. The pain of these losses is felt most acutely by her mother, who struggles with alcoholism and her mental health as time wears on.

Her mother’s behaviour has a profound effect on the family of course.

Yet the Fullers soldier stoically on, throughout the growing familial madness.

The book ends on a positive note as both living daughters embark on their own lives.

Alexandra Fuller provides an enlightening glimpse into the hearts and minds of colonial settlers. And despite its dysfunctionality, I felt a deep affection for her family. A fantastic read!

For more popular reading suggestions, visit Richmond Public Library’s website at YourLibrary.ca/

Stephanson (tenor), George Roberts (bass) and Barry Yamanouchi (harmonium).

Advanced tickets (adults $18, students/seniors $15, children under 13 $6) are available online at Roca.ca or by phone 604-276-2747.

n Tuesday

The Pacific Woodworkers Guild members meet on the third Tuesday of the month (except July and August).

New members and guest are always welcome. The members meet at 11060 No. 2 Road. Come and watch the presentations, get involved in the discussion and enjoy the refreshments.

The Pacific Woodworkers Guild’s goal is to impart basic woodworking skills & knowledge to those who

CHURCH St. Alban

an Anglican parish in the heart of Richmond Services at 8:30 10:00 School am Services at 8:30 and 10:00 amand • Sunday 10:00 am Rev. John Firmston Sunday School 10:00 am 7260 St. Albans Road, Richmond 604-278-2770 • www.stalbansrichmond.org

STEVESTON UNITED CHURCH

3720 Broadway Street (at 2nd Ave.) Please join10am us at Worship 10am Sunday, 2015School Please join us for ServiceJuly and19, Sunday with Service Rev. Brenda Miller School for Worship and Sunday 604-277-0508 • www.stevestonunitedchurch.ca A caring and friendly village church

Richmond United Church 8711 Cambie Rd. (near Garden City Rd.) 604-278-5622 Come for 10am Sunday Worship and Children’s Sunday School and after-service coffee and fellowship.

Rev. Dr. Warren McKinnon Founded 1888. Richmond’s Oldest Church

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GoodBooks.

Christine McCrea is a librarian at Richmond Public Library. On her bookshelf for later is The Illegal by Lawrence Hill.

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n Upcoming

Are you ready for a natural disaster, an unexpected event or something that could severely upset your whole way of life? If the answer is no, the City of Richmond is hosting a Get Ready Richmond Personal Preparedness Workshop March 16 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the West Richmond Community Centre (9180 No. 1 Road). The free workshop will teach you about the risks, how to make an emergency plan and what to do in an emergency or disaster. To register or find out more about the event call the City of Richmond Emergency Programs at

604-233-3333, or email emergencyprograms@richmond.ca.

Elegance in a tea cup will be served at London Heirtage Farm on March 26 when the historic site (6511 Dyke Road) serves up one of its special teas from 12 – 5 p.m. Admission: $12.50 per person. Enjoy their own blend of London Lady tea, home-baked scones, London Farm jam/jelly and homemade goodies. Tea room tables are set with table clothes, fine bone china tea cups, tea pots dessert plates and silverware. Coffee hot chocolate and juice are also available.

Reservations recommended.

Call 604-271-5220.

elebrate the launch of the Richmond Museum’s new online artifact collection and new website on Thursday, March 10.

This free event at the Richmond Museum (7700 Minoru Gate) starts at 5 p.m. and offers hands-on demonstrations of two new online platforms that now provide alternative access to Richmond’s rich and diverse history.

Visitors of all ages are encouraged to attend to learn more while enjoying provided refreshments The online collection offers searchable access to over 2,000 of the 20,000-plus artifacts found in the City of Richmond’s collection.

As the recipient of the BC History Digitization Program Grant through the UBC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, museum staff photographed specific artefacts representing stories of migration and immigration — illustrating how people arriving from all over the world have adjusted to life in Richmond, and, in turn, how Richmond has been shaped and influenced by them.

Visit the online collections at collections. richmond.ca/Museum.

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St. Anne’s - Steveston Anglican Church 4071 Francis Road, Richmond, BC

The Rev. Brian Vickers, Rector

Sunday 8:30 a.m. - Contemplative Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Family Eucharist with Church School Wednesday 10:00am. Eucharist, 11:00am Bible Study www.stannessteveston.ca • 604-277-9626

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Family-Oriented Fellowship, Everyone Welcome 8151 Bennett Road, Richmond • (604) 277-9157 Pastor Ed Arquines • Cell (604) 644-9364

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Baptist Church Broadmoor Baptist Church A safe place to connect with God and fellow travellers on your spiritual journey

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Worship Service.....12:20 p.m.

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APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Sunday Service 1:30-3:30 pm, Fellowship Follows.

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Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

Sonshine Adventures Adventures for Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

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GILMORE PARK UNITED CHURCH 8060 No. 1 Road (corner of No. 1 & Blundell) 604.277.5377 www.gilmoreparkunited.ca Rev. Maggie Watts-Hammond, Min. of Word, Sacrament & Pastoral Care Rev. Yoko Kihara – Min. of Christian Development & Outreach Worship and Children’s Program Sundays 10:30 am

Fujian Evangelical Church welcomes you to Sunday Worship Services • English Services: 9:00 & 10:45 a.m.

• Mandarin Service: 9:00 a.m.

• Minnanese Service: 10:45 a.m.

12200 Blundell Road, Richmond, B.C., V6W 1B3 Phone 604-273-2757 • www.fujianevangelical.org

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SPORTS Beyond the Scores ■ (Far left) McMath’s Lyric Custodio fights for the ball while (left) Bobbi-Jo Colburn ducks under her check during action against Brookswood in Saturday’s BC Girls AAA Championship game at the Langley Events Centre.

The Wildcats saw their memorable season end with a 73-50 loss to the three-time defending champions from Langley.

Photos by Gord Goble

Wildcats end journey as 2nd best in BC Mark Booth

Sports Editor mbooth@richmond-news.com

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he McMath Wildcats took their season to where no Richmond senior girls basketball team has been in 19 years.

A magical ride concluded with a 73-50 loss to three-time defending champion Brookswood Bobcats in Saturday’s BC AAA final at the Langley Events Centre.

The last Lulu Island team to play for the provincial title was the McRoberts Strikers back in 1997. Since then, it has been a tough go for senior girls teams just to make the AAA tourney with Steveston-London ending a 12year city drought in 2013.

The Wildcats served notice when this talented group arrived at the Steveston school five years ago.

Along the way there have been plenty of challenges, including finding enough multisport athletes to stay with hoops when other interests were pulling some in different directions. In the end, it took a pair aged up Grade 10 standouts and even a promising Grade 8 to come up with enough depth to chase their dream.

After a fifth place finish a year ago, McMath took it couple steps further in its second attempt, highlighted by Friday’s 72-52 semi-final win over Lord Tweedsmuir. It meant finishing their career on a Saturday night when every big game in B.C. high school basketball is played.

“The whole season we have been calling ourselves the ‘Saturday Night Girls.’ Just

to make it (to the final) is a real big accomplishment,” said star guard Jessica Jones following the breakthrough result against Tweedsmuir. “Win or lose, we will be ending our season on a high note.”

Of course, the ideal conclusion would have been one more victory on the biggest stage of all but the Bobcats weren’t interested in helping write a storybook finish. The Langley powerhouse came out on fire at both ends of the floor and raced out to an early 14-0 lead.

Led by three-time tournament MVP and

North Carolina State bound Aislinn Konig, the Bobcats have been lighting up the scoreboard all season. But it’s their defensive work that’s even more impressive.

McMath three-point sharpshooters Lyric Custodio and Jones were smothered all night. Julie Marshall’s work on Jones helped her lock up the Top Defensive Player Award.

When the Wildcats tried to push the ball up the floor in transition, cross-court passes were being routinely intercepted.

“They were doing stuff to us that we typi-

■ McMath Wildcats celebrate their semi-final win over Tweedsmuir to become the first Richmond senior girls team to advance to a provincial final in 19 years. The team includes: Jessica Jones, Bobbi Jo Colburn, Abby Zawada, Jessica Zawada, Hannah Partridge, Liz Kennedy, Lyric Custodio, Justine McCaskill and Maraha Gibson-Zeinoun. Coaches: Anne-Gillrie-Carre and Paul Jones. Manager: Gillian Partridge. Photo by Mark Booth

cally do to other teams,” said co-coach Paul Jones. “We are at this level (of game speed) compared to everyone else. Brookswood is at another level above that. Everyone talks about how explosive they are but they don’t get enough credit for just how good they are defensively too.”

The Wildcats were getting some quality looks inside but shots weren’t falling. An 18-7 first quarter deficit grew to 40-17 at the intermission and the game was essentially over.

McMath was 0-10 beyond the arc in the opening half and forward Bobbi-Jo Colburn went out of her usual range to hit her team’s first trey of the game with seven minutes remaining.

“We talked about handling the pressure, not turning the ball over and finishing when we had our chances. Those were the two things that let us down,” added co-coach Anne Gillrie-Carre. “We had lots of opportunities to score from two feet out and, oh my goodness, it never did seem to get much better.

“But it’s been a great season and great journey for these kids. Sure we would have liked to have won, but I don’t think they are ever going to forget they got to the final.”

Jones was a first team all-star selection, while Colburn and Jessica Zawada earned second team and honourable mention respectively. All three will be continuing their careers at the university level. Jones is going to SFU next fall. Colburn is taking her game to Calgary and Zawada is headed to Fraser Valley. Zawada was also a recipient of the Quinn Keast and Telus scholarships. Jones was among the five Telus winners as well.

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SPORTS ■ Richmond Youth Basketball League’s U13 Racoons rep team put the finishing touch on an outstanding season by capturing the recent Basketball B.C. Metro “A” League playoff championships. The girls earlier went 10-0 in regular season play.

Racoons cap perfect season by capturing Metro playoffs

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f the Richmond Racoons’ outstanding campaign is any indication, the future is bright for high school girls basketball in the city.

The Richmond Youth Basketball League (RYBL) U13 rep team recently capped a perfect season in the Basketball B.C. Metro League “A” Division — going 10-0 in league play then capturing the playoff championship.

The Racoons regular season dominance saw them win by an average of 21 points over the 10 games. The girls then won each playoff game by 11 points as the Metro League Championships took place two weekends ago.

Under the dedicated coaching of Tim Carkner and Simon Dykstra, the Racoons feature just one player over 5-foot-5 but their speed, solid defence and “pass and cut”

offence made them hugely successful.

The roster includes: Jasmine Leung, Kaila Fong, Mina Chong, Marah Dykstra, Katie Chan, Priya Sidhu, Sharlene Siy, Kate Carkner, Anngrei Mariano and Nadeen Wu. Meanwhile, RYBL’s U13 girls team made big improvements over the course of the season.

The Cubs competed in the Metro League “B” Division where they compiled a 6-4 record to place sixth in the regular season, then finished fifth in last weekend’s playoffs.

The girls were coached by the tireless efforts of Carkner and Dykstra.

The team included: Joy De Jesus, Taryn Hill, Mary Win, Caitlyn Kippan, Samantha Siy, Marina Radocaj, Abby Bodden, Grace Wallace, Ashley Maedel, Jordyn Minchin, Ella Hurst and Annalise Wong.

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OBITUARIES Dr. Roy MARK It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband and father, Dr. Roy Mark. Roy had been diagnosed with very aggressive colon cancer in October and after a hard fought battle, succumbed to the disease on February 27, 2016. He was born in Saskatchewan on April 29, 1961 and was taken from us too soon.

Roy had a successful dental practice in Richmond for almost 20 years, and was very active in the community as well. He touched many lives while sharing his joy in tennis, cycling, and fishing. He will be remembered for his great sense of humour, vibrant love of life, his focused drive to always look after everyone especially his family.

Roy will be missed by his loving wife Janet, son Emmett (age 16), daughter Calla (age 9); parents Ken and Lin; sisters May and Marlene; sister-in-law Prudence; nephews and nieces Doug and Tracy, and Kevin and Kaitlyne; in-laws Jack and Doris; and many other family members and friends.

There will be a viewing at the Richmond Funeral Home, located at 8420 Cambie Road, Richmond, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

We will share our cherished memories of Roy on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. in a Celebration of Life service at the Richmond Funeral Home, which will be followed by the Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burnaby.

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Sheila passed away peacefully at Rosewood Manor in Richmond, BC. Born in Dagenham, Essex, England. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years Edwin; children: Stephen (Loretta), Gregory (Maureen), Connie (Sean); grandchildren: Theresa (Wes), Rebecca, Kyle; sisters: Brenda, Kate and Tess. Sheila and Edwin immigrated to Calgary in 1957 and moved to Richmond in 1972.

Apart from her family, her interests included classical music, poetry, needlepoint, walks on the Richmond Dyke Trails and the British soap opera Coronation Street. Edwin and family would like to thank the staff at Rosewood Manor care home and Fraserview Lodge for their compassionate care of Sheila during her final years. A memorial for family and friends will be held in April.

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