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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016 n Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Vivianne Vacias, of Richmond, who was among a group doing yoga at the City of Richmond’s first Sunset Series evening at the Olympic Oval plaza on Sunday. As well as free yoga, the event, which runs every Sunday during the summer, featured live music and an outdoor movie. See more pictures in The Pulse on page 18. Photo by Gord Goble/ Special to the News

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Foreign sales peak on Lulu Richmond by far highest in B.C. for offshore housing purchases GRAEMEWOOD Staff Reporter

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ccording to a small window of data collected by the provincial government on residential real estate purchases in B.C., only 3.3 per cent was sourced from foreign nationals. However, those figures were higher in Metro Vancouver, with one city standing out in particular — Richmond. Numbers crunched by the B.C. government during a 19-day period in June of this year, revealed that one in seven property transfers, or 14.3 per cent, on Lulu Island involved a foreign national (defined by the government as someone who is not a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen). The data was released Thursday afternoon

by Finance Minister Mike de Jong, and was quickly criticized and questioned by local academics and the opposition NDP. “Today, they’re content to ignore warnings from our national banks, from FINTRAC, and from academics, because they’ve collected 19 days of self-reporting data on citizenship status. It’s incredible,” said NDP housing spokesperson David Eby. The data was collected after the provincial government began asking home buyers if they are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident. DeJong stated 90 per cent of all foreign purchasers were from China. Tom Davidoff, director of the UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, called the data “imperfect” and told the Richmond News that it’s important to understand the source of all capital flowing into the hot real estate market. For instance, offshore money can be fun-

neled by foreigners to relatives and businesses, or permanent residents and citizens may be bringing in money on their own. Either way, noted Davidoff, the data on foreign nationals doesn’t paint the entire picture of why Metro Vancouver’s housing market is unaffordable to local buyers, as housing prices far outstrip upper middleclass, local incomes. “I don’t think we learned the extent outside money is driving the market,” said Davidoff, adding it’s important to keep in mind that, overall, other factors such as low interest rates, a weak Canadian dollar and home equity loans are part of a growing red flag. Furthermore, the short window of data may not be entirely accurate, granted June showed a relative slowdown in the market, noted Davidoff, who said a more telling set of data would have been income data on home See Richmond page 4

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Another Richmond teen goes missing Shannon Biancofiore, 16, has not been seen since Friday, near Richmond Centre mall ALANCAMPBELL Staff Reporter

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nother teenage Richmond girl has gone missing, sparking the second public appeal for help in less than a day. On Monday afternoon, Richmond RCMP sent out an alert for people to look out for missing 16-year-old Shannon Biancofiore, who was last seen on Friday, July 8 near Richmond Centre shopping mall. She is described as: Caucasian; five feet, two inches tall; of slender build; has long, straight brown hair and brown eyes.

n Family and friends of 16-year-old Richmond girl Shannon Biancofiore are worried about her safety. She has been missing for five days. Photo submitted

Police say she may be wearing a green shirt, blue jeans, a grey baseball cap and carrying a black purse. “Shannon’s family, friends, and police are concerned for her well-being,” said Richmond RCMP’s Cpl. Dennis Hwang. “Anyone with information as to Shannon’s whereabouts is urged to contact their local police.” Earlier on Monday, Richmond Mounties had asked for help in finding 17-year old Chemaine Cheng, who was last seen in Richmond on Tuesday, July 5. By lunchtime Monday, police announced that she was found safe and well.

Car buyers warned after trader is banned Arthur Tong and New Star Motors turned back the clock on at least 30 vehicles Alan Campbell

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eople who bought second-hand cars in Richmond are being warned to check their records after a dealer was caught rolling back odometers. Arthur Tong, who ran Delta Well Ltd. and New Star Motors, has been banned for life from selling vehicles. Tong — who operated New Star out of a unit at 4280 No. 3 Road in Richmond, near Browngate Road — was caught by the Vehicle Sales Authority of British Columbia (VSA) after a complaint was made by one of his customers. Thirty of the customers who bought a car with adjusted mileage were given their money back after Tong was caught. In total, more than $118,000 was handed back, including four people who had their vehicles purchased back by Tong and Delta Well. It’s understood at least nine other cus-

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tomers of Tong are out there unknowingly tors due to the “deliberate, illegal sale of driving cars with much more mileage than vehicles with tampered odometers.” they believe. Tong, added the VSA, had sold these The VSA’s director of learning and comvehicles while posing as a private seller, munications, Doug Longhurst, said the mostly on the Internet. authority only bans two Following a detailed or three dealers per year investigation and hearand sending a warning ing, Ian Christman, the We felt the need to do this out to the public is “very Registrar of Motor Dealrare.” because, although Mr. Tong ers in B.C., cancelled “We felt the need to do the dealer registration of is banned from operating this because, although Delta Well Ltd, New Star Mr. Tong is banned from Motors and the salesas a dealer, we feel he may operating as a dealer, we person licence of Tong. still be out there and people Tong has since been feel he may still be out there and people need to issued a lifetime ban and need to know. know,” added Longhurst. is to have no affiliation – Doug Longhurst Few of the cases the with a motor dealer in VSA handles, said LongB.C. hurst, involve the rolling During the investigation back of odometers. and initial suspension of The VSA is now warnTong last fall, the VSA ing car buyers in the Richmond and Delta supervised the return of over $118,000 to areas to avoid buying vehicles associated 30 customers, including the buyback of with Tong, Delta Well or New Star Motwo vehicles.

ichmond councillors have unanimously endorsed a non-binding set of principles to guide the city in strengthening its local food production. “It’s a no brainer. Everyone should support this,” said Coun. Ken Johnston at a council meeting Monday evening. The Richmond Food Charter was created by a number of organiza-

tions but put forth to council by the Richmond Food Security Society (RFSS). “Food charters address the food system holistically from production through processing, consumption and waste, and guide for policy planning, and program development,” noted RFSS executive director Anita Georgy, in a letter to council. By endorsing the charter, coun-

And in a May 24 decision, the registrar determined that, after openly admitting to routinely rolling back odometers, “Mr. Tong was not apologetic and compensated consumers only after being caught.” It was also apparent, said the VSA, that Tong showed “no indication of remorse or any evidence of rehabilitation or insight into the impact of his actions.” As a result, there is concern that he may continue to engage in unlawful activity as an unlicensed seller and may continue to pose harm to consumers. The VSA is asking people who have knowledge of any current unlawful or prohibited activities by Tong, or who may have been affected by his actions in the past but were not located during the course of the investigation, to contact the VSA. The VSA does have a limited compensation fund for others who may have been affected by Tong’s illegal sales. More information is available online at MVSABC.com.

cil has vowed to “preserve and strengthen land and water resources that support food production” in Richmond. It will also “foster a culture that values and supports farmers and farm work.” Johnston acknowledged the importance of local food production to buffer consumers from volatile international food prices, especially from California and Mexico.

“I called this the winter of the $8 cauliflower,” he quipped. Coun. Harold Steves said the charter can help guide regional food system planning. He added that he hopes it can create a road map for diversifying food production, as Richmond has been shifting to monoculture farming, such as big dairy and berry farms. —Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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Richmond 2nd to Point Grey From page 1 purchases. “The data I would (want) wouldn’t have China in it,” he said. “I think it was kind of weird to focus on nationality.” Nevertheless, Richmond’s real estate market was the most influenced in B.C. by foreigners. From June 10-19, records showed there were 392 residential property transfer transactions in Richmond. Foreigners accounted for 56 of those transactions, or 14.3 per cent. Of the $432 million that changed hands in Richmond, foreigners handled $62 million. The data showed foreigners were buying properties with the same average value as local purchasers. Meanwhile, Burnaby showed the second largest share of foreigners purchasing properties, at 10.9 per cent. Vancouver’s share was 4.1 per cent, although it had the most foreign purchases, at 1,139 units. Davidoff said money flowing from China is “absolutely the story of the last 12 months,” whereby the benchmark price of a single detached home in Richmond has risen 48.5 per cent, more than any other jurisdiction in Metro Vancouver (a typical home now costs $1.7 million). Even townhouse prices have punched above the $700,000 mark, now sitting at $709,000, on average. Aside from Point Grey in Vancouver, no other jurisdiction has shown a greater rise in detached home prices in B.C., over the past de-

cade, than Richmond. On Monday, Eby was quick to pounce on Premier Christy Clark, after the Vancouver Sun reported the Quebec government-run immigrant investor program received a recordbreaking number of rich immigrants coming to Canada on a cash-for-citizenship scheme. Eby said the provincial government has been silent on the matter, as property transfer taxes bolster the B.C. government’s coffers and new construction jobs account for the majority of job growth. According to data from UBC geographer David Ley, Richmond has one of the highest rates of settlement by immigrant investors, who continue to flock to B.C., via Quebec, after the national program was cancelled in 2014. Meanwhile, federal Immigration Minister John McCallum recently told the Sun that he has no intention of challenging Quebec’s immigration policy that sees foreigners with $1.6 million in assets get an express lane to citizenship with an $800,000 loan to the government (which is returned, interest free, after five years). At issue is data showing, on average, such immigrants in the program reporting less income than refugees. Clark’s government maintains it is helping housing affordability, stating Thursday that, in 2016, it introduced the Newly Built Home Exemption, which saves new home buyers up to $13,000 in property transfer taxes. The exemption is in line with Clark’s push for more housing supply in the region.

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oun. Harold Steves is pressing the City of Richmond’s parks planners to come up with a viable solution for a row of 12 steel pilings sitting off the shore of Garry Point Park. “Effectively, I’ve challenged staff, and said that, if you don’t have a use for them, then why are they there?” Steves told the Richmond News. Steves has opposed the dozen, “ugly” steel pilings since they were installed in 2010. However, he does not oppose the idea of a dock or pier at the same location, noting when a temporary dock was placed there, alongside the pilings, residents made good use of it. Steves said he hasn’t heard back from planners as to what will become of the pilings. Last month, Steves asked city staff to report back on the costs of removing the pilings, if there is no long term use for them. “I’ve got a dialogue going back and forth with staff,” he said.

n Steel pilings at Garry Point Park were installed in 2010. What will ultimately become of them, the city has not decided. Photo submitted

The pilings’ fate may become clearer following Richmond’s Canada 150 celebrations in 2017. As part of those celebrations, the city procured the Japanese tall ship Kaiwo Maru for a visit in May. The Kaiwo Maru will berth at Garry Point Park, courtesy of a temporary, floating dock attached to the pilings. Meantime, Steves said he sees no problem putting the Kaiwo Maru at the No. 3 Road Pier, should planners have no long term use for the pilings. Another factor at play is the city’s review of the Garry Point Master Plan, expected

to be presented to city council next year. The existing plan shows the park to be divided into three zones: natural, natural maintained and commercial. The old plan envisions many things that have yet to come to fruition, such as an interpretive marine centre, a two-storey restaurant, a playground and a permanent pier on the eastern side of the park. Last December, a petition at GoPetition.com was formed to “Secure Garry Point Park as the Natural Jewel We Cherish.” It quickly garnered hundreds of signatures, but has since tailed off at 990.

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Birth tourism not impacting maternity care: VCH Treatment the same for all expectant mothers, according to Richmond Hospital GRAEMEWOOD Staff Reporter

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he person in charge of overseeing care at Richmond Hospital’s maternity ward says Canadian citizens and residents expecting to give birth shouldn’t be concerned about being bumped by a foreign national. Instead, Diane Bissenden, director of population and family health for Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), said all patients, including so-called “birth tourists,” should expect quality care in the ward, which is known to be one of the best in the province. She added that there is no evidence that non-residents, who now account for about one in six births in the hospital, have directly bumped Canadians to other hospitals. Bissenden said the hospital doesn’t discriminate between private-paying nonresidents and taxpaying residents. “When people enter to receive care we provide the same levels of care to people who require it. Staff don’t define level of care based on people’s abilities to pay, or where they come from,” she said. Last fiscal year, to March 31, out of the

1,935 births at the hospital, 305 were to non-residents (almost one in six). In the prior year (2014/15), out of 2,185 births, 339 non-residents gave birth — which set a new record at the time. Bissenden said during the past 18 months, she has documented 28 patients who have been transferred to another nearby hospital. Of those, 14 were because of space and staffing issues. “So, it’s not very many,” said Bissenden. “When there are surges, sometimes we have to transfer people to the other hospitals,” she said. With 15 birthing beds, Bissenden said the hospital is almost always near capacity. Statistics Canada initially told the Richmond News non-resident births were not tracked. On Friday, a spokesperson stated 2012 data had been accrued from health authorities across Canada, noting there were 699 recorded births by non-resident mothers in that year. Bissenden said her guess was as good as anyone else’s as to why Richmond has such a high rate of non-residents giving birth. She speculated it is because Richmond has Chinese-speaking staff and physicians,

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who understand Chinal birth rate, an indicanese culture (Bissenden tor of excellent care. If you were to have a baby, estimated, by tabulating Another reason for flymedical forms last year, ing to Canada could be where would you feel the that about 98 per cent of automatic Canadian citisafest? Probably somethe non-residents giving zenship for the newborn. birth are Chinese nationLast month, a petition where someone can underals). was penned by Richstand you. “If you were to have a mond resident Kerry baby, where would you Starchuk to put an end – Diane Bissenden feel the safest? Probably to “jus soli” citizenship. somewhere someone can Petition e-397 now has understand you.” more than 4,500 signaAs for payments, Bistures. senden said the repayAlthough non-residents ment rate is “very high,” at about 95 per are shown to leave the hospital after birth cent. The hospital asks non-residents to one day earlier than their Canadian resident pay a $7,500 deposit for a regular birth and counterparts (who stay about two days, $13,000 for a C-section birth — roughly on average), Bissenden said there are three times the cost of an insured resident. no indicators that lead her to believe the If every non-resident birth was a regular health of the babies is in jeopardy. Although delivery (non C-section), the hospital would non-residents are also not afforded visits have generated an estimated $1.7 million in by public health officers, said Bissenden, net profit in the last fiscal year. The money their re-admission rate is so low it’s nearly is put into a general revenue account for negligible. VCH. “It would be unusual to see a non-resiNon-residents could also be showing up dent come back,” she said. in Canada to obtain better medical service. “I can’t speak if they’re putting themBissenden said the hospital has a high vagi- selves at risk,” she said.

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onstruction of Richmond’s new central fire hall officially kicked off with a ground-breaking ceremony Thursday. The $22.3 million project will see a new 25,240 square-foot fire hall built on the same grounds of the former fire hall at Gilbert Road and Granville Avenue. The new building will be about 8,000 square-feet larger than its 1962-built predecessor, earthquake resistant and built to LEED gold standard. Money from the city’s reserve fund will pay for this final component in Richmond’s public safety rebuilding program. “Long ago, we realized our fire halls and the main police headquarters were aging and they were potentially unable to meet some of our growing needs,” explained Mayor Malcom Brodie in a speech. “Many of these buildings were very much in danger of being severely damaged, should there be a major earthquake.” Since 2006, Richmond has either replaced or retrofitted all of its fire halls, such as Hamilton No. 5, Sea Island No. 4 and Steveston No. 2.

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n City councillors donned hard hats and picked up shovels Thursday (top) to ceremoniously break ground on the city’s new fire hall, depicted in a digital rendering (above). Completion is set for 2017.

The new Cambie No. 3 fire hall, to be completed this year, will also house a new BC Ambulance station. The new Brighouse No. 1 is anticipated to be completed by late next year. “When the new hall opens next year, you will find an expanded, four-bay fire facility and this will enable

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Dear Editor, There is an old saying, “If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.” This is very appropriate for what has been happening in Richmond and other areas of Metro Vancouver over the past few years. Foreign buyers have been taking advantage of the “open door” policy in this province to purchase property to park their money. Residents of Richmond know the number of foreign buyers is much higher than the 14 per cent being reported for our region by the government. It’s possibly even up to 40 per cent. There would be normally nothing wrong with investment property, as long as the property purchased was being rented out if the owner was not a citizen or resident living here. However, what has happened in Richmond with the number of vacant homes and condos, and the animosity this has created as a result, is another story. Rules, regulations and laws are developed

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Although this may seem a harsh punishment, since many innocent realtors may suffer for the recklessness of their colleagues, it would put a wrench into what has been happening. Some innocent realtors may even decide to (anonymously) turn in the guilty ones themselves. It is necessary for each of us to stand for something, otherwise we will watch it all fall, and the animosity in Richmond will continue to grow at an exponential rate. If we ask why the provincial government hasn’t already put rules in place by now, we only need take a look at the $700,000 increase in value of the premier’s home between 2009 and January of this year. That increase is much closer to $1 million by now, so why would any members of the B.C. government want to put a deterrent in place if it could lead to a further $1 million increase in their own property through more foreign buyers? R. Lewis Richmond

New bus belts are obsolete Big bridge is best Dear Editor, Being as Richmond is a significant player in TransLink, with SkyTrain and a new bus garage being built in Hamilton, it would be good to know, via an FOI, to what it cost, in the early to mid-1990s, to retrofit a large number of buses with a belt securement system for wheelchairs, to remove and discard the perfectly working hooks (which, unlike the belts, could tighten to provide safer securement for various mobility devices).

I’m most curious as to the motivation for a refitting to a more difficult, less secure system. Is it, as I jocularly surmise, a case of the belt-equipped buses being a nickel cheaper? Or was there some grease provided to someone? The belts are pretty much obsolete, as most transit vehicles use the Q-Straint securement system. George Pope Richmond

Dear Editor, As much as I don’t want to pay tolls, I tire of structuring my travels to avoid the Massey Tunnel between 2 and 7 p.m. It’s simply too chaotic and stressful during those five hours. We also have a nasty habit of building bridges too small. They are full as soon as

they are built. Building six lanes for cars now is the correct solution. Two lanes will be transit and two lanes will be full of trucks. The hyperbole of calling it 10 lanes is misleading. It’ll be nice to have a bridge we can rely on. Bob Garnett Richmond

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to prevent anarchy, which unfortunately has become the state of the real estate market in Greater Vancouver lately. Although financial penalties from $250,000 - $500,000 are now being created to prevent “shadow flipping” or agencies or agents representing both buyer and seller, this has not gone far enough. There should be stricter penalties for foreign buyers, real estate agents or realty agencies who continue to use Richmond and Metro Vancouver areas as Monopoly property, often through the manipulation of lax real estate laws when purchasing through relatives, friends, “students,” corporations or trusts. The buyers should be prevented from purchasing any real estate in B.C., whether directly or through other avenues as relatives, friends, corporations or trusts. The agents and agencies should also immediately lose their realty licences in this province, since many realize fines alone will not deter many of them, especially those working with extremely high-priced properties.

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he lively tableau, pictured, depicts pollinators with native plants in the Lulu Island Bog. Native pollinators were active here long before Europeans brought honeybees to North America. In recent years, a disorder that wiped out many honeybee colonies has reminded us that diversity matters. At top left in the tableau, with the Pacific crabapple blossoms, there’s a rufous hummingbird. It’s tiny, yet it migrates north from Mexico and back each year. On the right, feeding from a fireweed flower, there’s an Anna’s hummingbird. It’s so hardy that it lives here all year round. At bottom left, a painted lady butterfly is flying above the peat moss — sphagnum moss, the keystone species in the bog ecosystem. This kind of butterfly likes rain, but it, too, migrates to warmer climes in cooler weather. Also at bottom, a blue orchard bee is almost hidden among the bog cranberries. Naturally, blue orchard bees are good at pollinating fruit flowers. The bumblebee in the middle is gathering nectar from a bog laurel flower. Unlike the other native plants in the tableau, bog laurel has no traditional use for food, warmth or health care, but it serves bees well. The Lulu Island Bog extends from Westminster Highway north to Alderbridge Way and from Garden City Road east to Jacombs Road. It’s two square kilometres of remnants of peat bogs that once covered nearly half the island. The City of Richmond also calls the Lulu Island Bog the Central Wetlands. That’s fitting, since it keeps losing ground to “succession,” becoming bog forest and fen (wetland with a different ecosystem). The gradual loss makes the surviving peat bog more precious — worth restoring and enhancing. To help show and conserve its values, the Lulu Island Bog has an interpretive centre, the Nature

n This colourful tableau, created by artist Suzanna Wright, illustrates all that is precious about life on the Garden City Lands, according to columnist Jim Wright.

House, in the Richmond Nature Park. Each April, there’s a “Hummingbird Homecoming” event in the park. In summer, the fen in the southwest corner of the wetlands is abuzz with native bees. People picked up hundreds of Lulu Island Bog colouring sheets like the pollinator tableau (as line art) from the Garden City Conservation booth at the Salmon Festival. As well, you can download them from my “Natural legacies versus waste” blog. Tableaus condense natural scenes, and this one uses a cartoon style. Still, artist Suzanna Wright and ecology advisor Michael Wolfe, who are teachers, kept it true to life. Jim Wright is a member of the Garden City Conservation Society.

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Temple hosts open celebration n Entertainment, food and a religious service will highlight the Bon Odori Buddhist festival this Saturday at the Steveston Buddhist Temple. Photo submitted

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n annual celebration honouring ancestors has grown from being strictly a Steveston Buddhist Temple event, into a showcase of Buddhist and Japanese culture, with dancing, food and games that is open to all. Bon Odori is a Buddhist festival held during the Obon, which is when Buddhists believe spirits of their ancestors return to this world for a visit. “Bon Odori is a dance of joy festival to recognize all the things our ancestors have done, so we can live the life we live today,” explained Reverend Grant Ikuta, temple minister. “Traditionally, in the summer time in Japan, whole villages would gather and this is something Japanese Buddhists in Steveston have been doing for over 70 years.” It has been about eight years since Ikuta became the reverend at the Garry Street temple, which is when the congregation started actively inviting the Richmond community to this event. “It started with word of mouth and it became more and more popular,” Ikuta said, adding about 700 people attended last year. “You don’t have to be a Buddhist to attend.” The festival will take place on Sat-

urday, July 16, with gates opening at 4 p.m. Entertainment starts at 5 p.m. with the temple’s Bon Odori dancers, the Jodo Shin Taiko drummers, hula dancers and the Satsuki Japanese dance group. There will also be food booths selling things such as Japanese miso pulled pork sandwiches, chow mein, sushi and teriyaki. The religious component of the festival, a service, will be held on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The story behind Bon Odori stems from one of Buddha’s disciples’, Maudgalyayana. One day, while Maudgalyayana was meditating, he was able to see his deceased mother’s spirit, who was put in the realm of the hungry ghost and was suffering. Those in this realm were starved, as any food they put near their mouths

would burst into flames. Shocked, he sought help from Buddha for help, who explained she was put there because, while alive, she gave Maudgalyayana too much love and attention, at the expense of others. To help his mother, Maudgalyayana was instructed to hold a large gathering during the rainy season and make an offering to all the monks. He did and the next time he meditated, he saw that his mother was relieved from her suffering. He then danced with joy. The Steveston Buddhist Temple (4360 Garry St.) is one of the oldest Buddhist organizations in Canada. Their first temple was built in the heart of Steveston village in 1928 and the current temple was built in 1963. For more information, visit StevestonTemple.ca.

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he 13th annual Richmond Maritime Festival returns for a two-day celebration of nautical and natural splendour. Visit the waterside festival at Britannia Shipyards on Aug. 6 and 7 and enjoy a flotilla of historic boats and ships, a full crew of colourful creatures from above and below the sea, live music, roving performers, visual artists, stilt walkers, puppets, storytellers, dancers, and food trucks. The festival is fun for the whole family and features various arts and crafts activities, storytelling, wooden boat displays, a variety of nautical demonstrations and live entertainment. A Saturday night concert will be held on the YVR Community Stage, with folk/ rock/alternative country band headliners, The Matinee, and also featuring The Myrtle Family, a multi-disciplinary group of local artists who play with the theatrics of clown, dance and music. Admission to the concert

n Brenda Clark’s illustration for the Maritime Festival’s 2016 poster. Photo submitted

and festival is free. This year, the Richmond Maritime Festival’s poster illustration has been created by local resident, Brenda Clark, a Richmond-based architect and artist who is actively involved in the Richmond arts scene. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7. For more details on the event, go online to RichmondMaritimeFestival.ca.

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Monday, July 18, 2016 – 7 p.m. Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items: 1.

RICHMOND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 7100 AND RICHMOND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 9000, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9489 Location/s: Several locations across the City, including:

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RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9565 (RZ 16-723604) Location/s: FCZZ\FCFZ T3fJLh-* =3he Applicant/s: Gursher Randhawa Purpose: To rezone the subject property N-3H .<KGMIO "O*hfLOe /=<Z\!b_ *3 .<KGMIO "O*hfLOe /=<Y\$b_` to permit the property to be subdivided to create two /Yb I3*,` 'K*L e-K(O'hd hffO,, *3 T3fJLh-* =3he] City Contact: Jordan Rockerbie, C[E^YBC^E[@Y` PIhGGKGM hGe "O(OI31HOG* "K(K,K3G Bylaw 9565

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RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9567 (RZ 15-704996) Location/s: Z[FE[\Z[FC[ $K-e =3he Applicant/s: Naveed Raza Purpose: To rezone the subject property N-3H *LO .<KGMIO "O*hfLOe /=<Z\!b_ c3GO *3 *LO .<KGMIO "O*hfLOe /=<Y\$b_ c3GO` *3 permit the property to be subdivided to create two /Yb I3*,` 'K*L e-K(O'hd hffO,, from Bird Road. City Contact: <*O(OG "O <3),h` C[E^Y[E^ADY@` PIhGGKGM hGe "O(OI31HOG* "K(K,K3G Bylaw 9567

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7. RICHMOND LAND USE CONTRACT DISCHARGE BYLAW NO. 9572 (LU 16-727303) Location/s: @D[A PhIHO- =3he Applicant/s: Su Ping Yang Purpose: ;3 eK,fLh-MO *LO ThGe :,O Contract from the title of @D[A PhIHO- =3he` *3 1O-HK* construction of a new singlefamily dwelling with a maximum ,K*O f3(O-hMO 3N ED4` f3G,K,*OG* with the underlying “Single "O*hfLOe /=<Z\!b_ c3GKGM] City Contact: #dG*LKh T),,KO-` C[E^YBC^EZ[A` PIhGGKGM hGe "O(OI31HOG* "K(K,K3G Bylaw 9572

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Fridays are the day to take off. And the place to do it is YVR. Between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Take-Off Fridays provides lunch specials from restaurants located throughout the airport, free entertainment including live musicians, DJs, cari-

caturists, face painters and YVR Paper Airplane Contest Zones. To find out more details, visit online at YVR.ca. Good with a skateboard? Then show off your moves Friday night (July 15) during the Youth Show Off at the Thompson Community Centre’s (5151 Granville Ave.) Skate Park. It’s open to you aged 13 – 18. The event also features music, food and other fun activities. For more information, call 604-238-8422 or email Thompson@Richmond. ca.

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The Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) is holding its annual fundraising garage sale July 16 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the RCD’s office at 100 – 5671 No. 3 Road. Proceeds from this free event will be used to support the RCD Chinese Support Group programs and activities. There will be lots of good items including clothes, shoes, bags, household items, small electrical appliances and more. For more information, call 604-232-2404, or email RCD@ RCDRrichmond.org.

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The Richmond Public Library is

pleased to present the Mindfulness Meditation series at the Brighouse Branch from 1 - 2:30 p.m. on July 17. Through free workshops, learn about the science of stress, evolution of emotions, neuroscience of mediation and to improve your quality of life. To register, come in to any Richmond Public Library Branch, call the library at 604-231-6413. Summer Sunday evenings are full of activities at the Olympic Riverside Plaza (6111 River Road). Until Aug. 28, the City of Richmond is hosting a free summer Sunset Series steps from the Richmond Olympic Oval. This outdoor summer event series features live music, movie screenings every other Sunday (July 24,

Aug. 7 and 21), a free yoga class, beach volleyball, and food trucks. Come unwind from 5 p.m. onwards and watch the sun go down with family and friends. For more information, including updated movie and performance schedules, theme nights and food vendors, visit Richmond.ca/SunsetSeries. Come out for an afternoon of family fun on July 17 as The Arts Connection (5 – 12491 No. 2 Road) celebrates the opening of its new space from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Among the activities will be pony rides, a bouncy castle, entertainers, arts and crafts, face painting, outdoor games, treats galore and a good old fashioned barbecue.

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CHILL OUT WITH YVR Celebrate summer at the YVR Community Chill Out on Saturday, August 13th at Flight Path Park in Richmond. Join us for an afternoon of fun family activities, live performances and cool treats. Make sure to take part in the Passport Challenge for awesome giveaways, fun prize packs and a chance to win $500 travel vouchers. Visit our website at www.yvr.ca/chillout for more information. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Email us at insider@yvr.ca, or find us on Twitter @yvrairport, Facebook /VancouverInternationalAirport and Instagram @yvrairport.

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RCBA’s Challenger program a big hit Mark Booth

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hile Richmond City Baseball all-star teams take aim at provincial championships over the next month, arguably the association’s best work this season produced smiles and laughter on a regular basis. It was two years ago when the RCBA launched it’s Challenger Baseball Division for children with cognitive or physical disabilities. The program’s structure was established at the national level by Challenger Baseball Canada, with partnership from several organizations including Baseball Canada, Toronto Blue Jays and Sport Canada. When John Braaten took over as association president and wanted to proceed with the Challenger Division, he didn’t have to look far to find a dedicated volunteer to run it. “When John brought up the concept, I told him to sign me up,” smiled John Parnell. “My youngest son has autism and I had no idea about this whole world of special needs kids before that. “I grew up playing sports, my two older kids play sports, so we started looking around. There wasn’t a lot going on so I volunteered on the board with Richmond City

Baseball and specifically to start this.” The Challenger Division is held on weekends from April to June and is designated for players ranging from five to 18 years of age. Registration for the entire season is just $50. After running out of Brighouse Park last year, the program shifted to Whiteside elementary where it shared the diamonds with RCBA’s T-Ball program. The whole idea is to ensure the kids and parents know and feel they are part of the regular minor baseball environment — complete with Chuckers’ ball caps, t-shirts and a concession stand nearby. The sessions are no more than hour and Parnell admits he is still learning on the fly. Challenger Baseball Canada provided the association with start-up equipment and he had to determine what works and doesn’t work for his players. “Last year was big learning experience. We tried doing a game and wow the kids were just sitting there in the dugout for eight to 10 minutes,” said Parnell, a Steveston High grad. “This year we had hitting, relay and throwing stations for five minutes at a time and the kids just rotate through. Then we typically end each session with a 10 to 15 minute game.” Parnell couldn’t pull this off without tremendous support.

■ John Parnell just wrapped up his second season running Richmond City Baseball’s Challenger Division, a program that provides children with cognitive or physical disabilities the opportunity to play ball. Photo by Mark Booth

■ Shauna Parnell (centre) and young volunteers are a huge part of RCBA’s Challenger program.

His wife Shauna leads the way — on and off the field — coordinating volunteers each week and keeping an eye on the kids’ behaviour. Challenger Baseball has a “Big Buddy” system where each player is partnered up with a volunteer. The support for the Richmond program is so good that it’s typically two volunteers per child.

“The world is so different now. When my kid was born I was petrified at how he would be treated,” admitted Parnell. “ The number one thing I am blown away with (from this program) is the volunteers. “They are young like teenagers and are so nice. Now I see my son in school how they interact with him and it’s amazing. It’s so much more accepting now and it’s so great.”

Wilson was big part of Richmond baseball scene for many years T

he Richmond Baseball community is mourning the loss of a popular longtime coach who gave back to the game for the better part of three decades. Stew Wilson passed away last month following a brief illness. He was 85. It was in 1977 when Wilson’s son Gary joined the Richmond Budgies as a player, one year after the program had re-located from Nat Bailey Stadium. “At the time, he was recovering from stomach cancer but he was very interested, in the team, the game itself and we always chatted after games,” recalled longtime Richmond coach and manager Gord Lowrey. Playing under main sponsor Richmond Autobody, the senior men’s club eventually moved to Minoru Park in 1983 and Wilson agreed to come onboard as a pitching coach with the junior team. He continued with that role until 1989 when the organization re-structured and Wilson was put in charge of pitching for all three teams (premier, senior and junior) which typically trained together. “Stew was an integral part of the Richmond baseball scene from his playing days

in the late 1940s to coaching with Richmond Autobody and then the Richmond Budgies

until our demise in 2007,” said Lowrey. “He worked with players ranging from 16 to 30

■ Stew Wilson (centre) with his wife Beverley back in 1995, the year after Richmond had captured the Western Canadian Championship. The photo also includes Gord Lowrey (back) and (left to right) Mike Fischer (coach), Bill Woodgate (exectuive) and Gary Parker (coach)

years-old and was just a well-respected baseball man.” Wilson’s late wife Beverley was also a big part of the Budgies volunteer group, taking on several duties including scorekeeper. The couple were often referred to as “Mr and Mrs. Baseball” in Richmond. In recent years, Lowrey and Wilson took their longtime friendship to Legend’s Pub on Saturday mornings. When word got out about their regular meetings, former players would often show up to catch up with their coaches and reminisce about their days on the diamond. “Stew was one of those guys who was genuinely interested in what you had to say and would talk to anybody about anything,” added Lowrey. “If you asked him a question, he would give you an honest answer and tell it exactly how it is. He was a straight shooter that way and held no grudges.” A celebration of Wilson’s life will be held on Saturday, July 16 at 1 p.m. at the Richmond Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking to consider a donation to the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation or the BC Cancer Society.

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FITZPATRICK, Brian Bernard October 12, 1938 − July 7, 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian Fitzpatrick due to complications with ALS. He was predeceased by his parents James and Bridget, his brothers Terrance and Patrick and his sister Margaret. He is survived by his wife, Deirdre, his sons Brendan and Kevin, and his grandson Connor, as well as many nieces and nephews back in Ireland. Brian was born in Hilltown, County Down. After apprenticing as a mechanic in Ireland, he moved to Glasgow, Scotland where he lived and worked for many years. In 1974, he immigrated to Canada where he worked in camps throughout the province, including Clowhom logging camp from which he retired. He lived in Richmond for the past 32 years. Brian was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the Canucks, Whitecaps, BC Lions and Celtic FC. He will be greatly missed. You’ll Never Walk Alone. Prayers will be held on July 13th at 6:00PM and a funeral mass will be celebrated on July 14th at 11:00AM at St. Monica Parish, 12011 Woodhead Road, Richmond, BC.

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It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the passing, too soon and too suddenly, of Ria Van Kalkeren. She was born in the Netherlands and as a child, the Van Kalkeren family moved to Oliver, BC where she and her 4 siblings grew up on rural farm. As an adult, she settled down in Richmond, BC and raised her son Karl, the light in her life. Ria began a career with WorkSafeBC in 1998 and stayed on there until her retirement on Feb 1, 2016 as a Disability Awards Officer. She is survived by her son and daughter−in−law Karl and Leanna Gisselbeck, as well as her siblings, Teunis Van Kalkeren, Drika Adams, Coby Insley and Susan Creelman. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews and many friends. She touched all who she came across with her bright smile, infectious laughter and positive, fun loving attitude. She enjoyed a good book and a glass of wine, traveling to tropical destinations and cooking for loved ones. Her happiest times were spent enjoying the company of her family and friends. She was a beautiful soul and her generous and loving spirit will be dearly missed.

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

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