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n A $14 million federal grant has helped rejuvenate Steveston Harbour’s “bones.” At the centre of the transformation is a new public fish sales float, above, set to open in mid-April. Pictured are members of the Steveston Harbour Authority. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Harbour floats its mojo New fish sales dock helps define Steveston Village’s fishing roots GRAEMEWOOD Staff Reporter

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new, expanded public fish sales dock in Steveston is set to open within the next month, restoring a balance between the village’s historic, industrial roots and present-day forces of gentrification.

“Steveston was built on fishing and it’s been a fishing town for so many years; the (dock) is quite a focal point for the harbour; it’s industry interacting with the public; it’s an experience for locals and people from all over the Lower Mainland — all over the world actually. So, it’s a unique showpiece,” said Bob Baziuk, general manager of Steveston Harbour Authority (SHA).

The new concrete dock is a 25 per cent expansion of the old wooden one, which fell into disrepair since its 1989 opening.

There will actually be three interconnected docks, each spanning the length of a football field. The wheelchair-accessible docks have more safety features for fishers and the public, noted Baziuk.

“The previous public sales float was fully depreciated and this is a result of funds announced a couple of years ago to replace it, and that’s what you see today,” said Baziuk.

In May 2015, the federal government provided $14 million for harbour upgrades.

Along with the new public fish sales dock, the harbour also replaced two other nearby docks, built a new fish auction wharf and dredged Steveston Channel.

The work was much needed, said

Baziuk, as the harbour continues to be a home base for more than 500 commercial fishing vessels, making it the largest small craft harbour in Canada.

The daily operations are more easily hidden these days, behind the many new condos that have sprouted up over the past decade. With such growth has come more locals and others wanting to buy fresh fish.

The fish sales dock is considered a connector between the two worlds.

“This project is key. It allows us to help the fishers showcase their product to the public. It also allows people to come down and get a real view of the working harbour and allow people to communicate with the fishers, and see where the fish is coming from,” said Jamie Da Costa, SHA senior executive assistant.

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House hotel a top listing Graeme Wood

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n These pictures of two eagles ‘enjoying’ the spring season was taken on Saturday near to Blundell and No. 6 roads by a Richmond News reader.

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n apparently illegal house hotel investigated by the Richmond News nearly two years ago, has gone on to earn more than $90,000 in the past 12 months, according to AirDNA, a market analytics firm that publishes booking data on Airbnb.ca listings.

In fact, the house at 8260 Gilbert Road, advertised online as Newly Furnished Luxury Home, is considered one of the top-earning short-term rental properties in Canada.

The fact it has continued to operate in an apparently illegal manner, despite three inspections by city officials, is, in part, why the city is looking to strengthen existing bylaws surrounding such operations.

“Newly Furnished Luxury Home,” as its billed online, was first brought to the attention of city officials in July, 2015. Since then, inspectors visited the home on July 7, 2015, Nov. 3, 2015 and March 3, 2017, according to city spokesperson, Ted Townsend.

However, each time, inspectors determined the house was being rented to one person/family.

Townsend said online advertisements to the contrary are not proof of violation.

“We need real evidence of violations.” However, he did note that these inspections were conducted under the existing bylaw and that the new bylaws may result in different findings.

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clarification of what’s permitted (and breakfasts with a 500-metre buffer. what’s not) will give us more opporIt is maintaining its “boarding and tunity to enforce than in the past. As lodging” rules as is (meaning anyone well, additional enforcement staff will without a B&B licence can only host give us more ability to do necessary up to two guests). investigations to support enforcement, Johnston said he’d like to see a whether under old or proposed new more robust license system for anyone bylaws,” Townsend said. listing on Airbnb (including those who The City of Richmond has added fall under the boarding and lodging four temporary inspectors and is procategory), not just a B&B operator. posing to increase fines for infractions.

The News has learned of a crackCoun. Ken Johnston said he undown on the 19 legally-licensed bed derstands the new and breakfasts in bylaws will provide the city. for more scrutiny.

Stone Hedge My expectation is we’re “My expectation is B&B operator actually going to shut down Brian Cooper said we’re actually going to shut down these a number of bed these operations. operations.” and breakfasts have The News attempt- – Coun. Ken Johnston been handed cease ed to book Newly and desist orders.

Furnished Luxury He himself has until Home, but operator May 31 to fix a bySylvia Li said it only books four or more law violation (building code) that was rooms at one time. She did not reply to spotted. Others have been ordered to further queries. It’s unclear if Li lives in remediate a deficiency or shut down the home. as well.

Meanwhile, hundreds of apparently Cooper said with the new buffer, illegal house hotels persist online at licenses will be limited. Therefore, he Airbnb.ca, Booking.com and classified plans to keep his licence and make sites. the $10,000-plus fix to his home.

Present bylaws do allow for limSome residents and councillors ited short-term rentals in the form of have raised three major issues with “boarding and lodging” as a secondentire homes being rented out as ary use for compensation, however, hotels: One, they can lead to nuisance the property must be a permanent complaints; two, a lack of regulations residence to someone, and bylaws can pose health and safety risks; and, limit these temporary rentals to just three, the city and region are mired in two guests. an affordable housing crisis with rental The city is also proposing new vacancy rates below one per cent in bylaws to limit legally-licensed bed and Richmond.

Neighbour fears pedestrian fatality not the last ALANCAMPBELL Staff Reporter

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92-year-old man has become Richmond’s first pedestrian fatality of the year — and local residents fear it may not be the last.

The elderly man was struck by a vehicle just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8 in the 2000 block of Steveston Highway, west of No. 1 Road, close to the intersection with Fourth Avenue.

He was taken by ambulance to hospital but, according to Richmond RCMP, later succumbed to his injuries.

Alcohol was not a factor in the fatal accident and the driver, who is co-operating with police, remained at the scene.

It’s not clear, as yet, whether speed was a factor or whether the man was struck while

using a marked crosswalk.

However, Hugh Mackay, who lives close to where the accident happened, said he wasn’t surprised to hear the sad news.

“It was a rainy, dark night. I didn’t see the accident, but my daughter came in from work and said she saw paramedics giving the man CPR,” Mackay told the Richmond News.

“There’s a crosswalk right there, but it doesn’t have flashing lights or anything.

There doesn’t appear to be any witnesses, but it looks as though the man was thrown further down the road and the car involved hit another vehicle nearby.

“People come speeding along Steveston Highway all the time, well above the 60 km/h limit.”

The problem, added Mackay, is that, heading west through the intersection with No. 1 Road, the street narrows to two lanes.

“Maybe we need to reduce the speed

limit?” he said.

“Even when one of the police officers was here to investigate the next day or so, I went out to speak to him. As cars whizzed past, he asked if they normally drove this fast.

“I have lots of old neighbours that use the crosswalk there all the time. I’d be worried for them.

“One of my other neighbours used to park one of his cars on Steveston Highway, but it kept getting side-swiped. There’s lots of dangerous over-taking, especially close to Fourth Avenue.”

The police investigation into the accident is ongoing.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the man’s family at this time,” said Richmond RCMP’s Const. Adriana Peralta.

Even though winter is over, Peralta emphasized the need for drivers and pedestrians to exercise caution.

n The site near where a pedestrian was fatally struck on Steveson Highway at Fourth Avenue, looking east. Google maps photo

“It can still be difficult to see out there on those dark, rainy evenings.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has video from a dash camera or surveillance camera should contact the Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit at 604-278-1212.

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ow entering his fourth provincial election campaign under the BC Green Party banner, local environmentalist and high school teacher Michael Wolfe has learned there needs to be “more” to this campaign.

“More effort, more money, more coordination,” Wolfe told the Richmond News this week, as the Greens aim to solidify their fourth candidate, having already named three, including Wolfe, who will compete against BC Liberal Jas Johal and NDP Amandeep Singh in RichmondQueensborough.

More money?

Wolfe acknowledges a higher profile may be necessary in raising awareness to what he sees as the “keystone” issue in the riding — the removal of the George Massey Tunnel and expansion of Highway 99, which he contends will facilitate widespread industrial development.

“People who will be voting now, won’t be living there for long. It will become industrial, largely,” Wolfe surmised.

The tunnel removal will facilitate deeper river dredging, allowing for port expansion on farmland in Delta and Richmond, said Wolfe.

Furthermore, expanded highways will deteriorate

farming viability and overall livability, he argued.

“There are a lot of studies that talk about the health and environmental impacts of highways. And we’re talking about expanding highways next to existing communities,” said Wolfe.

He counters the government’s claim that the Massey Tunnel crossing needs an immediate fix, pointing to the fact other traffic mitigation efforts haven’t been attempted.

He’d like to see trucks taken off the road during rush hour and Port of Vancouver operate on a 24/7 schedule, like other major world ports do.

Another thorn on his side is the fact Johal is a former LNG promoter, who has been parachuted into the riding.

Wolfe said Johal, “doesn’t deserve this,” and is skeptical the former TV reporter can leave his LNG associates behind, should he prevail.

Port politics aside, when you get down to brass tacks, Wolfe acknowledges he likely won’t win the riding, partly due to a monumental gap in campaign funds between himself and Johal.

In 2013, Wolfe faced BC Liberal Teresa Wat, who spent $153,452 on her campaign, compared to his $754.

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uted 45 cents, on average, to Wat’s $16 per voter.

When asked if he intends to increase spending, Wolfe said he does, but it won’t come close to the other two parties.

“It’s a circus casino versus the mom and pop trying to raise a family,” who are donating money to the Greens, explained Wolfe, pouncing on the opportunity to describe B.C’s election financing as the “Wild West.”

“My competitors, in some cases, are taking money and getting reimbursed from their employer,” said Wolfe, who, as a member of the B.C Teachers’ Federation, is opposed to union and corporate donations.

An interesting scenario could play out this election, noted Wolfe, whereby the Greens, under the leadership of sitting MLA Andrew Weaver (Oak Bay-Gordon Head), could be a power

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1. 3755 Chatham Street - DP 16-740024, HA 16-744661 - Tien Sher Chatham Development Ltd. - To (1) permit the construction of a 3 storey mixed use development containing 16 residential units at 3755 Chatham Street on a site zoned “Commercial Mixed Use (ZMU32) – Steveston Village”; (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to increase the maximum permitted building height from 12 m up to 14.75 m to allow elevator and stair access to the rooftop and a portion of the building parapet to project beyond the maximum building height; and (3) that a Heritage Alteration Permit (HA 16-744661) be issued at 3755 Chatham Street in accordance with the Development Permit.

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broker inside the Legislature, especially if they win three or four seats and the Liberals and NDP are neck and neck in seats (there are 85 seats; the Liberals hold 48, the NDP holds 35).

“Vancouver Island will go green,” predicted Wolfe.

The last minority B.C. government was in 1952.

n Roy Sakata goes ‘Green’ for Steveston

Running for the BC Green Party in Richmond-Steveston will be retired school principal Roy Sakata, who previously considered the NDP. Sakata ran unsuccessfully for city council in 2014.

“I am running to become the MLA for Richmond-Steveston in order to strengthen Richmond-Steveston’s sense of community,” said Sakata in a news release.

“This is a continuation of my work as a school principal and community volunteer to help make the RichmondSteveston electoral district a stronger, more inclusive community neighbourhood.

As your Richmond-Steveston MLA, I feel that I will able to see that your needs are voiced in Victoria and help actively achieve the delivery of programs and services matched to the RichmondSteveston Electoral District’s needs.”

n Businessman takes on Richmond Centre North for Greens

Meanwhile, businessman Ryan Marciniw will run in Richmond North Centre.

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REPRESENTING YOU

Linda Reid YOUR ML A FOR RICHMOND EAST

Celebrating 25 years of Public Service

Dear Richmond Constituents: It is always a privilege to report out to constituents on my activities both here and in Victoria. It is an honour to serve. I believe public service is the rent we pay for our time on this earth. I was particularly moved to unveil the BC SEARCH and RESCUE MEMORIAL on the South Lawn of the Legislature earlier this month. These volunteers perform incredible feats over very difficult terrain, often in tandem with our province’s First Responders. It is fitting that the addition of the Search and Rescue Memorial joins with POLICE, FIRE FIGHTER and AMBULANCE PARAMEDIC MEMORIALS in the Garden of Honour at the BC Legislature. Everyone is welcome to pay their respects. My family and I participated in the Coldest Night of the Year Walk in Richmond hosted by Chimo Community Services. My kids have learned how important it is to give back to community.

Thank you to all who participated. Mental Health continues to challenge us all. I am in awe of the work of Andrea Paquette as she continues to speak to school groups about the need to look out for each other. As a former teacher I am always delighted to see investment in new classrooms and I stand with the Richmond School District and my colleagues as we take action to support student learning and improve student safety.

I look forward to ongoing dialogue.

Joining Education Minister Mike Bernier to announce the BC government and the Richmond School District are taking action to improve student safety and create more classroom space by investing $14 million to upgrade William Cook Elementary school.

Kindest regards,

A great discussion with Richmond Centre for Disability board members together with colleagues MLA John Yap and MLA Hon. Teresa Wat.

Linda Reid, MLA Richmond East Speaker of the House, Fortieth Parliament of British Columbia

Lovely to welcome my Richmond Chamber of Commerce colleagues to the Legislature on their recent visit to the provincial capital.

Paying tribute to fire fighters who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service of their communities at the BC Professional Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Service on March 6.

Honoured to work with the Stigma-Free Society to designate the Richmond-East Constituency office a Stigma-Free Zone and work towards stomping out all forms of stigma in my community. http: //stigmafreezone.com

Proud to participate in the Coldest Night of the Year walk event hosted by Chimo Community Services in Richmond to raise funds for vulnerable individuals in our community.

Celebrating Pink Shirt Day to encourage everyone to put an end to bullying and to “Make Nice”. Kindness is the greatest power we have.

Left: Responsible pet ownership is the order of the day as government acts on its promise to strengthen animal welfare protection.

Centre: With Igor Gantsevich, Chair of the Peter Bakonyi World Cup 2017 fencing competition, at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Right: I wish all of Richmond glorious times with family in the Year of the Rooster.

Get In Touch With Linda 130-8040 Garden City Rd., Richmond, BC V6Y 2N9 Phone: 604-775-0891 Email: linda.reid.mla@leg.bc.ca Website: www.LindaReidMLA.bc.ca

Planting a commemorative tree in the garden of Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House in celebration of their 10th Anniversary.

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More tourism funding from hotel room tax

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ourism in Richmond will get a financial boost on July 1 this year, with the introduction of a three per cent hotel room tax, an increase from the current two per cent rate.

The new tax rate was jointly agreed to by the City of Richmond, Tourism Richmond and the Richmond Hotel Association and will fund new initiatives promoting Richmond as a tourist destination.

The city has been partnering with Tourism Richmond and the Richmond Hotel Association to implement a new tourism development model, with investments in destination product development and destination marketing.

The new hotel tax agreement runs for five years and is expected to generate in excess of $21 million over its duration. The money generated from the hotel tax will support: n Destination marketing by Tourism Richmond; n The Richmond Sport Hosting Program; n Destination enhancements for the Olympic Experience at the Richmond Olympic Oval and Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site and n Tourism product development

and sales by the Richmond Hotel Association.

Richmond is a growing tourism centre with 23 hotels offering 4,500 rooms.

Local hotel revenues registered an all-time high of $186 million in 2016, a 12 per cent increase over 2015 and Richmond had the highest hotel occupancy in Canada, at 83 per cent, as of November 2016.

The Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) is legislated under the Provincial Sales Tax Act and jointly administered by the B.C. Ministry of Finance, the B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Destination British Columbia.

The tax can be up to three per cent and is applied to sales of accommodation in participating areas of British Columbia.

“The increase in funding is welcome and will help us further put Richmond on the map as a mustvisit destination for those coming to Canada,” said Eda Koot, chair, Tourism Richmond.

“With the arrival of our new CEO, Bruce Okabe, and the refocusing of some of our programs, the funding timing could not have worked out better.”

Cracking the case of the mysterious milk jugs Alan Campbell

n One of the empty milk jugs, tied to door knob mechanisms, that a regular user of Garden City Park keeps finding in the pond.

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t’s not exactly a case for the X-Files, but it has left one environmentally-conscious Richmond resident mystified.

The woman, who asked not to be named, has been making rather bizarre discoveries in Garden City Park over the last few weeks.

While walking her dog, instead of just spotting the park’s plethora of wildlife, she has been clocking empty, plastic milk jugs floating in the pond or hanging from trees.

And all of them, she says, are “elaborately” tied up and weighted with metal door knobs or parts from inside the device.

In the last two weeks, she’s fished seven such items out of the pond and taken several more down from the branches of nearby trees.

“It’s so, so strange,” she told the Richmond News.

“I first noticed them about a month ago…I’ve taken seven out of the pond so far and there’s another four still in there.

“I take the cap off the milk jug, untie the door knob and crumple the jug before it goes into recycling.

“But one day, I came back to see the same jug back in the pond. That was a little creepy. So, I’ve started taking the jugs home.”

The woman says she’s tempted to leave a note, asking why the person in question is doing it.

“But I’m wary about opening up communication,” she added.

And is the “mystery better than the answer?”

“It is a little disturbing to be honest.

“It’s a beautiful park that provides so much great habitat for wildlife, so it’s sad that someone would be going to this level.

“Maybe it’s a joke? Maybe I’m on some weird YouTube channel, where people guess how many milk jugs the lady is going to find today!”

If you can help her solve the milk jug mystery, email the News at ACampbell@Richmond-News. com.

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Ice plant eyed by Harbour From page 1 “This was put in specifically for (fishers) to sell their catch to the public,” said Baziuk, who notes that fish sales are fully autonomous from SHA, and it’s a “buyer beware facility.”

The harbour, by way of its website (StevestonHarbour. com), does provide purchasing tips and regularly updates what products are being sold on the dock.

“We work to inform the public the best we can,” said Baziuk.

Nevertheless, fish prices — not to mention freshness — at the docks are rarely matched by supermarkets.

Operations supervisor Joel Baziuk noted that there is a diverse amount of fish being sold at the docks these days, despite a decline in salmon runs outside the Adams River run, every four years.

“The fishing industry isn’t dying, it’s changing; it always has, since First Nations were fishing here to when tall ships and the canning industry came. . . It’s the same thing today,” said Joel.

“Fishers are diversifying in order to stay in the busi-

n Fresh crabs are among the diverse harvest found at the Steveston fish sales dock.

Vendors are fishers from up and down the coastline.

Photo by Steveston Harbour Authority

ness,” he said.

Notably, the Gulf of Georgia herring stocks are some of the healthiest in the world.

In many respects, the fish docks are a glimpse into the international fish trade.

Over the past few years, sea urchins, which could be caught as far north as Alaska, have become a hot commodity thanks, in large part, to Chinese buyers.

However, not every local catch is marketed on the dock, noted Joel.

For instance, hake is the largest fishery on B.C.’s coast, according to the David Suzuki Foundation, but Joel has yet to see it on the dock.

That’s because it’s sold to

Russia, and more recently, has been turned into fish meal, according to the foundation.

Last year, the industry dealt with a “bonanza” of chum salmon and Baziuk is gearing up for another big sockeye run next year.

For this, SHA is looking next to replace its old ice plant at the Paramount (east) docks.

“The one we currently have is old; I often refer to it as Grandma’s fridge; you know, you never know when it will break down, but it’s still working. Ice is the life blood of the commercial fishing industry. It’s essential to get that built,” said Baziuk.

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News does its job for community Dear Editor, First, allow me to congratulate you, and your newspaper for the great work you do, as a communication tool, for the community.

I hope that what I am writing in this letter will be appreciated by the city’s management, and especially, the driver of the city’s vehicle concerned.

Last Friday (March 3) around 9 a.m., while driving along Granville Avenue, heading towards No. 2 Road, a white city truck (licence plate number withheld) came out from Lynas Lane, and turned onto Granville, without even stopping, thereby, forcing me to slam on my brakes to avoid a collision. Fortunately, I was driving at the “legal” speed of 50 km/h!

My concern, or message, here is for such drivers to be more cautious, and courteous, when driving city vehicles (paid by taxpayers) and to treat it like their own vehicles.

However, I would also like to mention that there are far more courteous and good City of Richmond drivers on our road, and they are a credit to the city.

Once again, my appreciation to your newspaper, for the wonderful service you provide, communicating the daily happenings in our city, to our community.

Keep up with the good work.

Happy Tay Richmond

n Reader believes this photo illustration well describes what’s happening on the roads. The problem is, he says, those who most need to read the article are least likely to. File photo

Readers not reflective of drivers Dear Editor, Re: “Deadly Distraction: They will see you, they will fine you,” Feature, March 17.

In response to Alan Campbell’s article, I believe the picture showing ‘this driver texting, and that driver talking on the phone’ isn’t too far from the truth, despite your readers’ poll, that reveals to the contrary.

Granted, the poll says it is not scientific, the results would not reflect anywhere near the truth.

In other words, the people who do talk or text on the phone while driving, generally don’t care about a law-abiding society or the safety of other driver’s lives around them.

Unfortunately, these distracted driver’s more-so-than-not would not care to read your articles or take your poll. The results of your poll

shows what is to be expected from the people who care about their community and to keep up with the issues we face in Richmond (your readers).

Steve Kawamura Richmond

Let’s care for all seniors Dear Editor, It was the late-American politician Hubert H. Humphrey who was once said that “the moral test of government is how government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.” This is somewhat ironic as current American politics and many of its politicians currently rate rather low on the moral scale and they appear to care more about being elected than serving the people who will elect them.

Unfortunately, current politics in British Columbia is, seemingly, moving in a similar direction.

Already, we have jumped ship on many of the social programs aimed at helping our youth receive the care and education they deserve; we have begun the process of defunding health care for those in need; and, now, we are bound and determined to deprive our elderly of the programs they rely on in order to make ends meet. So much for

the golden years, right?

The number of seniors living in Canada, in general, and B.C., in particular, is growing, thanks to advances in health care and a better understanding in healthy lifestyles. Today, it is common for many of us to have families with four or even five living generations. That is the good news. The bad news is that our grandparents and great grandparents are increasingly being forced to live on a shoe-string budget and sacrifice essentials, such as medicines and nutritious foods, to pay their bills. Many of the programs they have come to enjoy and rely upon are being defunded by the BC Liberal government.

All indicators show these problems are only going to get worse in the future. Today, experts are now concerned about how the burgeoning numbers of elders in B.C. will be cared for and accommodated in coming decades.

Currently, B.C. is home to an estimated 678,000 people aged 65 and over. Experts predict that, by 2020, that number will grow to 984,000, and there will be

nearly 1.5 million seniors living in B.C. by 2036. This fast growth will require the B.C. government to adopt more asocial programs to accommodate the new demand. Instead, the Clark administration has defunded programs dedicated to providing a security net for the elderly.

Right now, fees for subsidized beds in care facilities are based on income level, with patients paying up to 80 percent of their after-tax income. This leaves just 20 per cent for all other expenses and, in many instances, nothing to cover their small, but meaningful, wants. Many British Columbians shell out between $932 and $3,022 per month towards their residential care needs.

Of course, the privileged and wealthy amongst us can afford to choose private nursing homes, at $4,000 - $9,000 per month, but most of us don’t have that option.

Let’s make life better for all our seniors in this upcoming election season. Better is not only possible, it is also a choice.

Jack Travato Richmond

IWD well celebrated Dear Editor, Just a note of congratulations to the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre for a great International Women’s Day event Saturday, March 4. A full house for their dim sum at Continental Seafoods No. 5 and Cambie. Good response to the silent and live auctions, too. City councillor Carol Day was a wonderful MC and live auction presenter. Senator Mobina Jaffer shone as keynote speaker. Congrats and greetings were given from MLA Linda Reid, MLA Teresa Wat, MP Alice Wong and Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie. Councillor Chak Au also attended.

Again, congrats on a welldone IWD event and thanks to the RWRC Board, staff and volunteers for all your hard work putting it together. Hope the RWRC’s 31st year is full of good things for you and the women of Richmond.

Katharine M. Kent Richmond

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Go Parents Go!

One needs to consider existing homes

Dear Editor, Re: “Bernier put on hot seat,” Richmond News, March 15.

Go Parents Go! Thank you Kim Nowitsky and other Richmond parents for taking the time to confront Minister Mike Bernier! With word about his visit coming at the 11th hour, I wasn’t able to attend, but I was with you whole-heartedly in spirit.

After the past couple of years, with the teachers’ strike and with school closures on the table, I echo the sentiment of most parents in Richmond. This funding announcement is too little too late.

The announcement came as our underwhelming MLAs needed a boost in public image, which I was thrilled to read was thwarted by this dedicated parent group. This announcement is nothing to celebrate and doesn’t make up for years and years of being ignored in Richmond.

The Liberal government’s track record here speaks for itself. How is it that our schools buildings have been left to deteriorate so that half of them are now high risk? And now the school board is projecting a $10.5 million deficit!

It’s about time Richmond found its voice.

Neelam Arulampalam Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: “Are we stuck with our lot?,” Richmond News, Letters, March 17.

Mr Currie: You are indeed stuck with your lot, but not because your property has lost its land-use (LUC) zoning status.

You are stuck with your lot because the city has, so far, failed to address the two most critical negative impacts of single-family house construction in Richmond and how this affects all existing neighbouring homes: Loss of sunlight and privacy.

This issue may seem to affect older homes much more right now, but as more single-family lots get built into mega homes (even within the existing bylaw), light and privacy in these big homes is going to be significantly affected as well.

This issue may be far more pronounced for homes that surround LUC properties, but it is very much present for existing homes next to mega builds that are within the city’s building bylaw (8500) as well.

If new single-family homes continue to be built at this scale (with 12 and 16 foot ceilings), with only eight feet of separation between them, they will continue to cast long shadows and will continue to affect livability in surrounding homes.

Unless the city re-examines how ceiling heights

New hospital tower vital for our future Dear Editor, Re: “Council questions priorities,” Richmond News, March 8.

Recent coverage on a new acute care tower at Richmond Hospital is drawing attention to an urgent need in our community and we wish to add our support.

Our family has been in Richmond for generations, and we remember a time when Richmond did not have its own hospital. Today, everyone relies on having health care close by. We care deeply about Richmond’s future and we urge the province to approve the necessary plans now to ensure health care will be there for ourselves and our grandchildren for decades to come.

Joy And Randy May Richmond

n City council is now reviewing bylaws related to single-family home setbacks (space between homes) and mandatory green space for homes that are rebuilt. Photos, above, of the new house next to resident Niti Sharma’s house show how new homes can negatively impact existing ones.

contribute to the floor area ratio of new homes, all other fixes combined will still not produce a new home that can effectively put the genie of the mega home back into the bottle.

If constraints to ceiling height become part of the new bylaw, what may seem like unnecessary constraints right now to builders and seekers of mega homes, will work to protect their sunlight and privacy as well.

I am baffled with the inaccuracies in the argument that retaining LUC status for eight more years (until 2024) could be a viable solution for homeowners in existing homes. LUC lots are

scattered all over neighbourhoods.

If all of them are allowed to build outside the bylaw, they would affect many more homes. What would be a fix for these homeowners who need to abide by the existing bylaw?

Also, many families (like mine) do not have the need, desire or capital to sell their home and re-locate, or to demolish it and build a much bigger home.

Furthermore, the city needs to make sure that those LUC property owners who have been given the variance to retain their LUC status, will only be allowed to build keeping in mind the

principle of containing damage to neighbouring homes and not spreading it like a contagion from lot to lot.

To council: As you deliberate on changes to the bylaw related to building singlefamily homes in the city, please set a new precedent that allows for shared and equitable access to sunlight and reasonable expectation of privacy on either side of the fence.

The current building norms in the city do not account for losses to existing homes or losses to community and the environment.

Niti Sharma Richmond

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Are we so ‘progressive?’ No guarantee for bridge jobs Dear Editor, A letter to your newspaper recently indicated that it is not good for a “progressive society” to go back to the “antiquated mentality of the past.”

We are so progressive now that it is legally possible to kill a fetus in the womb; we have allowed the Supreme Court of Canada and our Parliament to lead us into accepting assisted suicide. Now, it is possible to have a “celebration” of someone being injected for a quick death, and, on one occasion, friends were invited to participate. What’s next? Maybe witchcraft?

Unfortunately, teenagers sometimes feel

that they will gain more respect and friendships if they ally themselves with a transgender group.

That could be an example of mass hysteria and is referred to as “gender dysphoria.”

The American College of Pediatricians [a pro-life group of about 500 members that recognizes the basic father-mother family unit, within the context of marriage, to be the optimal setting for childhood development] has stated recently that to encourage unnecessarily a lifetime of chemical and surgical impersonation is child abuse.

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Dear Editor, Re: Ironworkers Union supporting the BC Liberals Massey Bridge project.

I was interested to see that the Ironworkers Union Local 97 is in support of the BC Liberals’ plan to build a high-level bridge at the Massey Tunnel crossing.

I can understand that they need to feed their families and keep a roof over their heads amid the desperately high-priced cost of living in Premier Christy Clark’s B.C. But if this project is anything like the BC Liberals’ other mega projects, such as the Cambie corridor Canada Line, it will be a public-private partnership (P3) with no

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Big Bros change lives Alan Campbell

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“T

hey say that ‘Greg’s the best’ when he joins in road hockey with my friends. It feels good.”

Kit knows there’s nothing quite like peer approval of your “Big Brother” to generate an inner glow that money simply can’t buy.

Suffice to say, the 11-year-old “Little Brother” looks up to 30-year-old Greg Domino, who has been one of the few positive role models for the last five years of his life.

But with the waiting list for a Big Brother in Richmond at its maximum — which translates to a delay of up to two years — it’s unlikely, given his young age, that Kit realizes how lucky he is to have someone such as Greg kicking around.

“It’s all fun with Greg. Whenever I don’t have anything to do, he comes by,” said Kit (name changed).

“And even when I’m already doing something, he will join in, even when I’m playing with my friends. We go and get Slurpees or we stay here and play video games.”

As for Domino, he got into the Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver (BBGV) program for several reasons, not least because he wanted someone to play Nerf games with.

“The waiting list (for a Big Brother) is a lot worse in Richmond, so they asked me if I minded going there to be a Big Brother,” said Domino, who lives in Tsawwassen.

“I felt it was important to give back whenever I could. I don’t have money, but I have

time. I was looking forward to fatherhood and that was a big part of it for me; I’m very youthful for my age, I love playing sports and playing with Nerf guns, which Kit is right into.”

Domino said, for the first year or so, Big Brothers are asked to meet with their match about once a week, in order to build a relationship. After which time, they relax a little to once a month.

“We could meet for just an hour and a half, or it could be a half day at Playland . We play road hockey and shoot hoops; anything he likes doing, really.”

Just being able to hang out with someone and having another, positive person to talk to about their lives can be very rewarding for the Little Brother, according to Domino.

“I’ll talk about life and work; for them to hear what it’s like to be normal, with a stable family life, it can be very valuable,” he added.

“His mom is an amazingly strong woman; she has several jobs, so to be able to help her is great.”

Kit’s mom, Claire (also name changed), has another son, who is 13, and is also in the Big Brother program.

So she knows first-hand the value of having positive role models impacting the lives of her children. “(Big Brothers) did a fantastic job finding the right match for them,” she said.

“As a parent, you try to do your best for your children and you hope that, when they get older, they will come to appreciate the time people, such as their Big Brothers, put in for them.

“It’s a subtle thing. We can rely on them

n Kit (left) loves it when his ‘Big Brother’ Greg Domino hangs out with him and his friends near his home in Richmond. At the moment, there is a dire need in Richmond for Big Brothers such as Domino. Photo submitted

and trust them to turn up on time. As a single mom, that’s so nice to know.

“In terms of looking up to them, I don’t think the child realizes they are actually looking up to a person that has a stable life, with a home and a job.”

According to BBGV, they had to stop taking names for the waiting list until more volunteers step up in Richmond to become Big Brothers.

In Richmond, they currently have Big and Little Brothers of all ethnicities, but they’re seeing an increase in demand from newly immigrated families.

As such, there is a need for more Mandarin or Cantonese-speaking volunteers to come forward, so that they have the language skills

to communicate with the mother of the Little Brother, for simple things, such as arranging a time each week to spend with the Little Brother.

To draw attention to the dearth of Big Brothers, and to coincide with March Madness in the U.S., BBGV will be hanging 100 purple basketball nets across the region, including 15 in Richmond, to indicate the number of potential Little Brothers on the waiting list.

“These children are in their formative years, and could really benefit from a Big Brother as they go through adolescence,” said Valerie Lambert, BBGV executive director.

To learn more about the Purple Net Project and the Big Brother program, go online to BigBrothersVancouver.com.

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Britannia Shipyards Maritime Heritage Tours, Stories and Demonstrations. Britannia Shipyards showcases Richmond’s maritime and multicultural heritage in an eight acre waterfront park. Visit this oldest shipyard community in British Columbia and discover the area’s industrial heritage and the stories of the people who once called this place home.

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Visit the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site (12138 Fourth Avenue) during spring break (March 13 – 24) for indoor fishyfun with the whole family from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Enjoy many interactive exhibits about Canada’s west coast fishing history. Pick up a Parks Canada Xplorers booklet, activities for kids 6-11. Don’t miss the historic canning

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Ahoy there, Richmond artists n The City of Richmond is once again calling for local artists to stake their claim to create the signature design for the poster to promote the annual Maritime Festival.

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ichmond-based visual artists and graphic designers again have a chance to create this year’s signature artwork for the annual Richmond Maritime Festival.

The winning artwork will become the poster image for the 14th annual festival, which takes place at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site on Aug. 12 and 13.

One of Richmond’s most popular summertime events, the festival was recently nominated as one of five finalists for Best Public Entertainment Event or Festival at the 2017 Canadian Event Industry Awards.

The winning poster image will convey Steveston’s maritime and wooden boat heritage, as well as recognizing that 2017 marks Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation.

The poster will be seen throughout Metro Vancouver in print and online advertising, brochures, transit shelter advertising, site decor and other promotional materials over the summer. The selected artist will also receive a $500 honorarium.

In April, the winning artist will be announced and the final artwork will be made public in early June.

Last year, local artist Brenda Clark created a memorable artwork capturing the fun, maritime theme of the festival and the natural and historic beauty of its historic site.

Artists who wish to be considered for this project are invited to submit a portfolio of up to five work samples (in electronic format). The deadline to submit is Friday, March 31.

Submissions can be sent via email to Festivals@Richmond.ca. For more information, call the Major Events and Film Office at 604-247-4659.

The Richmond Maritime Festival is part of Richmond Canada 150, a year-long program of events and activities to celebrate the country’s 150th anniversary. More than 60 events are planned for this special year.

For more details, visit RichmondCanada150.com.

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e are living longer. Advances in health care, improvements in diet and enhanced fitness programs have contributed to increased life expectancy, with the current life expectancy in Canada at 81.24 years. It is projected to rise further.

According to TD, men born in 1931 have a 2.5 per cent chance of reaching 100 and women 5.1 per cent. Fast forward 30 years to those born in 1961 and the odds are substantially greater at 11 and 16 per cent respectively.

The average retirement age in Canada is currently 63, which translates into at least 18 years needing retirement income. Those lucky enough to hit 100 will need a whopping 37 years of retirement income. Both are rather substantial funding requirements.

While longevity poses a danger to retirement income, it is only one risk. According to Fidelity Investments, there are four others to consider: inflation, asset allocation, withdrawal rate, and health care costs.

Forbes describes inflation as “…an insidious stealth tax that robs unsuspecting investors and retirees of real returns.” PIMCO Investments reported that inflation of just three per cent during the course of a decade can erode purchasing power by as much as 25 per cent. Spread over decades, its impact is dramatic. Clearly, a retirement income plan

that does not consider inflation is incomplete.

According to Fidelity, annual inflationadjusted withdrawal rates exceeding 4-5 per cent of the original value of the portfolio raise the risk of outliving one’s investments. Retirees need to think about the rate at which they withdraw funds. Optimum withdrawal rates should reflect factors such as other income sources, inflation, taxation and changes.

Although poor health or debilitating conditions don’t automatically come with age, the risk is greater. And, when ill health does strike the elderly, the issues can be chronic and complex. Some diseases are not curable, instead requiring continuous care, so Canadians must prepare for unexpected health care expenses that may not be adequately covered by our healthcare system.

In spite of the risks, Canadians haven’t placed enough importance on the role of indepth retirement planning and many do not have a written financial plan. A survey by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants found that 32% of those retiring in the next five years think they haven’t saved enough. A recent J.P. Morgan report found that average Canadian retirement savings will only last 11 years, meaning many will outlive their money.

A favorable retirement outcome requires thorough analysis and Canadians need to make this a top priority. Putting together a comprehensive financial plan takes time, but it is time well spent.

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n the category of “nothing happens by accident,: the winner is…

I recently began a volunteer position coordinating a program for local retirees/ seniors, in which we tutor English language to high school students in the Middle East, once a week.

The age of the tutors ranges from 61 (me) to 90. You can only imagine the learning curve attached to this project.

All of the six volunteers are very eager to connect with, and help their students practice and improve their English skills.

Especially the 90-year-old, Pam. Her excitement notwithstanding, she had one small hurdle; learning to use Skype on her iPad mini.

She only ever uses the iPad to Facetime her son in England. Enter Shelley, the Skype tutor.

Now, just to be clear, I’m no tech wizard, by any means. But I’m fairly familiar with Skype, totally conversant with email, and the village idiot when it comes to Twitter.

So, I spent six hours over two days, teaching Pam how to accept and make Skype video calls. Let me tell you a bit about Pam. She is a charming, funny, talented and very sharp 90-year-old from England, who spent 30 years teaching English in Spain.

As we practiced using Skype, she asked

me what my last name is. I told her Civkin.

She stopped for a moment, then said: “Your name is very familiar. Was your father on dialysis at St. Paul’s Hospital years ago?”

That sounds like a simple enough question, but when she asked me, I got chills.

It turns out that her late husband was also on dialysis, and was in the next bed over from my father! For the same time period 14 years ago.

She saw my sister and I take our father to dialysis, and pick him up three times a week.

As I always say, nothing happens by accident. To make it even more uncanny, the day she told me this happened to be the 14-year anniversary of my father’s passing!

I’m a real believer in signs, and I honestly think this was my late father’s way of bringing Pam and I together.

It turns out that Pam and I have become new BFFs. The second time I went to Pam’s place to practice Skype, she had a beautiful lunch waiting for me, consisting of Coq au Vin, steamed veggies and almond tarts.

She’s so delightfully sharp and so eager to volunteer her time to teach others English, it’s really inspiring. Since then, we have spent several hours together chatting and getting to know each other. What a blessing she is in my life.

So, this is what retirement is, too; making new old friends. Everyone has something to teach. And learn.

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A dream chance for Richmond’s Chan

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■ Richmond’s Kathrine Chan will be the lone Canadian competing in the ANA Junior Inspiration tournament, which gets underway Thursday in Ranco Mirage, CA. The winner will earn a spot in next week’s ANA Inspiration, the opening major of the LPGA Tour season.

athrine Chan is teeing it up in the California desert this week with the opportunity of a lifetime to play in an LPGA major.

The JN Burnett Secondary School student is among 40 elite international junior golfers who have earned entry into the newly upgraded and expanded ANA Junior Inspiration tournament, an official American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Invitational. The 54-hole event starts Thursday at the Mission Hills Country Club’s Dinah Shore Tournament Course in Rancho Mirage.

The winner will receive a spot in next week’s ANA Inspiration — the opening major of the LPGA season — which also takes place at Mission Hills.

The junior participants have qualified through the “ANA Priority Mileage” point system based on the AJGA Rankings, with 11 spots given to the top qualifiers in ANA’s gateway cities. The players will be paired with LPGA Legends during Saturday’s final round.

Chan, No. 84 in the AJGA Rankings, has competed with the AJGA since 2013, posting three top-five finishes. In addition to securing her first AJGA win at the 2016 Action Zone/Bob Estes Abilene Junior, Chan made her AJGA Invitational debut in 2016 at the Polo Golf Junior Classic.

The 11 ANA North American gateway cities in addition to Vancouver are Los Angeles, San Jose,

San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Washington D.C., Houston, Honolulu and Mexico City. Chan will be representing her home city proudly as she is the only junior in the field from Canada.

She even received a congratulatory message from Canadian LPGA Tour star Brooke Henderson.

“The opportunity to play in the ANA Junior Inspiration is extremely exciting because I get to play in a highly competitive environment and be able to represent my gateway city, Vancouver,” said Chan who has come through the junior program at Quilchena. “I believe that the tournament will be a great experience and playing in this event means a lot to me.”

Thanks to the support of ANA and a partnership with the AJGA, the best young female golfers representing Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand will also be competing in this one-of-akind tournament.

“If I was a junior golfer competing now, this type of event and opportunity would definitely inspire me,” said LPGA legend and three-time ANA Inspiration champion Annika Sorenstam.

“Mission Hills Country Club is a very special place. “I know what it’s like to win there, but just getting a chance to sample the tournament atmosphere will have a powerful impact on the careers of these young players.”

Win in Mexico part of big month for Dunfee A

n athlete-of-the-year award, a new shoe endorsement deal and a big win in Mexico on Sunday. It’s been a pretty good March for Evan Dunfee.

The 26-year-old Richmond native won his first-ever IAAF Race Walking Challenge race — capturing the 50 km event in Monterrey. Dunfee prevailed in a battle with Ecuador’s Andres Chocho and four-time Olympic medalist Jared Talent of Australia.

He took the lead after 42-km and went on to win the race in 3:46.03, more than a minute ahead of Chocho.

“I am so happy to make my first ever World Challenge podium a victory. Today was about racing smart and getting the work with the time not being so important. But a 3:46 at this time of year bodes well,” said Dunfee who now leads the overall Race Walking Challenge standings and will compete again at the Pan American Cup in Lima, Peru May 13-14.

Dunfee’s victory also completed a Canadian sweep as training mate Ben Thorne captured the 20-km event.

■ Evan Dunfee reached the top of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge podium for the very first time on Sunday in Monterrey by capturing the 50 km event. Earlier this month, the 26-year-old was named Sport B.C.’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year and also earned an endorsement deal with New Balance.

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The pair were competing in their New Balance shoes and attire for the very first time after reaching an endorsement deal with the athletic company — along with Inaki Gomez. Earlier in the year, Dunfee tweeted out a photo of his twoweek-old training shoes being thoroughly worn. New Balance reached out to him soon after.

Back on March 10, Dunfee was honoured as Male Senior Athlete of the Year at Sport B.C.’s 51st annual Athlete of the Year Awards Banquet.

The award was in recognition of an outstanding 2016, highlighted by his courageous Canadian record breaking fourth place finish in the 50 km event at the Rio Olympic Games.

He edged out finalists Scott Morgan (gymnastics) and Jared du Toit (golf).

Kajaks throwing standout and Grade 12 McMath student Camryn Rogers was a finalist for Female High School Athlete of the Year.

The winner was Burnaby’s Zion Corrales-Nelson who Rogers will be teammates with when she launches her collegiate career next fall at the University of California Berkeley.

Sports Shorts SCOREBOARD MINOR HOCKEY B.C. Hockey Bantam “A” Girls Provincial Championships Richmond Ice Centre (Forum Rink): Standings W L T Pts Richmond 3 0 0 6 Abbotsford 2 1 1 5 Tri Cities 2 1 0 4 Kelowna 1 1 1 3 Prince George 0 2 1 1 South Island 0 2 1 1 North West 0 2 0 0 Scores Richmond 9 South Island 1 Tri-Cities 4 Richmond 5 Tri Cities 4 Richmond 10 Kelowna 1

Tri-Cities 1 Prince George 1 Kelowna 1 South Island 0 Kelowna 1 Prince George 1 Abbotsford 1

Wednesday, March 22 11 a.m. Prince George vs.

Kelowna 1:45 p.m. North West vs. Juan de Fuca 4:30 p.m. Abbotsford vs. TriCities 7:15 p.m. Richmond vs.

Kelowna Thursday, March 23 8 a.m. Juan de Fuca vs.

Abbotsford 10:45 a.m. Prince George vs.

Tri-Cities 1:30 p.m. North West vs.

Richmond 7:30 p.m. Championship Game B.C. Hockey’s Provincial Juvenile Championships March 23-26 Minoru Arenas (Stadium rink): Thursday, March 23 10:30 a.m. North Vancouver vs. Richmond 1:15 p.m. Coquitlam vs. Juan de Fuca 4 p.m. Langley vs. Port Coquitlam 6:45 p.m. Opening Ceremonies 7:15 p.m. Juan de Fuca vs.

Richmond Friday, March 24 8 a.m. Port Coquitlam vs.

North Vancouver 10:45 a.m. Coquitlam vs.

Langley 5 p.m. Juan de Fuca vs. North Vancouver 7:45 p.m. Richmond vs.

Langley Saturday, March 25 8 a.m. Coquitlam vs. Port Coquitlam 2 p.m. Langley vs. North Vancouver 4:45 p.m. Port Coquitlam vs.

Juan de Fuca 7:30 p.m. Richmond vs.

Coquitlam Sunday, March 26 8 a.m. Langley vs. Juan de Fuca 10:45 a.m. North Vancouver vs.

Coquitlam 1:30 pm. Richmond vs. Port Coquitlam 7:30 p.m. Championship Game

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Blues seek another banner at juvenile championships Gold Group. The final berth went to Port Coquitlam — a flight two team that edged Ridge Meadows 5-4 in a sudden-death playoff game.

The Blues know all about upsets.

Last year, they finished with an even better regular season record (165-1) but a 1-1-1 mark wasn’t good enough to advance beyond the final four.

“There were lots of surprises,” continued Hait. “In recent years there doesn’t seem to be a significant difference between the flight one and two teams.”

The Blues line-up includes seven players slated to graduate from the 18-to-20-year-old division — providing an added incentive to win a provincial title on home ice to conclude their hockey careers.

The team has relied on skill and speed for its success and hopes to take advantage of the large Minoru ice surface which has been the Blues home all season.

“We definitely like to play a fast game more than being physical,” added Hait. “Minoru is the biggest rink we have played in this year and that extra space works in our favour.”

The tournament format sees all six teams square off over the four days and the top two records meet in Sunday’s championship game at 7:30 p.m.

Mark Booth

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he Richmond Blues weren’t interested in going through the backdoor to be part of this week’s Provincial Juvenile Hockey Championships.

As hosts, the Blues have known all along they would be part of the sixteam event that gets underway on Thursday at Minoru Arenas’ stadium rink. Yet, they will look to cap off a dominating season in style, having already won Pacific Coast Amateur regular season and playoff banners.

“The boys wanted to earn their spot and prove they belong there,” said Blues head coach Harold Hait.

The Blues were the only top regular seed that managed to lock up a provincial berth. They captured the PCAHA flight one title with a 12-6-4 record, then added the Blue Group playoff crown with an unbeaten 2-01 run that included lopsided wins over Coquitlam (8-1) and North Delta (10-3).

Langley (10-8-4) was only the other Lower Mainland team to advance to the provincials with a winning regular season record North Van (10-11-1) earned its spot with a runner-up finish in the Blue Group, while Coquitlam (6-14-2) advanced with a second place finish in the

■ Katie Chan and the Richmond Ravens improved to 3-0 at B.C. Hockey’s Bantam Girls Provincial Championships with a win over Prince George on Tuesday morning. The hosts were slated to play Pacific Coast Amateur rival Abbotsford yesterday afternoon and continue round-robin play tonight against Kelowna (7:30 p.m.). They will conclude their schedule against North West on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and are a good bet to be in the championship game later that night (7:30 p.m.). All games take place at the Richmond Ice Centre’s forum rink. Photo by Mark Booth

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DIRECTORY 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

Lent and Easter Services Evensong Service March 22nd 7:00 pm, Passion Sunday (Drama) April 9th 10:30 am, Maundy Thursday (The Last Supper) April 13th 7:00 pm, Good Friday April 14th 10:30 am at St. Anne’s Steveston Anglican Church, Easter Sunrise Service – Garry Point Park 6:45 am, Easter Sunday April 16th 10:30 am For more information, please check our website or call the office. Everyone is welcome!

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

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

ST. ANNE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH- STEVESTON

Our multicultural community welcomes you to worship 4071 Francis Road, Richmond BC Sunday 8:30 am Eucharist, 10:00 am Family Eucharist with Church School Wednesday 10:00 am Eucharist with Bible Study at 11:00 am The Reverend Brian Vickers, Rector www.stannessteveston.ca • 604-277-9626

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

Rev. Dr. Warren McKinnon

Founded 1888. Richmond’s Oldest Church

STEVESTON UNITED CHURCH

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

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