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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016

NEWS: Temple expansion has council support 5

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n Police investigated the scene of Amarjit Singh Sandhu’s homicide for close to 24 hours. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Developer killed near Ironwood

Amarjit Singh Sandhu, 56, was active in civic and religious politics GRAEMEWOOD

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omicide investigators released on Monday afternoon a description of the man who shot and killed prominent Richmondbased developer Amarjit Singh Sandhu.

Sandhu was shot to death Saturday evening in the parking lot of Coppersmith outdoor mall on Steveston Highway, as shoppers and restaurant diners bore witness to a brazen targeted hit in broad daylight.

According to a male witness, who wished to remain unnamed, Sandhu, 56,

was killed while standing next to his black pick-up truck by a man with an average build, light brown skin and some facial hair, wearing a hoodie and sunglasses.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) told media Monday that they’re looking for a male in his early to mid 20s, approximately six-feet tall, of slim/slender build, who was wearing a grey or light grey coloured hoodie or coat, medium to dark coloured pants and possibly wearing a baseball cap.

The male witness told the Richmond News on Sunday that he, his wife and young child were parked three spaces over in the parking lot in front of Tim Hortons.

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The suspect pulled out a gun with a silencer attachment and shot at Sandhu.

The witness said he heard at least six shots that sounded like a paintball gun.

According to the witness, Sandhu may have been in the coffee shop with another person, described as a friend.

The Vancouver Sun also reported Sandhu was with a “friend,” at the time, just after performing some charity work in Downtown Vancouver.

However, when Sandhu was shot, the witness said he didn’t see the friend make an effort to help him, even after the shooter took off in a waiting truck.

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Mall evacuated despite police ruling out threat McArthurGlen bomb call ‘unfounded’ say Mounties Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

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anagement at McArthurGlen designer outlet mall went ahead with an evacuation on Sunday, despite being told by police there was nothing to fear.

More than 2,000 customers and staff at the outdoor mall near Vancouver Airport poured out of the shopping centre around 4:30 p.m. after the mall received an “unspecified threat” by phone.

Moments before the evacuation, which some shoppers described as “frantic,” Richmond RCMP attended McArthurGlen and quickly ascertained that the threat — which referenced an explosive device — was “unfounded.”

“We got a call from an employee at the mall about an unspecified threat,” said Richmond RCMP’s media spokesperson Cpl. Dennis Hwang.

“Police determined that the threat was unfounded, however the mall still decided to

evacuate.” Callers to CKNW radio reported that people were running from the mall and a frantic security guard was telling them not to ask questions.

One shopper said, at first, everything was calm after security guards asked everyone in the stores and plaza to leave.

However, no reason was being given for the evacuation and, once people started heading for the mall exits to the parking lot, the situation apparently deteriorated with shoppers running to their cars not knowing what was going on.

The Richmond News asked McArthurGlen’s management why the decision was taken to evacuate, despite police giving the all-clear.

A mall spokesperson said that, “In incidents of this nature, McArthurGlen’s policy is to adhere to the strictest safety guidelines for their patrons, which in this case, involved a centre evacuation.”

A subsequent search of the mall was carried out by security staff and the all-clear was later given. n Thousands of customers and staff were evacuated on Sunday from McArthurGlen designer outlet near YVR, even though police told the shopping centre the threat had no foundation. Photograph by Twitter

n Raising donations on the weekend for the residents of wildfire-hit Fort McMurray, were offduty Richmond firefighters (from left) Aaron Saito, Kevin Griffin and Ken Molema. Richmond firefighters were out shaking the boot for two days at the Blundell and No. 2 roads’ Safeway and McDonald’s and also at the Ironwood shopping centre. Photo by Gord Goble

Woman needed facial surgery after pit-bull attack ALANCAMPBELL Staff Reporter

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woman needed emergency facial surgery after being mauled by her friend’s pit-bull terrier on Sunday evening.

Shortly before 6:30 p.m., Richmond Mounties responded to a 9-1-1 call about a woman who had been attacked by a dog at a home in the 10,000 block of Dennis Crescent, near Steveston Highway and No. 4 Road.

According to police, the officers were unable to enter the home until the owner confined the dog to a kennel and muzzled it.

The dog was apparently at a “heightened state of aggression with boisterous barking and wild movements heard through the door

to the residence,” police said.

After gaining entry, the officers discovered a bloodied victim — a 54 year-old woman — who had suffered bites to her face. She was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, but required surgery.

Police were told that the dog, a 65-pound, male pit-bull terrier, became unexpectedly aggressive towards the victim before mauling her face. The victim was visiting friends, who own the dog.

The dog was then apprehended by City of Richmond bylaw officers pending an investigation. It’s now being held in isolation at the Richmond Animal Protection Society’s shelter on No. 5 Road.

“Animal calls are one of the most dangerous calls our officers can encounter,” said Richmond RCMP’s media spokesperson Cpl.

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“Knowing ahead of time that a dog has attacked another human being brings certain trepidation to the equation, especially when the body’s natural response is to travel away from danger.

“The temperament of this dog was, without exaggeration, off the charts. All of our officers were extremely cautious and the harm potential was exceedingly high. We were absolutely prepared for the worst.”

Hwang said it “took an inordinate amount of patience from our officers and (the bylaw officers). We were particularly impressed with the professionalism of the bylaw officer.

“They tried to calm the dog down many, many times, during the delicate time of transferring the dog to a holding facility. The transfer from the city’s vehicle to the hold-

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ing facility’s entrance covered fewer than 50 metres, but took over an hour to complete.”

The officers, added Hwang, went to great lengths to avoid agitating the dog further.

“On another note, one of the Richmond RCMP officers who responded to this call was also involved in a previous animal attack call, from December 30, 2015,” he said.

“This officer played a large role in rescuing twin sisters and their nephew from a horrifying dog attack. It illustrates that, from an officer’s perspective, each contact, each call, is unique… We continually assess and analyze every situation.”

City spokesperson Ted Townsend confirmed the dog is now in the custody of the city and an investigation is underway.

The dog’s fate, said Townsend, will depend on the outcome of the investigation.

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Ltd. is suing its former payroll administrator Marilou Ilao, the Bank of Montreal, ADP Canada Co. and auditor KPMG Inc., claiming Ilao defrauded the employee-owned company of more than $1.2 million between 2003 and 2014.

Richmond Plywood (Richply) filed a notice of civil claim in BC Supreme Court on May 20. The company claims the fraud was discovered in May 2014 when an employee requested a record of employment before a sick

leave.

“As a result of the employee’s request, it was discovered that Ilao requested a cheque for the employee during his sickness leave yet the employee did not receive the cheque,” the claim states. “This discovery triggered an internal investigation and audit at Richply which revealed payroll cheques payable to other Richply employees who had not worked during the prescribed pay period.”

On May 27, 2014, Ilao allegedly admitted to defrauding the firm of

$35,000 starting in 2013 and agreed to resign and pay the money back.

But the company later discovered that Ilao had requested cheques from ADP fraudulently for nine years totalling $1,242,089, the claim states.

Richmond Plywood seeks damages for fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment and conversion.

The defendants had not filed responses to the claim by press time and none of the allegations have been proven or tested in court.

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Dial-a-dope ring dialed back: Police T wo more arrests have been made in connection with a dial-a-dope drugtrafficking ring operating in Richmond and Surrey.

Last week, police announced eight people allegedly involved in the drug ring had been arrested May 25. The police also appealed for more information about four people wanted on drug-trafficking charges: Priya Sandu, Abdulhamid Sultan, Layla Low and

James Griffiths.

Two of those people — Sandu, 23, of Richmond and Sultan, 20, of Surrey — have been arrested. Griffiths and Low are still wanted.

Griffiths, 43, of Surrey, is wanted on 11 trafficking charges. Low, 22, of Surrey, is facing five trafficking charges.

“We are making progress,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner Bill Fordy said at a Monday news con-

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ference. “The difficult thing is you can’t always see the progress we’ve made.”

Fordy said over the past three weeks a total of 18 people have been arrested in connection with drug disputes and charged with approximately 60 offences, including drug trafficking, extortion, dangerous driving, failing to stop for police and possessing a loaded firearm.

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Buddhist temple expansion gets green light After 11 years, ‘significant’ changes sees council approve Lingyen Mountain plan on No. 5 Road GRAEMEWOOD Staff Reporter

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he decade-long saga that is the Lingyen Mountain Temple expansion is nearing an end after Richmond city council unanimously approved a scaled down version of the proposal.

The proposal, passed at a May 23 meeting, is now set for a public hearing June 20, however it is expected to pass the final hurdle at Richmond City Hall given many of its staunchest critics — including Coun.

Carol Day — are now on board.

“They finally got it right,” said Day, who, before her time on council, spent years railing against the project with the neighbourhood citizens’ group CALMR (Committee Against Lingyen Mountain Retreat).

DA Architects and Planners is being credited by Day for smoothing over relations with the upset Shellmont-area residents and those concerned about a past expansion proposal that would have seen agricultural land destroyed.

The new proposal will not encroach on farmland (the No. 5 Road Backlands). Also, it will be lower in height and will incorporate fewer parking spaces, many of which will be under the expanded temple, adjacent to the existing Buddhist monastery, just north of Steveston Highway along the “Highway to

Heaven.”

“We listened to what the public had said and we realized the temple was being very ambitious . . . It became clear that the neighbours weren’t against a temple, they were against a big temple,” said lead architect Randy Knill.

The City of Richmond, which rejected a prior proposal by James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc. in April 2014, noted many “significant project revisions” had been made, in its current report to council.

The new proposal is 53 per cent smaller in floor area (now only 8,798 square metres), so it complies with the “Backlands Policy” of farming along the back two-thirds of properties along No. 5 Road. The facility will use traditional Buddhist architecture and comprise of 10 buildings and a grand courtyard.

Instead of a finished grade height of 32 metres, the new Main Buddha Hall will now only be 27.5 metres, which will still make it the tallest religious institution on No. 5 Road (nearby Thrangu Monastery is 21.5 metres).

Knill noted it is even taller than it needs to be because much of the parking will be beneath the new temple buildings.

Furthermore, Knill cut 15 per cent of the parking spaces, from a proposed 456 to 385.

“Hiding the cars under the temple is a brilliant idea; it’s really creative,” said Day, who, along with other CALMR members, engaged with the architects in a public consultation

The Community Connection With Your Richmond MLAs Emergency Services Garden of Honour

On the National Day of Mourning, April 28, MLAs from all parts of the province, uniformed personnel representing many agencies as well as the general public gathered at the Legislative Assembly of B.C. to dedicate a ceremonial garden to honour the memory of the men and women of first responder agencies who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The BC Emergency Services Garden of Honour ties in the three memorials dedicated to the police, firefighter and paramedic communities that we are fortunate and grateful to rely upon. It is a place of reflection for families, friends and visitors to take a moment to pay tribute to British Columbia’s first responders who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the province.

When in full bloom, the garden will reflect the colours of the flag of British Columbia. With us from the British Columbia Landscape and Nursery Association were Hedy Dyck, Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association Director, Michael Kato and Heike Stipler of Heike Designs Inc. May we never forget.

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meeting last June.

“At the end of the meeting, they all relaxed and they were smiling. It went from a potentially contentious meeting to a positive meeting,” said Day. The new proposal is expected to house just 60 resident nuns and up to 70 retreat participants, down from 147 nuns and 152 participants. Retreats are intended for members of the public to study and meditate for 2-10 days.

As for farming the land, the temple will provide a bond of $186,000 to the city to ensure a farming strategy is carried out. The

strategy involves fruit tree retention, a native tree nursery and three or four acres of berry production.

The city maintains it is working with the temple to develop a traffic plan, for when large events do take place. The largest such event is Buddha’s Birthday, when upwards of 600 cars come to the temple. The city has asked the temple to pay $50,000 towards an upgraded bus shelter.

The site will lose 13 trees but have 94 new ones planted along the edges of the buildings. LEED Gold standards are being proposed by Knill’s team.

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Sandhu had contentious past From page 1 “He (the friend) walked around the parking lot, then reached into the truck and grabbed some papers...,” said the witness, who added that the victim’s friend was spotted talking to police shortly afterwards.

Sandhu lay on the ground bleeding for “about 10 minutes” before police and paramedics arrived, said the witness. Perhaps fearing a second round of gunfire, the witness said no one approached his body in the intervening moments, although he said he heard one woman say he wasn’t breathing.

Richmond RCMP initially investigated the shooting scene, as Sandhu was taken away in an ambulance to Richmond Hospital shortly after 6 p.m.

Twitter account @ScanBC reported the man had CPR performed on him at the scene of the shooting. Nearing midnight, Richmond RCMP issued a statement to report that the Sandhu had succumbed to his injuries.

Sandhu is a prominent developer in Richmond

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and politically active, as No. 5 Road and Steveston he’s a regular contributor Highway. to local politicians’ election IHIT has taken charge campaigns. of the investigation, which He and his company, marks Richmond’s first Sandhill Development reported homicide of 2016.

Ltd., donated $2,250 to Police have not stated any Mayor Malcolm Brodie’s possible motive during the 2014 campaign. Sandhu early stages of the investialso donated $3,000 to gation.

Richmond First councilSgt. Jennifer Pound, of lors Linda McPhail, Bill IHIT, issued a statement McNulty and Derek Dang on Sunday morning. via his companies, SSB “There is an extra eleHomes Ltd. and Sandpak ment of concern when one c Ventures Inc. chooses to c Via Kistmet commit this c Farms Ltd., of crime in such a bold and which he is the b sole proprietor, brazen manner in a very public Sandu donated ssetting,” said $1,000 to RichP mond CommuPound. nity Coalition The crime sscene resulted councillors Ken in numerous Johnston and vvehicles being Chak Au. p The Voice Onplaced behind n Amarjit S Sandhu. line, an Indoa police line VoiceOnline.com photo Canadian news overnight, outlet, stated temporarily Sandhu was very active in stranding the shoppers at Vancouver’s Ross Street the strip mall, adjacent to Gurdwara politics and that Ironwood Plaza. he “vehemently” opposed When the Richmond the current executive of the News arrived on the scene, gurdwara. police could be seen asThe Vancouver Sun resisting shoppers with rides ported that in 1986 Sandhome. At the time, no one hu, then a member of the said they saw the shooting International Sikh Youth take place, only that there Federation (now deemed a was a large commotion in terrorist organization), was the parking lot thereafter. charged with conspiring to Eight police cars and an murder a visiting Punjabi ambulance were at the cabinet minister. Sandhu scene by around 6:45 p.m. became a Crown witness Officers cordoned off a against four Sikh men who large area of the parking lot were charged and convictand many businesses were ed in the failed assassinaforced to shut down early. tion attempt on Vancouver The News learned from Island. The charge against two patients/visitors at Sandu and others was Richmond Hospital that dropped because authorithe facility was on lockties (CSIS) illegally used a down for about two hours. wiretap to gather evidence.

IHIT is asking anyone Sandhill Development with information about the Ltd. has been listed in numurder to contact the IHIT merous civil claims on BC tipline at 1-877-551-4448, Court Services Online over or if you want to remain anonymous, contact the past decade. The firm Crimestoppers. developed Sands Plaza at

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Blaze overtakes condo Alan Campbell

Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

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n General Currie condo fire. Photo submitted

n apartment fire in a three-storey building last Friday evening was remarkably contained to one unit.

Four trucks from Richmond Fire-Rescue were called to the blaze on 8600 General Currie Road just after 5 p.m. with reports of a fire on the third floor of the condo complex.

According to deputy fire chief Kim Howell, the fire was put down very quickly and wasn’t able to spread beyond the unit of origin.

The condo in question is a write-off, said Howell, adding that the apartment next door has smoke damage and the unit below has water damage.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, although it’s believed to have started in the kitchen.

School supplies slashed Graeme Wood

Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com

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he chair of Richmond’s Board of Education said she is thankful to the provincial government for giving back nearly $900,000 in administrative savings, which helped ease the impact of budget cuts for next school year.

Debbie Tablotney said the budget cut reversal is the result of trustee advocacy with the Ministry of Education.

She added she would like to see more money for the Richmond School District.

On Monday, Richmond trustees unanimously agreed to balance a $3.3 million deficit for its 2016-17 operating budget.

The board took $2 million from a $9.8 million accumulated operating surplus.

It also cut an estimated 10 teaching

positions ($660,000) as about 350 fewer students will be enrolled next year.

The board cut $335,000 from its school supplies budget.

“It will mean tightening our belts, such as saving paper,” said Tablotney.

The board also terminated $200,000 for HVAC (indoor air quality) services.

The board had initially been faced with a $4.2 million budget shortfall until Education Minister Mike Bernier returned $872,000 to the district last week.

By law, school districts must present a balance budget.

Vancouver’s board decided not to do so, in protest of ongoing funding cuts and downloading of costs by the provincial government.

It remains to be seen what the province will do with the budget.

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For the purpose of presenting the 2015 Annual Report

Pursuant to Sections 98 and 99 of the Community Charter, City of Richmond Council will receive delegations to provide the public an opportunity to submit and ask questions concerning the 2015 Annual Report.

Monday, June 27, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Richmond City Hall Council Chamber 6911 No. 3 Road Richmond, BC Copies of the 2015 Annual Report are available for public inspection via: • the City website at www.richmond.ca (City Hall > Finance, Taxes & Budgets > Budgets & Financial Reporting > Annual Reports) and the City’s Facebook site (www.facebook.com/cityofrichmondbc).

• electronic copy via email to finance@richmond.ca or phone 604-276-4218.

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Development Permit Panel Meeting Notice of Intent to Dispose of Land Wednesday, June 15, 2016 (Statutory Right of Way) 3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers Agenda Items:

The City of Richmond intends to grant a Statutory Right of Way of approximately 323.1 square

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Wayof – DP 14-662341 – Hollybridge Limited (Intracorp) – ToRange permit 4the meters6900 overPearson a portion Dyke Road legally know as Lot 1Partnership Section 1 Block 4 North construction of the second phase of a two-phase, high-rise, mixed use development comprised West New Westminster District Plan 46040 to Greater Vancouver Water District for $10 for the of 300 dwellings (including 31 affordable housing units) and 6,657.0 m2 (71,655 ft2) of retail, purposes of a water main line. restaurant, and office uses at 6900 Pearson Way on a site zoned “Residential/Limited Commercial (RCL3)”.

For information please contact: 10691 Bromfield Place – DV 15-717479 – Su Wang – To vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Michael Allen Bylaw 8500 to reduce the minimum rear yard of the “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zoning bylaw from Manager, Property 6.0 m to 3.0 m,Services in order to allow retention of a non-conforming deck for the single-family dwelling at 10691 Bromfield Place.

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Tree-owners deserve tax credit Dear Editor, s one can note based on the letters to the editor, the trees-on-private-property issue in Richmond remains a hot topic and doesn’t seem to want to go away — and for good reason.

The trees that are on private property are there at the pleasure of the owner, not the public. I’m in favour of letting the private property owner dictate what happens to their trees on their property.

As an owner of private property, I have several (four) large ornamental trees as well as numerous (six) fruit trees on my 10,000 (60’ x160’) square foot lot. These take up a lot of space, require water, fertilizer, pest control, and constant pruning and maintenance to ensure their health, good looks and oxygenproducing capabilities. So, when those nosy neighbours start com-

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Dear Editor, Re: “Pipeline policies for success,” City Scene, June 1. n her column, Councillor Alexa Loo infers there won’t be nice community centres or jobs in Richmond if you don’t support supertankers transporting imported jet fuel 15 kilometres up the Fraser River for the first time in history.

A consortium representing the airlines, the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation (VAFFC), is constructing a new marine terminal and jet fuel storage site on the Fraser foreshore just east of the Riverport Entertainment Complex.

The fuel terminal is located too

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close to residential and commercial areas. It’s a reckless decision with the potential for disaster. An LNG plant is located just on the other side of the river with permits for an LNG terminal and expanded facility.

International and U.S. shipping standards do not permit such facilities near communities and in locations like this where the shipping lanes are narrow.

There is potential for an accident on the scale of Lac-Megantic.

In August, 2011, Environment Canada wrote that the project presents a new and unacceptable risk to the locally, nationally and

internationally important populations of fish, migratory birds and species at risk.

It is ironic that the B.C. and federal governments have approved such a risk to the public and the environment for a project that is not needed. Current fuel providers to YVR claim they can provide 100 per cent of the YVR jet fuel requirements.

The Port of Vancouver, a federal body quasi crown corporation, has approved this project and will now profit from leasing port lands to the proponents.

Susan Jones Delta

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while those without trees on their private property will end up paying more taxes. Many private landowners will probably have an average number of trees on their lot and their taxes will not change.

And we get some more employment opportunities for the city or a private contractor to count, verify, and manage the tree numbers on private property.

Add the salary and benefits of those employees to the tree tax formula.

I expect that as time goes on, more trees will end up being “saved” as money has a way of doing that. The nosy neighbours should be happy that more trees are being saved (but not too happy about paying for it?) and the tree owners will see their efforts being rewarded.

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plaining when a tree comes down above the ground) without a at my pleasure, let them put their permit.”

In my case, I money were their would be eligible mouth is. for a $500 tax reI propose that duction each year private property (10x$50). But, owners receive a I propose that prithe outcry…”How property tax credit vate property owners for each tree they is the money lost have on their by the tax incenreceive a property tax property, let`s say, tive going to be credit for each tree $50/tree/year. replenished?”.

The tax-incentive Simple…by taxes. they have on their should apply to Each renter and property, let`s say, trees of the same land owner (and or similar specimost of all those $50/tree/year. fications as per nosy neighbours) the existing tree will be taxed a bylaw. portion of the total “The City’s Tree lost by incentives, including myself, Protection Bylaw so that there is no net increase in No. 8057 generally prohibits the taxes payable to the city. Those cutting or removal of any tree with more trees than the city larger than 20 cm (7-7/8 inches) in diameter at breast height average will be compensated for (dbh - measured at 1.4m or 4’7” their trees and pay less taxes,

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he City of Richmond project to enhance the Garden City Lands is gaining momentum, so let’s work together to make it one of the best central parks in the world.

The community has always wanted the Lands to support agriculture, ecological conservation and open-land park recreation for community wellness. What will it take to do that? z Adhere to the values of the Agriculture Land Reserve. z Draw on the wisdom and insight of the Garden City Conservation Society. It exists to help in exactly this situation. z Ensure accessibility. Design the infrastructure — such as dike-road trails — for wheelchairs, mobility walkers and strollers. z Build capacity. Ensure trails are wide enough for the highest anticipated use,

looking far ahead. It might also mean a long and narrow parking area on the Lands beside No. 4 Road. z Be radically inclusive. Take the perspectives of people living with poverty, social anxiety, security concerns when near woods, need for nearby washrooms, etc. (This will benefit all users.) z Encourage agricultural diversity. Also, anticipate how much land will be needed for community gardens in the future (ten hectares?), and ensure that interim uses will improve the soil. z Use dike-road trails around the restorable sphagnum bog on the east side, and act promptly to implement a range of bog restoration methods. z Save the southwest fen, a distinct and thriving ecosystem with native pollinators.

Also, consider a bird-oriented feature like the Terra Nova Natural Area. z On the north edge, re-establish a mixed urban forest by transplanting trees that would be lost with demolitions. Also, hon-

our the perseverance of the Lands’ pioneer trees — the truncated shore pines and crabapple trees. z Protect the green viewscapes and salvage the lost ones. A viewscape takes in everything from a viewing point all the way to distant features such as mountains. As it is now, people get angry when they look north across Alderbridge at the destruction by construction. z Make the Lands an example of Richmond’s Ecological Network Management Strategy, an outstanding plan to put into action. z Live up to our role as a model for the world. (IESCO, a UN affiliate, selected us as an International Eco-Safety Demonstrative City in 2010.) z The deadline for feedback is June 12.

Join the conversation via Let’s Talk Richmond.ca.

Jim Wright is president of the Garden City Conservation Society.

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3km too far for kids to walk Dear Editor, Last Saturday, a group of dedicated and concerned parents and grandparents walked with their children from Diefenbaker elementary to Grauer elementary to protest the process by which schools are considered for closure. The first proposed option for relocating students in the event of a Diefenbaker closure is to move all regular program students to Grauer and add “capacity” (portables).

Grauer elementary is 2.85 kilometres from Diefenbaker and walking at the speed of an elementary school child, it was a 47-minute walk. During that time, one child needed a snack, another child tripped and fell, and another child could not walk any further at the 2.5-km mark and had to be carried. We were passed by roaring dump trucks, we crossed the quite frankly scary intersection at No. 1 and Francis roads, and we trudged past kilometres of seemingly vacant arterial road mega homes.

This is Diefenbaker’s first option! Elementary aged

children should not be walking the equivalent of three Sun Runs per week!

Not to mention the parents and grandparents who are walking double that.

Why not just get in a car and drive? Many families don’t have the luxury of two vehicles. Many families depend on childcare from grandparents who either don’t drive or don’t have access to a car.

Forcing families into vehicles is downloading the cost of education onto families, who have a reasonable expectation of accessible education for their children.

Nearly three kilometres is not accessible, nor reasonable.

What about the second option for Diefenbaker? If you are a parent at Byng, McKinney, Westwind, Steves, Wowk, Gilmore or Grauer, expect to see a slice of our student population. Byng, for example, has room for 84 Diefenbaker students. Many Byng parents have expressed the belief that their school is full. Unfortunately, the before- and after-care

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room is “empty”, as is the multi–purpose and fine arts facilities. The school district will squeeze in students throughout the area to accommodate a Diefenbaker closure.

In both options considered, Diefenbaker students would be relocated to schools as far away as Gilmore or Grauer, both nearly three kms from Diefenbaker. If you lived on the far edge of the catchment,

as many children in the townhouse developments do, you would definitely expect to walk over three kms each way. It is interesting that the school district is not considering its own guidance, that children should not have to walk in excess of 15 minutes to school. Byng, Steves, and McKinney are within that radius and have a combined available capacity of 166. Currently, 353

students attend Diefenbaker. Literally hundreds of children aged four to 11 face an undue hardship travelling to school over an unreasonable distance to either Grauer or Gilmore.

We are not the only school whose future is potentially fractured. Diefenbaker’s is one story from a group of 16. The only way to stop this process is to demand the provincial government to rescind the 95 per cent capacity ultimatum.

A petition is circulating at all elementary schools in Richmond. Your local PAC will be able to offer you a copy to sign. Also, all schools in Richmond and their supporters are invited to a rally for education on June 18 at 11 a.m. in front of John Yap’s MLA office in Steveston. All are welcome!

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It is especially unfortunate that this eyesore is situated in such a busy area. More illegally dumped construction waste is now littering this potholed lot that tourists, workers from nearby businesses, transit users, and visitors to the night market traverse day and night, rain or shine.

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ore than 200 new, residential care beds for seniors are coming to Richmond in the next four years.

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) announced late last week that it has signed two agreements for a total of 210 new beds; a 135-bed facility on the Hamilton Lands in east Richmond and 75 new beds at a redeveloped and expanded Fraserview Care Lodge near Williams and No. 4 roads.

According to VCH, the Trellis Group will build and operate the Hamilton Village Care Centre in east Richmond, which is scheduled to open in February 2019.

Fraserview, a member of the Kaigo Seniors Living Group, will redevelop and expand by 75 beds. The completion date for that project is early 2020.

VCH says the new residential care centres will “enhance residents’ privacy and the experience of care by offering single rooms, private washrooms, more activity space and better ac-

cess for wheelchairs.”

“We are still several years away from welcoming residents to these two new homes,” said Jennifer MacKenzie, chief operating officer for VCH Richmond.

“Much planning and development work will now be getting underway. But entering into these agreements is a significant step in making these plans a reality.

“These two initiatives will go a long way in supporting the health of seniors in Richmond, including those with complex care needs.”

Richmond News’ queries as to how much investment was needed to secure the 210 new beds in Richmond, or if a waiting list for care beds exists in the city, were not answered by press time.

This expansion of residential care in Richmond is part of a larger 10-year rejuvenation plan across VCH. To date, VCH has signed agreements for about 600 beds in new and expanded facilities and an additional 300 beds are planned over the next several years across the health region.

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NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS Greater Vancouver Regional District Sale and Exchange of a Portion of Derby Reach Regional Park for Other Land to be used for Park Purposes Bylaw No. 1233, 2016 Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Community Charter, the Greater Vancouver Regional District proposes to adopt the bylaw referred to above for the purpose of exchanging one independent legal parcel (0.44 hectares/1.1 acres) of the Derby Reach Regional Park, located on the south side of Allard Crescent, which is surrounded by an adjoining private cranberry farm, for the farm’s isolated 0.1 hectare parcel and additional market compensation to GVRD for the difference in value.

The area to which this approval process applies is the Greater Vancouver Regional District, including Abbotsford.

The Greater Vancouver Regional District Board may proceed with the adoption of the said bylaw unless, by the deadline set out below, at least 10% of the electors of the area indicate that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors before proceeding.

Elector responses must be given in the form established by the Board. Elector Response Forms as well as copies of the proposed bylaw are available at Metro Vancouver offices located at: 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia, or from the Metro Vancouver website at www.metrovancouver.org/boards/elections.

Completed Elector Response Forms must be received by the Corporate Officer at the address set out above or via fax or email no later than 4 pm on Thursday, July 14, 2016. If you are submitting this form to GVRD by facsimile (fax) or by email, it is your responsibility to ensure that the form has been received.

The only persons entitled to sign the elector response forms are the electors of the area described above to which this approval process applies. The number of elector responses required to prevent the Board from proceeding without the assent of the electors is 163,748.

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t has been hard to force myself indoors lately to take care of business! All our gardens at our house are rapidly blooming and producing! My husband and I have a very small yard in which we have turned every nook and cranny into flower beds and vegetable gardens, sometimes combining both to get as much plant material in as possible. Raspberries grow with our clematis, lupins are in with the ever-bearing strawberries. A dwarf peach tree grows happily in a large pot against the sunny side of our house.

Now, back to another business, of sorts: Recently, the Richmond Garden Club held its annual plant sale and I was pleased to see a particular crowd attend.

We never know year to year what plants will be in demand. We primarily sell perennial plants, vegetable plants and herbs that we have grown and propagated.

This year, one of our members brought in magnificent tomato plants that he grew indoors on his window sill, through the early part of spring. He just planted seeds in little pots, placed them by windows and watched them grow! Nothing fancy! There were different varieties of extremely healthy tomatoes, all about 12 inches high. All the tomato plants sold within an hour. Our customers continued to ask if we had any tomato plants throughout the day.

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customers decided they wanted to grow herbs. The most popular were basil, parsley and oregano. And most were headed for pot gardens.

The most amazing part of this event was how many people that day had never gardened before and lived in condominiums or townhouses.

If you recall, in one of my previous columns, I identified how many people live in multi-unit housing in Richmond — over 55 per cent based on the 2011 census.

Many people did not know the difference between a perennial and an annual plant.

Understandably, many of these visitors were quite afraid to start a garden because of their small space. Nevertheless, they came to our plant sale just to look!

So, Garden Cub members spent quite a bit of time with our customers that day, teaching them how to get started with simple pot gardens for balconies, small space gardens that incorporated both flowers and vegetables.

Questions were asked about which direction their patios and balconies face in order to provide them with the right plant for their space. We were so proud to see many previously hesitant people haul loads of plants to their vehicles while trying to hold their excitement at getting them all planted right away! We knew we had captured the hearts of some new gardeners!

Very few that came “just to look” went away empty-handed.

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From page 12 Some nurseries and garden stores have noticed a huge decline in their plant sales over the past few years. People moving from single-family to multi-unit housing can be one of the factors in the decline. Many people do not think they can continue to garden in such small spaces. And many of our new Canadians living in Richmond choose condo or townhouse living and have very little gardening experience.

So it was not surprising to see that most of our customers at this years’ plant sale encompassed garden neophytes living in multi-unit housing.

I was so proud of the education and enthusiasm we provided to these beginner gardeners, to help them gain confidence to grow their own food and to add beauty to their small spaces.

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If you want to grow some of your own food, right now you can plant beets, cucumbers, spinach, tomatoes, carrots and onions.

Vegetable plants love sun so make sure you plant them in a sunny location. If you have a shady area, why not plant some lettuce, green onions, bok choi, and other leafy green asian vegetables. Regularly water, add some love and soon you will be adding some of your own produce to your meals.

You just need to start!

Lynda Pasacreta is the current president of the Richmond Garden Club. For more information on how to join the volunteer club, email RichmondGardenClub@gmail.com.

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ARTSin the City Eruption interesting, but lacks bang STEVENMcCREEDY Book Club

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was just a baby when Mount St. Helens blew up. I remember my parents telling me about the ash fall, but I always wondered how that could be: the mountain is 500 km away. After reading Eruption: the Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson, now I get it.

It was a very big explosion, certainly the largest seen in North America in any of our lifetimes.

Just like the mountain’s explosion, Eruption starts off slowly: if you were ever interested in the history of the forestry company Weyerhaeuser, the whole first half of this book is a good place to start. We learn the long, de-

tailed story of how Weyerhaeuser was established in the American Midwest, how the owner went through several business ventures, how Weyerhaeuser expanded to set the pattern of settlement and land ownership throughout Washington State and the immediate areas surrounding Mount St. Helens.

Eventually Eruption gets to the meat of the story: Mount St. Helens starts to stir; the concerns that loggers had through the years about the little earthquakes, steam jets, mini-spouts of ash; and how the company refused to put much thought into the potential dangers of having a volcano in their backyard.

However, even with these details, we’re halfway through the book. I wanted to know what really happened and what the consequences of such a huge explosion were.

We do get there, but it’s a surprisingly short part of the story. As soon as the description of events finishes (and they were exciting events), the story moves to conservation and preservation. It is a little disappointing. With a title like “Eruption” I was expecting something much more exciting.

Having said all that, another volcanic event in the Pacific Northwest is pretty likely. As dry as the first part of this book was, there are lessons to learn about how government and companies, as well as individual landowners, dealt with the Mount St. Helens eruption. It’s worth a read, just for that information alone. Just don’t expect it to blow your mind.

Steven McCreedy is a Library Technician at the Cambie Branch. He’s a voter for the Hugo Awards this year, so next up is a lot of science fiction.

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Of Other Spaces: Colour, Light and Place: Meredith Aitken Richmond Art Gallery 7700 Minoru Gate — Aitken’s work draws upon her environment in a fragmented way, documenting the subtle shifts in light and colour, which define a place.

As soon as a painting is finished, there is a disconnect from the place and its time of origin. It becomes something new in itself, separate in both time and space. Much of the work features Richmond scenery.

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Grade 10 Burnett secondary student has scooped the top prize in a national poetry contest.

Shawn Chang’s poem, In Pallid Light, won first prize in the Polar Expressions National Poetry Contest.

Shawn picked up a $160 prize, has his poem published in a book with other winners and his teacher at Burnett, Patrick Anderson, received a matching prize.

“We are extremely proud of Shawn. His work shows a maturity that is rare for a poet of his age, and I really hope he continues to share his talent with the world as he gets older. He has done the school, and Richmond, proud,” Anderson said in an email to the Richmond News.

In Pallid Light

By Shawn Chang The ocean is halcyon tonight; near many a neglected sand dune, The flowing plane in pallid light reflects the mournful midnight moon.

Near many a neglected sand dune, rippling surface of waters clear Reflects the mournful midnight moon that’s in its own turn dark and drear.

Shifted by pebbles tossed to land, again, once more, again, once more, That adorns the lorn dunes of sand; the surface sends grief to the shore.

Again, once more, again, once more, the note of woe creeps from the deep; The surface sends grief to the shore, lulling the waters back to sleep.

Rippling surface of waters clear, carrying a song of anguish That’s in its own turn dark and drear, is lifeless as the waves languish.

The note of woe creeps from the deep; and sent to the waves’ bounds afar, Lulling the waters back to sleep is the fate foretold by a star.

Carrying a song of anguish, the moon’s reflection, faint but fair, Is lifeless as the waves languish with a sorrow beyond despair.

And sent to the waves’ bounds afar, spreading before one’s turbid eyes, Is the fate foretold by a star; what’s beneath the sad moonlit skies?

The moon’s reflection, faint but fair, shifted by pebbles tossed to land, With a sorrow beyond despair, that adorns the lorn dunes of sand.

Spreading before one’s turbid eyes, the ocean is halcyon tonight.

What’s beneath the sad moonlit skies? The flowing plane in pallid light.

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n The St. Geneve Antique Sewing Machine Museum was open to visitors. There, Michael de la Place, of St. Geneve, talks with guests Yoka Harrison (white shirt) and Ruth Krause (orange).

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n Amy Zeng learns how to weave a scarf in the studio where the Richmond Weavers and Spinners Guild are set up on the second floor of the Cultural Centre.

n Artist Gina Page opened the doors to her house where she showed off some books she had made with the handmade “artist’s paper” she specializes in.

n The Richmond Potters Club set-up on the second floor of the Cultural Centre. Here, Paul Pierzchalski, of the club, makes a bowl.

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Same script for hard luck Wildcats Mark Booth

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t was a script all too familiar to the McMath Wildcats and their supporters at the B.C. AAA Girls Soccer Championships.

For the third straight year, the Wildcats did not lose in regulation time over five games. They were also kept out of medal contention as well.

The 16-team tournament in Tsawwassen proved to be another frustrating one for a talented McMath group that twice dropped games in penalty kicks to settle for sixth place.

The Wildcats found themselves in the exact same scenario as the past two seasons — needing to win their final round-robin game to clinch a semi-final berth. They dominated the Handsworth Royals in the early going, creating a couple of premium scoring chances and having one goal called back for offside.

The North Shore school came out of the early onslaught unscathed and began to take the territorial play the other way. After 70 minutes of playing time couldn’t produce a goal, the teams headed to a penalty kick shootout with the Royals prevailing 4-3.

McMath rebounded with a win over South Kamloops, to set-up a fifth place game with Oak Bay on Saturday morning. Again penalty kicks were required and the Victoria area school handed the Wildcats their seventh straight PK

loss in three years.

“We practice them all the time but what you can’t practice is pressure,” said Wildcats coach Stephen Burns. “It’s similar to a free throw in basketball where they are easy to shoot when you are not in a game situation. It’s become a mental block on our team.

“Even today (against Oak Bay) you could see it in their eyes when I told the girls there was no overtime and we would be going straight to penalty kicks.”

The Wildcats entered the provincials having rolled through league play, then producing two more dominate wins to capture the Richmond/Vancouver championship.

All the ingredients seem to be in place for the Steveston school to take a serious run at its first-ever provincial title.

An outstanding group included five seniors set to continue their careers at the university or collegiate level next season.

Even basketball standouts Jessica Jones and Jessica Zawada put on their soccer boots one final time before embarking on their university hoop careers.

The loss was especially tough for team manager Gillian Partridge who has now watched both her daughters — Emma and Hannah — come through the team and not get over that proverbial hump at provincials.

The Wildcats managed six goals in five games but four of them came against Sardis.

Burns says his team probably

■ McMath Wildcats closed out the provincial AAA championships in Tsawwassen with a 1-0 loss in penalty kicks to Oak Bay to finish fifth. The Wildcats only two losses in the tournament came in penalty kicks. Photo by Mark Booth

would be better served if it was more battle tested during the season rather than dominating the Richmond League.

He should know, having also guided the South Delta Sun Devils to 15th consecutive provincial appearances coming through the

extremely competitive Fraser Valley zone.

The Sun Devils finished fourth in their league and fifth at the Valleys but had a huge tournament to earn bronze, scoring 21 goals.

“The weak schedule doesn’t help,” he added. “You have to

raise your game for the better teams and when you are not consistently getting them, it plays on you.”

Burns is unsure he will return to coach next year. He stepped in back in 2014 when his daughter Ali was in Grade 10.

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■ Richmond Field Hockey Club welcomed nearly 300 players to Minoru Park last weekend for Field Hockey B.C.’s annual U13 Club Championships. The fun style tournament focused on participation and the enjoyment of the game with no scores recorded. (Right) U13 RFHC Flickers took on the Lakers.

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