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n Volunteers Jordan, Connor and Emma get soaked by a firehose at the Richmond public works yard open house, last weekend, where residents were invited down to learn about everything from backhoes to fire-fighting. More photos page 16. Photo by Gord Goble/Special to the Richmond News

$4.2M in school cuts detailed

School bus driver breaks down over privatization proposal GRAEMEWOOD Staff Reporter

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n Monday evening, Richmond School District secretary treasurer Mark De Mello outlined details of the $4.2 million of proposed cuts to the city’s public education system, prompting swift reaction from the two large unions representing its employees.

Bus driver Tom Colins, an otherwise burly looking man whose job it is to transport many special needs children each day, approached seven trustees at the Board of Education meeting to plea passionately

for school bus services to remain publicly funded. Although not recommended, the district has provided the board with the option of privatizing school buses to save $250,000 annually.

“Our district drivers are an integral part of the community. Our jobs are more than point A to point B,” said Colins, attempting to hold back tears.

“I’m not convinced a private, for-profit company is going to make it work (for students),” said an emotional Colins before being helped back to his chair in the gallery.

De Mello noted these savings are estimates and, in fact, some school districts that opted for a private bus service did not save much. Outlined in the budget cut

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proposals, set to be approved by the board in two weeks’ time, is a series of reductions across various types of services.

“The depth of cuts is substantial,” said De Mello.

The district is faced with a $4.2 million shortfall because it is losing about 350 students next year, which translates into a $2.4 million reduction in operating grants from the Ministry of Education. Additionally, the district must make up for $900,000 in unfunded inflationary costs (MSP, utilities, benefits) and another $900,000 in administrative cuts imposed by the provincial government.

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n This robin mom offers up some tasty treats to her little ones last week outside the home of photographer Karl Maier in Steveston. Photo by Karl Maier

Doctor barred for bad bills

Physician at Ackroyd walk-in clinic faked patient appointments Pamela Fayerman Vancouver Sun

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ichmond’s Dr. Gustavo Jose Carvalho has been in trouble with legal and regulatory authorities for serious improprieties almost from the time he was licensed to practise medicine in B.C. in 1990.

Now, after an audit found fake patient appointments and billing errors of about $200,000, he has the distinction of being the first doctor in B.C. permanently struck from the Medical Services Commission against his will, according to the Ministry of Health.

(A few other doctors voluntarily dropped out after damning audits.)

Without a Medical Services Plan billing number, Carvalho can still bill patients directly, but only for services not covered by the government health insurance, such as cosmetic procedures, like wart removal. Carvalho, who got his medical degree in 1988 from the University of Alberta, has worked at a Richmond walk-in clinic in the Ackroyd Medical Centre since 1990.

It is unclear where, or if, he will work now.

Susan Prins, spokeswoman for the College was also ordered to undergo counselling, of Physicians and Surgeons, said it recently practise under a supervisor and see patients learned of the commission’s decision. only when other clinic staff are present.

The college, which licenses doctors, is now In 2002, he was convicted of criminal required to conduct its harassment of a former own investigation, which girlfriend, public mischief and could lead to disciplinary breach of the conditions of action. his sentence. Provincial court Dr. Carvalho appeared to She couldn’t say if he Judge C.J. Bruce called him have ‘severe personality might lose his licence to devious and sentenced him practise in B.C. “Each to a year of house arrest and disorders.’ investigation is conducted three years’ probation after he – Judge C.J. Bruce based on the unique cirpleaded guilty to the charges. cumstances of the case,” He also noted that Carvalho she said. appeared to have “severe The college has discipersonality disorders” along plined and suspended Carvalho three times. with anti-social conduct. The college tempoIn June of 2012, the Richmond News rarily stripped him of his licence to practise reported that Carvalho had been suspended medicine after the conviction. The Medical for three months after admitting to creating Services Commission, which manages B.C.’s false appointments for patients and collecting public health insurance plan, has audited him payments from the subsequent invoices. At twice, finding numerous billing errors. Doctors the time, Carvalho received payment of nearly are supposed to record the location where the $4,000 from the Medical Services Commisservice was provided, the time spent with the sion for the imaginary services and consented patient and the diagnosis. Carvalho has been to a host of penalties, including a $50,000 ordered to repay the taxpayer-funded health fine and reimbursement to the MSC. Carvalho insurance plan $184,138, plus interest.

he six winners of the Richmond Arts Awards were announced last night in a ceremony at Richmond City Hall.

The 2016 award recipients are: Mumtaz Khokar for the Arts Education Award, which recognizes an individual or organization whose achievements and contributions to arts education have been significant and far reaching.

Jordan Paterson for the Artistic Innovation Award, which recognizes an individual artist or organization producing visionary, creative work, exhibiting innovation within their arts discipline or bringing a new cultural experience to the city of Richmond.

Innovation Networks received the Business and Arts Award. This award recognizes a business that has made a significant contribution to the arts in Richmond by supporting a Richmond-based artist or arts organization through sponsorship, philanthropic and/or volunteer service.

Margaret Stephens received the Volunteerism Award, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the arts in Richmond by supporting a Richmond-based artist or arts organization through volunteer service.

Nancy Zhang was recognized for the Youth Arts Award, honouring Richmond’s young artists, musicians and cultural contributors.

Bilal Hamoud received the Cultural Leadership Award, which recognizes an arts professional or organization as a leader in their arts discipline, as well as their organization stewardship and their contribution to Richmond’s cultural development.

In its eighth year, 80 nominations from the public were reviewed for consideration for the awards. This year’s selection panel was comprised of artist and composer, David Dorrington; performing artist and Richmond Arts Coalition board member, Susan Skemp; teacher and artistic director of the Children’s Arts Festival, Debbie Tobin; and piano teacher and community development coordinator of South Arm Community Centre, Winnie Wong.

The Richmond Arts Awards are administered by the City of Richmond as developed in partnership with the Richmond Arts Coalition and are sponsored by the Richmond News.

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n District secretary treasurer Mark De Mello at Monday’s board of education meeting outlines a plan for how trustees can make the $4.2 million in cuts mandated by the provincial government.

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The district has proposed cuts in excess of $4.2 million to provide trustees with options.

The biggest cuts ($660,000) will be made at the teaching level, as a result of lower enrolment. School supplies totalling $550,000 could be cut, as well.

Additionally, one vice-principal ($115,000), three learning services positions ($215,000), business assistants ($90,000), maintenance administration ($105,000), five works yard staff ($405,000) and five custodians ($350,000) are on the chopping block.

“None of this is pleasant. None of this will be easy,” De Mello told trustees, who are required by law to balance the budget or face possible dismissal (Vancouver trustees have chosen not to do so. There was no indication from individual Richmond trustees that they would oppose the cuts).

De Mello has proposed to trustees that they use $2 million from a $9.8 million accumulated operating surplus. He said doing so would provide a Band-Aid-type solution and likely jeopardize future budgets.

“Finance experts, such as myself, have to do a big swallow and need to consider the lesser of two evils,” said De Mello, who has questioned why the government is cutting school administration costs again, when B.C. is reported to have the lowest such costs in Canada.

CUPE 716 president Ross McLuskie was of the opinion the proposed cuts targeted support staff too much.

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Richmond Teachers’ Association president Al Klassen said cuts to custodians will negatively impact teaching performance and the health and safety of classrooms.

n School closure protest planned

Kelly Greene, a parent from Diefenbaker elementary school, has organized a public rally at Hugh Boyd secondary school this Thursday at 6 p.m. to draw attention to what she and others are calling “the unreasonable mandate” of forcing school districts to reach 95 per cent capacity in order to receive seismic upgrades.

Richmond is facing up to five school closures in September 2017 so that it can meet the threshold.

“We feel it is just plain wrong to hold the safety, the lives, of children as collateral to force cuts to education. The school board is now forced into the highly unenviable position of closing schools (which are well attended, such as Diefenbaker), or letting children sit in schools with major structural deficiencies with regards to earthquakes,” Greene told the News via email.

The rally will be held for 30 minutes, prior to the last “long-range facilities plan” open house on school closures, scheduled at Boyd for 6:30 p.m.

At the open house district staff will be able to answer questions parents or the general public have regarding the proposed closures.

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36-year-old Calgary man, who allegedly pointed an imitation firearm at a 78-year-old Richmond woman during a daytime break-in, has been charged with six criminal offences.

Richmond RCMP stated late Thursday that Abbas Abbas is facing charges in connection to a two-day crime spree in Richmond and Vancouver.

Abbas is believed to have started the spree in the 8000 block of Williams Road, where he allegedly entered the woman’s home and threatened her with what police later stated was an imitation firearm. He now faces one count of using the imitation firearm while committing an offence.

Abbas allegedly stole the woman’s car around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, and dumped the vehicle at a business in the 4200 block of Hazelbridge Way. He then allegedly stole an Acura sedan from an auto dealership in the 4700 block of Garden City Road.

A driver, believed to be Abbas, allegedly pointed a firearm at other drivers before fleeing towards Vancouver, where he is said to have committed more crimes.

Abbas also faces charges of: Two counts of break and enter with intent to commit an offence, one count of robbery, one count of assault with a weapon and one count of possessing a weapon for dangerous purposes.

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And they’re worried the airport’s noise pollution will only get worse, affect more people and continue year-round as YVR grows.

A federal Environmental Assessment Review Process, when the extra runway was built in the 1990s, gave it the green light, providing it was only used for jet departures when heavily congested.

Jonathan Parker, who sits on YVR’s Aeronautical Noise Management Committee as a Vancouver resident, says YVR’s statistics show aircraft traffic — not passengers — has increased minimally, due to larger planes.

“The mandate was they would not use the north runway until they needed to for congestion,” said Parker, who lives near Marine Drive.

But YVR says it’s operating within the EARP recommendations and needs the extra runway to reduce delays. It announced this week it would use it during peak summer times, as it does every summer, and would review operations to see if it would continue through the fall and winter.

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But Parker said aircraft movements, excluding helicopters and seaplanes, at YVR in 1995 were at 268,000, peaking at 324,000 in 1999, before dropping to 278,000 last year.

He said YVR should consider a reservation system instead of first-come, first-served for departures as used by larger U.S. airports and called for an independent audit of volume.

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“We understand people are concerned about the noise,” said Murray, adding that’s balanced against the need for efficient operations. She said YVR isn’t busy enough for a reservation system for departures.

YVR last year received 1,667 noise complaints from 298 people, but five people made 77 per cent of all complaints. At its 20 noise-monitoring terminals recording “singleevent noise levels” over 70 A-weighted decibels, most were in Richmond, from 10 to 180 (in Burkeville) a day. Vancouver’s greatest average was in Marpole, at seven a day.

Parker said planes have become quieter, but the noise will affect a large swath of Vancouver, from Camosun to Knight streets and 41st Avenue to the north, and worries it will worsen with YVR’s growth.

Transport Canada’s Sara Johnston said airports are responsible for noise complaints from within 18 kilometres and they and residents are “encouraged to work together to determine the best noise-control measures.”

In the late 1990s, Vancouver’s environmental health director sat on YVR’s noise committee and noted in a report that YVR had almost immediate plans to use the then new north runway for departing jets before a demonstrated need, contrary to the EARP, the same point Parker is making almost 20 years later.

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Suffice to say, Team Devi had a successful Vancouver Marathon, with more than 150 team members pulling for Devi Ralla, of Richmond, a veteran marathoner who was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2014 and can no longer run in the big race.

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— blew away his personal There were also a few unexpected additions in the event’s 8K walk, according to Ralla.

“Several people, around six I think, D iR ll lleft, ft was supported t d once more att th n Devi Ralla, the actually Vancouver Marathon by her family, (from left) son came down Braeden, husband Jerry and daughter Rachelle.

Photo submitted on the day after reading about Team Devi in best time. the newspaper,” said the “He told me before the 55-year-old former marathon race that he would do three training leader and Hugh and a half hours and, to be Boyd secondary education honest, I thought that was assistant. pushing it. But he did it and I “They didn’t have a Team was so proud,” she said.

Devi t-shirt, so they just “Other people have spoken turned up in purple t-shirts. to me since reading the They thought they should newspaper, saying they come down and support the didn’t know all of this was team and do the walk.” going on. They have now Ralla, herself, did the walk, marked the date in their much slower than last year calendar for next year and as she’s “not in the shape” are going to join up.” that she was.

Last month, Ralla told the “Just before the finish line, News how, after 15 years, my dad, who was ahead of she had to give up her love me, stopped and waited for of marathon running in 2014 me and held my hand. My due to cancer. husband also held my hand Scores of family and as we crossed the line, so friends now take her place in that was nice.” the event under the auspices Ralla said her son, of Team Devi.

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fter more than 36 years serving up Italian food in Richmond, Satinder Jaswal will bake his last lasagna al forno today.

Paesano’s restaurant, on Bayview Street and Second Avenue in Steveston, is closing its doors on Wednesday, May 18 after its owner, Jaswal, decided it was time to retire and take his first summer vacation in 50 years.

In its place is going to be a venture called Britannia

It used to be a gift shop, but we built it into a restaurant from scratch, basically – Satinder Jaswal Brewing, which the News understands could be anything from a restaurant to a brewpub or a microbrewery.

Jaswal said he tested the market back in February and the very next month a deal had been struck with Britannia Brewing for the leasehold to be transferred.

“I want to retire, basically.

It’s a lot of work and I just want to take it easy now,” said Jaswal of the reason for calling it a day after six years in Steveston and 30 before that on No. 3 Road near Alderbridge Way. “I’m going to take some

time off and see what’s happening after that.”

Jaswal, 63 – who is of East Indian ethnicity and first starting working five decades ago as a dishwasher in an Italian restaurant in West Vancouver – said he was “looking forward to a summer vacation for once” and “might finally go to Italy and see what that’s like.”

Jaswal said the restaurant building is leased. “It’s not ours. We are just passing on the leasehold.

“It used to be a gift shop, but we built it into a restaurant from scratch, basically.”

Since announcing his decision to close, Jaswal said he’s been bombarded with calls from loyal customers asking where he’s going to open up next.

“I don’t know. I guess, maybe, I haven’t closed the door on the idea,” he said of the possibility of re-opening somewhere else in Richmond in the future.

“You never know where we might pop back up.”

In January, Britannia Brewing Corp applied to the City of Richmond for an industrial/manufacturing use business licence for a unit at 12500 Horseshoe Way in Ironwood.

Whether that licence is being (or is able to be) transferred to the former Paesano’s location remains to be seen.

Britannia Brewing has a Twitter account — @britanniabrew — and a website, which is not yet up and running.

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Tree core rotten: City Dear Editor; Re: “City needs a tree museum,” Letters, May 11.

I am writing in response to recent letters regarding the future of a large willow tree located on city property along Seafair Drive.

As a result of pending redevelopment of the adjoining private property, the city arborist assessed the tree earlier this year. It was determined the tree was in decline and has a rotten core, which is compromising its stability.

Our hope is always to save trees that are healthy, safe and of sound structure, however, community safety must come first.

Given the size of this tree and community interest, the city hired a third party arborist to undertake another hazard and condition assessment of the tree.

The independent arborist has supported the city’s assessment, rating the tree at high risk for failure.

As there is an active bird’s nest in the tree, removal will be delayed until after the nesting season is complete. Until then, steps will be taken to protect the tree from the impact of neighbouring construction and protect the public.

The developer of the adjoining property will pay compensation to the city to allow for trees to be planted to replace the willow tree.

n This long standing willow tree’s rotten core has been deemed a hazard by arborists and will be removed, according to city officials. Photo submitted

The city is strongly committed to both tree preservation and protection. Whenever a tree is removed from city property, new trees are planted at an average ratio of 2:1 and often higher.

In 2015, our parks department planted nearly 1,000 new trees on city property. Over the same time period, about 480 trees on city property were removed, of which 380 had been deemed hazardous.

Trees on private property are managed through our tree protection bylaw. Property owners must apply for a permit, whenever seeking to remove

trees above specified size limits.

In such cases, the city seeks to retain trees where viable. Where trees are removed, the property owner is required to compensate by funding new tree plantings.

Since the bylaw was introduced in 2006, 17,760 trees have been retained and 19,604 new trees have been planted.

Through this bylaw, new tree plantings on private property have exceeded tree removals by about 27 per cent annually.

Cathryn Volkering Carlile General manager, Community Services City of Richmond

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n Surrey Dr. Steve Larigakis embraces his ‘sisters,’ Michelle (right) and stem cell donor Katie Karker whom he had not met before requiring a bone marrow transplant to treat a rare cancer. Photo submitted

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Open letter to Mayor and Council: Pete McMartin wrote a piece on the diminishing tree canopy in Vancouver in the Vancouver Sun on May 10.

He shares some Vancouver city data. In 1995, the tree canopy covered 22.5 per cent of Vancouver and this had fallen by 2013 to 18 per cent. This is five per cent less than Seattle with its greater population and more industry. Most of the decline was on private land. The City of Vancouver has pledged to plant 150,000 trees by 2020.

Many residents in Richmond are deeply concerned about the loss of trees due to new development and increased construction.

I would be very grateful if you could let me know what the figures are for the changing tree canopy of our city and any similar plans for significant tree-planting by the City of Richmond.

Mary Phillips Richmond (Editor’s note: The City of Richmond has a tree replacement policy but has not done a tree canopy study)

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y friend, Dr. Steve Larigakis, sent this photo (right) with a single word: “Sisters.”

It was last Friday, after his keynote talk for the 2016 Canadian Society of Transfusion Medicine Conference in Vancouver. He’s hugging his sisters of two kinds.

Exactly five years earlier, he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive lymphoma at a late stage. It was soon clear he needed a stem cell transplant.

From the time of that diagnosis, Steve has shared the story, so his many friends and wellwishers can have a part. It’s in Dr. Steve’s Blog, still online and full of ups and downs and truly never-say-die cooperation.

Michelle, in Steve’s left arm, is his sibling, always ready to listen or help. Siblings often make good transplant donors, and she tested for it but didn’t match.

Then, she helped with a huge donor drive, including many Greeks, their ethnic group,

somewhat likely to be matches matches.

No such luck.

Even in Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide, a registry with more than 17 million donors at the time, no one fully matched. But there was one near-match.

Katie Karker, in Steve’s right arm, lives in the village of Kingsley in northern Michigan.

As the near-match, she gladly went to a lot of trouble to donate the needed stem cells for an unknown recipient. She saved his life.

Early on, the donor drive had got me back to giving blood. A year after Steve began his life anew, I went to his “re-birthday celebration.” He called me his

mentor so perhaps I’m a good mentor, influence, too.

Recently, I helped Steve refine his talk for the transfusion conference.

Minor roles like mine add up, and anyone can have a key effect. During his recovery, Steve had a further brush with death when donor cells attacked host cells, and it was a pharmacist who came across a therapy that worked.

As I reflect, it strikes me as earned luck. It’s the sort of thing that happens when unselfish people focus on a goal and roll up their sleeves to do what needs to be done.

That has paid off with Steve’s

return to health and a visionary role in family medicine. As well, the success energizes everyone who cares, and it motivates me to keep using simple means that get results.

At the conference, Steve’s words and slides relived his journey with cancer. Near the end, he introduced Katie, his “blood sister.”

Standing ovation.

He’d never met Katie till last week, but she’s become family and a star.

There was even a feature article on the front page of the Vancouver Sun. (Just google blood sister stem cells.)

Adding a new adult sister is rare, but aiming together for values — as so many did for Steve’s recovery — lets us see hidden paths to our goals.

Jim Wright is president of the Garden City Conservation Society.

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City signs are false Dear Editor, I’m writing this letter to speak about the destruction of the trees in Richmond.

I moved to this beautiful city in 1973 and have enjoyed all it has to offer for many years, however, I’m not a fan of the rampant development over the past 10 years. I just can’t wrap my head around the amount of trees that are falling around me...

Where are the birds supposed to nest?

The city bills itself on the welcome signs as “city by nature,” but do they really care?

Everywhere I turn, trees are taken down for new development and smaller trees, if any, are being planted. Where are the birds expected to nest?

Behind our home, we are to welcome 108 new townhomes and yes, they will be taking down more trees... This will happen within the next few weeks/months and again the

Awards well deserving Dear Editor, Last Tuesday, I was chatting on the phone to a friend and happened to praise the Richmond News. So, imagine my pleasant surprise when I read the very next day, on page A3, that members of your team had won awards. Kudos to the whole team.

Shirley Ramsay Richmond

poor birds will have to move along, but to where?

If we bill ourselves as a “city by nature,” why don’t we pay attention to the deconstruction of our city by nature?

If we truly care about our city and the birds that live here, please pay attention and stop the destruction of our neighbourhoods and enforce the bylaws, or at least try to figure out a way of living in harmony with the birds.

The city should pay attention to the signage that they post when entering our city, or change it to “welcome to the city, we don’t care about nature, but we have a great view.” The signs, as posted, seem like false advertising to me.

Sherri Balogh Richmond

Win restaurant gift cards Letter writers to the Richmond News have a chance enjoy a meal at the Milltown Bar & Grill with a $40 gift certificate. The News will randomly choose one published letter writer from either our May 20 or 25 editions as the winner. Congratulations to letter writer Anne Mackie, who won last week’s Milltown gift cards. Send your letters to Editor@RichmondNews.com. Include your name and city. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for brevity, taste and legality. Anonymous letters won’t be published.

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The Richmond Photo Club is holding its annual exhibition of members’ photographs Until May 23 in the food court rotunda of Lansdowne Centre. The exhibit is open during mall hours. Members of the club will be on hand to greet the public and answer questions.

The Steveston Folk Guild presents Ross Douglas at the Chinese Bunkhouse at Britannia Shipyard on May 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door. Douglas played piano in the satirical band The Choke Sisters, fronted by future multiple Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff.

n Thursday

Show your colours and join in celebrating International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia May 19 from 12 – 2:30 p.m. at Richmond Cultural Centre (7700 Minoru Gate). This third annual event is designed to raise awareness of this worldwide day that promotes respect, diversity, freedom and acceptance for LGBTQ

people everywhere.

The Steveston Folk Guild presents singer/songwriter and photographer Victor Anthony on May 19 in the Chinese Bunk House at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site (5180 Westwater Drive). Anthony was born in Nashville and his musical style is firmly based in the roots and tradition of the American South. The lyrics are up-to-date vignettes of life and love, full of rich visual imagery and simple truth. Show time is 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $10.

The Lulu Series: Art in the City features Seattle-based artist Norie Sato on May 19 at Richmond City Hall (6911 No. 3 Road) where she will examine several of her public art projects from process to completion, describing what she looks for, how she responds to the specifics of a site. The free admission event begins at 7 p.m. Seating is limited, please RSVP to Lulu@Richmond.ca Think you know Steveston

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n Tamar Gordon, carrier of Richmond News, won first place recently at the Concours d’art oratiore, a speech contest, in French, organized annually by Canadian Parents for French. Tamar is a Grade 6 LFI (late French Immersion) student at Diefenbaker elementary. She competed against 10 other students, from all over the province. In her winning speech, ‘Travelling the world around the dinner table,’ she spoke to the audience gathered at the Surrey campus of Simon Fraser University. Photo submitted n Students, teachers, parents and sponsors celebrated the opening of a new adventure playground with a ribbon cutting at James McKinney elementary school on May 13. The ceremony featured a special blessing for the playground by First Nations elder Roberta Price. Sponsors of the $85,000 structure included ANAF Steveston, Telus, Coast Capital Savings and Polygon Homes. Photo submitted

n Last week, Thompson Community Centre a free drop in Parent and Tot Physical Literacy Playtime hosted by Sportball Vancouver. Children (up to the age of five) engaged with their parents in fun activities centred around movement and sport.

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n Richmond students achieved top honors at the B.C. Provincial Abacus and Mental Math Competition April 24 at the Hilton Hotel in Richmond. The competition tested their speed and accuracy in arithmetic.

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Theatre camps offer summer glow of the footlights Philip Raphael

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oungsters looking for a true, full-on theatre musical experience or who want to sharpen their singing, dancing and acting skills in the glow of the footlights can take to the boards at Gateway Theatre during the summer months.

Each July and August, Gateway offers its summer camps and workshops which have, in the past, led to main production opportunities for young talent, said Brendan Prost, Gateway’s marketing and sales manager.

“We had several young performers from the musical theatre camp, our most popular camp, appear in the Christmas production of the Wizard of Oz,” Prost said. “Of course, they were Munchkins.”

The summer musical camp runs for a full month (July 4 – 29) and gives students a

chance to perform in a full scale musical on Gateway’s main stage using professional props and lighting.

“It’s the real thing,” Prost said, adding all the spots for the camp have nearly been taken already.

Natasha Zacher, Gateway’s education coordinator, said the opportunity to be part of the musical theatre camp in the summer gives students a firm foundation for them to graduate to more challenging levels the theatre offers in its other academy programs.

“After the summer camp they can come and attack the rehearsal process with a greater sense of skill, concentration and willingness to give it their all,” she said.

Students are required to audition for a place in the month-long musical theatre camp.

For those not seeking such an immersive course, Gateway also has week-long musical theatre workshops.

New this year is a speech workshop, which can be a chance for students to pick up some valuable skills that can transfer directly to the academic and workplace worlds later in life, as they can gain confidence speaking comfortably in front of others, nurture their public presence and develop a greater sense of self-awareness, Prost said.

“In the speech workshops they can learn the essentials,

n Young students at Gateway Theatre’s summer musical theatre camp (above) have graduated to earn a spot in productions, such as last December’s Wizard of Oz (left). Photos submitted

such as breathing and articulation,” he said.

Gateway also has some mainstay workshops focusing on acting, playwriting and improvisation.

All of Gateway’s summer camps and workshops, which are part of the Gateway

Academy for the Performing Arts (which was started in 1991) are open to students aged eight to 18.

For more information about the programs during the summer months at Gateway Theatre, visit online GatewayTheatre.com/ Summer-Camps-Workshops.

The UBC Boathouse offers rowing opportunities to youth and adults at all skills and ability levels. Below are the summer introductory program options. Please visit recreation.ubc.ca/rowing or email programs.ubcboathouse@ubc.ca for information about our other program offerings.

FAST TRACK ROWING CAMP This camp teaches the basics of rowing including both dryland and on-water components and will prepare participants to join the Junior Development Rowing Team. No pre-requisite required.

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Dates

Days

Time

15723

$252.00

June 27-June 30

Mon-Thu

12:00 - 4:00PM

15724

$315.00

July 4 – July 8

Mon-Fri

12:00 – 4:00PM

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$315.00

July 11 - July 15

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15726

$315.00

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$315.00

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$252.00

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Tue-Fri

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$315.00

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Mon-Fri

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15730

$315.00

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Mon-Fri

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15731

$315.00

Aug 22 – Aug 26

Mon-Fri

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SUMMER ROWING AT THE UBC BOATHOUSE

This team is the first team for participants to join after completing a learn to row or Fast Track Camp program. Participants may join partway through the season if joining after completing the Fast Track Camp program as long as space is available.

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15699

$332.64

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Mon-Fri

Time 2:00 - 4:00PM

15700

$263.34

Aug 2-Aug 26

Mon-Fri

2:00 - 4:00PM

ST’S / VC TRAINING CAMP This program is intended for athletes who row for St George’s or Vancouver College during the school year who are looking for a program to join during the summer. This program will prepare athletes to join back onto their school team in the Fall. Pre-requisite: learn to row/Fast Track Camp or other prior rowing experience.

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15735

$383.80

June 27-July 29

Mon-Fri

Time 12:00 - 2:00PM

15736

$303.84

Aug 2–Aug 26

Mon-Fri

12:00 - 2:00PM

NOTE: NO PROGRAMS WILL BE RUNNING ON JULY 1 OR AUGUST 1

INTERESTED? Registration is available online at recreation.ubc.ca/rowing or by phone at 604-247 2627

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SUMMER CAMPS

Camps and public parks offer Summer-long entertainment?

W

hen school lets out for the summer, many parents are left searching for ways to keep children entertained in the ensuing months.

Summer vacation often starts with high expectations. Children are excited about the prospect of fun days outdoors playing with friends, while parents anxiously await relaxing months without the responsibilities of school and extracurricular clubs.

But once summer vacation arrives and the first few days have passed, parents often find that the litany of cheers and giggles transform into a chorus of “I’m bored.”

Many parents pore over ideas that will keep their children busy throughout the summer.

Many activities that come to mind tend to be expensive, so if cutting costs is a priority, parents might need to think outside the box to come up with entertaining ideas that won’t break the bank.

Free-of-charge telescopes allow you to zoom in on the airside operations and take-offs and landings. And, there is live communications between air traffic controllers and aircraft that you can listen to.

Richmond also has plenty of historic attractions that are fun to visit and educational, too.

Steveston is the ideal place to explore the maritime fishing roots in B.C. You can join one of the guided tours at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site that was once known as the “Monster Cannery” due to its size and production numbers.

Then there’s the nearby Britannia Shipyards where you can to see how locals lived and worked in the early 20th century.

For some agricultural history, visit London Heritage Farm to enjoy a full tea service and discover farmhouse life in Richmond during the 1880s.

Richmond has plenty of public parks for families to spend their summer time together.

One of the newest is Terra Nova Adventure Playground (2340 River Road), a $1 million park that has a maze of tractor tires and paddock fence, a playhouse perched in the trees, a double zip-line, hammock swings, trampolines and so much more.

Kids of all ages are sure to have a great time.

If there are young aviation enthusiasts in your household, Vancouver International Airport’s free Observation Deck in the domestic terminal offers stunning views from its 5,000-square-foot, glass-walled location.

If you are looking for some high-tech adventure in the great “indoors” Richmond has a number of new escape game experiences waiting to test your abilities.

The challenge is to gather clues in a room to supply a solution to make your escape within a time limit — usually 45 minutes.

That’s the concept behind escape games, which are a hot trend in Asia and have quickly caught on here in Richmond.

With multiple escape game venues throughout the city, such as Xcape and Exit Canada, all with different rooms, themes and degrees of difficulty, these escape games will have even the best puzzle solvers scratching

n Public parks and plane spotting

n High-tech games and bikes

n Keeping your children from getting bored during the lengthy summer holidays need not be a chore when facilities such as Terra Nova Adventure Playground offers plenty of outdoor play fun. Photo submitted

their heads and wanting to stay until they’ve escaped all the rooms.

With plenty of flat trails (80km) you can also bike along the dykes throughout Richmond. It’s the perfect way to spend a whole

day exploring Richmond’s trail system. Bike rentals are available in Steveston Village.

The trails follow and connect to historic sites, parks and scenic stops with places to pause for fish n’ chips or ice cream.

Victoria Day Weekend Swimming

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Chloe Parkin, Leisure Services Coordinator

cparkin@richmondcc.ca

Enjoy some family fun and fitness at the pool this long weekend.

Daily public swim sessions available at:

7560 Minoru Gate 604-238-8020

14300 Entertainment Blvd.

604-448-5353

South Arm Outdoor Pool is now open for weekend public swimming: Saturday & Sunday 12:00 - 7:00pm Victoria Day 12:00 - 7:00pm

10100 South Arm Place 604-718-8035

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Hands-on fun at the works yard n Kids of all ages got a glimpse of what Richmond’s public works employees have to handle on a daily basis during an open house event last Saturday at the city works yard. There were plenty of interactive displays that allowed visitors to experience the physical challenges of a firefighter, control some heavy machinery, and even scoop up some rich compost to take home to their garden. Photos

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SPORTS Beyond the Scores

Richmond FC capture Provincial Cup in style Mark Booth

Sports Editor mbooth@richmond-news.com

A

near flawless season is taking Richmond FC to where no local senior women’s soccer team has gone in 30 years.

They put the finishing touch on a remarkable campaign with a dominating 4-0 victory over the North Shore Renegades in the Provincial Premier Cup final played on Sunday in Langford. The result sends the girls to the Canadian Championships in St. John’s Newfoundland in October — marking the first time a Richmond team has reached the national stage since 1986.

Richmond FC has also completed the prestigious treble, earlier winning the Metro Women’s Soccer League’s regular season and league cup titles.

Since September, Richmond’s combined record is 20-1-1, including three wins in the Provincial Cup playdowns that produced a 10-0 aggregate score.

The only team to give them trouble this season was the defending

■ Richmond FC will be representing B.C. at the Canadian Championships in Newfounland after a 4-0 win over North Shore in Sunday’s Provincial Premier Cup final.

provincial champion Renegades.

The rivals split three earlier meetings (1-1-1), with Richmond winning the league cup final 2-1 back in early April. Head coach Jim Caldwell was confident his team’s younger legs would be the difference again, especially on field turf at Westhills Stadium. He couldn’t have been more accurate.

Striker Caitlin Davie was no doubt the Renegades’ greatest concern entering the cup final.

The former UBC standout was the unaway MWSL Golden Boot winner with 18 regular season goals and added four more in the two provincial playoff games. With Davie getting extra attention and playing on a tender ankle, Richmond F.C. promptly showcased their other weapons — namely Jenna Richardson.

The 23-year-old Oregon State University product produced a pair of clinical finishes to put her team

in control.

After a cautious start to the game that saw North Shore carrying the early play, Richmond FC found its footing and began to take over.

Shanay Sangha ran down a loose ball in the corner and found Richardson about 10 yards out.

She made a quick turn and neatly deposited her shot into the bottom corner.

The locals doubled their lead just two minutes into the second half

when Julie-Anne Toda made a terrific run down the left side and sent a low ball to the near post where Richardson slipped past her check and one-timed the cross home.

For good measure, Jaclyn Dunnett made it 3-0 when she got hold of a flick-on by Kelly Cook after a cross into the penalty area.

Just to showcase their speed one last time, Hayley Flower-Ainge, who came on for Davie, sent a terrific ball over the top to a streaking Sangha and she neatly chipped the ball over the on rushing North Shore goalkeeper.

At the other end of the pitch, goalkeeper Margaret Cicozzi earned her third consecutive shutout that was highlighted by a point blank save off of Renegades standout Rheanne Sleiman with the outcome still in doubt.

Richmond’s backline was superb, also displaying its quickness by consistently being first to the ball.

“Our players have worked so hard and I am so happy for each one of them,” said Caldwell.

“Player for player, we had the extra speed, better skill set and good work ethic.”

Chuckers looking for more tourney success at home Mark Booth

Sports Editor mbooth@richmond-news.com

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here was no hometown bias when it came to finalizing the schedule for Richmond City Baseball’s Queen Victoria Invitational.

The sixth annual event for U15 rep teams will feature its most competitive field yet and there is no guarantee the hosts will even get beyond preliminary play. The 12-team tournament gets underway Thursday night and concludes on the holiday Monday.

The host Chuckers are part of a threeteam bracket that also includes the Burnaby Braves and Alberta’s Parkland Twins. The Braves have been on a tear of late in the B.C. Bantam AAA League and sit with an 11-7 record, while Parkland is the former Spruce Grove squad that reached the championship game a year ago.

In total, this year’s tournament features seven of the top eight teams in the B.C. Minor league, along with the defending champion Okotoks Black Dawgs — a Calgary area academy team.

“It’s the strongest draw we have ever had,” confirmed Chuckers manager Alex Klenmann.

“Just to get out of our pool is going to be tough. The Alberta teams come here looking to play better teams in B.C. and they know they will be in a competitive situation here.

Parkland represents two associations and the Okotkos basically has the pick of the entire Calgary area and will be coming here with 17 or 18 players.”

Don’t feel too sorry for the challenge that lies ahead for Richmond.

The Chuckers are already one-for-one in

tournament play this season, having captured last month’s Best of the West in Kamloops that also happened to include both Alberta teams. The road to the championship was highlighted by a 3-0 semi-final win over Okotoks thanks to a no-hitter from Justin Thorsteinson.

It’s part of Richmond’s impressive 22-4 record, although Klenmann is hoping the tournament will get his team back firing on all cylinders again. The Chuckers were trounced 10-0 last week by White Rock then rebounded to sweep a home doubleheader on Sunday from Aldergrove, including a comefrom-behind 7-6 game two victory.

“Their lefty threw a great game and was hitting all his spots. On the other side of the ledger, they walked a fair amount and we made a couple of mistakes,” said Klenmann of the White Rock loss. “That will happen over the long course of the season and it’s nothing huge but it hurts to lose like that.

“Our offence has gone missing a bit of late but that’s the up and down part of baseball.

We always have good starts (to the season) because we prepare well. But then everyone catches up and we plateau a bit. Now it’s our job to take the next step up again.”

The Chuckers’ roster has been structured for tournament success thanks to excellent pitching depth that is required for a condensed schedule. The rotation will be set-up accordingly with Richmond taking on Parkland on Friday at 5:45 p.m., then Saturday at 2:15 p.m. against Burnaby. The plan is to have all pitchers available when the playoffs begin on Sunday morning.

“Theoretically we are built for tournament success but if we are not firing on all cylinders then it doesn’t matter,” added Klenmann.

■ Richmond Chuckers Hiroki Sato and Richmond Chuckers will take some momentum into their own Queen Victoria Invitational after sweeping a pair of B.C. Minor Bantam AAA League games from Aldergrove at Blundell Park. The 12-team tournament gets underway on Thursday and continues until Monday with both Blundell diamonds in play. Photo by Mark Booth

“Right now, we are a little off but this weekend is an opportunity to get a lot of arms into play and play some competitive ball.

“It’s our tournament and we want to make the playoffs.”

Quarter-final action gets underway Sunday

at 11:45 a.n. with the first of four consecutive games. The semi-finals go at 9 a.m. Monday and the championship game is 2:30 p.m.

Both diamonds at Blundell Park will be in play with Richmond in action on the north field for both round-robin games.

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Wushu standout is Can Am champ A

busy competitive Wushu season is off to an outstanding start for Bianca Go. The Richmond teen, who represented Canada at last year’s World Championships in Indonesia and placed for fifth, is two-for-two so far in 2016.

Go reconfirmed her status

Bianca Go as one of the country’s best in the modern exhibition of traditional martial arts by being crowned Grand Champion at the B.C. Open Martial Arts Championships back in March.

The Grade 11 StevestonLondon Secondary School student then duplicated the accomplishment by taking home the top prize at last

■ Bianca Go soars over the mat during her Wushu performance at last weekend’s 37th annual Can Am Martial Arts Championships at the Olympic Oval. The Richmond teen was crowned Grand Champion for the second straight competition. (Below) Go and the rest of Grand Champions after Saturday’s events at the Can Am Championships.

weekend’s 37th annual Can Am Martial Arts Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

The three-day event attracted athletes from around the world to compete in a wide range of martial arts disciplines including: Hapkido Forms and Fighting, Health Qigong, Hae Dong Kumdo, Mulan Quan, Point Fighting, Sanshou Fighting, Sport Karate Kata, Sport Continuous Sparring, Tai Chi (Taiji), Traditional Karate Kata, Taekwondo Forms and Fighting Traditional Kung Fu, Wushu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sport Amateur Pankation (Sport MMA) and Sport Amateur Muay Thai.

The event was held in conjunction with the fifth annual Canada International Martial Arts Festival.

Go will continue training in preparation for the National Team Junior Trials in Toronto in late July. Two weeks later, she is off to Texas to compete for Canada at the Pan American Championships.

She will also be in Seattle on Aug. 15 for another competition.

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APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (J.D. MURDOCH HALL)

Family-Oriented Fellowship, Everyone Welcome Sunday Service 1:30-3:30 pm, Fellowship Follows.

8151 Bennett Road, Richmond • (604) 277-9157 Pastor Ed Arquines • Cell (604) 644-9364

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

St. Alban

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

8140 Saunders Road, Richmond, BC 604-277-8012 www.bbchurch.ca Interim Pastor - Micah Dr. Tim Colborne - Lead Smith Pastor.

Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

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GILMORE PARK UNITED CHURCH

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

CHRIST-CENTERED CHRISTIAN CHURCH

LIVING TRUTH BAPTIST CHURCH 3720 Broadway Street, Richmond BC We are a multicultural Christian Faith Community Join us in our Worship Service.....2:00 p.m.

Sunday School and Fellowship Follows Pastor: Joe De Guzman.....778-997-5673

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

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

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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UBC Dentistry is screening patients 10 years of age and older who require RYAN, Lee Takashi June 3, 1988 − May 8, 2016

On May 8, 2016, Lee passed away during a beautiful day spent hiking and taking photographs.

A passionate Vancouver Canucks fan and a friend to many, he will be remembered by all who met and knew him.

Lee had all his schooling in Richmond, attending Westwind Elementary and graduating from Steveston High School. Survived by his parents, Jeanne and Larry, uncles, aunts and many cousins. We wish to thank Richard, the many strangers and the North Shore Search and Rescue for their assistance, words and acts of comfort. A Celebration of Life will be held at Steveston Buddhist Temple, 4360 Garry Street, Richmond on May 26, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Koden and flowers declined.

In lieu, please make a donation to Canuck Place or North Shore Search and Rescue in his memory.

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TEED, Carman Danell

November 8, 1921 May 5, 2016 Born in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; passed away in Richmond, BC at age 94.

Carman was the youngest of seven children of George Teed and Amelia (nee Patriquin) Teed. He was predeceased by his only child Catharine Blanco in 1991 and his wife Marjorie (nee Harris) in 2015. Left remembering his stamina and infinite knowledge of how anything mechanical worked are his family in eastern Canada, colleagues and friends.

A proud veteran of the RCAF, he served in the medical core in eastern Canada from 1942-1945.

Carman was always amazed that he’d had the courage in 1956 to pack up and set out west looking for more opportunity. His instinct was right, as he found employment in aviation immediately with Q.C.A./P.W.A. in White Horse. By 1957 he came back to the lower mainland where he worked for TransCanada Airlines/Air Canada. He was able to have Marjorie and Cathy soon join him and eventually settled in Richmond. Along the way he earned his Private Pilot’s License with float and night endorsements. After Cathy’s passing, Carman and Marjorie travelled and particularly liked cruising.

After retirement in 1980 the restoration of a VW van and a 1947 Luscombe kept him busy.

A Memorial Service will be held Friday, May 20, 2016 at 3:00 pm at the Richmond Funeral Home, 8420 Cambie Road, Richmond.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Carman’s memory to the Richmond Hospital Foundation.

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